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Saban Films has bought North American and UK rights to Jared Cohn's Reactor starring Bruce Willis as the leader of a gang of mercenaries who holds a nuclear power plant hostage. Casting is underway for the lead role, a former soldier who takes down Willis and his crew. Cohn wrote the script with Cam Cannon and Stephen…

EXCLUSIVE: Star Wars star Daisy Ridley and Brit national treasure Stephen Fry have boarded the voice cast of The Inventor, a feature stop-motion animation about Leonardo da Vinci written and directed by Jim Capobianco, the Oscar-nominated scribe of Ratatouille. Fry will voice da Vinci and Ridley will be the French…

Olivia Munn is attached to star in action feature Replay, which will be introduced to buyers at the Cannes Virtual Marche by The Exchange. Pic is written and directed by Jimmy Loweree (Absence) and will be produced by Munn alongside Ethan Erwin and Hal Sadoff for Dark Castle Entertainment. Replay is the story of Erin…

Saban Films has taken North American rights to Cosmic Sin, the Bruce Willis-starring sci-fi action film. Pic, which is in pre-production, is being written and directed by Corey Large and Edward Drake (Breach), with Large also producing. It follows a group of warriors and scientists who must fight to protect and save…

EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Willis is attached to lead sci-if-action feature Cosmic Sin, which The Exchange will launch sales on at the upcoming EFM. The project will follow a group of warriors and scientists who must fight to protect and save their race when a hostile alien species with the power to infect and take over human…

Anna Faris, who is currently appearing in CBS/Warner Bros series Mom, has signed for both lead roles in comedy feature Summer Madness, which the actress will also produce. James Mottern (Trucker) is directing the project. Shoot is planned for spring 2020. The Exchange is handles world sales and will introduce at…

EXCLUSIVE: Brad Anderson (The Call) is attached to direct horror Book Of Leaves, which The Exchange will be launching in Cannes next week. The original screenplay by Jonathan Hirschbein (The Fix) centers on a single mother and former nun who has lost her faith. When she is hired by the Vatican’s General Council to…

EXCLUSIVE: Justin Hartley, Avan Jogia, and Ed Oxenbould are attached to star in The Exchange, a coming-of-age comedy which is being directed by Dan Mazer. Mazer is a long-time collaborator of Sacha Baron Cohen who got his start as a writer/ director/producer on Cohen’s Da Ali G Show and was recently part…

EXCLUSIVE: Anne Heche (John Q) and Jason Patric (In The Valley Of Elah) are joining Thomas Jane (Predator) in upcoming action-thriller Hour Of Lead from writer-director Peter Facinelli (Breaking & Entering). The Exchange is handling sales at the EFM. Currently shooting in the U.S., the film charts the fallout after a…

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Zegen, one of the breakout stars of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, is joining Drew Barrymore in The Stand-In. The actor, who plays Joel Maisel in the Amazon series, has booked a lead opposite Barrymore in the film, which is produced by Flower Films in association with The Exchange. The romantic comedy is…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning Austrian filmmaker Stefan Ruzowitzky has become attached to direct Jet Lag, an airport-set thriller. Brian O’Shea’s The Exchange has boarded international rights with Rich Freeman of Code Entertainment producing alongside Nic Izzi. Sales start at the EFM next week. Jet Lag, penned by Craig…

Drew Barrymore is doubling up with her latest feature The Stand-In, a romantic comedy directed by But I'm A Cheerleader director Jamie Babbit. The film is being produced by Barrymore's Flower Films in association with The Exchange, which will be launching it in Berlin. The Stand-In is written by Sam Bain, the British…