Exclusive: Vmi Worldwide has boarded worldwide sales on The Yellow Tie, a biopic about the famed Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache starring John Malkovich, Sean Bean, and Ben Schnetzer.
Scott Freije and Julie Paquit at Vmi are handling sales and will introduce the pic to buyers at the forthcoming Cannes market. The film is directed by Celibidache’s son, Serge Ioan Celebidachi, who also co-wrote the screenplay with James Olivier. The cast is rounded out by Kate Phillips, Miranda Richardson, and Charlie Rowe.
The film’s synopsis reads: The Yellow Tie follows the extraordinary life of Sergiu Celibidache, one of the most celebrated classical music conductors of the twentieth century. Brilliantly portrayed by John Malkovich and Ben Schnetzer, he was a unique artist, revered and misunderstood in equal measure. From his childhood in Romania under the draconian authority of a disciplinarian father (Sean Bean), to his painful flight from home to...
Scott Freije and Julie Paquit at Vmi are handling sales and will introduce the pic to buyers at the forthcoming Cannes market. The film is directed by Celibidache’s son, Serge Ioan Celebidachi, who also co-wrote the screenplay with James Olivier. The cast is rounded out by Kate Phillips, Miranda Richardson, and Charlie Rowe.
The film’s synopsis reads: The Yellow Tie follows the extraordinary life of Sergiu Celibidache, one of the most celebrated classical music conductors of the twentieth century. Brilliantly portrayed by John Malkovich and Ben Schnetzer, he was a unique artist, revered and misunderstood in equal measure. From his childhood in Romania under the draconian authority of a disciplinarian father (Sean Bean), to his painful flight from home to...
- 4/23/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Sean Bean and Miranda Richardson are set to star alongside John Malkovich in the biopic of Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache, Variety can reveal.
Also joining the cast is Ben Schnetzer (“The Book Thief”), who has replaced Rupert Friend after scheduling difficulties meant Friend had to drop out of the project. Schnetzer will play a young version of Celebidachi while Malkovich will play the conductor later in life.
They will be joined by Kate Phillips (“Downton Abbey”), Anton Lesser (“Game of Thrones”) and Charlie Rowe (“Rocketman”).
“The Yellow Tie” tells the story of controversial classical conductor Sergiu Celibidache, one of Romania’s best known classical music artists. He battled homelessness and prejudice before becoming the youngest ever conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Anton Lesser (© Asia Werbel), Kate Phillips (© Anna Michell), Ben Schnetzer
Celibidache’s son, Serge Ioan Celebidachi, will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with James Olivier.
Also joining...
Also joining the cast is Ben Schnetzer (“The Book Thief”), who has replaced Rupert Friend after scheduling difficulties meant Friend had to drop out of the project. Schnetzer will play a young version of Celebidachi while Malkovich will play the conductor later in life.
They will be joined by Kate Phillips (“Downton Abbey”), Anton Lesser (“Game of Thrones”) and Charlie Rowe (“Rocketman”).
“The Yellow Tie” tells the story of controversial classical conductor Sergiu Celibidache, one of Romania’s best known classical music artists. He battled homelessness and prejudice before becoming the youngest ever conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Anton Lesser (© Asia Werbel), Kate Phillips (© Anna Michell), Ben Schnetzer
Celibidache’s son, Serge Ioan Celebidachi, will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with James Olivier.
Also joining...
- 6/6/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ben Schnetzer has signed on to star as famed Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache in The Yellow Tie replacing Rupert Friend. Schnetzer will have a central role in the feature, playing the young Celibidache with John Malkovich set to play an older version of the conductor.
The film maps the extraordinary life of legendary classical music conductor Sergiu Celibidache, one of the most celebrated but also one of the most controversial artists of the twentieth century. From his childhood in Romania under the draconian authority of a disciplinarian father, to his painful flight from home to pursue his dream of a career in music, his struggle for survival in wartime Germany and his rise, fall and rise again, in a truly unimaginable career and life path, spanning seven decades and all four corners of the globe. This is the true story of a singular individual with a remarkable but tortuous destiny.
The film maps the extraordinary life of legendary classical music conductor Sergiu Celibidache, one of the most celebrated but also one of the most controversial artists of the twentieth century. From his childhood in Romania under the draconian authority of a disciplinarian father, to his painful flight from home to pursue his dream of a career in music, his struggle for survival in wartime Germany and his rise, fall and rise again, in a truly unimaginable career and life path, spanning seven decades and all four corners of the globe. This is the true story of a singular individual with a remarkable but tortuous destiny.
- 6/1/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
“Anatomy of a Scandal” star Rupert Friend has signed on to star as famed Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache in “The Yellow Tie,” an upcoming biopic of Celibidache’s life, Variety can exclusively reveal.
Friend will have a central role in the feature, playing the young Celibidache. As Variety revealed last year, John Malkovich is also signed on to play an older version of the conductor.
The duo last appeared on screen together in 2004’s “The Libertine,” in which Johnny Depp also starred as the Duke of Rochester. Friend has also appeared in features including “Hitman: Agent 47” and “The Death of Stalin.” He will next be appearing in “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” alongside Benedict Cumberbatch.
Serge Ioan Celebidachi, the conductor’s son, will direct “The Yellow Tie” based on a screenplay he co-wrote with James Olivier.
Robert W. Cort has also boarded the biopic as an executive producer.
Friend will have a central role in the feature, playing the young Celibidache. As Variety revealed last year, John Malkovich is also signed on to play an older version of the conductor.
The duo last appeared on screen together in 2004’s “The Libertine,” in which Johnny Depp also starred as the Duke of Rochester. Friend has also appeared in features including “Hitman: Agent 47” and “The Death of Stalin.” He will next be appearing in “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” alongside Benedict Cumberbatch.
Serge Ioan Celebidachi, the conductor’s son, will direct “The Yellow Tie” based on a screenplay he co-wrote with James Olivier.
Robert W. Cort has also boarded the biopic as an executive producer.
- 9/8/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Focus Features throws two more into awards season.
AFI Fest presented by Audi has given world premieres slots to two potential awards season contenders, opening selection On The Basis Of Sex starring Felicity Jones as pioneering attorney and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and closing night entry and historical drama Mary Queen Of Scots starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie.
Focus Features handles both selections and will release Mary Queen Of Scots on December 7, and On The Basis Of Sex on December 25 to commemorate Ginsburg’s 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court, and
AFI alumna Mimi Leder directed The...
AFI Fest presented by Audi has given world premieres slots to two potential awards season contenders, opening selection On The Basis Of Sex starring Felicity Jones as pioneering attorney and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and closing night entry and historical drama Mary Queen Of Scots starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie.
Focus Features handles both selections and will release Mary Queen Of Scots on December 7, and On The Basis Of Sex on December 25 to commemorate Ginsburg’s 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court, and
AFI alumna Mimi Leder directed The...
- 9/25/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Focus Features to release in awards-qualifying run on December 25.
The world premiere of Participant Media’s On The Basis Of Sex starring Felicity Jones as pioneering attorney and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will open AFI Fest 2018 presented by Audi on November 8.
AFI Conservatory alumna Mimi Leder directed the potential awards contender, which Focus Features launches on December 25 to commemorate Ginsburg’s 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court.
On The Basis Of Sex also stars Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Jack Reynor and Cailee Spaeny, Sam Waterston and Kathy Bates. It is a Participant Media film in association with Alibaba Pictures.
The world premiere of Participant Media’s On The Basis Of Sex starring Felicity Jones as pioneering attorney and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will open AFI Fest 2018 presented by Audi on November 8.
AFI Conservatory alumna Mimi Leder directed the potential awards contender, which Focus Features launches on December 25 to commemorate Ginsburg’s 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court.
On The Basis Of Sex also stars Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Jack Reynor and Cailee Spaeny, Sam Waterston and Kathy Bates. It is a Participant Media film in association with Alibaba Pictures.
- 9/25/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The AFI Fest said today that the world premiere of Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic On the Basis of Sex will be its opening-night gala on Thursday November 8. The Focus Features release of the Participant Media film will open Christmas Day in a prime spot for awards season.
Ginsburg is already a major commodity in the Oscar buzz for the 2018 documentary Rbg, also from Participant, which is expected to be a big player in the Documentary Feature race. With the Supreme Court such a huge trending topic these days, this screening of the new Ginsburg project starring Felicity Jone is certain to be a hot one, especially considering that it comes just two days after the midterm election day.
Directed by AFI Conservatory alumna Mimi Leder (Class of 1973), the film tells the story of young lawyer Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.
Ginsburg is already a major commodity in the Oscar buzz for the 2018 documentary Rbg, also from Participant, which is expected to be a big player in the Documentary Feature race. With the Supreme Court such a huge trending topic these days, this screening of the new Ginsburg project starring Felicity Jone is certain to be a hot one, especially considering that it comes just two days after the midterm election day.
Directed by AFI Conservatory alumna Mimi Leder (Class of 1973), the film tells the story of young lawyer Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.
- 9/25/2018
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Armie Hammer has joined the cast of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic “On the Basis of Sex” from Participant Media, the company announced Thursday. Based on the life of renowned Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Hammer will play opposite Felicity Jones in the film directed by Mimi Leder from a script by Daniel Stiepleman, who is also Ginsburg’s nephew. Robert Cort will produce, while Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King of Participant Media will executive produce. The feature is slated for release in 2018, in line with Ginsburg’s 25th anniversary as a Supreme Court Justice. Read More See Armie Hammer's.
- 9/7/2017
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Armie Hammer will star opposite Felicity Jones in On the Basis of Sex, the biopic of renowned Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Participant Media is behind the drama, which will be directed by Mimi Leder from a script by Daniel Stiepleman, who is also Ginsburg’s nephew.
Sex focuses on Ginsburg, played by Jones, as she teams up with her husband, Marty Ginsburg (Hammer) to bring the first landmark gender discrimination case before the Supreme Court.
Robert Cort is producing. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King of Participant Media will executive produce.
The movie is eyeing a fall shoot in Montreal.
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Participant Media is behind the drama, which will be directed by Mimi Leder from a script by Daniel Stiepleman, who is also Ginsburg’s nephew.
Sex focuses on Ginsburg, played by Jones, as she teams up with her husband, Marty Ginsburg (Hammer) to bring the first landmark gender discrimination case before the Supreme Court.
Robert Cort is producing. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King of Participant Media will executive produce.
The movie is eyeing a fall shoot in Montreal.
...
- 9/7/2017
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tony Sokol Aug 11, 2017
Katie Holmes is thinking good thoughts as she uses her gift to impart the wisdom of The Secret.
Katie Holmes is set to headline a feature film adaptation of hit 2006 book The Secret. Rhonda Byrne didn’t just write a self-help book series with her works. She created the law of attraction, which breathed new life into the New Age spiritual movement. The Secret spawned the follow-ups The Power in 2009, The Magic in 2010, and Hero in 2013. Byrne aims to bring joy to the world by helping people control the universe with their minds, using the teachings of Madame Blavatsky and Norman Vincent Peale and a little bit of quantum physics.
The Secret will be directed by Andy Tennant, known for romantic comedies like Sweet Home Alabama and Hitch. The adapted screenplay is being written by Bekah Brunstetter, (NBC’s This Is Us), with help from Tennant and...
Katie Holmes is thinking good thoughts as she uses her gift to impart the wisdom of The Secret.
Katie Holmes is set to headline a feature film adaptation of hit 2006 book The Secret. Rhonda Byrne didn’t just write a self-help book series with her works. She created the law of attraction, which breathed new life into the New Age spiritual movement. The Secret spawned the follow-ups The Power in 2009, The Magic in 2010, and Hero in 2013. Byrne aims to bring joy to the world by helping people control the universe with their minds, using the teachings of Madame Blavatsky and Norman Vincent Peale and a little bit of quantum physics.
The Secret will be directed by Andy Tennant, known for romantic comedies like Sweet Home Alabama and Hitch. The adapted screenplay is being written by Bekah Brunstetter, (NBC’s This Is Us), with help from Tennant and...
- 8/10/2017
- Den of Geek
Covert Media to finance and handle worldwide sales on bestseller adaptation.
Katie Holmes is set to star in the feature film The Secret, directed by Andy Tennent and based on the self-help bestseller by Rhonda Byrne.
Covert Media will finance the project and handle worldwide sales. Robert Cort will produce with Covert Media CEO Hanson. Covert’s Elissa Friedman will serve as an executive producer alongside McC’s Sasha Shapiro and Anton Lessine.
The book centres on a hard-working widow and mother of three who hires a handyman to fix her house during a storm. As the handyman grows closer to the family, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want, but the widow soon realises he carries a secret connection to her past.
Bekah Brunstetter wrote the screenplay based on the self-help book, with participation from Tennant and longtime writing partner Rick Parks.
Katie Holmes has appeared...
Katie Holmes is set to star in the feature film The Secret, directed by Andy Tennent and based on the self-help bestseller by Rhonda Byrne.
Covert Media will finance the project and handle worldwide sales. Robert Cort will produce with Covert Media CEO Hanson. Covert’s Elissa Friedman will serve as an executive producer alongside McC’s Sasha Shapiro and Anton Lessine.
The book centres on a hard-working widow and mother of three who hires a handyman to fix her house during a storm. As the handyman grows closer to the family, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want, but the widow soon realises he carries a secret connection to her past.
Bekah Brunstetter wrote the screenplay based on the self-help book, with participation from Tennant and longtime writing partner Rick Parks.
Katie Holmes has appeared...
- 8/9/2017
- ScreenDaily
2017-08-09T11:31:20-07:00Katie Holmes to Star in Movie Based on 'The Secret'
Katie Holmes will star in The Secret, based on the best-selling self-help book by Rhonda Byrne.
The film, directed by Andy Tennent (Hitch, Sweet Home Alabama), will follow a young widow with three children who hires a handyman to fix her house during a terrible storm. As the handyman grows closer to the family, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want, but the widow soon realizes he carries a secret connection to her past.
Bekah Brunstetter, writer on NBC’s hit drama This Is Us, wrote the screenplay with participation from Tennant and longtime writing partner Rick Parks (Ever After: A Cinderella Story).
Covert Media’s CEO Paul Hanson will produce the movie with Robert Cort. Covert’s Elissa Friedman will...
Katie Holmes will star in The Secret, based on the best-selling self-help book by Rhonda Byrne.
The film, directed by Andy Tennent (Hitch, Sweet Home Alabama), will follow a young widow with three children who hires a handyman to fix her house during a terrible storm. As the handyman grows closer to the family, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want, but the widow soon realizes he carries a secret connection to her past.
Bekah Brunstetter, writer on NBC’s hit drama This Is Us, wrote the screenplay with participation from Tennant and longtime writing partner Rick Parks (Ever After: A Cinderella Story).
Covert Media’s CEO Paul Hanson will produce the movie with Robert Cort. Covert’s Elissa Friedman will...
- 8/9/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne — which was in The New York Times’ bestseller’s list for over three and a half years — is being made into a film and Katie Holmes has been set to star. The film adaptation will be directed by Andy Tennant (Hitch, Sweet Home Alabama) from a screenplay by Bekah Brunstetter, writer on NBC's hit drama This Is Us with Tennant and longtime writing partner Rick Parks (Ever After: A Cinderella Story). Covert Media's CEO Paul Hanson and Robert Cort are…...
- 8/9/2017
- Deadline
With dozens of castings announced and new projects coming down the pipeline each week across television, film, and theater, it can be near-impossible to keep up. Luckily, Backstage is here to help. Every Friday, we’re rounding up the week's industry news you shouldn’t miss so you can be sure you're firmly in the know! Portman is out; Jones is in.Though initially developed with Natalie Portman attached to star, Felicity Jones is now confirmed to portray Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the biopic about her life, “On the Basis of Sex.” Slated to begin shooting this September in Montreal, Mimi Leder will helm the film, with a script by Daniel Stiepleman. Robert W. Cort is producing. More casting news is to-be-announced. “Egg” will hatch a trio of funny females. Heavy-hitters Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”), Alysia Reiner (“Orange Is the New Black”), and Anna Camp (“Pitch Perfect...
- 7/21/2017
- backstage.com
Exclusive: Felicity Jones will star as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in On the Basis Of Sex, with Mimi Leder set to direct for Focus Features and Participant Media. The film will shoot in Montreal in September. The drama follows the travails of Ginsburg as she faced numerous obstacles to her fight for equal rights throughout her career. Daniel Stiepleman wrote the script, which made the 2014 Black List. Robert W. Cort is producing.. Ginsberg was appointed to…...
- 7/18/2017
- Deadline
Warner Bros. Pictures ("Sherlock Holmes") and Robert Downey Jr.'s production company Team Downey continue developing author Erle Stanley Gardner's lawyer character 'Perry Mason' as a potential feature franchise, with Downey Jr. eyeing the title role.
The new film will be set in the 1930's, featuring Mason's secretary 'Della Street', private investigator 'Paul Drake' and courtroom nemesis 'Hamilton Burger'.
Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey will produce with Robert Cort, along with David Gambino, Eric Hetzel and Joe Horacek executive producing with Susan Feiles and Chris Darling.
As a defense attorney, 'Perry Mason' was featured in more than 80 'detective fiction' novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial. Typically, Mason was able to establish his client's innocence by implicating another character, who then confessed.
Author Gardner had over 135 million copies of his books in print in North...
The new film will be set in the 1930's, featuring Mason's secretary 'Della Street', private investigator 'Paul Drake' and courtroom nemesis 'Hamilton Burger'.
Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey will produce with Robert Cort, along with David Gambino, Eric Hetzel and Joe Horacek executive producing with Susan Feiles and Chris Darling.
As a defense attorney, 'Perry Mason' was featured in more than 80 'detective fiction' novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial. Typically, Mason was able to establish his client's innocence by implicating another character, who then confessed.
Author Gardner had over 135 million copies of his books in print in North...
- 6/27/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
New Line Cinema is in negotiations to acquire the rights to classic sitcom Three's Company and has hired screenwriters Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (He's Just Not That Into You) to author the script for a film adaptation. Robert Cort (Cocktail, Runaway Bride) will produce the project, which will be set in the 1970s, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Three's Company, which aired from 1977 to 1984 on ABC, focused on an unlikely trio of Santa Monica roommates: two single women and a man pretending to be gay in order to circumvent the era's narrower housing norms.
Three's Company, which aired from 1977 to 1984 on ABC, focused on an unlikely trio of Santa Monica roommates: two single women and a man pretending to be gay in order to circumvent the era's narrower housing norms.
- 4/20/2016
- Rollingstone.com
We’ve been waiting for this news.
The 1977 sitcom Three’s Company is in talks to be revived… as a feature film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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New Line Cinema is currently in negotiations to acquire the rights to the classic TV series, which starred John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers as Santa Monica roommates Jack, Janet and Chrissy. Jack, famously, pretended to be gay in order to have the living arrangement pass muster with the landlord.
Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (He’s Just...
The 1977 sitcom Three’s Company is in talks to be revived… as a feature film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
RelatedMADtv Revival Series Set at The CW; Original Cast Members Will Guest-Host
New Line Cinema is currently in negotiations to acquire the rights to the classic TV series, which starred John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers as Santa Monica roommates Jack, Janet and Chrissy. Jack, famously, pretended to be gay in order to have the living arrangement pass muster with the landlord.
Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (He’s Just...
- 4/20/2016
- TVLine.com
New Line Cinema is in talks to pick up the film rights to classic late 1970s sitcom "Three's Company".
The original, a remake British sitcom "Man About the House," starred John Ritter, Joyce De Witt and Suzanne Somers. The trio played roommates who pretended that Ritter's character was gay in order to placate their hard-nosed landlord (Norman Fell).
"Valentine's Day" and "The Vow" scribes Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein have been hired to pen the script for the film which will retain the 1970s setting of the original. Robert Cort will produce.
Source: THR...
The original, a remake British sitcom "Man About the House," starred John Ritter, Joyce De Witt and Suzanne Somers. The trio played roommates who pretended that Ritter's character was gay in order to placate their hard-nosed landlord (Norman Fell).
