Stars: Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, Jean Reno, Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Yun Jee Kim, Viveik Kalra, Jacob Batalon | Written by Daniel Kunka | Directed by F. Gary Gray
After behind-the-scenes conflict marred the final cut of 2019’s Men In Black: International, director F. Gary Gray returns with a simpler premise for Lift. The story initially begins at an auction in Venice, where international thief Cyrus Whitaker (Kevin Hart) arrives to bid on an item. Keeping an eye on Cyrus is Interpol agent Abby Gladwell (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), although it becomes clear that this is part of the plan when Cyrus’ team evades the agents to simultaneously kidnap an Nft artist and steal a Van Gogh painting.
Under the orders of her boss (Sam Worthington), Abby offers a deal to Cyrus and his team for immunity. In exchange, they agree to steal the $500 million in gold that billionaire Lars Jorgensen...
After behind-the-scenes conflict marred the final cut of 2019’s Men In Black: International, director F. Gary Gray returns with a simpler premise for Lift. The story initially begins at an auction in Venice, where international thief Cyrus Whitaker (Kevin Hart) arrives to bid on an item. Keeping an eye on Cyrus is Interpol agent Abby Gladwell (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), although it becomes clear that this is part of the plan when Cyrus’ team evades the agents to simultaneously kidnap an Nft artist and steal a Van Gogh painting.
Under the orders of her boss (Sam Worthington), Abby offers a deal to Cyrus and his team for immunity. In exchange, they agree to steal the $500 million in gold that billionaire Lars Jorgensen...
- 3/6/2024
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
Kevin Hart, known for starring in comedic films, has taken his fan base by surprise with his latest film! The actor has recently branched out by moving beyond just comedies, which have so far served as the backbone of his acting career. Although films like The Upside and The Man From Toronto have had Hart before in slightly less comedy-centric roles, the actor-comedian has never before starred in a film where his role as the lead marked a shift as significant as Ryan Reynold’s Magnet S. Johnson in 6 Underground. Directed by F.Gary Gray, and written by Daniel Kunka, Hart’s...
- 2/15/2024
- by Safwan Azeem
- TVovermind.com
Lift Movie Review Rating:
Star Cast: Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Viveik Kalra, Yun Jee Kim
Director: F. Gary Gray
Lift Movie Review ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
What’s Good: Not trying too hard to release this in theatres and giving us the option to skip it midway…
What’s Bad: …though I couldn’t skip the film midway because of the review, but you can
Loo Break: You don’t even have to pause the film; in fact, watch it for ten minutes and go on a break for 1 hour 30 minutes, and by the time you are back, this will be over
Watch or Not?: Lol! Would you still ask from whatever you’ve read till now?
Language: English
Available On: Netflix
Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes
User Rating:
The flight of this F. Gary Gray’s directorial takes off midway into the story when a master thief,...
Star Cast: Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Viveik Kalra, Yun Jee Kim
Director: F. Gary Gray
Lift Movie Review ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
What’s Good: Not trying too hard to release this in theatres and giving us the option to skip it midway…
What’s Bad: …though I couldn’t skip the film midway because of the review, but you can
Loo Break: You don’t even have to pause the film; in fact, watch it for ten minutes and go on a break for 1 hour 30 minutes, and by the time you are back, this will be over
Watch or Not?: Lol! Would you still ask from whatever you’ve read till now?
Language: English
Available On: Netflix
Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes
User Rating:
The flight of this F. Gary Gray’s directorial takes off midway into the story when a master thief,...
- 1/13/2024
- by Umesh Punwani
- KoiMoi
Plot: A band of expert criminals led by Cyrus Whitaker is recruited to do what they do best — lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane— but they must do it mid-flight at 40,000 feet!
Review: The entire plot of the Quibi/Roku series Die Hart hinges on Kevin Hart wanting to break out of comedy roles so he can be taken seriously as an action hero. While that plot was played for laughs, it was not the first time Hart tried something different. Both his films The Upside and Fatherhood, as well as the Netflix limited series True Story gave Hart more opportunities to channel his dramatic talents, but Lift is the comedian’s first project that is straight action without the reliance on his being the butt of the joke. Cast in a role commonly saved for Hart’s friends Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg, Lift is a big-budget...
Review: The entire plot of the Quibi/Roku series Die Hart hinges on Kevin Hart wanting to break out of comedy roles so he can be taken seriously as an action hero. While that plot was played for laughs, it was not the first time Hart tried something different. Both his films The Upside and Fatherhood, as well as the Netflix limited series True Story gave Hart more opportunities to channel his dramatic talents, but Lift is the comedian’s first project that is straight action without the reliance on his being the butt of the joke. Cast in a role commonly saved for Hart’s friends Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg, Lift is a big-budget...
- 1/12/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
Making his 4th Netflix Original Film in the last three years, actor/comedian/producer Kevin Hart is back on the platform with his latest venture, Lift, a heist-filled action “comedy” helmed by The Fate of the Furious director F. Gary Gray from a script by 12 Rounds writer Daniel Kunka.
Making good on his Netflix megadeal he signed in early 2021, Hart has now made three starring films under his HartBeat Productions banner after a pair of critically panned films, Me Time opposite Mark Wahlberg & The Man from Toronto alongside Woody Harrelson, dropped in 2022. Lift is also co-produced by The Batman director Matt Reeves’ company 6th & Idaho, which also has an overall deal with Netflix.
The film follows a group of master art thieves led by Cyrus Whitaker (Hart) who live by a code of stealing art before it lands in the “wrong” hands. After their “master of disguise...
Making his 4th Netflix Original Film in the last three years, actor/comedian/producer Kevin Hart is back on the platform with his latest venture, Lift, a heist-filled action “comedy” helmed by The Fate of the Furious director F. Gary Gray from a script by 12 Rounds writer Daniel Kunka.
Making good on his Netflix megadeal he signed in early 2021, Hart has now made three starring films under his HartBeat Productions banner after a pair of critically panned films, Me Time opposite Mark Wahlberg & The Man from Toronto alongside Woody Harrelson, dropped in 2022. Lift is also co-produced by The Batman director Matt Reeves’ company 6th & Idaho, which also has an overall deal with Netflix.
The film follows a group of master art thieves led by Cyrus Whitaker (Hart) who live by a code of stealing art before it lands in the “wrong” hands. After their “master of disguise...
- 1/12/2024
- by Andrew Morgan
- Whats-on-Netflix
After parodying his attempts to become an action-movie star in the Quibi/Roku short film series Die Hart (later compiled into a Amazon Prime feature), Kevin Hart goes for the gold in the genre and attempts to do the real thing in Lift, an absurdly ridiculous, over the top but still entertaining heist movie that strains credibility at every turn — but who cares because it’s got Hart.
The latest bloated Netflix star-driven action epic on the scale of Red Notice and The Gray Man, this one has our star as master art thief Cyrus Whitaker, whom we meet with his team trying to pull off one of their signature thefts at a Venice Italy auction house involving an Nft (just to keep this as contemporary as they come), leading to a wild boat chase all over the colorful canals but not ending well for the gang.
