A theatrical release is planned for later in 2023.
Joan Carr-Wiggin’s romantic comedy A Grand Romantic Gesture, starrinig Dylan Llewellyn, best known for Derry Girls and Big Boys, has been sold to High Fliers Films for UK-Ireland distribution.
The film is handled by Italian sales outfit Iuvit Media Sales. Gina McKee, Douglas Hodge and Rob Stewart also star.
McKee plays a woman encouraged by her husband and daughter to take up gourmet cooking after she loses her job. Instead, she signs up for a drama class where she is cast as Juliet and falls in love with her Romeo.
It is produced through Paragraph Pictures,...
Joan Carr-Wiggin’s romantic comedy A Grand Romantic Gesture, starrinig Dylan Llewellyn, best known for Derry Girls and Big Boys, has been sold to High Fliers Films for UK-Ireland distribution.
The film is handled by Italian sales outfit Iuvit Media Sales. Gina McKee, Douglas Hodge and Rob Stewart also star.
McKee plays a woman encouraged by her husband and daughter to take up gourmet cooking after she loses her job. Instead, she signs up for a drama class where she is cast as Juliet and falls in love with her Romeo.
It is produced through Paragraph Pictures,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, Ontario Creates among financiers.
UK actors Gina McKee from drama series Emmy nominee Bodyguard and Douglas Hodge from Catastrophe have joined the cast of Paragraph Pictures and Highfield Grange Studios’ A Grand Romantic Gesture.
Shooting on the Canada-uk comedy drama is underway in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Linda Kash, Rose Reynolds, Rob Stewart, and Dylan Llewellyn round out the key cast and Joan Carr-Wiggin directs from her screenplay.
McKee plays Ava, who is encouraged by her husband (Stewart) and pregnant daughter (Reynolds) to take up gourmet cooking after she loses her job. Instead, she signs...
UK actors Gina McKee from drama series Emmy nominee Bodyguard and Douglas Hodge from Catastrophe have joined the cast of Paragraph Pictures and Highfield Grange Studios’ A Grand Romantic Gesture.
Shooting on the Canada-uk comedy drama is underway in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Linda Kash, Rose Reynolds, Rob Stewart, and Dylan Llewellyn round out the key cast and Joan Carr-Wiggin directs from her screenplay.
McKee plays Ava, who is encouraged by her husband (Stewart) and pregnant daughter (Reynolds) to take up gourmet cooking after she loses her job. Instead, she signs...
- 7/18/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for July 2019 including "Dare Me", "Titans", "Stardust" and a whole lot more:
A Grand Romantic GESTUREFeature – Theatrical
Paragraph Pictures
Prod.: David Gordian, Alan Latham
Dir.: Joan Carr-Wiggin
Jun 24 - Jul 19/19
AMÉLIE Et Compagnie! Saison 4
Episodic Series - TV
Carte Blanche Films Inc.
Prod.: Tracy Legault
Dir.: Dominque Cardona,
Jul 3 - Sep 20/19
Anne With An E Season 3
Episodic Series - TV
Northwood Anne Trois Inc.
Dir.: Various
Mar 11 – Aug 22/19
Awake
Feature Films - Streaming
eOne / Netflix
Prod.: Mark Gordon, Paul Schiff
Dir.: Mark Raso
Aug 6 – Sep 27/19
Backyard Beats
Episodic Series – TV
Bristow Global Media Inc.
Prod.: Daniel Bourre, Corinna Lehr
Dir.: tbd
Aug 19 - Sep 2/19
Beacon Street
Feature Films - Streaming
Twinkle Toes Movie Prod. Ltd.
Prod.: Susan Cartsonis, Brent Emery, Suzanne Farwell
Dir.: Elissa Down
Jul 25 - Sep 20/19
Carter...
A Grand Romantic GESTUREFeature – Theatrical
Paragraph Pictures
Prod.: David Gordian, Alan Latham
Dir.: Joan Carr-Wiggin
Jun 24 - Jul 19/19
AMÉLIE Et Compagnie! Saison 4
Episodic Series - TV
Carte Blanche Films Inc.
Prod.: Tracy Legault
Dir.: Dominque Cardona,
Jul 3 - Sep 20/19
Anne With An E Season 3
Episodic Series - TV
Northwood Anne Trois Inc.
Dir.: Various
Mar 11 – Aug 22/19
Awake
Feature Films - Streaming
eOne / Netflix
Prod.: Mark Gordon, Paul Schiff
Dir.: Mark Raso
Aug 6 – Sep 27/19
Backyard Beats
Episodic Series – TV
Bristow Global Media Inc.
Prod.: Daniel Bourre, Corinna Lehr
Dir.: tbd
Aug 19 - Sep 2/19
Beacon Street
Feature Films - Streaming
Twinkle Toes Movie Prod. Ltd.
Prod.: Susan Cartsonis, Brent Emery, Suzanne Farwell
Dir.: Elissa Down
Jul 25 - Sep 20/19
Carter...
