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An idea for a new energy drink leads to intellectual theft, sexual manipulation and revenge in this frenetic comedy set in the cutthroat world of marketing. Shiloh Fernandez is the young marketeer who pitches his daring new campaign to a gorgeous big company exec (Amber Heard), only for their respective plans to come unstuck when his sneaky roommate (Twilight's Kellan Lutz) steals the big idea. Max Barry's 1999 novel provides the ammunition for this satirical swipe at consumer culture and corporate naughtiness.

An idea for a new energy drink leads to intellectual theft, sexual manipulation and revenge in this frenetic comedy set in the cutthroat world of marketing. Shiloh Fernandez is the young marketeer who pitches his daring new campaign to a gorgeous big company exec (Amber Heard), only for their respective plans to come unstuck when his sneaky roommate (Twilight's Kellan Lutz) steals the big idea. Max Barry's 1999 novel provides the ammunition for this satirical swipe at consumer culture and corporate naughtiness.

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Nov. 5, 2013

Price: DVD $26.98, Blu-ray $29.98

Studio: Magnolia

Amber Heard goes corporate in Syrup.

Shiloh Fernandez (Red Riding Hood) and Amber Heard (The Joneses) star in the comedy-tinged corporate drama Syrup.

Slacker-ish business school grad Scat (Fernandez) comes up with a million-dollar idea for a new soft drink to pitch to a major beverage manufacturer, though the drink itself is seemingly a worthless potable. The drink is nonetheless embraced by the company, but Scat is screwed over by his roommate (Kellan Lutz, Immortals), who claims all the credit. Teaming up with a luscious lady executive (Heard), Scat plot to get back the credit, the money…and some serious payback.

Directed and co-written by Aram Rappaport and adapted by co-scenarist Max Barry’s 2000 book, Syrup also features Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect), Rachel Dratch and Kirstie Alley (as herself!).

Syrup premiered as a video-on-demand title in May, 2013 to little fanfare,...

What a delicious irony. The same weekend the shameless product placement vehicle The Internship hits North American cinemas, discerning audiences will also be able to seek out Syrup, an adaptation of the brilliantly satirical Max Barry novel of the same name which takes square aim at marketing bullshit. Directed by Aram Michael Rappaport, Syrup stars Amber Heard, Shiloh Fernandez, Kellan Lutz and Brittany Snow, and while the short synopsis doesn't do the story justice here it is: A lowly marketing exec enlists the help of a scarily beautiful, brainy co-worker to save his million-dollar idea from corporate espionage in this scathingly funny send up of sex, celebrity, and greed. For those wondering about the headline, Fukk is the name of a fictional energy drink used in the book and film,...

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Magnolia Pictures' Syrup opens on June 7th under the direction of Aram Rapaport, who also adapts the Max Barry novel with the author. The comedy prodiced by Cameron Lamb, Susan A. Stover and Barrie M. Osborne, also co-stars Josh Pais, Toby Hemingway, Greg Paul and Rachel Dratch. Syrup is an edgy comedy that exposes the cut-throat world of advertising through the eyes of a young prodigy chasing fame, fortune, and the woman of his dreams. Fresh out of school with a degree in marketing, Scat will do anything to prove that he has what it takes to swim with the rich and wildly successful. Scat comes up with a brilliant new product that gives new meaning to the old saying “sex sells.” He is sure it will send him right to the top…if only he can convince his boss, the beautiful and mysterious “6,” that it's an idea worth millions.

We already shared the official trailer for Syrup movie, which stars Shiloh Fernandez, Amber Heard and Kellan Lutz, remember? Now it’s time to give you a much better look at the trio, ’cause brand new photos, first poster and a 3-minute featurette from the film have arrived. Check out what they have to say about their characters & let us know what you think… Director Aram Rappaport stands behind this comedy which is actually based on the best-selling book of the same name written by Maxx Barry. It’s an edgy comedy that exposes the cut-throat world of advertising through the eyes of a young prodigy...

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Today we have a new trailer for the upcoming "Syrup" dark comedy, starring Amber Heard, Shiloh Fernandez, Kellan Lutz, and Brittany Snow. Check it out below. Plot: A slacker (Fernandez) hatches a million-dollar idea. But in order to see it through, he has to learn to trust his attractive corporate counterpart (Heard). Based on Max Barry's novel. The new movie is written and directed by Aram Rappaport (Summer Song). A release date has yet to be set, but it will likely hit selected theaters this summer. Trailer:...

