Exclusive: Wattpad/Webtoons has hired Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken to adapt I’m the Grim Reaper from the webtoon created by Grave Weaver.
Sam Raimi and Zainab Azizi will executive produce the series with Weaver, who’ll also team on the development process.
I’m the Grim Reaper centers on Scarlet, a young woman who wakes up in the ninth circle of hell with no idea how she got there. Satan offers to send Scarlet back to Earth if she’ll work as his reaper. But it doesn’t take long for Scarlet to realize that Satan’s offer is even worse than she feared. The story slots perfectly into Raimi’s wheelhouse, striking a deft balance between scares, gore and humor.
Campbell & Stuecken sold their procedural The Interpreter to NBC last season, with Michael Peterson showrunning and Morris Chestnut attached to star. This season, they...
Sam Raimi and Zainab Azizi will executive produce the series with Weaver, who’ll also team on the development process.
I’m the Grim Reaper centers on Scarlet, a young woman who wakes up in the ninth circle of hell with no idea how she got there. Satan offers to send Scarlet back to Earth if she’ll work as his reaper. But it doesn’t take long for Scarlet to realize that Satan’s offer is even worse than she feared. The story slots perfectly into Raimi’s wheelhouse, striking a deft balance between scares, gore and humor.
Campbell & Stuecken sold their procedural The Interpreter to NBC last season, with Michael Peterson showrunning and Morris Chestnut attached to star. This season, they...
- 4/24/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
From the mind that brought you the slasher board game Mixtape Massacre and the aquatic horror game Float comes Get the Hell Out of the House, a brand new gameplay experience.
A mysterious package has arrived at the Bloody Disgusting offices this week announcing the upcoming tabletop horror game, which looks to have a Christmas Horror theme.
The board game is set in Springbrook Falls on Christmas Eve…
“Steve Collins has organized a party for the kids and staff of Ruthie’s House; something to remind them all that this is home for them as long as they want it to be. But just as the celebrations begin, there is a ring at the door. As Steve goes to open it, he has no idea the nightmare that is about to walk in.
“Protect your friends and family as Jeffrey Tombs comes home for the holidays. Uncover the secrets of...
A mysterious package has arrived at the Bloody Disgusting offices this week announcing the upcoming tabletop horror game, which looks to have a Christmas Horror theme.
The board game is set in Springbrook Falls on Christmas Eve…
“Steve Collins has organized a party for the kids and staff of Ruthie’s House; something to remind them all that this is home for them as long as they want it to be. But just as the celebrations begin, there is a ring at the door. As Steve goes to open it, he has no idea the nightmare that is about to walk in.
“Protect your friends and family as Jeffrey Tombs comes home for the holidays. Uncover the secrets of...
- 4/24/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
When Wattpad Webtoon Studios was preparing to release the drama “Float” this year, author Kate Marchant asked for a little help from her fans. The Lionsgate film was based on her story, and now she presented three movie posters to her followers, asking them to pick their favorite.
“I can feel your readers shifting in their seats,” Aron Levitz, president of Wattpad Webtoon Studios, says with a laugh. “All those creative execs are going, ‘Wait a minute, people knew about it before it went out? Are you sure that’s Ok?’”
For Levitz, the answer is a resounding yes. His company is shaking up the traditional approach to creating film and TV adaptations by putting the power in the hands of fans.
Just last month, the third movie in the “Through My Window” series, adapted from Wattpad author Ariana Godoy’s webnovels, dominated the Netflix film charts, amassing 14 million views...
“I can feel your readers shifting in their seats,” Aron Levitz, president of Wattpad Webtoon Studios, says with a laugh. “All those creative execs are going, ‘Wait a minute, people knew about it before it went out? Are you sure that’s Ok?’”
For Levitz, the answer is a resounding yes. His company is shaking up the traditional approach to creating film and TV adaptations by putting the power in the hands of fans.
Just last month, the third movie in the “Through My Window” series, adapted from Wattpad author Ariana Godoy’s webnovels, dominated the Netflix film charts, amassing 14 million views...
- 4/18/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Wattpad Webtoon Studios has promoted Jason Goldberg to Head of Global Film, also elevating Alessandra Ferreri to Vice President of Content, Brennan Loftus to Director of Development, Animation, and Jess Brinder to Director, Head of Entertainment Business Development.
