Exclusive: Solstice Studios is temporarily taking their Mark Wahlberg drama Joe Bell off the calendar in plans for a theatrical release later this year.
The decision, I hear, comes due to the continued depressed state of the domestic box office during the pandemic; this despite this morning’s great news that No. 1 movie chain AMC is warding off bankruptcy with additional funding.
The Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed movie, which Deadline first told you Solstice picked up at TIFF for $20M, was originally planned for a Feb. 19 release in consideration for the 2020-21 awards season. Back in August, before Warner Bros. Tenet opened, Solstice was there for those movie theaters which were reopening with the Russell Crowe thriller Unhinged. That movie grossed $20.8M stateside, $42.8M worldwide.
Joe Bell is based on the true story of a small-town, working-class father (Wahlberg) who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to...
The decision, I hear, comes due to the continued depressed state of the domestic box office during the pandemic; this despite this morning’s great news that No. 1 movie chain AMC is warding off bankruptcy with additional funding.
The Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed movie, which Deadline first told you Solstice picked up at TIFF for $20M, was originally planned for a Feb. 19 release in consideration for the 2020-21 awards season. Back in August, before Warner Bros. Tenet opened, Solstice was there for those movie theaters which were reopening with the Russell Crowe thriller Unhinged. That movie grossed $20.8M stateside, $42.8M worldwide.
Joe Bell is based on the true story of a small-town, working-class father (Wahlberg) who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to...
- 1/25/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Wahlberg will enter this year’s Oscar race with his film “Joe Bell,” which Solstice Studios will release Feb. 19, 2021, under a new title and with a new edit.
Solstice Studios acquired Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “Good Joe Bell” out of the Toronto International Film Festival back in September in a $20 million deal, and the film stars Wahlberg as Joe Bell in a true story of a working-class father who embarks on a solo walk across the United States to educate about the effects of bullying and how his gay teenage son Jadin was tormented in high school.
“Joe Bell” also stars Connie Britton and Reid Miller, and “Brokeback Mountain” writers Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry are behind the screenplay. Wahlberg is also a producer on the film, and the new cut also includes a new original song over the end credits from songwriter Diane Warren.
“Joe Bell” shows how...
Solstice Studios acquired Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “Good Joe Bell” out of the Toronto International Film Festival back in September in a $20 million deal, and the film stars Wahlberg as Joe Bell in a true story of a working-class father who embarks on a solo walk across the United States to educate about the effects of bullying and how his gay teenage son Jadin was tormented in high school.
“Joe Bell” also stars Connie Britton and Reid Miller, and “Brokeback Mountain” writers Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry are behind the screenplay. Wahlberg is also a producer on the film, and the new cut also includes a new original song over the end credits from songwriter Diane Warren.
“Joe Bell” shows how...
- 11/12/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Solstice Studios will release a new cut of Mark Wahlberg’s latest film under the new title Joe Bell on February 19, 2021, timed to the delayed 2020-21 awards season. Solstice, as Deadline first told you, picked up the movie at the Toronto Film Festival for $20 million. The movie was previously titled Good Joe Bell.
The pic has a timely message about tolerance, unity and embracing our differences. Joe Bell is based on the true story of a small-town, working-class father (Wahlberg) who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his gay teenage son, Jadin (Reid Miller), is tormented in high school. Joe makes his way along the breathtaking expanse heading from Oregon to New York City, delivering a simple message of tolerance from a father’s perspective, hoping to reach those who may be open to hearing it from someone like themselves. Confronting many hardships,...
The pic has a timely message about tolerance, unity and embracing our differences. Joe Bell is based on the true story of a small-town, working-class father (Wahlberg) who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his gay teenage son, Jadin (Reid Miller), is tormented in high school. Joe makes his way along the breathtaking expanse heading from Oregon to New York City, delivering a simple message of tolerance from a father’s perspective, hoping to reach those who may be open to hearing it from someone like themselves. Confronting many hardships,...
- 11/12/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“We feel it has now reached its full potential,” says Solstice head Mark Gill.
Solstice Studios will release a new cut of Mark Wahlberg awards contender under the new title Joe Bell.
The drama will open on February 19, 2021, in time to qualify for awards consideration.
Wahlberg plays a Midwestern man who walks across the country talking about bullying after his gay son suffers at the hands of other students.
Reinaldo Marcus Green directed from a screenplay by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The cast includes Connie Britton, Gary Sinise, and newcomer Reid Miller
The company acquired the film at the...
Solstice Studios will release a new cut of Mark Wahlberg awards contender under the new title Joe Bell.
The drama will open on February 19, 2021, in time to qualify for awards consideration.
Wahlberg plays a Midwestern man who walks across the country talking about bullying after his gay son suffers at the hands of other students.
Reinaldo Marcus Green directed from a screenplay by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The cast includes Connie Britton, Gary Sinise, and newcomer Reid Miller
The company acquired the film at the...
- 11/12/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Solstice Studios has bought the worldwide rights to the drama “Good Joe Bell,” starring Mark Wahlberg, for about $20 million, a source has confirmed to Variety.
“Good Joe Bell,” directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, premiered Sept. 13 at the virtual Toronto International Film Festival. The deal closed Saturday. Solstice is planning a theatrical release during the upcoming awards season.
The film, which also stars Reid Miller, Connie Britton and Gary Sinise, is based on the true story of Joe Bell and his 15-year-old son Jadin, who died by suicide in 2013 after being subjected to bullying because he was gay. After his son’s death, Bell resolves to walk across the country as a tribute to him.
Solstice Studios, founded in 2018, has elevated its profile in recent months by becoming one of first distributors to release a new film into theaters during the pandemic with Russell Crowe’s road-rage thriller “Unhinged.” The film...
“Good Joe Bell,” directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, premiered Sept. 13 at the virtual Toronto International Film Festival. The deal closed Saturday. Solstice is planning a theatrical release during the upcoming awards season.
The film, which also stars Reid Miller, Connie Britton and Gary Sinise, is based on the true story of Joe Bell and his 15-year-old son Jadin, who died by suicide in 2013 after being subjected to bullying because he was gay. After his son’s death, Bell resolves to walk across the country as a tribute to him.
Solstice Studios, founded in 2018, has elevated its profile in recent months by becoming one of first distributors to release a new film into theaters during the pandemic with Russell Crowe’s road-rage thriller “Unhinged.” The film...
- 9/20/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Solstice Studios has acquired worldwide rights to the Mark Wahlberg drama “Good Joe Bell” for $20 million, an individual with knowledge of the sale told TheWrap.
The film also stars Reid Miller, Connie Britton and Gary Sinise. Solstice aims to release it in theaters for awards season.
“Good Joe Bell,” which made its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, is based on a true story of a man who travels by foot across the country to educate about the dangers of bullying in high school after his gay son experiences abuse from his classmates.
TheWrap’s Steve Pond wrote in his review for “Good Joe Bell” that Wahlberg “gives an effective Everyman performance and that it’s an effective tearjerker, even if it does not have the impact of the screenwriters’ ‘Brokeback Mountain.'”
“An open-hearted, unapologetically emotional story of a man struggling to come to terms with what happened...
The film also stars Reid Miller, Connie Britton and Gary Sinise. Solstice aims to release it in theaters for awards season.
“Good Joe Bell,” which made its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, is based on a true story of a man who travels by foot across the country to educate about the dangers of bullying in high school after his gay son experiences abuse from his classmates.
TheWrap’s Steve Pond wrote in his review for “Good Joe Bell” that Wahlberg “gives an effective Everyman performance and that it’s an effective tearjerker, even if it does not have the impact of the screenwriters’ ‘Brokeback Mountain.'”
“An open-hearted, unapologetically emotional story of a man struggling to come to terms with what happened...
- 9/19/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Upstart Solstice Studios has won an auction for the Toronto buzz title Good Joe Bell, the Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed drama scripted by the Oscar-winning Brokeback Mountain team of Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as the title character. Sources said the deal is around $20 million for worldwide rights, and that the film will get a proper theatrical release in the upcoming awards season. It becomes yet another big deal in the mostly virtual Toronto Film Festival.
The film also stars Reid Miller, Connie Britton and Gary Sinise, and tells the heartbreaking true story of Joe Bell, an average guy from the heartland who has difficulty showing support and acceptance of his teen son Jadin when the youth reveals he is gay. As a sophomore and a member of the high school cheerleading squad, the teen was subjected to unmerciful bullying by school jocks. Joe...
The film also stars Reid Miller, Connie Britton and Gary Sinise, and tells the heartbreaking true story of Joe Bell, an average guy from the heartland who has difficulty showing support and acceptance of his teen son Jadin when the youth reveals he is gay. As a sophomore and a member of the high school cheerleading squad, the teen was subjected to unmerciful bullying by school jocks. Joe...
- 9/19/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Amy Williams is an Us-based production designer. She has left her creative fingerprint on several TV series such as „Master of None“ (2015) or lately „Little America“. Among the feature dramas she worked on is „Love Is Strange“ (2014) by Ira Sachs and now the actual new release on Netflix “Tigertail” by Alan Yang.
On this occasion we speak with Amy Williams, who told us more about the challenges of the production and her experiences with the Taiwanese culture.
It’s not the first time you work with director Alan Yang. Could you tell us more about your collaboration and how the work on “Tigertail” began?
I met Alan Yang in 2014 when I interviewed for the Netflix series, “Master Of None”, that he and Aziz Ansari created. “Master of None” was a beautiful experience for all of us working on the show. Alan and I share a love of basketball and dining,...
On this occasion we speak with Amy Williams, who told us more about the challenges of the production and her experiences with the Taiwanese culture.
It’s not the first time you work with director Alan Yang. Could you tell us more about your collaboration and how the work on “Tigertail” began?
I met Alan Yang in 2014 when I interviewed for the Netflix series, “Master Of None”, that he and Aziz Ansari created. “Master of None” was a beautiful experience for all of us working on the show. Alan and I share a love of basketball and dining,...
- 5/17/2020
- by Teresa Vena
- AsianMoviePulse
A multi-generational family drama from “Master of None” co-creator Alan Yang has added several key cast members to its ensemble, TheWrap has exclusively learned.
“Tigertail,” currently in production in New York and Taiwan, has added Joan Chen, Hayden Szeto (“The Edge of Seventeen”), Hong-Chi Lee, Yo-Hsing Fang, Fiona Fu, Margot Bingham, Kuei Mei Yang, and James Saito to the cast. They join previously announced leads Tzi Ma (“Arrival”) and Christine Ko and supporting star John Cho.
Inspired by his own family, Yang’s drama spans decades beginning in the 1950s, and tells of “regret, longing, passion, and repression.” Yang serves as writer, director, producer and will also star.
Also Read: Ballin' on a Budget: How 'Crazy Rich Asians' Made Mega-Rich World for $30 Million
The film counts producers Charles D. King (“Mudbound”) of MacRo, Kim Roth and Poppy Hanks. Peter Pastorelli (“Beasts of No Nation”) and David Lee (“Life of Pi”) are executive producers.
“Tigertail,” currently in production in New York and Taiwan, has added Joan Chen, Hayden Szeto (“The Edge of Seventeen”), Hong-Chi Lee, Yo-Hsing Fang, Fiona Fu, Margot Bingham, Kuei Mei Yang, and James Saito to the cast. They join previously announced leads Tzi Ma (“Arrival”) and Christine Ko and supporting star John Cho.
