Exclusive: As production is about to begin on 3000 pictures’ adaptation of Klara and the Sun directed by Oscar winner Taika Waititi, Natasha Lyonne and Simon Baker have rounded out the cast, with Jenna Ortega playing the titular character. Academy Award-nominated actress Amy Adams, Mia Tharia and Aran Murphy also star in the film.
Eying a fall theatrical release, the film is based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times best-selling novel, and is being produced by Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Garrett Basch and Waititi. Ishiguro will also exec produce. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought the project to Heyday. Drew Reed was instrumental in bringing the project to 3000 Pictures and Sony. Elizabeth Gabler and Aislinn Dunster are overseeing the project for 3000 Pictures. Dahvi Waller-penned script.
The novel tells the story of Klara (Ortega), an Artificial Friend designed to prevent loneliness. Klara is purchased by a mother...
Eying a fall theatrical release, the film is based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times best-selling novel, and is being produced by Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Garrett Basch and Waititi. Ishiguro will also exec produce. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought the project to Heyday. Drew Reed was instrumental in bringing the project to 3000 Pictures and Sony. Elizabeth Gabler and Aislinn Dunster are overseeing the project for 3000 Pictures. Dahvi Waller-penned script.
The novel tells the story of Klara (Ortega), an Artificial Friend designed to prevent loneliness. Klara is purchased by a mother...
- 2/21/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Newcomers Mia Tharia and Aran Murphy are the newest additions to the cast of Klara and the Sun, Taika Waititi’s feature adaptation of the New York Times bestseller by Kazuo Ishiguro for Sony’s 3000 Pictures. The pair joins the previously announced Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams.
Adapted by screenwriter Dahvi Waller, the film tells the story of Klara (Ortega), an Artificial Friend designed to prevent loneliness. Klara is purchased by a mother (Adams) and a bright teen named Josie (Tharia) who adores her new robot companion, but suffers from a mysterious illness. This is the story of Klara’s quest to save Josie and those who love her from heartbreak and how in the process Klara learns the power of human love. Murphy — the son of Oppenheimer Oscar nominee Cillian Murphy — makes his feature film debut as Rick, Josie’s best friend and next-door neighbor.
In its...
Adapted by screenwriter Dahvi Waller, the film tells the story of Klara (Ortega), an Artificial Friend designed to prevent loneliness. Klara is purchased by a mother (Adams) and a bright teen named Josie (Tharia) who adores her new robot companion, but suffers from a mysterious illness. This is the story of Klara’s quest to save Josie and those who love her from heartbreak and how in the process Klara learns the power of human love. Murphy — the son of Oppenheimer Oscar nominee Cillian Murphy — makes his feature film debut as Rick, Josie’s best friend and next-door neighbor.
In its...
- 2/7/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Amy Adams is in talks to lead another novel adaptation, this time coupled with director Taika Waititi and Jenna Ortega.
IndieWire can confirm that Adams is in negotiations to co-star alongside Ortega in “Klara and the Sun,” with Waititi directing. Based on executive producer Kazuo Ishiguro’s bestselling novel, “Klara and the Sun” follows an Artificial Friend named Klara (Ortega) who was designed to prevent loneliness. A mother (Adams) and her ill teenage daughter, Josie, purchase Klara, and the robot makes it her mission to save Josie and those who love her from heartbreak. In the process, Klara learns the power of human love.
Deadline first reported Adams being in talks for casting. The film is being produced by Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Garrett Basch, and Waititi and will be a Sony 3000 Pictures release. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought the project to Heyday. Drew Reed was instrumental...
IndieWire can confirm that Adams is in negotiations to co-star alongside Ortega in “Klara and the Sun,” with Waititi directing. Based on executive producer Kazuo Ishiguro’s bestselling novel, “Klara and the Sun” follows an Artificial Friend named Klara (Ortega) who was designed to prevent loneliness. A mother (Adams) and her ill teenage daughter, Josie, purchase Klara, and the robot makes it her mission to save Josie and those who love her from heartbreak. In the process, Klara learns the power of human love.
Deadline first reported Adams being in talks for casting. The film is being produced by Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Garrett Basch, and Waititi and will be a Sony 3000 Pictures release. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought the project to Heyday. Drew Reed was instrumental...
- 2/1/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Amy Adams is in negotiations to co-star alongside Jenna Ortega in Sony’s 3000 Pictures’ Klara and the Sun, which Taika Waititi is set to direct. Based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times bestselling novel, the film is being produced by Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Garrett Basch and Waititi. Ishiguro is an executive producer.
Klara and the Sun tells the story of Klara (Ortega), an Artificial Friend designed to prevent loneliness. Klara is purchased by a mother (Adams) and a bright teen named Josie who adores her new robot companion but suffers from a mysterious illness. This is the story of Klara’s quest to save Josie and those who love her from heartbreak and how in the process Klara learns the power of human love.
Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday. Drew Reed was instrumental in bringing the project to 3000 Pictures and Sony.
Klara and the Sun tells the story of Klara (Ortega), an Artificial Friend designed to prevent loneliness. Klara is purchased by a mother (Adams) and a bright teen named Josie who adores her new robot companion but suffers from a mysterious illness. This is the story of Klara’s quest to save Josie and those who love her from heartbreak and how in the process Klara learns the power of human love.
Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday. Drew Reed was instrumental in bringing the project to 3000 Pictures and Sony.
- 2/1/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Update Oct 24 01:30Am Pst: One thing that slipped under the radar yesterday was that Spanish newcomer Carla Tous took over the Gina Cabot role that was to be played by Rachel Zegler who had to drop out due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. We had checked in with the producers in recent months about how they were planning to get round the Zegler-strike issue but it only quietly came to light yesterday that she had been recast.
Original Oct 23, 07.18Am Pst: Paddington in Peru will hit U.S. cinemas on January 17, 2025 MLK Weekend, but will debut in the UK about two months prior on November 8, 2024, Sony said Monday.
Deadline told you first during Cannes that Sony snapped up U.S., Canada and key international territories including Latin America for the Studiocanal and Heyday Films threequel.
In the Dougal Wilson-directed picture, Paddington heads to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy,...
Original Oct 23, 07.18Am Pst: Paddington in Peru will hit U.S. cinemas on January 17, 2025 MLK Weekend, but will debut in the UK about two months prior on November 8, 2024, Sony said Monday.
Deadline told you first during Cannes that Sony snapped up U.S., Canada and key international territories including Latin America for the Studiocanal and Heyday Films threequel.
In the Dougal Wilson-directed picture, Paddington heads to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The Paddington films are some of the most acclaimed family films with high audience ratings and nearly 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with 97% for the first film and an astounding 99% for Paddington 2. Paddington 2 was even given a humorous shout out in the Nicolas Cage comedy, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, with a rousing recommendation by Pedro Pascal’s character. The third film, Paddington in Peru has secured a release date for November 8, 2024 in the UK and will fly on over to the United States on Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, January 17, 2025.
The synopsis for Paddington in Peru, according to Deadline, reads,
“In the Dougal Wilson directed picture, Paddington heads to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon...
The synopsis for Paddington in Peru, according to Deadline, reads,
“In the Dougal Wilson directed picture, Paddington heads to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon...
- 10/23/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
“Paddington in Peru,” the third adventure about the lovable bear with a fondness for marmalade, will make its way to theaters during Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in 2025.
