Netflix to distribute “Green Room” helmer’s “Hold the Dark” thrillerJanuary 27, 2017 - 11:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Netflix has come on board to handle distribution of Alaska-set thriller “Hold the Dark”, to be directed by Jeremy Saulnier (“Green Room”), Variety said. The project was first unveiled in 2015 with A24 and Saulnier joining forces on “Hold the Dark” after teaming on “Green Room.” Shooting will begin Feb. 27 in Alberta, Canada. Saulnier is directing from a script by longtime creative partner Macon Blair. Producers are Eva Maria Daniels of VisionChaos Productions and Russell Ackerman and John Schoenfelder of Addictive Pictures. Actors have yet to be attached to the project. The story, based on the 2014 novel by William Giraldi, centers on a young boy in a remote Alaskan village being killed by a rogue wolf. A wildlife naturalist is summoned from the mainland to assess the situation only to become involved in a dangerous triangle with the boy’s grieving mother and unstable father, sending them all on a violent odyssey to the edge of their own humanity. Netflix said the project is a continuation of its global film strategy of working directly with independent filmmakers and producers. “Green Room” starred the late Anton Yelchin, along with Imogen Poots and Patrick Stewart in a story of a punk band under attack by neo-Nazis after witnessing a murder at a remote club. “Green Room” premiered at the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and grossed $3.2 million in limited release for A24 last year. Saulnier also directed 2013’s “Blue Ruin.” 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |