Endeavor Content has optioned Emily Ziff Griffin’s New Yorker essay “The Last Dance with My Dad” for film, with Lynette Howell Taylor and Samantha Housman on board to produce the adaptation for 51 Entertainment.
The Last Dance with My Dad is billed as a coming-of-age story about a father-daughter bond set against the backdrop of unique and unexpected life-changing realities. In the article published September 2, Griffin reflects on a Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico cruise for gay men that she took with her father as a teen at the height of the AIDS epidemic in 1991.
Griffin will handle the screenplay adaptation and exec produce the project.
“This film is a love letter to my dad, and to the gay community that raised me. It’s a story of joy and freedom and connection,” said Griffin, “and I could not be more thrilled to have the support of 51 Entertainment...
The Last Dance with My Dad is billed as a coming-of-age story about a father-daughter bond set against the backdrop of unique and unexpected life-changing realities. In the article published September 2, Griffin reflects on a Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico cruise for gay men that she took with her father as a teen at the height of the AIDS epidemic in 1991.
Griffin will handle the screenplay adaptation and exec produce the project.
“This film is a love letter to my dad, and to the gay community that raised me. It’s a story of joy and freedom and connection,” said Griffin, “and I could not be more thrilled to have the support of 51 Entertainment...
- 10/20/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Solution Entertainment group will commence Efm sales on the Amanda Seyfried and Theo James supernatural thriller Black Lung for 2929 Productions and Cooper’s Town Productions.
Cary Fukunaga, coming off universal acclaim for True Detective, will serve as executive producer via his Parliament Of Owls, while Chase Palmer will make his feature film debut from his own screenplay.
Production is set to start this summer on the story of a woman whose premonition saves her Utah coal miner husband and leads to the discovery of a malignant force as her intervention stirs up resentment within the community.
James will next be seen in the Divergent sequel, Insurgent, in March while Seyfried stars in summer release Ted 2.
“Black Lung possesses that rare mix of qualities that we as producers dream about,” said Emily Ziff and Sara Murphy of Cooper’s Town Productions. “It’s elegant, sophisticated, and thrillingly commercial with a visionary film-maker and two electrifying actors...
Cary Fukunaga, coming off universal acclaim for True Detective, will serve as executive producer via his Parliament Of Owls, while Chase Palmer will make his feature film debut from his own screenplay.
Production is set to start this summer on the story of a woman whose premonition saves her Utah coal miner husband and leads to the discovery of a malignant force as her intervention stirs up resentment within the community.
James will next be seen in the Divergent sequel, Insurgent, in March while Seyfried stars in summer release Ted 2.
“Black Lung possesses that rare mix of qualities that we as producers dream about,” said Emily Ziff and Sara Murphy of Cooper’s Town Productions. “It’s elegant, sophisticated, and thrillingly commercial with a visionary film-maker and two electrifying actors...
- 2/4/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Solution Entertainment group will commence Efm sales on the Amanda Seyfried and Theo James supernatural thriller for 2929 Productions and Cooper’s Town Productions.
Cary Fukunaga, coming off universal acclaim for True Detective, will serve as executive producer via his Parliament Of Owls, while Chase Palmer will make his feature film debut from his own screenplay.
Production is set to start this summer on the story of a woman whose premonition saves her Utah coal miner husband and leads to the discovery of a malignant force as her intervention stirs up resentment within the community.
James will next be seen in the Divergent sequel Insurgent in March while Seyfried stars in summer release Ted 2.
“Black Lung possesses that rare mix of qualities that we as producers dream about,” said Emily Ziff and Sara Murphy of Cooper’s Town Productions. “It’s elegant, sophisticated, and thrillingly commercial with a visionary film-maker and two electrifying actors on board...
Cary Fukunaga, coming off universal acclaim for True Detective, will serve as executive producer via his Parliament Of Owls, while Chase Palmer will make his feature film debut from his own screenplay.
Production is set to start this summer on the story of a woman whose premonition saves her Utah coal miner husband and leads to the discovery of a malignant force as her intervention stirs up resentment within the community.
James will next be seen in the Divergent sequel Insurgent in March while Seyfried stars in summer release Ted 2.
“Black Lung possesses that rare mix of qualities that we as producers dream about,” said Emily Ziff and Sara Murphy of Cooper’s Town Productions. “It’s elegant, sophisticated, and thrillingly commercial with a visionary film-maker and two electrifying actors on board...
- 2/4/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Los Angeles-based Electric Entertainment and Arrow Films have announced the latter has taken all United Kingdom rights to John Slattery's feature directorial debut God’s Pocket. The film, which originally drew much heated bidding for the foreign rights, was acquired by Electric at Sundance this year and became part of their high profile slate at the European Film Market in Berlin. Arrow Films, a distribution company that has seen success with the release of films like Love Is All You Need, the Academy Award-nominated The Hunt and A Hijacking, plans to release the film in U.K. theaters later in 2014, with IFC Films handling U.S. distribution.
Electric’s Head of International Distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska negotiated the deal with Tom Stewart, Acquisitions Director for Arrow Films.
“Upon seeing the film for the first time, I was so compelled by Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance and John Slattery’s take on the material that I made it a point to personally pursue the rights for our company,” said Electric’s CEO Dean Devlin. “This is just the first step in presenting this film to world audiences, and we look forward to working with Arrow in bringing it to film fans in the UK.”
“The film stands as a great example of just what a wonderful actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was and to see such a rich ensemble cast perform at the top of their game alongside him provides a fitting testament to the late star. We’re thrilled to be collaborating on our first picture with Electric Entertainment,” commented Stewart.
The film stars an A-list cast led by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro and Caleb Landry Jones.
God’s Pocket was written by Slattery and Alex Metcalf , and produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee,Lance Acord, Slattery, Emily Ziff and Hoffman through his Cooper’s Town Productions. The film is a Park Pictures Film in association with Cooper’s Town Productions and Shoestring Pictures. The film is based on the novel by acclaimed author Pete Dexter.
Slattery, who plays Roger Sterling on AMC’s Mad Men had previously directed a number of episodes of that series, but this marks his feature film directorial debut.
When Mickey's (Hoffman) crazy stepson Leon (Landry) is killed in a construction 'accident,' nobody in the working class neighborhood of God’s Pocket is sorry he's gone. Mickey tries to bury the bad news with the body, but when the boy's mother (Hendricks) demands the truth, and a local reporter (Jenkins) starts sniffing around, Mickey finds himself stuck in a darkly comedic life and death struggle. A body he can’t bury, a wife he can’t please and a debt he can’t pay.
Electric Entertainment’s international sales division launched last year at the American Film Market and is currently selling The Wannabe, which is executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Dean Devlin and Traction Media, and stars Patricia Arquette , Vincent Piazza , and Michael Imperioli . The company also has international rights to Hannah Espia’s Transit (Read our Revie Here), and Boys of Abu Ghraib, directed by Luke Moran and executive produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz and Rogan Donelly.
Electric’s Head of International Distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska negotiated the deal with Tom Stewart, Acquisitions Director for Arrow Films.
“Upon seeing the film for the first time, I was so compelled by Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance and John Slattery’s take on the material that I made it a point to personally pursue the rights for our company,” said Electric’s CEO Dean Devlin. “This is just the first step in presenting this film to world audiences, and we look forward to working with Arrow in bringing it to film fans in the UK.”
“The film stands as a great example of just what a wonderful actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was and to see such a rich ensemble cast perform at the top of their game alongside him provides a fitting testament to the late star. We’re thrilled to be collaborating on our first picture with Electric Entertainment,” commented Stewart.
The film stars an A-list cast led by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro and Caleb Landry Jones.
God’s Pocket was written by Slattery and Alex Metcalf , and produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee,Lance Acord, Slattery, Emily Ziff and Hoffman through his Cooper’s Town Productions. The film is a Park Pictures Film in association with Cooper’s Town Productions and Shoestring Pictures. The film is based on the novel by acclaimed author Pete Dexter.
Slattery, who plays Roger Sterling on AMC’s Mad Men had previously directed a number of episodes of that series, but this marks his feature film directorial debut.
When Mickey's (Hoffman) crazy stepson Leon (Landry) is killed in a construction 'accident,' nobody in the working class neighborhood of God’s Pocket is sorry he's gone. Mickey tries to bury the bad news with the body, but when the boy's mother (Hendricks) demands the truth, and a local reporter (Jenkins) starts sniffing around, Mickey finds himself stuck in a darkly comedic life and death struggle. A body he can’t bury, a wife he can’t please and a debt he can’t pay.
Electric Entertainment’s international sales division launched last year at the American Film Market and is currently selling The Wannabe, which is executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Dean Devlin and Traction Media, and stars Patricia Arquette , Vincent Piazza , and Michael Imperioli . The company also has international rights to Hannah Espia’s Transit (Read our Revie Here), and Boys of Abu Ghraib, directed by Luke Moran and executive produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz and Rogan Donelly.
- 3/12/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Electric Entertainment marks first major territorial sale of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final film as a leading man to Arrow Films in the UK.
Arrow Films has secured all UK rights to to John Slattery’s feature directorial debut God’s Pocket from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment.
The film, starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, will be released in the UK later this year.
The story revolves around Hoffman’s character, Mickey, who tries to cover up the accidental death of his insane stepson Leon played by Caleb Landry Jones.
Review: God’s Pocket
It was reported last week that the movie will be released on May 9 in Us theatres, distributed by IFC Films, and it will be available on video demand from May 14.
The film, which drew heated bidding for the foreign rights when it debuted at Sundance in January, was acquired by Electric and became part of their slate at last month’s European...
Arrow Films has secured all UK rights to to John Slattery’s feature directorial debut God’s Pocket from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment.
The film, starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, will be released in the UK later this year.
The story revolves around Hoffman’s character, Mickey, who tries to cover up the accidental death of his insane stepson Leon played by Caleb Landry Jones.
Review: God’s Pocket
It was reported last week that the movie will be released on May 9 in Us theatres, distributed by IFC Films, and it will be available on video demand from May 14.
The film, which drew heated bidding for the foreign rights when it debuted at Sundance in January, was acquired by Electric and became part of their slate at last month’s European...
- 3/10/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Electric Entertainment marks first major territorial sale of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final film as a leading man to Arrow Films in the UK.
Arrow Films has secured all UK rights to to John Slattery’s feature directorial debut God’s Pocket from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment.
The film, starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, will be released in the UK later in 2014.
Review: God’s Pocket
It was reported last week that the movie will be released on May 9 in Us theatres, distributed by IFC Films, and it will be available on video demand from May 14.
