Exclusive: Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee’s Thunder Road (John Wick) is partnering with longtime Screen Gems executive Scott Strauss to launch Badlands.
Backed by Andrew Schwartzberg and Jon Shiffman’s Renegade Capital, the independent genre label will feature development and co-fi funds and plans to make two to three films per year.
First up for the new venture will be Arachnid, starring Matilda Lutz. Written by Jayson Rothwell (Underworld: Blood Wars) and directed by Ángel Gómez (Voces), the spider thriller is due to begin filming this July in Madrid. Altitude Film Sales will introduce the film to buyers in Cannes next week, with CAA Media Finance handling domestic rights.
Rothwell, Schwartzberg, Shiffman, Peter Welter, Alexandra Milchan, and Josh Weinstock are part of the Arachnid producing team.
Lutz is best known for genre projects including Revenge, Reptile and the upcoming films Magpie and Red Sonja, in which she has the title role.
Backed by Andrew Schwartzberg and Jon Shiffman’s Renegade Capital, the independent genre label will feature development and co-fi funds and plans to make two to three films per year.
First up for the new venture will be Arachnid, starring Matilda Lutz. Written by Jayson Rothwell (Underworld: Blood Wars) and directed by Ángel Gómez (Voces), the spider thriller is due to begin filming this July in Madrid. Altitude Film Sales will introduce the film to buyers in Cannes next week, with CAA Media Finance handling domestic rights.
Rothwell, Schwartzberg, Shiffman, Peter Welter, Alexandra Milchan, and Josh Weinstock are part of the Arachnid producing team.
Lutz is best known for genre projects including Revenge, Reptile and the upcoming films Magpie and Red Sonja, in which she has the title role.
- 5/7/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
With his new highly-anticipated film Challengers bowing this weekend, Mike Faist looks to have found a new agent and manager as he as signed with WME and Brillstein Entertainment Partners for representation. He will continue to work with former agent Samantha Stoller, who transitioned to management in February.
Faist can next be seen in Luca Guadagnino’s tennis drama Challengers alongside Zendaya and Josh O’Connor in theaters April 26, 2024. His breakout role came as Riff in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story. His other credits include The Grief of Others, The Atlantic City Story and Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game.
Also an acclaimed stage actor, Faist originated the role of Connor Murphy in the international megahit Dear Evan Hansen, which earned him a Grammy Award and a Tony nomination. Last summer, Faist starred as Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain at London’s Soho Palace featuring songs by...
Faist can next be seen in Luca Guadagnino’s tennis drama Challengers alongside Zendaya and Josh O’Connor in theaters April 26, 2024. His breakout role came as Riff in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story. His other credits include The Grief of Others, The Atlantic City Story and Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game.
Also an acclaimed stage actor, Faist originated the role of Connor Murphy in the international megahit Dear Evan Hansen, which earned him a Grammy Award and a Tony nomination. Last summer, Faist starred as Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain at London’s Soho Palace featuring songs by...
- 4/25/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Jackoway Austen, one of the most prominent Hollywood entertainment law firms that represents such bold-faced names as J.J. Abrams and Margot Robbie, has promoted five partners to the door.
Effective immediately, Michael Auerbach, Jeff Hynick, Kimberly Jaime, Ryan LeVine and Peter Sample are named partners in the 47-year-old firm. The quintet joining existing partners Jim Jackoway, Karl Austen, Barry Tyerman, Alan Wertheimer, Jamie Mandelbaum, Marcy Morris, Jeff Bernstein, Darren Trattner and Debby Klein.
Austen and Mandelbaum, the firm’s managing partners, made the announcement Thursday.
“We are incredibly excited about the next chapter for our firm,” said Austen and Mandelbaum in a joint statement. “With these promotions, we are strategically positioned for the future. In addition to being outstanding lawyers and formidable champions of our clients’ interests, Michael, Jeff, Kim, Ryan and Peter have an uncanny ability to identify game-changing talent, and a true dedication to collaboration and teamwork. Our...
Effective immediately, Michael Auerbach, Jeff Hynick, Kimberly Jaime, Ryan LeVine and Peter Sample are named partners in the 47-year-old firm. The quintet joining existing partners Jim Jackoway, Karl Austen, Barry Tyerman, Alan Wertheimer, Jamie Mandelbaum, Marcy Morris, Jeff Bernstein, Darren Trattner and Debby Klein.
Austen and Mandelbaum, the firm’s managing partners, made the announcement Thursday.
“We are incredibly excited about the next chapter for our firm,” said Austen and Mandelbaum in a joint statement. “With these promotions, we are strategically positioned for the future. In addition to being outstanding lawyers and formidable champions of our clients’ interests, Michael, Jeff, Kim, Ryan and Peter have an uncanny ability to identify game-changing talent, and a true dedication to collaboration and teamwork. Our...
- 2/1/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Glow alumna Sydelle Noel has signed with Stewart Talent for representation.
Noel is best known for her breakout role as stuntwoman and B-movie actress Cherry Bang on all three seasons of Netflix’s Emmy-nominated Glow. She also recurred heavily as Samanda Watson on CW’s Arrow, and has been seen on such series as The Night Shift and Extant.
On the feature side, Noel can be seen in indies, Daughter of the Wolf, opposite Gina Carano and Richard Dreyfuss, and The Clearing opposite Aundrea Smith, Liam McIntyre, and Steven Swadling. She segued into the Marvel universe as one of the Dora Milaje in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, and also featured in Captive and in Maritte Lee Go’s action-thriller Rise.
Noel also is repped by Ryan Tunick at Entertainment 360 and attorney Ryan LeVine at Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Noel is best known for her breakout role as stuntwoman and B-movie actress Cherry Bang on all three seasons of Netflix’s Emmy-nominated Glow. She also recurred heavily as Samanda Watson on CW’s Arrow, and has been seen on such series as The Night Shift and Extant.
On the feature side, Noel can be seen in indies, Daughter of the Wolf, opposite Gina Carano and Richard Dreyfuss, and The Clearing opposite Aundrea Smith, Liam McIntyre, and Steven Swadling. She segued into the Marvel universe as one of the Dora Milaje in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, and also featured in Captive and in Maritte Lee Go’s action-thriller Rise.
Noel also is repped by Ryan Tunick at Entertainment 360 and attorney Ryan LeVine at Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
- 1/26/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Tim Federle and his Chorus Boy Productions have extended their multi-year overall deal with Disney Branded Television.
Federle is the creator of the Disney+ series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” which is currently in production on its fourth season. Federle is also an executive producer and showrunner on the series.
“Tim is a visionary leader with an unparalleled instinct for developing stories and characters that resonate deeply with teen and young adult audiences,” said Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television. “He is a cherished member of our Disney Branded Television family, and I couldn’t be happier to have the opportunity to continue to tell great stories together.”
Federle has also brought on two new creative executives at Chorus Boy. One is Bronwyn North-Reist, formerly director of development at Disney Branded Television, while the second is Jennie Frisbie, Federle’s longtime manager. North-Reist will serve as head of creative at Chorus Boy,...
Federle is the creator of the Disney+ series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” which is currently in production on its fourth season. Federle is also an executive producer and showrunner on the series.
“Tim is a visionary leader with an unparalleled instinct for developing stories and characters that resonate deeply with teen and young adult audiences,” said Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television. “He is a cherished member of our Disney Branded Television family, and I couldn’t be happier to have the opportunity to continue to tell great stories together.”
Federle has also brought on two new creative executives at Chorus Boy. One is Bronwyn North-Reist, formerly director of development at Disney Branded Television, while the second is Jennie Frisbie, Federle’s longtime manager. North-Reist will serve as head of creative at Chorus Boy,...
- 12/7/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Disney Branded Television will continue its collaboration with showrunner, producer and director Tim Federle after extending a multiyear overall deal with his Chorus Boy Productions banner.
In 2018, Federle created Disney+ flagship “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” which has now entered production on its fourth season.
The show, which helped launch the songwriting careers of its stars Olivia Rodrigo and Joshua Bassett, won the 2020 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming, a 2022 Kids’ Choice Award and was nominated for a 2021 Director’s Guild of America Award.
It is also nominated for Outstanding Young Teen Series, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Live-Action Program, Outstanding Costume Design/Styling, Outstanding Makeup and Hairstyling, and Outstanding Choreography at the upcoming inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards.
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Federle also wrote,...
In 2018, Federle created Disney+ flagship “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” which has now entered production on its fourth season.
The show, which helped launch the songwriting careers of its stars Olivia Rodrigo and Joshua Bassett, won the 2020 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming, a 2022 Kids’ Choice Award and was nominated for a 2021 Director’s Guild of America Award.
It is also nominated for Outstanding Young Teen Series, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Live-Action Program, Outstanding Costume Design/Styling, Outstanding Makeup and Hairstyling, and Outstanding Choreography at the upcoming inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards.
