Month: May 2021

David L.G. Hughes will direct the film about a young Norse girl who is the rightful heir to the Viking kingdom.

Terence Stamp will play Norse god of war and wisdom Odin in the film Viking Destiny.

The adventure film, which was written and will be directed by David L.G. Hughes, will explore the lives and legendary crusades of Scandinavian explorers. It centers on a young Norse girl, the rightful heir to the Viking kingdom, who is banished after she’s framed for the murder of her father, the king. She travels the world with Odin to build up the army she needs to reclaim the throne.

“I wrote the part of Odin with Terence Stamp’s photo on my desktop as inspiration,” said Hughes. “So actually having Terence play Odin in the movie is mind-bogglingly exciting.”

Andee Ryder and Hughes are producing the film from Misfits Entertainment, Fatal Black and Six Mile Hill. Kwesi Dickson, Clay Epstein and Tony Krantz are executive producing.

Film Mode Entertainment is handling worldwide rights on Viking Destiny, which will begin production in April in Northern Ireland, and is presenting the project in Berlin.

“Viking Destiny is a dream come true for the broad fan base of high-stakes fantasy-adventure films, and the addition of the world-renowned, multiple-award-winning actor Terence Stamp brings the film to a whole new level,” said Clay Epstein, president of Film Mode Entertainment.

Stamp has starred in more than 60 films in his prolific career, ranging from Superman II to Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace, Get Smart and Tim Burton’s recent Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. He is represented by United Agents.

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EXCLUSIVE: Empire star Taraji P. Henson has found a feature to follow her Hidden Figures turn. She is set to star in Proud Mary, with production slated to start in April in Boston. John Stewart Newman and Christian Swegal wrote the script, and Paul Schiff and Tai Duncan are producing.

Leonard Roberts (American Crime Story: The People v O.J. Simpson) has joined the cast of TNT’s drama series Major Crimes. The key role is recurring for Season 5 with an option to become a regular if the series is picked up for a sixth season.

Ryan Phillippe and Elisabeth Rohm have joined the cast of Broad Green Pictures’ thriller “Wish Upon,” opposite Joey King and newly cast Shannon Purser.

The film, directed by John Leonetti from a script written by Barbara Marshall, is being produced by Sherryl Clark of Busted Shark Prods. Mister Smith Entertainment is selling “Wish Upon,” which is currently in pre-production, to buyers for the first time at this year’s American Film Market.

King, who starred in “The Conjuring,” plays a 16-year-old misfit who finds a magic box that promises a chance at the life she’s always wanted — only to discover that each wish demands a deadly payment.

EXCLUSIVE: In a week when numerous bigwigs from China’s entertainment companies have descended on Los Angeles for various U.S.-China summits, word comes that Hatchet Men: The Story of the Tong Wars in San Francisco’s Chinatownis being developed as a feature film. Richard H. Dillon’s 2012 book is being adapted by Michael Thomas (The 33), who will produce and co-write with Australian writer Morgan Duncan. The film will star Falling Water‘s Will Yun Lee, who will also produce.

EXCLUSIVE: First look at Sherlock and Pride star in AFM-bound thriller from The King’s Speech producer.

Screen can reveal the first look at AFM-bound crime-thriller Steel Country, starring Andrew Scott.

Scott, known for his villainous roles in Sherlock and Spectre, leads cast in the movie, which shot in the US last month.

Written by Brendan Higgins and directed by Simon Fellows (Malice In Wonderland), the film is produced by The King’s Speech producer Gareth Ellis-Unwin. Editor is Oscar-winner Chris Dickens (Slumdog Millionaire), DoP is Michael Winterbottom regular Marcel Zyskind (The Killer Inside).

Bankside Films will be touting the project on promo at the AFM.

In Steel County, Scott plays a small town truck driver who turns detective when a young boy is found dead in a sleepy part of Western Pennsylvania. His investigations turn into an obsession to prove the boy has been murdered, leading to harrowing consequences.

The BAFTA-winner will co-star alongside Bronagh Waugh, who starred in TV crime series The Fall, and Denise Gough (’71), who recently won an Olivier Best Actress award for her performance in stage play People, Places And Things.

UK financier Motion Picture Capital is producing and fully financed Steel Country, joining Bedlam Films’ Ellis-Unwin. Other producers include Leon Clarance (Sense8), Mark Williams (The Accountant) and Tai Duncan (The Air I Breathe).

Executive producers for Motion Picture Capital are Laure Vaysse and Jo Monk. Lee Vandermolen also serves as an exec with Vandermolen Films partnering on the early development of the project.

Scott recently starred alongside Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson and Timothy Spall in Holocaust drama Denialand also played in kids movie Swallows And Amazons, alongside Kelly Macdonald, Rafe Spall and Jessica Hines.