• VARIETY: At EFM, Indies Strive to Adapt to Disruption of Global Film Market

    February 12, 2024

    “All I hear is ‘don’t bring us any drama. We can’t sell drama,’” exclaims No Fat Ego’s founder and executive producer, Niels Juul (“Ferrari,” “Killers of the Flower Moon”). “They want horror and action and that’s not what I do. I think indies are shooting themselves in the foot if they follow this logic. We cannot compete with the studio-streamers in size and scale but if we abandon high-quality drama at the $5 million-$15 million budget levels, we are turning our backs on both niche audiences and the awards season so critical to our positioning.”

  • APPLE TV+ PRESS: Award-Winning Apple Original Film "Killers Of The Flower Moon" , From Martin Scorsese, To Premiere On Globally On Apple TV+ On January 12, 2024

    January 4, 2024

    Following its widely acclaimed and award-winning global theatrical run, Apple Original Films today announced that Martin Scorsese's Critics Choice and Golden Globe Award-nominated feature, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” will be available to stream globally on Apple TV+ beginning Friday, January 12.

  • BORSEN: He Helped Make Paris Hilton World Famous - Now He Opens The Door To Hollywood For A New Generation

    November 17, 2023

    American beat writer Jack Kerouac once described Los Angeles as the loneliest and most brutal of all cities in the United States. Yet it is like a magnet that attracts people from all over in search of the big dream or escaping from the shackles of the past. Six Danes talk about taking the leap and seizing the chance in LA.

  • FINANCIAL TIMES: Apple Aims For Box Office Glory With Rollout Of Martin Scorsese Epic

    October 19, 2023

    Bringing new subscribers to the streaming service is surely a goal for Tim Cook, but Niels Juul, an executive producer on Killers of the Flower Moon, said he came away from a conversation in Cannes with the Apple chief executive believing he had other objectives too. “Tim has an understanding of the role that watching movies in a theatre plays in our culture,” said Juul, chief executive of Hollywood production company No Fat Ego. “He’s genuinely interested in making a cultural impact.”

  • VARIETY EXCLUSIVE: Adidas Founder Adi Dassler To Be Subject Of Limited Series From 'Ferrari' Producer Niels Juul

    October 17, 2023

    Juul’s No Fat Ego Productions and AD Legacy, the company set up by the Dassler’s grandchildren, have entered into a partnership to produce a fictional limited series based on Dassler’s life and the global brand he created from his small German village. The series will also capture the intense family drama and eventual split between Dassler and his brother Rudolf, who created Puma, launching one of the longest-running brand rivalries in history.

  • DEADLINE: 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' EP Niels Juul Developing Limited Series About Adidas Founder Adi Dassler

    October 17, 2023

    Described by Juul as a cross between The Crown and Succession, the project will be seen through the eyes of Dassler’s oldest daughter Inge. It tells the mesmerizing tale of one family man’s uncompromising passion for sports and his obsession through innovation to give all athletes — no matter their gender, race or nationality — the best possible tools to win. It also tells the story of an intense family drama and split between two brothers that ultimately led to one of the longest running brand rivalries in history – as Dassler’s brother Rudolf created Puma.

  • THE WRAP: 'Ferrari' EP Niels Juul To Produce Limited Series On Adidas Founder Adi Dassler

    October 17, 2023

    Adidas founder Adi Dassler is getting the Hollywood treatment with a new limited series in development from independent film producer Niels Juul (“Ferrari,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Silence,” “The Irishman”) and AD Legacy, the company founded by his grandchildren.

  • DEADLINE: 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Trailer: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, & Lily Gladstone Star In Martin Scorsese Film From Apple Studios

    July 5, 2023

    Apple Studios has dropped the trailer for Martin Scorsese’s new film Killers of the Flower Moon starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons and Lily Gladstone.

    Killers of the Flower Moon will premiere on October 6 via Paramount in select theaters, including Imax, ahead of opening wide October 20 before streaming globally on Apple TV+.

  • INC: How To Balance Creativity And Business Strategy In Building A Successful Brand

    June 6, 2023

    Niels Juul, a founding partner at Von Dutch, is currently an executive producer at Apple, Netflix, and Paramount, and has produced films such as The Irishman, Killers of the Flower Moon, Silence, and Ferrari.

    Talking about his transition from the apparel and fashion industry to the film industry, Juul says, "I had to just learn very fast about another business. It's all about cash flow, structure, plans, and strategy, along with being able to sort of extract the creative juices from the amazing people creating the content. Whether that's design, fashion, films, or TV, it's the same thing. You've just got to make sure that the bridge between the creatives and the machine room is aligned fully."

