PARAMOUNT PICTURES TO DISTRIBUTE “CAPTIVE”
STARRING DAVID OYELOWO AND KATE MARA
THE FILM WILL BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
Paramount Pictures announced today that it has
secured the worldwide distribution rights to “CAPTIVE,” starring David
Oyelowo (“SELMA”) and Kate Mara (“FANTASTIC FOUR,” “House of
Cards”). The studio will release the film on September 18, 2015.
Directed by veteran filmmaker Jerry Jameson, the film is based on the book
Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero by Ashley Smith with Stacy Mattingly. The film’s screenplay is by Brian Bird.
David
Oyelowo said,"I was drawn to this story because it beautifully
illustrates how a broken spirit can be healed by an unexpected source of
hope. I feel blessed to be continuing my very fruitful relationship
with Paramount."
Also
starring Michael K Williams, Mimi Rogers, Jessica Oyelowo and Leonor
Varela, the film was produced by Terry Botwick, Jerry Jameson,
David Oyelowo and Ken Wales in addition to BN Films' Alex Garcia, Lucas
Akoskin
and Katrina Wolfe. The executive producers are Santiago Garcia Galvan,
BN's Jonathan Gray, Elliott Lester, Ralph Winter and Bird. BN fully
financed the picture.
Terry
Botwick said, “In March of 2005 Ashley’s story captivated the nation on
news outlets everywhere. Her story is thrilling and redemptive as God
intersected the lives of two very broken people in the most dramatic
way. It has been amazing getting to know Ashley and to be working with
such fine actors. I’m so pleased to also be partnering with Paramount to
bring this authentic encounter to a worldwide audience.”
"Jerry
Jameson has done a fantastic job bringing to life Ashley Smith's
harrowing ordeal and miraculous redemption, and Kate Mara portrays her
with phenomenal sensitivity and poignancy. Along with “Nightingale,”
“Captive” also represents our second collaboration with the brilliantly
talented David Oyelowo. We look forward to continuing this special
relationship with David and believe that the film has found the perfect
home at Paramount," said Alex Garcia, President
of AG Studios, the holding company of BN Films.
The
film tells the dramatic, thrilling and spiritual true story of Ashley
Smith (Mara), a single mother and recovering drug addict who was taken
hostage in her own apartment by fugitive, murderer and accused rapist
Brian Nichols (Oyelowo). With her back against the wall, Smith turned
to the personal spiritual journey of Rick Warren’s best-selling book
The Purpose Driven Life in an attempt to survive and help Brian find a better way out.
