Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine’s age-gap romantic adventure “The Idea of You” attracted nearly 50 million worldwide viewers in its first two weeks on Prime Video, becoming Amazon MGM’s No. 1 romantic-comedy debut of all time, according to the studio.
As Amazon did not detail exactly what counts as a “view,” it should be noted that streaming viewership numbers self-reported by platforms still come with many caveats. Some brands solely report total minutes or hours watched, while others divide that total by each projects runtime to arrive at an estimated number of views. Streamers almost never disclose the exact number of viewers who watched the entirety of their titles, and as Amazon did not define their metric regarding “The Idea of You,” it is possible that a significant portion of the 50 million reporter viewers only watched a short piece of the movie.
“The Idea of You,” which premiered at SXSW...
As Amazon did not detail exactly what counts as a “view,” it should be noted that streaming viewership numbers self-reported by platforms still come with many caveats. Some brands solely report total minutes or hours watched, while others divide that total by each projects runtime to arrive at an estimated number of views. Streamers almost never disclose the exact number of viewers who watched the entirety of their titles, and as Amazon did not define their metric regarding “The Idea of You,” it is possible that a significant portion of the 50 million reporter viewers only watched a short piece of the movie.
“The Idea of You,” which premiered at SXSW...
- 5/14/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar winner Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables) stars as a mom who falls for a much younger pop star after a chance meeting at Coachella in The Idea of You, based on the bestselling novel by Robinne Lee. The official trailer shows the meet-cute followed by the flirtatious period, which ultimately leads to a May-December romance.
Nicholas Galitzine plays Hayes, lead singer of the fictitious popular boy band August Moon. The cast also includes Ella Rubin, Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld, Jordan Aaron Hall, and Mathilda Gianopoulos. Raymond Cham Jr., Jaiden Anthony, Viktor White, and Dakota Adan also star in the romantic drama set to premiere as the Closing Night Film at SXSW.
Michael Showalter and Jennifer Westfeldt adapted Lee’s novel, with Showalter directing. Hathaway, author Lee, Cathy Schulman, Gabrielle Union, Eric Hayes, Michael Showalter, and Jordana Mollick serve as producers. Executive producers include Douglas S. Jones, Jason Babiszewski,...
Nicholas Galitzine plays Hayes, lead singer of the fictitious popular boy band August Moon. The cast also includes Ella Rubin, Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld, Jordan Aaron Hall, and Mathilda Gianopoulos. Raymond Cham Jr., Jaiden Anthony, Viktor White, and Dakota Adan also star in the romantic drama set to premiere as the Closing Night Film at SXSW.
Michael Showalter and Jennifer Westfeldt adapted Lee’s novel, with Showalter directing. Hathaway, author Lee, Cathy Schulman, Gabrielle Union, Eric Hayes, Michael Showalter, and Jordana Mollick serve as producers. Executive producers include Douglas S. Jones, Jason Babiszewski,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Get ready to be swept off your feet by the whirlwind nature of dating a famous musician. Amazon MGM Studios has just released the trailer for The Idea of You. The film is a new romantic comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine. The movie comes from Michael Showalter, the creator of the Wet Hot American Summer series. Showalter has also helmed comedic films that skew towards the dramatic with acclaimed movies like The Big Sick from 2017. The Idea of You looks to be more of a drama with some comedy elements mixed in.
The official synopsis from Amazon reads,
“Based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name, The Idea of You centers on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. When Solène...
The official synopsis from Amazon reads,
“Based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name, The Idea of You centers on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. When Solène...
- 3/6/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Prime Video has dropped the trailer for The Idea of You, the upcoming romcom starring Anne Hathaway as a 40-year-old single mom who embarks on an unlikely romance with a 24-year-old boy band star.
With the line “We met at Coachella” destined to be some sort of rom-com classic, the movie, based on Robinne Lee’s novel, follows Solène (Hathaway), whose husband (Reid Scott) walks out on the marriage just when the couple’s 16-year-old daughter (Ella Rubin) has her heart set on attending the Coachella music fest. Mom steps in to save the day and the trip.
At the fest, Solène meets Hayes Campbell (Galitzine), a Harry Styles-type pop star. No surprise that sparks fly. “I’m too old for you,” she says. “No you’re not,” says he.
Michael Showalter directs the film from a script by exec producer Jennifer Westfeldt.
With the line “We met at Coachella” destined to be some sort of rom-com classic, the movie, based on Robinne Lee’s novel, follows Solène (Hathaway), whose husband (Reid Scott) walks out on the marriage just when the couple’s 16-year-old daughter (Ella Rubin) has her heart set on attending the Coachella music fest. Mom steps in to save the day and the trip.
At the fest, Solène meets Hayes Campbell (Galitzine), a Harry Styles-type pop star. No surprise that sparks fly. “I’m too old for you,” she says. “No you’re not,” says he.
Michael Showalter directs the film from a script by exec producer Jennifer Westfeldt.
- 3/6/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
In the trailer for Prime Video’s “The Idea of You,” Anne Hathaway portrays a 40-year-old single mom who gets to live out a teenage girl’s dream: embarking on a whirlwind romance with the 24-year-old lead singer of the world’s hottest boy band, played by Nicholas Galitzine. The R-rated film will stream globally on Prime Video starting May 2.
After the couple meet backstage at Coachella, they kindle a steamy relationship. As Hayes (Galitzine) plays Solène (Hathaway) a song on the piano, he grips her thigh. “I’m too old for you,” she insists, before he pulls her in for a kiss: “No you’re not.”
The couple is seen navigating paparazzi while embarking on romantic outings, causing Hathaway’s character to ask, “What about what people will say?” — to which Galitzine responds, “I don’t care what they say.” The trailer features the debut single from the film’s soundtrack,...
After the couple meet backstage at Coachella, they kindle a steamy relationship. As Hayes (Galitzine) plays Solène (Hathaway) a song on the piano, he grips her thigh. “I’m too old for you,” she insists, before he pulls her in for a kiss: “No you’re not.”
The couple is seen navigating paparazzi while embarking on romantic outings, causing Hathaway’s character to ask, “What about what people will say?” — to which Galitzine responds, “I don’t care what they say.” The trailer features the debut single from the film’s soundtrack,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
BET has announced its upcoming docuseries special from Gabrielle Union titled, “My Journey to 50.” The two-part special serves as Union’s first project to come from her overall deal with the company, which was announced last June.
The documentary follows the “L.A.’s Finest” alum as she jets off with her husband Dwyane Wade, family, friends and loved ones on a journey across Africa from the island of Zanzibar to the coast of Ghana to the parks of Namibia and the nightlife of South Africa in celebration of her 50th birthday.
“We join Gabrielle, along with her family and closest friends, as she embarks on a journey that sheds light on the woman she once was and honors who she is in the present while discovering the deeply rooted, badass that she has always been. On this journey, she’ll walk the path of her heritage, gain wisdom and shed what...
The documentary follows the “L.A.’s Finest” alum as she jets off with her husband Dwyane Wade, family, friends and loved ones on a journey across Africa from the island of Zanzibar to the coast of Ghana to the parks of Namibia and the nightlife of South Africa in celebration of her 50th birthday.
“We join Gabrielle, along with her family and closest friends, as she embarks on a journey that sheds light on the woman she once was and honors who she is in the present while discovering the deeply rooted, badass that she has always been. On this journey, she’ll walk the path of her heritage, gain wisdom and shed what...
- 3/29/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Saïd Taghmaoui (Wonder Woman) will appear alongside Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan in the action-comedy The Family Plan from Apple Original Films and Skydance.
The film written by David Coggeshall (Prey) tells the story of a suburban dad who must take his family on the run when his past catches up to him. Simon Cellan Jones (Arthur the King) is directing, with Municipal Pictures’ Stephen Levinson and Wahlberg producing alongside Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger.
Taghmaoui recently wrapped Brad Furman’s action-thriller Tin Soldier opposite Jamie Foxx, Robert De Niro and Scott Eastwood, most recently appearing opposite Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions’ drama The Forgiven. Past credits for the actor on the film side include both Wonder Woman titles with Gal Gadot, as well as John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, American Hustle, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and The Kite Runner.
