‘Whiplash’ Producer Bold Films Developing Superhero
Movie ‘Samaritan’
Dave McNary-Film Reporter
@Variety_DMcNary
FEBRUARY 22, 2016 | 07:45PM PT
Bold Films, which produced “Nightcrawler” and “Whiplash,” is
developing the superhero project “Samaritan,” written by Bragi
F. Schut.
COURTESY OF BOLD FILMS
Bold has come on board to produce and finance “Samaritan”
with Bold chairman Michael Litvak and senior VP Jonathan
Oakes as the producers. CEO Gary Michael Walters will
executive produce.
“Samaritan” takes place 20 years after an epic battle between a super villain and a superhero left the villain
dead and the hero missing. The story is centered on a young boy befriending an old man who he believes is
the superhero in hiding.
Bold is in pre-production on “Stronger,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and based on the hunt for the 2013 Boston
Marathon bombers. The company came on board last month to produce and finance the project, based on
the book by bombing survivor Jeff Bauman, who lost both legs in the attack.
Bold previously teamed with Gyllenhaal on 2014’s “Nightcrawler.” Gyllenhaal signed a first-look deal with Bold
Films in August to launch his Nine Stories production banner.
Schut created the 2005 CBS science-fiction series “Threshold” and wrote the fantasy actioner “Season of the
Witch,” starring Ron Perlman and Nicolas Cage.
Schut is represented by Verve, Realm Entertainment and attorney Rob Szymanski at Eclipse Law.