Apr 30, 2014 director gavin hood is attached to the upcoming thriller eye in the sky for entertainment one and starproducer colin firth the story, written by guy hibbert five minutes of heaven, is set in. Hood, who was born in south africa, chose to film eye in the sky in his home country. Colin firth and producing partner ged doherty talk about their raindog films, which produced the awardsseason hopefuls eye in the sky and loving. Eye in the sky is the fourth film produced by firth, better known as an actor, and the first since 2010. The oscarwinning kings speech actor has signed up for the upcoming movie, which focuses on the shadowy world of remotely piloted drone. Eye in the sky 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Eye in the sky is produced by british actor colin firth, who was deeply impressed by rickmans performances. Toronto entertainment one is pacting with colin firth and ged dohertys raindog films to produce and distribute eye in the sky, with firth attached to star and gavin hood set to direct. Director gavin hood boards eye in the sky starring colin firth. Oscar winner mirren, who stars in the gavin hooddirected thriller, was joined by old. Helen mirren the debt, the queen was delighted when her hollywood star landed next to fellow actor colin firths on the hollywood walk of fame last year. The story centers on a british intelligence officer remotely commanding a mission to capture a group of terrorists. Apr 30, 2014 colin firth to star in eye in the sky, a drone warfare action thriller to be directed by enders game helmer gavin hood. Mar 09, 2020 colin firths raindog films wins backing to expand into tv drama and music content. In 2010, firth s portrayal of king george vi in tom hooper s the kings speech won him the. But as american pilot steve watts aaron paul is about. Producers are ged doherty, colin firth and david lancaster.
Colin firths raindog films wins backing to expand into tv drama and music content. Eye in the sky is a 2015 british thriller film starring helen mirren, aaron paul, alan rickman. Jun 17, 2014 the post aaron paul, helen mirren join colin firth in thriller eye in the sky appeared first on thewrap. Get caught up in the latest full episodes of bbc america shows see full schedule. And now, the two british actors will be working sidebyside in gavin woods international thriller eye in the sky, reports. The film, directed by gavin hood and based on a screenplay by guy hibbert, is about military personnel facing legal, ethical, and political dilemmas presented by modern drone warfare against those using terrorist tactics, and. Established by doherty and oscarwinning actor firth in 2012, raindog films produced movies including official secrets, loving and eye in the sky. Mar 09, 2020 raindog, founded by firth and doherty in 2012, has credits including gavin hoods official secrets, jeff nichols loving and the helen mirrenstarring eye in the sky. Entertainment one partnered with raindog films in april 2014 to produce eye in the sky with colin firth as one of the producers. Raindog, founded by firth and doherty in 2012, has credits including gavin hoods official secrets, jeff nichols loving and the helen mirrenstarring eye in the sky. Colin firth to star in military drones drama eye in the sky film the.
Apr 11, 2016 dame helen mirren wows in navy lace dress as she cosies up to colin firth on the red carpet at poignant premiere of her late costar alan rickmans final film eye in the sky. There was a 2009 article of the same title written by major timothy allen johnson sr about usaf isr operations in the middle east. Eye in the sky is a 2015 british thriller film starring helen mirren, aaron paul, alan rickman, and barkhad abdi. Eye in the sky is a 2016 english film stars gavin hood, guy hibbert, aaron paul, alan rickman, helen mirren, iain glen, barkhad abdi, phoebe fox, kim engelbrecht, gavin hood, michael okeefe, rola misaki, ged doherty, colin firth, david lancaster, paul hepker, mark kilian, haris zambarloukos, megan gill, deborah aquila, kate. Colin firth and his wife, documentary film producer livia giuggioli, dined with the duke and duchess of cambridge aka wills and kate at an ark charity in march 2011. Actor colin firths raindog films, the producer of movies including official secrets and eye in the sky, is to break into tv after winning the support of a fund established to help british. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Colin firths raindog films eyes tv move with new hire. Eye in the sky stars helen mirren as colonel katherine powell, a ukbased military officer. Colin firths film firm moves into tv amid streaming boom.
Eye in the sky interviewcolin firth talking about the film 2016. May 16, 2014 oscar winner helen mirren and emmy winner aaron paul are set to join colin firth in gavin hoods international thriller eye in the sky, it was announced friday by entertainment one and. Oct 25, 2016 colin firth and producing partner ged doherty talk about their raindog films, which produced the awardsseason hopefuls eye in the sky and loving. Helen mirren stuns in a lace dress with colin firth on eye in. Watch eye in the sky online stream full movie directv. Colin firth eye in the sky uk premiere at the curzon mayfair in london, england. Eye in the sky stars helen mirren as colonel katherine powell, a ukbased military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in kenya. May 02, 2014 colin firth to star in military drones drama eye in the sky this article is more than 5 years old firth will play intelligence officer charged with remotely capturing terrorist safehouse in gavin. Through remote surveillance and ontheground intel, powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from capture to kill. Eye in the sky stars helen mirren as colonel katherine powell, a ukbased military officer in command of a topsecret drone operation to capture terrorists in kenya. Colin firth, producer of eye in the sky, was on hand monday for the films london premiere. May 01, 2014 colin firth to star in gavin hoods eye in the sky may 1, 2014 by.
