Simon Curtis has lined up a quartet of stars for upcoming comedy “Encore” from “Twilight” banner Temple Hill Entertainment.
The film — announced by Protagonist Pictures, which is launching worldwide sales ahead of Cannes — will reunite eight-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close with Oscar winner Jeremy Irons 34 years after their critically acclaimed hit “Reversal of Fortune.” Henry Winkler and Don Johnson round out the ensemble cast.
Written by Academy Award nominee Robert Nelson Jacobs (“Chocolat”), “Encore” follows a group of retired actors as they attempt to reignite their passion for life. Former Broadway icons Marie (Close) and Nigel (Irons) are new residents of a retirement home, where they discover a community of forgotten talents. Motivated to revive Nigel’s passion for theater and embrace this new chapter in their life, Marie decides to stage a production with the residents, pulling everyone out of their past and into their present. This production will be their encore.
The film — announced by Protagonist Pictures, which is launching worldwide sales ahead of Cannes — will reunite eight-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close with Oscar winner Jeremy Irons 34 years after their critically acclaimed hit “Reversal of Fortune.” Henry Winkler and Don Johnson round out the ensemble cast.
Written by Academy Award nominee Robert Nelson Jacobs (“Chocolat”), “Encore” follows a group of retired actors as they attempt to reignite their passion for life. Former Broadway icons Marie (Close) and Nigel (Irons) are new residents of a retirement home, where they discover a community of forgotten talents. Motivated to revive Nigel’s passion for theater and embrace this new chapter in their life, Marie decides to stage a production with the residents, pulling everyone out of their past and into their present. This production will be their encore.
- 5/2/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Simon Curtis’ upcoming comedy Encore, about a group of veteran actors whose passion for their profession is reignited through a retirement home production, has gathered a quartet of Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy winning stars for the ensemble cast.
The feature reunites eight-time Academy Award-nominee and three-time Emmy Award-winner Glenn Close and Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons 34 years after their critically acclaimed hit, Reversal of Fortune.
Three-time Emmy-winner Henry Winkler and Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Don Johnson have also signed for the feature.
Close and Irons play former Broadway icons Marie and Nigel, who are new residents of a retirement home, where they discover a community of forgotten talents.
Motivated to revive Nigel’s passion for theatre and embrace this new chapter in their life, Marie decides to stage a production with the residents, pulling everyone out of their past and into their present.
UK sales and finance company...
The feature reunites eight-time Academy Award-nominee and three-time Emmy Award-winner Glenn Close and Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons 34 years after their critically acclaimed hit, Reversal of Fortune.
Three-time Emmy-winner Henry Winkler and Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Don Johnson have also signed for the feature.
Close and Irons play former Broadway icons Marie and Nigel, who are new residents of a retirement home, where they discover a community of forgotten talents.
Motivated to revive Nigel’s passion for theatre and embrace this new chapter in their life, Marie decides to stage a production with the residents, pulling everyone out of their past and into their present.
UK sales and finance company...
- 5/2/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
More than 30 years after Reversal of Fortune, Jeremy Irons and Glenn Close are ready for their Encore.
The pair, who faced off as Claus and Sunny von Bülow in the 1990 Oscar-winning thriller are set to reteam in the upcoming best-agers comedy, from British director Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn, Downton Abbey: A New Era).
Close and Irons, who also co-starred in Mike Nichols’ award-winning Broadway play The Real Thing, both winning Tony Awards for their performances, last shared the screen in 1993’s The House of Spirits. In Encore, they will play two former Broadway icons, Marie and Nigel, who become residents of a retirement home. Once there, they discover a community of forgotten talents and Marie decides to put on a show, hoping to revive Nigel’s passion for theatre and help him embrace this new chapter in their lives.
Henry Winkler (Barry, Arrested Development) and Don Johnson (Knives Out) are attached to co-star.
The pair, who faced off as Claus and Sunny von Bülow in the 1990 Oscar-winning thriller are set to reteam in the upcoming best-agers comedy, from British director Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn, Downton Abbey: A New Era).
Close and Irons, who also co-starred in Mike Nichols’ award-winning Broadway play The Real Thing, both winning Tony Awards for their performances, last shared the screen in 1993’s The House of Spirits. In Encore, they will play two former Broadway icons, Marie and Nigel, who become residents of a retirement home. Once there, they discover a community of forgotten talents and Marie decides to put on a show, hoping to revive Nigel’s passion for theatre and help him embrace this new chapter in their lives.
Henry Winkler (Barry, Arrested Development) and Don Johnson (Knives Out) are attached to co-star.
- 5/2/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
UK-based sales and finance company Protagonist Pictures has lined up Simon Curtis’ Encore for international sales ahead of Cannes, starring Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Henry Winkler and Don Johnson.
UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance are handling the US sale.
Producers are Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner for Temple Hill Entertainment, the US outfit behind The Twilight Saga and The Maze Runner trilogy, which have grossed over $5.3bn and $949m worldwide respectively. Ryan Cunningham serves as co-producer. Robert Nelson Jacobs, whose credits include Chocolat, has written the script.
The comedy reunites Close and Irons 34 years after their hit Reversal Of Fortune.
UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance are handling the US sale.
Producers are Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner for Temple Hill Entertainment, the US outfit behind The Twilight Saga and The Maze Runner trilogy, which have grossed over $5.3bn and $949m worldwide respectively. Ryan Cunningham serves as co-producer. Robert Nelson Jacobs, whose credits include Chocolat, has written the script.
The comedy reunites Close and Irons 34 years after their hit Reversal Of Fortune.
- 5/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
Uli Edel will direct “Shadow Song,” the story of the bond between a Chinese music student and his Jewish classmate.
The film is a feature-length version of the 2017 short “A Children’s Song” and boasts a screenplay by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs (“Chocolat”). Edel is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker who previously directed “The Baader Meinhof Complex” and “Houdini.”
The feature film will be produced by Sid Ganis and Nancy Hult Ganis at Out of the Blue Entertainment, and The H Collective’s Kent Jianhui Huang and Mark Rau, who was recently named CEO of Thc Germany. Ganis, who is on the board of Thc, produced “A Children’s Song,” which won top awards at more than 20 film festivals worldwide.
“Shadow Song” was inspired by a true story and is set in contemporary times with flashbacks to World War II. It follows two music students who meet while attending a U.
The film is a feature-length version of the 2017 short “A Children’s Song” and boasts a screenplay by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs (“Chocolat”). Edel is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker who previously directed “The Baader Meinhof Complex” and “Houdini.”
