Frank Konigsberg and Larry Sanitsky, executive producers of the first adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel, It, say they were wrongfully denied an opportunity to participate on Warner Bros' recent It movies.
In a lawsuit filed on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the two allege they had a contractual right to engage in a negotiation for any "sequel, series, remake, or spinoff," plus are entitled to a minimum share of 10 percent of net profits on any such subsequent production.
"This action arises out of the Warner's utter failure to honor its obligations," the complaint ...
In a lawsuit filed on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the two allege they had a contractual right to engage in a negotiation for any "sequel, series, remake, or spinoff," plus are entitled to a minimum share of 10 percent of net profits on any such subsequent production.
"This action arises out of the Warner's utter failure to honor its obligations," the complaint ...
- 7/19/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Frank Konigsberg and Larry Sanitsky, executive producers of the first adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel, It, say they were wrongfully denied an opportunity to participate on Warner Bros' recent It movies.
In a lawsuit filed on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the two allege they had a contractual right to engage in a negotiation for any "sequel, series, remake, or spinoff," plus are entitled to a minimum share of 10 percent of net profits on any such subsequent production.
"This action arises out of the Warner's utter failure to honor its obligations," the complaint ...
In a lawsuit filed on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the two allege they had a contractual right to engage in a negotiation for any "sequel, series, remake, or spinoff," plus are entitled to a minimum share of 10 percent of net profits on any such subsequent production.
"This action arises out of the Warner's utter failure to honor its obligations," the complaint ...
- 7/19/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A producer who developed the original “It” TV miniseries sued Warner Bros. on Thursday, alleging the studio breached his contract by making the films “It” and “It Chapter Two” without him.
Frank Konigsberg and Larry Sanitsky were running Telepictures in the early 1980s when they acquired the rights to the Stephen King novel. They developed the project as a miniseries for ABC, and stayed on through pre-production. They left the company after it merged with Lorimar, and were given a company credit on the miniseries, which aired in 1990.
According to the lawsuit, the pair signed a deal with Lorimar that made them “non exclusive executive producers,” with backend participation and rights to involvement in any sequel, spinoff or remake of the show.
The suit alleges that Warner Bros. stopped issuing profit statements in 1995, and never consulted either producer about the film adaptations. “It” was released in 2017, which grossed $700 million worldwide.
Frank Konigsberg and Larry Sanitsky were running Telepictures in the early 1980s when they acquired the rights to the Stephen King novel. They developed the project as a miniseries for ABC, and stayed on through pre-production. They left the company after it merged with Lorimar, and were given a company credit on the miniseries, which aired in 1990.
According to the lawsuit, the pair signed a deal with Lorimar that made them “non exclusive executive producers,” with backend participation and rights to involvement in any sequel, spinoff or remake of the show.
The suit alleges that Warner Bros. stopped issuing profit statements in 1995, and never consulted either producer about the film adaptations. “It” was released in 2017, which grossed $700 million worldwide.
- 7/19/2019
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
‘Dance Til Dawn’ at 30: The Team Reflects on ‘Unusual Casting Process,’ #MeToo Relevance and DJ Dick
The spring and summer of 1988 were consumed with a writers’ strike within the film and television industry, but one project that launched in the fall came out of it unscathed: “Dance ‘Til Dawn,” an original television movie about Hoover High’s senior prom first aired on NBC Oct. 23, 1988. The movie was a who’s who of 1980s television — from Kelsey Grammer and Alan Thicke, to Christina Applegate, Tempestt Bledsoe and Tracey Gold — and its multi-generational casting allowed it to be an early pioneer of content aimed at a co-viewing audience. It was also a love letter to Los Angeles, utilizing iconic locations such as the Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel as its soundstage. Now, 30 years after its initial release, “Dance ‘Til Dawn” also finds new relevance within the era of #MeToo and Time’s Up.
“The whole idea of a prom was a universal thing for everybody — everybody had...
“The whole idea of a prom was a universal thing for everybody — everybody had...
- 10/19/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Frank Konigsberg, a top TV lit agent-turned-prolific TV movie producer, died November 12 of leukemia. He was 83. Born on March 10, 1933, Konigsberg started his career as an attorney for CBS after graduating from Yale and Yale Law School. He then went to International Famous Agency, where he headed the West Coast office and the TV packaging department. Konigsberg was the packaging agent on The Waltons TV series and represented Bing Crosby and Lorimar, among others. In…...
