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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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• 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 : 1 Despicable Me 2 Uni. $368,061,265 4,003 $83,517,315 3,997 7/3/13 2 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $359,197,037 1,778 $11,835,389 1,103 6/11/82 3 Jurassic Park Uni. $357,067,947 2,566 $47,026,828 2,404 6/11/93 4 Meet the Fockers Uni. $279,261,160 3,554 $46,120,980 3,518 12/22/04

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.