Ed Harris is heading back behind the camera to take the helm on an adaptation of Kim Zupan’s acclaimed novel ‘The Ploughmen.’
Joining the cast on the neo-noir crime thriller are Owen Teague, Nick Nolte and Bill Murray. Amy Madigan and Lily Harris are also set for the film.
The film is said to be set in the wilderness of Montana, where a strange friendship develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer. John Gload (Nolte) is a killer so adept at his job that only now has he been apprehended. Val Millimaki (Teague) is a low man in the Copper County Sheriff’s Department. As Val continues his unlucky streak of finding dead bodies, Sheriff (Murray) puts him on night duty to try and get Gload to reveal his past. Val finds much in common with his prisoner and dangerously seeks counsel from him.
Joining the cast on the neo-noir crime thriller are Owen Teague, Nick Nolte and Bill Murray. Amy Madigan and Lily Harris are also set for the film.
The film is said to be set in the wilderness of Montana, where a strange friendship develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer. John Gload (Nolte) is a killer so adept at his job that only now has he been apprehended. Val Millimaki (Teague) is a low man in the Copper County Sheriff’s Department. As Val continues his unlucky streak of finding dead bodies, Sheriff (Murray) puts him on night duty to try and get Gload to reveal his past. Val finds much in common with his prisoner and dangerously seeks counsel from him.
- 5/14/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ed Harris — recently seen starring alongside Kristen Stewart in “Love Lies Bleeding” — is getting back behind the camera to direct his own adaptation of Kim Zupan’s acclaimed novel “The Ploughmen.” Owen Teague, currently playing the lead in “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” Nick Nolte and Bill Murray have come on board to star in the neo-noir crime thriller, which will go into production in Montana this Fall. Amy Madigan and Lily Harris are also set for the film.
“The Ploughmen” will mark Harris’ third feature as director after his Western “Appaloosa” and multi-Oscar nominated “Pollock.” Described being in the vein of “Hell or High Water” and “Wind River,” the film is set in the wilderness of Montana, where a strange friendship develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer. John Gload (Nolte) is a killer so adept at his job that only now has he been apprehended.
“The Ploughmen” will mark Harris’ third feature as director after his Western “Appaloosa” and multi-Oscar nominated “Pollock.” Described being in the vein of “Hell or High Water” and “Wind River,” the film is set in the wilderness of Montana, where a strange friendship develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer. John Gload (Nolte) is a killer so adept at his job that only now has he been apprehended.
- 5/13/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Ed Harris is set to direct an adaptation of Kim Zupan’s acclaimed neo-noir novel The Ploughmen.
Nick Nolte, Bill Murray and Owen Teague are set to star in the movie, which will go into production in Montana this Fall. Amy Madigan and Lily Harris are also set for the film.
The Ploughmen follows a strange friendship that develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer, according to the film’s synopsis: “John Gload (Nolte) is a killer so adept at his job that only now has he been apprehended. Val Millimaki (Teague) is low man in the Copper County Sheriff department. As Val continues his unlucky streak of finding dead bodies, Sheriff (Murray) puts him on night duty to try and get Gload to reveal his past. Val finds much in common with his prisoner, and dangerously seeks counsel from him.”
Harris, Ginger Sledge and...
Nick Nolte, Bill Murray and Owen Teague are set to star in the movie, which will go into production in Montana this Fall. Amy Madigan and Lily Harris are also set for the film.
The Ploughmen follows a strange friendship that develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer, according to the film’s synopsis: “John Gload (Nolte) is a killer so adept at his job that only now has he been apprehended. Val Millimaki (Teague) is low man in the Copper County Sheriff department. As Val continues his unlucky streak of finding dead bodies, Sheriff (Murray) puts him on night duty to try and get Gload to reveal his past. Val finds much in common with his prisoner, and dangerously seeks counsel from him.”
Harris, Ginger Sledge and...
- 5/13/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ed Harris is lining up his third directorial outing and will adapt Kim Zupan’s neo-noir novel crime thriller The Ploughmen to star Owen Teague, Nick Nolte, and Bill Murray.
Concourse Media will introduce the project to international buyers in Cannes this week.
Production is scheduled to begin in Montana in autumn, with Amy Madigan and Lily Harris also on the cast.
Harris, Ginger Sledge, Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures, and Robert Knott are producing, while Matthew Shreder and Grant Mohrman serve as executive producers.
In the vein of Hell Or High Water and Wind River,...
Concourse Media will introduce the project to international buyers in Cannes this week.
Production is scheduled to begin in Montana in autumn, with Amy Madigan and Lily Harris also on the cast.
Harris, Ginger Sledge, Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures, and Robert Knott are producing, while Matthew Shreder and Grant Mohrman serve as executive producers.
In the vein of Hell Or High Water and Wind River,...
- 5/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The Love List has released its inaugural list highlighting the best 14 unproduced romance-centered screenplays and pilots of the year just in time for Valentine’s Day.
The list was read and curated by a group of anonymous readers, in addition to writer Lindsay Grossman and Olive Bridge TV exec Madison Jones, who launched the Love List last month.
“We were blown away by the response we got, especially in the Love List’s first year,” Jones told Deadline. “We were really encouraged by the quality of submissions sent our way. And we’re excited we’re able to highlight a lot of up-and-coming writers too.”
Grossman added, “Our hope is that these projects will be read by the industry at large and that they will ultimately be sold and produced. Coming out of a pandemic, and then a double-strike, we know there’s a need for stories that inspire and touch our hearts,...
The list was read and curated by a group of anonymous readers, in addition to writer Lindsay Grossman and Olive Bridge TV exec Madison Jones, who launched the Love List last month.
“We were blown away by the response we got, especially in the Love List’s first year,” Jones told Deadline. “We were really encouraged by the quality of submissions sent our way. And we’re excited we’re able to highlight a lot of up-and-coming writers too.”
Grossman added, “Our hope is that these projects will be read by the industry at large and that they will ultimately be sold and produced. Coming out of a pandemic, and then a double-strike, we know there’s a need for stories that inspire and touch our hearts,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mallory Bechtel (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin) has landed a role opposite Paul Mescal, Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein in Richard Linklater’s feature adaptation of Merrily We Roll Along, the classic musical from Stephen Sondheim and George Furth.
Details as to her role haven’t been disclosed.
Merrily follows Franklin Shepard, who after establishing himself as a talented composer of Broadway musicals, abandons his friends and songwriting career to become a producer of Hollywood movies. The story takes place over 20 years, and Linklater will shoot the film over the same time span, taking a page from his playbook on the Oscar-nominated Boyhood, shot over 12 years.
With a book by Furth and music and lyrics by Sondheim, the musical is based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It ran for 44 previews and 16 performances on Broadway in 1981 and recently returned to The Great White Way,...
Details as to her role haven’t been disclosed.
Merrily follows Franklin Shepard, who after establishing himself as a talented composer of Broadway musicals, abandons his friends and songwriting career to become a producer of Hollywood movies. The story takes place over 20 years, and Linklater will shoot the film over the same time span, taking a page from his playbook on the Oscar-nominated Boyhood, shot over 12 years.
With a book by Furth and music and lyrics by Sondheim, the musical is based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It ran for 44 previews and 16 performances on Broadway in 1981 and recently returned to The Great White Way,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Paul Mescal is replacing Blake Jenner in the decade-spanning production of the movie musical of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Richard Linklater will be directing the project, which is being backed by Blumhouse, and will shoot over a 20-year span. (The director shot his Oscar-winning Boyhood over 12 years.)
The much-beloved musical, based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, follows Franklin Shepard, a talented composer of Broadway musicals that abandons his friends and career to become a producer of Hollywood movies. The story begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards in time, showing important moments in Frank’s life.
Mescal will be playing the lead role of Broadway composer Franklin Shepard, which was previously meant to be played by Jenner. After being cast, Jenner was embroiled in allegations of domestic abuse.
In...
