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Facilities
Run by creative artists for the Artist. Just 20 minutes away from Hollywood, WonderlandStudios.com offers over 181,000 square feet of production space, over 50,000 square feet of interior space on approximately 80 acres of land. With over 50,000 amps of available power, there are 6 large fully “soundproofed” soundstages, including a large green screen cyclorama, each equipped with wardrobe & make up rooms, 27 restrooms, 22 offices and over 100 tons HVAC and ceiling ventilation. We have ample parking within our studio lot and adjacent parking lot. Our large production and post production building has a live audience production room, several sound-proof podcast studio rooms with adjacent widowed producer rooms.…
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The Ballard of Reading Gaol
OSCAR WILDE OSCAR WILDE Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is remembered for his epigrams, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, his plays, as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death. In France, he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life. He died destitute in Paris at the age of 46. THE BALLAD OF READING GOAL The…
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Modigliani
a new motion picture Drama/Comedy exploring 48 hours in the life of the great artist Modigliani Drama/Comedy set in Paris 1916 Screenplay – Jerzy Kromolowski & Mary Olson-Kromolowski Based on the play ‘Modigliani’ by Dennis McIntyre Paris, 1916, in the midst of WWI – the Italian born painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani considers himself a commercial and critical failure. One evening in a fashionable restaurant his frustrations erupt into scandalous behavior and costly damage to the premises. Suddenly he finds himself on the run from the police. Aided by his talented but quixotic friends, Maurice Utrillo and Chaim Soutine, he intends to escape the city. He seeks funds from his…
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Wilde Salome
A tale of lust, greed and one woman’s scorn. Executive Producer: Beni Atoori Director: Al Pacino Writers: Al Pacino | Oscar Wilde (play “Salome”) Producers: Robert Fox | Barry Navidi Composer: Jeff Beal Cinematographers: Benoît Delhomme | Robert Leacock | Denis Maloney | Matt Steinauer | Jeremy Weiss Editors: Pasquale Buba | David Leonard | Stan Salfas | Roberto Silvi Casting Director: Sharon Howard-Field Actors: Al Pacino as King Herod Jessica Chastain as Salomé Kevin Anderson as John The Baptist
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
The foundations of the earth were laid bare by the Gods who, in their anger, destroyed the people of the Earth. Afterwards, mankind was created anew, with a King created by the gods to lead them. That King is Gilgamesh. His kingdom is Uruk. Possessed of superhuman strength and great genius, none are superior to him. And none can refuse him. In the ancient city of Uruk, the tyrannical King Gilgamesh tramples citizens “like a wild bull.” The gods send an untamed man named Enkidu to control the ruthless King, but after fighting, Enkidu and Gilgamesh become great friends and embark on a series of adventures. They kill fearsome creatures…
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Seeking Paradise
The life story of Mata Hari Genre: Thriller/suspense Producers: Beni Atoori Director: Roland Joffe Writers: Roland Joffe & Beni Atoori Cast: TBD Principal Photography Fall 2023
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Dali
A chronicle of the life of surrealist painter Salvador Dali, with a focus on his success in America and his later misfortunes. Producers: Beni Atoori, Janie Boisclair, Jib Polhemus, Simon West Director: TBD Writer: Jeremy Walters Antonio Bandaras as Dali Principal Photography Summer 2023
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The Last Movie Star
An aging former movie star is forced to face the reality that his glory days are behind him. On its surface, the film is a tale about faded fame. At its core, it’s a universal story about growing old. Director: Adam Rifkin Writer: Adam Rifkin Executive Producer: Beni Atoori Stars: Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter, Clark Duke
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Salomé
The Oscar Wilde Story – The Biblical story of Salomé, a girl who agrees to perform the “dance of the seven veils” in return for John the Baptist’s head on a silver platter. Director: Al Pacino Writer: Oscar Wilde Producer: Barry Navidi Executive Producer: Beni Atoori Starring: Al Pacino, Jessica Chastain & Kevin Anderson
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Gershwin
A look into the life of the greatest all-Americana composer and pianist. His life, legacy, psyche and of the illegitimate son he cared for. Producer: Beni Atoori Writer: Beni Atoori Principal Photography Spring 2023