The feature film will be produced by Sid Ganis and Nancy Hult Ganis at Out of the Blue Entertainment, and The H Collective’s Kent Jianhui Huang and Mark Rau, who was recently named CEO of Thc Germany. Ganis, who is on the board of Thc, produced “A Children’s Song,” which won top awards at more than 20 film festivals worldwide.
“Shadow Song” was inspired by a true story and is set in contemporary times with flashbacks to World War II. It follows two music students who meet while attending a U.
- 12/9/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Leslie Jones and Kristen Bell get roles in “Queenpins,” “Sing 2” gets a new date and Sid Ganis launches a U.S.-China project.
Castings
“Saturday Night Live” star Leslie Jones and Kristen Bell are attached to star as Phoenix housewives in “Queenpins.”
The story centers on creation of a scheme to counterfeit coupons, leaving the housewives with $40 million coupon cartel. The team of Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, who directed “Beneath The Harvest Sky,” have been attached to direct from their own script.
Linda McDonough is producing. CAA is shopping the package. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
Date Changes
Universal has moved back Illumination’s “Sing 2” from Dec. 25, 2020, to July 2, 2021, and placed DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods 2” on Dec. 23, 2020.
“Sing 2” is being directed again by Garth Jennings. Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Nick Kroll...
Castings
“Saturday Night Live” star Leslie Jones and Kristen Bell are attached to star as Phoenix housewives in “Queenpins.”
The story centers on creation of a scheme to counterfeit coupons, leaving the housewives with $40 million coupon cartel. The team of Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, who directed “Beneath The Harvest Sky,” have been attached to direct from their own script.
Linda McDonough is producing. CAA is shopping the package. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
Date Changes
Universal has moved back Illumination’s “Sing 2” from Dec. 25, 2020, to July 2, 2021, and placed DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods 2” on Dec. 23, 2020.
“Sing 2” is being directed again by Garth Jennings. Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Nick Kroll...
- 4/13/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The H Collective has teamed with Out of the Blue Entertainment to develop a feature adaptation of the 2015 English and Chinese language short, A Children’s Song, which was inspired by the true story of how thousands of migrated to China to refuge during World War II.
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs (Chocolat) is adapting the script for the feature. Producers are Sid Ganis, who produced the short, and Nancy Hult Ganis via Out of the Blue, alongside Kenneth Huang for The H Collective. The producers are currently out to potential directors as they aim to start production in the U.S. and China later this year.
Set in contemporary times with flashbacks to WWII, the story is about an aspiring Chinese music student who comes to the U.S. and befriends an equally talented young Jewish student at school. Everything changes when they are to perform an unpublished piece...
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs (Chocolat) is adapting the script for the feature. Producers are Sid Ganis, who produced the short, and Nancy Hult Ganis via Out of the Blue, alongside Kenneth Huang for The H Collective. The producers are currently out to potential directors as they aim to start production in the U.S. and China later this year.
Set in contemporary times with flashbacks to WWII, the story is about an aspiring Chinese music student who comes to the U.S. and befriends an equally talented young Jewish student at school. Everything changes when they are to perform an unpublished piece...
- 4/12/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Production shceduled for Us, China later this year.
Chocolat Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs is adapting a feature version of the 2015 English and Chinese-language short A Children’s Song for Out of the Blue Entertainment and The H Collective.
Sid Ganis will produce with his Out of the Blue Entertainment partner Nancy Hult Ganis and Kenneth Huang of Los Angeles-based The H Collective. Nic Crawley and Kent Huang serve as executive producers with Fiona Yang of Shanghai Jinghang Puwan Entertainment.
The producers are currently out to potential directors ahead of a planned production start in the Us and China later this year.
Chocolat Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs is adapting a feature version of the 2015 English and Chinese-language short A Children’s Song for Out of the Blue Entertainment and The H Collective.
Sid Ganis will produce with his Out of the Blue Entertainment partner Nancy Hult Ganis and Kenneth Huang of Los Angeles-based The H Collective. Nic Crawley and Kent Huang serve as executive producers with Fiona Yang of Shanghai Jinghang Puwan Entertainment.
The producers are currently out to potential directors ahead of a planned production start in the Us and China later this year.
- 4/12/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Sophie Brooks is set to direct an adaptation of the Catherine Isaac bestseller You Me Everything for Lionsgate. Robert Nelson Jacobs, Oscar nominated for Chocolat, has written the script. Temple Hill is producing.
Pic is set in the French countryside during an idyllic summer vacation. Jess and her ten-year-old son William set off to spend the summer in the sunlit hills of the Dordogne where Jess’ ex-boyfriend and William’s father, Adam, runs a beautiful hotel in a restored castle. Adam and William don’t know of each other’s existence so Jess will have to find a way to reunite them but she has a secret of her own that she can’t let anyone discover, especially her son.
Brooks is an English-born filmmaker who graduated from NYU Tisch and made her feature debut on the Tribeca-Fest-winning The Boy Downstairs, starring Zosia Mamet and Matthew Shear. It was released by FilmRise.
Pic is set in the French countryside during an idyllic summer vacation. Jess and her ten-year-old son William set off to spend the summer in the sunlit hills of the Dordogne where Jess’ ex-boyfriend and William’s father, Adam, runs a beautiful hotel in a restored castle. Adam and William don’t know of each other’s existence so Jess will have to find a way to reunite them but she has a secret of her own that she can’t let anyone discover, especially her son.
Brooks is an English-born filmmaker who graduated from NYU Tisch and made her feature debut on the Tribeca-Fest-winning The Boy Downstairs, starring Zosia Mamet and Matthew Shear. It was released by FilmRise.
- 12/5/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Marvel surprised everybody recently with the unexpected revelation of a new Ant-Man and the Wasp movie (juggling around some release dates while it's at it).
But that wasn't all - snuck in with the big news was the announcement that it's also pegged three 2020 dates for more films (on May 1, July 10, and November 6). But what films? Thor 4? Iron Man and Pepper Pots? We have to know!
And while we wait impatiently, here are some educated guesses as to what Marvel might be cooking, and the odds of them coming to pass:
Doctor Strange 2, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 or another major film with a number at the end?
It seems almost impossible that at least one of these three films won't be a sequel, probably to one of the newer properties.
With Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel and Black Panther fairly fresh out of the gate, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 seems a safe bet,...
But that wasn't all - snuck in with the big news was the announcement that it's also pegged three 2020 dates for more films (on May 1, July 10, and November 6). But what films? Thor 4? Iron Man and Pepper Pots? We have to know!
And while we wait impatiently, here are some educated guesses as to what Marvel might be cooking, and the odds of them coming to pass:
Doctor Strange 2, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 or another major film with a number at the end?
