Signing on to executive produce “Tótem,” the sophomore feature from writer-director Lila Avilés that was chosen to be Mexico’s submission for the Best International Feature Film Oscar, was a no-brainer for Salma Hayek Pinault. “For me, it’s very important to support women, especially if they’re Mexican. And to support talent. And Lila’s talent is rare. It’s special, it’s unique, it’s bold, it’s brave. And also it’s delicate and personal,” said the Academy Award-nominated “Frida” actress during a conversation with IndieWire over Zoom. “I just want the world to feel her through this movie, and to be touched and moved by her talent.”
Premiering at last year’s Berlin Film Festival, where it won the Ecumenical Jury Prize, “Tótem” is a chamber piece centered on seven-year-old Sol (Naíma Sentíes) observing her family prepare to throw what she begins to understand to be...
Premiering at last year’s Berlin Film Festival, where it won the Ecumenical Jury Prize, “Tótem” is a chamber piece centered on seven-year-old Sol (Naíma Sentíes) observing her family prepare to throw what she begins to understand to be...
- 1/15/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Salma Hayek Pinault has joined José Tamez and Siobhan Flynn, her partners in Ventanarosa Productions, as an executive producer on Tótem, writer-director Lila Avilés’ follow-up to her international breakthrough The Chambermaid, which has been shortlisted as Mexico’s entry for the Best International Feature Oscar.
Poised for release by Sideshow and Janus Films, the companies behind Eo and Drive My Car, the film is set to open in New York theaters on January 26th. It will unspool in Los Angeles on February 2nd and expand nationwide in the weeks to follow.
Named one of the Top 5 International Films of the Year by the National Board of Review, Tótem is told largely from the perspective of 7-year-old Sol (Naíma Sentíes), as her aunt (Montserrat Marañón) and extended relatives prepare for the birthday party of the girl’s father (Mateo Garcia). As the hours wear on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded,...
Poised for release by Sideshow and Janus Films, the companies behind Eo and Drive My Car, the film is set to open in New York theaters on January 26th. It will unspool in Los Angeles on February 2nd and expand nationwide in the weeks to follow.
Named one of the Top 5 International Films of the Year by the National Board of Review, Tótem is told largely from the perspective of 7-year-old Sol (Naíma Sentíes), as her aunt (Montserrat Marañón) and extended relatives prepare for the birthday party of the girl’s father (Mateo Garcia). As the hours wear on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
My Brilliant Friend executive producer Jennifer Schuur is staying at HBO.
Schuur has renewed her overall deal with the premium cable outlet, which has been her home since 2019. The renewed deal will run through the end of 2024, during which time she’ll continue to develop and produce projects for HBO.
“I deeply value my relationships with the people at HBO who support artists, as well as programming that has made us all think, feel, and want more for decades,” Schuur said in a statement. “I feel very lucky to be at HBO and I cannot wait to see what this next chapter has in store for all of us.”
In addition to My Brilliant Friend, which will wrap after its upcoming fourth season, Schuur was co-showrunner and an executive producer of HBO’s revival of In Treatment in 2021. She is currently adapting Valentine, Elizabeth Wetmore’s best-selling novel about a...
Schuur has renewed her overall deal with the premium cable outlet, which has been her home since 2019. The renewed deal will run through the end of 2024, during which time she’ll continue to develop and produce projects for HBO.
“I deeply value my relationships with the people at HBO who support artists, as well as programming that has made us all think, feel, and want more for decades,” Schuur said in a statement. “I feel very lucky to be at HBO and I cannot wait to see what this next chapter has in store for all of us.”
In addition to My Brilliant Friend, which will wrap after its upcoming fourth season, Schuur was co-showrunner and an executive producer of HBO’s revival of In Treatment in 2021. She is currently adapting Valentine, Elizabeth Wetmore’s best-selling novel about a...
- 12/13/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Salma Hayek knows how to bring the style.
On Wednesday night, the 57-year-old actress attended the TIFF premiere of “El Sabor De La Navidad”, which she produced.
Read More: Salma Hayek Sizzles In Skimpy Red Bikini As She Celebrates 57th Birthday
Rodrigo Mazon, Erica Sanchez Su, Jennevie Olivieri-Lopez, Jose Tamez, Salma Hayek, Alejandro Lozano, Billy Rovzar and Augusto Rovegno – Photo: Courtesy of ViX
Et Canada’s Carlos Bustamante caught up with Hayek at the premiere and asked about her showstopping look, with a white dress that wrapped round her body, and a green-and-white clutch to go with it.
.@salmahayek shares the details on her showstopping red carpet look at the #TIFF23 premiere of her upcoming film "El Sabor de la Navidad" pic.twitter.com/HJuGzGLgX6
— Et Canada (@ETCanada) September 13, 2023
“Okay, so it’s a really good one,” Hayek said of the dress, designed by Michael Stewart. “This dress is done by a new,...
On Wednesday night, the 57-year-old actress attended the TIFF premiere of “El Sabor De La Navidad”, which she produced.
Read More: Salma Hayek Sizzles In Skimpy Red Bikini As She Celebrates 57th Birthday
Rodrigo Mazon, Erica Sanchez Su, Jennevie Olivieri-Lopez, Jose Tamez, Salma Hayek, Alejandro Lozano, Billy Rovzar and Augusto Rovegno – Photo: Courtesy of ViX
Et Canada’s Carlos Bustamante caught up with Hayek at the premiere and asked about her showstopping look, with a white dress that wrapped round her body, and a green-and-white clutch to go with it.
.@salmahayek shares the details on her showstopping red carpet look at the #TIFF23 premiere of her upcoming film "El Sabor de la Navidad" pic.twitter.com/HJuGzGLgX6
— Et Canada (@ETCanada) September 13, 2023
“Okay, so it’s a really good one,” Hayek said of the dress, designed by Michael Stewart. “This dress is done by a new,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Producer Salma Hayek Pinault says her heartfelt family dramedy El Sabor de la Navidad as it tackles the issue of transgender acceptance in Mexican families reflects a changing and more progressive country and culture.
