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Beloved aged action hero Liam Neeson continues to demonstrate his particular set of skills...with mixed results. But, while some of his action movies may be middling (or less) thriller fare, the renowned actor returned to the genre once again to deliver something righteous in 2023’s In the Land of Saints and Sinners. And it's now finding success on Prime Video. Amid all the new and old movies that landed on the streaming platform at the start of the new year, action fans are turning to Neeson to get 2025 off to the right start.

Directed by Robert Lorenz and written by Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane, In the Land of Saints and Sinners is an Irish production and stars Liam Neeson in the lead role, alongside Kerry Condon, Jack Gleeson, Colm Meaney and Ciarán Hinds. The action thriller sees Neeson reunite with The Marksman director for this tale of a former hitman who,...

Pierce Brosnan felt a personal connection to the story in his new film The Last Rifleman, in which he portrays a nearly 93-year-old World War II veteran grappling with the pain of his past.

“I thought it was such a heartfelt story, and it took me back to a part of Ireland that I didn’t know,” the Ireland-born actor tells The Hollywood Reporter of the movie that filmed in Belfast. “My stepfather was in the Second World War. He was a Scotsman from Glasgow. He talked little of the war, but he was in the tank regiment, and he talked about a particular incident which haunted him.”

Loosely based on the true story of British D-Day veteran Bernard Jordan, The Last Rifleman is now available via on-demand platforms and includes a similarly haunting backstory for Artie Crawford (Brosnan). Following the death of his wife, Artie plans to escape from...

An amalgam of a road trip dramedy, an emotional memory piece and a nostalgic look at the glory of World War II, “The Last Rifleman” wants to be many things. Alas, Kevin Fitzpatrick’s script fails to give any of these threads the dramatic heft or the character specification they require. Terry Loane directs all of it with a smooth but rather indifferent hand, unable to overcome the script’s limitations. As the veteran referred to by the title, Pierce Brosnan becomes the main reason to watch.

Brosnan is 92-year-old Artie Crawford, living in a care home in Northern Ireland while having poignant and unsettling flashbacks to World War II, when he fought alongside his best friend and fell in love with the woman he eventually married. Facing the end of life, he decides to go back to Normandy to visit the place that haunts his dreams. Despite the distractingly...

Pierce Brosnan is a stowaway in Collider's exclusive sneak peek of the actors upcoming film, The Last Rifleman. Tossing on some aging prosthetics, The Matador star appears in the Terry Loane-helmed production as Artie Crawfod, a WWII veteran who is spending his twilight years as a resident at a care home in Northern Ireland. Reeling from the very recent loss of his wife, Artie is itching to break away from the everyday humdrum that has become his regular routine. With the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings on the horizon, Artie spots an opportunity to relive some of his most memorable days and makes a break for it, traveling to France to salute his fallen friends one last time. Based on a true story, The Last Rifleman promises plenty of heartfelt moments mixed with light-hearted comedy and a side helping of drama.

The Last Rifleman is one of those films from a genre I have often described as “a movie.” It was made for that lazy Sunday afternoon that makes you appreciate what you have or long for what you don’t. This British war drama, which Sky Films has finally dusted off, is now allowing the rest of the world to see it. This is welcomed because The Last Rifleman is a good genre picture.

That’s because Terry Loane’s (In the Land of Saints and Sinners) The Last Rifleman has a bevy of quality messaging that also happens to be highly entertaining. Along with a touching central performance from a well-known movie star and some cameos from the late John Amos in his last film role, it’s a movie experience that is funny, moving, and, above all else, satisfying.

Pierce Brosnan and Samuel Bottomley star in The Last Rifleman...

Pierce Brosnan stars in The Last Rifleman, inspired by the true story of Bernard Jordan, a real-life WWII veteran who snuck out of his nursing home to attend the 70th anniversary D-Day memorial event in Normandy, France, back in 2014. Aged up with incredible makeup, Brosnan is nigh-unrecognizable as a 92 (and three-quarters) year-old Artie Crawford, a D-Day veteran who, like his real-life inspiration, escapes from his assisted living facility to attend the D-Day memorial in France.

