Mercy Road is a thrilling tale about a man named Tom who is trying to save his daughter while being pursued as her abductor. The movie takes place primarily in Tom's truck, with a tight screenplay that adds to the intense and claustrophobic pace. Luke Bracey delivers a strong performance in this high-octane action film, while Toby Jones shines as "The Associate." Look out for Mercy Road in theaters on October 6.
Screen Rant is pleased to present an exclusive clip from Mercy Road, a new thriller from writer-director John Curran. The movie stars Luke Bracey (Interceptor) as a frantic man named Tom, who is on the run while simultaneously trying to save his daughter (played by Martha Kate Morgan). The rest of the world thinks he himself is the one who has abducted her, but instead, he is furiously following orders from shadowy figures in the hopes of keeping her safe.
Screen Rant is pleased to present an exclusive clip from Mercy Road, a new thriller from writer-director John Curran. The movie stars Luke Bracey (Interceptor) as a frantic man named Tom, who is on the run while simultaneously trying to save his daughter (played by Martha Kate Morgan). The rest of the world thinks he himself is the one who has abducted her, but instead, he is furiously following orders from shadowy figures in the hopes of keeping her safe.
- 10/4/2023
- by Tatiana Hullender
- ScreenRant
Well Go USA Entertainment has taken North American distribution rights to “Mercy Road,” a new psychological thriller from Arclight Films. The film stars Australian actor Luke Bracey, who was most recently seen in Baz Lurhman’s “Elvis” and the re-make of “Point Break.” “Mercy Road” follows a flawed everyman who commits an impulsive and vicious crime. In this journey to redemption, he discovers how far he is willing to go to save his child.
It was written and directed by John Curran, the director of such acclaimed dramas as “Chappaquiddick” and “The Painted Veil.” Chris Pelletier and Jesse Heffring penned the script. Susie Porter (“Cargo”) and Huw Higginson (“The Nightingale”) co-star with Toby Jones (“Poor Cow”). Well Go USA will release “Mercy Road” in late 2023.
The film is produced by Arclight Films’ chairman Gary Hamilton, Ying Ye and Michelle Krumm. Filmmaker Alex Proyas, Penny Karlin and Daniaile Jarry are also producers.
It was written and directed by John Curran, the director of such acclaimed dramas as “Chappaquiddick” and “The Painted Veil.” Chris Pelletier and Jesse Heffring penned the script. Susie Porter (“Cargo”) and Huw Higginson (“The Nightingale”) co-star with Toby Jones (“Poor Cow”). Well Go USA will release “Mercy Road” in late 2023.
The film is produced by Arclight Films’ chairman Gary Hamilton, Ying Ye and Michelle Krumm. Filmmaker Alex Proyas, Penny Karlin and Daniaile Jarry are also producers.
- 5/17/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Luke Bracey (the Point Break remake) has the lead in director John Curran’s psychological thriller Mercy Road – and a first look image from the film has arrived online to give us a preview of how intense Bracey’s character in the film is. You can check it out at the bottom of this article.
Arclight Films is producing Mercy Road and representing the film’s worldwide rights – and yes, they are presenting the project to potential distributors at the European Film Market in Berlin.
Scripted by Chris Pelletier and Jesse Heffring, Mercy Road centers on a flawed everyman (Bracey) who commits an impulsive and vicious crime. In this ultimate journey to redemption, he soon learns just how far he is willing to go to save his child.
Bracey is joined in the cast by Susie Porter (Cargo), Huw Higginson (The Nightingale), and Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).
Arclight Films’ Gary Hamilton,...
Arclight Films is producing Mercy Road and representing the film’s worldwide rights – and yes, they are presenting the project to potential distributors at the European Film Market in Berlin.
Scripted by Chris Pelletier and Jesse Heffring, Mercy Road centers on a flawed everyman (Bracey) who commits an impulsive and vicious crime. In this ultimate journey to redemption, he soon learns just how far he is willing to go to save his child.
Bracey is joined in the cast by Susie Porter (Cargo), Huw Higginson (The Nightingale), and Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).
Arclight Films’ Gary Hamilton,...
- 2/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Elvis and Point Break star Luke Bracey has wrapped under-the-radar psychological thriller Mercy Road, written and directed by John Curran (Chappaquiddick).
