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Aktuell steht Christoph Maria Herbst für den Dreh der Komödie „Sunny“ vor der Kamera, die Wild Bunch 2025 in die Kinos bringen wird. Für Inszenierung und Buch zeichnet das „Rock My Heart“-Duo Hanno Olderdissen und Clemente Fernandez-Gil verantwortlich.

Boris Schönfelder (Produzent), Christoph Maria Herbst („Thomas“), Nicolas Randel („Roland“), Sesede Terziyan („Yesim“), Hanno Olderdissen (Regie), Carol Burandt von Kameke (Kamera) (Credit: Neue Schönhauser Filmproduktion GmbH/ Tobias Klauke)

Und Action: Bis Ende September wird in Nordrhein-Westfalen und Niedersachsen die Komödie „Sunny“ mit Christoph Maria Herbst in der Hauptrolle. Hanno Olderdissen führt Regie, für das Drehbuch zeichnet Clemente Fernandez-Gil verantwortlich. Das Duo hatte bereits bei „Rock My Heart“ zusammengearbeitet. Produzent ist Boris Schönfelder mit seiner Neue Schönhauser Filmproduktion. Koproduzenten sind das Zdf (Redaktion: Daniel Blum), Senator Film Produktion und Bantry Bay Productions. Als Förderpartner an Bord sind Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw, Filmförderungsanstalt Ffa, nordmedia – Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen mbH, Moin Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein und dem Dfff.

Lassie – A New Adventure marks the return of everyone’s favorite collie detective in another entertaining mystery. Directed by Hanno Olderdissen, this German family film from 2023 finds young Flo and his beloved dog Lassie facing a new case in the picturesque landscapes of South Tyrol.

Though Flo would rather spend his summer with Lassie than vacationing without her, the duo encounters more excitement than planned when dogs start mysteriously vanishing across the countryside. Teaming up with Flo’s aunt and new friends, clever Lassie uses her unmatched tracking skills to help solve the crime and rescue the kidnapped pups.

Child actor Nico Marischka is well-suited as the brave but compassionate hero Flo, eager to do right by his furry friend. Lassie herself continues to captivate viewers old and new, charming audiences with her dedication to protecting others through charm instead of words. Their close bond anchors this adventure’s...

Eponymous hero tackles a pooch-pinching operation by getting captured in this old-fashioned production

In some ways, the Lassie films are like the canine answer to the James Bond series. Both have literary antecedents, both have been big screen successes for MGM, and the basic formula remains essentially the same: a hero saves the day. The equivalent of Sean Connery is probably Pal, the rough collie dog who portrayed Lassie in seven feature films in the 1940s and 1950s. In Lassie: A New Adventure, Lassie is played by Bandit, who brings what is needed to the role, in a slick, handsome, functional way that suggests the Lassie franchise is perhaps in its Pierce Brosnan era, though unfortunately more Die Another Day doldrums than GoldenEye high point.

It bears mentioning at this point that the film is more properly titled Lassie – Ein Neues Abenteuer; this is a German production which has...

Global Screen has closed further presales for “Lassie — A New Adventure,” the sequel featuring the most famous dog in the history of cinema.

The film, directed by Hanno Olderdissen, has sold to A Contracorriente for Spain; Ads Service for Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Moldavia; Turkey’s Bir Film; Gpi for the Baltic states; Bulgaria’s Pro Films; Karantanija for ex-Yugoslavia; and Greece’s Zinos Panagiotidis. Poland and Benelux are in negotiation.

Sales were previously concluded with Lucky Red (Italy), Ab Svensk Filmindustri (Scandinavia) and Film House (Israel).

The prequel “Lassie Come Home,” which was also directed by Olderdissen, was sold to every territory around the world.

“Lassie — A New Adventure” tells a heartwarming story about the friendship between a boy and his dog. The family entertainment film will be released in German cinemas in July by Leonine, which also served as a co-producer on the film.

Inspired...

With some of Germany’s most successful production companies in its stable, Leonine Studios is reaping the rewards with such feature film and television hits as “School of Magical Animals,” “Nightlife,” “Dark” and “Pagan Peak.”

Leonine’s production division includes such well-established companies as Wiedemann & Berg Film, which focuses on theatrical features, W&b Television and Odeon Fiction, which produce movies and series for all broadcasters and streaming platforms in Germany, documentary outfit Gebrueder Beetz and format maker I&u TV.

“We are in for high creative quality and commercial success,” explains Quirin Berg, who, along with Max Wiedemann, serves as Leonine’s chief production officer and managing director of Wiedemann & Berg Film.

