Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Still waiting...no Distributor in sight for Chapter 27

Well...All we see is Peace Arch hyping this debacle, but no one will touch this crap.
CHAPTER 27


STOP PRESS:
Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival (Premieres Section)

STATUS:
Completed

DIRECTOR / WRITER:
J.P. Schaefer

PRINCIPAL CAST:
Jared Leto - Requiem for a Dream, Panic Room

Lindsay Lohan – Herbie: Fully Loaded, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday A Prairie Home Companion, Bobby

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPY:
Tom Richmond

PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Kalina Ivanov

SCORE:
TBA

GENRE: Drama

COUNTRY: USA

LANGUAGE: English

RUNNING TIME: N/A

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2006

SYNOPSIS:
New York City. December 1980. Mark Chapman arrives in New York with the intent to kill John Lennon. The story portrays Chapman’s mental collapse as his demons win over, and persuade him to shoot Lennon on the steps of Lennon’s apartment building, The Dakota.

PRESS:

Variety
Wed., Nov. 2, 2005

Lohan, Leto file 'Chapter'
Thesps to star in Chapman drama
By GABRIEL SNYDER

Lindsay Lohan and Jared Leto are set to star in "Chapter 27," a feature about the murder of John Lennon. (these guys at peace arch are something special)

Peace Arch is financing the pic, which was penned by Jarrett Schaefer, who will make his feature directing debut.

Leto will play Lennon's murderer Mark Chapman, while Lohan will play a devoted Lennon fan who befriends Chapman on the weekend in 1980 when he kills the former Beatle.

Producing are Robert Salerno and Naomi Despres through their Artina Films banner, as well as Alexandra Milchan.

"Chapter 27" is the second film Artina is producing with Peace Arch. Production on the first title, "Delirious," helmed by Tom DiCillo and starring Steve Buscemi, recently got under way in Gotham.

Peace Arch is gearing up a slate of pics aimed at theatrical release after focusing primarily on direct-to-video titles.

Leto most recently appeared in "Lord of War," as well as last year's "Alexander." He recently wrapped "Lonely Hearts."

Lohan was most recently seen in "Herbie: Fully Loaded," as well as in last year's "Mean Girls." She recently wrapped "A Prairie Home Companion" and will appear in the romantic comedy "Just My Luck," currently skedded for release by 20th Century Fox on March 3.

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