Exclusive: Hollywood management and production company The Gotham Group has launched a new international division and appointed long-time manager and producer Justin Littman as its head.
The appointment see Littman join The Gotham Group partners roster alongside Peter McHugh, Julie Kane-Ritsch, Lindsay Williams, Jeremy Bell, Eric Robinson, Lee Stollman, Rich Green, and Matt Shichtman.
“We’re thrilled to have Justin leading The Gotham’s Group’s surging international client roster,” said The Gotham Group Founder and CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein.
“This initiative underscores our ability and intention to expand the boundaries of our business, to tap into the creative minds of artists around the globe to create entertainment for audiences everywhere,” said Goldsmith-Vein.
Littman said the time was ripe for such a move.
“International voices are driving a huge part of the conversation in film and TV,” he said. “The Gotham Group is excited to launch a dedicated department to focus on these artists,...
The appointment see Littman join The Gotham Group partners roster alongside Peter McHugh, Julie Kane-Ritsch, Lindsay Williams, Jeremy Bell, Eric Robinson, Lee Stollman, Rich Green, and Matt Shichtman.
“We’re thrilled to have Justin leading The Gotham’s Group’s surging international client roster,” said The Gotham Group Founder and CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein.
“This initiative underscores our ability and intention to expand the boundaries of our business, to tap into the creative minds of artists around the globe to create entertainment for audiences everywhere,” said Goldsmith-Vein.
Littman said the time was ripe for such a move.
“International voices are driving a huge part of the conversation in film and TV,” he said. “The Gotham Group is excited to launch a dedicated department to focus on these artists,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has shown serious commitment to teen drama Waterloo Road by putting in a double-series order.
Returning earlier this year after eight years off air, the show’s second season has already been filmed, meaning that three new seasons are now on their way. Rope Ladder Fiction and Wall to Wall North produce Waterloo Road out of Manchester.
The show follows goings-on in a school in the north of England and was a huge hit between 2006 and 2015, before old episodes began amassing big numbers on iPlayer during lockdown. The BBC said Waterloo Road remains especially popular on iPlayer, where it is in the top three most-watched titles of the year so far for 16-34 year olds, alongside Happy Valley and EastEnders. Double-series orders are rare at the BBC and tend to be reserved for long runners such as Call the Midwife and Death in Paradise.
“It’s been a...
Returning earlier this year after eight years off air, the show’s second season has already been filmed, meaning that three new seasons are now on their way. Rope Ladder Fiction and Wall to Wall North produce Waterloo Road out of Manchester.
The show follows goings-on in a school in the north of England and was a huge hit between 2006 and 2015, before old episodes began amassing big numbers on iPlayer during lockdown. The BBC said Waterloo Road remains especially popular on iPlayer, where it is in the top three most-watched titles of the year so far for 16-34 year olds, alongside Happy Valley and EastEnders. Double-series orders are rare at the BBC and tend to be reserved for long runners such as Call the Midwife and Death in Paradise.
“It’s been a...
- 8/21/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Elle Fanning and Sarah Paulson are set to star in Mirrah Foulkes' I am Sybil, an upcoming film based on the famous case of Shirley Mason, who was given the alias Sybil to protect her identity. Mason's fascinating story first came into public view in 1973, when Flora Rheta Schreiber's non-fiction novel Sybil was published. The book quickly became a bestseller, with 6 million copies sold worldwide. According to the novel, Mason sought professional help for social anxiety and memory loss. Through treatment, the author shared, Mason's psychologist Connie Wilbur found that Mason had multiple personality disorder (now recognized as dissociative identity disorder) and manifested sixteen personalities due to sexual and physical abuse.
However, I Am Sybil will draw from a different book about Mason's ordeal for its plot, Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case. The 2011 book by Debbie Nathan argued the authenticity of the 1973 bestseller,...
However, I Am Sybil will draw from a different book about Mason's ordeal for its plot, Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case. The 2011 book by Debbie Nathan argued the authenticity of the 1973 bestseller,...
- 6/5/2023
- by Patricia Abaroa
- MovieWeb
Exclusive: Elle Fanning (The Great) and Sarah Paulson (Ratched) are attached to star in I Am Sybil, a new film co-written and directed by Mirrah Foulkes (Judy & Punch) that explores the gripping true story behind the best-selling book and cultural-sensation case of Sybil, one of the first mainstream cases of dissociative identity disorder, which spurred questions in the public consciousness around identity and mental health.
Sybil was a pseudonym given to Shirley Mason in a 1973 work of nonfiction by Flora Rheta Schreiber, which examined the young woman’s treatment for Mpd by psychologist Connie Wilbur. The source material the new film will draw on is Debbie Nathan’s 2011 book Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case, one of a number of texts that dispute the facts of Schreiber’s account.
While the producers wouldn’t confirm the...
Sybil was a pseudonym given to Shirley Mason in a 1973 work of nonfiction by Flora Rheta Schreiber, which examined the young woman’s treatment for Mpd by psychologist Connie Wilbur. The source material the new film will draw on is Debbie Nathan’s 2011 book Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case, one of a number of texts that dispute the facts of Schreiber’s account.
While the producers wouldn’t confirm the...
- 6/5/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Stampede, the indie media company formed by former Warner Bros president Greg Silverman, continues to scoop up book deals for its growing slate. It has just acquired movie rights to Devastation Class, an unpublished sci-fi novel co-written by filmmakers Glen Zipper and Elaine Mongeon.
The novel follows an unlikely group of young cadets forced to mutiny aboard a revolutionary starship to save themselves from an annihilation force of invading aliens. When their escape transports them to a reality they don’t recognize and reveals unimaginably terrifying secrets, they must fight their way home to save not just everyone they love but also humanity itself. Standing in their way is an insurmountable enemy, a mystery eons in the making and the fabric of time and space itself.
“Zipper and Mongeon have created an incredible cast of brave young characters and a fresh approach to the classic space opera for a new generation,...
The novel follows an unlikely group of young cadets forced to mutiny aboard a revolutionary starship to save themselves from an annihilation force of invading aliens. When their escape transports them to a reality they don’t recognize and reveals unimaginably terrifying secrets, they must fight their way home to save not just everyone they love but also humanity itself. Standing in their way is an insurmountable enemy, a mystery eons in the making and the fabric of time and space itself.
“Zipper and Mongeon have created an incredible cast of brave young characters and a fresh approach to the classic space opera for a new generation,...
