Catherine Hardwicke's next directorial projects after "Twilight" continue to get highlights. After tackling "Red Riding Hood", she is now on board "The Bitch Posse" which is a movie based on Martha O'Connor novel and which script is penned by actress slash scribe Tristine Skyler.
The novel which was published in 2006 follows the story of three friends, Cherry, Amy and Rennie, high school seniors who come from troubled homes and form a dangerous alliance called the Bitch Posse. Something occurs that rips apart the friendship and haunts them into adulthood. One of them ends up in a mental institution, one is a promiscuous failed writer and the other is having trouble in her marriage.
The book's style is to switch between high school years and adulthood. "After pages of vodka, cocaine, 'f**king' and 'cutting' (in both past and present narratives), the friends' terrible secret finally comes to light," says...
The novel which was published in 2006 follows the story of three friends, Cherry, Amy and Rennie, high school seniors who come from troubled homes and form a dangerous alliance called the Bitch Posse. Something occurs that rips apart the friendship and haunts them into adulthood. One of them ends up in a mental institution, one is a promiscuous failed writer and the other is having trouble in her marriage.
The book's style is to switch between high school years and adulthood. "After pages of vodka, cocaine, 'f**king' and 'cutting' (in both past and present narratives), the friends' terrible secret finally comes to light," says...
- 5/7/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
According to reports, director Catherine Hardwicke ("Red Riding Hood") will next take on an adaptation of the 2006 novel "The Bitch Posse" by author Martha O'Connor, produced by Miranda Bailey and Matthew Leutwyler through Ambush Entertainment and Virginia Madsen, Karly Meola for Title IX :
"...'The Bitch Posse' focuses on three friends, 'Cherry', 'Amy' and 'Rennie', as high school seniors and as women in their mid-30s. Compelled by miserable home lives to form the 'Bitch Posse' as teenagers, the three girls ricochet dangerously through their last year of high school, sharing a passionate, almost sinister bond until a terrible secret rips them apart. Still damaged—and separated—by the unspeakable event, the three live equally wretched lives as adults, with 'Cherry' in a mental institution, 'Rennie' as a promiscuous failed writer and 'Amy' in a loveless marriage..."
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"...'The Bitch Posse' focuses on three friends, 'Cherry', 'Amy' and 'Rennie', as high school seniors and as women in their mid-30s. Compelled by miserable home lives to form the 'Bitch Posse' as teenagers, the three girls ricochet dangerously through their last year of high school, sharing a passionate, almost sinister bond until a terrible secret rips them apart. Still damaged—and separated—by the unspeakable event, the three live equally wretched lives as adults, with 'Cherry' in a mental institution, 'Rennie' as a promiscuous failed writer and 'Amy' in a loveless marriage..."
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- 5/7/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Catherine Hardwicke will forever be known as the director of Twilight, but she has been and hopefully will again be more than that. (Even Red Riding Hood, which was more like Twilight than not, was at least much weirder one than I expected.) She's now set to direct an adaptation of The Bitch Posse, a 2006 novel by Martha O'Connor that tells of a set of three friends who bonded in high school, then live through an event that shatters their friendship. The story also follows the three women in their 30s, flipping back and forth between the high school years and decades later when their shared secret has helped corrupt each of the three lives. Tristine Skyler scripted the film, which sounds as if it is very much in the wheelhouse of the woman who directed Thirteen. What interests me more here is that Virginia Madsen and her business partner...
- 5/6/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Catherine Hardwicke, the "Twilight" director who last shepherded "Red Riding Hood," will do similar honors for "The Bitch Posse," TheWrap has confirmed. The movie is based on Martha O'Connor's novel of the same name. It follows three friends from high school into their mid-30s. There's an unspeakable event, wretched lives, a mental institution, a loveless marriage, promiscuity, vodka, cocaine, and emotional complexity. So it's not "Twilight." Tristine Skyler wrote the screenplay. Miranda Bailey and Matthew Leutwyler, who run Ambush Entertainment, are producing. Virginia Madsen and Karly Meola also are producing. Their company, Title IX Productions,...
- 5/6/2011
- by Joshua L. Weinstein
- The Wrap
Even though The Eagle didn’t perform as well as anyone involved would have liked, Kevin Macdonald should have a good 2011. He has the Bob Marley documentary Marley coming up, as well as the YouTube-based documentary Life in a Day, the latter of which played at Sundance this year to strong reviews. Now, Variety says that the Scottish filmmaker is attached to direct How I Live Now, which is based off the novel of the same name by Meg Rosoff.
The story is described as following a “15-year-old girl from New York” who goes to England for a summer, staying “with cousins she has never met.” She eventually falls in love with her cousin, but their relationship “is affected by the outbreak of a fictionalized war, which separates the whole family.”
The movie is set to be adapted by Tony Grisoni (the Red Riding trilogy) and Jeremy Brock, who wrote the aforementioned Eagle for Macdonald.