The movie is set to release on Jan. 17, 2025, in the United States, about two months after it lands in the United Kingdom on Nov. 8, 2024.
Dougal Wilson directed the movie, which, as the title suggests, brings Paddington’s story to Peru as he returns to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and to the mountain peaks of Peru.
Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton are returning as Paddington and Aunt Lucy, with Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Antonio Banderas and Olivia Colman rounding out the live-action cast. Rachel Zegler was supposed to join the film but was unable to...
The movie is set to release on Jan. 17, 2025, in the United States, about two months after it lands in the United Kingdom on Nov. 8, 2024.
Dougal Wilson directed the movie, which, as the title suggests, brings Paddington’s story to Peru as he returns to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and to the mountain peaks of Peru.
Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton are returning as Paddington and Aunt Lucy, with Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Antonio Banderas and Olivia Colman rounding out the live-action cast. Rachel Zegler was supposed to join the film but was unable to...
- 10/23/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas, Rachel Zegler, and Emily Mortimer are all in talks to star in the long-awaited movie threequel Paddington In Peru. The quartet will join series favorites Ben Whishaw and Hugh Bonneville, who are set to return.
Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, and Imelda Staunton are also in talks with Studiocanal and producer David Heyman to return for the pic, which will film in the UK, Peru, and Colombia with principal photography set for July 24.
Colman will play The Reverend Mother, described as a blithe and sunny guitar-playing nun who runs the Home for Retired Bears. Banderas plays Hunter Cabot, a dashing and intrepid riverboat captain who offers to help the Brown family on their Peruvian adventure. His daughter, Gina Cabot, will be played by Rachel Zegler. Mortimer joins the Brown family as Mrs. Brown, replacing Sally Hawkins, who portrayed the character in Paddington and...
Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, and Imelda Staunton are also in talks with Studiocanal and producer David Heyman to return for the pic, which will film in the UK, Peru, and Colombia with principal photography set for July 24.
Colman will play The Reverend Mother, described as a blithe and sunny guitar-playing nun who runs the Home for Retired Bears. Banderas plays Hunter Cabot, a dashing and intrepid riverboat captain who offers to help the Brown family on their Peruvian adventure. His daughter, Gina Cabot, will be played by Rachel Zegler. Mortimer joins the Brown family as Mrs. Brown, replacing Sally Hawkins, who portrayed the character in Paddington and...
- 6/23/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Principal photography will begin on July 24 this year.
Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas and Rachel Zegler are all set to join the cast of Studiocanal’s Paddington In Peru, while Emily Mortimer will replace Sally Hawkins in the role of Mrs. Brown.
Production on the film will begin on July 24, 2023, with filming taking place in the UK, Peru and Colombia. Colman, Banderas, Zegler and Mortimer are all in advanced negotiations to join the cast, which will include returning cast members Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Madeleine Harris and Samuel Joslin, plus Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington and Imelda Staunton...
Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas and Rachel Zegler are all set to join the cast of Studiocanal’s Paddington In Peru, while Emily Mortimer will replace Sally Hawkins in the role of Mrs. Brown.
Production on the film will begin on July 24, 2023, with filming taking place in the UK, Peru and Colombia. Colman, Banderas, Zegler and Mortimer are all in advanced negotiations to join the cast, which will include returning cast members Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Madeleine Harris and Samuel Joslin, plus Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington and Imelda Staunton...
- 6/23/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas, Rachel Zegler and Emily Mortimer are in talks to join the cast of “Paddington in Peru,” the third opus of the beloved bear’s adventures.
Set to start filming on July, the third installment film will also star Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Madeleine Harris and Samuel Joslin. Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton will also be back as the voices of Paddington and Aunt Lucy, respectively. Filming locations will include the U.K., Peru and Colombia.
The story will follow Paddington returning to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. Paddington and the Brown Family embark on an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.
This third installment will see Mortimer taking over from Sally Hawkins as Mrs. Brown. Hawkins, who starred in in “Paddington” and “Paddington 2” said,...
Set to start filming on July, the third installment film will also star Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Madeleine Harris and Samuel Joslin. Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton will also be back as the voices of Paddington and Aunt Lucy, respectively. Filming locations will include the U.K., Peru and Colombia.
The story will follow Paddington returning to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. Paddington and the Brown Family embark on an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.
This third installment will see Mortimer taking over from Sally Hawkins as Mrs. Brown. Hawkins, who starred in in “Paddington” and “Paddington 2” said,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Studiocanal fully financing third entry in hit $500m global family franchise.
Sony Pictures has acquired US, Canadian and select international rights to Studiocanal and Heyday Films’ Paddington In Peru.
Studiocanal is fully financing the third entry in the hit $500m global family franchise and will self-distribute in the UK, France, Germany, Benelux, Australia andNew Zealand, and Poland.
Sony Pictures holds rights for the rest of the world excluding Russia, China and Japan.
Commercials director Dougal Wilson is set to direct from a screenplay by Mark Burton, Jon Foster and Hames Lamont based on a story by Paddington 1 & 2 collaborators Paul King,...
Sony Pictures has acquired US, Canadian and select international rights to Studiocanal and Heyday Films’ Paddington In Peru.
Studiocanal is fully financing the third entry in the hit $500m global family franchise and will self-distribute in the UK, France, Germany, Benelux, Australia andNew Zealand, and Poland.
Sony Pictures holds rights for the rest of the world excluding Russia, China and Japan.
Commercials director Dougal Wilson is set to direct from a screenplay by Mark Burton, Jon Foster and Hames Lamont based on a story by Paddington 1 & 2 collaborators Paul King,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Sony Pictures has snapped up U.S., Canada and key international for Studiocanal and Heyday Films’ threequel Paddington in Peru.
Sony, which has a long history with live-action kids movies, i.e., Lyle Lyle Crocodile and Goosebumps, always wanted in on this franchise, and now they’ve notched it. When the North American rights for Paddington 2 came up in a $30 million-plus auction, Sony was one of the bidders with Warner Bros, though that sequel ultimately went to Heyday’s Harry Potter studio. Through two movies worldwide, Paddington has reaped over a half-billion at the box office with the franchise counting such BAFTA nominations as Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Deadline first told you that the threequel was in the works. Paddington in Peru sees the bear embark on a new adventure that will take him from Windsor Gardens to Peru in the latest installment of the Paddington franchise.
Sony, which has a long history with live-action kids movies, i.e., Lyle Lyle Crocodile and Goosebumps, always wanted in on this franchise, and now they’ve notched it. When the North American rights for Paddington 2 came up in a $30 million-plus auction, Sony was one of the bidders with Warner Bros, though that sequel ultimately went to Heyday’s Harry Potter studio. Through two movies worldwide, Paddington has reaped over a half-billion at the box office with the franchise counting such BAFTA nominations as Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Deadline first told you that the threequel was in the works. Paddington in Peru sees the bear embark on a new adventure that will take him from Windsor Gardens to Peru in the latest installment of the Paddington franchise.
- 5/19/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Interstellar’ star Matthew McConaughey has been set to lead crime thriller ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’, written and directed by Andrew Patterson.
Black Bear International will launch offshore sales in Cannes with WME Independent representing the US rights, reports Deadline.
Although specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is described as a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma. McConaughey will play the titular role of Amziah King.
As per Deadline, Black Bear Pictures is fully financing the film. Producers are Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler, Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson.
