Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
Amblin Partners Renews Scandi Output Deal With Nordisk Film
deadline.comBy Tom Grater International Film Reporter Amblin Partners and Scandinavian distributor Nordisk Film have renewed their output partnership for a further two years.
The deal, covering Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, will now run through the close of 2021. It was first struck back in 2012 with Amblin’s predecessor DreamWorks Pictures and is an exclusive agreement covering all Amblin titles across theatrical, home video, television, pay-per-view and VOD rights.
Recently, the companies had success with Sam Mendes’ 1917, which grossed close to $10M across the four territories, as part of its $375M global total.
The film is also expected to be re-released by Nordisk when cinemas re-open in Norway following the coronavirus closures. Other
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