Chloe Bailey Boards AGC Studio’s Wall Road Drama ‘Midas Contact’
Musician and actor Chloe Bailey (Grown-ish) has signed on to star within the Wall Road drama Midas Contact from AGC Studios. The flick follows the true story of Lauren Simmons, the youngest fairness dealer on the ground of the New York Inventory Alternate and solely the second African American girl to carry that place. Bailey will star as Simmons within the pic, which will likely be directed by Numa Perrier (The Excellent Discover). Simmons is an government producer on the movie, as are AGC’s Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz, and Glendon Palmer. CAA negotiated on behalf of Bailey and AGC’s SVP of Authorized & Enterprise Affairs, Anant Tamirisa, and Palmer negotiated on behalf of AGC.
‘The Pact’ Producer Little Door Expands With Drama Hires
The Welsh indie behind BBC drama The Pact, Little Door Productions, has employed Sherlock and Baker Boys exec Bethan Jones as an government producer and Beth Jones as growth government. Jonesjoins from Playground, the place her credit embrace Lionsgate+’s Harmful Liaisons. She’ll additionally stay co-Artistic Director of Purple Seam, an organization she co-founded in 2019 that can proceed to develop initiatives with Little Door’s help. Grantwas beforehand growth exec on the BBC’s Writersroom Wales and Story and Script Editoer on long-running medical drama Casualty. She’s additionally labored for Tidy Productions and Newman Road.
‘The Battle At Lake Changjin’ Named Golden Rooster Greatest Movie
Struggle epic The Battle at Lake Changjin was named Greatest Movie at China’s Golden Rooster Awards on Saturday. Helmed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, the 2021 title additionally scored directing honors. It’s the highest grossing native movie ever in China with RMB 5.77B ($900M). A making-of documentary is ready to be launched this weekend out there. In the meantime, members of the solid of Frant Gwo’s The Wandering Earth 2 additionally made an look on the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Movie Pageant over the weekend. The sequel, to the groundbreaking sci-fi image — whose occasions happen earlier than the unique movie — stars Wu Jing, Li Xuejian, Sha Yi, Ning Li, Wang Zhi, Zhu Yanmanzi and Andy Lau. It’s anticipated to launch throughout the Lunar New Yr vacation subsequent yr.
First Poster For Sudhanshu Saria’s ‘Sanaa’
Forward of its world premiere on the twenty sixth Tallinn Black Nights Movie Pageant, Sudhanshu Saria’s drama Sanaa has revealed its first poster. See it under. Radhika Madan stars because the eponymous girl preventing an inner battle because of unresolved trauma. Sanaa additionally stars Pooja Bhatt, Sohum Shah, Shikha Talsania, Nikhil Khurana and Navneet Nishan. It’s the solely Indian movie competing for the Grand Prix for Greatest Movie on the ongoing Tallinn fest in Estonia. Saria is subsequent because of helm female-led espionage drama Ulajh. He’s additionally co-producing and writing Delhi Crime Season 3 for Netflix.
