In collaboration with Nilson and Sparks, “Counting Miracles” will be produced by Ritchson via his Dancing Skeleton banner alongside Di Novi Pictures’ Denise Di Novi and Margaret French Isaac, and Sparks’s longtime producing partner Theresa Park. Currently, Dancing Skeleton and Di Novi Pictures are under first-look film deals with Amazon MGM Studios and Ritchson has a three-picture acting deal with the company.
Nilson’s breakout came with 2019’s “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” which he co-wrote and co-directed with Michael Schwartz as their feature debut. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, and Zack Gottsagen, the film won the Audience Award at SXSW, earned a DGA nomination for Achievement in First-Time Feature Film, landed on the NBR’s Top Ten Independent Films list, and became the highest-grossing indie release of the year.
Next up for Nilson was 2024’s “Los Frikis,” which he co-wrote and directed with Schwartz and was produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Starring Adria Arjona and Héctor Medina, the film was set in 1990s Cuba.