Brosnan completely owns the role, and the film, giving dignity and quiet strength to the frail Artie Crawford, a man whose life, like so many others, was completely upended by World War II. Directed by Terry Loane, The Last Rifleman effortlessly balances the comedic adventure of Artie's journey with the pathos of the pain he's carried within his soul for the last 70 years. The result is a film that surprises with its emotional breadth, entertaining...

"That's the thing about folks like us, Artie. We're all living with ghosts." Samuel Goldwyn Films in the US has revealed a new US trailer for the drama titled The Last Rifleman, made by filmmaker Terry Loane. This already opened in the UK last year - we posted the first trailer almost a year ago but it's only opening in the US now. Another patriotic "never forget!" story about old WWII veterans – this film tells the exact same story as The Great Escaper with Michael Caine. The same exact characters and everything. A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past. The film stars Pierce Brosnan (in prosthetics) as 92 & 3/4-years-old Artie Crawford, Clemence Poesy, John Amos, Jürgen Prochnow, Claire Rafferty,...

In a fast-moving, ever-evolving world plagued by struggles and sensationalism, it’s easy to forget the sacrifices made by people belonging to an older generation. Many young people have no appreciation for the trauma endured by soldiers of near-forgotten wars. They are too busy stunting for likes and subscribers while desperately craving the approval of strangers who could care less. However, those who fought for freedom remember the deafening bomb blasts, burying friends far too soon, and what the word honor truly represents. In Samuel Goldwyn Films‘s The Last Rifleman trailer, Pierce Brosnan plays a WWII veteran determined to return to Ireland on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, but does he still have what it takes to make the journey?

Terry Loane directs The Last Rifleman from a screenplay by Kevin Fitzpatrick (The Last Letter). Inspired by a true story, Brosnan plays Artie Crawford, a World War...

We’re getting a first look at the late John Amos in NBC’s Suits LA pilot in a just-released episodic photo. Amos, who died at the age of 84, was cast in a guest-starring role in the pilot from Aaron Korsh, which was picked up to series in July. It is the iconic actor’s final role.

In the pilot, Amos played himself as a client at Ted’s (Stephen Amell) law firm who also has a longstanding friendship with Ted. While Amos’ guest appearance was not conceived as part of an ongoing arc, we hear there was a potential for him to recur. He will now be seen in the pilot only, which will air when the series debuts later this season.

NBC has yet to make a decision on whether the episode will be dedicated to Amos.

The new Suits iteration is centered on Amell’s Ted Black,...

Update: Reports indicate that John Amos died of congestive heart failure, according to the actor’s death certificate. Sadly, Amos’s daughter, Shannon, did not learn about her father’s death until news outlets posted the story on social media. In an Instagram post, Shannon Amos said she is “without words” after learning about her father’s passing in such an impersonal way.

“I am without words…Our family has received the heartbreaking news that my Dad, John Allen Amos, Jr., transitioned on August 21st,” she wrote. “We are devastated and left with many questions about how this happened 45 days ago, learning about it through the media like so many of you.”

Original Article: The hits keep coming this week as word reaches the masses that John Amos, the beloved actor who played James Evans Sr. on Good Times, Cleo McDowell from Eddie Murphy’s 1988 comedy Coming to America, and much more,...

John Amos, who has died at the age of 84, will soon be seen in what was to be his final role on NBC’s Suits LA Amos’ passing was announced Tuesday by his son, Kelly Christopher Amos.

Amos had been cast as a guest star in the Suits LA pilot from Aaron Korsh. He played himself as a client at Ted’s (Stephen Amell) law firm who also has a longstanding friendship with Ted.

The pilot was picked up to series in July, so it will make it to air when the series debuts later this season. While Amos’ guest appearance was not conceived as part of an ongoing arc, we hear there was a potential for him to recur. He will now be seen in the pilot only.

The new Suits iteration is centered on Amell’s Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who has reinvented...

Pierce Brosnan is going on another mission not as James Bond but as a World War II veteran in the upcoming film The Last Rifleman. The British drama inspired by true events is directed by Terry Loane and has set a November release date, per Deadline. With talents across the board and an emotional story unlike any the feature is one to look out for.

Exclusive: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to The Last Rifleman, a WWII veteran drama starring Pierce Brosnan (The Great Lillian Hall).

