Exclusive: On the heels of his newest feature Radical‘s Festival Favorite Award win at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, filmmaker Christopher Zalla has inked with Entertainment 360 for management.
Zalla wrote and directed the critically acclaimed drama, based on a 2013 article written for Wired magazine by Josh Davis, which was among the most discussed titles at Sundance 2023. The film is based on the true story of Sergio Juarez Correa (Coda‘s Eugenio Derbez), a teacher in the neglected town of Matamoros, Mexico, who as Zalla notes in his director’s statement, suffered “a mental breakdown” after “increasingly failing to reach his students in each successive year.” When Correa stumbled upon “a new kind of child-directed learning” in a Ted Talk, he decided to try to implement it, in order to turn the situation in his classroom around, to profound results.
Zalla connected to this story personally, as someone...
Zalla wrote and directed the critically acclaimed drama, based on a 2013 article written for Wired magazine by Josh Davis, which was among the most discussed titles at Sundance 2023. The film is based on the true story of Sergio Juarez Correa (Coda‘s Eugenio Derbez), a teacher in the neglected town of Matamoros, Mexico, who as Zalla notes in his director’s statement, suffered “a mental breakdown” after “increasingly failing to reach his students in each successive year.” When Correa stumbled upon “a new kind of child-directed learning” in a Ted Talk, he decided to try to implement it, in order to turn the situation in his classroom around, to profound results.
Zalla connected to this story personally, as someone...
- 6/20/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Welcome to Chippendales writer, executive producer and co-showrunner Robert Siegel has signed a multi-year overall with 20th Television, the studio behind the Hulu limited series starring Kumail Nanjiani, which premieres today on Hulu.
This marks Siegel’s second consecutive true-crime limited series for Hulu, following Pam & Tommy, which he created and executive produced.
Under the 20th TV pact, which was made a little while ago, Siegel will develop, write and executive produce series for all platforms.
Siegel is executive producing Welcome to Chippendales, about the creation and downfall of Chippendales, with Dylan Sellers, Jenni Konner, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily Gordon, Rajiv Joseph, Mehar Sethi, Matt Shakman and Nora Silver. In addition to Nanjiani, the series stars Dan Stevens, Murray Bartlett, Juliette Lewis and Annaleigh Ashford.
“Rob is a brilliant storyteller and a vivid world builder, with a preternatural ability to tap deeply into the zeitgeist to tell nuanced, provocative and wildly entertaining stories,...
This marks Siegel’s second consecutive true-crime limited series for Hulu, following Pam & Tommy, which he created and executive produced.
Under the 20th TV pact, which was made a little while ago, Siegel will develop, write and executive produce series for all platforms.
Siegel is executive producing Welcome to Chippendales, about the creation and downfall of Chippendales, with Dylan Sellers, Jenni Konner, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily Gordon, Rajiv Joseph, Mehar Sethi, Matt Shakman and Nora Silver. In addition to Nanjiani, the series stars Dan Stevens, Murray Bartlett, Juliette Lewis and Annaleigh Ashford.
“Rob is a brilliant storyteller and a vivid world builder, with a preternatural ability to tap deeply into the zeitgeist to tell nuanced, provocative and wildly entertaining stories,...
- 11/22/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Amazing Spiderman, 500 Days of Summer and Disney’s Snow White director Marc Webb has been set to direct supernatural thriller Day Drinker.
Based around the bond between an enigmatic stranger and a bartender mourning the loss of her lover, the original story is written by Zach Dean (The Tomorrow War), who will also produce alongside Lit Entertainment Group’s Adam Kolbrenner (The Tomorrow War). 30West is financing and will executive-produce.
Set in coastal France, Portugal, and Spain, plot details are largely being kept under wraps but we’re told the story spans “love, friendship, and revenge”. The project could become a hot Cannes market prospect but that hasn’t been set yet.
30West’s upcoming slate includes Killers of the Flower Moon, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro (Apple), The Contractor, starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Kiefer Sutherland, and Ruben Östlund’s...
Based around the bond between an enigmatic stranger and a bartender mourning the loss of her lover, the original story is written by Zach Dean (The Tomorrow War), who will also produce alongside Lit Entertainment Group’s Adam Kolbrenner (The Tomorrow War). 30West is financing and will executive-produce.
Set in coastal France, Portugal, and Spain, plot details are largely being kept under wraps but we’re told the story spans “love, friendship, and revenge”. The project could become a hot Cannes market prospect but that hasn’t been set yet.
30West’s upcoming slate includes Killers of the Flower Moon, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro (Apple), The Contractor, starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Kiefer Sutherland, and Ruben Östlund’s...