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Federle also wrote,...
- 12/7/2022
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Broadway veteran Ethan Slater, who scored a Tony nomination for “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical,” has been cast as Boq in Universal’s big-screen adaptation of “Wicked.”
In the film, directed by Jon M. Chu, Slater is joining the previously announced cast of Ariana Grande as Glinda, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero. Variety also reported that Jeff Goldblum is in talks to play the Wizard.
A prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” the Tony Award-winning stage musical “Wicked” tells the story of everything leading up to Dorothy’s arrival in Oz and the secret friendship between Glinda the Good Witch and Elphaba, the eventual Wicked Witch of the West. Boq is the romantic interest of Elphaba’s younger sister Nessarose (who later becomes the Wicked Witch of the East). But he only asks her out to impress Glinda, his true love. Christopher Fitzgerald originated the role of...
In the film, directed by Jon M. Chu, Slater is joining the previously announced cast of Ariana Grande as Glinda, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero. Variety also reported that Jeff Goldblum is in talks to play the Wizard.
A prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” the Tony Award-winning stage musical “Wicked” tells the story of everything leading up to Dorothy’s arrival in Oz and the secret friendship between Glinda the Good Witch and Elphaba, the eventual Wicked Witch of the West. Boq is the romantic interest of Elphaba’s younger sister Nessarose (who later becomes the Wicked Witch of the East). But he only asks her out to impress Glinda, his true love. Christopher Fitzgerald originated the role of...
- 12/7/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Broadway and Disney+ actor Andrew Barth Feldman has landed what we hear is a big role opposite Jennifer Lawrence in the Sony Pictures’ R-rated comedy No Hard Feelings.
The logline is being kept secret, except that we know it’s being described as an R-rated comedy with a heart, directed by Gene Stupnitsky. He directed the box office’s last great money-making bawdy comedy, that being pre-pandemic Universal’s Good Boys, which grossed over 111M WW.
Sony has set a June 16, 2023 release for the movie which was written by Stupnitsky with John Phillips. Alex Saks, Marc Provissiero, Naomi Odenkirk, Lawrence and Justine Polsky producing. John Phillips is executive producing.
Feldman, who is represented by A3 Artists Agency and Attorney Ryan LeVine, most recently wrapped production on the feature film A Tourist’s Guide To Love for Netflix. He can be seen recurring in the second season of the Disney...
The logline is being kept secret, except that we know it’s being described as an R-rated comedy with a heart, directed by Gene Stupnitsky. He directed the box office’s last great money-making bawdy comedy, that being pre-pandemic Universal’s Good Boys, which grossed over 111M WW.
Sony has set a June 16, 2023 release for the movie which was written by Stupnitsky with John Phillips. Alex Saks, Marc Provissiero, Naomi Odenkirk, Lawrence and Justine Polsky producing. John Phillips is executive producing.
Feldman, who is represented by A3 Artists Agency and Attorney Ryan LeVine, most recently wrapped production on the feature film A Tourist’s Guide To Love for Netflix. He can be seen recurring in the second season of the Disney...
- 9/15/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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Krista Vernoff is branching out to streaming.
The Grey’s Anatomy showrunner is teaming with Octavia Spencer to adapt Ashley Elston’s forthcoming novel First Lie Wins for Hulu. The drama, which landed at Hulu and ABC Signature following a bidding war, is currently in development at the streamer.
First Lie Wins is described as a twisty cat-and-mouse thriller. Elston sold the title preemptively to Pamela Dorman Books. It is slated for publication in early 2023.
Vernoff and Meghann Plunkett are both set to pen the script. First Lie Wins marks a reunion for Vernoff and Plunkett, with the latter currently writing on Grey’s Anatomy spinoff Station 19 and having been staffed on the former’s short-lived ABC drama Rebel.
Exec producers include Vernoff, Plunkett, Spencer and her Orit collaborators Brian Clisham and Stephanie Kluft. Author Elston will also exec produce alongside Vernoff’s husband...
Krista Vernoff is branching out to streaming.
The Grey’s Anatomy showrunner is teaming with Octavia Spencer to adapt Ashley Elston’s forthcoming novel First Lie Wins for Hulu. The drama, which landed at Hulu and ABC Signature following a bidding war, is currently in development at the streamer.
First Lie Wins is described as a twisty cat-and-mouse thriller. Elston sold the title preemptively to Pamela Dorman Books. It is slated for publication in early 2023.
Vernoff and Meghann Plunkett are both set to pen the script. First Lie Wins marks a reunion for Vernoff and Plunkett, with the latter currently writing on Grey’s Anatomy spinoff Station 19 and having been staffed on the former’s short-lived ABC drama Rebel.
Exec producers include Vernoff, Plunkett, Spencer and her Orit collaborators Brian Clisham and Stephanie Kluft. Author Elston will also exec produce alongside Vernoff’s husband...
- 9/7/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Yates’ Netflix film The Pain Hustlers has begun rounding out its cast, with Andy Garcia (Father of the Bride), Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek), Jay Duplass (Industry), Brian d’Arcy James (West Side Story) and Chloe Coleman (My Spy) signing on to star alongside Emily Blunt and Chris Evans.
The film billed as tonally similar to The Big Short, American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street follows Liza Drake (Blunt), a high-school dropout dreaming of a better life for her and her young daughter. Liza lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical startup in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida. Her charm, guts and drive then catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences.
Netflix acquired global rights to the film written by Wells Tower for 50M out of this year’s Cannes Film Festival,...
The film billed as tonally similar to The Big Short, American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street follows Liza Drake (Blunt), a high-school dropout dreaming of a better life for her and her young daughter. Liza lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical startup in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida. Her charm, guts and drive then catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences.
Netflix acquired global rights to the film written by Wells Tower for 50M out of this year’s Cannes Film Festival,...
- 8/29/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass and Andy Garcia will join the cast of “The Pain Hustlers,” teaming up with Emily Blunt and Chris Evans in the Netflix movie.
Brian d’Arcy James and Chloe Coleman are rounding out the ensemble.
David Yates, best known for directing several “Harry Potter” movies, is helming “The Pain Hustlers,” which is said to be tonally similar to American Dream-esque crime dramas like “The Big Short,” “American Hustle” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” According to the official logline, the film follows an unemployed “blue-collar woman struggling to raise her daughter [who] takes a job at a failing pharmaceutical start-up, only to get involved in a dangerous racketeering scheme.”
It’s not clear who O’Hara, Duplass, Garcia, James or Coleman will play in the movie, which was written by Wells Tower (“The True American”). Netflix shelled out 50 million to land rights to “The Pain Hustlers” during this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Brian d’Arcy James and Chloe Coleman are rounding out the ensemble.
David Yates, best known for directing several “Harry Potter” movies, is helming “The Pain Hustlers,” which is said to be tonally similar to American Dream-esque crime dramas like “The Big Short,” “American Hustle” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” According to the official logline, the film follows an unemployed “blue-collar woman struggling to raise her daughter [who] takes a job at a failing pharmaceutical start-up, only to get involved in a dangerous racketeering scheme.”
It’s not clear who O’Hara, Duplass, Garcia, James or Coleman will play in the movie, which was written by Wells Tower (“The True American”). Netflix shelled out 50 million to land rights to “The Pain Hustlers” during this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
- 8/29/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Andy Garcia, Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass, Brian d’Arcy James and Chloe Coleman are attached to join Emily Blunt and Chris Evans in the cast of “The Pain Hustlers,” director David Yates’ feature film for Netflix.
Production on “The Pain Hustlers” kicked off this month. The project is described as a “hilarious, dramatic and wild journey to the corrupt heart of the American dream” in the vein of Adam McKay’s “The Big Short.”
The film follows Blunt as a blue-collar woman who, upon losing her job struggling to raise her daughter, takes a position at a failing pharmaceutical start-up, only to get involved in a dangerous racketeering scheme.
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Yates, best known for the final “Harry Potter” and all of the “Fantastic Beasts” films, is directing “The Pain Hustlers” from a script by Wells Tower. Yates is also producing via his Wychwood Media banner,...
Production on “The Pain Hustlers” kicked off this month. The project is described as a “hilarious, dramatic and wild journey to the corrupt heart of the American dream” in the vein of Adam McKay’s “The Big Short.”
The film follows Blunt as a blue-collar woman who, upon losing her job struggling to raise her daughter, takes a position at a failing pharmaceutical start-up, only to get involved in a dangerous racketeering scheme.
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Yates, best known for the final “Harry Potter” and all of the “Fantastic Beasts” films, is directing “The Pain Hustlers” from a script by Wells Tower. Yates is also producing via his Wychwood Media banner,...