Inspired by his own family, Yang’s drama spans decades beginning in the 1950s, and tells of “regret, longing, passion, and repression.” Yang serves as writer, director, producer and will also star.
Also Read: Ballin' on a Budget: How 'Crazy Rich Asians' Made Mega-Rich World for $30 Million
The film counts producers Charles D. King (“Mudbound”) of MacRo, Kim Roth and Poppy Hanks. Peter Pastorelli (“Beasts of No Nation”) and David Lee (“Life of Pi”) are executive producers.
- 9/12/2018
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
John Cho, Tzi Ma and Christine Ko will star in Alan Yang’s multi-generational family drama for Netflix with shooting in New York and Taiwan beginning next week.
Yang is directing “Tigertail” from his own script, based on events that happened in his own family. The movie touches on themes of regret, longing, passion, and repression while spanning continents and generations, from 1950’s Taiwan to present-day New York City. Ma and Ko are the leads.
Aziz Ansari and Yang co-created the Netflix series “Master of None” and the duo won an Emmy for their writing. Yang was also a writer and producer for NBC’s “Parks and Recreation.”
Yang is also a producer on “Tigertail” along with Macro’s Charles D. King (“Mudbound”), Kim Roth (“Inside Man”), and Poppy Hanks (“Fences”). Executive producers are Peter Pastorelli (“Beasts of No Nation”) and David Lee (“Life of Pi”).
Cho stars in the thriller “Searching,...
Yang is directing “Tigertail” from his own script, based on events that happened in his own family. The movie touches on themes of regret, longing, passion, and repression while spanning continents and generations, from 1950’s Taiwan to present-day New York City. Ma and Ko are the leads.
Aziz Ansari and Yang co-created the Netflix series “Master of None” and the duo won an Emmy for their writing. Yang was also a writer and producer for NBC’s “Parks and Recreation.”
Yang is also a producer on “Tigertail” along with Macro’s Charles D. King (“Mudbound”), Kim Roth (“Inside Man”), and Poppy Hanks (“Fences”). Executive producers are Peter Pastorelli (“Beasts of No Nation”) and David Lee (“Life of Pi”).
Cho stars in the thriller “Searching,...
- 8/23/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Renowned 72-year-old neurologist Howard L. Weiner makes his feature directorial debut.
Premiere Entertainment Group has bolstered its sales slate by taking international rights to Tribeca dramedy The Last Poker Game starring Martin Landau and Paul Sorvino.
The film follows a doctor who gets into hot water after befriending a womanising gambler at his wife’s nursing home.
Maria Dizzia also stars in the film that premiered at the New York Film Festival last month.
Renowned 72-year-old neurologist Howard L. Weiner made his feature directorial debut on The Last Poker Game from his own screenplay. He also produced.
Premiere president and CEO Elias Axume and Rincon negotiated the deal with Preferred Content’s Kevin Iwashina and Zac Bright on behalf of the producers.
Peter Pastorelli, Eddie Rubin, and Marshall Johnson of Long Road Film also produced, and Tamar Sela and Walter Klenhard served as executive producers.
“This is a charming, touching, and raunchy...
Premiere Entertainment Group has bolstered its sales slate by taking international rights to Tribeca dramedy The Last Poker Game starring Martin Landau and Paul Sorvino.
The film follows a doctor who gets into hot water after befriending a womanising gambler at his wife’s nursing home.
Maria Dizzia also stars in the film that premiered at the New York Film Festival last month.
Renowned 72-year-old neurologist Howard L. Weiner made his feature directorial debut on The Last Poker Game from his own screenplay. He also produced.
Premiere president and CEO Elias Axume and Rincon negotiated the deal with Preferred Content’s Kevin Iwashina and Zac Bright on behalf of the producers.
Peter Pastorelli, Eddie Rubin, and Marshall Johnson of Long Road Film also produced, and Tamar Sela and Walter Klenhard served as executive producers.
“This is a charming, touching, and raunchy...
