Ethan Hawke’s “24 Hours to Live” sells in key marketsFebruary 17, 2016 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 24 Hours to Live, an action-thriller that will star Ethan Hawke, has sold in several key international markets at the European Film Market in Berlin, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. Brian Smrz will direct the film, which features Hawke as a hitman who has been brought back to life for a single day. He has 24 hours to team up with the female super-spy who killed him and exact revenge against the powerful crime syndicate responsible for the murder of his wife and child. The project is slated to shoot in June in South Africa. Fundamental Films is financing the project, which will be written by Zach Dean based on an original script from Ron Mita & Jim McClain. Basil Iwanyk and Kent Kubena of Thunder Road are producing with Fundamental's Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon. Sierra/Affinity has sold 24 Hours to Live in the following markets: France (SND); Italy (Eagle Films); Germany (Square One); Spain (Key2Media); Latin America (Gussi Films); Canada (VVS Films); Benelux (The Searchers); Middle East, India Turkey, Greece (Italia Film); South Korea (Woo Sung); China (Fundamental Films); Japan (Klockworx); Indonesia (Cinemaxx); South Africa (Ster Kinekor); and Vietnam (Noori Pictures), as well as for the airlines (Cinesky). "With 24 Hours to Live, Thunder Road and Fundamental Films have developed a visceral thrill ride with a unique hook and coupled it with a filmmaker in Brian Smrz, who has coordinated some of the most memorable action sequences of the past two decades," said Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer. “We are pleased that the project is resonating with buyers the way we had expected." Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |