After the box office success of A Haunted House, it was no surprise to hear that A Haunted House 2 was moving forward. The sequel will be released early in 2014 and we have a look at the first teaser trailer:
“Following up on the success of horror comedy A Haunted House, A Haunted House 2, from Marlon Wayans and director Mike Tiddes, will go into production via Im Global’s Octane division today, it was announced by Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford.
Joining Wayans in the film are Gabriel Iglesias (Planes, Magic Mike), Jaime Pressly (I Love You Man, Not Another Teen Movie), and Ashley Rickards (Awkward, Gamer), who join returning cast members Essence Atkins (A Haunted House, Are We There Yet?), Affion Crockett (Soul Men, Never Back Down) and Dave Sheridan (Horrible Bosses, Scary Movie). On board as writers and producers are Wayans and Rick Alvarez, with...
“Following up on the success of horror comedy A Haunted House, A Haunted House 2, from Marlon Wayans and director Mike Tiddes, will go into production via Im Global’s Octane division today, it was announced by Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford.
Joining Wayans in the film are Gabriel Iglesias (Planes, Magic Mike), Jaime Pressly (I Love You Man, Not Another Teen Movie), and Ashley Rickards (Awkward, Gamer), who join returning cast members Essence Atkins (A Haunted House, Are We There Yet?), Affion Crockett (Soul Men, Never Back Down) and Dave Sheridan (Horrible Bosses, Scary Movie). On board as writers and producers are Wayans and Rick Alvarez, with...
- 11/21/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Mike Tiddes-directed A Haunted House 2 adds to cast A Haunted House 2 goes into production via Im Global’s Octane division Monday, announced Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford. Gabriel Iglesias (Planes, Magic Mike) Jaime Pressly (I Love You Man, Not Another Teen Movie) as well as Ashley Rickards (Awkward, Gamer) have joined A Haunted House's returning cast of Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett and Dave Sheridan. Wayans writes and produces alongside Rick Alvarez while Ford serves as executive producer alongside Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Steve Squillante and Lisa Blum. Open Road distributes the film which opens in theaters in 2014.
- 8/27/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
After the box office success of A Haunted House, it was no surprise to hear that A Haunted House 2 was moving forward. Production has started on the movie and we have a casting update that includes the addition of Jaime Pressly:
“Following up on the success of horror comedy A Haunted House, A Haunted House 2, from Marlon Wayans and director Mike Tiddes, will go into production via Im Global’s Octane division today, it was announced by Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford.
Joining Wayans in the film are Gabriel Iglesias (Planes, Magic Mike), Jaime Pressly (I Love You Man, Not Another Teen Movie), and Ashley Rickards (Awkward, Gamer), who join returning cast members Essence Atkins (A Haunted House, Are We There Yet?), Affion Crockett (Soul Men, Never Back Down) and Dave Sheridan (Horrible Bosses, Scary Movie). On board as writers and producers are Wayans and Rick Alvarez,...
“Following up on the success of horror comedy A Haunted House, A Haunted House 2, from Marlon Wayans and director Mike Tiddes, will go into production via Im Global’s Octane division today, it was announced by Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford.
Joining Wayans in the film are Gabriel Iglesias (Planes, Magic Mike), Jaime Pressly (I Love You Man, Not Another Teen Movie), and Ashley Rickards (Awkward, Gamer), who join returning cast members Essence Atkins (A Haunted House, Are We There Yet?), Affion Crockett (Soul Men, Never Back Down) and Dave Sheridan (Horrible Bosses, Scary Movie). On board as writers and producers are Wayans and Rick Alvarez,...
- 8/25/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Following up on the success of horror comedy A Haunted House, A Haunted House 2, from Marlon Wayans and director Mike Tiddes, will go into production via Im Global’s Octane division today, it was announced by Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford. Joining Wayans in the film are Gabriel Iglesias (Planes, Magic Mike), Jaime Pressly (I Love You Man, Not Another Teen Movie), and Ashley Rickards (Awkward, Gamer), who join returning cast members Essence Atkins (A Haunted House, Are We There Yet?), Affion Crockett (Soul Men, Never Back Down) and Dave Sheridan (Horrible Bosses, Scary Movie). On board as writers and producers are Wayans and Rick Alvarez, with Im Global’s Ford on board as an executive producer alongside Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Steve Squillante and Lisa Blum. Open Road, which scored a hit with A Haunted House, returns as the U.S. distributor with a March 2014 release planned. Crossing...
- 8/24/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
After the box office success of A Haunted House, it’s no surprise that a sequel is moving forward. Today, Open Road Films announced that they acquired Us distribution rights to the sequel, which is expected to begin filming later this year:
Los Angeles, CA, April 8, 2013 – Open Road Films has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to A Haunted House 2 (working title) – the sequel to this year’s hit film A Haunted House – to be co-written by and starring Marlon Wayans. The film will be financed and produced by Im Global’s genre label Octane. The announcement was made today by Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films and Stuart Ford, CEO of Im Global.
A Haunted House, released in January 2013, opened to $19 million at the U.S. box-office and has taken in over $40 million to date.
Open Road Films will release A Haunted House 2 – which will star Marlon Wayans...
Los Angeles, CA, April 8, 2013 – Open Road Films has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to A Haunted House 2 (working title) – the sequel to this year’s hit film A Haunted House – to be co-written by and starring Marlon Wayans. The film will be financed and produced by Im Global’s genre label Octane. The announcement was made today by Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films and Stuart Ford, CEO of Im Global.
A Haunted House, released in January 2013, opened to $19 million at the U.S. box-office and has taken in over $40 million to date.
Open Road Films will release A Haunted House 2 – which will star Marlon Wayans...
- 4/8/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
FX has placed an order for 13 episodes of a new scripted comedy series Legit, starring Australian comedian Jim Jefferies, announced Nick Grad, Executive Vice President of Original Programming for FX. From FX Legit is about a comedian, .Jim. (Jefferies) and his misguided attempts to become legitimate in life. He is encouraged in his quest by his best friend .Steve. (Dan Bakkedahl), and Steve.s brother .Billy. (D.J. Qualls). O'Fallon (The Riches), Jefferies and Rick Cleveland (Nurse Jackie, Mad Men) serve as Executive Producers. Lisa Blum of New Wave Entertainment is also an executive producer. The pilot episode was directed by O.Fallon. The series is produced by FX Productions. The series is scheduled to debut in January of 2013.
- 7/27/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Comedian Jim Jefferies, Dan Bakkedahl and D.J. Qualls are set to be "Legit." FX has placed an order for 13 epsiodes of a new scripted comedy series starring Australian comedian Jim Jefferies, announced Nick Grad, Executive Vice President of Original Programming for FX. Frr4rom FX Co-created by Peter O.Fallon and Jefferies, Legit is about a comedian, .Jim. (Jefferies) and his misguided attempts to become legitimate in life. He is encouraged in his quest by his best friend .Steve. (Dan Bakkedahl), and Steve.s brother .Billy. (D.J. Qualls). O'Fallon (The Riches), Jefferies and Rick Cleveland (Nurse Jackie, Mad Men) serve as Executive Producers. Lisa Blum of New Wave Entertainment is also an executive producer. The pilot episode was...
- 6/29/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
FX has picked up a new series from Australian stand-up comedian Jim Jefferies, the network said Wednesday. The series, titled "Legit," has received a 13-episode order and is slated to premiere in January 2013. Jefferies co-created the series with Peter O'Fallon of "The Riches." Both will serve as executive producers, along with Rick Cleveland ("Nurse Jackie," "Mad Men") and Lisa Blum of New Wave Entertainment. "Legit" will revolve around a comedian named Jim (played by Jefferies) and his efforts to achieve legitimacy in life. Dan Bakkedahl and D.J. Qualls ("Road Trip") also...