The film, which drew heated bidding for the foreign rights when it debuted at Sundance in January, was acquired by Electric and became part of their slate at last month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
Electric’s head of international distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska negotiated the deal with Tom Stewart, acquisitions director for Arrow Films.
“Upon seeing...
Arrow Films has secured all UK rights to to John Slattery’s feature directorial debut God’s Pocket from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment.
The film, starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, will be released in the UK later in 2014.
Review: God’s Pocket
It was reported last week that the movie will be released on May 9 in Us theatres, distributed by IFC Films, and it will be available on video demand from May 14.
The film, which drew heated bidding for the foreign rights when it debuted at Sundance in January, was acquired by Electric and became part of their slate at last month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
Electric’s head of international distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska negotiated the deal with Tom Stewart, acquisitions director for Arrow Films.
“Upon seeing...
- 3/10/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Washington, March 7: Philip Seymour Hoffman's film 'God's Pocket', which recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is going to hit the theatres on May 9.
The film, which is directed by 'Mad Men' actor John Slattery, is based on the novel of the same name by Pete Dexter and revolves around a gritty blue-collar neighborhood where a construction "accident" leads to the burial of a body, the Hollywood Reporter reported.
The independent film stars Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks and John Turturro and is produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Slattery, Hoffman and Emily Ziff. (Ani)...
The film, which is directed by 'Mad Men' actor John Slattery, is based on the novel of the same name by Pete Dexter and revolves around a gritty blue-collar neighborhood where a construction "accident" leads to the burial of a body, the Hollywood Reporter reported.
The independent film stars Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks and John Turturro and is produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Slattery, Hoffman and Emily Ziff. (Ani)...
- 3/7/2014
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Philip Seymour Hoffman found success in Hollywood, but he never called it home. Now it seems he didn't want his son, Cooper, to do so either. In documents obtained by People, Hoffman's last will and testament includes a notable clause about his son's residence. "It is my strong desire, and not direction to my guardian, that my son, Cooper Hoffman be raised and reside in or near the borough of Manhattan in the State of New York, or Chicago, Illinois, or San Francisco, California," it states. The revelation comes after Hoffman's will was submitted to probate court in New York,...
- 2/19/2014
- by Mary Green
- PEOPLE.com
IFC Films has acquired the U.S. rights to John Slattery's directorial debut "God's Pocket," the company announced at the Sundance Film Festival where the film made its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section earlier this week.With a screenplay by Slattery and Alex Metcalf based on the novel by Pete Dexter, "God's Pocket" stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, John Turturro and Slattery's "Mad Men" co-star Christina Hendricks. The film was produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, and Emily Ziff, along with Hoffman and Slattery. Set in a blue-collar neighborhood, it follows a man whose crazy stepson dies in a construction "accident," which is investigated by a newspaper columnist. The deal keeps Slattery, who stars in AMC's "Mad Menm" in the corporate family.Read More: Sundance Review: John Slattery's Directorial Debut 'God's Pocket,' With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Is a Disappointing MessSlattery said,...
- 1/22/2014
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Capping a rocking day for deals at the Sundance Film Festival, IFC Films is closing a deal to acquired God’s Pocket, the directorial debut of Mad Men star John Slattery. The black comedy stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, and John Turturro. Slattery wrote the black comedy with Alex Metcalf. Slattery, Sam Bisbee Lance Acord, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Emily Ziff and Hoffman produced. Hoffman plays Mickey, who, after his nutty stepson gets killed in a construction “accident,” tries to hide the truth from a newspaper columnist (Jenkins) who profiles the people of God’s Pocket. And though he’s gone to seed, he might uncover the truth unless Mickey can stop him. The film is playing in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, and it has been a buzz title since it premiered late Friday afternoon at the Eccles Theater. The film is being repped by Gersh.
- 1/22/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
By Terence Johnson
Managing Editor
Not all of the films at the Sundance Film Festival can be winners. God’s Pocket, the feature film directorial debut of Mad Men‘s John Slattery, is a mildly competent film that outside of a few visual gags and famous actors, doesn’t manage to do anything of note or really impresses at any turn.
God’s Pocket is a movie about a blue-collar town filled with crazy characters whose lives can’t help but intersect after Leon Scarpato (Caleb Landry Jones) is killed in a construction “accident.” Mickey (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) just wants to bury his son, but financial troubles and his wife’s (Christina Hendricks) insistence that the death wasn’t an accident force him to address much of his circumstance and deal with his crumbling life. In addition to this, he has to deal with a friend (John Turturro) who has...
Managing Editor
Not all of the films at the Sundance Film Festival can be winners. God’s Pocket, the feature film directorial debut of Mad Men‘s John Slattery, is a mildly competent film that outside of a few visual gags and famous actors, doesn’t manage to do anything of note or really impresses at any turn.
God’s Pocket is a movie about a blue-collar town filled with crazy characters whose lives can’t help but intersect after Leon Scarpato (Caleb Landry Jones) is killed in a construction “accident.” Mickey (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) just wants to bury his son, but financial troubles and his wife’s (Christina Hendricks) insistence that the death wasn’t an accident force him to address much of his circumstance and deal with his crumbling life. In addition to this, he has to deal with a friend (John Turturro) who has...