- 8/29/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Click here to read the full article.
Andy Garcia, Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass, Brian d’Arcy James and Chloe Coleman have joined Emily Blunt and Chris Evans in the Netflix film The Pain Hustlers.
David Yates will direct the movie in the style of The Wolf of Wall Street and The Big Short, with Blunt playing, Liza, a high school dropout who lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical startup in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida.
As a mother, Liza struggles to raise her daughter, only to get involved in a dangerous racketeering scheme. Her charm, guts and drive catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences.
Wells Tower wrote the script for The Pain Hustlers, with Lawrence Grey producing via Grey Matter Productions, and Yates via his banner, Wychwood Media. Netflix closed...
Andy Garcia, Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass, Brian d’Arcy James and Chloe Coleman have joined Emily Blunt and Chris Evans in the Netflix film The Pain Hustlers.
David Yates will direct the movie in the style of The Wolf of Wall Street and The Big Short, with Blunt playing, Liza, a high school dropout who lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical startup in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida.
As a mother, Liza struggles to raise her daughter, only to get involved in a dangerous racketeering scheme. Her charm, guts and drive catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences.
Wells Tower wrote the script for The Pain Hustlers, with Lawrence Grey producing via Grey Matter Productions, and Yates via his banner, Wychwood Media. Netflix closed...
- 8/29/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard and “When You Finish Saving the World’s” Billy Bryk are set to write and direct the horror-comedy “Hell of a Summer.”
Wolfhard, Bryk and Fred Hechinger will star in the film, for which plot details are being kept tightly under wraps.
Hechinger, Aggregate Films’ Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan, and Parts and Labor’s Jay Van Hoy will produce the film, with principal photography beginning this month in Ontario, Canada. 30West is fully financing, executive producing the film and co-representing the worldwide rights alongside CAA Media Finance.
“I am so excited to be co-directing my first feature film,” said Wolfhard. “I get the chance to work with an incredible cast and crew, and to work with a company like 30West and Aggregate is a real dream.”
Wolfhard is best known for his starring roles as Mike Wheeler in Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” and also...
Wolfhard, Bryk and Fred Hechinger will star in the film, for which plot details are being kept tightly under wraps.
Hechinger, Aggregate Films’ Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan, and Parts and Labor’s Jay Van Hoy will produce the film, with principal photography beginning this month in Ontario, Canada. 30West is fully financing, executive producing the film and co-representing the worldwide rights alongside CAA Media Finance.
“I am so excited to be co-directing my first feature film,” said Wolfhard. “I get the chance to work with an incredible cast and crew, and to work with a company like 30West and Aggregate is a real dream.”
Wolfhard is best known for his starring roles as Mike Wheeler in Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” and also...
- 7/12/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
“Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk, who co-stars with Wolfhard in both “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and “When You Finish Saving the World,” will together write, direct and star in a horror comedy film called “Hell of a Summer” that’s set at 30West.
In addition to making their feature directorial debut on the project, Wolfhard and Bryk will also star alongside “The White Lotus” actor Fred Hechinger in the film. “Hell of a Summer” is based on Wolfhard and Bryk’s original script, and the film is expected to begin principal photography in Ontario, Canada later this month.
Plot details are being kept under wraps.
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Aggregate Films’ Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan and Parts and Labor’s Jay Van Hoy will produce the film, as will Hechinger.
30West is fully financing,...
In addition to making their feature directorial debut on the project, Wolfhard and Bryk will also star alongside “The White Lotus” actor Fred Hechinger in the film. “Hell of a Summer” is based on Wolfhard and Bryk’s original script, and the film is expected to begin principal photography in Ontario, Canada later this month.
Plot details are being kept under wraps.
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Aggregate Films’ Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan and Parts and Labor’s Jay Van Hoy will produce the film, as will Hechinger.
30West is fully financing,...
- 7/12/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Actors Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) and Billy Bryk (When You Finish Saving the World) will make their feature directorial debut with Hell of a Summer—a contemporary horror-comedy based on their original script, in which they’ll star alongside Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus).
Details as to the film’s plot are being kept under wraps. But Hechinger will produce alongside Aggregate Films’ Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan, and Parts and Labor’s Jay Van Hoy. 30West is fully financing and exec producing the film, and co-repping worldwide rights with CAA Media Finance. Production kicks off in Ontario, Canada this month.
Hell of a Summer joins a slate of projects that 30West that includes Cooper Raiff’s The Trashers starring David Harbour; Marc Webb’s genre-bending thriller Day Drinker; and the forthcoming reimagining of The Crow, which the company helped package with Rupert Sanders directing and Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs attached to star.
Details as to the film’s plot are being kept under wraps. But Hechinger will produce alongside Aggregate Films’ Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan, and Parts and Labor’s Jay Van Hoy. 30West is fully financing and exec producing the film, and co-repping worldwide rights with CAA Media Finance. Production kicks off in Ontario, Canada this month.
Hell of a Summer joins a slate of projects that 30West that includes Cooper Raiff’s The Trashers starring David Harbour; Marc Webb’s genre-bending thriller Day Drinker; and the forthcoming reimagining of The Crow, which the company helped package with Rupert Sanders directing and Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs attached to star.
- 7/12/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk are set to direct the horror comedy Hell of a Summer for 30West.
Wolfhard and Bryk wrote the script for the indie, and will also star alongside Fred Hechinger. Plot details remain under wraps.
“I am so excited to be co-directing my first feature film. I get the chance to work with an incredible cast and crew, and to work with a company like 30West and Aggregate is a real dream,” Wolfhard, who along with Bryk is a native Canadian, said in a statement.
Hechinger, Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan and Jay Van Hoy will produce the film, with production set to start this month in Ontario, Canada. Aggregate Films and Parts and Labor Production are also producing Hell of a Summer.
In 2020, Wolfhard made his directorial debut with the short film Night Shifts. On screen,...
Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk are set to direct the horror comedy Hell of a Summer for 30West.
Wolfhard and Bryk wrote the script for the indie, and will also star alongside Fred Hechinger. Plot details remain under wraps.
“I am so excited to be co-directing my first feature film. I get the chance to work with an incredible cast and crew, and to work with a company like 30West and Aggregate is a real dream,” Wolfhard, who along with Bryk is a native Canadian, said in a statement.
Hechinger, Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan and Jay Van Hoy will produce the film, with production set to start this month in Ontario, Canada. Aggregate Films and Parts and Labor Production are also producing Hell of a Summer.
In 2020, Wolfhard made his directorial debut with the short film Night Shifts. On screen,...
- 7/12/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Martha Kelly (Euphoria) and Scarlet Envy (RuPaul’s Drag Race) will star alongside Natalie Palamides (Nate – a One Man Show), Bob Clendenin (Scrubs), and newcomer Eve Donnelly (Chad) in the short film Only Worn Once, which is heading into production this month.
The film from writer-directors Claire Downs and Brenden Gallagher centers on recent divorcée Darcy (Kelly)and her daughter (Palamides), who sell Darcy’s used wedding dress on the internet to an 18-year-old (Donnelly) getting married to a much older man. When Darcy’s ex, Don (Clendenin), discovers the sale, a fight ensues. Phil Rosenberg is producing.
Kelly is repped by UTA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners; Envy by King’s Queens Entertainment and My Best Judy; Palamides by ICM Partners and Archetype; Clendenin by Artists & Representatives and Insight; Donnelly by 3 Arts; Downs by Quattro Media; and Gallagher by Art/Work Entertainment.
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Exclusive: Andrew Chappelle (Blindspotting) and Devere Rogers (Honk for Jesus.
The film from writer-directors Claire Downs and Brenden Gallagher centers on recent divorcée Darcy (Kelly)and her daughter (Palamides), who sell Darcy’s used wedding dress on the internet to an 18-year-old (Donnelly) getting married to a much older man. When Darcy’s ex, Don (Clendenin), discovers the sale, a fight ensues. Phil Rosenberg is producing.
Kelly is repped by UTA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners; Envy by King’s Queens Entertainment and My Best Judy; Palamides by ICM Partners and Archetype; Clendenin by Artists & Representatives and Insight; Donnelly by 3 Arts; Downs by Quattro Media; and Gallagher by Art/Work Entertainment.
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Exclusive: Andrew Chappelle (Blindspotting) and Devere Rogers (Honk for Jesus.
- 6/17/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Photo Credit: Disney/Paul Lorei
Walker Scobell (“The Adam Project”) has been cast in the titular role in Disney+’s fantastical live action series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” it was announced today by the streaming service. The epic adventure is based on—and closely aligned with—Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan. The Disney Branded Television series, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios, and will go into production this summer.
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Now Percy must trek across America to find it and restore order to Olympus.
Percy Jackson is a smart and compassionate kid with a sharp sense of humor.
