Andrew Bachelor has signed with CAA as the social media star-turned-actor and producer partners with the talent agency for representation.
The Canadian-born comic and actor, also known as “King Bach,” has in all around 75 million fans online, especially on Vine, the shortform video-sharing platform. Vine’s limit of six seconds per-movie makes for creative challenges, but Bachelor leveraged his NYU Film School training to pack full dramas into each short Vine post to amass a giant following.
Bachelor then crossed over to film where his credits include Netflix’s comedy Coffee and Kareem, where he starred with Taraji P. Henson, Ed Helms and Betty Gilpin, and the streaming giant’s horror film The Babysitter: Killer Queen, which also starred Jenna Ortega, Samara Weaving and Bella Thorne.
Bachelor also appeared in the Netflix romantic comedy Holidate and the Gerard Butler-led thriller Greenland. He will also appear in STX’s sport...
The Canadian-born comic and actor, also known as “King Bach,” has in all around 75 million fans online, especially on Vine, the shortform video-sharing platform. Vine’s limit of six seconds per-movie makes for creative challenges, but Bachelor leveraged his NYU Film School training to pack full dramas into each short Vine post to amass a giant following.
Bachelor then crossed over to film where his credits include Netflix’s comedy Coffee and Kareem, where he starred with Taraji P. Henson, Ed Helms and Betty Gilpin, and the streaming giant’s horror film The Babysitter: Killer Queen, which also starred Jenna Ortega, Samara Weaving and Bella Thorne.
Bachelor also appeared in the Netflix romantic comedy Holidate and the Gerard Butler-led thriller Greenland. He will also appear in STX’s sport...
- 4/16/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black’: Netflix Reveals Cast For New Series Under Creator’s First Look Deal
Netflix has revealed the cast of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black, a new series coming to the streamer that’s the result of a previously announced creative partnership.
The pact calls for Perry will write, direct, and produce feature films and series under a multi-year first-look deal.
Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black follows two women leading very different lives. While Kimmie is struggling to make a living after her mother kicked her out, and Mallory is running a successful business, they find themselves entangled in each other’s lives.
The 16-episode hour-long drama is written, directed, and produced by Perry.
The cast includes Taylor Polidore Williams (Divorce in the Black; Snowfall) as Kimmie; Amber Reign Smith (Outlaw Posse; Wu-Tang: An American Saga) as Rain; Crystle Stewart (Tyler Perry’s The Oval; Acrimony) as Mallory; Ricco Ross (A Husband for Christmas; Aliens) as Horace; Debbi Morgan (Power; Power Book...
The pact calls for Perry will write, direct, and produce feature films and series under a multi-year first-look deal.
Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black follows two women leading very different lives. While Kimmie is struggling to make a living after her mother kicked her out, and Mallory is running a successful business, they find themselves entangled in each other’s lives.
The 16-episode hour-long drama is written, directed, and produced by Perry.
The cast includes Taylor Polidore Williams (Divorce in the Black; Snowfall) as Kimmie; Amber Reign Smith (Outlaw Posse; Wu-Tang: An American Saga) as Rain; Crystle Stewart (Tyler Perry’s The Oval; Acrimony) as Mallory; Ricco Ross (A Husband for Christmas; Aliens) as Horace; Debbi Morgan (Power; Power Book...
- 4/4/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons (The Accountant 2) is among the final additions to the cast of Sony Pictures’ film SNL 1975 (working title), based on real-life behind-the-scenes accounts of the opening night of Saturday Night Live. Other new cast members for the Jason Reitman pic include Billy Bryk (Friendship), Joe Chrest (Stranger Things), Taylor Gray (Star Wars: Rebels) and Mcabe Gregg (Teenage Badass).
Simmons plays comedian Milton Berle, with Chrest as Weekend Update co-creator Herb Sargent. Gray and Gregg portray Al Franken and Tom Davis, the SNL writer-performers of duo Franken & Davis. Details as to Bryk’s role haven’t been disclosed.
As previously announced, The Fabelmans breakout Gabriel Labelle leads the ensemble as Lorne Michaels, with Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Ella Hunt, Lamorne Morris, Dylan O’Brien, Nicholas Braun, Finn Wolfhard and Kaia Gerber also to star.
It was on October 11th, 1975 that a ferocious troupe of young...
Simmons plays comedian Milton Berle, with Chrest as Weekend Update co-creator Herb Sargent. Gray and Gregg portray Al Franken and Tom Davis, the SNL writer-performers of duo Franken & Davis. Details as to Bryk’s role haven’t been disclosed.
As previously announced, The Fabelmans breakout Gabriel Labelle leads the ensemble as Lorne Michaels, with Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Ella Hunt, Lamorne Morris, Dylan O’Brien, Nicholas Braun, Finn Wolfhard and Kaia Gerber also to star.
It was on October 11th, 1975 that a ferocious troupe of young...
- 3/25/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson have locked deals to return for The Accountant 2, the sequel to the Gavin O’Connor-directed action thriller The Accountant, on which Amazon MGM Studios has teamed with Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity.
Also set to return is O’Connor, who directs from a script penned by the original film’s screenwriter, Bill Dubuque. Artists Equity serves as the studio for the sequel and set the pic up at Amazon MGM after acquiring sequel rights from Warner Bros. This will be the companies’ fourth project together after the chart-topping Jennifer Lopez doc The Greatest Love Story Never Told, Golden Globe-nominated sports marketing drama Air, and the upcoming Unstoppable, based on the true story of wrestler Anthony Robles.
Grossing $155M worldwide in its 2016 theatrical release before going on to become the most-rented digital film of the subsequent year, the...
Also set to return is O’Connor, who directs from a script penned by the original film’s screenwriter, Bill Dubuque. Artists Equity serves as the studio for the sequel and set the pic up at Amazon MGM after acquiring sequel rights from Warner Bros. This will be the companies’ fourth project together after the chart-topping Jennifer Lopez doc The Greatest Love Story Never Told, Golden Globe-nominated sports marketing drama Air, and the upcoming Unstoppable, based on the true story of wrestler Anthony Robles.
Grossing $155M worldwide in its 2016 theatrical release before going on to become the most-rented digital film of the subsequent year, the...
- 3/7/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Prime Video’s big February drop is Mr. & Mrs. Smith! No, not the 2005 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie action movie, but a new TV series kinda based on it starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. The set up for the show version? Glover and Erskine are two strangers who both get jobs at a shady spy agency and are asked to get married so that they can pretend to be a couple undercover, but things get more complicated when they start falling in love for real. Uh oh!
If you’re in the mood for a movie or two this month, you can also check out the Prime debuts of Strays, Bottoms, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. In the meantime, here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video and Freevee this month. Amazon Originals are accompanied by an asterisk!
New on Amazon Prime Video – February 2024
February 1
12 Angry Men...
If you’re in the mood for a movie or two this month, you can also check out the Prime debuts of Strays, Bottoms, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. In the meantime, here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video and Freevee this month. Amazon Originals are accompanied by an asterisk!
New on Amazon Prime Video – February 2024
February 1
12 Angry Men...
- 2/1/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Get ready to watch more Freevee this February! Most of the free streamer's new additions will come all at once on the first of the month, including the three-time Oscar nominee "A Soldier’s Story" directed by the recently departed Norman Jewison, the franchise-launching "How to Train Your Dragon," and more classics of the past four decades.
Check out The Streamable’s top picks for Freevee’s February additions, and continue below to see the full list!
Watch Now Free amazonfreevee.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Freevee in February 2024? “A Soldier’s Story” | Thursday, Feb. 1
Early-career Denzel Washington appears in a supporting role in this Oscar-nominated adaptation of Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “A Soldier’s Play.” But it’s Howard E. Rollings Jr. who leads the cast here as Captain Richard Davenport, a Black Army investigator who travels to a remote military base to look into...
Check out The Streamable’s top picks for Freevee’s February additions, and continue below to see the full list!
Watch Now Free amazonfreevee.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Freevee in February 2024? “A Soldier’s Story” | Thursday, Feb. 1
Early-career Denzel Washington appears in a supporting role in this Oscar-nominated adaptation of Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “A Soldier’s Play.” But it’s Howard E. Rollings Jr. who leads the cast here as Captain Richard Davenport, a Black Army investigator who travels to a remote military base to look into...
- 1/31/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls) and Kristin Chenoweth (Schmigadoon!) have been set to star in Our Little Secret, a new holiday film that Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) is directing for Netflix.
Pic is the second in Lohan’s two-picture creative partnership with the streamer, entered into in March 2022, on the heels of the forthcoming rom-com Irish Wish.
Additional cast set for it includes Ian Harding (Long Slow Exhale), Jon Rudnitsky (At Midnight), Chris Parnell (Senior Year), Tim Meadows (Mean Girls), Dan Bucatinsky (Scandal), Henry Czerny (Scream VI), Katie Baker (The Mosquito Coast), Ash Santos (Mayor of Kingstown), Jake Brennan (Palmer) and Brian Unger (Yellowstone).
Currently in production, the film written by Hailey DeDominicis centers on two resentful exes who are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings. Mike Elliott and Lisa Gooding are producing, with Joseph P. Genier serving as executive producer.
Pic is the second in Lohan’s two-picture creative partnership with the streamer, entered into in March 2022, on the heels of the forthcoming rom-com Irish Wish.
Additional cast set for it includes Ian Harding (Long Slow Exhale), Jon Rudnitsky (At Midnight), Chris Parnell (Senior Year), Tim Meadows (Mean Girls), Dan Bucatinsky (Scandal), Henry Czerny (Scream VI), Katie Baker (The Mosquito Coast), Ash Santos (Mayor of Kingstown), Jake Brennan (Palmer) and Brian Unger (Yellowstone).
Currently in production, the film written by Hailey DeDominicis centers on two resentful exes who are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings. Mike Elliott and Lisa Gooding are producing, with Joseph P. Genier serving as executive producer.
- 1/22/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Damon Wayans Jr. and Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor have engaged David F. Walker to co-write and Ben Bishop to illustrate graphic novel “Shogun Run.”
Wayans Jr and Bachelor had revealed earlier this year that they would create and write the graphic novel. Set in 1990s South Central Los Angeles, “Shogun Run” is described as “Big Trouble in Little China” meets “Attack the Block.” David Uslan, Gary Glushon and Sean Oswolo will serve as creative advisors and producing partners on the project.
Walker is best known for graphic novel “Shaft: A Complicated Man” as well as the Will Eisner Award-winning comic book series “Bitter Root.” Bishop is known for his work on the New York Times bestseller “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin.”
“Shogun Run” will be published by First Second, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers, in 2025. A series or film adaptation of the graphic novel is on the cards down the line.
Wayans Jr and Bachelor had revealed earlier this year that they would create and write the graphic novel. Set in 1990s South Central Los Angeles, “Shogun Run” is described as “Big Trouble in Little China” meets “Attack the Block.” David Uslan, Gary Glushon and Sean Oswolo will serve as creative advisors and producing partners on the project.
Walker is best known for graphic novel “Shaft: A Complicated Man” as well as the Will Eisner Award-winning comic book series “Bitter Root.” Bishop is known for his work on the New York Times bestseller “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin.”
“Shogun Run” will be published by First Second, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers, in 2025. A series or film adaptation of the graphic novel is on the cards down the line.
- 12/19/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
“Law & Order” star Jeffrey Donovan will not be returning to the NBC procedural, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.
Donovan, who starred as Det. Frank Cosgrove in the show, won’t be back for the 23rd installment of the drama. According to TVLine, who first reported the news, Donovan exited the show due to creative reasons.
Joining the Dick Wolf series in Season 21, the former “Burn Notice” star remained on the series through Season 22 before exiting ahead of Season 23. Donovan is the latest “Law & Order” actor to exit the series, after Anthony Anderson left the show after Season 21. Anderson was replaced with Mehcad Brooks, who played Jalen Shaw in Season 22.
Hailing from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, “Law & Order” also features a main cast including Sam Waterston as Da Jack McCoy, Hugh Dancy as senior prosecutorial assistant Nathan Price and Camryn Manheim as Lt.
Donovan, who starred as Det. Frank Cosgrove in the show, won’t be back for the 23rd installment of the drama. According to TVLine, who first reported the news, Donovan exited the show due to creative reasons.
Joining the Dick Wolf series in Season 21, the former “Burn Notice” star remained on the series through Season 22 before exiting ahead of Season 23. Donovan is the latest “Law & Order” actor to exit the series, after Anthony Anderson left the show after Season 21. Anderson was replaced with Mehcad Brooks, who played Jalen Shaw in Season 22.
Hailing from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, “Law & Order” also features a main cast including Sam Waterston as Da Jack McCoy, Hugh Dancy as senior prosecutorial assistant Nathan Price and Camryn Manheim as Lt.
- 11/16/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
After starring in the comedy Vacation Friends (which I enjoyed much more than our reviewer did) and its sequel (didn’t watch that one yet) for the Hulu streaming service, Lil Rel Howery has taken the lead in another Hulu Original – but this time they switched up genres. Their new collaboration is the sci-fi horror movie The Mill, which is set to start streaming on October 9th as part of the service’s “Huluween” event. With that release date just over a week away, we’ve gotten our hands on a trailer for The Mill, and you can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Sean King O’Grady (We Need to Do Something) from a screenplay by Jeffrey David Thomas (All American: Homecoming), The Mill sees Howery playing the role of a white-collar businessman who mysteriously wakes up in an open-air prison cell containing only an old grist mill.
Directed by Sean King O’Grady (We Need to Do Something) from a screenplay by Jeffrey David Thomas (All American: Homecoming), The Mill sees Howery playing the role of a white-collar businessman who mysteriously wakes up in an open-air prison cell containing only an old grist mill.
- 9/29/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Plot: A CIA contractor (Gerard Butler) who just sabotaged an Iranian Nuclear Power Plant finds his cover blown by a whistleblower journalist. On the run, he finds himself being hunted, along with his Afghan interpreter (Navid Negahban), through hostile territory by Iranian Intelligence, the Taliban and Pakistan intelligence.
Review: Many will compare Ric Roman Waugh’s Kandahar with Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant. After all, both are about Americans being hunted in Afghanistan along with their interpreters, but if you ignore how similar the premises may be, they’re actually quite different. Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant was a (very good) war film, while Kandahar is more of a straightforward action flick. It’s a very tight little thriller offering further evidence that Gerard Butler makes the best mid-level action movies in the business, especially when he works with Ric Roman Waugh, arguably his best director.
In Kandahar, Butler plays a familiar role – the burnt-out,...
Review: Many will compare Ric Roman Waugh’s Kandahar with Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant. After all, both are about Americans being hunted in Afghanistan along with their interpreters, but if you ignore how similar the premises may be, they’re actually quite different. Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant was a (very good) war film, while Kandahar is more of a straightforward action flick. It’s a very tight little thriller offering further evidence that Gerard Butler makes the best mid-level action movies in the business, especially when he works with Ric Roman Waugh, arguably his best director.
In Kandahar, Butler plays a familiar role – the burnt-out,...
- 5/25/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
It’ll have been less than a month since the 95th Academy Awards when Ben Affleck’s “Air” hits theaters, but strong reviews suggest the time to begin predicting next year’s Oscars is already here.