Is it possible that all of your likes, your dislikes, the very tastes that you feel define you as a human being, aren’t really choices that you’ve made for yourself at all, but ideas that have been sold to you by slick, suit-wearing predators who pride themselves on being able to tap into your ego and insecurities in order to brainwash you into believing whatever what they want you to believe? Are you such a mindless follower that you’ve bought your entire identity off of a billboard? These are the heady questions at the center of Max Barry’s debut novel “Syrup,” which is a satirical tale set in the world of product marketing. And they’re the heady questions at the center of director Aram Rappaport’s new film adaptation of the story, which stars names like Shiloh Fernandez, Brittany Snow, and Amber Heard. Does watching a group of smug, pretty...

"We take image very seriously." Magnolia Pictures has debuted a trailer for the indie film Syrup, based on Max Barry's "cult" business/marketing novel of the same name. It tells the story of a young marketing exec who comes up with a million-dollar idea, but "has to learn to trust his attractive corporate counterpart." The concept behind this isn't bad, but there's something extra cheesy about the cast and the marketing dialogue that makes everything feel a bit too fake. The cast includes Brittany Snow and Amber Heard as the sex sellers, plus Shiloh Fernandez, Kellan Lutz, Rachel Dratch and Josh Pais. Not great, but may be fun. Here's the first official trailer for Aram Rappaport's adaptation Syrup, found on YouTube: A slacker named Scat (Shiloh Fernandez) hatches a million-dollar idea. But, in order to see it through, he has to learn to trust his attractive corporate counterpart.

After an underwhelming trailer and flashy set photos, we thought the film adaptation of Max Barry’s novel “Syrup,” might show up at Sundance. It didn't, but along the way, Magnolia Pictures landed the film and, with a theatrical and OnDemand release around they corner, they’ve also dropped a brand new trailer. Directed by Aram Rappaport and featuring "Evil Dead" star Shiloh Fernandez, Amber Heard and Kellan Lutz, the film looks to posit itself as a sleek, winking satire on the advertising and business worlds. As the trailer shows, Fernandez plays Scat (yes, that’s his name), who brainstorms a soda beverage called Fukk Cola and bands together, both romantically and professionally, with 6 (Heard), the production manager at Coke. Yes, that’s her name as well, and speaking of promotional attempts aimed to please, the trailer doesn’t exactly sell the film’s charms. Amidst the rampant dolly whip-pans...

Are you guys ready for a huge Syrup update? Sure you are, so here we go – a brand new trailer for Aram Rappaport‘s movie is here and you can check it out in the rest of this report. Unfortunately, there’s still nothing about the official release date, but at least you can take a much better look at the leading cast – Shiloh Fernandez, Amber Heard, Brittany Snow & Kellan Lutz! So, as we previously reported, the movie comes from writer/director Aram Rappaport and is actually an adaptation of the Max Barry novel of the same name which tells the story of marketing and...

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With its sprawling cast, I'd imagine that Syrup is simply the first film out of the gate to feature two Twilight stars in post-Cullen roles. Starring Kellan Lutz and Jackson Rathebone, Syrup is adapted from Max Barry's novel about a slacker who hatches a million-dollar idea. But, in order to see it through, he has to learn to trust his attractive corporate counterpart.

Video - Well Played, Kellan Lutz

To get a sense of the novel's tone, check out the opening paragraph below:

I want to be famous. Really famous.

I want to be so famous that movie stars hang out with me and talk about what a bummer their lives are. I want to beat up photographers who catch me in hotel...

Today we have the trailer for the upcoming "Syrup" dark comedy, starring Amber Heard, Shiloh Fernandez, Kellan Lutz, and Brittany Snow. Check it out below. Plot: A slacker (Fernandez) hatches a million-dollar idea. But in order to see it through, he has to learn to trust his attractive corporate counterpart (Heard). Based on Max Barry's novel. The new movie is written and directed by Aram Rappaport (Summer Song). A release date has yet to be set. Trailer:...