“Misunderstandings in families have to do with generational differences,” the Mexican-American star-turned-producer told The Hollywood Reporter ahead of a world premiere for director Alejandro Lozano’s Christmas family movie at the Toronto Film Festival on Wednesday evening. Hayek Pinault also marked her support for the SAG-AFTRA strikes by proudly wearing a T-shirt adorned with the actor union’s protest logo while at TIFF.
“It’s not only Spanish (language), but a Mexican film. And so we’re very grateful that we were able to bring it to Toronto and that the union was supportive of it, otherwise I would not have come, without permission,” she said as her film debuted at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.
El...
“Misunderstandings in families have to do with generational differences,” the Mexican-American star-turned-producer told The Hollywood Reporter ahead of a world premiere for director Alejandro Lozano’s Christmas family movie at the Toronto Film Festival on Wednesday evening. Hayek Pinault also marked her support for the SAG-AFTRA strikes by proudly wearing a T-shirt adorned with the actor union’s protest logo while at TIFF.
“It’s not only Spanish (language), but a Mexican film. And so we’re very grateful that we were able to bring it to Toronto and that the union was supportive of it, otherwise I would not have come, without permission,” she said as her film debuted at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.
El...
- 9/14/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s December in Mexico City in “El Sabor de la Navidad,” where fake Santas, queso relleno and karaoke machines are all just smoke and mirrors covering over the true meaning of Christmas. Helmed by Alejandro Lozano, this endearing Spanish-language Christmas film intertwines three separate stories of families and friends grappling between tradition and progression, trying to discern which is most important.
Ahead of the film’s global premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, producers Salma Hayek Pinault and Jose Tamez spoke with Variety about Ventanarosa, their production company, which is behind the film, creating films for Spanish-speaking audiences and their latest joint endeavor.
“We enjoy what we do, and we take pride in what we do,” Hayek Pinault says about the work at Ventanarosa. “The last project we did, ‘Santa Evita,’ I think we won everything, no, Pepe?” While maybe not everything, Ventanarosa’s 2022 Hulu original “Santa Evita,...
Ahead of the film’s global premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, producers Salma Hayek Pinault and Jose Tamez spoke with Variety about Ventanarosa, their production company, which is behind the film, creating films for Spanish-speaking audiences and their latest joint endeavor.
“We enjoy what we do, and we take pride in what we do,” Hayek Pinault says about the work at Ventanarosa. “The last project we did, ‘Santa Evita,’ I think we won everything, no, Pepe?” While maybe not everything, Ventanarosa’s 2022 Hulu original “Santa Evita,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
The second TelevisaUnivision movie from Salma Hayek Pinault’s Ventanarosa Productions will get its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
El Sabor de la Navidad (working title A Merry Mexican Christmas) will bow Sept. 13 as part of TIFF’s special presentations program before becoming available on the Spanish-language streaming platform ViX in November.
In the tradition of many holiday classics, El Sabor de la Navidad will follow three storylines that inevitably converge in the third act. All set in Mexico City during Christmastime, the first story follows an estranged daughter seeking reconciliation with her family; the second spotlights two rival Santa Clauses in Alameda Central Park; and the third features a lonely chef who cooks Christmas dinners for other families catching feelings for her assistant.
The romantic comedy stars Mariana Treviño (A Man Called Otto, House of Flowers), Andrés Almeida (Y tu mamá también, Ana), Armando Hernández (Blood of My Blood,...
El Sabor de la Navidad (working title A Merry Mexican Christmas) will bow Sept. 13 as part of TIFF’s special presentations program before becoming available on the Spanish-language streaming platform ViX in November.
In the tradition of many holiday classics, El Sabor de la Navidad will follow three storylines that inevitably converge in the third act. All set in Mexico City during Christmastime, the first story follows an estranged daughter seeking reconciliation with her family; the second spotlights two rival Santa Clauses in Alameda Central Park; and the third features a lonely chef who cooks Christmas dinners for other families catching feelings for her assistant.
The romantic comedy stars Mariana Treviño (A Man Called Otto, House of Flowers), Andrés Almeida (Y tu mamá también, Ana), Armando Hernández (Blood of My Blood,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This week, Netflix announced that its new Jennifer Lopez action movie “The Mother” will be available to stream beginning on May 12. In the film, JLo plays an assassin on the run, who comes out of hiding to rescue the 12-year-old daughter she was forced to give up as a baby. The thriller is directed by Niki Caro and it co-stars Joseph Fiennes, Lucy Paez, Omari Hardwick, Paul Raci, and Gael Garcia Bernal.
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Netflix’s hit show “Stranger Things” is getting another incarnation — as an animated series akin to Saturday morning cartoons. While no details have been released by Netflix, it will reportedly be developed by Eric Robles and Flying Bark Productions. “Stranger Things” has already been renewed for a fifth and final season, but a London stage play and an untitled live-action spinoff, both based on the series, are also in the works.
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Netflix’s hit show “Stranger Things” is getting another incarnation — as an animated series akin to Saturday morning cartoons. While no details have been released by Netflix, it will reportedly be developed by Eric Robles and Flying Bark Productions. “Stranger Things” has already been renewed for a fifth and final season, but a London stage play and an untitled live-action spinoff, both based on the series, are also in the works.
- 4/12/2023
- by Fern Siegel
- The Streamable
Japanese mystery writer Kōtarō Isaka saw great success with the adaptation of his novel "Maria Beetle," which became the Brad Pitt action flick, "Bullet Train." The highly-stylized film about five international assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train who find out that their missions are connected performed extremely well at the box office, putting the rest of Isaka's bibliography in high demand with Hollywood executives. As was announced today, the next tale from Isaka to get the cinematic treatment is "Seesaw Monster," aka "Shisō Monsutā."
"Seesaw Monster" is a wholly unique tale unrelated to Isaka's "Hitman" trilogy, which includes "Maria Beetle" and "Three Assassins," the latter of which was the source material for the 2015 Japanese revenge thriller film, "Grasshopper." Interestingly, "Shisō Monsutā" is one of Isaka's short story collections, so there are plenty of ways the stories within could be adapted.
While the project is still in its production infancy, here's...
"Seesaw Monster" is a wholly unique tale unrelated to Isaka's "Hitman" trilogy, which includes "Maria Beetle" and "Three Assassins," the latter of which was the source material for the 2015 Japanese revenge thriller film, "Grasshopper." Interestingly, "Shisō Monsutā" is one of Isaka's short story collections, so there are plenty of ways the stories within could be adapted.
While the project is still in its production infancy, here's...
- 11/9/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek Pinault are teaming up to star in and produce action-comedy “Seesaw Monster.” Netflix acquired the rights to the book by Kotaro Isaka (the author of “Bullet Train”), with Olivia Milch (“Ocean’s Eight”) attached to adapt the screenplay.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, Hathaway and Hayek Pinault will play enemies forced to work together in an action-comedy two-hander.
Joining the pair on the producing side are Akiva Goldsman and Gregory Lessans for Weed Road Pictures, and “Bullet Train” producers Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada for Ctb Inc. Hathway will produce through her Somewhere Pictures banner, while Hayek Pinault will produce on behalf of her Ventanarosa Productions.
Executive producers are Jose Tamez and Siobhan Flynn for Ventanarosa Productions; Adam Shulman and Jonathan Rice for Somewhere Pictures; and Milch.
Hathaway is repped by CAA, Entertainment 360, and Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern, Llp. Hayek Pinault’s reps are CAA,...
While plot details are being kept under wraps, Hathaway and Hayek Pinault will play enemies forced to work together in an action-comedy two-hander.
Joining the pair on the producing side are Akiva Goldsman and Gregory Lessans for Weed Road Pictures, and “Bullet Train” producers Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada for Ctb Inc. Hathway will produce through her Somewhere Pictures banner, while Hayek Pinault will produce on behalf of her Ventanarosa Productions.
Executive producers are Jose Tamez and Siobhan Flynn for Ventanarosa Productions; Adam Shulman and Jonathan Rice for Somewhere Pictures; and Milch.
Hathaway is repped by CAA, Entertainment 360, and Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern, Llp. Hayek Pinault’s reps are CAA,...
- 11/8/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek Pinault are boarding a bullet train for Netflix. The two actors are set to star in and produce a feature adaptation of the novel “Seesaw Monster,” by Kōtarō Isaka, who wrote the novel on which “Bullet Train” was based.
Plot details of the film are under wraps, but Netflix describes the film as an action-comedy that will see Hathaway and Hayek Pinault play rivals forced to work together. The “Seesaw Monster” book was published in Japan in 2019 and has not yet been released in English, so little information about its plot exists online.
News of the project follows the end of the theatrical run for “Bullet Train,” a Sony Pictures adaptation of Isaka’s thriller “Maria Beetle.” The book, the second in the mystery author’s “Hitman” trilogy, focused on a group of assassins attempting to carry out their assignments on the same Japanese bullet train ride.
Plot details of the film are under wraps, but Netflix describes the film as an action-comedy that will see Hathaway and Hayek Pinault play rivals forced to work together. The “Seesaw Monster” book was published in Japan in 2019 and has not yet been released in English, so little information about its plot exists online.
News of the project follows the end of the theatrical run for “Bullet Train,” a Sony Pictures adaptation of Isaka’s thriller “Maria Beetle.” The book, the second in the mystery author’s “Hitman” trilogy, focused on a group of assassins attempting to carry out their assignments on the same Japanese bullet train ride.
- 11/8/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Netflix has landed the feature film rights to Kotaro Isaka’s novel, “Seesaw Monster.” The film version is set to star Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek Pinault as rivals forced to work together.
Isaka is best known for writing “Maria Beetle,” which was adapted into 2022’s comedic thriller “Bullet Train” starring Brad Pitt. “Seesaw Monster” is not related to the Japanese author’s “Hitman” trilogy, which includes “Maria Beetle” and “Three Assassins,” the inspiration behind the 2015 movie “Grasshopper.”
Plot details for “Seesaw Monster” haven’t been revealed, but Netflix describes the movie as “an action-comedy two-hander” between Hathaway and Hayek Pinault. Olivia Milch, whose credits include writing, directing and producing Netflix’s “Dude” and co-writing “Ocean’s 8,” is penning the screenplay. It’s unclear who will direct the film.
Hathaway and Hayek Pinault will also serve as producers alongside Akiva Goldsman, Gregory Lessans, Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada. Executive producers include Jose Tamez,...
Isaka is best known for writing “Maria Beetle,” which was adapted into 2022’s comedic thriller “Bullet Train” starring Brad Pitt. “Seesaw Monster” is not related to the Japanese author’s “Hitman” trilogy, which includes “Maria Beetle” and “Three Assassins,” the inspiration behind the 2015 movie “Grasshopper.”
Plot details for “Seesaw Monster” haven’t been revealed, but Netflix describes the movie as “an action-comedy two-hander” between Hathaway and Hayek Pinault. Olivia Milch, whose credits include writing, directing and producing Netflix’s “Dude” and co-writing “Ocean’s 8,” is penning the screenplay. It’s unclear who will direct the film.
Hathaway and Hayek Pinault will also serve as producers alongside Akiva Goldsman, Gregory Lessans, Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada. Executive producers include Jose Tamez,...