Executive Producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Oscar winner McConaughey recently reprised his voice role as Buster Moon in ‘Sing 2’ and voiced Elvis Presley in ‘Agent Elvis’ for Sony and Netflix,...
Black Bear International will launch offshore sales in Cannes with WME Independent representing the US rights, reports Deadline.
Although specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is described as a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma. McConaughey will play the titular role of Amziah King.
As per Deadline, Black Bear Pictures is fully financing the film. Producers are Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler, Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson.
Executive Producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Oscar winner McConaughey recently reprised his voice role as Buster Moon in ‘Sing 2’ and voiced Elvis Presley in ‘Agent Elvis’ for Sony and Netflix,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Director Andrew Patterson received a good amount of positive attention for his feature directorial, the sci-fi mystery film The Vast of Night (watch it Here), which dealt with UFO activity in 1950s New Mexico. Now Patterson has gotten Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey to sign on to star in his second feature, the “deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller” The Rivals of Amziah King!
Patterson has written the screenplay for The Rivals of Amziah King – and plot details are being kept under wraps. All that has been revealed is that the story takes place “against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma”. McConaughey will be playing Amziah King, whoever he may be.
Black Bear Pictures is financing the project, with Patterson producing the film alongside Will Greenfield, David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films, and Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler of Black Bear. Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s...
Patterson has written the screenplay for The Rivals of Amziah King – and plot details are being kept under wraps. All that has been revealed is that the story takes place “against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma”. McConaughey will be playing Amziah King, whoever he may be.
Black Bear Pictures is financing the project, with Patterson producing the film alongside Will Greenfield, David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films, and Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler of Black Bear. Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s...
- 5/8/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Matthew McConaughey has been set to lead crime thriller The Rivals of Amziah King, written and directed by Andrew Patterson (The Vast of Night). Black Bear International will launch offshore sales in Cannes with WME Independent repping U.S. rights.
Although specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is described as a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma. McConaughey will play the titular role of Amziah King.
Black Bear Pictures is fully financing. Producers are Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler, Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson. Executive Producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Schwarzman commented, “Black Bear is thrilled to partner with our friends at Heyday in supporting the bold creation that will be The Rivals of Amziah King. Andrew Patterson’s...
Although specific plot details are being kept under wraps, the film is described as a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma. McConaughey will play the titular role of Amziah King.
Black Bear Pictures is fully financing. Producers are Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler, Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson. Executive Producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Schwarzman commented, “Black Bear is thrilled to partner with our friends at Heyday in supporting the bold creation that will be The Rivals of Amziah King. Andrew Patterson’s...
- 5/8/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey may or may not have “Yellowstone” in his future, but he’s definitely due to team with Andrew Patterson, the director behind the acclaimed 2020 indie “The Vast of Night,” on the new film “The Rivals of Amziah King.”
Patterson wrote and will direct the film, which is described as “a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma.” McConaughey will play Amziah King for Patterson, who lives in Oklahoma.
Black Bear Pictures will fully finance the film with Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michale Heimler, Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson producing. Executive producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Black Bear International will launch international sales in Cannes, with WME Independent representing the U.S. rights.
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Patterson wrote and will direct the film, which is described as “a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma.” McConaughey will play Amziah King for Patterson, who lives in Oklahoma.
Black Bear Pictures will fully finance the film with Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michale Heimler, Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson producing. Executive producers include Heyday’s Rob Silva and Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova.
Black Bear International will launch international sales in Cannes, with WME Independent representing the U.S. rights.
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- 5/8/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Matthew McConaughey is set to star in “The Rivals of Amziah King,” a crime thriller that takes place in rural Oklahoma.
Black Bear Pictures, which backed “I Care a Lot” and “The Imitation Game,” is fully financing the film. Black Bear International will launch international sales in Cannes, with WME Independent representing the U.S rights.
Andrew Patterson (“The Vast of Night”) is writing and directing “The Rivals of Amziah King.” Plot details are being kept under wraps, but a press release describes the film as a “deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma.” McConaughey will star in the titular role of Amziah King.
“Black Bear is thrilled to partner with our friends at Heyday in supporting the bold creation that will be ‘The Rivals of Amziah King,'” Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman said. “Andrew Patterson’s visionary filmmaking and Matthew McConaughey’s...
Black Bear Pictures, which backed “I Care a Lot” and “The Imitation Game,” is fully financing the film. Black Bear International will launch international sales in Cannes, with WME Independent representing the U.S rights.
Andrew Patterson (“The Vast of Night”) is writing and directing “The Rivals of Amziah King.” Plot details are being kept under wraps, but a press release describes the film as a “deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma.” McConaughey will star in the titular role of Amziah King.
“Black Bear is thrilled to partner with our friends at Heyday in supporting the bold creation that will be ‘The Rivals of Amziah King,'” Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman said. “Andrew Patterson’s visionary filmmaking and Matthew McConaughey’s...
- 5/8/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Andrew Patterson will direct the ‘character-focused crime thriller’.
Matthew McConaughey will star in Andrew Patterson’s The Rivals Of Amziah King, a crime thriller from Black Bear and Heyday Films.
Black Bear International will launch international sales on the title at next week’s Cannes market, with WME Independent representing US rights.
Plot details are under wraps; the film is described as ‘a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma’. McConaughey will play the title role of Amziah King.
The film will be written and directed by US filmmaker Patterson, who won the best...
Matthew McConaughey will star in Andrew Patterson’s The Rivals Of Amziah King, a crime thriller from Black Bear and Heyday Films.
Black Bear International will launch international sales on the title at next week’s Cannes market, with WME Independent representing US rights.
Plot details are under wraps; the film is described as ‘a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma’. McConaughey will play the title role of Amziah King.
The film will be written and directed by US filmmaker Patterson, who won the best...
- 5/8/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Andrew Patterson will direct the ‘character-focused crime thriller’.
Matthew McConaughey will star in Andrew Patterson’s The Rivals Of Amziah King, a crime thriller from Black Bear and Heyday Films.
Black Bear International will launch international sales on the title at next week’s Cannes market, with WME Independent representing US rights.
Plot details are under wraps; the film is described as ‘a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma’. McConaughey will play the title role of Amziah King.
The film will be written and directed by US filmmaker Patterson, who won the best...
Matthew McConaughey will star in Andrew Patterson’s The Rivals Of Amziah King, a crime thriller from Black Bear and Heyday Films.
Black Bear International will launch international sales on the title at next week’s Cannes market, with WME Independent representing US rights.
Plot details are under wraps; the film is described as ‘a deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma’. McConaughey will play the title role of Amziah King.
The film will be written and directed by US filmmaker Patterson, who won the best...
- 5/8/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Taika Waititi has entered into talks to take the helm on the adaptation on Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times bestselling novel, ‘Klara and the Sun.’
Ishiguro’s novel follows Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak.
Dahvi Waller is penning the original draft of the screenplay. David Heyman is producing the film for Heyday Films, and Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to produce. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday. Rosie Alison and Jeff Clifford are also executive producing.
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Waititi’s next film, ‘Next Goal Wins’ starring Michael Fassbender, drops later this year.
Published in March 2021, ‘Klara and the Sun’ debuted on...
Ishiguro’s novel follows Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak.
Dahvi Waller is penning the original draft of the screenplay. David Heyman is producing the film for Heyday Films, and Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to produce. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday. Rosie Alison and Jeff Clifford are also executive producing.