- 11/14/2016
- Deadline TV
Romantic comedy stars Sarah Jessica Parker and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Rosie Day.
Paradox Studios and Ambi Pictures have wrapped production on All Roads Lead to Rome.
Directed by Ella Lemhagen, the romantic comedy stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Paz Vega, Raoul Bova, Claudia Cardinale and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Rosie Day. The screenplay was written by Lemhagen, Cindy Myers and Josh Appignanesi.
At the recent Afm, Ambi Distribution sold the film to the likes of Germany (Zdf), Australia/New Zealand (StudioCanal), Latin America (Calfornia Filmes), Benelux (Dutch Film Works) and Spain (Corbi Media), among others.
Ambi Pictures principals Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi produced the film with Silvio Muraglia of Paradox Studios. Paradox Studios’ Mikael Wiren executive produced with Frank Konigsberg and David Wyler.
The film follows Maggie (Parker) and her former Italian lover (Bova) who go on a road trip across Italy pursuing Maggie’s rebellious daughter (Day) who is trying to return...
Paradox Studios and Ambi Pictures have wrapped production on All Roads Lead to Rome.
Directed by Ella Lemhagen, the romantic comedy stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Paz Vega, Raoul Bova, Claudia Cardinale and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Rosie Day. The screenplay was written by Lemhagen, Cindy Myers and Josh Appignanesi.
At the recent Afm, Ambi Distribution sold the film to the likes of Germany (Zdf), Australia/New Zealand (StudioCanal), Latin America (Calfornia Filmes), Benelux (Dutch Film Works) and Spain (Corbi Media), among others.
Ambi Pictures principals Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi produced the film with Silvio Muraglia of Paradox Studios. Paradox Studios’ Mikael Wiren executive produced with Frank Konigsberg and David Wyler.
The film follows Maggie (Parker) and her former Italian lover (Bova) who go on a road trip across Italy pursuing Maggie’s rebellious daughter (Day) who is trying to return...
- 12/2/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Romantic comedy stars Sarah Jessica Parker and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Rosie Day.
Paradox Studios and Ambi Pictures have wrapped production on All Roads Lead to Rome.
Directed by Ella Lemhagen, the romantic comedy stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Paz Vega, Raoul Bova, Claudia Cardinale and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Rosie Day. The screenplay was written by Lemhagen, Cindy Myers and Josh Appignanesi.
At the recent Afm, Ambi Distribution sold the film to the likes of Germany (Zdf), Australia/New Zealand (StudioCanal), Latin America (Calfornia Filmes), Benelux (Dutch Film Works) and Spain (Corbi Media), among others.
Ambi Pictures principals Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi produced the film with Silvio Muraglia of Paradox Studios. Paradox Studios’ Mikael Wiren executive produced with Frank Konigsberg and David Wyler.
The film follows Maggie (Parker) and her former Italian lover (Bova) who go on a road trip across Italy pursuing Maggie’s rebellious daughter (Day) who is trying to return...
Paradox Studios and Ambi Pictures have wrapped production on All Roads Lead to Rome.
Directed by Ella Lemhagen, the romantic comedy stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Paz Vega, Raoul Bova, Claudia Cardinale and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Rosie Day. The screenplay was written by Lemhagen, Cindy Myers and Josh Appignanesi.
At the recent Afm, Ambi Distribution sold the film to the likes of Germany (Zdf), Australia/New Zealand (StudioCanal), Latin America (Calfornia Filmes), Benelux (Dutch Film Works) and Spain (Corbi Media), among others.
Ambi Pictures principals Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi produced the film with Silvio Muraglia of Paradox Studios. Paradox Studios’ Mikael Wiren executive produced with Frank Konigsberg and David Wyler.
The film follows Maggie (Parker) and her former Italian lover (Bova) who go on a road trip across Italy pursuing Maggie’s rebellious daughter (Day) who is trying to return...
- 12/2/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Ambi Distribution has announced a number of sales at Afm on All Roads Lead To Rome starring Sarah Jessica Parker.
President of worldwide sales and acquisitions and her team have closed sales in Germany (Zdf), Australia/New Zealand (StudioCanal), Latin America (California Filmes), Eastern Europe (Spi), Spain (Corbi Media) and Cis and Scandinavia (Revolutionary Releasing).
Rights are also off the table in Benelux (Dutch Film Works), Middle East (Shooting Stars), South Africa (Times Media Films), South Korea (Nouveau Films), Portugal (Cine Mundo), Israel (Five Stars), Greece (Feelgood Entertainment), the Philippines (OctoArts), India (PVR Pictures) and Malaysia (Vision Plus Entertainment).