- 3/16/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories and Liza Chasin’s 3dot Productions have optioned the rights to Sarah Vaughan’s upcoming novel Reputation to develop as a television series. This marks Vaughan’s second collaboration with Papandrea and Chasin following the high-profile limited series adaptation of Vaughan’s Anatomy of a Scandal for Netflix.
Reputation is a psychological thriller about a politician whose less-than-perfect personal life is thrust into the spotlight when a body is discovered in her home. It’s slated to be published by Simon & Schuster on March 3 in the UK and July 5 in the US.
The TV adaptation is being developed in partnership with Endeavor Content and Anonymous Content. Emmy winner Papandrea, Chasin and Vaughan will executive produce alongside Made Up Stories’ Steve Hutensky and 3dot’s Margaret Chernin.
“Sarah has crafted a gripping, addictive and timely political thriller that explores the pressure put on women in positions of power,...
Reputation is a psychological thriller about a politician whose less-than-perfect personal life is thrust into the spotlight when a body is discovered in her home. It’s slated to be published by Simon & Schuster on March 3 in the UK and July 5 in the US.
The TV adaptation is being developed in partnership with Endeavor Content and Anonymous Content. Emmy winner Papandrea, Chasin and Vaughan will executive produce alongside Made Up Stories’ Steve Hutensky and 3dot’s Margaret Chernin.
“Sarah has crafted a gripping, addictive and timely political thriller that explores the pressure put on women in positions of power,...
- 2/3/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Good Girls executive producer Bill Krebs has signed a multi-year overall deal with Universal TV, the studio behind the popular NBC series. As part of the deal, Krebs will continue his work on Good Girls and develop new projects. Krebs co-showruns Good Girls with creator/executive producer Jenna Bans, who recently re-upped and expanded her overall deal with Universal TV. The caper series, starring Christina Hendricks, Retta and Mae Whitman, has been renewed for a fourth season.
“We’ve had the pleasure of working with Bill in development and on Good Girls, and are thrilled to cement our relationship with him at Utv,” said Erin Underhill, EVP, Drama Development. “Bill has a real knack for infusing wit and levity into dramatic stories, and it is this unique blend of humor and pathos that distinguishes his writing, and leaves a lasting impact on the audience. We can’t wait to...
“We’ve had the pleasure of working with Bill in development and on Good Girls, and are thrilled to cement our relationship with him at Utv,” said Erin Underhill, EVP, Drama Development. “Bill has a real knack for infusing wit and levity into dramatic stories, and it is this unique blend of humor and pathos that distinguishes his writing, and leaves a lasting impact on the audience. We can’t wait to...
- 8/19/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Seoul Searching director, Benson Lee, is set to direct 20th Century Studios’ Untitled K-Pop feature film from Scooter Braun’s Sb Projects and Epic Magazine.
Story follows a young Asian- American college student from the U.S. who becomes a top competitor on South Korea’s toughest k-pop competition show and chases her dreams of becoming a K-Pop star, despite the disapproval of her family.
Elyse Hollander is attached to write. Braun and James Shin are attached as producers with Scott Manson as executive producer on behalf of Sb Projects. Joshua Davis and Arthur Spector are producing on behalf of Epic Magazine with Epic’s Joshuah Bearman executive producing. John Zaozirny is attached as executive producer on behalf of Bellevue Productions.
The Korean-American director recently received rave reviews for his coming-of-age dramedy Seuol Searching following his directing debut in Battle Of The Year. Lee is represented by WME, Marathon Management and Andrew Hurwitz.
Story follows a young Asian- American college student from the U.S. who becomes a top competitor on South Korea’s toughest k-pop competition show and chases her dreams of becoming a K-Pop star, despite the disapproval of her family.
Elyse Hollander is attached to write. Braun and James Shin are attached as producers with Scott Manson as executive producer on behalf of Sb Projects. Joshua Davis and Arthur Spector are producing on behalf of Epic Magazine with Epic’s Joshuah Bearman executive producing. John Zaozirny is attached as executive producer on behalf of Bellevue Productions.
The Korean-American director recently received rave reviews for his coming-of-age dramedy Seuol Searching following his directing debut in Battle Of The Year. Lee is represented by WME, Marathon Management and Andrew Hurwitz.
- 8/6/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress Oona Chaplin, who is set to appear in the forthcoming Avatar sequels, has been tapped to star in Lullaby, a horror feature from Alcon Entertainment. John R. Leonetti, who has directed films in the same genre such as Annabelle, Wish Upon, and most recently the Netflix original, The Silence, has signed on to direct Lullaby, which will begin production in Toronto next month.
Based on the mythological figure Lilith, the film is rooted in folklore and follows a new mother who discovers a lullaby in an ancient book and soon regards the song as a blessing. But her world transforms into a nightmare when the lullaby brings forth the ancient demon Lilith.