Matt Damon heads the ‘80s-set workplace dramedy’s stellar ensemble as Sonny Vaccaro, a maverick talent scout for an apparel company that once celebrated unconventional thinking but, after going public, has increasingly frozen him out, focusing more on balance sheets than upending the status quo. Basketball players, Sonny is told over and over again, would much rather wear Converse and Adidas than Nike. Why doesn’t the company, based in Beaverton, Or, have offices on the east coast? What’s the use in a shoe that’s only good for a single activity? You can wear a running shoe for anything, even a trip to the grocery store. And what the hell is a Nike,...
Matt Damon heads the ‘80s-set workplace dramedy’s stellar ensemble as Sonny Vaccaro, a maverick talent scout for an apparel company that once celebrated unconventional thinking but, after going public, has increasingly frozen him out, focusing more on balance sheets than upending the status quo. Basketball players, Sonny is told over and over again, would much rather wear Converse and Adidas than Nike. Why doesn’t the company, based in Beaverton, Or, have offices on the east coast? What’s the use in a shoe that’s only good for a single activity? You can wear a running shoe for anything, even a trip to the grocery store. And what the hell is a Nike,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: The hit CW series All American has added Darone Okolie (Winning Time) and Tre Hale (Platonic) to its Season 5 cast in recurring roles. The series airs Monday nights at 8 p.m.
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Okolie will portray Sal Dominguez, a former high school linebacker with a past. He is a personal trainer at a gym who becomes important to Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) and Jordan Baker (Michael Evans Behling). Hale will portray Kai, a potential Gau recruit chasing an old dream.
All American follows Spencer James, a young football player from Crenshaw who is recruited to play for Beverly High...
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Okolie will portray Sal Dominguez, a former high school linebacker with a past. He is a personal trainer at a gym who becomes important to Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) and Jordan Baker (Michael Evans Behling). Hale will portray Kai, a potential Gau recruit chasing an old dream.
All American follows Spencer James, a young football player from Crenshaw who is recruited to play for Beverly High...
- 3/2/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
After starring in the comedy Vacation Friends and its upcoming sequel Honeymoon Friends for the Hulu streaming service, Lil Rel Howery has taken the lead into another Hulu Original: the sci-fi horror movie The Mill. It’s said that The Mill is largely a one-man show, but Scoot McNairy (Monsters), Pat Healy (Station 19) and Karen Obilom (House Party) are also in the cast.
Directed by Sean King O’Grady (We Need to Do Something) from a screenplay by Jeffrey David Thomas (All American: Homecoming), The Mill sees Howery playing the role of a white-collar businessman who mysteriously wakes up in an open-air prison cell containing only an old grist mill. Forced to work as a beast of burden to stay alive, he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child. An image of Howery’s character in the cell can be seen at the bottom of this article,...
Directed by Sean King O’Grady (We Need to Do Something) from a screenplay by Jeffrey David Thomas (All American: Homecoming), The Mill sees Howery playing the role of a white-collar businessman who mysteriously wakes up in an open-air prison cell containing only an old grist mill. Forced to work as a beast of burden to stay alive, he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child. An image of Howery’s character in the cell can be seen at the bottom of this article,...
- 2/1/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Tina Mabry’s “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” has rounded out its cast with the addition of Kyanna Simone (“American Horror Stories”), Tati Gabrielle (“You”), Abigail Achiri (“The Underground Railroad”), Julian McMahon, Vondie Curtis-Hall (“Blue Bayou”) and Tony Winters (“National Champions”) as Big Earl.
Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis and Sanaa Lathan lead the movie, based on Edward Kelsey Moore’s 2013 bestselling novel, playing best friends affectionally dubbed “The Supremes.” According to the film’s synopsis, the trio — Clarice, Odette and Barbara Jean — “have weathered life’s storms together for two generations through marriage and children, happiness and the blues,” and they “find their paths at a crossroads that test their lifelong bond.” Simone, Gabrielle and Achiri will play younger versions of Ellis, Lathan and Aduba’s characters, respectively.
Russell Hornsby and Mekhi Phifer also star in the Searchlight Pictures movie, which has begun principal photography in North Carolina.
In...
Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis and Sanaa Lathan lead the movie, based on Edward Kelsey Moore’s 2013 bestselling novel, playing best friends affectionally dubbed “The Supremes.” According to the film’s synopsis, the trio — Clarice, Odette and Barbara Jean — “have weathered life’s storms together for two generations through marriage and children, happiness and the blues,” and they “find their paths at a crossroads that test their lifelong bond.” Simone, Gabrielle and Achiri will play younger versions of Ellis, Lathan and Aduba’s characters, respectively.
Russell Hornsby and Mekhi Phifer also star in the Searchlight Pictures movie, which has begun principal photography in North Carolina.
In...
- 10/13/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Kristin Chenoweth (Schmigadoon!), Kenny Ortega (Julie and the Phantoms) and producers Alan Powell, Steve Barnett and Vicky Patel of Monarch Media are teaming for the docuseries 1300 Miles to Broadway. Inspired by Chenoweth’s Broadway Bootcamp, the series introduces 8th to 12th graders to the world of performing arts through master classes in acting, singing and dancing, and goes on the emotional journey with them as they prepare for a future as performers.
Chenoweth launched Broadway Bootcamp at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center in her Oklahoma hometown of Broken Arrow in 2015, to give talented local kids a taste of real Broadway talent, working with them one-on-one. She brought Broadway director, actor and producer Richard Jay-Alexander into the fold four years ago to strengthen the program. All editions of the camp have taken place in-person with the exception of 2021’s, which was held virtually amidst the pandemic, with kids from 33 states and 8 countries participating.
Chenoweth launched Broadway Bootcamp at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center in her Oklahoma hometown of Broken Arrow in 2015, to give talented local kids a taste of real Broadway talent, working with them one-on-one. She brought Broadway director, actor and producer Richard Jay-Alexander into the fold four years ago to strengthen the program. All editions of the camp have taken place in-person with the exception of 2021’s, which was held virtually amidst the pandemic, with kids from 33 states and 8 countries participating.
- 9/8/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Pictures has optioned the original contemporary supernatural spy thriller, Enigma, from scribe Kat Wood.
A cross between Bond and Tomb: Raider, Enigma follows Emma Taylor, a British spy, who is suddenly tasked with hiding a mysterious and dangerous artifact that falls into her hands so the world never finds it again. It’s a spy pic where nuclear codes are not at stake. Unlike other adventure pics, Enigma tells the unique story of the person whose job it is to hide precious artefacts, and set traps, diversions, red herrings so it’s never found again.
Wood is also serving as EP.
Wood was named one of Screen International’s “UK Stars of Tomorrow”. She most recently sold her original pitch Fuel to Amazon with Misha Green and Jurnee Smollett producing, and the latter attached to star. Previously, Wood wrote Ruby, an original screenplay which...
A cross between Bond and Tomb: Raider, Enigma follows Emma Taylor, a British spy, who is suddenly tasked with hiding a mysterious and dangerous artifact that falls into her hands so the world never finds it again. It’s a spy pic where nuclear codes are not at stake. Unlike other adventure pics, Enigma tells the unique story of the person whose job it is to hide precious artefacts, and set traps, diversions, red herrings so it’s never found again.
Wood is also serving as EP.
Wood was named one of Screen International’s “UK Stars of Tomorrow”. She most recently sold her original pitch Fuel to Amazon with Misha Green and Jurnee Smollett producing, and the latter attached to star. Previously, Wood wrote Ruby, an original screenplay which...
- 8/19/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
"There's an unhinged dude running around." Vertical Entertainment has unveiled an official trailer for an indie drama titled Delia's Gone, the latest film by filmmaker Robert Budreau. In the film, a convicted man embarks on a journey of violence and redemption to find out the truth about his sister's death. Delia's Gone stars Stephan James (from If Beale Street Could Talk and National Champions). After emerging from prison for 5 years for being wrongfully accused of killing his sister, Louis embarks upon a mission to find out what really happened to her. The cast also includes Marisa Tomei, Paul Walter Hauser, Genelle Williams, Hamza Haq, and Travis Fimmel. It looks like quite a powerful film, with an outstanding lead performance from Stephan. This very much seems worth a watch. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Robert Budreau's Delia's Gone, direct from YouTube: Living with an intellectual disability, Louis is wrongfully...