The film written by David Coggeshall (Prey) tells the story of a suburban dad who must take his family on the run when his past catches up to him. Simon Cellan Jones (Arthur the King) is directing, with Municipal Pictures’ Stephen Levinson and Wahlberg producing alongside Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger.
Taghmaoui recently wrapped Brad Furman’s action-thriller Tin Soldier opposite Jamie Foxx, Robert De Niro and Scott Eastwood, most recently appearing opposite Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions’ drama The Forgiven. Past credits for the actor on the film side include both Wonder Woman titles with Gal Gadot, as well as John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, American Hustle, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and The Kite Runner.
- 10/31/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Academy Award-nominee Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld and Jordan Aaron Hall have joined the cast of Prime Video’s “The Idea of You,” starring and produced by Academy Award-winner Anne Hathaway.
The quartet join the cast as production has started on the Amazon Original movie, which is based on the best-selling, contemporary love story of the same name by Robinne Lee.
“The Idea of You” centers on Solène, a 40-year-old single mom who is “serendipitously blindsided by a second chance at love” with the lead singer of the world’s hottest boy band. Scott is set to play Solène’s estranged husband Dan, whose decision to end their marriage and subsequently cancel his Coachella trip with their 16-year-old daughter, Izzy (Ella Rubin) kicks off the film’s plot.
According to the film’s synopsis, it’s at the festival, among the crowds and desert heart, where Solène meets and...
The quartet join the cast as production has started on the Amazon Original movie, which is based on the best-selling, contemporary love story of the same name by Robinne Lee.
“The Idea of You” centers on Solène, a 40-year-old single mom who is “serendipitously blindsided by a second chance at love” with the lead singer of the world’s hottest boy band. Scott is set to play Solène’s estranged husband Dan, whose decision to end their marriage and subsequently cancel his Coachella trip with their 16-year-old daughter, Izzy (Ella Rubin) kicks off the film’s plot.
According to the film’s synopsis, it’s at the festival, among the crowds and desert heart, where Solène meets and...
- 10/20/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Ella Rubin has been cast opposite Anne Hathaway in the Amazon Prime Video movie “The Idea of You,” about a mom who embarks on a romance with the lead singer of the world’s hottest boy band.
Rubin will play the Academy Award winner’s daughter in the movie, based on Robinne Lee’s bestselling contemporary love story of the same name. “The Idea of You” centers on Sophie (Hathaway), a 40-year-old divorced mother. First, Sophie’s husband Dan leaves her for a younger woman, and then he cancels his Coachella trip with their 16-year-old daughter Izzy (Rubin). Sophie steps in to save the day, braving the crowds and desert temperatures, but things really heat up when she meets 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of boy band August Moon.
Production begins this month on the Amazon Original movie, which will be directed by Michael Showalter, from a script by Jennifer Westfeldt,...
Rubin will play the Academy Award winner’s daughter in the movie, based on Robinne Lee’s bestselling contemporary love story of the same name. “The Idea of You” centers on Sophie (Hathaway), a 40-year-old divorced mother. First, Sophie’s husband Dan leaves her for a younger woman, and then he cancels his Coachella trip with their 16-year-old daughter Izzy (Rubin). Sophie steps in to save the day, braving the crowds and desert temperatures, but things really heat up when she meets 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of boy band August Moon.
Production begins this month on the Amazon Original movie, which will be directed by Michael Showalter, from a script by Jennifer Westfeldt,...
- 10/12/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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The Idea of You movie has rounded out the boy band at the center of its story.
Based on Robinne Lee’s novel of the same name, the story, according to the project’s description, centers on “Sophie (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old divorced mother. Sophie’s husband Dan left her for a younger woman, and now he has canceled his Coachella trip with their 15-year-old daughter. Sophie picks up the pieces and braves the crowds and desert heat. There, she meets 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of the hottest boy band on the planet, August Moon.”
As previously announced, the Amazon project will see Nicholas Galitzine play the lead singer of August Moon, which will now also include Jaiden Anthony (Beyoncé’s Summer Renaissance), Raymond Cham (HBO Max’s Sort Of), Vik White (So You Think You Can Dance) and Dakota Adan...
