Signature Entertainment has picked up dark comedy Greedy People for UK-Ireland release, starring Lily James and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, from UK sales outfit Mister Smith Entertainment.
The feature explores what happens when the eccentric residents of a small, picturesque island town are faced with a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars next to the body, leading to a series of increasingly bad decisions that hilariously upend the once-peaceful community.
Himesh Patel, Uzo Aduba, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Gaffigan and Simon Rex also star.
Zack Schiller, Dylan Sellers, Shannon Houchins, Chris Parker and David Boies produce, with US Old Henry filmmaker Potsy Ponciroli directing,...
The feature explores what happens when the eccentric residents of a small, picturesque island town are faced with a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars next to the body, leading to a series of increasingly bad decisions that hilariously upend the once-peaceful community.
Himesh Patel, Uzo Aduba, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Gaffigan and Simon Rex also star.
Zack Schiller, Dylan Sellers, Shannon Houchins, Chris Parker and David Boies produce, with US Old Henry filmmaker Potsy Ponciroli directing,...
- 2/17/2024
- ScreenDaily
Lionsgate has acquired domestic rights to the Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lily James and Himesh Patel comedy “Greedy People.”
The film explores what happens when the eccentric residents of a small, picturesque island town are faced with a sensational murder and the discovery of $1 million next to the body. This sparks a series of increasingly bad decisions that do a number on the peace and tranquility of the community.
“’Greedy People’ is a hugely entertaining crime thriller in every way,” said Allison Lynch, Lionsgate’s director of acquisitions and co-productions. “Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lily James, and Himesh Patel lead an incredible cast through twists and turns that range from the hilarious to the horrific – and the movie always keeps you guessing.”
The film’s starry ensemble also features Uzo Aduba (“Orange is the New Black”), Tim Blake Nelson (“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”), Jim Gaffigan (“Chappaquiddick”) and Simon Rex (“Red Rocket”).
Gordon-Levitt’s credits include “Flora and Son,...
The film explores what happens when the eccentric residents of a small, picturesque island town are faced with a sensational murder and the discovery of $1 million next to the body. This sparks a series of increasingly bad decisions that do a number on the peace and tranquility of the community.
“’Greedy People’ is a hugely entertaining crime thriller in every way,” said Allison Lynch, Lionsgate’s director of acquisitions and co-productions. “Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lily James, and Himesh Patel lead an incredible cast through twists and turns that range from the hilarious to the horrific – and the movie always keeps you guessing.”
The film’s starry ensemble also features Uzo Aduba (“Orange is the New Black”), Tim Blake Nelson (“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”), Jim Gaffigan (“Chappaquiddick”) and Simon Rex (“Red Rocket”).
Gordon-Levitt’s credits include “Flora and Son,...
- 2/16/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The American Film Market kicks off Oct. 31 and runs through Nov. 5 in its new headquarters at the Le Meridien Delfina in Santa Monica. Industry screenings are set at theaters throughout the city and AFM’s conference series, the AFM Sessions, will take place at the Hilton Santa Monica Hotel. More than 245 companies and organizations are exhibiting at this year’s AFM, with national pavilions from China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Thailand and the U.K. In all, buyers from more than 65 countries are registered at the film market.
Here are some of the buzziest titles at AFM 2023:
Alphas
Director: Liam O’Donnell
Producers: Pierre Morel, Renee Tab, Christopher Tuffin, Matthew Chausse, Drew Bailey
Key cast: Martin Henderson
Story is set in a quiet surfing community where killer whales are enlisted to fend off great white sharks after a series of attacks. When the alpha great white shark proves too powerful to stop,...
Here are some of the buzziest titles at AFM 2023:
Alphas
Director: Liam O’Donnell
Producers: Pierre Morel, Renee Tab, Christopher Tuffin, Matthew Chausse, Drew Bailey
Key cast: Martin Henderson
Story is set in a quiet surfing community where killer whales are enlisted to fend off great white sharks after a series of attacks. When the alpha great white shark proves too powerful to stop,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
To fully grasp the dire state of theatrical distribution of independent films, consider the words of John Sloss, founder and CEO of Cinetic Media, who recently told Variety:
“It’s imperative for all of us to get behind reigniting the theatrical experience because I don’t think the streamers are ever going to be behind the new voices and independent films. The only way to really get them out in the world is to put them in a theater where they can be reviewed and where they can sit long enough for word of mouth to really support them. That’s really the dangerous moment we are in, in terms of getting people back in the theaters.”
Suppose there’s a way out of the “dangerous moment” for independent cinema that Sloss describes. In that case, it will probably come about because of talented indie filmmakers like director Potsy Ponciroli and his experienced,...
“It’s imperative for all of us to get behind reigniting the theatrical experience because I don’t think the streamers are ever going to be behind the new voices and independent films. The only way to really get them out in the world is to put them in a theater where they can be reviewed and where they can sit long enough for word of mouth to really support them. That’s really the dangerous moment we are in, in terms of getting people back in the theaters.”
Suppose there’s a way out of the “dangerous moment” for independent cinema that Sloss describes. In that case, it will probably come about because of talented indie filmmakers like director Potsy Ponciroli and his experienced,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Steven Gaydos
- Variety Film + TV
Outfest has lined up its opening and closing night films.
The Los Angeles LGBTQ film festival — scheduled for July 13-23 and presented by Warner Bros. Discovery and Genesis Motor America — will open with Aitch Alberto’s Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe at the Orpheum Theatre and close with Sav Rodgers’ Chasing Chasing Amy at the Montalbán Theatre.
The selections mark the first time in the fest’s history that both the opening and closing night films come from trans filmmakers. Furthermore, both Alberto and Rodgers hail from Outfest’s artist development programs. Alberto participated in the Outfest screenwriting lab in 2007 and has since served as a mentor to young filmmakers in Outfest programs, while Rodgers participated in Outfest’s OutSet filmmaking lab and mentorship program as well as the screenwriting lab in 2021.
Based on Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s young adult novel, Aristotle and Dante Discover the...
The Los Angeles LGBTQ film festival — scheduled for July 13-23 and presented by Warner Bros. Discovery and Genesis Motor America — will open with Aitch Alberto’s Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe at the Orpheum Theatre and close with Sav Rodgers’ Chasing Chasing Amy at the Montalbán Theatre.
