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Kevin Spacey Crime Pic ‘Peter Five Eight’ Added To Jinga AFM Lineup

Exclusive: UK genre specialist Jinga Films has added crime caper Peter Five Eight, starring Kevin Spacey, Jet Jandreau and Rebecca De Mornay, to its AFM line up. Written and directed by Michael Zaiko Hall and produced by Mad Honey Productions, Forever Safe Productions, Ascent Films and Ltd Films, the film sees a glamorous real estate agent in a small mountain community revealed to be an unhinged alcoholic with a dark secret. Invincible has theatrically released the movie in the U.S. and Phoenicia Pictures has acquired all rights for Middle East and Turkey. Invincible acquired the movie from Vmi, which previously handled sales on it.

Doc On Transgender Boxing Promoter Kellie Maloney Weighs In At Verdi

Exclusive: Verdi Productions has acquired domestic distribution rights to Knockout Blonde, the doc detailing the life of transgender boxing promoter Kellie Maloney.

Kevin Spacey faced many accusations of sexual assault or misconduct, but he hasn't been found guilty in court. His latest director, Michael Zaiko Hall, in whose film Spacey has the first leading role since his U.K. trial, has just defended the "controversial" decision to cast him.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Peter Five Eight's director Michael Zaiko Hall addressed the accusations against Kevin Spacey, arguing that the actor wasn't found guilty. The two-time Academy Award-winning actor was acquitted of nine charges of sexual misconduct in his trial in the U.K. in 2023. Since then, a Channel 4 documentary titled Spacey Unmasked addressed the actor's sexual accusations, featuring the testimonies of another 10 men who weren't involved in the 2023 trial. He was also acquitted of actor Anthony Rapp's claims after a jury in New York found that Rapp didn't provide enough proof to his claim that Spacey had sexually abused him.

Director Michael Zaiko Hall defends casting Kevin Spacey in thriller, calls him a "rare talent." Hall believes Kevin Spacey is not comparable to individuals like Harvey Weinstein or Bill Cosby amid sexual misconduct allegations. Despite controversy, Hall praises Spacey as "sweet man" and stands firm in support of the actor's return to the spotlight in upcoming films.

Director Michael Zaiko Hall has spoken out in defense of disgraced Oscar winning actor Kevin Spacey and his casting in Halls upcoming thriller, Peter Five Eight. In the wake of the movie now becoming available on various streaming platforms, the filmmaker has called Spacey a rare talent and does not think that Kevin is a Harvey Weinstein. Discussing the controversial casting choice with THR, Hall revealed that he had another actor in mind before approaching Spacey. However, after much discussion, the entire crew agreed that no one could play the role of Peter,...

Filmmaker Michael Zaiko Hall knew he was courting controversy when he cast Kevin Spacey as the lead in his thriller Peter Five Eight. Now, as the film is becoming available via various streaming services, the director is vehemently defending the decision to cast the two-time Oscar winner, citing the actor’s “rare talent.”

The film is Spacey’s first lead role since being acquitted of nine charges of sexual misconduct brought against him in a London trial in 2023. In May, a Channel 4 documentary titled Spacey Unmasked aired in which the testimonies of another 10 men, not involved with the trial, were featured. Their allegations include that Spacey pushed his groin into the face of an Old Vic worker while serving as the London venue’s director and that he masturbated in front of an aspiring actor as they watched Saving Private Ryan in a public theater. Spacey has vehemently denied the claims,...

Not that long ago, a dark thriller featuring Kevin Spacey as a smooth-talking stranger who arrives in a small town with an apparent vendetta against one of its inhabitants might have been a major movie event. He was, after all, a hugely popular and critically acclaimed actor, known for playing iconic villains from The Usual Suspects and Seven all the way up through House of Cards. His gift for intimate, Shakespearean malice could certainly boost a box-office haul.

But not this time: I saw Spacey’s new film, Peter Five Eight,...

The trailer for Kevin Spacey’s new film, Peter Five Eight, has been released from Invincible Entertainment. The new trailer comes just a few weeks after Spacey released another of his annual Christmas video skits of him reprising his popular character from House of Cards, Frank Underwood. In his most recent entry, Spacey controversially brought in former Fox News host, Tucker Carlson, to interview him in character where he teased a race for the White House. And now, Spacey is back in his first leading role since controversy plagued his image and his career in 2017. In Peter Five Eight, Spacey seemingly adopts his Underwood-esque southern drawl again until it’s revealed that he’s an undercover contract killer.

Spacey is joined by Jet Jandreau, Rebecca De Mornay and Jake Webber. The film is directed by Michael Zaiko Hall, a former visual effects artist whose credits include The Incredibles 2,...

Kevin Spacey plays a killer with no moral compass in the official trailer for Peter Five Eight, which marks his first leading role since his career imploded amid allegations of sexual misconduct in 2017.

Spacey’s assassin character, Peter, has a comedic streak as he’s called to a small mountain community to find a seemingly glamorous real estate agent with a dark secret, played by Jet Jandreau.

