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Exclusive: Amazon Freevee has acquired the Lionsgate movie Puppy Love, starring Pretty Little Liars alumna Lucy Hale and Grant Gustin, who is coming off a nine-season run as the star of the CW’s The Flash.

The Freevee Original film will premiere on the free, ad-supported streaming platform later this summer. It will also be available to rent or own digitally on its debut date.

Inspired by BuzzFeed’s viral 2015 digital series Puppyhood, Puppy Love was produced by BuzzFeed Studios through the company’s deal with Lionsgate. It was filmed in Canada last summer, with Hale and Gustin both posting on social media Aug. 29 that they had wrapped a movie together with no further detail.

Lucy Hale and Grant Gustin

In Puppy Love, after a disastrous first date, wild-child Nicole (Hale) and socially-anxious Max (Gustin) vow to lose each other’s numbers until they learn that their dogs find a love match,...

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'Lion' screenwriter Luke Davies is teaming with fellow Aussie Kim Farrant on her next film, Angel of Mine.

Per Deadline, the film is set to go into production in July. Davies co-wrote the script, an adaptation of French director Safy Nebbou's film.L.Empreinte De L.Ange,.with David Regal.

Fortitude International has acquired the worldwide rights and will finance. The film will be shopped.at Berlin's European Film Market..

Angel of Mine follows.a woman struggling to cope with the tragic death of her daughter in a fire. Years later she's convinced that a stranger.s daughter is her own, and begins to lose touch with reality..

Garlin Pictures' Brian and Josh Etting will produce with Su Armstrong of SixtyFourSixty. .Fortitude.s Nadine de Barros and Robert Ogden Barnum are EPs.

Davies is also working on a mini-series adaptation of Catch 22 with David Michôd,...

Exclusive: Fortitude International has acquired worldwide rights to and will finance the psychological drama Angel Of Mine, which is based on the 2008 French film L’Empreinte De L’Ange. Oscar-nominated Lion scribe Luke Davies has written the script with David Regal, and Strangerland helmer Kim Farrant is set to direct. Brian and Josh Etting of Garlin Pictures are producing with Su Armstrong of SixtyFourSixty. Fortitude co-founders Nadine de Barros and Robert Ogden Barnum…...

Arclight has closed sales on its thriller Reclaim starring John Cusack, Ryan Phillippe, Rachel Lefevre, Jacki Weaver and Luis Guzman.

Initial sales include Germany (Square One), Turkey (Aqua Pinema), Indonesia (Pt Amero Mitra), Malaysia (Ram Indo), Taiwan (Cai Chang), Thailand (DNA 2002 Public), Vietnam (Ram Indo), Middle East (Italia Film) and airlines (Jaguar).

Brian Etting, Josh Etting, Fredrik Malmberg, Gary Hamilton, Silvio Muraglia, Mike Gabrawy, Robert Luketic and Ian Sutherland produce. Shooting has begun production in Puerto Rico.

Earlier this week we got the first word on Reclaim, a thriller coming our way from Paradox Entertainment, and now an official press release containing more details has arrived. Read on to learn the latest.

From the Press Release:

Reclaim, a new suspense-thriller inspired by real-life events, with a dynamic and powerful cast that includes John Cusack, Ryan Phillippe, Rachelle Lefevre, Jacki Weaver, and Luis GUZMÁN, is about to make the move from pre-production into production.

“We’re beyond excited to start production on what is shaping up to be a thrilling ride,” said producers Fredrik Malmberg and Silvio Muraglia of Paradox Entertainment.

“We’ve assembled a brilliant cast and have an extremely talented director who will deliver something truly unique and unforgettable,” added producers Brian and Josh Etting.

Written by award-winning Australian writer Luke Davies (Candy), based on an original screenplay by Carmine Gaeta and directed by internationally acclaimed...

John Cusack, Ryan Phillippe, Jacki Weaver, Rachelle Lefevre and Luis Guzman are all set to star in the true story suspense thriller "Reclaim" which just began filming on location in Puerto Rico.

Phillippe and Lefevre play an American couple who head to Puerto Rico to finalize the adoption of their new seven-year-old daughter, a Haitian orphan named Nina.

Taking time to explore the coast to bond as a new family, the husband clashes with an intimidating local (Cusack), soon after Nina disappears from her bed during the night.

Alan White ("Erskineville Kings") helms from a script by Luke Davies and Carmine Gaeta. Fredrik Malmberg, Silvio Muraglia, Brian and Josh Etting are producing.

Source: Deadline...

Ryan Phillippe and Rachelle Lefevre have joined the cast of Reclaim, Australian director Alan White.s thriller now underway in Puerto Rico.

The film was due to shoot in Australia but the location changed after the producers, who include Ian Sutherland and Australian director Robert Luketic via their company Origin Productions, had their bid for funding rejected by Screen Australia.

Phillippe and Lefevre (The Twilight Saga) play an American couple who are mourning the death of their unborn child in a car accident. They head to Puerto Rico to adopt an orphan from Haiti, who disappears from their hotel room.

Jacki Weaver plays the owner of the international adoption agency, John Cusack is a former Marine and Afghanistan veteran who has an altercation with the couple and Luis Guzmán (We're the Millers) is the local police chief who gets involved in the case.

