Gold (2016 film)

Gold
Directed by Stephen Gaghan
Produced by Michael Nozik
Teddy Schwarzman
Written by Stephen Gaghan
Patrick Massett
John Zinman
Starring Matthew McConaughey
Édgar Ramírez
Bryce Dallas Howard
Joshua Harto
Timothy Simons
Michael Landes
Cinematography Robert Elswit
Production
companies
Black Bear Pictures
Highway 61
Distributed by TWC-Dimension
Country United States
Language English

Gold is an upcoming American drama thriller film directed by Stephen Gaghan and written by Patrick Massett and John Zinman. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Édgar Ramírez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Joshua Harto, Timothy Simons, and Michael Landes. Principal photography began on June 29, 2015 in New York, New Mexico and Thailand.

Plot

Kenny Wells (Matthew McConaughey), an unlucky man, teams-up with geologist Michael Acosta (Édgar Ramírez) to find gold deep in the uncharted jungles of Indonesia (Borneo).[1]

Cast

Production

The project was first announced by Deadline on April 12, 2011, a treasure hunt film titled Gold in the vein of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, written by Patrick Massett and John Zinman as a writing sample and developed by Paul Haggis, who showed it to Michael Mann.[7] Mann liked the script and joined as director and producer for his banner Forward Pass, which Haggis would also produce along with Michael Nozik.[7] Later in August 2011, Variety reported that Christian Bale was being eyed for the lead role, and it was one of the several projects he had to make choice for.[8]

In March 2012, Mann exitted the project due to his involvement in the development of the film Big Tuna and an untitled cyber thriller film (later titled Blackhat).[9] On October 17, 2012, Black Bear Pictures came on board to fully finance and produce the film about true story of the Bre-X mining scandal in 1993, when the large amounts of gold were discovered in the jungles of Indonesia.[10] Black Bear's Teddy Schwarzman and Ben Stillman would produce the film along with Haggis and Nozik through their Hwy61, and Massett and Zinman would also produce the film.[10]

On May 16, 2013, TheWrap reported that Spike Lee replaced Mann to direct the film, Mann left the film because he was set to start production on his untitled cyber thriller film.[9]

On August 22, 2014, Deadline confirmed that True Detective's actor Matthew McConaughey would be next starring in the film Gold.[2]

On January 28, 2015, it was announced that the film would be directed by Stephen Gaghan, replacing Lee, and it would be shot in June 2015 in New York, New Mexico and Thailand, while the film's foreign sales would be handled by Sierra / Affinity.[11] Producers would be Schwarzman and Nozik, along with Massett, Zinman and McConaughey, while Haggis would executive producer along with Richard Middleton.[11] On February 12, 2015, Sierra / Affinity had sold the film to international distributors at European Film Market in Berlin.[12] Édgar Ramírez was added to the cast on March 18, 2015 to play the role of geologist Michael Acosta.[3] On March 30, 2015, The Weinstein Company acquired the film's US distribution rights for $15 million, and the film would release domestically through company's TWC-Dimension label.[13] On May 15, 2015, Michelle Williams was set to star alongside McConaughey, to play his character's wife.[14] Joshua Harto signed-on on June 3, 2015 to play Lloyd Stanton, the businessman's bank account manager.[5] Timothy Simons was added to the cast on June 12, 2015 to play a Wall Street banker, he is forced by the duo to inspect the potential value of the company in the jungles of Borneo.[1] Michael Landes also signed-on on June 29, 2015 to star in the film.[6] On August 28, 2015, Bryce Dallas Howard was confirmed to cast in the film for the female lead role of Kay, Wells' longtime girlfriend,[4] replacing Michelle Williams.[15] The other cast added included Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Bruce Greenwood, and Stacy Keach.[4]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on June 29, 2015 in Thailand.[16] In August, film was shooting in New Mexico.[4] Early October, filming began in New York City where it was shot in Manhattan.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ford, Rebecca (June 12, 2015). "'Veep' Actor Timothy Simons Joins Matthew McConaughey in 'Gold' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (August 22, 2014). "Does TV Hurt Movie Careers? ‘True Detective’s Matthew McConaughey Coveted For ‘The Stand’ And ‘Gold’". deadline.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Ge, Linda (March 18, 2015). "Edgar Ramirez Joins Matthew McConaughey in Mining Drama ‘Gold’". thewrap.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hipes, Patrick (August 28, 2015). "Bryce Dallas Howard Joins Matthew McConaughey In ‘Gold’". deadline.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Pedersen, Erik (June 3, 2015). "Josh Harto Finds ‘Gold'; Raul Castillo Joins ‘Special Correspondents’ – Film Briefs". deadline.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Sun, Rebecca (June 29, 2015). "Michael Landes Joins Matthew McConaughey in 'Gold' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (April 12, 2011). "Michael Mann Eyes 'Gold' Hunt As Next Film". deadline.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ Kroll, Justin (August 24, 2011). "Christian Bale weighs post-Batman projects". variety.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (May 16, 2013). "Spike Lee Attached to Direct Former Michael Mann Movie ‘Gold’ (Exclusive)". thewrap.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (October 17, 2012). "Black Bear Pictures To Finance Mining Scandal Drama ‘Gold’". deadline.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. 1 2 McNary, Dave (January 28, 2015). "Berlin: Matthew McConaughey’s ‘Gold’ Starts Shooting in June". variety.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ Jaafar, Ali (February 12, 2015). "Sierra/Affinity Strikes ‘Gold’ At EFM — Berlin". deadline.com. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ McClintock, Pamela; Kit, Borys (March 30, 2015). "Matthew McConaughey's 'Gold' Lands U.S. Home With The Weinstein Co.". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  14. ↑ Kroll, Justin (May 15, 2015). "Michelle Williams Joins Matthew McConaughey Mining Drama ‘Gold’ (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  15. ↑ Babbage, Rachel (August 29, 2015). "Bryce Dallas Howard signs up for Gold alongside Matthew McConaughey". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  16. ↑ "On the Set for 6/29/15: Justin Lin Rolls Cameras on ‘Star Trek Beyond’, Emilia Clarke Wraps ‘Me Before You’". ssninsider.com. June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Where you can find Matthew McConaughey filming ‘Gold’ in NYC". onlocationvacations.com. October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

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