- 9/10/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Legendary has just won an auction for feature rights to Prince of Cats, the graphic novel written by Ron Wimberly that will be developed as a star vehicle for Lakeith Stanfield, who just starred in Sorry To Bother You and Get Out. The graphic novel was originally published by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint and now published by Image Comics. Janet and Kate Zucker of Zucker Productions are producing.
Selwyn Sefyu Hinds is attached to adapt. The graphic novel is described as ‘80s hip-hop retelling of Shakespeare’s timeless classic Romeo & Juliet– only this time, we follow Tybalt’s perspective as he and his Capulet crew navigate a violent Brooklyn where underground sword dueling with the Montagues blossoms alongside a vibrant music scene.
Hinds is the former editor in chief of The Source magazine, who most recently adapted Who Fears Death for HBO, a post-apocalyptic drama based on the sci-fi...
Selwyn Sefyu Hinds is attached to adapt. The graphic novel is described as ‘80s hip-hop retelling of Shakespeare’s timeless classic Romeo & Juliet– only this time, we follow Tybalt’s perspective as he and his Capulet crew navigate a violent Brooklyn where underground sword dueling with the Montagues blossoms alongside a vibrant music scene.
Hinds is the former editor in chief of The Source magazine, who most recently adapted Who Fears Death for HBO, a post-apocalyptic drama based on the sci-fi...
- 8/1/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Just days after winning the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, Jordan Peele is reuniting with his Key & Peele co-star/co-creator Keegan-Michael Key for Netflix's Wendell and Wild. Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key will both lend their voices to the two title characters in the stop-motion animated comedy, which will be directed by Henry Selick. This also comes less than two months after Jordan Peele proclaimed that he has retired from acting.
Back in January, just a few days before the Oscar nominations were announced, Jordan Peele revealed in an interview that he was retiring from acting, so he could focus more on his burgeoning filmmaking career. The filmmaker became the first black director to be nominated in both the writing and directing categories for his first feature film, and just the third filmmaker ever to achieve this feat, following Warren Beatty (Heaven Can Wait) and James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment). Last month,...
Back in January, just a few days before the Oscar nominations were announced, Jordan Peele revealed in an interview that he was retiring from acting, so he could focus more on his burgeoning filmmaking career. The filmmaker became the first black director to be nominated in both the writing and directing categories for his first feature film, and just the third filmmaker ever to achieve this feat, following Warren Beatty (Heaven Can Wait) and James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment). Last month,...
- 3/15/2018
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Joseph Baxter Nov 1, 2017
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star in 7500, playing an airline pilot who fends off terrorist hijackers.
7500, a project from indie studios FilmNation and Endeavour Content, has procured Joseph Gordon-Levitt as its star. He will replace Paul Dano, who was previously attached to headline until scheduling conflicts forced him to drop out.
Gordon-Levitt will play Tobias Ellis, the co-pilot of a commercial flight from Berlin to Paris that is taken over by terrorist hijackers wielding glass bottles. Tobias will find himself fighting off the initial wave of attacks, eventually forced to negotiate with the remnants of the hijackers, ensuring the safety of the passengers.
German director Patrick Vollrath lands a major opportunity with 7500 as it's his feature-length debut, having previously helmed an array of short films in his native country. He is joined by executive producers Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of Augenschein Filmproduktion, joined in that same capacity by...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star in 7500, playing an airline pilot who fends off terrorist hijackers.
7500, a project from indie studios FilmNation and Endeavour Content, has procured Joseph Gordon-Levitt as its star. He will replace Paul Dano, who was previously attached to headline until scheduling conflicts forced him to drop out.
Gordon-Levitt will play Tobias Ellis, the co-pilot of a commercial flight from Berlin to Paris that is taken over by terrorist hijackers wielding glass bottles. Tobias will find himself fighting off the initial wave of attacks, eventually forced to negotiate with the remnants of the hijackers, ensuring the safety of the passengers.
German director Patrick Vollrath lands a major opportunity with 7500 as it's his feature-length debut, having previously helmed an array of short films in his native country. He is joined by executive producers Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of Augenschein Filmproduktion, joined in that same capacity by...
- 10/31/2017
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Thriller starring Anthony Hopkins will have its Us release in June.
Electric Entertainment has licensed key territories on Blackway (formerly known as Go With Me) starring Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles and Ray Liotta.
The Venice Film Festival 2015 world premiere will be the first release to go through Electric’s Us distribution arm led by Zac Reeder theatrically and on VOD on June 10.
Rights have gone in the UK (Metrodome), Benelux (Three Lines), France (Seven Sept), Scnadinavia (Sandrew Metronome), China (Hualu), Portugal (Films4You), Israel (Shova), and Greece (Tanweer).
Deals have closed in Taiwan (Cmc Content), Philippines (Octo Arts), Turkey (Central Park), former Yugoslavia (Cinemania), Indonesia (Pt Prima), and Thailand and Vietnam (Ipa). Fox holds pan-Asian TV rights.
Electric previously closed deals for the Middle East (Eagle), Spain (Corbi Media), Latin America (California Filmes), South Africa (MNet), select Eastern European territories (GrandView Castle), and airlines (Entertainment In Motion).
Electric and Enderby Entertainment co-financed the Pacific Northwest logging...
Electric Entertainment has licensed key territories on Blackway (formerly known as Go With Me) starring Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles and Ray Liotta.
The Venice Film Festival 2015 world premiere will be the first release to go through Electric’s Us distribution arm led by Zac Reeder theatrically and on VOD on June 10.
Rights have gone in the UK (Metrodome), Benelux (Three Lines), France (Seven Sept), Scnadinavia (Sandrew Metronome), China (Hualu), Portugal (Films4You), Israel (Shova), and Greece (Tanweer).
Deals have closed in Taiwan (Cmc Content), Philippines (Octo Arts), Turkey (Central Park), former Yugoslavia (Cinemania), Indonesia (Pt Prima), and Thailand and Vietnam (Ipa). Fox holds pan-Asian TV rights.
Electric previously closed deals for the Middle East (Eagle), Spain (Corbi Media), Latin America (California Filmes), South Africa (MNet), select Eastern European territories (GrandView Castle), and airlines (Entertainment In Motion).
Electric and Enderby Entertainment co-financed the Pacific Northwest logging...
- 5/11/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Reese Witherspoon and her Pacific Standard production company are developing a film based on Ruth Ware's mystery novel "In a Dark, Dark Wood" for New Line Cinema and Gotham Group.