Joining Wattpad Webtoon in 2022, as Director of Film for North America, Goldberg will now continue producing and expanding the studio’s robust film slate in North America and key international markets. He reports to Head of Global Entertainment, David Madden. Projects he’s overseeing at present include adaptations of the hit Webtoon comic Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment, Wattpad romance Chasing Red with Stampede Ventures, and the Wattpad thriller What Happened That Night with Children of Men scribe David Arata, to name a few.
Alessandra Ferreri, Brennan Loftus and Jess Brinder
“Jason’s expertise and understanding of storytelling and...
Joining Wattpad Webtoon in 2022, as Director of Film for North America, Goldberg will now continue producing and expanding the studio’s robust film slate in North America and key international markets. He reports to Head of Global Entertainment, David Madden. Projects he’s overseeing at present include adaptations of the hit Webtoon comic Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment, Wattpad romance Chasing Red with Stampede Ventures, and the Wattpad thriller What Happened That Night with Children of Men scribe David Arata, to name a few.
Alessandra Ferreri, Brennan Loftus and Jess Brinder
“Jason’s expertise and understanding of storytelling and...
- 4/8/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedian and actor Andrew Bachelor spoke about his experience working with actor Robbie Amell for the movie Float in his new uInterview.
Bachelor is better known by his stage name King Bach, an internet comedian and actor who rose to fame on the video app Vine. Before Vine was shut down in 2017, Bachelor was the most-followed user, with over 16.2 million followers.
This is Bachelor’s fourth movie he’s worked on with Amell. Prior, the two had acted together in the horror/comedy The Babysitter and The Babysitter: Killer Queen, as well as When We First Met, all of which are on Netflix.
On his experience on set with Amell over the years, Bachelor told uInterview founder Erik Meers, “It’s always a pleasure to work with someone that you’ve worked with before, just because you guys are comfortable with each other, and you can play around and you know,...
Bachelor is better known by his stage name King Bach, an internet comedian and actor who rose to fame on the video app Vine. Before Vine was shut down in 2017, Bachelor was the most-followed user, with over 16.2 million followers.
This is Bachelor’s fourth movie he’s worked on with Amell. Prior, the two had acted together in the horror/comedy The Babysitter and The Babysitter: Killer Queen, as well as When We First Met, all of which are on Netflix.
On his experience on set with Amell over the years, Bachelor told uInterview founder Erik Meers, “It’s always a pleasure to work with someone that you’ve worked with before, just because you guys are comfortable with each other, and you can play around and you know,...
- 2/24/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Exclusive: Andrea Bang (Kim’s Convenience) will exec produce and topline Surrender, an indie drama marking the first feature from writer-director Jess Dang, which has entered production in Los Angeles. Co-starring Gilmore Girls‘s Keiko Agena, the film is one of ten in the fiction space to have recently been selected for fiscal sponsorship through Film Independent’s Fast Track Fellowship Program.
Pic tells the story of Naomi (Bang) a young, Asian American female looking to escape past trauma who falls into the world of blackjack to regain a sense of control, but finds herself addicted to the game. By day, Naomi is successful at her job. By night, she is a high-limit blackjack player. Her compulsive gambling puts her in a secret cycle of shame as she suppresses her internal feelings to appear externally sound, impacting her mental health.
The project began its life as a short film, also starring Bang and Agena,...
Pic tells the story of Naomi (Bang) a young, Asian American female looking to escape past trauma who falls into the world of blackjack to regain a sense of control, but finds herself addicted to the game. By day, Naomi is successful at her job. By night, she is a high-limit blackjack player. Her compulsive gambling puts her in a secret cycle of shame as she suppresses her internal feelings to appear externally sound, impacting her mental health.
The project began its life as a short film, also starring Bang and Agena,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“Float” is a New Romantic drama feature, directed by Sherren Lee, starring Andrea Bang, Robbie Amell, Andrew Bachelor, Rukiya Bernard, Michelle Krusiec, Sarah Desjardins, Ghazal Azarbad and Tristan Arthurs. opening in theaters February 9, 2024:
“…a young woman in a tense relationship with her parents decides to spend the summer in a different setting before starting university.
“Staying with her aunt in the coastal beach town of Tofino, she nearly drowns and is drawn into a hot romance with lifeguard ‘Blake’ who teaches her ‘how to swim’…”
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“…a young woman in a tense relationship with her parents decides to spend the summer in a different setting before starting university.