- 6/6/2012
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
FX is going Legit. The male-skewing cable network said Wednesday that it has given a 13-episode series order to a scripted comedy starring Australian comic Jim Jefferies. The show will star Jefferies as Jim and revolve around his misguided attempts to become legitimate in life. Co-created by Jefferies and Peter O'Fallon (The Riches), Dan Bakkedahl co-stars as Steve, Jim's best friend, with DJ Qualls set to play Steve's brother, Billy. O'Fallon and Rick Cleveland (Nurse Jackie, Mad Men) will serve as executive producers alongside Lisa Blum of New Wave Entertainment; O'Fallon directed the pilot for the
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- 6/6/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
FX has picked up comedy pilot presentation Legit starring Australian comedian Jim Jefferies to series with a 13-episode order. The scripted comedy, co-created by Peter O’Fallon and Jefferies, is about comedian Jim (Jefferies) and his misguided attempts to become legitimate in life. He is encouraged in his quest by his best friend Steve (Dan Bakkedahl), and Steve’s brother Billy (D.J. Qualls). O’Fallon (The Riches), who directed the pilot, Jefferies and Rick Cleveland (Nurse Jackie) serve as Executive Producers, along with Lisa Blum of New Wave Entertainment. The series, produced FX Prods, will debut in January 2013. “This is going to be a breakout vehicle for Jim,” said Nick Grad, FX’s Ep of Original Programming. “He has such a unique voice which is the common trait of any great comedian. It just happens to be spoken with an Australian accent.” Said Jefferies, “FX has set the bar so...
- 6/6/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Here's a surprise! Cinéma vérité style films rake in mucho box office dollars, and now one of the Wayans brothers want to spoof them! Who would have thunk it?!?!
According to Variety, Essence Atkins is set to star opposite Marlon Wayans in the indie Smart Ass, which Wayans will direct with Mike Tiddes.
The film is described as a spoof of a various found-footage pics like Paranormal Activity and The Devil Inside Me. Rick Alvarez and Lisa Blum are producing the pic, which is currently filming in L.A.
Expect more on this one soon including various pot references, lots of shaky cam, and gratuitous usage of the dreaded "N" word, all of which will come much to the chagrin of Bill Cosby.
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According to Variety, Essence Atkins is set to star opposite Marlon Wayans in the indie Smart Ass, which Wayans will direct with Mike Tiddes.
The film is described as a spoof of a various found-footage pics like Paranormal Activity and The Devil Inside Me. Rick Alvarez and Lisa Blum are producing the pic, which is currently filming in L.A.
Expect more on this one soon including various pot references, lots of shaky cam, and gratuitous usage of the dreaded "N" word, all of which will come much to the chagrin of Bill Cosby.
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- 2/14/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Essence Atkins (Are We There Yet? ) is set to star opposite Marlon Wayans (Scary Movie) in the indie Smart Ass, which Wayans will direct with Mike Tiddes, Variety reports. The pic is described as a spoof of a various found-footage pics like Paranormal Activity and The Devil Inside. The first Scary Movie was insanely funny, so maybe these guys can make spoof funny again? Eh? Rick Alvarez and Lisa Blum are producing the pic, which is currently filming in Los Angeles. Atkins previously worked with Wayans on Paramount's "Dance Flick" and can currently be seen in the TBS skein "Are We There Yet?" She is repped by Buchwald-Fortitude.
- 2/14/2012
- bloody-disgusting.com
Variety is reporting that Essence Atkins from the TBS show Are We There Yet? will be joining Marlon Wayans in his independent found footage spoof Smart Ass, which Wayans will be co-directing with Mike Tiddes.
Currently filming in Los Angeles, Marlon Wayans' directorial debut will spoof recent horror films like Paranormal Activity and The Devil Inside Me with regular Wayans' collaborator Rick Alvarez (Little Man, White Chicks) producing with Lisa Blum.
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Currently filming in Los Angeles, Marlon Wayans' directorial debut will spoof recent horror films like Paranormal Activity and The Devil Inside Me with regular Wayans' collaborator Rick Alvarez (Little Man, White Chicks) producing with Lisa Blum.
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- 2/14/2012
- by ryanrotten@shocktillyoudrop.com (Ryan Turek)
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Variety is reporting that Essence Atkins from the TBS show "Are We There Yet?" will be joining Marlon Wayans in his independent found footage spoof Smart Ass , which Wayans will be co-directing with Mike Tiddes. Currently filming in Los Angeles, Marlon Wayans' directorial debut will spoof recent horror films like Paranormal Activity and The Devil Inside Me with regular Wayans' collaborator Rick Alvarez ( Little Man , White Chicks ) producing with Lisa Blum. Atkins previously appeared with Wayans in Paramount's spoof comedy Dance Flick , directed by Wayans' nephew Damien Dante Wayans. (Photo credit: Nikki Nelson / WENN.com)...