Richard Linklater will be directing the project, which is being backed by Blumhouse, and will shoot over a 20-year span. (The director shot his Oscar-winning Boyhood over 12 years.)
The much-beloved musical, based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, follows Franklin Shepard, a talented composer of Broadway musicals that abandons his friends and career to become a producer of Hollywood movies. The story begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards in time, showing important moments in Frank’s life.
Mescal will be playing the lead role of Broadway composer Franklin Shepard, which was previously meant to be played by Jenner. After being cast, Jenner was embroiled in allegations of domestic abuse.
In...
- 1/10/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Normal People” star Paul Mescal, who made a splash last week when he was cast in the “Gladiator” sequel, is replacing Blake Jenner in “Merrily We Roll Along,” according to an individual with knowledge of the project.
Richard Linklater is directing the feature film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim and George Furth musical of the same name.
Mescal will play Franklin Shepard, a once-in-a-generation composing talent who morphs into a self-centered Hollywood producer barely clinging to his second marriage.
Jenner, the former “Glee” star, left the project shortly after allegations of domestic abuse were raised by his ex-wife and former co-star Melissa Benoist in 2019. Jenner would issue an apology almost a year later.
Also Read:
‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Off Broadway Review: Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe Try to Resuscitate a Sondheim Flop
“Merrily We Roll Along” also stars Ben Platt in the role of Charley Kringas and Beanie Feldtsein as Mary Flynn,...
Richard Linklater is directing the feature film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim and George Furth musical of the same name.
Mescal will play Franklin Shepard, a once-in-a-generation composing talent who morphs into a self-centered Hollywood producer barely clinging to his second marriage.
Jenner, the former “Glee” star, left the project shortly after allegations of domestic abuse were raised by his ex-wife and former co-star Melissa Benoist in 2019. Jenner would issue an apology almost a year later.
Also Read:
‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Off Broadway Review: Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe Try to Resuscitate a Sondheim Flop
“Merrily We Roll Along” also stars Ben Platt in the role of Charley Kringas and Beanie Feldtsein as Mary Flynn,...
- 1/10/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Richard Linklater’s feature film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical “Merrily We Roll Along” is merrily rolling again, with “Aftersun” and “Normal People” star Paul Mescal stepping into the lead role of Broadway composer Franklin Shepard, replacing original star Blake Jenner.
Mescal joins Ben Platt, who plays Franklin’s creative partner and lyricist Charley, and Beanie Feldstein, playing the duo’s good friend, theater critic Mary. The story tracks the trio’s disintegrating friendship as Franklin abandons Charley and Mary to become a successful Hollywood film producer — the twist is that the story is told in reverse chronological order, starting with Mary castigating Franklin as a sell-out and ending 20 years earlier with the characters as fresh-faced hopefuls.
Variety has confirmed that Mescal has already shot a segment for the film.
Linklater originally announced the project in 2019, with Platt, Feldstein and Jenner set for the lead roles...
Mescal joins Ben Platt, who plays Franklin’s creative partner and lyricist Charley, and Beanie Feldstein, playing the duo’s good friend, theater critic Mary. The story tracks the trio’s disintegrating friendship as Franklin abandons Charley and Mary to become a successful Hollywood film producer — the twist is that the story is told in reverse chronological order, starting with Mary castigating Franklin as a sell-out and ending 20 years earlier with the characters as fresh-faced hopefuls.
Variety has confirmed that Mescal has already shot a segment for the film.
Linklater originally announced the project in 2019, with Platt, Feldstein and Jenner set for the lead roles...
- 1/9/2023
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ed Harris has set Robert Duvall and Garret Hedlund to star in The Ploughmen. This will be the third film that Harris directs, after Pollock and Appaloosa. Harris wrote the screenplay, adapted from Kim Zupan’s 2014 debut novel. Amy Madigan and newcomer Lily Harris are also set for the film.
Pic is slated to begin filming in early May on location in the Missouri Breaks area of Montana, and in New Mexico.
Ginger Sledge of Zenzero Pictures is set to produce, as is Robert Knott who produced Appaloosa together with Sledge and Harris.
The Ploughmen is the story of the strange friendship that develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer that turns both their worlds upside down. The men sit across from each other in the dark, talking through the bars of a county jail cell.
Pic is slated to begin filming in early May on location in the Missouri Breaks area of Montana, and in New Mexico.
Ginger Sledge of Zenzero Pictures is set to produce, as is Robert Knott who produced Appaloosa together with Sledge and Harris.
The Ploughmen is the story of the strange friendship that develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer that turns both their worlds upside down. The men sit across from each other in the dark, talking through the bars of a county jail cell.
- 3/2/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Paramount Network revealed its new recurring cast members joining “Coyote” and Audible announced the debut of “Escape from Virtual Island”
Casting
Paramount Network revealed a dozen recurring cast members for the upcoming drama series “Coyote.” Mark Feuerstein, Kelli Williams, Daniel Mora, Emy Mena, George Pullar, Amy Forsyth, Ross Phillips, Romina D’ugo, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Bobby Daniel Rodriguez, Jose Pablo Cantillo and Drew Powell are joining the drama series, which stars Michael Chiklis as a retired United States Border Patrol agent. The show is scheduled to premiere on Paramount Network in the summer.
Dates
The new scripted comedy series, “Escape from Virtual Island,” is coming Apr. 2, Audible announced. The audio series follows Derek Ambrose (Paul Rudd) as he runs an island resort in 2038 where the wealthy come to live out their wildest fantasies in virtual reality. The all-star ensemble also includes Jack McBrayer, Paula Pell, Amber Ruffin,...
Casting
Paramount Network revealed a dozen recurring cast members for the upcoming drama series “Coyote.” Mark Feuerstein, Kelli Williams, Daniel Mora, Emy Mena, George Pullar, Amy Forsyth, Ross Phillips, Romina D’ugo, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Bobby Daniel Rodriguez, Jose Pablo Cantillo and Drew Powell are joining the drama series, which stars Michael Chiklis as a retired United States Border Patrol agent. The show is scheduled to premiere on Paramount Network in the summer.
Dates
The new scripted comedy series, “Escape from Virtual Island,” is coming Apr. 2, Audible announced. The audio series follows Derek Ambrose (Paul Rudd) as he runs an island resort in 2038 where the wealthy come to live out their wildest fantasies in virtual reality. The all-star ensemble also includes Jack McBrayer, Paula Pell, Amber Ruffin,...
- 2/6/2020
- by Klaritza Rico
- Variety Film + TV
Freeform has put into development the country-music drama “East Nasty,” from “Mixed-ish” showrunner Karin Gist and writer Jamie Rosengard.
Inspired by the real-life community of East Nashville, where an “antiestablishment, vibrant music scene is pushing to redefine what country music looks and sounds like,” the show centers on two best friends — one a black, queer singer-songwriter, and one a seemingly tailor-made country musician from a deeply religious family.
Per Freeform, “Though they don’t fit the face or sound of conservative country music, they will fight to lend their unique voices to a genre steeped in tradition and history.”
Also Read: Freeform Orders 'Last Summer' Thriller Series From Jessica Biel
Rosengard will write and executive produce the project alongside Gist and her producing partner Claire Brown. “Where’d You Go Bernadette” producer Ginger Sledge and music industry veteran Paula Kay Hornick will also serve as EPs on the potential series.
Inspired by the real-life community of East Nashville, where an “antiestablishment, vibrant music scene is pushing to redefine what country music looks and sounds like,” the show centers on two best friends — one a black, queer singer-songwriter, and one a seemingly tailor-made country musician from a deeply religious family.
Per Freeform, “Though they don’t fit the face or sound of conservative country music, they will fight to lend their unique voices to a genre steeped in tradition and history.”
Also Read: Freeform Orders 'Last Summer' Thriller Series From Jessica Biel
Rosengard will write and executive produce the project alongside Gist and her producing partner Claire Brown. “Where’d You Go Bernadette” producer Ginger Sledge and music industry veteran Paula Kay Hornick will also serve as EPs on the potential series.