"The success of this product depends on people being shallow, superficial, self-obsessed, greedy, and desperate for attention. This is American Dream in a fucking can." This is the pitch that Shiloh Fernandez's Scat delivers to sell his brainchild.a new kind of soda.to potential investors. And just like that, the teaser for Syrup is off and running with a shrewdly satirical tone that looks to skewer not only contemporary corporate America, but also sexual politics and the very concept of celebrity. Based on the novel by Max Barry, this dark comedy follows Scat, a slacker who believes his bubbly brainchild is his ticket to fame, fortune and all the power both bring. But this greedy dreamer suffers a rude awakening when his old college pal Sneaky Pete (Twilight's Kellan Lutz) steals his concept's copyright. His only support in his quest to reclaim the success he believes is his...

Featuring one of Hollywood’s hottest, but underutilized actresses, Amber Heard alongside Shiloh Fernandez, Syrup is based on the 1999 Max Barry’s comic novel of the same name.

A satirical comedy of marketing and consumerism is co-written and directed by Aram Rappaport (Innocent).

The story follows Scat (Fernandez) who discovers the idea for a new soda beverage named Fukk. He pitches it to ‘6’ (Heard), the production manager at Coke, who agrees that it has massive potential to make them rich. But Scat’s roommate Sneaky Pete (Kellan Lutz) sees this opportunity to climb the corporate ladder, and steals the idea.

While Brad Pitt, Winona Ryder, Tom Cruise and Gwyneth Paltrow all make appearances in the book, something tells us this indie didn’t manage to get them.

The film also stars Brittany Snow.

No release date or distributor yet.

Watch the Syrup movie promo teaser trailer below.

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I have been waiting patiently for Max Barry's novels to make their way to the big screen, but Syrup was not the one I thought would get made first. Barry is an excellent Australian author who has penned four novels: Syrup, Company, Machine Man, and Jennifer Government. Jennifer Government is my personal favorite and it was well on the way to being filmed when things fell through with George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh's old productions company, Section Eight Productions. That is not to...

Amber Heard and movies based on cult novels don't seem to fit so well together. "The Informers," based on Bret Easton Ellis' book, was largely ignored, while "The Rum Diary" didn't manage to bring much life to Hunter S. Thompson's work. And now comes "Syrup," which brings Max Barry's novel to the big screen, and this trailer suggests that Heard might be going 0-3. Co-starring Shiloh Fernandez and Kellan Lutz, and directed by Aram Rappaport, the story follows Scat (Fernandez) who discovers the idea for a new soda beverage named, uh, Fukk Cola. He pitches it to 6 (yes, that's her name, and she's played by Heard), the production manager at Coke, who agrees that it has massive potential to make them rich. But Scat's roommate Sneaky Pete sees this opportunity for wealth and corporate ascension, and steals the idea and takes it the bigwigs himself. In case...

No one can be blamed for not trusting comic writer Mark Millar when he announced Kick-Ass 2 happening, ad nauseum, from the day after Kick-Ass hit theaters. He was the boy who cried sequel, but lo and behold, it might actually happen. According to Deadline Glentondale, Chloe Moretz, Aaron Johnson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse are all in talks to join the project. This comes on the heels of director Matthew Vaughn potentially directing Max Barry’s “Lexicon.” The sequel will be directed by its writer, Jeff Wadlow (Cry_Wolf, Never Back Down). It’s doubtful that the movie will be filming by this summer, as Millar recently claimed, but it’s more than possible that it will move forward under the purview of Universal and give fans another chance to see Moretz beat the life out of a bunch of bad guys. Of course, if the insider giving Deadline the info is Mark Millar, another...

Most of us are going to have to wait until next year to read Australian author Max Barry’s next novel “Lexicon,” but one man who got an advanced copy is Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn. Deadline Broken Hill reports that Barry’s agents sent a copy of the book to the director, and he gave it pretty much the most glowing review possible by coughing up enough of his own money to option its movie rights. Barry’s books are generally thrillers that satirize marketing and big business, and according to Deadline’s description of “Lexicon,” it seems to be sticking to those themes. Apparently it takes place in an alternate reality where words are powerful weapons. In this world there’s a secret cabal of people who have been using the power of language to manipulate the public into submission and promote their own positions since the beginning of time. The...

With his last two films, Kick-ass and X-men: First Class being both critical and box office hits, you’d imagine that director Matthew Vaughn could do whatever the hell he’d like to for his next project. And apparently that’s just the case.

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X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn has dipped into his own pockets to purchase the rights to the Max Barry novel Lexicon, set to publish next year. The filmmaker will be writing the script and will direct the dystopian, futuristic tale according to Deadline. The story is set in a world where words have become lethal and deviously persuasive weapons to control others, led by members of a secret, ancient, global organization. "Their most gifted and troubled member, a young woman, breaks the society's primary rule and falls in love." Vaughn's been busy working on his X-Men and Kick-Ass sequels, but an advance copy of Lexicon sent by Barry (pictured above) immediately diverted his attention. Barry's other novels like Jennifer Government follow the same...

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Last year's X-Men: First Class was one of the most pleasant superhero surprises of recent years, and despite an insanely quick production schedule, most of the credit to its coherence and success goes to co-writer and director Matthew Vaughn. Now, Deadline reports that Vaughn is looking beyond the world of comic books and toward novel adaptations, taking on writing and directing duties for Lexicon, based on Max Barry's upcoming book. The modern story follows a female member of an ancient secret society that uses words to convince others to do their bidding, but she breaks the group's number one rule by falling in love. Sounds like a cool project, possibly something in the same vein as Christian Bale's Equilibrium. Though he's only directed four films, Vaughn has established himself as one of the most vibrant filmmakers in the industry right now. He's got an X-Men: First Class sequel...

Australian author Max Barry is a contemporary Australian author specializes in eerily prescient corporate satire who also maintains a blog on various topics, including writing, marketing and politics. Barry has published four novels to date: Syrup, Jennifer Government, Company and Machine. His new thriller novel to be released early next year is called Lexus. X-Men: [...]

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Producer turned writer-director Matthew Vaughn has built his reputation adapting a string of novels and graphic novels into films like Layer Cake, Stardust and Kick-Ass. And while he's currently in the works on a sequel to the comic-inspired X-Men: First Class, the English auteur has set his sights on his next adaptation, securing the rights to the Max Barry novel Lexicon. Deadline reports Vaughn used his own bankroll to option the thriller novel that won't hit bookshelves until 2013. The novel is set in a modern context where "a secret, ancient, global organization" possesses the remarkable and dangerous gift of using words to such manipulating extremes that they can be lethal. The most gifted member of this elusive group of deadly diction dealers is a young woman who suffers a crisis of conscience when she breaks the cabal's most important rule by falling in love. So, in a world where words...

I guess Max Barry’s “Lexicon” isn’t actually a superhero story, but it mind as well be one. The premise certainly sounds superhero/comic book-ish: In Lexicon, the setting is contemporary but in a world where words are potentially lethal weapons–tools for persuading others to do what you want–which are wielded by members of a secret, ancient, global organization of people with an aptitude for persuasion in general. Their most gifted and troubled member, a young woman, breaks the society’s primary rule and falls in love. Ah, falling in love. Such a nuisance, that. Vaughn, who is currently prepping the sequel to “X-Men: First Class” for Fox, apparently dug the novel so much that he’s optioned it using his own money. Which, in Hollywood, is quite notable. Usually actors/directors get producers or the studios they’re under contract with to shell out the money for them.

Director Matthew Vaughn has been trafficking almost exclusively in comic book adaptations over the past few years, establishing franchises with 2010's "Kick-Ass" and last year's "X-Men: First Class." While Fox has Vaughn returning to direct the 'First Class' sequel, he'll still be involved in producing "Kick-Ass 2," and has optioned the rights to a couple of 'Kick-Ass' co-creator Mark Millar's other comic book properties, namely "The Secret Service" and "Superior." But it looks like Vaughn has aspirations outside of the comic book milieu, purchasing the rights to the upcoming novel "Lexicon" from author Max Barry with his own money.

The story of "Lexicon" is an unusual one. To quote Barry himself from his own site, the story is centered around "a secret persuasion society that builds and deploys words as weapons." The protagonist is a woman who is recruited into the society's ranks, but makes the mistake of...