"Valentine's Day" and "The Vow" scribes Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein have been hired to pen the script for the film which will retain the 1970s setting of the original. Robert Cort will produce.
Source: THR...
- 4/20/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The thrilling new chapter in the iconic franchise Terminator Genisys explodes onto Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, DVD, and On Demand November 10, 2015 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives three weeks early on Digital HD October 20.
“Arnold is back and better than ever” (Shawn Edwards, Wdap-tv, Fox) in the movie hailed as “the best Terminator since T2: Judgment Day” (Mark Hughes, Forbes).
In the war of man against machine, Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney, The Divergent Series) is sent back to 1984 by resistance leader John Connor (Jason Clarke, Everest) to protect his young mother, Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”). However, this time unexpected events have altered the past and threaten the future for all mankind. Now Reese must join forces with Sarah and her “Guardian” (Arnold Schwarzenegger) to save the world and stop the next evolution of Terminators.
The Terminator Genisys Blu-ray...
“Arnold is back and better than ever” (Shawn Edwards, Wdap-tv, Fox) in the movie hailed as “the best Terminator since T2: Judgment Day” (Mark Hughes, Forbes).
In the war of man against machine, Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney, The Divergent Series) is sent back to 1984 by resistance leader John Connor (Jason Clarke, Everest) to protect his young mother, Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”). However, this time unexpected events have altered the past and threaten the future for all mankind. Now Reese must join forces with Sarah and her “Guardian” (Arnold Schwarzenegger) to save the world and stop the next evolution of Terminators.
The Terminator Genisys Blu-ray...
- 9/2/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Warner Bros. Pictures ("Sherlock Holmes") and Robert Downey Jr.'s production company Team Downey continue developing author Erle Stanley Gardner's lawyer character 'Perry Mason' as a potential feature franchise, with Downey Jr. eyeing the title role.
The new film will be set in the 1930's, featuring Mason's secretary 'Della Street', private investigator 'Paul Drake' and courtroom nemesis 'Hamilton Burger'.
Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey will produce with Robert Cort, along with David Gambino, Eric Hetzel and Joe Horacek executive producing with Susan Feiles and Chris Darling.
As a defense attorney, 'Perry Mason' was featured in more than 80 'detective fiction' novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial. Typically, Mason was able to establish his client's innocence by implicating another character, who then confessed.
Author Gardner had over 135 million copies of his books in print in North...
The new film will be set in the 1930's, featuring Mason's secretary 'Della Street', private investigator 'Paul Drake' and courtroom nemesis 'Hamilton Burger'.
Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey will produce with Robert Cort, along with David Gambino, Eric Hetzel and Joe Horacek executive producing with Susan Feiles and Chris Darling.
As a defense attorney, 'Perry Mason' was featured in more than 80 'detective fiction' novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial. Typically, Mason was able to establish his client's innocence by implicating another character, who then confessed.
Author Gardner had over 135 million copies of his books in print in North...
- 8/11/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The machines took over Saturday night in St. Louis. Car machines, that is.
To get fans ready for the upcoming release of the Terminator Genisys, Clean Cut Creations Vintage Auto Works hosted a watch party of the original 1984 film, The Terminator, with a drive-in movie night.
Saturday evening’s event was open to everyone and St. Louis area vintage car owners arrived in style to watch James Cameron’s sci-fi classic.
In 1984, a cyborg arrived from the future. He was called the Terminator.
Jump 30 plus years into the future to 2015 and a brand chapter of the Terminator franchise. Opening on July 1st with new cyborgs and bigger action sequences is Terminator Genisys.
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When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to...
To get fans ready for the upcoming release of the Terminator Genisys, Clean Cut Creations Vintage Auto Works hosted a watch party of the original 1984 film, The Terminator, with a drive-in movie night.
Saturday evening’s event was open to everyone and St. Louis area vintage car owners arrived in style to watch James Cameron’s sci-fi classic.
In 1984, a cyborg arrived from the future. He was called the Terminator.
Jump 30 plus years into the future to 2015 and a brand chapter of the Terminator franchise. Opening on July 1st with new cyborgs and bigger action sequences is Terminator Genisys.
Check out Clean Cut Creations Vintage Auto Works on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Cccstl
https://www.facebook.com/STLSnowCone
When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to...
- 6/8/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Natalie Portman takes on Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Academy Award winner is slated to take on the role of the first Jewish female Supreme Court Justice in an upcoming biopic. According to Deadline, Natalie Portman recently nabbed the starring role in On the Basis of Sex, a biopic about the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Marielle Heller, who recently received critical acclaim for her directorial debut Diary of a Teenage Girl, is reportedly in talks to direct the politically charged film, while Focus Films will reportedly finance. Robert W. Cort will produce while Ram Bergman will serve as executive producer. Filming for On the Basis of Sex is on track to begin by the end of the year. On the Basis of Sex, will center on the numerous obstacles that Ruth Bader Ginsburg faced as she fought for equal rights throughout her career. On August...
- 5/10/2015
- cinemablend.com
Exclusive: Natalie Portman is set to play Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in On The Basis Of Sex, with Marielle Heller (The Diary Of A Teenage Girl) in negotiations to direct. Focus Features is in talks to come onboard to finance. The script, which follows the travails of Ginsburg as she faced numerous obstacles to her fight for equal rights throughout her career, was written by Daniel Stiepleman and made the 2014 Black List. Robert W. Cort is producing with Ram…...
- 5/8/2015
- Deadline
New Mission. New Threat. New Fate.
Superbowl weekend, the game, the food, the friends…the commercials.
“He’s Back.” Arnold Schwarzennegger returns in Terminator Genisys with a groovy “Big Game” TV Spot. Check it out!
Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions Present
“Terminator Genisys”
Executive Producers Bill Carraro, Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier, Megan Ellison, Robert Cort
Produced By David Ellison, p.g.a. Dana Goldberg, p.g.a.
Written By Laeta Kalogridis & … Continue reading →
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Superbowl weekend, the game, the food, the friends…the commercials.
“He’s Back.” Arnold Schwarzennegger returns in Terminator Genisys with a groovy “Big Game” TV Spot. Check it out!
Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions Present
“Terminator Genisys”
Executive Producers Bill Carraro, Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier, Megan Ellison, Robert Cort
Produced By David Ellison, p.g.a. Dana Goldberg, p.g.a.
Written By Laeta Kalogridis & … Continue reading →
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- 1/30/2015
- by Doc Rotten
- Horror News
As has become habit, some of the most eagerly-awaited media ad spots, debuting on Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast, are being released a wee bit early.
The reboot of the Terminator franchise is among the films being advertised but you can watch the ad now.
Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions Present
“Terminator Genisys”
Executive Producers Bill Carraro, Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier, Megan Ellison, Robert Cort
Produced By David Ellison, p.g.a. Dana Goldberg, p.g.a.
