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Mark Protosevich is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his screenplays for the films The Cell (2000), I Am Legend (2007) and Thor (2011).
Sugar is an American mystery drama television series created by Mark Protosevich with Fernando Meirelles directing 5 episodes and Adam Arkin directing 3 episodes. The series stars Colin Farrell, who also serves as executive producer. It premiered on Apple TV+ on April 5, 2024.
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Child psychologist Catherine Deane is hired to conduct an experimental virtual reality treatment for coma patients: a "Neurological Cartography and Synaptic Transfer System" device managed by doctors Henry West and Miriam Kent that allows her to enter a comatose mind and attempt to coax them into consciousness. The technology is funded by the paren...
Filming
Mostly of the scenes where filmed in San Diego, California and Namibia The scene where the Special Agents are trying to convince Dr. Catherine Deane to enter the killer's mind was recorded at the Barcelona Pavilionin Barcelona, Spain.
Artistic influences
Some of the scenes in The Cell are inspired by works of art. A scene in which a horse is split into sections by falling glass panels was inspired by the works of British artist Damien Hirst. The film also includes scenes based on the work of other late 20th century artists, including Odd Nerdrum, H. R. Giger and the Brothers Quay. Tarsem—who began his career directing music videos such as En Vogue's "Hold On" and R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion"—drew upon such imagery for Stargher's dream sequen...
Critical reaction to The Cell has been mixed. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 45% based on 166 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Cell offers disturbing, stunning eye candy, but its visual pleasures are no match for a confused storyline that u...
A sequel was released direct to DVD on June 16, 2009. The story centers on The Cusp, a serial killer who murders his victims, and then brings them back to life, over and over again until they beg to die. Maya (Tessie Santiago) is a psychicinvestigator and surviving victim of The Cusp, whose abilities developed after spending a year in a coma. Maya ...
Dreamscape(1984 film)Paperhouse(film)The Cell at IMDbThe Cell at AllMovieThe Cell at Box Office MojoThe Cell at Rotten TomatoesBiography. Mark Protosevich made his first produced screenplay with The Cell. Protosevich was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, where he attended film school at Columbia College. Graduating with honors in 1983, Protosevich spent four years teaching university-level film production courses and working as a freelance writer and illustrator.
Mark Protosevich was born on August 24, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Cell (2000), Oldboy (2013) and I Am Legend (2007).
Writer-creator Mark Protosevich goes all in on film noir in his new Apple TV+ series Sugar, starring Colin Farrell as a cinema-obsessed private eye in contemporary Los Angeles.
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Apr 8, 2024 · Sugar creator Mark Protosevich, director Fernando Meirelles, and Colin Farrell discuss creating an anti-antihero for the Apple TV+ neo noir series.