The selections mark the first time in the fest’s history that both the opening and closing night films come from trans filmmakers. Furthermore, both Alberto and Rodgers hail from Outfest’s artist development programs. Alberto participated in the Outfest screenwriting lab in 2007 and has since served as a mentor to young filmmakers in Outfest programs, while Rodgers participated in Outfest’s OutSet filmmaking lab and mentorship program as well as the screenwriting lab in 2021.
Based on Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s young adult novel, Aristotle and Dante Discover the...
- 6/6/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Today, Outfest announced the Opening and Closing Night gala film selections for the 41st edition of the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, taking place from July 13 – 23 in Los Angeles, presented by Warner Bros. Discovery and Genesis Motor America. The festival will open with Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, directed by Aitch Alberto, and the 11-day event will close with Chasing Chasing Amy, directed by Sav Rodgers. The Opening Night Gala will screen at the Orpheum Theatre, with the Closing Night Gala screening at The Montalbán Theatre.
This marks the first time in Outfest’s history that both Opening and Closing night will feature films made by trans artists, underlining the deep roster of trans, non-binary, and intersex talent working in the entertainment industry as well as the diversity of trans storytelling at this moment in history. These events also represent a homecoming for both Alberto and Rodgers,...
This marks the first time in Outfest’s history that both Opening and Closing night will feature films made by trans artists, underlining the deep roster of trans, non-binary, and intersex talent working in the entertainment industry as well as the diversity of trans storytelling at this moment in history. These events also represent a homecoming for both Alberto and Rodgers,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired North American rights to “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” a queer coming-of-age story about two teens who form a special bond after a chance meeting one summer. The sale comes a few months after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Blue Fox is planning a wide theatrical release of the film this summer, though the exact date has yet to be determined. Blue Fox’s international division is handling the international sales.
“It’s rare when a best-selling book, talented crew, amazing director and cast all come together to create a ‘must see’ film, and we are very proud to bring ‘Aristotle and Dante’ to audiences across the U.S.,” said Blue Fox executive James Huntsman.
Filmmaker Aitch Alberto wrote and directed “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” marking her directorial debut. It’s based on...
Blue Fox is planning a wide theatrical release of the film this summer, though the exact date has yet to be determined. Blue Fox’s international division is handling the international sales.
“It’s rare when a best-selling book, talented crew, amazing director and cast all come together to create a ‘must see’ film, and we are very proud to bring ‘Aristotle and Dante’ to audiences across the U.S.,” said Blue Fox executive James Huntsman.
Filmmaker Aitch Alberto wrote and directed “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” marking her directorial debut. It’s based on...
- 4/18/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Roadside Attractions has acquired domestic rights to “Moving On,” the feature film starring Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda. The production company announced the news Monday.
The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, will be theatrically released on March 17, 2023.
Written and directed by Paul Weitz (“About a Boy”), “Moving On” stars Fonda and Tomlin as estranged pals who reunite to seek revenge on the petulant widower (Malcolm McDowell) of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Fonda reunites with her great love (Richard Roundtree) as each woman must make peace with her past and learn to treasure the value of a good friend.
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“The film is in great hands with Roadside, and I can’t wait for people to see how wonderful and unique Jane and Lily are in it,” Weitz said in a statement.
The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, will be theatrically released on March 17, 2023.
Written and directed by Paul Weitz (“About a Boy”), “Moving On” stars Fonda and Tomlin as estranged pals who reunite to seek revenge on the petulant widower (Malcolm McDowell) of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Fonda reunites with her great love (Richard Roundtree) as each woman must make peace with her past and learn to treasure the value of a good friend.
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How Paul Weitz Came Up With ‘Moving On’ for Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda (Video)
“The film is in great hands with Roadside, and I can’t wait for people to see how wonderful and unique Jane and Lily are in it,” Weitz said in a statement.
- 12/5/2022
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Roadside Attractions has acquired Moving On, an original comedy written and directed by About a Boy Oscar nominee Paul Weitz starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as estranged friends who reunite to seek revenge on the petulant widower (Malcolm McDowell) of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Fonda’s character reunites with her great love (Richard Roundtree) as each woman learns to make peace with the past and each other.
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The film reunites Weitz and Tomlin, who worked together on the award-winning road trip comedy,...
Related Story 'Moving On' Review: Jane Fonda And Lily Tomlin Out For The Kill In Paul Weitz's Rich Dark Comedy Related Story '80 For Brady' Trailer: Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno & Sally Field Head To The Super Bowl In Paramount's Sports Dramedy – Update Related Story Roadside Attractions, IFC Films & Millennium Media Execs Talk Challenges In Indie Theatrical Marketplace & Why They're Hopeful Of Recovery — AFM
The film reunites Weitz and Tomlin, who worked together on the award-winning road trip comedy,...
- 12/5/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Tim Blake Nelson, Uzo Aduba, Simon Rex, Nina Arianda, Jim Gaffigan, José María Yazpik and Joey Lauren Adams have rounded out the cast of, Providence, a comedy from Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker’s Limelight and David Boies and Zack Schiller’s Boies Schiller Entertainment. Lily James, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Himesh Patel are set to star with Potsy Ponciroli directing. Michael Vukadinovich penned the script. Limelight and Bse will fully finance and produce, along with Shannon Houchins’ Hideout Pictures.
Between the previous three stars already announced and this new round, Limelight and Bse look have put together quite the cast for this comedy.
The story follows the eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town who must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars as a series of increasingly bad decisions upends the once-peaceful community. Principal photography begins this week in North Carolina.
Sellers, Parker, Houchins,...
Between the previous three stars already announced and this new round, Limelight and Bse look have put together quite the cast for this comedy.
The story follows the eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town who must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars as a series of increasingly bad decisions upends the once-peaceful community. Principal photography begins this week in North Carolina.
Sellers, Parker, Houchins,...
- 5/13/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lily James, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Himesh Patel are set to star in Providence, a comedy from Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker’s Limelight and David Boies and Zack Schiller’s Boies Schiller Entertainment. Limelight and Bse will fully finance and produce, along with Shannon Houchins’ Hideout Pictures with Potsy Ponciroli directing. Michael Vukadinovich penned the script.
The story follows the eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town who must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars as a series of increasingly bad decisions upends the once-peaceful community. Principal photography begins this week in North Carolina.