It seems almost impossible that at least one of these three films won't be a sequel, probably to one of the newer properties.
With Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel and Black Panther fairly fresh out of the gate, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 seems a safe bet,...
- 10/13/2015
- Digital Spy
Heading to the fall, few first-time feature filmmakers have as much clout as Ned Benson, whose ambitious romantic drama The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby will arrive in three different forms in the coming months (Them, which condenses the story of a relationship by using both viewpoints, arrives in September, to be followed by Him and Her, a duology telling the same story one perspective at a time). And despite all the work that went into that project, the up-and-comer isn’t resting on his laurels until Eleanor Rigby hits theaters – news has emerged that he’s just been hired by The Weinstein Company to rewrite its Starbucks movie, tentatively titled How Starbucks Saved My Life.
Based on the memoir of the same name by Michael Gates Gill, How Starbucks Saved My Life will tell the story of an advertising executive who, after losing his job and family, takes a job at Starbucks.
Based on the memoir of the same name by Michael Gates Gill, How Starbucks Saved My Life will tell the story of an advertising executive who, after losing his job and family, takes a job at Starbucks.
- 9/5/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Filmmaker Ned Benson has been appointed by the Weinstein Company to work on How Starbucks Saved My Life.
According to The Wrap, the Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby director will rewrite the script for the adaptation of Michael Gates Gill's best-selling book.
How Starbucks Saved My Life tells the tale of an ageing advertising executive who loses his job and his family.
He rediscovers his lust for life after taking a job in a Starbucks coffee shop.
Chocolat writer Robert Nelson Jacobs signed up to work on the script for the memoir adaptation last year, and his first draft will now be reworked by Benson.
Benson's The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby stars Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy, and combines the separate Her and Him movies.
According to The Wrap, the Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby director will rewrite the script for the adaptation of Michael Gates Gill's best-selling book.
How Starbucks Saved My Life tells the tale of an ageing advertising executive who loses his job and his family.
He rediscovers his lust for life after taking a job in a Starbucks coffee shop.
Chocolat writer Robert Nelson Jacobs signed up to work on the script for the memoir adaptation last year, and his first draft will now be reworked by Benson.
Benson's The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby stars Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy, and combines the separate Her and Him movies.
- 9/5/2014
- Digital Spy
The Weinstein Company has hired Robert Nelson Jacobs (Chocolat) to adapt Michael Gates Gill's New York Times bestselling memoir How Starbucks Saved My Lifethat was published in 2007. Universal Pictures originally had the film rights to the book but TWC acquired them last September. In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a mansion in the suburbs, a wife and loving children, a six-figure salary, and an Ivy League education. But in a few short years, he lost his job, got divorced, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With no money or health insurance, he was forced to get a job at Starbucks. Having gone from power lunches to scrubbing toilets, from being served to serving, Michael was a true fish out of water. But fate brings an unexpected teacher into his life who opens his eyes...
- 7/14/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
New photos including Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson in Saving Mr. Banks, Danny Trejo and Michelle Rodriguez in Machete Kills, Rene Russo and Natalie Portman in Thor: The Dark World, Christian Bale and Zoe Saldana in Out of the Furnace, Sandra Bullock in Gravity, Anton Yelchin in Odd Thomas, and Tilda Swinton amongst others in Snowpiercer.
Posters for The Seventh Son, Filth, Lovelace, Out of the Furnace, As I Lay Dying, Breaking the Girls, The Lifeguard, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Open Grave, The Wolverine, Frozen, Wasteland, Runner Runner, The Boxtrolls, Machete Kills, Jobs, a billboard for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the poster for Starz's The White Queen.
"Rumors are swirling that some 'Star Wars: Episode VII' actors may be making appearances during Disney's upcoming D23 Expo in August to confirm their participation…" (full details)
"Robert Rodriguez's 'Machete Kills'...
Posters for The Seventh Son, Filth, Lovelace, Out of the Furnace, As I Lay Dying, Breaking the Girls, The Lifeguard, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Open Grave, The Wolverine, Frozen, Wasteland, Runner Runner, The Boxtrolls, Machete Kills, Jobs, a billboard for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the poster for Starz's The White Queen.
"Rumors are swirling that some 'Star Wars: Episode VII' actors may be making appearances during Disney's upcoming D23 Expo in August to confirm their participation…" (full details)
"Robert Rodriguez's 'Machete Kills'...
- 7/10/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Robert Nelson Jacobs has signed on for How Starbucks Save My Life.
The Chocolat writer will work on the script for the Weinstein Company's memoir adaptation.
Michael Gates Gill's best-selling book tells the tale of the ageing advertising executive who lost his job and his family.
He rediscovered his lust for life after taking a job in a Starbucks coffee shop.
Jacobs was nominated for an Oscar for his adaptation of 2000's Chocolat.
How Starbucks Save My Life has been in development since 2006.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jacobs is the first writer to be hired to work on the script.
The Chocolat writer will work on the script for the Weinstein Company's memoir adaptation.
Michael Gates Gill's best-selling book tells the tale of the ageing advertising executive who lost his job and his family.
He rediscovered his lust for life after taking a job in a Starbucks coffee shop.
Jacobs was nominated for an Oscar for his adaptation of 2000's Chocolat.
How Starbucks Save My Life has been in development since 2006.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jacobs is the first writer to be hired to work on the script.
- 7/10/2013
- Digital Spy
Robert Nelson Jacobs, who was nominated for an Oscar for adapting the 2000 movie Chocolat, has been tapped by The Weinstein Co. to write the script for How Starbucks Saved My Life. Based on The New York Times best-selling memoir by Michael Gates Gill, the book tells of an older advertising executive who loses his job and family and has to go work at Starbucks to pay the bills. He befriends a young manager at the coffee shop and learns about life and love. Polymorphic Pictures’ Polly Johnsen and Christy Ezzell are producing, with Dylan Sellers and Julie Oh
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- 7/9/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Atlantis 7
Joe Ballarini has been hired to rewrite the graphic novel adaptation "Atlantis 7" for Walden Media which Dean Parisot is attached to direct and Shawn Levy to produce. Adam F. Goldberg and Robert Nelson Jacobs already worked on the screenplay.
The story follows a military code breaker in search of his absentee father and an elite military Navy Seal force who're in search of the mythical city of Atlantis. [Source: Deadline]
Playing Dirty
Image/Millennium has acquired Richard Blaney and Gregory Small's spec script "Playing Dirty". The story follows a young law student who learns to let loose after meeting a sexy and mysterious stranger.
Things go awry when he finds himself the target of her psychotic plans. [Source: Deadline]
P.O.V.