  • ECRAN TOTAL: Cannes 2023 - Producer Niels Juul Is Preparing A Biopic On The Life Of Michel Petrucciani

    May 20, 2023

    EXCLUSIF - Le producteur danois de Martin Scorsese et Michael Mann dévoile à temps pour Cannes son projet de biopic du pianiste français, qu’il développe avec son fils Alexandre Petrucciani et qu’il souhaite produire en partie en France.

  • VARIETY: 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' EP Niels Juul Shopping Cecchi Gori Projects In Cannes

    May 16, 2023

    “Killers of the Flower Moon” executive producer Niels Juul is in Cannes with several projects based on IP from the vault of Italy’s storied Cecchi Gori movie company that include a remake of the Dino Risi-directed classic “Il Sorpasso” and “Kafka,” a script about the turbulent love life of Franz Kafka by John Briley (“Gandhi”).

  • VARIETY EXCLUSIVE: Animated Musical Movie 'Inkas The Ramferinkas', From Songwriters Of 'Mary Poppins' And 'It's A Small World', In The Works

    May 4, 2023

    Independent film producer Niels Juul and Sherman Theatrical Entertainment have teamed up to develop the project, which is inspired by music from the Sherman Brothers. It’s the first and final musical from the late Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the songwriting duo behind Walt Disney classics from “The Jungle Book,” “Winnie the Pooh,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” and “Mary Poppins.”

  • GOLDEN GLOBES: Neile Adams On Her Marriage To Steve McQueen: "It was an everlasting love"

    April 16, 2023

    Danish producing partners Sofie Nordstrom and Niels Juul fell in love with the love story and decided to develop it into a movie with their company No Fat Egos. For Niels Juul, in particular, it was a familiar story. He had been running the Von Dutch clothing company and there was a strong Steve McQueen connection there too. The love for motorcycles, the style surrounding that culture.

  • VARIETY: Martin Scorsese's 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' With Leonardo DiCaprio Gets October Release Date

    March 27, 2023

    “Killers of the Flower Moon” was produced alongside Imperative Entertainment, Sikelia Productions and Appian Way. Producers are Scorsese, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas and Daniel Lupi, with DiCaprio, Rick Yorn, Adam Sommer, Marianne Bower, Lisa Frechette, John Atwood, Shea Kammer and Niels Juul serving as executive producers.

  • VARIETY: Producer Collaborations Across Europe And The Pond Are Latest Evolution In Shaky Independent Market

    February 16, 2023

    The majority of producers might be forgiven for agonizing about their choice of career as they enter the 73rd Berlinale. Yet amid the industry’s gloom and doom around the shaky state of the independent film market and uncertain future of cinema shines a beacon of light. Habitually independent by both name and natural instincts, producer collaboration between themselves – across borders and continents —are playing an enhanced and vital role as the industry pivots once again in the face of ongoing disruption.

  • VARIETY EXCLUSIVE: Italy's Storied Cecchi Gori Being Partly Revived By Italian Investors Following Court Sale

    December 23, 2022

    Cecchi Gori, the movie company that once dominated Italy’s film industry and collapsed in the mid 1990s, is being revived by a group of Italian investors that are backing a partial relaunch of the storied brand behind Oscar winners “Life is Beautiful,” “Mediterraneo” and “Il Postino.”

    No Fat Ego is pleased to announce that is has been appointed as the exclusive producing partner to all existing Cecchi Gori projects in various stages of development.

  • BETAKIT: Fintech Investor Holt XChange Launches Funds At The Intersection Of Web3, Sports Media, And Entertainment

    November 10, 2022

    Montréal-based early-stage FinTech investor Holt Xchange has launched a fund focused on financial technologies that are “revolutionizing” sports media and entertainment.

    Through the newly announced fund, Holt Xchange plans to invest in Web3 startups at the seed and Series A stages that are using digital collectibles, blockchain tech, smart contracts, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to disrupt existing business models across the sports media and entertainment industries.

  • VARIETY: Private Equity Follows Quality Not Quantity Into Fickle Indie Market

    November 1, 2022

    A focus on quality, not quantity, is in vogue. Niels Juul, who runs indie No Fat Ego (“Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Ferrari”), suggests that today’s market offers rich rewards for those that are prepared to be different, and not part of the mass market.

    “The openings for quality indie fare are there, but you need to team up and create a level of trust and professionalism. But rather than focus on project-by-project funding, we’re raising equity across a slate model and making sure each campaign, starting with theatrical, offers a real lifespan of value, which is completely different to the short-term streaming mentality,” Juul says.