Sellers, Parker, Hutchins, Schiller and Boies will produce, with Vukadinovich, Tyler Zacharia, Sam Slater, Phil Keefe and Dane Eckerle executive producing. Cj Barbato will co-produce. Ponciroli recent collaboration with Hideout include Old Henry, which has been a critic’s darling since its premiere at Venice. Verve Ventures and UTA...
The story follows the eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town who must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars as a series of increasingly bad decisions upends the once-peaceful community. Principal photography begins this week in North Carolina.
Sellers, Parker, Hutchins, Schiller and Boies will produce, with Vukadinovich, Tyler Zacharia, Sam Slater, Phil Keefe and Dane Eckerle executive producing. Cj Barbato will co-produce. Ponciroli recent collaboration with Hideout include Old Henry, which has been a critic’s darling since its premiere at Venice. Verve Ventures and UTA...
- 5/10/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Aitch Alberto to make feature directorial debut, adapted screenplay from YA novel.
Eugenio Derbez and Eva Longoria are among cast to join Limelight’s Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe.
Aitch Alberto will make her feature directorial debut and adapted the screenplay from the YA novel of the same name by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. The story centres on the friendship between Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza and Dante Quintana, two Mexican American boys on the cusp of manhood who form a life-changing bond after a chance meeting at an El Paso pool in the summer of 1987.
Cast includes Max Pelayo,...
Eugenio Derbez and Eva Longoria are among cast to join Limelight’s Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe.
Aitch Alberto will make her feature directorial debut and adapted the screenplay from the YA novel of the same name by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. The story centres on the friendship between Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza and Dante Quintana, two Mexican American boys on the cusp of manhood who form a life-changing bond after a chance meeting at an El Paso pool in the summer of 1987.
Cast includes Max Pelayo,...
- 10/11/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, Max Pelayo and Reese Gonzales, Veronica Falcón, Isabella Gomez, Luna Blaise and Kevin Alejandro have been set to star in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, a feature film adaptation of Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s YA novel. Aitch Alberto wrote the script and will make her directorial debut on the pic, which is being financing and produced by Limelight alongside 3Pas Studios and Big Swing Productions, in association with Boies Schiller Entertainment. The film counts Derbez, Kyra Sedgwick and Lin-Manuel Miranda among its producers.
Aristotle and Dante, originally published in 2014, centers on the friendship between Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza (to be played by Pelayo) and Dante Quintana (Gonzales), two Mexican American boys on the cusp of manhood who form a life-changing bond after a chance meeting at an El Paso pool in the summer of 1987.
Alberto’s writing credits include the HBO Max drama...
Aristotle and Dante, originally published in 2014, centers on the friendship between Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza (to be played by Pelayo) and Dante Quintana (Gonzales), two Mexican American boys on the cusp of manhood who form a life-changing bond after a chance meeting at an El Paso pool in the summer of 1987.
Alberto’s writing credits include the HBO Max drama...
- 10/11/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: One of the few titles up for sale at TIFF this year was Phillip Noyce’s thriller Lakewood starring Naomi Watts, and Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions have landed North American rights to the the female-driven thriller.
The movie, which was co-financed by Boies Schiller Entertainment and Limelight, deals with the sensitive subject of a high school lockdown, but from a mother’s p.o.v. from a distance. In the feature, written by Buried and Greenland‘s Chris Sparling, Amy Carr (Watts) is desperately racing against time to save her child Noah (Colton Gobbo) as authorities place her small town on lockdown due to an active shooter incident.
Lakewood is scheduled for release during the first quarter of 2022. The movie was shot on location in the North Bay of Ontario, Canada and made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival two weeks ago.
Vertical’s Peter Jarowey...
The movie, which was co-financed by Boies Schiller Entertainment and Limelight, deals with the sensitive subject of a high school lockdown, but from a mother’s p.o.v. from a distance. In the feature, written by Buried and Greenland‘s Chris Sparling, Amy Carr (Watts) is desperately racing against time to save her child Noah (Colton Gobbo) as authorities place her small town on lockdown due to an active shooter incident.
Lakewood is scheduled for release during the first quarter of 2022. The movie was shot on location in the North Bay of Ontario, Canada and made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival two weeks ago.
Vertical’s Peter Jarowey...
- 9/27/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda have committed to a big screen reteam in Moving On, a comedy written and to be directed by Paul Weitz.
Malcolm McDowell and Richard Roundtree join them in a film about two old friends who reconnect at a funeral, and decide to exact revenge on the widower who wronged them decades before. Production will begin this fall in Los Angeles. The film’s co-financed by Limelight and Boies/Schiller Film Group.
Andrew Miano, Stephanie Meurer & Weitz are producing through Depth of Field. Limelight’s Chris Parker and Dylan Sellers are financing the film and are also producing. Boies/Schiller Film Group is also financing, and David Boies and Zack Schiller are exec producing. Depth of Field’s Dan Balgoyen & Britta Rowings are the executive producers. Weitz most recently directed the Kevin Hart-starrer Fatherhood for Netflix.
Tomlin and Fonda are currently shooting the seventh...
Malcolm McDowell and Richard Roundtree join them in a film about two old friends who reconnect at a funeral, and decide to exact revenge on the widower who wronged them decades before. Production will begin this fall in Los Angeles. The film’s co-financed by Limelight and Boies/Schiller Film Group.
Andrew Miano, Stephanie Meurer & Weitz are producing through Depth of Field. Limelight’s Chris Parker and Dylan Sellers are financing the film and are also producing. Boies/Schiller Film Group is also financing, and David Boies and Zack Schiller are exec producing. Depth of Field’s Dan Balgoyen & Britta Rowings are the executive producers. Weitz most recently directed the Kevin Hart-starrer Fatherhood for Netflix.
Tomlin and Fonda are currently shooting the seventh...
- 9/24/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
“Mortal Kombat” star Lewis Tan has landed the leading role in an anticipated adaptation of the David Ignatius novel “Quantum Spy.”
Tan will serve as star and co-executive producer on the pilot from Boies/Schiller Entertainment, Anonymous Content, Flame Ventures and “24” alum Tony Krantz.
The project was first in development at NBC, though Boies/Schiller has renewed rights solely and will take the project to a slew of buyers this week, sources said. The work from Ignatius, the award-winning Washington Post columnist, follows a top-secret American quantum research lab compromised by a Chinese mole.