Alex Greenfield and Ben Powell wrote the screenplay. Alcon’s co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove are producing with Envision Media Arts Lee Nelson and David Tish. Carl Rogers and...
Based on the mythological figure Lilith, the film is rooted in folklore and follows a new mother who discovers a lullaby in an ancient book and soon regards the song as a blessing. But her world transforms into a nightmare when the lullaby brings forth the ancient demon Lilith.
Alex Greenfield and Ben Powell wrote the screenplay. Alcon’s co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove are producing with Envision Media Arts Lee Nelson and David Tish. Carl Rogers and...
- 2/20/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
John R. Leonetti, the director of the horror film “Annabelle,” will next direct “Game of Thrones” star Oona Chaplin in a horror feature called “Lullaby,” Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove announced Thursday.
Rooted in folklore, “Lullaby” follows a new mother who discovers a lullaby in an ancient book and soon regards the song as a blessing. But her world transforms into a nightmare when the lullaby brings forth the ancient demon Lilith.
Chaplin will star in the film based on a screenplay by Alex Greenfield and Ben Powell. “Lullaby” begins shooting in Toronto on March 24.
Also Read: 'Game of Thrones' Star Oona Chaplin Joins 'Avatar' Sequels
Alcon will fully finance the feature with Johnson and Kosove serving as producers alongside Envision Media Arts’ Lee Nelson and David Tish. Alcon’s Carl Rogers and Scott Parish will serve as executive producers, as will Heroes and Villains’ Markus Goerg,...
Rooted in folklore, “Lullaby” follows a new mother who discovers a lullaby in an ancient book and soon regards the song as a blessing. But her world transforms into a nightmare when the lullaby brings forth the ancient demon Lilith.
Chaplin will star in the film based on a screenplay by Alex Greenfield and Ben Powell. “Lullaby” begins shooting in Toronto on March 24.
Also Read: 'Game of Thrones' Star Oona Chaplin Joins 'Avatar' Sequels
Alcon will fully finance the feature with Johnson and Kosove serving as producers alongside Envision Media Arts’ Lee Nelson and David Tish. Alcon’s Carl Rogers and Scott Parish will serve as executive producers, as will Heroes and Villains’ Markus Goerg,...
- 2/20/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Peacock, the long-anticipated streaming service created by NBCUniversal and Comcast, will be shown off to investors and the media later today, three months before its official consumer launch.
The showcase event at 4 Pm Et at NBCU’s home base of 30 Rock — whose plaza features a flower-bedecked, illuminated, 40-foot peacock topiary/sculpture — will aim to address a host of strategic and logistical questions. One theme appears clear based on the buildup: Compared with Disney, WarnerMedia and Apple, all recent entrants into the streaming derby (with Warner’s HBO Max arriving in May), Peacock reflects somewhat more conservative goals.
Last October, NBCU chairman Steve Burke said on Comcast’s quarterly earnings call that the company’s “approach is different. It fits the strengths and characteristics of our company well.”
While it will still be powered by $2 billion in content spending and boast marquee titles like The Office (currently one of Netflix’s...
The showcase event at 4 Pm Et at NBCU’s home base of 30 Rock — whose plaza features a flower-bedecked, illuminated, 40-foot peacock topiary/sculpture — will aim to address a host of strategic and logistical questions. One theme appears clear based on the buildup: Compared with Disney, WarnerMedia and Apple, all recent entrants into the streaming derby (with Warner’s HBO Max arriving in May), Peacock reflects somewhat more conservative goals.
Last October, NBCU chairman Steve Burke said on Comcast’s quarterly earnings call that the company’s “approach is different. It fits the strengths and characteristics of our company well.”
While it will still be powered by $2 billion in content spending and boast marquee titles like The Office (currently one of Netflix’s...
- 1/16/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Tom McCarthy, Oscar-winning writer, director and producer behind films such as Spotlight and Up, Netflix’s hit series 13 Reasons Why and Showtime’s The Loudest Voice, has signed a multi-year overall deal with Fox 21 Television Studios to create, develop, direct and produce series for network, cable and streaming platforms. Under the pact, McCarthy will bring his production company, Slow Pony, into the Fox 21 TV Studios fold, along with his head of development and production, Melissa Wells.
“We have been huge fans of Tom’s work for years, from his brilliant Spotlight to Up to 13 Reasons Why and most recently The Loudest Voice,” said Bert Salke, President, Fox 21 Television Studios, a division of Disney Television Studios. “As we look to be in business with creators at the absolute top of their games, of course his name came up again and again as someone everyone at Fox 21 was dying to work with.