Walker Scobell (“The Adam Project”) has been cast in the titular role in Disney+’s fantastical live action series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” it was announced today by the streaming service. The epic adventure is based on—and closely aligned with—Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan. The Disney Branded Television series, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios, and will go into production this summer.
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Now Percy must trek across America to find it and restore order to Olympus.
Percy Jackson is a smart and compassionate kid with a sharp sense of humor.
- 4/11/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Taylor Misiak, who stars in Fxx comedy series Dave, has got new representation.
Misiak has signed with CAA in all areas.
It comes as Dave was renewed last month for a third season.
In the comedy series, Misiak plays Ally, Dave’s ex-girlfriend and a teacher. After breaking up in season one, she and the eponymous character find themselves awkwardly stumbling into a new dynamic.
She is also starring in Paramount+’s Players, the mockumentary series from American Vandal creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault. The series follows a fictional League of Legends pro eSports team.
That role sees her reuniting with Yacenda and Perrault – she starred in season two of Netflix’s American Vandal. She has also appeared in NBC’s I Feel Bad and HBO Max’s animated series Ten Year Old Tom.
Misiak got her first break, starring in the Pillow Talking music video, from Lil Dicky,...
Misiak has signed with CAA in all areas.
It comes as Dave was renewed last month for a third season.
In the comedy series, Misiak plays Ally, Dave’s ex-girlfriend and a teacher. After breaking up in season one, she and the eponymous character find themselves awkwardly stumbling into a new dynamic.
She is also starring in Paramount+’s Players, the mockumentary series from American Vandal creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault. The series follows a fictional League of Legends pro eSports team.
That role sees her reuniting with Yacenda and Perrault – she starred in season two of Netflix’s American Vandal. She has also appeared in NBC’s I Feel Bad and HBO Max’s animated series Ten Year Old Tom.
Misiak got her first break, starring in the Pillow Talking music video, from Lil Dicky,...
- 3/30/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony keeps expanding its universe of Marvel characters. The upcoming film “Kraven the Hunter,” starring Aaron Taylor Johnson as the classic Spider-Man villain, has added Fred Hechinger to its cast, Variety has confirmed.
It’s currently unknown who Hechinger will play, but Deadline reports that he will portray Chameleon, an evil master of disguise who also happens to be Kraven’s half-brother.
J.C. Chandor is directing “Kraven the Hunter,” which is the next “Spider-Man” villain spinoff after “Morbius.” Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing, and the screenplay is written by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk.
Hechinger had a starring role in HBO’s critically acclaimed series “The White Lotus” as Quinn Mossbacher, the screen-addicted and socially awkward son of Connie Britton’s lead character. He also plays real-life internet pornographer Steve Warshavsky in Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy.” The actor is currently filming Scott Cooper’s “The Pale Blue Eye,...
It’s currently unknown who Hechinger will play, but Deadline reports that he will portray Chameleon, an evil master of disguise who also happens to be Kraven’s half-brother.
J.C. Chandor is directing “Kraven the Hunter,” which is the next “Spider-Man” villain spinoff after “Morbius.” Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing, and the screenplay is written by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk.
Hechinger had a starring role in HBO’s critically acclaimed series “The White Lotus” as Quinn Mossbacher, the screen-addicted and socially awkward son of Connie Britton’s lead character. He also plays real-life internet pornographer Steve Warshavsky in Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy.” The actor is currently filming Scott Cooper’s “The Pale Blue Eye,...
- 2/22/2022
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Fred Hechinger, a breakout star of “The White Lotus” and “Fear Street: Part One,” has joined the cast of “Kraven the Hunter,” Sony’s movie about the Marvel supervillain that stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
J.C. Chandor is directing the film about one of Spider-Man’s greatest foes, which will be the latest in Sony’s universe of Marvel characters.
No character details were revealed for Hechinger, but Deadline, which first reported the news, said he’s meant to be portraying Kraven’s half-brother, who goes by the alter ego Chameleon.
Sony has already dated “Kraven the Hunter” for January 13, 2023.
Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing the film, and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk wrote the screenplay.
Born into Russian aristocracy, Sergei Kravinoff a.k.a. Kraven the Hunter is an obsessive big-game hunter who was introduced as a Spider-Man...
J.C. Chandor is directing the film about one of Spider-Man’s greatest foes, which will be the latest in Sony’s universe of Marvel characters.
No character details were revealed for Hechinger, but Deadline, which first reported the news, said he’s meant to be portraying Kraven’s half-brother, who goes by the alter ego Chameleon.
Sony has already dated “Kraven the Hunter” for January 13, 2023.
Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing the film, and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk wrote the screenplay.
Born into Russian aristocracy, Sergei Kravinoff a.k.a. Kraven the Hunter is an obsessive big-game hunter who was introduced as a Spider-Man...
- 2/22/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Fred Hechinger has joined Sony Pictures’ Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor Johnson in the titular role. Although it’s unconfirmed, sources say Hechinger would play Chameleon, the brother of Kraven, in the movie.
J.C. Chandor is directing the pic with Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach producing. Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk penned the screenplay.
One of Sony Pictures’ universe of Marvel characters, Kraven is among Marvel’s most iconic and notorious antiheroes, who has encountered Venom and Black Panther among many others as well as being one of Spider-Man’s best-known and most-formidable enemies. The film will be released theatrically on January 13, 2023.
As for Chameleon, the character is the half-brother of Kraven and usually is depicted as a master of disguises, known for his ability to impersonate virtually anybody
Sony is coming off a hot streak with Venom: Let There Be Carnage making more than $500 million worldwide,...
J.C. Chandor is directing the pic with Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach producing. Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk penned the screenplay.
One of Sony Pictures’ universe of Marvel characters, Kraven is among Marvel’s most iconic and notorious antiheroes, who has encountered Venom and Black Panther among many others as well as being one of Spider-Man’s best-known and most-formidable enemies. The film will be released theatrically on January 13, 2023.
As for Chameleon, the character is the half-brother of Kraven and usually is depicted as a master of disguises, known for his ability to impersonate virtually anybody
Sony is coming off a hot streak with Venom: Let There Be Carnage making more than $500 million worldwide,...
- 2/22/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fred Hechinger has landed a lead role opposite Nicolas Cage in Gabe Polsky’s Western Butcher’s Crossing, adapted from John Williams’ 1960 novel.
In the film scripted by Polsky and Liam Satre-Meloy, Hechinger will play Will Andrews, a naive Harvard student who heads west in 1874 to fulfill his dream of seeing the country and living off the land. Will agrees to fund a dangerous but potentially lucrative expedition to Colorado, led by Miller (Cage), an experienced hunter obsessed with a near-mythological buffalo herd he once glimpsed in the Rockies. As the weeks and then months pass, Miller’s single-minded resolve to slaughter every buffalo in the enormous herd puts Will and the rest of the hunting party at risk of losing their sanity and their lives.
Polsky and Phiphen Pictures’ Molly Conners are producing the adventure pic alongside Will Clarke and Andy Mayson for Altitude Film Entertainment...
In the film scripted by Polsky and Liam Satre-Meloy, Hechinger will play Will Andrews, a naive Harvard student who heads west in 1874 to fulfill his dream of seeing the country and living off the land. Will agrees to fund a dangerous but potentially lucrative expedition to Colorado, led by Miller (Cage), an experienced hunter obsessed with a near-mythological buffalo herd he once glimpsed in the Rockies. As the weeks and then months pass, Miller’s single-minded resolve to slaughter every buffalo in the enormous herd puts Will and the rest of the hunting party at risk of losing their sanity and their lives.
Polsky and Phiphen Pictures’ Molly Conners are producing the adventure pic alongside Will Clarke and Andy Mayson for Altitude Film Entertainment...
- 11/1/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: FX is developing The Bobby Love Story, a one-hour drama starring and executive produced by Octavia Spencer, from writer Shalisha Francis-Feusner (Seven Seconds), Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street Productions and ABC Signature, where Spencer and her Orit Entertainment and Washington and Simpson Street are under deals.
Written and executive produced by Francis-Feusner, who also serves as showrunner, The Bobby Love Story is a dramatic true account of an escaped convict, Bobby Love, and his wife of 35+ years, Cheryl Love, who never knew his secret. Bobby Love and Cheryl Love serve as executive producers alongside Girls co-showrunner Jenni Konner.
The Loves’ story was featured in a 2020 multi-part series on Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York blog where it went viral and led to a 10-way bidding war for the rights.
As a Black child in the Jim Crow South, Bobby Love found himself in legal trouble before his 14th birthday.
Written and executive produced by Francis-Feusner, who also serves as showrunner, The Bobby Love Story is a dramatic true account of an escaped convict, Bobby Love, and his wife of 35+ years, Cheryl Love, who never knew his secret. Bobby Love and Cheryl Love serve as executive producers alongside Girls co-showrunner Jenni Konner.
