Sony Pictures’ faith-focused label Affirm Films and Monarch Media have launched a trailer for Christmas musical film “Journey to Bethlehem.”
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Adam Anders, who was a music producer on “Glee.” A retelling of the the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus, the film is a live-action Christmas musical weaving classic Christmas melodies with humor, faith and new pop songs.
The cast includes Fiona Palomo (“Outer Banks”) as Mary, Milo Manheim (“Prom Pact”) as Joseph, Antonio Banderas (“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”) as Herod, Stephanie Gil (“Fatima”), Rizwan Manji (“Schitt’s Creek”), Geno Segers (“Perfect Harmony”), Omid Djalili (“Gladiator”), Joel Smallbone and Lecrae.
Anders penned the script along with Peter Barsocchini (“High School Musical”) and wrote the music with Nikki Anders (“Glee”) and Peer Astrom (“Rock of Ages”). The film is produced by Anders, Alan Powell and Steve Barnett through Monarch Media,...
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Adam Anders, who was a music producer on “Glee.” A retelling of the the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus, the film is a live-action Christmas musical weaving classic Christmas melodies with humor, faith and new pop songs.
The cast includes Fiona Palomo (“Outer Banks”) as Mary, Milo Manheim (“Prom Pact”) as Joseph, Antonio Banderas (“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”) as Herod, Stephanie Gil (“Fatima”), Rizwan Manji (“Schitt’s Creek”), Geno Segers (“Perfect Harmony”), Omid Djalili (“Gladiator”), Joel Smallbone and Lecrae.
Anders penned the script along with Peter Barsocchini (“High School Musical”) and wrote the music with Nikki Anders (“Glee”) and Peer Astrom (“Rock of Ages”). The film is produced by Anders, Alan Powell and Steve Barnett through Monarch Media,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Fiona Palomo is Mary, Milo Manheim is Joseph and Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas is King Herod in Sony Affirm’s upcoming untitled holiday musical centered around the Nativity.
The movie is currently in production with Monarch Media on the coast of Spain for a Nov. 10 theatrical release.
Award-winning music producer Adam Anders is making his feature directorial debut and wrote the script along with Peter Barsocchini (High School Musical franchise) and wrote the music with Nikki Anders and Peer Astrom.
Logline: A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown. This live-action Christmas musical celebration for the entire family, weaves classic Christmas melodies into new pop songs in a music-infused retelling...
The movie is currently in production with Monarch Media on the coast of Spain for a Nov. 10 theatrical release.
Award-winning music producer Adam Anders is making his feature directorial debut and wrote the script along with Peter Barsocchini (High School Musical franchise) and wrote the music with Nikki Anders and Peer Astrom.
Logline: A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown. This live-action Christmas musical celebration for the entire family, weaves classic Christmas melodies into new pop songs in a music-infused retelling...
- 2/23/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bron Studios has snapped up rights to The Selfless Act of Breathing, the newly released novel by JJ Bola, to develop into a feature-length film.
Playwright Keenan Scott II (Broadway’s Thoughts of a Colored Man) will adapt for the screen.
The Selfless Act of Breathing follows Michael Kabongo, a British-Congolese teacher living in London on the cusp of two identities. On paper, he seems to have it all: He’s beloved by his students, popular with his co-workers, and the pride and joy of a mother who emigrated from the Congo to the UK in search of a better life. But behind closed doors, he’s been struggling with the overwhelming sense that he can’t address the injustices he sees raging before him – from his relentless efforts to change the lives of his students for the better to his attempts to transcend the violence and brutality that...
Playwright Keenan Scott II (Broadway’s Thoughts of a Colored Man) will adapt for the screen.
The Selfless Act of Breathing follows Michael Kabongo, a British-Congolese teacher living in London on the cusp of two identities. On paper, he seems to have it all: He’s beloved by his students, popular with his co-workers, and the pride and joy of a mother who emigrated from the Congo to the UK in search of a better life. But behind closed doors, he’s been struggling with the overwhelming sense that he can’t address the injustices he sees raging before him – from his relentless efforts to change the lives of his students for the better to his attempts to transcend the violence and brutality that...
- 2/24/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Adam Anders, the producer of Netflix’s The Prom and the longtime executive music producer of the mutli-award winning series Glee, will make his directorial debut early next year on the Monarch Media, Space + Art Entertainment and Story Collective musical feature Road To Bethlehem.