But just when you think they are down,...
The latest bloated Netflix star-driven action epic on the scale of Red Notice and The Gray Man, this one has our star as master art thief Cyrus Whitaker, whom we meet with his team trying to pull off one of their signature thefts at a Venice Italy auction house involving an Nft (just to keep this as contemporary as they come), leading to a wild boat chase all over the colorful canals but not ending well for the gang.
But just when you think they are down,...
- 1/12/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
A nearly unrecognizable Sofia Vergara playing a cartel boss, a new retelling of the story of the Uruguayan rugby team that crash-landed in the Andes in 1972, Kevin Hart assembling a team for a daring heist and Dan Levy dealing with loss and grief are among the standout projects hitting Netflix this January.
Spanish director J.A. Bayona’s Society of the Snow lands on Netflix on Jan. 4. The film is the latest cinematic retelling of the miraculous story of the Uruguayan rugby team that crash-landed on a glacier in the heart of the Andes in 1972, with the survivors being forced to resort to extreme measures to stay alive. After debuting in Venice, Society of the Snow has picked up plenty of awards on the international film festival circuit, and it recently made the shortlists in four categories for the 2024 Academy Awards, including best international feature film.
On Jan. 5, Netflix debuts Good Grief,...
Spanish director J.A. Bayona’s Society of the Snow lands on Netflix on Jan. 4. The film is the latest cinematic retelling of the miraculous story of the Uruguayan rugby team that crash-landed on a glacier in the heart of the Andes in 1972, with the survivors being forced to resort to extreme measures to stay alive. After debuting in Venice, Society of the Snow has picked up plenty of awards on the international film festival circuit, and it recently made the shortlists in four categories for the 2024 Academy Awards, including best international feature film.
On Jan. 5, Netflix debuts Good Grief,...
- 1/1/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kevin Hart could be on cloud nine if he can pull off a high-flying heist operation in the first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming comedy-thriller Lift.
Landing on the streaming service on Jan. 12, F. Gary Gray’s feature centers on Cyrus Whitaker (Hart), the leader of an international heist team who gets enlisted to steal $500 million in gold from a mid-air passenger plane before the fortune ends up in the wrong hands. Lift co-stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Jacob Batalon, Jean Reno and Sam Worthington.
The trailer shows Hart explaining the near-impossible task to his cohorts and warning that they’ll land in prison if they don’t succeed. “Half a billion in gold is on its way to a terrorist cell,” he says. “We gotta steal it mid-flight, 40,000 feet in the air.”
Hart does his best to formulate a perfect plan, although numerous complications mean...
Landing on the streaming service on Jan. 12, F. Gary Gray’s feature centers on Cyrus Whitaker (Hart), the leader of an international heist team who gets enlisted to steal $500 million in gold from a mid-air passenger plane before the fortune ends up in the wrong hands. Lift co-stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Jacob Batalon, Jean Reno and Sam Worthington.
The trailer shows Hart explaining the near-impossible task to his cohorts and warning that they’ll land in prison if they don’t succeed. “Half a billion in gold is on its way to a terrorist cell,” he says. “We gotta steal it mid-flight, 40,000 feet in the air.”
Hart does his best to formulate a perfect plan, although numerous complications mean...
- 11/5/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Why Lift Got Postponed On Netflix? Well, Lift is an eagerly anticipated American heist thriller film, set to be directed by the talented F. Gary Gray and written by the skilled Daniel Kunka.
The movie marks yet another collaboration between Kevin Hart and Netflix, a partnership that has proven to be immensely successful over the past few years.
This upcoming comedy-heist movie was originally slated for release in August 2023, but fans will now have to wait a little longer as it is now scheduled as one of the first exciting releases of 2024.
With a star-studded team behind the scenes, Lift promises to be a thrilling addition to Netflix’s impressive lineup.
F. Gary Gray, renowned for directing renowned films will be at the helm, ensuring an action-packed and captivating experience for viewers. Daniel Kunka’s creative prowess in writing the script adds another layer of anticipation to the film’s potential success.
The movie marks yet another collaboration between Kevin Hart and Netflix, a partnership that has proven to be immensely successful over the past few years.
This upcoming comedy-heist movie was originally slated for release in August 2023, but fans will now have to wait a little longer as it is now scheduled as one of the first exciting releases of 2024.
With a star-studded team behind the scenes, Lift promises to be a thrilling addition to Netflix’s impressive lineup.
F. Gary Gray, renowned for directing renowned films will be at the helm, ensuring an action-packed and captivating experience for viewers. Daniel Kunka’s creative prowess in writing the script adds another layer of anticipation to the film’s potential success.
- 8/3/2023
- by Om Prakash Kaushal
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
The day after New York-based pickets were canceled for the week because of smoke, the gathering at Warner Bros. in Los Angeles was a bit smaller on Thursday, with less than 50 people gathering in support of the WGA strike.
One bright spot was the so-called “Bike Strike” protest that rolled through. That strike action took the form of a rolling protest of bicyclists who planned to make their way “from Radford to Amazon,” with stops at Warners to Disney and then over the hill Netflix. In all, organizers estimated it at 27 miles, “all downhill-ish!” Plus a stop at Swingers for Lunch.
Bike the Strike has hit Warner Bros. On our way to Disney then over the hill to Netflix.
Come out and join us! pic.twitter.com/aZu69dkNr9
— Daniel Kunka (@unikunka) June 8, 2023
At NBCUniversal there was more energy as the writers of Daisy Jones & the Six turned out as...
One bright spot was the so-called “Bike Strike” protest that rolled through. That strike action took the form of a rolling protest of bicyclists who planned to make their way “from Radford to Amazon,” with stops at Warners to Disney and then over the hill Netflix. In all, organizers estimated it at 27 miles, “all downhill-ish!” Plus a stop at Swingers for Lunch.
Bike the Strike has hit Warner Bros. On our way to Disney then over the hill to Netflix.
Come out and join us! pic.twitter.com/aZu69dkNr9
— Daniel Kunka (@unikunka) June 8, 2023
At NBCUniversal there was more energy as the writers of Daisy Jones & the Six turned out as...
- 6/9/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Lift, the forthcoming action comedy teaming Kevin Hart with director F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton), has pushed its Netflix premiere date to January 12, 2024, the streamer revealed on Monday. Also unveiled was a first look photo for the film, at one point set to open on August 25, 2023, which you can view above.
A heist pic written by Daniel Kunka, Emerald Fennell and Simon Kinberg, Lift watches as an international crew is recruited to prevent a terrorist attack, and must pull off the heist on a plane mid-flight.
Additional cast for the film, teased today as part of Netflix’s upcoming slate of action films and series, includes Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Jacob Batalon, Jean Reno, Sam Worthington, Viveik Kalra, Yun Jee Kim, Burn Gorman and Paul Anderson.