Written by Kevin Fitzpatrick and directed by Terry Loane, the film will be released in theaters on November 8. Other titles set for that frame include Focus Features’ awards prospect Conclave from Edward Berger, Lionsgate’s family comedy The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Vertical’s sci-fi thriller Elevation starring Anthony Mackie and Morena Baccarin, and Sony/Crunchyroll’s Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom.

Inspired by a true story, The Last Rifleman centers on Brosnan’s Artie Crawford, a World War II veteran living in a care home in Northern Ireland who has just lost his wife. On the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, he decides to escape his care home and embarks on a journey to France to pay his final respects.

Pic’s ensemble also features...

The action thriller In the Land of Saints and Sinners was recently given a limited theatrical release in the United States, and JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray had the chance to talk to one of the film’s stars: Jack Gleeson, who may be best known for playing the role of Joffrey Baratheon on 27 episodes of Game of Thrones. You can watch Bumbray’s interview with Gleeson in the video embedded above, and you can read his 8/10 review of In the Land of Saints and Sinners at This Link.

Reuniting Liam Neeson with his The Marksman director Robert Lorenz, In the Land of Saints and Sinners was written by Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane (with revisions by Matthew Feitshans). It tells the following story: Ireland, 1970s. Eager to leave his dark past behind, Finbar Murphy leads a quiet life in the remote coastal town of Glencolmcille, far from the...

Liam Neeson crime thriller In the Land of Saints and Sinners opens on 896 screens this weekend, joined by Sean Penn in Asphalt City — the Godzilla vs. Kong of the specialty market?

Neeson reunites with The Marksman director Robert Lorenz as a newly retired assassin in a remote Irish village who finds himself drawn into a lethal game of cat and mouse with a trio of vengeful terrorists. Ciarán Hinds, Kerry Condon, Colm Meaney and Jack Gleeson also star in Land of Saints and Sinners, which premiered at Venice, and was shot in County Donegal, Ireland. Screenplay by Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane. Samuel Goldwyn Films’ widest release post-pandemic sits at 80% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

Penn stars with Tye Sheridan in Asphalt City, Vertical’s co-release with Roadside Attractions that opens on 297 screens, also with a national footprint. Young paramedic Ollie Cross (Sheridan) is paired with seasoned partner Gene...

At some point during the first act of Robert Lorenz’s handsome but egregiously hackneyed “In the Land of Saints and Sinners,” which is maybe the 900th Liam Neeson movie about a weary hitman/rancher/fixer/truck driver/ex-cop/very tall person who decides to take matters into his own hands when some bad guys step over the line, the prolific Irish actor turns to one of his scene partners and sighs: “There’s more to me than this, and I’d like folks to see it.”

Needless to say, the first part of that sentence is much easier to believe than the second.

Cast here as a regretful assassin who tries to change his ways at the height of the Troubles (only to get mixed up with a trio of Ira terrorists who take cover in his quaint coastal village after a car bomb goes wrong), Neeson again reaffirms...

Screen Rant presents a clip from the upcoming action thriller In the Land of Saints & Sinners. The movie showcases the blend of different generations of Irish actors, with Jack Gleeson and Kerry Condon joining industry veterans like Neeson and Hinds. Director Robert Lorenz assembles a top-tier cast to celebrate Ireland's rich history of talent, offering a thrilling action crime story for audiences worldwide.

In the Land of Saints & Sinners is an action thriller from director Robert Lorenz and writers Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane. The movie stars Liam Neeson as Finbar Murphy, a former assassin whose retirement is interrupted by the arrival of Ira members on the run. The movie also stars Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), Ciarán Hinds (Belfast), Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones), and Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine).

Screen Rant is happy to present a clip from In the Land of Saints & Sinners...

Ciarán Hinds and Liam Neeson in In The Land Of Saints And Sinners Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films It’s clear early on in In The Land Of Saints And Sinners that director Robert Lorenz was inspired by his frequent collaborator Clint Eastwood. Lorenz was Eastwood’s producer and second-unit director for many years,...

