Revamped Capstone in Toronto With ‘Prisoner’s Daughter’ and New Slate of Pics
variety.comGregg Goldstein Five years after founding Capstone, Christian Mercuri arrives in Toronto with a restructured company, a Gala world premiere and a promising slate of upcoming features. “As we’ve grown, we’ve separated our operations and rebranded, ” he says. “The worldwide sales side is Capstone Global, and the production and financing side is Capstone Studios.” One of their first films under the new structure is Catherine Hardwicke’s “Prisoner’s Daughter,” the story of a terminally ill convict (Brian Cox) who’s tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Kate Beckinsale).
Produced alongside Oakhurst Entertainment, Sam Okun Prods. and Pasaca Entertainment, it has its Gala bow on Sept. 14. UTA is handling U.S.
sales and Capstone Global is covering international. In August, Lionsgate released Capstone’s vertigo-inducing thriller “Fall” on around 1,300 screens across North America, taking in $6.5 million.
Capstone produced with director Scott Mann and Mark Lane. And at TIFF, the company is introducing buyers to Yuval Adler’s psychological thriller “Sympathy for the Devil,” a psychological thriller about a driver (Joel Kinnaman) forced to transport a dangerous man (Nicolas Cage).
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