Producers on Lift include Hart and Bryan Smiley for Hartbeat; Matt Reeves and Adam Kassan for 6th & Idaho; and...
A heist pic written by Daniel Kunka, Emerald Fennell and Simon Kinberg, Lift watches as an international crew is recruited to prevent a terrorist attack, and must pull off the heist on a plane mid-flight.
Additional cast for the film, teased today as part of Netflix’s upcoming slate of action films and series, includes Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Jacob Batalon, Jean Reno, Sam Worthington, Viveik Kalra, Yun Jee Kim, Burn Gorman and Paul Anderson.
Producers on Lift include Hart and Bryan Smiley for Hartbeat; Matt Reeves and Adam Kassan for 6th & Idaho; and...
- 5/22/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Writers Guild of America told its members Sunday that they should be ready to picket if a new deal isn’t reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers by the May 1 deadline.
In an email sent to its members Sunday night, the guild’s negotiating committee also asked the writers to complete a survey on their preferred strike locations and times.
“While the WGA Negotiating Committee continues to bargain with the AMPTP with the goal of reaching a fair deal by tomorrow’s May 1st contract deadline, we need to be ready for a potential strike,” the email read. “The greatest amount of leverage we collectively bring to a strike action is the withdrawal of our labor. Picketing is a key tactic to demonstrate that we are all in this together, and that until a strike is resolved, it’s not business as usual.”
The committee...
In an email sent to its members Sunday night, the guild’s negotiating committee also asked the writers to complete a survey on their preferred strike locations and times.
“While the WGA Negotiating Committee continues to bargain with the AMPTP with the goal of reaching a fair deal by tomorrow’s May 1st contract deadline, we need to be ready for a potential strike,” the email read. “The greatest amount of leverage we collectively bring to a strike action is the withdrawal of our labor. Picketing is a key tactic to demonstrate that we are all in this together, and that until a strike is resolved, it’s not business as usual.”
The committee...
- 5/1/2023
- by Katie Kilkenny and Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Loki” star Gugu Mbatha-Raw has been set as the female co-lead opposite Kevin Hart in the cast of an action film called “Lift” at Netflix.
The film directed by F. Gary Gray has also rounded out its cast and added Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó and Billy Magnussen as co-stars. Yun Jee Kim, Viveik Kalra and Paul Anderson have also joined the cast.
“Lift” is the story of an international heist crew who are recruited to prevent a terrorist attack and must pull off the heist on a plane mid-flight. Daniel Kunka wrote the script after Netflix acquired “Lift” as a spec script and attached Hart and Gray to direct last fall.
“Lift” also falls under Hart and his HartBeat Productions’ creative partnership with Netflix. He’ll produce for HartBeat along with Bryan Smiley. Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Pictures and Matt Reeves and Adam Kassan for 6th & Idaho are also producing.
The film directed by F. Gary Gray has also rounded out its cast and added Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó and Billy Magnussen as co-stars. Yun Jee Kim, Viveik Kalra and Paul Anderson have also joined the cast.
“Lift” is the story of an international heist crew who are recruited to prevent a terrorist attack and must pull off the heist on a plane mid-flight. Daniel Kunka wrote the script after Netflix acquired “Lift” as a spec script and attached Hart and Gray to direct last fall.
“Lift” also falls under Hart and his HartBeat Productions’ creative partnership with Netflix. He’ll produce for HartBeat along with Bryan Smiley. Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Pictures and Matt Reeves and Adam Kassan for 6th & Idaho are also producing.
- 4/1/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Meredith Stiehm will be the next president of the WGA West. Stiehm, running unopposed, will succeed David A. Goodman, who has termed out, on Sept. 21.
Stiehm, who executive produced Homeland and Cold Case, will be only the third woman to hold the union’s highest elected position. The WGA West and its forerunner, the Screen Writers Guild, have had 47 presidents since their founding in 1933 — all but two of whom have been men. Currently a member of the local’s board of directors, she was one of the eight named plaintiffs in the WGA’s historic legal battle that reshaped the talent agency business.
Michele Mulroney will be the guild’s next vice president, and Betsy Thomas will be the next secretary-treasurer. Both are running unopposed, and it will mark the first time in the guild’s history that all three of its top elected posts were held by women. Mulroney...
Stiehm, who executive produced Homeland and Cold Case, will be only the third woman to hold the union’s highest elected position. The WGA West and its forerunner, the Screen Writers Guild, have had 47 presidents since their founding in 1933 — all but two of whom have been men. Currently a member of the local’s board of directors, she was one of the eight named plaintiffs in the WGA’s historic legal battle that reshaped the talent agency business.
Michele Mulroney will be the guild’s next vice president, and Betsy Thomas will be the next secretary-treasurer. Both are running unopposed, and it will mark the first time in the guild’s history that all three of its top elected posts were held by women. Mulroney...
- 7/23/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Meredith Stiehm is running for president of the WGA West. Currently a member of the local’s board of directors, she was one of the eight named plaintiffs in the WGA’s historic legal battle that reshaped the talent agency business.
The former executive producer of Homeland and Cold Case received the presidential nod from the guild’s nominating committee. The WGA West’s current president, David A. Goodman, is termed out and cannot seek re-election.
If elected, Stiehm would be only the third woman to hold the post. The WGA West and its forerunner, the Screen Writers Guild, have had 47 presidents since their founding in 1933 — all but two of whom have been men.
Current secretary-treasurer Michele Mulroney was nominated to run for vice president, and board member Betsy Thomas was nominated to run for secretary-treasurer.
The three officer candidates were the only ones selected by the nominating committee, though...
The former executive producer of Homeland and Cold Case received the presidential nod from the guild’s nominating committee. The WGA West’s current president, David A. Goodman, is termed out and cannot seek re-election.
If elected, Stiehm would be only the third woman to hold the post. The WGA West and its forerunner, the Screen Writers Guild, have had 47 presidents since their founding in 1933 — all but two of whom have been men.
Current secretary-treasurer Michele Mulroney was nominated to run for vice president, and board member Betsy Thomas was nominated to run for secretary-treasurer.
The three officer candidates were the only ones selected by the nominating committee, though...
- 6/21/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Zack Snyder has always been a filmmaker with R-rated sensibilities, and if you want to split hairs, then just two of his seven movies to date are what you would call family-friendly outings. The animated Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole is the only one of his directorial efforts rated PG, while Man of Steel was slapped with a PG-13 for ‘intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, and for some language.’
Snyder has basically disowned the theatrical cut of Justice League, which pretty much makes it a Joss Whedon film, while his preferred vision for both Sucker Punch and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice yielded extended editions that were R-rated and vastly superior. Add that to the Dawn of the Dead remake, 300, Watchmen and the expectations that his upcoming Netflix zombie heist actioner Army of the Dead will follow suit, and you can clearly...