The Loves’ story was featured in a 2020 multi-part series on Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York blog where it went viral and led to a 10-way bidding war for the rights.
As a Black child in the Jim Crow South, Bobby Love found himself in legal trouble before his 14th birthday.
- 10/21/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mark Gordon Pictures has assembled an all-star cast including Beanie Feldstein, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Kat Dennings, Jameela Jamil and Lolly Adefope for the anthology series package Girls Can’t Shoot (& Other Lies), which is based on the international bestselling essay collection Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (and Other Lies).
Saorise Ronan will serve as an executive producer of the pilot episode. The source material, curated by Scarlett Curtis, has been published globally in 12 languages and includes essays authored by Ronan, Feldstein, Dennings, Jamil and Adefope.
The first season will explore and play with the expectations of women in storytelling by placing heroines at the center of traditionally male genres in a multitude of original, high concept, cinematic tales and will put the creative power squarely into the hands of female filmmakers. Curtis, who created the format, will serve across the entire series as EP and write the pilot episode.
Saorise Ronan will serve as an executive producer of the pilot episode. The source material, curated by Scarlett Curtis, has been published globally in 12 languages and includes essays authored by Ronan, Feldstein, Dennings, Jamil and Adefope.
The first season will explore and play with the expectations of women in storytelling by placing heroines at the center of traditionally male genres in a multitude of original, high concept, cinematic tales and will put the creative power squarely into the hands of female filmmakers. Curtis, who created the format, will serve across the entire series as EP and write the pilot episode.
- 10/18/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Anthony Hopkins and Jeremy Strong are set to join the cast of Focus Features Armageddon Time with James Gray writing and directing. Anne Hathaway is also on board as are newcomers Banks Repeta along with Jaylin Webb and Ryan Sell. The film is currently in production in New York.
The film is a coming of age film inspired by Gray’s life in a pre-Reagan America set in Queens, New York. Gray is also producing along with Anthony Katagas, Marc Butan and Rodrigo Teixeira producing as well. Lourenço Sant’Anna and Rodrigo Gutierrez will be executive producing. Focus Features will distribute the film in the U.S. and Universal Pictures International will distribute overseas.
Hopkins is coming off a big year, winning his second Oscar for his critically acclaimed role in Sony Classics’ The Father. Strong is also coming off a big win, taking home the Emmy for best...
The film is a coming of age film inspired by Gray’s life in a pre-Reagan America set in Queens, New York. Gray is also producing along with Anthony Katagas, Marc Butan and Rodrigo Teixeira producing as well. Lourenço Sant’Anna and Rodrigo Gutierrez will be executive producing. Focus Features will distribute the film in the U.S. and Universal Pictures International will distribute overseas.
Hopkins is coming off a big year, winning his second Oscar for his critically acclaimed role in Sony Classics’ The Father. Strong is also coming off a big win, taking home the Emmy for best...
- 10/12/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Oscar winner Octavia Spencer has signed with CAA for representation in all areas including her production company Orit Entertainment, which she runs with partner and producer Brian Clisham and Head of Production and Development Stephanie Kluft. Bryan Lourd will lead the team.
Projects under the Orit Entertainment banner include Truth Be Told for Apple; Netflix’s Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, produced with LeBron James and SpringHill Entertainment and for which Spencer also received her first Emmy nomination; and is on the festival circuit with its award-winning documentary short, Right to Try. Orit currently has a three-year overall deal with ABC studios.
Spencer is a three-time Oscar nominee who won the 2012 Academy Award for Supporting Actress for her portrayal as Minny Jackson in Tate Taylor’s The Help. She also has been nominated for performances in Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water...
Projects under the Orit Entertainment banner include Truth Be Told for Apple; Netflix’s Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, produced with LeBron James and SpringHill Entertainment and for which Spencer also received her first Emmy nomination; and is on the festival circuit with its award-winning documentary short, Right to Try. Orit currently has a three-year overall deal with ABC studios.
Spencer is a three-time Oscar nominee who won the 2012 Academy Award for Supporting Actress for her portrayal as Minny Jackson in Tate Taylor’s The Help. She also has been nominated for performances in Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water...
- 9/30/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Dyllón Burnside, who most recently starred opposite Billy Porter in Ryan Murphy and Steven Canals’ groundbreaking drama series Pose, has signed with CAA for representation.
Burnside portrayed Ricky Evangelista in the FX series, and is now working again with Murphy, currently filming his upcoming American Horror Stories anthology series.
Performer, creator and recording artist Burnside became known with his breakout Broadway debut in Holler If Ya Hear Me, inspired by the music and lyrics of Tupac Shakur, directed by Kenny Leon. He will next return to Broadway in the new play Thoughts of a Colored Man, directed by Steve Broadnax III, which will open this fall at the Golden Theatre.
He also appeared in NBC’s Peter Pan Live!, as well as HBO’s High Maintenance.
Additionally, Burnside hosted and served as producer on PBS’ Daytime Emmy-winning and GLAAD Award-nominated Prideland, a one-hour special and short-form digital series, in...
Burnside portrayed Ricky Evangelista in the FX series, and is now working again with Murphy, currently filming his upcoming American Horror Stories anthology series.
Performer, creator and recording artist Burnside became known with his breakout Broadway debut in Holler If Ya Hear Me, inspired by the music and lyrics of Tupac Shakur, directed by Kenny Leon. He will next return to Broadway in the new play Thoughts of a Colored Man, directed by Steve Broadnax III, which will open this fall at the Golden Theatre.
He also appeared in NBC’s Peter Pan Live!, as well as HBO’s High Maintenance.
Additionally, Burnside hosted and served as producer on PBS’ Daytime Emmy-winning and GLAAD Award-nominated Prideland, a one-hour special and short-form digital series, in...
- 8/2/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Brittany Daniel’s Kelly Pitts is returning to The Game as the Paramount+ reboot adds a slew of cast to the dramedy.
Daniel has signed on to make a special appearance in the series, alongside Pooch Hall as Derwin Davis.
The respective Cheaper by the Dozen and Ray Donovan stars will be joined by Adriyan Rae (Chicago Fire), Vaughn Hebron (The Oval) and Analisa Velez (Sneaky Pete) as new cast in the ten-part series.
Pitts was an integral part of the first three seasons of the show, as wife of Jason Pitts, mother of Brittany Pitts and President of the Sunbeams. She and Jason divorced at the start of season three and in season four it emerges that she’s become a reality TV star with her own show centered around the ex-wives of professional athletes. The character returns in season seven and remarries Jason in season nine, having previously moved to Paris.
Daniel has signed on to make a special appearance in the series, alongside Pooch Hall as Derwin Davis.
The respective Cheaper by the Dozen and Ray Donovan stars will be joined by Adriyan Rae (Chicago Fire), Vaughn Hebron (The Oval) and Analisa Velez (Sneaky Pete) as new cast in the ten-part series.
Pitts was an integral part of the first three seasons of the show, as wife of Jason Pitts, mother of Brittany Pitts and President of the Sunbeams. She and Jason divorced at the start of season three and in season four it emerges that she’s become a reality TV star with her own show centered around the ex-wives of professional athletes. The character returns in season seven and remarries Jason in season nine, having previously moved to Paris.
- 7/29/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: NBC’s Chicago Med is leaning into Dr. Dean Archer’s controversial promotion to interim chief of the Ed by upping Steven Weber to series regular. The news comes after the explosive Season 6 finale in May that saw power-hungry Dean continue to dangerously bend the rules to suit his agenda.
Additionally, two new doctors are joining Gaffney Chicago Medical Center as Guy Lockard and Kristen Hager have landed series regular roles on the Dick Wolf-produced procedural, which returns for its seventh season this fall. The new cast additions follow the shocking departures of Yaya DaCosta and Torrey DeVitto at the end of last season.
Lockard will portray Dr. Dylan Scott, who left a career as a Chicago police officer to become a doctor. Whether the doctor has any connections to characters in Chicago P.D. is as yet unknown.
Hager plays Dr. Stevie Hammer, a brilliant and scrappy emergency room attending physician.
Additionally, two new doctors are joining Gaffney Chicago Medical Center as Guy Lockard and Kristen Hager have landed series regular roles on the Dick Wolf-produced procedural, which returns for its seventh season this fall. The new cast additions follow the shocking departures of Yaya DaCosta and Torrey DeVitto at the end of last season.
Lockard will portray Dr. Dylan Scott, who left a career as a Chicago police officer to become a doctor. Whether the doctor has any connections to characters in Chicago P.D. is as yet unknown.
Hager plays Dr. Stevie Hammer, a brilliant and scrappy emergency room attending physician.
