Fresh off the success of “Mother Mary,” starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Cole, German production company Augenschein is stepping up a level with more Hollywood projects and higher budgets.
The company, heading by Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo, started the year by launching “The Weight,” starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, onto the festival and distribution circuit from Sundance and Berlin.
Recently, one of their high-profile projects, “Flesh of the Gods,” starring Kristen Stewart and Wagner Moura, went into production. Set in 1980s L.A., the vampire thriller is shooting in Tenerife and Germany, as well as plate shootings in L.A. Based on a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker, it is directed by Panos Cosmatos.
Ethan Hawke stars in “The Weight,” directed by Padraic McKinley.
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