Snyder has basically disowned the theatrical cut of Justice League, which pretty much makes it a Joss Whedon film, while his preferred vision for both Sucker Punch and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice yielded extended editions that were R-rated and vastly superior. Add that to the Dawn of the Dead remake, 300, Watchmen and the expectations that his upcoming Netflix zombie heist actioner Army of the Dead will follow suit, and you can clearly...
- 12/15/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
The Writers Guild of America West announced on Monday the results of its 2020 Board of Directors Election, with seven of the race’s eight incumbents being re-elected.
The 2020 Board members are Betsy Thomas, Deric A. Hughes, Ashley Gable, Patti Carr, David Slack, Travis Donnelly, Patric M. Verrone, and newcomer Eric Haywood.
A total of 2,204 votes were cast, with Thomas leading the votes with 1,583. The remaining votes were as follows: Deric A. Hughes, Ashley Gable, Patti Carr, David Slack, Eric Haywood, Travis Donnelly, Patric M. Verrone, Katherine Beattie (754), Daniel Kunka (753), Rob Forman (655), Andrew Ti (558), John Lopez (493), Leland Jay Anderson (303).
“A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to all the candidates that ran this year,” said WGA West President David A. Goodman. “The work of the Board continues, and we’re fortunate that we have so many members ready to step forward and give their free time to help protect and advance the interests of all our members.
The 2020 Board members are Betsy Thomas, Deric A. Hughes, Ashley Gable, Patti Carr, David Slack, Travis Donnelly, Patric M. Verrone, and newcomer Eric Haywood.
A total of 2,204 votes were cast, with Thomas leading the votes with 1,583. The remaining votes were as follows: Deric A. Hughes, Ashley Gable, Patti Carr, David Slack, Eric Haywood, Travis Donnelly, Patric M. Verrone, Katherine Beattie (754), Daniel Kunka (753), Rob Forman (655), Andrew Ti (558), John Lopez (493), Leland Jay Anderson (303).
“A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to all the candidates that ran this year,” said WGA West President David A. Goodman. “The work of the Board continues, and we’re fortunate that we have so many members ready to step forward and give their free time to help protect and advance the interests of all our members.
- 9/21/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Former Writers Guild of America West president Patric Verrone and negotiating committee co-chair Betsy Thomas have won re-election to WGA West board seats.
Incumbents Deric A. Hughes, Ashley Gable, Patti Carr, David Slack and Travis Donnelly also won re-election along with “Empire” and “Power” co-executive producer Eric Haywood. Other candidates were Katherine Beattie, Daniel Kunka, Rob Forman, Andrew Ti, John Lopez and Leland Jay Anderson.
A total of 2,204 valid ballots were cast, reflecting the usual turnout of about 25% of eligible members. The ballot count was announced Monday and supervised by Votenet Solutions.
“A heartfelt thank you to all the candidates that ran this year,” said WGA West president David A. Goodman. “The work of the board continues, and we’re fortunate that we have so many members ready to step forward and give their free time to help protect and advance the interests of all our members.”
The seats are for two-year terms.
Incumbents Deric A. Hughes, Ashley Gable, Patti Carr, David Slack and Travis Donnelly also won re-election along with “Empire” and “Power” co-executive producer Eric Haywood. Other candidates were Katherine Beattie, Daniel Kunka, Rob Forman, Andrew Ti, John Lopez and Leland Jay Anderson.
A total of 2,204 valid ballots were cast, reflecting the usual turnout of about 25% of eligible members. The ballot count was announced Monday and supervised by Votenet Solutions.
“A heartfelt thank you to all the candidates that ran this year,” said WGA West president David A. Goodman. “The work of the board continues, and we’re fortunate that we have so many members ready to step forward and give their free time to help protect and advance the interests of all our members.”
The seats are for two-year terms.
- 9/21/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Writers Guild of America West has announced the results of its 2020 Board of Directors election, with eight members elected for two-year terms.
Of the eight, only one – Eric Haywood – is a non-incumbent.
The elected members include Haywood, Betsy Thomas, Deric A. Hughes, Ashley Gable, Patti Carr, David Slack, Travis Donnelly and Patric M. Verrone.
“A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to all the candidates that ran this year,” said Wgaw President David A. Goodman. “The work of the Board continues, and we’re fortunate that we have so many members ready to step forward and give their free time to help protect and advance the interests of all our members.”
The numerical voting results are: Betsy Thomas, Deric A. Hughes, Ashley Gable, Patti Carr, David Slack, Eric Haywood, Travis Donnelly, Patric M. Verrone, Katherine Beattie (754), Daniel Kunka (753), Rob Forman (655), Andrew Ti (558), John Lopez (493), Leland Jay Anderson (303).
A total of 2,204 valid ballots were cast.
Of the eight, only one – Eric Haywood – is a non-incumbent.
The elected members include Haywood, Betsy Thomas, Deric A. Hughes, Ashley Gable, Patti Carr, David Slack, Travis Donnelly and Patric M. Verrone.
“A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to all the candidates that ran this year,” said Wgaw President David A. Goodman. “The work of the Board continues, and we’re fortunate that we have so many members ready to step forward and give their free time to help protect and advance the interests of all our members.”
The numerical voting results are: Betsy Thomas, Deric A. Hughes, Ashley Gable, Patti Carr, David Slack, Eric Haywood, Travis Donnelly, Patric M. Verrone, Katherine Beattie (754), Daniel Kunka (753), Rob Forman (655), Andrew Ti (558), John Lopez (493), Leland Jay Anderson (303).
A total of 2,204 valid ballots were cast.
- 9/21/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Sixteen candidates are vying for eight open seats on the WGA West’s board of directors. The seven incumbents seeking reelection are Patti Carr, Ashley Gable, Betsy Thomas, David Slack, Patric M. Verrone, Travis Donnelly and Deric A. Hughes.
The nine other candidates are Adam Starks, John Lopez, Rob Forman, Scott Rosenbaum, Andrew Ti, Katherine Beattie, Daniel Kunka, Leland Jay Anderson and Eric Haywood.
Ballots will go out August 31 and must be returned by September 21. The guild will host a virtual Candidates Night forum, where members can pose questions to the candidates, on September 2.
The nine other candidates are Adam Starks, John Lopez, Rob Forman, Scott Rosenbaum, Andrew Ti, Katherine Beattie, Daniel Kunka, Leland Jay Anderson and Eric Haywood.
Ballots will go out August 31 and must be returned by September 21. The guild will host a virtual Candidates Night forum, where members can pose questions to the candidates, on September 2.
- 7/23/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox 21 Television Studios is developing a sci-fi series titled Brianbox, based on the short story from author Christian Cantrell, for Hulu. Dave Kajganich, who just recently inked an overall deal with Fox 21, is attached as showrunner, while The Handmaid’s Tale and Fargo EP Warren Littlefield will serve as an executive producer via his Littlefield Company banner.
The story takes place after a climate engineering experiment fails and casts the planet into a sudden ice age, forcing the world’s most powerful nations to compete for the last remaining habitable regions along the equator. As the surviving superpowers turn on each other, a young weapons specialist is brought in to create a revolutionary, self-replicating, A.I. army, that will transform the fate of humanity.