- 7/21/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has tapped Christopher Landon to write and direct We Have a Ghost, a family adventure film that will star Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), David Harbour (Black Widow), Jahi Di’Allo Winston (Charm City Kings), Tig Notaro (Army of the Dead), Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus) and more.
The film centers on Kevin, who finds a ghost named Ernest haunting his new home. Kevin subsequently becomes an overnight social media sensation, along with his family. But when he and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of the latter’s past, they become targets of the CIA.
Landon is penning the script, based on Geoff Manaugh’s short story, “Ernest.” Dan Halsted is producing, alongside Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner. The project’s executive producers are Christopher Landon, John Fischer, Geoff Manaugh, Korey Budd and Nathan Miller.
Erica Ash (Survivor’s Remorse...
The film centers on Kevin, who finds a ghost named Ernest haunting his new home. Kevin subsequently becomes an overnight social media sensation, along with his family. But when he and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of the latter’s past, they become targets of the CIA.
Landon is penning the script, based on Geoff Manaugh’s short story, “Ernest.” Dan Halsted is producing, alongside Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner. The project’s executive producers are Christopher Landon, John Fischer, Geoff Manaugh, Korey Budd and Nathan Miller.
Erica Ash (Survivor’s Remorse...
- 7/20/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Anthony Mackie, David Harbour and Tig Notaro will headline a new family adventure film set at Netflix called “We Have a Ghost.”
Christopher Landon, known for “Happy Death Day” and “Freaky,” will direct the film and adapt the screenplay based on a short story by Geoff Manaugh called “Ernest.”
Landon will direct a cast that also includes Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Jennifer Coolidge, Erica Ash, Isabella Russo, Niles Fitch, Faith Ford and Steve Coulter.
“We Have a Ghost” is about a family that discovers they have a ghost named Ernest haunting their new home, which turns them into overnight social media sensations. But when Ernest and the family go rogue to investigate the mystery of the ghost’s past, they become targeted by the CIA.
Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner are producing “We Have a Ghost” for Temple Hill, as is Dan Halsted. Landon will also executive produce with John Fischer,...
Christopher Landon, known for “Happy Death Day” and “Freaky,” will direct the film and adapt the screenplay based on a short story by Geoff Manaugh called “Ernest.”
Landon will direct a cast that also includes Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Jennifer Coolidge, Erica Ash, Isabella Russo, Niles Fitch, Faith Ford and Steve Coulter.
“We Have a Ghost” is about a family that discovers they have a ghost named Ernest haunting their new home, which turns them into overnight social media sensations. But when Ernest and the family go rogue to investigate the mystery of the ghost’s past, they become targeted by the CIA.
Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner are producing “We Have a Ghost” for Temple Hill, as is Dan Halsted. Landon will also executive produce with John Fischer,...
- 7/20/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: News of the World and Fear Street actor Fred Hechinger has joined the cast of the Hulu limited series Pam & Tommy in a recurring role.
The series is based on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Written by Robert Siegel and Dv DeVincentis, Annapurna-produced Pam & Tommy stars Lily James and Sebastian Stan as the famous celebrity couple.
Hechinger will play Seth Warshavsky, a classic Silicon Valley wonderkind, but with the moral capacity of a used car salesman.
Siegel and DeVincentis executive produce and DeVincentis also serves as showrunner. Craig Gillespie directs and also executive produces with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee via Point Grey;Dave Franco, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle and Ali Krug via Anapurna; along with Chip Vucelich, Dylan Sellers and Sarah Gubbins.
Hechinger’s recent credits include Let Them All Talk,...
The series is based on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Written by Robert Siegel and Dv DeVincentis, Annapurna-produced Pam & Tommy stars Lily James and Sebastian Stan as the famous celebrity couple.
Hechinger will play Seth Warshavsky, a classic Silicon Valley wonderkind, but with the moral capacity of a used car salesman.
Siegel and DeVincentis executive produce and DeVincentis also serves as showrunner. Craig Gillespie directs and also executive produces with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee via Point Grey;Dave Franco, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle and Ali Krug via Anapurna; along with Chip Vucelich, Dylan Sellers and Sarah Gubbins.
Hechinger’s recent credits include Let Them All Talk,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Michael Peña is set to join Owen Wilson in Paramount’s Secret Headquarters, to be helmed by Project Power directing duo Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Walker Scobell, Momona Tamada, Keith L. Williams, Abby James Witherspoon and Kezii Curtis round out the cast.
Jerry Bruckheimer will produce.
Joost & Schulman & Josh Koenigsberg are writing the current draft. The story is from an original screenplay by Christopher Yost, who was the sole previous writer on the project. Chad Oman is also producing for Bruckheimer Films. Orlee-Rose Strauss is exec producing.
The film is a high-concept family action movie about a kid who discovers the secret headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home and must defend it with his group of friends when villains attack. Details behind who Peña would be playing are unknown.
The film is set to bow on August 12, 2022.
Peña...
Jerry Bruckheimer will produce.
Joost & Schulman & Josh Koenigsberg are writing the current draft. The story is from an original screenplay by Christopher Yost, who was the sole previous writer on the project. Chad Oman is also producing for Bruckheimer Films. Orlee-Rose Strauss is exec producing.
The film is a high-concept family action movie about a kid who discovers the secret headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home and must defend it with his group of friends when villains attack. Details behind who Peña would be playing are unknown.
The film is set to bow on August 12, 2022.
Peña...
- 6/11/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
‘My Spy’s Chloe Coleman Joins Chris Pine In Paramount and eOne’s Untitled ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Movie
Exclusive: My Spy star Chloe Coleman has joined the ensemble of Paramount and eOne’s untitled film adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons, Hasbro’s wildly-popular game franchise from Wizards of the Coast. The film also stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Bridgerton star Rege-Jean Page, Hugh Grant and Sophia Lillis. Paramount and eOne are jointly producing and financing the pic, with eOne distributing in the UK and Canada and Paramount in the rest of world.
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley will direct and write the script. Jeremy Latcham is producing through his deal with studio eOne, Hasbro’s entertainment arm. Hasbro’s Brian Goldner is also producing.
Plot details behind this latest take on the IP are being kept under wraps. Dungeons & Dragons is a leading fantasy entertainment franchise, fueled by the imagination of storytellers around the world. More than 40 million fans have interacted with or played...
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley will direct and write the script. Jeremy Latcham is producing through his deal with studio eOne, Hasbro’s entertainment arm. Hasbro’s Brian Goldner is also producing.
Plot details behind this latest take on the IP are being kept under wraps. Dungeons & Dragons is a leading fantasy entertainment franchise, fueled by the imagination of storytellers around the world. More than 40 million fans have interacted with or played...
- 4/21/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Devere Rogers has been cast as a series regular opposite Patti LuPone and Erinn Hayes in Ok Boomer, a multi-camera comedy pilot from creator Todd Linden, the late Jamie Tarses’ Fanfare and Sony Pictures TV.
Written by Linden and to be directed by Victor Gonzalez, Ok Boomer centers on Barbara (LuPone), a self-centered boomer who shows up at her estranged daughter Sarah’s (Hayes) house hoping to live off the family’s money, but forms an unexpected bond with her progressive granddaughter who’s quick to challenge her on their differing views — of which there are plenty.
Rogers will play Russell, the youngest of Barbara’s (LuPone) children and half-brother to Sarah (Hayes) from an affair Barbara had with his dad.
2020-21 HBO Max Pilots & Series Orders
The project’s executive producers includes Vanessa McCarthy,...
Written by Linden and to be directed by Victor Gonzalez, Ok Boomer centers on Barbara (LuPone), a self-centered boomer who shows up at her estranged daughter Sarah’s (Hayes) house hoping to live off the family’s money, but forms an unexpected bond with her progressive granddaughter who’s quick to challenge her on their differing views — of which there are plenty.
Rogers will play Russell, the youngest of Barbara’s (LuPone) children and half-brother to Sarah (Hayes) from an affair Barbara had with his dad.
2020-21 HBO Max Pilots & Series Orders
The project’s executive producers includes Vanessa McCarthy,...
- 3/15/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
A Spanish-language spinoff of the wildly popular 2018 horror thriller “Bird Box” is in the works at Netflix.
“The Batman” producer Dylan Clark and “Hobbs & Shaw” producer Chris Morgan, both of whom produced the Sandra Bullock film, will return to produce this new “Bird Box” spinoff. Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls will also produce for Nostromo Pictures.
The new film is still untitled and is set within the “Bird Box” universe, though it is not a sequel or prequel film. Alex and David Pastor are directing the spinoff that hopes to begin production in Spain by the end of 2021.
Susanne Bier directed Bullock in 2018’s “Bird Box,” which imagined a world in which unseen forces caused people to spontaneously commit suicide, leading all of society into a post-apocalyptic world. Bullock played a mother who blindfolds herself and her children in an attempt to reach safety. The film was watched by over...
