A stuntwoman ascended to the top of a 50-foot tall wooden tower at the Calamigos Ranch in Malibu as a crowd of 85 attendees watched from below. The audience erupted in gasps and cheers as the stuntwoman reached the platform at the summit and lifted a torch in triumph.
The stunt kicked off proceedings for the premiere screening of Amazon Prime’s new young adult thriller series, “Panic,” which was held outdoors on Wednesday night at the rustic venue tucked into the Santa Monica Mountains. It was reminiscent of a scene from the show’s pilot episode in which teenagers jumped off the peak of a cliff into a treacherously shallow lake filled with rocks while bearing lit torches.
“Panic” follows a group of recently graduated high school seniors in a rural Texas town who annually participate in Panic, a high-stakes game of increasingly dangerous challenges, to win a life-changing amount of money.
The stunt kicked off proceedings for the premiere screening of Amazon Prime’s new young adult thriller series, “Panic,” which was held outdoors on Wednesday night at the rustic venue tucked into the Santa Monica Mountains. It was reminiscent of a scene from the show’s pilot episode in which teenagers jumped off the peak of a cliff into a treacherously shallow lake filled with rocks while bearing lit torches.
“Panic” follows a group of recently graduated high school seniors in a rural Texas town who annually participate in Panic, a high-stakes game of increasingly dangerous challenges, to win a life-changing amount of money.
- 5/28/2021
- by Ashley Hume
- Variety Film + TV
Jill Soloway is set to write and direct a film adaptation of an upcoming memoir called “Mothertrucker” at Makeready, with Julianne Moore attached to star, the studio announced Wednesday.
Written by Amy Butcher, “Mothertrucker” chronicles Butcher’s friendship with the Instagram celebrity known as Joy Mothertrucker, a 50-year-old Instagram celebrity and, according to Butcher, America’s only female ice road trucker. Moore will play Joy Mothertrucker; the studio is developing the role of Amy as a starring vehicle for another leading actress.
The book is set to be published by Little A, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, in early 2022.
Soloway is writing and directing the film and will also produce alongside Andrea Sperling through their Topple Productions. Moore will produce, with Bart Freundlich executive producing through their fortysixty productions. Makeready...
Written by Amy Butcher, “Mothertrucker” chronicles Butcher’s friendship with the Instagram celebrity known as Joy Mothertrucker, a 50-year-old Instagram celebrity and, according to Butcher, America’s only female ice road trucker. Moore will play Joy Mothertrucker; the studio is developing the role of Amy as a starring vehicle for another leading actress.
The book is set to be published by Little A, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, in early 2022.
Soloway is writing and directing the film and will also produce alongside Andrea Sperling through their Topple Productions. Moore will produce, with Bart Freundlich executive producing through their fortysixty productions. Makeready...
- 8/28/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Jill Soloway will direct and adapt the upcoming memoir “Mothertrucker” for Makeready. The film unites the “Transparent” creator with Julianne Moore, who will take the showy starring role.
The deal was inked two years before “Mothertrucker” hits store shelves. The book by Amy Butcher chronicles her friendship with Joy Mothertrucker (Moore), an Instagram celebrity and female ice road trucker. Focus Features will release the movie — its parent company, Universal, has a first-look deal with Makeready.
Soloway will also produce the project alongside Andrea Sperling through Topple Productions. Moore will be a producer as well with Bart Freundlich executive producing through their Fortysixty Productions. Makeready head of film, Pam Abdy, and executive Natalie Williams will oversee for the studio.
“I’m honored to tell this deeply resonant story about two women finding meaning and strength as they face an epic challenge in one of the most punishing and beautiful landscapes on the planet,...
The deal was inked two years before “Mothertrucker” hits store shelves. The book by Amy Butcher chronicles her friendship with Joy Mothertrucker (Moore), an Instagram celebrity and female ice road trucker. Focus Features will release the movie — its parent company, Universal, has a first-look deal with Makeready.
