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Aether
Feb 20, 2015 15:06:59 GMT -6
Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 20, 2015 15:06:59 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/utopia-director-boards-science-fiction-thriller-for-filmnation-1201437949/‘Utopia’ Director Boards Science-Fiction Thriller for FilmNation British director Marc Munden is in talks to direct FilmNation’s science-fiction thriller “Aether.” FilmNation acquired Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ script last year and is producing, financing and handling worldwide sales. Plot details are being kept under wraps. Munden directed six of the 12 episodes of the British TV series “Utopia,” along with Iraq war drama “The Mark of Cain” and the BBC mini-series “The Crimson Petal and the White.” Munden is repped by Independent Talent Group in the UK and WME in the U.S. FilmNation has been looking to expand in adult dramas in the independently financed world. It had an impressive trio of highbrow films screening at Berlin: “Knight of Cups,” directed by Terrence Malick; “Life,” from Anton Corbijn; and “Mr. Holmes,” with Bill Condon directing Ian McKellen. FilmNation sold a third of itself last year to Village Roadshow, which invested $18 million in FilmNation. The first two movies scheduled to begin production this year under the new financing structure are “The Founder” with John Lee Hancock directing a biopic of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc, starring Michael Keaton; and “The Good House,” starring Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro. The news was first reported by Deadline.
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