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EXCLUSIVE:  Francis Lawrence is set to direct the feature take of Kevin J. Anderson and Steven L. Sears’ Stalag-X following New Republic Pictures winning the graphic novel’s rights. New Republic Founder Brian Oliver and President Bradley Fischer are producing alongside about:blank's Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy. Joy…

New Republic Pictures has won the rights to John Glenn’s spec Cut and Run in a bidding war, with Jake Gyllenhaal (The Guilty) coming aboard to produce and star, Deadline has confirmed. The film is billed as a heist thriller about a group of thieves using high-powered speedboats to rob superyachts, who steal the wrong…

ITV Studios America, New Republic Pictures and Cate Blanchett's Dirty Films have teamed up to adapt The Champions, the 1960s British TV series from Dennis Spooner. 2x Oscar winner Blanchett will star alongside Primetime Emmy winner Ben Stiller, who is set to direct and produce the adaptation through his Red Hour…

New Republic Pictures, Francis Lawrence's about:blank and Electric Shepherd Productions are teaming to adapt Philip K. Dick's novel Vulcan’s Hammer for the big screen, with Hunger Games sequels helmer Lawrence set to direct. Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer of New Republic will produce alongside Lawrence and Cameron…

EXCLUSIVE: New Republic Pictures, the production and finance outfit behind Sam Mendes’ Oscar-nominated 1917, has signed a development financing deal for movies and TV with Los Angeles-based Providence Film Group. Providence, a subsidiary of Valiant Eagle and New Republic, will provide development financing for…

EXCLUSIVE:  New Republic Pictures has optioned New York Times best-selling author, historian and journalist Garrett M. Graff's Politico article about the hunt for Osama bin Laden to adapt as a feature film. Graff's article follows the plan to kill the al Qaeda leader—from the spycraft to the assault to its bizarre…

Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal is set to produce and star in Oblivion Song, a film based on the acclaimed series of graphic novels by Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici. The series released by Image Comics in 2018 tells the story of Nathan Cole, a man who makes daily trips to try and rescue those still living in the…

New Republic Pictures' Founder Brian Oliver and President Bradley Fischer have inked Riff Raff Entertainment Ltd, the company founded by Oscar-nominated actor Jude Law and Ben Jackson, to a first look feature film and television production deal. "We are thrilled to join forces with New Republic Pictures. They have a…

EXCLUSIVE: Hunger Games franchise director Francis Lawrence and his about: blank production company have signed a first-look feature pic deal with New Republic Pictures. about:blank is run by Lawrence and producer Cameron MacConomy. "We are thrilled to be aligning with Brian, Brad and New Republic Pictures. They have…

EXCLUSIVE:  Grey Gardens and The Vow filmmaker Michael Sucsy is teaming with The Get Down composer Elliott Wheeler on the New York City holiday musical A Lot Like Christmas which New Republic Pictures will make. In A Lot Like Christmas, the adult, estranged children of EGOT-winner Riva DeLange — a woman synonymous…

New Republic Pictures (NRP) and Dirty Films have signed onto produce Queen Bitch & The High Horse. The film, written by Eric Matthew Brown with Troop Zero‘s Bert and Bertie set to direct, will be produced by Cate Blanchett, Coco Francini and Andrew Upton of Dirty Films alongside Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer of New…

Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer’s New Republic Pictures closed a multi-picture co-financing deal with Paramount Pictures. NRP will partner with Paramount on 10 pictures, including: Mission: Impossible 7, Top Gun: Maverick, The Tomorrow War, Infinite, Without Remorse, Coming 2 America, Transformers 7, The Tiger's Appre…