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Waititi’s next film, ‘Next Goal Wins’ starring Michael Fassbender, drops later this year.
Published in March 2021, ‘Klara and the Sun’ debuted on...
- 5/2/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Taika Waititi is in talks to direct Sony’s 3000 Pictures’ Klara and the Sun, based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, with no deal yet closed, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
With the movie adaptation in development, Dahvi Waller (Mrs. America, Mad Men) wrote the original draft of the screenplay for the Jojo Rabbit director. David Heyman is producing the feature for Heyday Films.
The film will adapt the Nobel-prize-winning writer’s novel about Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. The film portrays efforts to save a family of humans Klara lives with from heartbreak.
Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to share producer credits on the project. Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought the project to Heyday.
Columbia Pictures produced James Ivory’s adaptation of Ishiguro’s 1989 novel The Remains of the Day, which starred Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. Ishiguro will executive produce...
With the movie adaptation in development, Dahvi Waller (Mrs. America, Mad Men) wrote the original draft of the screenplay for the Jojo Rabbit director. David Heyman is producing the feature for Heyday Films.
The film will adapt the Nobel-prize-winning writer’s novel about Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. The film portrays efforts to save a family of humans Klara lives with from heartbreak.
Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to share producer credits on the project. Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought the project to Heyday.
Columbia Pictures produced James Ivory’s adaptation of Ishiguro’s 1989 novel The Remains of the Day, which starred Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. Ishiguro will executive produce...
- 5/1/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Taika Waititi looks to have found his next project to direct: Sources tell Deadline that the Jojo Rabbit Oscar winner is in negotiations to direct Klara and the Sun, based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times bestselling novel, for Sony’s 3000 Pictures. The project is in development, with Dahvi Waller penning the original draft of the screenplay.
Ishiguro’s novel follows Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak. The role is certain to become one of the more sought-after parts for a actresses in their 20s given the awards pedigree Ishiguro adaptations have garnered.
David Heyman is producing the film for Heyday Films, and Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to produce. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday.
Ishiguro’s novel follows Klara, a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak. The role is certain to become one of the more sought-after parts for a actresses in their 20s given the awards pedigree Ishiguro adaptations have garnered.
David Heyman is producing the film for Heyday Films, and Garrett Basch and Waititi are in negotiations to produce. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday.
- 5/1/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Make that a triple marmalade sandwich. Long-awaited movie threequel Paddington In Peru is on course to start production on July 24, we can reveal.
It has been six years since the second film in the hit franchise and the brown bear is keeping plot details for the third instalment under his famous red hat for now, but as the title suggests, the movie will see Paddington getting into sticky situations in “deepest, darkest Peru”, his country of birth.
The third film will reunite producer Studiocanal, which is once again fully financing, with Heyday, producers of the first two movies as well as the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movies.
Story comes from Paddington 1 & 2 collaborators Paul King, Simon Farnaby and Mark Burton with a screenplay by Burton, Jon Foster and James Lamont. As previously announced, music videos and commercials director Dougal Wilson is making his feature debut.
Producers are David Heyman...
It has been six years since the second film in the hit franchise and the brown bear is keeping plot details for the third instalment under his famous red hat for now, but as the title suggests, the movie will see Paddington getting into sticky situations in “deepest, darkest Peru”, his country of birth.
The third film will reunite producer Studiocanal, which is once again fully financing, with Heyday, producers of the first two movies as well as the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movies.
Story comes from Paddington 1 & 2 collaborators Paul King, Simon Farnaby and Mark Burton with a screenplay by Burton, Jon Foster and James Lamont. As previously announced, music videos and commercials director Dougal Wilson is making his feature debut.
Producers are David Heyman...
- 4/3/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
More than 100 DGA members and industry decision-makers attended a Directors Guild’s summit Saturday that examined the underrepresentation of Latinos in the film and TV industry, and ways to increase their numbers. Latinos and Hispanics make up 18.5% of the U.S. population, but far less than half that percentage directed episodes of dramatic TV shows last season.
“The chronic lack of inclusion by the studios and networks is something our guild has been fighting against for a very long time, as we’ve pushed for meaningful change,” DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter said in her opening remarks. “It’s mind-boggling to think that despite such a high Latino population in this country, especially here in the industry’s home of Los Angeles, that so many of the gatekeepers continue to bury their heads in the sand on this issue. Last season, our annual inclusion report found that just 7% of dramatic...
“The chronic lack of inclusion by the studios and networks is something our guild has been fighting against for a very long time, as we’ve pushed for meaningful change,” DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter said in her opening remarks. “It’s mind-boggling to think that despite such a high Latino population in this country, especially here in the industry’s home of Los Angeles, that so many of the gatekeepers continue to bury their heads in the sand on this issue. Last season, our annual inclusion report found that just 7% of dramatic...
- 12/8/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Flash and It filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti are opening the doors to their production company Double Dream.
The brother and sister team have brought on Irene Yeung as Head of Development at Double Dream. Yeung previously worked with producers Ian Bryce and Roy Lee.
The siblings have worked together for over two decades, collaborating on all of their projects, across film, TV, and the commercial arena.
Andy Muschietti directed, and Barbara Muschietti produced, the record breaking box office hits It and It: Chapter Two, the adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel. It scored the biggest opening weekend ever for a horror film in more than 30 markets with $189.7M ultimately finaling at $701.7M WW. It: Chapter Two grossed $473.1M WW taking the franchise’s combined total to $1.17 billion. It: Chapter Two posted the second-best global opening ever for a horror film with $185M and finaled at $473M WW.
The brother and sister team have brought on Irene Yeung as Head of Development at Double Dream. Yeung previously worked with producers Ian Bryce and Roy Lee.
The siblings have worked together for over two decades, collaborating on all of their projects, across film, TV, and the commercial arena.
Andy Muschietti directed, and Barbara Muschietti produced, the record breaking box office hits It and It: Chapter Two, the adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel. It scored the biggest opening weekend ever for a horror film in more than 30 markets with $189.7M ultimately finaling at $701.7M WW. It: Chapter Two grossed $473.1M WW taking the franchise’s combined total to $1.17 billion. It: Chapter Two posted the second-best global opening ever for a horror film with $185M and finaled at $473M WW.
- 4/16/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony’s 3000 Pictures Sets ‘Mrs. America’s Dahvi Waller To Adapt Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Klara And The Sun’
Exclusive: Mrs. America and Mad Men writer Dahvi Waller has been set by Sony’s 3000 Pictures to adapt author Kazuo Ishiguro’s latest novel, Klara and the Sun.
The novel was published this month to raves by Alfred A. Knopf in the US and Faber in the UK — Ishiguro is the Nobel and Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day, so his every book is a publishing industry event. Elizabeth Gabler’s Sony-based 3000 shingle acquired the screen rights at auction last summer.
David Heyman is producing through his Heyday Films.
Klara is a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak. Ishiguro is exec producer.
Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday. Gabler, Drew Reed and Aislinn Dunster are overseeing the project for 3000 Pictures.
The novel was published this month to raves by Alfred A. Knopf in the US and Faber in the UK — Ishiguro is the Nobel and Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day, so his every book is a publishing industry event. Elizabeth Gabler’s Sony-based 3000 shingle acquired the screen rights at auction last summer.
David Heyman is producing through his Heyday Films.
Klara is a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely. This is the story of how she tries to save a family of humans she lives with from heartbreak. Ishiguro is exec producer.
Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project to Heyday. Gabler, Drew Reed and Aislinn Dunster are overseeing the project for 3000 Pictures.
- 3/12/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix has landed the rights to Tanya Smith’s upcoming memoir, The Ghost in the Machine, and will adapt into a feature film with Issa Rae and David Heyman producing. Rae will produce through her Issa Rae Productions while Heyman will produce his Heyday Films. Smith will exec produce.
The memoir tells Smith’s unbelievable story— of how a middle-class black girl from the North Side of Minneapolis would, in the words of the FBI, “become one of the single biggest threats to the entire United States banking system.” The film will follow her extraordinary story of creating a sophisticated wire fraud scheme and outwitting the FBI and prosecutors, who underestimated her intelligence for years, before her life ultimately fell apart, leading to two prison escapes and finally serving 13 years of a 24-year sentence – at the time, the longest sentence handed down to any white-collar criminal.
Smith’s book,...
The memoir tells Smith’s unbelievable story— of how a middle-class black girl from the North Side of Minneapolis would, in the words of the FBI, “become one of the single biggest threats to the entire United States banking system.” The film will follow her extraordinary story of creating a sophisticated wire fraud scheme and outwitting the FBI and prosecutors, who underestimated her intelligence for years, before her life ultimately fell apart, leading to two prison escapes and finally serving 13 years of a 24-year sentence – at the time, the longest sentence handed down to any white-collar criminal.
Smith’s book,...
- 8/18/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Elizabeth Gabler’s 3000 Pictures just closed a preemptive deal for Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro’s upcoming novel, Klara and the Sun. Gabler was able to make the deal was made as bids were mobilizing from multiple parties. David Heyman is producing through his Heyday Films banner.
The novel will be published in March 2021 by Alfred A. Knopf in the US and Faber in the UK, followed by other territories around the world. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project and Sony’s new head of Literary in New York, Drew Reed, was instrumental in the deal.
The author, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature and a Booker Prize for his novel The Remains of the Day – is an executive producer on the film.
Ron Bernstein made the deal from ICM Partners; ICM’s Amanda Urban reps the author.
The novel tells the story of Klara,...
The novel will be published in March 2021 by Alfred A. Knopf in the US and Faber in the UK, followed by other territories around the world. Heyday’s Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison brought in the project and Sony’s new head of Literary in New York, Drew Reed, was instrumental in the deal.
The author, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature and a Booker Prize for his novel The Remains of the Day – is an executive producer on the film.
Ron Bernstein made the deal from ICM Partners; ICM’s Amanda Urban reps the author.
The novel tells the story of Klara,...
- 7/27/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Danny Boyle has set himself up to direct a new project at Warner Bros. The feature ‘Methuselah’, which will star Michael B Jordan.
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ scribe Simon Beaufoy is said to be on the shortlist to pen the script, seeing the pair reunite.
Originally, the story was based on the Biblical story of a man who lived to be 969 years old. However, that story direction has seemed to have changed with sources saying the creative team want to take a new approach with the plot.
Tom Cruise was initially attached to the picture, but Warner Bros. was keen to give Michael B. Jordan the role instead as they are keen to find him more projects. The studio are hoping to make this one into a franchise, ranking it a high priority.
Also in news – Luca Guadagnino to direct ‘Scarface’ remake
Jordan will produce alongside Boyle and Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford.
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ scribe Simon Beaufoy is said to be on the shortlist to pen the script, seeing the pair reunite.
Originally, the story was based on the Biblical story of a man who lived to be 969 years old. However, that story direction has seemed to have changed with sources saying the creative team want to take a new approach with the plot.
Tom Cruise was initially attached to the picture, but Warner Bros. was keen to give Michael B. Jordan the role instead as they are keen to find him more projects. The studio are hoping to make this one into a franchise, ranking it a high priority.
Also in news – Luca Guadagnino to direct ‘Scarface’ remake
Jordan will produce alongside Boyle and Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford.
- 5/18/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Warner Bros.’s “Methuselah” is beginning to take shape; Danny Boyle has reportedly signed on to direct the Michael B. Jordan-led film and Simon Beaufoy will rewrite the project’s script.
Variety reports that Warner Bros. considers the film to be a high priority, with the potential to become a franchise. Jordan and Warner Bros. found considerable theatrical success with their two “Creed” films, the last of which, “Creed 2,” released in 2018 to positive reviews and favorable box office numbers.
Jordan (“Fruitvale Station”) will reportedly produce the film with Boyle, Outlier Society head of production Alana Mayo, and Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford. The film’s original concept was based on a Biblical story about a man who lived to be 969-years-old but sources told Variety that specific idea has been scrapped. Regardless, a “Methuselah” film indicates that Warner Bros. has an eye towards turning biblical stories into major franchise fare.
Variety reports that Warner Bros. considers the film to be a high priority, with the potential to become a franchise. Jordan and Warner Bros. found considerable theatrical success with their two “Creed” films, the last of which, “Creed 2,” released in 2018 to positive reviews and favorable box office numbers.
Jordan (“Fruitvale Station”) will reportedly produce the film with Boyle, Outlier Society head of production Alana Mayo, and Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford. The film’s original concept was based on a Biblical story about a man who lived to be 969-years-old but sources told Variety that specific idea has been scrapped. Regardless, a “Methuselah” film indicates that Warner Bros. has an eye towards turning biblical stories into major franchise fare.
- 5/16/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Danny Boyle is set to direct Michael B. Jordan in “Methuselah” for Warner Bros, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.
Simon Beaufoy, who worked with Boyle on “Slumdog Millionaire” and “127 Hours,” is being eyed to rewrite the screenplay.The original concept for “Methuselah” is based on the Biblical story of a man who lived to be 969 years old, however, the creative team is taking a different approach with the plot. Tony Gilroy previously wrote a draft of the screenplay, which was based on a treatment by James Watkins.
The project originally had Tom Cruise attached to star, and the studio deemed the project a high priority with an eye towards potentially kick-starting a franchise. The studio has been looking for more projects for Jordan to star in, following the success of the “Creed” franchise.
Also Read: 'Yesterday': We Need to Talk About That Surprising,...
Simon Beaufoy, who worked with Boyle on “Slumdog Millionaire” and “127 Hours,” is being eyed to rewrite the screenplay.The original concept for “Methuselah” is based on the Biblical story of a man who lived to be 969 years old, however, the creative team is taking a different approach with the plot. Tony Gilroy previously wrote a draft of the screenplay, which was based on a treatment by James Watkins.
The project originally had Tom Cruise attached to star, and the studio deemed the project a high priority with an eye towards potentially kick-starting a franchise. The studio has been looking for more projects for Jordan to star in, following the success of the “Creed” franchise.
Also Read: 'Yesterday': We Need to Talk About That Surprising,...
- 5/15/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Yesterday helmer Danny Boyle is set to direct Michael B. Jordan in Methuselah at Warner Bros.
Simon Beaufoy, who won an adapted screenplay Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire also and was nominated for the Boyle-directed 127 Hours, is looking to rewrite the script based on the biblical story of a man who lived to be close to 970 years old. Tony Gilroy wrote the previous draft off James Watkins’ treatment.
Jordan is producing through his Outlier Society label, which has a deal at Warners. Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford are also aboard.
Variety first reported the news.
