James McAvoy to Lead Missing-Person Thriller “My Son” Opposite Claire Foy For STXfilms
October 05 2020 - 2:00PM
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Christian Carion to Remake his 2017
French-Language Hit
ErosSTX Global Corporation (NYSE:ESGC) (“ErosSTX”), a global
entertainment company, announced today that STXfilms has closed the
rights for an English-language remake of the hit French thriller My
Son, to star James McAvoy and Claire Foy. The film will be directed
by Christian Carion, who also directed the French film. The
announcement was made today by Adam Fogelson, chairman, STXfilms
Motion Picture Group.
In My Son, when a man’s (McAvoy) only son goes missing, he
travels to the town where his ex-wife (Foy) lives in search of
answers. To play a man whose life is clouded by mystery, McAvoy
will not be given a script or dialogue – as was the case in the
French film - the character will only be aware of basic aspects of
his story, and will have to improvise and react to each moment as
it unfolds. The rest of the cast and crew will be aware of the
scenes. Carion directed his original film the same way with his
lead star improvising the role.
The film will begin production in early November in Scotland.
The film will be produced by Carion, Laure Irrman for Une
Hirondelle, Vincent Maraval and Brahim Chioua for Wild Bunch
International, Rebecca O’Brien for Sixteen Films, and Marc Butan
for Mad River Pictures.
STX has closed the rights to distribute the film in North
America, UK, Italy, Benelux, Latin America, Spain, Australia, and
China.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Christian to create My Son
for worldwide audiences,” Fogelson said. “James will be doing the
detective work of the film in real time, on camera, to create real
tension for this thriller. We like to support bold and innovative
storytelling like My Son, and Claire could not be a more
spectacular or exciting choice for this film which is certain to
thrill audiences.”
Mad River International represents the film’s foreign
rights.
JAMES MCAVOY is a Golden Globe nominated and BAFTA Award
winning actor whose film credits include the X-MEN franchise, SPLIT
and ATONEMENT. Most recently, he can be seen as “Lord Asriel” in
BBC/HBO’s “His Dark Materials.” McAvoy is represented by UTA,
United Agents and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
CLAIRE FOY was honored with a Golden Globe and an Emmy
Award for her portrayal of the young Queen Elizabeth II in “The
Crown.” She will next star opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in Louis
Wain, a biopic of the English artist. She is represented by Claire
is represented by UTA and Independent Talent Group in the UK.
CHRISTIAN CARION was nominated for the Academy Award® for
Best Foreign Language Film for his work on Joyeux Noel, focusing on
the unofficial Christmas Day truce during WWI. He is represented by
Yoann de Birague & Associés.
ErosSTX Global Corporation:
Eros STX Global Corporation, (“ErosSTX” or “The Company”) (NYSE:
ESGC) is a global entertainment company that acquires, co-produces
and distributes films, digital content & music across multiple
formats such as theatrical, television and OTT digital media
streaming to consumers around the world. Eros International Plc
changed its name to Eros STX Global Corporation pursuant to the
July 2020 merger with STX Entertainment, merging two international
media and entertainment groups. The combination of one of the
largest Indian OTT players and premier studio with one of
Hollywood’s fastest-growing independent media companies has created
an entertainment powerhouse with a presence in over 150 countries.
ErosSTX delivers star-driven premium feature film and episodic
content across a multitude of platforms at the intersection of the
world's most dynamic and fastest-growing global markets, including
US, India, Middle East, Asia and China. The Company also owns the
rapidly growing OTT platform Eros Now which has rights to over
12,000 films across Hindi and regional languages and had 205.8
million registered users and 33.8 million paying subscribers as of
June 30th, 2020. For further information, please visit
ErosSTX.com.
STXfilms:
STXfilms, a division of Eros STX Global Corporation, is a
next-generation film studio that produces, acquires, distributes,
and markets motion pictures at scale. From blockbusters like
Hustlers, Bad Moms, and The Upside to hits like The Gentlemen,
Molly’s Game, and The Gift, STXfilms produces star-driven films for
a global audience. In just 5 short years, its slate of films has
already grossed over $1.8b in global theatrical box office. With a
wide range of partners including Universal Pictures Home
Entertainment and Showtime (which handle the physical and premium
television releases of STXfilms content, respectively), the studio
is a fast-growing, industry powerhouse.
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