- 8/3/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Gersh has signed actor, writer and producer David Koechner (Anchorman) for representation.
Koechner is perhaps best known for his turn as Michael Scott’s pal Todd Packer on NBC’s The Office, and as the Anchorman films’ Champ Kind. He currently co-hosts A&e’s America’s Top Dog and plays Bill Lewis on ABC’s The Goldbergs, having recently appeared on ABC’s Bless This Mess, CBS’s Superior Donuts, Showtime’s Twin Peaks, Comedy Central’s Another Period and IFC’s Stan Against Evil. Koechner voices recurring characters on Fox’s American Dad, as well as on Netflix’s series F is for Family and The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants. Recent projects on the film side include the dramedy Then Came You with Asa Butterfield, Maisie Williams and Nina Dobrev; Sean McEwen’s dramatic comedy Braking for Whales with Tom Felton and Wendi McLendon-Covey; Roman White...
Koechner is perhaps best known for his turn as Michael Scott’s pal Todd Packer on NBC’s The Office, and as the Anchorman films’ Champ Kind. He currently co-hosts A&e’s America’s Top Dog and plays Bill Lewis on ABC’s The Goldbergs, having recently appeared on ABC’s Bless This Mess, CBS’s Superior Donuts, Showtime’s Twin Peaks, Comedy Central’s Another Period and IFC’s Stan Against Evil. Koechner voices recurring characters on Fox’s American Dad, as well as on Netflix’s series F is for Family and The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants. Recent projects on the film side include the dramedy Then Came You with Asa Butterfield, Maisie Williams and Nina Dobrev; Sean McEwen’s dramatic comedy Braking for Whales with Tom Felton and Wendi McLendon-Covey; Roman White...
- 5/23/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Stephen Root (Barry) and Tim Blake Nelson (Old Henry) have signed on to star alongside Oscar and Emmy winner Kathy Bates, two-time Oscar nominee and Emmy winner John Malkovich and Lewis Pullman in Thelma, an upcoming indie to be directed by two-time Emmy nominee Ken Kwapis. The Exchange will be introducing the title to international buyers at the 2022 Cannes Film Market, with ICM Partners and UTA Independent Film Group handling domestic.
Thelma recounts the true story of the mother of John Kennedy Toole (Pullman), the Pulitzer Prize winning author of A Confederacy of Dunces. Toole died by suicide before finding a home for his masterpiece, and his mother Thelma (Bates) made it her life’s mission, through outrageous gamesmanship, to see the book published. She eventually succeeded in getting the manuscript into the hands of writer Walker Percy (Malkovich), who became the novel’s champion. It...
Thelma recounts the true story of the mother of John Kennedy Toole (Pullman), the Pulitzer Prize winning author of A Confederacy of Dunces. Toole died by suicide before finding a home for his masterpiece, and his mother Thelma (Bates) made it her life’s mission, through outrageous gamesmanship, to see the book published. She eventually succeeded in getting the manuscript into the hands of writer Walker Percy (Malkovich), who became the novel’s champion. It...
- 5/11/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sports content studio game1 has rounded out its executive team with the addition of Kyle Convissar, Beverly Nuako and Will Flynn as Vice Presidents of Development for both Scripted and Unscripted projects.
As a development executive and producer at game1, Convissar will work predominantly in scripted content, while undertaking a fair amount of work on the unscripted side. Nuako will develop and produce scripted film and television, focusing on both domestic and international stories, with Flynn leaning heavily into developing and producing scripted programming and long-form unscripted programming for film and TV. Each will report to game1 President & Chief Content Officer, Mark Ciardi.
“Our goal is to create best-in-class sports content that lives across the upper echelon of the content distribution landscape. The only way to achieve this objective is to assemble a world-class team that can develop and oversee the production of great sports stories,” said game1’s Co-Founder and Chairman,...
As a development executive and producer at game1, Convissar will work predominantly in scripted content, while undertaking a fair amount of work on the unscripted side. Nuako will develop and produce scripted film and television, focusing on both domestic and international stories, with Flynn leaning heavily into developing and producing scripted programming and long-form unscripted programming for film and TV. Each will report to game1 President & Chief Content Officer, Mark Ciardi.
“Our goal is to create best-in-class sports content that lives across the upper echelon of the content distribution landscape. The only way to achieve this objective is to assemble a world-class team that can develop and oversee the production of great sports stories,” said game1’s Co-Founder and Chairman,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Deon Taylor and Roxanne Avent Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group is partnering with actor, comedian and digital content creator Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor to develop a scripted series chronicling his rise to fame on social media amid mainstream entertainment aspirations.
The new series is just the latest to center on the multi-hyphenate, who first garnered international recognition as the biggest star on the now-defunct video sharing service, Vine. Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele had looked to develop a Fox comedy loosely based on a King Bach Vine all the way back in 2015, as a follow-up to their beloved sketch show Key & Peele, with Bachelor set to star, though that series never made it to air.
Deon Taylor will direct the untitled project and exec produce with Roxanne Avent Taylor, alongside Andrew Bachelor, Christina Bachelor and Gary Glushon of Bach Enterprises, and Caleeb Pinkett via his Twentyfive8 Entertainment. It...
The new series is just the latest to center on the multi-hyphenate, who first garnered international recognition as the biggest star on the now-defunct video sharing service, Vine. Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele had looked to develop a Fox comedy loosely based on a King Bach Vine all the way back in 2015, as a follow-up to their beloved sketch show Key & Peele, with Bachelor set to star, though that series never made it to air.
Deon Taylor will direct the untitled project and exec produce with Roxanne Avent Taylor, alongside Andrew Bachelor, Christina Bachelor and Gary Glushon of Bach Enterprises, and Caleeb Pinkett via his Twentyfive8 Entertainment. It...
- 2/23/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ziffren Brittenham partner Eric Sherman has left to become Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel of Thunder Road Films and game1. Sherman will oversee business and legal affairs for both Thunder Road Films and game1, as well as Asbury Park Pictures.
“We have relied on Eric’s wisdom, counsel, and decency as one of our outside lawyers for more than a decade. Now we are blessed that Eric joins us at both Thunder Road and game1 to continue the rapid growth of both companies,” says Basil Iwanyk, founder and CEO.
Said Sherman: “I have worked side by side with Basil, Erica and their team at Thunder Road for over ten years. Basil’s acumen as a producer in both the studio system and in the independent world is a combination that is rarely seen today in the film making business. Continuing my journey with him in a more hands-on role,...
“We have relied on Eric’s wisdom, counsel, and decency as one of our outside lawyers for more than a decade. Now we are blessed that Eric joins us at both Thunder Road and game1 to continue the rapid growth of both companies,” says Basil Iwanyk, founder and CEO.
Said Sherman: “I have worked side by side with Basil, Erica and their team at Thunder Road for over ten years. Basil’s acumen as a producer in both the studio system and in the independent world is a combination that is rarely seen today in the film making business. Continuing my journey with him in a more hands-on role,...
- 2/1/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
National Champions Review — National Champions (2021) Film Review, a movie directed by Rick Roman Waugh, and starring Stephan James, J. K. Simmons, Alexander Ludwig, Lil Rel Howrey, Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Bachelor, David Koechner, Jeffrey Donovan, Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant, Uzo Aduba, Russell Wilson, Malcolm Jenkins, and Mike Greenberg. Here is the latest sports [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: National Champions (2021): A Football Hero Stands Up for Equality but the Movie Drops the Ball...