The Idea of You movie has rounded out the boy band at the center of its story.
Based on Robinne Lee’s novel of the same name, the story, according to the project’s description, centers on “Sophie (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old divorced mother. Sophie’s husband Dan left her for a younger woman, and now he has canceled his Coachella trip with their 15-year-old daughter. Sophie picks up the pieces and braves the crowds and desert heat. There, she meets 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of the hottest boy band on the planet, August Moon.”
As previously announced, the Amazon project will see Nicholas Galitzine play the lead singer of August Moon, which will now also include Jaiden Anthony (Beyoncé’s Summer Renaissance), Raymond Cham (HBO Max’s Sort Of), Vik White (So You Think You Can Dance) and Dakota Adan...
- 10/6/2022
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nicholas Galitzine (Purple Hearts) has been tapped to star alongside Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway in Prime Video’s film The Idea of You, based on Robinne Lee’s bestselling contemporary love story of the same name, which goes into production in October.
The film from Emmy-nominated director Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) centers on Sophie (Hathaway), a 40-year-old divorced mother. Sophie’s husband Dan left her for a younger woman, and now he has canceled his Coachella trip with their 15-year-old daughter. Sophie then picks up the pieces, braving the crowds and desert heat in Dan’s place. While at the music festival, she meets 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Galitzine), the lead singer of the hottest boy band on the planet, August Moon.
Amazon Studios partnered with Welle Entertainment to develop The Idea of You as a starring vehicle for Hathaway back in June of last year, as we told you first.
The film from Emmy-nominated director Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) centers on Sophie (Hathaway), a 40-year-old divorced mother. Sophie’s husband Dan left her for a younger woman, and now he has canceled his Coachella trip with their 15-year-old daughter. Sophie then picks up the pieces, braving the crowds and desert heat in Dan’s place. While at the music festival, she meets 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Galitzine), the lead singer of the hottest boy band on the planet, August Moon.
Amazon Studios partnered with Welle Entertainment to develop The Idea of You as a starring vehicle for Hathaway back in June of last year, as we told you first.
- 9/19/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
In Amazon Prime Video’s “The Idea of You,” Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway stars as a divorced mother who sparks a passionate love affair with a pop star she meets after taking her daughter to a music festival. And now, the object of her on-screen desire has been cast.
Nicholas Galitzine will play Hayes Campbell — the 24-year-old lead singer of the “hottest boy band on the planet,” August Moon — who has been speculated by fans of Robinne Lee’s bestselling debut novel to be inspired by Harry Styles.
The film follows Hathaway’s Sophie, who saves the day after her ex-husband Dan (who left her for a younger woman) cancels his Coachella trip with their 15-year-old daughter. When she decides to brave the crowds and desert heat to take her daughter to the music festival, Sophie meets Hayes (Galitzine), and the 40-year-old’s life really heats up.
The British...
Nicholas Galitzine will play Hayes Campbell — the 24-year-old lead singer of the “hottest boy band on the planet,” August Moon — who has been speculated by fans of Robinne Lee’s bestselling debut novel to be inspired by Harry Styles.
The film follows Hathaway’s Sophie, who saves the day after her ex-husband Dan (who left her for a younger woman) cancels his Coachella trip with their 15-year-old daughter. When she decides to brave the crowds and desert heat to take her daughter to the music festival, Sophie meets Hayes (Galitzine), and the 40-year-old’s life really heats up.
The British...
- 9/19/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Gabrielle Union steps into the closet to take a selfie of her sexy bikini Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Carrie Nelson
Gabrielle Union feels confident and sexy as she shows off her incredible body in the closet. She looks fantastic, and it’s clear that she works hard to stay in shape.
We can all learn a thing or two from Gabrielle Union when it comes to staying fit and looking great!
The photographic actress looks quite flattering in this chartreuse bikini. The color pops against her skin, and the bikini fits her body well.
Her makeup is subdued, and her toenails appear perfectly polished.
Any way you want to spell toned is always appropriate for this stunning woman. She has a beautiful figure, and she knows how to flaunt it.
Gabrielle needs to emerge from that closet and show the world that she is still a force to be reckoned with!