“Staying with her aunt in the coastal beach town of Tofino, she nearly drowns and is drawn into a hot romance with lifeguard ‘Blake’ who teaches her ‘how to swim’…”
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- 1/28/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Rose Glass’s romantic thriller Loves Lives Bleeding is set to open the 20th edition of Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) on February 28.
The UK filmmaker’s follow-up to Saint Maud stars Kristen Stewart as a gym owner who falls for a bodybuilder with criminal connections. The A24 feature will receive its UK premiere at Glasgow following its debut at Sundance earlier this month.
John Archer’s documentary Janey, about Scottish stand-up comedian Janey Godley as she embarks on her final tour following a terminal cancer diagnosis, will close the festival on March 10.
Gff has secured eight world premieres (see below...
The UK filmmaker’s follow-up to Saint Maud stars Kristen Stewart as a gym owner who falls for a bodybuilder with criminal connections. The A24 feature will receive its UK premiere at Glasgow following its debut at Sundance earlier this month.
John Archer’s documentary Janey, about Scottish stand-up comedian Janey Godley as she embarks on her final tour following a terminal cancer diagnosis, will close the festival on March 10.
Gff has secured eight world premieres (see below...
- 1/24/2024
- ScreenDaily
"Can we just stay in the moment?" Lionsgate has unveiled a trailer for a romantic drama titled Float, made in Canada by filmmaker Sherren Lee. This cheesy love story is based on the book of the same name written by Kate Marchant. It's one of these "everything changed when I met this one guy" stories we've seen so many times over and over. A city girl with a life in Toronto, originally from Taiwan, rejected by her parents, makes an impulsive decision to spend the summer at a small town with her estranged aunt. She nearly drowns and is rescued by the lifeguard next door, who offers to teach her how to swim. Of course they fall in love, but will things work out? Float stars Andrea Bang as Waverly, Robbie Amell as lifeguard Blake, Michelle Krusiec, Andrew Bachelor, Rukiya Bernard, and Sarah Desjardins. This looks sweet and sappy and...
- 1/9/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Awakened from a coma nearly one year after surviving a near-death experience, Nikki (Kaya Coleman) just wants to enjoy this Christmas with her friends at a secluded cabin in the woods, but as the snow piles up outside and the eggnog is knocked back inside, Nikki's sanity is questioned when she insists that the person who tried to kill her last Christmas Eve was none other than not-so-jolly Saint Nick... and he may be coming back down the chimney to finish what he started.
This is the snowbound setup for the new psychological slasher Santa Isn't Real, and with the film now on Digital and VOD via XYZ Films and Rotting Press, I had a chance to catch up with writer/director Zac Locke (Float) to discuss his new movie, including the importance of subverting audience's expectations, creating a creepy take on a killer Santa Claus, keeping elements of the story ambiguous,...
This is the snowbound setup for the new psychological slasher Santa Isn't Real, and with the film now on Digital and VOD via XYZ Films and Rotting Press, I had a chance to catch up with writer/director Zac Locke (Float) to discuss his new movie, including the importance of subverting audience's expectations, creating a creepy take on a killer Santa Claus, keeping elements of the story ambiguous,...
- 12/9/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Stampede Ventures and Wattpad Webtoon Studios will team for a feature adaptation of Chasing Red, the YA romance webnovel by Isabelle Ronin that has garnered huge attention on the digital publishing platform, Wattpad.
Jessika Borsiczky (Sex/Life) has been set to direct from a screenplay by Lauren Schacher (Hooking Up), and casting is now underway.
Chasing Red tells the story of straight-a student Veronica, who refuses to be college heartthrob Caleb’s next “conquest,” even after a chance encounter sparks an undeniable attraction between them. But with nowhere to stay and on the run from a recent tragedy, Veronica finds herself in need of Caleb’s help, despite the secrets of their pasts threatening to tear them apart. Wattpad’s #2 English-language property, following the massively popular After series from Anna Todd, the webnovel has garnered over 260 million reads since its publication in 2017. It’s been published in print in seven languages,...
Jessika Borsiczky (Sex/Life) has been set to direct from a screenplay by Lauren Schacher (Hooking Up), and casting is now underway.