Soloway will also produce the project alongside Andrea Sperling through Topple Productions. Moore will be a producer as well with Bart Freundlich executive producing through their Fortysixty Productions. Makeready head of film, Pam Abdy, and executive Natalie Williams will oversee for the studio.
“I’m honored to tell this deeply resonant story about two women finding meaning and strength as they face an epic challenge in one of the most punishing and beautiful landscapes on the planet,...
- 8/28/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Breaking: Makeready has set Jill Soloway to write and direct the upcoming Amy Butcher memoir Mothertrucker as a feature starring vehicle for Oscar winning actress Julianne Moore. Butcher is the award winning essayist and author, and Soloway the Emmy-winning writer/producer behind Transparent, I Love Dick and Afternoon Delight.
Mothertrucker will be published by the Amazon Publishing imprint Little A in early 2022. The film will be released by Focus Features as part of Makeready’s distribution deal with Universal Pictures.
Soloway will also produce with Andrea Sperling through Topple Productions. Moore will also produce with Bart Freundlich executive producing through their fortysixty productions. Makeready partner and Head of Film, Pam Abdy and Natalie Williams will oversee for Brad Weston’s studio.
Mothertrucker chronicles Amy Butcher’s chance friendship with Joy Mothertrucker (Moore) a fifty-year-old Instagram celebrity and America’s one and only female ice road trucker, who spent 13 years driving...
Mothertrucker will be published by the Amazon Publishing imprint Little A in early 2022. The film will be released by Focus Features as part of Makeready’s distribution deal with Universal Pictures.
Soloway will also produce with Andrea Sperling through Topple Productions. Moore will also produce with Bart Freundlich executive producing through their fortysixty productions. Makeready partner and Head of Film, Pam Abdy and Natalie Williams will oversee for Brad Weston’s studio.
Mothertrucker chronicles Amy Butcher’s chance friendship with Joy Mothertrucker (Moore) a fifty-year-old Instagram celebrity and America’s one and only female ice road trucker, who spent 13 years driving...
- 8/28/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Jennifer Lawrence is set to star in Makeready’s adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Teresa Carpenter true-crime story “Mob Girl.”
Lawrence will also produce the film, which is based on the life of the mob wife turned police informant Arlyne Brickman, alongside Justine Polsky via their production company, Excellent Cadaver. Academy Award winner Paolo Sorrentino has been tapped to direct the adaptation with Angelina Burnett adapting the script. Sorrentino will also produce the project alongside Wildside’s Lorenzo Mieli.
Makeready partner and head of film, Pamela Abdy and Natalie Williams will oversee for the studio.
The film follows Brickman who grows up among racketeers on the Lower East Side of New York City where she’s drawn to the glamorous and flashy lifestyle of New York mobsters. Soon after, she begins dating “wiseguys” and running errands for them, before getting in on the action herself — eventually becoming a police informant...
Lawrence will also produce the film, which is based on the life of the mob wife turned police informant Arlyne Brickman, alongside Justine Polsky via their production company, Excellent Cadaver. Academy Award winner Paolo Sorrentino has been tapped to direct the adaptation with Angelina Burnett adapting the script. Sorrentino will also produce the project alongside Wildside’s Lorenzo Mieli.
Makeready partner and head of film, Pamela Abdy and Natalie Williams will oversee for the studio.
The film follows Brickman who grows up among racketeers on the Lower East Side of New York City where she’s drawn to the glamorous and flashy lifestyle of New York mobsters. Soon after, she begins dating “wiseguys” and running errands for them, before getting in on the action herself — eventually becoming a police informant...
- 7/24/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Makeready has set a feature adaptation of Pulitzer Prize reporter Teresa Carpenter’s non fiction crime story Mob Girl, with Jennifer Lawrence to star as the mob wife turned police informant Arlyne Brickman, and Paolo Sorrentino to direct the film. Angelina Burnett has written the script.