Gabrielle Union feels confident and sexy as she shows off her incredible body in the closet. She looks fantastic, and it’s clear that she works hard to stay in shape.
We can all learn a thing or two from Gabrielle Union when it comes to staying fit and looking great!
The photographic actress looks quite flattering in this chartreuse bikini. The color pops against her skin, and the bikini fits her body well.
Her makeup is subdued, and her toenails appear perfectly polished.
Any way you want to spell toned is always appropriate for this stunning woman. She has a beautiful figure, and she knows how to flaunt it.
Gabrielle needs to emerge from that closet and show the world that she is still a force to be reckoned with!
- 8/25/2022
- by Connie Cupples
- Monsters and Critics
If you've spent any time on social media over the last few years, you've probably run across at least one person gushing over English singer/songwriter Harry Styles. Recently, the English-born musician has inspired more than his fair share of Facebook groups, Instagram stories, TikToks, and novels. Styles also inspired Anna Todd's Wattpad story, "After," which was adapted into a popular film in 2019, and his influence on writers and filmmakers will continue in 2022.
Late one night, actress and writer Robinne Lee stumbled across the musician online and was shocked by his "aesthetically perfect" face. Styles' looks and preference for older women inspired Lee to write "The Idea of You" back in 2017. As with anything remotely associated with Styles, the story became a hit, and an adaptation of the book with Anne Hathaway is currently in the works.
Here's everything we know so far about "The Idea of You."
What...
Late one night, actress and writer Robinne Lee stumbled across the musician online and was shocked by his "aesthetically perfect" face. Styles' looks and preference for older women inspired Lee to write "The Idea of You" back in 2017. As with anything remotely associated with Styles, the story became a hit, and an adaptation of the book with Anne Hathaway is currently in the works.
Here's everything we know so far about "The Idea of You."
What...
- 8/25/2022
- by Christian Gainey
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Amazon’s Prime Video has set The Big Sick and The Eyes of Tammy Faye director Michael Showalter to helm and Anne Hathaway to star in The Idea of You, based on the Robinne Lee novel.
Cathy Schulman will produce the film via her Welle Entertainment label alongside I’ll Have Another’s Gabrielle Union and Kian Gass; Hathaway via her Somewhere Pictures label; the author; Eric Hayes; Showalter; and Jordana Mollick. Jennifer Westfeldt, who wrote the script, will be executive producer. Schulman optioned the book and attached Hathaway, and Amazon won the film in an auction.
Production will begin in October.
The Idea of You centers on Sophie, a 40-year-old divorced mother. Sophie’s husband Dan left her for a younger woman, and now he has canceled his Coachella trip with their 15-year-old daughter. Sophie picks up the pieces, braving the crowds and desert heat. There, she meets 24-year-old Hayes Campbell,...
Cathy Schulman will produce the film via her Welle Entertainment label alongside I’ll Have Another’s Gabrielle Union and Kian Gass; Hathaway via her Somewhere Pictures label; the author; Eric Hayes; Showalter; and Jordana Mollick. Jennifer Westfeldt, who wrote the script, will be executive producer. Schulman optioned the book and attached Hathaway, and Amazon won the film in an auction.
Production will begin in October.
The Idea of You centers on Sophie, a 40-year-old divorced mother. Sophie’s husband Dan left her for a younger woman, and now he has canceled his Coachella trip with their 15-year-old daughter. Sophie picks up the pieces, braving the crowds and desert heat. There, she meets 24-year-old Hayes Campbell,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Gabrielle Union has signed an overall deal with BET Studios via her I’ll Have Another production company. BET Studios is the venture launched last year by Paramount and BET to generate premium content from Black creators for Paramount+, Showtime, CBS, Nickelodeon, BET+ and BET, as well as select third-party platforms.
“We are thrilled to welcome multihyphenate superstar Gabrielle Union back to BET and to our newest endeavor BET Studios,” said Scott Mills, Chief Executive Officer, BET. “Through this partnership with I’ll Have Another we are further expanding our commitment to extraordinary diverse storytellers and providing platforms to voices that are integral to the fabric of our culture. We look forward to sharing the amazing projects this partnership will generate.”