Bracey will play a flawed everyman who commits an impulsive and vicious crime. In his journey to redemption, he learns just how far he is willing to go to save his child. Above is a first look at the film.
The Chris Pelletier and Jesse Heffring script also stars Susie Porter (Cargo), Huw Higginson (The Nightingale) and Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).
The film is produced by Arclight Films’ Gary Hamilton, Ying Ye and Michelle Krumm with filmmaker Alex Proyas, Penny Karlin and Daniaile Jarry also producers.
Arclight Films is handling international rights and is launching sales on the completed film at the European Film Market. Arclight Films is jointly representing North American rights with CAA Media Finance.
According to producers, the project is the...
Bracey will play a flawed everyman who commits an impulsive and vicious crime. In his journey to redemption, he learns just how far he is willing to go to save his child. Above is a first look at the film.
The Chris Pelletier and Jesse Heffring script also stars Susie Porter (Cargo), Huw Higginson (The Nightingale) and Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).
The film is produced by Arclight Films’ Gary Hamilton, Ying Ye and Michelle Krumm with filmmaker Alex Proyas, Penny Karlin and Daniaile Jarry also producers.
Arclight Films is handling international rights and is launching sales on the completed film at the European Film Market. Arclight Films is jointly representing North American rights with CAA Media Finance.
According to producers, the project is the...
- 2/16/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The Whistler Film Festival and the Vancouver-based Praxis Centre for Screenwriters have announced the six Canadian screenwriters selected to participate in the Wff Praxis Screenwriters Lab, a joint feature script development program to be held from December 1 to 5 during the Whistler Film Festival + Summit. In addition, the parties have confirmed that the management of the program will move to Whistler.
Focused on advancing feature-length projects at the script stage into production by facilitating feedback and mentorship from industry experts across the business spectrum, the Wff Praxis Screenwriters Lab is designed to analyze the writer's intentions, rethink script-to-screen strategies, and chart a course for eventual production. Participants will engage in business tailored group discussions, one-on-one industry meetings, a boot camp pitch session, and a master class, as well as receive the opportunity to attend festival screenings and industry events. Advisors will include highly accomplished producers and other industry executives with extensive market knowledge.
The six screenwriters and projects selected for Wff Praxis Screenwriter Lab 2015 include:
Andrew McEvoy (BC) with suspenseful family drama "The Sounding Line"
Jesse Heffring (QC) with thought-provoking sci-fi thriller "Everything is Supernova"
Joadie Jurgova (Ns) with psychological drama "Trespassers Will Be Executed"
Katherine Wagner (BC) with character-driven sports thriller "Omertà"
Sara Beth Edwards (BC) with action/thriller "The Waitress"
Steven Owad (Ab) with small town drama of race and violence "Love in the Age of Terror"
After 28 years as an exclusive program of the School of Contemporary Arts at Sfu, the Praxis Centre for Screenwriters is moving into an expanded partnership with the Whistler Film Festival. Praxis founder and longtime Director, Sfu Professor Patricia Gruben, will continue as Director of the Wff Praxis Screenwriters Lab, but management of the workshop will move to Whistler. The parties are taking a break from the annual competition in order to shift the program to a June to December schedule in 2016. This year, instead of a new intake of scripts, six projects from previous workshops will be invited to return for a four-day business immersion experience during the Whistler Film Festival + Summit.
Since 1986, Praxis’ Fall and Spring workshop series for feature film scripts have brought together independent screenwriters from across the country to work with intensively with key film industry personnel in private and group sessions to develop both creative skills and marketing opportunities for their projects. More than 200 feature film and Mow screenplays by Canadian writers have been selected for an intensive workshop process with an exclusive list of international industry professionals, making Praxis a leader in the development of Canadian screenwriters. Praxis Fellows have come from all ten provinces and the Yukon, and advisors have covered a range from Hollywood producers, writers, and directors such as Christine Vachon and Michael Miner to independent Canadian screenwriters such as Atom Egoyan and Don McKellar. Over thirty-five Praxis scripts have been produced to date, including Mina Shum's "Double Happiness," Thom Fitzgerald's "The Hanging Garden," and Jacob Tierney's "The Trotsky," which opened the Whistler Film Festival in 2009.