- 1/18/2014
- by Terence Johnson
- Scott Feinberg
He traded on-set education on Mad Men and then cornered this project almost a decade earlier when he picked it up as a read, actor-turned-director John Slattery was smart in grabbing a stellar cinematographer in Lance Acord to play dp and producer, and asked some favors from acting peer excellence in Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro, and Caleb Landry Jones. Production took place this summer.
Gist: Based on the novel by Peter Dexter, scripted by Alex Metcalf and Slattery, this is set in a blue-collar neighborhood of God’s Pocket, where the lead character tries to cover up his stepson’s death in a construction accident. When a local columnist comes sniffing around for the truth, things go from bad to worse.
Production Co./Producers: Park Pictures’ Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee and Lance Acord in association with Cooper’s Town’s Emily Ziff and Philip Seymour Hoffman...
Gist: Based on the novel by Peter Dexter, scripted by Alex Metcalf and Slattery, this is set in a blue-collar neighborhood of God’s Pocket, where the lead character tries to cover up his stepson’s death in a construction accident. When a local columnist comes sniffing around for the truth, things go from bad to worse.
Production Co./Producers: Park Pictures’ Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee and Lance Acord in association with Cooper’s Town’s Emily Ziff and Philip Seymour Hoffman...
- 11/19/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Premium cable channel Showtime just landed two big-name stars for its new comedy pilot Trending Down.
Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) and versatile comedic actress Kathryn Hahn (NBC’s Parks and Recreation, the upcoming Afternoon Delight) will star in the show, which finds ad man Thom Payne (Hoffman) fighting to stay relevant after a company takeover pushes his agency into the age of social networking. Hahn will co-star as Payne’s wife.
Trending Down has been described by its creators as ”a blistering attack on our youth-obsessed culture and a darkly comic examination of what it means to matter” in the age of the internet.
The project was created and written by Shalom Auslander (This American Life). Auslander will also serve as one of the show’s executive producers, alongside Hoffman, Ken Kwapis (NBC’s The Office), Capote associate producer Emily Ziff and Alexandra Beattie (NBC’s Outsourced...
Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) and versatile comedic actress Kathryn Hahn (NBC’s Parks and Recreation, the upcoming Afternoon Delight) will star in the show, which finds ad man Thom Payne (Hoffman) fighting to stay relevant after a company takeover pushes his agency into the age of social networking. Hahn will co-star as Payne’s wife.
Trending Down has been described by its creators as ”a blistering attack on our youth-obsessed culture and a darkly comic examination of what it means to matter” in the age of the internet.
The project was created and written by Shalom Auslander (This American Life). Auslander will also serve as one of the show’s executive producers, alongside Hoffman, Ken Kwapis (NBC’s The Office), Capote associate producer Emily Ziff and Alexandra Beattie (NBC’s Outsourced...
- 7/28/2013
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Showtime Pilot Trending Down adds Philip Seymour Hoffman in starring role According to Variety, Showtime is expected to make a Tuesday announcement that they've picked up the pilot for the comedy Trending Down, with Hoffman leading and executive producing via his Cooper Town Productions. Written by Shalom Auslander, Trending Down is a dark comedy which is being billed as an attack on our youth-obsessed culture where Hoffman plays Thom Payne, a man who's faced with being obsolete when his advertising agency is taken over. Emily Ziff, Ken Kwapis and Auslander are also serving as executive producers.
- 7/27/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Philip Seymour Hoffman is set to star in his first TV series project, a pilot for Showtime called "Trending Down."
The pilot is a dark comedy about an advertising agency executive (Hoffman) whose company is bought out and is staring down his own obsolescence, Variety reports. It also contains a "blistering attack on our youth-obsessed culture."
Kathryn Hahn will also star in "Trending Down," per the Hollywood Reporter.
Author and "This American Life" contributor Shalom Auslander wrote the pilot and executive produce with Hoffman, Emily Ziff and Ken Kwapis ("The Office," "Malcolm in the Middle").
The pilot is a dark comedy about an advertising agency executive (Hoffman) whose company is bought out and is staring down his own obsolescence, Variety reports. It also contains a "blistering attack on our youth-obsessed culture."
Kathryn Hahn will also star in "Trending Down," per the Hollywood Reporter.
Author and "This American Life" contributor Shalom Auslander wrote the pilot and executive produce with Hoffman, Emily Ziff and Ken Kwapis ("The Office," "Malcolm in the Middle").
- 7/26/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Showtime is expected to announce during their TCA session on Tuesday that Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman will star in and executive produce Trending Down, a comedy pilot, which is getting a green light after a long development process. Kathryn Hahn is expected to co-star in the pilot, which will be directed by John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and The Angry Inch). Developed by Ken Kwapis and created by This American Life contributor Shalom Auslander, Trending Down is a blistering attack on our youth-obsessed culture, and a darkly comic examination of what it means to matter. Or matter not. It centers on Thom Payne (Hoffman), a man facing his own obsolescence after his advertising agency is taken over. Hahn will play Thom’s wife. Hoffman, Kwapis, Auslander and Hoffman’s producing partner Emily Ziff will executive produce. Alexandra Beattie will co-executive produce. Trending Down marks the third pilot pickup at Showtime this year.
- 7/26/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Philip Seymour Hoffman will star in and executive produce Showtime’s failed-ad-guy comedy pilot, Trending Down.
TVLine has learned the Oscar-winner will play Thom Payne, who is adrift when his ad agency is taken over. The project is described as a “blistering attack on our youth-obsessed culture and a darkly comic examination of what it means to matter. Or matter not.”
