Heartfelt congrars to good friend Matthew Wilder who penned Robert Schwentke’s “Seneca.” It has been selected to have its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February. The film stars John Malkovich as the famed Stoic philosopher and deals with his relationship with Nero, the infamous Roman Emperor he mentored since childhood, and who accused him of plotting his assassination. “Seneca” will debut in the Berlinale Special Gala section. Berlin-based sales company Picture Tree Intl. will be in charge of distribution. The trailer.
Brady Corbet's “The Origin of the World,” his X-Rated epic about "Northern California’s economy" in the 1970s epic, has now started production in South Africa under the working title “SALT FLATS.”