- 6/24/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for August 2017 including "Designated Survivor", "Falling Water", "Taken" and a whole lot more:
Angry Angeltv MovieIdaho Productions Ltd. Prod.: John Ryan Dir.: Jamie TravisAug 14 – Sep 9/17
Bajillionairestv Series PilotBajillionaires Productions Inc.Exec. Prod.: Charles BishopDir.: Samir Rehem Jul 31 - Aug 3/17
Baroness Von Sketch Show
Season 3Tv Series Frantic FilmsProd.: Graham Ludlow, Jeff PeelerDir.: Jeremy Lalonde, Jordan CanningAug 21 - Nov 10/17
Cardinal: Blackfly SEASONMini SeriesSienna Films/eOneProd.: Jessica DanielDir.: Jeff RenfroeMay 29 – Aug 4/17
Carter TV SeriesSony / AmazeProd.: Victoria HirstDir.: VariousJul 10 - Oct 13/17
Condor
Season 1Tv Series T5 Condor Productions Inc. Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence TrillingDir.: Lawrence Trilling, + tbaApr 24 - Aug 15/17
Designated Survivor Season 2 TV Series Designated 1 Ltd. Prod.: Llewellyn WellsDir.: VariousJul 4/17 - Mar 31/18 Tbc
Every DAYFeatureMGMProd.: Anthony Bregman, Peter Cron, Paul Trijbits, Christian GrassDir.: Michael...
Angry Angeltv MovieIdaho Productions Ltd. Prod.: John Ryan Dir.: Jamie TravisAug 14 – Sep 9/17
Bajillionairestv Series PilotBajillionaires Productions Inc.Exec. Prod.: Charles BishopDir.: Samir Rehem Jul 31 - Aug 3/17
Baroness Von Sketch Show
Season 3Tv Series Frantic FilmsProd.: Graham Ludlow, Jeff PeelerDir.: Jeremy Lalonde, Jordan CanningAug 21 - Nov 10/17
Cardinal: Blackfly SEASONMini SeriesSienna Films/eOneProd.: Jessica DanielDir.: Jeff RenfroeMay 29 – Aug 4/17
Carter TV SeriesSony / AmazeProd.: Victoria HirstDir.: VariousJul 10 - Oct 13/17
Condor
Season 1Tv Series T5 Condor Productions Inc. Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence TrillingDir.: Lawrence Trilling, + tbaApr 24 - Aug 15/17
Designated Survivor Season 2 TV Series Designated 1 Ltd. Prod.: Llewellyn WellsDir.: VariousJul 4/17 - Mar 31/18 Tbc
Every DAYFeatureMGMProd.: Anthony Bregman, Peter Cron, Paul Trijbits, Christian GrassDir.: Michael...
- 7/28/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for July 2017 including "Falling Water", "Rising Suns", "The Expanse" and a whole lot more:
12 Monkeys - Season 4Tv SeriesUniversal Television Enterprises LLCProd.: Michael Wray
Cardinal: Blackfly SEASONMini SeriesSienna Films/eOneProd.: Jessica DanielDir.: Jeff RenfroeMay 29 – Aug 4/17
Carter TV SeriesSony / AmazeProd.: Victoria HirstDir.: VariousJul 10 - Oct 13/17
Code 8FeatureCode 8 Films Inc.Prod.: Jeff ChanDir.: Jeff ChanMay 29 - Jul 14/17
Condor Season 1Tv Series T5 Condor Productions Inc. Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence TrillingDir.: Lawrence TrillingApr 24 - Aug 15/17
Designated SURVIVORSeason 2 TV Series Designated 1 Ltd. Prod.: Llewellyn WellsDir.: VariousJul 4/17 - Mar 31/18 Tbc
Dino Dana Season 2Tv SeriesSinking Ship EntertainmentProd.: Eric BeldowskiDir: VariousJun 6 - Jul 28/17
Every DAYFeatureMGMProd.: Anthony Bregman, Peter Cron, Paul Trijbits, Christian GrassDir.: Michael SucsyJul 6 - Aug 11/17
Fahrenheit 451Tv Movie HBO Films/Morning Star Prods. Ltd. Prod.: David Coatsworth,...
12 Monkeys - Season 4Tv SeriesUniversal Television Enterprises LLCProd.: Michael Wray
Cardinal: Blackfly SEASONMini SeriesSienna Films/eOneProd.: Jessica DanielDir.: Jeff RenfroeMay 29 – Aug 4/17
Carter TV SeriesSony / AmazeProd.: Victoria HirstDir.: VariousJul 10 - Oct 13/17
Code 8FeatureCode 8 Films Inc.Prod.: Jeff ChanDir.: Jeff ChanMay 29 - Jul 14/17
Condor Season 1Tv Series T5 Condor Productions Inc. Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence TrillingDir.: Lawrence TrillingApr 24 - Aug 15/17
Designated SURVIVORSeason 2 TV Series Designated 1 Ltd. Prod.: Llewellyn WellsDir.: VariousJul 4/17 - Mar 31/18 Tbc
Dino Dana Season 2Tv SeriesSinking Ship EntertainmentProd.: Eric BeldowskiDir: VariousJun 6 - Jul 28/17
Every DAYFeatureMGMProd.: Anthony Bregman, Peter Cron, Paul Trijbits, Christian GrassDir.: Michael SucsyJul 6 - Aug 11/17
Fahrenheit 451Tv Movie HBO Films/Morning Star Prods. Ltd. Prod.: David Coatsworth,...