Millennium Films and Dobré Films are teaming up for Ric Roman Waugh's action-oriented psychological thriller "P.O.V."
Tony Mosher has been hired to do a re-write on Christian Parkes...
Joe Ballarini has been hired to rewrite the graphic novel adaptation "Atlantis 7" for Walden Media which Dean Parisot is attached to direct and Shawn Levy to produce. Adam F. Goldberg and Robert Nelson Jacobs already worked on the screenplay.
The story follows a military code breaker in search of his absentee father and an elite military Navy Seal force who're in search of the mythical city of Atlantis. [Source: Deadline]
Playing Dirty
Image/Millennium has acquired Richard Blaney and Gregory Small's spec script "Playing Dirty". The story follows a young law student who learns to let loose after meeting a sexy and mysterious stranger.
Things go awry when he finds himself the target of her psychotic plans. [Source: Deadline]
P.O.V.
Millennium Films and Dobré Films are teaming up for Ric Roman Waugh's action-oriented psychological thriller "P.O.V."
Tony Mosher has been hired to do a re-write on Christian Parkes...
- 5/24/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Joe Ballarini has been set by Walden Media to rewrite Atlantis 7, a thriller in which an elite military Navy Seal force attempts to find the mythical city of Atlantis. A military code breaker seeks out his absentee father, who may hold the secret to unlock the clues that make an Atlantis discovery possible, which is key to saving the world. Dean Parisot is attached to direct, and Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps is producing with The Gotham Group. Adam F. Goldberg wrote the first draft adaptation of M. Zachary Sherman’s graphic novel Seal Team 7 and Robert Nelson Jacobs did a rewrite. Ballarini sold the spec Lockdown At Franklin High to Sony, and has been a steady writer at Fox Animation on such films as Ice Age 4, Leafmen and others. He also scripted The Resident for producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney and Turbo at DreamWorks. Ballarini is repped...
- 5/23/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Several attempts have been made to bring the story of the tragic sinking of the USS Indianapolis to cinemas. Here, Ti charts their often abortive progress…
“Eleven-hundred men went into the water. Vessel went down in 12 minutes. Didn't see the first shark for about a half-hour. Tiger. 13-footer. You know how you know that in the water, Chief? You can tell by lookin' from the dorsal to the tail…”
The tragedy of the USS Indianapolis was famously recounted by Robert Shaw’s Quint in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, when he told the horrific tale of how the Us Navy ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in July 1945.
The USS Indianapolis had just delivered a highly secret cargo to Tinian island. Only a few members of the crew even knew it was a new, powerful weapon, and no one knew it would later be dropped on Hiroshima. On the ship’s return journey,...
“Eleven-hundred men went into the water. Vessel went down in 12 minutes. Didn't see the first shark for about a half-hour. Tiger. 13-footer. You know how you know that in the water, Chief? You can tell by lookin' from the dorsal to the tail…”
The tragedy of the USS Indianapolis was famously recounted by Robert Shaw’s Quint in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, when he told the horrific tale of how the Us Navy ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in July 1945.
The USS Indianapolis had just delivered a highly secret cargo to Tinian island. Only a few members of the crew even knew it was a new, powerful weapon, and no one knew it would later be dropped on Hiroshima. On the ship’s return journey,...
- 9/6/2011
- Den of Geek
Chicago – Hot on the heels of the return of the DVD Round-Up, we’re back with its fraternal twin, the Blu-Ray Round-Up, a collection of recently-released HD titles that could easily go ignored while you deal with the heat wave blanketing the country. Get out to the store. Pick one of these up. Come back to your A/C. Enjoy.
The Blu-Ray Round-Up is primarily for informational purposes but two of these recent releases are two of our favorites — “Amelie” and “Brazil.” The latter is depressingly bare-bones, especially when compared to the hard-to-find Criterion DVD release. Criterion, get on this. Get the rights back and release a Blu-ray. Until then, pick up this edition just to own one of Terry Gilliam’s best.
“Wake Wood” was released on July 5th, 2011.
“Brazil” was released on July 12th, 2011.
“Amelie,” “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” and “Chocolat” were released on July 19th,...
The Blu-Ray Round-Up is primarily for informational purposes but two of these recent releases are two of our favorites — “Amelie” and “Brazil.” The latter is depressingly bare-bones, especially when compared to the hard-to-find Criterion DVD release. Criterion, get on this. Get the rights back and release a Blu-ray. Until then, pick up this edition just to own one of Terry Gilliam’s best.
“Wake Wood” was released on July 5th, 2011.
“Brazil” was released on July 12th, 2011.
“Amelie,” “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” and “Chocolat” were released on July 19th,...
- 7/19/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
At its recent annual general meeting the Writers Guild Foundation elected Barbara Corday as its new President. Corday, who with her writing partner Barbara Avedon co-created the groundbreaking television series Cagney & Lacey, was the first woman to become president of a major television production entity (Columbia Pictures Television); she later become head of prime-time programs at CBS, again the first woman to do so. Most recently she was chair of the Film and Television production arm at the USC School of Cinema and Television. Corday replaces Chris Brancato, who has served the maximum number of terms. The board also elected seven new trustees to the board. The new trustees are: publicist Craig Bankey, screenwriter Lowell Ganz, agent Nancy Josephson, and television writer-producers Marta Kauffman, Bill Lawrence, Jan Oxenberg and David Shore. Trustees are elected for three year terms. Most Foundation trustees are members of the Writers Guild of America, west.
- 6/21/2011
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Vince Vaughn is embracing his inner teenage girl. His production company Wild West Picture Show is already making a teen movie about fairies (Wicked Lovely), now it's making a film about a 16-year old girl who realizes she's a witch from a long line of witches but must decide if she's going to be a good witch or a bad witch.
The adaptation of the young adult novel "Sweep" is getting a helping hand. Alloy Entertainment, the production company behind "Gossip Girl" and other teen entertainment like Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, is co-producing with Wild West for Universal. Robert Nelson Jacobs (The Water Horse) is writing the screenplay.
Source: Variety...
The adaptation of the young adult novel "Sweep" is getting a helping hand. Alloy Entertainment, the production company behind "Gossip Girl" and other teen entertainment like Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, is co-producing with Wild West for Universal. Robert Nelson Jacobs (The Water Horse) is writing the screenplay.
Source: Variety...
- 10/21/2010
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
Robert Nelson Jacobs ("Chocolat," "The Water Horse") has been hired to pen a script for a film adaptation of Cate Tiernan's novel series "Sweep" at Universal Pictures according to Variety.
The story revolves around Morgan Rowlands, a sixteen-year-old girl who discovers she is descended from a long line of blood witches. She soon comes to question whether she should use her powers for good or evil.