Tan will play newly-assigned Chinese-American CIA officer Harris Chang, tasked to hunt down the traitor. Soon, he’s caught in an ever-expanding maze of spymasters, assassins and temptations turning the investigation into a personal obsession. Though action-packed and sexy, the property also gets to the heart of a timely discussion in content and across the country...
Tan will serve as star and co-executive producer on the pilot from Boies/Schiller Entertainment, Anonymous Content, Flame Ventures and “24” alum Tony Krantz.
The project was first in development at NBC, though Boies/Schiller has renewed rights solely and will take the project to a slew of buyers this week, sources said. The work from Ignatius, the award-winning Washington Post columnist, follows a top-secret American quantum research lab compromised by a Chinese mole.
Tan will play newly-assigned Chinese-American CIA officer Harris Chang, tasked to hunt down the traitor. Soon, he’s caught in an ever-expanding maze of spymasters, assassins and temptations turning the investigation into a personal obsession. Though action-packed and sexy, the property also gets to the heart of a timely discussion in content and across the country...
- 4/19/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Boies/Schiller Entertainment, Limelight fully financing with Stratagem.
Mister Smith has closed a raft of early sales on Phillip Noyce’s thriller Lakewood starring Naomi Watts, which wrapped production in Canada in late summer.
Wild Bunch has acquired the film for France, Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain, while Jaguar picked it up for the Middle East, Long Shong for Taiwan, and Belga Films for Benelux.
Deals have also closed in Indonesia (Pt Prima), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Poland (Best Film), Turkey (Filmarti), Greece (Odeon), Israel (United King), former Yugoslavia (Blitz), and Baltics (Acme).
The project was developed by Untapped Productions. Boies...
Mister Smith has closed a raft of early sales on Phillip Noyce’s thriller Lakewood starring Naomi Watts, which wrapped production in Canada in late summer.
Wild Bunch has acquired the film for France, Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain, while Jaguar picked it up for the Middle East, Long Shong for Taiwan, and Belga Films for Benelux.
Deals have also closed in Indonesia (Pt Prima), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Poland (Best Film), Turkey (Filmarti), Greece (Odeon), Israel (United King), former Yugoslavia (Blitz), and Baltics (Acme).
The project was developed by Untapped Productions. Boies...
- 11/9/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Naomi Watts and director Phillip Noyce are joining forces for the thriller “Lakewood,” set to begin filming Sept. 16 in Ontario under strict Covid-19 protocols.
The film, written by Chris Sparling and produced by Boies/Schiller’s Zack Schiller and David Boies, Limelight’s Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker, Untapped’s Andrew Corkin, star Watts for Jam Tart Films and Stratagem’s Alex Lalonde, has echoes from today’s headlines. Limelight’s Alex Dong is an executive producer.
“Lakewood” follows a mother (Watts) who desperately races against time to save her child as authorities place her small town on lockdown.
The run-up to filming “Lakewood” was nearly as suspenseful. A month before principal photography was set to begin, the two-time Oscar nominee and veteran producer (“The Painted Veil”) was unsure if her project would move forward as SAG-AFTRA regulations and other pandemic-related issues were being worked out.
“It seems like Canada has everything very under control,...
The film, written by Chris Sparling and produced by Boies/Schiller’s Zack Schiller and David Boies, Limelight’s Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker, Untapped’s Andrew Corkin, star Watts for Jam Tart Films and Stratagem’s Alex Lalonde, has echoes from today’s headlines. Limelight’s Alex Dong is an executive producer.
“Lakewood” follows a mother (Watts) who desperately races against time to save her child as authorities place her small town on lockdown.
The run-up to filming “Lakewood” was nearly as suspenseful. A month before principal photography was set to begin, the two-time Oscar nominee and veteran producer (“The Painted Veil”) was unsure if her project would move forward as SAG-AFTRA regulations and other pandemic-related issues were being worked out.
“It seems like Canada has everything very under control,...
- 9/12/2020
- by Gregg Goldstein
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has won the global rights in an auction to “The Starling,” a dramedy directed by Ted Melfi that stars Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Kline, Timothy Olyphant, Chris O’Dowd and Daveed Diggs, the streamer announced Monday.
“The Starling” is described as a heartwarming and comic story about a woman who suffers through a hardship and then becomes obsessed with trying to kill a small starling bird nested in her backyard that harasses and attacks her, something that now represents all her problems. In the process, she forms an unlikely friendship with a quirky psychologist turned veterinarian with his own troubled past.
Melfi is directing the film from a script by Matt Harris, and he’ll also produce alongside Kimberly Quinn and Limelight’s Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker. “The Starling” comes from Limelight, Entertainment One (eOne) and Boies Schiller Entertainment. The executive producers are Boies Schiller Entertainment’s Zack Schiller and...
“The Starling” is described as a heartwarming and comic story about a woman who suffers through a hardship and then becomes obsessed with trying to kill a small starling bird nested in her backyard that harasses and attacks her, something that now represents all her problems. In the process, she forms an unlikely friendship with a quirky psychologist turned veterinarian with his own troubled past.
Melfi is directing the film from a script by Matt Harris, and he’ll also produce alongside Kimberly Quinn and Limelight’s Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker. “The Starling” comes from Limelight, Entertainment One (eOne) and Boies Schiller Entertainment. The executive producers are Boies Schiller Entertainment’s Zack Schiller and...
- 4/20/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: On the basis of a script and four-minute promo reel, Netflix has won an auction and acquired world rights to The Starling, the Ted Melfi-directed drama that stars Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Kline, Chris O’Dowd and Timothy Olyphant. Sources said the deal is in the $20 million range and while that might not be the most ever paid for a film based on script and sizzle reel, The Starling has wet its beak in an exceptional manner, especially in a market like this one. It might portend a run on finished films that haven’t yet locked distributors.
In the Matt Harris-scripted drama, McCarthy and O’Dowd play a married couple trying to rebuild their relationship after suffering a tragedy. While her husband heads off to deal with his grief in recovery, Lily Maynard tries to heal in the real world, one that becomes surreal when she grows a beautiful garden in their backyard,...
In the Matt Harris-scripted drama, McCarthy and O’Dowd play a married couple trying to rebuild their relationship after suffering a tragedy. While her husband heads off to deal with his grief in recovery, Lily Maynard tries to heal in the real world, one that becomes surreal when she grows a beautiful garden in their backyard,...
