Exclusive: Treehouse Pictures has set in motion what it’s describing as a diverse remake of 1991 coming-of-age comedy, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, which is being written by Chuck Hayward with Bille Woodruff attached to direct. Hayward’s take is a present-day retelling centered on a black family.
Treehouse’s Justin Nappi and Juliet Berman are producing along with Oren Segal. Executive producers are Michael Phillips — also an Ep on the original — Juliana Maio and Tova Laiter.
The 1991 film, which was directed by Stephen Herek, starred Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy and Josh Charles. It follows Sue Ellen Crandell, a teenager who is forced to take charge of her four younger siblings when their mom leaves town and the wicked babysitter her mother hired suddenly dies. Despite the fact that the film wasn’t a huge success critically or commercially, it amassed a significant cult following.
“Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead...
Treehouse’s Justin Nappi and Juliet Berman are producing along with Oren Segal. Executive producers are Michael Phillips — also an Ep on the original — Juliana Maio and Tova Laiter.
The 1991 film, which was directed by Stephen Herek, starred Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy and Josh Charles. It follows Sue Ellen Crandell, a teenager who is forced to take charge of her four younger siblings when their mom leaves town and the wicked babysitter her mother hired suddenly dies. Despite the fact that the film wasn’t a huge success critically or commercially, it amassed a significant cult following.
“Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead...
- 5/21/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Fruitvale Station’s Melonie Diaz has been cast as the lead in Laughs Unlimited (working title), a drama series project about a war vet’s struggles with post traumatic stress disorder, which has been on the works at HBO for the past year and a half. It has not been picked up to pilot yet, with HBO doing preliminary casting and working on the budget as it does on most scripts it is high on before making a formal pilot order. Laughs Unlimited hails from Oren Moverman, who has directed Rampart and The Messenger, and Anthony Swofford, best known for writing the book Jarhead. It centers on Army Reserve medic Billie Crown (Diaz) who, after fifteen months as a combat medic in Afghanistan, discovers that “real life” is just as perilous as war. Duty as a Sacramento cop offers the same dangers and thrills as combat, and repairing relationships with...
- 3/17/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Jennifer Beals is set as the lead in the TNT pilot Proof, a supernatural medical drama executive produced by Kyra Sedgwick. Written by Rob Bragin and directed by Alex Graves, Proof centers on Dr. Kathryn Russo (Beals), a skeptical, hard-science, brilliant female surgeon with a caustic edge who has been struggling with the devastating loss of her teenage son and a growing estrangement from her surviving daughter. She is persuaded to investigate cases of reincarnation, out-of-body experiences, hauntings — all of it looking for verifiable proof to answer one of life’s greatest questions: Is death truly the end, or is there something else beyond? Sedgwick exec produces with Jill Littman, Tom Jacobson, Bragin and Graves. The L Word alumna Beals, repped by Apa, Untitled and Patti Felker, also was pursued for broadcast pilots this season. She previously starred in Fox’s Chicago Code. She also co-created and is executive producing Laughs Unlimited,...
- 3/9/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
ICM's talent department signed Emmy nominee and TV standout (Malcolm In The Middle) Jane Kaczmarek, who had been represented by WME. She's managed by Adena Chawke and Lisa Wright at Greenlight Management. Also joining ICM from WME is Tony nominee Eve Best, who currently co-stars in Nurse Jackie and the feature film The King's Speech. Best is also represented by Independent Talent in London and managed by Rick Ax. In another competitive sign, the agency now reps Jake Lacy who stars in the ABC comedy Better With You. Lacy is managed by Beth Rosner. WME has signed Emmy winner Erin Levy, the staff writer on Mad Men who won an Emmy this year for outstanding writing for a drama series for the Season 3 finale, “Shut the Door. Have a Seat”, which she co-wrote with creator Matt Weiner. Levy joined Mad Men as a writing assistant for Season 3. She previously worked...
- 9/24/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas for Christina Milian.
The actress-singer is attached to star alongside Matt Keeslar ("Scream 3") in the ABC Family telefilm "Snowglobe", which begins production at month's endjuly in Calgary, Canada.
"Snowglobe", one of two original telefilms debuting this year during ABC Family's "25 Days of Christmas", follows a woman who finds she can magically leave the real world behind for the Christmas-themed dreamland in her grandmother's snow globecq. Keeslar plays a love interest she encounters inside the globe.
"Santa Baby" writer Garrett Frawley and Brian Turner penned the script, Ron Lagomarsino will direct, and Craig McNeil and Jody Brockway will executive produce.
Milian's recent acting credits include the TV series "Eight Days a Week" and the feature films "Pulse" and "Be Cool". She also contributed to the soundtracks of "In the Mix", "Be Cool", "The Hot Chick" and the Disney Channel animated series "Kim Possible". She is repped by Endeavor, manager Adena Chawke and attorney Steve Warren.
Keeslar, who is repped by manager Holly Shelton and Domain Talent, recently starred opposite Emily Bergl in Hallmark Channel's "Deadly Suspicion". Other credits include "Art School Confidential", "Open Window" and "Dune".
The actress-singer is attached to star alongside Matt Keeslar ("Scream 3") in the ABC Family telefilm "Snowglobe", which begins production at month's endjuly in Calgary, Canada.
"Snowglobe", one of two original telefilms debuting this year during ABC Family's "25 Days of Christmas", follows a woman who finds she can magically leave the real world behind for the Christmas-themed dreamland in her grandmother's snow globecq. Keeslar plays a love interest she encounters inside the globe.
"Santa Baby" writer Garrett Frawley and Brian Turner penned the script, Ron Lagomarsino will direct, and Craig McNeil and Jody Brockway will executive produce.
Milian's recent acting credits include the TV series "Eight Days a Week" and the feature films "Pulse" and "Be Cool". She also contributed to the soundtracks of "In the Mix", "Be Cool", "The Hot Chick" and the Disney Channel animated series "Kim Possible". She is repped by Endeavor, manager Adena Chawke and attorney Steve Warren.
Keeslar, who is repped by manager Holly Shelton and Domain Talent, recently starred opposite Emily Bergl in Hallmark Channel's "Deadly Suspicion". Other credits include "Art School Confidential", "Open Window" and "Dune".
- 7/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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