Vince Vaughn, Sandra J. Smith and Bob Levy will produce. Tiernan is the pen name of American author and editor Gabrielle Charbonnet.
The story revolves around Morgan Rowlands, a sixteen-year-old girl who discovers she is descended from a long line of blood witches. She soon comes to question whether she should use her powers for good or evil.
Vince Vaughn, Sandra J. Smith and Bob Levy will produce. Tiernan is the pen name of American author and editor Gabrielle Charbonnet.
- 10/21/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Yet another contender to fill the void that will be left upon the conclusion of The Twilight Saga has entered the ring. Variety reports Universal has picked up rights to Cate Tiernan's young adult fantasy series Sweep. Robert Nelson Jacobs will script the adaptation of the story (which spans 15 books) following a 16-year-old girl who discovers she's a blood witch, descended from an ancient and powerful line. Ultimately, she must decide whether to use her powers for good or evil. While every young adult series will undoubtedly be linked back to Twilight, the first book starts in an eerily familiar way for those who know the teen vampire novels. In the first installment, Book of Shadows, the 16 year-old Morgan finds herself a person of interest to a new senior student named Cal. Of course the love interest reveals that he and his mother are Wiccans (witches), and Morgan, ...
- 10/20/2010
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Universal Pictures is adapting Cate Tiernan's best-selling young adult fantasy series "Sweep" with Robert Nelson Jacobs attached to write the script. Alloy Entertainment is producing with Vince Vaughn's Wild West Picture Show Productions. The project centers "on a 16-year-old girl who discovers she's a blood witch, descended from an ancient and powerful line. Ultimately, she must decide whether to use her powers for good or evil." Vaughn is producing with Wild West's Sandra J. Smith and Alloy's Leslie Morgenstein. Alloy's Bob Levy is executive producing. Jacobs' credits include Chocolat , The Water Horse and Extraordinary Measures .
- 10/20/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Chicago – A very subdued and scientific Harrison Ford recently spoke with HollywoodChicago.com and two other Chicago film critics on the subject of his new true-story film “Extraordinary Measures”. Ford stars in the film and served as its executive producer since inception.
At one point in our interview, the 67-year-old Chicago native calmly uttered a minor expletive and then reminded us that we have the choice about whether or not to print it. While the interview style of some actors can fall into the more eccentric bucket, the Ford experience on this day was decidedly professional, conservative and relatively serious.
Hollywood legend Harrison Ford poses for his hometown HollywoodChicago.com red-carpet portrait at
the premiere of “Extraordinary Measures” on Jan. 12, 2009 at the AMC River East movie theater in Chicago.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
In other words, Ford clearly wasn’t wearing his extreme adventurer...
At one point in our interview, the 67-year-old Chicago native calmly uttered a minor expletive and then reminded us that we have the choice about whether or not to print it. While the interview style of some actors can fall into the more eccentric bucket, the Ford experience on this day was decidedly professional, conservative and relatively serious.
Hollywood legend Harrison Ford poses for his hometown HollywoodChicago.com red-carpet portrait at
the premiere of “Extraordinary Measures” on Jan. 12, 2009 at the AMC River East movie theater in Chicago.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
In other words, Ford clearly wasn’t wearing his extreme adventurer...
- 1/25/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
By Susan Granger - If this reminds you of a TV-disease-of-the-week tearjerker, that's because it's the first theatrical release from CBS Films, a division of the broadcast network that seems to be testing whether audiences will pay for cable-caliber melodramas at the box-office.
John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) is a pharmaceutical executive at Bristol-Myers Squibb. He and his wife Aileen (Keri Russell), have three children. Their oldest son (Sam M. Hall) is fine, but their two younger children, eight year-old Megan (Meredith Droeger), and six year-old Patrick (Diego Velazquez), suffer from a rare, genetic form of muscular dystrophy called Pompe's disease. They live on respirators and in wheelchairs. Medicine offers no treatment and no cure."Extraordinary Measures" (CBS Films)
Terrified that they may die at any moment, John's persistent Internet research leads him to an eccentric University of Nebraska professor, Dr. Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford), who believes he has isolated an...
John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) is a pharmaceutical executive at Bristol-Myers Squibb. He and his wife Aileen (Keri Russell), have three children. Their oldest son (Sam M. Hall) is fine, but their two younger children, eight year-old Megan (Meredith Droeger), and six year-old Patrick (Diego Velazquez), suffer from a rare, genetic form of muscular dystrophy called Pompe's disease. They live on respirators and in wheelchairs. Medicine offers no treatment and no cure."Extraordinary Measures" (CBS Films)
Terrified that they may die at any moment, John's persistent Internet research leads him to an eccentric University of Nebraska professor, Dr. Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford), who believes he has isolated an...
- 1/24/2010
- Arizona Reporter
Whenever you have a movie that's based on a true story and is about the brave battle against some horrible disease, a large portion of the audience will be inspired and moved, no matter how brutally awful the movie is. And stepping up to critique the art of a bad movie inevitably sounds a little like critiquing the real-life heroes. This is never the case. I wouldn't take back the deeds of the real-life John Crowley for anything. But I imagine that his real-life battles amounted to not much more than a series of phone calls, meetings and conversations, none of which make for a very interesting movie. So for the new Extraordinary Measures, screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs and director Tom Vaughan (What Happens in Vegas) throw in a whole bunch of fictionalized arguments, chases and grand gestures to make it play more like a movie.
The problem with these...
The problem with these...
- 1/22/2010
- by Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Cinematical
Rating: 6/10
Writers: Robert Nelson Jacobs (screenplay), Geeta Anand (book)
Director: Tom Vaughn
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, Keri Russell, Dee Wallace, Courtney B. Vance
Studio: CBS Films
Life. You start off an adorable chubby baby, grow into pimples, bullies, and puppy love at 13, then graduate college, get a good job, meet and marry a wonderful person, have adorable chubby babies of your own, and buy that white picket fenced house you’ve always wanted. Picture perfect, right? As you know, things like this normally never happen. There’s one little thing that comes in the way of that: life.
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Writers: Robert Nelson Jacobs (screenplay), Geeta Anand (book)
Director: Tom Vaughn
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, Keri Russell, Dee Wallace, Courtney B. Vance
Studio: CBS Films
Life. You start off an adorable chubby baby, grow into pimples, bullies, and puppy love at 13, then graduate college, get a good job, meet and marry a wonderful person, have adorable chubby babies of your own, and buy that white picket fenced house you’ve always wanted. Picture perfect, right? As you know, things like this normally never happen. There’s one little thing that comes in the way of that: life.