Continue reading: Film Review: National Champions (2021): A Football Hero Stands Up for Equality but the Movie Drops the Ball...
- 1/5/2022
- by David McDonald
- Film-Book
Though it would take three decades for “Being the Ricardos” writer-director Aaron Sorkin to cast J.K. Simmons in something Sorkin wrote, the filmmaker well remembers when the urge first came to him.
“He was an understudy in my first play ‘A Few Good Men,’ back in 1990,” Sorkin told IndieWire of the now widely esteemed actor, “And I got a call from the stage manager just to alert me that he was going on at a Wednesday matinee, so I ran to the theater. I wanted to catch his performance, understudying the role that Jack Nicholson played in the movie. He just blew the roof off the theater, a full house on Broadway went crazy. And I knew after his first scene, ‘This guy is a star. Keep your eye on him, keep yourself handcuffed to him.'”
Sorkin’s debut stage hit with its indelible “You can’t handle the truth” line,...
“He was an understudy in my first play ‘A Few Good Men,’ back in 1990,” Sorkin told IndieWire of the now widely esteemed actor, “And I got a call from the stage manager just to alert me that he was going on at a Wednesday matinee, so I ran to the theater. I wanted to catch his performance, understudying the role that Jack Nicholson played in the movie. He just blew the roof off the theater, a full house on Broadway went crazy. And I knew after his first scene, ‘This guy is a star. Keep your eye on him, keep yourself handcuffed to him.'”
Sorkin’s debut stage hit with its indelible “You can’t handle the truth” line,...
- 12/13/2021
- by Fred Schruers
- Indiewire
Steven Spielberg’s razzle-dazzle reinterpretation of the classic Broadway musical-turned-Best Picture winner, West Side Story, hit a flat note with ticket-buyers, pulling in a lackluster $10.5 million at North American box office over its opening weekend despite being one of the best-reviewed films of the year. As older moviegoers continue to steer clear of multiplexes during what is shaping up to be another long Covid winter, the 20th Century Studios title’s dismal debut is an ominous sign for titles aimed at grown-ups heading into Oscar season. Meanwhile, the frame’s only other rookie wide release, STX Entertainment’s National Champions, was dead on arrival, entering the charts well below the Top 10.
The beloved tale of about young love blossoming amidst the strife between two rival New York street gangs, the white Sharks and the Puerto Rican Jets, West Side Story originated as a hit Broadway musical in 1957. In 1961, it was...
The beloved tale of about young love blossoming amidst the strife between two rival New York street gangs, the white Sharks and the Puerto Rican Jets, West Side Story originated as a hit Broadway musical in 1957. In 1961, it was...
- 12/12/2021
- by Chris Nashawaty <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
In legal circles, there’s a saying that big cases make for bad law, meaning that misinterpretations of high-profile situations can lead to the wrong conclusions. That may apply to early reactions to the opening grosses of Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.”
Its $10.5 million initial gross fell into the low-end range of expectations — however modest — and doomy extrapolations followed. Even TMZ, not known for its Saturday-morning box office coverage, got on board: “Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Flops,” it headlined, adding “Fans Blame Ansel Elgort’s Casting.”
Maybe there’s some small solace in a site that caters to a younger audience still caring about theatrical box office, but this is a time when nuance is essential. It could be the difference between a film being killed off and one that still has a chance to emerge from its box-office dead zone to take advantage of its “A” Cinemascore and draw an audience.
Its $10.5 million initial gross fell into the low-end range of expectations — however modest — and doomy extrapolations followed. Even TMZ, not known for its Saturday-morning box office coverage, got on board: “Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Flops,” it headlined, adding “Fans Blame Ansel Elgort’s Casting.”
Maybe there’s some small solace in a site that caters to a younger audience still caring about theatrical box office, but this is a time when nuance is essential. It could be the difference between a film being killed off and one that still has a chance to emerge from its box-office dead zone to take advantage of its “A” Cinemascore and draw an audience.
- 12/12/2021
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Audiences didn’t open their wallets to see the infamous rivalry between the Sharks and the Jets play out on the big screen.
“West Side Story,” Steven Spielberg’s remake of the classic musical, fell flat in its box office debut, collecting a paltry $10.5 million from 2,820 theaters. That’s cause for concern because Disney and 20th Century Studios spent $100 million to revive the Shakespearean love story for modern times and stand to lose millions, unless “West Side Story” endures at the box office through the holidays and Oscar season.
It may be possible to attract moviegoers between Christmas and New Years, but it’s a bad start for one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year — and one that opened exclusively in theaters. Though every new movie musical has struggled to entice audiences in Covid times, it’s worrisome for both theater operators and traditional studios that “West Side Story...
“West Side Story,” Steven Spielberg’s remake of the classic musical, fell flat in its box office debut, collecting a paltry $10.5 million from 2,820 theaters. That’s cause for concern because Disney and 20th Century Studios spent $100 million to revive the Shakespearean love story for modern times and stand to lose millions, unless “West Side Story” endures at the box office through the holidays and Oscar season.
It may be possible to attract moviegoers between Christmas and New Years, but it’s a bad start for one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year — and one that opened exclusively in theaters. Though every new movie musical has struggled to entice audiences in Covid times, it’s worrisome for both theater operators and traditional studios that “West Side Story...
- 12/12/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Inspirational sports movies tend to be formula-heavy, and the football movie “National Champions” is no exception. Based on the true story of college athletes demanding to be equitably paid, “National Champions” is a formulaic and safe tale of teamwork, identity, and community, with soap opera-ish sensibilities to boot.
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Directed by journeyman filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh (“Shot Caller“), “National Champions” introduces us to the top-ranked Missouri Wolves, led by their fearless, stoic, and sometimes reckless leader LeMarcus James (Stephan James), known affectionately by his nickname, “Goat.” Already a Heisman Trophy winner and on his way to becoming a number one NFL draft pick, he’s the kind of player who’s all-world, all-pro, and always ready.
Continue reading ‘National Champions’ Review: A Formulaic & Safe Sports Movie Takes No Risks at The Playlist.
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Directed by journeyman filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh (“Shot Caller“), “National Champions” introduces us to the top-ranked Missouri Wolves, led by their fearless, stoic, and sometimes reckless leader LeMarcus James (Stephan James), known affectionately by his nickname, “Goat.” Already a Heisman Trophy winner and on his way to becoming a number one NFL draft pick, he’s the kind of player who’s all-world, all-pro, and always ready.
Continue reading ‘National Champions’ Review: A Formulaic & Safe Sports Movie Takes No Risks at The Playlist.
- 12/11/2021
- by Asher Luberto
- The Playlist
20th Century Studios’ “West Side Story” is off to a slow start at the domestic box office. Steven Spielberg’s movie musical grossed $4.1 million across 2,820 locations on Friday. Though “West Side Story” had a quiet debut on Thursday evening, collecting just $800,000 in previews, box office analysts were still sticking with original expectations for the film to bring in $10 to $15 million over its opening weekend. Now, it seems that the numbers will likely fall near the floor of that estimate, if even within them.
While an opening around $10 million wouldn’t spell out-and-out doom for “West Side Story,” it must not feel like an auspicious first step for its production companies Amblin Entertainment and Tsg Entertainment. Spielberg’s musical cost $100 million to produce and even more to promote, a hefty budget that the release will now hope to match by drawing international audiences and putting up impressive holds over the holiday season.
While an opening around $10 million wouldn’t spell out-and-out doom for “West Side Story,” it must not feel like an auspicious first step for its production companies Amblin Entertainment and Tsg Entertainment. Spielberg’s musical cost $100 million to produce and even more to promote, a hefty budget that the release will now hope to match by drawing international audiences and putting up impressive holds over the holiday season.