- 2/6/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Freeform has put in development East Nasty, a country music drama from writer Jamie Rosengard, Mixed-ish showrunner Karin Gist and 20th Century Fox TV, where Gist is under a deal.
Written by Rosengard, East Nasty takes its name from the real-life community of East Nashville, where a vibrant, anti-establishment music scene is pushing to redefine what country music looks and sounds like. The show follows two best friends — one a black, queer singer-songwriter and the other a seemingly tailor-made country musician from a deeply religious family — struggling alongside other musical misfits for a place at the table. Although they don’t fit the face or sound of conservative country music, they will fight to lend their unique voices to a genre steeped in tradition and history.
Executive producers Ginger Sledge (Where’d You Go Bernadette) and artist manager and music industry veteran Paula Kay Hornick brought the project to Freeform.
Written by Rosengard, East Nasty takes its name from the real-life community of East Nashville, where a vibrant, anti-establishment music scene is pushing to redefine what country music looks and sounds like. The show follows two best friends — one a black, queer singer-songwriter and the other a seemingly tailor-made country musician from a deeply religious family — struggling alongside other musical misfits for a place at the table. Although they don’t fit the face or sound of conservative country music, they will fight to lend their unique voices to a genre steeped in tradition and history.
Executive producers Ginger Sledge (Where’d You Go Bernadette) and artist manager and music industry veteran Paula Kay Hornick brought the project to Freeform.
- 2/6/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Amazon Studios I hear is adapting Kathy Hepinstall’s novel The Book of Polly into a feature titled Life of Polly, which the author will co-write with George Sledge.
Ginger Sledge of Zenzero Pictures and Jackson Pictures’ Matt Jackson (Molly’s Game) are set to produce the project. Jackson Pictures’ Joanne Lee will executive produce.
The book and upcoming feature is a charming Southern coming-of-age story about a young girl, Willow Havens, who worries that her 68-year-old, chain-smoking, margarita-blending mother, Polly, will die from cancer before Polly unearths the secrets of her mother’s past – thus losing one of the remaining links to a key piece of her identity.
In the book, Polly was in her late 50s when Willow was born. Willow knows she’s here by accident, a late-life afterthought. Willow’s father died before she was born, amd her much older brother and...
Ginger Sledge of Zenzero Pictures and Jackson Pictures’ Matt Jackson (Molly’s Game) are set to produce the project. Jackson Pictures’ Joanne Lee will executive produce.
The book and upcoming feature is a charming Southern coming-of-age story about a young girl, Willow Havens, who worries that her 68-year-old, chain-smoking, margarita-blending mother, Polly, will die from cancer before Polly unearths the secrets of her mother’s past – thus losing one of the remaining links to a key piece of her identity.
In the book, Polly was in her late 50s when Willow was born. Willow knows she’s here by accident, a late-life afterthought. Willow’s father died before she was born, amd her much older brother and...
- 12/13/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Richard Linklater, who earned an Oscar nomination for directing “Boyhood” over the course of 12 years, is embarking on an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s 1981 stage musical “Merrily We Roll Along” that will be filmed over the next 20 years.
Ben Platt (“Pitch Perfect”), Beanie Feldstein (“Booksmart”) and Blake Jenner (“Everybody Wants Some!!”) will star in the project, which follows the careers and lives of three aspiring creative talents over two decades — but is told in reverse.
The project was announced Thursday by Blumhouse, which is producing the film through Jason Blum. Linklater, Ginger Sledge, and Jonathan Marc Sherman are also producing.
Also Read: Cate Blanchett Terrorizes Kristen Wiig's Home in New 'Where'd You Go Bernadette?' Trailer (Video)
Created by Sondheim and George Furth and based on the 1934 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, “Merrily We Roll Along” is a tragicomic tale about Franklin (Jenner), a talented Broadway...
Ben Platt (“Pitch Perfect”), Beanie Feldstein (“Booksmart”) and Blake Jenner (“Everybody Wants Some!!”) will star in the project, which follows the careers and lives of three aspiring creative talents over two decades — but is told in reverse.
The project was announced Thursday by Blumhouse, which is producing the film through Jason Blum. Linklater, Ginger Sledge, and Jonathan Marc Sherman are also producing.
Also Read: Cate Blanchett Terrorizes Kristen Wiig's Home in New 'Where'd You Go Bernadette?' Trailer (Video)
Created by Sondheim and George Furth and based on the 1934 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, “Merrily We Roll Along” is a tragicomic tale about Franklin (Jenner), a talented Broadway...
- 8/30/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
In what is Blumhouse’s most ambitious project yet, Richard Linklater is bringing Stephen Sondheim’s musical Merrily We Roll Along to the big screen, but will shoot the film over a 20-year time span. Beanie Feldstein, Ben Platt and Blake Jenner will star.
Principal photography has been completed for the first segment of the film. Linklater shot his Oscar-nominated pic Boyhood over 12 years.
Producers are Ginger Sledge and Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Linklater. Rick Pappas brokered the deal on behalf of the authors of the musical, Stephen Sondheim & George Furth.
Merrily We Roll Along was written by Furth, with lyrics and music by Sondheim. It’s based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The musical updated the time frame of the play to 1957-...
Principal photography has been completed for the first segment of the film. Linklater shot his Oscar-nominated pic Boyhood over 12 years.
Producers are Ginger Sledge and Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Linklater. Rick Pappas brokered the deal on behalf of the authors of the musical, Stephen Sondheim & George Furth.
Merrily We Roll Along was written by Furth, with lyrics and music by Sondheim. It’s based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The musical updated the time frame of the play to 1957-...
- 8/30/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
After spending 12 years on his Oscar-nominated drama “Boyhood,” Richard Linklater is ready to try the approach again.
Linklater will direct an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s “Merrily We Roll Along,” which will be shot over a 20-year period. Beanie Feldstein, Ben Platt and Blake Jenner are set to star in the film for Blumhouse.
“I first saw, and fell in love with ‘Merrily’ in the ‘80s and I can’t think of a better place to spend the next 20 years than in the world of a Sondheim musical. I don’t enter this multi-year experience lightly, but it seems the best, perhaps the only way, to do this story justice on film,” said Linklater.
Ginger Sledge, Jason Blum, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Linklater are producers on the film.
Linklater, along with stars Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane, shot “Boyhood” over the course of 12 years. The...
Linklater will direct an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s “Merrily We Roll Along,” which will be shot over a 20-year period. Beanie Feldstein, Ben Platt and Blake Jenner are set to star in the film for Blumhouse.
“I first saw, and fell in love with ‘Merrily’ in the ‘80s and I can’t think of a better place to spend the next 20 years than in the world of a Sondheim musical. I don’t enter this multi-year experience lightly, but it seems the best, perhaps the only way, to do this story justice on film,” said Linklater.
Ginger Sledge, Jason Blum, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Linklater are producers on the film.
Linklater, along with stars Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane, shot “Boyhood” over the course of 12 years. The...
- 8/30/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Director Richard Linklater broke ground with his 2014 coming-of-age film “Boyhood,” which unfolded across 12 years, filming every year, and went on to be nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Now, according to a new report from Collider, Linklater is in talks to direct another multi-year film — this time with stars Beanie Feldstein and Ben Platt.
Produced by longtime Linklater collaborator Ginger Sledge, and possibly with the involvement of producer Jason Blum and Blumhouse, the film will be an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-nominated stage musical “Merrily We Roll Along.” Sondheim’s 1981 musical is based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, and it takes place across 20 years, with sources saying that Linklater will maintain fidelity to that timeline.
Unfolding from 1957 to 1976, “Merrily We Roll Along” centers on Broadway composer Franklin Shepard, who jettisons his New York theater career for a...
Produced by longtime Linklater collaborator Ginger Sledge, and possibly with the involvement of producer Jason Blum and Blumhouse, the film will be an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-nominated stage musical “Merrily We Roll Along.” Sondheim’s 1981 musical is based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, and it takes place across 20 years, with sources saying that Linklater will maintain fidelity to that timeline.