The story follows a reclusive writer who receives an invitation to a bachelorette party of her best friend from high school - a woman she hasn't seen in a decade.
Witherspoon, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lindsay Williams, Shari Smiley and Bruna Papandrea will produce.
Source: Variety...
The story follows a reclusive writer who receives an invitation to a bachelorette party of her best friend from high school - a woman she hasn't seen in a decade.
Witherspoon, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lindsay Williams, Shari Smiley and Bruna Papandrea will produce.
Source: Variety...
- 9/30/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Electric Entertainment closes multiple territories on thriller starring Anthony Hopkins
Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has closed multiple territories on the thriller Go With Me starring Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles, Ray Liotta and Hal Halbrook.
Go With Me is in post in Sweden and centres on a woman who turns to a former logger and his sidekick to take on a bullying local crime lord in a Pacific Northwest town.
Deals have closed in Spain (Corbi Media), Latin America (California Filmes), Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria (Grandview Castle), Taiwan (Cmc), Middle East (Eagle), Turkey (Central Park), Israel (Shoval) and former-Yugoslavia (Cinemania).
Fox acquired select Southeast Asian territories, Mnet has picked up in South Africa and Entertainment In Motion will handle international airlines.
Electric and Enderby Entertainment co-finance the project, which Daniel Alfredson directs from Joe Gangemi and Gregory Jacobs’ adaptation of the book by Castle Freman Jr.
Rick Dugdale produces...
Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has closed multiple territories on the thriller Go With Me starring Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles, Ray Liotta and Hal Halbrook.
Go With Me is in post in Sweden and centres on a woman who turns to a former logger and his sidekick to take on a bullying local crime lord in a Pacific Northwest town.
Deals have closed in Spain (Corbi Media), Latin America (California Filmes), Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria (Grandview Castle), Taiwan (Cmc), Middle East (Eagle), Turkey (Central Park), Israel (Shoval) and former-Yugoslavia (Cinemania).
Fox acquired select Southeast Asian territories, Mnet has picked up in South Africa and Entertainment In Motion will handle international airlines.
Electric and Enderby Entertainment co-finance the project, which Daniel Alfredson directs from Joe Gangemi and Gregory Jacobs’ adaptation of the book by Castle Freman Jr.
Rick Dugdale produces...
- 2/9/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
• Hannibal Buress is joining Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in Daddy's Home. Sean Ander and John Morris are directing the film, which tells the story of a radio executive (Ferrell) who wants to be the best stepdad he can to his wife's two children. But, his plans are disrupted when the children's biological father shows up. Buress will play a sarcastic handyman who believes the stepdad to be racist, the result of some ploying on the part of Wahlberg's character. Linda Cardellini also stars as Ferrell's wife. The film began shooting on Monday in New Orleans. [THR] • Clive Owen, Jaeden Lieberher,...
- 11/19/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Exclusive: Hunger Games actor Alexander Ludwig will join Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles, and Ray Liotta in Pacific Northwest thriller Go With Me, for director Daniel Alfredson (The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest). The picture centers on a young woman, newly returned to her hometown, who becomes the subject of harassment by a local crimelord and turns to an ex-logger (Hopkins) and his laconic young sidekick (Ludwig) for help.
The Enderby Entertainment and Gotham Group production is adapted from the novel of the same name by Castle Freeman, Jr. and marks a reunion for Alfredson and Hopkins, who recently filmed period drama Kidnapping Freddy Heineken together. Hopkins is producing alongside Rick Dugdale, Lindsay Williams, and Elaine Goldsmith-Vein.
Ludwig started acting at a young age with roles in The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising and Race to Witch Mountain. He appeared in The Hunger Games...
The Enderby Entertainment and Gotham Group production is adapted from the novel of the same name by Castle Freeman, Jr. and marks a reunion for Alfredson and Hopkins, who recently filmed period drama Kidnapping Freddy Heineken together. Hopkins is producing alongside Rick Dugdale, Lindsay Williams, and Elaine Goldsmith-Vein.
Ludwig started acting at a young age with roles in The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising and Race to Witch Mountain. He appeared in The Hunger Games...
- 11/18/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
• Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning, and Susan Sarandon have signed on for Three Generations. Gaby Dellal is directing the indie from a script by Nikole Beckwith. The story follows a New York City teen, Ray (Fanning), who is transitioning from female to male and her mother, Maggie (Watts), who must come to terms with Ray’s transition. Meanwhile, Maggie’s mother, Dolly (Sarandon), a music manager who lives with her lesbian partner, Frances, has trouble understanding Ray’s decision and Maggie’s inability to move out of the house she grew up in. Big Beach co-founders Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub...
- 10/31/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Julia Stiles and Ray Liotta have been cast in Go With Me.
Anthony Hopkins stars in the drama, which follows a young woman and the crime lord who harasses her.
Go With Me will see Stiles in the role of the woman who returns to her hometown, Variety reports.
Hopkins will play an ex-logger who will come to her aid. It is unclear just yet what role Liotta will portray in the thriller.
On top of a starring role, Hopkins will also produce the feature alongside Rick Dugdale, Lindsay Williams, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Gregory Jacobs.
Shooting on Go With Me is slated to begin in British Columbia this coming November.
Stiles is also attached to the TNT pilot Guilt By Association.
Liotta will show up next in Kill the Messenger alongside Jeremy Renner.
Anthony Hopkins stars in the drama, which follows a young woman and the crime lord who harasses her.
Go With Me will see Stiles in the role of the woman who returns to her hometown, Variety reports.
Hopkins will play an ex-logger who will come to her aid. It is unclear just yet what role Liotta will portray in the thriller.
On top of a starring role, Hopkins will also produce the feature alongside Rick Dugdale, Lindsay Williams, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Gregory Jacobs.
Shooting on Go With Me is slated to begin in British Columbia this coming November.
Stiles is also attached to the TNT pilot Guilt By Association.
Liotta will show up next in Kill the Messenger alongside Jeremy Renner.
- 10/30/2014
- Digital Spy
Thriller to be directed by Daniel Alfredson and is headed to the Afm.
Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has injected some vitality into a torpid pre-afm stretch on the Us side, announcing it will co-finance and has taken all worldwide rights to Go With Me starring Anthony Hopkins.
Kidnapping Freddy Heineken director Daniel Alfredson reunites with Hopkins on the story of a young woman who enlists the help of a former logger and his sidekick to confront a local crime lord.
Alfredson also directed The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest. Joe Gangemi and Gregory Jacobs adapted the book by Castle Freeman Jr.