Chasing Red tells the story of straight-a student Veronica, who refuses to be college heartthrob Caleb’s next “conquest,” even after a chance encounter sparks an undeniable attraction between them. But with nowhere to stay and on the run from a recent tragedy, Veronica finds herself in need of Caleb’s help, despite the secrets of their pasts threatening to tear them apart. Wattpad’s #2 English-language property, following the massively popular After series from Anna Todd, the webnovel has garnered over 260 million reads since its publication in 2017. It’s been published in print in seven languages,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Busy Philipps is a fan of the new song “If I’m Being Honest” by Frankie Bird, and so are we!
The indie pop artist dropped the song last week with an accompanying live performance video and then Busy shared a video of herself dancing to the song while wearing a bikini.
“‘If I’m Being Honest’ is an empowering song about the release of all the pent up frustration I had at the end of my twenties as I reflected on who I had been surrounding myself with and who I wanted to let in moving forward,” Frankie said in a statement. “It’s a cathartic anthem about finally knowing your worth and not letting people walk all over you anymore. I was done letting that be my narrative and needed to write a ‘scream sing in the car kind of song’ to let it all go. This song...
The indie pop artist dropped the song last week with an accompanying live performance video and then Busy shared a video of herself dancing to the song while wearing a bikini.
“‘If I’m Being Honest’ is an empowering song about the release of all the pent up frustration I had at the end of my twenties as I reflected on who I had been surrounding myself with and who I wanted to let in moving forward,” Frankie said in a statement. “It’s a cathartic anthem about finally knowing your worth and not letting people walk all over you anymore. I was done letting that be my narrative and needed to write a ‘scream sing in the car kind of song’ to let it all go. This song...
- 11/22/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Zakiya Dalila Harris’ novel “The Other Black Girl” has hit the small screen in ten episodes filled with songs that support the story’s underlying message of compromising identity and Blackness in a majority-white workplace. Developed by Harris and Rashida Jones, who contributed the intro montage, to Episode 7 set to Anita Baker’s “Sweet Love,” the series crosses multiple genres from comedy to thriller and provides social commentary on how minority Poc employees compromise and navigate the social system of corporate America.
Set to Sza, TLC, Busta Rhymes, H.E.R., Janelle Monae and more, many scenes in the show become even stronger with the songs in the background. Co-showrunners Gus Hickey and Jordan Reddout left the ending open for a potential second season. The suspense and humor go hand in hand with the soundtrack for “The Other Black Girl.”
Here are all the songs in “The Other Black Girl”:
Episode...
Set to Sza, TLC, Busta Rhymes, H.E.R., Janelle Monae and more, many scenes in the show become even stronger with the songs in the background. Co-showrunners Gus Hickey and Jordan Reddout left the ending open for a potential second season. The suspense and humor go hand in hand with the soundtrack for “The Other Black Girl.”
Here are all the songs in “The Other Black Girl”:
Episode...
- 9/16/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
††† (Crosses) will unveil their long-awaited second album, Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete., on Oct. 13 via Warner Records. The group, Deftones’ Chino Moreno and producer/multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez, have previewed the LP, which will feature collaborations with El-p and Robert Smith, with single “Invisible Hand.”
“When we started working on Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete., there was so much more light coming in my life, for numerous reasons,” Moreno said in a statement. “There’s a lot more optimism. Even the darker themes are more romanticized and...
“When we started working on Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete., there was so much more light coming in my life, for numerous reasons,” Moreno said in a statement. “There’s a lot more optimism. Even the darker themes are more romanticized and...
- 8/4/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Welcome To Our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, the long-awaited return of Janelle Monáe, a frosty ballad from Lana Del Rey, the first Omar Apollo song of 2023, and great new tracks from Chimbala, Bully, and Sebastián Yatra.
Janelle Monáe feat. Seun Kuti and Africa 80, “Float” (YouTube)
Lana Del Rey, “A&w” (YouTube)
Omar Apollo, “3 Boys” (YouTube)
Latto feat. Lu Kala, “Lottery” (YouTube)
Niall Horan, “Heaven” (YouTube)
Skrillex feat. Missy Elliott and Mr. Oizo, “Ratata” (YouTube)
Bully feat.
Janelle Monáe feat. Seun Kuti and Africa 80, “Float” (YouTube)
Lana Del Rey, “A&w” (YouTube)
Omar Apollo, “3 Boys” (YouTube)
Latto feat. Lu Kala, “Lottery” (YouTube)
Niall Horan, “Heaven” (YouTube)
Skrillex feat. Missy Elliott and Mr. Oizo, “Ratata” (YouTube)
Bully feat.