- 5/21/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Producers Peter Pastorelli, Marshall Johnson and Eddie Rubin have partnered to launch Long Road Film, a production outfit with the goal of producing multiple films per year with budgets of $5 million-$10 million. The New York-based joint venture has signed with Gersh for representation, and its first project will be the The Last Poker Game, a drama starring Martin Landau, Paul Sorvino and Maria Dizzia. Last Poker Game follows Dr. Abe Mandelbaum (Landau), who has just…...
- 11/17/2015
- Deadline
Exclusive: Tate Donovan has joined Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning and Susan Sarandon in Three Generations, the indie drama lensing now in New York City. Fanning stars as Ray, a teenager transitioning from female to male as his mother (Watts) and grandmother (Sarandon) come to terms with the life-altering decision. Donovan will play Craig, a boyfriend of Ray’s mom who helped raise him years ago.
Gaby Dellal is directing from a script by Nikole Beckwith. Three Generations is produced by Big Beach’s Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub alongside Dorothy Berwin. Big Beach’s Daniele Melia is exec producing with Peter Pastorelli, Leah Holzer and Watts.
Donovan is coming off runs on series 24: Live Another Day, Hostages, Damages, and Deception and co-starred in the Oscar-winning Argo for director Ben Affleck. He’s repped by the Gersh Agency.
Gaby Dellal is directing from a script by Nikole Beckwith. Three Generations is produced by Big Beach’s Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub alongside Dorothy Berwin. Big Beach’s Daniele Melia is exec producing with Peter Pastorelli, Leah Holzer and Watts.
Donovan is coming off runs on series 24: Live Another Day, Hostages, Damages, and Deception and co-starred in the Oscar-winning Argo for director Ben Affleck. He’s repped by the Gersh Agency.
- 11/19/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Update, 11:35 Am Pst: Radius has confirmed Deadline’s scoop for Before We Go. Below find the press release.
Previous Exclusive, 9:49 Am Pst: Radius has gotten on the Toronto deal-making board. I’m hearing the label is closing a low-seven-figure deal for U.S. rights to Before We Go, the film directed by and starring Captain America‘s Chris Evans. This comes after the successful multi-platform release of the Evans-starrer Snowpiercer.
Scripted by Ronald Bass, Jen Smolka, Chris Shafer, and Paul Vicknair, Before We Go also stars Alice Eve. Over the course of one night, two strangers form an unlikely bond based on the conflicts in their own lives. Pic is produced by Evans, McG, Mary Viola, Karen Baldwin and Howard Baldwin, Mark Kassen and Bill Immerman.
The film came into the festival playing the Special Presentations section and a lot of people really liked it. CAA and Wme...
Previous Exclusive, 9:49 Am Pst: Radius has gotten on the Toronto deal-making board. I’m hearing the label is closing a low-seven-figure deal for U.S. rights to Before We Go, the film directed by and starring Captain America‘s Chris Evans. This comes after the successful multi-platform release of the Evans-starrer Snowpiercer.
Scripted by Ronald Bass, Jen Smolka, Chris Shafer, and Paul Vicknair, Before We Go also stars Alice Eve. Over the course of one night, two strangers form an unlikely bond based on the conflicts in their own lives. Pic is produced by Evans, McG, Mary Viola, Karen Baldwin and Howard Baldwin, Mark Kassen and Bill Immerman.
The film came into the festival playing the Special Presentations section and a lot of people really liked it. CAA and Wme...
- 9/11/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Weinstein boutique arm RADiUS-twc has picked up Us rights to "Before We Go," "Snowpiercer" star Chris Evans' directorial debut, at Tiff. Starring Evans and Alice Eve (of "Star Trek Into Darkness"), the film follows two strangers stuck overnight in New York City whose casual acquaintance grows into something deeper a la "Before Sunrise." "Before We Go" was produced by Evans, Mark Kassen, McG, Mary Viola, Karen Baldwin, Howard Baldwin and William J. Immerman. The executive producers are Peter Pastorelli, James McGough and Ron Bass - the latter of whom also wrote the screenplay with Jen Smolka, Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair. RADiUS, which also handled "Snowpiercer" and has tapped something of an indie star in Evans, is eyeing a second quarter 2015 release.