The script is by Luke Davies (Candy) and Carmine Gaeta.

Ryan Phillippe and Rachelle Lefevre have joined the cast of Reclaim, Australian director Alan White.s thriller now underway in Puerto Rico.

The film was due to shoot in Australia but the location changed after the producers, who include Ian Sutherland and Australian director Robert Luketic via their company Origin Productions, had their bid for funding rejected by Screen Australia.

Phillippe and Lefevre (The Twilight Saga) play an American couple who are mourning the death of their unborn child in a car accident. They head to Puerto Rico to adopt an orphan from Haiti, who disappears from their hotel room.

Jacki Weaver plays the owner of the international adoption agency, John Cusack is a former Marine and Afghanistan veteran who has an altercation with the couple and Luis Guzman is the local cop who gets involved in the case.

The script is by Luke Davies (Candy) and Carmine Gaeta. The...

With Grand Piano getting rave reviews (read ours here), John Cusack is a hot commodity again; and he, Ryan Phillippe, Rachelle Lefevre, Jacki Weaver, and Luis Guzman are all starring in Reclaim, a suspense-thriller inspired by true events.

Per Deadline the film has just begun shooting in Puerto Rico and is directed by Alan White (Risk, Broken). The most recent script draft is by Luke Davies from an original screenplay by Carmine Gaeta.

Phillippe ("Damages," The Lincoln Lawyer) and Lefevre ("Under the Dome," Twilight) play an American couple who head to Puerto Rico to finalize the adoption of their new seven-year-old daughter, a Haitian orphan named Nina. They take the time to explore the idyllic coast to bond as a new family, when Steven clashes with an intimidating local (Cusack, pictured above) and Nina disappears from her bed one night.

The film is being produced by Paradox Entertainment’s Fredrik Malmberg...

Exclusive: John Cusack, Ryan Phillippe, Rachelle Lefevre, Jacki Weaver and Luis Guzman are starring in Reclaim, a suspense thriller inspired by true events. The film is just getting underway in Puerto Rico, directed by Alan White (Erskineville Kings). The most recent script draft is by Luke Davies, from an original script by Carmine Gaeta. Phillippe and Lefevre (The Twilight Saga) play an American couple who head to Puerto Rico to finalize the adoption of their new 7-year-old daughter, a Haitian orphan named Nina. When take the time to explore the idyllic coast to bond as a new family, Steven clashes with an intimidating local (Cusack), and Nina disappears from her bed one night. The film is being produced by Paradox Entertainment’s Fredrik Malmberg and Silvio Muraglia, and Brian and Josh Etting of Paradox Entertainment. Arclight Films is handling international sales and Paradox will make the domestic deal.

The producers of thriller Reclaim have shifted the location from Australia to Puerto Rico after Screen Australia turned down their pitch for investment.

Erskineville Kings director Alan White is set to direct the film written by Luke Davies (Candy) and Carmine Gaeta. The plot follows an American couple, Steven and Shannon, who are mourning the death of their unborn child in a car accident.

The screenplay originally had the couple visiting Australia to adopt an Afghan child, who mysteriously vanishes from their hotel room, but the location has changed to Puerto Rico and the girl they.re adopting is an orphan from Haiti.

Casting is yet to be finalised but Jacki Weaver and John Cusack are attached. Shooting is due to start in Puerto Rico in mid-October.

.We.re disappointed we have to move offshore,. one of the producers, Ian Sutherland, told If. Screen Australia rejected the project despite a...

BBC Three Orders Reeva Steenkamp Special Fast-turnaround specialiast Mentorn Media is at it again. The producer has been commissioned by BBC Three for a quickie doc about the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. Steenkamp’s shooting death has been making headlines since she was killed on Valentine’s Day with star athlete Oscar Pistorius accused of murder. He has pleaded not guilty. Nick London is producing and directing for BBC Three. Rick Edwards, who presented Paralympics coverage for Channel 4, will host. Mentorn’s credits include Ricky Gervais’ An Idiot Abroad for Sky and HBO documentary For Neda. It also recently made fast-turnaround docs about Hurricane Sandy and the Aurora, Colorado massacre. Mentorn’s sister company Passion Distribution is handling sales. Luketic, Former MGM Exec Sutherland Team On Oz Thriller Los Angeles-based Australian director Alan White is set to direct Reclaim, a psychological thriller about an American couple who come to...

Exclusive: They are among the leading comedians of their generations and both hail from Chicago's Second City. Steve Carell and David Steinberg have teamed for a documentary that will chronicle the evolution of comedy over the past sixty years through the eyes of several generations of comedians. The yet-untitled documentary, from Carell's Carousel Prods., is already in production. Among the comedians interviewed by Steinberg are veterans Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Lily Tomlin, Don Rickles, and Carol Burnett, trendsetters Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres, Judd Apatow and Robin Williams, more recent stars Sarah Silverman, Chris Rock, Jane Lynch, and Tina Fey, as well as a host of up-and-comers. "We're honored that so many legendary comedic performers have chosen to be part of this," Carell said. Steinberg and Carell had known each other for awhile. Asked how their partnership on the documentary came to be, Steinberg deadpanned: "Short story: Carell's career floundering.  I throw him a bone.