Simon Beaufoy, who won an adapted screenplay Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire also and was nominated for the Boyle-directed 127 Hours, is looking to rewrite the script based on the biblical story of a man who lived to be close to 970 years old. Tony Gilroy wrote the previous draft off James Watkins’ treatment.
Jordan is producing through his Outlier Society label, which has a deal at Warners. Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford are also aboard.
Variety first reported the news.
- 5/15/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Danny Boyle will direct Michael B. Jordan in “Methuselah,” while Simon Beaufoy, who worked with Boyle on “Slumdog Millionaire” and “127 Hours,” is being eyed to rewrite the script.
The original concept for the film, from Warner Bros., was based on the Biblical story of a man who lived to be 969 years old. But sources say that has changed, and the creative team is taking a new approach with the plot.
Warner Bros. considers the project, which originally had Tom Cruise attached to star, as a high priority with the potential to spark a franchise. Following the success of the “Creed” franchise, Warner Bros. has been looking for more properties for Jordan, and this long-in-development movie seemed perfect for all parties.
Jordan is also producing the film with Outlier Society head of production Alana Mayo, as well as Boyle and Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford. Tony Gilroy wrote last draft of the screenplay,...
The original concept for the film, from Warner Bros., was based on the Biblical story of a man who lived to be 969 years old. But sources say that has changed, and the creative team is taking a new approach with the plot.
Warner Bros. considers the project, which originally had Tom Cruise attached to star, as a high priority with the potential to spark a franchise. Following the success of the “Creed” franchise, Warner Bros. has been looking for more properties for Jordan, and this long-in-development movie seemed perfect for all parties.
Jordan is also producing the film with Outlier Society head of production Alana Mayo, as well as Boyle and Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford. Tony Gilroy wrote last draft of the screenplay,...
- 5/15/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
A movie based on Pippi Longstocking is in early development from the team behind the two “Paddington” movies Studiocanal and Heyday Films, the production companies announced on Wednesday.
Studiocanal and Heyday are working with the Astrid Lindgren Company to develop a film based on the children’s books written by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren that were first published between 1945 and 1948. Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison will also produce for Heyday.
The Pippi Longstocking character originates from bedside stories told by Lindgren to her daughter Karin about a girl with boundless energy, red hair, freckles, a free spirit and superhuman strength. The books preach girl power, confidence, kindness and generosity and have been translated into 77 languages with over 65 million copies sold worldwide.
Studiocanal and Heyday are working with the Astrid Lindgren Company to develop a film based on the children’s books written by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren that were first published between 1945 and 1948. Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison will also produce for Heyday.
The Pippi Longstocking character originates from bedside stories told by Lindgren to her daughter Karin about a girl with boundless energy, red hair, freckles, a free spirit and superhuman strength. The books preach girl power, confidence, kindness and generosity and have been translated into 77 languages with over 65 million copies sold worldwide.
- 10/2/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
’Paddington’ collaborators are in early development on a film version of the classic children’s books alongside the Astrid Lindgren Company.
Studiocanal and Heyday Films, who previously collaborated on Paddington, are in early development on a film version of Pippi Longstocking, alongside the Astrid Lindgren Company.
Pippi Longstocking is the main character in the classic series of children’s books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, with the first book published in 1945. The books have been translated into 77 languages with over 65 million copies sold worldwide.
David Heyman is producing for Heyday with Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison.
The Stockholm-based Astrid Lindgren...
Studiocanal and Heyday Films, who previously collaborated on Paddington, are in early development on a film version of Pippi Longstocking, alongside the Astrid Lindgren Company.
Pippi Longstocking is the main character in the classic series of children’s books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, with the first book published in 1945. The books have been translated into 77 languages with over 65 million copies sold worldwide.
David Heyman is producing for Heyday with Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison.
The Stockholm-based Astrid Lindgren...
- 10/2/2019
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Pippi Longstocking is coming to the big screen. Studiocanal and Heyday Films, who partnered on the successful “Paddington” features, have joined forces with the Astrid Lindgren Company to work up the project.
Longstocking, with her iconic red hair, freckles, strength and free spirit, is the main character in an eponymous series of children’s books by legendary Swedish author Lindgren. Pippi is the strongest girl in the world and totally independent. She is also generous and kind, and she loves to have fun, qualities the producers said are more relevant than ever.
The first three Pippi chapter books were published from 1945 to 1948, followed by three short stories and a number of picture book adaptations. They have been translated into 77 languages and sold more than 65 million copies.
“In David Heyman, with his impressive track record of bringing great literary works to the screen, together with Studiocanal, we are confident that we...
Longstocking, with her iconic red hair, freckles, strength and free spirit, is the main character in an eponymous series of children’s books by legendary Swedish author Lindgren. Pippi is the strongest girl in the world and totally independent. She is also generous and kind, and she loves to have fun, qualities the producers said are more relevant than ever.
The first three Pippi chapter books were published from 1945 to 1948, followed by three short stories and a number of picture book adaptations. They have been translated into 77 languages and sold more than 65 million copies.
“In David Heyman, with his impressive track record of bringing great literary works to the screen, together with Studiocanal, we are confident that we...
- 10/2/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Paddington duo Studiocanal and David Heyman are teaming with the Astrid Lindgren Company to develop a movie based on the classic Pippi Longstocking story. Jeffrey Clifford and Rosie Alison will also produce for Heyday.
Red-haired Longstocking is the main character in the eponymous series of children’s books by celebrated Swedish author Lindgren. She originated from bedside stories told to her daughter Karin about an anything-but-pious freckled little girl with boundless energy, strength and bravery.
The first three chapter books were published from 1945 to 1948, followed by three short stories and a number of picture book adaptations. They have been translated into 77 languages with more than 65 million copies sold world-wide.
There have been a number of film and TV series adaptations of the stories over the years, including Columbia Pictures’ 1988 movie The New Adventures Of Pippi Longstocking.
Harry Potter and Paddington producer Heyman said, “I am thrilled to collaborate with Thomas Gustafsson,...
Red-haired Longstocking is the main character in the eponymous series of children’s books by celebrated Swedish author Lindgren. She originated from bedside stories told to her daughter Karin about an anything-but-pious freckled little girl with boundless energy, strength and bravery.
The first three chapter books were published from 1945 to 1948, followed by three short stories and a number of picture book adaptations. They have been translated into 77 languages with more than 65 million copies sold world-wide.
There have been a number of film and TV series adaptations of the stories over the years, including Columbia Pictures’ 1988 movie The New Adventures Of Pippi Longstocking.
Harry Potter and Paddington producer Heyman said, “I am thrilled to collaborate with Thomas Gustafsson,...
- 10/2/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Warner Bros is in early negotiations with Spider-Man director Jon Watts to team with Michael B. Jordan and re-develop Methusaleh as a star vehicle for the Creed II and Black Panther star to play a man who has managed to stay alive for over 400 years. Jordan’s Outlier Society has joined as producers with Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford.
The plan is for them to put a writer in place to rewrite the film. Most recent draft was by Tony Gilroy. Watts is coming off directing Spider Man: Homecoming, with the sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home coming from Sony on July 5. Homecoming grossed $880 million worldwide, and expectations on the sequel are high.
Methusaleh has been a priority at Warner Bros for years, since the studio had Tom Cruise interested in playing the protagonist, with a Highlander-like mythology and a lot of franchise potential. The character has managed...
