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Independent film financing and international sales company Capstone has closed a far reaching deal with Good Films Collective and Miriam Segal to finance and handle international distribution for a number of the production group’s upcoming feature films, it was announced today.

The first project announced under the exclusive deal negotiated between Good Films Collective founder Miriam Segal and Christian Mercuri, head of Capstone is the crime thriller The Postcard Killings.

Adapted from James Patterson and Liza Marklund’s #1 New York Times bestseller, The Postcard Killings is directed by the acclaimed and award winning Danis Tanovic (No Man’s Land, Death in Sarajevo, Tigers) from a screenplay adapted by Andrew Stern (Disconnect, Return to Me).

The Postcard Killings currently in pre-production, centers on a New York detective investigating the death of his daughter who was murdered while on her honeymoon in London. During his investigation, similar crimes are reported across Europe with each killing accompanied by a postcard sent to a local journalist.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan (AMC’s The Walking Dead, Rampage) stars in The Postcard Killings alongside Connie Nielsen, star of the groundbreaking hit Wonder Woman, and Cush Jumbo, star of The Good Fight. Paul Brennan (City of Lies, The Infiltrator), Peter Calvin Nelson (Production Exec. Sparkle, 55 Steps), and Leopoldo Gout (Molly’s Game, Alex Cross) produce the film alongside Segal.

Miriam Quote: With Capstone I believe we’ve found our long-term partner. Christian and his team’s knowledge and experience of the market are invaluable to an independent company like ours. We very much look forward to working together.

Christian Quote: Miriam has shown a knack for both developing and producing quality feature films.  Her passion and energy are contagious and I look forward to working with her on the upcoming slate.

Miriam Segal is the founder and Lead Producer of the independent production company, Good Films Collective, which she established in 2017 as the evolution of the former production banner, Good Films. Segal came to the world of independent film with over 20 years of film and television experience, having produced multiple award-winning dramas for BBC Films. Segal’s credits at Good Films include The Great Ghost Rescue starring Kevin McKidd; Good starring Viggo Mortensen, Jodie Whittaker and Jason Isaacs, 2016 true-crime thriller The Infiltrator directed by Brad Furman (Lincoln Lawyer) and starring Bryan Cranston and John Leguizamo, and the recently completed City of Lies starring Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker.

Christian Mercuri formed Capstone in 2017 with a focus on high quality commercial films with worldwide box office appeal. Capstone, in its first year, has financed and/or licensed films that feature international stars such as Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Pratt, Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis. Mercuri has sold, financed and produced over 150 feature films. Prior to forming Capstone, Mercuri helped finance and distribute projects such as The Wolf of Wall Street, The Expendables, Dumb and Dumber To, and Out of the Furnace.

Segal’s Good Films Collective has several projects in development including: Can I Be Honest, In the Hours of Night, People of the Book, Mother Russia and The Man Who Stole the Sky. 

James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author and most trusted storyteller. He has created many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, and among his notable literary collaborations are The President Is Missing, with President Bill Clinton, and the Max Einstein series, produced in partnership with the Albert Einstein Estate. The National Book Foundation recently presented Patterson with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and six Emmy Awards.