TriStar Pictures recently picked up a pitch about a female-driven, Michael Crichton-esque sci-fi thriller, based on Cantrell’s short story Cagn,...
The story takes place after a climate engineering experiment fails and casts the planet into a sudden ice age, forcing the world’s most powerful nations to compete for the last remaining habitable regions along the equator. As the surviving superpowers turn on each other, a young weapons specialist is brought in to create a revolutionary, self-replicating, A.I. army, that will transform the fate of humanity.
TriStar Pictures recently picked up a pitch about a female-driven, Michael Crichton-esque sci-fi thriller, based on Cantrell’s short story Cagn,...
- 7/21/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Writers Guild of America West president Patric Verrone and negotiating committee co-chair Betsy Thomas are among the 15 candidates for eight WGA West board seats.
The guild’s nominating committee made the announcement Friday. The election will take place on Sept. 21.
The seats are for two-year terms. The president, vice president, secretary-treasurer, and eight other board seats will be up for election next year.
Verrone, best known for leading the bitter 2007-08 strike while president, is an incumbent on the board. Thomas, who is also an incumbent and has credits on “My Boys” and “Whitney,” was named co-chair of the negotiating committee with Michele Mulroney and Shawn Ryan late last year.
The WGA launched negotiations on May 18 on a successor master contract for film and TV with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The current three-year contract expires on June 30. The WGA has announced that it’s seeking gains in streaming residuals,...
The guild’s nominating committee made the announcement Friday. The election will take place on Sept. 21.
The seats are for two-year terms. The president, vice president, secretary-treasurer, and eight other board seats will be up for election next year.
Verrone, best known for leading the bitter 2007-08 strike while president, is an incumbent on the board. Thomas, who is also an incumbent and has credits on “My Boys” and “Whitney,” was named co-chair of the negotiating committee with Michele Mulroney and Shawn Ryan late last year.
The WGA launched negotiations on May 18 on a successor master contract for film and TV with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The current three-year contract expires on June 30. The WGA has announced that it’s seeking gains in streaming residuals,...
- 6/19/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The WGA West’s nominating committee has selected 18 candidates to vie for eight open seats in the guild’s upcoming board of directors election.
Seven of the candidates are incumbents: Patti Carr, Ashley Gable, Betsy Thomas, David Slack, Patric M. Verrone, Travis Donnelly and Deric A. Hughes. The other candidates selected by the nominating committee are Adam Starks, J. David Shanks, John Lopez, Carlos Foglia, Rob Forman, Scott Rosenbaum, Andrew Ti, Katherine Beattie, Daniel Kunka, Leland Jay Anderson and Eric Haywood.
Eligible members also can run for the board by petition by obtaining 15 member signatures in support of their candidacies. The deadline for submitting signed petitions is July 23. Guild members will receive voting materials, including links to candidate, non-candidate and rebuttal statements, on August 31. The voting period concludes on September 21.
Seven of the candidates are incumbents: Patti Carr, Ashley Gable, Betsy Thomas, David Slack, Patric M. Verrone, Travis Donnelly and Deric A. Hughes. The other candidates selected by the nominating committee are Adam Starks, J. David Shanks, John Lopez, Carlos Foglia, Rob Forman, Scott Rosenbaum, Andrew Ti, Katherine Beattie, Daniel Kunka, Leland Jay Anderson and Eric Haywood.
Eligible members also can run for the board by petition by obtaining 15 member signatures in support of their candidacies. The deadline for submitting signed petitions is July 23. Guild members will receive voting materials, including links to candidate, non-candidate and rebuttal statements, on August 31. The voting period concludes on September 21.
- 6/19/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
While making my way through today's wasteland of post-Cinemacon news drops, I happened to learn that TriStar has picked up a pitch from 12 Rounds scribe Daniel Kunka which is said to be a female-driven sci-fi thriller, based on the Cagn short story by Christian Cantrell. Escape Artists, the studio behind such films as The Equalizer 2 and The Upside are in…...
- 4/5/2019
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: TriStar Pictures has picked up Daniel Kunka’s pitch about a female-driven sci-fi thriller, based on the Cagn short story by Christian Cantrell. Originally self-published under the title Anansi Island, the “Michael Crichton-esque” story centers on a mysterious island where a secret government project has unleashed a terrifying new reality. A female entomologist and a group of Special Forces soldiers then must team up to unravel the mystery and survive the island. Kunka is adapting the script.
The studio had no comment.
Escape Artists, the company with box office hits like The Equalizer 2 and The Upside, is behind this project. Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Tony Shaw, and Becky Sanderman are producing. Nicole Brown and Shary Shirazi are overseeing on behalf of TriStar.
Escape Artists forthcoming release, Troop Zero, starring Viola Davis, McKenna Grace, Jim Gaffigan, and Allison Janney, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film...
The studio had no comment.
Escape Artists, the company with box office hits like The Equalizer 2 and The Upside, is behind this project. Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Tony Shaw, and Becky Sanderman are producing. Nicole Brown and Shary Shirazi are overseeing on behalf of TriStar.
Escape Artists forthcoming release, Troop Zero, starring Viola Davis, McKenna Grace, Jim Gaffigan, and Allison Janney, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film...
- 4/5/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: It is a very real issue around the world, but few realize how bad it is: the political commodity of water and food in third-world countries and how a people either are fed or starve depending on what entity (government/corporate) is in control. Now, Focus Features is looking at this very issue: written by Daniel Kunka and bought for Smokehouse and Spotlight producers Blye Pagon Faust and Nicole Rocklin, the drama is inspired by a number of different stories, including a piece sourced by the Center for Investigative Reporting, to put together a narrative for what is tentatively titled (and aptly named) Trading In Starvation.
This is not the first time Smokehouse has tackled such commanding subject matter. They did so with the 2005 film Syriana (in which George Clooney also starred), which examined the politics of oil and the far-reaching socio-economic effects on a people who are used...
This is not the first time Smokehouse has tackled such commanding subject matter. They did so with the 2005 film Syriana (in which George Clooney also starred), which examined the politics of oil and the far-reaching socio-economic effects on a people who are used...
- 4/4/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
In 2011, Universal acquired a pitch for a sci-fi movie called Crime of the Century from Fast & Furious screenwriter/producer Chris Morgan. He’s producing that film, which is based on an original idea from Dan Trachtenberg (Black Mirror) and writer Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds). Trachtenberg has been on board to direct from the very beginning, long before he made his feature […]
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- 4/5/2017
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Last year’s 10 Cloverfield Lane was the first great horror/thriller of 2016, and one that rose above and beyond the name of Cloverfield. Between the isolated atmosphere, the stellar character development, and engaging premise, 10 Cloverfield Lane turned out to be quite the unexpected surprise from a new filmmaker who got his start making YouTube videos.
Well, it sounds like Trachtenberg is getting ready to hop on board this next project.ccording to Variety, 10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg is currently in negotiations to helm the flick.