- 6/26/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Even Anna Chancellor can’t rescue this dire dramedy about a woman with five days to live
Exactly zero of the jokes land in Joan Carr-Wiggin’s comedy-drama about a woman who finds out she has five days to live. Grace (Anna Chancellor) vows to finally read Middlemarch (out loud, no less) and enjoy her last few days with her teenage daughters and sweet, bumbling husband (The Vicar of Dibley’s James Fleet). Chaos ensues when her Pulitzer-prize winning ex-husband (John Hannah, doing his best Peter Capaldi impression) shows up to “win Grace back”. Yes, the exposition is that blunt.
Unfortunately, even Chancellor, so brilliant and sharp as Lix Storm in BBC2’s newsroom drama The Hour, can’t save this undignified affair, gritting her teeth through writer-director Carr-Wiggin’s cringeworthy script.
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Exactly zero of the jokes land in Joan Carr-Wiggin’s comedy-drama about a woman who finds out she has five days to live. Grace (Anna Chancellor) vows to finally read Middlemarch (out loud, no less) and enjoy her last few days with her teenage daughters and sweet, bumbling husband (The Vicar of Dibley’s James Fleet). Chaos ensues when her Pulitzer-prize winning ex-husband (John Hannah, doing his best Peter Capaldi impression) shows up to “win Grace back”. Yes, the exposition is that blunt.
Unfortunately, even Chancellor, so brilliant and sharp as Lix Storm in BBC2’s newsroom drama The Hour, can’t save this undignified affair, gritting her teeth through writer-director Carr-Wiggin’s cringeworthy script.
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- 2/19/2017
- by Simran Hans
- The Guardian - Film News
A creak of British actors are transplanted to Canada where they have terminal cancer, an ex-lover and an awful script to contend with. No one’s finest hour
This creaky curio exiles Brits to Toronto to enact a necromantic tangle: architect Anna Chancellor finds her domestic complacency with ambulant cardigan James Fleet disrupted first by a terminal cancer diagnosis, then the reappearance of her roguish novelist ex John Hannah. Nudging the dial towards bad taste might have been interesting – it’s partly couched as a fight for sexual bragging rights, with Hannah claiming “first dibs on the last fuck”. Director Joan Carr-Wiggin plumps for bookclub cosiness, alas, leaving every sitcom set-up resembling farce without the energy. The actors strive to give it spark and emotional amplitude, but the script barely seems to understand how humans exist hour-by-hour, let alone in moments of mortal crisis.
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This creaky curio exiles Brits to Toronto to enact a necromantic tangle: architect Anna Chancellor finds her domestic complacency with ambulant cardigan James Fleet disrupted first by a terminal cancer diagnosis, then the reappearance of her roguish novelist ex John Hannah. Nudging the dial towards bad taste might have been interesting – it’s partly couched as a fight for sexual bragging rights, with Hannah claiming “first dibs on the last fuck”. Director Joan Carr-Wiggin plumps for bookclub cosiness, alas, leaving every sitcom set-up resembling farce without the energy. The actors strive to give it spark and emotional amplitude, but the script barely seems to understand how humans exist hour-by-hour, let alone in moments of mortal crisis.
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- 2/16/2017
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: Film Bazaar’s Co-Production Market project Joan Carr-Wiggin’s An Unromantic Woman has presold to the UK, with Gsp Studios picking up the film from Toronto-based production company Paragraph Pictures.
Including this pre-sale, Paragraph Pictures has secured 60% of the $2.5m budget for the new project. The finance raised also includes equity, tax credits and incentives from Canada.
Producer David Gordian of Paragraph Pictures is structuring the project as a Canada-India coproduction. He is now at Film Bazaar looking for an Indian co-producer.
It will be the first time for Carr-Wiggin to shoot in India. The English-language comedy is about a Canadian woman who files to India to stop her newlywed daughter from falling for a young Indian poet, but only to fall in love herself.
Carr-Wiggin, a former economist, has written and directed five feature films, all of which are comedies with strong roles for women.
Three of her films are co-productions with Gsp, including [link=tt...
Including this pre-sale, Paragraph Pictures has secured 60% of the $2.5m budget for the new project. The finance raised also includes equity, tax credits and incentives from Canada.
Producer David Gordian of Paragraph Pictures is structuring the project as a Canada-India coproduction. He is now at Film Bazaar looking for an Indian co-producer.
It will be the first time for Carr-Wiggin to shoot in India. The English-language comedy is about a Canadian woman who files to India to stop her newlywed daughter from falling for a young Indian poet, but only to fall in love herself.
Carr-Wiggin, a former economist, has written and directed five feature films, all of which are comedies with strong roles for women.
Three of her films are co-productions with Gsp, including [link=tt...
- 11/21/2015
- ScreenDaily
Co-production Market to feature new projects from Kanu Behl, Aditya Vikram Sengupta and Nandita Das, along with Ritesh Batra’s first project as a producer.
