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Garfield's potential role in Scorsese's A Life of Jesus movie would continue his trend of playing Christian characters onscreen. Though his casting has not been confirmed, Garfield could end up portraying Jesus himself in A Life of Jesus. Garfield's fascination with the finitude of existence through spirituality explains his tendency to take on religious film roles.

Andrew Garfield's role in Martin Scorsese's A Life of Jesus movie would continue a trend in the actor's career that began in 2016. Ever since his feature film debut in 2007's Boy A, Garfield has had a prolific film career playing a variety of different roles. After his unreal three-movie run in 2021, Garfield took a few years off from film work, but he's getting back in the game with multiple movies lined up. Garfield will play astronomer Carl Sagan in Sebastián Lelio's Voyagers and star in Boy A director John...

The award-winning film Hacksaw Ridge chronicles the remarkable story of one of America's greatest heroes, and those eager to watch this awe-inspiring tale can find it on a variety of streaming services and VOD platforms. Hacksaw Ridge depicts the true story of Desmond Doss, a faithful advocate of non-violence who believed in serving his country during wartime without compromising his deeply held moral principles. This World War II movie captures audiences' hearts, portraying Doss as an unlikely hero whose pacifist ways had him labeled a coward. The stellar cast features Andrew Garfield as Doss, plus Luke Bracy, Vince Vaughn, and Teresa Palmer.

Directed by Mel Gibson and based on the documentary The Conscientious Objector, Hacksaw Ridge has been hailed for its accuracy by World War II experts. The movie also earned six Academy Award nominations, securing Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing. The film's stunning cinematography and...

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By: Carson Blackwelder

Managing Editor

This year’s contenders for best adapted screenplay are quite the eclectic group based on their sources — something that can never be said for those competing for best original screenplay. When looking at this category’s past since the year 2000, can history dictate which type of adapted screenplays the Academy might be leaning toward at the 2017 Oscars?

This site’s namesake, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg, honed in on nine films considered either frontrunners (the first five) or major threats (the last four) in his latest check-in on the Oscar race: Moonlight, Lion, Fences, Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge, Nocturnal Animals, Sully, Silence, and Loving. The original sources for these films are as varied as the subject matter in the works they inspired, so let’s break them down.

As for frontrunners: Moonlight, written and directed by Barry Jenkins,...

An emerging Australian filmmaker will get the chance to work with Mel Gibson on his WW2 drama Hacksaw Ridge, which will start shooting in Australia in October.

The Australian Directors Guild and Screen Australia today announced a director.s attachment to the project, the first for an international film.

Hacksaw Ridge will chronicle the battle for Okinawa's Maeda Escarpment and the heroic actions of aid-man Private First Class Desmond Doss. A Seventh Day Adventist, Doss was the first conscientious objector to win the Congressional Medal of Honour.

The Amazing Spider-Man.s Andrew Garfield will play Doss. His story was featured in Terry Benedict.s 2004 TV documentary The Conscientious Objector.

The producers are Pandemonium Films. Bill Mechanic, Lightstream Pictures. Paul Currie and Icon.s Bruce Davey, Gibson.s business partner. ScreenCorp.s James M Vernon is the executive producer.

Robert Schenkkan penned the original drafts and Randall Wallace ( Braveheart, We Were Soldiers...

Mel Gibson is in talks to direct a WW2 drama in Australia, his first film as a director since Apocalypto in 2006.

Due to start shooting in September, Hacksaw Ridge will chronicle the battle for Okinawa's Maeda Escarpment and the heroic actions of medic Private First Class Desmond Doss.

A Seventh Day Adventist, Doss was the first conscientious objector in Us history to win the Congressional Medal of Honour.

According to Screen Daily, Variety and other media, The Amazing Spider-Man.s Andrew Garfield is in talks to play Doss. His story was featured in Terry Benedict.s 2004 TV documentary The Conscientious Objector.