  • INDIEWIRE: 'Ferrari' First Look - Adam Driver Is Unrecognizable As Italian Race Car Driver On The Brink

    October 7, 2022

    Four-time Oscar nominee Mann is also producing the film through his Moto Pictures alongside P.J. van Sandwijk and John Lesher, as well as John Friedberg, Lars Sylvest, Thorsten Schumacher, Gareth West and Thomas Hayslip with major support from producers Andrea Iervolino & Monika Bacardi and their production service company, ILBE, and are joined by executive producer, Niels Juul.

  • FINANCIAL TIMES: Big Budget Blockbusters Arrive Amid Fears Of 'Peak TV'

    August 24, 2022

    “Everyone [in Hollywood] is throwing big dollars after big things,” said Niels Juul, who was an executive producer of Martin Scorsese’s Netflix film The Irishman. “But [subscribers] are inundated now to the point where they are looking at their monthly bills and saying, ‘Something’s got to go — I’ve got $140 worth of subscriptions here!’”

  • THE WRAP: Michael Mann's 'Ferrari' Biopic Starring Adam Driver Eyes Fall 2023 Release

    August 17, 2022

    Mann is directing “Ferarri” from a script by Troy Kennedy Martin (“The Italian Job”) and himself, based on Brock Yates’ book, “Enzo Ferrari– The Man and the Machine.” Mann is also producing the picture through his Moto Pictures alongside P.J. van Sandwijk and John Lesher, as well as John Friedberg, Lars Sylvest, Thorsten Schumacher, Gareth West and Thomas Hayslip with major support from producers Andrea Iervolino & Monika Bacardi and their production service company, ILBE. Niels Juul is executive producing.

  • VARIETY EXCLUSIVE: SF Studios, Niels Juul Team On English-Language WWII-Set Danish Resistance Film 'Ellen'

    July 7, 2021

    SF Studios has boarded “Ellen”, an inspirational period drama about an unsung Danish woman who saved Jews during WWII. It will be directed by Mehdi Avaz (Collision) and executive produced by Niels Juul (Ferrari, Silence, and The Irishman).

  • ECRAN TOTAL: Interview With Niels Juul, Producer And Founder Of NFT Studios

    December 15, 2021

    Après avoir produit les derniers films de Martin Scorsese (Silence, The Irishman), Niels Juul a fondé NFT Studios, une société de production qui entend révolutionner le cinéma indépendant en finançant l’intégralité d’un long métrage grâce à la vente de NFT (voir l’article précédent).

  • SUEDDEUTSCHE: NFTs In Hollywood - Money From Nothing

    December 13, 2021

    Der Hollywoodproduzent Niels Juul will Martin Scorseses und Michael Manns nächste Filme mit NFTs produzieren. Und kann das auch erklären.

  • THE GUARDIAN: Scorsese Producer To Make First Hollywood Movie Funded By NFTs

    December 1, 2021

    Niels Juul hopes to raise up to $10M and says he wants to “democratize” antiquated funding system.

  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Martin Scorsese's Producer Niels Juul To Make "First-Ever Hollywood Feature" Fully Funded By NFTs

    December 1, 2021

    Juul — who exec produced 'The Irishman' — hopes to fully fund comedy drama 'A Wing and a Prayer' through the sale of "non-fungible tokens."

  • YOUTUBE: Niels Juul - How Von Dutch Turned The Fashion World On Its Head With A Trucker Hat

    January 5, 2021

    Niels Juul is not only the producer behind the epic, award-winning crime film, The Irishman... but he also was a founding partner in the brand Von Dutch, which became an international sensation.

  • VARIETY: 'Silence' Exec Producer Niels Juul Returning To Cecchi Gori

    January 6, 2017

    Cecchi Gori Pictures and Cecchi Gori USA have tapped “Silence” exec producer and former CEO Niels Juul as a consultant.

  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: 'Silence' Producer Niels Juul On Martin Scorsese's Decades-Long Passion For The Project

    April 26, 2012

    The CEO of Cecchi Gori Pictures discusses the film's languid path to the screen, and talks about its ties to the studio and the director's oevures.

  • INC: Save A Struggling Business - 8 Tips

    April 13, 2012

    Juul and his firm just finished a three-year turnaround and restructuring of Cecchi Gori Pictures, the film production company behind Oscar-winning movies like Life is Beautiful and Il Postino. (Named as temporary CEO, Juul was brought in to recover lost assets and restructure operations after years of mismanagement and fraud.)