The plan is for them to put a writer in place to rewrite the film. Most recent draft was by Tony Gilroy. Watts is coming off directing Spider Man: Homecoming, with the sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home coming from Sony on July 5. Homecoming grossed $880 million worldwide, and expectations on the sequel are high.
Methusaleh has been a priority at Warner Bros for years, since the studio had Tom Cruise interested in playing the protagonist, with a Highlander-like mythology and a lot of franchise potential. The character has managed...
- 4/15/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor Michael B. Jordan will produce and star in a Methuselah movie for Warner Bros., based on the Biblical story of a man who lived to be 969 years old. Jordan will produce the film along with David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford, reports variety.com. Warner Bros. has been developing the project for many years with Will Smith and Tom Cruise interested in the project. Zach Dean wrote an early script after coming on to the project in 2014. The most recent draft was written by Tony Gilroy.
Methuselah is referenced in the Book of Genesis as the son of Enoch, who lived to be 365 years old. The scripts have focused on Methuselah's survival skills.
Jordan is working with New Regency as a producer on an untitled monster movie from Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
Jordan broke out as Oscar Grant in the drama Fruitvale Station and portrayed boxer Adonis Creed in the two Rocky sequels.
Methuselah is referenced in the Book of Genesis as the son of Enoch, who lived to be 365 years old. The scripts have focused on Methuselah's survival skills.
Jordan is working with New Regency as a producer on an untitled monster movie from Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
Jordan broke out as Oscar Grant in the drama Fruitvale Station and portrayed boxer Adonis Creed in the two Rocky sequels.
- 3/26/2019
- GlamSham
If he isn’t starring, he’s producing or both, Michael B. Jordan has been savvy since making his big breakthrough in Ryan Coogler’s ‘Fruitvale Station’. The ‘Black Panther’ actor’s latest project to get involved with is Warner Bros. biblical drama ‘Methuselah’.
Jordan will not only star in the production but will also produce through his Outlier Society production company. David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford will also produce.
Methuselah was a biblical patriarch and a figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Said to have died at the age of 969, he lived the longest of all figures mentioned in the Bible. According to the Book of Genesis, Methuselah was the son of Enoch, the father of Lamech, and the grandfather of Noah. Elsewhere in the Bible, Methuselah is mentioned in genealogies in 1st Chronicles and the Gospel of Luke.
His life is described in further detail in extra-biblical religious...
Jordan will not only star in the production but will also produce through his Outlier Society production company. David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford will also produce.
Methuselah was a biblical patriarch and a figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Said to have died at the age of 969, he lived the longest of all figures mentioned in the Bible. According to the Book of Genesis, Methuselah was the son of Enoch, the father of Lamech, and the grandfather of Noah. Elsewhere in the Bible, Methuselah is mentioned in genealogies in 1st Chronicles and the Gospel of Luke.
His life is described in further detail in extra-biblical religious...
- 3/26/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Kirsten Howard Mar 26, 2019
Warner Bros is having another pop at the potential new franchise with the Black Panther star.
Currently sitting firmly in the 'development hell' seating area of Warner Bros is Methusaleh, a film that's been close to fruition quite a few times over the years. But the project may be done languishing at the studio now that Creed and Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan has signed up to produce and star in it.
Methusaleh, a story about a 400-year old man who has never aged a day, was originally developed by Eden Lake director James Watkins, and since then Arash Amel (Grace of Monaco) and Zach Dean (24 Hours To Live) have both had their hands on the script.
Tom Cruise was once mulling the idea of playing the central role, but this week it was announced that Jordan’s production company Outlier Society has joined forces...
Warner Bros is having another pop at the potential new franchise with the Black Panther star.
Currently sitting firmly in the 'development hell' seating area of Warner Bros is Methusaleh, a film that's been close to fruition quite a few times over the years. But the project may be done languishing at the studio now that Creed and Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan has signed up to produce and star in it.
Methusaleh, a story about a 400-year old man who has never aged a day, was originally developed by Eden Lake director James Watkins, and since then Arash Amel (Grace of Monaco) and Zach Dean (24 Hours To Live) have both had their hands on the script.
Tom Cruise was once mulling the idea of playing the central role, but this week it was announced that Jordan’s production company Outlier Society has joined forces...
- 3/26/2019
- Den of Geek
Michael B. Jordan will produce and star in a “Methuselah” movie for Warner Bros., based on the Biblical story of a man who lived to be 969 years old.
Jordan will produce through his Outlier Society production company along with Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford.
Warner Bros. has been developing the project for many years with Will Smith and Tom Cruise interested in the project. Zach Dean wrote an early script after coming on to the project in 2014. The most recent draft was written by Tony Gilroy.
Methuselah is referenced in the Book of Genesis as the son of Enoch, who lived to be 365 years old. The scripts have focused on Methuselah’s survival skills.
Jordan is working with New Regency as a producer on an untitled monster movie from “Kong: Skull Island” director Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
Outlier Society was founded by Jordan in 2016 and was one of the first...
Jordan will produce through his Outlier Society production company along with Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford.
Warner Bros. has been developing the project for many years with Will Smith and Tom Cruise interested in the project. Zach Dean wrote an early script after coming on to the project in 2014. The most recent draft was written by Tony Gilroy.
Methuselah is referenced in the Book of Genesis as the son of Enoch, who lived to be 365 years old. The scripts have focused on Methuselah’s survival skills.
Jordan is working with New Regency as a producer on an untitled monster movie from “Kong: Skull Island” director Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
Outlier Society was founded by Jordan in 2016 and was one of the first...
- 3/25/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
After venturing down a long and winding road on the way to developing Methuselah, a thriller about a man who has somehow remained alive for over 400 years, Warner Bros. has decided to re-purpose the project for Creed and Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan. As per the new set up, Jordan's Outlier Society label will produce alongside Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford.…...
- 3/25/2019
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Warner Bros will re-develop Methusaleh as a star vehicle for Michael B. Jordan to play a man who has managed to stay alive for over 400 years. Jordan’s Outlier Society has joined as producers Heyday’s David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford.
Warner Bros has been trying to get this one up and running for years, with myriad writers and leading men that at one time included Tom Cruise. It’s got a Highlander-like mythology and franchise potential. The idea is for Jordan to play a man who has managed to survive for hundreds of years, without showing the physical signs of age. In that time, he has accumulated vast intellectual knowledge, from multiple languages to the sciences, as well as survival skills. Zach Dean is among the writers who’ve written versions.
Jordan is coming off the one-two punch of Black Panther and Creed II. Since signing a deal at Warner Bros,...
Warner Bros has been trying to get this one up and running for years, with myriad writers and leading men that at one time included Tom Cruise. It’s got a Highlander-like mythology and franchise potential. The idea is for Jordan to play a man who has managed to survive for hundreds of years, without showing the physical signs of age. In that time, he has accumulated vast intellectual knowledge, from multiple languages to the sciences, as well as survival skills. Zach Dean is among the writers who’ve written versions.
Jordan is coming off the one-two punch of Black Panther and Creed II. Since signing a deal at Warner Bros,...
- 3/25/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
“Patti Cake$” director Geremy Jasper has boarded Lionsgate’s long-in-development romantic drama “The Night Circus,” with Harry Potter producer David Heyman.
The project has been in the works since 2011, when Summit Entertainment acquired feature rights to Erin Morgenstern’s novel of the same name. The story centers on two young illusionists who continue their fathers’ age-old rivalry amid an enchanted circus, bound by a fated love and destined to affect the lives of all around them. The novel is set in Victorian London in a magical circus that is only open from sunset to sunrise.