Film Bazaar, hosted by India’s National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc), has unveiled the 19 South Asian projects selected for this year’s Co-production Market.
The line-up includes new projects from Kanu Behl, whose Titli premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard 2014; Aditya Vikram Sengupta, director of Venice 2014 title Labor Of Love; acclaimed Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage; and Fahad Mustafa, whose credits include award-winning documentary Katiyabaaz.
In addition, Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox) is stepping into producing with Raj Rish More’s Pirates, which Batra will produce through his new outfit Poetic License Motion Pictures.
Drishyam Films’ Manish Mundra is bringing a new project from Amit V Masurkar (Sulemani Keeda), while acclaimed filmmaker Nandita Das will present her new project Manto at Film Bazaar.
The market is introducing a new feature this year – Open...
Film Bazaar, hosted by India’s National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc), has unveiled the 19 South Asian projects selected for this year’s Co-production Market.
The line-up includes new projects from Kanu Behl, whose Titli premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard 2014; Aditya Vikram Sengupta, director of Venice 2014 title Labor Of Love; acclaimed Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage; and Fahad Mustafa, whose credits include award-winning documentary Katiyabaaz.
In addition, Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox) is stepping into producing with Raj Rish More’s Pirates, which Batra will produce through his new outfit Poetic License Motion Pictures.
Drishyam Films’ Manish Mundra is bringing a new project from Amit V Masurkar (Sulemani Keeda), while acclaimed filmmaker Nandita Das will present her new project Manto at Film Bazaar.
The market is introducing a new feature this year – Open...
- 10/12/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
If You See Her
Alex Kingston ("Doctor Who"), Peter Firth ("Spooks") and Tom Cullen ("Downton Abbey") have joined Joan Carr-Wiggin's dramedy "If You See Her" for Paragraph Pictures.
Janet Montgomery and Sara Paxton star as a pair of estranged friends who reconnect at a wedding. Shooting is currently underway in Canada. [Source: Screen]
Somnia
Kate Bosworth and Thomas Jane have signed on to star in Mike Flanagan's horror tale "Somnia" for Sierra/Affinity. Shooting begins next weekend.
Jacob Tremblay playa an orphaned child whose dreams and nightmares manifest physically as he sleeps. Bosworth and Jane will play the child's parents. [Source: THR]
Barely Lethal
Rob Huebel, Finesse Mitchell, Rachael Harris, Toby Sebastian and Dove Cameron have all signed on for Kyle Newman's thriller "Barely Lethal". Samuel L. Jackson and Jessica Alba also star.
Hailee Steinfeld plays a teen assassin who runs away in hopes of living an ordinary high school life.
Alex Kingston ("Doctor Who"), Peter Firth ("Spooks") and Tom Cullen ("Downton Abbey") have joined Joan Carr-Wiggin's dramedy "If You See Her" for Paragraph Pictures.
Janet Montgomery and Sara Paxton star as a pair of estranged friends who reconnect at a wedding. Shooting is currently underway in Canada. [Source: Screen]
Somnia
Kate Bosworth and Thomas Jane have signed on to star in Mike Flanagan's horror tale "Somnia" for Sierra/Affinity. Shooting begins next weekend.
Jacob Tremblay playa an orphaned child whose dreams and nightmares manifest physically as he sleeps. Bosworth and Jane will play the child's parents. [Source: THR]
Barely Lethal
Rob Huebel, Finesse Mitchell, Rachael Harris, Toby Sebastian and Dove Cameron have all signed on for Kyle Newman's thriller "Barely Lethal". Samuel L. Jackson and Jessica Alba also star.
Hailee Steinfeld plays a teen assassin who runs away in hopes of living an ordinary high school life.
- 11/8/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
• Oscar-winners Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) and Robert De Niro (Raging Bull, The Godfather: Part II) are in negotiations to star in The Intern for writer-director Nancy Meyers (It’s Complicated). In the story, the founder of a thriving fashion website (Witherspoon) clashes with a man in the company’s Senior Internship Program (De Niro). Despite the generational differences, the two eventually bond. None have worked together on a feature film before. Tina Fey was attached to star in the project in 2012. [Deadline]
• Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) and Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty) will co-star in Spooks: The Greater Good,...
• Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) and Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty) will co-star in Spooks: The Greater Good,...
- 11/8/2013
- by EW staff
- EW - Inside Movies
Alex Kingston, Peter Firth and Tom Cullen have been added to the cast of comedy-drama If You See Her. They join previously announced stars Janet Montgomery (Spies of Warsaw) and Sara Paxton (The Innkeepers) in the film. Directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin, the pic is shooting on location in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. The story follows two childhood friends, Heather (Montgomery) and Sarah Ann (Paxton), who are reunited after many years. Sarah Ann ropes Heather into being the videographer for her upcoming wedding. Kingston will play Sarah Ann's mother, a woman with secrets of her own. Cullen will play
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- 11/8/2013
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alex Kingston, Peter Firth and Tom Cullen have joined Paragraph Pictures’ If You See Her.
