Director Elliott Lester’s feature film directorial debut was Love is the Drug (2006). He went on to direct Jason Statham in Blitz (2011) and Nightingale (2014) which starred David Oyelow, award-winning actor for his portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma (2014). I spoke with Elliott recently in which we discussed Thirst, produced by Matt Damon. Mr. Lester is currently directing Arnold Schwarzenegger in 478.
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HBO has put in development Jackson State, a drama that focuses on the nationwide opioid epidemic, from Bob Cooper and Richard Saperstein’s Storyscape Entertainment and Elliott Lester (Nightingale).
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Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films has stepped up to finance and produce with Protozoa Pictures 478, the drama that Arnold Schwarzenegger will star in and Elliott Lester will direct from a script by Javier Guillon. The film is produced by Protozoa’s Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin and Eric Watson, EFOF CEOs Randall Emmett and George Furla, and Peter Dealbert.
The Highland Film Group is handling international sales and this is expected to be a hot title on the opening day of AFM. Lionsgate Premiere will release the film domestically as part of the ongoing multi‐picture distribution deal with EFOF.