Union launched I’ll Have Another in 2018. Kian Gass heads up development and production for the company, with focuses on telling stories that surround centering marginalized communities with their...
“We are thrilled to welcome multihyphenate superstar Gabrielle Union back to BET and to our newest endeavor BET Studios,” said Scott Mills, Chief Executive Officer, BET. “Through this partnership with I’ll Have Another we are further expanding our commitment to extraordinary diverse storytellers and providing platforms to voices that are integral to the fabric of our culture. We look forward to sharing the amazing projects this partnership will generate.”
Union launched I’ll Have Another in 2018. Kian Gass heads up development and production for the company, with focuses on telling stories that surround centering marginalized communities with their...
- 6/6/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Effie T. Brown’s Gamechanger Films (The Inspection) is partnering with Gabrielle Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions and Taraji P. Henson’s Tph Entertainment to produce a feature film adaptation of graphic novel Sorcerority from co-authors Mikhail Sebastian and George Watson.
Sorcerority follows a young African-American girl, Melanie, who, like her late mother, enrolls into a historically African-American coven and university of magic. She soon discovers her enrollment into the school may not be entirely of her own choosing, but rather the calculated actions of a higher authority. In between her studies, she uncovers her familial connection to the school’s mysterious past, as well as her pivotal role in its future.
Gamechanger secured the rights to the fantasy graphic novel earlier this year. Brown will produce on behalf of Gamechanger. Union is producing alongside Kian Gass who will oversee from I’ll Have Another Productions and...
Sorcerority follows a young African-American girl, Melanie, who, like her late mother, enrolls into a historically African-American coven and university of magic. She soon discovers her enrollment into the school may not be entirely of her own choosing, but rather the calculated actions of a higher authority. In between her studies, she uncovers her familial connection to the school’s mysterious past, as well as her pivotal role in its future.
Gamechanger secured the rights to the fantasy graphic novel earlier this year. Brown will produce on behalf of Gamechanger. Union is producing alongside Kian Gass who will oversee from I’ll Have Another Productions and...
- 9/1/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Effie T. Brown, Gabrielle Union and Taraji P. Henson are joining forces to bring the fantasy graphic novel “Sorcerority” to the big screen.
Brown’s Gamechanger Films secured the rights to the fantasy novel by Mikhail Sebastian and George Watson earlier this year, and subsequently partnered with Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions and Henson’s Tph Entertainment to produce the feature film.
“Taraji and I have been looking for a project to work on together for a few years now and I’m excited to be partnering with her, Tph Productions and Gamechanger Films on this project. I’m looking forward to bringing this graphic novel to the big screen,” Union said in a statement announcing the collaboration.
Henson added: “I created Tph Entertainment as a way to help push forward stories that better represent what our society looks like and to help share voices that may not...
Brown’s Gamechanger Films secured the rights to the fantasy novel by Mikhail Sebastian and George Watson earlier this year, and subsequently partnered with Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions and Henson’s Tph Entertainment to produce the feature film.
“Taraji and I have been looking for a project to work on together for a few years now and I’m excited to be partnering with her, Tph Productions and Gamechanger Films on this project. I’m looking forward to bringing this graphic novel to the big screen,” Union said in a statement announcing the collaboration.
Henson added: “I created Tph Entertainment as a way to help push forward stories that better represent what our society looks like and to help share voices that may not...
- 9/1/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Graphic novel follows young African-American girl at university of magic.
Effie T. Brown’s Gamechanger Films is partnering with Gabrielle Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions and Taraji P. Henson’s Tph Entertainment to produce a feature adaptation of graphic novel Sorcerority.
Gamechanger secured rights to the fantasy graphic novel by Mikhail Sebastian and George Watson earlier this year. The three companies will develop the project and Brown will produce with Union and Kian Gass, who will oversee for I’ll Have Another Productions, and Henson and Christine Conley for Tph Entertainment.
Sorcerority tells of Melanie, a young African-American...
Effie T. Brown’s Gamechanger Films is partnering with Gabrielle Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions and Taraji P. Henson’s Tph Entertainment to produce a feature adaptation of graphic novel Sorcerority.