“We have been huge fans of Tom’s work for years, from his brilliant Spotlight to Up to 13 Reasons Why and most recently The Loudest Voice,” said Bert Salke, President, Fox 21 Television Studios, a division of Disney Television Studios. “As we look to be in business with creators at the absolute top of their games, of course his name came up again and again as someone everyone at Fox 21 was dying to work with.
- 12/10/2019
- by Denise Petski and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Taylor Swift’s 2014 hit “Shake It Off” is once again at the center of a legal battle. On Monday, a federal appeals court revived a previously dismissed copyright lawsuit from songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who allege the single lifts lyrics from their 2001 composition “Playas Gon’ Play.”
While both songs include variations on the phrases “playas gonna play” and “haters gonna hate,” a U.S. District Court judge dismissed the lawsuit in February 2018. Judge Michael Fitzgerald concluded at the time, “By 2001, American popular culture was heavily steeped in the concepts of players,...
While both songs include variations on the phrases “playas gonna play” and “haters gonna hate,” a U.S. District Court judge dismissed the lawsuit in February 2018. Judge Michael Fitzgerald concluded at the time, “By 2001, American popular culture was heavily steeped in the concepts of players,...
- 10/29/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Deadline has learned that Village Roadshow Pictures has optioned New York Times-bestselling author Charles Pellegrino’s environmental horror novel Dust, which Dan Berk and Robert Olsen will adapt for the screen.
Published near the turn of the millennium in 1998, Dust is strangely prescient about the disastrous, inevitable effects of human progress on Earth’s ecosystem. The story follows maverick paleobiologist Richard Sinclair, who is one of the first to suspect the truth: that a series of random episodes are symptoms of a chain reaction triggered by a die-off of the world’s insects. As the old-world order collapses, Sinclair and a small group of scientists embark on a race against time.
Pellegrino is a writer and a scientist working in paleobiology and astronomy, a designer for projects including rockets and nuclear devices (non-military propulsion systems), composite construction materials and magnetically levitated transportation systems. After sailing with Robert Ballard...
Published near the turn of the millennium in 1998, Dust is strangely prescient about the disastrous, inevitable effects of human progress on Earth’s ecosystem. The story follows maverick paleobiologist Richard Sinclair, who is one of the first to suspect the truth: that a series of random episodes are symptoms of a chain reaction triggered by a die-off of the world’s insects. As the old-world order collapses, Sinclair and a small group of scientists embark on a race against time.
Pellegrino is a writer and a scientist working in paleobiology and astronomy, a designer for projects including rockets and nuclear devices (non-military propulsion systems), composite construction materials and magnetically levitated transportation systems. After sailing with Robert Ballard...
- 9/23/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Imagine Entertainment has pre-emptively bought the film rights to the female-driven grounded sci-fi pitch Canary from Zach Dean. Imagine chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard made the deal and will produce a project that will be developed as a directing vehicle for Howard. Imagine’s Erica Huggins and Tyler Mitchell, who brought in the project, will oversee for Imagine. Dean will also serve as an executive producer.
Dean is currently adapting Billy Graham: My Life Inside Rock and Out for Fox and Shawn Levy and the Japanese sci-fi anime Star Blazers for Skydance and director Christopher McQuarrie. Dean most recently sold his original WWII pitch Atlantic Wall to Imperative with Bradley Cooper attached to star, and Ghost Draft for director David Goyer.
Dean is repped by Wme, Madhouse and lawyer Andrew Hurwitz.
Dean is currently adapting Billy Graham: My Life Inside Rock and Out for Fox and Shawn Levy and the Japanese sci-fi anime Star Blazers for Skydance and director Christopher McQuarrie. Dean most recently sold his original WWII pitch Atlantic Wall to Imperative with Bradley Cooper attached to star, and Ghost Draft for director David Goyer.
Dean is repped by Wme, Madhouse and lawyer Andrew Hurwitz.
- 6/21/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
It seemed much quieter, less crowded and less exciting this year though Jerome Paillard, Exec Director of the Marche says the registered 11,800 is close to last year’s. numbers. Again U.S. leads in attendance followed by France, UK and China with its 700 participants. Again strong projects did very well, Netflix and Amazon were active, and the Chinese were signing deals.Credit: CBS News
Lots of activity on blockchain and Vr initiatives in the R&D sector. The works in progress initiative, Goes to Cannes had nine festival partners — Annecy, Hong Kong’s Haf, Guadalajara, Los Cabos, Doc Alliance, New Horizons’ Polish Days, Vilnius, Thessaloniki — and was well attended by acquisitions execs. Docs account for almost 20% of all the market titles.
And lots of female filmmaker initiatives and conferences starting with 82 women climbing the Red Carpet steps signifying the 82 films directed by women which have screened in Cannes Competition as...