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The project was created and written by Shalom Auslander (This American Life), who will executive-produce with Hoffman, Emily Ziff (Capote), Ken Kwapis (The Office) and Alexandra Beattie (Outsourced).
Hoffman took home an...
TVLine has learned the Oscar-winner will play Thom Payne, who is adrift when his ad agency is taken over. The project is described as a “blistering attack on our youth-obsessed culture and a darkly comic examination of what it means to matter. Or matter not.”
Related | Showtime Renews Ray Donovan for Season 2
The project was created and written by Shalom Auslander (This American Life), who will executive-produce with Hoffman, Emily Ziff (Capote), Ken Kwapis (The Office) and Alexandra Beattie (Outsourced).
Hoffman took home an...
- 7/26/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks and John Turturro are set to star in "God's Pocket" at Park Pictures Features, Cooper’s Town Productions and Shoestring Pictures.
Based on the novel by Pete Dexter, the story deals with a construction site death that lands a blue-collar worker in trouble.
"Mad Men" actor John Slattery will make his directorial debut on the project and co-wrote the screenplay with Alex Metcalf.
Hoffman, Slattery, Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Galt Niederhoffer and Emily Ziff will produce.
Source: Screen Daily...
Based on the novel by Pete Dexter, the story deals with a construction site death that lands a blue-collar worker in trouble.
"Mad Men" actor John Slattery will make his directorial debut on the project and co-wrote the screenplay with Alex Metcalf.
Hoffman, Slattery, Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Galt Niederhoffer and Emily Ziff will produce.
Source: Screen Daily...
- 5/16/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Park Pictures Features announced today Academy Award®-winning actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, is set to star in God’S Pocket, the upcoming film directorial debut from Emmy®-nominee John Slattery. Slattery adapted the screenplay with Alex Metcalf from the novel by National Book Award Winning author Pete Dexter. Academy Award®-nominee Richard Jenkins, Emmy Award®-nominee Christina Hendricks and award winning actor John Turturro will co-star. Jay Cohen of Gersh will handle all film sales.
Park Pictures Features will produce the film in partnership with Hoffman’s Cooper’s Town Productions and Slattery’s Shoestring Pictures, which makes its producing debut with this film. Acclaimed director/cinematographer Lance Acord has signed on to shoot the film, which will be produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Slattery, Lance Acord and Galt Niederhoffer, for Park Pictures and Emily Ziff and Hoffman for Cooper’s Town. The film will be executive produced...
Park Pictures Features will produce the film in partnership with Hoffman’s Cooper’s Town Productions and Slattery’s Shoestring Pictures, which makes its producing debut with this film. Acclaimed director/cinematographer Lance Acord has signed on to shoot the film, which will be produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Slattery, Lance Acord and Galt Niederhoffer, for Park Pictures and Emily Ziff and Hoffman for Cooper’s Town. The film will be executive produced...
- 5/15/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Breaking: Park Pictures Features signed Philip Seymour Hoffman to star in God’s Pocket, the upcoming film directorial debut from John Slattery, who adapted the Pete Dexter novel with Alex Metcalf. Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks and John Turturro will co-star. Gersh is selling. Park Pictures Features is producing with Hoffman’s Cooper’s Town Productions and Slattery’s Shoestring Pictures, which makes its producing debut. Producing is Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Slattery, Lance Acord and Galt Niederhoffer for Park Pictures and Emily Ziff and Hoffman for Cooper’s Town. Set in the gritty blue-collar neighborhood of God’s Pocket, Mickey’s crazy stepson Leon is killed in a construction “accident” and Mickey quickly tries to bury the bad news with the body. But when a local columnist comes sniffing around for the truth, things go from bad to worse. Mickey finds himself stuck in a life and death struggle...
- 5/15/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Philip Seymour Hoffman has been receiving rave notices for his role in The Master. Perhaps that’s why the Oscar-winning actor has decided to briefly drop the mic on this whole acting thing and take another turn behind the camera. Two years after his directorial debut Jack Goes Boating, Hoffman is attached to direct Ezekiel Moss, a ghost-story screenplay that was on the 2011 Black List. EW has confirmed the original report by Variety that Hoffman will direct the project, which is being produced by Cathy Schulman and Adam Stone of Mandalay Pictures, Anthony Bregman and Stefanie Azpiazu of Likely Story,...
- 9/18/2012
- by Darren Franich
- EW - Inside Movies
Even in his most innocent roles actor Philip Seymour Hoffman can come off as pretty damned creepy. Which is exactly why we're so excited to see what Hoffman can pull off on the other side of the camera in his new flick Ezekial Moss.
According to Variety, Hoffman is eying a move behind the camera as the multi-hyphenate is on board to helm the Depression Era ghost story Ezekiel Moss for Mandalay Pictures.
The 2011 Black List script by Keith Bunin follows a young, imaginative boy living in a small town who befriends a mysterious drifter who may have the ability to communicate with the dead.
Anthony Bregman of Likely Story and Cathy Schulman of Mandalay Pictures will produce along with Stefanie Azpiazu of Likely Story, Adam Stone of Mandalay Pictures, and Emily Ziff of Hoffman's Cooper's Town Productions.
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According to Variety, Hoffman is eying a move behind the camera as the multi-hyphenate is on board to helm the Depression Era ghost story Ezekiel Moss for Mandalay Pictures.
