Exclusive: Black Bear International has launched international sales on Fred & Ginger, the musical about the passionate and explosive relationship between Hollywood dance legends, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
The project was formerly set up at Amazon but is hitting the open market with Black Bear and financier 30West (The Triangle Of Sadness) now aboard. UTA Independent Film Group and 30West will co-rep U.S. rights.
As was previously known, BAFTA-winner Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot) will play Astaire, the technically-driven perfectionist, opposite Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) as the naturally gifted Rogers. The film is aiming to start production later this year.
Jonathan Entwistle (The End of the F*cking World) will direct from a script by writer Arash Amel (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare).
Hollywood icons Astaire and Rogers starred in ten movies together, starting with Flying Down to Rio in 1933 and ending with The Barkleys of Broadway...
The project was formerly set up at Amazon but is hitting the open market with Black Bear and financier 30West (The Triangle Of Sadness) now aboard. UTA Independent Film Group and 30West will co-rep U.S. rights.
As was previously known, BAFTA-winner Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot) will play Astaire, the technically-driven perfectionist, opposite Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) as the naturally gifted Rogers. The film is aiming to start production later this year.
Jonathan Entwistle (The End of the F*cking World) will direct from a script by writer Arash Amel (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare).
Hollywood icons Astaire and Rogers starred in ten movies together, starting with Flying Down to Rio in 1933 and ending with The Barkleys of Broadway...
- 2/13/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sony Pictures Television’s TriStar is adapting Laurie Fabiano’s bestselling 2010 historical novel Elizabeth Street for television, with Edoardo Ponti (The Life Ahead) attached to direct and executive produce. Tyler Hisel has written a pilot for the project, based on Fabiano’s own great-grandmother’s epic struggles.
Elizabeth Street is set in New York’s Little Italy at the dawn of the 20th century. It follows Giovanna Pontillo, an Italian immigrant reeling in the wake of personal tragedy. Arriving in America, her survival and success on the streets of Old New York soon draws the unwanted attention of the notorious Black Hand, the earliest form of the Italian-American Mafia. As the stakes grow higher, Giovanna desperately fights to save what is important above all else – family.
“Elizabeth Street brings together everything that inspires me: the journey of a strong female protagonist who faces insurmountable odds to bring justice to her family,...
Elizabeth Street is set in New York’s Little Italy at the dawn of the 20th century. It follows Giovanna Pontillo, an Italian immigrant reeling in the wake of personal tragedy. Arriving in America, her survival and success on the streets of Old New York soon draws the unwanted attention of the notorious Black Hand, the earliest form of the Italian-American Mafia. As the stakes grow higher, Giovanna desperately fights to save what is important above all else – family.
“Elizabeth Street brings together everything that inspires me: the journey of a strong female protagonist who faces insurmountable odds to bring justice to her family,...
- 5/20/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Earl and Countess Spencer hosted Whole Child International’s inaugural fundraising gala in Los Angeles at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel last week, along with Co-Chairs Giselle Fernandez, Teri & Ken Hertz, Nina & Harvey Karp, Lauren King, Deborah Klein, Fran & John Lasker, and Robin & Dr. Alfredo Trento.
Anthony Kiedis and Josh Klinghoffer
Credit/Copyright: Getty Images for Whole Child International
Sir Ken Robinson served as Master of Ceremonies for the event, which also included an acoustic performance by Anthony Kiedis and Josh Klinghoffer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and a very special live auction. Additional attendees included Shohreh Aghdashloo, Catherine Bach, Angie Harmon, British Consul General Michael Howells, Chandler Kinney, Frank Mancuso, Nancy Moonves, Renee Olstead, Terri Seymour, and Canadian Consul General James Villeneuve.
Sir Ken Robinson welcomed guests to the event with a few words about the importance of childcare and education, not just in our own homes, but globally.
Anthony Kiedis and Josh Klinghoffer
Credit/Copyright: Getty Images for Whole Child International
Sir Ken Robinson served as Master of Ceremonies for the event, which also included an acoustic performance by Anthony Kiedis and Josh Klinghoffer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and a very special live auction. Additional attendees included Shohreh Aghdashloo, Catherine Bach, Angie Harmon, British Consul General Michael Howells, Chandler Kinney, Frank Mancuso, Nancy Moonves, Renee Olstead, Terri Seymour, and Canadian Consul General James Villeneuve.
Sir Ken Robinson welcomed guests to the event with a few words about the importance of childcare and education, not just in our own homes, but globally.
- 11/1/2017
- Look to the Stars
The Earl and Countess Spencer, along with Co-Chairs Wallis Annenberg, James Baker, Giselle Fernandez, Teri & Ken Hertz, Nina & Harvey Karp, Lauren & Richard King, Deborah Klein & Mort Marcus, Fran & John Lasker, Yana & Leon Max, and Robin & Dr. Alfredo Trento, announced today that Whole Child International will hold its inaugural fundraising gala in Los Angeles on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Sir Ken Robinson will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the event, which will include a special performance by Anthony Kiedis and Josh Klinghoffer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and a not-to-be-missed auction where guests will be able to bid on exclusive one-of-a-kind items.
Countess Spencer founded Whole Child International in 2004 with the aim of improving the quality of care for vulnerable children worldwide. There are millions of at risk children around the world that are being raised on an assembly line, growing up in empty rooms and deprived of stable,...
Sir Ken Robinson will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the event, which will include a special performance by Anthony Kiedis and Josh Klinghoffer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and a not-to-be-missed auction where guests will be able to bid on exclusive one-of-a-kind items.