Joan Carr-Wiggin’s comedy-drama stars Janet Montgomery and Sara Paxton in the story of estranged friends who reconnect at a wedding.
If You See Her is shooting on location in Canada. David Gordian produces for Paragraph Pictures and Alan Latham for UK-based Green Screen Productions.
Joan Carr-Wiggin’s comedy-drama stars Janet Montgomery and Sara Paxton in the story of estranged friends who reconnect at a wedding.
If You See Her is shooting on location in Canada. David Gordian produces for Paragraph Pictures and Alan Latham for UK-based Green Screen Productions.
- 11/7/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Lost in the Sun
Josh Duhamel is set to star in Trey Nelson's thriller "Lost in the Sun" for Cargo Entertainment. Filming begins in February in Texas.
Duhamel plays a small-time crook who kidnaps a teenage orphan and develops a powerful bond with the youngster as they embark on a string of robberies. [Source: Screen]
Anesthesia
Kristen Stewart, Sam Waterston, Glenn Close, Jessica Hecht, Corey Stoll, Gretchen Mol, Michael K. Williams, Gloria Reuben, Mickey Sumner, and K. Todd Freeman are all set to star in Tim Blake Nelson's indie drama "Anesthesia."
The story follows the various stories of New Yorkers whose lives converge after the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor. [Source: Playbill]
If You See Her
Sara Paxton and Janet Montgomery are set to star in Joan Carr-Wiggin's indie comedy-drama "If You See Her" at Paragraph Pictures.
Montgomery plays a cynical documentary filmmaker who returns to her hometown when her father becomes ill.
Josh Duhamel is set to star in Trey Nelson's thriller "Lost in the Sun" for Cargo Entertainment. Filming begins in February in Texas.
Duhamel plays a small-time crook who kidnaps a teenage orphan and develops a powerful bond with the youngster as they embark on a string of robberies. [Source: Screen]
Anesthesia
Kristen Stewart, Sam Waterston, Glenn Close, Jessica Hecht, Corey Stoll, Gretchen Mol, Michael K. Williams, Gloria Reuben, Mickey Sumner, and K. Todd Freeman are all set to star in Tim Blake Nelson's indie drama "Anesthesia."
The story follows the various stories of New Yorkers whose lives converge after the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor. [Source: Playbill]
If You See Her
Sara Paxton and Janet Montgomery are set to star in Joan Carr-Wiggin's indie comedy-drama "If You See Her" at Paragraph Pictures.
Montgomery plays a cynical documentary filmmaker who returns to her hometown when her father becomes ill.
- 11/6/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Paragraph Pictures announced today that Janet Montgomery ( Spies of Warsaw , Our Idiot Brother ) and Sara Paxton ( The Innkeepers , Aquamarine ) are starring in the new comedy-drama If You See Her from writer/director Joan Carr-Wiggin. Carr-Wiggin's follow up to the Marcia Gay Harden/Aidan Quinn comedy If I Were You , If You See Her is a film about secrets and weddings, and best friends forever. Writer-director Joan Carr-Wiggin says: "We could not have a better cast. Janet Montgomery and Sara Paxton are giving brilliant performances that are both hilarious and heartbreaking." When Heather (Janet Montgomery) and Sarah Ann (Sara Paxton) were kids they knew they would be best friends forever. But Heather left the small town on the last day of high school vowing...
- 11/6/2013
- Comingsoon.net
• Michael Caine (The Dark Knight Rises) will star in the secretive project In The Future from Italian director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty). The two-time Oscar winner (for Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules) is currently working on Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi adventure Interstellar. Caine also has a part in Brad Anderson’s Eliza Graves (based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story) with Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Kingsley. [Variety]
• In addition to Kristen Stewart, writer-director Tim Blake Nelson has added Sam Waterston (The Newsroom), Glenn Close (Damages), Gretchen Mol (Boardwalk Empire), Corey Stoll (House of Cards...
• In addition to Kristen Stewart, writer-director Tim Blake Nelson has added Sam Waterston (The Newsroom), Glenn Close (Damages), Gretchen Mol (Boardwalk Empire), Corey Stoll (House of Cards...
- 11/6/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
“Cheap Thrills” star Sara Paxton and Janet Montgomery (Wgn’s upcoming “Salem”) have been cast as best friends in the indie movie “If You See Her,” Paragraph Pictures announced Tuesday. The comedy-drama hails from writer-director Joan Carr-Wiggin, who previously directed the Marcia Gay Harden-Aidan Quinn comedy “If I Were You.” Also Read: ‘The Innkeepers’: Chills and Chuckles Share a Room Montgomery plays Heather, who returns to the small town that she left behind after high school when her father becomes ill. A cynical documentary filmmaker, Heather is pressured into filming Sarah Ann’s (Paxton) wedding video, though...
