2 Live Crew is getting the big-screen treatment thanks to Lionsgate.
The studio is partnering with Temple Hill to develop The Book of Luke, which will tell the story of the hip-hop group that went from Miami to the 11th Circuit. The feature will be adapted for the screen by Craig Williams from the memoir Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice and Liberty City.
The movie will focus on 2 Live manager/hype-man Luther Campbell, who found himself on the other end of a copyright lawsuit related to 2 Live's music, known for sexually explicit content. The case made it all the way...
The studio is partnering with Temple Hill to develop The Book of Luke, which will tell the story of the hip-hop group that went from Miami to the 11th Circuit. The feature will be adapted for the screen by Craig Williams from the memoir Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice and Liberty City.
The movie will focus on 2 Live manager/hype-man Luther Campbell, who found himself on the other end of a copyright lawsuit related to 2 Live's music, known for sexually explicit content. The case made it all the way...
- 6/12/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Next year, Huppert will be seen in another film with the austere Austrian maestro Haneke. “I haven’t started it yet. But you can imagine what a Michael Haneke film called Happy Ending will be like. You can imagine there will be a certain irony, a certain…” – she hesitates playfully, choosing her words – “clear-sightedness. For me, the title says everything about how lucidly Haneke sees the world.” Apparently it’s about immigration,...
Watch the full Cannes press conference for Paul Verhoeven‘s Elle, one of our favorites of the festival:
Speaking of Isabelle Huppert, she confirms to The Guardian she’ll soon be shooting Michael Haneke‘s Happy End:
Next year, Huppert will be seen in another film with the austere Austrian maestro Haneke. “I haven’t started it yet. But you can imagine what a Michael Haneke film called Happy Ending will be like. You can imagine there will be a certain irony, a certain…” – she hesitates playfully, choosing her words – “clear-sightedness. For me, the title says everything about how lucidly Haneke sees the world.” Apparently it’s about immigration,...
- 5/24/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
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