- 2/14/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Smart Ass comedy adds Essence Atkins of Dance Flick. The actress joins Marlon Wayans in the independent film which Wayans is helming alongside Mike Tiddes, reports Variety. Apparently its a spoof of various found-footage flicks like The Devil Inside and the Paranormal Activity films. As long as they don't spoof the winning Chronicle, I'm Ok with it. Smart Ass is being produced by Lisa Blum and Rick Alvarez , and currently filming in Los Angeles. Atkins' previous credits include Dance Flick from Paramount Pictures, Love for Sale, Preacher's Kid, and is in TBS' comedy...
- 2/14/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Smart Ass comedy adds Essence Atkins of Dance Flick. The actress joins Marlon Wayans in the independent film which Wayans is helming alongside Mike Tiddes, reports Variety. Apparently its a spoof of various found-footage flicks like The Devil Inside and the Paranormal Activity films. As long as they don't spoof the winning Chronicle, I'm Ok with it. Smart Ass is being produced by Lisa Blum and Rick Alvarez , and currently filming in Los Angeles. Atkins' previous credits include Dance Flick from Paramount Pictures, Love for Sale, Preacher's Kid, and is in TBS' comedy...
- 2/14/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Smart Ass comedy adds Essence Atkins of Dance Flick. The actress joins Marlon Wayans in the independent film which Wayans is helming alongside Mike Tiddes, reports Variety. Apparently its a spoof of various found-footage flicks like The Devil Inside and the Paranormal Activity films. As long as they don't spoof the winning Chronicle, I'm Ok with it. Smart Ass is being produced by Lisa Blum and Rick Alvarez , and currently filming in Los Angeles. Atkins' previous credits include Dance Flick from Paramount Pictures, Love for Sale, Preacher's Kid, and is in TBS' comedy...
- 2/14/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Exclusive: Sixteen years after he co-created and starred in the WB comedy series The Wayans Bros, which ran for five seasons, Marlon Wayans is returning to broadcast TV with another comedy project about brothers, this time at ABC. Wayans will write, executive produce and star in a hybrid single/multi-camera comedy in development at the network that is produced by ABC Studios. The comedy, which has an odd couple/buddy cop comedy feel to it, centers on two brothers, both cops. Having fallen down on his luck, one of them moves in with his brother and his family. Wayans, who will play the married brother, is executive producing with his manager Lisa Blum and longtime producing partner Rick Alvarez of Wayans Bros Entertainment, Wayans’ production company with brothers Keenan Ivory and Shawn. CAA-repped Wayans, who started off working with his bothers on Fox’s sketch show In Living Color, co-wrote...
- 10/17/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: FX has greenlighted comedy pilot presentation Legit. Directed by Peter O’Fallon, Legit stars Australian comedian Jim Jefferies, who is being described as “shockingly charming and brutally honest.” Legit centers on a misanthrope (Jeffries) trying to go legit. CAA-repped Jefferies and O’Dallon will executive produce, with Jefferies’ manager Lisa Blum also producing. Last year, Jefferies had a comedy series in development at Comedy Central about his new life in the U.S. O’Fallon recently directed the pilot for Lifetime’s The Protector, the ninth of 11 pilots he has directed to go to series.
- 10/12/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Talent manager/producer Lisa Blum has joined New Wave Entertainment. Blum, who comes from The Collective, is bringing all of her clients including Marlon Wayans, Cheri Oteri, Orlando Jones, Jennifer Hollander (Universal’s Merman), Jim Jefferies (HBO’s I Swear To God), Gary Owen (TBS’ House of Payne), Virginia Williams (USA’s Fairly Legal), Pete Johansson and Sammi Hanratty (American Girl). Blum previously ran her own management company for six years. Before that, she was with Mosaic Media's predecessor Gold/Miller, where she began her 15-year relationship with the Wayans brothers among other clients. While at Gold/Miller, in addition to managing talent, Blum also developed and produced TV and film projects, including movies Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2 and the WB series The Wayans Bros. She most recently developed Pretty Ugly at Paramount, which will star Marlon Wayans; The Year of Living Biblically, also at Paramount, an...
