Oscar winner Charles Randolph Board SK Global – Pandemic Movie for Diversity
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Oscar-winning author Charles Randolph will write, direct and produce a film for SK Global in the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, which will finance and produce it.
The project, which is still untitled, marks the directorial debut for Randolph, who wrote the Fox News drama “Bombsell” and won an Academy Award with Adam Mack for the adaptive screenplay for “The Big Short.”
“I’m very happy to work with everyone at SK Global to get this right,” said Randolph. “The deeper we dig, the richer Uhan’s story becomes.” Fighting a monster is one thing. It’s another thing to fight a monster in the dark. “
John Penotti and Charlie Crowe, co-CEOs of SK Global, made the announcement on Saturday. The film explores dramatic weeks in China as the medical community is exposed to a mysterious virus, soon it will take on a global epidemic shape. The project has been prepared for China film with international status.
Margaret Relay will produce the executive. Xian Li is one of SK Global’s developers and producers, whose production credits include “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Hell or High Water”.
Penotti and Corwin said in a statement, “Charles takes us through an electrifying and revealing drama that we are all living. His hilarious storytelling and insights are at the heart of this narrative. . “
Brian Cornerich, head of business and legal affairs, discussed the deal on behalf of SK Global. Randolph CAA, Lighthouse Management and Media and Paul Hastings are back in place.
The movie is the second major movie and TV project to address the COVID-19 crisis in recent days. “The Trip” Helmer Michael Winterbottom is also set to direct the country’s coronavirus response to a drama series produced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Fremantle, Passenger and Revolution films in the United States.