The project is written by Netflix series I Am Not Okay With This scribe and EP Christy Hall. The film will shoot at the Jerusalem movie set in Utah.
Monarch Media is financing the project, with company principals Steve Barnett and Alan Powell set to produce. Anders will also produce through his Anders Media, Inc. banner, along with Brandt Andersen through his Space + Art Entertainment banner and Stephen Meinen and Ryan Busse through their Story Collective banner. Monarch principal Vicky Patel will executive produce. The film’s original music will be written and produced by Anders, Nikki Anders, and Peer Astrom. Anders and Astrom co-wrote...
The project is written by Netflix series I Am Not Okay With This scribe and EP Christy Hall. The film will shoot at the Jerusalem movie set in Utah.
Monarch Media is financing the project, with company principals Steve Barnett and Alan Powell set to produce. Anders will also produce through his Anders Media, Inc. banner, along with Brandt Andersen through his Space + Art Entertainment banner and Stephen Meinen and Ryan Busse through their Story Collective banner. Monarch principal Vicky Patel will executive produce. The film’s original music will be written and produced by Anders, Nikki Anders, and Peer Astrom. Anders and Astrom co-wrote...
- 12/15/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, VH1 revealed a first look at “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Rescue,” and Netflix released a trailer for Season 2 of “Trinkets.”
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The third season of “Big Hero 6: The Series” will premiere Sept. 21 on Disney Xd and DisneyNow. The new season will feature two 11-minute stories and follow the Big Hero 6 team as they face off against Noodle Burger Boy, in order to save San Fransokyo. The Emmy-nominated series is voiced by K-pop stars Nichkhun Horvejkul and Jae Park, as well as guest stars Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Nichole Bloom. It is produced by Disney Television Animation.
Spectrum Originals announced the second season of “L.A.’s Finest” will premiere Sept. 9, and the eight-part crime drama “Temple” is set to premiere Oct. 26. In the new season of “L.A.’s Finest,” Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union) mourns the loss of her friend, while Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba) must...
Dates
The third season of “Big Hero 6: The Series” will premiere Sept. 21 on Disney Xd and DisneyNow. The new season will feature two 11-minute stories and follow the Big Hero 6 team as they face off against Noodle Burger Boy, in order to save San Fransokyo. The Emmy-nominated series is voiced by K-pop stars Nichkhun Horvejkul and Jae Park, as well as guest stars Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Nichole Bloom. It is produced by Disney Television Animation.
Spectrum Originals announced the second season of “L.A.’s Finest” will premiere Sept. 9, and the eight-part crime drama “Temple” is set to premiere Oct. 26. In the new season of “L.A.’s Finest,” Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union) mourns the loss of her friend, while Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba) must...
- 8/13/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ucp is developing the procedural drama series So Others May Live with writer-producer Stephen Meinen and Sam Esmail’s Esmail Corp on board to produce.
Written by Meinen, So Others May Live is set in the world of the U.S. Coast Guard. The pilot follows a search-and-rescue helicopter crew dealing with the aftermath of tragedy as they attempt to pick up the pieces and resume their duties as elite first responders on the front lines of crisis.
Meinen executive produces under his Story Collective banner; Esmail and Chad Hamilton exec produce for Esmail Corp. under the company’s overall deal with Ucp. Ryan Busse of Story Collective will also exec produce.
Esmail and Ucp, which is a division of Universal Studio Group, already have strong ties following years of success with such shows as Mr. Robot and Homecoming, which recently dropped its second season starring Janelle Monáe. Ucp...
Written by Meinen, So Others May Live is set in the world of the U.S. Coast Guard. The pilot follows a search-and-rescue helicopter crew dealing with the aftermath of tragedy as they attempt to pick up the pieces and resume their duties as elite first responders on the front lines of crisis.
Meinen executive produces under his Story Collective banner; Esmail and Chad Hamilton exec produce for Esmail Corp. under the company’s overall deal with Ucp. Ryan Busse of Story Collective will also exec produce.
Esmail and Ucp, which is a division of Universal Studio Group, already have strong ties following years of success with such shows as Mr. Robot and Homecoming, which recently dropped its second season starring Janelle Monáe. Ucp...