The 2011 Black List script by Keith Bunin follows a young, imaginative boy living in a small town who befriends a mysterious drifter who may have the ability to communicate with the dead.
Anthony Bregman of Likely Story and Cathy Schulman of Mandalay Pictures will produce along with Stefanie Azpiazu of Likely Story, Adam Stone of Mandalay Pictures, and Emily Ziff of Hoffman's Cooper's Town Productions.
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- 9/18/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Anthony Bregman of Likely Story and Cathy Schulman of Mandalay Pictures announced today that Philip Seymour Hoffman will direct Ezekiel Moss, a depression era ghost story about a young, imaginative boy living in a small dead end town who befriends a mysterious drifter who may or may not have the supernatural ability to communicate with the dead.
The Black List voted the script, written by Keith Bunin (who also wrote Horns, the Mandalay / Red Granite Pictures co-production which begins lensing on September 27th in Vancouver) one of the top ten scripts of 2011. The film is a Likely Story and Mandalay Pictures production in association with Hoffman’s Cooper’s Town Productions. Bregman and Schulman will produce. Stefanie Azpiazu of Likely Story, Adam Stone of Mandalay Pictures and Emily Ziff of Cooper’s Town Productions will also produce. Sara Murphy of Cooper’s Town will co-produce. Casting has just begun on the project.
The Black List voted the script, written by Keith Bunin (who also wrote Horns, the Mandalay / Red Granite Pictures co-production which begins lensing on September 27th in Vancouver) one of the top ten scripts of 2011. The film is a Likely Story and Mandalay Pictures production in association with Hoffman’s Cooper’s Town Productions. Bregman and Schulman will produce. Stefanie Azpiazu of Likely Story, Adam Stone of Mandalay Pictures and Emily Ziff of Cooper’s Town Productions will also produce. Sara Murphy of Cooper’s Town will co-produce. Casting has just begun on the project.
- 9/18/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
It has been announced that Philip Seymour Hoffman will direct the depression era ghost story Ezekiel Moss:
“New York, NY – September 18, 2012 — Anthony Bregman of Likely Story and Cathy Schulman of Mandalay Pictures announced today that Philip Seymour Hoffman will direct Ezekiel Moss, a depression era ghost story about a young, imaginative boy living in a small dead end town who befriends a mysterious drifter who may or may not have the supernatural ability to communicate with the dead. The Black List voted the script, written by Keith Bunin (who also wrote Horns, the Mandalay / Red Granite Pictures co-production which begins lensing on September 27th in Vancouver) one of the top ten scripts of 2011. The film is a Likely Story and Mandalay Pictures production in association with Hoffman’s Cooper’s Town Productions. Bregman and Schulman will produce. Stefanie Azpiazu of Likely Story, Adam Stone of Mandalay Pictures and Emily Ziff...
“New York, NY – September 18, 2012 — Anthony Bregman of Likely Story and Cathy Schulman of Mandalay Pictures announced today that Philip Seymour Hoffman will direct Ezekiel Moss, a depression era ghost story about a young, imaginative boy living in a small dead end town who befriends a mysterious drifter who may or may not have the supernatural ability to communicate with the dead. The Black List voted the script, written by Keith Bunin (who also wrote Horns, the Mandalay / Red Granite Pictures co-production which begins lensing on September 27th in Vancouver) one of the top ten scripts of 2011. The film is a Likely Story and Mandalay Pictures production in association with Hoffman’s Cooper’s Town Productions. Bregman and Schulman will produce. Stefanie Azpiazu of Likely Story, Adam Stone of Mandalay Pictures and Emily Ziff...
- 9/18/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Philip Seymour Hoffman is coming on board to direct the ghost story "Ezekiel Moss" for Mandalay Pictures, the company told TheWrap on Monday. Keith Bunin's Depression-era set script follows a young boy living in a small town. He becomes friends with a drifter who appears to be able to communicate with the dead. Anthony Bregman of Likely Story and Cathy Schulman of Mandalay Pictures will produce along with Stefanie Azpiazu of Likely Story, Adam Stone of Mandalay Pictures and Emily Ziff of Hoffman's Cooper's Town Productions. Also read: Independent Box Office: 'The Master' Top...
- 9/18/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
Despite his many great performances, in my mind Phillip Seymour Hoffman will always be Scotty in Boogie Nights. My wife and I watch it whenever it’s on TV and Scotty always makes us laugh. Now, I am happy to report that Scotty is moving from Jack Horner’s boom mic operator to a full fledged director.
Variety brings word that Hoffman, who also directed Jack Goes Boating, will direct Ezekiel Moss for Mandalay Pictures. The flick is a described as a “Depression Era ghost story about an imaginative boy living in a small town who befriends a mysterious drifter who may have the ability to communicate with the dead.” the Black Listed script was written by Keith Bunin.
Anthony Bregman and Stefanie Azpiazu are producing for Likely Story. Cathy Schulman is doing the same for Mandalay with Adam Stone. Emily Ziff of Hoffman’s Cooper’s Town Productions is also producing.
Variety brings word that Hoffman, who also directed Jack Goes Boating, will direct Ezekiel Moss for Mandalay Pictures. The flick is a described as a “Depression Era ghost story about an imaginative boy living in a small town who befriends a mysterious drifter who may have the ability to communicate with the dead.” the Black Listed script was written by Keith Bunin.