- 11/5/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Janet Montgomery (Our Idiot Brother) and Sara Paxton (The Last House on the Left, The Innkeepers, Aquamarine) are set to star in If You See Her, a comedy drama helmed and written by Joan Carr-Wiggin. This is the follow up to Carr-Wiggin’s If I Were You which starred Marcia Gay Harden and Aidan Quinn. In the film, when Heather (Montgomery) and Sarah Ann (Paxton) were kids they knew they would be best friends forever. But Heather left the small town on the last day of high school vowing never to return. Forced to return when her father becomes ill, the cynical young documentary filmmaker is pressured into filming Sarah Ann’s wedding video. Heather is convinced that the anarchist filmmaker and bubbly pink-wearing bride have nothing in common, but as the big day approaches she finds that no one is quite what they seem – especially the old friend she...
- 11/5/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
[Press Release] Toronto, November 5, 2013 – Paragraph Pictures announced today that Janet Montgomery (“Spies of Warsaw,” “Our Idiot Brother”) and Sara Paxton (“The Innkeepers,” “Aquamarine”) are starring in the new comedy-drama “If You See Her” from writer/director Joan Carr-Wiggin. Carr-Wiggin’s follow up to the Marcia Gay Harden / Aidan Quinn comedy “If I Were You,” “If You See Her” is a film about secrets and weddings, and best friends forever. Writer-director Joan Carr-Wiggin says: “We could not have a better cast. Janet Montgomery and Sara Paxton are giving brilliant performances that are both hilarious and heartbreaking.” When Heather (Janet Montgomery) and Sarah Ann (Sara Paxton) were kids they knew they would be best friends forever. But Heather left the small town on the last...
- 11/5/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Title: If I Were You Director: Joan Carr-Wiggin Starring: Marcia Gay Harden, Leanor Watling, Aidan Quinn, Joseph Kell, Michael Therriault, Gary Piquer, Bethany Jillard, Elizabeth Whitmere, Claire Brosseau An odd little duck of a film, writer-director Joan Carr-Wiggin’s “If I Were You” kicks around enjoyably for quite a while in the same sandbox as some of Woody Allen’s mid-career farces, before eventually pivoting and skipping off into less rewarding territory. The story of a woman who accidentally learns of her husband’s infidelity and then enters into a strange friendship and pact with his unwitting mistress, this bouncy but meandering comedy would benefit from an editorial haircut that trims down some of its less inspired subplots. It’s [ Read More ]
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- 3/16/2013
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
This weekend, Warner Bros.' The Incredible Burt Wonderstone will fall under the spell of current box office sensation Oz the Great and Powerful. Despite opening in a decent 3,160 theaters, and holding a strong, well known cast of Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin and James Gandolfini, the New Line film will need some real magic to cross the $20 million mark this weekend. Disney's Oz, starring James Franco, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Zach Braff, should show a drop of around 45% in its sophomore weekend at play, turning in a gross in the mid $40 million range. Opening from Sony is Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin thriller The Call, finding release in 2,507 theaters. Pic helmed by Brad Anderson from the script by Richard D'Ovidio, also includes Morris Chestnut, Michael Imperioli, Ella Rae Peck, Roma Maffia, Michael Eklund and Justina Machado. The remainder of the field are limited openers,...
- 3/15/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
This weekend, Warner Bros.' The Incredible Burt Wonderstone will fall under the spell of current box office sensation Oz the Great and Powerful. Despite opening in a decent 3,160 theaters, and holding a strong, well known cast of Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin and James Gandolfini, the New Line film will need some real magic to cross the $20 million mark this weekend. Disney's Oz, starring James Franco, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Zach Braff, should show a drop of around 45% in its sophomore weekend at play, turning in a gross in the mid $40 million range. Opening from Sony is Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin thriller The Call, finding release in 2,507 theaters. Pic helmed by Brad Anderson from the script by Richard D'Ovidio, also includes Morris Chestnut, Michael Imperioli, Ella Rae Peck, Roma Maffia, Michael Eklund and Justina Machado. The remainder of the field are limited openers,...
- 3/15/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Rough Draft: Carr-Wiggin’s Latest Buoyed Exclusively on the Charms of Lead Actress
If one were to look for fresh evidence of the perennial talents of the gifted Marcia Gay Harden they could definitely find proof of it in her lead turn in If I Were You, a new film directed by Canadian writer/director Joan Carr-Wiggin. Harden’s got a number of titles in post-production, but it’s been a minute since we’ve seen her in a really juicy lead role, and she sinks her teeth into this one. How unfortunate then that nothing else about the film even comes close to matching her considerable talents, as she carries the film’s merits entirely upon her shoulders.
Strolling down the bustling streets of Toronto one early evening, Madelyn (Marcia Gay Harden) accidentally stumbles upon her husband Paul (Joseph Kell) sharing a romantic dinner with his mistress, Lucy (Leonara Watling). Shocked,...
If one were to look for fresh evidence of the perennial talents of the gifted Marcia Gay Harden they could definitely find proof of it in her lead turn in If I Were You, a new film directed by Canadian writer/director Joan Carr-Wiggin. Harden’s got a number of titles in post-production, but it’s been a minute since we’ve seen her in a really juicy lead role, and she sinks her teeth into this one. How unfortunate then that nothing else about the film even comes close to matching her considerable talents, as she carries the film’s merits entirely upon her shoulders.
