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No Laughing Matter: Affleck and Phoenix Mockumentary Looking to Land a Suitor
It's been a peculiar year for documentary films when you include such form-challenging samples as Sundance's Banksy: Exit through the Giftshop, Catfish and Rezo Films breaking out The Game of Death in Berlin. One that we've been keeping tabs on that certainly belongs to the group and has, according to Deadline.com, held a private, button-your-mouth screening, setting the stage for buy without the apparent Cannes attention. Most likely, the agency is looking to package the world rights to the untitled mock doc which basically looks at Joaquin Phoenix's transition from the acting world to a career as an aspiring rapper.
Wild Bunch Packing Kusturica’s Cool Water and Dardenne Bros.’ Drama Starring Cecile de France
The Dardenne bros. have grabbed Cecile de France for an untitled drama that narratively resembles some of their previous efforts, and before Emir Kusturica teams with Johnny Depp on Pancho Villa, he'll direct Cool Water - a comedy, road movie that will tap into some of the zany scenarios that Kusturica is best know for...
Cinema Guild Goes on the Attack with ‘Marwencol’
The Cinema Guild have picked up the distrib rights to Jeff Malmberg’s Marwencol -- a docu film which premiered at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature. Cinema Guild will put the doc on their Fall slate, but before that the company will let the film continue on its winning ways on the film fest circuit this Summer.
Beaver Duo Take on Drake Doremus’ ‘Crazy’ Indie Drama
Having recently just worked together on the high anticipated Jodie Foster's The Beaver, the Blacklist favorite starring Mel Gibson, baby faced thesps Anton Yelchin and Jennifer Lawrence might have instant chemistry making it a hell of a lot easier for Drake Doremus' first "big league" indie project - a significant step up from the film he presented in Park City just four months back.
Keener and Fonda Find ‘Peace, Love & Misunderstanding’ with Beresford’s Next
If I could get dime every time Bruce Beresford's name was attached to a project, I'd have made at least a buck in the last decade. Just recently mentioned as the person who'd be taking the director's chair in Enchantress Of Numbers - the tale of the first female computer geek before computers were invented -- it now seems as if that gig is doubtful for anytime soon, as the filmmaker has landed a generational dramedy featuring the rarely seen Jane Fonda taking on some acting work and would be paired along with Catherine Keener.