Written By Laeta Kalogridis & Patrick Lussier
Directed By Alan Taylor
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J. K. Simmons, Dayo Okeniyi, Matthew Smith, Courtney B. Vance and Byung-Hun Lee
Synopsis: When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese...
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“Terminator Genisys”
Executive Producers Bill Carraro, Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier, Megan Ellison, Robert Cort
Produced By David Ellison, p.g.a. Dana Goldberg, p.g.a.
Written By Laeta Kalogridis & Patrick Lussier
Directed By Alan Taylor
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J. K. Simmons, Dayo Okeniyi, Matthew Smith, Courtney B. Vance and Byung-Hun Lee
Synopsis: When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese...
- 1/30/2015
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Raja Gosnell is onboard to the direct the film adaptation of Rhonda Byrne's 2006 best-selling novel "The Secret" at Constantin Film and Robert Cort Productions.
The self-help book sold upwards of 28 million copies and suggests that the power of positive thinking can change peoples' lives for the better. Playwright Bekah Brunstetter adapted the script for the film.
The original narrative will center on a hard-working, young widowed mother whose life is upended by the arrival of a mysterious stranger. As he shares his philosophy with her and her three children, they find both self-fulfillment and love.
Robert Cort is producing, and shooting is aiming to kick off in May.
Source: THR...
The self-help book sold upwards of 28 million copies and suggests that the power of positive thinking can change peoples' lives for the better. Playwright Bekah Brunstetter adapted the script for the film.
The original narrative will center on a hard-working, young widowed mother whose life is upended by the arrival of a mysterious stranger. As he shares his philosophy with her and her three children, they find both self-fulfillment and love.
Robert Cort is producing, and shooting is aiming to kick off in May.
Source: THR...
- 1/29/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
South Korean studio Cj E&M has announced English-language dance romance Make Your Move has sold to 54 countries for a total of $6.3m to date.
Territories include Russia-cis (West), Hong Kong (Sundream), Belgium (Beneluxe), UAE (Gulf Film) and Netherlands (Benelux Film Investments).
Starring K-pop diva BoA, the film is co-produced by Cj E&M, Sm Entertainment, and Robert Cort Productions.
With sales handled by Lionsgate, the film has already been released in 14 countries and will have its North American release handled by High Top on April 18. Cj E&M is set to release the film in Korea on April 17.
Directed by Duane Adler, the film features BoA as star-crossed lovers with Dancing With The Stars pro Derek Hough in New York’s underground club world.
“Winning attention from buyers around the world, particularly in Europe, which accounts for 70% of pre-sales to-date, we’re excited at the model of global collaboration Make Your Move provides to advance Korean...
Territories include Russia-cis (West), Hong Kong (Sundream), Belgium (Beneluxe), UAE (Gulf Film) and Netherlands (Benelux Film Investments).
Starring K-pop diva BoA, the film is co-produced by Cj E&M, Sm Entertainment, and Robert Cort Productions.
With sales handled by Lionsgate, the film has already been released in 14 countries and will have its North American release handled by High Top on April 18. Cj E&M is set to release the film in Korea on April 17.
Directed by Duane Adler, the film features BoA as star-crossed lovers with Dancing With The Stars pro Derek Hough in New York’s underground club world.
“Winning attention from buyers around the world, particularly in Europe, which accounts for 70% of pre-sales to-date, we’re excited at the model of global collaboration Make Your Move provides to advance Korean...
- 4/15/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Warner Bros. Pictures ("Sherlock Holmes") and Robert Downey Jr.'s production company Team Downey continue developing author Erle Stanley Gardner's lawyer character 'Perry Mason' as a potential feature franchise, with Downey Jr. eyeing the title role.
The new film will be set in the 1930's, featuring Mason's secretary 'Della Street', private investigator 'Paul Drake' and courtroom nemesis 'Hamilton Burger'.
Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey will produce with Robert Cort, along with David Gambino, Eric Hetzel and Joe Horacek executive producing with Susan Feiles and Chris Darling.
As a defense attorney, 'Perry Mason' was featured in more than 80 'detective fiction' novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial. Typically, Mason was able to establish his client's innocence by implicating another character, who then confessed.
Author Gardner had over 135 million copies of his books in print in North America...
The new film will be set in the 1930's, featuring Mason's secretary 'Della Street', private investigator 'Paul Drake' and courtroom nemesis 'Hamilton Burger'.
Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey will produce with Robert Cort, along with David Gambino, Eric Hetzel and Joe Horacek executive producing with Susan Feiles and Chris Darling.
As a defense attorney, 'Perry Mason' was featured in more than 80 'detective fiction' novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial. Typically, Mason was able to establish his client's innocence by implicating another character, who then confessed.
Author Gardner had over 135 million copies of his books in print in North America...
- 11/20/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Warner Bros. Pictures ("Sherlock Holmes") and Robert Downey Jr.'s production company Team Downey continue developing author Erle Stanley Gardner's lawyer character 'Perry Mason' as a potential feature franchise, with Downey Jr. eyeing the title role.
The new film will be set in the 1930's, featuring Mason's secretary 'Della Street', private investigator 'Paul Drake' and courtroom nemesis 'Hamilton Burger'.
Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey will produce with Robert Cort, along with David Gambino, Eric Hetzel and Joe Horacek executive producing with Susan Feiles and Chris Darling.
As a defense attorney, 'Perry Mason' was featured in more than 80 'detective fiction' novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial. Typically, Mason was able to establish his client's innocence by implicating another character, who then confessed.
Author Gardner had over 135 million copies of his books in print in North...
The new film will be set in the 1930's, featuring Mason's secretary 'Della Street', private investigator 'Paul Drake' and courtroom nemesis 'Hamilton Burger'.
Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey will produce with Robert Cort, along with David Gambino, Eric Hetzel and Joe Horacek executive producing with Susan Feiles and Chris Darling.
As a defense attorney, 'Perry Mason' was featured in more than 80 'detective fiction' novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial. Typically, Mason was able to establish his client's innocence by implicating another character, who then confessed.
Author Gardner had over 135 million copies of his books in print in North...
- 3/18/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Less than a month after selling a Trousdale Estates residence to Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, married film producers Robert Cort and Rosalie Swedlin have purchased another property nearby in Beverly Hills for $10.45 million, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the Los Angeles real estate market. The seven-bedroom North Linden Drive house, which was designed by architect Peter Choate, had been listed for sale by the undisclosed seller for $10.65 million. The transaction closed on June 5. Cort confirmed his purchase of the residence but declined further comment. Cort's producing credits include Runaway Bride
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- 6/15/2012
- by Daniel Miller
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Earlier today, reported on the news that Syfy would be adapting Stephen King’s The Eyes of the Dragon. Syfy has officially announced that project as part of their new development slate, which includes 28 new scripted and reality projects:
“New York – April 24, 2012 – Coming off Syfy’s most watched First Quarter ever in total viewers, Adults 18-34 and key women demos, Syfy and Chiller President Dave Howe today ignited the imagination of the advertising community by unveiling the next phase of the channel’s largest original programming slate in history. This will feature Syfy’s most original primetime hours ever, a record 28 scripted and reality development projects and the 2013 premiere of the highly-anticipated Defiance, the visionary transmedia experience that will unite television and Massive Multiplayer Online (Mmo) gaming for the very first time.