Unfolding from 1957 to 1976, “Merrily We Roll Along” centers on Broadway composer Franklin Shepard, who jettisons his New York theater career for a...
- 8/29/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Let it be known 20 years from now, when climate change has set upon the world murderous heat, flooded cities, famine, mass displacement, and a religious fervor the likes of which were unseen since the plague, that on August 29, 2019, someone typed “Richard Linklater, you crazy motherfucker.” One-upping just about any time-based cinematic experiment, he’s set himself the task of adapting Stephen Sondheim’s 20-year-spanning Merrily We Roll Along in an insanely literal manner, filming a segment every year for the next, well, you get the idea. [Collider]
Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!! lead Blake Jenner will star as Franklin Shepard, a Hollywood film producer whose former life as a Broadway composer we follow in bits and pieces; Beanie Feldstein is to play Mary Flynn, his best friend and a theater critic; and Ben Platt will play Charley Kringas, Frank’s former best friend and lyricist. Due to the nature of its...
Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!! lead Blake Jenner will star as Franklin Shepard, a Hollywood film producer whose former life as a Broadway composer we follow in bits and pieces; Beanie Feldstein is to play Mary Flynn, his best friend and a theater critic; and Ben Platt will play Charley Kringas, Frank’s former best friend and lyricist. Due to the nature of its...
- 8/29/2019
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Annapurna Pictures has moved its Richard Linklater literary adaptation “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” starring Cate Blanchett back five months from March 22 to an Aug. 9 release.
A rep for Annapurna explained that August has served well as a launching pad for release of female-skewing films such as “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Florence Foster Jenkins” and “Julie and Julia.” Additionally, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” will offer a change of pace following a summer of sequels and action movies.
Blanchett stars in the title role along with Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Emma Nelson, James Urbaniak, Judy Greer, Troian Bellisario, Zoë Chao and Laurence Fishburne. Linklater co-wrote with Holly Gent, Vincent Palmo Jr., Michael H. Weber and Scott Neustadter. Producers are Megan Ellison, Nina Jacobson, Bradford Simpson, and Ginger Sledge
“Where’d You Go, Bernadette” is based upon the 2012 novel by Maria Semple. It follows the architect Bernadette Fox who goes missing just...
A rep for Annapurna explained that August has served well as a launching pad for release of female-skewing films such as “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Florence Foster Jenkins” and “Julie and Julia.” Additionally, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” will offer a change of pace following a summer of sequels and action movies.
Blanchett stars in the title role along with Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Emma Nelson, James Urbaniak, Judy Greer, Troian Bellisario, Zoë Chao and Laurence Fishburne. Linklater co-wrote with Holly Gent, Vincent Palmo Jr., Michael H. Weber and Scott Neustadter. Producers are Megan Ellison, Nina Jacobson, Bradford Simpson, and Ginger Sledge
“Where’d You Go, Bernadette” is based upon the 2012 novel by Maria Semple. It follows the architect Bernadette Fox who goes missing just...
- 1/18/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The plot summary could be a horror – literally. Seattle woman disappears without a trace, leaving a loving husband and brilliant daughter to set out on a search to solve the mystery.
But the trailer for Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette, from Annapurna Pictures, makes clear to everyone who hasn’t read Maria Semple’s 2012 breezy, bestselling book that the tale is anything but a horror story.
Clue #1: The trailer tells us that the film is based on the “runaway” bestseller. Bernadette, it seems, left on her own free will, and now dad and daughter are on an adventure of their own to track her down.
Written by Linklater & Holly Gent & Vince Palmo, based on Semple’s novel, Where’d You Go, Bernadette stars Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Emma Nelson, James Urbaniak, Judy Greer, Troian Bellisario, Zoe Chao and Laurence Fishburne.
Producers are Nina Jacobson,...
But the trailer for Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette, from Annapurna Pictures, makes clear to everyone who hasn’t read Maria Semple’s 2012 breezy, bestselling book that the tale is anything but a horror story.
Clue #1: The trailer tells us that the film is based on the “runaway” bestseller. Bernadette, it seems, left on her own free will, and now dad and daughter are on an adventure of their own to track her down.
Written by Linklater & Holly Gent & Vince Palmo, based on Semple’s novel, Where’d You Go, Bernadette stars Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Emma Nelson, James Urbaniak, Judy Greer, Troian Bellisario, Zoe Chao and Laurence Fishburne.
Producers are Nina Jacobson,...
- 12/18/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Richard Linklater’s adaptation of Maria Semples’ Where’d You Go Bernadette has finally found his Bee, the daughter to the character Bernadette, portrayed by Cate Blanchett. Emma Nelson was plucked out of 500 other young women who auditioned for the role and makes her feature film debut for the role of a teenaged daughter who is determined to find her Mom, an architect-turned-recluse who goes missing just prior to a family vacation.
The cast also includes Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Laurence Fishburne, Judy Greer and Troian Bellisario. Annapurna Pictures plans a March 22, 2019 release.
The filmmakers were looking for the film’s Bee for awhile. They began their search in Austin, TX (Linklater’s home
state) with casting director Vicky Boone. They found the eight-grader in Chicago. We were told that Nelson landed the coveted role after auditioning a couple of times and then being asked to read with Blanchett and Crudup.
The cast also includes Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Laurence Fishburne, Judy Greer and Troian Bellisario. Annapurna Pictures plans a March 22, 2019 release.
The filmmakers were looking for the film’s Bee for awhile. They began their search in Austin, TX (Linklater’s home
state) with casting director Vicky Boone. They found the eight-grader in Chicago. We were told that Nelson landed the coveted role after auditioning a couple of times and then being asked to read with Blanchett and Crudup.
- 6/7/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
The adaptation of Maria Semple's bestselling novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette? has gotten a Mother's Day 2018 release date.
Cate Blanchett is set to star in the Annapurna feature as the titular Bernadette, an eccentric former architect who mysteriously disappears from her claustrophobic life in Seattle, leaving behind her unfulfilled tech exec husband and their intelligent young daughter.
Bill Crudup and Kristen Wiig also star in the dramedy from director Richard Linklater, who adapted the book with his longtime creative collaborator Vince Palmo and Holly Gent Palmo. Megan Ellison, Nina Jacobson, Ginger Sledge and Brad Simpson are producing.
The only other movie currently...
Cate Blanchett is set to star in the Annapurna feature as the titular Bernadette, an eccentric former architect who mysteriously disappears from her claustrophobic life in Seattle, leaving behind her unfulfilled tech exec husband and their intelligent young daughter.
Bill Crudup and Kristen Wiig also star in the dramedy from director Richard Linklater, who adapted the book with his longtime creative collaborator Vince Palmo and Holly Gent Palmo. Megan Ellison, Nina Jacobson, Ginger Sledge and Brad Simpson are producing.
The only other movie currently...
- 7/13/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The adaptation of Maria Semple's best-selling novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette? has gotten a Mother's Day 2018 release date.
Cate Blanchett is set to star in the Annapurna feature as the titular Bernadette, an eccentric former architect who mysteriously disappears from her claustrophobic life in Seattle, leaving behind her unfulfilled tech-exec husband and their intelligent young daughter.
Billy Crudup and Kristen Wiig also star in the dramedy from director Richard Linklater, who adapted the book with his longtime creative collaborator Vince Palmo and Holly Gent Palmo. Megan Ellison, Nina Jacobson, Ginger Sledge and Brad Simpson ...
Cate Blanchett is set to star in the Annapurna feature as the titular Bernadette, an eccentric former architect who mysteriously disappears from her claustrophobic life in Seattle, leaving behind her unfulfilled tech-exec husband and their intelligent young daughter.
Billy Crudup and Kristen Wiig also star in the dramedy from director Richard Linklater, who adapted the book with his longtime creative collaborator Vince Palmo and Holly Gent Palmo. Megan Ellison, Nina Jacobson, Ginger Sledge and Brad Simpson ...