- 11/8/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has landed feature rights to Seesaw Monster — a 2019 book by Kotaro Isaka, whose novel Maria Beetle was recently adapted into the David Leitch actioner Bullet Train for Sony, starring Brad Pitt.
Olivia Milch (Ocean’s Eight) will adapt the screenplay, with Oscar winner Anna Hathaway (Armageddon Time) and Oscar nominee Salma Hayek Pinault (House of Gucci) attached to star. Who will direct is not yet clear.
While Netflix is keeping plot specific under wraps, it has described the film as an action-comedy two-hander that will have Hathaway and Pinault playing rivals forced together. The few descriptions of Seesaw Monster to be found online bill it as a story moving between the Japan of the Showa era and 2050, centered on the relationship between a wife and her mysterious mother-in-law.
Akiva Goldsman and Gregory Lessans will produce for Weed Road Pictures, alongside Pinault for Ventanarosa Productions, Hathaway for Somewhere Pictures and Ryosuke Saegusa...
Olivia Milch (Ocean’s Eight) will adapt the screenplay, with Oscar winner Anna Hathaway (Armageddon Time) and Oscar nominee Salma Hayek Pinault (House of Gucci) attached to star. Who will direct is not yet clear.
While Netflix is keeping plot specific under wraps, it has described the film as an action-comedy two-hander that will have Hathaway and Pinault playing rivals forced together. The few descriptions of Seesaw Monster to be found online bill it as a story moving between the Japan of the Showa era and 2050, centered on the relationship between a wife and her mysterious mother-in-law.
Akiva Goldsman and Gregory Lessans will produce for Weed Road Pictures, alongside Pinault for Ventanarosa Productions, Hathaway for Somewhere Pictures and Ryosuke Saegusa...
- 11/8/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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Netflix has landed the feature rights for Japanese mystery writer Kōtarō Isaka’s Seesaw Monster, with Olivia Milch writing the novel’s adapted screenplay and Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek Pinault attached to star as well as produce.
Isaka’s earlier novel Maria Beetle, about a perilous train ride of five assassins, was turned into the action film Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt, Brian Tyree Henry and Joey King with Zak Olkewicz writing the screenplay. David Leitch’s thrill ride adaptation for Sony performed well at the domestic box office and internationally.
Details on the Seesaw Monster adaptation are being kept under wraps, but Hathaway and Hayek Pinault will play rivals forced to work together in an action comedy two-hander, according to Netflix. Hayek Pinault has extensive screen credits that include Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, Fools Rush In, 54, Frida, Beatriz at Dinner,...
Netflix has landed the feature rights for Japanese mystery writer Kōtarō Isaka’s Seesaw Monster, with Olivia Milch writing the novel’s adapted screenplay and Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek Pinault attached to star as well as produce.
Isaka’s earlier novel Maria Beetle, about a perilous train ride of five assassins, was turned into the action film Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt, Brian Tyree Henry and Joey King with Zak Olkewicz writing the screenplay. David Leitch’s thrill ride adaptation for Sony performed well at the domestic box office and internationally.
Details on the Seesaw Monster adaptation are being kept under wraps, but Hathaway and Hayek Pinault will play rivals forced to work together in an action comedy two-hander, according to Netflix. Hayek Pinault has extensive screen credits that include Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, Fools Rush In, 54, Frida, Beatriz at Dinner,...
- 11/8/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Action-comedy two-hander counts Akiva Goldsman among producers.
Netflix has acquired feature rights to the book Seesaw Monster from Bullet Train author Kōtarō Isaka and has attached Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek Pinault to star and produce.
Olivia Milch, who co-wrote Ocean’s Eight starring Hathaway, will adapt the screenplau. Plot details remain under the proverbial wraps, however the streamer revealed Hathaway and Hayek Pinault will play rivals forced to work together in an action comedy two-hander.
Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and Gregory Lessans are producing for Weed Road Pictures alongside Hayek Pinault for Ventanarosa Productions, Hathaway for Somewhere Pictures,...
Netflix has acquired feature rights to the book Seesaw Monster from Bullet Train author Kōtarō Isaka and has attached Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek Pinault to star and produce.
Olivia Milch, who co-wrote Ocean’s Eight starring Hathaway, will adapt the screenplau. Plot details remain under the proverbial wraps, however the streamer revealed Hathaway and Hayek Pinault will play rivals forced to work together in an action comedy two-hander.
Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and Gregory Lessans are producing for Weed Road Pictures alongside Hayek Pinault for Ventanarosa Productions, Hathaway for Somewhere Pictures,...
- 11/8/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Action-comedy two-hander counts Akiva Goldsman among producers.
Netflix has acquired feature rights to the book Seesaw Monster from Bullet Train author Kōtarō Isaka and has attached Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek Pinault to star and produce.
Olivia Milch, who co-wrote Ocean’s Eight starring Hathaway, will adapt the screenplay. Plot details remain under the proverbial wraps, however the streamer revealed Hathaway and Hayek Pinault will play rivals forced to work together in an action comedy two-hander.
Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and Gregory Lessans are producing for Weed Road Pictures alongside Hayek Pinault for Ventanarosa Productions, Hathaway for Somewhere Pictures,...
Netflix has acquired feature rights to the book Seesaw Monster from Bullet Train author Kōtarō Isaka and has attached Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek Pinault to star and produce.
Olivia Milch, who co-wrote Ocean’s Eight starring Hathaway, will adapt the screenplay. Plot details remain under the proverbial wraps, however the streamer revealed Hathaway and Hayek Pinault will play rivals forced to work together in an action comedy two-hander.
Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and Gregory Lessans are producing for Weed Road Pictures alongside Hayek Pinault for Ventanarosa Productions, Hathaway for Somewhere Pictures,...
- 11/8/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Salma Hayek’s first project for HBO Max is a comedy where a 40-year-old woman’s boobs start talking to her.
