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Updated with reaction from Emmett/Furla, 4:06 PM: Both Randall Emmett and George Furla both came to their defense on Saturday afternoon against a lawsuit filed by producer/director and co-star Jonathan Baker on Friday that alleges (among other causes) breach and fraudulent inducement over the thriller <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/inconceivable/" id="auto-tag_inconceivable"…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films CEOs Randall Emmett and George Furla and Tri G LLC have committed to co-finance with Marro Films The War with Grandpa, a comedy that will also have one of the youngest credited producers in film history. Deadline previously revealed the film will re-team The Deer Hunter stars Robert…

Escape Plan 2, the sequel to the 2013 Sly Stallone-Arnold Schwarzenegger thriller, is becoming a global affair. Emmett/Furla/Oasis' Randall Emmett and George Furla have joined forces with Leomus Pictures CEO Jie Qiu to make the film a Chinese co-production. Leomus will co-produce with EFO and distribute in…

EXCLUSIVE: A Child’s Night Dream, the novel that Oliver Stone wrote at age 19, has been adapted and will be directed by his son, Sean Stone. Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films CEOs Randall Emmett and George Furla have green lit the film for an April production start. Stone wrote the novel long before he won three Oscars in a…

EXCLUSIVE: David Mamet has stepped up to direct his scripted adaptation of Speed-The-Plow, Mamet’s scathing 1988 stage play about Hollywood. The set up: newly minted studio chief Bobby Gould, who is under pressure to deliver a hit. His longtime colleague Charlie Fox gifts him with one that will enable the studio…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winners Nicolas Cage and Faye Dunaway have signed on to star in Inconceivable, with Nicky Whelan co-starring in the Jonathan Baker-directed thriller. Chloe King wrote the script, and Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films are producing with Baker and Daniel Herther of Baker…

EXCLUSIVE: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s formative years, spent soaking up the sun in a Venice Beach gym and packing on the muscles that fueled the most successful competitive bodybuilding career in history, will inspire a TV series. Pump, an 8-episode hourlong drama, will be produced by Schwarzenegger, Emmett/Furla/Oasis…

EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Willis has been set to star in First Kill, a Steven C. Miller-directed action thriller that Emmett/Furla/Oasis will produce, finance and release through its U.S. deal with Lionsgate Premiere. It’s the 11th collaboration between EFO and Willis, and the producer/financier’s fourth film with Miller…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films has made a series of promotions, elevating Tim Sullivan to President of Production and Development, Alex Eckert to Creative Executive, and Tony Callie to Chief Operating Officer. Sullivan started with Emmett/Furla as an intern in 2008, where he rose to Director of Development…

EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Cage is set to star in Philly Fury, a thriller penned by Jason Mosberg that Steven C. Miller will direct, with production to begin in May.  Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films will produce, and the picture will be released in the U.S. through Lionsgate Premiere through its…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films has stepped up to finance and produce with Protozoa Pictures 478, the drama that Arnold Schwarzenegger will star in and Elliott Lester will direct from a script by Javier Guillon. The film is produced by Protozoa's Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin and Eric Watson, EFOF CEOs Randall…

Lionsgate and its Grindstone Entertainment Group have extended their long-term partnership with Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films for another five movies, several of which will be released through Lionsgate’s recently launched Premiere label. The deal extends the mini-major’s relationship with Emmett/Furla principals Randall…