Ciarán Hinds and Liam Neeson in In The Land Of Saints And SinnersImage: Samuel Goldwyn Films

It’s clear early on in In The Land Of Saints And Sinners that director Robert Lorenz was inspired by his frequent collaborator Clint Eastwood. Lorenz was Eastwood’s producer and second-unit director for many years,...

Liam Neeson returns to his native Ireland with an ensemble cast of notable Irish actors in the “Irish-Western,” In the Land of Saints and Sinners. The film comes from director Robert Lorenz. Along with Neeson, the crime thriller also stars Colm Meaney, Oscar® nominee Ciaran Hinds, Oscar® nominee Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones), Desmond Eastwood (Normal People) and Sarah Greene (Bad Sisters).

The official synopsis from Samuel-Goldwyn films reads,

“Ireland, 1970s. Eager to leave his dark past behind, Finbar Murphy (Liam Neeson) leads a quiet life in the remote coastal town of Glencolmcille, far from the political violence that grips the rest of the country. But when a menacing crew of terrorists arrive, led by a ruthless woman named Doirean (Kerry Condon), Finbar is drawn into an increasingly vicious game of cat and mouse, forcing him to choose between exposing his secret identity or defending his friends and neighbors.

"It's a miracle that you made it this far. You are quite the soldier, Mr. Crawford." Sky Cinema has revealed an official trailer for a UK drama titled The Last Rifleman, from filmmaker Terry Loane. This is set for a quick opening next week streaming in the UK via Sky Cinema. Yet another super patriotic "look at what we did back then!" story about a WWII veteran – this film tells the exact same story as The Great Escaper with Michael Caine. I guess it's a story they really need to tell multiple times. A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past. The film stars Pierce Brosnan (in prosthetics) as 92 & 3/4-years-old Artie Crawford, Clemence Poesy, John Amos, Jürgen Prochnow, Claire Rafferty,...

The paddywhackery’s as thick as the Oirish brogues and flavorful caricatures in Robert Lorenz’s In the Land of Saints & Sinners, a deadly serious thriller about violence and redemption in which a local lush pauses to grab his pint as gunfire tears up the village pub. Not since the merry blarney of Wild Mountain Thyme has a movie leaned so hard into Emerald Isle stereotypes, which makes it remarkable that Liam Neeson as a pipe-smoking, Dostoevsky-reading assassin manages to play it straight. Kerry Condon as an Ira spitfire with a fondness for the C-word adds some interest, but this is overwritten, overripe and likely destined to be streaming fodder.

While the film is set in 1974 when The Troubles were still raging, that bitter political conflict is merely background wallpaper for a formulaic faux-Western in the predictable script written by Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane, which loads up...

Aged action hero Liam Neeson returns in the upcoming thriller "In the Land of Saints and Sinners" as a retired assassin forced to use his skills in a remote Irish village. The film reunites Neeson with his "The Marksman" director and features a talented supporting cast including Ciarán Hinds and Kerry Condon. "In the Land of Saints and Sinners" will premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.

Aged action hero Liam Neeson fights to escape his past once again in the first trailer for the upcoming thriller, In the Land of Saints and Sinners. Released courtesy of Madman Films, In the Land of Saints and Sinners finds the Taken star on familiar (but no less exciting) ground as a retired assassin who finds himself forced to make use of his particular set of skills. You can check out the newly released trailer for In the Land of Saints and Sinners below.

Exclusive: Here’s your first trailer for Liam Neeson crime-thriller In The Land Of Saints And Sinners, which debuts tomorrow at the Venice Film Festival.

Shot in County Donegal, Ireland, Taken and Schindler’s List star Neeson features with fellow Oscar nominees Ciarán Hinds (Belfast) and Kerry Condon. Also among cast are Colm Meaney (The Banker) and Jack Gleeson (Game Of Thrones).

The film, which reunites Neeson with The Marksman director Robert Lorenz, is set in a remote Irish village, where a newly retired assassin finds himself drawn into a lethal game of cat and mouse with a trio of vengeful terrorists. Screenplay was written by Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane.

Samuel Goldwyn took domestic rights and plans to release the movie theatrically this fall.

Producers are Bonnie Timmerman, Philip Lee, Markus Barmettler, Kieran Corrigan, Geraldine Hughes and Terry Loane. Exec producers comprise Robert Lorenz,...