Countess Spencer founded Whole Child International in 2004 with the aim of improving the quality of care for vulnerable children worldwide. There are millions of at risk children around the world that are being raised on an assembly line, growing up in empty rooms and deprived of stable,...
- 10/20/2017
- Look to the Stars
Forget the old ways of marketing. Moj Mahdara’s BeautyCon just raised under $2 million in seed funding to connect brands with the world’s hottest “new” influencers -- YouTubers. Having already built up a name in the branding world by connecting companies with the likes of Bethany Mota and Amanda Steele, BeautyCon wants to expand its services so it can essentially link fans to their favorite products, events, and content sponsored by brands and YouTube talent. Investors include the Hearst Corporation, talent lawyers Ken Hertz and Eric Greenspan, Rachel Zoe Ventures, and Queensbridge Venture Partners. Previously connecting YouTube stars with brands and audiences through conference bookings, the Los Angeles-based company focuses on the 18 to 25-year-old female demographic. According to TechCrunch, BeautyCon’s found this group is responsible for approximately $4 billion a year in cosmetic sales, $5.7 billion in clothing and accessories, and another $8.2 billion in electronics. “This is generation connected and curated,...
- 9/19/2014
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
New York (AP) — Will.i.am says a trademark that Pharrell's company tried to register is too similar to his "I Am" trademark. Will.i.am has owned the "I Am" trademark since 2001. He filed objections in March and May against Pharrell Williams' company, i am Other, that launched in 2010. In a statement Thursday, will.i.am's attorney Ken Hertz said trademark lawyers for the singer-songwriters have discussed the disagreement for several months. They first spoke in December, he said. Hertz said that because of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's deadlines, will.i.am "had no choice but to lodge his objection at the time...
- 6/28/2013
- by Mesfin Fekadu (AP)
- Hitfix
Exclusive: Bringing together people from film, TV, music and fashion, TEDxHollywood has been set for March 28 at the UCLA Freud Playhouse in La. An offshoot of parent TEDTalks, TEDx is a series of local events organized independently. With the theme centering on “how content, technology and brands entertain and inform”, confirmed speakers to date include Funny or Die President and CEO Dick Glover, Heroes creator Tim Kring, Courtney Holt of Maker Studios, Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts, musicians John Forte and Kina Granis, BioBeats co-founder Nadeem Kassam and entrepreneur Rachel Shechtman. More will be lined up in the coming weeks. Topics include succeeding in the entertainment world outside the traditional Hollywood system, and great gadgets, gear and technology imagined by Hollywood that could become reality in the near future. Ken Hertz, an entertainment attorney at Hertz & Lichtenstein and founder of memBrain llc, a brand and licensing company, is the event chair.
- 2/28/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Kelly Rowland, one-third of pop trio Destiny's Child, is in final negotiations to star as the female lead opposite Duane Martin in the indie feature The Seat Filler for director Nick Castle. The project goes into production Saturday in Los Angeles with Nia Hill, D'Angela Steed and Martin producing. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are executive producing. Filler will see Martin -- who also co-wrote the project with Mark Brown and Tisha Campbell-Martin -- star as Derrick, a struggling, unemployed man who is studying for the bar exam. To make ends meet, he works as a seat filler for various awards ceremonies. While occupying the seat of a high-powered entertainment attorney, Derrick meets his dream girl, Jhnelle (Rowland), a gorgeous superstar who is performing at the event. To Derrick's amazement, Jhnelle falls hard for him too. There is one problem: Jhnelle is under the mistaken impression that Derrick is a wealthy lawyer, not a lowly seat filler. Rowland is repped by CAA, Matthew Knowles of Music World Music and attorney Ken Hertz of Goldring Hertz and Lichtenstein. She will be seen next in New Line Cinema's Freddy vs. Jason, due out next month.
Kelly Rowland, one-third of pop trio Destiny's Child, is in final negotiations to star as the female lead opposite Duane Martin in the indie feature The Seat Filler for director Nick Castle. The project goes into production Saturday in Los Angeles with Nia Hill, D'Angela Steed and Martin producing. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are executive producing. Filler will see Martin -- who also co-wrote the project with Mark Brown and Tisha Campbell-Martin -- star as Derrick, a struggling, unemployed man who is studying for the bar exam. To make ends meet, he works as a seat filler for various awards ceremonies. While occupying the seat of a high-powered entertainment attorney, Derrick meets his dream girl, Jhnelle (Rowland), a gorgeous superstar who is performing at the event. To Derrick's amazement, Jhnelle falls hard for him too. There is one problem: Jhnelle is under the mistaken impression that Derrick is a wealthy lawyer, not a lowly seat filler. Rowland is repped by CAA, Matthew Knowles of Music World Music and attorney Ken Hertz of Goldring Hertz and Lichtenstein. She will be seen next in New Line Cinema's Freddy vs. Jason, due out next month.
Hip-hop star-turned-actor Method Man has signed on to join the ensemble cast of the New Line Cinema thriller The Other Side of Simple. Method Man, who most recently appeared on the big screen in the comedy How High, will play the leader of a local gang. The cast includes Hayden Christensen, Vince Vaughn and Don Cheadle. Simple follows two thieves who return to their Midwestern hometown after a long absence and reunite with the slow-witted younger brother of one of the thieves who fell into the hands of police 10 years earlier when the duo abandoned him during a botched robbery. They attempt to use him as a patsy in their criminal plan. Described as being in the vein of The Usual Suspects, Simple was written by Eric Kmetz and is being directed by Joseph Ruben. It is being produced by Gary Goldstein and overseen at the studio by production execs Richard Brener and Matt Moore. Method Man is repped by CAA, manager Shauna Garr and attorney Ken Hertz.
- 12/16/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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