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- 1/22/2010
- by Chase Whale
- GordonandtheWhale
See new clips from CBS Films' "Extraordinary Measures," starring Harrison Ford, Brendan Frnd Courtney B. Vance. Tom Vaughan directs from the drama by Robert Nelson Jacobs based on the book "The Cure" written by Geeta Anand. Michael Shamberg, Carla Shamberg and Stacey Sher produce. In the tradition of great inspirational dramas like the Academy Award nominated film “Erin Brockovich” and “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Extraordinary Measures” is inspired by the true story of John Crowley, a man who defied conventional wisdom and great odds, and risked his family's future to pursue a cure for his children's life threatening disease. From his working class roots, John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) has finally begun to taste success in corporate America. Supported by his beautiful wife Aileen (Keri Russell) and their three children, John is on the fast track. But just as his career is taking off, Crowley walks away from it all when his two youngest children,...
- 1/14/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
An inspirational movement by CBS Films, via the Extraordinary Measures official site, has seen a remarkable response.
CBS Films, the feature film division of CBS Corporation (Nyse: CBS.A and CBS), reported today that its “Extraordinary Measures” digital Inspirational Quilt has been met with an overwhelming response since its launch just three weeks ago. The studio created the Inspirational Quilt in conjunction with its January 22, 2010 theatrical release “Extraordinary Measures” starring Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford and Keri Russell.
The grassroots initiative has evolved into a national call to ‘endure and overcome’ and reflecting a spirit of ‘motivation and determination’ (these four words adorn the quilt’s periphery). National participation and global traffic has leaped past goals set at inception, surpassing traffic projections by 200%.
The quilt, which lives on the film’s official website (www.extraordinarymeasuresthemovie.com), consists of inspirational videos that serve as the ‘squares/patches.’ Through the quilt, charitable organizations and individuals can upload,...
CBS Films, the feature film division of CBS Corporation (Nyse: CBS.A and CBS), reported today that its “Extraordinary Measures” digital Inspirational Quilt has been met with an overwhelming response since its launch just three weeks ago. The studio created the Inspirational Quilt in conjunction with its January 22, 2010 theatrical release “Extraordinary Measures” starring Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford and Keri Russell.
The grassroots initiative has evolved into a national call to ‘endure and overcome’ and reflecting a spirit of ‘motivation and determination’ (these four words adorn the quilt’s periphery). National participation and global traffic has leaped past goals set at inception, surpassing traffic projections by 200%.
The quilt, which lives on the film’s official website (www.extraordinarymeasuresthemovie.com), consists of inspirational videos that serve as the ‘squares/patches.’ Through the quilt, charitable organizations and individuals can upload,...
- 1/12/2010
- Tampa Film Examiner
Dinner for Schmucks
Opens: July 23rd 2010
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams
Director: Jay Roach
Summary: A renowned publisher encourages his friends to invite the most pathetic guests possible for their weekly dinner party. Just as they find the most pathetic man yet, the host is injured and ends up trapped with the man all night long.
Analysis: A remake of director Francis Veber's 1998 César award-winning "Le Diner des cons", 'Schmucks' is one of the highest profile comedies of next year with one of the strongest casts for the genre in recent memory. It also marks the return of "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Parents" helmer Jay Roach who has produced several films in recent years but hasn't directed since 2004's "Meet the Fockers".
The question now lies not in the performers or director but the material itself and whether a Gallic comedy can...
Opens: July 23rd 2010
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams
Director: Jay Roach
Summary: A renowned publisher encourages his friends to invite the most pathetic guests possible for their weekly dinner party. Just as they find the most pathetic man yet, the host is injured and ends up trapped with the man all night long.
Analysis: A remake of director Francis Veber's 1998 César award-winning "Le Diner des cons", 'Schmucks' is one of the highest profile comedies of next year with one of the strongest casts for the genre in recent memory. It also marks the return of "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Parents" helmer Jay Roach who has produced several films in recent years but hasn't directed since 2004's "Meet the Fockers".
The question now lies not in the performers or director but the material itself and whether a Gallic comedy can...
- 12/18/2009
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Dinner for Schmucks
Opens: July 23rd 2010
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams
Director: Jay Roach
Summary: A renowned publisher encourages his friends to invite the most pathetic guests possible for their weekly dinner party. Just as they find the most pathetic man yet, the host is injured and ends up trapped with the man all night long.
Analysis: A remake of director Francis Veber's 1998 César award-winning "Le Diner des cons", 'Schmucks' is one of the highest profile comedies of next year with one of the strongest casts for the genre in recent memory. It also marks the return of "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Parents" helmer Jay Roach who has produced several films in recent years but hasn't directed since 2004's "Meet the Fockers".
The question now lies not in the performers or director but the material itself and whether a Gallic comedy can...
Opens: July 23rd 2010
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams
Director: Jay Roach
Summary: A renowned publisher encourages his friends to invite the most pathetic guests possible for their weekly dinner party. Just as they find the most pathetic man yet, the host is injured and ends up trapped with the man all night long.
Analysis: A remake of director Francis Veber's 1998 César award-winning "Le Diner des cons", 'Schmucks' is one of the highest profile comedies of next year with one of the strongest casts for the genre in recent memory. It also marks the return of "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Parents" helmer Jay Roach who has produced several films in recent years but hasn't directed since 2004's "Meet the Fockers".
The question now lies not in the performers or director but the material itself and whether a Gallic comedy can...
- 12/18/2009
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
See the official trailer for CBS Films' "Extraordinary Measures," starring Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, Keri Russell and Courtney B. Vance. The drama sees release on January 22nd and is directed by Tom Vaughan from the screenplay penned by Robert Nelson Jacobs based on the book "The Cure" written by Geeta Anand. Michael Shamberg, Carla Shamberg and Stacey Sher produce. In the tradition of great inspirational dramas like the Academy Award nominated film “Erin Brockovich” and “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Extraordinary Measures” is inspired by the true story of John Crowley, a man who defied conventional wisdom and great odds, and risked his family's future to pursue a cure for his children's life threatening disease. From his working class roots, John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) has finally begun to taste success in corporate America. Supported by his beautiful wife Aileen (Keri Russell) and their three children, John is on the fast track.
- 11/16/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Harrison Ford is, and always will be, the man. Unfortunately, that doesn't change the fact that his career has been sputtering for some time now (Indiana Jones notwithstanding), and with his latest film Extraordinary Measures, it seems unlikely that he is going to reclaim the audience that has been slowly slipping away from him. The movie co-stars Brendan Fraser, and while I might have been interested if this was a buddy comedy (ha!), instead we have a serious drama about a father looking for someone to help him cure his children of a rare genetic disorder. Just look at that picture... even these guys can't believe they ended up in this movie. Extraordinary Measures is based on the true story of John Crowley as documented in the book The Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million – And Bucked the Medical Establishment – In a Quest to Save His Children. The book was...