- 12/11/2021
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
The plot in the film National Champions may be a fictional story, but — like the professional sports personalities who appear as themselves in the film — the issue is one that’s grounded in real-world fact. Over the past few years, student-athletes have taken the NCAA to court, hoping to secure their part of the […]
The post Alexander Ludwig’s Proud To ‘Champion’ The Issue Of Student-Athletes appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.
The post Alexander Ludwig’s Proud To ‘Champion’ The Issue Of Student-Athletes appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.
- 12/10/2021
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
It was one of the most stunning Marvel mid-credits sequences in the entire history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: at the end of 2019’s Spider-Man: Far from Home, a webcast frames Spider-Man (Tom Holland) as the villain behind a drone attack in London and the death of the reputed superhero Mysterio, while revealing Spidey’s true identity as Peter Parker to the world.
The person behind this webcast? None other than J. Jonah Jameson — played by J.K. Simmons, the same actor who played Jameson in the three Spider-Man movies directed by Sam Raimi circa 2002-2007.
Except for a change in hairstyle and the famous Marvel newspaper The Daily Bugle becoming DailyBugle.net, this was essentially the same loud, brash, arrogant Jameson we knew from those movies, which starred Tobey Maguire as Spidey. But how could this be?
Well, as it became clear during the past year, Marvel is venturing into...
The person behind this webcast? None other than J. Jonah Jameson — played by J.K. Simmons, the same actor who played Jameson in the three Spider-Man movies directed by Sam Raimi circa 2002-2007.
Except for a change in hairstyle and the famous Marvel newspaper The Daily Bugle becoming DailyBugle.net, this was essentially the same loud, brash, arrogant Jameson we knew from those movies, which starred Tobey Maguire as Spidey. But how could this be?
Well, as it became clear during the past year, Marvel is venturing into...
- 12/10/2021
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Steven Spielberg’s long-delayed “West Side Story” remake collected $800,000 in previews on Thursday night. Even with a slower start, the musical is expected to pirouette to the top of box office charts this weekend.
The Disney and 20th Century Studios film is expected to generate $10 million to $15 million in theaters. Ticket sales on the higher end of that range wouldn’t be terrible by Covid-19 standards because movie musicals, as well as films targeting adult audiences, have been struggling at the box office. Anywhere in the lower end, however, would be less than dazzling since the movie cost $100 million to produce and millions more to promote.
Glowing reviews could boost turnout for “West Side Story,” though it would defy recent trends that have seen song-and-dance spectacles flounder. As of late, movie musicals, like “Cats” ($6.6 million debut), “In the Heights” ($11.5 million debut) and “Dear Evan Hansen” ($7.4 million), haven’t been connecting with cinemagoers.
The Disney and 20th Century Studios film is expected to generate $10 million to $15 million in theaters. Ticket sales on the higher end of that range wouldn’t be terrible by Covid-19 standards because movie musicals, as well as films targeting adult audiences, have been struggling at the box office. Anywhere in the lower end, however, would be less than dazzling since the movie cost $100 million to produce and millions more to promote.
Glowing reviews could boost turnout for “West Side Story,” though it would defy recent trends that have seen song-and-dance spectacles flounder. As of late, movie musicals, like “Cats” ($6.6 million debut), “In the Heights” ($11.5 million debut) and “Dear Evan Hansen” ($7.4 million), haven’t been connecting with cinemagoers.
- 12/10/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
As timely as last night’s episode of “ESPN Sports Center,” and as riveting as a well-crafted tick-tock suspenser, “National Champions” adroitly avoids most of the pitfalls common to conventional “message movies” by raising and debating issues in the context of a solid and involving drama that can be enjoyed even by people who couldn’t tell an offside kick from a cheerleader’s cartwheel. It’s intent on exposing the inner workings of college football, but don’t expect a lot of gridiron action here. Except for a few — very few — highlight clips sprinkled here and there, the focus remains on the interactions of players, coaches, media scrums, well-heeled boosters, freelance fixers, and NCAA movers and shakers during the countdown to the fictional Snickers College Football Championship.
Three days before the big event in New Orleans, a national title clash pitting the undefeated Wolves against the 13-1 Cougars, Heisman...
Three days before the big event in New Orleans, a national title clash pitting the undefeated Wolves against the 13-1 Cougars, Heisman...
- 12/10/2021
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
If recent memory serves, it’s tough to put a play onscreen without it feeling like a play onscreen. Hit films from last year like “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “One Night in Miami” featured stellar performances, but struggled to break out of their singular location narratives. “Tick Tick Boom” chose to embrace the artifice and shoot obvious theater sets, and basically no one can compete with the way Steven Spielberg’s camera dances in the new “West Side Story.” While the dramatic conflict is ripe in “National Champions,” a timely sports drama based on the play by Adam Mervis, the movie fails to rise above its weighty premise. Still, with complex characters and fantastic performances, “National Champions” offers a vital take on a developing issue.
Stephan James leads the charge as Lamarcus James, a quarterback who heeds a call to social justice, egged on and supported by his religious...
Stephan James leads the charge as Lamarcus James, a quarterback who heeds a call to social justice, egged on and supported by his religious...
- 12/9/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
With two weeks until opening day, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” established a Covid-era best in advance ticket sales. Fandango reported that it outsold all films since “Avengers: Endgame” in April 2019. Even as Omicron renews pandemic anxieties, core fans are ready to commit.
The box-office appeal of an enduring superhero may be stronger than Omicron, but what about everything else? Theaters need to see that a weak November was the outlier — not the elevated October led by “Venom: Let There Be Carnage.”
IndieWire’s box-office estimate for October was right on target, but we leaned pessimistic for November; the guess was it could gross 65 percent of November 2019. Turned out that we were off by 10 points. Total domestic box office for the month is around $525 million, or 55 percent of 2019. Normally, the month of November improves on its predecessor by about 40 percent. This year, it smashed records with a shortfall of 17 percent. Ouch.
The box-office appeal of an enduring superhero may be stronger than Omicron, but what about everything else? Theaters need to see that a weak November was the outlier — not the elevated October led by “Venom: Let There Be Carnage.”
IndieWire’s box-office estimate for October was right on target, but we leaned pessimistic for November; the guess was it could gross 65 percent of November 2019. Turned out that we were off by 10 points. Total domestic box office for the month is around $525 million, or 55 percent of 2019. Normally, the month of November improves on its predecessor by about 40 percent. This year, it smashed records with a shortfall of 17 percent. Ouch.
- 12/3/2021
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Veteran film and television exec Gary Glushon has joined Bach Enterprises, the production company of actor, comedian and digital creator Andrew Bachelor—otherwise known as King Bach—as Executive Vice President of Development.
In his new role, Glushon will be responsible for cultivating the company’s overall relationships in the entertainment space and building its film, television, and new media slate.
“Gary’s experience and track record is wildly impressive and shows his immense passion for creating incredible content and his dedication to the entertainment industry overall,” said Bachelor. “We trust him fully and are thrilled for him to be joining the company.”
“Bach is one the most dynamic, driven and talented actors and creators in the world,” added Glushon, “and I’m excited to join forces with he and his manager Christina Bachelor to help grow the company and create bold, exciting and original global projects.”
Glushon previously...
In his new role, Glushon will be responsible for cultivating the company’s overall relationships in the entertainment space and building its film, television, and new media slate.
“Gary’s experience and track record is wildly impressive and shows his immense passion for creating incredible content and his dedication to the entertainment industry overall,” said Bachelor. “We trust him fully and are thrilled for him to be joining the company.”
“Bach is one the most dynamic, driven and talented actors and creators in the world,” added Glushon, “and I’m excited to join forces with he and his manager Christina Bachelor to help grow the company and create bold, exciting and original global projects.”
Glushon previously...
- 12/3/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
National Champions Trailer — Ric Roman Waugh‘s National Champions (2021) movie trailer has been released by STX Films. The National Champions trailer stars Stephan James, J. K. Simmons, Alexander Ludwig, Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Russell Wilson, Andrew Bachelor, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner, Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant, and Uzo [...]