The streaming service is developing an adaptation of Leslie Lehr’s upcoming novel, “A Boob’s Life: How America’s Obsession Shaped Me–and You,” which is due out March 2. The series will be a half-hour comedy about Leslie, “a woman turning 40 and in crisis, whose life gets turned upside down when her boobs start talking to her, forcing her to look at herself in a completely different light.”
Lehr will serve as an executive producer on the project, alongside Hayek and Ventanarosa’s Jose Tamez and Siobhan Flynn. Melissa Oman and Julie R. Snyder will also executive produce under their Wheeler Girl Productions banner. Cynthia Mort, who created HBO’s “Tell Me You Love Me,” will serve as showrunner.
Hayek is under a two-year first-look deal with HBO Max.
The streaming service is developing an adaptation of Leslie Lehr’s upcoming novel, “A Boob’s Life: How America’s Obsession Shaped Me–and You,” which is due out March 2. The series will be a half-hour comedy about Leslie, “a woman turning 40 and in crisis, whose life gets turned upside down when her boobs start talking to her, forcing her to look at herself in a completely different light.”
Lehr will serve as an executive producer on the project, alongside Hayek and Ventanarosa’s Jose Tamez and Siobhan Flynn. Melissa Oman and Julie R. Snyder will also executive produce under their Wheeler Girl Productions banner. Cynthia Mort, who created HBO’s “Tell Me You Love Me,” will serve as showrunner.
Hayek is under a two-year first-look deal with HBO Max.
- 2/4/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Salma Hayek’s Ventanarosa Productions has come on to develop Leslie’s Lehr’s book A Boob’s Life as a series for HBO Max, marking the first project they will develop under their new first-look deal with the company. A Boob’s Life is a half hour comedy about Leslie, a woman turning 40 and in crisis, whose life gets turned upside down when her boobs start talking to her, forcing her to look at herself in a completely different light. The show blows open the reality of life in a female body in a culture that is obsessed with breasts. The series will be based off Lehr’s book A Boob’s Life: How America’s Obsession Shaped Me—and You, which is being released on March 2 by Pegasus Books. Lehr will also serve as an executive producer.
Hayek will executive produce alongside Jose Tamez and Siobhan Flynn under their Ventanarosa Productions banner.
Hayek will executive produce alongside Jose Tamez and Siobhan Flynn under their Ventanarosa Productions banner.
- 2/4/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: HBO is developing an adaptation of Elizabeth Wetmore’s novel Valentine – set in 1976 in a West Texas oilfield town – with Salma Hayek and My Brilliant Friend exec producer Jennifer Schuur.
Deadline understands that HBO won the rights to the book in a competitive situation after it was published in March and debuted at number two on the New York Times’ Bestsellers list at the start of the global pandemic. It is being developed as a limited series.
Schuur, who was a writer and producer on Netflix’s Unbelievable and is co-showrunner of HBO’s upcoming version of In Treatment, will write the pilot and will exec produce with Salma Hayek and Jose Tamez, who runs Hayek’s Ventanarosa Productions, and author Wetmore.
It is Ventanarosa Productions’ latest partnership with WarnerMedia after the company, which produced Frida and Ugly Betty, struck a first-look deal with HBO Max in June.
The...
Deadline understands that HBO won the rights to the book in a competitive situation after it was published in March and debuted at number two on the New York Times’ Bestsellers list at the start of the global pandemic. It is being developed as a limited series.
Schuur, who was a writer and producer on Netflix’s Unbelievable and is co-showrunner of HBO’s upcoming version of In Treatment, will write the pilot and will exec produce with Salma Hayek and Jose Tamez, who runs Hayek’s Ventanarosa Productions, and author Wetmore.
It is Ventanarosa Productions’ latest partnership with WarnerMedia after the company, which produced Frida and Ugly Betty, struck a first-look deal with HBO Max in June.
The...
- 1/15/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group has established the First Time Directors program for Bipoc and women filmmakers, Variety has learned exclusively.
Under the program, 50 films across Paramount Network, MTV, Comedy Central and the Group’s portfolio will be helmed by first time Bipoc filmmakers and women directors. ViacomCBS has partnered with a number of high-profile executive producers through the program, including Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, Idris Elba, Salma Hayek, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, John Leguizamo, Eva Longoria, and their respective production companies.
“We get to talk and work with these amazing storytellers about the projects they are really passionate about doing,” said Chris McCarthy, president of entertainment and youth brands for ViacomCBS domestic media networks. “When you think about how many women and diverse directors have been coming into the industry, it’s not nearly as many as it should be.”
Production companies include: Bassett & Vance’s Bassett Vance Productions,...
Under the program, 50 films across Paramount Network, MTV, Comedy Central and the Group’s portfolio will be helmed by first time Bipoc filmmakers and women directors. ViacomCBS has partnered with a number of high-profile executive producers through the program, including Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, Idris Elba, Salma Hayek, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, John Leguizamo, Eva Longoria, and their respective production companies.
“We get to talk and work with these amazing storytellers about the projects they are really passionate about doing,” said Chris McCarthy, president of entertainment and youth brands for ViacomCBS domestic media networks. “When you think about how many women and diverse directors have been coming into the industry, it’s not nearly as many as it should be.”
Production companies include: Bassett & Vance’s Bassett Vance Productions,...
- 9/23/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max announced on Thursday that it has signed a two-year first look deal with Oscar-nominated actress and Golden Globe-winning producer Salma Hayek through her production label, Ventanarosa.
As part of the collaboration, Hayek will first bring projects to HBO Max for potential development. Jose Tamez, President of Ventanarosa, serves as her producing partner and Siobhan Flynn is their head of production and development.