The story is described as following a “15-year-old girl from New York” who goes to England for a summer, staying “with cousins she has never met.” She eventually falls in love with her cousin, but their relationship “is affected by the outbreak of a fictionalized war, which separates the whole family.”
The movie is set to be adapted by Tony Grisoni (the Red Riding trilogy) and Jeremy Brock, who wrote the aforementioned Eagle for Macdonald.
- 5/6/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight," "Red Riding Hood") is set to direct a film adaptation of Martha O'Connor's 2006 novel "The Bitch Posse" for Ambush Entertainment says Deadline.
The story follows three high school seniors from troubled homes who form a dangerous alliance. Something occurs that rips apart the friendship and haunts them into adulthood.
The narrative switches back and forth between those high school years and their adult lives where one is in a mental institution, the other is a promiscuous writer and the third suffers through a loveless marriage.
Tristine Skyler adapted the script while Miranda Bailey, Matthew Leutwyler, Virginia Madsen and Karly Meola will produce.
The story follows three high school seniors from troubled homes who form a dangerous alliance. Something occurs that rips apart the friendship and haunts them into adulthood.
The narrative switches back and forth between those high school years and their adult lives where one is in a mental institution, the other is a promiscuous writer and the third suffers through a loveless marriage.
Tristine Skyler adapted the script while Miranda Bailey, Matthew Leutwyler, Virginia Madsen and Karly Meola will produce.
- 5/6/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Catherine Hardwicke is set to direct an adaptation of The Bitch Posse, with a script adapted by Tristine Skyler based on the Martha O'Connor novel. Miranda Bailey and Matthew Leutwyler are producing under their Ambush Entertainment banner. They most recently produced and financed IFC's Super directed by James Gunn. In addition, Virginia Madsen and Karly Meola are producing via their Title IX production company, after optioning the book.
Hardwicke directed the first Twilight, Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown, and most recently Red Riding Hood. All of those film's have teen angst as a shared theme to an extent, as does this story. The book focuses on "three friends, Cherry, Amy and Rennie, high school seniors who come from troubled homes and form a dangerous alliance called the Bitch Posse. Something occurs that rips apart the friendship and haunts them into adulthood. The book switches back and forth from those high school...
Hardwicke directed the first Twilight, Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown, and most recently Red Riding Hood. All of those film's have teen angst as a shared theme to an extent, as does this story. The book focuses on "three friends, Cherry, Amy and Rennie, high school seniors who come from troubled homes and form a dangerous alliance called the Bitch Posse. Something occurs that rips apart the friendship and haunts them into adulthood. The book switches back and forth from those high school...
- 5/6/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Catherine Hardwicke just offered her take on the classic fairy tale Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried as the red-cloaked heroine and Julie Christie as her grandmother. According to Deadline, Hardwicke signed on to a more contemporary women’s tale, The Bitch Posse, based on Martha O’Connor’s 2006 novel. Hardwicke remained committed to teen girl stories with the film from producers Miranda Bailey and Matthew Leutwyler via their Ambush Entertainment shingle and Virginia Madsen and Karly Meola of Title IX productions.
- 5/6/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Catherine Hardwicke just offered her take on the classic fairy tale Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried as the red-cloaked heroine and Julie Christie as her grandmother. According to Deadline, Hardwicke signed on to a more contemporary women’s tale, The Bitch Posse, based on Martha O’Connor’s 2006 novel. Hardwicke remained committed to teen girl stories with the film from producers Miranda Bailey and Matthew Leutwyler via their Ambush Entertainment shingle and Virginia Madsen and Karly Meola of Title IX productions.
- 5/6/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Catherine Hardwicke just offered her take on the classic fairy tale Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried as the red-cloaked heroine and Julie Christie as her grandmother. According to Deadline, Hardwicke signed on to a more contemporary women’s tale, The Bitch Posse, based on Martha O’Connor’s 2006 novel. Hardwicke remained committed to teen girl stories with the film from producers Miranda Bailey and Matthew Leutwyler via their Ambush Entertainment shingle and Virginia Madsen and Karly Meola of Title IX productions.
- 5/6/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Exclusive: Catherine Hardwicke will direct The Bitch Posse, a Tristine Skyler-scripted adaptation of the Martha O'Connor novel published in 2006 by St. Martin's Press. The film is being produced by Miranda Bailey and Matthew Leutwyler through their Ambush Entertainment banner, which most recently produced and financed the IFC Films release Super. Also producing are Virginia Madsen and Karly Meola, whose production company Title IX optioned the book. Hardwicke, who most recently helmed Red Riding Hood, has showed a flair for teen angst in the first Twilight, Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown. Here, there is angst to spare. The book focuses on three friends, Cherry, Amy and Rennie, high school seniors who come from troubled homes and form a dangerous alliance called the Bitch Posse. Something occurs that rips apart the friendship and haunts them into adulthood. The book switches back and forth from those high school years to their adult...