Details regarding the script are under wraps, but it was written by Daniel Kunka (the screenwriter behind the John Cena flick 12 Rounds), and is set to be produced by Trachtenberg and War for the Planet of the Apes producer Dylan Clark.
Obviously, right now, there is little to go on. Kunka is a relatively unknown commodity. With one movie under his belt and one TV show (Ark) announced,...
Well, it sounds like Trachtenberg is getting ready to hop on board this next project.ccording to Variety, 10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg is currently in negotiations to helm the flick.
Details regarding the script are under wraps, but it was written by Daniel Kunka (the screenwriter behind the John Cena flick 12 Rounds), and is set to be produced by Trachtenberg and War for the Planet of the Apes producer Dylan Clark.
Obviously, right now, there is little to go on. Kunka is a relatively unknown commodity. With one movie under his belt and one TV show (Ark) announced,...
- 3/17/2017
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
It seems that Universal is getting excited about an up-and-coming creative trio, and such excitement has prompted the studio to move quickly on a mysterious spec script titled Space Race. The creative trio in question is comprised of director Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane), writer Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds), and producer Dylan Clark (the Planet Of The Apes franchise) – and Space Race will be the product of their ongoing collaboration.
Plot details have not yet been revealed, but it is described as “high concept” – which is unsurprising, given that it was, apparently, originally borne of an idea by Dan Trachtenberg. Though the filmmaker has few writing credits to his name, Trachtenberg has proven himself to be drawn to dramatic tales that are very specific and intimate in nature, while dealing with bigger themes. Writer Daniel Kunka, on the other hand, previously wrote the John Cena-starring action film 12 Rounds, directed by Renny Harlin.
Plot details have not yet been revealed, but it is described as “high concept” – which is unsurprising, given that it was, apparently, originally borne of an idea by Dan Trachtenberg. Though the filmmaker has few writing credits to his name, Trachtenberg has proven himself to be drawn to dramatic tales that are very specific and intimate in nature, while dealing with bigger themes. Writer Daniel Kunka, on the other hand, previously wrote the John Cena-starring action film 12 Rounds, directed by Renny Harlin.
- 3/17/2017
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
10 Cloverfield Lane helmer Dan Trachtenberg is attached to direct Space Race for Universal.
Daniel Kunka wrote the spec script, which was picked up by the studio. The plot of Space Race is being kept under wraps.
Dylan Clark, who is busy finishing up War for the Planet of the Apes, is producing the project. Executive vice president of production, Jon Mone, will oversee the film for Universal.
Trachtenberg and Kunka previously worked together on Crime of the Century, which is in development at Universal.
Both Trachtenberg and Kunka are repped by ICM.
...
Daniel Kunka wrote the spec script, which was picked up by the studio. The plot of Space Race is being kept under wraps.
Dylan Clark, who is busy finishing up War for the Planet of the Apes, is producing the project. Executive vice president of production, Jon Mone, will oversee the film for Universal.
Trachtenberg and Kunka previously worked together on Crime of the Century, which is in development at Universal.
Both Trachtenberg and Kunka are repped by ICM.
...
- 3/16/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Universal Pictures made a preemptive buy on Daniel Kunka’s spec script Space Race, with 10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg attached to direct. Dylan Clark will produce, and this marks his first major solo acquisition after partner Scott Stuber’s departure to head feature film at Netflix. Kunka and Trachtenberg teamed on Crime Of The Century, which is in development at Universal with Chris Morgan producing. Trachtenberg will produce with Clark, who produced…...
- 3/16/2017
- Deadline
The tale of Noah’s Ark is headed back to the screen. But before you dismiss this and think it will be a boring retelling of the biblical story, this time it has a galactic new modern-day twist. Per Deadline, NBC is developing a high-concept drama titled “The Ark,” which takes Noah to space.
The project originated from 20th Century Fox TV and Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers and is written by Daniel Kunka. This new series will center on an engineer who, after the death of his wife, has a vision to construct a ship capable of sustaining life in space. When the build happens to coincide with the coming end of the world, the engineer realizes there may be a larger story at play.
Zemeckis and Jack Rapke are set to executive produce alongside Jackie Levine and Madhouse Entertainment’s Adam Kolbrenner & Robyn Meisinger.
Read More: Aaron Paul to Produce...
The project originated from 20th Century Fox TV and Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers and is written by Daniel Kunka. This new series will center on an engineer who, after the death of his wife, has a vision to construct a ship capable of sustaining life in space. When the build happens to coincide with the coming end of the world, the engineer realizes there may be a larger story at play.
Zemeckis and Jack Rapke are set to executive produce alongside Jackie Levine and Madhouse Entertainment’s Adam Kolbrenner & Robyn Meisinger.
Read More: Aaron Paul to Produce...
- 8/27/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
NBC has bought The Ark, a high-concept drama spec from 20th Century Fox TV and Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers. The project, a grounded, modern retelling of the Noah’s Ark story from the Bible, was written by Black List scribe Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds). It centers on an engineer who, after the death of his wife, has a vision to construct a ship capable of sustaining life in space. When the build happens to coincide with the coming end of the world, the engineer realizes there…...
- 8/26/2016
- Deadline TV
He shot to fame with an inspired short film based on the "Portal" video game series, and now his new film "10 Cloverfield Lane" is both a box-office and critical darling. So what's next for rising young filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg?
Slashfilm spoke with the direct late last week and touched upon two other projects he's been linked with. The first is a time travel action heist film titled "Crime of the Century".
Trachtenberg has been actively developing the idea for several years with writers Daniel Kunka and Gary Doberman taking a shot. He admits when it was sold it was still a basic idea rather than a full script, so it has taken time to develop:
"Crime of the Century is a badass time travel heist movie. And I'm desperate to make it. It's still in development. Hopefully now that I've finished up with this, I could swing back into that...
Slashfilm spoke with the direct late last week and touched upon two other projects he's been linked with. The first is a time travel action heist film titled "Crime of the Century".
Trachtenberg has been actively developing the idea for several years with writers Daniel Kunka and Gary Doberman taking a shot. He admits when it was sold it was still a basic idea rather than a full script, so it has taken time to develop:
"Crime of the Century is a badass time travel heist movie. And I'm desperate to make it. It's still in development. Hopefully now that I've finished up with this, I could swing back into that...
- 3/14/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Steve Richards' Endurance Media has set Steve Barnett to be President of Production, as the company has picked up three scripts from Black List writers Tyler Marceca, Michael Diliberti and Daniel Kunka. Barnett joins James Tomlinson, who is VP Production. Endurance Media, which has a strategic alliance with Entertainment One Films, was founded last year by Richards, a longtime Silver Pictures executive. Here are the scripts: Malpractice, written by Tyler…...