Pierce Brosnan's new look is making us do a double take.  The Die Another Day actor was recently spotted in full costume for the new Terry Loane-directed film The Last Rifleman, in which he stars as 89-year-old World War Veteran II Artie Crawford, alongside Louis Gossett Jr. and Jürgen Prochnow. Pierce sported a balding gray wig with matching eyebrows as he walked the streets of Antrim, Northern Ireland, using a wooden cane. He also wore a dark three-piece suit that featured various war medals. In several photos, Pierce waved to fans who gathered around to get a glimpse of the actor on set as the Irish town transformed into a French...

Bleiberg/Dimbort to show footage in Cannes next week.

Screen has obtained first-look images from producers Facing East of Liam Neeson and Ciarán Hinds in action thriller In The Land Of Saints And Sinners which Bleiberg/Dimbort represent for international sale and will tease footage in Cannes next week.

Robert Lorenz is currently directing the film in County Donegal, Ireland, about a retired assassin in a remote Irish village who gets drawn into a lethal game of cat-and-mouse with a trio of vengeful terrorists.

Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane wrote the screenplay to the film, which also stars Colm Meaney,...

Exclusive: Netflix, France’s Metropolitan and multi-territory distributor Vertice are among companies to have pre-bought Liam Neeson thriller In The Land Of Saints And Sinners, we can reveal.

Filming is now underway in County Donegal, Ireland. As we first reported, Neeson (Taken) is starring with Ciarán Hinds (Belfast) and Kerry Condon.

Newly joining them are Colm Meaney (The Banker), Jack Gleeson (Joffrey in Game Of Thrones), Desmond Eastwood (Normal People), Sarah Greene (Penny Dreadful), Conor MacNeill (The Fall), Seamus O’Hara (Game of Thrones), Valentine Olukoga (Unforgotten) and Mark O’Regan (Blood).

The film, which reunites Neeson with The Marksman director Robert Lorenz, is set in a remote Irish village, where a newly retired assassin finds himself drawn into a lethal game of cat and mouse with a trio of vengeful terrorists. Screenplay was written by Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane.

Bleiberg/Dimbort has completed pre-sales...

Exclusive: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Better Call Saul actress Kerry Condon is joining Liam Neeson and Ciarán Hinds in thriller In The Land Of Saints And Sinners, according to sources.

No word yet from the production but we understand filming gets underway imminently in Ireland.

Set in a remote Irish village, Neeson will play a newly retired assassin who finds himself drawn into a lethal game of cat and mouse with a trio of vengeful terrorists. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy actor Hinds was recently Oscar-nominated for Belfast.

Screenplay comes from Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane, with revisions by Matthew Feitshans.

Producers include Philip Lee, Markus Barmettler and Bonnie Timmermann. Finance comes from Facing East and RagBag Pictures. Bleiberg/Dimbort is handling international sales while CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group are co-representing domestic.

The film will re-team Neeson with The Marksman director Robert Lorenz. That movie topped the U.

Exclusive: Liam Neeson (Taken) is set to star in Ireland-set thriller In The Land Of Saints And Sinners, which will re-team the actor with The Marksman director Robert Lorenz. Their previous collaboration topped the U.S. box office earlier this year.

Set in a remote Irish village, Neeson will play a newly retired assassin who finds himself drawn into a lethal game of cat and mouse with a trio of vengeful terrorists. Belfast and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy actor Ciarán Hinds also stars.

Principal photography is being lined up for March 2022 in Ireland.

Bleiberg/Dimbort is launching international sales at the upcoming virtual American Film Market. CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group are co-representing domestic.

Screenplay comes from Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane, with revisions by Matthew Feitshans.

Producers are Philip Lee, Markus Barmettler, Bonnie Timmermann, Geraldine Hughes and Terry Loane (Prodigal Films Limited). Executive producers include Ehud Bleiberg,...

Exclusive: Oscar-winner Louis Gossett Jr (An Officer And A Gentleman) and Jurgen Prochnow (The Da Vinci Code) have joined Pierce Brosnan in war veteran story The Last Rifleman.

