LaddyMan
2 years ago
Things could be getting fun!
Phoenix Business Journal
Updated May 26, 2022, 2:42pm MST
Aaron Klusman has big plans for the iconic Union Station in downtown Phoenix.
The co-founder, chairman and CEO of Gilbert-based Rivulet Media Inc. plans to move the company headquarters to the former train station at 401 W. Harrison St., and develop a mixed-use project that will include a production studio, residential tower, boutique hotel and office space on 10 acres.
According to Vizzda LLC real estate database, Klusman paid $4 million to Spring Communications LP for the 30,267-square-foot Union Station building that was built in 1923.
There are two telecommunication towers on the 7.34-acre site, located within an opportunity zone south of the southwest corner of Third Avenue and Jefferson Street, according to Vizzda. The property also includes the iconic Icehouse, an arts and entertainment venue.
Phoenix Union Station, which is nearing its 100th birthday, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Rehabilitation work on the former train station is beginning now, with the first phase expected to be completed between fall 2022 and spring 2023.
Klusman said it's too soon to determine the number of residential units that will built, as well as how many square feet will be dedicated to the production studio and headquarters.
He also said it's too soon to determine total development costs of the project.
Klusman likens the project to a modern-day Warner Brothers studio lot, with some edge and grit while keeping true to Phoenix's unique storyline.
Rivulet Media's wholly owned subsidiary, Rivulet Films, plans to be involved in this mixed-use production studio, to include its film, television, animation, music and gaming production, Klusman said.
Rivulet Films announced at the recent Cannes Film Festival its acquisition of the sequel to Law Abiding Citizen starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler as well as โJohn Wickโ writer Derek Kolstadโs action-thriller franchise โAcolyte.โ
Rivulet Films is releasing Machine Gun Kellyโs new film Taurus later this summer, along with Demi Mooreโs film โPlease Baby Pleaseโ this fall. Klusman and Rivulet Filmsโ CEO Michael Witherill and President Rob Paris have been involved in many films together for more than 15 years, most notably John Wick.
A separate documentary proposed by Rivulet on former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio previously announced does not yet have a release date.
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LaddyMan
3 years ago
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At least we have a real company doing real things. Will it work out? Time will tell.
https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1164094-john-patrick-shanley-to-write-direct-the-twinkle-brothers-for-rivulet-media
John Patrick Shanley to Write & Direct The Twinkle Brothers for Rivulet Media
JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY MOVIE NEWS RIVULET MEDIA THE TWINKLE BROTHERS
BY KYLIE HEMMERT ON FEBRUARY 17, 2021
John Patrick Shanley to Write & Direct The Twinkle Brothers for Rivulet Media
John Patrick Shanley to write & direct The Twinkle Brothers for Rivulet Media
Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Patrick Shanley will write and direct the upcoming comedy The Twinkle Brothers for Rivulet Media. Rivulet Films will produce with recently named President Rob Paris taking the lead. Casting is underway with filming to begin in New York this fall.
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The Twinkle Brothers is a tale told by avuncular café owner Mordecai who, when tasked with the responsibility of looking after his precocious six-year-old granddaughter Rita for an afternoon, spins her a yarn about Freddie and Miguel, two insanely competitive brothers from Puerto Rico who come to New York and end up with competing restaurants directly across the street from one another. The brothers stop at nothing to be the best on the block, ratcheting up the competition to the delight of their neighbors who are treated to bizarrely spectacular light shows, dueling Santas, and seemingly endless plates of delicious and comforting food.
Shanley is a playwright, screenwriter, and director whose original screenplay, Moonstruck, won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Shanley also wrote and directed Miramaxโs Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated Doubt, starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Viola Davis and was based on his Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play โDoubt, A Parable.โ Most recently, Shanley wrote and directed Bleecker Streetโs Wild Mountain Thyme, an adaption of his play โOutside Mullingar,โ starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, and Christopher Walken.
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The Twinkle Brothers reunites Shanley with Paris, who previously served as Shanleyโs agent during his tenure at CAA. Said Paris, โI so desperately missed speaking with John every day that I stalked him until he agreed to let me be a part of this film. I cannot wait to get started.โ