YRF
Entertainment teams with Stone Angels on Nicole Kidman film, now in pre-sales
at Cannes.
YRF Entertainment CEO Uday Chopra has
announced he is joining forces with Pierre-Ange Le Pogam of Stone Angels to
produce and finance the upcoming Nicole Kidman vehicle, “Grace of Monaco”.
The film, to be directed by Olivier Dahan (“La Vie En
Rose”), starts production this fall in South of France. YRF Entertainment’s
development head, Jonathan Reiman, will serve as executive producer, along with
the film’s writer, Arash Amel. Inferno is currently selling foreign rights to
the film at the Cannes Film Festival.
The movie tells the story of efforts by
the late Princess Grace of Monaco (the former Grace Kelly, played by Nicole
Kidman) to make peace between her adopted country and France. Grace, just 33
years old and having just given up an acting career to become Monaco’s First
Lady, maneuvered through a political minefield to resolve the situation, as
detailed in the film.
The project is the latest move by YRF
Entertainment, a Beverly Hills-based production and financing company that is a
subsidiary of Indian studio Yash Raj Films, to develop, finance, and produce
English language films for the U.S. and global market. Both Uday Chopra and
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam are particularly pleased to be teaming up to bring “Grace
of Monaco” to the big-screen.
Chopra says, "'Grace of Monaco'
is the kind of movie that has a perfect blend of talent and sensibility that
YRF Entertainment is proud to be a part of. We look forward to a great
partnership with Olivier and Pierre-Ange."
Le Pogam says, “When I first read the
script written by Arash Amel, I thought it was a great story to tell, with a
lot of artistic, historical and emotional potential. This is why I invited
Olivier Dahan to become the director because he has this artistic vision. When
Olivier and I met with Nicole Kidman for the first time, we felt immediately
she was the right artist to portray Princess Grace. When I then met with Uday,
I had the same feeling after our conversation. He was obviously the right
partner because of his beautiful vision of the movie. We are very proud and
enthusiastic to be sharing the experience of working together with YRF.”
YRF Entertainment is currently also
overseeing post-production on Peter Glanz’s upcoming comedic feature, “The
Longest Week”, starring Jason Bateman and Olivia Wilde, and has a slate of
films in development.
About Stone Angels
Stone Angels is a production and
distribution company based in Paris. Stone Angels is the French distributor of
“Cosmopolis”, directed by David Cronenberg, starring Robert Pattinson and
currently in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Stone Angels
co-produced and is distributing “Horses of God”, directed by Nabil Ayouch and
in the official selection ‘Un Certain Regard’ at Cannes.
About YRF Entertainment:
YRF Entertainment is the U.S. division of
Yash Raj Films, a 41-year-old studio in India founded by Yash Chopra, father of
YRF Entertainment CEO Uday Chopra. YRF Entertainment, based in Beverly Hills,
is a production and financing company focused on developing, financing and
producing feature films for the U.S. and global marketplace.
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