Deadline first revealed Brosnan was fronting director Terry Loane’s (Mickybo And Me) project ahead of TIFF. Inspired by a true story, Brosnan will play Artie Crawford, a Second World War veteran living in a care home in Northern Ireland who has just lost his wife. On the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, he decides to escape his care home and embarks on a journey to France to pay his final respects.

WestEnd Films is handling sales at AFM. CAA Media Finance and WestEnd are co-repping US rights.

Principal photography will take place from February in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Developed with funding from Northern Ireland Screen, the film was written by Kevin Fitzpatrick and is produced by...

Pierce Brosnan is set to star in the true story of a World War II veteran called “The Last Rifleman,” and WestEnd Films has boarded the project to present it to buyers at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, WestEnd Films announced Tuesday.

Terry Loane will direct Brosnan in “The Last Rifleman” as Artie Crawford, a veteran living in an assisted living home in Northern Ireland who on the 75th anniversary of D-Day escapes from his home and travels to the beaches of Normandy in France to pay his final respects.

The film’s story, written by Kevin Fitzpatrick, is inspired by Bernard Jordan, who at 89 years old did much the same thing on the 70th anniversary of D-Day in June 2014 when he snuck out of his care home in East Sussex and boarded a ferry to France and Normandy.

Principal photography will begin this winter in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Pierce Brosnan will star in “The Last Rifleman,” to be directed by Terry Loane (“Mickybo and Me”).

The U.K.’s WestEnd Films has acquired worldwide rights and will be representing the project to buyers at the upcoming Toronto film festival. WestEnd is co-representing U.S. rights with CAA.

“The Last Rifleman” will follow a World War II veteran living in a care home in Northern Ireland who, on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, decides to secretly escape and embark on an arduous journey to France, to pay his final respects to his best friend and find the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

The story is inspired by World War II veteran Bernard Jordan who, at the age of 89, escaped his care home in East Sussex, boarded a bus to Portsmouth, got on a ferry to France and made his way to Normandy...

Exclusive: Pierce Brosnan has been attached to star in The Last Rifleman for director Terry Loane (Mickybo And Me), with WestEnd Films boarding the project’s sales rights ahead of TIFF.

Inspired by a true story, Brosnan will play Artie Crawford, a World War II veteran living in a care home in Northern Ireland who has just lost his wife. On the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, he decides to escape his care home and embarks on a journey to France to pay his final respects.

Developed with funding from Northern Ireland Screen, the film was written by Kevin Fitzpatrick and is produced by Katy Jackson and John Leslie from Wee Buns (Zoo). It is co-produced by Jacqueline Kerrin and Dominic Wright from Ripple World Pictures (Never Grow Old). Oscar nominee Mark Huffam (The Martian), Kevin Jackson (Zoo), Nick Leese, Eloise Singer (Rare Beasts) and Tommy Curran are executive producing.

Sales outfit also adds

London-based sales company Kew Media Distribution has added a host of titles to its American Film Market (Afm) slate on the eve of the event in Santa Monica, La.

They include Mr Nelson: On The North Side, Michael J. Kirk’s documentary about music icon Prince. The film tells the story of how, in a mixed race neighbourhood during the Civil Rights movement, Prince found security, musical opportunities and encouragement at a local community centre called The Way.

Chuck D, Macy Gray and Chaka Khan feature in the film, which is being produced by Daniel D’or and Michael J.

Feature documentaries about Chaka Khan and Prince are on Kew Media Distribution’s slate for the Afm. Kew is building a profile in music documentaries, launching “Chuck Berry” at Mipcom and recently sealing deals with Showtime and Sky for “Teddy Pendergrass – If You Don’t Know Me.”

In Michael J. Kirk’s “Mr Nelson: On the North Side,” Spike Moss, a musical mentor of Prince, talks about the origin and influences that shaped the star’s musical skills. In turn, musical icons including Chuck D, Macy Gray and Chaka Khan recount stories of Prince and how he inspired them. It is the latest factual project about Prince since his death in 2016.

“Chaka Khan: Keep On Holdin’ On” tells the life story of 10 time Grammy Award winner Chaka Khan, including her time as a civil rights activist and member of the Black Panther movement. Another music feature documentary from Kew and...

13th annual event to present on-stage talks, meetings with connect.