Electric is co-financing with Enderby Entertainment. Rick Dugdale of Enderby produces alongside Lindsay Williams and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein of The Gotham Group, Jacobs and Hopkins.
International sales executive Nolan Pielak, who heads up Electric’s British Columbia offices, brought in the project.
Production is set...
Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has injected some vitality into a torpid pre-afm stretch on the Us side, announcing it will co-finance and has taken all worldwide rights to Go With Me starring Anthony Hopkins.
Kidnapping Freddy Heineken director Daniel Alfredson reunites with Hopkins on the story of a young woman who enlists the help of a former logger and his sidekick to confront a local crime lord.
Alfredson also directed The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest. Joe Gangemi and Gregory Jacobs adapted the book by Castle Freeman Jr.
Electric is co-financing with Enderby Entertainment. Rick Dugdale of Enderby produces alongside Lindsay Williams and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein of The Gotham Group, Jacobs and Hopkins.
International sales executive Nolan Pielak, who heads up Electric’s British Columbia offices, brought in the project.
Production is set...
- 10/23/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
• Anthony Hopkins has been cast in Go With Me. The film comes from helmer Daniel Alfredson, whom Hopkins worked with on Kidnapping Freddy Heineken. Adapted from the 2008 novel by Castle Freeman Jr., the story follows a young woman who is harassed by cop-turned-crimelord Blackway upon returning home in the Pacific Northwest. Rather than leave, she seeks the help of ex-logger (Hopkins) and his right-hand man to fight back. Joe Gangemi and Gregory Jacobs are adapting the novel for the screen. A joint production, Rick Dugdale is producing for Enderby Entertainment alongside Lindsay Williams and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein for The Gotham Group.
- 9/19/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Exclusive: Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins is re-teaming with his Kidnapping Freddy Heineken helmer Daniel Alfredson (The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest) on Go With Me, a joint production between Enderby Entertainment and The Gotham Group. Pic is adapted from the 2008 novel by Castle Freeman Jr. about a young woman who returns to her hometown in the Pacific Northwest only to be harassed by an ex-cop turned crimelord named Blackway. Forsaken by the locals and advised to leave town by the local sheriff, she instead turns to an ex-logger (Hopkins) and his sidekick to help her fight back against her sociopathic stalker.
More castings are underway as the film gears up to shoot this fall. Hopkins was seen recently in Red 2, Thor: The Dark World, and Noah. He also stars for Alfredson as the titular kidnapped beer heir in the upcoming Kidnapping Freddy Heineken opposite Sam Worthington,...
More castings are underway as the film gears up to shoot this fall. Hopkins was seen recently in Red 2, Thor: The Dark World, and Noah. He also stars for Alfredson as the titular kidnapped beer heir in the upcoming Kidnapping Freddy Heineken opposite Sam Worthington,...
- 9/19/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
IFC Films has taken Us rights to recent Sundance world premiere Camp X-Ray starring Kristen Stewart.
Peter Sattler wrote and directed the story of a rookie guard at Guantanamo Bay who strikes up a friendship with a detainee. nPayman Maadi and Lane Garrison round out the key cast.
Gina Kwon produced and Emmy Ellison, Lindsay Williams, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, David Gordon Green and Sophia Lin served as executive producers.
IFC brokered the deal with UTA Independent Film Group and André Des Rochers.
Peter Sattler wrote and directed the story of a rookie guard at Guantanamo Bay who strikes up a friendship with a detainee. nPayman Maadi and Lane Garrison round out the key cast.
Gina Kwon produced and Emmy Ellison, Lindsay Williams, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, David Gordon Green and Sophia Lin served as executive producers.
IFC brokered the deal with UTA Independent Film Group and André Des Rochers.
- 2/6/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
IFC Films took North American rights to Peter Sattler’s directorial debut film Camp X-Ray, which made its debut at Sundance. Pic stars Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi and Lane Garrison, and was produced by Gina Kwon, and executive produced by Emmy Ellison, Lindsay Williams, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, David Gordon Green and Sophia Lin. Stewart plays a soldier who gets assigned guard duty at Guantanamo Bay, where she strikes up a friendship with a detainee.
- 2/6/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Peter Sattler’s directorial debut “Camp X-Ray,” which stars Kristen Stewart as a Guantanamo Bay guard, the company announced Thursday. Sattler also wrote the film, which was produced by Gina Kwon and executive produced by Emmy Ellison, Lindsay Williams, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, David Gordon Green and Sophia Lin. Payman Maadi and Lane Garrison co-star in the movie, which premiered in competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Also Read: Sundance: Kristen Stewart’s Guantanamo Bay Drama ‘Camp X-Ray’ Draws Warm Response, Partial Standing-o Stewart plays a young woman who joins the military to be...
- 2/6/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
IFC Films announced today that the company is acquiring North American rights to Peter Sattler.s directorial debut film Camp X-Ray . The film, with a screenplay by Sattler, stars Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi and Lane Garrison, and was produced by Gina Kwon, and executive produced by Emmy Ellison, Lindsay Williams, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, David Gordon Green and Sophia Lin. The film made its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section. In the film, a young woman (Stewart) joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small town roots, but ends up as a rookie guard at Guantanamo Bay. Her mission is far from black and white, as she is surrounded by hostile jihadists and aggressive male squadmates. When she strikes...
- 2/6/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Exclusive: Chris George is joining the book department of The Gotham Group. He had been an exec at Amsef/Kalitech where he worked closely with Tom Clancy, overseeing development of the the late author’s last four bestsellers, Dead Or Alive, Against All Enemies, Locked On and Threat Vector, and his latest, Command Authority, which will be published December 3. He was also co-executive producer for the Relativity release Act Of Valor, which was presented by Tom Clancy, and set up with the author Tom Clancy’s Department Of Homeland Security at TNT in 2011. George also represents film and TV rights for Eye For An Eye author Ben Coes, whose next, Independence Day will be published June 3 by St. Martin’s Press. George also worked with French vidgame maker Ubisoft to hire writers and develop Clancy novelizations including Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, End War and H.A.W.X. George previously...
- 11/4/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
A Separation star Peyman Moaadi is set to join Kristen Stewart in the upcoming Camp X-Ray , The Wrap reports. Peter Sattler is both writing and directing the drama, which stars Stewart as a new soldier, Cole, who forms an unusual friendship with an eight-year Guantanamo Bay detainee, Ali (Moaddi). Moaadi can be seen coming up in Kazuaki Kiriya's action adventure The Last Knights . Camp X-Ray will be produced by Gina Kwon and Sophia Lin with Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, David Gordon Green and Lindsay Williams executive producing.
