Seven Psychopaths

16 May 2011

Blueprint Pictures and Annapurna Pictures have announced that they will produce the black comedy ‘Seven Psychopaths'. Directed and written by Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh, the film will be produced by Blueprint's Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin and Annapurna Pictures's Megan Ellison. Film4 is partnering with Blueprint and Annapurna on the film with Tessa Ross serving as an Executive Producer. The film stars Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken and Mickey Rourke. London's HanWay Films is handling international sales and will introduce the project at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Says Graham Broadbent, ‘Seven Psychopaths confirms Martin as a dazzlingly original and brilliantly entertaining filmmaker. We're very happy to be working with him again'.

Says Martin McDonagh "I'm looking forward both to re-teaming with Colin Farrell and to working with some of the finest American actors around".

Says Tessa Ross  "It's great to be announcing Martin's eagerly awaited next film here in Cannes.  Everyone at Film4 is thrilled to be embarking on a new adventure with Martin."

Says HanWay CEO Tim Haslam "Cannes has kicked off very fast and distributors are swarming over this outstanding combination of director and cast, in a gangster comedy"

In ‘Seven Psychopaths',Colin Farrell's Marty, a screenwriter struggling for inspiration for his script, ‘Seven Psychopaths', gets unwittingly drawn into the dangerous dog kidnapping schemes of his oddball friends Billy (Sam Rockwell) and Hans (Christopher Walken). And once the beloved Shih Tzu of Mickey Rourke's psychopathic gangster Charlie goes missing, Marty finds he's going to get all the inspiration he needs, as long as he can live to tell the tale...

McDonagh, Broadbent, Czernin and Ross previously worked together on the BAFTA winning and Academy Award nominated film, In Bruges. McDonagh previously won the Academy Award for his short film Six Shooter.

 

About Film4

Film4, headed by Tessa Ross, is Channel 4 Television's feature film division. Film4 develops and co-finances films and is known for working with the most innovative talent in the U.K., whether new or established. Film4 has developed and co-financed many of the most successful UK films of recent years, films like Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours, Martin McDonagh's In Bruges,Steve McQueen's Hunger, Mike Leigh's Another Year, Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, Chris Morris' Four Lions and Peter Mullan's NEDS.

Currently on release are Kevin Macdonald's The Eagle, Richard Ayoade's Submarine, and Joe Cornish's directorial debut Attack The Block which recently won the Midnight Screening Audience Award at SXSW.  Shortly due for release are Lone Scherfig's One Day,  Miranda July's second film The Future and Paddy Considine's debut feature Tyrannosaur premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and Ben Wheatley's Kill List (which played at SXSW last week to rapturous response), will all be released in the UK later this year. 

Film4's current productions include Pawel Pawlikowski's The Woman In The Fifth, ,  Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady, Terence Davies' Deep Blue Sea, Steve McQueen's Shame, Walter Salles' On The Road, , Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights, Peter Strickland's Berberian Sound Studio and Ben Palmer's The Inbetweeners Movie.

For further information visit www.film4.com/productions

 

About HanWay Films

HanWay Films is a leading international sales, distribution and marketing company. HanWay arranges financing, sales and distribution for all films from Recorded Picture Company and other leading independent producers. The company's current slate includes David Cronenberg's upcoming A Dangerous Method starring Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender and Vincent Cassel; Wim Wenders' 3D dance film Pina ; Takashi Miike's samurai epics Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 3D and 13 Assassins; Great Expectations starring Helena Bonham-Carter, Ralph Fiennes and Jeremy Irvine; Kon-Tiki - an epic adventure from directors Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg; Girl's Night Out from director Michael Hoffman starring Dakota Fanning; romantic comedy The Decoy Bride starring Kelly MacDonald and David Tennant; Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights; Steve McQueen's Shame starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan and produced by the Academy Award-winning team behind The King's Speech; Kevin MacDonald's groundbreaking documentary A Life In A Day produced by Ridley Scott.

 

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