- 2/17/2023
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Actress Lauren Cohan, aka 'Maggie' in "The Walking Dead", poses for "Shape" magazine:
Cohan's first major film debut was the 2005 feature "Casanova", playing 'Sister Beatrice'.
In 2006, she co-starred in the sequel to "National Lampoon's Van Wilder", titled "National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj" playing 'Charlotte Higginson'. Her next role was the 2007 feature "Float". February 2010 she was cast in "Death Race 2".
Cohan was cast in Season Three of "Supernatural" as 'Bela Talbot', appearing in six episodes. Cohan is also noted for playing the recurring character 'Rose', a 500 year old vampire in "The Vampire Diaries".
She was cast in the second season of AMC's "The Walking Dead" in the recurring role of 'Maggie Greene' and promoted to the main cast in Season 3. The series is currently in its 11th and final season, with Cohan spinning off into a new 'zombie' series titled "Dead City" (aka "Isle of The Dead...
Cohan's first major film debut was the 2005 feature "Casanova", playing 'Sister Beatrice'.
In 2006, she co-starred in the sequel to "National Lampoon's Van Wilder", titled "National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj" playing 'Charlotte Higginson'. Her next role was the 2007 feature "Float". February 2010 she was cast in "Death Race 2".
Cohan was cast in Season Three of "Supernatural" as 'Bela Talbot', appearing in six episodes. Cohan is also noted for playing the recurring character 'Rose', a 500 year old vampire in "The Vampire Diaries".
She was cast in the second season of AMC's "The Walking Dead" in the recurring role of 'Maggie Greene' and promoted to the main cast in Season 3. The series is currently in its 11th and final season, with Cohan spinning off into a new 'zombie' series titled "Dead City" (aka "Isle of The Dead...
- 9/17/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Fresh off starring in Toronto Film Festival drama North Of Normal, Sarah Gadon is set to make her directorial debut on feature Lullabies For Little Criminals, based on Heather O’Neill’s 2007 novel which won the Canada Reads competition.
Alias Grace and True Detective star Gadon will adapt the screenplay and also produce alongside Brightlight Pictures’ (Firefly Lane) Shawn Williamson and Emily Alden. Production is slated to take place in Montreal.
The movie will follow thirteen year-old Baby who vacillates between childhood comforts and adult temptation. Her father, Jules, takes better care of his drug habit than he does of his daughter, however when her blossoming beauty captures the attention of a charismatic and dangerous local it creates a volatile situation which threatens to crush Baby’s spirit.
Gadon’s latest feature is Carly Stone drama North of Normal which launched on Sunday at TIFF. The Canadian actress stars with Robert Carlyle,...
Alias Grace and True Detective star Gadon will adapt the screenplay and also produce alongside Brightlight Pictures’ (Firefly Lane) Shawn Williamson and Emily Alden. Production is slated to take place in Montreal.
The movie will follow thirteen year-old Baby who vacillates between childhood comforts and adult temptation. Her father, Jules, takes better care of his drug habit than he does of his daughter, however when her blossoming beauty captures the attention of a charismatic and dangerous local it creates a volatile situation which threatens to crush Baby’s spirit.
Gadon’s latest feature is Carly Stone drama North of Normal which launched on Sunday at TIFF. The Canadian actress stars with Robert Carlyle,...
- 9/12/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
In a time of reboots, remakes and sequels, Wattpad Webtoon is aiming to bring more original stories to Hollywood and counter that franchise bloat. As Wattpad Webtoon Studios president Aron Levitz tells Variety, the goal is to show production banners and media platforms that loyal webcomic and series fans will tune in to their TV adaptations of those titles. And so far, it’s working.
The Webtoon-adapted K-drama “Sweet Home” and Wattpad-originated young adult film series “The Kissing Booth,” both on Netflix, has given the company an early boost in making Hollywood inroads. And now, the recent hire of former Fox Entertainment and AMC Entertainment president David Madden as head of global entertainment is another example of the company’s move to further ramp up its entertainment industry presence.
“We’re better and stronger with two massive IP libraries, united with tons of stories and over 166 million people around the world coming to create,...