Lots of activity on blockchain and Vr initiatives in the R&D sector. The works in progress initiative, Goes to Cannes had nine festival partners — Annecy, Hong Kong’s Haf, Guadalajara, Los Cabos, Doc Alliance, New Horizons’ Polish Days, Vilnius, Thessaloniki — and was well attended by acquisitions execs. Docs account for almost 20% of all the market titles.
And lots of female filmmaker initiatives and conferences starting with 82 women climbing the Red Carpet steps signifying the 82 films directed by women which have screened in Cannes Competition as...
- 5/22/2018
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The director of global horror hit Annabelle will helm the horror-thriller.
Leonetti will direct Wish Upon from a 2015 Black List screenplay by Barbara Marshall about a teenage misfit who chances upon a sinister box that grants wishes.
Busted Shark Production’s Sherryl Clark is producing and principal photography is anticipated to start in autumn.
“We are thrilled that John has come on board to direct Wish Upon,” said Broad Green Pictures’ chief creative officer Daniel Hammond. “His impeccable eye towards realism and talent for catching audiences off-guard will, without a doubt, make this film unforgettable.”
CAA and Andrew Hurwitz of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz, PC brokered the deal for Leonetti.
New Line’s Annabelle opened in 2014 through Warner Bros and grossed $256.9m worldwide. A sequel is scheduled for May 2017.
Horror specialist Leonetti is currently in post on New Line’s The Wolves At The Door.
Leonetti will direct Wish Upon from a 2015 Black List screenplay by Barbara Marshall about a teenage misfit who chances upon a sinister box that grants wishes.
Busted Shark Production’s Sherryl Clark is producing and principal photography is anticipated to start in autumn.
“We are thrilled that John has come on board to direct Wish Upon,” said Broad Green Pictures’ chief creative officer Daniel Hammond. “His impeccable eye towards realism and talent for catching audiences off-guard will, without a doubt, make this film unforgettable.”
CAA and Andrew Hurwitz of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz, PC brokered the deal for Leonetti.
New Line’s Annabelle opened in 2014 through Warner Bros and grossed $256.9m worldwide. A sequel is scheduled for May 2017.
Horror specialist Leonetti is currently in post on New Line’s The Wolves At The Door.
- 7/27/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Oscar winner John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Co and Furst Films are teaming up with Im Global on an untitled musical romantic drama and Cannes sales title with Grammy winner Miguel in talks to star.
Principal photography is scheduled for September in Philadelphia, with Legend set to produce alongside his Get Lifted Film Co partner Mike Jackson and Furst Film principals Sean and Bryan Furst.
Video and commercials director Nabil Elderkin will make his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Taylor Cohen about a one-hit wonder who rekindles his passion for music while serving coaching a talent show contestant.
Miguel (pictured) won a Grammy in 2013 for R&B song Adorn and has earned a further seven nominations in his career.
Im Global’s Stuart Ford and president of production Matt Jackson serve as executive producers with Glendon Palmer and Get Lifted partner Ty Stiklorius.
CAA helped broker the co-production and financing arrangement with Im Global and will...
Principal photography is scheduled for September in Philadelphia, with Legend set to produce alongside his Get Lifted Film Co partner Mike Jackson and Furst Film principals Sean and Bryan Furst.
Video and commercials director Nabil Elderkin will make his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Taylor Cohen about a one-hit wonder who rekindles his passion for music while serving coaching a talent show contestant.
Miguel (pictured) won a Grammy in 2013 for R&B song Adorn and has earned a further seven nominations in his career.
Im Global’s Stuart Ford and president of production Matt Jackson serve as executive producers with Glendon Palmer and Get Lifted partner Ty Stiklorius.
CAA helped broker the co-production and financing arrangement with Im Global and will...
- 4/6/2015
- ScreenDaily
Get Lifted Film Co and Furst Films are teaming up with Im Global on an untitled musical romantic drama and Cannes sales title with Grammy winner Miguel in talks to star.
Principal photography is scheduled for September in Philadelphia, with Legend set to produce alongside his Get Lifted Film Co partner Mike Jackson and Furst Film principals Sean and Bryan Furst.
Video and commercials director Nabil Elderkin will make his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Taylor Cohen about a one-hit wonder who rekindles his passion for music while serving coaching a talent show contestant.
Miguel (pictured) won a Grammy in 2013 for R&B song Adorn and has earned a further seven nominations in his career.
Im Global’s Stuart Ford and president of production Matt Jackson serve as executive producers with Glendon Palmer and Get Lifted partner Ty Stiklorius.
CAA helped broker the co-production and financing arrangement with Im Global and will represent Us rights...
Principal photography is scheduled for September in Philadelphia, with Legend set to produce alongside his Get Lifted Film Co partner Mike Jackson and Furst Film principals Sean and Bryan Furst.