- 4/20/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Once You Accept The Terms,
You Cannot Escape Your Fate In The
Chilling Race-against-time Thriller
What if your phone could tell you when you’re going to die? Would you want to know? There’s a killer new app in Countdown, the terrifyingly original and inventive horror-thriller arrives on Digital January 7, 2020 and on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand January 21, 2020 from STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat, the “fun and thrilling” film follows a young nurse, who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die. With only three days left to live and death closing in, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out. Combining “jump scares around every corner” and intense suspense, Countdown chronicles a frightening twist on the consequence of technology’s invasion of our lives.
Lail...
You Cannot Escape Your Fate In The
Chilling Race-against-time Thriller
What if your phone could tell you when you’re going to die? Would you want to know? There’s a killer new app in Countdown, the terrifyingly original and inventive horror-thriller arrives on Digital January 7, 2020 and on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand January 21, 2020 from STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat, the “fun and thrilling” film follows a young nurse, who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die. With only three days left to live and death closing in, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out. Combining “jump scares around every corner” and intense suspense, Countdown chronicles a frightening twist on the consequence of technology’s invasion of our lives.
Lail...
- 1/20/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"Death? There's an app for that." In her review, Daily Dead Managing Editor Heather Wixson wrote that Justin Dec's Countdown "successfully delivers up a twist on Final Destination for the tech generation." If you missed Countdown in theaters, you won't have to wait long to see it from the comfort of your own couch, as STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment are releasing it on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD on January 21st, following its Digital debut on January 7th:
Press Release: Universal City, California, November 21, 2019 – What if your phone could tell you when you’re going to die? Would you want to know? There’s a killer new app in Countdown, the terrifyingly original and inventive horror-thriller arrives on Digital January 7, 2020 and on Blu-ray™️, DVD and On Demand January 21, 2020 from STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat, the “fun and...
Press Release: Universal City, California, November 21, 2019 – What if your phone could tell you when you’re going to die? Would you want to know? There’s a killer new app in Countdown, the terrifyingly original and inventive horror-thriller arrives on Digital January 7, 2020 and on Blu-ray™️, DVD and On Demand January 21, 2020 from STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat, the “fun and...
- 11/21/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Midday Update: It’s Joker all-the-time. As we told you previously, the Warner Bros./Village Roadshow/Bron Studios feature will lead its fourth weekend at the B.O. , but midday estimates have it pegged for $17.7M, -39%, for a running total of $276.3M. Worldwide should be at $825M by end of weekend. The Todd Phillips directed movie is already the highest grossing R-rated pic of all-time, beating Deadpool with profit north of $464M.
Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is second with an estimated $15.9M, -57% for a 10-day of $62.8M.
Sony’s Zombieland: Double Tap is seeing $12.2M, -54% in weekend 2, for 10-day of $47.6M.
MGM/Uar’s The Addams Family still strong in weekend 3 with $10M in 4th place, -39%, for a running total of $71M.
Sony/Screen Gems Black and Blue is seeing $8.3M in 5th after a $2.7M Friday including last night’s $675K.
Outside the top five,...
Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is second with an estimated $15.9M, -57% for a 10-day of $62.8M.
Sony’s Zombieland: Double Tap is seeing $12.2M, -54% in weekend 2, for 10-day of $47.6M.
MGM/Uar’s The Addams Family still strong in weekend 3 with $10M in 4th place, -39%, for a running total of $71M.
Sony/Screen Gems Black and Blue is seeing $8.3M in 5th after a $2.7M Friday including last night’s $675K.
Outside the top five,...
- 10/25/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In Countdown, when a young nurse (Elizabeth Lail) downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and death closing in, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.
Countdown is written and helmed by first-time feature film director Justin Dec, with accomplished filmmakers behind him, including producers John Rickard (Rampage and Horrible Bosses 1 and 2), Zack Schiller (The Babysitter and The Escape Plan) and John Morris and Sean Anders (Instant Family and Daddy’s Home 1 and 2).
In Theaters October 25, 2019.
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Countdown is written and helmed by first-time feature film director Justin Dec, with accomplished filmmakers behind him, including producers John Rickard (Rampage and Horrible Bosses 1 and 2), Zack Schiller (The Babysitter and The Escape Plan) and John Morris and Sean Anders (Instant Family and Daddy’s Home 1 and 2).
In Theaters October 25, 2019.
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Rated PG 13.
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- 10/21/2019
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Written and directed by Justin Dec, Countdown is produced by Sean Anders (Sex Drive), John Morris (Instant Family), and Zack Schiller (Escape Plan) and features a young nurse (Elizabeth Lail) who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die… and the app tells her she only has three days to live! With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.
Starring Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway (Riverdale), Talitha Bateman (Annabelle: Creation), Anne Winters (13 Reasons Why), Pj Byrne (Big Little Lies) and Peter Facinelli, Countdown is set for a cinema release on October 25th 2019.
Check out the trailer, poster and selection of images from the film below:...
Starring Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway (Riverdale), Talitha Bateman (Annabelle: Creation), Anne Winters (13 Reasons Why), Pj Byrne (Big Little Lies) and Peter Facinelli, Countdown is set for a cinema release on October 25th 2019.
Check out the trailer, poster and selection of images from the film below:...
- 10/1/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Deadline has learned that Ken Marino is coming back to play Dad aka Mr. Johnson in Netflix’s The Babysitter 2, which Charlie’s Angels director McG is helming and producing off a screenplay by Dan Lagana. The film is currently in production.
It’s Marino’s third back-to-back film for the streamer. He just recently wrapped production the Netflix/WWE Studios movie The Main Event and was in Boston filming The Sleepover for Netflix.
The first Babysitter follows Cole (Judah Lewis) who is in love with his babysitter (Samara Weaving) Bee. She’s hot, funny, and popular. One night, in a moment of defiance, Cole secretly stays up past his bedtime to discover she’s actually a cold-blooded killer who’s in league with the Devil. He now must spend his night evading Bee’s band of killers who will stop at nothing to prevent Cole from spilling their dark secret.
It’s Marino’s third back-to-back film for the streamer. He just recently wrapped production the Netflix/WWE Studios movie The Main Event and was in Boston filming The Sleepover for Netflix.
The first Babysitter follows Cole (Judah Lewis) who is in love with his babysitter (Samara Weaving) Bee. She’s hot, funny, and popular. One night, in a moment of defiance, Cole secretly stays up past his bedtime to discover she’s actually a cold-blooded killer who’s in league with the Devil. He now must spend his night evading Bee’s band of killers who will stop at nothing to prevent Cole from spilling their dark secret.