- 11/12/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Cinematical has just received a poster and banner for CBS Films' Extraordinary Measures, which will be hitting theaters on January 22, 2010. Yes, folks, those determined faces are for real -- the action flicks and laughs are on hold as Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford are dipping into a little dramatic work, and this time it's to relay the true story of John Crowley and his efforts to cure his kids' life-threatening disease. Robert Nelson Jacobs adapted Geeta Anand's book (Cure), and Tom Vaughn (What Happened in Vegas) directed the feature.
Fraser stars as Crowley, a man working his way up in corporate America. He's got a loving family (Keri Russell plays his wife), and everything seems to be working out splendidly. But then his two children are diagnosed with a fatal disease. He quits his job, and devotes his time and efforts into saving his children by teaming up with "a brilliant,...
Fraser stars as Crowley, a man working his way up in corporate America. He's got a loving family (Keri Russell plays his wife), and everything seems to be working out splendidly. But then his two children are diagnosed with a fatal disease. He quits his job, and devotes his time and efforts into saving his children by teaming up with "a brilliant,...
- 11/9/2009
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
New images are available for CBS Films' "Extraordinary Measures" drama starring Robert Nelson Jacobs adapts the screenplay based on the book "The Cure" written by Geeta Anand. Michael Shamberg, Carla Shamberg and Stacey Sher produce. The film opens January 22nd next year. In the tradition of great inspirational dramas like the Academy Award nominated film “Erin Brockovich” and “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Extraordinary Measures” is inspired by the true story of John Crowley, a man who defied conventional wisdom and great odds, and risked his family's future to pursue a cure for his children's life threatening disease...
- 10/19/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See a touching featurette from CBS Films' "Extraordinary Measures" which sees theartres on March 19th, 2010. The screenplay is written by Robert Nelson Jacobs based on the book "The Cure" written by Geeta Anand. Tom Vaughan helms and Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell and Courtney B. Vance star. In the tradition of great inspirational dramas like the Academy Award nominated film “Erin Brockovich” and “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Extraordinary Measures” is inspired by the true story of John Crowley, a man who defied conventional wisdom and great odds, and risked his family's future to pursue a cure for his children's life threatening disease.
- 10/9/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Courtney B. Vance (Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Hurricance Season," "Nothing but the Truth") has joined Brendan Frasier, Harrison Ford and Keri Russell in CBS Films' "Crowley." Tom Vaughan ("What Happens in Vegas") helms the project which Robert Nelson Jacobs is adapting based on the book by Geeta Anand. Brendan Fraser will play John Crowley, a father of two children who is told that there is no cure for his children who have been diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. He seeks help of an experimental doctor (played by Harrison Ford) who works on a way to perhaps save the children's lives. Keri Russell will play John's wife Aileen. Michael Shamberg, Carla Shamberg and Stacey Sher produce the film. ...
- 4/2/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Courtney B. Vance (Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Hurricance Season," "Nothing but the Truth") has joined Brendan Frasier, Harrison Ford and Keri Russell in CBS Films' "Crowley." Tom Vaughan ("What Happens in Vegas") helms the project which Robert Nelson Jacobs is adapting based on the book by Geeta Anand. Brendan Fraser will play John Crowley, a father of two children who is told that there is no cure for his children who have been diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. He seeks help of an experimental doctor (played by Harrison Ford) who works on a way to perhaps save the children's lives. Keri Russell will play John's wife...
- 4/2/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Courtney B. Vance (Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Hurricance Season," "Nothing but the Truth") has joined Brendan Frasier, Harrison Ford and Keri Russell in CBS Films' "Crowley." Tom Vaughan ("What Happens in Vegas") helms the project which Robert Nelson Jacobs is adapting based on the book by Geeta Anand. Brendan Fraser will play John Crowley, a father of two children who is told that there is no cure for his children who have been diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. He seeks help of an experimental doctor (played by Harrison Ford) who works on a way to perhaps save the children's lives. Keri Russell will play John's wife...
- 4/2/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Courtney B. Vance is joining CBS Films' medical drama "Crowley," starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser.
Vance will play a father whose daughter has the same genetic disease as the children of Fraser's character.
Robert Nelson Jacobs penned the screenplay, inspired by a Wall Street Journal article and subsequent book "The Cure" by Geeta Anand. Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher are producing alongside Carla Shamberg.
Vance will next be seen in "Hurricane Season" alongside Forest Whitaker and is currently shooting the ensemble pilot "Flash Forward" for ABC and director David Goyer.
The actor, repped by Lighthouse Entertainment, was most recently seen in "Nothing But the Truth."...
Vance will play a father whose daughter has the same genetic disease as the children of Fraser's character.
Robert Nelson Jacobs penned the screenplay, inspired by a Wall Street Journal article and subsequent book "The Cure" by Geeta Anand. Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher are producing alongside Carla Shamberg.
Vance will next be seen in "Hurricane Season" alongside Forest Whitaker and is currently shooting the ensemble pilot "Flash Forward" for ABC and director David Goyer.
The actor, repped by Lighthouse Entertainment, was most recently seen in "Nothing But the Truth."...
- 3/11/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Once again I bring you the best round-up of all the movie updates announced in this past week's trade reports. Some I reported on throughout the week others I held until now. Either way here is the lot. Check out the full list and links are available if the film is in the database already, and remember you can keep up with all new films added and updated on the site right here 24/7. Title: Untitled Crowley Project
Studio: CBS Films
Director: Tom Vaughan (What Happens in Vegas)
Screenwriter: Robert Nelson Jacobs
Cast: Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell
Storyline: Russell plays Aileen Crowley, a wife and mother who relentlessly builds a normal, loving home life for her children while her husband, John Crowley (Fraser), and an unconventional scientist (Ford) race against time to build a company that could rescue them. The film is inspired by a true story. Title: Wedlocked...
Studio: CBS Films
Director: Tom Vaughan (What Happens in Vegas)
Screenwriter: Robert Nelson Jacobs
Cast: Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell
Storyline: Russell plays Aileen Crowley, a wife and mother who relentlessly builds a normal, loving home life for her children while her husband, John Crowley (Fraser), and an unconventional scientist (Ford) race against time to build a company that could rescue them. The film is inspired by a true story. Title: Wedlocked...
