Looking to IP and the resilient market for live action family fare, Filmax has swooped on kids adventure caper “The Footballest II,” the second big-screen adaptation tapping into the children’s book saga created by Spain’s Roberto Santiago which has sold over 5 million copies in Spain.
“The Footballest and the Mystery of the Pirate Treasure” will be released in Spain by Filmax in the summer of 2025. First-look images of the family film will be shown at next week’s American Film Market in Las Vegas.
To date, the book series has been adapted and published in north of 20 countries, including France, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Greece, The Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Algeria, Iran and Turkey, among others.
“The Footballest and the Mystery of the Pirate Treasure” follows up the breakout hit “The Footballest,” adapting Santiago’s story “The Mystery of the Sleeping Referees,” which grossed €3.4 million ($3.8 million) at Spanish cinema theaters,...
“The Footballest and the Mystery of the Pirate Treasure” will be released in Spain by Filmax in the summer of 2025. First-look images of the family film will be shown at next week’s American Film Market in Las Vegas.
To date, the book series has been adapted and published in north of 20 countries, including France, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Greece, The Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Algeria, Iran and Turkey, among others.
“The Footballest and the Mystery of the Pirate Treasure” follows up the breakout hit “The Footballest,” adapting Santiago’s story “The Mystery of the Sleeping Referees,” which grossed €3.4 million ($3.8 million) at Spanish cinema theaters,...
- 11/2/2024
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Bringing one of Spain’s biggest potential box office hits onto the market at the AFM, Filmax has secured international sales to “A Moroccan Affair,” the third instalment in the most successful Spanish movie franchise in history.
“Moroccan Affair” is produced by Telecinco Cinema and Lazona, the duo behind the first two instalments of the saga, comedies “Spanish Affair” (2014) and “Spanish Affair 2” (2015), which still rank as the biggest, and third-biggest, respectively, Spanish-produced box office hits of all time at Spain’s box office, grossing a combined €90.9 million ($96.3 million).
Set to open in Spain Dec. 1, released by Universal Pictures Intl. Spain, “A Moroccan Affair” is directed by Alvaro Fernández Armero, who called the film “a comedy in which culture shocks are the driving comedic force.”
The film stars Julián López (“Undercover Wedding Crashers”), Michelle Jenner (“Our Lovers”), Elena Irureta (“Patria”) and María Ramos (“El Cid”).
Written by Daniel Castro (“Vote for Juan...
“Moroccan Affair” is produced by Telecinco Cinema and Lazona, the duo behind the first two instalments of the saga, comedies “Spanish Affair” (2014) and “Spanish Affair 2” (2015), which still rank as the biggest, and third-biggest, respectively, Spanish-produced box office hits of all time at Spain’s box office, grossing a combined €90.9 million ($96.3 million).
Set to open in Spain Dec. 1, released by Universal Pictures Intl. Spain, “A Moroccan Affair” is directed by Alvaro Fernández Armero, who called the film “a comedy in which culture shocks are the driving comedic force.”
The film stars Julián López (“Undercover Wedding Crashers”), Michelle Jenner (“Our Lovers”), Elena Irureta (“Patria”) and María Ramos (“El Cid”).
Written by Daniel Castro (“Vote for Juan...
- 10/31/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
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