Though the novel won't be released until mid-2013, X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn has purchased the rights to Max Barry's upcoming novel, Lexicon . "['Lexicon'] is about a secret persuasion society that builds and deploys words as weapons," Barry writes on his official site . "The people who wield these words are known as poets; the story centers around a young woman who is recruited into their ranks, and the man she falls in love with. Which you are not allowed to do, as a poet. I could explain why, but I.m not going to. Just trust me." Vaughn himself has plans to write and direct the big screen adaptation, though he'll first produce Kick-Ass 2 and will direct the still-untitled First Class sequel , tentatively planned to shoot in...

Despite being suitably busy preparing to direct a sequel to X-men: First Class in January and producing Kick-ass 2: Balls To The Wall, Matthew Vaughn is still taking the time to set up a very interesting path for his career once those two movies wrap.  Not only has he purchased the rights to a yet-unreleased book by Max Barry called Lexicon after an advance copy was sent expressly to him, but he has even already begun the scripting process.   In Lexicon, to be published...

"X-Men First Class" and "Kick Ass" director Matthew Vaughn has optioned the rights to "Jennifer Government" author Max Barry's new thriller novel "Lexicon" says Deadline.

The story is set in the contemporary world but one in which a secret, ancient, global organization of people exists - people who have a potentially lethal aptitude for persuasion.

Their most gifted and troubled member, a young woman, breaks the society’s primary rule and falls in love. Vaughn is writing the script with the intent of directing.

X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn has picked up the rights to a new novel called Lexicon that has a very interesting story that's sure to make a great movie. The book is a thriller that was written by Max Barry, and it's set to be published next year. Vaughn bought the rights to the book with his own money, and he's attached himself to both write and direct the film.

The book is described as having a contemporary setting, "but in a world where words are potentially lethal weapons–tools for persuading others to do what you want–which are wielded by members of a secret, ancient, global organization of people with an aptitude for persuasion in general. Their most gifted and troubled member, a young woman, breaks the society’s primary rule and falls in love."

Ancient secret societies that influence the world is always a fun topic to play around with!

Matthew Vaughn has optioned an unpublished thriller titled Lexicon. The X-Men: First Class director will write and direct the adaptation of the Max Barry novel, which is due to hit shelves next year, according to Deadline. Barry has published four novels to date: Syrup, Jennifer Government, Company and Machine. Jennifer Government was optioned by Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney's company Section Eight Productions, (more)...

While he might have his hands full with other projects at the moment, Matthew Vaughn is by no means gearing down his search for fresh fodder to turn into films. He’s just splashed some cash to buy the rights to Max Barry’s next novel, Lexicon.Continuing Barry’s fondness for riffing on branding, identity and government control – as seen in previous works such as Jennifer Government and Company – Lexicon explores a world where words can be used as weapons, wielded by gifted types who know how to persuade anyone to do their bidding.It’s all wrapped up in a secretive global organisation that adheres to strict rules. Then a spanner is chucked in the works when one of the most gifted (and troubled) members, goes and falls in love.In true filmmaker fashion, Vaughn has had a sneaky peek at the galleys for Barry’s book, since...

While Matthew Vaughn is, I would hope, deep in pre-production on X-Men: First Class 2, there’s still some time in his schedule to option whatever he pleases. In this regard, Deadline reports that the helmer has personally purchased rights to Lexicon, a thriller novel from Max Barry that’s being published sometime next year — possibly when Vaughn can get down to filming the adaptation himself.

The book, though placed in our own time, is set in an alternate world where words can be utilized as tools of persuasion and, thus, are “wielded by members of a secret, ancient, global organization of people with an aptitude for persuasion in general.” But, as is common with these sorts of hierarchical groups, a member — the “most gifted and troubled” of them, no less — finds herself with romantic interests and tries to break from the society. (Spoilers: everyone else is freed by the end.

Exclusive: Using his own money, Matthew Vaughn has optioned Lexicon, the new thriller novel by Max Barry that will be published next year by Penguin in the U.S. and Mulholland in the UK. Vaughn is writing the script to direct. Barry’s novels include Jennifer Government, Company and Machine. In Lexicon, the setting is contemporary but in a world where words are potentially lethal weapons–tools for persuading others to do what you want–which are wielded by members of a secret, ancient, global organization of people with an aptitude for persuasion in general. Their most gifted and troubled member, a young woman, breaks the society’s primary rule and falls in love. Vaughn is coming off X-Men: First Class and is working on a sequel which Fox has on a fast track. He’s also producing a sequel to his film Kick-Ass, which will be directed by Jeff Wadlow...