Strolling down the bustling streets of Toronto one early evening, Madelyn (Marcia Gay Harden) accidentally stumbles upon her husband Paul (Joseph Kell) sharing a romantic dinner with his mistress, Lucy (Leonara Watling). Shocked,...
- 3/14/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Title: If I Were You Director: Joan Carr-Wiggin Starring: Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling (‘Dark Impulse’), Aidan Quinn and Joseph Kell (TV’s ‘CSI: Miami’) Creating a realistic film focusing on a middle-aged woman who is driven by humor, rage and passion, instead of being a submissive, two dimensional supporting character, can be a difficult task for a filmmaker, particularly on a short schedule and limited budget. But writer-director Joan Carr-Wiggin broke many per-conceived stereotypes of older women in her new independent comedy-drama ‘If I Were You,’ which chronicles how a woman can fix her marriage after she learns of her husband’s unexpected affair. The filmmaker created two strong leading roles [ Read More ]
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- 3/13/2013
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Some people find comfort and assurance in the most surprising circumstances, from people they would never have expected to connect with. But after looking past their initial external differences, they come to realize that they’re suffering from the same insecurities. That’s certainly the case with the two main characters in the new comedy-drama ‘If I Were You.’ The movie follows a middle-aged woman who realizes that just like her husband’s young mistress, she needs the same type of love and attention as everyone else, and will go through extraordinary lengths to get it. ‘If I Were You’ follows Madelyn Reid (Marcia Gay Harden) as she accidentally learns of her husband’s [ Read More ]
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- 3/13/2013
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
A bunch of first look photos have hit in the past day or two including the first shot from Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac, the first artwork from Henry Selick's The Shadow King, and a first glimpse at Nicolas Cage in David Gordon Green's Joe.
There's also several new photos each from J.J. Abrams' sci-fi sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, the much anticipated sixth Fast and Furious, the White House hostage thriller Olympus Has Fallen, and Best Man Down.
Posters for Snowpiercer, Hercules 3D, Maniac, 42, Emperor, The Croods, Spring Breakers, Olympus Has Fallen, The Monk, Mental, Family Weekend, Love and Honor, and Starz's Da Vinci's Demons.
Edgar Wright talks with IGN regarding what has taken so long with the "Ant-Man" adaptation.
"Asked if a sixth 'Die Hard' film was on the way on British radio this week, actor Bruce Willis gave a surprisingly verbose answer: 'Yes'…...
There's also several new photos each from J.J. Abrams' sci-fi sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, the much anticipated sixth Fast and Furious, the White House hostage thriller Olympus Has Fallen, and Best Man Down.
Posters for Snowpiercer, Hercules 3D, Maniac, 42, Emperor, The Croods, Spring Breakers, Olympus Has Fallen, The Monk, Mental, Family Weekend, Love and Honor, and Starz's Da Vinci's Demons.
Edgar Wright talks with IGN regarding what has taken so long with the "Ant-Man" adaptation.
"Asked if a sixth 'Die Hard' film was on the way on British radio this week, actor Bruce Willis gave a surprisingly verbose answer: 'Yes'…...
- 2/7/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Kino Lorber has acquired domestic distribution rights to "if i were you," Joan Carr-Wiggin's comedy starring Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling and Aidan Quinn. Kino Lorber will release the film in select cities March 15, but Gravitas Ventures and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution will make it available Feb. 11 for on-demand and other digital outlets like iTunes. Kino Lorber CEO Richard Lorber described the film as a "charming, smart and very funny look at the unexpected places life can take us." "Marcia Gay Harden's virtuosity and emotional mastery as an actress have never...
- 2/6/2013
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Kino Lorber, Inc. has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to Joan Carr-Wiggin's comedy "if i were you." The film stars Academy Award-winner Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling ("Talk to Her"), and Aidan Quinn. Marcia Gay Harden plays Madelyn Reid, a woman who becomes aware of her husband's affair after saving his mistress Lucy (Leonor Watling) from her suicide attempt. Madelyn tries to seize the upper hand when Lucy suggests they take each other's advice, but things get messy when Madelyn's co-worker and a handsome stranger (Aidan Quinn) are thrown into the mix. Kino Lorber's CEO Richard Lorber, stated, "'if i were you' is a charming, smart and funny look at the unexpected places life can take us. Marcia Gay Harden's virtuosity and emotional mastery as an actress have never been put to better use as she and Leonor Watling escalate hilarious complications in this refreshing female-drive comedy.
