FilmNation flies high with 'Sky'

FilmNation Entertainment searching to ''Eye coming,'' acquiring Guy Hibbert's script just like a pointing vehicle for Oliver Hirschbiegel (''Downfall''). FilmNation made the announcement Monday within the Toronto Film Festival and mentioned it's ''aggressively'' putting the thriller with the aim of starting to prep later this year. ''Sky'' follows several figures all over the world since they're each affected by careful analysis drop a drone missile about the house in East Africa. This really is Hibbert and Hirschbiegel's second collaboration following ''Five Minutes of Paradise,'' starring Liam Neeson. FilmNation EVP Production Karen Lunder introduced inside the project towards the organization and may produce alongside FilmNation's Leader of Production Aaron Ryder. Stephen Wright, who works together the BBC where the project was created, may even produce. ''As a company we have been trying to find a project associated with Oliver for some time,'' Ryder mentioned. Hirschbiegel mentioned he was attracted for the project because of the tense written content that examines contemporary warfare which is detachment from real existence. FilmNation acquired the rights from BBC Films, in cooperation with BBC TV. Zoe Brown brokered the sale for your BBC and Alison Cohen talked about the sale for FilmNation. Hirschbiegel is repped by UTA by Attorney Craig Hirsch. Hibbert is repped by UTA as well as the Agency london. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com