All Roads Lead To Rome is currently in production in Italy. Ella Lemhagen directs from a screenplay by Cindy Myers, Josh Appignanesi and Ella Lemhagen.
Paz Vega, Claudia Cardinale, Rosie Day and Raoul Bova round out the key cast in the story of an uptight woman and her former lover on a race through Italy to track down her...
President of worldwide sales and acquisitions and her team have closed sales in Germany (Zdf), Australia/New Zealand (StudioCanal), Latin America (California Filmes), Eastern Europe (Spi), Spain (Corbi Media) and Cis and Scandinavia (Revolutionary Releasing).
Rights are also off the table in Benelux (Dutch Film Works), Middle East (Shooting Stars), South Africa (Times Media Films), South Korea (Nouveau Films), Portugal (Cine Mundo), Israel (Five Stars), Greece (Feelgood Entertainment), the Philippines (OctoArts), India (PVR Pictures) and Malaysia (Vision Plus Entertainment).
All Roads Lead To Rome is currently in production in Italy. Ella Lemhagen directs from a screenplay by Cindy Myers, Josh Appignanesi and Ella Lemhagen.
Paz Vega, Claudia Cardinale, Rosie Day and Raoul Bova round out the key cast in the story of an uptight woman and her former lover on a race through Italy to track down her...
- 11/9/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Paz Vega has joined Sarah Jessica Parker, Claudia Cardinale, Rosie Day and Raoul Bova in All Roads Lead To Rome.
The Ambi Pictures and Paradox Studios romantic comedy is shooting now in Rome.
Ella Lemhagen directs from a screenplay by Cindy Myers, Josh Appignanesi and Ella Lemhagen.
Ambi Pictures principals Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi and Paradox Studio’s Mikael Wiren are financing the picture. Iervolino and Bacardi are producing with Silvio Muraglia of Paradox Studios. Wiren is executive producing with Frank Konigsberg and David Wyler.
Ambi Group’s worldwide sales arm Ambi Distribution, headed by Julie Sultan, is handling international sales and will introduce the project to buyers at the Afm next week.
The story stars Parker as an uptight woman (Parker) and her former Italian lover (Bova) who go on a road trip around Italy to pursue her rebellious daughter (Day). Vega will play a TV reporter.
Vega is repped by William Morris Endeavor (Wme).
The Ambi Pictures and Paradox Studios romantic comedy is shooting now in Rome.
Ella Lemhagen directs from a screenplay by Cindy Myers, Josh Appignanesi and Ella Lemhagen.
Ambi Pictures principals Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi and Paradox Studio’s Mikael Wiren are financing the picture. Iervolino and Bacardi are producing with Silvio Muraglia of Paradox Studios. Wiren is executive producing with Frank Konigsberg and David Wyler.
Ambi Group’s worldwide sales arm Ambi Distribution, headed by Julie Sultan, is handling international sales and will introduce the project to buyers at the Afm next week.
The story stars Parker as an uptight woman (Parker) and her former Italian lover (Bova) who go on a road trip around Italy to pursue her rebellious daughter (Day). Vega will play a TV reporter.
Vega is repped by William Morris Endeavor (Wme).
- 10/31/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Production underway on All Roads Lead to Rome.
With principal photography set to begin today on All Roads Lead to Rome, starring Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex & the City), new cast members have been revealed.
Claudia Cardinale (Once Upon a Time in the West), Rosie Day (The Seasoning House) and Raoul Bova (The Tourist) will round out the cast of the romantic comedy, directed by Ella Lemhagen from a screenplay by Cindy Myers, Josh Appignanesi and Ella Lemhagen.
Filming will take place in Italy, between Rome and Province, for six weeks.
Ambi Pictures principals Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi and Paradox Studio’s Mikael Wiren are financing the picture.
Iervolino and Lady Bacardi are producing with Silvio Muraglia of Paradox Studios. Wiren is executive producing with Frank Konigsberg and David Wyler.
Ambi Group worldwide sales arm Ambi Distribution, headed by Julie Sultan, is handling international sales and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming Afm.[p...
With principal photography set to begin today on All Roads Lead to Rome, starring Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex & the City), new cast members have been revealed.
Claudia Cardinale (Once Upon a Time in the West), Rosie Day (The Seasoning House) and Raoul Bova (The Tourist) will round out the cast of the romantic comedy, directed by Ella Lemhagen from a screenplay by Cindy Myers, Josh Appignanesi and Ella Lemhagen.