Said Howe: “Syfy’s Upfront celebrates the power of Igniters, our influential audience who has the highly coveted...
“New York – April 24, 2012 – Coming off Syfy’s most watched First Quarter ever in total viewers, Adults 18-34 and key women demos, Syfy and Chiller President Dave Howe today ignited the imagination of the advertising community by unveiling the next phase of the channel’s largest original programming slate in history. This will feature Syfy’s most original primetime hours ever, a record 28 scripted and reality development projects and the 2013 premiere of the highly-anticipated Defiance, the visionary transmedia experience that will unite television and Massive Multiplayer Online (Mmo) gaming for the very first time.
Said Howe: “Syfy’s Upfront celebrates the power of Igniters, our influential audience who has the highly coveted...
- 4/24/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Breaking News: Syfy Announces New Scripted and Reality Programming Including Stephen King Adaptation
Syfy is having its Upfront tonight, during which they present their schedule and slate of projects in development to potential advertisers, and the announcements are flowing. An adaptation of a Stephen King novel into a miniseries, a new Charlaine Harris weekly series, a great movie being adapted into a weekly series, and a whole load of new reality shows may be in our future. Where to begin? We’ll break this down into manageable bites, but have included the entire press release below for your study.
First up, new series! We’ve already told you about some of these, but now we’re getting official word. For scripted series, Syfy is now confirming that Defiance, the series that will affect and be affected by the game of the same name, will be coming in 2013.
All other new series on or soon to be on the schedule are unscripted/reality shows – eight of em!
First up, new series! We’ve already told you about some of these, but now we’re getting official word. For scripted series, Syfy is now confirming that Defiance, the series that will affect and be affected by the game of the same name, will be coming in 2013.
All other new series on or soon to be on the schedule are unscripted/reality shows – eight of em!
- 4/24/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
So what's next for the channel that has given us plenty of things that have gone bump in the night along with more CG monsters than anyone could possibly keep up with? Read on for details of Syfy's "upfront" presentation.
As you'd expect from a network named Syfy, several of these projects are more sci-fi than horror, but we thought we'd pass on all the news anyway:
From the Press Release:
Coming off Syfy’s most watched first quarter ever in total viewers, Adults 18-34 and key women demos, Syfy and Chiller President Dave Howe today ignited the imagination of the advertising community by unveiling the next phase of the channel’s largest original programming slate in history. This will feature Syfy’s most original primetime hours ever, a record 28 scripted and reality development projects and the 2013 premiere of the highly-anticipated Defiance, the visionary transmedia experience that will unite...
As you'd expect from a network named Syfy, several of these projects are more sci-fi than horror, but we thought we'd pass on all the news anyway:
From the Press Release:
Coming off Syfy’s most watched first quarter ever in total viewers, Adults 18-34 and key women demos, Syfy and Chiller President Dave Howe today ignited the imagination of the advertising community by unveiling the next phase of the channel’s largest original programming slate in history. This will feature Syfy’s most original primetime hours ever, a record 28 scripted and reality development projects and the 2013 premiere of the highly-anticipated Defiance, the visionary transmedia experience that will unite...
- 4/24/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Stephen King’s fantasy novel Eyes of the Dragon could at last become a movie or miniseries.
The 1987 bestseller is being developed by Syfy as a longform project, along with a scripted drama series based on the comic Grey Legion and two high-concept movie projects. The network is set to announce all the titles later today at its upfront presentation in New York City.
Michael Taylor (Battlestar Galactica) and Jeff Vintar (I, Robot) will pen the Dragon script, with Taylor and Bill Haber as executive producers.
Dragon is a rarity among King’s early works: A stand-alone novel that hasn...
The 1987 bestseller is being developed by Syfy as a longform project, along with a scripted drama series based on the comic Grey Legion and two high-concept movie projects. The network is set to announce all the titles later today at its upfront presentation in New York City.
Michael Taylor (Battlestar Galactica) and Jeff Vintar (I, Robot) will pen the Dragon script, with Taylor and Bill Haber as executive producers.
Dragon is a rarity among King’s early works: A stand-alone novel that hasn...
- 4/24/2012
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Variety reports that Millennium NuImage have just purchased the rom-com spec Lauren Pemberton is No Longer in a Relationship; Robert Cort will produce.
Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger teamed to write the script, which “focuses on a guy who reconnects with his high school crush through Facebook when he discovers she is single only to find out that he is not the only one in pursuit.” In a world consumed by Facebook and social media, it was only a matter of time before it took over Hollywood as well; look at the Darren Aronofsky-produced Xoxo, a “Fatal Attraction for the digital age.” We’ve come a long way since 1998, when You’ve Got Mail seemed hi-tech.
This script also led Berger and Aptaker to obtain staff writing positions on NBC’s Friends With Benefits, and currently serve as executive story editors on MTV’s Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous.
Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger teamed to write the script, which “focuses on a guy who reconnects with his high school crush through Facebook when he discovers she is single only to find out that he is not the only one in pursuit.” In a world consumed by Facebook and social media, it was only a matter of time before it took over Hollywood as well; look at the Darren Aronofsky-produced Xoxo, a “Fatal Attraction for the digital age.” We’ve come a long way since 1998, when You’ve Got Mail seemed hi-tech.
This script also led Berger and Aptaker to obtain staff writing positions on NBC’s Friends With Benefits, and currently serve as executive story editors on MTV’s Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous.
- 3/17/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The studio is negotiating with Marc Guggenheim to pen the script for a film series reboot of classic defense attorney character Perry Mason for Warner Bros. Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.
Robert Downey Jr. is being lined up to take on the role most famously portrayed by Raymond Burr in the 50's and 60's TV series. Downey will produce with Susan Downey and Robert Cort.
Guggenheim is writing the script based off an original story by Downey and David Gambino which takes the character back to the original 1930's Los Angeles setting of the original films and radio plays based on Erle Stanley Gardner's books.
Robert Downey Jr. is being lined up to take on the role most famously portrayed by Raymond Burr in the 50's and 60's TV series. Downey will produce with Susan Downey and Robert Cort.
Guggenheim is writing the script based off an original story by Downey and David Gambino which takes the character back to the original 1930's Los Angeles setting of the original films and radio plays based on Erle Stanley Gardner's books.
