TWC-Dimension today announced the acquisition of the North American rights of Condé Nast Entertainment and Endgame Entertainment’sArmy of One, a comedy directed byLarry Charles(Borat,Curb Your Enthusiasm,Bruno,Seinfeld) and starringNicolas Cage.Army of Oneis inspired by a GQ article written byChris Heath. The film is a loose retelling of the article, which tells the true story ofGary Faulkner, who tried to hunt downOsama Bin Ladenby himself. The semi-scripted project is written by Scott Rothman and Rajiv Joseph (Draft Day). The film will be produced byDawn Ostroffand Jeremy Steckler at CNÉ, Emile Gladstone at Emile Gladstone Productions and Endgame Entertainment’s James D. Stern. Julie Goldstein and Lucas Smith will be overseeing the project for Endgame. Patrick Newall will serve as executive producer. Principal photography is slated to begin in the first quarter of 2015.
Army of Onewill be released under the TWC-Dimension label, which hasBobandHarvey Weinsteinworking together on films with both artistic and commercial sensibilities. This past weekend’s family hitPaddingtonwas the first film to be released under this label. Here’s what Bob Weinstein had to say about the project in a statement.
“For many years I’ve been a fan ofLarry Charles, from his work onSeinfeld, toBorat,Brunoand most recentlyThe Dictator. I’m thrilled to be in business with him and look forward to working with him on this fascinating story. The plan for the movie would be an end of 2015 release.”
Producer James D. Stern also released the following statement.
“I’m delighted to be working with Bob and Harvey again and thrilled to be doing so with comic geniusLarry Charles.”
Dawn Ostroff, President of Condé Nast Entertainment, also added the following statement.
“We’re thrilled to bring this fascinating story from GQ to the big screen with an all-star group of filmmakers, writers and performers.”
The deal was negotiated by TWC-Dimension COO and President, David Glasser, and by CAA and WME Global for the filmmakers and producers. FilmNation will be handling foreign sales.
