AGC International Takes Foreign Rights to Donnie Yen Action Thriller ‘The Father’

International buyers are hot for Donnie Yen action vehicle The Father, which has sold out across most of Europe and to several key territories in Asia for Stuart Ford's AGC International. Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters) is set to direct the feature, described as a tribute to the fast-paced action films of the 1980s, with production planned for 2021.

Naman Ramachandran Stuart Ford’s AGC International has closed several global territories on “The Father,” starring Donnie Yen (the “Ip Man” franchise, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”), directed by Tommy Wirkola (“Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters”)Deals closed at the virtual Toronto market include with Leonine in Germany and Switzerland; Metropolitan in France; DeAPlaneta in Spain; Nordisk in Scandinavia; Rialto Distribution & Vertigo Releasing in Australia & New Zealand; Signature Entertainment in

Andreas Wiseman International EditorAGC International inked key territory deals during the virtual TIFF market on Donnie Yen action pic The Father.Pacts have gone down with Leonine in Germany and Switzerland; Metropolitan in France; DeAPlaneta in Spain; Nordisk in Scandinavia; Rialto Distribution & Vertigo Releasing in Australia & New Zealand; and Signature Entertainment in the U.K.

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Donnie Yen is set to star in the action thriller “The Father” alongside Alec Baldwin and Frank Grillo. The movie will be presented to buyers at the virtual TIFF market by AGC International, AGC chairman and CEO Stuart Ford announced Wednesday.Tommy Wirkola (“Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” will direct the film from a script by P.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorAGC International is launching international sales during Toronto on action-thriller The Father, which will star Donnie Yen (Mulan) in the lead role alongside Alec Baldwin (Mission Impossible: Fallout) and Frank Grillo (Captain America: Civil War).Described as an ode to the revered action movies of the ‘80s, The Father is set against the Irish-American gangland of South Boston and charts the struggle of middle-class Hong Kong immigrant John Chung (Yen) making

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Andreas Wiseman International EditorHere’s a hot fall package coming together. Greenland star Gerard Butler and Captain America actor Frank Grillo are set to star in Joe Carnahan-directed (The Grey) action-thriller Copshop, which Open Road Films will release in the U.S.