- 5/6/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Chicago – This three-image slideshow contains our red-carpet photography for the Chicago premiere of the documentary “I Know a Woman Like That” as part of the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival.
“I Know a Woman Like That” stars the Oscar-nominated Virginia Madsen. The film is produced by Virginia Madsen, Elaine Madsen and Karly Meola and directed by Elaine Madsen (Virginia Madsen’s mother). Virginia Madsen has been featured in “The Haunting in Connecticut,” “Diminished Capacity,” “The Number 23,” “The Astronaut Farmer,” “Sideways” and more.
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virginiamadsen1: Chicago actress and producer Virginia Madsen smiles for the HollywoodChicago.com camera following the Chicago International Film Festival premiere and audience Q&A of the documentary “I Know A Woman Like That...
“I Know a Woman Like That” stars the Oscar-nominated Virginia Madsen. The film is produced by Virginia Madsen, Elaine Madsen and Karly Meola and directed by Elaine Madsen (Virginia Madsen’s mother). Virginia Madsen has been featured in “The Haunting in Connecticut,” “Diminished Capacity,” “The Number 23,” “The Astronaut Farmer,” “Sideways” and more.
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virginiamadsen1: Chicago actress and producer Virginia Madsen smiles for the HollywoodChicago.com camera following the Chicago International Film Festival premiere and audience Q&A of the documentary “I Know A Woman Like That...
- 10/14/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Actress Virginia Madsen is producing a documentary that follows female ski jumpers on their bid to be included in the exclusive for men Winter Olympics sports.
Empire 8 Productions and Screen Siren's "Fighting Gravity" will follow 15 female athletes challenging the International Olympic Committee's decision to block them from participating in the upcoming Games in Vancouver.
Only men compete in the ski jumping games. A petition to include the other sex in the 2010 Winter Olympics had been rejected by the International Olympics Committee (Ioc) in 2006. The case is currently in Canadian court.
Madsen will produce with Title IX Productions partner Karly Meola, while Alex Mar will direct.
Empire 8 Productions and Screen Siren's "Fighting Gravity" will follow 15 female athletes challenging the International Olympic Committee's decision to block them from participating in the upcoming Games in Vancouver.
Only men compete in the ski jumping games. A petition to include the other sex in the 2010 Winter Olympics had been rejected by the International Olympics Committee (Ioc) in 2006. The case is currently in Canadian court.
Madsen will produce with Title IX Productions partner Karly Meola, while Alex Mar will direct.
- 4/9/2009
- icelebz.com
Variety reports that Virginia Madsen is teaming with Empire 8 Prods. and Vancouver-based Screen Siren on Fighting Gravity , a documentary about women ski jumpers' ongoing battle for the right to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics. The film, which is currently in production, follows 15 athletes challenging the International Olympic Committee's decision to bar them from the upcoming Games in Vancouver. The Ioc has rejected a decade-long effort to include women jumpers in the Games, making ski jumping the only Olympic sport exclusively for men. The case is currently making its way through the Canadian court system. Madsen and Karly Meola are producing through their Title IX Productions. Alex Mar, a former producer for "MTV News" and editor at Rolling Stone , will...
- 4/9/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Virginia Madsen is stepping behind the camera and forming a production company with partner Karly Meola called Title IX Prods.
Madsen and Meola have been working for the past two years on a slate of films and documentaries for the shingle.
Title IX's first project is the fully financed documentary I Know a Woman Like That, directed by Madsen's mother, Elaine Madsen, about the lives of extraordinary women ages 64-94.
The duo also has several projects in development that they're ready to shop around for financing, including screenwriter Sebastian Gutierrez's screen adaptation of Martha O'Connor's novel The Bitch Posse and a remake of the 1984 film Electric Dreams, in which Madsen appeared.
But the actress said they're not setting up the company for vanity projects.
"My intent is to make other people's films, not films that I necessarily star in," said Madsen, who was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for 2004's Sideways. "There is one I'm looking at where I will have a supporting role, and it will help the movie get off the ground, but my main interest is not projects that star me."
Meola said their slate is a "good mixture" of films that could be indie-based or studio projects.
Madsen and Meola have been working for the past two years on a slate of films and documentaries for the shingle.
Title IX's first project is the fully financed documentary I Know a Woman Like That, directed by Madsen's mother, Elaine Madsen, about the lives of extraordinary women ages 64-94.
The duo also has several projects in development that they're ready to shop around for financing, including screenwriter Sebastian Gutierrez's screen adaptation of Martha O'Connor's novel The Bitch Posse and a remake of the 1984 film Electric Dreams, in which Madsen appeared.
But the actress said they're not setting up the company for vanity projects.
"My intent is to make other people's films, not films that I necessarily star in," said Madsen, who was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for 2004's Sideways. "There is one I'm looking at where I will have a supporting role, and it will help the movie get off the ground, but my main interest is not projects that star me."
Meola said their slate is a "good mixture" of films that could be indie-based or studio projects.
- 3/19/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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