Exclusive: Brian Yorkey (13 Reasons Why) has optioned the film rights to Dan Mathews’ memoir Like Crazy: Life with My Mother and Her Invisible Friends, tapping Ted Malawer (Halston) to adapt it for the screen.
Like Crazy follows Mathews and his outlandish mother Perry on an odyssey of self-discovery, as the former navigates the perils and rewards of taking in a fragile parent—ultimately discovering she had lived her entire adult life as an undiagnosed schizophrenic. Surrounded by a rag-tag community that rallies to help them, and one man who just may become the love of Mathews’ life, their story descends into the mysteries of mental illness but rises with resilient love.
Atria/Simon & Schuster published Mathews’ memoir in 2020. Yorkey will produce the film adaptation alongside his EVP of Development Jeff Sommerville for their That Kid Ed Productions, as part of the company’s growing feature development slate.
“Dan’s...
Like Crazy follows Mathews and his outlandish mother Perry on an odyssey of self-discovery, as the former navigates the perils and rewards of taking in a fragile parent—ultimately discovering she had lived her entire adult life as an undiagnosed schizophrenic. Surrounded by a rag-tag community that rallies to help them, and one man who just may become the love of Mathews’ life, their story descends into the mysteries of mental illness but rises with resilient love.
Atria/Simon & Schuster published Mathews’ memoir in 2020. Yorkey will produce the film adaptation alongside his EVP of Development Jeff Sommerville for their That Kid Ed Productions, as part of the company’s growing feature development slate.
“Dan’s...
- 5/16/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Upstart HBO Max has closed a deal for Catching Out, a feature pitch that will be scripted by Nic Sheff with 13 Reasons Why creator Brian Yorkey producing with Makeready’s Brad Weston.
HBO Max stepped up in a competitive situation for a drama that is an exploration of a youth subculture.
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Yorkey created the Netflix zeitgeist series 13 Reasons Why and he won the Tony and Pulitzer for Broadway’s Next to Normal. Sheff worked with Yorkey as a co-producer, writer and story editor on 13 Reasons Why, and he was played by Timothée Chalamet in the film Beautiful Boy, which chronicled his addiction struggle in a movie that combined Nic’s memoir,...
HBO Max stepped up in a competitive situation for a drama that is an exploration of a youth subculture.
More from DeadlineSeth Rogen Comedy 'An American Pickle' Jumps From Sony To HBO MaxHBO Max Sets Apple Deal For Streaming Distribution'The Hellfire Club': HBO Max Developing Adaptation Of Jake Tapper Novel With 'The Revenant's Mark L. Smith
Yorkey created the Netflix zeitgeist series 13 Reasons Why and he won the Tony and Pulitzer for Broadway’s Next to Normal. Sheff worked with Yorkey as a co-producer, writer and story editor on 13 Reasons Why, and he was played by Timothée Chalamet in the film Beautiful Boy, which chronicled his addiction struggle in a movie that combined Nic’s memoir,...
- 4/27/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: After successfully adapting Jay Asher’s Ya novel 13 Reasons Why into one of Netflix’s most popular series, Brian Yorkey is taking on another teen novel for the streaming giant.
Yorkey has teamed with bestselling Ya author Neal Shusterman to turn Shusterman’s upcoming book Game Changer into a drama TV series. The project is in development at Netflix, I have learned.
Yorkey and Shusterman are writing together the adaptation, with Yorkey set as showrunners. The two executive produce with Underground’s Trevor Engelson. Josh McGuire from Underground is producing. Overseeing for Yorkey’s That Kid Ed banner are Kat Ramsburg and Jeff Sommerville.
Little is known about Game Changer, which is being published by HarperCollins’ Harper Teen label. Netflix bought the rights to the novel preemptively ahead of its scheduled September 2020 release.
The Game Changer TV series is being described as present-day teen Quantum Leap.
Yorkey created for television,...
Yorkey has teamed with bestselling Ya author Neal Shusterman to turn Shusterman’s upcoming book Game Changer into a drama TV series. The project is in development at Netflix, I have learned.
Yorkey and Shusterman are writing together the adaptation, with Yorkey set as showrunners. The two executive produce with Underground’s Trevor Engelson. Josh McGuire from Underground is producing. Overseeing for Yorkey’s That Kid Ed banner are Kat Ramsburg and Jeff Sommerville.
Little is known about Game Changer, which is being published by HarperCollins’ Harper Teen label. Netflix bought the rights to the novel preemptively ahead of its scheduled September 2020 release.
The Game Changer TV series is being described as present-day teen Quantum Leap.
Yorkey created for television,...
- 12/12/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The sky is falling in the new poster and trailer for the pre-apocalyptic comedy Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World starring Golden Globe Award winner Steve Carell and Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley.
(via Yahoo! Movies)
Set in a too-near future, the movie explores what people will do when humanity’s last days are at hand. As the respective journeys of Dodge (Mr. Carell) and Penny (Ms. Knightley) converge, the two spark to each other and their outlooks – if not the world’s – brighten.
Lorene Scafaria, who wrote the original screenplay, is making her feature directorial debut with the film. She wrote the screenplay adaptation for the 2008 feature Nick & Norah.s Infinite Playlist, also for Mandate, which starred Michael Cera and Kat Dennings.
Focus Features holds U.S. distribution rights to Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World, which is being co-financed by Indian Paintbrush and Mandate Pictures.
(via Yahoo! Movies)
Set in a too-near future, the movie explores what people will do when humanity’s last days are at hand. As the respective journeys of Dodge (Mr. Carell) and Penny (Ms. Knightley) converge, the two spark to each other and their outlooks – if not the world’s – brighten.
Lorene Scafaria, who wrote the original screenplay, is making her feature directorial debut with the film. She wrote the screenplay adaptation for the 2008 feature Nick & Norah.s Infinite Playlist, also for Mandate, which starred Michael Cera and Kat Dennings.
Focus Features holds U.S. distribution rights to Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World, which is being co-financed by Indian Paintbrush and Mandate Pictures.
- 2/10/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Starring Steve Carell and Keira Knightley for writer/director Lorene Scafaria.
Cast, crew set for pre-apocalyptic comedy.
Production begins this week on Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World, written and directed by Lorene Scafaria. The pre-apocalyptic comedy stars Golden Globe Award winner Steve Carell and Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley.
Confirmed as joining the two lead actors in the cast are . in alphabetical order . Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), Adam Brody (Damsels in Distress), Roger Aaron Brown (The District), Tonita Castro (The Sarah Silverman Program), Rob Corddry (Mandate.s Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), two-time Academy Award nominee Melinda Dillon (Close Encounters of the Third Kind), Rob Huebel (Human Giant), Gillian Jacobs (Community), Derek Luke (Focus. Catch a Fire), Melanie Lynskey (Focus. Away We Go), T.J. Miller (Cloverfield), Mark Moses (Desperate Housewives), Patton Oswalt (United States of Tara), William Petersen (CSI), Lindsay Sloane (Horrible Bosses), and...
Cast, crew set for pre-apocalyptic comedy.
Production begins this week on Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World, written and directed by Lorene Scafaria. The pre-apocalyptic comedy stars Golden Globe Award winner Steve Carell and Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley.
Confirmed as joining the two lead actors in the cast are . in alphabetical order . Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), Adam Brody (Damsels in Distress), Roger Aaron Brown (The District), Tonita Castro (The Sarah Silverman Program), Rob Corddry (Mandate.s Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), two-time Academy Award nominee Melinda Dillon (Close Encounters of the Third Kind), Rob Huebel (Human Giant), Gillian Jacobs (Community), Derek Luke (Focus. Catch a Fire), Melanie Lynskey (Focus. Away We Go), T.J. Miller (Cloverfield), Mark Moses (Desperate Housewives), Patton Oswalt (United States of Tara), William Petersen (CSI), Lindsay Sloane (Horrible Bosses), and...
- 5/20/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Focus Features Acquires Domestic Distribution Rights To Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World, Lorene Scafaria Pre-apocalyptic Comedic Romance Starring Steve Carell And Keira Knightley; Indian Paintbrush And Mandate Pictures Are Co-financing With Filming Beginning This Month On Anonymous Content Production
New York, May 9, 2011 . Focus Features has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, written and to be directed by Lorene Scafaria. Indian Paintbrush and Mandate Pictures are co-financing the movie. The contemporary comedic romance stars Golden Globe Award winner Steve Carell and Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley. Filming begins this month in Los Angeles. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is being produced by Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe Award winner Steve Golin and Joy Gorman of Anonymous Content; and by Indian Paintbrush.s Steven Rales and Mark Roybal.
New York, May 9, 2011 . Focus Features has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, written and to be directed by Lorene Scafaria. Indian Paintbrush and Mandate Pictures are co-financing the movie. The contemporary comedic romance stars Golden Globe Award winner Steve Carell and Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley. Filming begins this month in Los Angeles. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is being produced by Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe Award winner Steve Golin and Joy Gorman of Anonymous Content; and by Indian Paintbrush.s Steven Rales and Mark Roybal.
- 5/10/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Indian Paintbrush, the film financing/production arm of billionaire industrialist Steven Rales, is staffing up. Rales this fall brought in Mark Roybal to run the company, and the longtime president of Scott Rudin Productions has added two creative executives: Overbrook Entertainment executive Jeff Sommerville has signed on to be senior veep and Focus Features executive Michael Pruss will be vice president of production. Sommerville started at Industry Entertainment and was an associate producer on The 25th Hour, while the British-born Pruss worked on such Focus projects as Milk and the Anton Corbjin-directed The American. He also set up The Song Is You with Bill Condon, Cruise of the Gods with David Guion & Michael Handelman, and True Crime with Brett Ratner. Indian Paintbrush is currently in discussions to finance Moon Rise Kingdom, the next film from director Wes Anderson that has Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton in talks to star.
- 12/9/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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