Continue reading: National Champions (2021) Movie Trailer: Stephan James & Alexander Ludwig Take a Stand on Pay for Student-athletes...
Continue reading: National Champions (2021) Movie Trailer: Stephan James & Alexander Ludwig Take a Stand on Pay for Student-athletes...
- 11/17/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
The National Champions trailer has just been released, and you can check it out right here on CinemaNerdz (see above).
National Champions stars Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk and Selma), Academy Award winner J. K. Simmons, Alexander Ludwig (Lone Survivor), Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant, and Emmy Award winner Uzo Aduba.
Three days before the college football national championship game, star quarterback LeMarcus James (Stephan James) and teammate Emmett Sunday (Alexander Ludwig) ignite a player’s strike declaring they won’t compete until all student-athletes are fairly compensated. With billions of dollars at risk and legacies on the line, the stakes could not be higher.
Now, with only hours until kickoff, the head coach (J.K. Simmons) and various power brokers must race against the clock to protect or destroy the prevailing collegiate athletics system.
About The Film Genre: Drama Cast: Stephan James,...
National Champions stars Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk and Selma), Academy Award winner J. K. Simmons, Alexander Ludwig (Lone Survivor), Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant, and Emmy Award winner Uzo Aduba.
Three days before the college football national championship game, star quarterback LeMarcus James (Stephan James) and teammate Emmett Sunday (Alexander Ludwig) ignite a player’s strike declaring they won’t compete until all student-athletes are fairly compensated. With billions of dollars at risk and legacies on the line, the stakes could not be higher.
Now, with only hours until kickoff, the head coach (J.K. Simmons) and various power brokers must race against the clock to protect or destroy the prevailing collegiate athletics system.
About The Film Genre: Drama Cast: Stephan James,...
- 11/16/2021
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
The sports world is no stranger to making headlines with controversial topics. The sports world has seen it all, from peaceful protests to a certain Green Bay Packer’s medical takes. Ric Roman Waugh‘s (“Shot Caller“) upcoming “National Champions” sets out to tell its own headline-worthy story with a movie about equal compensation for all college athletes.
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“National Champions” focuses on star college football players LeMarcus James and Emmett Sunday and their quest for equal pay for all student-athletes.
Continue reading ‘National Champions’ Trailer: Stephan James Risks Everything To Change The Game at The Playlist.
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“National Champions” focuses on star college football players LeMarcus James and Emmett Sunday and their quest for equal pay for all student-athletes.
Continue reading ‘National Champions’ Trailer: Stephan James Risks Everything To Change The Game at The Playlist.
- 11/16/2021
- by Brynne Ramella
- The Playlist
STXfilms has pushed back the release dates for Ric Roman Waugh’s drama National Champions and Violence of Action, the thriller starring Chris Pine and Ben Foster, which is now titled The Contractor.
National Champions, starring Stephan James, J. K. Simmons, Uzo Aduba, Alexander Ludwig and more, will move from November 24 to December 10. The Contractor, meanwhile, will head from December 10 to March 18, 2022.
National Champions was previously set to open against Faith Media Distribution’s A Holiday Chance, Walt Disney Studios’ Encanto, Screen Gems’ Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Freestyle Releasing’s For the Love of Money, Sideshow Releasing’s international Oscar contender Drive My Car, and Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci. It will now open opposite Sean Baker’s A24 pic Red Rocket, Steven Spielberg’s 20th Century Studios remake of West Side Story and Amazon’s Aaron Sorkin pic Being the Ricardos.
On its previous date, The...
National Champions, starring Stephan James, J. K. Simmons, Uzo Aduba, Alexander Ludwig and more, will move from November 24 to December 10. The Contractor, meanwhile, will head from December 10 to March 18, 2022.
National Champions was previously set to open against Faith Media Distribution’s A Holiday Chance, Walt Disney Studios’ Encanto, Screen Gems’ Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Freestyle Releasing’s For the Love of Money, Sideshow Releasing’s international Oscar contender Drive My Car, and Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci. It will now open opposite Sean Baker’s A24 pic Red Rocket, Steven Spielberg’s 20th Century Studios remake of West Side Story and Amazon’s Aaron Sorkin pic Being the Ricardos.
On its previous date, The...
- 11/10/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The “Law & Order” revival at NBC has cast Jeffrey Donovan in a lead role, Variety has learned.
Details are under wraps as to the nature of Donovan’s character on the show, other than the fact that he will be playing an NYPD detective.
It was announced in September that the hit procedural would be returning to NBC for what will be its 21st season after the show originally ended in 2010 after over 450 episodes.
Donovan is best known for his starring role in the USA Network series “Burn Notice,” in which he played an ex-spy who sets up shop in Miami and helps people with dangerous problems while working to discover who drummed him out of the espionage world. The show ran for seven seasons and over 100 episodes.
Donovan is also known for his roles in shows like “Fargo” at FX and the Hulu series “Shut Eye.” His film credits include “The Changeling,...
Details are under wraps as to the nature of Donovan’s character on the show, other than the fact that he will be playing an NYPD detective.
It was announced in September that the hit procedural would be returning to NBC for what will be its 21st season after the show originally ended in 2010 after over 450 episodes.
Donovan is best known for his starring role in the USA Network series “Burn Notice,” in which he played an ex-spy who sets up shop in Miami and helps people with dangerous problems while working to discover who drummed him out of the espionage world. The show ran for seven seasons and over 100 episodes.
Donovan is also known for his roles in shows like “Fargo” at FX and the Hulu series “Shut Eye.” His film credits include “The Changeling,...
- 11/1/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Orange is the New Black’s” Uzo Aduba and Meynon Media’s Dan DeNicola have boarded Marianne Farley’s “Frimas” as executive producers, Variety can reveal.
The live action short, which stars Karine Gonthier-Hyndman (“Patrick Senécal présente”) and Chantal Baril (“White Skin”), tells the story of Kara, who turns to an illegal mobile abortion clinic when she finds herself pregnant in a country where abortion is banned with devastating consequences.
Farley (pictured above right), whose live action short ‘Marguerite’ was nominated for an Academy Award, also wrote the screenplay.
Emmy and SAG-winning Aduba (pictured above left) is best known for her roles in “Orange is the New Black,” “In Treatment” and “Mrs America” alongside Cate Blanchett. “Frimas” marks her debut behind the camera. Earlier this year she launched a production company, Meynon Media, signing a multi-year producing deal with CBS Studios.
She is also set to EP STX film “National Champions,...
The live action short, which stars Karine Gonthier-Hyndman (“Patrick Senécal présente”) and Chantal Baril (“White Skin”), tells the story of Kara, who turns to an illegal mobile abortion clinic when she finds herself pregnant in a country where abortion is banned with devastating consequences.
Farley (pictured above right), whose live action short ‘Marguerite’ was nominated for an Academy Award, also wrote the screenplay.
Emmy and SAG-winning Aduba (pictured above left) is best known for her roles in “Orange is the New Black,” “In Treatment” and “Mrs America” alongside Cate Blanchett. “Frimas” marks her debut behind the camera. Earlier this year she launched a production company, Meynon Media, signing a multi-year producing deal with CBS Studios.
She is also set to EP STX film “National Champions,...
- 11/1/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
J.K. Simmons has joined the cast of Sheridan O’Donnell’s debut dramedy feature “Little Brother,” TheWrap has learned exclusively.
The previously announced leads are Daniel Diemer (“The Half of It”) and Philip Ettinger (“The Evening Hour”). The film follows Jake and Pete Duffy, who embark on a road trip after Pete’s recent suicide attempt.
Simmons will play Warren Duffy, the brother’s father. Filming is underway.
O’Donnell wrote the script in memory of a late friend who took his own life seven years ago.
