Thursday, 27 February 2014

TRASH DETAILS

iMDB INFO

Wikipedia INFO

Release Date: 1st May (UK)

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller.

Status: post-production

Production: On the 5th of April, Working Title and PeaPie films acquired the the film rights to thriller novel TRASH, written by Andy Mulligan. Richard Curtis is set to adapt the novel into film material whilst Stephen Daldry is set to direct.

Cast: The majority of the cast is American born or Brazilian although the film is classed as a British film and being filmed by British companies.


Location of film: The Film is located in an unknown third world country. 

Location of filming: The film is being filmed in Brazil.

Synopsis:

Plot Summary: "The contemporary thriller follows three boys in an unnamed third world country, in the not so distant future, who scrape a living by picking through trash on the outskirts of a large city. One day, Raphael finds something very mysterious in a leather bag, the contents of which are so mysterious they decide to keep it, even when offered a reward a reward for it from the police, which plunges them into a terrifying adventure with harsh consequences, pitting their wits against corruption and authority and stay ahead of their pursuers. It's up to Raphael, Gardo and Rat, three boys with no education, no parents, no homes, and no money to solve the mystery and to right a terrible wrong."



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TRASH

TRASH (2014)
To be released 1st of May 2014




  • Director: Stephen Daldry
  - An English theatre and film director and producer, as well as a three- time Academy Award nominated and Tony Award winning director.
  - Best known for Billy Elliot (2000) and Extremely loud and Incredibly Close (2011)



  • Writer: Richard Curtis
  - A British screenwriter, music producer, actor, and film director.
  - One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known primarily for romantic comedy films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones' Diary, Notting Hill, and Love Actually, as well as the hit sitcoms Blackadder, Mr Bean and The Vicar of Dibley.




  • Story: Andy Mulligan
 - Andy Mulligan is an English writer best known for young adult fiction. His work is strongly influenced by his experiences working as a volunteer in Calcutta, India, and as an English and drama teacher in Brazil, Vietnam, the Philippines, and the UK.
 - Andy wrote the book TRASH in 2010.




  • Producers:
  • Kris Thykier 
 - Kris is an English producer, however, is most famous for working with American Companies such as Universal Studios, Lionsgate UK and Paramount Pictures.
 -  He is known for his work on Kick-Ass (2010), Stardust (2007) and Harry Brown(2009).

  •  Eric Fellner
 - Fellner works with Working Title Films in London with Tim Bevan.
 - Among Fellner's more than 60 films as producer or executive producer are  Four Weddings and a Funeral, Dead man walking, Fargo, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary and Senna


  • Tim Bevan
 - Bevan co-founded Working Title Films in London with Sarah Radclyffe and Graham Bradstreet in the 1980s. (Eric Fellner now partners Tim Bevan at Working Title Films).
 - Among Bevan's more than 40 films as producer or executive producer are Four Weddings and a Funeral, O Brother, where Art Thou?, The Guru, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Love Actually, Notting Hill, Elizabeth, Bridget Jones's Diary, Atonement and Frost/ Nixon.





  • Studios: 
                O2 Filmes - A Brazilian production Company.
                PeaPie Films - A British production company situated in London
                Working Title Films - A famous British production company having produced
                                                      many of the UK's favourite British films, such as Love
                                                     Actually, Notting Hill, and Bridget Jones's Diary.




  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures -  is an American motion picture studio, owned by
                                                              Comcast through its wholly owned subsidiary
                                                              NBC Universal, and is
                                                              one of the six major movie studios.


                                                               -  most famous for :
1Despicable Me 2Uni.$368,061,2654,003$83,517,3153,9977/3/13
2E.T.: The Extra-TerrestrialUni.$359,197,0371,778$11,835,3891,1036/11/82
3Jurassic ParkUni.$357,067,9472,566$47,026,8282,4046/11/93
4Meet the FockersUni.$279,261,1603,554$46,120,9803,51812/22/04


TRASH iMDB




  • Cast

Rooney Mara ...
Olivia                                               
Martin Sheen ...
Father Juilliard
Wagner Moura ...
José Angelo
André Ramiro ...
Marco
Selton Mello ...
Frederico
                                            
                                            
                              
                                
        



 
        
                       
                                            
                                             
                                            
                                         
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                          
                                            
                                            
           
