- 2/18/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Marc Guggenheim (Green Lantern, Arrow) has found his next writing gig. THR reports that he is in talks to pen the script for Warner Bros.' Perry Mason. The project is planned as a potential starring vehicle for Robert Downey Jr. Downey and his wife and producing partner Susan Downey are producing, along with Robert Cort. The concept was based on an original story by Downey and Team Downey president David Gambino.
The Perry Mason character is based on the original Erle Stanley Gardner character from his books. Raymond Burr played Mason on TV from 1957 to 1966. The film will be "set in the 1930s and feature characters such as Mason's secretary, Della Street, private investigator Paul Drake, and Mason's longtime courtroom nemesis, Hamilton Burger."
Guggenheim began his writing career with shows such as Eli Stone, The Practice, and Law & Order. It will be interesting to see how this story will translate to the big-screen.
The Perry Mason character is based on the original Erle Stanley Gardner character from his books. Raymond Burr played Mason on TV from 1957 to 1966. The film will be "set in the 1930s and feature characters such as Mason's secretary, Della Street, private investigator Paul Drake, and Mason's longtime courtroom nemesis, Hamilton Burger."
Guggenheim began his writing career with shows such as Eli Stone, The Practice, and Law & Order. It will be interesting to see how this story will translate to the big-screen.
- 2/18/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Marc Guggenheim is in negotiations to write the big-screen adventures of Perry Mason, set up at Warner Bros. as a potential starring vehicle for Robert Downey Jr. Photos: Hollywood's Highest Grossing Actors Downey also is producing with his wife and partner Susan Downey and their banner Team Downey, along with Robert Cort. Mason is a defense attorney character at the center of a series of books by Erle Stanley Gardner that were first adapted as films and radio plays in the 1930s. The books were hugely popular but the character's appeal reached new heights with the TV series that
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- 2/17/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marc Guggenheim (upcoming "Arrow," Green Lantern ) is negotiating to write the script for Warner Bros.' Perry Mason , which is a potential starring vehicle for Robert Downey Jr., says The Hollywood Reporter . Downey also is producing with his wife and partner Susan Downey and their banner Team Downey, along with Robert Cort. Guggenheim is writing a script based off an original story by Downey and Team Downey president David Gambino. Based on the original Erle Stanley Gardner books, Perry Mason will be set in the 1930s and feature characters such as Mason's secretary, Della Street, private investigator Paul Drake, and Mason's longtime courtroom nemesis, Hamilton Burger. The books were turned into a popular TV series starring Raymond Burr that ran from 1957 to...
- 2/17/2012
- Comingsoon.net
This is such great news! We’re always happy to learn of new scripted projects at Syfy, and now there are three in progress. Not only that, but it looks like they’re each from a different family of sci-fi: future/space, supernatural, and comics/spy-fi. Something for everyone, and all for us! Here’s what Syfy had to say about them:
Syfy Announces New Scripted Projects From Universal Cable Productions, Fox Television Studios And CBS TV Studios
New York – November 9, 2011 – Marking another phase of its record expansion of original programming, Syfy today announced three new scripted projects in development from Universal Cable Productions, CBS TV Studios and Fox Television Studios.
In making the announcement, Mark Stern, President, Original Content, Syfy, and Co-Head, Original Content, Universal Cable Productions, said: “This broad-based slate, from top-notch talent in the creative community, will enable us to build upon the strong foundation of our...
Syfy Announces New Scripted Projects From Universal Cable Productions, Fox Television Studios And CBS TV Studios
New York – November 9, 2011 – Marking another phase of its record expansion of original programming, Syfy today announced three new scripted projects in development from Universal Cable Productions, CBS TV Studios and Fox Television Studios.
In making the announcement, Mark Stern, President, Original Content, Syfy, and Co-Head, Original Content, Universal Cable Productions, said: “This broad-based slate, from top-notch talent in the creative community, will enable us to build upon the strong foundation of our...
- 11/10/2011
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Marking another phase of its record expansion of original programming, Syfy today announced three new scripted projects in development from Universal Cable Productions, CBS TV Studios, and Fox Television Studios.
In making the announcement, Mark Stern, President, Original Content, Syfy, and Co-Head, Original Content, Universal Cable Productions, said: “This broad-based slate, from top-notch talent in the creative community, will enable us to build upon the strong foundation of our current hit scripted series to provide Syfy viewers with the next generation of imaginative entertainment.”
Here's what they have on their slate:
Untitled Robert H. Wolfe Project
Universal Cable Productions
Robert H. Wolfe -- Executive Producer/Writer
After decades of war, the newly formed Unity Democracy orders a volatile mix of humans and trans-humans to lead the Starship Defender on an expedition in search of lost worlds requiring law and order.
"Seeing Things" (working title)
Fox Television Studios
David Slack --...
In making the announcement, Mark Stern, President, Original Content, Syfy, and Co-Head, Original Content, Universal Cable Productions, said: “This broad-based slate, from top-notch talent in the creative community, will enable us to build upon the strong foundation of our current hit scripted series to provide Syfy viewers with the next generation of imaginative entertainment.”
Here's what they have on their slate:
Untitled Robert H. Wolfe Project
Universal Cable Productions
Robert H. Wolfe -- Executive Producer/Writer
After decades of war, the newly formed Unity Democracy orders a volatile mix of humans and trans-humans to lead the Starship Defender on an expedition in search of lost worlds requiring law and order.
"Seeing Things" (working title)
Fox Television Studios
David Slack --...
- 11/10/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Name change aside, SyFy has been doing a lot right when it comes to constantly improving their slate of programming.
Alphas was a hit when it premiered recently, and now, they’ve announced the development of three new series, Ghost Projekt, Seeing Things, and the creatively named Untitled Robert H. Wolfe Project. The descriptions of all three series can be found below, courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter:
Ghost Projekt
Based on the Oni Press comic series, the drama revolves around a female Kgb agent and a male American weapons inspector who form an unlikely partnership when a deadly force is unwittingly unleashed in Siberia. The CBS Studios project counts Brett Matthews (Supernatural) as a writer and executive producer, with Andy Bourne and Eric Gitter on board as EPs.
Seeing Things
The Fox TV Studios project centers on a cop who becomes a ghost after his violent death. The only person...
Alphas was a hit when it premiered recently, and now, they’ve announced the development of three new series, Ghost Projekt, Seeing Things, and the creatively named Untitled Robert H. Wolfe Project. The descriptions of all three series can be found below, courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter:
Ghost Projekt
Based on the Oni Press comic series, the drama revolves around a female Kgb agent and a male American weapons inspector who form an unlikely partnership when a deadly force is unwittingly unleashed in Siberia. The CBS Studios project counts Brett Matthews (Supernatural) as a writer and executive producer, with Andy Bourne and Eric Gitter on board as EPs.