Video and commercials director Nabil Elderkin will make his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Taylor Cohen about a one-hit wonder who rekindles his passion for music while serving coaching a talent show contestant.
Miguel (pictured) won a Grammy in 2013 for R&B song Adorn and has earned a further seven nominations in his career.
Im Global’s Stuart Ford and president of production Matt Jackson serve as executive producers with Glendon Palmer and Get Lifted partner Ty Stiklorius.
CAA helped broker the co-production and financing arrangement with Im Global and will represent Us rights...
- 4/6/2015
- ScreenDaily
Recently reunited for 24: Live Another Day, former 24 executive producer/showrunner Howard Gordon and executive producer Evan Katz are expanding their relationship into development. Fox, the network of 24 and the upcoming event series 24: Live Another Day, has given a script commitment with penalty to Trial of The Century, a serialized legal thriller from 20th Century Fox TV and two studio-based companies, Gordon’s Teakwood Lane and Bryan Furst, Sean Furst and Richard Shepard’s Olé. Written by Katz as part of his overall deal at 20th TV, Trial Of The Century is told from the Pov of a young Latina attorney working on a unique high-profile case. Kartz, Gordon, Bryan & Sean Furst and Shepard are executive producing, with Shepard attached to direct if the project goes to pilot. Gordon and Katz, both executive producers on 24: Live Another Day, are repped by Wme, 3 Arts and Michael Gendler; Shepard, who...
- 10/9/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
DreamWorks Studios and Participant Media have acquired the feature film rights to the story of the Catholic Church’s decades-long cover-up of its pedophile priests in Massachusetts as uncovered by a year-long investigation by the Boston Globe, it was announced today by Holly Bario, DreamWorks President of Production, and Jonathan King, Participant Executive Vice President of Production.
Tom McCarthy has signed on to direct and co-write the script with Josh Singer. Anonymous Content’s Michael Sugar and Steve Golin and Rocklin/Faust’s Nicole Rocklin and Blye Faust will produce. David Mizner, who originally brought the project to the producers, will serve as a consultant and associate producer. King and Jeff Skoll will serve as executive producers.
Life rights have been acquired to the Boston Globe’s “Spotlight Team” of reporters and editors, including then-Globe editor Marty Baron, special projects editor Ben Bradlee Jr., Spotlight Team editor Walter “Robby” Robinson and reporters Michael Rezendes,...
Tom McCarthy has signed on to direct and co-write the script with Josh Singer. Anonymous Content’s Michael Sugar and Steve Golin and Rocklin/Faust’s Nicole Rocklin and Blye Faust will produce. David Mizner, who originally brought the project to the producers, will serve as a consultant and associate producer. King and Jeff Skoll will serve as executive producers.
Life rights have been acquired to the Boston Globe’s “Spotlight Team” of reporters and editors, including then-Globe editor Marty Baron, special projects editor Ben Bradlee Jr., Spotlight Team editor Walter “Robby” Robinson and reporters Michael Rezendes,...
- 4/2/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Acclaimed Danish director Ole Bornedal has signed with ICM Partners. Bornedal has directed several award-winning European films including Just Another Love Story, which was nominated for the Sundance 2008 Grand Jury Prize, and his acclaimed feature debut Nightwatch, which he remade for Miramax Films starring Ewan McGregor and Josh Brolin. He also produced the Guillermo del Toro-directed Mimic for Dimension. Most recently, Bornedal directed last summer’s box office hit The Possession, scripted by Juliet Snowden and Stiles White for Lionsgate, and produced by Sam Raimi. Bornedal moves from Wme. He is managed by Thruline Entertainment and attorney Andrew Hurwitz.
- 2/7/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
The infamous omnibus film “InAPProproate Comedy” — the brainchild of “ShamWow!” impresario Vince Offer — will get a theatrical release courtesy of Freestyle Releasing, which has picked up North American rights to the project. The company will also release the film on DVD and VOD through its Freestyle Digital Media. Lindsay Lohan, Michelle Rodriguez, Rob Schneider and Adrien Brody are the most high-profile stars that appear in the series of sketches that make up the film. Offer directed and co-wrote the script with Ari Shaffir and Ken Pringle. Robert B. Shapiro produced along with Ken Pringle for Square One Entertainment. "'InAPPropriate Comedy' totally delivers to the 'Jackass' and 'Borat' audience," said Freestyle co-president Susan Jackson, who negotiated the deal with Hal Sadoff and attorneys Andrew Hurwitz and Alan Sacks of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz. "We are also delighted to be...