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“We are delighted to welcome the exceptionally multitalented powerhouse Salma Hayek and Ventanarosa into the HBO Max family,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content at HBO Max. “Ventanarosa has a history of bringing the most lively and rich stories to life and we are eager to hear all of the wonderful ideas that will be borne out of this partnership,” added Joey Chavez, EVP of original drama for the new streaming service.
“We are...
As part of the collaboration, Hayek will first bring projects to HBO Max for potential development. Jose Tamez, President of Ventanarosa, serves as her producing partner and Siobhan Flynn is their head of production and development.
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“We are delighted to welcome the exceptionally multitalented powerhouse Salma Hayek and Ventanarosa into the HBO Max family,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content at HBO Max. “Ventanarosa has a history of bringing the most lively and rich stories to life and we are eager to hear all of the wonderful ideas that will be borne out of this partnership,” added Joey Chavez, EVP of original drama for the new streaming service.
“We are...
- 6/18/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Salma Hayek has signed a two-year first-look deal with HBO Max. As part of the pact, the actress, producer, director and Oscar nominee will first bring projects to the WarnerMedia-owned streaming service for potential development via her Ventanarosa production company. Jose Tamez, President of Ventanarosa, serves as her producing partner and Siobhan Flynn is their Head of Production & Development.
Tamez and Hayek have worked together for the past 20 years on films such as Frida, nominated for six Oscars including a lead actress nom for Hayek, Annie Award-nominated Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet and Beatriz at Dinner. Together, they produced the Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning TV series Ugly Betty, as well as the TV movie In The Time Of The Butterflies.
“We are delighted to welcome the exceptionally multitalented powerhouse Salma Hayek and Ventanarosa into the HBO Max family,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content, HBO Max.
Tamez and Hayek have worked together for the past 20 years on films such as Frida, nominated for six Oscars including a lead actress nom for Hayek, Annie Award-nominated Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet and Beatriz at Dinner. Together, they produced the Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning TV series Ugly Betty, as well as the TV movie In The Time Of The Butterflies.
“We are delighted to welcome the exceptionally multitalented powerhouse Salma Hayek and Ventanarosa into the HBO Max family,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content, HBO Max.
- 6/18/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Salma Hayek and her production company, Ventanarosa, have signed a two-year first-look deal with HBO Max.
Under the deal, Hayek will bring projects to HBO Max first for potential development. Jose Tamez, president of Ventanarosa, will serve as her producing partner. Siobhan Flynn is the company’s head of production and development.
“We are thrilled to be joining HBO Max and Warner Media,” Hayek said. “Their team of passionate, talented and open-minded executives are a great support in our mission to make high quality global television that explores and celebrates diversity and inclusivity.”
Hayek is the founder and CEO of Ventanarosa. She is an Academy Award-nominated actress, getting the nod for best actress in 2003 for her role in “Frida.” She is also known for her roles in films like “Beatriz at Dinner,” “As Luck Would Have It,” and “Desperado.”
“Ventanarosa has a history of bringing the most lively and rich...
Under the deal, Hayek will bring projects to HBO Max first for potential development. Jose Tamez, president of Ventanarosa, will serve as her producing partner. Siobhan Flynn is the company’s head of production and development.
“We are thrilled to be joining HBO Max and Warner Media,” Hayek said. “Their team of passionate, talented and open-minded executives are a great support in our mission to make high quality global television that explores and celebrates diversity and inclusivity.”
Hayek is the founder and CEO of Ventanarosa. She is an Academy Award-nominated actress, getting the nod for best actress in 2003 for her role in “Frida.” She is also known for her roles in films like “Beatriz at Dinner,” “As Luck Would Have It,” and “Desperado.”
“Ventanarosa has a history of bringing the most lively and rich...
- 6/18/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Deal will mark FilmNation’s first foray into North American distribution.
The companies have jointly picked up North American rights to Miguel Arteta’s dramatic comedy of manners starring Salma Hayek.
The partnership marks FilmNation’s first foray into North American distribution.
The partners have also acquired rights for Australia and New Zealand and worked together as international sales agent and Us or North American distributor on Mr Holmes, All Is Lost, A Most Wanted Man and Mud.
Mike White wrote the screenplay to the story about a passionate Los Angeles healer who gets into a dinner party row with a property developer played by John Lithgow.
Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chloë Sevigny, and David Warshofsky also star.
The film is a Bron Studios/Killer Films production in association with Creative Wealth Media.
Pamela Koffler, Aaron L Gilbert, David Hinojosa and Christine Vachon produced, while executive producers were Jason Cloth, Andy Pollack, [link...
The companies have jointly picked up North American rights to Miguel Arteta’s dramatic comedy of manners starring Salma Hayek.
The partnership marks FilmNation’s first foray into North American distribution.
The partners have also acquired rights for Australia and New Zealand and worked together as international sales agent and Us or North American distributor on Mr Holmes, All Is Lost, A Most Wanted Man and Mud.
Mike White wrote the screenplay to the story about a passionate Los Angeles healer who gets into a dinner party row with a property developer played by John Lithgow.
Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chloë Sevigny, and David Warshofsky also star.
The film is a Bron Studios/Killer Films production in association with Creative Wealth Media.
Pamela Koffler, Aaron L Gilbert, David Hinojosa and Christine Vachon produced, while executive producers were Jason Cloth, Andy Pollack, [link...
- 1/27/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Roadside Attractions and FilmNation Entertainment have acquired the North American rights to “Beatriz at Dinner,” which premiered Monday in the Sundance Film Festival’s Premieres section.
The dramatic comedy of manners was written by Mike White and stars Salma Hayek as a health practitioner in Los Angeles who butts heads with a real estate developer, played by John Lithgow, at a dinner. The film co-stars Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chloë Sevigny and David Warshofsky.
Roadside Attractions and FilmNation also acquired distribution rights for the film in Australia and New Zealand. Wme, CAA and UTA negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers.