The producers are Pandemonium Films. Bill Mechanic, Lightstream Pictures. Paul Currie (who is currently shooting romantic thriller 2.22 in Sydney) and Icon.s Bruce Davey, Gibson.s business partner.. ScreenCorp.s James M Vernon is the executive producer.

Robert Schenkkan penned the original drafts and Randall Wallace (who wrote Gibson's...

Exclusive: In arguably the plum Us title of the Efm, Mel Gibson is returning behind the camera for the first time in nearly a decade to direct Andrew Garfield in $40-50m true-life epic Hacksaw Ridge.

According to buyers Im Global will kick off pre-sales in Berlin next week for Bill Mechanic’s Pandemonium Films and Brian Oliver’s Cross Creek Pictures in anticipation of a production start later this year.

Cross Creek is financing Hacksaw Ridge, which recounts the extraordinary story of Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector in Us military history to be awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor.

Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist, was drafted into the Us Army in 1942 but refused to fight because of his beliefs.

He became a medic and saved lives in the Pacific. After the Second World War he received the accolade from President Harry Truman.

Doss’ story became the subject of a documentary called The Conscientious Objector but until...

We Were Soldiers and Secretariat director Randall Wallce is set to develop a faith-based drama for Sony Pictures called Heaven is Real. The movie is based on a book written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent, called Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back. 

This is definitely a different kind of film for Wallace who also wrote Braveheart and Pearl Harbor, the latter of which wasn't his best work. The book tells the true story behind Burpo's son's near-death experience and subsequent claim that he visited heaven. His family and the members of his small town do not believe him until his stories identify people who have passed away.

I can see a movie like this being a big hit. It's based on a true story, it's interesting, and there's an epic faith-based market out there for this kind of film.

"Braveheart" scribe Randall Wallace is set to direct “The Conscientious Objector” for Walden Media says The Wrap.

The story follows WW2 medic Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. Drafted in 1942, the he became a medic because he refused to carry a weapon into combat. Robert Schenkkan penned the script.

Wallace previous helmed “The Man in the Iron Mask” and “We Were Soldiers” and he'll replace Aaron Schneider who was previously attached to direct. Terry Benedict, Bill Mechanic and David Permut are producing.

The Pearl Harbour writer Randall Wallace has signed on for another World War II drama based on a true story. This time, Oscar Nominee Wallace, who also directed Vietnam War drama We Were Soldiers, will direct The Conscientious Objector for Walden Media. Desmond Doss, who as an unarmed Army medic saved the lives of dozens [...]

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Exclusive "Braveheart" writer Randall Wallace will direct "The Conscientious Objector" for Walden Media, Walden confirmed to TheWrap. The film tells the story of Desmond Doss, a medic during World War II and the first conscientious objector to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. Drafted in 1942, the Seventh-day Adventist became a medic because he refused to carry a weapon into combat. Wallace earned his lone Oscar nomination as a writer, penning the script for "Braveheart," but his directing credits include "The Man in the Iron Mask," "We Were Soldiers" and "Secretariat." He wrote the...

All-purpose man Aaron Schneider — his credits range from director, to editor, to cinematographer and beyond — won the Best Short Film, Live Action Oscar in 2004 for Two Soldiers, but, for all intents and purposes, he didn’t truly burst onto the scene until 2009′s acclaimed Get Low, his feature-length directorial debut. At the time, many speculated that this film would bring Robert Duvall (and perhaps even Bill Murray in peak supporting form) his first Oscar nomination of the new century.

Alas, though, the film fell through the Academy cracks, probably in most part due to the film’s middle-of-the-year theatrical run — a time frame in which a subdued, quiet character study like this one is especially vulnerable to being overshadowed by prestige titles later in the year. Nevertheless, Schneider proved his Oscar was no fluke, creating a film that, despite, I’d argue, an uninventive screenplay, managed to survive on crisp...