- 7/13/2017
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying to open 55th New York Film Festival Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The Film Society of Lincoln Center (Flag Day in the Us is today, June 14) announced on Monday that the World Premiere of Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying - co-written with Darryl Ponicsan (Cinderella Liberty, The Last Detail), produced by Ginger Sledge, John Sloss, and Thomas Lee Wright, starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne - is the Opening Night Gala selection of the New York Film Festival. Linklater's terrific Boyhood team of cinematographer Shane F Kelly, editor Sandra Adair, and costume designer Kari Perkins worked also on his latest.
Kent Jones: "Last Flag Flying is many things at once - infectiously funny, quietly shattering, celebratory, mournful, meditative, intimate, expansive, vastly entertaining, and …" Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The Festival Director and Selection Committee Chair is Kent Jones. Dennis Lim, Fslc Director of Programming; Florence Almozini,...
The Film Society of Lincoln Center (Flag Day in the Us is today, June 14) announced on Monday that the World Premiere of Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying - co-written with Darryl Ponicsan (Cinderella Liberty, The Last Detail), produced by Ginger Sledge, John Sloss, and Thomas Lee Wright, starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne - is the Opening Night Gala selection of the New York Film Festival. Linklater's terrific Boyhood team of cinematographer Shane F Kelly, editor Sandra Adair, and costume designer Kari Perkins worked also on his latest.
Kent Jones: "Last Flag Flying is many things at once - infectiously funny, quietly shattering, celebratory, mournful, meditative, intimate, expansive, vastly entertaining, and …" Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The Festival Director and Selection Committee Chair is Kent Jones. Dennis Lim, Fslc Director of Programming; Florence Almozini,...
- 6/14/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Richard Linklater's adaptation of Where’d You Go, Bernadette? has found its third lead.
Billy Crudup will join Cate Blanchett and Kristen Wiig in the big-screen rendering of Maria Semple's best-selling book from Annapurna.
Bernadette follows an eccentric former architect (Blanchett) who mysteriously disappears from her claustrophobic life in Seattle, leaving behind her unfulfilled tech exec husband (Crudup) and their intelligent young daughter.
Linklater wrote the script with his longtime creative collaborator Vince Palmo and Holly Gent Palmo. Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Ginger Sledge are producing.
Crudup was last seen in Mike Mills' awards season contender 20th Century Women and will be back in theaters this weekend...
Billy Crudup will join Cate Blanchett and Kristen Wiig in the big-screen rendering of Maria Semple's best-selling book from Annapurna.
Bernadette follows an eccentric former architect (Blanchett) who mysteriously disappears from her claustrophobic life in Seattle, leaving behind her unfulfilled tech exec husband (Crudup) and their intelligent young daughter.
Linklater wrote the script with his longtime creative collaborator Vince Palmo and Holly Gent Palmo. Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Ginger Sledge are producing.
Crudup was last seen in Mike Mills' awards season contender 20th Century Women and will be back in theaters this weekend...
- 5/17/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Billy Crudup has been set to star with Cate Blanchett and Kristen Wiig in the Richard Linklater-directed Where’d You Go, Bernadette. The film is based on the Maria Semple novel and focuses on Bernadette, a mother in Seattle who has gone missing and left her teenage daughter to pick up the pieces. Annapurna, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Ginger Sledge are producing. Linklater wrote the script with Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo. Crudup plays Elgie, while…...
- 5/17/2017
- Deadline
Richard Linklater's adaptation of Where’d You Go, Bernadette? has found its third lead.
Billy Crudup will join Cate Blanchett and Kristen Wiig in the big-screen rendering of Maria Semple's best-selling book from Annapurna.
Bernadette follows an eccentric former architect (Blanchett) who mysteriously disappears from her claustrophobic life in Seattle, leaving behind her unfulfilled tech exec husband (Crudup) and their intelligent young daughter.
Linklater wrote the script with his longtime creative collaborator Vince Palmo and Holly Gent Palmo. Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Ginger Sledge are producing.
Crudup was last seen in Mike Mills' awards season ...
Billy Crudup will join Cate Blanchett and Kristen Wiig in the big-screen rendering of Maria Semple's best-selling book from Annapurna.
Bernadette follows an eccentric former architect (Blanchett) who mysteriously disappears from her claustrophobic life in Seattle, leaving behind her unfulfilled tech exec husband (Crudup) and their intelligent young daughter.
Linklater wrote the script with his longtime creative collaborator Vince Palmo and Holly Gent Palmo. Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Ginger Sledge are producing.
Crudup was last seen in Mike Mills' awards season ...
- 5/17/2017
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: FilmNation has boarded Amazon’s comedy-drama and sequel of sorts starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne.
Less than two weeks after FilmNation struck a $12m Sundance deal with Amazon Studios on The Big Sick, Glen Basner has acquired international sales rights to Last Flag Flying.
Amazon Studios is financing and holds Us distribution rights to the feature, which is in post.
The story follows two former Naval officers who agree to help an ex-con by bringing home the body of his son who was killed in Iraq.
Carell, Cranston and Fishburne portray older versions of the characters played in The Last Detail by Randy Quaid, Jack Nicholson and the late Otis Young.
In Ashby’s 1973 film, Nicholson and Young played Navy officers who befriend a young offender (Quaid) as they escort him to prison.
Linklater adapted Last Flag Flying from the 2005 novel by Darryl Ponicsan, who wrote The Last Detail in 1970, and produces with John Sloss...
Less than two weeks after FilmNation struck a $12m Sundance deal with Amazon Studios on The Big Sick, Glen Basner has acquired international sales rights to Last Flag Flying.
Amazon Studios is financing and holds Us distribution rights to the feature, which is in post.
The story follows two former Naval officers who agree to help an ex-con by bringing home the body of his son who was killed in Iraq.
Carell, Cranston and Fishburne portray older versions of the characters played in The Last Detail by Randy Quaid, Jack Nicholson and the late Otis Young.
In Ashby’s 1973 film, Nicholson and Young played Navy officers who befriend a young offender (Quaid) as they escort him to prison.
Linklater adapted Last Flag Flying from the 2005 novel by Darryl Ponicsan, who wrote The Last Detail in 1970, and produces with John Sloss...
- 2/2/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: FilmNation has boarded Amazon’s comedy-drama and sequel of sorts starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne.
Less than two weeks after FilmNation struck a $12m Sundance deal with Amazon Studios on The Big Sick, Glen Basner has acquired international sales rights to Last Flag Flying.
Amazon Studios is financing and holds Us distribution rights to the feature, which is in post.
The story follows two former Naval officers who agree to help an ex-con by bringing home the body of his son who was killed in Iraq.
Carell, Cranston and Fishburne portray older versions of the characters played in The Last Detail by Randy Quaid, Jack Nicholson and the late Otis Young.
In Ashby’s 1973 film, Nicholson and Young played Navy officers who befriend a young offender (Quaid) as they escort him to prison.
Linklater adapted Last Flag Flying from the 2005 novel by Darryl Ponicsan, who wrote The Last Detail in 1970, and produces with John Sloss...
Less than two weeks after FilmNation struck a $12m Sundance deal with Amazon Studios on The Big Sick, Glen Basner has acquired international sales rights to Last Flag Flying.
Amazon Studios is financing and holds Us distribution rights to the feature, which is in post.
The story follows two former Naval officers who agree to help an ex-con by bringing home the body of his son who was killed in Iraq.
Carell, Cranston and Fishburne portray older versions of the characters played in The Last Detail by Randy Quaid, Jack Nicholson and the late Otis Young.
In Ashby’s 1973 film, Nicholson and Young played Navy officers who befriend a young offender (Quaid) as they escort him to prison.
Linklater adapted Last Flag Flying from the 2005 novel by Darryl Ponicsan, who wrote The Last Detail in 1970, and produces with John Sloss...
- 2/2/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Richard Linklater directs the comedy-drama and sequel of sorts starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne.
Less than two weeks after FilmNation struck a $12m Sundance deal with Amazon Studios on The Big Sick, Glen Basner has acquired international sales rights to Last Flag Flying.