- 9/26/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Stx has launched the first trailer for Justin Dec horror ‘Countdown’ starring Elizabeth Lail from Netflix’s ‘You’.
Written and directed by Dec, Sean Anders, John Morris, John Rickard, and Zack Schiller are producing. The film stars Anne Winters, Peter Facinelli and Charlie McDermott alongside Lail.
Also in trailers – Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne star in first trailer for comedy ‘Like A Boss’
Here’s the trailer.
Countdown Synopsis
The movie follows a young nurse who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die. When it tells her she only has three days to live, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out, all while a mysterious figure haunts her.
The post Elizabeth Lail stars in first trailer for horror ‘Countdown’ appeared first on HeyUGuys.
Written and directed by Dec, Sean Anders, John Morris, John Rickard, and Zack Schiller are producing. The film stars Anne Winters, Peter Facinelli and Charlie McDermott alongside Lail.
Also in trailers – Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne star in first trailer for comedy ‘Like A Boss’
Here’s the trailer.
Countdown Synopsis
The movie follows a young nurse who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die. When it tells her she only has three days to live, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out, all while a mysterious figure haunts her.
The post Elizabeth Lail stars in first trailer for horror ‘Countdown’ appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 9/16/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"If you could find out exactly when you're going to die... would you want to know?" That's the compelling (and creepy) question at the core of the new horror movie Countdown, and to celebrate Friday the 13th, Stx Entertainment released the first trailer for the film ahead of its release this October.
In the trailer and images below, a group of friends go up against an evil app that predicts their deaths to be just around the corner in the trailer for Countdown, coming to theaters on October 25th from Stx Entertainment.
Written and directed by Justin Dec, Countdown stars Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold, P.J. Byrne, and Peter Facinelli. The film was produced by John Rickard, Zack Schiller, Sean Anders, and John Morris.
"In Countdown, when a young nurse (Elizabeth Lail) downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die,...
In the trailer and images below, a group of friends go up against an evil app that predicts their deaths to be just around the corner in the trailer for Countdown, coming to theaters on October 25th from Stx Entertainment.
Written and directed by Justin Dec, Countdown stars Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold, P.J. Byrne, and Peter Facinelli. The film was produced by John Rickard, Zack Schiller, Sean Anders, and John Morris.
"In Countdown, when a young nurse (Elizabeth Lail) downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die,...
- 9/13/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: In a competitive situation, Boies/Schiller Film Group has optioned rights to David Ignatius’ CIA thriller novel The Quantum Spy for series development, marking the company’s first foray into television. Bsfg is partnering with Anonymous Content and Tony Krantz’s Flame Ventures on the project, which will be taken to market this fall. Dave Kalstein (Treadstone) is set to pen the adaptation and will also executive produce and serve as showrunner. Casting for the lead role is already underway.
The Quantum Spy is rooted in reality, a story ripped from today’s headlines: The 21st century’s biggest challenge is a secret twilight struggle between the U.S. and China for mastery of quantum computing technology that is the new Manhattan Project. Hyper-fast quantum computers are the digital equivalent of a nuclear bomb, able to shred military-grade encryption and crack any code. The nation who builds a quantum...
The Quantum Spy is rooted in reality, a story ripped from today’s headlines: The 21st century’s biggest challenge is a secret twilight struggle between the U.S. and China for mastery of quantum computing technology that is the new Manhattan Project. Hyper-fast quantum computers are the digital equivalent of a nuclear bomb, able to shred military-grade encryption and crack any code. The nation who builds a quantum...
- 9/3/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Kevin Kline has been set to star opposite Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd in The Starling, the Ted Melfi-directed drama that is being fully financed by Limelight. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s Timothy Olyphant, Daveed Diggs (Hamilton), Skyler Gisondo (Booksmart), Loretta Devine (Grey’s Anatomy), Laura Harrier (BlacKkKlansman), Rosalind Chao (Just Like Heaven) and Kimberly Quinn (Hidden Figures) also have joined the cast of the film, which is just getting underway.
Deadline revealed in June that upstart producer-financier Limelight had reunited the St. Vincent team of McCarthy, O’Dowd and Melfi on a Matt Harris- scripted drama with comedic moments. McCarthy and O’Dowd play a married couple trying to rebuild their relationship after suffering a tragedy. While her husband heads off to deal with his grief in recovery, Lily Maynard tries to heal in the real world, one that becomes surreal when she grows a beautiful garden in their backyard,...
Deadline revealed in June that upstart producer-financier Limelight had reunited the St. Vincent team of McCarthy, O’Dowd and Melfi on a Matt Harris- scripted drama with comedic moments. McCarthy and O’Dowd play a married couple trying to rebuild their relationship after suffering a tragedy. While her husband heads off to deal with his grief in recovery, Lily Maynard tries to heal in the real world, one that becomes surreal when she grows a beautiful garden in their backyard,...
- 8/2/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Peter Facinelli, Jordan Calloway, P.J. Byrne, Talitha Bateman & More Join STX Horror Pic ‘Countdown’
Exclusive: STXfilms has set the cast for their horror thriller Countdown about an app which tells people when they’re going to be killed.
Joining previously announced Elizabeth Lail is Talitha Bateman, Peter Facinelli (Twilight franchise), P.J Byrne, Anne Winters, Tom Segura (Instant Family), Jordan Calloway and Tichina Arnold (Everyone Hates Chris). Production is already underway in Los Angeles.
In the movie, a young nurse downloads an app that tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out. Justin Dec wrote and directs Countdown. John Rickard, Sean Anders, John Morris, (Instant Family), and Zack Schiller (Escape Plan franchise) are producing, with STXfilms’ Drew Simon...
Joining previously announced Elizabeth Lail is Talitha Bateman, Peter Facinelli (Twilight franchise), P.J Byrne, Anne Winters, Tom Segura (Instant Family), Jordan Calloway and Tichina Arnold (Everyone Hates Chris). Production is already underway in Los Angeles.
In the movie, a young nurse downloads an app that tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out. Justin Dec wrote and directs Countdown. John Rickard, Sean Anders, John Morris, (Instant Family), and Zack Schiller (Escape Plan franchise) are producing, with STXfilms’ Drew Simon...