This is the first project since Lawrence’s Excellent Cadaver set a first look at Brad Weston’s Makeready. Lawrence will produce with Justine Polsky, Sorrentino and Wildside’s Lorenzo Mieli. Makeready partner and Head of Film Pam Abdy and Natalie Williams will oversee for the studio.
Sorrentino created the Jude Law-Diane Keaton-starrer The Young Pope and has directed 10 episodes of its followup The New Pope for HBO and Canal+, with John Malkovich joining the cast. He wrote and directed the films Youth and The Great Beauty.
Brickman sounds almost like a female version of Henry Hill from Goodfellas.
This is the first project since Lawrence’s Excellent Cadaver set a first look at Brad Weston’s Makeready. Lawrence will produce with Justine Polsky, Sorrentino and Wildside’s Lorenzo Mieli. Makeready partner and Head of Film Pam Abdy and Natalie Williams will oversee for the studio.
Sorrentino created the Jude Law-Diane Keaton-starrer The Young Pope and has directed 10 episodes of its followup The New Pope for HBO and Canal+, with John Malkovich joining the cast. He wrote and directed the films Youth and The Great Beauty.
Brickman sounds almost like a female version of Henry Hill from Goodfellas.
- 7/24/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Jennifer Lawrence is set to star in the next film from Italian director Paolo Sorrentino, a mafia story called “Mob Girl,” the studio Makeready announced Wednesday.
Lawrence will star in and produce the film alongside Justine Polsky via their production company Excellent Cadaver. Sorrentino will direct and produce alongside Wildside’s Lorenzo Mieli.
“Mob Girl” is based on a true-crime story by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author Teresa Carpenter about the life of Arlyne Brickman (Lawrence), a mob wife turned police informant. Angelina Burnett is adapting Carpenter’s book, “Mob Girl: A Woman’s Life in the Underworld.”
Also Read: Jennifer Lawrence Sets Next Feature With Lila Neugebauer's Untitled Drama
Here’s the synopsis for the film, via the studio:
Growing up among racketeers on the Lower East Side of New York City, Arlyne Brickman associated with mobsters. Drawn to the glamorous and flashy lifestyle, she was soon dating...
Lawrence will star in and produce the film alongside Justine Polsky via their production company Excellent Cadaver. Sorrentino will direct and produce alongside Wildside’s Lorenzo Mieli.
“Mob Girl” is based on a true-crime story by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author Teresa Carpenter about the life of Arlyne Brickman (Lawrence), a mob wife turned police informant. Angelina Burnett is adapting Carpenter’s book, “Mob Girl: A Woman’s Life in the Underworld.”
Also Read: Jennifer Lawrence Sets Next Feature With Lila Neugebauer's Untitled Drama
Here’s the synopsis for the film, via the studio:
Growing up among racketeers on the Lower East Side of New York City, Arlyne Brickman associated with mobsters. Drawn to the glamorous and flashy lifestyle, she was soon dating...
- 7/24/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Writer/director Carl Paolino got in touch with an update on his indie shocker The Sickness, and sent along a couple of new pics. Originally completed last year, the movie recently went back for reshoots to punch up the horror content.
See our exclusive new photos and get the full details on the film below the cut.
“When you are shooting a low-budget feature film in the digital format,” Paolino tells Fango, “you have so many more production options open to you than if you shot it on film. To this end, we successfully produced four new scenes that contain some very graphic violence and cut them into the film where we felt it was needed most.”
Paolino came to the decision to create the additional material after being advised by a couple of prominent distribution companies that its marketability would benefit from the additional grue. Still, he was pleased...
See our exclusive new photos and get the full details on the film below the cut.
“When you are shooting a low-budget feature film in the digital format,” Paolino tells Fango, “you have so many more production options open to you than if you shot it on film. To this end, we successfully produced four new scenes that contain some very graphic violence and cut them into the film where we felt it was needed most.”
Paolino came to the decision to create the additional material after being advised by a couple of prominent distribution companies that its marketability would benefit from the additional grue. Still, he was pleased...
- 2/23/2009
- Fangoria
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