Exclusive: Emerging producer-distributor Parmar Entertainment has acquired global rights to Russell Peters’ comedy special Act Your Age in what we hear was a seven-figure deal.
The special was taped at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena on November 23 and covers issues such as cancel culture, ageing and the current geopolitical state of the world, and includes Peters’ signature crowd work.
The show was the last stop of the Emmy-winning comic’s world tour which spanned 23 countries and 375 shows.
The deal was negotiated by Parmar Entertainment’s Daljit DJ Parmar and Cpi Pictures’ Clayton Peters. Parmar said the company plans to “make a big splash in the streaming space” with the project.
The special was directed by Peters’ brother and manager Clayton, produced by Cpi Pictures and Parmar Entertainment, and line-produced by Sxg Films. Executive producers include Russell Peters, Clayton Peters, Paul Canterna, David Higby, Keshav Purushot, and Daljit DJ Parmar.
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The special was taped at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena on November 23 and covers issues such as cancel culture, ageing and the current geopolitical state of the world, and includes Peters’ signature crowd work.
The show was the last stop of the Emmy-winning comic’s world tour which spanned 23 countries and 375 shows.
The deal was negotiated by Parmar Entertainment’s Daljit DJ Parmar and Cpi Pictures’ Clayton Peters. Parmar said the company plans to “make a big splash in the streaming space” with the project.
The special was directed by Peters’ brother and manager Clayton, produced by Cpi Pictures and Parmar Entertainment, and line-produced by Sxg Films. Executive producers include Russell Peters, Clayton Peters, Paul Canterna, David Higby, Keshav Purushot, and Daljit DJ Parmar.
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- 11/28/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
A film starring Russell Peters will be the first project under a new $100 million, five-year, 10-picture production deal between Beacon Media and Daljit DJ Parmar’s Parmar Entertainment.
The new partnership will focus on action and comedy projects in the $10 million to $25 million range, with full financing from Beacon Media. The agreement also includes a seven-figure development fund in order to source and foster new projects.
Peters’ film is set to be written by Erik Olsen (“Floyd”), who will also produce alongside Parmar, Beacon Media co-founders Manoj Narender Madnani and Gurpreet Chandhoke as well as Navid McIlhargey. Executive producers include Peters, Clayton Peters, Paul Canterna, Rolando Zubiran, Luke Beermann, Pratik Tiki Patel and Ben C. Silverman.
“This new partnership will allow us to finance marquee projects that amplify much-needed diversity on the big screen in Hollywood,” Parmar said in a statement. “Every 10 years or so, we’ll get a ‘Slumdog Millionaire...
The new partnership will focus on action and comedy projects in the $10 million to $25 million range, with full financing from Beacon Media. The agreement also includes a seven-figure development fund in order to source and foster new projects.
Peters’ film is set to be written by Erik Olsen (“Floyd”), who will also produce alongside Parmar, Beacon Media co-founders Manoj Narender Madnani and Gurpreet Chandhoke as well as Navid McIlhargey. Executive producers include Peters, Clayton Peters, Paul Canterna, Rolando Zubiran, Luke Beermann, Pratik Tiki Patel and Ben C. Silverman.
“This new partnership will allow us to finance marquee projects that amplify much-needed diversity on the big screen in Hollywood,” Parmar said in a statement. “Every 10 years or so, we’ll get a ‘Slumdog Millionaire...
- 11/3/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Hot Docs has wrapped its 30th anniversary edition, handing out its top cash prize and announcing the audience top picks after an 11-day festival, which presented 214 films from 72 countries at 308 live screenings at venues across Toronto.
Philippe Falardeau’s “Lac-Mégantic—This Is Not an Accident” topped the overall audience poll to win the 2023 Hot Docs Audience Award. The four-part series from the Oscar-nominated director explores the causes of one of Canada’s worst rail disasters and what’s needed to prevent such accidents in the future.
“Someone Lives Here,” by Zack Russell, won the Rogers Audience Awards for Best Canadian Documentary, which comes with Cdn. $50,000 cash, and also claimed the second-highest spot in the overall audience poll. The film also won the inaugural Bill Nemtin Award for Best Social Impact Documentary, a jury-chosen prize, at the main awards ceremony held Saturday.
“Someone Lives Here”
“Someone” tells the story of Toronto carpenter Khaleel Seivwright,...
Philippe Falardeau’s “Lac-Mégantic—This Is Not an Accident” topped the overall audience poll to win the 2023 Hot Docs Audience Award. The four-part series from the Oscar-nominated director explores the causes of one of Canada’s worst rail disasters and what’s needed to prevent such accidents in the future.
