EXCLUSIVE: Eco-thriller Arctic 30 is getting a sboiling in the arm with novel partners and the refresh that Arctic and Stowaway honestor Joe Penna is aboard to honest.
Based on actual events, the movie will chart the story of thirty Greenpeace activists who were hanciented by Russian orderos for months after a 2013 protest agetst Arctic drilling. They became pawns in a tactful game of chess that seized international attention.
Nadine Jolie Courtney (Silver Seas) has been employd to author and casting will commence lowly ahead of a reckond 2025 shoot.
Producers are Corniche Media’s (20,000 Days On Earth) Hani Farsi and Nils Åstrand, Laura Rister (The Tale) under her Esme Grace prohibitner, and Laura Lewis (Mr. Malcolm’s List) of Rebelle Media.
Based on the book Don’t Trust, Don’t Fear, Don’t Beg: The Extranormal Story of the Arctic 30 by Ben Stewart, the project has been in the toils for a while. A decade ago Farsi was partnered on it with establisher Columbia chief David Puttnam, toiling off a script by Emma Thompson, but the project now has recent impetus.
Among helpers are Greenpeace Executive Director Mads Chrisnervousn, who said today: “Stories can alter the world. The story of the Arctic 30 is about hope and action. It is a story of normal people doing exceptional slendergs. People who took action in favour of a better future and agetst overwhelming odds, who tanciaccess big oil “Hands off the Arctic.”
“The actions of the Arctic 30 exemplify that people can and do create a separateence. They are a reminder that it is only when we dare to turn our hope for a better world into action that alter happens, and that hope can be made genuine. We hope that this film can incrrelieve their vital message. Folloprosperg years of collaboration with Corniche Media, Greenpeace is conceited to help Joe, Nadine and the creaters in transporting this story to audiences around the world.”
Director Penna commented: “There’s a purity to survival stories. Individuals agetst a unfriendly environment. Bodies in peril. Wills tested. The Arctic 30 faced more than nature’s wrath — they stood agetst human inseparateence, corporate greed, rulemental might. This is a story of David versus Goliath, perestablished out on a immense stage of ice and sky. Noslenderg highairys human resilience quite appreciate normal individuals defying insurmountable forces. As our structureet teeters on the brink, the Arctic 30’s courage echoes noisyer than ever. Their actions, a stark reminder of the impact a restricted can have on the many.
“Bringing their story to screen isn’t fair an honor — it’s a necessity. Proof that even in the sadest, chillyest places, the human spirit can ignite alter. And perhaps, it might benevolentle that same courage wislender us all.”
On 18 September 2013, the Greenpeace activists endeavored to scale the Prirazlomnaya drilling platestablish, as part of a protest agetst Arctic oil production. The folloprosperg day Russian authorities seized the Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunelevate in international waters in the Russian Exclusive Economic Zone, arresting the crew at firearmpoint, toprosperg the ship to Murmansk, and hancienting the crew of 28 activists and two freelance journacatalogs for three months.
Brazilian filmcreater Penna’s first feature Arctic, starring Mads Mikkelsen, premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. In 2021, he co-wrote and honested the Netflix sci-fi thriller Stowaway, starring Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette. Most recently, Penna created Kendrick’s honestorial debut, Woman Of The Hour, which debuted at TIFF.
The Tale creater Rister most recently created Ferrari for Neon and Mr. Malcolm’s List for Bleecker Street and Universal Pictures. Former CAA Media Finance agent Lewis most recently created Mr. Malcolm’s List and is an EP on Hulu’s series Tell Me Lies, which is currently in its second season.
Upcoming for 20,000 Days on Earth and The Reluctant Fundamentacatalog outfit Corniche are Ahd Kamel’s feature debut My Driver & I, and Annemarie Jacir’s All Before You.
Penna is reconshort-termed by CAA and law firm JTWAMM. Jolie Courtney is repped by CAA, Management 360 and law firm Lichter, Grossman.