Filming will take place in Italy, between Rome and Province, for six weeks.
Ambi Pictures principals Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi and Paradox Studio’s Mikael Wiren are financing the picture.
Iervolino and Lady Bacardi are producing with Silvio Muraglia of Paradox Studios. Wiren is executive producing with Frank Konigsberg and David Wyler.
Ambi Group worldwide sales arm Ambi Distribution, headed by Julie Sultan, is handling international sales and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming Afm.[p...
- 10/21/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
• Game of Thrones' James Cosmo has signed on for Tomorrow. Martin Scorsese is executive producing the military drama. Cosmo joins previously announced cast members Stephen Fry, Stephanie Leonidas, Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Paul Kaye, and Joss Stone. Martha Pinson, Scorsese's long-time script supervisor, will make her feature directorial debut with the film, which follows the lives of soldiers trying to re-immerse themselves into society. Street and Brennan wrote the script. They are producing alongside Dean M. Woodford. Emma Tillinger Koskoff is executive producing with Scorsese. [Variety] • Patrick Fischler, David Krumholtz, Fisher Stevens, and Clancy Brown have been cast in Hail,...
- 10/18/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
The Showtime series Masters Of Sex has been something of a runaway success for the network, so it comes as no surprise that it would seek to replicate that by throwing its weight behind another memoir-based project from executive producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly. The series now in development is based on the self-penned life story of award-winning Us essayist and poet, Mary Karr, and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) is apparently considering jumping aboard as star and executive producer.
Currently the Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University, Karr’s star hit the stratosphere when her first memoir hit the New York Times bestseller list on publication in 1995. Titled The Liars’ Club, it takes an unflinching look at her difficult childhood, growing up in Southeast Texas during the 1960s.
She followed that initial instalment with Cherry in 2000 – which focused on her teenage years and early adulthood – and then with...
Currently the Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University, Karr’s star hit the stratosphere when her first memoir hit the New York Times bestseller list on publication in 1995. Titled The Liars’ Club, it takes an unflinching look at her difficult childhood, growing up in Southeast Texas during the 1960s.
She followed that initial instalment with Cherry in 2000 – which focused on her teenage years and early adulthood – and then with...
- 9/6/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
In a continuation of what is (for TV fans) one of the most wonderful times of the year, we have moved straight from Comic-Con season to TCA season. Twice a year the networks make presentations to the members of the Television Critics Association, and that’s one of the key times when we learn about what might be in our viewing futures.
NBC had their day on Saturday, and out of that came the announcement of the development of a limited-series adaptation of Rosemary’s Baby, and of Stephen King‘s Tommyknockers. Here are the details:
“Rosemary’s Baby” is a four-hour updated retelling of the bestselling novel by Ira Levin that was later adapted as a feature film about devil worship and the complex relationship between a young husband and wife. In the new version, the couple lives in Paris where this edge-of-your-seat thriller unfolds. Lionsgate is the production company.
NBC had their day on Saturday, and out of that came the announcement of the development of a limited-series adaptation of Rosemary’s Baby, and of Stephen King‘s Tommyknockers. Here are the details:
“Rosemary’s Baby” is a four-hour updated retelling of the bestselling novel by Ira Levin that was later adapted as a feature film about devil worship and the complex relationship between a young husband and wife. In the new version, the couple lives in Paris where this edge-of-your-seat thriller unfolds. Lionsgate is the production company.
- 7/29/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
During the Television Critics Association press tour earlier today, NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt announced a number of new projects, including a Rosemary’s Baby miniseries and a project based on Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers.
Rosemary’s Baby will be released as a four-hour miniseries and is said to be an updated retelling, where the married couple at the center of the story live in Paris. There were less details provided about The Tommyknockers adaptation, but it was said that the success of Under the Dome was one of the big reasons for this project moving forward. We’re not sure if it’s going to be a miniseries or a limited series with the possibility of additional seasons, but will let readers know when more details become available. Here are the official details provided by NBC [via Deadline]:
“Rosemary’s Baby is a four-hour updated retelling of the bestselling...
Rosemary’s Baby will be released as a four-hour miniseries and is said to be an updated retelling, where the married couple at the center of the story live in Paris. There were less details provided about The Tommyknockers adaptation, but it was said that the success of Under the Dome was one of the big reasons for this project moving forward. We’re not sure if it’s going to be a miniseries or a limited series with the possibility of additional seasons, but will let readers know when more details become available. Here are the official details provided by NBC [via Deadline]:
“Rosemary’s Baby is a four-hour updated retelling of the bestselling...
- 7/27/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Like all the other broadcast networks, NBC is getting (back) into the miniseries business, greenlighting four new projects in addition to the follow-up to "The Bible" it picked up recently.
The four new projects are a biopic about Hillary Clinton that will star Diane Lane; an updated version of "Rosemary's Baby"; a remake of Stephen King's "The Tommyknockers"; and "Plymouth," about the Pilgrims settling in America.
"We need to be in the event business," network chairman Bob Greenblatt told reporters Saturday (July 27) at the TCA summer press tour. That includes lots of live programming (like a live "Sound of Music" set to air in December) but also programming like what it announced Saturday.
"Hillary," written by Courtney Hunt ("Frozen River"), will follow the former first lady, senator and secretary of state's life from 1998 -- around the time her husband, President Bill Clinton, was impeached -- to the present.
"Rosemary's Baby...
The four new projects are a biopic about Hillary Clinton that will star Diane Lane; an updated version of "Rosemary's Baby"; a remake of Stephen King's "The Tommyknockers"; and "Plymouth," about the Pilgrims settling in America.
"We need to be in the event business," network chairman Bob Greenblatt told reporters Saturday (July 27) at the TCA summer press tour. That includes lots of live programming (like a live "Sound of Music" set to air in December) but also programming like what it announced Saturday.
"Hillary," written by Courtney Hunt ("Frozen River"), will follow the former first lady, senator and secretary of state's life from 1998 -- around the time her husband, President Bill Clinton, was impeached -- to the present.
"Rosemary's Baby...
- 7/27/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Television Critics Association's Summer 2013 Press Tour is in full swing, and today it's NBC's turn to share some news. With the recent success of "Hannibal" and "Bates Motel," is it any wonder they're talking more short-form series based on popular horror titles?
The network is in early development on a handful of new projects, including a “Rosemary’s Baby” miniseries along with “Stephen King’s Tommyknockers.” (They also announced a behind-the-scenes look at Hillary Rodham Clinton and “Plymouth,” based on the epic story of the Mayflower’s landing in America.)
Excerpts from the Press Release:
“Rosemary’s Baby” is a four-hour updated retelling of the bestselling novel by Ira Levin that was later adapted as a feature film about devil worship and the complex relationship between a young husband and wife. In the new version the couple lives in Paris, where this edge-of-your-seat thriller unfolds. Lionsgate is the production company.
The network is in early development on a handful of new projects, including a “Rosemary’s Baby” miniseries along with “Stephen King’s Tommyknockers.” (They also announced a behind-the-scenes look at Hillary Rodham Clinton and “Plymouth,” based on the epic story of the Mayflower’s landing in America.)
Excerpts from the Press Release:
“Rosemary’s Baby” is a four-hour updated retelling of the bestselling novel by Ira Levin that was later adapted as a feature film about devil worship and the complex relationship between a young husband and wife. In the new version the couple lives in Paris, where this edge-of-your-seat thriller unfolds. Lionsgate is the production company.
- 7/27/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Exclusive: Sex And The City alumna Kristin Davis has signed on to star in and executive produce Of Two Minds, a Lifetime original movie that deals with mental illness. Tammy Blanchard will star opposite Davis in the film, which chronicles the relationship between a woman (Davis) and her younger sister (Blanchard), who has schizophrenia. British director Jim O’Hanlon (The Deep) will direct from a script by Richard Friedenberg (The 19th Wife). Also producing the movie are Frank Konigsberg and Daniel Ostroff. Filming is slated to begin in mid-November in Los Angeles. Davis, repped by UTA and Mosaic, will next be seen in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. ICM-repped Blanchard is currently seen in Moneyball.
- 10/5/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Channel 5 has unveiled details of its coverage for the upcoming royal wedding. The programming will include in-depth coverage across its existing flagship shows, as well as some special one-off commissions. The coverage will begin with a week-long build-up to the event, with a romantic and royal theme running throughout the preceding seven days. The channel has secured the rights to the Lifetime TV film William & Kate: The Movie, directed by Emmy Award-winning Frank Konigsberg. Channel 5's Head of Acquisitions Kate Keenan said: "The William and Kate movie has sparked worldwide interest and anticipation and we are really pleased that Channel 5 will be able to offer viewers its UK TV premiere." On Friday April 29, Matthew Wright will present a special edition of The Wright Stuff, with royal commentators on the panel and live links to Westminster Abbey. (more)...
- 4/7/2011
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Channel 5 has unveiled details of its coverage for the upcoming royal wedding. The programming will include in-depth coverage across its existing flagship shows, as well as some special one-off commissions. The coverage will begin with a week-long build-up to the event, with a romantic and royal theme running throughout the preceding seven days. The channel has secured the rights to the Lifetime TV film William & Kate: The Movie, directed by Emmy Award-winning Frank Konigsberg. Channel 5's Head of Acquisitions Kate Keenan said: "The William and Kate movie has sparked worldwide interest and anticipation and we are really pleased that Channel 5 will be able to offer viewers its UK TV premiere." On Friday April 29, Matthew Wright will present a special edition of The Wright Stuff, with royal commentators on the panel and live links to Westminster Abbey. (more)...
- 4/7/2011
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
She's is not a princess, but she'll play one on TV. Not a bad second option.
Lifetime, which announced in January that it was planning a film about Prince William and Kate Middleton's long road to marriage, to be aired around the time of the Royal Wedding on April 29th, have finally found the Kate half of their 'William & Kate': actress Camilla Luddington.
Deadline.com reports that the channel has settled on the English actress who, coincidentally, is from Berkshire County in England, as is the real Middleton. Luddington has experience with cable movies, as she's starring in an upcoming Hallmark Channel film, 'Accidentally In Love.' She's also appeared in 'CSI.'
She'll fake a royal wedding with Nico Evers-Swindell, who was already announced as William. Luddington attended Oxford University.
Here's the original press release announcing the film:
William & Kate tells the story of how the friendship between Prince William,...
Lifetime, which announced in January that it was planning a film about Prince William and Kate Middleton's long road to marriage, to be aired around the time of the Royal Wedding on April 29th, have finally found the Kate half of their 'William & Kate': actress Camilla Luddington.
Deadline.com reports that the channel has settled on the English actress who, coincidentally, is from Berkshire County in England, as is the real Middleton. Luddington has experience with cable movies, as she's starring in an upcoming Hallmark Channel film, 'Accidentally In Love.' She's also appeared in 'CSI.'
She'll fake a royal wedding with Nico Evers-Swindell, who was already announced as William. Luddington attended Oxford University.
Here's the original press release announcing the film:
William & Kate tells the story of how the friendship between Prince William,...
- 2/2/2011
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
Move over, 'King's Speech,' there's another royal movie on its way.
Lifetime has announced that it will quickly cast, produce and air a movie based on the long royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, which will air around the time the pair ties the knot on April 29th. The film will follow the pair from the beginnings of their relationship at University of St. Andrews through the nine years that delivered them to this moment.
Nico Evers Swindell will play William, while Ben Cross, best known for his role in 'Star Trek,' will take on Prince Charles. They have yet to cast Middleton.
It's not the only creative decision regarding the wedding -- Rupert Murdoch may broadcast the nuptials in 3D on one of his Sky Broadcasting networks.
The press release follows (via E! Online):
William & Kate tells the story of how the friendship between Prince William,...
Lifetime has announced that it will quickly cast, produce and air a movie based on the long royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, which will air around the time the pair ties the knot on April 29th. The film will follow the pair from the beginnings of their relationship at University of St. Andrews through the nine years that delivered them to this moment.
Nico Evers Swindell will play William, while Ben Cross, best known for his role in 'Star Trek,' will take on Prince Charles. They have yet to cast Middleton.
It's not the only creative decision regarding the wedding -- Rupert Murdoch may broadcast the nuptials in 3D on one of his Sky Broadcasting networks.
The press release follows (via E! Online):
William & Kate tells the story of how the friendship between Prince William,...
- 1/27/2011
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
Prince William and Kate Middleton's November engagement has triggered a slew of magazine stories, biographies and TV specials. Now Lifetime is jumping on the Royal Wedding bandwagon with William & Kate, an original movie about the young couple and their modern-day fairytale romance. Nico Evers-Swindell (Edge of Darkness) has been cast as Prince William and Ben Cross (Star Trek) as his father, Prince Charles, in the movie, which has been fast-tracked to premierearound William and Kate's April 29 wedding. (The role of Kate is yet to be cast.) Production is expected to be begin on Feb. 10. William & Kate chronicles the relationship between Prince William, second in line to the throne of the British monarchy, and Kate Middleton, the stunning daughter of upper middle-class commoners, from the moment the two met at Scotland’s University of St. Andrews, through the ups and downs of their nine-year courtship complicated by social and Royal Family pressures,...
- 1/27/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Canadian production company Muse Entertainment has announced the beginning of principal photography for a new television adapation of Ben Hur. The finished film will air as a miniseries with a cast that includes Joseph Morgan, Stephen Campbell, Ray Winstone, Kristen Kreuk (Lana Lang in Smallville), Alex Kingston and Art Malik.
Muse is co-producing Ben Hur with companies from Spain, Morocco, Germany and the United States. Shooting is currently taking place in Morocco. Among the people named as producers is David Wyler, the son of William Wyler. The senior Wyler directed the 1959 film version of Ben Hur starring Charlton Heston. That film won 11 Academy Awards.
The press release from Muse announcing the start of filming is below.
Los Angeles, Barcelona, Berlin, Montreal: May 5, 2009 - The legendary story of Ben Hur began principal photography May 4, 2009 and is being produced for the first time for television. Based on the original 1880’s novel by Lew Wallace,...
Muse is co-producing Ben Hur with companies from Spain, Morocco, Germany and the United States. Shooting is currently taking place in Morocco. Among the people named as producers is David Wyler, the son of William Wyler. The senior Wyler directed the 1959 film version of Ben Hur starring Charlton Heston. That film won 11 Academy Awards.
The press release from Muse announcing the start of filming is below.
Los Angeles, Barcelona, Berlin, Montreal: May 5, 2009 - The legendary story of Ben Hur began principal photography May 4, 2009 and is being produced for the first time for television. Based on the original 1880’s novel by Lew Wallace,...
- 5/6/2009
- CinemaSpy
Joseph Morgan, Emily VanCamp and Stephen Campbell Moore are starring in "Ben-Hur," a four-hour miniseries produced and financed by Alchemy Television Group.
Steven Shill, helmer of surprise boxoffice hit "Obsessed," is directing the adaptation of the 1880 Lew Wallace novel from a script by Alan Sharp ("Rob Roy"). Production begins this week in Ouarzazate, Morocco.
Morgan will play the title role immortalized by Charlton Heston in the 1959 movie -- a wealthy Jewish youth in the time of Jesus Christ -- who is seeking revenge and reclaiming his identity after being betrayed by his friend, Messala (Moore). VanCamp plays Esther, the daughter of a slave and Ben-Hur's love interest.
Also in the cast are Ray Winstone as Ben-Hur's adoptive father, Kristen Kruek ("Smallville") as his sister and Hugh Bonneville as Pontius Pilate.
Alex Kingston, Lucia Jimenez, Miguel Angel Munoz, Marc Warren, Art Malik and James Faulkner round out the cast of the project,...
Steven Shill, helmer of surprise boxoffice hit "Obsessed," is directing the adaptation of the 1880 Lew Wallace novel from a script by Alan Sharp ("Rob Roy"). Production begins this week in Ouarzazate, Morocco.
Morgan will play the title role immortalized by Charlton Heston in the 1959 movie -- a wealthy Jewish youth in the time of Jesus Christ -- who is seeking revenge and reclaiming his identity after being betrayed by his friend, Messala (Moore). VanCamp plays Esther, the daughter of a slave and Ben-Hur's love interest.
Also in the cast are Ray Winstone as Ben-Hur's adoptive father, Kristen Kruek ("Smallville") as his sister and Hugh Bonneville as Pontius Pilate.
Alex Kingston, Lucia Jimenez, Miguel Angel Munoz, Marc Warren, Art Malik and James Faulkner round out the cast of the project,...
- 5/3/2009
- by By Borys Kit and Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the "Titanic" leaves port for its four-hour minicruise on CBS, it's loaded with the usual baggage for our television disasters.
Oddly enough, considering that 800 people lived and 1,500 died, it's not a very eventful journey.
This isn't a special effects bonanza -- as we expect from director James Cameron's big-screen interpretation of the same events now being shot. There are enough effects to make the point but, essentially, this version is packed with stock characters from writers Ross LaManna and Joyce Eliason and jam-packed with the ironies of the unsinkable ship unthinkably sinking the night of April 12, 1912.
It is, of course, one of the hideous stories of the century, the historic ship five blocks long carrying its own library and 75,000 pounds of meat and not all those unnecessary lifeboats that it wouldn't need anyway.
Director Robert Lieberman shuffles about a dozen stories of fact and fiction, some interesting, some not, ranging from rape and pillaging to love and tenderness. And don't forget stupidity and then panic and pathos.
Among the characters: wise old Capt. Smith (George C. Scott), evilly arrogant shipline director Ismay (Roger Rees), star-crossed lovers Wynn (Peter Gallagher) and Isabella (Catherine Zeta Jones), devious ship attendant Doonan (Tim Curry), reforming petty thief Jamie (Mike Doyle), boisterous Molly Brown (Marilu Henner), snooty Mrs. Foley Eva Marie Saint), zillionaire John Jacob Astor (Scott Hylands) and, well, enough of a cast to populate the Titanic.
It's a curious enough trip, just by the size of the calamity, but there's nothing much to recommend the performances here, with some brief exceptions by some lesser cast members. And, in a zany way, the Titanic survives; this wasn't the first re-enactment -- and won't be the last.
TITANIC
CBS
Konigsberg/Sanitsky Co. in association with
American Zoetrope and Hallmark Entertainment
Executive producers:Fred Fuchs, Frank Konigsberg, Larry Sanitsky
Producers:Rocky Lang, Harold Tichenor
Director:Robert Lieberman
Writers:Ross LaManna, Joyce Eliason
Director of photography:David Hennings
Visual effects supervisor:Janet Muswell
Production designer:Christiaan Wagener
Editor:Tod Feuerman
Music:Lennie Niehaus
Cast: Peter Gallagher, George C. Scott, Catherine Zeta Jones, Eva Marie Saint, Tim Curry, Roger Rees, Harley Jane Kozad, Marilu Henner, Mike Doyle, Sonsee Ahray, Felicity Waterman, Scott Hylands, Janne Mortil, Malcolm Stewart, Kevin McNulty, Matthew Walker.
Airdates: Sunday, Nov. 17, 9-11 p.m., and Tuesday, Nov. 19, 9-11 p.m.
Oddly enough, considering that 800 people lived and 1,500 died, it's not a very eventful journey.
This isn't a special effects bonanza -- as we expect from director James Cameron's big-screen interpretation of the same events now being shot. There are enough effects to make the point but, essentially, this version is packed with stock characters from writers Ross LaManna and Joyce Eliason and jam-packed with the ironies of the unsinkable ship unthinkably sinking the night of April 12, 1912.
It is, of course, one of the hideous stories of the century, the historic ship five blocks long carrying its own library and 75,000 pounds of meat and not all those unnecessary lifeboats that it wouldn't need anyway.
Director Robert Lieberman shuffles about a dozen stories of fact and fiction, some interesting, some not, ranging from rape and pillaging to love and tenderness. And don't forget stupidity and then panic and pathos.
Among the characters: wise old Capt. Smith (George C. Scott), evilly arrogant shipline director Ismay (Roger Rees), star-crossed lovers Wynn (Peter Gallagher) and Isabella (Catherine Zeta Jones), devious ship attendant Doonan (Tim Curry), reforming petty thief Jamie (Mike Doyle), boisterous Molly Brown (Marilu Henner), snooty Mrs. Foley Eva Marie Saint), zillionaire John Jacob Astor (Scott Hylands) and, well, enough of a cast to populate the Titanic.
It's a curious enough trip, just by the size of the calamity, but there's nothing much to recommend the performances here, with some brief exceptions by some lesser cast members. And, in a zany way, the Titanic survives; this wasn't the first re-enactment -- and won't be the last.
TITANIC
CBS
Konigsberg/Sanitsky Co. in association with
American Zoetrope and Hallmark Entertainment
Executive producers:Fred Fuchs, Frank Konigsberg, Larry Sanitsky
Producers:Rocky Lang, Harold Tichenor
Director:Robert Lieberman
Writers:Ross LaManna, Joyce Eliason
Director of photography:David Hennings
Visual effects supervisor:Janet Muswell
Production designer:Christiaan Wagener
Editor:Tod Feuerman
Music:Lennie Niehaus
Cast: Peter Gallagher, George C. Scott, Catherine Zeta Jones, Eva Marie Saint, Tim Curry, Roger Rees, Harley Jane Kozad, Marilu Henner, Mike Doyle, Sonsee Ahray, Felicity Waterman, Scott Hylands, Janne Mortil, Malcolm Stewart, Kevin McNulty, Matthew Walker.
Airdates: Sunday, Nov. 17, 9-11 p.m., and Tuesday, Nov. 19, 9-11 p.m.
- 11/14/1996
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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