“Any filmmaker’s feature debut is special, but the opportunity to work with such a revered actor is beyond words,” O’Donnell said in a statement. “As both a director and a longtime fan, I couldn’t be more excited to work with J.K. on ‘Little Brother.'”
Chris Dodds’ Made By Limbo is producing alongside Mary Haarmeyer & Keagan Karnes’ 19 Twelve Films, and...
The previously announced leads are Daniel Diemer (“The Half of It”) and Philip Ettinger (“The Evening Hour”). The film follows Jake and Pete Duffy, who embark on a road trip after Pete’s recent suicide attempt.
Simmons will play Warren Duffy, the brother’s father. Filming is underway.
O’Donnell wrote the script in memory of a late friend who took his own life seven years ago.
“Any filmmaker’s feature debut is special, but the opportunity to work with such a revered actor is beyond words,” O’Donnell said in a statement. “As both a director and a longtime fan, I couldn’t be more excited to work with J.K. on ‘Little Brother.'”
Chris Dodds’ Made By Limbo is producing alongside Mary Haarmeyer & Keagan Karnes’ 19 Twelve Films, and...
- 9/23/2021
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
“Queenpins,” a comedy starring Kristen Bell as a coupon queen turned criminal, is slated to release on the big screen in fall.
The STX film, inspired by the true story of the largest coupon counterfeit scam in U.S. history, will debut on Sept. 10. “Queenpins” will also feature Bell’s “Veronica Mars” and “The Good Place” co-star Kirby Howell-Baptiste, as well as Paul Walter Hauser, Joel McHale, Bebe Rexha and Vince Vaughn. The film will land on Paramount Plus in the U.S. after its theatrical run.
Along with the “Queenpins” announcement, STX has set three of its upcoming films — the sports drama “National Champions,” a tense thriller “Violence of Action” and an untitled Guy Ritchie film — for release later this year and next.
“We have been busy building a strong and diverse slate with a number of films from STX and our production partners that will arrive in theaters...
The STX film, inspired by the true story of the largest coupon counterfeit scam in U.S. history, will debut on Sept. 10. “Queenpins” will also feature Bell’s “Veronica Mars” and “The Good Place” co-star Kirby Howell-Baptiste, as well as Paul Walter Hauser, Joel McHale, Bebe Rexha and Vince Vaughn. The film will land on Paramount Plus in the U.S. after its theatrical run.
Along with the “Queenpins” announcement, STX has set three of its upcoming films — the sports drama “National Champions,” a tense thriller “Violence of Action” and an untitled Guy Ritchie film — for release later this year and next.
“We have been busy building a strong and diverse slate with a number of films from STX and our production partners that will arrive in theaters...
- 6/29/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Rosetr includes American football drama National Champions, action thriller Violence Of Action.
STXfilms has dated a quartet of releases in the US including Queenpins and the untitled Guy Ritchie action thriller starring.
Queenpins will open on September 10 and stars Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste in a comedy about housewives who set up a multimillion-dollar counterfeit coupon scam. Bell and her The Good Place and Veronica Mars co-star Howell-Baptiste star alongside Paul Walter Hauser, Vince Vaughn, Joel McHale, and singer/songwriter Bebe Rexh in her debut role.
Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly wrote and directed the film produced by AGC Studios,...
STXfilms has dated a quartet of releases in the US including Queenpins and the untitled Guy Ritchie action thriller starring.
Queenpins will open on September 10 and stars Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste in a comedy about housewives who set up a multimillion-dollar counterfeit coupon scam. Bell and her The Good Place and Veronica Mars co-star Howell-Baptiste star alongside Paul Walter Hauser, Vince Vaughn, Joel McHale, and singer/songwriter Bebe Rexh in her debut role.
Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly wrote and directed the film produced by AGC Studios,...
- 6/29/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
STXfilms has dated four movies for theatrical release: the Kristen Bell-Vince Vaughn coupon comedy Queenpins for Sept. 10, the sports drama National Champions for Nov. 24, the Chris Pine-Ben Foster reteam Violence of Action for Dec. 10 and Guy Ritchie’s untitled film for Jan. 21, 2022.
“We have been busy building a strong and diverse slate with a number of films from STX and our production partners that will arrive in theaters later this year and the beginning of next,” said Kevin Grayson, President of STX Domestic Theatrical Distribution. “Today we are thrilled to add four films to the upcoming release calendar. As moviegoers continue to return to theaters, we are all excited to be back on the big screens and look forward to sharing more programming news soon.”
Queenpins, which also stars Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser and Joel McHale, as we first told you had its streaming rights...
“We have been busy building a strong and diverse slate with a number of films from STX and our production partners that will arrive in theaters later this year and the beginning of next,” said Kevin Grayson, President of STX Domestic Theatrical Distribution. “Today we are thrilled to add four films to the upcoming release calendar. As moviegoers continue to return to theaters, we are all excited to be back on the big screens and look forward to sharing more programming news soon.”
Queenpins, which also stars Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser and Joel McHale, as we first told you had its streaming rights...
- 6/29/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
STXfilms has set release dates for four films on its slate, including Chris Pine’s thriller “Violence of Action” and the crime comedy “Queenpins” starring Kristen Bell.
STX also set dates for “National Champions,” a sports film directed by Ric Roman Waugh, and an untitled Guy Ritchie movie.
“Queenpins” will be released on Sept. 10, “National Champions” opens Nov. 24, Pine’s “Violence of Action” releases on Dec. 10, and Ritchie’s next movie opens Jan. 21, 2022.
“Queenpins” reunites “Bad Moms” star Bell with STX, and she stars with Kirby Howell-Baptiste in a film inspired by the true story of the largest coupon counterfeit scam in U.S. history. Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly directed the film that also stars Paul Walter Hauser, Joel McHale, singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha in her first feature role and Vince Vaughn. The film recently sold to Paramount+ and Showtime, which will debut the film on streaming after its theatrical run.
STX also set dates for “National Champions,” a sports film directed by Ric Roman Waugh, and an untitled Guy Ritchie movie.
“Queenpins” will be released on Sept. 10, “National Champions” opens Nov. 24, Pine’s “Violence of Action” releases on Dec. 10, and Ritchie’s next movie opens Jan. 21, 2022.
“Queenpins” reunites “Bad Moms” star Bell with STX, and she stars with Kirby Howell-Baptiste in a film inspired by the true story of the largest coupon counterfeit scam in U.S. history. Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly directed the film that also stars Paul Walter Hauser, Joel McHale, singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha in her first feature role and Vince Vaughn. The film recently sold to Paramount+ and Showtime, which will debut the film on streaming after its theatrical run.
- 6/29/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Eros STX’s Stephan James and J.K. Simmons sports drama National Champions is expanding its thespian team roster with Uzo Aduba, Alexander Ludwig, Andrew Bachelor, David Koechner, Tim Blake Nelson, and Timothy Olyphant.
Based on Adam Mervis’ play of the same name which he’s also adapting, National Champions explores the big business of college sports and tells the story of a star quarterback (James) ignites a player’s strike 72 hours before the biggest game of the year to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools.
Aduba will play Katherine, the outside counsel to the NCAA in the Ric Roman Waugh-directed feature. Ludwig will play Emmett, a tight end who joins forces with James’ character as they fight for fair compensation of college athletes just days before the biggest game of the year.
Based on Adam Mervis’ play of the same name which he’s also adapting, National Champions explores the big business of college sports and tells the story of a star quarterback (James) ignites a player’s strike 72 hours before the biggest game of the year to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools.
Aduba will play Katherine, the outside counsel to the NCAA in the Ric Roman Waugh-directed feature. Ludwig will play Emmett, a tight end who joins forces with James’ character as they fight for fair compensation of college athletes just days before the biggest game of the year.
- 5/13/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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