- 2/11/2016
- Deadline
Updated With Full List Of Scripts, Writers, And Reps: Catherine The Great, about the rise and life of the famous (sometimes notorious) 18th-Century Russian monarch, was the top vote-getter among 70 scripts chosen for the 2014 Black List of the year’s best un-produced scripts. The screenplay, by Los Angeles writer and producer Kristina Lauren Anderson, was announced as part of an hour-plus process on Twitter and YouTube this morning.
Each of the 70 screenplays on this 10th annual list was chosen by a group of 250 development executives, agents and other Hollywood insiders as among the year’s best un-produced scripts in a process overseen by Franklin Leonard of http://www.blcklst.com. Anderson’s screenplay received 51 votes.
Other notables in the list include writer/actor/director Kenneth Lonergan with Manchester-By-The-Sea, which is being produced by Matt Damon and Chris Moore. Randall Green had two scripts make the list, The Swimsuit Issue and Cartoon Girl.
Each of the 70 screenplays on this 10th annual list was chosen by a group of 250 development executives, agents and other Hollywood insiders as among the year’s best un-produced scripts in a process overseen by Franklin Leonard of http://www.blcklst.com. Anderson’s screenplay received 51 votes.
Other notables in the list include writer/actor/director Kenneth Lonergan with Manchester-By-The-Sea, which is being produced by Matt Damon and Chris Moore. Randall Green had two scripts make the list, The Swimsuit Issue and Cartoon Girl.
- 12/15/2014
- by David Bloom and Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Universal has hired Annabelle's Gary Dauberman to write the sci-fi pic Crime of the Century, a project based on an original idea by Daniel Kunka and Dan Trachtenberg.
Crime of the Century has been in development since 2011. The project is being produced by Chris Morgan, who wrote the last five Fast & Furious sequels, and has also teamed up with Alex Kurtzman to reboot Universal's classic monster franchise (which includes Dracula, Frankenstein, the Bride of Frankenstein, the Wolf Man, the Mummy, Invisible Man and Creature from the Black Lagoon).
Lately, Dauberman has been very active reworking scripts at New Line. He worked on Into The Storm, Watching Hour and the latest installments of Nightmare on Elm Street and Final Destination. Dauberman broke into the business by selling his spec script Burst, about a group of people get holed up in a remote lodge during a blizzard and must figure out...
Crime of the Century has been in development since 2011. The project is being produced by Chris Morgan, who wrote the last five Fast & Furious sequels, and has also teamed up with Alex Kurtzman to reboot Universal's classic monster franchise (which includes Dracula, Frankenstein, the Bride of Frankenstein, the Wolf Man, the Mummy, Invisible Man and Creature from the Black Lagoon).
Lately, Dauberman has been very active reworking scripts at New Line. He worked on Into The Storm, Watching Hour and the latest installments of Nightmare on Elm Street and Final Destination. Dauberman broke into the business by selling his spec script Burst, about a group of people get holed up in a remote lodge during a blizzard and must figure out...
- 9/25/2014
- by Laura Frances
- LRMonline.com
Way back in 2011, fledgling director Dan Trachtenberg’s first short, Portal: No Escape, became a viral sensation – and captured Hollywood’s attention. It wasn’t long before Universal and writer-producer Chris Morgan snapped up his next pitch, entitled Crime Of The Century. Hard at work developing the feature with writer Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds), Trachtenberg also took on his directorial debut project, Valencia, for Bad Robot. Whether or not this has slowed progress on Crime, it’s unknown. But Universal have hired Gary Dauberman to come aboard.
The scribe behind New Line’s upcoming The Conjuring spinoff, Annabelle, Dauberman has been busy working for the last decade in the horror genre. Mainly doing uncredited rewrites. He’s polished up a number of high-profile flicks, including Nightmare On Elm Street, Into The Storm and Final Destination. His biggest solo win so far was when he sold his original spec script, Burst. Sam Raimi...
The scribe behind New Line’s upcoming The Conjuring spinoff, Annabelle, Dauberman has been busy working for the last decade in the horror genre. Mainly doing uncredited rewrites. He’s polished up a number of high-profile flicks, including Nightmare On Elm Street, Into The Storm and Final Destination. His biggest solo win so far was when he sold his original spec script, Burst. Sam Raimi...
- 9/24/2014
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Following the viral hit of the short film Portal: No Escape, Universal Pictures and screenwriter-turned-producer Chris Morgan (Wanted, Fast Five, 47 Ronin) quickly acquired Dan Trachtenberg‘s time travel action heist film Crime of the Century. Trachtenberg has been actively developing the idea into a movie since the 2011 acquisition with screenwriter Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds), while trying to get a Y: […]
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- 9/24/2014
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired Daniel Kunka's spec screenplay "The Bermuda Triangle"
The story deals with the legend of the Bermuda Triangle, while Charles Roven and Richard Suckle will produce.
In other news, FilmDistrict will co-finance Ben Ketai's supernatural true story horror script "The Last Word".
The story deals with the strange and tragic aftermath endured by the participants in the trial of a young man in Texas who was wrongly convicted and executed for the rape and murder of a nun.
Finally, Universal Pictures has acquired an untitled family comedy pitch from scribes Brian Gatewood and Alex Tanaka.
The project will be developed as a star vehicle for Vince Vaughn, and will be produced by Scott Stuber and Vaughn.
Source: THR...
The story deals with the legend of the Bermuda Triangle, while Charles Roven and Richard Suckle will produce.
In other news, FilmDistrict will co-finance Ben Ketai's supernatural true story horror script "The Last Word".
The story deals with the strange and tragic aftermath endured by the participants in the trial of a young man in Texas who was wrongly convicted and executed for the rape and murder of a nun.
Finally, Universal Pictures has acquired an untitled family comedy pitch from scribes Brian Gatewood and Alex Tanaka.
The project will be developed as a star vehicle for Vince Vaughn, and will be produced by Scott Stuber and Vaughn.
Source: THR...
- 4/11/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Warner Bros. has just acquired the rights to an original spec script by screenwriter Daniel Kunka called The Bermuda Triangle. There's not much information on the plot of the film, but they are looking to turn it into an action franchise. As the film's title suggests, it will center on the legendary supernatural phenomenon that is supposedly the cause of several ship and plane disappearances over the years.
I enjoy reading about the history of these kinds of supernatural mythologies, and I bet this could turn out to be a cool film if they don't turn it into something over-the-top and stupid.
The film is being developed over at Atlas Entertainment and Madhouse Entertainment with Charles Roven and Richard Suckle producing.
Source: Deadline (http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/warner-bros-buys-daniel-kunka-spec-the-bermuda-triangle/)...
I enjoy reading about the history of these kinds of supernatural mythologies, and I bet this could turn out to be a cool film if they don't turn it into something over-the-top and stupid.
The film is being developed over at Atlas Entertainment and Madhouse Entertainment with Charles Roven and Richard Suckle producing.
Source: Deadline (http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/warner-bros-buys-daniel-kunka-spec-the-bermuda-triangle/)...
- 4/10/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
WB is looking to make a franchise based on an original spec script from 12 Rounds writer Daniel Kunka entitled The Bermuda Triangle.
