He has 400 movies to his name. And he says now is 'the most difficult' time to make one

Indie film veteran Cassian Elwes, whose latest project, 'Dead Man's Wire,' begins an Oscar-qualifying run Dec. 12, opens up ...

Gus Van Sant on Making ‘Dead Man’s Wire,’ Wanting to Cast Tom Waits in ‘Drugstore Cowboy’ and Robin Williams Ad-Libbing on ‘Good Will Hunting’

After a six-year hiatus, Gus Van Sant returns to feature filmmaking with “Dead Man’s Wire.” In between, he worked on a TV ...
KCRW

A Sundance Crash Course

Kim Masters catches up with Independent producer Cassian Elwes and aspiring screenwriter Matthew Hickman between screenings at the Sundance Film Festival. Hickman was recently awarded the first ...
AOL

TPC Financial Services Expands into Gap Loans With Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’

Financial services firm TPC has expanded into gap lending for films, starting with a deal for Gus Van Sant’s indie thriller “Dead Man’s Wire.” The film recently wrapped principle photography in ...
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Colman Domingo on the Relevance of Gus Van Sant’s Hostage Thriller ‘Dead Man’s Wire’: ‘This Is What Happens When People Are Up Against the Wall’ and ‘We Can ...

Colman Domingo made time in his busy schedule to briefly appear in Gus Van Sant’s new hostage thriller “Dead Man’s Wire” because he was drawn to the movie’s timely subject matter. The 1977-set film is ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Elwes: Mile-High Hero

Film producer Cassian Elwes has been the toast of the Twittersphere since he tweeted the harrowing tale of talking down a highly unstable fellow passenger on an Aug. 19 JetBlue flight from New York to ...
Oregonian

Pelican Point Media Co-Finances Cabin Fever Remake with Ike Suri as Executive Producer on the Eli Roth & Cassian Elwes Project

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pelican Point Capital Partners, Through Its Newly Formed Media Subsidiary, Pelican Point Media, LLC, Finances & Executive Produces Cabin Fever Remake with ...
Variety

WMA reps film-financing company

In another example of the strengthening ties between talent agencies and production financing, Screen Capital Intl. and the William Morris Agency announced on Saturday the creation of a $100 million ...
Variety

‘I’m Beginning to See the Light’ Acquired By Gravitas for U.S. and Canada (EXCLUSIVE)

Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to Konstantin Khudyakov’s “I’m Beginning To See the Light” from Hoody Films. Starring Jack Huston, Abbie Cornish, Brandon T. Jackson, Jamie ...