CBS Films Nabs North American Rights For MacKenzie's COMANCHERIA, Starring Pine, Foster And Bridges!

The Palme d'Or is the highest level of accliam ever awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, and apparently it's been considered worthy nominating for director Denis Villeneuve's forthcoming Emily Blunt starrer, Sicario. This, no less, is a considerable achievement contributed thanks in part to good writing, and namely worth noting for Taylor Sheridan in lieu of his latest attachment to a new project witd director David MacKenzie whose own laurels span far greater with praise following his award-winning 2013 drama, Starred Up.

That project would be the new action heist thriller, Comancheria, with actors Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges set to star with filming beginning on May 26 in New Mexico. CBS Films announced its acquisition of North American rights for the new film in a press release this week ahead of Cannes which launches a week before then. Needless to say, these folks have a sure thing as Comancheria sounds like just the kind of winning team it needs to be a hit. Check it out below!

CBS Films announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to the action heist thriller COMANCHERIA. David Mackenzie (“Starred Up”) is set to direct the film from a screenplay by Taylor Sheridan (“Sicario”). Sidney Kimmel, Peter Berg (Film 44) and Julie Yorn (LBI) will produce the film with Carla Hacken and Gigi Pritzker serving as executive producers. 

In COMANCHERIA, two brothers, Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster), go on a calculated bank robbery spree that puts them on a collision course with a West Texas Ranger (Academy Award© winner Jeff Bridges) determined to take them down. 

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment developed the project with Film 44. Odd Lot recently joined SKE on the film and will co-produce and co-finance. 

Principal photography begins May 26 in New Mexico. Sierra Affinity will be selling international rights at the Cannes Film Festival. 

“We pride ourselves on making and acquiring quality films in every genre.  By that measure, Taylor and David’s category-bending heartland take on Robin Hood made COMANCHERIA something of an obsession,” commented Scott Shooman, Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions, CBS Films. “Add in an extraordinary cast lead by Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster and smart partners in Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Odd Lot Entertainment, Film 44 and LBI, and we know that this will be a film that reminds a wide audience why they love riveting authentic movies.”  Shooman will oversee the project for CBS Films, which will distribute COMANCHERIA in partnership with Lionsgate.      

WME Global and UTA negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.  

Tron: Legacy Director Joseph Kosinski Will Follow Suit To Helm TRON 3

Well, it was only a matter of time I suppose, but Tron: Legacy and Oblivion helmer Joseph Kosinski is reportedly being tapped to sit in the director's chair for a third installation of the Tron trilogy. The news comes just after Tuesday's report stating a third film was set to begin shooting this October in Vancouver.

Garrett Hedlund is likely to return to the grid once more following his role in the 2010 sequel, Tron: Legacy, which saw lead protagonist Sam Flynn get sucked into the upgraded virtual world his father, Kevin, once saved so many years earlier from ENCOM's oppressive Master Control program. Actor Jeff Bridges starred in both films with the first directed by Steven Lisberger in 1982 before returning to produce the sequel with Kosinski directing.

Stay tuned for more details!

H/T: The Wrap

TRON 3 To Begin Filming This October?

It's not easy getting sequels made for films, particularly for those that bomb. This is no less true for director Joseph Kosinski's 2010 sci-fi epic, Tron: Legacy from Buena Vista which scored only something to the tune of $172 million in equal to its $170 budget, but gained enough overseas to be considered a success.

So what's the fuss about? Welp, it appears Tron: Legacy is getting a sequel, according to sources at VanCity Buzz cited over at Badass Digest. October 5, 2015 is the date reported for Walt Disney Pictures to begin filming Tron 3 in Vancouver, British Colombia while neither a date nor an expansive cast and crew list have been announced with exception to the mention of actor Garrett Hedlund who starred in the 2010 film.

For those not in the know, the first film, Tron, released in 1982 from writer and director Steve Lisberger with actor Jeff Bridges starring as Kevin Flynn, a videogame designer forced to fight his way out of ENCOM's computer systems when he gets spirited away into a dark, neon-lit, geometric digital computer world oppressed by Master Control. Kosinski followed suit in 2010 with the release of Tron: Legacy with Lisberger back to produce for actor Hedlund who plays son, Sam, who finds himself spirited away into an upgraded realm of the digital realm while looking for his father, Kevin.

There's plenty more to both premises and if you haven't seen either film, they're both a worthy treat for their stunning visuals and spectacular action. As for the third, we'll see if this remains consistent as opportunities to see a story this epic follow through are rare, and I'm sure there are fans who are, at best, eager to see how Sam and Quorra are doing.

Stay tuned for more info!