Open Road Films acquires Liam Neeson thriller “A Willing Patriot” June 5, 2015 - 11:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Open Road Films announced Thursday, June 4 that is has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to the Liam Neeson action thriller “A Willing Patriot”, TheWrap reports. In the film, a CIA agent (Neeson) engages in an elaborate cat-and-mouse game with a sinister terrorist who’s planning an imminent attack. Open Road previously collaborated with Neeson on the 2011 film “The Grey.” The film will be financed and produced by MadRiver Pictures, along with Film 360, Hollywood Gang and Jason Keller. The announcement was made by Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films, and Marc Butan of MadRiver Pictures. Martin Zandvliet (“Land of Mine”) will direct from a script by Jason Keller, who will produce along with Film 360’s Guymon Casady and Darin Friedman as well as Hollywood Gang’s Gianni Nunnari. Film 360’s Ben Forkner, Hollywood Gang’s Shannon Gaulding and MadRiver’s Ed Fee will oversee on behalf of their respective companies. “A Willing Patriot” will shoot on location in South Africa, Morocco and Tunisia with Open Road Films planning a wide release in 2016. The deal was negotiated on behalf of Open Road Films by CEO Tom Ortenberg and general counsel Elliott Kleinberg, and executive vice president of production and acquisitions Peter Lawson.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement  Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement.Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday.Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback.European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 |
