The company had the Norwegian WWII drama “The Crossing” in theaters when cinemas shutdown due to the pandemic, and it will next be releasing “Diana’s Wedding” on Sept. “In these troubling times, there are many new challenges, but we have to continue,” said Hørsdal.
The company will also kick off lensing three features, including “Clue,” a movie penned by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, based on the crime novels by Jørn Lier Horst, to be directed by Thale Persson and “Thomas in Superposition,” written and to be directed by Jason Rørvik.
HEADHUNTERS MOVIE BASED ON NOVEL SERIES
Bolstad’s ambitious drama series “State of Happiness,” as well as “I Don’t Live Here,” a short-format series created and directed by Liv Mari Mortensen for TV2 Norway. Maipo will start filming five productions in September, notably the second season of Mette M. “The demand is opening up for many different types of content, not just Scandi noir – films and series don’t have to be crime to be international,” said Hørsdal. The premise of the film involves the Creed. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on April 21st, 1989. The movie was directed by Mary Lambert with a screenplay written by King himself. It is based on the 1983 novel of the same name by famed horror author Stephen King.
HEADHUNTERS MOVIE BASED ON NOVEL TV
The company will also be looking to develop further its TV production biz. Pet Sematary is an American feature film of the supernatural thriller genre. Hørsdal said the acquisition will allow the company to increase its production volume and deliver a steady number of movies. Nesbo is an executive producer on the Snowman project, which Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title ( Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) are producing.The deal with Friland marks Maipo’s first company acquisition since launching 20 years ago. And Martin Scorsesehas expressed interest in directing the film version of the author’s Snowman, featuring Nesbo’s most famous character, the anti-authority, anti-sobriety Oslo detective Harry Hole.
Summit Entertainment has picked up English-language remake rights to Nesbo’s original Headhunters novel. The success of the film, directed by Morten Tyldum and starring Aksel Hennie, has put author Nesbo at the top of the list of Scandinavian crime writers poised to inherit the mantle of the late Stieg Larsson ( The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo). Sales group TrustNordisk, which is screening Headhunters at the American Film Market in Santa Monica next week, has already closed deals for the title on most major territories, including with Magnolia Pictures for the U.S. PHOTOS: Top 15 Grossing Threequels of All TimeĪcross the Nordic territories, Headhunters has earned more than $11 million and has still to be released in Sweden, the region’s largest market, where it bows next week. Pirates has a greater gross, however, due to higher prices for 3D tickets. That’s about 20,000 less than Potter 7.2 but ahead of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which sold 508,000 tickets in Norway. In terms of admissions, Headhunters is already the most successful film released in Norway this year, with 535,000 tickets sold.