- 6/24/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Exclusive: In a major move that links two highly compatible management companies, The Gotham Group and Principal Entertainment Los Angeles are joining forces. The managers at Principal will move from Westwood into the Gotham headquarters on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles on April 1. I’m told this is not exactly a merger, as the entities will continue to operate under their established names. But they will cross-collateralize their assets to make things happen. The fact that Principal is moving into The Gotham Group’s space indicates there could be a more permanent partnership down the line. The linkup was set by Gotham Group founder/CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Principal partners Marsha McManus, Larry Taube and Liz Robinson. Gotham vets Lindsay Williams and Lee Stollman will help in facilitating the teaming up of the companies. Gotham is repped by CAA. Both companies confirmed the move and issued statements. Said Goldsmith-Vein: “The...
- 2/20/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: In a major move that links two highly compatible management companies, The Gotham Group and Principal Entertainment Los Angeles are joining forces. The managers at Principal will move from Westwood into the Gotham headquarters on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles on April 1. I’m told this is not exactly a merger, as the entities will continue to operate under their established names. But they will cross-collateralize their assets to make things happen. The fact that Principal is moving into The Gotham Group’s space indicates there could be a more permanent partnership down the line. The linkup was set by Gotham Group founder/CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Principal partners Marsha McManus, Larry Taube and Liz Robinson. Gotham vets Lindsay Williams and Lee Stollman will help in facilitating the teaming up of the companies. Gotham is repped by CAA. Both companies confirmed the move and issued statements. Said Goldsmith-Vein: “The...
- 2/20/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
New York, NY (April 13, 2012) — Voltage Pictures (The Hurt Locker) is joining New York-based Killer Films (Boys Don’T Cry, Mildred Pierce) on The Disappointments Room, an original screenplay by Wentworth Miller. Nicolas Chartier and Zev Foreman of Voltage will team with Killer’s Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon to produce. The Disappointments Room is a dramatic thriller about a woman who moves into a mysterious old house in the country with her husband and young son, only to discover their new home comes with a dark past. The project is currently out to directors. Miller’s previous screenplay, Stoker, stars Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska and will be distributed by Fox Searchlight. He is represented by Joanne Wiles of ICM and Lindsay Williams and Lee Stollman of The Gotham Group.
- 4/14/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
The 2011 Black List, the Top Unproduced Screenplays of the year has been released. The best unproduced screenplays from The Black List 2011 is compiled by votes from over 300 “execs, agency guys, and high-level assistants. Titled The Black List, the compendium highlights both established screenwriters and up-and-comers, and has served as a launching pad in the past for projects like Juno, Lars and the Real Girl, and (500) Days of Summer. Last year’s list included Margin Call, Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Hunger Games, and Snow White and the Huntsman.”
Regarding the validity of The Black List, things to keep in mind:
some of these screenplays have already been acquired and are already in development, though…none will have entered principal photography by December 31, 2011. Also worth pointing out is that, as in previous years, there have been rumors that some of the participants have been accused of using the Black List to promote their own clients or friends.
Regarding the validity of The Black List, things to keep in mind:
some of these screenplays have already been acquired and are already in development, though…none will have entered principal photography by December 31, 2011. Also worth pointing out is that, as in previous years, there have been rumors that some of the participants have been accused of using the Black List to promote their own clients or friends.
- 12/13/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
The Black List of 2011 continues with the second-half of the list showcasing the screenplays that received the most number of votes.
Remember, this is a list voted on by Hollywood professionals of what they personally believe to be the best unproduced screenplays written in 2011. You might recognize titles for movies that are in development. That's fine by The Black List rules; the only condition that the screenplay must meet is that it's not being filmed within this calendar year. For Black List 2011 selections like Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, that makes it valid for Black List inclusion.
If you've missed the first half of the list you can find it here.
13 Votes:
The Accountant by Bill Dubuque
The Treasury Department pursues a brilliant, autistic accountant who doubles as an assassin and “problem-solves” with precision in more ways than one.
Agency: Paradigm
Agent: Trevor Astbury
Management: Zero Gravity Management
Manager: Eric Williams...
Remember, this is a list voted on by Hollywood professionals of what they personally believe to be the best unproduced screenplays written in 2011. You might recognize titles for movies that are in development. That's fine by The Black List rules; the only condition that the screenplay must meet is that it's not being filmed within this calendar year. For Black List 2011 selections like Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, that makes it valid for Black List inclusion.
If you've missed the first half of the list you can find it here.
13 Votes:
The Accountant by Bill Dubuque
The Treasury Department pursues a brilliant, autistic accountant who doubles as an assassin and “problem-solves” with precision in more ways than one.
Agency: Paradigm
Agent: Trevor Astbury
Management: Zero Gravity Management
Manager: Eric Williams...
- 12/13/2011
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
The 2011 Black List has arrived online and there are a bunch of the hottest scripts in Hollywood. Some have already been picked up by studios, while most are still unproduced. Here is the press release: The Black List was compiled from the suggestions of over 300 film executives, each of whom contributed the names of up to ten of their favorite scripts that were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2011 and will not have begun principal photography during this calendar year.
This year, scripts had to receive at least six mentions to be included on the The Black List.
All reasonable effort has been made to confirm the information contained herein. The Black List apologizes for all misspellings, misattributions, incorrect representation identification, and questionable 2011 affiliations.
It has been said many times, but it's worth repeating:
The Black List is not a "best of" list. It is, at best, a "most liked" list.
This year, scripts had to receive at least six mentions to be included on the The Black List.
All reasonable effort has been made to confirm the information contained herein. The Black List apologizes for all misspellings, misattributions, incorrect representation identification, and questionable 2011 affiliations.
It has been said many times, but it's worth repeating:
The Black List is not a "best of" list. It is, at best, a "most liked" list.
- 12/13/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
[1] Each December since 2004, studio executive Franklin Leonard has compiled the best unproduced screenplays of the year, as voted by hundreds of execs, agency guys, and high-level assistants. Titled The Black List, the compendium highlights both established screenwriters and up-and-comers, and has served as a launching pad in the past for projects like Juno, Lars and the Real Girl, and (500) Days of Summer. Last year's list included Margin Call, Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Hunger Games, and Snow White and the Huntsman. It should be noted that the headline is somewhat misleading -- some of these screenplays have already been acquired and are already in development, though according to Leonard none will have entered principal photography by December 31, 2011. Also worth pointing out is that, as in previous years, there have been rumors that some of the participants have been accused of using the Black List to promote their own clients or friends.