Amazon Studios is financing and holds Us distribution rights to the feature, which is in post.
The story follows two former Naval officers who agree to help an ex-con by bringing home the body of his son who was killed in Iraq.
Carell, Cranston and Fishburne portray older versions of the characters played in The Last Detail by Randy Quaid, Jack Nicholson and the late Otis Young.
In Ashby’s 1973 film, Nicholson and Young played Navy officers who befriend a young offender (Quaid) as they escort him to prison.
Linklater adapted Last Flag Flying from the 2005 novel by Darryl Ponicsan, who wrote The Last Detail in 1970, and produces with John Sloss...
Less than two weeks after FilmNation struck a $12m Sundance deal with Amazon Studios on The Big Sick, Glen Basner has acquired international sales rights to Last Flag Flying.
Amazon Studios is financing and holds Us distribution rights to the feature, which is in post.
The story follows two former Naval officers who agree to help an ex-con by bringing home the body of his son who was killed in Iraq.
Carell, Cranston and Fishburne portray older versions of the characters played in The Last Detail by Randy Quaid, Jack Nicholson and the late Otis Young.
In Ashby’s 1973 film, Nicholson and Young played Navy officers who befriend a young offender (Quaid) as they escort him to prison.
Linklater adapted Last Flag Flying from the 2005 novel by Darryl Ponicsan, who wrote The Last Detail in 1970, and produces with John Sloss...
- 2/2/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Richard Linklater directs the comedy-drama and sequel of sorts starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne.
Less than two weeks after FilmNation struck a $12m Sundance deal with Amazon Studios on The Big Sick, Glen Basner has acquired international sales rights to Last Flag Flying.
Amazon Studios is financing and holds Us distribution rights to the feature, which is in post.
The story follows two former Naval officers who agree to help an ex-con by bringing home the body of his son who was killed in Iraq.
Carell, Cranston and Fishburne portray older versions of the characters played in The Last Detail by Randy Quaid, Jack Nicholson and the late Otis Young.
In Ashby’s 1973 film, Nicholson and Young played Navy officers who befriend a young offender (Quaid) as they escort him to prison.
Linklater adapted Last Flag Flying from the 2005 novel by Darryl Ponicsan, who wrote The Last Detail in 1970, and produces with John Sloss...
Less than two weeks after FilmNation struck a $12m Sundance deal with Amazon Studios on The Big Sick, Glen Basner has acquired international sales rights to Last Flag Flying.
Amazon Studios is financing and holds Us distribution rights to the feature, which is in post.
The story follows two former Naval officers who agree to help an ex-con by bringing home the body of his son who was killed in Iraq.
Carell, Cranston and Fishburne portray older versions of the characters played in The Last Detail by Randy Quaid, Jack Nicholson and the late Otis Young.
In Ashby’s 1973 film, Nicholson and Young played Navy officers who befriend a young offender (Quaid) as they escort him to prison.
Linklater adapted Last Flag Flying from the 2005 novel by Darryl Ponicsan, who wrote The Last Detail in 1970, and produces with John Sloss...
- 2/2/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Earlier today, the 2016 Ifp Gotham Independent Film Award nominations were unveiled, officially kicking off the precursor season. Leading the charge was Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea, which score four nominations, more than any other title. Considering how this is a sturdy launching pad for Oscar hopefuls, it seems safe to say that the movie isn’t going anywhere. It appears poised to be a major Academy Award threat, including for Casey Affleck in Best Actor. Wins here will certainly go a long way, but right now, getting these nominations is an excellent start for the film, along with the other honorees. What you’ll see below is Manchester by the Sea competing with Certain Women, Everybody Wants Some, Moonlight, and Paterson in Best Feature. It’s also up for Best Screenplay against Hell or High Water, Love & Friendship, Moonlight, and Paterson, as well as in Best Actor for...
- 10/20/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Kicking off the onslaught of awards this year, as always, is the Gotham Independent Film Awards, which celebrates its 26th anniversary. Usually a strong slate highlighting some of the year’s best films, 2016 is no different as Manchester by the Sea leads the pack with four nominations. Close behind is Moonlight (which will also pick up a special ensemble award) and Paterson with three each overall.
Rounding out the Best Feature line-up, along with the three aforementioned films, is Certain Women and Everybody Wants Some!!. As for the Best Documentary line-up, Cameraperson, I Am Not Your Negro, O.J.: Made in America, Tower, and Weiner all made the cut. With Krisha, The Witch, The Fits, Elle, Morris From America, Jackie, and more also getting nods, the list makes for the ideal what-to-watch-before-the-year-is-over rundown.
Check out the full list of nominations below.
Best Feature
Certain Women
Kelly Reichardt, director; Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino,...
Rounding out the Best Feature line-up, along with the three aforementioned films, is Certain Women and Everybody Wants Some!!. As for the Best Documentary line-up, Cameraperson, I Am Not Your Negro, O.J.: Made in America, Tower, and Weiner all made the cut. With Krisha, The Witch, The Fits, Elle, Morris From America, Jackie, and more also getting nods, the list makes for the ideal what-to-watch-before-the-year-is-over rundown.
Check out the full list of nominations below.
Best Feature
Certain Women
Kelly Reichardt, director; Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino,...
- 10/20/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Paramount Pictures has released a trailer for writer/director Richard Linklater’s new film Everybody Wants Some. The film is said to be a spiritual follow-up to Linklater’s cult-classic Dazed and Confused (1993). You can enjoy the trailer above!
Set amidst college life of the 1980s, the film follows a group of college baseball players as they attempt to navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.
The film, which takes its title from a 1980 Van Halen hit, is written and directed by Richard Linklater and produced by Megan Ellison of Annapurna Pictures, Linklater, and Ginger Sledge. The film also boasts an ensemble cast that features Will Brittain, Zoey Deutch, Ryan Anthony Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Blake Jenner, Glen Powell and Wyatt Russell.
Everybody Wants Some is set to premiere as the Opening Night film for the 23rd edition of SXSW Film on March 16, 2016 in Austin, Texas. Paramount Pictures...
Set amidst college life of the 1980s, the film follows a group of college baseball players as they attempt to navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.
The film, which takes its title from a 1980 Van Halen hit, is written and directed by Richard Linklater and produced by Megan Ellison of Annapurna Pictures, Linklater, and Ginger Sledge. The film also boasts an ensemble cast that features Will Brittain, Zoey Deutch, Ryan Anthony Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Blake Jenner, Glen Powell and Wyatt Russell.
Everybody Wants Some is set to premiere as the Opening Night film for the 23rd edition of SXSW Film on March 16, 2016 in Austin, Texas. Paramount Pictures...
- 12/23/2015
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Here’s your first look at the new trailer and posters for Richard Linklater’s college-theme movie Everybody Wants Some. This follow-up film arrives more than 20 years after the original and is the “spiritual sequel” to Dazed And Confused.
The movie will make its World Premiere on Friday, March 11, 2016 during the 23rd edition of the SXSW Film Festival.
Linklater says of his new film, “If you look at Mitch, Wiley Wiggins’s character in Dazed who pitches in that pony league game, this is him, four years later, going off to college. Say he got better at baseball and he’s off to college. It would be right then — 1980.” He adds, “I’m reclaiming songs like ‘Rapper’s Delight’ and ‘My Sharona’ – you know, songs from ’79 and’80 that people have been making fun of for a while. I’m back to the original intent of those songs, like what they felt like then.
The movie will make its World Premiere on Friday, March 11, 2016 during the 23rd edition of the SXSW Film Festival.
Linklater says of his new film, “If you look at Mitch, Wiley Wiggins’s character in Dazed who pitches in that pony league game, this is him, four years later, going off to college. Say he got better at baseball and he’s off to college. It would be right then — 1980.” He adds, “I’m reclaiming songs like ‘Rapper’s Delight’ and ‘My Sharona’ – you know, songs from ’79 and’80 that people have been making fun of for a while. I’m back to the original intent of those songs, like what they felt like then.