- 4/15/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Boies/Schiller Film Group filed suit on Tuesday, accusing Emmett Furla Oasis of breaching a deal to produce two “Escape Plan” sequels starring Sylvester Stallone.
Boies/Schiller was founded in 2012 by star litigator David Boies and Zack Schiller, the son of Jonathan Schiller — the co-founder of Boies’ law firm. The firm aimed to finance and produce “mid-level wide release films” of the sort that studios had largely turned away from. One of its early deals was to produce “Escape Plan,” the 2013 Emmett Furla Oasis action movie starring Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
According to the suit, Boies/Schiller put up a $6 million loan for the $65 million project. The arrangement also gave Boies/Schiller rights to finance and produce the sequels, “Escape Plan 2: Hades” and “Escape Plan: The Extractors.”
Boies/Schiller alleges that Emmett Furla Oasis breached that agreement, and did not allow Boies/Schiller to put up financing for the sequels.
Boies/Schiller was founded in 2012 by star litigator David Boies and Zack Schiller, the son of Jonathan Schiller — the co-founder of Boies’ law firm. The firm aimed to finance and produce “mid-level wide release films” of the sort that studios had largely turned away from. One of its early deals was to produce “Escape Plan,” the 2013 Emmett Furla Oasis action movie starring Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
According to the suit, Boies/Schiller put up a $6 million loan for the $65 million project. The arrangement also gave Boies/Schiller rights to finance and produce the sequels, “Escape Plan 2: Hades” and “Escape Plan: The Extractors.”
Boies/Schiller alleges that Emmett Furla Oasis breached that agreement, and did not allow Boies/Schiller to put up financing for the sequels.
- 4/2/2019
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
“You” star Elizabeth Lail has been cast to star in STXfilm’s upcoming horror film “Countdown.”
The film centers around a young nurse who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die — then it tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.
“Elizabeth Lail is an exciting young actress whose breakout performance in the wildly popular psychological thriller ‘You’ was a breath of fresh air,” STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson said in a statement. “‘Countdown’ is a wholly original, scary and fun script and we’re thrilled to have found the perfect lead to bring this story to life for audiences around the world.”
Also Read: Greg Berlanti's 'You' Gets Season 2 Renewal From Lifetime Ahead of Series Premiere
The film was written,...
The film centers around a young nurse who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die — then it tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.
“Elizabeth Lail is an exciting young actress whose breakout performance in the wildly popular psychological thriller ‘You’ was a breath of fresh air,” STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson said in a statement. “‘Countdown’ is a wholly original, scary and fun script and we’re thrilled to have found the perfect lead to bring this story to life for audiences around the world.”
Also Read: Greg Berlanti's 'You' Gets Season 2 Renewal From Lifetime Ahead of Series Premiere
The film was written,...
- 3/15/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Once Upon a Time alum Elizabeth Lail has been tapped to star in STXfilms’ Countdown, a horror film written and directed by Justin Dec. Sean Anders, John Morris, John Rickard, and Zack Schiller are producing the project.
Lail, who is set to star opposite Penn Badgley in the first season of Lifetime’s hit psychological thriller drama You, will play a young nurse who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die. It tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.
STXfilms’ Drew Simon and Catherine Hagedorn overseeing the production on behalf of the studio, which is coming off of a big box office win with its $100+ million dollars grossing film The Upside starring Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston.
Lail, who is set to star opposite Penn Badgley in the first season of Lifetime’s hit psychological thriller drama You, will play a young nurse who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die. It tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.
STXfilms’ Drew Simon and Catherine Hagedorn overseeing the production on behalf of the studio, which is coming off of a big box office win with its $100+ million dollars grossing film The Upside starring Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston.
- 3/15/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“You” star Elizabeth Lail will lead Stx Films’ upcoming horror pic “Countdown.”
The movie follows a young nurse who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die. When it tells her she only has three days to live, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out, all while a mysterious figure haunts her.
“Elizabeth Lail is an exciting young actress whose breakout performance in the wildly popular psychological thriller ‘You’ was a breath of fresh air,” STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson said. “‘Countdown’ is a wholly original, scary, and fun script, and we’re thrilled to have found the perfect lead to bring this story to life for audiences around the world.”
The script was written by Justin Dec, who will also serve as the film’s director. Sean Anders, John Morris, John Rickard, and Zack Schiller are producing,...
The movie follows a young nurse who downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die. When it tells her she only has three days to live, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out, all while a mysterious figure haunts her.
“Elizabeth Lail is an exciting young actress whose breakout performance in the wildly popular psychological thriller ‘You’ was a breath of fresh air,” STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson said. “‘Countdown’ is a wholly original, scary, and fun script, and we’re thrilled to have found the perfect lead to bring this story to life for audiences around the world.”
The script was written by Justin Dec, who will also serve as the film’s director. Sean Anders, John Morris, John Rickard, and Zack Schiller are producing,...
- 3/15/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
He had a crush on her, until he found out that she wanted to kill him for a satanic ritual... In countless horror films, the babysitter is an unfortunate victim of a killer on the loose, but in Netflix's new horror comedy The Babysitter, she's the one behind the carnage, and you can get an idea of what to expect from the blood-soaked first trailer for the film ahead of its release on the streaming service beginning Friday, October 13th.
"The Babysitter follows a lonely, 12-year-old boy who falls in love with his hot babysitter only to discover that she’s part of a satanic cult that wants to kill him.
McG and Mary Viola are producing with David Boies, Zack Schiller, Steven Bello, Duffield, and James McGough serving as exec producers. Devin Andre and Jimmy Warden are co-producers."
Directed by McG from a screenplay by Brian Duffield, The Babysitter stars Bella Thorne,...
"The Babysitter follows a lonely, 12-year-old boy who falls in love with his hot babysitter only to discover that she’s part of a satanic cult that wants to kill him.
McG and Mary Viola are producing with David Boies, Zack Schiller, Steven Bello, Duffield, and James McGough serving as exec producers. Devin Andre and Jimmy Warden are co-producers."
Directed by McG from a screenplay by Brian Duffield, The Babysitter stars Bella Thorne,...
- 10/3/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Escape Plan 2, the sequel to the 2013 Sly Stallone-Arnold Schwarzenegger thriller, is becoming a global affair. Emmett/Furla/Oasis' Randall Emmett and George Furla have joined forces with Leomus Pictures CEO Jie Qiu to make the film a Chinese co-production. Leomus will co-produce with Efo and distribute in China. Miles Chapman, who scripted the first film, is writing the sequel, with Stallone reprising his role. Emmett, Furla, Mark Canton, Zack Schiller and Robbie Brenner…...
