News Briefs: French Superheroes Inbound; RENEGADES Sells; Kolstad’s ACOLYTE In The Works; Greengrass’s THE HOOD; Indian Boxing Drama IN THE RING
• Elevate Artist Management’s Paris-based talent agent Florent Lamy is announced a new studio effort to kickoff an ambitious Marvel-style operation to adapt long forgotten French comic book superheroes, including ’L’Archer Blanc’ (The White Archer), and Jean-Yves Mitton’s Mirkos saga and spin-offs therein, to name a few. The adaptations will be for televsion and film in French and English. (Screendaily) • Daniel Zirilli’s new Shogun Films revenge thriller, Renegades, has landed multiple territories through sales agent Bleiberg/Dimbort with Saban picking up for North America. The film stars Nick Moran, Lee Majors and Danny Trejo and “follows a band of former Special Forces comrades who seek to avenge the death of their Green Beret friend after he is murdered by a London drug gang that has been threatening his daughter.” Shogun’s Jonathan Sothcott has also announced a sequel with Zirilli also developing Crossfire. (Screendaily) • Rivulet Films has acquired Acolyte, a […]