“The parameters in each segment we are operating in may be different, but the agenda is not. And that was already the profile when we started out as producers some 20 years ago.”

Indeed, Wiedemann & Berg’s first feature film,...

The first film, ‘Lassie Come Home’, grossed 2.4m in 2020.

Hanno Olderdissen’s Lassie - New Adventure has sold in key territories for Global Screen ahead of the European Film Market. Deals completed on the eve of the EFM include to Lucky Red (Italy), Ab Svensk Filmindustri (Scandinavia), Kino Swiat (Poland), and Film House (Israel).

The film is Global Screen’s follow-up to its 2020 hit, Lassie Come Home, that grossed 2.4m at the German box office. This story is about the friendship between a boy and his dog and the new adventure sees Lassie investigating the mysterious disappearance of several pedigree...

Exclusive: Global Screen has acquired international distribution rights to the live-action family drama Lassie – A New Adventure ahead of the AFM and released the first image for the upcoming feature which is due to hit big screens in 2023.

The German-language feature is a sequel to Hanno Olderdissen’s 2019 reboot Lassie Come Home and reunites the director with young actor Nico Marischka in a cast also featuring Justus von Dohnányi and Katharina Schüttlerother.

Inspired by Eric Knight’s 1940 children’s classic, this new adventure sees collie dog protagonist Lassie investigate the mysterious disappearances of several pedigree dogs, with the help of best friend Flo (Marischka) and new companions Henri, Kleo and little Pippa, a Jack Russell Terrier.

“We are very happy to have the sequel of the movie Lassie Come Home which was sold to practically every territory around the globe,” said Alice Buquoy, SVP, International Sales & Acquisitions at Global Screen,...

Munich-based world sales company Global Screen has pre-sold the new adaptation of Eric Knight novel’s “Lassie Come Home,” whose canine character was first brought to the big screen more than 75 years ago, to more than 44 countries.

Territories include Italy (Lucky Red), France (Mediawan Rights), Scandinavia (Angel Scandinavia), Israel (Film House), Cis (Volga Film), the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Hungary (Prorom), Poland (Kino Swiat), former Yugoslavia (Investacommerce), the Baltic States (Volga Film), South Korea (Challan) and Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Central America (Delta Films). Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film theatrically in Germany Feb. 20.

The live-action family film centers on Flo’s best friend, his collie Lassie. When his family is forced to give the dog away, Flo is heartbroken. But Lassie isn’t easily separated from Flo and embarks on an adventurous journey across Germany to be reunited with Flo. Hanno Olderdissen directed the story from a script by Jane Ainscough.

German film and TV company Telepool, jointly owned by Hollywood actor-producer Will Smith and Swiss investor Elysian Fields, is moving forward in multiple areas of the entertainment business, CEO André Druskeit tells Variety. Druskeit reveals a major new acquisition for its German distribution arm, and Julia Weber, head of theatrical sales and acquisitions at Telepool’s world sales arm Global Screen, speaks about the films making their market premieres at this month’s European Film Market in Berlin.

Last year Telepool launched into theatrical distribution in Germany, and continues this year with titles such as “Ironbark,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Now the company has acquired the German distribution rights for the next Will Smith movie, “King Richard,” about the father of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams, Druskeit says. The film is fully financed by Warner Bros., but co-produced by Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment.

Referring to “King Richard,” Druskeit says: “This...

German-language adaptation set for February 2020 release.

Global Screen has picked up worldwide distribution rights to Lassie Come Home, a German-language production that is set for release by Warner Bros. in February 2020.

Pre-sales will now begin on the new adaptation of the celebrated Eric Knight novel, whose canine character was first brought to the big screen more than 75 years ago.

Henning Ferber is producing the new adaptation through his Lch Film Ug outfit in co-production with Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, Suedstern Film, and Traumfabrik Babelsberg.

Hanno Olderdissen will direct from a script by Jane Ainscough. The cast includes Nico Marischka...

Berlin -- Hanno Olderdissen went straight to the top of German producers' must-call list Tuesday, as he won two trophies at the First Step Awards, Germany's top honor for first-time directors.

Olderdissen won for both best commercial spot and best short film for the drama "Robin."

Brigitte Bertele and Johanna Stuttmann won best feature-length film for "Nacht vor Augen," about German soldiers in Afghanistan, while Niko Apel took the documentary prize for "Sonbol," his portrait of a young Iranian dentist.