“The Wff Praxis Screenwriters Lab aligns Praxis’ leadership in the development of Canadian screenwriters and flagship feature screenplay competition with our robust slate of project development programs, Festival and industry Summit,” says Shauna Hardy Mishaw, Executive Director of the Whistler Film Festival Society. “Our ultimate goal is to have completed projects get developed and premiere in Whistler.”
"With this new program, which is focused on business development for screenplays that we've already worked with creatively, we'll connect with the great opportunities the Festival provides – connecting with directors, producers, marketing executives as well as Variety 10 Screenwriters to Watch," says Praxis Director Patricia Gruben. "Plus, we'll be able to see the latest Praxis-workshopped film, "Numb," which is having its North American premiere at Wff."
From December 2 to 6, 2015, the Whistler Film Festival + Summit (Wff) will celebrate its 15th anniversary with fresh films, special guests, unique industry initiatives, epic events, and time to play in North America’s premiere mountain resort destination.
Focused on advancing feature-length projects at the script stage into production by facilitating feedback and mentorship from industry experts across the business spectrum, the Wff Praxis Screenwriters Lab is designed to analyze the writer's intentions, rethink script-to-screen strategies, and chart a course for eventual production. Participants will engage in business tailored group discussions, one-on-one industry meetings, a boot camp pitch session, and a master class, as well as receive the opportunity to attend festival screenings and industry events. Advisors will include highly accomplished producers and other industry executives with extensive market knowledge.
The six screenwriters and projects selected for Wff Praxis Screenwriter Lab 2015 include:
Andrew McEvoy (BC) with suspenseful family drama "The Sounding Line"
Jesse Heffring (QC) with thought-provoking sci-fi thriller "Everything is Supernova"
Joadie Jurgova (Ns) with psychological drama "Trespassers Will Be Executed"
Katherine Wagner (BC) with character-driven sports thriller "Omertà"
Sara Beth Edwards (BC) with action/thriller "The Waitress"
Steven Owad (Ab) with small town drama of race and violence "Love in the Age of Terror"
After 28 years as an exclusive program of the School of Contemporary Arts at Sfu, the Praxis Centre for Screenwriters is moving into an expanded partnership with the Whistler Film Festival. Praxis founder and longtime Director, Sfu Professor Patricia Gruben, will continue as Director of the Wff Praxis Screenwriters Lab, but management of the workshop will move to Whistler. The parties are taking a break from the annual competition in order to shift the program to a June to December schedule in 2016. This year, instead of a new intake of scripts, six projects from previous workshops will be invited to return for a four-day business immersion experience during the Whistler Film Festival + Summit.
Since 1986, Praxis’ Fall and Spring workshop series for feature film scripts have brought together independent screenwriters from across the country to work with intensively with key film industry personnel in private and group sessions to develop both creative skills and marketing opportunities for their projects. More than 200 feature film and Mow screenplays by Canadian writers have been selected for an intensive workshop process with an exclusive list of international industry professionals, making Praxis a leader in the development of Canadian screenwriters. Praxis Fellows have come from all ten provinces and the Yukon, and advisors have covered a range from Hollywood producers, writers, and directors such as Christine Vachon and Michael Miner to independent Canadian screenwriters such as Atom Egoyan and Don McKellar. Over thirty-five Praxis scripts have been produced to date, including Mina Shum's "Double Happiness," Thom Fitzgerald's "The Hanging Garden," and Jacob Tierney's "The Trotsky," which opened the Whistler Film Festival in 2009.
“The Wff Praxis Screenwriters Lab aligns Praxis’ leadership in the development of Canadian screenwriters and flagship feature screenplay competition with our robust slate of project development programs, Festival and industry Summit,” says Shauna Hardy Mishaw, Executive Director of the Whistler Film Festival Society. “Our ultimate goal is to have completed projects get developed and premiere in Whistler.”
"With this new program, which is focused on business development for screenplays that we've already worked with creatively, we'll connect with the great opportunities the Festival provides – connecting with directors, producers, marketing executives as well as Variety 10 Screenwriters to Watch," says Praxis Director Patricia Gruben. "Plus, we'll be able to see the latest Praxis-workshopped film, "Numb," which is having its North American premiere at Wff."
From December 2 to 6, 2015, the Whistler Film Festival + Summit (Wff) will celebrate its 15th anniversary with fresh films, special guests, unique industry initiatives, epic events, and time to play in North America’s premiere mountain resort destination.
- 9/23/2015
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
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