TRASH - NEWS

www.workingtitlefilms.com


Trash begins shooting in Brazil

1st August 2013
Film page
Three time Oscar-nominated and Tony award-winning director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours, The Reader) has reteamed with Working Title Films to direct the contemporary thriller TRASH, adapted from the acclaimed novel by Andy Mulligan for the screen by Richard Curtis (War Horse, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill).
TRASH is a contemporary thriller following three boys, Raphael, Gardo and Rat, who eke out a living picking through rubbish mounds, until a surprise discovery sets them on a breath-taking adventure pitting their wits against corruption and authority.
Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now, The Amazing Spider Man, Catch Me If You Can) will star as Father Juilliard, with Rooney Mara (Side Effect, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network) set to play young NGO worker, Olivia. Wagner Moura (Elysium, Elite Squad, Fellini Black and White) and Selton Mello (Os Maias, The Clown) are also on board to co-star as Jose Angelo and Frederico respectively. The three young leads will be played by newcomers Eduardo Luis Paes Marciano F. Batista, Rickson Pereira Ramos and Gabriel Weinstein.
The Working Title Film, PeaPie Films and 02 Filmes production began filming on location in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 31. Universal Pictures will distribute the movie worldwide.
Working Title Films’ co-chairs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are producing TRASH with PeaPie Films’ Kris Thykier.
Stephen Daldry commented on the announcement: “I feel unbelievably privileged to have assembled this group of talent for Trash, Martin and Rooney are two of the most powerful and committed actors in the world and in Wagner and Selton, I am working with Brazilian royalty.
"It is thrilling to be going on this journey at the most exciting moment in Brazil’s recent history and I am particularly proud to be introducing three of the most extraordinary young performers I have ever worked with in Eduardo, Rickson and Gabriel.        

Friday, 4 October 2013

Big Talk Productions


BIG TALK PRODUCTIONS           http://www.bigtalkproductions.com/

·         Big Talk Productions Ltd. is an English film and television production company established in 1995 by Nira Park.

·         They are most famous for their horror/comedy films, such as Shaun of the Dead 2004. Hot Fuzz 2007, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 2010, Paul 2011, Attack the Block 2011, Sightseers 2012, and The World’s End 2013.

·         The production company are also popular for their critically acclaimed TV series such as Spaced, Him and Her, and Friday Night Dinner.

·         Big Talk productions are headquartered in London at 26 Nassau Street.

·         Big Talk have won multiple awards as both an independent company, as well as joined production, over the years that they have existed.

·         Nira Park founded Big Talk in 1995, through which she produced both series of Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes’ award-winning comedy series ‘Spaced’.

·         Kenton Allen became Chief Executive of Big Talk Productions in September 2008. He is a multi-award-winning programme-maker.

·         Matthew Justice joined Nira Park at Big Talk in 2007, as Managing Director. Matthew has over twenty years’ experience in film and television.

·         Simon Pegg co-wrote and co-starred (as Tim Bisley) in the worldwide acclaimed, cult television show Spaced. He moved on to develop and co-write, with Edgar Wright, Shaun of the Dead, starring as hero, Shaun.

·         Edgar Wright is an award winning filmmaker. With projects like the UK series ‘Spaced’, the ‘zom-com’ ‘Shaun of the Dead’, and action/comedy opus Hot Fuzz, he’s turned into one of the most sought after directors working in film today.

·         On October 13, 2008, it was announced that BBC Worldwide had bought 25% of Big Talk Productions from CEO, Nira Park, and Managing Director, Matthew Justice. This is when Kenton Allen joined the company.

·         On 26 July 2013, it was announced that ITV had bought Big Talk Productions for £12.5 million from BBC Worldwide.

·         October 6, 2010, David Mitchell and Robert Webb had formed ‘That Mitchell and Webb Company’ with Big Talk.

·         In 2007, Nira Park expanded Big Talk Productions to create Big Talk Pictures, a feature film subsidiary separately controlled but owned by Big Talk Productions.

·         Nira Park, Edgar Wright, Matthew Justice and James Wilson all produce for the company and Park and Wright are now producing partners. They collaborated on Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, starring Michael Cera, which was released internationally in August 2010.

·         All new programming produced by Big Talk has been filmed in High-Definition since 2007.



Films

YearFilmDirector
2004Shaun of the DeadEdgar Wright
2007Hot FuzzEdgar Wright
2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldEdgar Wright
2011PaulGreg Mottola
2011Attack the BlockJoe Cornish
2012SightseersBen Wheatley
2013The World's EndEdgar Wright
2015Ant-ManEdgar Wright