LOVE how much news about Life we are getting lately, great to see things are moving along nicely for the film. Can never say enough how excited I am about this project. 2014 is going to be one brilliant Rob year.

From Inside Film: (Bolded parts my emphasis)

Screen Australia board’s first meeting since Graeme Mason was hired as CEO was eventful as the agency approved $11 million investment in four feature films, four adult dramas and one children’s series.

All told, that will trigger $70 million in production. The features include family film Oddball from the team who made Kenny, starring Shane Jacobson and directed by his brother Clayton; and See-Saw Films’ Life, which stars Dane DeHaan and Robert Pattinson.

Two theatrical documentaries were funded: Only the Dead, which explores the career of Australian war correspondent Michael Ware; and Sherpa: In the Shadow of the Mountain, which looks at the drama of a high altitude Everest expedition from the point of view of the Sherpas.

“This is a strong line-up of character-driven feature projects coming from an incredibly talented mix of filmmakers,” said Mason.

Scripted by Peter Ivan, Oddball centres on an eccentric chicken farmer who saves a colony of penguins by putting his sheepdog on their island. The producers are Richard Keddie, Steve Kearney and Sheila Hanahan Taylor; Roadshow will distribute.

Life is a German/Canadian/Australian co-production written by Luke Davies (Candy), the saga of a freelance photographer on assignment for Life Magazine and his friendship with actor James Dean, directed by Anton Corbijn (The American, Control). The producers are Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Christina Piovesan, Benito Mueller and Wolfgang Mueller. Transmission is the distributor.

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Life is also now listed on IMDbPro as ‘Pre-production’

Yesterday we posted an update which mentioned Life is set to start shooting in either February or March 2014.  Production Weekly now have the status listed as February 18. Only time will tell when shooting will begin but one thing’s for sure, I cannot wait for the day we find out for sure 🙂

ProdWeek update: “LIFE” Feature Film
STATUS: February 18 LOCATION: Toronto
SEE-SAW FILMS
PRODUCER: Iain Canning – Emile Sherman – Christina Piovesan WRITER: Luke Davies
DIRECTOR: Anton Corbijn LP: Steve Wakefield CAST: Robert Pattinson – Dane DeHaan
FIRST GENERATION FILMS
FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT
In 1955 struggling photographer Dennis Stock (Pattinson) follows up-and-coming movie star Jimmy Dean (DeHaan) for a photo shoot for LIFE magazine. Disappointed by his shots in LA and NY, Dennis goes with Jimmy on a trip to his home in small-town Indiana, and not only comes up with some iconic shots for the not-yet-iconic young actor, but finds himself in the process.

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No specific date or anything as yet, but Backstage is now listing Life as shooting beginning  in February Or March.  Fingers crossed we hear some more solid news soon.  So excited for this movie – yeah I might have mentioned that one or two times before LOL!

 

Hmm so Production Weekly are now saying December 2013 status for both Life & Queen Of The Desert in their October 24 Update. We have heard Dane DeHaan mention the start date for Life being February 2014 on more than one occasion so whether things will actually play out like this, we’ll just have to wait & see.  Soooo excited for these films, keeping everything tightly crossed.

“LIFE” update on Prod Week – SEE-SAW FILMS
STATUS: December 2013 LOCATION: Toronto
PRODUCER: Iain Canning – Emile Sherman – Christina Piovesan DIRECTOR: Anton Corbijn WRITER: Luke Davies
CAST: Robert Pattinson – Dane DeHaan
FIRST GENERATION FILMS 416-371-6802 christina@firstgenerationfilms.com
FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT 345 N Maple Dr., Ste 202, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-859-0088 Fax: 310-859-0089
A true story about the friendship between James Dean (DeHaan) and Life Magazine photographer Dennis Stock (Pattinson). Stock was a young
photographer working for the Magnum agency when he received an assignment that changed his life: to shoot a free-spirited actor named James
Dean. The gig became a personal journey for both as they traveled from L.A. to New York to Indiana. It led Stock to capture iconic images before
Dean’s launch to stardom with East of Eden (1955).

“QUEEN OF THE DESERT” update on Prod Week –
WERNER HERZOG FILMPRODUKTION / PALMYRA FILMS
STATUS: December 2013 LOCATION: Morocco – England
PRODUCER: Mark Burg – Cassian Elwes – Nick Raslan – Michael Benaroya
DIRECTOR: Werner Herzog CAST: Nicole Kidman – Damian Lewis – Robert Pattinson – James Franco
EVOLUTION ENTERTAINMENT
WATERFALL MEDIA
BENAROYA PICTURES
SIERRA/AFFINITY
At the center of Queen is Gertrude Bell, a real-life British woman who was alternately a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and
political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century. While only a commoner herself, Bell was nonetheless a kingmaker,
helping found the modern states of Iraq and Jordan and installing their first rulers, King Abdullah and King Faisal.

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Only a small mention but anything about Life, I know we LOVE to hear. Good to hear Dane mention the February 2014 date again – fingers crossed that stays on schedule. The Life talk begins around the 12.54 mark. Dane seems really lovely, looking forward to seeing Rob & him together.

And so the dance begins …

Queen of the Desert

“Update on Production Wkly: “QUEEN OF THE DESERT”
WERNER HERZOG FILMPRODUKTION
STATUS: Active Development LOCATION: Morocco PRODUCER: Mark Burg – Cassian Elwes – Nick Raslan – Michael Benaroya DIRECTOR: Werner Herzog CAST: Nicole Kidman – Robert Pattinson – James Franco EVOLUTION ENTERTAINMENT 901 N. Highland Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038 323-850-3232 FAX: 323-850-0521 WATERFALL MEDIA 323-850-3232 BENAROYA PICTURES 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 310, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 323-883-0056 general@benaroyapics.com SIERRA/AFFINITY 9378 Wilshire Blvd., # 210, Beverly Hills, CA, 90212 424-253-1060 Fax: 424-653-1977 At the center of Queen is Gertrude Bell, a real-life British woman who was alternately a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century. While only a commoner herself, Bell was nonetheless a kingmaker, helping found the modern states of Iraq and Jordan and installing their first rulers, King Abdullah and King Faisal.”

Life

“Update on Production Wkly: “LIFE” Feature Film SEE-SAW FILMS
STATUS: February 2013 Maria:  I think this is a type and should be 2014]  LOCATION: Canada PRODUCER: Iain Canning – Emile Sherman – Christina Piovesan DIRECTOR: Anton Corbijn WRITER: Luke Davies CAST: Robert Pattinson – Dane DeHaan FIRST GENERATION FILMS 416-371-6802 christina@firstgenerationfilms.com FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT 345 N Maple Dr., Ste 202, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-859-0088 Fax: 310-859-0089 A true story about the friendship between James Dean (DeHaan) and Life Magazine photographer Dennis Stock (Pattinson). Stock was a young photographer working for the Magnum agency when he received an assignment that changed his life: to shoot a free-spirited actor named James Dean. The gig became a personal journey for both as they traveled from L.A. to New York to Indiana. It led Stock to capture iconic images before Dean’s launch to stardom with East of Eden (1955).”

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