- 12/12/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
As the New Year approaches, we are now getting a look at all the scripts that have been passed on, those unproduced screenplays of 2001, or what is better known as The Black List. This year, like every other year, is compiled from the suggestions of hundreds of film executives, each contributes the names of up to ten of their favorite scripts that were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2011 and will not be released in theaters during this calendar year. Some of the best scripts have come from The Black List. Films like The Social Network went on to become the best of 2010. Other movie scripts have catapulted writers into stardom. Diablo Cody’s Juno, Nancy Oliver’s Lars And The Real Girl, Scott Neustader’s and Michael Weber’s 500 Days Of Summer, are just some of the screenplays which appeared on The Black List and then were made.
- 12/12/2011
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
Franklin Leonard‘s Black List is the go-to list for the hottest unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. Just last year we got Margin Call, which is now one of the most-praised films of the year. The list also includes Doug Liman‘s next film, the thriller All You Need is Kill. David Guggenheim‘s Safe House hits theaters next spring with Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington starring. Chan-wook Park‘s English-language debut Stoker was also in the top 10, along with Ben Affleck‘s recently wrapped CIA hostage film Argo, both arriving next fall.
Today, the top 10 has been unveiled and we get quite a mix of genres. There is a satirical behind-the-scenes film from Chewbacca aka Peter Mayhew‘s point-of-view, a zombie film, a homosexual WWII drama, a Melancholia-esque drama on separate people finding peace before the world ends, a space film about a botched Apollo 18 mission and much more...
Today, the top 10 has been unveiled and we get quite a mix of genres. There is a satirical behind-the-scenes film from Chewbacca aka Peter Mayhew‘s point-of-view, a zombie film, a homosexual WWII drama, a Melancholia-esque drama on separate people finding peace before the world ends, a space film about a botched Apollo 18 mission and much more...
- 12/12/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The Black List of 2010 continues with the second-half of the list showcasing the screenplays that received the most number of votes.
If you've missed the first half of the list you can find it here.
13 Votes:
Hunger Games by Billy Ray
“Based on the book by Suzanne Collins. In an America of the future, young boys and girls are forced to participate in a televised battle to the death.”
Agent Creative Artists Agency – Todd Feldman, Brian Kend
Manager Management 360 – Guymon Casady
Lionsgate. Color Force producing
14 Votes:
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
“When the mother of future United States President Abraham Lincoln is murdered by a vampire, he begins a lifelong vendetta to rid the world of the heinous creatures.”
Agent William Morris Endeavor – Cliff Roberts, Jeff Gorin
Fox. Tim Burton Productions, Bazelevs Productions producing.
15 Votes:
Are We Officially Dating? by Tom Gormican
“A dating movie told from...
If you've missed the first half of the list you can find it here.
13 Votes:
Hunger Games by Billy Ray
“Based on the book by Suzanne Collins. In an America of the future, young boys and girls are forced to participate in a televised battle to the death.”
Agent Creative Artists Agency – Todd Feldman, Brian Kend
Manager Management 360 – Guymon Casady
Lionsgate. Color Force producing
14 Votes:
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
“When the mother of future United States President Abraham Lincoln is murdered by a vampire, he begins a lifelong vendetta to rid the world of the heinous creatures.”
Agent William Morris Endeavor – Cliff Roberts, Jeff Gorin
Fox. Tim Burton Productions, Bazelevs Productions producing.
15 Votes:
Are We Officially Dating? by Tom Gormican
“A dating movie told from...
- 12/15/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
With the publication of the 2010 Black List another compilation of the year's best unproduced screenplays has arrived. This is the fifth year that The Black List has been in existence, and its purpose is to shine a spotlight on what 290 film executives think are some of the best creative executions of ideas worthy for the big screen.
To be nominated and included on The Black List a screenplay can't have been released in 2010. As well, the minimum number of votes that a screenplay needed to have to warrant inclusion on the list is five. Several of the projects listed on Tbl are in development and will be released in the next twelve months. Others might have heat but take years to reach theaters, and there are also many that will never be greenlighted.
In the words of the creators of The Black List, don't take this assembly of screenplays to...
To be nominated and included on The Black List a screenplay can't have been released in 2010. As well, the minimum number of votes that a screenplay needed to have to warrant inclusion on the list is five. Several of the projects listed on Tbl are in development and will be released in the next twelve months. Others might have heat but take years to reach theaters, and there are also many that will never be greenlighted.
In the words of the creators of The Black List, don't take this assembly of screenplays to...
- 12/15/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Back in 2004, a list was compiled of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood of that year. This came to be known as The Black List. It was all started by a young executive at Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way, who polled 90+ peers to send him their 10 favorite, new, unproduced screenplays to read over the holidays. It has since become a tradition at the end of every year, in December, to release this list, which is voted on by a group of individuals in the entertainment industry from producer assistants, talent agency individuals, and many people involved with film development all the way up to VP's.
The 2010 Black List is here, and thanks to Deadline we have the list of best unproduced screenplays. Most of the scripts we've heard of, many of them are in production, some have already wrapped filming, they just wont be released until next year.
The 2010 Black List is here, and thanks to Deadline we have the list of best unproduced screenplays. Most of the scripts we've heard of, many of them are in production, some have already wrapped filming, they just wont be released until next year.
- 12/13/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
The Black List has been released. The annual list is compiled with a poll of 300 (up from last year's 250) development executives and high-level assistants, and contains a ranking of the hot screenplays making the rounds in Hollywoodland, which were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2010 and will not be released in theaters during this calendar year. Basically, the black list contains the hottest projects in Hollywood that you haven't heard of yet. Note: The headline is a slightly inaccurate, because a lot of these screenplays have already been acquired (six of the top ten listed), a bunch are in production now, and some have even finished production. One of this year's top ten screenplays, J.C. Chandor's Margin Call, about the last 24 hours at now-defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers is already in the can and set to premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival with Chandor at the helm...
- 12/13/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Frank Leonard is the most popular man in Hollywood today. This fine December day marks the release of the 6th annual Black List, a ranked collection of the top un-produced screenplays in the town, compiled by Leonard. Last year the top script was The Muppet Man from Christopher Weekes about “the life and times of the late Jim Henson.” Coming in second was Aaron Sorkin‘s The Social Network script, which is a current frontrunner to sweep the Oscars. The year before was The Beaver, now starring Mel Gibson and set for a release in 2011.