- 2/6/2013
- by Cristina A. Gonzalez
- Indiewire
Distributor Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to writer-director Joan Carr-Wiggin’s comedy If I Were You. The film, which stars Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling and Aidan Quinn, will be released theatrically March 15. The story centers on Madelyn Reid (Harden), who accidentally learns of her husband’s infidelity when she saves his sexy young mistress (Watling) from a bungled suicide attempt. When her unsuspecting young rival suggests the two new friends take one another’s advice – on everything – Madelyn sees an opportunity to seize the upper hand. But the plan backfires when the mistress starts giving Madelyn instructions on dealing with an amorous coworker and a handsome stranger (Quinn). “If
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- 2/6/2013
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kino Lorber, Inc. is proud to announce the acquisition of theatrical U.S. rights to writer / director Joan Carr-Wiggin’s crowd-pleasing comedy if i were you, starring Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling, and Aidan Quinn. The film will be released theatrically in select cities across the nation on March 15, 2013. Kino Lorber’s CEO Richard Lorber negotiated the deal with producer David Gordian of Paragraph Pictures. Kino Lorber’s CEO Richard Lorber, commented: “if i were you is a charming, smart and very funny look at the unexpected places life can take us. Marcia Gay Harden’s virtuosity and emotional mastery as an actress have never been put to better use as she and Leonor Watling escalate hilarious complications in this refreshing female-driven comedy. We believe American audiences will eagerly savor this delicious film which is why we are releasing it widely to theaters and homes.” A pre-theatrical VOD release is...
- 2/6/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Toronto -- DDA Consulting's Dennis Davidson has signed on to represent the Marcia Gay Harden-starrer "If I Were You," which just wrapped production in Toronto after a five-week shoot (Hr, 01/19).
Davidson is lining up a sales agent to start shopping the Paragragh Pictures' dramedy in Cannes.
"If I Were You," written and directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin, also stars Leonor Watling and Aidan Quinn in a film about two women who become unlikely friends to fix their troubled lives.
The comedy drama from producers David Gordian and Alan Latham also stars Joseph Kell, Michael Therriault, Elizabeth Whitmere, Claire Brosseau and Bethany Jillard.
Dennis Davidson recently shrunk his roster to focus on Dda Consulting after a recent management buyout of Dda Public Relations, the global PR giant he founded with offices in London and Los Angeles (Hr, 10/19/09).
Davidson is lining up a sales agent to start shopping the Paragragh Pictures' dramedy in Cannes.
"If I Were You," written and directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin, also stars Leonor Watling and Aidan Quinn in a film about two women who become unlikely friends to fix their troubled lives.
The comedy drama from producers David Gordian and Alan Latham also stars Joseph Kell, Michael Therriault, Elizabeth Whitmere, Claire Brosseau and Bethany Jillard.
Dennis Davidson recently shrunk his roster to focus on Dda Consulting after a recent management buyout of Dda Public Relations, the global PR giant he founded with offices in London and Los Angeles (Hr, 10/19/09).
- 2/25/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marcia Gay Harden, Aidan Quinn and Leonor Watling have joined the cast of indie drama "If I Were You" for Paragraph Pictures and Fdc Distribution according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The comedy/drama centers on Harden and Watling's characters, two women who form an unlikely bond to repair their lives.
Joseph Kell, Michael Therriault, Elizabeth Whitmere, Claire Brosseau and Bethany Jillard also stars. Joan Carr-Wiggin ("A Previous Engagement") directs the five-week shoot which just kicked off in Toronto.
The comedy/drama centers on Harden and Watling's characters, two women who form an unlikely bond to repair their lives.
Joseph Kell, Michael Therriault, Elizabeth Whitmere, Claire Brosseau and Bethany Jillard also stars. Joan Carr-Wiggin ("A Previous Engagement") directs the five-week shoot which just kicked off in Toronto.
- 1/20/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Toronto -- Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling and Aidan Quinn are to play the leads in Joan Carr-Wiggin's "If I Were You" from Paragraph Pictures and FDC Distribution.
The comedy drama from producers David Gordian and Alan Latham, shooting in Toronto, also stars Joseph Kell, Michael Therriault, Elizabeth Whitmere, Claire Brosseau and Bethany Jillard.
Gay Harden and Spanish actress Watling perform the roles of two women who become unlikely friends to fix their troubled lives.
Carr-Wiggin recently completed "A Previous Engagement," a comedy starring Juliet Stevenson that she also wrote and directed.
Vio Bianchini, Savitri Gordian and Mark Paladini share executive producer credits on the five-week Canadian shoot.
The comedy drama from producers David Gordian and Alan Latham, shooting in Toronto, also stars Joseph Kell, Michael Therriault, Elizabeth Whitmere, Claire Brosseau and Bethany Jillard.
Gay Harden and Spanish actress Watling perform the roles of two women who become unlikely friends to fix their troubled lives.
Carr-Wiggin recently completed "A Previous Engagement," a comedy starring Juliet Stevenson that she also wrote and directed.
Vio Bianchini, Savitri Gordian and Mark Paladini share executive producer credits on the five-week Canadian shoot.
- 1/19/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Principal photography begins today on If I Were You , shooting for five weeks on location in Toronto, it was announced by producer David Gordian. Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling, and Aidan Quinn star in the comedy drama, written and directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin ( A Previous Engagement ). Rounding out the cast are Joseph Kell, Michael Therriault, Elizabeth Whitmere, Claire Brosseau and Bethany Jillard. If I Were You combines comedy and drama in a powerful and entertaining story of two women who become the unlikeliest of friends. Two women who meet by chance make a pact to fix their troubled lives: they will each do what the other one says. But one of them has a secret. She knows her husband is sleeping with the other woman. The wife's plan backfires when the mistress an...
- 1/19/2010
- Comingsoon.net
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