Anthony Bregman and Stefanie Azpiazu are producing for Likely Story. Cathy Schulman is doing the same for Mandalay with Adam Stone. Emily Ziff of Hoffman’s Cooper’s Town Productions is also producing.
- 9/18/2012
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
Philip Seymour Hoffman is set to take direct Mandalay Pictures' Ezekiel Moss, a ghost story set scripted by Keith Brunin, set in the Depression Era for Mandalay Pictures. Variety reports that the script which made the 2011 Black List, tells of a young boy with a strong imagination who lives in a small town and makes friends with a drifter gifted with the ability to communicate with the dead. Cathy Schulman and Adam Stone of Mandalay Pictures produce with Likely Story's Anthony Bregman and Stefanie Azpiazu as well as Emily Ziff of Hoffman's Cooper's Town Productions.
- 9/17/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Philip Seymour Hoffman is set to take direct Mandalay Pictures' Ezekiel Moss, a ghost story set scripted by Keith Brunin, set in the Depression Era for Mandalay Pictures. Variety reports that the script which made the 2011 Black List, tells of a young boy with a strong imagination who lives in a small town and makes friends with a drifter gifted with the ability to communicate with the dead. Cathy Schulman and Adam Stone of Mandalay Pictures produce with Likely Story's Anthony Bregman and Stefanie Azpiazu as well as Emily Ziff of Hoffman's Cooper's Town Productions.
- 9/17/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
FX is developing a new Philip Seymour Hoffman-produced police drama, it has been reported. Titled Inside, the project has been penned by screenwriter and playwright Kyle Jarrow. The drama, set in San Francisco, will focus on a homicide detective who discovers his father is an imprisoned serial killer who claims innocence in the murder of the detective's mother. According to Deadline, Hoffman and his partner Emily Ziff are producing the project through their company Cooper's Town Productions. The company has thus far produced Hoffman's Oscar-nominated movie Capote and the comedy drama Jack Goes Boating. As the (more)...
- 3/31/2012
- by By Zeba Blay
- Digital Spy
FX has put in development Inside, a drama project from playwright-screenwriter Kyle Jarrow and Philip Seymour Hoffman and Emily Ziff Cooper’s Town Prods. The semi-serialized cop drama follows a San Francisco homicide detective who discovers his real father is a convicted serial killer who claims to be innocent of murdering the cop’s mother. Hoffman and Ziff will executive produce, with Sara Murphy also producing. Jarrow, repped by CAA and Madhouse Entertainment, had his feature Armless premiere at Sundance, and his spec Good Samaritan sold to Voltage Pictures.
- 3/31/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
HBO has been lining up terrific projects left and right with quite a few being announced just this past week. Today, Deadline reports that HBO is developing a drama project titled "Upstate." The project comes from eOne Television and Cooper's Town Productions, headed by actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and Emily Ziff. Written by Brett C. Leonard (HBO's "Hung") and playwright Bob Glaudini (who collaborated with Hoffman on "Jack Goes Boating"), the script focuses on Roy Perkins, a recently laid-off man who relocates his family to an undisclosed rural location in America in order to become a correctional officer in a…...
- 3/16/2011
- The Playlist
Exclusive: HBO is heading Upstate with a drama project in development from eOne Television and Philip Seymour Hoffman and Emily Ziff's Cooper’s Town Prods. Upstate, which is being written by Brett C. Leonard (HBO's Hung) and actor-playwright Bob Glaudini, centers on recently laid-off Roy Perkins, who relocates his family to rural America to become a correctional officer in a new private prison run for profit. As the town and his family prosper, Roy encounters conflict and danger inside and outside the prison walls. Leonard, Glaudini, Hoffman and Ziff are executive producing with eOne's Michael Rosenberg. Hoffman has history at HBO. His only TV acting gig in the past 15 years was in the 2005 HBO movie Empire Falls, which earned him an Emmy nomination. And a year ago, Cooper's Town set up its first TV project, a drama based on Samantha Peale's novel The American Painter Emma Dial, at HBO.
- 3/16/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Check out new film clips, interviews as well as broll and images from Overture Films' "Jack Goes Boating" starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Ricky Garcia and Harry L. Seddon. Hoffman helms from the writing by Bob Glaudini, Peter Saraf, Beth O'Neil, Marc Turtletaub and Emily Ziff. "Jack Goes Boating" is a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples. The film stars John Ortiz (American Gangster), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Broadway’s “Rent”), Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote), with Hoffman making his feature directorial debut. Bob Glaudini (“A View From 151st Street”) adapted his acclaimed Off Broadway play for the screen. Jack (Philip Seymour Hoffman)...
- 9/3/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Why is Jack always going boating? I have no idea but Philip Seymour Hoffman might. His latest movie "Jack Goes Boating" is about a guy who goes boating. All The Freaking Time. I'm kidding, I actually don't know what it's about and I haven't read the synopsis yet, so let's all discover this new movie's plot together, shall we?Jack Goes Boating is a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples. The film stars John Ortiz (American Gangster), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Broadway’s “Rent”), Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote), with Hoffman making his feature directorial debut. Bob Glaudini (“A View From 151st Street”) adapted his acclaimed Off Broadway play for the screen. Jack (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Connie (Amy Ryan) are two single people who on their own might continue to recede into the anonymous background of the city,...