Projects featuring John Lithgow, Ontario filmmaker Karen Shaw, and Damon D’Oliveira, who produced Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) selection The Grizzlies, are among new works at the two-day Omdc International Financing Forum (iff) in Toronto next month.

The 13th edition of the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s iff will run from September 9-10 in association with Tiff and will present panel discussions, one-on-one meetings and other networking opportunities for producers, financiers, distributors and sales agents.

Organisers anticipate attendees will schedule more than 750 meetings. First-time company attendees include SingularDTV, Great Point Media,...

From a Luc Besson action flick getting a veteran to Armie Hammer getting swapped for a hot rising actor, a few casting bits and bobs to keep you ahead of the game.... First up, Morgan Freeman has joined Luc Besson's upcoming actioner "Lucy." Scarlett Johansson leads the movie playing a woman who is forced to become a drug mule but finds the substances have entered her body instead turning her into some kind of ass-kicking badass. Uh, okay. Scratch that -- she basically becomes all the X-Men combined as "her new abilities allow her to see into the future, move objects with her mind and disregard pain and other emotions." Lord. Freeman will play a science dude who can explain all this, who Lucy attempts to find before she dies or something. This sounds pretty dumb. [The Wrap] "Mad Men" star Christina Hendricks will star in the '70s drama "Measure Of A Man.

Christina Hendricks cast in Measure of a Man. The casting of Christina Hendricks in Measure of a Man (2014) answers the question of who will play the lead female role in the Terry Loane directed film. Christina Hendricks will play “[Bobby]’ mother [and a woman who] is undergoing marital woes sparked by [...]

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Christina Hendricks is in final negotiations to join Terry Loane's upcoming coming-of-age drama Measure of a Man.

The film is set in the 1970s and centers on a bullied teen (Riley Griffiths) that is navigating the challenging path of manhood. Christina Hendricks will be portraying his mother. The story is based on a young adult novel written by author Robert Lipsyte titled One Fat Summer.

Christina Hendricks is best known for her role as Joan Harris in AMC's hit series Mad Men. She will next be seen in Ryan Gosling's fantasy thriller How to Catch a Monster.

Terry Loane is directing from a script provided by David Scearce. Christian Taylor will be producing.

No production schedule has been released.

Christina Hendricks has entered final negotiations for Measure of a Man.

The Mad Men star will appear alongside Riley Griffiths in director Terry Loane's drama, reports Deadline.

The adaptation of Robert Lipsyte's young adult novel One Fat Summer was written by A Single Man screenwriter David Scearce.

Set in the 1970s, Measure of a Man centres around a bullied teenager (Griffiths) who takes a summer job from his reclusive Wall Street mentor.

Hendricks will play the boy's mother, whose independence and new career path has been causing friction in her marriage.

Hendricks recently starred in indie comedy Struck by Lightning and will shortly reunite with Drive co-star Ryan Gosling for his directorial debut, How to Catch a Monster.

Measure of a Man will shoot this summer in New York and Connecticut.

Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men," "Drive") is in final negotiations to star in Terry Loane's coming-of-age drama "Measure Of A Man" at Taylor Lane Productions.

David Scearce ("A Single Man") penned the script which is based on Robert Lipsyte's young-adult novel "One Fat Summer".

Set in the 1970s, Riley Griffiths plays a bullied teen who receives guidance from a reclusive Wall Street executive who has given him a summer job.

Hendricks will play the boy’s mother, who is undergoing marital woes sparked by her fierce independence and a new career path.

Christian Taylor will produce, and shooting begins this summer in Connecticut and New York.

Source: Deadline...

Check out the latest casting news below: Idris Elba (Luther) and Jasmine Trinca (The Son's Room) are set to join director Pierre Morel's action thriller The Gunman, starring Sean Penn and Javier Bardem. Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) is in final talks for director Terry Loane's coming-of-age drama, Measure of a Man, also starring Riley Griffiths (Super 8). Haley Bennett (Marley & Me) has signed on for Sony's adaptation of The Equalizer, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Melissa Leo and Chloë Grace Moretz. Hit the jump for more on each casting announcement. Heat Vision and The Wrap report that Elba and Trinca will join The Gunman. Based on the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, "Penn stars as a professional killer who attempts to leave his job behind for the woman (Trinca) he loves, but finds it's harder than expected. Bardem will play Trinca's husband, who married her to spite the protagonist,...

