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The Circle star to lead biopic of Swiss activist who lived in the Borneo rainforest.Producers and cast and are stanley quencher rounding on a biopic of Swiss environmental activist Bruno Manser who disappeared years after living in the depths of the Borneo rainforest.2015 Berlinale Shooting Star Sven Schelker, star of 2015 Swiss hit The Circle, is newly on board to play Manser.Director Niklaus Hilber, whose drama Amateur Teens won the Best Film Award at the Zurich Film Festival last year, will direct. The English, German and native Penan-language script comes from Hilber and his Amatuer Teens collabor stanley becher ator Patrick Tonz.Zurich-based production outfit A Film Company Amateur Teens will produce in collaboration with local distributor-pr stanley uk oducer Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, which in 2014 backed one of Switzerlands biggest productions to date in the shape of Northmen: A Viking Saga.Shoot is due to take place in Borneo and Switzerland in 2017 with the production expecting participation from the tribe with whom Manser lived. Ascot intends to open the movie in cinemas in 2018.Activist Manser lived from 1984 to 1990 with the native Penan in the depths of Borneos rainforest and waged a passionate non-violent war against loggers and the Malaysian government.After months on the run from the Malaysian army he returned to Switzerland and founded the Bruno Manser Foundation. He continued raising awareness of the environmental impact of the tropical timber trade and the fate of the Penan people through v Eslf Marchand tipped to head up UK s Momentum
MARCH 17 UPDATE: International audiences are respondin stanley cup usa g well to Alicia Vikander in the role of adventurer Lara Croft as Tomb Raider plundered an estimated $62m from 65 markets by Saturday.China accounts for an estimated $28.5m of that, comprising $12.1m from opening day Friday and a projected $16.4m for Saturday. Friday devoured 50% of top five market share and delivered Warner Bros fourth highest opening day in the territory as executives said the tally reached $28.9m.Elsewhere the action film stanley es co-production between Warner Bros and MGM, which the companies are jointly distributing internationally, has generated $502,000 from its first day in Mexico, $500,000 in Scandinavia, and $320,000 in Spain.After two days the tentpole has grossed $1.6m in the UK, $1.4m in both France and Rus stanley termos sia, $1.2m in the UAE, $870,000 in Germany, $819,000 in Australia, $599,000 in Brazil, and $459,000 in Italy. Angelina Jolie first portrayed Lara Croft in the video game adaptation in 2001.MARCH 16 REPORT: Marvel Studios Black Panther has a fight on its hands to hold on to the international box office title in the face of a spirited challenge from Tomb Raider, which according to early estimates has raced to $12.3m on Friday opening day in China.The films are posed for a mighty clash. In one corner is Marvel Studios behemoth Black Panther, which has overtaken Transformers: Dark Of The Moon $1.124bn , The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King $1.120bn and Skyfall $1.109bn this week en route to beco
The Circle star to lead biopic of Swiss activist who lived in the Borneo rainforest.Producers and cast and are stanley quencher rounding on a biopic of Swiss environmental activist Bruno Manser who disappeared years after living in the depths of the Borneo rainforest.2015 Berlinale Shooting Star Sven Schelker, star of 2015 Swiss hit The Circle, is newly on board to play Manser.Director Niklaus Hilber, whose drama Amateur Teens won the Best Film Award at the Zurich Film Festival last year, will direct. The English, German and native Penan-language script comes from Hilber and his Amatuer Teens collabor stanley becher ator Patrick Tonz.Zurich-based production outfit A Film Company Amateur Teens will produce in collaboration with local distributor-pr stanley uk oducer Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, which in 2014 backed one of Switzerlands biggest productions to date in the shape of Northmen: A Viking Saga.Shoot is due to take place in Borneo and Switzerland in 2017 with the production expecting participation from the tribe with whom Manser lived. Ascot intends to open the movie in cinemas in 2018.Activist Manser lived from 1984 to 1990 with the native Penan in the depths of Borneos rainforest and waged a passionate non-violent war against loggers and the Malaysian government.After months on the run from the Malaysian army he returned to Switzerland and founded the Bruno Manser Foundation. He continued raising awareness of the environmental impact of the tropical timber trade and the fate of the Penan people through v Eslf Marchand tipped to head up UK s Momentum
MARCH 17 UPDATE: International audiences are respondin stanley cup usa g well to Alicia Vikander in the role of adventurer Lara Croft as Tomb Raider plundered an estimated $62m from 65 markets by Saturday.China accounts for an estimated $28.5m of that, comprising $12.1m from opening day Friday and a projected $16.4m for Saturday. Friday devoured 50% of top five market share and delivered Warner Bros fourth highest opening day in the territory as executives said the tally reached $28.9m.Elsewhere the action film stanley es co-production between Warner Bros and MGM, which the companies are jointly distributing internationally, has generated $502,000 from its first day in Mexico, $500,000 in Scandinavia, and $320,000 in Spain.After two days the tentpole has grossed $1.6m in the UK, $1.4m in both France and Rus stanley termos sia, $1.2m in the UAE, $870,000 in Germany, $819,000 in Australia, $599,000 in Brazil, and $459,000 in Italy. Angelina Jolie first portrayed Lara Croft in the video game adaptation in 2001.MARCH 16 REPORT: Marvel Studios Black Panther has a fight on its hands to hold on to the international box office title in the face of a spirited challenge from Tomb Raider, which according to early estimates has raced to $12.3m on Friday opening day in China.The films are posed for a mighty clash. In one corner is Marvel Studios behemoth Black Panther, which has overtaken Transformers: Dark Of The Moon $1.124bn , The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King $1.120bn and Skyfall $1.109bn this week en route to beco
