Compelling Pictures
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Compelling Pictures is an American entertainment company specializing in film and television production, as well as film financing, development, and distribution. Compelling Pictures was founded in 2019 by Jeff Kalligheri and Denis O'Sullivan.
Films[edit]
I Wanna Dance with Somebody[edit]
In 2020 Compelling Pictures started their first production I Wanna Dance with Somebody, a Whitney Houston biopic written by Academy Awards nominee Anthony McCarten, who wrote the script for the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.[1]
In August 2020, Sony Pictures and TriStar acquired the worldwide distribution rights to I Wanna Dance with Somebody after a reported bidding war.[2][3] In September 2021, Kasi Lemmons was brought on to direct the film with Naomi Ackie playing Whitney Houston,[4] and with Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis.[5] Nafessa Williams, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie, and Clarke Peters joined the cast in supporting roles. Production for the film took place at Marina Studios in Boston, Massachusetts for a reported four picture deal with the newly constructed sound stages.[6] I Wanna Dance with Somebody is set to release on December 21, 2022.[7]
The Collaboration[edit]
Screenwriter Anthony McCarten wrote a live-action adaptation of his play, The Collaboration, for Compelling Pictures and McCarten's production company Muse of Fire. The reported film is based on the creative relationship between Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.[8] Paul Bettany has been cast as Andy Warhol and Jeremy Pope as Jean-Michel Basquiat, with Daniel Brühl and Melissa Barrera in supporting roles.[9][10]
Production on The Collaboration began on September 14, 2022, at Marina Studios in Boston,[11] with Breaking writer Kwame Kwei-Armah as director.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (2020-04-22). "Whitney Houston Biopic Crystallizes; Stella Meghie Directing, Anthony McCarten Writing Script For Houston Estate, Primary Wave & Clive Davis". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (2020-08-04). "Sony's TriStar Wins Auction For Whitney Houston Biopic: Anthony McCarten Script, Stella Meghie Directs, Clive Davis & Estate Aboard". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (2020-08-04). "Sony Picks Up Whitney Houston Biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ Chung, Gabrielle (2020-12-15). "Naomi Ackie Cast as Whitney Houston in I Wanna Dance with Somebody Biopic". People Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ Lavin, Will (2021-09-25). "Stanley Tucci to play Clive Davis in new Whitney Houston biopic". NME. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (2021-08-20). "Compelling Pictures Books Marina Studios for Whitney Houston Biopic, Film Slate Shoots (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ King, Jack (2022-08-02). "The Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, is due in December". British GQ. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (2021-02-19). "Anthony McCarten Adapting His Jean-Michel Basquiat & Andy Warhol Play 'The Collaboration' For Movie; Compelling Pictures To Finance". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (2022-08-08). "Daniel Brühl Joins Warhol-Basquiat Film 'The Collaboration' Based On Anthony McCarten's Play". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (2022-09-07). "'The Collaboration': Melissa Barrera Latest To Join Warhol-Basquiat Film Based On Anthony McCarten Play". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Horst, Carole (2022-06-01). "Massachusetts' Marina Studios Expands as Incentives Spur Production". Variety. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ Alberge, Dalya (2022-08-21). "Warhol and Basquiat to be reborn on screen in movie of hit Young Vic play". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
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