Well my excitement that Kit Harrington and Dakota Fanning had joined Brimstone was short lived. See Deadline article. I feel like someone has poured a bucket of water over me because then people were telling me Rob’s pulled out. Rhonda sent me Andreas Wiseman’s tweet. I somehow missed the news that Rob and Mia both dropped out Brimstone. This is what happens when you stop and have a life away from the internet.
Devastated. #notreally
Thanks Rhonda and everyone else who responded to my “show me the money” tweet.
Updated:Â Martin Koolhoven
 
The Hollywood Reporter:
“Kit will in the film play an outlaw who has a crucial role in the tale of retribution, replacing Robert Pattinson who was announced as taking on the role during the Berlin film festival and market.”
Screen Daily:
“Producer Els Vandevorst explained the cast changes to Screen: “Mia Wasikowska left the film due to unforeseen personal circumstances and Dakota Fanning immediately jumped into the leading starring role. Kit Harington was so consistently passionate about the script that his enthusiasm and total creative commitment made him a must for the role which had been lined up by Pattinson.â€
*TWIRLS* like a dervish. Â According to Holland Film Nieuws:
“Martin Koolhoven finally calls ‘action’!
The long wait is over: Martin Koolhoven started yesterday in the shooting of his new film Brimstone. It is the first time since Winter War (2008) Koolhoven back on a film set. He has gathered an impressive cast. Besides veteran Carice van Houten (their fourth collaboration) Brimstone includes starring Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson and Guy Pierce. Even the maker to speak about the extraordinary own script of his new film. By FilmpjeKijken.com he said: “I think this is the best scenario I’ve ever filmed.” He describes the project as, “It looks like nothing you know.” In the western thriller makes a devilish priest hunt for a young woman. The recordings for Brimstone found in Canada and Germany place. Producer Els Vandevorst for N279 Productions. The film must have its premiere in May 2016″. (Translation by Google)
Translation by @RobsPromotion:
“The long wait is over: Martin Koolhoven started shooting his new film Brimstone yesterday. It is the first time since Winter War (2008) that Koolhoven is back on a film set. He has gathered an impressive cast. Besides veteran Carice van Houten (their fourth collaboration) Brimstone has lead-roles for Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson and Guy Pierce. Even the maker speaks about the extraordinary script of his new film that he wrote himself. By FilmpjeKijken.com he said: “I think this is the best scenario I’ve ever filmed.” He describes the project as, “It looks like nothing you know.”
May 2016 premiere you say *cough* Cannes *cough*. Â I’ll shall pencil that in my diary *fingerscrossed*. Â Not sure about the Canada and Germany references though.
Thanks to @imbabysky for the heads up and link and to @RobsPromotion for the better translation.
I know we don’t need confirmation that Brimstone is set to commence filming on 15 June 2015, but I just liked that SSNInsider focussed on Rob when including Brimstone in it’s On the Set article for this week.  It’s nice to see Rob’s hard work appreciated:
 
And with the bad comes the good. Some positive news about one of Rob’s films. Martin Koolhoven tweeted this pic in the lead up to filming that commences on 15 June 2015
Breakdown. #BrimestoneMovie
Almost there!
It’s all happening today.  FILMPJE KIJKEN interviewed Martin Koolhoven at the premiere of DE SURPRISE where he talked about BRIMSTONE.  Thanks to RobsPromotion|InRob’sFootsteps we have the translation and video below:
Q: When will you start filming?
A: Half of June, I’ll film, yes.
Q: As in June 15th?
A: As in June 15th, that is the first day of filming, yes.
Q: You’ll start on Monday?
A: We’ll start on Monday, yes.
Q: Where?
A: I don’t feel like telling that, that’s a secret. No, you know then I’ll have all those Pattinson fans in my backyard. I don’t want that.
Q: You can film in Amsterdam.
A: Yes, I’ll film in Amsterdam.
Note:Â (Above comment about filming in Amsterdam is a joke – see tweet to us from @Filmpjekijken
Q:We know now four names that will be in the movie. Are there more people that you can announce?
A: I don’t know if I can announce them, I haven’t asked. There are more.
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From Screen Daily:
“Writer-director Martin Koolhoven’s (Winter in Wartime) upcoming thriller Brimstone, starring Mia Wasikowska (Maps to the Stars), Guy Pearce (The Hurt Locker), Robert Pattinson (Twilight Saga) and Carice van Houten (Black Book), has closed key deals and added finance ahead of its June 15 shoot.
Among pre-sales to close for Embankment Films are Germany (Koch Media) and France (The Jokers Films) with savvy French outfit Back-Up Media and Holland’s N279 Entertainment arranging financing on the film with London-based New Sparta Films and Filmwave.
Uwe Schott (Cloud Atlas, Amour) of X-Filme, Els Vandevorst (Winter in Wartime) of N279 and Belgium’s Prime Time will produce.
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The film will shoot in Romania, Spain and Germany. DoP is Rogier Stoffers (School of Rock) and editor will be Jobter Burg (Black Book).”
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