The top one this year, College Republicans, has Shia Labeouf and Paul Dano attached. As for the rest of the list, I’ll be seeing Margin Call (pictured above) at Sundance 2011 and Safe House goes into production next year. We also reported on Oldboy director Park Chan-wook‘s English language debut with Carey Mulligan attached,...
The top one this year, College Republicans, has Shia Labeouf and Paul Dano attached. As for the rest of the list, I’ll be seeing Margin Call (pictured above) at Sundance 2011 and Safe House goes into production next year. We also reported on Oldboy director Park Chan-wook‘s English language debut with Carey Mulligan attached,...
- 12/13/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
According to reports, Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight") is in talks to direct 20th Century Fox' "The Maze Runner", based on the first book in author James Dashner's sci-fi trilogy, from Random House's Delacorte Press.
Dashner is expected to adapt the screenplay for producer Lindsay Williams of The Gotham Group.
Premise of the books, focuses on a boy named 'Thomas' who wakes up in the mysterious 'Glade', an enclosed structure populated by other boys, surrounded by stone walls that protect them from monsters called the 'Grievers'.
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Dashner is expected to adapt the screenplay for producer Lindsay Williams of The Gotham Group.
Premise of the books, focuses on a boy named 'Thomas' who wakes up in the mysterious 'Glade', an enclosed structure populated by other boys, surrounded by stone walls that protect them from monsters called the 'Grievers'.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 12/1/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Friends have recently asked me what the next big trend in horror is going to be. The zombie bubble is about to bust and vampires will not always be an eternal trend. My answer is always werewolves. Not because I truly think there is going to be a big rush of werewolf movies, but because I want to see more werewolf movies. Good ones. It’s sad to say, there are very few really good werewolf movies out there.
That said, Benjamin Percy looks like he may be getting a head start. His story Red Moon has been acquired for both print and film by The Gotham Group based on his book proposal.
The story is set in a True Blood type of scenario, where werewolves and human live together in a post 9-11, xenophobic-style society. Hostilities reach a boiling point leading to a war between the two species.
Percy’s proposal,...
That said, Benjamin Percy looks like he may be getting a head start. His story Red Moon has been acquired for both print and film by The Gotham Group based on his book proposal.
The story is set in a True Blood type of scenario, where werewolves and human live together in a post 9-11, xenophobic-style society. Hostilities reach a boiling point leading to a war between the two species.
Percy’s proposal,...
- 11/23/2010
- by Dave
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Miley Cyrus is attached to star in paranormal thriller Wake , an adaptation of the Lisa McMann novel at Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. Disturbia co-writer Christopher Landon will adapt the book for the screen. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of The Gotham Group ( The Spiderwick Chronicles ) are producing along with Jodi Zuckerman and Tish Cyrus of Hope Town Entertainment and Steven Schneider and Jason Blum ( Paranormal Activity ). Eddie Gamarra will be an executive producer. "Wake," which is the first in a series of three books, is described as follows: For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen...
- 6/17/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Miley Cyrus is attached to star in paranormal thriller Wake , an adaptation of the Lisa McMann novel at Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. Disturbia co-writer Christopher Landon will adapt the book for the screen. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of The Gotham Group ( The Spiderwick Chronicles ) are producing along with Jodi Zuckerman and Tish Cyrus of Hope Town Entertainment and Steven Schneider and Jason Blum ( Paranormal Activity ). Eddie Gamarra will be an executive producer. "Wake," which is the first in a series of three books, is described as follows: For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen...
- 6/17/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Miley Cyrus is turning her attention to thriller movies. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the leading lady of Disney's hit original series"Hannah Montana" is attached to star in "Wake", an adaptation of Lisa McMann's young-adult paranormal thriller novel of the same name.
Film rights to the property have been picked up by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. Christopher Landon, the co-writer of "Disturbia", has been hired to write the script. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of The Gotham Group are producing along with Jodi Zuckerman and Tish Cyrus of Hope Town Entertainment as well as Steven Schneider and Jason Blum.
"Wake" is the first of three novels written by McMann. It revolves around a 17-year-old girl named Janie who has the unwanted ability to become sucked into people's dreams. She sees things she would rather not see, but when she gets pulled into a terrible nightmare, Janie dangerously goes from mere witness to participant.
Film rights to the property have been picked up by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. Christopher Landon, the co-writer of "Disturbia", has been hired to write the script. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of The Gotham Group are producing along with Jodi Zuckerman and Tish Cyrus of Hope Town Entertainment as well as Steven Schneider and Jason Blum.
"Wake" is the first of three novels written by McMann. It revolves around a 17-year-old girl named Janie who has the unwanted ability to become sucked into people's dreams. She sees things she would rather not see, but when she gets pulled into a terrible nightmare, Janie dangerously goes from mere witness to participant.
- 6/17/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Miley Cyrus is attached to star in an adaptation of Lisa McMann’s young-adult paranormal thriller novel “Wake” for Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. “Disturbia” co-writer Christopher Landon is set to adapt the screenplay. The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams are producing with Jodi Zuckerman and Tish Cyrus of Hope Town Entertainment as well as Steven Schneider and Jason Blum (known for their “Paranormal Activity”). "Wake” is the first part of three novels penned by McMann which follows Janie, a seventeen-year-old girl with the unwanted ability to become pulled into people’s dreams. Naturally, she sees things she'd rather not, but things take a dangerous turn when she goes from being a witness to a participant.
- 6/17/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch out, Twilight, you may have some competition coming your way.
Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie’s young adult series Wicked, which centers around a young girl who finds out she is a descended from a coven of witches, will be going from the page to the big screen.
Aaron and Matthew Benay have written a screen adaptation based on the series, and DreamWorks quickly bought up the rights to put the story on film.
Being a fairly new deal, production details are as of yet undetermined, aside from the fact that the Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lindsay Williams and Michael Prevett are producing.
If the popularity of such otherworldly book series as Twilight and Harry Potter and the success of their screen adaptations is any indicator, the Wicked series will likely also do very well.
If Wicked does end up drawing as much interest as Twilight has, might...
Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie’s young adult series Wicked, which centers around a young girl who finds out she is a descended from a coven of witches, will be going from the page to the big screen.
Aaron and Matthew Benay have written a screen adaptation based on the series, and DreamWorks quickly bought up the rights to put the story on film.