- 3/10/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Jason Shapiro, a 10-year UTA veteran in the agency's motion picture talent department, is moving to the management side of the representation business, joining The Collective. There he will work closely with partners Jeff Golenberg and Sam Maydew in the talent management group. At UTA, Shapiro worked with such clients as Emmanuelle Chriqui, Adrianne Palicki, Margarita Levieva, Elizabeth Reaser, DJ Cotrona, Jason Clarke and Mary Kate Olsen. It is unclear who will take him on as a manager. Shapiro is the latest staff addition to The Collective which, over the past couple of years has hired former Wma agent Ashley Franklin, Todd Diener and Melody Hammer (formerly of Bep), Leonard Torgan (Leverage), Lisa Blum, Max Burgos, Evan Weiss (Handprint), Steven Grossman (Icm) and Abbey Robertson (Generate).
- 1/11/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Vampire spoofers are signing! Jenn Proske has signed with CAA. She continues to be managed by Mark Schumacher. Chris Riggi has signed with Brillstein for management. He continues to be repped by Gersh.
Nathan Parker, who wrote the screenplay for Duncan Jones' Moon, has signed with WME.
Marlon Wayans has signed with CAA. He is managed by Lisa Blum.
Flashpoint's Amy Jo Johnson has signed with Joannie Burstein for management.
Texan Mayra Leal, who's most recent exposure came in Machete, has signed with Rebel Entertainment Partners.
Finally, we hear that Little Children director Todd Field has signed with CAA. He had been at WME.
Nathan Parker, who wrote the screenplay for Duncan Jones' Moon, has signed with WME.
Marlon Wayans has signed with CAA. He is managed by Lisa Blum.
Flashpoint's Amy Jo Johnson has signed with Joannie Burstein for management.
Texan Mayra Leal, who's most recent exposure came in Machete, has signed with Rebel Entertainment Partners.
Finally, we hear that Little Children director Todd Field has signed with CAA. He had been at WME.
- 9/10/2010
- by Matt Hayes
- IMDbPro News
CAA has signed Marlon Wayans. Though Wayans spent the last six years at WME, the move amounts to a homecoming. Wayans had been a longtime client at CAA along with his brothers Keenen and Shawn, until they left as a group and headed to WMA. Keenen has since moved to UTA, which helped set up his next directorial effort, It Takes A Village. Shawn doesn't have an agent, though ICM books him for stand up comedy work. Marlon Wayans is expected to reprise his role in a sequel to Paramount's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. His big opportunity, though, comes when he plays Richard Pryor in Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? That film is set up at Sony Pictures Entertainment and will start next year, after the film's writer/director Bill Condon completes the final two installments of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. Wayans continues with...
- 9/8/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
The Wayans Brothers and Sony are developing a sequel to the 2004 comedy "White Chicks," which will see Marlon and Shawn Wayans reprise their roles as sibling FBI agents posing as a pair of white ladies.
Keenen Ivory Wayans is on board to direct the sequel, which all three Wayans are writing and producing. The logline for the new entry is being kept under wraps.
Rick Alvarez, the Wayans' long-time producing partner, is producing along with Joe Roth, under his Roth Films banner. Roth's Revolution Studios made the first movie, which Sony distributed.
The original was a surprise hit, grossing almost $70 million domestically from a budget of around $37 million.
The trio last worked together on "Dance Flick," which they acted in, produced and co-wrote with family members Craig Wayans and Damien Dante Wayans.
Keenan last directed 2006's "Little Man" while Marlon, repped by Wme and Lisa Blum, can currently be seen...
Keenen Ivory Wayans is on board to direct the sequel, which all three Wayans are writing and producing. The logline for the new entry is being kept under wraps.
Rick Alvarez, the Wayans' long-time producing partner, is producing along with Joe Roth, under his Roth Films banner. Roth's Revolution Studios made the first movie, which Sony distributed.
The original was a surprise hit, grossing almost $70 million domestically from a budget of around $37 million.
The trio last worked together on "Dance Flick," which they acted in, produced and co-wrote with family members Craig Wayans and Damien Dante Wayans.
Keenan last directed 2006's "Little Man" while Marlon, repped by Wme and Lisa Blum, can currently be seen...