Black Book Magazine had a little chat with the author, and now screenwriter of Syrup, Max Barry. Syrup was the film that Kellan Lutz was busily filming this summer, and here Max gives his thoughts on the casting of Kellan in the film and what he thinks of the actor. Read more below: Kellan Lutz [...]

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Max Barry posted excerpts from his fourth novel in progress on his website to enlist his readers’ help on it. The finished product, Machine Man, bears little resemblance to a crowdsourced work of fiction, but rates as a competent, creepy parable about the drive for perfection. Charles Neumann, a low-ranking scientist at the conglomerate Better Future, had trouble relating to his fellow man even before he lost his leg in a gruesome lab accident. Facing months of grueling physical therapy, his first concern isn’t how to distract himself from his injury, but how to design a better prosthesis than ...

Los Angeles, CA (X17online) - Paramount Pictures’ much-anticipated zombie flick World War Z is scheduled to hit theaters on December 21, 2012 – the date that many believe will mark the end of the world. The Marc Forster-directed film is adapted from Max Barry’s zombie war novel of the same name. Brad Pitt will both star in and produce World War Z with his Plan B production company.

Since becoming a part of the Twilight Saga, Kellan Lutz's stock has gone up considerably. In addition to being a part of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, he's also featured as "Poseidon" in this November's Immortals. In addition, Lutz is currently working on another project - due in 2012 - called Syrup (based upon Max Barry's novel of the same name). MTV got to go on the set of Syrup and shared the attached video interview with the cast.In it, Lutz talks about what brought him to the picture."What really drew me to this movie, besides Max Berry and his satiric writing in Syrup, is it’s a love story . . . It’s very fast-paced; it’s very much Wall Street meets the advertising, marketing world."Lutz also expl ... ason behind it all versus not having lines, in a movie like this when you’re acting,...

Max Barry's Machine Man has come a long way since its beginnings as an online serial. The novel, based on the series, is set to be released on August 9, while respected filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is attached as screenwriter and director for an anticipated big screen version. Barry says Machine Man has always had a close relationship to technological interaction: it was motivated by impatient online readers as well as the novelist.s own desire to deliver fiction over the internet. .The serial was basically an idea to tell a story in a way that would fit with the web experience," he says. "You.d get a page in your inbox each day and it would take you about a minute to read and you could go back to whatever you were doing. And that.s where I...

Syrup

Kellan Lutz and Allison Williams are in negotiations to join the cast of Aram Rappaport's indie drama "Syrup".

Based on the Max Barry novel, the story follows young ladder-climbers in the corporate soda industry. Shiloh Fernandez and Amber Heard also star. [Source: Variety]

Melissa McCarthy

"Bridesmaids" scene stealer Melissa McCarthy will star in and co-write an untitled comedy which she has just sold to Paramount Pictures.

The story follows a supportive wife who decides to help her husband steal the Stanley Cup after he is diagnosed with an incurable disease.

Her fellow cast member Annie Mumolo, who co-wrote "Bridesmaids" with Kristen Wiig, will co-write this project's script. [Source: Deadline]

Over The Wall

Kim Basinger, Nick Stahl, Jennifer Morrison and Freddy Rodriguez are attached to star in "Over The Wall" which begins shooting later this summer in Ohio.

Steven Christopher Young penned and directs the drama, set in the world of stock car racing,...

Any day that a well-reviewed novel can make it to the big screen with a young and interesting cast is a good day. Max Barry’s Syrup is getting the cinematic treatment, and has now signed on Shiloh Fernandez (Red Riding Hood, Skateland) and Amber Heard (the upcoming The Rum Diary, Pineapple Express) to lead the independent feature.

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Everything's set to go for "Syrup," which will be author Max Barry's first big screen production of his debut novel. The very favorably-reviewed book will be directed by Aram Rappaport (upcoming "Summer Song" starring "Spy Kids" Alex Vega) and be lead by Shiloh Fernandez from the abhorrent "Red Riding Hood" (and the relatively interesting "Skateland") and Amber Heard from the anticipated, but seemingly long-delayed Hunter S. Thompson flick "The Rum Diary." Although the talent is rather unknown, the source material seems to be an insane delight: Marketing grad Scat (Fernandez) discovers the idea for a new soda beverage, effectively named…...

