Exclusive: Weird NJ is coming to the small screen. Sony Pictures Television has acquired the rights to Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman’s Weird NJ magazines and broader Weird U.S franchise for development as a live-action horror-comedy series. The project hails from Little Demon co-creator Kieran Valla and NJ native and filmmaker David Kaufmann and Vertigo Entertainment.
First published in 1993, Weird NJ is a beloved travel guide to the places you won’t find on a tourist map. By focusing on locations and stories that are weird, odd or unique — all told by local New Jerseyans — Moran and Sceurman have become the keepers of New Jersey’s most interesting folklore and untold history. They most recently published their 58th issue.
The show will be based on the well-known Weird NJ magazines about an estranged family that is forced by destiny to protect New Jersey from evil, they must temper...
First published in 1993, Weird NJ is a beloved travel guide to the places you won’t find on a tourist map. By focusing on locations and stories that are weird, odd or unique — all told by local New Jerseyans — Moran and Sceurman have become the keepers of New Jersey’s most interesting folklore and untold history. They most recently published their 58th issue.
The show will be based on the well-known Weird NJ magazines about an estranged family that is forced by destiny to protect New Jersey from evil, they must temper...
- 8/15/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Bullet Train” producer and 87North co-founder Kelly McCormick’s guiding principle in filmmaking has been “finding the truth in fiction,” a response to earlier documentary work, where “it was not uncommon to twist stories to make them more entertaining.” So she pivoted to producing content that packs a different sort of emotional — and physical — punch.
McCormick’s latest film, “Bullet Train,” directed by her husband and 87North partner David Leitch, stars Brad Pitt as a hitman who finds himself on a snatch-and-grab job that grows more complicated by the minute. Pitt leads an ensemble cast, including Sandra Bullock, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry and Bad Bunny, in a wild ride that showcases the company’s signature blend of hyper-violence and heart.
“I look at action as melodrama,” McCormick explains. “It’s about how to punctuate the highs higher and the lows lower with physicality as much as with dialogue.
McCormick’s latest film, “Bullet Train,” directed by her husband and 87North partner David Leitch, stars Brad Pitt as a hitman who finds himself on a snatch-and-grab job that grows more complicated by the minute. Pitt leads an ensemble cast, including Sandra Bullock, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry and Bad Bunny, in a wild ride that showcases the company’s signature blend of hyper-violence and heart.
“I look at action as melodrama,” McCormick explains. “It’s about how to punctuate the highs higher and the lows lower with physicality as much as with dialogue.
- 7/30/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
David Leitch, whose film credits include “Deadpool 2,” “Hobbs & Shaw” and “Atomic Blonde,” is heading back to the big screen with action thriller “Bullet Train” for Sony Pictures.
In addition to directing, Leitch will supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz.
The film is based on the Japanese Novel titled “Maria Beetle” by best-selling author Kotaro Isaka.
Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada of Ctb Inc., who represent Isaka and the IP, are Executive Producers on the project
Harvill Secker has separately announced that it will publish the novel “Bullet Train” in English next year
Leitch and Kelly McCormick will produce “Bullet Train” through their company 87North, along with Antoine Fuqua and Kat Samick. Brittany Morrissey is the executive overseeing the project for Sony Pictures.
Sony recently announced the studio is developing “One Punch Man,” also based on a popular Japanese manga, that they hope has franchise potential.
In addition to directing, Leitch will supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz.
The film is based on the Japanese Novel titled “Maria Beetle” by best-selling author Kotaro Isaka.
Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada of Ctb Inc., who represent Isaka and the IP, are Executive Producers on the project
Harvill Secker has separately announced that it will publish the novel “Bullet Train” in English next year
Leitch and Kelly McCormick will produce “Bullet Train” through their company 87North, along with Antoine Fuqua and Kat Samick. Brittany Morrissey is the executive overseeing the project for Sony Pictures.
Sony recently announced the studio is developing “One Punch Man,” also based on a popular Japanese manga, that they hope has franchise potential.
- 6/24/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Amblin Partners has acquired film rights to the life story of Jutta Kleinschmidt – the first and only woman to win the brutal off-road endurance race The Dakar Rally – as well as rights to her self-penned book “My Victory at Dakar.”
“Hobbs and Shaw” director David Leitch and his producing partner Kelly McCormick brought the project to the studio and will produce through their 87North production banners, along with David Kaufmann, who first conceived of the project, under his Devonsheer Media banner.
The Dakar Rally – often called the most dangerous race on the planet – is found at the intersection of impossible terrain and logistical blindness. Originating in 1978, the multi-stage race began in Paris and ended in Dakar, Senegal. Now, some 40 years later, the race has claimed over 70 lives and victory at Dakar remains the Everest of motorsports. The 2020 rally took place in the Saudi Arabian desert for the first time, and...
“Hobbs and Shaw” director David Leitch and his producing partner Kelly McCormick brought the project to the studio and will produce through their 87North production banners, along with David Kaufmann, who first conceived of the project, under his Devonsheer Media banner.
The Dakar Rally – often called the most dangerous race on the planet – is found at the intersection of impossible terrain and logistical blindness. Originating in 1978, the multi-stage race began in Paris and ended in Dakar, Senegal. Now, some 40 years later, the race has claimed over 70 lives and victory at Dakar remains the Everest of motorsports. The 2020 rally took place in the Saudi Arabian desert for the first time, and...
- 4/20/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
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