James Vanderbilt's political thriller "Nuremberg" has been purchased by multiple distribution units, among which Sony Pictures has obtained the North American distribution rights and will be released in the United States on November 7, the same month as the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials. The British regional distribution rights were obtained by Sky TV and will be released in the UK on November 14; Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Latin America and other countries and regions have also purchased local distribution rights.
The film is adapted from the non-fiction literary work "Nazis and Psychiatrists" by Jack El-Hai. The cast is luxurious: Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon... Among them, Malek plays the American psychiatrist Douglas Kelly, who is responsible for determining whether the mental state of Nazi war criminals is suitable to stand trial.
Crowe played the role of the fat-headed Hermann Goering, and Malek played the role of psychiatrist Kelly in prison, which made the on-site staff's hair stand on end. The evil inside story of the Nazi empire had an impact on the young and energetic Kelly. The degree of people's forgetfulness after the war was even more despairing. Kelly, who lost confidence in human society, committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide in 1958. The suicide method was exactly the same as that of his former research subjects. During the transfer, Goering told Kelly that he would perform a real trick to escape from the noose.
In addition, Warner Pictures has spent more than 20 years failing to adapt Otomo Katsuhiro's "Akira" into a live-action movie, and was forced to return the copyright to Kodansha.
The company obtained the adaptation rights in 2002 and invested millions of dollars to write a script and find a director. The version that was closest to success was Taika Waititi, who once commissioned a casting director to go to Japan to select actors. The release date is scheduled for May 21, 2021. Because Waititi was also busy with "Jojo Rabbit" and "Thor: Love and Thunder" at the time, the plan to use an all-Japanese cast for the live-action version of "Akira" has been delayed and has been put on hold until now.
In addition, the rights to "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Bourne Supremacy" were also released by Universal Pictures because no new films have been released in the past two decades.
Finally, "F1: Speed", created by Apple Pictures and the organizer of the F1 event, has achieved US$10 million in screenings in the United States. Cook can relax a little.
This screening result surpassed Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" ($3 million), Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" ($260), and Matthew Vaughn's "Argyle: Secret Service" ($1.7 million). These heavily invested blockbusters all ended in huge losses.
According to industry insiders, based on pre-sales and screening results, "F1" is expected to earn US$50 million at the premiere box office, surpassing the previous racing-themed film "Speed" (US$34.1 million) that won multiple Oscars.
It is said that the cost of "F1" is as high as 200 million US dollars, and F1 CEO and heavyweight drivers are involved in the production. Starring Brad Pitt said in an interview that this movie would not have been made without Liu's help.
"Lewis took the initiative to join the team and arranged for us to meet with the team manager and drivers. We held many meetings. One time we drove for a whole day in London. We kept asking how this was like and how that was, and he would explain everything with his own experience."
Director Kosinski also pointed out that Old Man Liu embodies the spiritual core of the film's characters: "Lewis suffered three concussions because he hit the wall, and each time he returned to the racing track immediately after being discharged from the hospital." Kosinski said, "He also told us to learn to drive with our ears. The sound will tell you how close you are to the wall, how close the car behind you is, whose car is in what gear." Kosinski integrated these sensory experiences into the film production.