There's a reason this article is illustrated with a ten-year old image of Nicole Kidman in The Others: she's not quite a stranger to making low-budget chillers, and now she seems to be tapped for a new one. Saw and Insidious director James Wan is putting together a movie called Spectre, and a throwaway mention in a Variety [1] report on Cannes sales mentions that Nicole Kidman  is in talks to star. We don't know what the film is, but knowing James Wan's general M.O. I'll let you guess the basics. Nicole Kidman already has one thriller in the can for this year (Joel Schumacher's Trespass, with Nic Cage) and may be Park Chan-Wook's Stoker and/or Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful. But I'll admit: fond memories of The Others make me hope this comes together. After the break. Mark Strong gets ready to punch,...

From Robert Altman.s The Player to George Huang.s Swimming With Sharks, Hollywood has celebrated juicy, malicious, tell-all dark comedies that tear industries down from within. Now a new indie drama takes aim at the corporate intrigue fueling the soda business, and two young leads have signed on for the sticky sweet battle. Amber Heard (of Drive Angry 3D) and Shiloh Fernandez (of Red Riding Hood have signed on for Aram Rappaport.s Syrup, Variety reports. The dark dramedy will be adapted from Australian author Max Barry.s satirical novel about backstabbing twentysomethings who will do whatever it takes to climb the ranks of the soda industry. The book seemed ripe for Hollywood exploitation. Barry didn.t shy away from including celebrity cameos in his story, with entrepreneur character Scat bumping into the likes of Tom Cruise and Gwyneth Paltrow on his rise to the top. Now we.ll...

There was one good thing in Red Riding Hood: Shiloh Fernandez. The actor will now topline the indie Syrup with Amber Heard (Zombieland), a story about competitive 20somethings working their way up the corporate ladder in the soda beverage industry.

It's being adapted from Maxx Barry's book of the same title which Barnes and Noble provides the synopsis: "When Scat comes up with the idea for the hottest new soda ever, he's sure he'll retire the next rich, savvy marketing success story. But in the treacherous waters of corporate America there are no sure things--and suddenly Scat has to save not only his idea but his yet-to-be-realized career. With the help of the scarily beautiful and brainy 6, he sets out on a mission to reclaim the fame and fortune that, time and again, eludes him."

Aram Rappaport is directing.

Source: Variety...

Amber Heard ("Drive Angry") and Shiloh Fernandez ("Red Riding Hood") are set to topline the indie adaptation "Syrup" for Lila 9th Productions says Variety.

Max Barry penned the marketing-themed novel about the backstabbing and corporate ladder climbing of twenty-somethings trying to make it to the top in the soda industry.

Aram Rappaport directs while Barrie M. Osborne and Cameron Lamb will produce. Shooting kicks off this Summer in New York City.

Amber Heard (Zombieland, Drive Angry 3D) and Shiloh Fernandez (Red Riding Hood) have been cast in an indie drama entitled Syrup. The film is based on the book by Max Barry and deals with corporate intrigue in the beverage industry. Barry co-wrote the script with director Aram Rappaport.

Here is a description of the book:

The average person has three million-dollar ideas per year. Scat, an unemployed marketing graduate who knows you don't get noticed calling yourself Michael, has had his first. It's a sure-fire ticket to the life of shallow fame and fleeting celebrity he craves. But first he has to deal with 6, who is possibly the love of Scat's life or possibly ripping him off, and Sneaky Pete, marketing genius, refugee from Tokyo, and Scat's best friend—as far as Scat knows.

At this time we don't know what roles Heard and Fernandez will play, but it's most...

Amber Heard and Shiloh Fernandez have joined the cast of Syrup , the film adaptation of the Max "Maxx" Barry novel, Variety reports. The book, a dark satire, is officially described as follows: The average person has three million-dollar ideas per year. Scat, an unemployed marketing graduate who knows you don't get noticed calling yourself Michael, has had his first. It's a sure-fire ticket to the life of shallow fame and fleeting celebrity he craves. But first he has to deal with 6, who is possibly the love of Scat's life or possibly ripping him off, and Sneaky Pete, marketing genius, refugee from Tokyo, and Scat's best friend.as far as Scat knows. Barry, who jokingly credits himself as "Maxx Barry" on the cover to fit the novel's tone, also helped to...

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