The Webtoon-adapted K-drama “Sweet Home” and Wattpad-originated young adult film series “The Kissing Booth,” both on Netflix, has given the company an early boost in making Hollywood inroads. And now, the recent hire of former Fox Entertainment and AMC Entertainment president David Madden as head of global entertainment is another example of the company’s move to further ramp up its entertainment industry presence.
“We’re better and stronger with two massive IP libraries, united with tons of stories and over 166 million people around the world coming to create,...
- 8/1/2022
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Accredited on-site attendance for forum gains 22% on 2019.
Le Monde De Demain and Chair Tendre were among the winners at Series Mania 2022 as the event in Lille came to a close with accredited on-site attendance for the forum up 22% over 2019 and 57% over 2021.
Series Mania founder and general director Laurence Herszberg (pictured) said the 2022 edition brought together more than 70,000 participants for the festival and 3,300 accredited persons on-site from 64 countries for the Forum compared to 2,100 in 2021 and 2,700 in 2019. The visits to the Series Mania website and Series Mania digital platform produced 260,000 views.
French show Le Monde De Demain created by Katell Quillévéré, Hélier Cisterne,...
Le Monde De Demain and Chair Tendre were among the winners at Series Mania 2022 as the event in Lille came to a close with accredited on-site attendance for the forum up 22% over 2019 and 57% over 2021.
Series Mania founder and general director Laurence Herszberg (pictured) said the 2022 edition brought together more than 70,000 participants for the festival and 3,300 accredited persons on-site from 64 countries for the Forum compared to 2,100 in 2021 and 2,700 in 2019. The visits to the Series Mania website and Series Mania digital platform produced 260,000 views.
French show Le Monde De Demain created by Katell Quillévéré, Hélier Cisterne,...
- 3/25/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
French hip-hop series Le Monde de Demain has scooped the Grand Prize at the Series Mania International Competition.
Announced at a ceremony tonight and presided over by Jury President Julia Sinkevych, Arte/Netflix’s TV series about the birth of the French rap movement beat off stiff competition from the likes of Michael Hirst’s Billy the Kid and Israel’s Fire Dance.
Based on an original idea by Katell Quillévéré and Hélier Cisterne, the show, which translates in English as World of Tomorrow, features the likes of JoeyStarr and DJ Détonateur S, who created a rebellious and euphoric form of expression and brought rap to France.
Yehuda Levi, lead in Fire Dance, won Best Actor and Michelle De Swarte won Best Actress for her performance in Sky/HBO’s The Baby.
Meanwhile, Discovery+ Sweden’s The Dark Heart won Best Series in the International Panorama, the Special Jury Prize...
Announced at a ceremony tonight and presided over by Jury President Julia Sinkevych, Arte/Netflix’s TV series about the birth of the French rap movement beat off stiff competition from the likes of Michael Hirst’s Billy the Kid and Israel’s Fire Dance.
Based on an original idea by Katell Quillévéré and Hélier Cisterne, the show, which translates in English as World of Tomorrow, features the likes of JoeyStarr and DJ Détonateur S, who created a rebellious and euphoric form of expression and brought rap to France.
Yehuda Levi, lead in Fire Dance, won Best Actor and Michelle De Swarte won Best Actress for her performance in Sky/HBO’s The Baby.
Meanwhile, Discovery+ Sweden’s The Dark Heart won Best Series in the International Panorama, the Special Jury Prize...
- 3/25/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
ViacomCBS International Studios and Wattpad Webtoon Studios revealed a global partnership to source emerging content and creative talent from around the world to develop a slate of original series based on hit Wattpad and Webtoon stories.
Wattpad Webtoon Studios and ViacomCBS International Studios’ production arm, Vis, will coproduce content for ViacomCBS’ networks and platforms, including its premium streaming service Paramount Plus.
In June, Wattpad, a top user-contributed fiction app, combined its TV, film and books division with the studio operations of digital comics platform Webtoon. Previously, South Korea-based Naver, Webtoon’s owner, acquired Wattpad for $600 million. Naver had said it would fund the newly merged Wattpad Webtoon Studios with a commitment of $100 million for development and production financing, aiming to produce a broad new slate of fan-driven entertainment on a global basis.
Ari Tan, VP, head of strategy, ViacomCBS International Studios said: “ViacomCBS International Studios is committed to telling authentic,...
Wattpad Webtoon Studios and ViacomCBS International Studios’ production arm, Vis, will coproduce content for ViacomCBS’ networks and platforms, including its premium streaming service Paramount Plus.