- 12/23/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Read More: Richard Linklater's 'Everybody Wants Some' to Open 2016 SXSW Film Festival Over two decades after Richard Linklater explored coming-of-age themes through a group of hazy 1970's high schoolers in "Dazed and Confused," the director is back at it once again with a spiritual sequel centered around 1980's college students. Formerly titled "That's What I'm Talking About," Linklater's latest focuses on a group of college baseball players as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood. "Everybody Wants Some" stars Blake Jenner as the new ballplayer on campus, and it features an ensemble cast of Will Brittain, Zoey Deutch, Ryan Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Glen Powell and Wyatt Russell. The film is written and directed by Linklater and produced by Megan Ellison, Richard Linklater and Ginger Sledge. Paramount Pictures will release the film on April 15, 2016, just over a month after it...
- 12/22/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Austin, Texas – November 17, 2015 – The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Film Conference and Festival announced the world premiere of Everybody Wants Some as its Opening Night film for the 23rd edition of SXSW Film on March 11, 2016 in Austin, Texas. Set in the world of 1980s college life, Everybody Wants Some is a comedy, directed and written by Richard Linklater, that follows a group of college baseball players as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.
Richard Linklater is a world-class filmmaker who put Austin on the map. He creates consistently stellar work including Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Waking Life, Scanner Darkly, School of Rock, Bernie, Fast Food Nation, the Midnight trilogy and last year’s Academy Award®-nominated Boyhood. Linklater also serves as the Artistic Director for the Austin Film Society, which he founded in 1985.
“We are so thrilled to premiere Richard’s latest work, which is really funny,...
Richard Linklater is a world-class filmmaker who put Austin on the map. He creates consistently stellar work including Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Waking Life, Scanner Darkly, School of Rock, Bernie, Fast Food Nation, the Midnight trilogy and last year’s Academy Award®-nominated Boyhood. Linklater also serves as the Artistic Director for the Austin Film Society, which he founded in 1985.
“We are so thrilled to premiere Richard’s latest work, which is really funny,...
- 11/17/2015
- by Ricky Fernandes
- SoundOnSight
The world premiere of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood follow-up will open the film festival in his hometown of Austin, Texas, on March 11, 2016.
Everybody Wants Some follows a group of college baseball players in the 1980s. The comedy features an ensemble cast of Will Brittain, Zoey Deutch, Ryan Anthony Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Blake Jenner, Glen Powell and Wyatt Russell.
Linklater wrote and directed and Megan Ellison, Linklater and Ginger Sledge produce.
“We are so thrilled to premiere Richard’s latest work, which is really funny, instantly quotable, and filled with great new talent,” said Janet Pierson, head of SXSW Film. “Audiences are going to love this paean to competition and coming of age in the 80s.”
Paramount Pictures will release the film on April 15, 2016.
Everybody Wants Some follows a group of college baseball players in the 1980s. The comedy features an ensemble cast of Will Brittain, Zoey Deutch, Ryan Anthony Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Blake Jenner, Glen Powell and Wyatt Russell.
Linklater wrote and directed and Megan Ellison, Linklater and Ginger Sledge produce.
“We are so thrilled to premiere Richard’s latest work, which is really funny, instantly quotable, and filled with great new talent,” said Janet Pierson, head of SXSW Film. “Audiences are going to love this paean to competition and coming of age in the 80s.”
Paramount Pictures will release the film on April 15, 2016.
- 11/17/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The distributors have acquired all Us rights to the Gillian Flynn adaptation in a deal with Wme Global.
Bloom oversees international distribution on the Gillian Flynn thriller starring Charlize Theron as the survivor of a family massacre forced to investigate the events of that fateful day.
Directv gets an exclusive 30-day window followed by the A24 theatrical release. Chloe Grace Moretz, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks, Tye Sheridan and Corey Stoll round to the key cast.
Paquet-Brenner directed from his adapted screenplay. Cathy Schulman, Matthew Rhodes, Azim Bolkiah, Matt Jackson, Beth Kono, Aj Dix, Theron and Stephane Marsil produce.
Jeff Rice, Jose Levy, Matthias Ehrenberg, Nigel Sinclair, Guy East, Tobin Armbrust, Jillian Longnecker, Ginger Sledge and Peter Safran served as executive producers.
Exclusive Media presents Dark Places, a Denver & Delilah Films, Hugo Productions and Mandalay Pictures production.
A24 and Directv have partnered before on the upcoming Atom Egoyan film Captive and Son Of A Gun.
Bloom oversees international distribution on the Gillian Flynn thriller starring Charlize Theron as the survivor of a family massacre forced to investigate the events of that fateful day.
Directv gets an exclusive 30-day window followed by the A24 theatrical release. Chloe Grace Moretz, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks, Tye Sheridan and Corey Stoll round to the key cast.
Paquet-Brenner directed from his adapted screenplay. Cathy Schulman, Matthew Rhodes, Azim Bolkiah, Matt Jackson, Beth Kono, Aj Dix, Theron and Stephane Marsil produce.
Jeff Rice, Jose Levy, Matthias Ehrenberg, Nigel Sinclair, Guy East, Tobin Armbrust, Jillian Longnecker, Ginger Sledge and Peter Safran served as executive producers.
Exclusive Media presents Dark Places, a Denver & Delilah Films, Hugo Productions and Mandalay Pictures production.
A24 and Directv have partnered before on the upcoming Atom Egoyan film Captive and Son Of A Gun.
- 11/8/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
A24 is closing a $3M U.S. distribution deal along with DirecTV for Dark Places, based on the bestselling novel by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn. Gilles Paquet-Brenner adapted and directed the pic, which stars Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Chlöe Grace Moretz, Christina Hendricks, Tye Sheridan and Corey Stoll.
The deal is the latest in the A24-DirecTV partnership that aims to release films exclusively on the satcaster during a 30-day window before a theatrical debut. Wme Global brokered the deal.
First announced at last year’s Afm by Exclusive Media and shown to buyers this spring in Cannes, the movie centers on Libby Day (Theron), the sole survivor of a violent home invasion. She has lived with the knowledge that her testimony as a 7-year-old sentenced her brother to life in prison for the horrific crime. Twenty-five years later, crime enthusiasts convince her to re-examine the events.
The pic is a Denver & Delilah Films,...
The deal is the latest in the A24-DirecTV partnership that aims to release films exclusively on the satcaster during a 30-day window before a theatrical debut. Wme Global brokered the deal.
First announced at last year’s Afm by Exclusive Media and shown to buyers this spring in Cannes, the movie centers on Libby Day (Theron), the sole survivor of a violent home invasion. She has lived with the knowledge that her testimony as a 7-year-old sentenced her brother to life in prison for the horrific crime. Twenty-five years later, crime enthusiasts convince her to re-examine the events.
The pic is a Denver & Delilah Films,...
- 11/8/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" was the big winner at the 28th annual Independent Spirit Awards held in Santa Monica, CA this afternoon and hosted by Andy Samberg. "Silver Linings" took home the Best Feature, Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Director, and Screenplay trophies.
McConaughey, who nearly stole the show in Steven Soderbergh's "Magic Mike," won the Best Supporting Male award for a performance that was largely ignored by the Academy Awards. As Samberg astutely observed, "We've got Matthew McConaughey...Hollywood fuck you!"
Jennifer Lawrence won the Best Female Lead award for "Silver Linings Playbook," while John Hawkes took home the Best Male Lead trophy for "Sessions." His co-star, Helen Hunt, won the Best Supporting Female award.
Michael Haneke's "Amour," a darling of the 85th Academy Awards, deservingly won Best International Film.
The awards show can be seen on IFC tonight at 10 pm (Est).
Here's the full list...
McConaughey, who nearly stole the show in Steven Soderbergh's "Magic Mike," won the Best Supporting Male award for a performance that was largely ignored by the Academy Awards. As Samberg astutely observed, "We've got Matthew McConaughey...Hollywood fuck you!"
