Tom Hollander Joins Rosamund Pike And Jamie Dornan In Matthew Heineman’s “A Private War”

Details: Category: Entertainment News; Published on Thursday, 23 November 2017 09:57

Matthew George's Acacia Entertainment announced today that they will produce and finance A Private War alongside The Fyzz Facility who will also Executive Produce. BAFTA® award winner Tom Hollander ("The Night Manager," Breathe) joins the star-studded cast.

The biographical drama will be directed by Academy Award® and Emmy Award® nominee Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts) from an Arash Amel (Grace of Monaco, upcoming The Titan) screenplay, with Academy Award® winning cinematographer Robert Richardson also on board.

Hollander joins Academy Award® nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, A United Kingdom and upcoming Hostiles) and Jamie Dornan (50 Shades of Grey, "The Fall") as the production begins principal photography this week in Jordan, followed by a move to the UK early in 2018.

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A Private War chronicles the extraordinary life of American-born British war reporter Marie Colvin and is based on Marie Brenner's 2012 Vanity Fairstory "Marie Colvin's Private War." Thunder Road's Basil Iwanyk, Kamala Films' Marissa McMahon and Charlize Theron under her Denver & Delilah Production banner are producing alongside Matthew George's Acacia Entertainment and Savvy Media Holdings. Thunder Road's Erica Lee and Jonathan Fuhrman are executive producing alongside Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones from The Fyzz Facility and Ashley Schlaifer for Kamala Films. CAA is handling the U.S. rights, with BLOOM handling international sales.

Acacia Entertainment's Matthew George said, "It's great teaming with Basil Iwanyk, Thunder Road and Wayne Marc Godfrey at The Fyzz Facility again, as well as having the opportunity to work with Marissa McMahon and Charlize Theron. The story of Marie Colvin deserves to be told. Matt Heineman is an incredibly talented director and, along with Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan and the rest of the amazing cast, I know they'll bring this unbelievable story of journalism against all odds to life."

A Private War is a pulse-pounding story told from the frontlines of the most dangerous battlefields in the world. Marie Colvin is the most celebrated war correspondent of our era - a woman as comfortable downing Martinis with the posh elite of high-society as she is brazenly staring down warlords and fleeing from gunfire. Driven by an enduring desire to bear witness and give voice to the voiceless. Marie charges into danger, constantly testing the limits between bravery and bravado.

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Hollander won a BAFTA® award for his supporting role in the AMC/BBC hit series "The Night Manager," starring alongside Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston. His previous work includes roles in: Tulip Fever, The Promise, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pride & Prejudice and many more. He can currently be seen in Andy Serkis' Breathe, alongside Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy. Hollander is represented by WME.

Acacia Entertainment and The Fyzz Facility have previously worked together on Taylor Sheridan's Wind River, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner and Rob Reiner's Shock and Awe starring Jessica Biel, Milla Jovovich, Woody Harrelson and James Marsden.

About ACACIA ENTERTAINMENT

Production and finance company, Acacia Entertainment is a joint venture between the Tunica-Biloxi Tribal Economic Development Corporation, a wholly owned entity of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, and Savvy Media Holdings, a finance and production company owned by Matthew George. Acacia Entertainment produced and financed Rob

Reiner's "LBJ" and "Shock and Awe."

About THE FYZZ FACILITY

Based in London and Los Angeles, The Fyzz Facility is a proliﬁc production and ﬁnancing company specializing in feature film content and international television drama series. The company has invested more than $280m into over 200 feature ﬁlms with an aggregate production spend in excess of $2bn. As well as co-financing such titles as Taylor Sheridan's Wind River and Martin Scorsese's Silence. Recent in-house productions include the U.S. box oﬃce smash hit 47 Meters Down and Jackie Chan's The Foreigner, which has notched up over $120m box office worldwide.

Upcoming projects ﬁnanced and produced by The Fyzz Facility include the thriller Three Seconds starring Rosamund Pike, Joel Kinnaman, Ana de Armas, Common and Clive Owen; The Strangers: Prey at Night starring Christina Hendricks and Martin Henderson; Destination Wedding starring Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder; Final Score starring Dave Bautista and Pierce Brosnan; and Possum, Matthew Holness' darkly twisted feature film debut.