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EXCLUSIVE: A serious incident took place this week on the set of AGC Studios' pic Geechee in the Dominican Republic when police opened fire on a convoy of cars containing crew. One unidentified international crew member was shot several times, but only suffered minor injuries and has now left hospital and been flown…

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Luxor, the Zeina Durra drama starring Andrea Riseborough that played at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Karim Saleh, Michael Landes and Shereen Reda also star in the pic, which will now get a late 2020 release. Set and filmed in Egypt, the centers…

Cameras are rolling on Geechee, the supernatural thriller starring Andrea Riseborough that was suspended prior to principal photography back in March due to the pandemic. Cast on the project has also rounded out, with Amin Joseph, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Gavin Warren, Victoria Hill, Starletta…

David and Nathan Zellner will direct Alpha Gang, with Andrea Riseborough, Jon Hamm, Nicholas Hoult, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mackenzie Davis, Sofia Boutella and Steven Yeun starring. Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales with CAA Media Finance handling North American sales. Pic will be unveiled at virtual C…

John Hawkes (The Sessions) and Oscar winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya) have come on board for roles in the real-life-inspired feature To Leslie with Andrea Riseborough (Birdman). Mister Smith has also boarded the project for international sales ahead of the Cannes virtual market. UTA Independent Film Group is repping…

Neon has taken U.S. rights to Brandon Cronenberg's sci-fi thriller Possessor, which made its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The distributor will announce a release date in the future for the pic. Well Go USA is handling the home entertainment release. Possessor, which stars Andrea Riseborough…

AGC Studios has suspended the start of principal photography on its supernatural thriller Geechee due to the coronavirus outbreak. The film, which is to star Andrea Riseborough and is being directed by DuBois Ashong, was scheduled to begin shooting in the Dominican Republic this week. Today, AGC announced that the…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first trailer for Luxor, Zeina Durra’s warmly reviewed second feature that recently premiered in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition. Andrea Riseborough leads the film as British aid worker Hana, who returns to the ancient city of Luxor, Egypt, and comes across Sultan (Karim Saleh), a…

Andrea Riseborough came to Park City with two films this year, and they couldn't have been more different. In Brandon Cronenberg's blood-drenched cyber-thriller Possessor she plays a cool, calculating hit-woman who takes over other people's bodies to carry out increasingly brutal assassinations to order. In Zeina…

When Andrea Riseborough read Zeina Durra's script for Luxor, she was immediately drawn in, signing onto the film, and heading to Egypt for a low-budget indie shoot within a matter of days. "I think it was a combination of a lot of different things that were pushing us all toward making it, and making it so quickly,"…

EXCLUSIVE: In Zeina Durra's Luxor, Andrea Riseborough (Birdman, Oblivion) plays Hana, a British aid worker who returns to the titular ancient city of Luxor. While there, she comes across Sultan (Karim Saleh), a talented archeologist who also happens to be a former lover. The above clip shows their encounter. While in…

Production is underway on Brit thriller Here Before, the feature debut of writer and director Stacey Gregg, starring Andrea Riseborough (Birdman). Jonjo O'Neill (The Fall), Martin McCann (Calibre) and Eileen O'Higgins (Brooklyn) round out the cast on the production which will shoot in and around Belfast for four…