- 8/13/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
In 1813, renowned writer Jane Austen published a book called Pride and Prejudice, which tells the story of the Bennet sisters, who are gussied up and married off to wealthy suitors, one by one. The only sister who seems to question this system is Elizabeth, the rebellious member of the family, who feels strong disdain for the system that treats her more like property than a proper citizen. In 2009, author Seth Grahame-Smith put a new twist on the old tale by creating a parody novel called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which loosely follows the same basic outline, but adds an entirely different obstacle to the tale: the living dead.
In Grahame-Smith’s story, the girls are not only fighting for the right to be married into regal families, but also battling for their lives on a daily basis. An outbreak has occurred within these humble streets, and now flesh-eating zombies...
In Grahame-Smith’s story, the girls are not only fighting for the right to be married into regal families, but also battling for their lives on a daily basis. An outbreak has occurred within these humble streets, and now flesh-eating zombies...
- 6/1/2016
- by Kalyn Corrigan
- DailyDead
Jane Austen’s classic novel about love and manners gets a macabre twist in Burr Steers’ Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. If you missed the living dead action drama in theaters, don’t despair—Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the film on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on May 31st, following the film’s May 10th digital debut:
Press Release: Culver City, Calif. (Mar. 28, 2016) – Based on the best-selling novel by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen, Pride + Prejudice + Zombies debuts on digital May 10 and on Blu-ray™, DVD and next-generation 4K Ultra HD™ May 31 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In this reimagining of the classic tale, the Bennett sisters and Mr. Darcy must unite to fight a zombie outbreak that has taken over 19th century England. Lily James (Cinderella) leads an ensemble cast featuring Sam Riley (Maleficent), Jack Huston (The Longest Ride), Bella Heathcote (Dark Shadows), Douglas Booth (Jupiter Ascending...
Press Release: Culver City, Calif. (Mar. 28, 2016) – Based on the best-selling novel by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen, Pride + Prejudice + Zombies debuts on digital May 10 and on Blu-ray™, DVD and next-generation 4K Ultra HD™ May 31 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In this reimagining of the classic tale, the Bennett sisters and Mr. Darcy must unite to fight a zombie outbreak that has taken over 19th century England. Lily James (Cinderella) leads an ensemble cast featuring Sam Riley (Maleficent), Jack Huston (The Longest Ride), Bella Heathcote (Dark Shadows), Douglas Booth (Jupiter Ascending...
- 3/29/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Dave Franco and Emma Roberts have been set to star in Ya novel adaptation “Nerve” for Lionsgate.
The “Catfish” duo of Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman will direct the thriller based on the book by Jeanne Ryan. Jessica Sharzer adapted the screenplay.
Also Read: TheWrap’s Exclusive Sundance Portraits (Photos)
Story follows good-girl Vee (Roberts), who breaks out of her shell after plunging into an online game of truth-or-dare called “Nerve” with the sexy and mysterious Ian (Franco). However, Vee quickly finds the initial thrills turn dark as the stakes grow increasingly higher and the game turns personal – ultimately revealing...
The “Catfish” duo of Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman will direct the thriller based on the book by Jeanne Ryan. Jessica Sharzer adapted the screenplay.
Also Read: TheWrap’s Exclusive Sundance Portraits (Photos)
Story follows good-girl Vee (Roberts), who breaks out of her shell after plunging into an online game of truth-or-dare called “Nerve” with the sexy and mysterious Ian (Franco). However, Vee quickly finds the initial thrills turn dark as the stakes grow increasingly higher and the game turns personal – ultimately revealing...
- 1/27/2015
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
American Psycho is headed to television. FX has put in development an American Psycho drama series that takes place decades after the events in the 2000 movie starring Christian Bale and the novel on which the film was based. Lionsgate TV, whose sibling Lionsgate Films was behind the American Psycho feature, and FX Prods are producing the series shepherded by former Lionsgate Films head of production-turned producer Allison Shearmur and writer Stefan Jaworski. Described as an update of American Psycho, the drama series fast-forwards from the late 1980s, when the movie was set, to present day. It will feature serial killer Patrick Bateman, now in his mid-50s but as outrageous and lethal as ever, taking on a protégé in a sadistic social experiment who will become every bit his equal — a next-generation American Psycho. The project will be written by Paradigm-repped Jaworski who will executive produce with Shearmur and Ed Pressman.
- 9/10/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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