“Someone Lives Here,” by Zack Russell, won the Rogers Audience Awards for Best Canadian Documentary, which comes with Cdn. $50,000 cash, and also claimed the second-highest spot in the overall audience poll. The film also won the inaugural Bill Nemtin Award for Best Social Impact Documentary, a jury-chosen prize, at the main awards ceremony held Saturday.
“Someone Lives Here”
“Someone” tells the story of Toronto carpenter Khaleel Seivwright,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Cedric the Entertainer and Michael Jai White are among the guests to star in a new podcast series from comedian Russell Peters.
The Canadian, who was the first to launch a Netflix original comedy special back in 2013, has teamed up with iHeartMedia and Cloud10 Media to launch Culturally Cancelled.
The series, which launches March 25, will see Peters discuss comedy as well as his other interests such as hip-hop, martial arts, and boxing. Other guests include rapper Lord Finesse, comedian Luenell and former NBA star Rick Fox.
Peters chose the title Culturally Cancelled because he wants to address the cancel culture movement that might take issue with his material. “I always look at it like, my style of comedy and the things I take on onstage and the things I talk about are all in line with what people want to cancel in general. So I wanted to hit it...
The Canadian, who was the first to launch a Netflix original comedy special back in 2013, has teamed up with iHeartMedia and Cloud10 Media to launch Culturally Cancelled.
The series, which launches March 25, will see Peters discuss comedy as well as his other interests such as hip-hop, martial arts, and boxing. Other guests include rapper Lord Finesse, comedian Luenell and former NBA star Rick Fox.
Peters chose the title Culturally Cancelled because he wants to address the cancel culture movement that might take issue with his material. “I always look at it like, my style of comedy and the things I take on onstage and the things I talk about are all in line with what people want to cancel in general. So I wanted to hit it...
- 3/23/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Ava DuVernay’s “Cherish the Day” gets a first-look teaser, and the Apple TV Plus comedy from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s” Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day gets a premiere date.
Dates
Amazon Studios‘ “Russell Peters: Deported” premieres Jan. 14. The one-hour stand-up special stars comedian Russell Peters exploring life as a middle-aged father dealing with relationships and health issues. Clayton Peters, Paul Canterna, Brian Volk-Weiss and Cisco Henson executive produce alongside Peters. See a sneak peek below:
Apple TV Plus‘ “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet” from Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) premieres Feb. 7. The nine-episode comedy series follows a team of video game developers as they navigate the challenges of running a popular video game. Lionsgate, 3 Arts Entertainment Venture and Ubisoft produce.
First Looks
Own released a first-look teaser for its forthcoming anthology drama “Cherish the Day,“ created...
Dates
Amazon Studios‘ “Russell Peters: Deported” premieres Jan. 14. The one-hour stand-up special stars comedian Russell Peters exploring life as a middle-aged father dealing with relationships and health issues. Clayton Peters, Paul Canterna, Brian Volk-Weiss and Cisco Henson executive produce alongside Peters. See a sneak peek below:
Apple TV Plus‘ “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet” from Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) premieres Feb. 7. The nine-episode comedy series follows a team of video game developers as they navigate the challenges of running a popular video game. Lionsgate, 3 Arts Entertainment Venture and Ubisoft produce.
First Looks
Own released a first-look teaser for its forthcoming anthology drama “Cherish the Day,“ created...
- 12/19/2019
- by LaTesha Harris
- Variety Film + TV
Big Light Productions, Blue Ice Pictures, Wonder Films and CTV are set to produce the comedic drama series "The Indian Detective".
Comedian Russell Peters will play a Toronto cop who unexpectedly finds himself investigating a murder in his parents' Indian homeland.
Peters and TV vet Frank Spotnitz will executive produce th project alongside Lance Samuels, Daniel Iron, Mark Burton, Clayton Peters and Paul Canterna.
Shooting begins this Fall in South Africa, Canada and India. The news comes a day after Spotnitz, the former "The Man in the High Castle" showrunner," also got a straight-to-series order at CBS for his new project "Ransom".
Source: Variety...
Comedian Russell Peters will play a Toronto cop who unexpectedly finds himself investigating a murder in his parents' Indian homeland.
Peters and TV vet Frank Spotnitz will executive produce th project alongside Lance Samuels, Daniel Iron, Mark Burton, Clayton Peters and Paul Canterna.
Shooting begins this Fall in South Africa, Canada and India. The news comes a day after Spotnitz, the former "The Man in the High Castle" showrunner," also got a straight-to-series order at CBS for his new project "Ransom".
Source: Variety...
- 6/8/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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