- 7/9/2010
- LRMonline.com
According to Variety, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Emily Ziff's production company Cooper's Town Productions is developing a psychological thriller titled The Well.
Guy Pearce and Mary-Louise Parker will star in the film, which will mark actor Tim Guinee's feature directorial debut.
The story revolves around a well-to-do Manhattan couple whose obsessive pursuit of salvation ultimately leads to destruction.
Guinee will also write the script.
Source: Variety ...
Guy Pearce and Mary-Louise Parker will star in the film, which will mark actor Tim Guinee's feature directorial debut.
The story revolves around a well-to-do Manhattan couple whose obsessive pursuit of salvation ultimately leads to destruction.
Guinee will also write the script.
Source: Variety ...
- 1/30/2010
- by Kellvin Chavez
- AMC - Script to Screen
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Emily Ziff's production firm, Cooper's Town Productions, recently unveiled its upcoming schedule of films. The pair's second project together, Jack Goes Boating premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 23. Jack marked the directorial debut of Hoffman, who also starred in the film as its title character. According to Variety, Ziff and Hoffman have a handful of projects on the horizon, including The Well, a psychological thriller starring Guy Pearce and Mary-Louise Parker, and the comedy Mr Crumpacker and (more)...
- 1/30/2010
- by By Shannon McGarvey
- Digital Spy
As Chase noted in his Sundance review of Jack Goes Boating, the film marked the directorial debut of the incredibly talented actor. Jack Goes Boating also marks the second feature release from Hoffman and Emily Ziff’s production company, Cooper’s Town Productions. Their first feature was 2005’s Capote, which won Hoffman the Best Actor Oscar for that year. With two great films under their belt, Hoffman and Ziff have just announced Cooper’s Town’s upcoming slate.
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- 1/29/2010
- by Kate Erbland
- GordonandtheWhale
Variety reports that Philip Seymour Hoffman and Emily Ziff's production company Cooper's Town Productions is developing a psychological thriller titled The Well . Guy Pearce and Mary-Louise Parker will star in the film, which will mark actor Tim Guinee's feature directorial debut. Guinee will also write the script. Story details are being kept under wraps, but The Well revolves around a well-to-do Manhattan couple whose obsessive pursuit of salvation ultimately leads to destruction.
- 1/29/2010
- Comingsoon.net
At the same Sundance event where he announced The Well, Philip Seymour Hoffman has announced plans to make Mr Crumpaker and the Man From The Letter, a new comedy from writer and director Kazuo Ohno.Oh yes! It's the story of an overbearing boss who starts a personal quest to discover the meaning of life, despite having absolutely no capacity for introspection or self-examination.Hoffman's already starred in a few scenes from the film, shot as part of the Sundance Filmmakers Lab, and is now trying to get financial backing to make the whole thing on the strength of those snippets. Hoffman will produce the result as part of his Cooper's Town Productions, which he runs with Emily Ziff. ...
- 1/29/2010
- EmpireOnline
- If we had a measuring stick we'd say that Philip Seymour Hoffman's rise to fame came almost a decade back with noticeable supporting roles in Boogie Nights (97) and The Big Lebowski (98) and the memorable lead part in the Solondz's ensemble pic Happiness (1998). Now in the perfect position to add some clout to projects in development, the actor will start wearing a producer's hat in a deal that Variety reports as a two-year, first look contract with Overture Films. Hoffman and Emily Ziff's Cooper's Town Prods. will commence with a feature adaptation of Brett C. Leonard's play Unconditional. Leonard who made the little seen film Jailbait, will also write the screenplay. Playbill describes the play about nine characters and nine New York stories "as a racially and sexually charged tale of rage, love, justice and betrayal." Leonard gravitates toward the unsung and unrecognized and unappreciated in the American social system.
- 6/27/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
NEW YORK -- Overture Films has inked a two-year, first-look deal with Philip Seymour Hoffman's New York-based Cooper's Town Prods.
The companies also have set "Unconditional" as the first project under the deal. Originally produced as a play at the LAByrinth Theater Company, where Hoffman serves as co-artistic director, Brett C. Leonard's drama centers on an interlocking set of stories about lonely New Yorkers and covers such themes as race, love and betrayal. Leonard will adapt his own work for the screen.
"It's the right time for us to strike out with a deal like this," Cooper's Town co-founder Emily Ziff said. "We think Overture is savvy about the business but also respectful of the artist, and that's a philosophy we share."
Cooper's Town has been methodical in its plans since its inception a few years ago. Its first project, "Capote", earned $29 million; the company followed with "The Savages", Tamara Jenkins' drama that earned several Oscar noms when it was distributed last year by Fox Searchlight.
The companies also have set "Unconditional" as the first project under the deal. Originally produced as a play at the LAByrinth Theater Company, where Hoffman serves as co-artistic director, Brett C. Leonard's drama centers on an interlocking set of stories about lonely New Yorkers and covers such themes as race, love and betrayal. Leonard will adapt his own work for the screen.
"It's the right time for us to strike out with a deal like this," Cooper's Town co-founder Emily Ziff said. "We think Overture is savvy about the business but also respectful of the artist, and that's a philosophy we share."
Cooper's Town has been methodical in its plans since its inception a few years ago. Its first project, "Capote", earned $29 million; the company followed with "The Savages", Tamara Jenkins' drama that earned several Oscar noms when it was distributed last year by Fox Searchlight.
- 6/26/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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