“The Batman” producer Dylan Clark and “Hobbs & Shaw” producer Chris Morgan, both of whom produced the Sandra Bullock film, will return to produce this new “Bird Box” spinoff. Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls will also produce for Nostromo Pictures.
The new film is still untitled and is set within the “Bird Box” universe, though it is not a sequel or prequel film. Alex and David Pastor are directing the spinoff that hopes to begin production in Spain by the end of 2021.
Susanne Bier directed Bullock in 2018’s “Bird Box,” which imagined a world in which unseen forces caused people to spontaneously commit suicide, leading all of society into a post-apocalyptic world. Bullock played a mother who blindfolds herself and her children in an attempt to reach safety. The film was watched by over...
- 3/12/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
A Spanish movie spin-off of Netflix 2018 supernatural thriller hit “Bird Box,” which starred Sandra Bullock and was directed by Susanne Bier, is in the works.
The as yet to be titled movie will start production toward the end of this year in Spain.
Alex and David Pastor, whose credits include Netflix crime thriller “The Occupant,” HBO Max’s survival thriller “The Head,” sci-fi adventure “Carriers” and sci-fi horror “Los Últimos Dias,” will write and direct the project.
The producers are Dylan Clark, Chris Morgan, and Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls for Nostromo Pictures.
The executive producers are Bier, Ainsley Davies for Chris Morgan Productions, and Brian Williams for Dylan Clark Productions.
Alex and David Pastor are represented by managers Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, agency Verve, and attorney Ryan LeVine/Karl Austen.
The as yet to be titled movie will start production toward the end of this year in Spain.
Alex and David Pastor, whose credits include Netflix crime thriller “The Occupant,” HBO Max’s survival thriller “The Head,” sci-fi adventure “Carriers” and sci-fi horror “Los Últimos Dias,” will write and direct the project.
The producers are Dylan Clark, Chris Morgan, and Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls for Nostromo Pictures.
The executive producers are Bier, Ainsley Davies for Chris Morgan Productions, and Brian Williams for Dylan Clark Productions.
Alex and David Pastor are represented by managers Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, agency Verve, and attorney Ryan LeVine/Karl Austen.
- 3/12/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Bird Box universe is expanding with a Spanish-language spinoff, we can reveal.
The movie will reunite Netflix with Bird Box producers Dylan Clark (The Batman) and Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw), but it will also have a distinctly Spanish flavor.
Writer-directors will be Spanish duo Alex and David Pastor, best known for 2020 Netflix thriller The Occupant and 2009 pandemic thriller Carriers, as well as Syfy series Incorporated and recent HBO Max series The Head, both of which they created.
Producing for Spanish outfit Nostromo Pictures will be Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls, producers of The Occupant and Spanish hit The Invisible Guest. Guerra is also well known as the producer of Ryan Reynolds box office breakout Buried.
The yet to be titled film, which will sit within David Kosse’s local-language slate at the streamer, is due to start production towards the end of this year in Spain.
The movie will reunite Netflix with Bird Box producers Dylan Clark (The Batman) and Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw), but it will also have a distinctly Spanish flavor.
Writer-directors will be Spanish duo Alex and David Pastor, best known for 2020 Netflix thriller The Occupant and 2009 pandemic thriller Carriers, as well as Syfy series Incorporated and recent HBO Max series The Head, both of which they created.
Producing for Spanish outfit Nostromo Pictures will be Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls, producers of The Occupant and Spanish hit The Invisible Guest. Guerra is also well known as the producer of Ryan Reynolds box office breakout Buried.
The yet to be titled film, which will sit within David Kosse’s local-language slate at the streamer, is due to start production towards the end of this year in Spain.
- 3/12/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Hugh Grant has been cast as the villain in Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s untitled “Dungeons & Dragons” film adaptation.
Grant will play the main antagonist in the film, which is being jointly produced and financed by eOne and Paramount. Sophia Lillis, known for her work in “Uncle Frank,” the “It” films and Netflix’s “I Am Not Okay With This,” has also joined the project.
Grant and Lillis join an already star-studded cast including Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith and Regé-Jean Page.
Based off of Hasbro’s wildy popular game franchise from Wizards of the Coast, the “Dungeons & Dragons” adaptation will dive into the game’s magical world of elves, humans, bards, orcs — and of course, dragons. However, it remains to be seen if the film’s storyline will take place entirely in the game’s fantasy world or involve the game-playing aspect.
More than...
Grant will play the main antagonist in the film, which is being jointly produced and financed by eOne and Paramount. Sophia Lillis, known for her work in “Uncle Frank,” the “It” films and Netflix’s “I Am Not Okay With This,” has also joined the project.
Grant and Lillis join an already star-studded cast including Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith and Regé-Jean Page.
Based off of Hasbro’s wildy popular game franchise from Wizards of the Coast, the “Dungeons & Dragons” adaptation will dive into the game’s magical world of elves, humans, bards, orcs — and of course, dragons. However, it remains to be seen if the film’s storyline will take place entirely in the game’s fantasy world or involve the game-playing aspect.
More than...
- 3/2/2021
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Hugh Grant and Sophia Lillis have joined the cast of Paramount and eOne’s untitled “Dungeons & Dragons” adaptation, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.
Michelle Rodriguez, Chris Pine, Justice Smith and Rege-Jean Page also star in the film that will be written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.
Paramount and eOne are jointly producing and financing, with eOne distributing in the UK and Canada, and Paramount distributing in the rest of the world. Hasbro’s Brian Goldner is producing alongside Jeremy Latcham through his deal with eOne.
“Dungeons & Dragons” — based on the tabletop fantasy game “Dungeons & Dragons,” or “D&d” as it’s often called by gamers and the kids on “Stranger Things” — will be one of the first under Hasbro’s AllSpark Pictures banner. The company also has projects inspired by other toys, including “Mr. Potato Head” and “My Little Pony,...
Michelle Rodriguez, Chris Pine, Justice Smith and Rege-Jean Page also star in the film that will be written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.
Paramount and eOne are jointly producing and financing, with eOne distributing in the UK and Canada, and Paramount distributing in the rest of the world. Hasbro’s Brian Goldner is producing alongside Jeremy Latcham through his deal with eOne.
“Dungeons & Dragons” — based on the tabletop fantasy game “Dungeons & Dragons,” or “D&d” as it’s often called by gamers and the kids on “Stranger Things” — will be one of the first under Hasbro’s AllSpark Pictures banner. The company also has projects inspired by other toys, including “Mr. Potato Head” and “My Little Pony,...
- 3/2/2021
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Chloe Coleman has joined Sony Pictures’ sci-fi thriller 65, starring Adam Driver and Ariana Greenblatt and written and directed by A Quiet Place writers Scott Beck & Bryan Woods.
The duo will produce under their newly formed Beck/Woods banner along with Sam Raimi and Zainab Azizi, who will produce for Raimi Productions along with Debbie Liebling. The film marks a reunion for Beck and Woods with Raimi, as the two recently wrote and directed an episode of Raimi’s Quibi series 50 States of Fright.
Plot details for 65, and original story, are being kept under wraps.
Coleman recently starred alongside Dave Bautista in the Amazon Studios/STX film My Spy, which is available on Amazon Prime Video. She can next be seen in Universal’s rom-com Marry Me alongside Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson; the STX film Gunpowder Milkshake as part of a female cast that includes Karen Gillan, Lena Headey,...
The duo will produce under their newly formed Beck/Woods banner along with Sam Raimi and Zainab Azizi, who will produce for Raimi Productions along with Debbie Liebling. The film marks a reunion for Beck and Woods with Raimi, as the two recently wrote and directed an episode of Raimi’s Quibi series 50 States of Fright.
Plot details for 65, and original story, are being kept under wraps.
Coleman recently starred alongside Dave Bautista in the Amazon Studios/STX film My Spy, which is available on Amazon Prime Video. She can next be seen in Universal’s rom-com Marry Me alongside Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson; the STX film Gunpowder Milkshake as part of a female cast that includes Karen Gillan, Lena Headey,...
- 12/14/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO is heading to Hawaii with its latest limited series, The White Lotus, from Enlightened creator Mike White.
The premium cable network has ordered six episodes of the series, which will begin production this month on location in Hawaii under Covid-19 guidelines.
Created, executive produced, written and directed by White, the series is set at an exclusive tropical resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.
Murray Bartlett (Looking), Connie Britton (Nashville), Jennifer Coolidge (2 Broke Girls), Alexandra Daddario (True Detective), Fred Hechinger (Eighth Grade), Jake Lacy (Girls), Brittany O’Grady (Little Voice), Natasha Rothwell (Insecure), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) and Steve Zahn (Treme) star with more cast set to be revealed later.
David Bernad and Nick Hall exec produce alongside White with Mark Kamine as co-exec producer.