Gamechanger secured rights to the fantasy graphic novel by Mikhail Sebastian and George Watson earlier this year. The three companies will develop the project and Brown will produce with Union and Kian Gass, who will oversee for I’ll Have Another Productions, and Henson and Christine Conley for Tph Entertainment.
Sorcerority tells of Melanie, a young African-American...
- 9/1/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Effie T. Brown, Gabrielle Union and Taraji P. Henson are teaming up to produce a film adaptation of a fantasy graphic novel called “Sorcerority.”
Brown’s Gamechanger Films, which secured the rights to the book earlier this year, will partner with Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions and Henson’s Tph Entertainment on the film adaptation of “Sorcerority.” The three companies will develop the graphic novel for the big screen based on the book co-written by Mikhail Sebastian and George Watson from 2018.
“Sorcerority” chronicles the story of a young African American girl, who, following in the footsteps of her late mother, enrolls into a historically African American coven and university of magic. She soon discovers her enrollment into the school may not be entirely of her own choosing, but rather the calculated actions of a higher authority. In between her studies, she uncovers her familial connection to the school’s mysterious past,...
Brown’s Gamechanger Films, which secured the rights to the book earlier this year, will partner with Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions and Henson’s Tph Entertainment on the film adaptation of “Sorcerority.” The three companies will develop the graphic novel for the big screen based on the book co-written by Mikhail Sebastian and George Watson from 2018.
“Sorcerority” chronicles the story of a young African American girl, who, following in the footsteps of her late mother, enrolls into a historically African American coven and university of magic. She soon discovers her enrollment into the school may not be entirely of her own choosing, but rather the calculated actions of a higher authority. In between her studies, she uncovers her familial connection to the school’s mysterious past,...
- 9/1/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Gabrielle Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions has made a deal with Amazon Studios for a queer teen comedy tentatively titled To Be Real, Deadline has confirmed. Emmy/Tony/Grammy-winner Billy Porter is on board to direct. Ryan Shiraki wrote the script.
To Be Real is described as an LGBTQ Superbad crossed with Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart. , according to its logline, “an edgy, laugh out loud comedy about three queer high school seniors who go on the ultimate quest to attend their first New York Pride parade.”
I’ll Have Another Productions will produce To Be Real. I’ll Have Another’s Kian Gass, Porter and Shiraki will be EPs.
I’ll Have Another Productions and Katie and Mauricio Mota’s Wise Entertainment recently optioned Tamara Winfrey-Harris’ award-winning book The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women In America to develop as a 30-minute dramedy for television.
To Be Real is described as an LGBTQ Superbad crossed with Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart. , according to its logline, “an edgy, laugh out loud comedy about three queer high school seniors who go on the ultimate quest to attend their first New York Pride parade.”
I’ll Have Another Productions will produce To Be Real. I’ll Have Another’s Kian Gass, Porter and Shiraki will be EPs.
I’ll Have Another Productions and Katie and Mauricio Mota’s Wise Entertainment recently optioned Tamara Winfrey-Harris’ award-winning book The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women In America to develop as a 30-minute dramedy for television.
- 8/20/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
After a competitive bidding war that received multiple offers, Gabrielle Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions has sold a queer teen comedy feature, with the working title “To Be Real,” to Amazon Studios. Tony winner, current Emmy nominee and recent Emmy winner Billy Porter — who’s been shooting his feature directorial debut “What If?” for Orion Pictures this summer — is attached to direct an original script by Ryan Shiraki, as sold from a pitch. Shiraki, a prolific TV director (“On My Block”) is also an executive producer on the upcoming HBO Max animated series “Santa Inc.,” starring and executive produced by Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman, and created by Alexandra Rushfield.
Described as an LGBTQ “Superbad” crossed with “Booksmart,” according to its logline, “‘To Be Real’ follows three queer friends who escape their hometown for Pride Weekend in New York City where they discover that life over the rainbow is an insane,...
Described as an LGBTQ “Superbad” crossed with “Booksmart,” according to its logline, “‘To Be Real’ follows three queer friends who escape their hometown for Pride Weekend in New York City where they discover that life over the rainbow is an insane,...
- 8/20/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
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