- 1/31/2017
- Deadline
The distributor has acquired Us rights to the romantic drama starring Bella Thorne based on Norihiro Koizumi’s 2006 Japanese film Taiyo No Uta.
Mister Smith Entertainment handles international sales on the Us version, which centres on a 17-year-old with a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight who hides her condition from the young man she has secretly admired from afar.
Scott Speer directed Midnight Sun from Eric Kirsten’s adapted screenplay. Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle and Quinn Shephard also star.
John Rickard, Zack Schiller and Jen Gatien produced Midnight Sun, and David Boies, James McGough, Alan Ou, Hiroki Shirota and Speer served as executive producers.
Boies/Schiller financed and produced the film alongside Rickard’s Wrigley Pictures. Wme Global and Sky Moore at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan represented Boies/Schiller in the deal.
Mister Smith Entertainment handles international sales on the Us version, which centres on a 17-year-old with a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight who hides her condition from the young man she has secretly admired from afar.
Scott Speer directed Midnight Sun from Eric Kirsten’s adapted screenplay. Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle and Quinn Shephard also star.
John Rickard, Zack Schiller and Jen Gatien produced Midnight Sun, and David Boies, James McGough, Alan Ou, Hiroki Shirota and Speer served as executive producers.
Boies/Schiller financed and produced the film alongside Rickard’s Wrigley Pictures. Wme Global and Sky Moore at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan represented Boies/Schiller in the deal.
- 10/13/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: In a pre-American Film Market move, ambitious German distributor Square One Entertainment has acquired rights to Midnight Sun from Mister Smith Entertainment. Currently in production, the film stars Bella Thorne (The Duff), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Grown Ups 2) and Rob Riggle (22 Jump Street). Scott Speer (Step Up Revolution) is directing from a screenplay by Eric Kirsten, with John Rickard (Horrible Bosses), Zack Schiller (Jane Got A Gun) and Jen Gatien…...
- 11/2/2015
- Deadline
Young adult romance stars Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
Mister Smith Entertainment has boarded romantic drama Midnight Sun ahead of November’s American Film Market (Afm) (Nov 4-11).
The film, which is currently in production, stars Bella Thorne (The Duff), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Stuck In Love) and Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street).
Director Scott Speer (Step Up Revolution) is helming a screenplay from debut screenwriter Eric Kirsten.
The story follows a teenage girl (Thorne) who has a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. One night, when playing her guitar at a train station, she meets a former high school all-star athlete (Schwarzenegger), with whom she forms an instant romance.
Producers are John Rickard, Zack Schiller and Jen Gatien. Devin Andre is co-producing.
Executive producers are David Boies, James McGough, Alan Ou, Hiroki Shirota and director Speer.
Midnight Sun is based on a 2006 Japanese film of the same name.
Mister Smith Entertainment has boarded romantic drama Midnight Sun ahead of November’s American Film Market (Afm) (Nov 4-11).
The film, which is currently in production, stars Bella Thorne (The Duff), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Stuck In Love) and Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street).
Director Scott Speer (Step Up Revolution) is helming a screenplay from debut screenwriter Eric Kirsten.
The story follows a teenage girl (Thorne) who has a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. One night, when playing her guitar at a train station, she meets a former high school all-star athlete (Schwarzenegger), with whom she forms an instant romance.
Producers are John Rickard, Zack Schiller and Jen Gatien. Devin Andre is co-producing.
Executive producers are David Boies, James McGough, Alan Ou, Hiroki Shirota and director Speer.
Midnight Sun is based on a 2006 Japanese film of the same name.
- 10/26/2015
- ScreenDaily
McG is set to direct The Babysitter, a new horror-comedy being set up through his Wonderland Sound and Vision at New Line. Based on a blacklist script by Brian Duffield that was the subject of a bidding war, the film is about a babysitter and a 12-year old boy during a crazy night when things go horribly wrong. Life and death lessons ensue. The film is being co-financed through a partnership between Zack Schiller of Boies/Schiller Film Group and Wonderland, with New Line…...
- 9/10/2015
- Deadline
Exclusive: Thanks to some persuasion by famed attorney and the film’s principal financier David Boies, Jane Got A Gun has just been extricated from Relativity Media ahead of an expected Chapter 11 filing tomorrow. Boies, the attorney who has been involved in everything from successfully suing states over Proposition 8 that led to a Supreme Court victory in 2013 to defending Sony in the hacking case, is principal backer of the film that’s produced by Zack Schiller, the son…...
- 7/29/2015
- Deadline
Jane Got a Gun
Director: Gavin O’Connor
Writers: Brian Duffield, Anthony Tambakis
Producer: Chris Coen, Terry Dougas, Aleen Keshishian, Scott Lastaiti, Mary Regency Boies, Natalie Portman, Zack Schiller, Scott Steindorff
U.S. Distributor: Relativity Media and The Weinstein Company
Cast: Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Rodrigo Santoro, Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich, Boyd Holbrook
Jane Got a Gun may have lost some feathers (players) along the way and would have broke into our top 25 if a certain female filmmaker had remained on board, but we’re down all the same for this gunslinger revenge flick. Gavin O’Connor’s sixth feature film (Tumbleweeds remains his best work to date) is the ultimate test for the filmmaker who has had in his hands in several genres.
Gist: A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him.
Release Date: An August 29th date has been pegged,...
Director: Gavin O’Connor
Writers: Brian Duffield, Anthony Tambakis
Producer: Chris Coen, Terry Dougas, Aleen Keshishian, Scott Lastaiti, Mary Regency Boies, Natalie Portman, Zack Schiller, Scott Steindorff
U.S. Distributor: Relativity Media and The Weinstein Company
Cast: Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Rodrigo Santoro, Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich, Boyd Holbrook
Jane Got a Gun may have lost some feathers (players) along the way and would have broke into our top 25 if a certain female filmmaker had remained on board, but we’re down all the same for this gunslinger revenge flick. Gavin O’Connor’s sixth feature film (Tumbleweeds remains his best work to date) is the ultimate test for the filmmaker who has had in his hands in several genres.
Gist: A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him.
Release Date: An August 29th date has been pegged,...
- 2/13/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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