Annie Baker has written the most recent draft, based on Morgenstern’s New York Times bestseller. Previous drafts were penned by Moira Buffini and Patrick Ness. Meredith Wieck and Brady Fujikawa will oversee the pic for Lionsgate.
Lionsgate bought Summit in 2012. Heyman, whose credits include “Gravity” and Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,...
The project has been in the works since 2011, when Summit Entertainment acquired feature rights to Erin Morgenstern’s novel of the same name. The story centers on two young illusionists who continue their fathers’ age-old rivalry amid an enchanted circus, bound by a fated love and destined to affect the lives of all around them. The novel is set in Victorian London in a magical circus that is only open from sunset to sunrise.
Annie Baker has written the most recent draft, based on Morgenstern’s New York Times bestseller. Previous drafts were penned by Moira Buffini and Patrick Ness. Meredith Wieck and Brady Fujikawa will oversee the pic for Lionsgate.
Lionsgate bought Summit in 2012. Heyman, whose credits include “Gravity” and Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,...
- 2/27/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Kayti Burt Feb 27, 2019
Patti Cake$ director Geremy Jasper signs on to direct the film adaptation of Erin Morgenstern's fantasy novel The Night Circus.
Popular fantasy novel The Night Circus is getting the film feature treatment! According to Deadline, Geremy Jasper (Patti Cake$) has signed on to direct the adaptation for Lionsgate, with Harry Potter producer David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford on board to produce.
Written by Erin Morgenstern (over the course of three NaNoWriMos!), The Night Circus is the story of two dueling magicians and the young people who get pulled into their epic, generations-long struggle for dominance that occurs mostly at the Night Circus, aka Le Cirque des Rêves.
The two magicians in question are called Prospero the Enchanter, aka Hector Bowen, and "the man in the grey suit," aka Mr. A. H---, and the young people who act as their proxies are Bowen's six-year-old daughter Celia and...
Patti Cake$ director Geremy Jasper signs on to direct the film adaptation of Erin Morgenstern's fantasy novel The Night Circus.
Popular fantasy novel The Night Circus is getting the film feature treatment! According to Deadline, Geremy Jasper (Patti Cake$) has signed on to direct the adaptation for Lionsgate, with Harry Potter producer David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford on board to produce.
Written by Erin Morgenstern (over the course of three NaNoWriMos!), The Night Circus is the story of two dueling magicians and the young people who get pulled into their epic, generations-long struggle for dominance that occurs mostly at the Night Circus, aka Le Cirque des Rêves.
The two magicians in question are called Prospero the Enchanter, aka Hector Bowen, and "the man in the grey suit," aka Mr. A. H---, and the young people who act as their proxies are Bowen's six-year-old daughter Celia and...
- 2/27/2019
- Den of Geek
Geremy Jasper, writer and director of the Sundance standout film Patti Cake$, has been tapped to direct The Night Circus, a romance film from Lionsgate. It’s based on the Nyt bestselling book of the same title by Erin Morgenstern. Harry Potter, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, and Gravity producer David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford are producing the project via Heyman’s Heyday Films banner along with Tim Palen of Barnyard Projects.
The pic follows two young illusionists battling out an age-old rivalry amidst an enchanted and magical circus, bound by a fated love, and destined to affect the lives of all around them.
Annie Baker wrote the current draft of the script. Previous drafts were crafted by Moira Buffini and Patrick Ness. Richard Pine will serve as executive producer, while Meredith Wieck and Brady Fujikawa will oversee for the studio.
Jasper is repped by UTA and Untitled Entertainment.
The pic follows two young illusionists battling out an age-old rivalry amidst an enchanted and magical circus, bound by a fated love, and destined to affect the lives of all around them.
Annie Baker wrote the current draft of the script. Previous drafts were crafted by Moira Buffini and Patrick Ness. Richard Pine will serve as executive producer, while Meredith Wieck and Brady Fujikawa will oversee for the studio.
Jasper is repped by UTA and Untitled Entertainment.
- 2/27/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Geremy Jasper, the director of the Sundance sensation Patti Cake$, has signed on to direct The Night Circus, Lionsgate’s adaptation of the best-selling fantasy novel by Erin Morgenstern.
David Heyman, the producer behind the Harry Potter movies, is producing with Jeffrey Clifford (I Love You, Man) via Heyman’s Heyday Films banner. Tim Palen is also producing under his Barnyard Projects banner.
The story is set at the beginning of the 19th century, telling the story of two young magicians, pawns in an age-old rivalry between their mercurial, illusionist fathers and the enchanted circus where their competition and romances play out. The ...
David Heyman, the producer behind the Harry Potter movies, is producing with Jeffrey Clifford (I Love You, Man) via Heyman’s Heyday Films banner. Tim Palen is also producing under his Barnyard Projects banner.
The story is set at the beginning of the 19th century, telling the story of two young magicians, pawns in an age-old rivalry between their mercurial, illusionist fathers and the enchanted circus where their competition and romances play out. The ...
- 2/27/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Geremy Jasper, the director of the Sundance sensation Patti Cake$, has signed on to direct The Night Circus, Lionsgate’s adaptation of the best-selling fantasy novel by Erin Morgenstern.
David Heyman, the producer behind the Harry Potter movies, is producing with Jeffrey Clifford (I Love You, Man) via Heyman’s Heyday Films banner. Tim Palen is also producing under his Barnyard Projects banner.
The story is set at the beginning of the 19th century, telling the story of two young magicians, pawns in an age-old rivalry between their mercurial, illusionist fathers and the enchanted circus where their competition and romances play out. The ...
David Heyman, the producer behind the Harry Potter movies, is producing with Jeffrey Clifford (I Love You, Man) via Heyman’s Heyday Films banner. Tim Palen is also producing under his Barnyard Projects banner.
The story is set at the beginning of the 19th century, telling the story of two young magicians, pawns in an age-old rivalry between their mercurial, illusionist fathers and the enchanted circus where their competition and romances play out. The ...
- 2/27/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Michael Fassbender stars as Tom Sherbourne and Alicia Vikander as his wife Isabel in DreamWorks Pictures poignant drama The Light Between Oceans, written and directed by Derek Cianfrance based on the acclaimed novel by M.L. Stedman.
DreamWorks Pictures’ The Light Between Oceans is a heart-breaking drama about fate, love, moral dilemmas and the lengths to which one couple will go to see their dreams realized.
The film opens in U.S. theaters on September 2, 2016.
Also starring Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown and Jack Thompson, watch the latest preview below.
In the years following World War I, Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender), a young veteran still numb from his years in combat, takes a job as lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, a remote island off the coast of Western Australia. As the island’s sole inhabitant, he finds comfort in the monotony of the chores and the solitude of his surroundings.
DreamWorks Pictures’ The Light Between Oceans is a heart-breaking drama about fate, love, moral dilemmas and the lengths to which one couple will go to see their dreams realized.
The film opens in U.S. theaters on September 2, 2016.
Also starring Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown and Jack Thompson, watch the latest preview below.
In the years following World War I, Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender), a young veteran still numb from his years in combat, takes a job as lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, a remote island off the coast of Western Australia. As the island’s sole inhabitant, he finds comfort in the monotony of the chores and the solitude of his surroundings.
- 7/11/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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