Hollywood super-indie banner Anonymous Content is partnering with Païva Studio, a production label owned by French media group Mediawan, on “Civilizations,” an ambitious series based on Laurent Binet’s (“HHhH”) bestselling novel.
The epic series, set to be shot in South America and Europe in several languages, delivers a plausible rewriting of global history in which Christopher Columbus never discovered America and the Incas came to Europe.
Paiva Studio and Mediawan Rights, the commercial arm of the group, have acquired the adaptation rights to “Civilizations” which was published in August 2019 in French and was awarded the prestigious “Grand Prix du Roman” 2019 by the Académie Française. The translation rights for “Civilizations” have already been acquired for 16 languages. Binet’s (pictured) most famous novel is “HHhH” which was translated into 34 languages and adapted for the big screen in 2017 by Cédric Jimenez, with a cast headlined by Jason Clarke and Rosamund Pike.
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The epic series, set to be shot in South America and Europe in several languages, delivers a plausible rewriting of global history in which Christopher Columbus never discovered America and the Incas came to Europe.
Paiva Studio and Mediawan Rights, the commercial arm of the group, have acquired the adaptation rights to “Civilizations” which was published in August 2019 in French and was awarded the prestigious “Grand Prix du Roman” 2019 by the Académie Française. The translation rights for “Civilizations” have already been acquired for 16 languages. Binet’s (pictured) most famous novel is “HHhH” which was translated into 34 languages and adapted for the big screen in 2017 by Cédric Jimenez, with a cast headlined by Jason Clarke and Rosamund Pike.
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- 7/6/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
A pair of French production companies, Païva Films and Mirador Pictures, have boarded an untitled spy series created by Charlie Wachtel and David Rabinowitz, the co-writers of Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman.”
Starting with Fidel Castro’s victory in January 1959, the series will depict the secret war between Cuban intelligence, the Kgb, the CIA and the mafia, through the unfolding of Operation Mongoose, one of the more secretive intelligence operations in American history. Wachtel and Rabinowitz said in a statement that the show would be “about those conversations held behind closed doors at the highest levels of government.”
“These are the conversations that the public never hears, the conversations that alter the course of history. We want to delve into the spy-thriller intrigue, the politics, and the absurdities of Operation Mongoose by telling the story from multiple perspectives: the U.S. government, Castro and his revolutionaries, the CIA, and the Cuban exiles in Miami,...
Starting with Fidel Castro’s victory in January 1959, the series will depict the secret war between Cuban intelligence, the Kgb, the CIA and the mafia, through the unfolding of Operation Mongoose, one of the more secretive intelligence operations in American history. Wachtel and Rabinowitz said in a statement that the show would be “about those conversations held behind closed doors at the highest levels of government.”
“These are the conversations that the public never hears, the conversations that alter the course of history. We want to delve into the spy-thriller intrigue, the politics, and the absurdities of Operation Mongoose by telling the story from multiple perspectives: the U.S. government, Castro and his revolutionaries, the CIA, and the Cuban exiles in Miami,...
- 10/2/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Dutch actor Marwan Kenzari is set to topline Netflix's real-life Egyptian spy drama The Angel.
Based on the New York Times best-selling book The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel, the feature will tell the true story of Ashraf Marwan, the son-in-law of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and special adviser to Nasser's successor Anwar Sadat, who spied on behalf of Israel, gaining invaluable intelligence that helped to politically shape the Middle East in the 20th century.
Ariel Vormen will direct from a screenplay by Children of Men writer David Arata. Simon Istolainen and Antoine Stioui will produce the feature, which will begin production in early...
Based on the New York Times best-selling book The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel, the feature will tell the true story of Ashraf Marwan, the son-in-law of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and special adviser to Nasser's successor Anwar Sadat, who spied on behalf of Israel, gaining invaluable intelligence that helped to politically shape the Middle East in the 20th century.
Ariel Vormen will direct from a screenplay by Children of Men writer David Arata. Simon Istolainen and Antoine Stioui will produce the feature, which will begin production in early...
- 5/4/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jack O'Connell ("Unbroken"), Rosamund Pike ("Gone Girl"), Jason Clarke ("Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"), Mia Wasikowska ("Jane Eyre") and Jack Reynor ("Transformers: Age of Extinction") are set to star in Cedric Jimenez's WWII-set drama "Hhhh" at Legende Films, Adama Pictures, Echo Lake Entertainment and FilmNation.
Clarke will play Reinhard Heydrich, the highest-ranked Nazi officer who was considered to be the mastermind of the 'Final Solution'. He was assassinated by two resistance paratroopers (to be played by O’Connell and Reynor) in 1942, paratroopers personally selected by Winston Churchill and President of Czechoslovakia Edvard Benes.
Pike will play Lina Heydrich, an aristocrat married to Reinhard and who reportedly introduced her husband to the Nazi ideology. Wasikowska will play a Czech resistance fighter.
David Farr, Audrey Diwan and Jimenez adapted the script from Laurent Binet’s first novel. Alain Goldman and Simon Istolainen will produce. Shooting will begin in...
Clarke will play Reinhard Heydrich, the highest-ranked Nazi officer who was considered to be the mastermind of the 'Final Solution'. He was assassinated by two resistance paratroopers (to be played by O’Connell and Reynor) in 1942, paratroopers personally selected by Winston Churchill and President of Czechoslovakia Edvard Benes.
Pike will play Lina Heydrich, an aristocrat married to Reinhard and who reportedly introduced her husband to the Nazi ideology. Wasikowska will play a Czech resistance fighter.
David Farr, Audrey Diwan and Jimenez adapted the script from Laurent Binet’s first novel. Alain Goldman and Simon Istolainen will produce. Shooting will begin in...
- 5/7/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The A-list cast on FilmNation’s Nazi thriller is taking shape as it emerged that Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Jack O’Connell, Jack Reynor and Mia Wasikowska have come on board.
FilmNation will be meeting with buyers on the Croisette to discuss Hhhh, a second Heydrich assassination story in the market alongside Altitude’s Anthropoid, which sees Sean Ellis lining up to direct Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy.
Cedric Jimenez will direct Hhhh, about the rapid rise and stunning assassination of the ‘Final Solution’ architect Reinhard Heydrich.
Principal photography is scheduled for early August in Prague and Budapest. Legende Films, Adama Pictures, Echo Lake Entertainment and FilmNation are financing. Wme Global handles Us rights.
Clarke will play Heydrich, who became the highest ranking Nazi killed during WWII when he was slain by paratroopers in 1942. The actor stars as John Connor in summer tentpole Terminator: Genisys and will be seen in September release Everest.
Pike, an Oscar...
FilmNation will be meeting with buyers on the Croisette to discuss Hhhh, a second Heydrich assassination story in the market alongside Altitude’s Anthropoid, which sees Sean Ellis lining up to direct Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy.
Cedric Jimenez will direct Hhhh, about the rapid rise and stunning assassination of the ‘Final Solution’ architect Reinhard Heydrich.
Principal photography is scheduled for early August in Prague and Budapest. Legende Films, Adama Pictures, Echo Lake Entertainment and FilmNation are financing. Wme Global handles Us rights.
Clarke will play Heydrich, who became the highest ranking Nazi killed during WWII when he was slain by paratroopers in 1942. The actor stars as John Connor in summer tentpole Terminator: Genisys and will be seen in September release Everest.
Pike, an Oscar...
- 5/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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