- 2/20/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Keri Russell will be joining Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford in the untitled Crowley project for CBS Films. Tom Vaughan directs the drama. Fraser will play John Crowley, a father of two children who is told that there is no cure for his children who have been diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. He seeks help of an experimental doctor (played by Ford) who works on a way to perhaps save the children's lives. Russell would play Aileeen Crowley, wife of John. Filming starts on April 6 Double Features' Michael Shamberg, Stacy Sher and Carla Shamberg will produce. Robert Nelson Jacobs wrote the screenplay based on the book "The Cure" written by Geeta Anand. This is based on a true story. ...
- 2/16/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
CBS Films is ready to produce their first film! The movie is based on Geeta Anand's book "The Cure" from a script by Robert Nelson Jacobs.
Brendan Fraser will star opposite Harrison Ford in this medical drama to be directed by Tom Vaughan ("What Happens in Vegas"). Huh? Vaughan will go from a trifling comedy to a drama? Hhhmmmm, good luck!
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the plot of the film is:
Fraser will play John Crowley, the father of two children who were diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder for which he's told there is no cure. Unbowed, he seeks out the help of an experimental and sometimes irascible doctor (Ford) who works to find a way to save the children's lives. The roles of Fraser's wife and kids have not been cast in what CBS is calling its untitled Crowley project.
Fraser will be next seen on New Line's "Inkheart.
Brendan Fraser will star opposite Harrison Ford in this medical drama to be directed by Tom Vaughan ("What Happens in Vegas"). Huh? Vaughan will go from a trifling comedy to a drama? Hhhmmmm, good luck!
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the plot of the film is:
Fraser will play John Crowley, the father of two children who were diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder for which he's told there is no cure. Unbowed, he seeks out the help of an experimental and sometimes irascible doctor (Ford) who works to find a way to save the children's lives. The roles of Fraser's wife and kids have not been cast in what CBS is calling its untitled Crowley project.
Fraser will be next seen on New Line's "Inkheart.
- 1/14/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
CBS Films has given the go ahead for its first movie and nabbed Brendan Fraser to star opposite Harrison Ford. It's been called "Untitled Crowley Project." The medical drama has been set for an early April start date. Fraser will play John Crowley, a father of two children who is told that there is no cure for his children who have been diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. He seeks help of an experimental doctor (played by Ford) who works on a way to perhaps save the children's lives. So far, the roles of Fraser's wife and kids have not been cast.Double Features' Michael Shamberg, Stacy Sher and Carla Shamberg will produce. Robert Nelson Jacobs wrote the screenplay based on the book "The Cure" written by Geeta Anand. This is based on a true story. ...
- 1/14/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
CBS Films has greenlighted its first movie, bringing on Brendan Fraser to star opposite Harrison Ford in a medical drama and setting an early April start date.
Fraser will play John Crowley, the father of two children who were diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder for which he's told there is no cure. Unbowed, he seeks out the help of an experimental and sometimes irascible doctor (Ford) who works to find a way to save the children's lives. The roles of Fraser's wife and kids have not been cast in what CBS is calling its untitled Crowley project.
Michael Shamberg, Stacy Sher and Carla Shamberg will produce via their Double Features banner. Robert Nelson Jacobs penned the screenplay based on Geeta Anand's book "The Cure," and Tom Vaughan ("What Happens in Vegas") is directing. The tale is inspired by a true story.
CBS Films chief Amy Baer oversaw development of...
Fraser will play John Crowley, the father of two children who were diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder for which he's told there is no cure. Unbowed, he seeks out the help of an experimental and sometimes irascible doctor (Ford) who works to find a way to save the children's lives. The roles of Fraser's wife and kids have not been cast in what CBS is calling its untitled Crowley project.
Michael Shamberg, Stacy Sher and Carla Shamberg will produce via their Double Features banner. Robert Nelson Jacobs penned the screenplay based on Geeta Anand's book "The Cure," and Tom Vaughan ("What Happens in Vegas") is directing. The tale is inspired by a true story.
CBS Films chief Amy Baer oversaw development of...
- 1/14/2009
- by By Steven Zeitchik and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brendan Fraser is set to star in a new medical drama alongside Harrison Ford. "Crowley" will be directed by "What Happens in Vegas" helmer Tom Vaughn.
The film is based on the true story of couple John (Fraser) and Aileen Crowley, who has two children born with a rare genetic disorder. Although no treatment was available to help their children, they refused to give up and tracked down a researcher (Ford) with a possible cure.
The story, inspired by Geet Anand's book "The Cure," will be penned by Robert Nelson Jacobs. Ford executive produces. Production will kick off in April in Portland.
The film is based on the true story of couple John (Fraser) and Aileen Crowley, who has two children born with a rare genetic disorder. Although no treatment was available to help their children, they refused to give up and tracked down a researcher (Ford) with a possible cure.
The story, inspired by Geet Anand's book "The Cure," will be penned by Robert Nelson Jacobs. Ford executive produces. Production will kick off in April in Portland.
- 1/13/2009
- icelebz.com
Actor Brendan Fraser has reportedly signed on to star alongside Harrison Ford in medical drama Crowley.
The Mummy star is listed in the cast of director Tom Vaughan's latest offering, which is slated to begin shooting in April.
The movie is based on the true story of John and Aileen Crowley, who refused to give up hope of saving their two children, who suffered from a rare, untreatable genetic disorder.
Robert Nelson Jacobs is penning the script, based on a Wall Street Journal article and book by Geeta Anand, according to Empireonline.com.
The Mummy star is listed in the cast of director Tom Vaughan's latest offering, which is slated to begin shooting in April.
The movie is based on the true story of John and Aileen Crowley, who refused to give up hope of saving their two children, who suffered from a rare, untreatable genetic disorder.
Robert Nelson Jacobs is penning the script, based on a Wall Street Journal article and book by Geeta Anand, according to Empireonline.com.
- 1/13/2009
- WENN
Brendan Fraser has signed on to join Harrison Ford in medical drama Crowley, uniting Indiana Jones and The Mummy's Rick O'Connell at last. We were hoping that together they'd be lassooing and/or casting ancient mystical spells to combat disease while outrunning ravenous hordes of voles or something, but judging by the synopsis things are set to be a little less exciting.The film's based on the true story of John (Fraser) and Aileen Crowley, whose two children were born with a rare genetic disorder. Although there was no treatment available, they refused to give up hope, tracking down a researcher (Ford) with a potential cure. Hmm, so we're talking more Lorenzo's Oil than Temple of Doom, but we're still optimistic that some sort of religious artifact and its mystical powers will come into play somewhere.The film's set to be directed by Tom Vaughan, he of the rather...
- 1/13/2009
- EmpireOnline
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