Peter targets Brenda, played by Rebecca de Mornay, for information at the urging of his powerful and shadowy boss, Mr. Lock, played by Jake Weber. Before long, guns are drawn and fired and car chases abound in the trailer as blood splatters and explosions disturb the sleepy town. Michael Zaiko Hall directs the feature.

Invincible Entertainment plans a limited release in theaters ahead of a home entertainment and video-on-demand rollout for the indie thriller that marks an attempt by Spacey to resurrect his...

Kevin Spacey’s thriller Peter Five Eight has been picked up for multiple territories by Spi International.

The film, which also stars Rebecca De Mornay and Jet Jandreau, will receive a U.S. release in August as Spacey looks to return to the big screen, the film’s producers tell THR. It’s understood that Spi International, which operates 62 TV channels and digital platforms across six continents, including Filmbox+, has yet to finalize international rollout details.

Global territories picked up for Peter Five Eight include the U.K., Africa, Eastern Europe, Israel, Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia, Middle East and Russia/Cis. The U.S. release in August will be timed to follow the expected conclusion of Spacey’s upcoming trial in the U.K. for alleged sexual offenses, which will get underway on June 28 and is scheduled to last 4 weeks.

In July 2022, Spacey pleaded not guilty to the UK...

Bloody Disgusting has the exclusive trailer drop on Hotel Dunsmuir, being released by Vmi Releasing on VOD platforms Tuesday, October 4th, 2022.

In the film…

“Set deep in the rural West, a young woman named Billie (Jet Jandreau) lives under the thumb of her domineering husband Luke (Jose Rosete), the alpha in a group of small town outlaws. When Luke’s antics cross a line, Billie flees for her mysterious and witchy grandmother Maddy. At the halfway point to Maddy’s house, with a seething Luke hot on her tail, Billie checks into a run-down Gold Rush-era hotel in the mountain town of Dunsmuir.

“A supernatural, disturbing experience in her room sends Billie back on the road, this time accompanied by a hotel maid she befriends named Ruby (Amber Gaston). As the two women speed down the highway across spooky and desolate mountains, they are pursued by Luke – and something sinister,...

Exclusive: Here is the first trailer for movie Peter Five Eight, marking the first footage released at a market for a Kevin Spacey project in almost five years.

Pic follows Sam (Jandreau), a seemingly poised and glamorous real estate agent in a small mountain community who is revealed to be an unhinged and troubled alcoholic with a dark secret. Spacey will play “a charismatic” stranger who arrives out of the blue at the behest of his powerful and shadowy boss, Mr Lock.

The completed project is being handled for worldwide sales by Vmi International. Rebecca De Mornay, Jet Jandreau and Jake Weber also star. Michael Zaiko Hall directs.

The film’s marketing tagline is “The Guilty Always Pay The Price”.

Spacey, a two-time Oscar winner and star of Netflix’s House Of Cards, is also in the market with historical drama 1242 – Gateway To The West, on sale with Australian outfit Galloping Entertainment.

The thriller ‘Peter Five Eight’, which stars Kevin Spacey, will be heading to Cannes film market as it has been picked up by Vmi International for a worldwide release. The film, directed by Michael Zaiko Hall, also stars Rebecca De Mornay, Jet Jandreau and Jake Weber, reports ‘Deadline’. As per ‘Deadline’, the film follows Sam […]...

Kevin Spacey is attempting a career comeback after facing dozens of accusations of sexual assault and misconduct, and has two films heading to the Cannes Market next week: “Peter Five Eight” and “1242: Gateway to the West.”

The first project is the modern day thriller “Peter Five Eight” also stars Rebecca De Mornay, Jet Jandreau and Jake Weber, and is directed by Michael Zaiko Hall, according to a spokesperson for Vmi International, which is handling worldwide sales at Cannes.

“Peter Five Eight” centers on Sam (Jandreau), a seemingly poised and glamorous real estate agent in a small mountain community is revealed to be an unhinged and troubled alcoholic with a dark secret, when a charismatic man in a black sedan named Peter (Spacey) shows up in town one day. As she tries to keep her life from unravelling, an older co-worker named Brenda (De Mornay) is targeted by Peter for...

Exclusive: Another Kevin Spacey project is heading to the Cannes market in the shape of thriller Peter Five Eight.

The completed project has been picked up for worldwide sales by Vmi International. Rebecca De Mornay, Jet Jandreau and Jake Weber also star. Michael Zaiko Hall directs.

Pic follows Sam (Jandreau), a seemingly poised and glamorous real estate agent in a small mountain community who is revealed to be an unhinged and troubled alcoholic with a dark secret. Spacey will play “a charismatic” stranger who arrives out of the blue at the behest of his powerful and shadowy boss, Mr Lock.

The film’s marketing tagline is “The Guilty Always Pay The Price”.

Spacey, a two-time Oscar winner and star of Netflix’s House Of Cards, is also in the market with historical drama 1242 – Gateway To The West, on sale with Australian outfit Galloping Entertainment.

These two films are among the...