Seeing Things
The Fox TV Studios project centers on a cop who becomes a ghost after his violent death. The only person...
- 11/9/2011
- by Marc
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
SyFy is known for the hit shows Alphas, Haven and Warehouse 13, but will soon have some new dramas to add to it's lineup. The NBC Universal cable network has had a record breaking third quarter and has announced their slate of upcoming drama series that involve Kgb Agents, ghosts and trans-humans.
Here is a description of the upcoming series thanks to THR:
Ghost Projekt
Based on the Oni Press comic series, the drama revolves around a female Kgb agent and a male American weapons inspector who form an unlikely partnership when a deadly force is unwittingly unleashed in Siberia. The CBS Studios project counts Brett Matthews (Supernatural) as a writer and executive producer, with Andy Bourne and Eric Gitter on board as EPs.
Seeing Things
The Fox TV Studios project centers on a cop who becomes a ghost after his violent death. The only person who can help close...
Here is a description of the upcoming series thanks to THR:
Ghost Projekt
Based on the Oni Press comic series, the drama revolves around a female Kgb agent and a male American weapons inspector who form an unlikely partnership when a deadly force is unwittingly unleashed in Siberia. The CBS Studios project counts Brett Matthews (Supernatural) as a writer and executive producer, with Andy Bourne and Eric Gitter on board as EPs.
Seeing Things
The Fox TV Studios project centers on a cop who becomes a ghost after his violent death. The only person who can help close...
- 11/9/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
In making the announcement, Mark Stern, President, Original Content, Syfy, and Co-Head, Original Content, Universal Cable Productions, said: “This broad-based slate, from top-notch talent in the creative community, will enable us to build upon the strong foundation of our current hit scripted series to provide Syfy viewers with the next generation of imaginative entertainment.” Syfy Scripted Development Slate: Unt. Robert H. Wolfe Project Universal Cable Productions Robert H. Wolfe -- Executive Producer/Writer After decades of war, the newly formed Unity Democracy orders a volatile mix of humans and trans-humans to lead the Starship Defender on an expedition in search of lost worlds requiring law and order. Seeing Things (working title) Fox Television Studios David Slack -- Executive Producer Scott Rosenberg and Robert Cort -- Co-Executive Producers David Slack and Gabrielle Stanton -- Writers A cop becomes a ghost after his violent death and the only person who can help...
- 11/9/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Warner Bros. Pictures ("Sherlock Holmes") and Robert Downey Jr.'s production company Team Downey confirm they will develop author Erle Stanley Gardner's lawyer character "Perry Mason" as a feature film, with Downey Jr. eyeing the title role.
The new film will be set in the 1930's, featuring Mason's secretary 'Della Street', private investigator 'Paul Drake' and courtroom nemesis 'Hamilton Burger'.
Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey will produce with Robert Cort, along with David Gambino, Eric Hetzel and Joe Horacek executive producing with Susan Feiles and Chris Darling.
A defense attorney, 'Perry Mason' was featured in more than 80 'detective fiction' novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial. Typically, Mason was able to establish his client's innocence by implicating another character, who then confessed.
Author Gardner had over 135 million copies of his books in print in North America in...
The new film will be set in the 1930's, featuring Mason's secretary 'Della Street', private investigator 'Paul Drake' and courtroom nemesis 'Hamilton Burger'.
Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey will produce with Robert Cort, along with David Gambino, Eric Hetzel and Joe Horacek executive producing with Susan Feiles and Chris Darling.
A defense attorney, 'Perry Mason' was featured in more than 80 'detective fiction' novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial. Typically, Mason was able to establish his client's innocence by implicating another character, who then confessed.
Author Gardner had over 135 million copies of his books in print in North America in...
- 10/6/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Robert Downey Jr. is looking to star as legendary defense attorney Perry Mason in a film reboot of the property at Warner Bros. Pictures says Variety.
The film will go back to Erle Stanley Gardner's 82 original novels and several dozen short stories which are set in the rough and tumble world of early 1930s Los Angeles,
Mason's secretary, Della Street, private investigator Paul Drake, and Mason's longtime courtroom nemesis, Hamilton Burger will all appear in the film which Downey Jr., Susan Downey and Robert Cort will produce
Robert Downey Jr. and David Gambino came up with an original story and producers are currently looking for a writer. 'Mason' is perhaps best remembered for the popular TV show starring Raymond Burr that ran in the late 50's and early 60's.
The film will go back to Erle Stanley Gardner's 82 original novels and several dozen short stories which are set in the rough and tumble world of early 1930s Los Angeles,
Mason's secretary, Della Street, private investigator Paul Drake, and Mason's longtime courtroom nemesis, Hamilton Burger will all appear in the film which Downey Jr., Susan Downey and Robert Cort will produce
Robert Downey Jr. and David Gambino came up with an original story and producers are currently looking for a writer. 'Mason' is perhaps best remembered for the popular TV show starring Raymond Burr that ran in the late 50's and early 60's.
- 10/5/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Warner Bros. Pictures and Team Downey are relaunching the "Perry Mason" franchise as a feature film, with Robert Downey Jr. eyeing the title role, reports Variety . The trade says that, like the original Erle Stanley Gardner books, the Perry Mason movie will be set in the 1930s and feature characters such as Mason's secretary, Della Street, private investigator Paul Drake, and Mason's longtime courtroom nemesis, Hamilton Burger. Team Downey's Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey will produce with Robert Cort, while David Gambino, Eric Hetzel and Joe Horacek will executive produce with Susan Feiles and Chris Darling. The producers are currently looking for a writer, whose script will be based on an original story by Robert Downey Jr. and Gambino.
- 10/5/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Team Downey's Robert Downey, Jr. and Susan Downey to produce Perry Mason feature Warner Bros. and Team Downey are set to team up to relaunch the franchise with Robert Downey potentially starring in the feature film, reports Variety. Based on the Erle Stanley Gardner series of books, Perry Mason will be set in 1930s Los Angeles, with favorite characters like Della Street (Mason's secretary), Mason's courtroom rival Hamilton Burger as well as P.I. Paul Drake in the mix. Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey produce via their Team Downey, alongside Robert Cort. Susan Feiles and Chris Darling...
- 10/5/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Team Downey's Robert Downey, Jr. and Susan Downey to produce Perry Mason feature Warner Bros. and Team Downey are set to team up to relaunch the franchise with Robert Downey potentially starring in the feature film, reports Variety. Based on the Erle Stanley Gardner series of books, Perry Mason will be set in 1930s Los Angeles, with favorite characters like Della Street (Mason's secretary), Mason's courtroom rival Hamilton Burger as well as P.I. Paul Drake in the mix. Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey produce via their Team Downey, alongside Robert Cort. Susan Feiles and Chris Darling...
- 10/5/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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