Watch eye in the sky starring helen mirren in this militarywar on directv. Dec 04, 2015 eye in the sky stars helen mirren as colonel katherine powell, a ukbased military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in kenya. Medverkar gor bland andra helen mirren, aaron paul, alan rickman, och barkhad abdi. Eye in the sky ar en brittisk film fran 2015, regisserad av gavin hood. Guy hibbert, the writer of channel 4 series complicit, has penned the screenplay for eye in the sky, which will seek funding at the upcoming cannes film festival. Oscar winner helen mirren and emmy winner aaron paul are set to join colin firth in gavin hoods international thriller eye in the sky, it was announced friday by entertainment one and. As part of the deal, stargrove pictures ceo stephen fuss will join the board of raindog films. Eyes in the sky trailer war thriller movie hd youtube.
Colin firth to star in military drones drama eye in the sky. Colin firth to star in eye in the sky, a drone warfare action thriller to be directed by enders game helmer gavin hood. Oscar winner helen mirren and emmy winner aaron paul are set to join colin firth in gavin hoods international thriller eye in the sky, it was announced friday by entertainment one and raindog films. Helen mirren stuns in a lace dress with colin firth on eye. Good production values and excellent dramatization make this film much better than intended. Read more microsoft may earn an affiliate commission if you purchase something through. Colin firths raindog films plots tv push after investment. Dame helen mirren and colin firth monday 11th april 2016, eye in the sky uk film premiere colin firth 5 pictures. Helen mirren and colin firth shared a hug on the red carpet at the uk premiere of new film eye in the sky. Sean wist gavin hood, who more recently tackled space action and politics in enders game, is bringing things groundlevel for. The bfi works tirelessly to champion and support independent film and the wider uk screen industries, creating opportunities to train and develop new talent, to discover new voices and. The company was previously backed by uk financier silver reel. Colin firth will star in a thriller set in the morally murky world of military drones for the enders game director, gavin hood, reports screen.
Firth will play intelligence officer charged with remotely capturing terrorist safe house in gavin hooddirected film. Dame helen mirren wows in navy lace dress as she cosies up to colin firth on the red carpet at poignant premiere of her late costar alan rickmans final film eye in the sky. Its about the use of drone strikes on terrorist targets, and the complicated things that must happen before a drone actually attacks. Colin firths raindog films wins backing to expand into tv. Katherine powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.
Producer colin firth attends london premiere of eye in the sky. Helen mirren and colin firth work together for the first time in eye in the sky thriller anglophenia rom left, livia giuggioli, actor colin firth, actress helen mirren, and taylor hackford are seen during the 83rd academy awards on sunday, feb. Aaron paul, helen mirren join colin firth in thriller eye. Director gavin hood boards eye in the sky starring colin firth apr 30, 2014. The post aaron paul, helen mirren join colin firth in thriller eye in the sky appeared first on thewrap. Through remote surveillance and ontheground intel, powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from capture to. A lieutenant general alan rickman and a colonel helen mirren face political opposition after ordering a drone missile strike to take out a group of suicide bombers in nairobi, kenya. Dame helen mirren wows in navy lace dress as she cosies up to colin firth on the red carpet at poignant premiere of her late costar alan rickmans final film eye in the sky by jj nattrass for. Actors helen mirren and aaron paul joined the cast the following month. Now eye in the sky, a film about use of the unmanned weapons, has emerged from the depths of development hell pulled by leading man and producer colin firth. May 01, 2014 colin firth is set to star in thriller eye in the sky.
Directed by gavin hood and written by guy hibbert, the film explores the ethical challenges of drone warfare. Colin firth, ged doherty use filmmaking for dummies to. Colin andrew firth cbe born 10 september 1960 is an english actor who has received an academy award, a golden globe award, two bafta awards, and three screen actors guild awards, as well as the volpi cup for best actor at the venice film festival. Colin firth to star in eye in the sky for director gavin.
Youre either good at acting, talented, and a natural. Colin firth is set to star in thriller eye in the sky. Director gavin hood is attached to the upcoming thriller eye in the sky for entertainment one and starproducer colin firth the story, written by guy hibbert five minutes of heaven, is set in. Gavin hood to direct colin firth in drone warfare thriller eye in the sky by adam chitwood april 30, 2014 enders game director gavin hood has settled on his next project. Darcy in 1995s pride and prejudice bcccourtesy of everett collection theres something undeniably thrilling about getting on the phone with mr. Eye in the sky is the fourth film produced by firth, better known as. With helen mirren, aaron paul, alan rickman, barkhad abdi. Colin firth photos actor colin firth of railway man poses at the guess portrait studio during 20 toronto international film festival on september 20 in toronto, canada. Through remote surveillance and ontheground intel, powell discovers the targets are planning a. Quotes your face is supposed to move if youre going to act. Colin firth to star in military drones drama eye in the sky this article is more than 5 years old firth will play intelligence officer charged with remotely capturing terrorist safehouse in gavin.
Colin firths raindog films eyes tv move with new hire deadline. Helen mirren and colin firth work together for the first time. Colin firth to star in gavin hoods eye in the sky may 1, 2014 by. Apr 11, 2016 colin firth, producer of eye in the sky, was on hand monday for the film s london premiere. Oscar winner mirren, who stars in the gavin hooddirected thriller, was joined by old friend firth, who acted as producer on the gavin hooddirected film. Aaron paul, helen mirren join colin firth in thriller eye in. Eye in the sky official movie site bleecker street. In 2010, firths portrayal of king george vi in tom hooper s the kings speech won him the. British actor colin firth is practically the embodiment of a traditional english gentleman. Colin firth biography, news, photos and videos page 4. The film, directed by gavin hood and based on a screenplay by guy hibbert, is about military personnel facing legal, ethical, and political dilemmas presented by modern drone warfare against those using terrorist tactics, and civilians who are endangered by it. Colin firth to star in eye in the sky for director gavin hood.
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