In June, Wattpad, a top user-contributed fiction app, combined its TV, film and books division with the studio operations of digital comics platform Webtoon. Previously, South Korea-based Naver, Webtoon’s owner, acquired Wattpad for $600 million. Naver had said it would fund the newly merged Wattpad Webtoon Studios with a commitment of $100 million for development and production financing, aiming to produce a broad new slate of fan-driven entertainment on a global basis.
Ari Tan, VP, head of strategy, ViacomCBS International Studios said: “ViacomCBS International Studios is committed to telling authentic,...
- 12/8/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Pennywise: The Story of It distributor Unannounced Films has taken on international sales of Annika producer Black Camel Pictures’ BBC young adult drama Float.
Written by Scottish playwright Stef Smith, the BBC Scotland series dropped on BBC iPlayer in August, following Jade, a university dropout who finds herself back in her hometown working as a lifeguard at the local pool. Rumors are rife as to why she’s back, but only Jade knows the truth.
Starting out as a BBC Writersroom pilot, the six-part show features a cast of young Scottish breakthrough acting talent and was the first to be directed by Arabella Page Croft, who runs Black Camel.
“Float is a show we are excited to share internationally and keen to nurture with broadcast partners,” said Page Croft.
“It’s been a simply fantastic opportunity for us to amplify underrepresented, queer voices and to introduce audiences to...
Written by Scottish playwright Stef Smith, the BBC Scotland series dropped on BBC iPlayer in August, following Jade, a university dropout who finds herself back in her hometown working as a lifeguard at the local pool. Rumors are rife as to why she’s back, but only Jade knows the truth.
Starting out as a BBC Writersroom pilot, the six-part show features a cast of young Scottish breakthrough acting talent and was the first to be directed by Arabella Page Croft, who runs Black Camel.
“Float is a show we are excited to share internationally and keen to nurture with broadcast partners,” said Page Croft.
“It’s been a simply fantastic opportunity for us to amplify underrepresented, queer voices and to introduce audiences to...
- 11/29/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
It was July 2020 when Bright Light Media, the creators of Mixtape Massacre, first teased Float: From the Deep and it's been very exciting to see the progress they've been sharing on social media over the last year. Today marks the next big milestone for Float, as it's now available on Kickstarter with some very exciting rewards for those that help fund this game's creation!
"From the creators of Mixtape Massacre comes a brand new aquatic horror survival game where you and your friends are the bait.
When a mysterious explosion sends a cruise ship sinking to the bottom of the ocean, five groups of survivors band together in rafts and set sail in search of land.
But what seemed like an easy expedition, quickly goes south with food and water shortages, treacherous storms, and desperation taking over.
Worse yet, the creatures from below are beginning to surface...and Feed.
Float: From the Deep,...
"From the creators of Mixtape Massacre comes a brand new aquatic horror survival game where you and your friends are the bait.
When a mysterious explosion sends a cruise ship sinking to the bottom of the ocean, five groups of survivors band together in rafts and set sail in search of land.
But what seemed like an easy expedition, quickly goes south with food and water shortages, treacherous storms, and desperation taking over.
Worse yet, the creatures from below are beginning to surface...and Feed.
Float: From the Deep,...
- 11/3/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Here’s one that’s sure to heat up the impending AFM. Knives Out and No Time To Die star Ana de Armas is in talks to take the lead role in anticipated John Wick spinoff Ballerina, about a young female assassin who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family.
The character made a fleeting appearance in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum as a ballerina who is also training to be an assassin.
As we previously revealed, Len Wiseman (Underworld) is aboard to direct the action-thriller, whose script comes from Shay Hatten, known for Zack Snyder’s Army Of The Dead and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.
The movie re-teams John Wick studio Lionsgate with producers Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Chad Stahelski (the John Wick franchise director will instead be a producer on Ballerina). We hear budget would be somewhere in the $50-80M range. It...
The character made a fleeting appearance in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum as a ballerina who is also training to be an assassin.
As we previously revealed, Len Wiseman (Underworld) is aboard to direct the action-thriller, whose script comes from Shay Hatten, known for Zack Snyder’s Army Of The Dead and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.
The movie re-teams John Wick studio Lionsgate with producers Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Chad Stahelski (the John Wick franchise director will instead be a producer on Ballerina). We hear budget would be somewhere in the $50-80M range. It...
- 10/28/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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