Being a fairly new deal, production details are as of yet undetermined, aside from the fact that the Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lindsay Williams and Michael Prevett are producing.
If the popularity of such otherworldly book series as Twilight and Harry Potter and the success of their screen adaptations is any indicator, the Wicked series will likely also do very well.
If Wicked does end up drawing as much interest as Twilight has, might...
- 10/23/2009
- by Carly
- Atomic Popcorn
And another "young adult" series of books is being readied for the big screen treatment: Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié's Wicked, which encompasses five installments entitled "Witch," "Curse," "Legacy," "Spellbound," and "Resurrection."
The news just came down via THR that sibling scribes Aaron and Matthew Benay have sold a pitch to DreamWorks based on Wicked. The Benays will build the script from the first two books in the series. DreamWorks co-president of production Mark Sourian preemptively grabbed the adaptation for mid-six figures and optioned the rest of the series. The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lindsay Williams, and Michael Prevett are producing.
According to Amazon, the stories follow Holly Cathers, [whose] world shatters when her parents are killed in a terrible accident. Wrenched from her home in San Francisco, she is sent to Seattle to live with her relatives, Aunt Marie-Claire and her twin cousins, Amanda and Nicole. In her new home,...
The news just came down via THR that sibling scribes Aaron and Matthew Benay have sold a pitch to DreamWorks based on Wicked. The Benays will build the script from the first two books in the series. DreamWorks co-president of production Mark Sourian preemptively grabbed the adaptation for mid-six figures and optioned the rest of the series. The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lindsay Williams, and Michael Prevett are producing.
According to Amazon, the stories follow Holly Cathers, [whose] world shatters when her parents are killed in a terrible accident. Wrenched from her home in San Francisco, she is sent to Seattle to live with her relatives, Aunt Marie-Claire and her twin cousins, Amanda and Nicole. In her new home,...
- 10/23/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Something "Wicked" this way comes.
Sibling scribes Aaron and Matthew Benay have sold a pitch to DreamWorks based on the five-book series "Wicked," written by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie. DreamWorks co-president of production Mark Sourian preemptively grabbed the adaptation for mid-six figures and optioned the rest of the series.
The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lindsay Williams and Michael Prevett are producing.
Described by one person involved with the project as "'Twilight' meets 'Wanted' with witchcraft," the young-adult "Wicked" novels include "Witch," "Curse," "Legacy," "Spellbound" and "Resurrection." The books detail the struggle of Holly Cathers, who moves in with an aunt after her parents die and becomes drawn into a dark world of secrets and magic.
The Benays will build the script from the first two books in the series.
DreamWorks is also developing an adaptation of the children's book series "The 39 Clues," written by Rick Riordan, into a potential franchise.
Sibling scribes Aaron and Matthew Benay have sold a pitch to DreamWorks based on the five-book series "Wicked," written by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie. DreamWorks co-president of production Mark Sourian preemptively grabbed the adaptation for mid-six figures and optioned the rest of the series.
The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lindsay Williams and Michael Prevett are producing.
Described by one person involved with the project as "'Twilight' meets 'Wanted' with witchcraft," the young-adult "Wicked" novels include "Witch," "Curse," "Legacy," "Spellbound" and "Resurrection." The books detail the struggle of Holly Cathers, who moves in with an aunt after her parents die and becomes drawn into a dark world of secrets and magic.
The Benays will build the script from the first two books in the series.
DreamWorks is also developing an adaptation of the children's book series "The 39 Clues," written by Rick Riordan, into a potential franchise.
- 10/22/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Schiffer has sold his pitch "Speed Boyz" to Alcon Entertainment. The film is about real-life engineer-turned-teacher Simon Hauger, who inspired a group of troubled Philadelphia high schoolers to win a competition to build an alternative-fuel vehicle. Hauger, a math teacher, launched an unusual curriculum in 1998 to improve students' performance in math and science. They went on to win the annual Tour de Sol, a national green car competition, where they competed against teams from top universities with their electric cars.According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams are producing along with Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove of Alcon. Gotham's Jeremy Bell and Alcon's Steven Wegner will executive produce.Schiffer wrote the screenplays for "Colors,"...
- 10/19/2009
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Twenty years later, screenwriter Michael Schiffer is heading back down the rough-and-tumble halls of high school.
In 1989, Schiffer's screenplay for "Lean on Me" became a Warner Bros. drama that starred Morgan Freeman as real-life, hard-nosed New Jersey high school principal Joe Clark. Now Schiffer has sold his pitch "Speed Boyz" to Alcon Entertainment, and it concerns real-life engineer-turned-teacher Simon Hauger, who inspired a group of troubled Philadelphia high schoolers to win a competition to build an alternative-fuel vehicle.
The pitch sale was in the mid-six-figure range.
The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams are producing along with Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove of Alcon. Gotham's Jeremy Bell and Alcon's Steven Wegner will exec produce.
Hauger, a math teacher, launched an unorthodox curriculum in 1998 to improve students' performance in math and science. The kids went on to win the annual Tour de Sol -- a national green car competition...
In 1989, Schiffer's screenplay for "Lean on Me" became a Warner Bros. drama that starred Morgan Freeman as real-life, hard-nosed New Jersey high school principal Joe Clark. Now Schiffer has sold his pitch "Speed Boyz" to Alcon Entertainment, and it concerns real-life engineer-turned-teacher Simon Hauger, who inspired a group of troubled Philadelphia high schoolers to win a competition to build an alternative-fuel vehicle.
The pitch sale was in the mid-six-figure range.
The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams are producing along with Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove of Alcon. Gotham's Jeremy Bell and Alcon's Steven Wegner will exec produce.
Hauger, a math teacher, launched an unorthodox curriculum in 1998 to improve students' performance in math and science. The kids went on to win the annual Tour de Sol -- a national green car competition...
- 10/14/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John Stevenson is attached to helm The Gotham Group's adaptation of "The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break." Mike Jones wrote the screenplay based on the 2000 novel written by Steven Sherrill which tells of a minotaur (mythological half-bull and half-man creature) who survived an attached by Theseus in the labyrinth and walks among us today. He works as a short-order cook in a Midwestern diner close to his trailer-park residence and falls for a waitress called Kelly.According to THR.com, The film is conceived as a live-action love story with CGI elementsEllen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams are producing. "Kung Fu Panda" grossed a gargantuan $633 million worldwide.
- 5/14/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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