“Miguel and Mike have assembled a cinematic dream team to tell the hilarious and unforgettable story of Beatriz,” Roadside’s Howard Cohen, Eric d’Arbeloff and FilmNation’s Glen Basner said in a joint statement. “Their collaborations include many of the great independent films of the last two decades.
The dramatic comedy of manners was written by Mike White and stars Salma Hayek as a health practitioner in Los Angeles who butts heads with a real estate developer, played by John Lithgow, at a dinner. The film co-stars Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Chloë Sevigny and David Warshofsky.
Roadside Attractions and FilmNation also acquired distribution rights for the film in Australia and New Zealand. Wme, CAA and UTA negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers.
“Miguel and Mike have assembled a cinematic dream team to tell the hilarious and unforgettable story of Beatriz,” Roadside’s Howard Cohen, Eric d’Arbeloff and FilmNation’s Glen Basner said in a joint statement. “Their collaborations include many of the great independent films of the last two decades.
- 1/27/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Six years after the debut of Ugly Betty, two of the key auspices behind the successful dramedy are reuniting for another light drama at ABC and ABC Studios about a Latino family. In a last-minute buy, the network has put in development Bastards, from Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek and the show’s creator/executive producer Silvio Horta. Completing the A-list team behind the show is producer Mark Gordon, who will also executive produce. Written by Horta, Bastards centers on a colorful Cuban-American family who have their lives turned upside down when it’s revealed that the family patriarch had a child with the family maid over 25 years ago. Now his wife will do anything to protect her children’s inheritance and prevent her family’s deep dark secrets from ever seeing the light of day. Bastards originated with an idea by Hayek. She and Jose Tamez, her...
- 12/7/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: The Cisco Kid is riding back to TV. CBS has put in development The Cisco Kid, a drama series re-imagening the iconic Latino character that is executive produced by Salma Hayek (Ugly Betty) and Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men). Written by Diego Gutierrez (The Shield), The Cisco Kid is described as a modern day re-retelling of the classic story of a handsome outlaw and his faithful sidekick in the vein of Lethal Weapon. It follows Cisco as he returns to Los Angeles after serving several tours as a Marine in Afghanistan. After witnessing the murder of his father, Cisco and his best friend/fellow Marine, Sam, team up to solve the case and subsequently find themselves doing what the authorities can’t — defending the city’s oppressed and disenfranchised. Executive producing alongside Gutierrez are Hayek and Jose Tamez through their Ventanarosa production company, as well as Donners’ Co.’s Donner and Jack Leslie.
- 10/12/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
This was a piece of last week's news that we're getting to late - but is worth highlighting. It’s been reprinted 163 times, sold over 100 million copies and translated into over 40 different languages, so it comes as no surprise that, in an era of Hollywood producers scraping the bottom of the barrel for new ideas, a hugely popular book like Khalil Gibran’s masterpiece The Prophet will be adapted for the big screen. Deadline is reporting that Salma Hayek, operating under her Ventanarosa Productions banner, has partnered with Clark Peterson and Ron Senkowski to produce an animated feature based on the book of 26 poetic essays. Hayek’s producing partner, Jose Tamez, will executive produce along with William Nix and co-financing from Steve Hanson. As each essay deals with such differing topics as joy to death and religion to beauty, The Prophet will get produced along the same lines as Fantasia and Paris,...
- 3/8/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Salma Hayek and her Ventanarosa Productions have joined Clark Peterson and Ron Senkowski to produce an animated feature based on the Kahlil Gibran book The Prophet. Hayek’s producing partner Jose Tamez will executive produce with co-financier Steve Hanson. The intention is for different directors to helm each chapter, with an interconnecting theme and a musical through-line. Filmmakers expected to participate so far include Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville), John Stevenson (Kung Fu Panda), Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis), Chris Landreth (Oscar-winning short Ryan), Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells), Nina Paley (Sita Sings the Blues), Bill Plympton (Guard Dog and Your Face) and Kunio Kato (Oscar winning short Tsumiki no ie). Other filmmakers are expected to sign on, and the producers are in discussions with private-equity financiers to complete the funding for the picture. The Prophet is one of the best-selling books of all time, having sold over 100 million copies...
- 3/4/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
TCA news, as ABC is partnering with Salma Hayek to develop "Wicked" for the smallscreen. Erik Jendresen ("Band of Brothers") is penning the script for an eight-hour miniseries event. ABC Studios partners with Hayek's Ventanarosa Productions and Hayek will producer with partner Jose Tamez. "Wicked," is the "Wizard of Oz" tale reimagined from the Wicked Witch's Pov, based on the 1995 book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory Maguire. Maguire's book since has been a theater darling since 2003 as "Wicked." But the ABC miniseries is reported to follow the book.
- 1/11/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Salma Hayek is preparing to bring hit musical Wicked to the small screen.
The massively popular Wizard Of Oz spin-off, based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 book, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, is in production all over the world, bringing in millions of dollars.
And Hayek hopes to replicate the success on the small screen in a new mini-series. Band of Brothers writer Erik Jendresen has been hired to pen the script, while Hayek and her production partner, Jose Tamez, will act as executive producers.
The TV show will be more closely based on Maguire’s book than the musical, according to Variety.
The massively popular Wizard Of Oz spin-off, based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 book, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, is in production all over the world, bringing in millions of dollars.
And Hayek hopes to replicate the success on the small screen in a new mini-series. Band of Brothers writer Erik Jendresen has been hired to pen the script, while Hayek and her production partner, Jose Tamez, will act as executive producers.
The TV show will be more closely based on Maguire’s book than the musical, according to Variety.
- 1/10/2011
- WENN
Salma Hayek and ABC are developing an eight-part miniseries based on the best-seller that spawned the Broadway musical "Wicked." The project will not be a musical itself and it is unclear whether Hayek will also play a role in the mini. The mini will be based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West." Erik Jendersen, who was a producer on HBO's "Band of Brothers," is writing the script. Hayek and her partner Jose Tamez will produce via their Ventanarosa Productions with ABC Studios. ABC does not have any rights to the musical, which has been in development as a feature at Universal.