Jennifer Lawrence won the Best Female Lead award for "Silver Linings Playbook," while John Hawkes took home the Best Male Lead trophy for "Sessions." His co-star, Helen Hunt, won the Best Supporting Female award.
Michael Haneke's "Amour," a darling of the 85th Academy Awards, deservingly won Best International Film.
The awards show can be seen on IFC tonight at 10 pm (Est).
Here's the full list...
- 2/24/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Today the 2013 Spirit Awards were handed out and it was a dominating effort from Silver Linings Playbook as it won Best Picture, Director (David O. Russell), Actress (Jennifer Lawrence) and Screenplay (Russell). The only award it was nominated for and didn't win was Best Actor where Bradley Cooper lost to John Hawkes for The Sessions, but that's only a minor blip on the radar when you win this big. Among the early awards handed out, Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower won for Best First Feature while Derek Connolly won for Best First Screenplay for the romantic sci-fi film Safety Not Guaranteed. Then the Twitterverse exploded with a Best Supporting Actor win for Matthew McConaughey and his work in Magic Mike, which, for a time, seemed like it may be able to eek into that last Supporting slot at the Oscars. No dice, a Spirit Award it will have to be.
- 2/23/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The 28th annual Independent Spirit Awards gala, hosted by Andy Samberg, was held as a luncheon in a tent on Santa Monica beach on Saturday, Feb 23. The awards will be broadcast on IFC at 10 pm Est. The Hollywood Reporter's live blog of the event can be found here. Video: THR's Independent Spirit Awards 2013 Diaries Below is a list of the nominees, with the winners marked in red and with an asterisk: Best Feature Beasts of the Southern Wild -- Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey and Josh Penn Bernie -- Producers: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge, Matt Williams
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- 2/23/2013
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 28th Annual Film Independent Spirit Award nominations were announced eaelier today and while Moonrise Kingdom and Silver Linings Playbook both grabbed five noms a piece, it is Bernie, Keep The Lights On and Beasts of the Southern Wild who are glowing with their four noms each. Our jeers, cheers and snubs commentary shall be coming soon. Here are the entire list of nominees for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature:
Beasts of the Southern Wild – Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn
Bernie – Producers: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge, Matt Williams
Keep the Lights On – Producers: Marie Therese Guirgis, Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs
Moonrise Kingdom – Producers: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott Rudin
Silver Linings Playbook – Producers: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon
Best Director
Wes Anderson – Moonrise Kingdom
Julia Loktev – The Loneliest Planet
David O. Russell...
Best Feature:
Beasts of the Southern Wild – Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn
Bernie – Producers: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge, Matt Williams
Keep the Lights On – Producers: Marie Therese Guirgis, Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs
Moonrise Kingdom – Producers: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott Rudin
Silver Linings Playbook – Producers: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon
Best Director
Wes Anderson – Moonrise Kingdom
Julia Loktev – The Loneliest Planet
David O. Russell...
- 11/27/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Nominations for the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced today and were led by Moonrise Kingdom and Silver Linings Playbook with five nominations each followed closely by fellow Best Feature nominees Beasts of the Southern Wild and Keep the Lights On as well as Ava DuVernay's Middle of Nowhere, each with four nominations. Richard Linklater's Bernie was the fifth Best Feature nominee while Middle of Nowhere found its four nominations largely in the acting categories with Emayatzy Corinealdi, David Oyelowo and Lorraine Toussant all being nominated and the fourth for the John Cassavetes Award, which goes to the "best" film made for under $500,000. Looking over the list of nominees I can't help but shrug at the screenplay nomination for Ruby Sparks (a film I loathed), but it's nice to see some First Time Feature love for Colin Trevorrow's Safety Not Guaranteed and Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower,...
- 11/27/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Having taken home the Best Picture award at last night’s Gotham Independent Film Awards, Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom finds itself nominated in the same category in the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards, with the full list of nominations announced tonight.
Anderson’s latest film has been nominated in a healthy five categories – Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Male, and Best Cinematography – with David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook also racking up an impressive five nominations, adding Best Female Lead and Best Male Lead to Best Feature, Director, and Screenplay.
Also coming in as strong contenders are Jacques Audiard’s Rust and Bone; Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the Best Female Lead category for her performance in Smashed; Colin Trevorrow in the Best First Feature category for Safety Not Guaranteed, and Derek Connolly in the Best First Screenplay for the same film; director Benh Zeitlin and Beasts of the Southern Wild...
Anderson’s latest film has been nominated in a healthy five categories – Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Male, and Best Cinematography – with David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook also racking up an impressive five nominations, adding Best Female Lead and Best Male Lead to Best Feature, Director, and Screenplay.
Also coming in as strong contenders are Jacques Audiard’s Rust and Bone; Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the Best Female Lead category for her performance in Smashed; Colin Trevorrow in the Best First Feature category for Safety Not Guaranteed, and Derek Connolly in the Best First Screenplay for the same film; director Benh Zeitlin and Beasts of the Southern Wild...
- 11/27/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The 28th Annual Film Independent Spirit Award nominations were announced today in Los Angeles, with Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" and David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" leading the pack with five nominations apiece. Both films were nominated in the best feature category, alongside "Bernie," "Keep The Lights On" and "Beasts of the Southern Wild." Full commentary to come (there's lots to discuss). The Nominees for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards: Best Feature: Beasts of the Southern Wild Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn Bernie Producers: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge, Matt Williams Keep the Lights On Producers: Marie Therese Guirgis, Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs Moonrise Kingdom Producers: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott...
- 11/27/2012
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
Actors Anna Kendrick, Zoe Saldana and Common presented the nominees for the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards in a press conference on Tuesday, November 27 at 10:00 am at The W Hotel in Hollywood.
Both "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Moonrise Kingdom" lead the nominations including best picture where they will compete with "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Bernie," and "Keep the Lights On."
Directors Wes Anderson ("Moonrise Kingdom") and David O. Russell ("Silver Linings Playbook") are also nominated in the best director category along with Julia Loktev ("The Loneliest Planet"), Ira Sachs ("Keep the Lights On"), and Benh Zeitlin ("Beasts of the Southern Wild").
And actor Matthew McConaughey's transformation is now complete. He is nominated for both best actor ("Killer Joe") and best supporting actor ("Magic Mike").
Winners of the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be announced on February 23, 2013 when they will hold their traditional Saturday afternoon awards show...
Both "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Moonrise Kingdom" lead the nominations including best picture where they will compete with "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Bernie," and "Keep the Lights On."
Directors Wes Anderson ("Moonrise Kingdom") and David O. Russell ("Silver Linings Playbook") are also nominated in the best director category along with Julia Loktev ("The Loneliest Planet"), Ira Sachs ("Keep the Lights On"), and Benh Zeitlin ("Beasts of the Southern Wild").
And actor Matthew McConaughey's transformation is now complete. He is nominated for both best actor ("Killer Joe") and best supporting actor ("Magic Mike").
Winners of the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be announced on February 23, 2013 when they will hold their traditional Saturday afternoon awards show...
- 11/27/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The nominations for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced this morning by actors Anna Kendrick, Zoe Saldana, and Common. Nominees for Best Feature include Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Bernie, Keep The Lights On, Moonrise Kingdom, and Silver Linings Playbook. Starlet was selected to receive the annual Robert Altman Award, which is given one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
Winners will be announced at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 23, 2013. The awards ceremony will be held as a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, and the premiere broadcast will air later that evening at 10:00 pm Et/Pt on IFC.
2013 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature (Award given to the Producer, Executive Producers are not awarded)
Beasts of the Southern Wild Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn Bernie Producers: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne,...
Winners will be announced at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 23, 2013. The awards ceremony will be held as a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, and the premiere broadcast will air later that evening at 10:00 pm Et/Pt on IFC.
2013 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature (Award given to the Producer, Executive Producers are not awarded)
Beasts of the Southern Wild Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn Bernie Producers: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne,...
- 11/27/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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