- 11/5/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Andrew Hurwitz, a name partner at the New York law firm Schreck Rose Dapello Adams & Hurwitz, has joined the competing firm Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz as a partner in its entertainment group. The independent film dealmaker is a 1988 graduate of Georgetown's law school had been with Schreck Rose since 2007. Hurwitz's Schreck Rose colleague Alan Sacks also joined Frankfurt Kumit. Recruiting Hurwitz and Sacks is a coup for Frankfurst Kurnit, especially with the Sundance Film Festival about to open. Hurwitz is known as an expert in financing and distribution. His clients...
- 1/17/2012
- by Joshua L. Weinstein
- The Wrap
Andrew Hurwitz, a top indie film deal attorney, has joined Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC, leaving Schreck Rose Dapello Adams & Hurwitz Llp, where he was a name partner. Hurwitz began work at Frankfurt Kurnit on Tuesday; the move comes just days before the start of the Sundance Film Festival, which begins Jan. 19. “For me it made sense because I have a strong entertainment practice that has needed a full service firm to support it and that’s what Frankfurt is," Hurwitz told THR in an interview. "They have the oldest entertainment practice in New York with strong
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- 1/17/2012
- by Daniel Miller
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Things at Sundance Film Festival are getting serious. Every day we hear some new project is being purchased.
So, check this out, Fox Searchlight has acquired worldwide remake rights from Native Voice Films to the Sundance documentary The Bengali Detective.
Philip Cox directed The Bengali Detective and Giovanna Stopponi, Annie Sundberg and Himesh Kar produced the World Cinema Documentary Competition entry about an intrepid private eye in Calcutta’s criminal underbelly. Movie premiered on Saturday.
Here’s the The Bengali Detective official synopsis:
“In response to police corruption, the private detective business has become increasingly common in India. Movie follows the life of detective Rajesh Ji, who, along with his ragtag team of assistants, investigates cases ranging from counterfeit hair products to a brutal triple murder.
When Rajesh is not sleuthing, he has big dreams of competing on a televised national talent show, so he and his detective gang form a dance troupe,...
So, check this out, Fox Searchlight has acquired worldwide remake rights from Native Voice Films to the Sundance documentary The Bengali Detective.
Philip Cox directed The Bengali Detective and Giovanna Stopponi, Annie Sundberg and Himesh Kar produced the World Cinema Documentary Competition entry about an intrepid private eye in Calcutta’s criminal underbelly. Movie premiered on Saturday.
Here’s the The Bengali Detective official synopsis:
“In response to police corruption, the private detective business has become increasingly common in India. Movie follows the life of detective Rajesh Ji, who, along with his ragtag team of assistants, investigates cases ranging from counterfeit hair products to a brutal triple murder.
When Rajesh is not sleuthing, he has big dreams of competing on a televised national talent show, so he and his detective gang form a dance troupe,...
- 1/26/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
HollywoodNews.com: Fox Searchlight Pictures President of Production Claudia Lewis announced today that the company has acquired worldwide remake rights from Native Voice Films to the entertaining original feature documentary, The Bengali Detective, directed by Philip Cox and produced by Giovanna Stopponi, Annie Sundberg and Himesh Kar.
?We adored this film and are delighted to have the chance to work with such entertaining, funny material. We were charmed by this story of a dedicated husband and self-made detective who dreams big,? said Lewis.
?We are thrilled that Fox Searchlight has fallen in love with our leading man Rajesh and his wild adventures as a detective in Kolkata. Fox Searchlight has an amazing track record of bringing stories set in India to a worldwide audience, and we are excited to be sharing this journey with them,” said director Phil Cox and The Bengali Detective team.
In The Bengali Detective, Calcutta’s...
?We adored this film and are delighted to have the chance to work with such entertaining, funny material. We were charmed by this story of a dedicated husband and self-made detective who dreams big,? said Lewis.
?We are thrilled that Fox Searchlight has fallen in love with our leading man Rajesh and his wild adventures as a detective in Kolkata. Fox Searchlight has an amazing track record of bringing stories set in India to a worldwide audience, and we are excited to be sharing this journey with them,” said director Phil Cox and The Bengali Detective team.
In The Bengali Detective, Calcutta’s...
- 1/25/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Park City, Ut January 24, 2011 – Fox Searchlight Pictures President of Production Claudia Lewis announced today that the company has acquired worldwide remake rights from Native Voice Films to the entertaining original feature documentary, The Bengali Detective, directed by Philip Cox and produced by Giovanna Stopponi, Annie Sundberg and Himesh Kar. “We adored this film and are delighted to have the chance to work with such entertaining, funny material. We were charmed by this story of a dedicated husband and self-made detective who dreams big,” said Lewis. “We are thrilled that Fox Searchlight has fallen in love with our leading man Rajesh and his wild adventures as a detective in Kolkata. Fox Searchlight has an amazing track record of bringing stories set in India to a worldwide audience, and we are excited to be sharing this journey with them," said director Phil Cox and The Bengali Detective team. In The Bengali Detective,...
