Aaron Eckhart and Tommy Lee Jones’ ‘Wander’ Lands at Saban Films

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterSaban Films has acquired distribution rights to numerous global territories on “Wildcat,” a thriller starring “Black Mirror” actor and BAFTA winner Georgina Campbell.The distributor will roll out the film in North America, Variety has learned, as well as the UK and Ireland where Saban has recently expanded their presence.Jonathan W.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Recently launched LA-based genre film fund ACJ Films and Sobini Films are set to finance and produce sci-fi thriller Burst from writer Bobby Smith Jr. (Jason’s Lyric).The project will mark the first investment for the $3M development fund which we announced earlier this summer.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterTwo drama series from “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail and Esmail Corp’s Chad Hamilton are in development with ABC.“Acts of Crime,” described only as a “unique spin on the crime procedural,” is written and directed by Esmail.

Janet W. Lee Wakanda forever.Disneyland unveiled a Chadwick Boseman mural in its Downtown Disney shopping district.

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films has nabbed Chad Hartigan’s “Little Fish,” a love story set in a post-pandemic world that will have an eerie resonance when viewed in light of the coronavirus crisis.The deal is for North American rights and IFC, which has remained active during COVID-19, releasing films such as “The Nest” and “The Trip to Greece,” will debut the picture on Feb. 5, 2021.

Screen Media has picked up the U.S. rights to Chad Faust’s revenge thriller Girl, which is toplined by The Duff star Bella Thorne.

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It appears that things are still all good between Tommy Lee, 57, and his son Brandon, 24, two years after they ended their feud. The father and son were seen on a lunch outing at Calabasas Commons in Calabasas, CA this weekend and appeared relaxed as they engaged in conversation with each other while walking side by side.

Imagine the Pizzagate guy was the main character in a movie. Then imagine that guy was played by Aaron Eckhart, with Tommy Lee Jones playing his conspiracy theorizing, podcasting accomplice.

Ben Lewis and Blake Lee, who are a real-life married couple, will be starring in Lifetime’s first holiday movie to revolve around an LGBTQ storyline.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has acquired North American rights to conspiracy thriller Wander starring Aaron Eckhart (Midway), Katheryn Winnick (Vikings), Heather Graham (Desperados) and Oscar-winner winner Tommy Lee Jones (No Country For Old Men).The completed film follows Arthur Bretnik (Eckhart), a mentally unstable private investigator who, after being hired to probe a suspicious death in the town of Wander, becomes convinced the case is linked to the same

Saban Films is closing in on a North American distribution deal for Pixie, a comedy thriller that stars Olivia Cooke and Alec Baldwin. Pixie also stars Ben Hardy, Daryl McCormack and Colm Meaney, with Barnaby Thompson directing from a script by Preston Thompson (Kids in Love).

Pro wrestler Stevie Lee Richardson has sadly died at the age of 54. The athlete, who was otherwise known as Puppet The Psycho Dwarf in the ring, also starred in Jackass 3D and FX’s American Horror Story. His family revealed that he passed away “unexpectedly” on September 9.

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Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterSaban Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to Seth Savoy’s directorial debut “Echo Boomers” ahead of the launch of the Toronto film market.The crime drama stars Patrick Schwarzenegger (“Midnight Sun,” “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse”), Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer, Lesley Ann Warren (“Jobs”), and Oliver Cooper (“Californication”).The film follows a group of disillusioned twenty-somethings, who use Chicago as their playground by

Christopher Meloni left Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, but the actor is reprising the role of Elliot Stabler for an upcoming NBC spin-off. Premiering in 2021, Law & Order: Organized Crime, from executive producer Dick Wolf, will find Stabler heading up the NYPD's organized crime division.We still don't have an exact premiere date or casting information (besides Meloni, of course), but we already have a long wish list of what we hope to see in Organized Crime.

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Dave McNary Film ReporterSaban Films has bought U.S. rights to the dark comedy “Fatman,” starring Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins and Marianne Jean-Baptiste, for release at the end of this year.“Fatman” centers on a neglected and precocious 12-year-old who hires a hitman to kill Santa Claus after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.