Mint! Indie coming of age drama “The Measure of a Man” has found its lead in 14-year-old Riley Griffiths, who played one of the scene-stealing youths in Jj Abrams’ alien invasion actioner “Super 8″ in 2011. Furthermore, Deadline reports, “Mad Men” star Christina Hendricks has also joined the cast as Griffith’s character’s mother. Terry Loane [...]

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Indie actress on the verge Madisen Beaty, who played Joaquin Phoenix’s first love in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-nominated “The Master” last year, is the first cast member to sign on to indie drama “The Measure of a Man”, according to Deadline. Terry Loane will direct the adaptation based on the novel “One Fat Summer” by [...]

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Pierce Brosnan has inked a deal to star in an upcoming adaptation of Stuart Neville's revenge novel titled Last Man Out.

The novel, called The Twelve, centers on a former Ira hitman, who does twenty years in prison for murder. After being plagued with the memory of his victims, he gets released from prison and vows revenge on his former employers.

Terry Loane is directing from a script by Craig Ferguson and Ted Mulkerin. Beau St. Clair, Steve Clark-Hall, Jonathan Loughran and Rebecca Tucker are producing.

Production is slated to begin at the end of this year.

John Hurt and Tilda Swinton coming straight from Bong Joon-Ho’s Snow Piercer to join Mia Wasikowska of Albert Nobbs and War Horse actor Tom Hiddleston in the latest film from indie legend Jim Jarmusch, which now has an official title Only Lovers Left Alive. Hiddleston has joined the cast of the director’s upcoming vampire tale, [...]

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An exclusive bit of news has come out of Cannes Film Festival relating to Terry Loane's upcoming movie. The filmmaker has announced that he already has Ciaran Hinds pegged for Northern Irish drama 'Sisters' while Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton is firmly in his sights. The movie is being billed as "Dead Poet's Society" meets "Sister Act" according to the Hollywood Reporter. "Sisters" is set in the 1960s, in West Belfast. It tells the tale of an Irish mother, feminist, activist and nun who lands at a school and changes thousands of deprived kids' lives around with her skills as a teacher. Loane's past credits include "MickeyBoo & Me" and "Goal 2". ----------------------- Read More: Liam Neeson’s tragedy inspired Ciaran Hinds in 'The Eclipse' Colin O’Donoghue’s 'Rite' of passage - See Video The magic of Irish film - Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival -----------------------...

Updated: We have just been contacted by Tilda Swinton’s PR company in the UK who have confirmed that this story is in fact incorrect and Swinton has not been cast in Sisters.

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Tilda Swinton (Burn After Reading) and Ciarán Hinds (The Rite) have been cast in Northern Irish drama Sisters.

Terry Loane (Mickybo and Me) is attached to direct from a screenplay penned by TV screenwriter Ronan Blaney.

Sisters tells the tale of a Irish mother, feminist, activist and nun who lands at a school and changes thousands of deprived kids’ lives around with her skills as a teacher.

UK production company Cineman Films are shopping the film around at the 64th annual Cannes Film Festival.

Source: THR...

Irish duo, actor Ciarán Hinds (Excalibur) and director Terry Loane (Goal 2) reunites after acclaimed Northern Irish set comedy drama MickyBoo & Me in another Northern Irish project – drama Sisters, written by Ronan Blaney, in which awarded Tilda Swinton is being sought for. Swinton, a world-class actress and a front-runner for the Best Actress [...] Tilda Swinton and Ciarán Hinds Starring in a Terry Loane’s Drama Sisters is a post from: www.FilmoFilia.com...

Ciaran Hinds is attached while Tilda Swinton is being sought for the Northern Irish drama "Sisters" for Cineman Films says The Hollywood Reporter.

Set in 1960s West Belfast, this follows an Irish mother, feminist, activist and nun who lands at a school and changes thousands of deprived kids' lives around with her skills as a teacher.

The tone is said to be akin to "Dead Poets Society" meets "Sister Act". Terry Loane directs from a script by Ronan Blaney. Noel Qualter produces and shooting kicks off in the Fall.