There’s nothing about the plot at this juncture, but come on, if it’s a franchise, it’s going to be some action adventure film with some supernatural goings on to explain all the weird happenings that have happened at the infamous spot.
Atlas Entertainment and Madhouse Entertainment are producing the project.
There’s nothing about the plot at this juncture, but come on, if it’s a franchise, it’s going to be some action adventure film with some supernatural goings on to explain all the weird happenings that have happened at the infamous spot.
Atlas Entertainment and Madhouse Entertainment are producing the project.
- 4/9/2013
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Not to be confused with the previously announced WWE film from January, another studio is getting set to sail the deadly seas between reality and holy shit what was that? That's right, kids! Time to head out in cinematic search of the Bermuda Triangle.
According to Deadline, Warner Bros. has closed a mid-six-figure deal for The Bermuda Triangle, a spec script by Daniel Kunka. The film will be a co-production between Atlas Entertainment and Madhouse Entertainment. Atlas’ Charles Roven and Richard Suckle will produce with Madhouse’s Adam Kolbrenner. Andy Horwitz of Atlas and Robyn Meisinger of Madhouse are exec producing. Jon Berg will shepherd the project at Warner Bros.
While plot details are still under wraps, the ambition is to use the Bermuda Triangle mythology – planes and ships go missing – and turn it into a tentpole action franchise. The words "action franchise" have us a bit worried, but we shall see.
According to Deadline, Warner Bros. has closed a mid-six-figure deal for The Bermuda Triangle, a spec script by Daniel Kunka. The film will be a co-production between Atlas Entertainment and Madhouse Entertainment. Atlas’ Charles Roven and Richard Suckle will produce with Madhouse’s Adam Kolbrenner. Andy Horwitz of Atlas and Robyn Meisinger of Madhouse are exec producing. Jon Berg will shepherd the project at Warner Bros.
While plot details are still under wraps, the ambition is to use the Bermuda Triangle mythology – planes and ships go missing – and turn it into a tentpole action franchise. The words "action franchise" have us a bit worried, but we shall see.
- 4/9/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Get ready to visit The Bermuda Triangle (in 2-3 years). Per Deadline, Warner Bros has purchased writer Daniel Kunka‘s spec script The Bermuda Triangle. This one sounds like it could be in our wheelhouse, for some reason I can’t imagine a studio movie about that place without at least a few monsters. Maybe I’m wrong.... Read More...
- 4/9/2013
- by EvanDickson
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Warner Bros has closed a mid-six figure deal for The Bermuda Triangle, a spec script by Daniel Kunka. The film will be a co-production between Atlas Entertainment and Madhouse Entertainment. Atlas’s Charles Roven and Richard Suckle will produce with Madhouse’s Adam Kolbrenner. Andy Horwitz of Atlas and Robyn Meisinger of Madhouse exec producing. Jon Berg will shepherd the project at Warner Bros. Kunka most recently sold Crime Of The Century to Universal with Dan Trachtenberg directing and Chris Morgan producing, and he also sold Agent Ox to Sony Pictures and Original Film. The logline is being kept under wraps, but the ambition is to use the Bermuda Triangle mythology–planes and ships go missing–and turn it into a tent pole action franchise. The writer’s repped by ICM Partners, Madhouse Entertainment, and attorney Sean Marks. Atlas is in production on the David O Russell-directed untitled drama...
- 4/9/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the rights to The Bermuda Triangle , an original spec script by 12 Rounds screenwriter Daniel Kunka. Deadline has the news, suggesting that the plan is to develop the project as a potential action franchise. Specific details regarding the plot of The Bermuda Triangle are, at the moment, unavailable, but it's very likely that the storyline will involve some sort of fantastic force at work in the Altantic ocean. Atlas Entertainment and Madhouse Entertainment are developing the project at the studio with Charles Roven and Richard Suckle producing for the former and Adam Kolbrenner producing for the latter.
- 4/9/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Breaking: New Line Cinema is moving forward with the cult classic Y The Last Man, setting Dan Trachtenberg to direct the film. The helmer, with a commercials background, put himself on the map after generating his own trailer for a faux movie based on the videogame Portal. Y The Last Man is the dystopian science fiction comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra published by Vertigo beginning in 2002. It focuses on only man to survive the apparent simultaneous death of every male mammal on Earth. The 60-issue series was repackaged in book firm and the series won five Eisner Awards. The film has a script by Matthew Federman & Stephen Scaia. The film is being produced by Benderspink and David Goyer, with Michael Disco and David Neustadter overseeing for New Line. Trachtenberg is separately attached to helm Crime of the Century, the Universal film which has Chris Morgan producing.
- 1/10/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Are you ready to witness the Crime of the Century? Deadline reports that Universal has acquired a project indeed titled Crime of the Century, a sci-fi heist movie being written by Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds, Agent Ox). The most exciting part, however, is that attached to direct is Dan Trachtenberg (seen above), the budding director and Totally Rad Show host who's been wowing Hollywood with his fan-favorite shorts - Portal: No Escape and More Than You Can Chew. This is his first feature project he's landed since breaking out with the shorts. This is great news for everyone involved, and it sounds like quite an awesome concept! The only details Deadline has are that it's "original idea hatched by Kunka and Trachtenberg, which revolves around a high-octane heist with a science fiction twist." That sounds as vague as when we first heard about Inception, but I've also heard rumors it may...
- 10/14/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
[1] Universal Pictures and screenwriter-turned-producer Chris Morgan (Wanted, Fast Five, 47 Ronin) has signed Dan Trachtenberg [2] to direct a sci-fi action heist film titled Crime of the Century. Not much is known about the project. Deadline [3] reports that the story "revolves around a high-octane heist with a science fiction twist." I'm very excited to hear more about the project. Some of you might recognize Trachtenberg from his appearances on the /Filmcast [4]. More people know Dan from his popular internet television show the Totally Rad Show [5]. Trachtenberg has been directing commercials for the last few years, slowly working towards his feature film directorial debut. In May, he directed a horror short film "More Than You Can Chew" [6] for Black Box TV, and in August he released a short film based on the video game Portal titled Portal: No Escape [7] which was seen be over 6.7 million people and became the #2 highest rated video of...
- 10/14/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Universal Pictures has acquired the pitch "Crime of the Century," TheWrap has confirmed. Daniel Kunka is writing. Dan Trachtenberg is directing. Universal favorite Chris Morgan, who's writing "The Fast and the Furious 6," will produce through his Chris Morgan Productions. Morgan wrote three other "Fast and Furious" films. The movie is a sci-fi heist film, but few details were available Thursday night. Universal's Jay Polidoro is overseeing for the studio. Kunka is repped by ICM, Adam Kolbrenner of Madhouse Entertainment and attorney Sean A. Marks, of Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Light Llp. Trachtenberg is repped by...
- 10/14/2011
- by Joshua L. Weinstein
- The Wrap
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