“Mike is an unparalleled talent whose groundbreaking work has transformed both the film and TV space,...
The premium cable network has ordered six episodes of the series, which will begin production this month on location in Hawaii under Covid-19 guidelines.
Created, executive produced, written and directed by White, the series is set at an exclusive tropical resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.
Murray Bartlett (Looking), Connie Britton (Nashville), Jennifer Coolidge (2 Broke Girls), Alexandra Daddario (True Detective), Fred Hechinger (Eighth Grade), Jake Lacy (Girls), Brittany O’Grady (Little Voice), Natasha Rothwell (Insecure), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) and Steve Zahn (Treme) star with more cast set to be revealed later.
David Bernad and Nick Hall exec produce alongside White with Mark Kamine as co-exec producer.
“Mike is an unparalleled talent whose groundbreaking work has transformed both the film and TV space,...
- 10/19/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO has ordered the satirical limited series “The White Lotus.”
Hailing from writer, director, and executive producer Mike White, the six-episode series is set at an exclusive tropical resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week. Production is set to begin this month in Hawaii under Covid-19 guidelines.
The cast includes: Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Fred Hechinger, Jake Lacy, Brittany O’Grady, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney, and Steve Zahn.
“Mike is an unparalleled talent whose groundbreaking work has transformed both the film and TV space,” said Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming. “We couldn’t be happier to collaborate with him again on yet another hilarious and perceptive piece that exposes the complexities of life and humanity itself.”
White previously co-created the HBO series “Enlightened” alongside Laura Dern, who also starred. He is also known for his feature writing credits,...
Hailing from writer, director, and executive producer Mike White, the six-episode series is set at an exclusive tropical resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week. Production is set to begin this month in Hawaii under Covid-19 guidelines.
The cast includes: Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Fred Hechinger, Jake Lacy, Brittany O’Grady, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney, and Steve Zahn.
“Mike is an unparalleled talent whose groundbreaking work has transformed both the film and TV space,” said Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming. “We couldn’t be happier to collaborate with him again on yet another hilarious and perceptive piece that exposes the complexities of life and humanity itself.”
White previously co-created the HBO series “Enlightened” alongside Laura Dern, who also starred. He is also known for his feature writing credits,...
- 10/19/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Apple TV+ has set a star-studded ensemble cast for its upcoming musical comedy project starring Saturday Night Live‘s Cecily Strong and executive produced by Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video. Joining Strong are Keegan-Michael Key (Dolemite is My Name), Alan Cumming (The Good Wife), Fred Armisen (Portlandia), Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked), Aaron Tveit (Graceland), Dove Cameron (Hairspray Live!), Ariana DeBose (West Side Story film adaptation) Jaime Camil (Jane the Virgin), Jane Krakowski (Dickinson) and Ann Harada (Avenue Q).
Written by Despicable Me duo Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, the as-yet untitled comedy series follows a couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship when they discover the magical town of Schmigadoon, in which everyone acts as if they’re in a studio musical from the 1940s. They then discover that they can’t leave until they find “true love.”
Key will play Josh, Melissa’s (Strong) long term, pragmatic partner,...
Written by Despicable Me duo Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, the as-yet untitled comedy series follows a couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship when they discover the magical town of Schmigadoon, in which everyone acts as if they’re in a studio musical from the 1940s. They then discover that they can’t leave until they find “true love.”
Key will play Josh, Melissa’s (Strong) long term, pragmatic partner,...
- 10/1/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: A new paramedic is joining the team at Firehouse 51. Actress Adriyan Rae is set to join NBC’s Chicago Fire as a series regular for the forthcoming ninth season.
Rae will step into the role of Gianna Mackey in the procedural. Her character is described as “a lovable troublemaker with a twinkle in her eye”. She is also “charming, scrappy, fun, witty and good-natured”. Gianna comes from a family of working-class parents who are adored by their community. This makes Gianna welcoming and friendly individual who treats everyone like family — but don’t get it twisted. She’s no pushover. She’s tough and quick to defend the defenseless, isn’t afraid of a little chaos and rolls with the punches while approaching everything with a bit of wry humor.
The news of Rae joining Chicago Fire comes shortly after it was announced...
Rae will step into the role of Gianna Mackey in the procedural. Her character is described as “a lovable troublemaker with a twinkle in her eye”. She is also “charming, scrappy, fun, witty and good-natured”. Gianna comes from a family of working-class parents who are adored by their community. This makes Gianna welcoming and friendly individual who treats everyone like family — but don’t get it twisted. She’s no pushover. She’s tough and quick to defend the defenseless, isn’t afraid of a little chaos and rolls with the punches while approaching everything with a bit of wry humor.
The news of Rae joining Chicago Fire comes shortly after it was announced...
- 9/14/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Picturestart has teamed with Search Party creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers on Monster, a movie based on their original pitch. They’ll write and direct, and Picturestart will develop, produce and finance. Bliss and Rogers will be exec producers.
Monster is a comedy about a young woman who moves to Los Angeles with big dreams of stardom. Upon her arrival, she lands a personal-assistant gig with a monster of a boss who may in fact be an actual monster. Lucy Kitada and Jessica Switch are overseeing for Picturestart.
Picturestart founder and CEO Erik Feig said: “There is absolutely no one better than Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss to write and direct a wildly original movie about a young woman who discovers that the boss she worships is kind of a monster and maybe even a real monster. Search Party is an amazing show that I think would be...
Monster is a comedy about a young woman who moves to Los Angeles with big dreams of stardom. Upon her arrival, she lands a personal-assistant gig with a monster of a boss who may in fact be an actual monster. Lucy Kitada and Jessica Switch are overseeing for Picturestart.
Picturestart founder and CEO Erik Feig said: “There is absolutely no one better than Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss to write and direct a wildly original movie about a young woman who discovers that the boss she worships is kind of a monster and maybe even a real monster. Search Party is an amazing show that I think would be...
- 5/19/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Aj and the Queen co-star Josh Segarra has been cast as the male lead opposite Shanola Hampton in NBC’s multi-camera comedy pilot Night School, based on the hit 2018 Universal movie. The project hails from Marlon co-creator Christopher Moynihan and the film’s star-producer Kevin Hart, producer Will Packer and director Malcolm D. Lee.
Segarra was tapped for Night School as he just became available when Netflix canceled the RuPaul-starring dramedy series Aj and the Queen after one season.
Penned by Moynihan and directed by Phill Lewis, NBC’s Night School revolves around a unique mix of adults at a night school Ged prep class who unexpectedly bond over their shared experience and find themselves helping one another both inside and outside of the classroom.
Segarra will play Teddy Walker, a charming salesman. The role was played by Hart in the movie. Hampton plays the teacher, Carrie Dawes, portrayed...
Segarra was tapped for Night School as he just became available when Netflix canceled the RuPaul-starring dramedy series Aj and the Queen after one season.
Penned by Moynihan and directed by Phill Lewis, NBC’s Night School revolves around a unique mix of adults at a night school Ged prep class who unexpectedly bond over their shared experience and find themselves helping one another both inside and outside of the classroom.
Segarra will play Teddy Walker, a charming salesman. The role was played by Hart in the movie. Hampton plays the teacher, Carrie Dawes, portrayed...
- 3/6/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Writer-executive producer Frank Pines has signed with Apa for representation.
Pines is currently in pre-production on his CBS comedy pilot The Three of Us, starring Malin Akerman and Oliver Hudson. Written by Pines, The Three of Us follows adult siblings — two of them played by Hudson and Akerman — who are children of divorce and must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage. Pines executive produces with Fulwell 73’s Ben Winston and Jeff Grosvenor. CBS Television Studios produces in association with Fulwell 73.
Last season, Pines’ Kerry Washington-produced autobiographical comedy Man of the House received a pilot order at ABC. He also wrote The Folks, a multi-cam comedy which previously sold to CBS/CBS TV Studios. He served as consulting producer on All About the Washingtons, which aired for one season on Netflix, and he worked on...
Pines is currently in pre-production on his CBS comedy pilot The Three of Us, starring Malin Akerman and Oliver Hudson. Written by Pines, The Three of Us follows adult siblings — two of them played by Hudson and Akerman — who are children of divorce and must circle the wagons when their sister’s husband unexpectedly announces he wants to call it quits on their marriage. Pines executive produces with Fulwell 73’s Ben Winston and Jeff Grosvenor. CBS Television Studios produces in association with Fulwell 73.
Last season, Pines’ Kerry Washington-produced autobiographical comedy Man of the House received a pilot order at ABC. He also wrote The Folks, a multi-cam comedy which previously sold to CBS/CBS TV Studios. He served as consulting producer on All About the Washingtons, which aired for one season on Netflix, and he worked on...
- 2/28/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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