- 9/11/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Exclusive: Buyers have flocked to Toronto hit The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby starring Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy.
Ned Benson wrote and directed the two-film suite that explores a damaged relationship from the perspective of both parties.
The film premiered in Toronto where The Weinstein Company acquired North America, the UK and France and plans a theatrical North American release in 2014.
Rights have gone to Germany and Austria (Prokino), Benelux (Imagine), South Africa (Ster Kinekor), Switzerland (Praesens), Greece (Seven Films), former Yugoslavia (Discovery), China (Hgc) and Thailand (Mono Generation).
Myriad previously licensed rights to Spain (Wanda Vision), Italy (Koch Media), Latin America (Swen), Australia (Transmission), Middle East (Eagle Films), Cis (Carmen Film), Turkey (D Productions), Portugal (Lanterna), South Korea (Dreamwest), Taiwan (CaiChang), Israel (Five Stars), Hong Kong (Golden Scene), Singapore (Cathay) and Ukraine (Aurora)
Star TV acquired pan-Asian TV rights and Jaguar will license to airlines.
Myriad president and CEO Kirk D’Amico and his team are...
Ned Benson wrote and directed the two-film suite that explores a damaged relationship from the perspective of both parties.
The film premiered in Toronto where The Weinstein Company acquired North America, the UK and France and plans a theatrical North American release in 2014.
Rights have gone to Germany and Austria (Prokino), Benelux (Imagine), South Africa (Ster Kinekor), Switzerland (Praesens), Greece (Seven Films), former Yugoslavia (Discovery), China (Hgc) and Thailand (Mono Generation).
Myriad previously licensed rights to Spain (Wanda Vision), Italy (Koch Media), Latin America (Swen), Australia (Transmission), Middle East (Eagle Films), Cis (Carmen Film), Turkey (D Productions), Portugal (Lanterna), South Korea (Dreamwest), Taiwan (CaiChang), Israel (Five Stars), Hong Kong (Golden Scene), Singapore (Cathay) and Ukraine (Aurora)
Star TV acquired pan-Asian TV rights and Jaguar will license to airlines.
Myriad president and CEO Kirk D’Amico and his team are...
- 11/22/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
I’m sure that Awol is familiar title for you, because we already had a little chat about this indie movie which is, by the way, based on a true story.
So, by now, you also know that Liam Hemsworth, Austin Stowell, Teresa Palmer and Aimee Teegarden are all on board to star in Danny Mooney‘s upcoming flick. But, here’s an interesting addition! Apparently now Wyatt Russell will join them as well.
As we previously reported, Awol will follow Stowell as a young soldier in Vietnam who gets dumped by his hometown girl, played by Teegarden.
On the other hand, Hemsworth plays his best friend who joins him in going Awol, and together, they return to the States to win her back. As for Russell, at this moment there’s still no character details for his role.
Jim Burnstein and Garrett Schiff, the duo behind the TV movie...
So, by now, you also know that Liam Hemsworth, Austin Stowell, Teresa Palmer and Aimee Teegarden are all on board to star in Danny Mooney‘s upcoming flick. But, here’s an interesting addition! Apparently now Wyatt Russell will join them as well.
As we previously reported, Awol will follow Stowell as a young soldier in Vietnam who gets dumped by his hometown girl, played by Teegarden.
On the other hand, Hemsworth plays his best friend who joins him in going Awol, and together, they return to the States to win her back. As for Russell, at this moment there’s still no character details for his role.
Jim Burnstein and Garrett Schiff, the duo behind the TV movie...
- 7/20/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
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