- 1/25/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Fox Searchlight has picked up the worldwide remake rights to Philip Cox's "The Bengali Detective," produced by Giovanna Stopponi, Annie Sundberg and Himesh Kar. The deal was brokered on Fox Searchlight's side by Senior Vice President of Business Affairs Megan O'Brien with Andrew Hurwitz of Schreck Rose Dapello Adams & Hurwitz, Llp on behalf of Native Voice Films. Creative Executive Richard Gold will oversee development for Fox Searchlight Pictures. The ...
- 1/25/2011
- Indiewire
By Screen Daily
Myriad Pictures has added Josh Radnor’s Sundance crowd-pleaser "happythankyoumoreplease" to its Efm slate after acquiring international rights.
CEO and president Kirk D’Amico and vice-president of production Amanda Blue negotiated the deal over the weekend with Andrew Hurwitz from Schreck Rose Dapello Adams & Hurwitz.
D’Amico will commence sales in Berlin on the ensemble film, which received its world premiere on Friday (January 22) and follows six New Yorkers on the cusp of adulthood as they juggle the demands of love and friendship.
Dav...
Myriad Pictures has added Josh Radnor’s Sundance crowd-pleaser "happythankyoumoreplease" to its Efm slate after acquiring international rights.
CEO and president Kirk D’Amico and vice-president of production Amanda Blue negotiated the deal over the weekend with Andrew Hurwitz from Schreck Rose Dapello Adams & Hurwitz.
D’Amico will commence sales in Berlin on the ensemble film, which received its world premiere on Friday (January 22) and follows six New Yorkers on the cusp of adulthood as they juggle the demands of love and friendship.
Dav...
- 1/26/2010
- by Dylan Stableford
- The Wrap
Roadside Attractions is keeping up with "The Joneses," having acquired U.S. theatrical rights to Derrick Borte's comedy, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The movie stars Demi Moore and David Duchovny as a seemingly perfect couple who, along with their teenagers, played by Amber Heard and Ben Hollingsworth, move into an upscale gated community where they work as the secret employees of a stealth marketing organization.
The film was produced by Doug Mankoff, Andrew Spaulding, Borte and Kristi Zea and exec produced by Sheetal Talwar, Tom Luse, Paul Young and Peter Principato.
"Writer/director Derrick Borte's first film wrings great comedy from a central truth about Americans – we have an on-going love affair with our stuff," Roadside co-president Howard Cohen said.
A spring theatrical release is planned. The producers have not yet struck a deal for ancillary rights.
The deal was negotiated between Cohen and Icm and attorney Andrew Hurwitz,...
The movie stars Demi Moore and David Duchovny as a seemingly perfect couple who, along with their teenagers, played by Amber Heard and Ben Hollingsworth, move into an upscale gated community where they work as the secret employees of a stealth marketing organization.
The film was produced by Doug Mankoff, Andrew Spaulding, Borte and Kristi Zea and exec produced by Sheetal Talwar, Tom Luse, Paul Young and Peter Principato.
"Writer/director Derrick Borte's first film wrings great comedy from a central truth about Americans – we have an on-going love affair with our stuff," Roadside co-president Howard Cohen said.
A spring theatrical release is planned. The producers have not yet struck a deal for ancillary rights.
The deal was negotiated between Cohen and Icm and attorney Andrew Hurwitz,...
- 11/4/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has acquired all international media rights (excluding U.K. television) as well as domestic home entertainment rights to the documentary "By the People: The Election of Barack Obama."
Produced by Edward Norton's Class 5 Films and directed by Amy Rice and Alicia Sams, the film will air on HBO, which picked up other U.S. rights in November.
The documentary follows the former senator from the announcement of his candidacy to his historic election and inauguration as the first black president of the United States.
"This remarkable film gives us a unique behind-the-scenes look at a truly transformative event; the filmmakers have done a beautiful job of creating a compelling narrative, and we are proud to be able to make the film available to the global market," Spwag president Steve Bersch said in announcing the acquisition along with Keith Le Goy, president of international distribution at Sony Pictures Television.
Produced by Edward Norton's Class 5 Films and directed by Amy Rice and Alicia Sams, the film will air on HBO, which picked up other U.S. rights in November.
The documentary follows the former senator from the announcement of his candidacy to his historic election and inauguration as the first black president of the United States.
"This remarkable film gives us a unique behind-the-scenes look at a truly transformative event; the filmmakers have done a beautiful job of creating a compelling narrative, and we are proud to be able to make the film available to the global market," Spwag president Steve Bersch said in announcing the acquisition along with Keith Le Goy, president of international distribution at Sony Pictures Television.
- 4/7/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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