- 8/16/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Comedian Gary Owen has inked a holding deal with Tyler Perry's company to star in a possible spinoff of Perry's hit sitcom "House of Payne."
On "Payne," Owen recurs as Zach, one of the barbers in the barbershop featured in the series, which airs in syndication and on TBS.
Owen's stint on "Payne" stems from a chance meeting with Perry last year on radio's "The Tom Joyner Morning Show."
In addition to the pact with Perry, Owen recently teamed with Martin Lawrence for a single-camera interracial family show based on Owen's comedy. That project has been set up at Starz.
Owen, the only white man to host Bet's "ComicView," has appeared in such films as "Daddy Day Care" and "Little Man."
He is repped by Icm and managed by Lisa Suzanne Blum and Coral Compagnoni of Modus Entertainment.
On "Payne," Owen recurs as Zach, one of the barbers in the barbershop featured in the series, which airs in syndication and on TBS.
Owen's stint on "Payne" stems from a chance meeting with Perry last year on radio's "The Tom Joyner Morning Show."
In addition to the pact with Perry, Owen recently teamed with Martin Lawrence for a single-camera interracial family show based on Owen's comedy. That project has been set up at Starz.
Owen, the only white man to host Bet's "ComicView," has appeared in such films as "Daddy Day Care" and "Little Man."
He is repped by Icm and managed by Lisa Suzanne Blum and Coral Compagnoni of Modus Entertainment.
- 6/29/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Where can a brother find some clothes with no mixed fibers?
Marlon Wayans will try to answer that question as he comes on to star in and produce "The Year of Living Biblically" for Paramount. Plan B picked up rights to A.J. Jacobs' best-selling nonfiction book in 2005, two years before it was published by Simon & Schuster.
For the book, subtitled "One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible," Jacobs spent a year attempting to live by the rules of the Old and New Testaments, with comic and enlightening results.
Julian Farino (HBO's "Entourage") is attached to direct, and Jay Reiss wrote the script.
Also coming on board as producers are Rick Alvarez of Wayans Brothers Entertainment and Lisa Suzanne Blum.
Wayans, repped by Wma and Modus Entertainment, stars in two Paramount summer releases: "Dance Flick," a May 22 release that he also co-wrote and produced, and "G.
Marlon Wayans will try to answer that question as he comes on to star in and produce "The Year of Living Biblically" for Paramount. Plan B picked up rights to A.J. Jacobs' best-selling nonfiction book in 2005, two years before it was published by Simon & Schuster.
For the book, subtitled "One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible," Jacobs spent a year attempting to live by the rules of the Old and New Testaments, with comic and enlightening results.
Julian Farino (HBO's "Entourage") is attached to direct, and Jay Reiss wrote the script.
Also coming on board as producers are Rick Alvarez of Wayans Brothers Entertainment and Lisa Suzanne Blum.
Wayans, repped by Wma and Modus Entertainment, stars in two Paramount summer releases: "Dance Flick," a May 22 release that he also co-wrote and produced, and "G.
- 4/20/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Good Day Live co-host Jillian Barberie has inked a new one-year deal with KTTV-TV to continue co-hosting the nationally syndicated morning show and the local Good Day L.A. as well as providing weather forecasts for the Fox O&O station's morning newscasts. Additionally, Barberie will explore new starring vehicles to be developed for her. "I am excited to continue with Fox and my morning news family, and I am also excited about all the possibilities ahead of me," Barberie said. Barberie, who recently recurred on NBC's Good Morning, Miami, is repped by Lisa Blum of Modus Entertainment. A representative for KTTV declined to comment Friday.
- 4/11/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Multihyphenate brothers Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Keenen Ivory Wayans have inked with manager-producer Lisa Blum, a former manager at Mosaic Media Group who has just launched her own company. The yet-to-be-named outfit will be based in Beverly Hills. Blum departed Mosaic in December 2002 to segue to a career as a producer. Since that time, she has been developing a slate of projects, both in television and film, before reuniting with the Wayanses, with whom she worked during her six-year-plus tenure at Mosaic. While at the company, she worked with such clients as Mary McCormack, Elisabeth Rohm, Allison Mac and Natasha McElhone.
- 11/5/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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