Aaron Schneider ("Get Low") is set to direct the true story drama "The Conscientious Objector" for Walden Media, Pandemonium and Permut Presentations says Deadline.

The story follows Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector in American history to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. Doss was an army medic in WWII who refused to kill or even carry a gun and ended up saving the lives of seventy-five men at the Battle of Okinawa.

Robert Schenkkan ("The Pacific," "The Quiet American") penned the script. Bill Mechanic, David Permut and Terry Benedict will produce.

One of my favorite indie films that did not break out last year was Get Low, the period drama starring Robert Duvall as a Tennessee hermit who wanted to attend his own funeral (here is my review). If you haven't seen it yet, it's on Netflix and is worth watching. The film was the feature directorial debut of Aaron Schneider, a cinematographer-turned-filmmaker who also won an Oscar in 2004 for his short film Two Soldiers. Schneider has apparently been picky about his follow-up to Get Low, but Deadline reports he has said yes and is set to direct The Conscientious Objector for Walden Media, a story about a WWII medic. The Conscientious Objector, from a script written by Robert Schenkkan (The Quiet American, "The Pacific", Pulitzer-winning play The Kentucky Cycles), tells the true story of Desmond Doss, the only conscientious objector in American history to win the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Director Aaron Schneider has been tapped to helm the true story The Conscientious Objector for Walden Media. The film centers on Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. For those unaware, a conscientious objector is one who refuses the right to perform military service on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion. Doss refused to kill or even carry a weapon into combat during World War II, though he saved the lives of 75 men at the Battle of Okinawa. Deadline reports that the film comes from screenwriter Robert Schenkkan, whose credits include the HBO minseries The Pacific and 2002’s The Quiet American. Schneider made his feature debut on the 2009 drama Get Low, an won an Oscar for his short film Two Soldiers. Bill Mechanic, David Permut, and Terry Benedict are producing.

Aaron Schneider is set to direct a new film for Walden Media. Deadline reports that he will direct The Conscientious Objector, which tells the true story of "Desmond Doss, the only conscientious objector in American history to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. Doss served in WWII, joining the army as a medic. He was ostracized by his fellow soldiers because of his refusal to kill or even carry a gun. He proved his courage, saving 75 men at the Battle of Okinawa."

Pulitzer-prize-winner playwrite, Robert Schenkkan penned the sccript. He also wrote the scripts for The Pacific and The Quiet American. Bill Mechanic, David Permut and Terry Benedict (who directed the 2004 documentary bearing the same title) are set to produce the movie. Schneider is an Oscar winner for his short Two Soldiers, and this marks his second feature film.

I have not seen Get Low, but This sounds like a...

Exclusive: Get Low helmer Aaron Schneider has been set to direct The Conscientious Objector for Walden Media. The film tells the true story of Desmond Doss, the only conscientious objector in American history to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. Doss served in WWII, joining the army as a medic. He was ostracized by his fellow soldiers because of his refusal to kill or even carry a gun. He proved his courage, saving 75 men at the Battle of Okinawa. Script was written by Robert Schenkkan, who wrote the Pulitzer-winning play The Kentucky Cycles and whose script credits include The Pacific and The Quiet American. The film is a co-production between Pandemonium and Permut Presentations, and is being produced by Bill Mechanic, David Permut and Terry Benedict (who directed the 2004 documentary bearing the same title). Steve Longi is co-producer. Schneider, the veteran cinematographer who won the Oscar for his short film Two Soldiers,...

The International Documentary Assn. has chosen 17 films for the eighth annual InFACT Theatrical Documentary Showcase. These include Z Channel -- A Magnificent Obsession, Born Into Brothels, The Conscientious Objector, The Future of Food, In the Realms of the Unreal, Let the Church Say Amen, Repatriation, This Ain't No Heartland and a selection of short films. Since the showcase's inception seven years ago, 13 films featured there have been nominated for Academy Awards. This year's InFACT screenings run Aug. 20-26 at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood.