The USC School of Cinematic Arts has announced that Miky Lee will deliver the 20024 Commencement address.
James Gray, director, writer, and Sca alumnus, will receive the Mary Pickford Alumni Award at the graduation ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium on Friday, May 10, 2024.
“Miky Lee is a true pioneer and ambassador of collaborative global filmmaking, and we are so happy to have her share her insight and expertise with our graduating students,” Elizabeth M. Daley, Dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, said in a statement. “Miky works across borders, cultures, and genres, and champions the kinds of projects our students aspire to creating. We are so pleased she agreed to be this year’s graduation speaker.”
Sca alumnus Jon M. Chu, who graduated in 2003 with a Bfa in film & television production, will speak at this year’s main, university-wide commencement ceremony at 8:30 a.m. at Alumni Park.
As Commencement Speaker,...
James Gray, director, writer, and Sca alumnus, will receive the Mary Pickford Alumni Award at the graduation ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium on Friday, May 10, 2024.
“Miky Lee is a true pioneer and ambassador of collaborative global filmmaking, and we are so happy to have her share her insight and expertise with our graduating students,” Elizabeth M. Daley, Dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, said in a statement. “Miky works across borders, cultures, and genres, and champions the kinds of projects our students aspire to creating. We are so pleased she agreed to be this year’s graduation speaker.”
Sca alumnus Jon M. Chu, who graduated in 2003 with a Bfa in film & television production, will speak at this year’s main, university-wide commencement ceremony at 8:30 a.m. at Alumni Park.
As Commencement Speaker,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney+ dives back into the world of Descendants with The Rise of Red. The just-released teaser stars Kylie Cantrall as Red, “princess of the hostile kingdom of Wonderland and Auradon’s newest Villain Kid.”
The minute-long teaser shows Cinderella and King Charming’s daughter, Chloe (Malia Baker), catching Red in the middle of redecorating a hallway.
‘Descendants The Rise of Red’ Poster (Photo Credit: Disney+)
Descendants: The Rise of Red features seven original songs and a new cover of “So This Is Love.” The film and the Descendants: The Rise of Red Original Soundtrack will be released on Friday, July 12, 2024.
Jennifer Phang directs from a screenplay by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer, with Suzanne Todd and Gary Marsh executive producing. Ashley Wallen (The Greatest Showman) is the choreographer and Torin Borrowdale (Searching) wrote the score.
Disney+ released the following synopsis and details on the cast and characters:
“Descendants: The Rise of Red follows Red,...
The minute-long teaser shows Cinderella and King Charming’s daughter, Chloe (Malia Baker), catching Red in the middle of redecorating a hallway.
‘Descendants The Rise of Red’ Poster (Photo Credit: Disney+)
Descendants: The Rise of Red features seven original songs and a new cover of “So This Is Love.” The film and the Descendants: The Rise of Red Original Soundtrack will be released on Friday, July 12, 2024.
Jennifer Phang directs from a screenplay by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer, with Suzanne Todd and Gary Marsh executive producing. Ashley Wallen (The Greatest Showman) is the choreographer and Torin Borrowdale (Searching) wrote the score.
Disney+ released the following synopsis and details on the cast and characters:
“Descendants: The Rise of Red follows Red,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Today, Disney+ released a new teaser and poster for Descendants: The Rise of Red, the next installment in the mega-hit Descendants franchise that features the teenage progeny of iconic Disney heroes and villains. The music-driven Disney Original movie starts streaming Friday, July 12, exclusively on Disney+, followed by a special encore Friday, August 9, at 8:00 p.m. Edt/Pdt on Disney Channel.
The latest teaser introduces Kylie Cantrall as Red, princess of the hostile kingdom of Wonderland and Auradon’s newest Villain Kid (aka Vk), who is caught “red-handed” by Malia Baker, who plays Chloe, the daughter of Cinderella and King Charming.
Descendants: The Rise of Red follows Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter. When the tyrannical Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, polar opposites Red and Chloe must join forces and travel back in time to undo the traumatic...
The latest teaser introduces Kylie Cantrall as Red, princess of the hostile kingdom of Wonderland and Auradon’s newest Villain Kid (aka Vk), who is caught “red-handed” by Malia Baker, who plays Chloe, the daughter of Cinderella and King Charming.
Descendants: The Rise of Red follows Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter. When the tyrannical Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, polar opposites Red and Chloe must join forces and travel back in time to undo the traumatic...
- 4/2/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
There's never a dull moment at the North Pole, and for the youngsters at the center of The Naughty Nine, it's time to get their gifts back.
TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at the original Disney Channel holiday movie, and it promises to be a Christmas flick.
The Naughty Nine Nine stars Winslow Fegley (8 Bit Christmas) as Andy, a troublemaking fifth grader who's been "stiffed" by Santa on Christmas morning.
Determined to take back the gift he feels he deserves, Andy recruits a crack team of fellow "naughty listers" to execute an elaborate heist at the North Pole.
The movie also touts Suzanne Todd (Noelle) as an executive producer.
It was penned by Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas (Raven's Home), who also serve as EPs.
The set-up of the movie is fun. A heist in the North Pole?
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That's different,...
TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at the original Disney Channel holiday movie, and it promises to be a Christmas flick.
The Naughty Nine Nine stars Winslow Fegley (8 Bit Christmas) as Andy, a troublemaking fifth grader who's been "stiffed" by Santa on Christmas morning.
Determined to take back the gift he feels he deserves, Andy recruits a crack team of fellow "naughty listers" to execute an elaborate heist at the North Pole.
The movie also touts Suzanne Todd (Noelle) as an executive producer.
It was penned by Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas (Raven's Home), who also serve as EPs.
The set-up of the movie is fun. A heist in the North Pole?
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Trailer Teases the Search for the Bolt
That's different,...
- 11/22/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Disney Branded Television announced today that Danny Glover will play Santa Claus in its forthcoming original movie, The Naughty Nine. The teaser for the project, which will be released on the Disney Channel annd Disney+, and the first photo of Glover in character were also released. See below for those.
In “The Naughty Nine,” mischievous fifth grader Andy (Winslow Fegley) finds himself without a present from Santa on Christmas morning. Realizing he must have landed on the “naughty list” and feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a team of eight other naughty listers to help him execute an elaborate heist in Santa’s Village at the North Pole to get the presents they feel they deserve. Along the way, the group comes to realize that the very best way off the naughty list is to redirect their unique talents for good ― instead of mischief.
Danny Glover in ‘The Naughty Nine...
In “The Naughty Nine,” mischievous fifth grader Andy (Winslow Fegley) finds himself without a present from Santa on Christmas morning. Realizing he must have landed on the “naughty list” and feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a team of eight other naughty listers to help him execute an elaborate heist in Santa’s Village at the North Pole to get the presents they feel they deserve. Along the way, the group comes to realize that the very best way off the naughty list is to redirect their unique talents for good ― instead of mischief.
Danny Glover in ‘The Naughty Nine...
- 9/28/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Alex Boniello (Jessica Jones) has been cast as Jack of Diamonds in the Disney+ original movie Descendants: The Rise of Red (formerly known as The Pocketwatch), the latest installment in Disney Branded Television’s Descendants franchise.
The Jack of Diamonds is a captain in the Queen of Hearts’ Red Army, whose soldiers wear military uniforms in the style of playing cards.
Boniello, who is also a Tony-winning producer for Hadestown, joins previously announced cast members Kylie Cantrall (Disney’s Gabby Duran and the Unsittables) as Red; Malia Baker (The Babysitters Club) as Chloe; Brandy (Queens) as Cinderella, Rita Ora (Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight) as The Queen of Hearts; China Anne McClain (Descendants 2 and Descendants 3) as Uma; Dara Reneé (High School Musical: The Musical: the Series) as Uliana; Ruby Rose Turner (Coop and Cami Ask the World) as Bridget/Young Queen of Hearts; Morgan Dudley (Jagged...
The Jack of Diamonds is a captain in the Queen of Hearts’ Red Army, whose soldiers wear military uniforms in the style of playing cards.
Boniello, who is also a Tony-winning producer for Hadestown, joins previously announced cast members Kylie Cantrall (Disney’s Gabby Duran and the Unsittables) as Red; Malia Baker (The Babysitters Club) as Chloe; Brandy (Queens) as Cinderella, Rita Ora (Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight) as The Queen of Hearts; China Anne McClain (Descendants 2 and Descendants 3) as Uma; Dara Reneé (High School Musical: The Musical: the Series) as Uliana; Ruby Rose Turner (Coop and Cami Ask the World) as Bridget/Young Queen of Hearts; Morgan Dudley (Jagged...
- 3/24/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
More than 25 years later, Cinderella and her Prince Charming are still living happily ever after. Paolo Montalban has been added to the cast of the upcoming Disney+ Original film “Descendants: The Rise of Red.” Montalban will play the role of King Charming, reuniting with Brandy as Cinderella after they stared as the dynamic royal duo in ABC’s 1997 “Wonderful World of Disney” TV movie “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.”
“The Rise of the Red” comes as the latest installment in Disney’s “Descendants” franchise.
The cast includes Kylie Cantrall as Red, Malia Baker as Chloe, Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts, China Anne McClain as Uma, Dara Reneé as Uliana, Ruby Rose Turner as Bridget/Young Queen of Hearts, Morgan Dudley as Ella/Young Cinderella, Joshua Colley as Hook, Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother, Jeremy Swift as Principal Merlin and Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter.
“Descendants: The Rise of Red...
“The Rise of the Red” comes as the latest installment in Disney’s “Descendants” franchise.
The cast includes Kylie Cantrall as Red, Malia Baker as Chloe, Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts, China Anne McClain as Uma, Dara Reneé as Uliana, Ruby Rose Turner as Bridget/Young Queen of Hearts, Morgan Dudley as Ella/Young Cinderella, Joshua Colley as Hook, Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother, Jeremy Swift as Principal Merlin and Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter.
“Descendants: The Rise of Red...
- 3/23/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello and Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Cinderella and Prince Charming lived happily ever after and Descendants: The Rise of Red will showcase what the fairytale couple is up to now.
Brandy Norwood and her Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella co-star Paolo Montalban are reuniting in the Disney+ original reprising their roles from the 1997 television movie.
The next installment of the Descendants franchise will see Norwood play Cinderella and Montalban portray King Charming, parents of Malia Baker’s Chloe.
Descendants: The Rise of Red follows the story of Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter. When the tyrannical Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, polar opposites Red and Chloe must join forces and travel back in time to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path.
The cast includes Kylie Cantrall as Red, Rita Ora as “The Queen of Hearts,” China Anne McClain as Uma,...
Brandy Norwood and her Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella co-star Paolo Montalban are reuniting in the Disney+ original reprising their roles from the 1997 television movie.
The next installment of the Descendants franchise will see Norwood play Cinderella and Montalban portray King Charming, parents of Malia Baker’s Chloe.
Descendants: The Rise of Red follows the story of Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter. When the tyrannical Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, polar opposites Red and Chloe must join forces and travel back in time to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path.
The cast includes Kylie Cantrall as Red, Rita Ora as “The Queen of Hearts,” China Anne McClain as Uma,...
- 3/22/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The shoe still fits, so Paolo Montalban is going to wear it and reprise his role as King Charming in “Descendants: The Rise of Red,” the next installment in the Disney movie franchise.
Disney+ announced the news Wednesday in a behind-the-scenes set video capturing “a royal occasion.” Et first reported the news in an exclusive report.
Lead duo Montalban and Brandy Norwood will return to their roles of fairytale couple King Charming and Cinderella alongside Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts who “rules over the kingdom of Wonderland with an iron fist.”
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Montalban first starred as Prince Christopher in “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” (1997) alongside Norwood as Cinderella with the late Whitney Houston playing the Fairy Godmother. Other ensemble cast members included Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Barger, Natalie Desselle Reid, Bernadette Peters and Jason Alexander.
Disney+ announced the news Wednesday in a behind-the-scenes set video capturing “a royal occasion.” Et first reported the news in an exclusive report.
Lead duo Montalban and Brandy Norwood will return to their roles of fairytale couple King Charming and Cinderella alongside Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts who “rules over the kingdom of Wonderland with an iron fist.”
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Montalban first starred as Prince Christopher in “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” (1997) alongside Norwood as Cinderella with the late Whitney Houston playing the Fairy Godmother. Other ensemble cast members included Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Barger, Natalie Desselle Reid, Bernadette Peters and Jason Alexander.
- 3/22/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine has tapped Disney television executive Lauren Kisilevsky to lead the build-out and oversee the development and production of movies and series in its Live Action Family, Kids and Young Adult division.
Kisilevsky will serve as executive vice president of live-action family, kids and young adult, reporting to Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden.
“Lauren is an expert developer who has consistently identified quality brand building material and IP for young audiences,” Harden said in a statement. “An incredible collaborator and team player, Lauren has a fantastic track record of developing and executing creatively distinctive projects with strong leadership. As we build out our family and young adult content offerings, we know Lauren will make an incredible addition to Hello Sunshine.”
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Kisilevsky most recently served as senior vice president of original movies at Disney Branded Television,...
Kisilevsky will serve as executive vice president of live-action family, kids and young adult, reporting to Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden.
“Lauren is an expert developer who has consistently identified quality brand building material and IP for young audiences,” Harden said in a statement. “An incredible collaborator and team player, Lauren has a fantastic track record of developing and executing creatively distinctive projects with strong leadership. As we build out our family and young adult content offerings, we know Lauren will make an incredible addition to Hello Sunshine.”
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- 3/14/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Disney+ is rounding out the cast of The Pocketwatch (working title), a music- and dance-filled original movie sequel to the megahit Descendants franchise at Disney+. Production is underway in Atlanta.
That 90s Show‘s Sam Morelos, Anthony Pyatt (When I’m With You), Peder Lindell (Out Of My Hands), Mars (Heather), Tristan Padil (The Lake Merritt Monster), Kabir Bery (Squatting), Grace Narducci (Law & Order: Svu) and newcomer Aiza Azaar join previously annouced cast Kylie Cantrall, Rita Ora, Malia Baker, Brandy, Jeremy Swift and Leonardo Nam in the sequel written by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer (Magic: The Gathering)
The Pocketwatch (working title) follows the story of Red (Cantrall), the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts (Ora); and Chloe (Baker), Cinderella’s (Brandy) perfectionist daughter. When the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, polar opposites Red and Chloe must join forces and travel back in time...
That 90s Show‘s Sam Morelos, Anthony Pyatt (When I’m With You), Peder Lindell (Out Of My Hands), Mars (Heather), Tristan Padil (The Lake Merritt Monster), Kabir Bery (Squatting), Grace Narducci (Law & Order: Svu) and newcomer Aiza Azaar join previously annouced cast Kylie Cantrall, Rita Ora, Malia Baker, Brandy, Jeremy Swift and Leonardo Nam in the sequel written by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer (Magic: The Gathering)
The Pocketwatch (working title) follows the story of Red (Cantrall), the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts (Ora); and Chloe (Baker), Cinderella’s (Brandy) perfectionist daughter. When the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, polar opposites Red and Chloe must join forces and travel back in time...
- 2/15/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso) and Leonardo Nam (Westworld) have joined the cast of The Pocketwatch (working title), a music- and dance-filled original movie sequel to the megahit Descendants franchise at Disney+. Production is underway in Atlanta.
Starring Kylie Cantrall, Rita Ora, Malia Baker and Brandy and written by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer (Magic: The Gathering), The Pocketwatch (working title) follows the story of Red (Cantrall), the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts (Ora); and Chloe (Baker), Cinderella’s (Brandy) perfectionist daughter. When the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, polar opposites Red and Chloe must join forces and travel back in time to undo the traumatic adolescent event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path.
Swift will portray Principal Merlin, the principal of Merlin Academy, who does his best to use his own magic to keep powerful, dangerous magic away from his students.
Starring Kylie Cantrall, Rita Ora, Malia Baker and Brandy and written by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer (Magic: The Gathering), The Pocketwatch (working title) follows the story of Red (Cantrall), the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts (Ora); and Chloe (Baker), Cinderella’s (Brandy) perfectionist daughter. When the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, polar opposites Red and Chloe must join forces and travel back in time to undo the traumatic adolescent event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path.
Swift will portray Principal Merlin, the principal of Merlin Academy, who does his best to use his own magic to keep powerful, dangerous magic away from his students.
- 2/2/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
One of Disney’s most beloved princesses is coming back onscreen. Brandy will reprise her role as Cinderella for a new Disney+ film in the “Descendants” franchise.
Brandy previously famously portrayed the fairytale princess in a TV film adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” musical, which was watched by 60 million viewers when it first aired on ABC in 1997. The film’s inclusive and diverse casting — which included Brandy as the first Black woman to play Cinderella, Whitney Houston and Whoopi Goldberg as the Fairy Godmother and the Queen, and Paolo Montalbán as a Filipino Prince Charming — was widely regarded as groundbreaking, and the film has since become considered a classic. This August, Brandy reunited with the cast of the film for an ABC special to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The new “Descendants” film, currently under the working title “The Pocketwatch,” will be the first time in the role since the 1997 film.
Brandy previously famously portrayed the fairytale princess in a TV film adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” musical, which was watched by 60 million viewers when it first aired on ABC in 1997. The film’s inclusive and diverse casting — which included Brandy as the first Black woman to play Cinderella, Whitney Houston and Whoopi Goldberg as the Fairy Godmother and the Queen, and Paolo Montalbán as a Filipino Prince Charming — was widely regarded as groundbreaking, and the film has since become considered a classic. This August, Brandy reunited with the cast of the film for an ABC special to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The new “Descendants” film, currently under the working title “The Pocketwatch,” will be the first time in the role since the 1997 film.
- 11/21/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Brandy is putting on the glass slippers again.
The singer and actor, whose most lauded screen performance was her turn as the humble princess in the 1997 Disney TV movie “Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” will play Cinderella again in the upcoming Disney+ film “The Pocketwatch.”
The movie musical takes place in the universe of the popular “The Descendants” franchise. Kylie Cantrall stars as Red, the rebellious teenage daughter of the Queen of Hearts, opposite Mia Baker as Chloe, the cheerful but naive daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming. They cross paths at a momentous celebration in the kingdom of Auradon when unexpected chaos breaks out. In order to prevent an impending coup, they must join forces to travel back in time, via a magical pocket watch created by the Mad Hatter’s son, to stop an event that would lead to grave consequences.
Rita Ora has also newly joined “The Pocketwatch,...
The singer and actor, whose most lauded screen performance was her turn as the humble princess in the 1997 Disney TV movie “Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” will play Cinderella again in the upcoming Disney+ film “The Pocketwatch.”
The movie musical takes place in the universe of the popular “The Descendants” franchise. Kylie Cantrall stars as Red, the rebellious teenage daughter of the Queen of Hearts, opposite Mia Baker as Chloe, the cheerful but naive daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming. They cross paths at a momentous celebration in the kingdom of Auradon when unexpected chaos breaks out. In order to prevent an impending coup, they must join forces to travel back in time, via a magical pocket watch created by the Mad Hatter’s son, to stop an event that would lead to grave consequences.
Rita Ora has also newly joined “The Pocketwatch,...
- 11/21/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Cinderella star Brandy and Rita Ora (Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight) have joined the cast of The Pocketwatch (working title), a music- and dance-filled original movie sequel to the megahit Descendants franchise.
Brandy will return to the role of Cinderella, which she first played in Walt Disney Television’s iconic 1997 version of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Ora will portray the villainous Queen of Hearts.
They join previously announced cast members China Anne McClain, Kylie Cantrall and Dara Reneé.
Also joining the cast are Malia Baker (The Babysitter’s Club), Ruby Rose Turner (Disney’s Coop and Cami Ask the World), Morgan Dudley (Jagged Little Pill on Broadway) and Joshua Colley (Senior Year). Additionally, Melanie Paxson (Dealbreakers) will reprise her role as Fairy Godmother from the previous Descendants movies.
The Descendants movies unfurled an imaginative mythology of two new lands, idyllic Auradon and the ragtag Isle of the Lost,...
Brandy will return to the role of Cinderella, which she first played in Walt Disney Television’s iconic 1997 version of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Ora will portray the villainous Queen of Hearts.
They join previously announced cast members China Anne McClain, Kylie Cantrall and Dara Reneé.
Also joining the cast are Malia Baker (The Babysitter’s Club), Ruby Rose Turner (Disney’s Coop and Cami Ask the World), Morgan Dudley (Jagged Little Pill on Broadway) and Joshua Colley (Senior Year). Additionally, Melanie Paxson (Dealbreakers) will reprise her role as Fairy Godmother from the previous Descendants movies.
The Descendants movies unfurled an imaginative mythology of two new lands, idyllic Auradon and the ragtag Isle of the Lost,...
- 11/21/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Dr. Evil. Fembots. Mini-Me. You’re probably a fan of the Austin Powers movies if these names mean anything. The films were produced and written by Mike Myers, who also starred as the title character and Dr. Evil.
The franchise parodies numerous films and characters, including the James Bond series and Jason King. It also incorporates various other elements of popular culture, following a British spy’s quest to bring his nemesis down.
The movies are filled with humor, action, and references to pop culture, making them timeless classics. If you want to watch the Austin Powers movies in order, you’ve come to the right place. There are three Austin Powers Movies; the first film in the Austin Powers series was produced by Mike Myers, Demi Moore, Jennifer Todd, and Suzanne Todd. However, the last two Austin Powers films were also made by John S. Lyons and Eric McLeod.
The franchise parodies numerous films and characters, including the James Bond series and Jason King. It also incorporates various other elements of popular culture, following a British spy’s quest to bring his nemesis down.
The movies are filled with humor, action, and references to pop culture, making them timeless classics. If you want to watch the Austin Powers movies in order, you’ve come to the right place. There are three Austin Powers Movies; the first film in the Austin Powers series was produced by Mike Myers, Demi Moore, Jennifer Todd, and Suzanne Todd. However, the last two Austin Powers films were also made by John S. Lyons and Eric McLeod.
- 8/19/2022
- by Israr
- buddytv.com
Disney+ and Disney Channel are ramping up their original movies slate, ordering an Under Wraps sequel, Under Wraps 2, and holiday heist title The Naughty Nine.
Under Wraps director Alex Zamm returns to direct the upcoming sequel, penned by Josh A Cagan. The follow up to the 2021 remake of the first Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name, Under Wraps 2 picks up as Amy is preparing for her father’s Spooktacular Halloween-themed wedding to his fiancé Carl. However, plans soon go awry when Amy, Gilbert and Marshall discover that their mummy friend Harold and his beloved Rose may be in danger. Sobek, an evil mummy with a thousand-year-old grudge against his best friend-turned-bitter rival Harold, is unexpectedly awakened and out for revenge. With help from his hypnotized lackey Larry, Sobek kidnaps Rose, and Amy, Gilbert, Marshall, Buzzy and Harold must use their skills once again to save her and get...
Under Wraps director Alex Zamm returns to direct the upcoming sequel, penned by Josh A Cagan. The follow up to the 2021 remake of the first Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name, Under Wraps 2 picks up as Amy is preparing for her father’s Spooktacular Halloween-themed wedding to his fiancé Carl. However, plans soon go awry when Amy, Gilbert and Marshall discover that their mummy friend Harold and his beloved Rose may be in danger. Sobek, an evil mummy with a thousand-year-old grudge against his best friend-turned-bitter rival Harold, is unexpectedly awakened and out for revenge. With help from his hypnotized lackey Larry, Sobek kidnaps Rose, and Amy, Gilbert, Marshall, Buzzy and Harold must use their skills once again to save her and get...
- 2/7/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
The USC Libraries Scripter Awards honor the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals, and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies “The Irishman” (Steve Zaillian adapted Charles Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses”) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten adapted his own play), and Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman’s limited series “Unbelievable,” the winners were Amazon’s “Fleabag” (play and series author Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in London), and Sony’s “Little Women,” whose scribe Greta Gerwig gave a heartfelt speech. This could presage another win at the WGA Awards next week and on Oscar night in the Adapted Screenplay category.
“It’s the book of my life,” Gerwig said...
While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies “The Irishman” (Steve Zaillian adapted Charles Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses”) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten adapted his own play), and Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman’s limited series “Unbelievable,” the winners were Amazon’s “Fleabag” (play and series author Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in London), and Sony’s “Little Women,” whose scribe Greta Gerwig gave a heartfelt speech. This could presage another win at the WGA Awards next week and on Oscar night in the Adapted Screenplay category.
“It’s the book of my life,” Gerwig said...
- 1/26/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The USC Libraries Scripter Awards honor the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals, and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies “The Irishman” (Steve Zaillian adapted Charles Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses”) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten adapted his own play), and Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman’s limited series “Unbelievable,” the winners were Amazon’s “Fleabag” (play and series author Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in London), and Sony’s “Little Women,” whose scribe Greta Gerwig gave a heartfelt speech. This could presage another win at the WGA Awards next week and on Oscar night in the Adapted Screenplay category.
“It’s the book of my life,” Gerwig said...
While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies “The Irishman” (Steve Zaillian adapted Charles Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses”) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten adapted his own play), and Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman’s limited series “Unbelievable,” the winners were Amazon’s “Fleabag” (play and series author Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in London), and Sony’s “Little Women,” whose scribe Greta Gerwig gave a heartfelt speech. This could presage another win at the WGA Awards next week and on Oscar night in the Adapted Screenplay category.
“It’s the book of my life,” Gerwig said...
- 1/26/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Everyone knows someone who just can’t keep their face off of their phones. Well in this laugh-out-loud comedy, Adam Devine stars as a man who’s addiction goes off the rails! Jexi arrives on Digital December 24 and on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD, and On Demand January 14 from Lionsgate.
She had him at “Hello” in this outrageous comedy about an A.I. life coach becoming a tech nightmare when Jexi arrives on Digital December 24 and on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD, and On Demand January 14 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore, Jexi features a hilarious all-star ensemble cast including Adam Devine, Alexandra Shipp, Ron Funches, Charlyne Yi, Primetime Emmy winner Wanda Sykes, Justin Hartley, with Michael Peña, and Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominee Rose Byrne as the voice of “Jexi”. Jexi is produced by Primetime Emmy nominee Suzanne Todd, p.g.a., and executive produced by Mark Kamine...
She had him at “Hello” in this outrageous comedy about an A.I. life coach becoming a tech nightmare when Jexi arrives on Digital December 24 and on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD, and On Demand January 14 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore, Jexi features a hilarious all-star ensemble cast including Adam Devine, Alexandra Shipp, Ron Funches, Charlyne Yi, Primetime Emmy winner Wanda Sykes, Justin Hartley, with Michael Peña, and Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominee Rose Byrne as the voice of “Jexi”. Jexi is produced by Primetime Emmy nominee Suzanne Todd, p.g.a., and executive produced by Mark Kamine...
- 1/3/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The USC Libraries has revealed the finalists for the 32nd-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
Last year’s Scripter winners were the exception that prove the rule: “Leave No Trace” screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini were not nominated for the Oscar; they adapted Peter Rock, author of “My Abandonment.”
The year before was more typical, as the Scripter Award went to “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact, before 2019 eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts,...
Last year’s Scripter winners were the exception that prove the rule: “Leave No Trace” screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini were not nominated for the Oscar; they adapted Peter Rock, author of “My Abandonment.”
The year before was more typical, as the Scripter Award went to “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact, before 2019 eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The USC Libraries has revealed the finalists for the 32nd-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
Last year’s Scripter winners were the exception that prove the rule: “Leave No Trace” screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini were not nominated for the Oscar; they adapted Peter Rock, author of “My Abandonment.”
The year before was more typical, as the Scripter Award went to “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact, before 2019 eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts,...
Last year’s Scripter winners were the exception that prove the rule: “Leave No Trace” screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini were not nominated for the Oscar; they adapted Peter Rock, author of “My Abandonment.”
The year before was more typical, as the Scripter Award went to “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact, before 2019 eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Jay Roach’s Bombshell will receive the 2020 Stanley Kramer Award from the Producers Guild of America, PGA announced today.
The award will be handed out at the 31st annual Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The Kramer award honors a “production, producer or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues.”
Bombshell, which chronicles the women of Fox News who brought down CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment, “proves that cinema has the power to encapsulate moments and movements in a way that serves and enlightens us all,” said Producers Guild of America Presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher.
Bombshell, from Lionsgate and Bron Studios, will be released in New York and Los Angeles Dec. 13. The cast includes Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, Allison Janney and John Lithgow.
The 2020 Producers Guild Awards Executive Producer is Suzanne Todd.
The award will be handed out at the 31st annual Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The Kramer award honors a “production, producer or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues.”
Bombshell, which chronicles the women of Fox News who brought down CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment, “proves that cinema has the power to encapsulate moments and movements in a way that serves and enlightens us all,” said Producers Guild of America Presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher.
Bombshell, from Lionsgate and Bron Studios, will be released in New York and Los Angeles Dec. 13. The cast includes Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, Allison Janney and John Lithgow.
The 2020 Producers Guild Awards Executive Producer is Suzanne Todd.
- 11/25/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
“Bombshell” is set to receive the Stanley Kramer Award from the Producers Guild of America at the upcoming PGA Awards, the guild announced Monday.
The 2020 PGA Awards will be held on Jan. 18, 2020 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The award, established in 2002, honors a production, producer or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues.
Last year, the PGA recognized Jane Fonda for her activism. Past winners include “Get Out,” “Loving,” “Fruitvale Station,” “The Nomal Heart,” “The Hunting Ground,” “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Hotel Rwanda,” “In America,” “Antwone Fisher,” “Precious,” “In the Land of Blood and Honey” and “Bully.”
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“‘Bombshell’ proves that cinema has the power to encapsulate moments and movements in a way that serves and enlightens us all,” Producers Guild of America presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher said in a statement.
The 2020 PGA Awards will be held on Jan. 18, 2020 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The award, established in 2002, honors a production, producer or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues.
Last year, the PGA recognized Jane Fonda for her activism. Past winners include “Get Out,” “Loving,” “Fruitvale Station,” “The Nomal Heart,” “The Hunting Ground,” “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Hotel Rwanda,” “In America,” “Antwone Fisher,” “Precious,” “In the Land of Blood and Honey” and “Bully.”
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“‘Bombshell’ proves that cinema has the power to encapsulate moments and movements in a way that serves and enlightens us all,” Producers Guild of America presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher said in a statement.
- 11/25/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Adam DeVine‘s co-star in the new comedy “Jexi” is a cell phone, more specifically, a virtual assistant voiced by Rose Byrne.
At the film’s premiere on Thursday in Los Angeles, DeVine told Variety that during filming, for timing, he listened through a crackling earpiece to another actress reading Byrne’s lines.
“It was hard [acting opposite the phone] because it was before [Byrne] recorded,” he said. “It was much harder than it [looks], because half the time those ear pods don’t work as well as you want them to.”
Co-director Jon Lucas told Variety of the scene anatomy, “We had a lot of ideas about how the sound would work. Then our sound guy was like those are all terrible ideas. He was 100% correct, and we were 100% wrong. … Frankly, there were times when [Adam] would just take the earbud out and do the whole scene, his side of the scene, without ever hearing anyone talking.
At the film’s premiere on Thursday in Los Angeles, DeVine told Variety that during filming, for timing, he listened through a crackling earpiece to another actress reading Byrne’s lines.
“It was hard [acting opposite the phone] because it was before [Byrne] recorded,” he said. “It was much harder than it [looks], because half the time those ear pods don’t work as well as you want them to.”
Co-director Jon Lucas told Variety of the scene anatomy, “We had a lot of ideas about how the sound would work. Then our sound guy was like those are all terrible ideas. He was 100% correct, and we were 100% wrong. … Frankly, there were times when [Adam] would just take the earbud out and do the whole scene, his side of the scene, without ever hearing anyone talking.
- 10/4/2019
- by Nicholas White
- Variety Film + TV
The official trailer for the upcoming film “Jexi” starring Adam Devine has been revealed and give us a taste of just what can happen when virtual reality becomes a little too real! Directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore Written by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore Produced by Suzanne Todd Starring Adam Devine, Alexandra Shipp, Ron Funches, Charlyne Yi, Wanda Sykes, Justin Hartley, Kid Cudi, Michael Peña, Rose Byrne From the writers of The Hangover and the writing/directing team behind Bad Moms comes the new comedy “Jexi” Phil (Adam Devine) has a major dependency issue – he’s addicted to his phone. He has no friends, he has a job writing pop culture “Top 10” lists, and his love life is non-existent. But his Facebook status is about to change. When he is forced to upgrade his phone, the latest model comes with an unexpected feature…Jexi (Rose Byrne) – an A.I.
- 8/23/2019
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
‘First Jobs’ Program Has Created Over 200 Jobs For USC School of Cinematic Arts Graduates In 2 Years
Two years after leading TV producer Aaron Kaplan launched First Jobs with the goal of helping recent USC Cinematic Arts graduates get their start in the entertainment industry, the program has provided more than 200 paid entry-level jobs to alumni within five years of their graduation. Over 20 of the USC graduates have been promoted by the company that hired them.
More than 300 Sca recent alumni from all seven divisions as well as graduates of the Business of Cinematic Arts Program, have registered in the program since its 2017 launch. While registration does not guarantee a hire, the program’s goal is to reach 100% placement of its participants (It is now at over 66% and climbing).
Kaplan, a graduate from USC’s Marshall School of Business, who as an agent at Wma taught at the School Of Cinematic Arts and...
More than 300 Sca recent alumni from all seven divisions as well as graduates of the Business of Cinematic Arts Program, have registered in the program since its 2017 launch. While registration does not guarantee a hire, the program’s goal is to reach 100% placement of its participants (It is now at over 66% and climbing).
Kaplan, a graduate from USC’s Marshall School of Business, who as an agent at Wma taught at the School Of Cinematic Arts and...
- 8/14/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Entertainment One has come on board to co-finance comedy Lexi with CBS Films. Sierra/Affinity is launching international sales at the 2019 European Film Market in Berlin.
The film stars Adam DeVine, Alexandra Shipp, Ron Funches, Charlyne Yi, Justin Hartley, Wanda Sykes, Michael Peña and Rose Byrne, and has been written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.
Suzanne Todd is producing along with CBS Films and eOne. The film is due to be distributed wide domestically by CBS Films and Lionsgate. eOne will distribute directly across its footprint internationally.
Pic, whose production is underway, tells the story of what can happen when you love your phone more than anything else in your life. Rose Byrne will play the voice of an omnipresent AI assistant who takes her job of ‘making his life better’ much too seriously.
The film stars Adam DeVine, Alexandra Shipp, Ron Funches, Charlyne Yi, Justin Hartley, Wanda Sykes, Michael Peña and Rose Byrne, and has been written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.
Suzanne Todd is producing along with CBS Films and eOne. The film is due to be distributed wide domestically by CBS Films and Lionsgate. eOne will distribute directly across its footprint internationally.
Pic, whose production is underway, tells the story of what can happen when you love your phone more than anything else in your life. Rose Byrne will play the voice of an omnipresent AI assistant who takes her job of ‘making his life better’ much too seriously.
- 2/1/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS Films, Lionsgate plan wide Us release; eOne to distribute across international footprint.
eOne has come on board to co-finance the Adam Devine comedy Lexi with CBS Films, which Sierra/Affinity has added to its Efm sales slate and will introduce to international buyers next week.
Joining Devine are Alexandra Shipp, Ron Funches, Charlyne Yi, Justin Hartley, and Wanda Sykes, with Michael Peña and Rose Byrne.
Jon Lucas and Scott Moore wrote and are currently shooting the film, with Suzanne Todd on board as producer along with CBS Films and eOne.
CBS Films and Lionsgate plan a wide Us release...
eOne has come on board to co-finance the Adam Devine comedy Lexi with CBS Films, which Sierra/Affinity has added to its Efm sales slate and will introduce to international buyers next week.
Joining Devine are Alexandra Shipp, Ron Funches, Charlyne Yi, Justin Hartley, and Wanda Sykes, with Michael Peña and Rose Byrne.
Jon Lucas and Scott Moore wrote and are currently shooting the film, with Suzanne Todd on board as producer along with CBS Films and eOne.
CBS Films and Lionsgate plan a wide Us release...
- 2/1/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Rose Byrne, Justin Hartley, Wanda Sykes, Ron Funches, and Charlyne Yi have joined star Adam Devine as well as previously announced cast Michael Peña and Alexandra Shipp in Lexi, a comedy from Bad Moms helmers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.
The film, which is currently in production, explores what can happen when you love your phone more than anything else in your life. Byrne will voice Lexi, an omnipresent AI assistant who takes her job of ‘making his life better’ much too seriously.
“We are extremely grateful to have such an incredible cast,” said Lucas. “Clearly, they haven’t watched any of our prior work.”
“Speaking for everyone perpetually enamored with, and increasingly terrified by, how well their phone knows them, I look forward to this extraordinary...
The film, which is currently in production, explores what can happen when you love your phone more than anything else in your life. Byrne will voice Lexi, an omnipresent AI assistant who takes her job of ‘making his life better’ much too seriously.
“We are extremely grateful to have such an incredible cast,” said Lucas. “Clearly, they haven’t watched any of our prior work.”
“Speaking for everyone perpetually enamored with, and increasingly terrified by, how well their phone knows them, I look forward to this extraordinary...
- 1/15/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Pena has joined the cast of the CBS Films comedy Lexi, which earlier tapped Adam Devine and Alexandra Shipp as leads.
Pena, who currently plays a DEA agent in Narcos: Mexico for Netflix, boards the indie comedy where Devine's character loves his smartphone more than anything else in his life, and Shipp plays his romantic interest.
The Hangover writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore are directing the indie, which Suzanne Todd is producing, with production in San Francisco to run through Feb. 15.
Pena, who recently starred as Sam Diller in Warner's 12 Strong, also appears on the big screen in ...
Pena, who currently plays a DEA agent in Narcos: Mexico for Netflix, boards the indie comedy where Devine's character loves his smartphone more than anything else in his life, and Shipp plays his romantic interest.
The Hangover writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore are directing the indie, which Suzanne Todd is producing, with production in San Francisco to run through Feb. 15.
Pena, who recently starred as Sam Diller in Warner's 12 Strong, also appears on the big screen in ...
Michael Pena has joined the cast of the CBS Films comedy Lexi, which earlier tapped Adam Devine and Alexandra Shipp as leads.
Pena, who currently plays a DEA agent in Narcos: Mexico for Netflix, boards the indie comedy where Devine's character loves his smartphone more than anything else in his life, and Shipp plays his romantic interest.
The Hangover writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore are directing the indie, which Suzanne Todd is producing, with production in San Francisco to run through Feb. 15.
Pena, who recently starred as Sam Diller in Warner's 12 Strong, also appears on the big screen in ...
Pena, who currently plays a DEA agent in Narcos: Mexico for Netflix, boards the indie comedy where Devine's character loves his smartphone more than anything else in his life, and Shipp plays his romantic interest.
The Hangover writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore are directing the indie, which Suzanne Todd is producing, with production in San Francisco to run through Feb. 15.
Pena, who recently starred as Sam Diller in Warner's 12 Strong, also appears on the big screen in ...
Exclusive: X-Men actress Alexandra Shipp is set to co-star opposite Adam Devine (Workaholics) in Lexi, a CBS Films comedy about what can happen when you love your phone more than anything else in your life. The Hangover scribes and Bad Moms helmers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore are on board to direct the feature, which they also penned.
Shipp, whose credits include Love, Simon, Tragedy Girls, and Straight Outta Compton, will play Cate, the love interest of Devine’s character.
Suzanne Todd is producing the pic, which will begin filming throughout California in January.
Shipp first appeared as Storm in Fox’s X-Men: Apocalypse and will reprise her role in the forthcoming Dark Phoenix. She will also appear in New Line’s Son Of Shaft, with Samuel L. Jackson, Sony’s A Dog’s Way Home, and recently wrapped on the Netflix film All The Bright Places with Elle Fanning.
Shipp, whose credits include Love, Simon, Tragedy Girls, and Straight Outta Compton, will play Cate, the love interest of Devine’s character.
Suzanne Todd is producing the pic, which will begin filming throughout California in January.
Shipp first appeared as Storm in Fox’s X-Men: Apocalypse and will reprise her role in the forthcoming Dark Phoenix. She will also appear in New Line’s Son Of Shaft, with Samuel L. Jackson, Sony’s A Dog’s Way Home, and recently wrapped on the Netflix film All The Bright Places with Elle Fanning.
- 12/19/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“Workaholics” and “Pitch Perfect” actor Adam Devine is set to co-star in the CBS Films’ comedy “Lexi,” sources tell Variety.
Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, who wrote the original “The Hangover” and helmed “Bad Moms,” are on board to direct from a script they wrote. Suzanne Todd (“Bad Moms”) is producing.
The movie is described as what can happen when you love your phone more than anything else in your life. Sources say Devine’s character falls in love with an A.I. who appears throughout his smart devices.
Mark Ross and Alex Ginno are overseeing the project for CBS Films which is expected to begin production this January in California.
Devine co-created and starred in “Workaholics,” which ran for seven seasons on Comedy Central. He recently appeared in the Netflix comedies “Game Over, Man” and “Where We First Met” and can be seen next in New Line’s “Isn...
Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, who wrote the original “The Hangover” and helmed “Bad Moms,” are on board to direct from a script they wrote. Suzanne Todd (“Bad Moms”) is producing.
The movie is described as what can happen when you love your phone more than anything else in your life. Sources say Devine’s character falls in love with an A.I. who appears throughout his smart devices.
Mark Ross and Alex Ginno are overseeing the project for CBS Films which is expected to begin production this January in California.
Devine co-created and starred in “Workaholics,” which ran for seven seasons on Comedy Central. He recently appeared in the Netflix comedies “Game Over, Man” and “Where We First Met” and can be seen next in New Line’s “Isn...
- 11/28/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Leslie Todd Farina, the mother of sister producers Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd, has died. She was 75.
Farina died Sept. 27 at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. The cause of death was a heart attack.
Farina was a professor emeritus at the College of the Desert, where she taught in the school's nursing program for many years. She also owned the Towne Center Pharmacy in Palm Desert with her second husband, the late Mort Farina.
Known for her expertise with natural hormones, Farina appeared many times on health programs on television and radio.
Born in ...
Farina died Sept. 27 at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. The cause of death was a heart attack.
Farina was a professor emeritus at the College of the Desert, where she taught in the school's nursing program for many years. She also owned the Towne Center Pharmacy in Palm Desert with her second husband, the late Mort Farina.
Known for her expertise with natural hormones, Farina appeared many times on health programs on television and radio.
Born in ...
- 10/9/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Leslie Todd Farina, the mother of sister producers Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd, has died. She was 75.
Farina died Sept. 27 at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. The cause of death was a heart attack.
Farina was a professor emeritus at the College of the Desert, where she taught in the school's nursing program for many years. She also owned the Towne Center Pharmacy in Palm Desert with her second husband, the late Mort Farina.
Known for her expertise with natural hormones, Farina appeared many times on health programs on television and radio.
Born in ...
Farina died Sept. 27 at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. The cause of death was a heart attack.
Farina was a professor emeritus at the College of the Desert, where she taught in the school's nursing program for many years. She also owned the Towne Center Pharmacy in Palm Desert with her second husband, the late Mort Farina.
Known for her expertise with natural hormones, Farina appeared many times on health programs on television and radio.
Born in ...
- 10/9/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Hangover creators Jon Lucas and Scott Moore are credited as the writers and directors of the 2016 hit Bad Moms but a potentially multi-million dollar suit filed by the authors of I’d Trade My Husband For A Housekeeper is laying blame for fraud on producer Suzanne Todd.
“In 2008, Defendant contacted Plaintiffs after seeing them on The Today Show, informing them that they believed there was significant potential to develop their Books and genre insights into films and television series,” the 10-claim complaint from Amy Nobile and Trisha Ashworth submitted against the veteran producer in La Superior Court on June 6 says (read it here). “Defendant’s use is indisputable as the Film uses themes and ideas expounded by Plaintiffs in their books and employs plots, scenes and various ideas Plaintiffs provided to Defendant during the Collaboration Period,” they add of the period up until 2011 when the duo and Todd were supposedly in constant contact.
“In 2008, Defendant contacted Plaintiffs after seeing them on The Today Show, informing them that they believed there was significant potential to develop their Books and genre insights into films and television series,” the 10-claim complaint from Amy Nobile and Trisha Ashworth submitted against the veteran producer in La Superior Court on June 6 says (read it here). “Defendant’s use is indisputable as the Film uses themes and ideas expounded by Plaintiffs in their books and employs plots, scenes and various ideas Plaintiffs provided to Defendant during the Collaboration Period,” they add of the period up until 2011 when the duo and Todd were supposedly in constant contact.
- 6/8/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
"Bad Moms" producer Suzanne Todd pulled a super bad move by straight-up stealing parts of the script from a popular series of books ... or so claim the coauthors of those books. Amy Nobile and Trisha Ashworth say they pioneered the literary genre of comedic openness about motherhood. They're suing Suzanne claiming she worked with them for 3 years and then ran off with their plot ideas and character sketches to make "Bad Moms." According to docs,...
- 6/7/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
At this point, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ governors election looks more like a round-up than a race; more than 180 members have declared their interest in filling 17 contested spots on the 54-member Board of Governors.
Voting in the run-off round starts on Monday and ends May 18. That will narrow the present field to a maximum of four nominees per branch in the final round, which follows.
For now, there are on average about 11 candidates in the running for each slot. In the casting directors and costume design branches, only three members have declared for each slot. But not so in the actors branch, where 17 members — including Brie Larson, Jacki Weaver and Meg Ryan — are vying for the spot being vacated by termed-out Tom Hanks; or the producers, executives, and public relations branches, all of which have a bumper crop of candidates. Marvin Levy, currently a governor in the public relations branch,...
Voting in the run-off round starts on Monday and ends May 18. That will narrow the present field to a maximum of four nominees per branch in the final round, which follows.
For now, there are on average about 11 candidates in the running for each slot. In the casting directors and costume design branches, only three members have declared for each slot. But not so in the actors branch, where 17 members — including Brie Larson, Jacki Weaver and Meg Ryan — are vying for the spot being vacated by termed-out Tom Hanks; or the producers, executives, and public relations branches, all of which have a bumper crop of candidates. Marvin Levy, currently a governor in the public relations branch,...
- 5/11/2018
- by Michael Cieply
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Margo Martindale becomes a mob boss, Kevin Tsujihara is selected as a commencement speaker and the homeless woman project “Landing Up” gets distribution.
Castings
Margo Martindale is joining Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss and Melissa McCarthy in the mob drama “The Kitchen” for New Line Cinema and DC Entertainment.
“Straight Outta Compton” writer Andrea Berloff will direct from her own script, based on the comic book series by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle from DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint. The movie will mark Berloff’s feature directorial debut. Michael De Luca is producing the film.
“The Kitchen” follows a group of Irish mobsters sent to prison. The wives take over their jailed spouses’ organized crime operation to become the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in 1970s Hell’s Kitchen. Martindale will play the behind-the-scenes operative who runs the mob. “The Kitchen” hits theaters on Sept.
Castings
Margo Martindale is joining Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss and Melissa McCarthy in the mob drama “The Kitchen” for New Line Cinema and DC Entertainment.
“Straight Outta Compton” writer Andrea Berloff will direct from her own script, based on the comic book series by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle from DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint. The movie will mark Berloff’s feature directorial debut. Michael De Luca is producing the film.
“The Kitchen” follows a group of Irish mobsters sent to prison. The wives take over their jailed spouses’ organized crime operation to become the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in 1970s Hell’s Kitchen. Martindale will play the behind-the-scenes operative who runs the mob. “The Kitchen” hits theaters on Sept.
- 3/30/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros. Chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara has been set to deliver the USC School of Cinematic Arts 2018 commencement address which will take place on May 11 at the Shrine Auditorium. Last year, NBC/Universal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer gave the address. Others who have done so are Paul Feig, Jay Roach, Jim Gianopulos, Stacey Sher, Barry Meyer, Sumner Redstone, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Laura Ziskin.
In addition, screenwriter and producer Amanda Silver (Jurassic World, Rise of the Planet of the Apes) will receive the Mary Pickford Alumni Award at the graduation ceremony. Last year, Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd received the award which was initially created in 1995 in partnership with the Mary Pickford Foundation.
The Award pays tribute to women and men of USC whose extraordinary achievements bring special distinction to the School and to the industry. Past recipients have also included Kevin Feige, William Fraker, Brian Grazer, Conrad L. Hall,...
In addition, screenwriter and producer Amanda Silver (Jurassic World, Rise of the Planet of the Apes) will receive the Mary Pickford Alumni Award at the graduation ceremony. Last year, Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd received the award which was initially created in 1995 in partnership with the Mary Pickford Foundation.
The Award pays tribute to women and men of USC whose extraordinary achievements bring special distinction to the School and to the industry. Past recipients have also included Kevin Feige, William Fraker, Brian Grazer, Conrad L. Hall,...
- 3/29/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
Cheryl Hines has been picked by CBS Films to direct their upcoming comedy “Revenge Wedding,” the studio announced Wednesday. “Revenge Wedding” follows a woman who discovers that her wealthy fiancé is cheating on her shortly before their big wedding and decides to get back at him by enlisting her best friend and a band of miscreants to turn the wedding into a chaotic series of events for her beau. David White, Tamara Chestna, Keith Merryman, and David A. Newman share writing credit on the script, with Jordan Schur, Andrew O’Connor, Ray Marshall, and Suzanne Todd producing. “Everyone who has ever been devastated by betrayal will revel in...
- 1/24/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Cheryl Hines has signed on to direct CBS Film’s comedy, Revenge Wedding, which follows a woman who discovers that her wealthy fiancé is cheating on her and enlists her best friend and a crew of miscreant lowlifes to transform their perfect wedding into a circus of revenge. The script is by David White, Tamara Chestna, Keith Merryman, and David A. Newman. Bad Moms producer Suzanne Todd is producing the pic alongside Jordan Schur (Warrior) and Andrew O'Connor (That Awkward M…...
- 1/24/2018
- Deadline
Curb Your Enthusiasm actress Cheryl Hines is sliding into the director’s chair for Revenge Wedding, a comedy from CBS Films.
Suzanne Todd, who produced Bad Moms and A Bad Moms Christmas, the latter in which Hines appeared, will produce. Also producing are Jordan Schur (Warrior) as well as Andrew O’Connor, who made the Zac Efron-Michael B. Jordan comedy That Awkward Moment.
According to the company, which made the announcement Wednesday, Wedding centers on a woman who discovers that her wealthy fiancé is cheating on her and enlists her best friend and a crew of miscreant lowlifes to transform their perfect...
Suzanne Todd, who produced Bad Moms and A Bad Moms Christmas, the latter in which Hines appeared, will produce. Also producing are Jordan Schur (Warrior) as well as Andrew O’Connor, who made the Zac Efron-Michael B. Jordan comedy That Awkward Moment.
According to the company, which made the announcement Wednesday, Wedding centers on a woman who discovers that her wealthy fiancé is cheating on her and enlists her best friend and a crew of miscreant lowlifes to transform their perfect...
- 1/24/2018
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The jury vote for the 30th USC Libraries Scripter Award nominees was so close that two ties resulted for the film and television categories. Due to a three-way tie in the nomination round, the writers of seven films and the works on which the films are based will compete for the honors this year.
The winner of the Scripter Award often goes on to other honors, including the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Winners in recent years include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” “The Imitation Game,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Argo,” which all won the Oscar in that category.
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
Author André Aciman and screenwriter James Ivory for “Call Me By Your Name” Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for “The Disaster Artist” and authors Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell for their nonfiction book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside ‘The Room,...
The winner of the Scripter Award often goes on to other honors, including the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Winners in recent years include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” “The Imitation Game,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Argo,” which all won the Oscar in that category.
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
Author André Aciman and screenwriter James Ivory for “Call Me By Your Name” Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for “The Disaster Artist” and authors Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell for their nonfiction book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside ‘The Room,...
- 1/16/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The jury vote for the 30th USC Libraries Scripter Award nominees was so close that two ties resulted for the film and television categories. Due to a three-way tie in the nomination round, the writers of seven films and the works on which the films are based will compete for the honors this year.
The winner of the Scripter Award often goes on to other honors, including the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Winners in recent years include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” “The Imitation Game,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Argo,” which all won the Oscar in that category.
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
Author André Aciman and screenwriter James Ivory for “Call Me By Your Name” Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for “The Disaster Artist” and authors Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell for their nonfiction book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside ‘The Room,...
The winner of the Scripter Award often goes on to other honors, including the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Winners in recent years include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” “The Imitation Game,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Argo,” which all won the Oscar in that category.
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
Author André Aciman and screenwriter James Ivory for “Call Me By Your Name” Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for “The Disaster Artist” and authors Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell for their nonfiction book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside ‘The Room,...
- 1/16/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Michael Gross (Family Ties) has come aboard Disney holiday film Noelle (f.k.a Nicole) where he’ll play Elder Elf that helps Anna Kendrick’s character, Santa Claus’ daughter, who takes over the family business. Bill Hader, Billy Eichner, Julie Hagerty and Shirley MacLaine co-star. Marc Lawrence is directing the film from his own script. Suzanne Todd is producing and Louie Provost will oversee production for the studio. The film is slated for release November 8, 2019…...
- 11/15/2017
- Deadline
2017-11-03T07:01:56-07:00'Bad Moms Christmas' Off to a Slow Start
The coming weekend is unquestionably going to belong to Thor: Ragnarok, but comedy sequel A Bad Moms Christmas hoped to get a substantial portion of the leftovers. Part of the movie's strategy was to hit the ground running by opening on Wednesday instead of Thursday. Unfortunately, all the early opening did was point out the movie's weaknesses. The sequel, so far, is not measuring up to the original in terms of critics' reviews, audience reactions, or ticket sales.
Via The Hollywood Reporter.
STXfilms' A Bad Moms Christmas debuted to a muted $2.6 million on Wednesday from 3,615 theaters.
The sequel — a follow-up to the 2016 hit comedy Bad Moms — is opening midweek to provide some distance from Thor: Ragnarok, which unfurls everywhere on Friday.
Going after women, A Bad Moms Christmas had hoped to post a five-day...
The coming weekend is unquestionably going to belong to Thor: Ragnarok, but comedy sequel A Bad Moms Christmas hoped to get a substantial portion of the leftovers. Part of the movie's strategy was to hit the ground running by opening on Wednesday instead of Thursday. Unfortunately, all the early opening did was point out the movie's weaknesses. The sequel, so far, is not measuring up to the original in terms of critics' reviews, audience reactions, or ticket sales.
Via The Hollywood Reporter.
STXfilms' A Bad Moms Christmas debuted to a muted $2.6 million on Wednesday from 3,615 theaters.
The sequel — a follow-up to the 2016 hit comedy Bad Moms — is opening midweek to provide some distance from Thor: Ragnarok, which unfurls everywhere on Friday.
Going after women, A Bad Moms Christmas had hoped to post a five-day...
- 11/3/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Sometimes, only sometimes, Hollywood serves up exactly what its audiences asks for. Just last summer, many of us asked for “Bad Moms” breakout Kathryn Hahn to gain more recognition for her comedic chops. But not like this: Enter “A Bad Moms Christmas,” a fast-tracked, holiday-themed sequel to the surprise smash hit (nearly $185 million worldwide) that giddily plays up all the worst impulses of Hahn’s indelible character Carla, culminating with the Emmy nominee spouting off the year’s most eye-popping line: “It was almost like waxing the balls of the Dalai Lama.”
You want raunchy Kathryn Hahn, you’re gonna get it, care of a slapdash followup that has mostly forgotten what made the original so weirdly charming.
Set soon after the events of the original film, “A Bad Moms Christmas” follows the eponymous bad moms as they attempt to work through the most stressful time of the year — aka the holidays.
You want raunchy Kathryn Hahn, you’re gonna get it, care of a slapdash followup that has mostly forgotten what made the original so weirdly charming.
Set soon after the events of the original film, “A Bad Moms Christmas” follows the eponymous bad moms as they attempt to work through the most stressful time of the year — aka the holidays.
- 11/1/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Shirley MacLaine has joined Disney's female Santa Claus movie Nicole, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Anna Kendrick is starring in the holiday-themed family film, with Bill Hader and Billy Eichner also among the cast. Screenwriter Marc Lawrence (Miss Congeniality) is directing from his script. Suzanne Todd is producing, and Louie Provost is overseeing the project for Disney. The film is scheduled for release on Nov. 8, 2019.
Nicole centers on Santa’s daughter, who is forced to take over the family business after her father retires and her brother gets cold feet about his first Christmas Eve flight. MacLaine will play Elf...
Anna Kendrick is starring in the holiday-themed family film, with Bill Hader and Billy Eichner also among the cast. Screenwriter Marc Lawrence (Miss Congeniality) is directing from his script. Suzanne Todd is producing, and Louie Provost is overseeing the project for Disney. The film is scheduled for release on Nov. 8, 2019.
Nicole centers on Santa’s daughter, who is forced to take over the family business after her father retires and her brother gets cold feet about his first Christmas Eve flight. MacLaine will play Elf...
- 9/25/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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