- 1/10/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Actress/producer Salma Hayek and ABC are developing an 8-part miniseries based on author Gregory Maguire's 1995 book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West."
The script is by Erik Jendersen, producer of HBO's Emmy Award-winning "Band of Brothers" miniseries.
Hayek and Jose Tamez will produce the ABC minseries via their Ventanarosa Productions.
"Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West", was written by Maguire in 1995, with illustrations by Douglas Smith, based on the public domain writings of "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz" author L. Frank Baum and seven authors after him who continued writing the book series.
Maguire's take is a 'revisionist' look at the land and characters of 'Oz', including violent imagery and sexual situations, following the story of 'Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West', who it seems wasn't so wicked after all.
It is the...
The script is by Erik Jendersen, producer of HBO's Emmy Award-winning "Band of Brothers" miniseries.
Hayek and Jose Tamez will produce the ABC minseries via their Ventanarosa Productions.
"Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West", was written by Maguire in 1995, with illustrations by Douglas Smith, based on the public domain writings of "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz" author L. Frank Baum and seven authors after him who continued writing the book series.
Maguire's take is a 'revisionist' look at the land and characters of 'Oz', including violent imagery and sexual situations, following the story of 'Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West', who it seems wasn't so wicked after all.
It is the...
- 1/10/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
TV Line reports that Salma Hayek is teaming with ABC to develop an eight-hour miniseries adaptation of Gregory Maquire's best seller Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Hayek also says it would be based on the novel and not the musical that also spawned from the book. Wicked will be less of a prequel and more of a parallel story to The Wizard of Oz.
ABC Studios and Hayek will produce aloong with her partner Jose Tamez through the duo’s Ventanarosa Productions and the producer/actress might even have a supporting role in Wicked.
Two years ago, former ABC head honcho Steve McPherson passed on Wicked but his successor, former ABC Family boss Paul Lee, resurrected it soon after taking the reins last summer. Cool how things work huh?...
ABC Studios and Hayek will produce aloong with her partner Jose Tamez through the duo’s Ventanarosa Productions and the producer/actress might even have a supporting role in Wicked.
Two years ago, former ABC head honcho Steve McPherson passed on Wicked but his successor, former ABC Family boss Paul Lee, resurrected it soon after taking the reins last summer. Cool how things work huh?...
- 1/10/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
ABC is looking to get back in the event mini-series business with Wicked, an eight-hour mini-series produced by Salma Hayek, TVLine's Michael Ausiello reports. The project is not based on the highly-successful Broadway musical but on Gregory McGuire's bestselling book that spawned it. Despite a long tradition of TV musicals like Cinderella, Annie and The Music Man at ABC that flourished under Susan Lyne as head of TV movies and mini-series and then entertainment president, the genre disappeared from the network under Lyne's successor Stephen McPherson. In fact, McPherson passed on the Wicked mini-series a couple of year ago, a decision that was reversed by new ABC president Paul Lee. Wicked, which is in active development, is being produced by ABC Studios and Hayek and Jose Tamez's studio-based Ventanarosa Prods. Erik Jendersen (Band of Brothers) is writing the script. For now, there are no plans for Hayek to star.
- 1/10/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
When I tell you that Salma Hayek is bringing a wicked new project to ABC, I mean that quite literally. Sources confirm that the actress-producer is teaming with ABC to develop an eight-hour miniseries adaptation of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, the Gregory Maguire bestseller that spawned the Broadway phenom. The insider stresses that it would be based on the novel and not the musical. As a result, this Wicked would be less of a prequel and more of a parallel story to The Wizard of Oz. (Universal, as you may know,...
- 1/9/2011
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Salma Hayek is set to produce and put into motion an 8-hour miniseries based upon the widely popular book Wicked, which tells the untold story of the Wicked Witch of the West as she goes through many travails to reach infamy. Word has it that the ABC production will not be based on the hit Broadway musical, but on the Gregory McQuire book Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which is what the musical itself is consequentially modeled after. ABC Studios, Selma Hayek and Jose Tamez (under the auspices of Ventanarosa Productions) will all see the project through as producers. A script is being worked on by Band of Brothers scribe Erik Jendresen. In the book version of the story, Wicked follows the young and awkward Elphaba, a girl born with green skin and sharp...
- 1/9/2011
- by Eric Whitman
- The Daily BLAM!
London, Nov 3 (Ani): Salma Hayek is once again collaborating with TV bosses behind ‘Ugly Betty’ to adapt yet another Hispanic melodrama for the U.S.
Hayek struck success when she brought the global telenovela phenomenon of Betty La Fea stateside, reports the Daily Express.
And now the actress and her business partner Jose Tamez are hoping for similar success after selling an adaptation of Argentinian series ‘Los Roldan’ to America’s ABC network through their production company, Ventanarosa.
The show chronicles the exploits of a man hired to run the company of the woman whose life.
Hayek struck success when she brought the global telenovela phenomenon of Betty La Fea stateside, reports the Daily Express.
And now the actress and her business partner Jose Tamez are hoping for similar success after selling an adaptation of Argentinian series ‘Los Roldan’ to America’s ABC network through their production company, Ventanarosa.
The show chronicles the exploits of a man hired to run the company of the woman whose life.
- 11/3/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
"Ugly Betty" actress/producer Salma Hayek is re-teaming with the TV bosses behind the hit comedy, to adapt yet another Hispanic melodrama for the U.S. Hayek struck success when she brought the global telenovela phenomenon of Betty La Fea stateside, and now the actress and her business partner Jose Tamez are hoping for similar success after selling an adaptation of Argentinian series "Los Roldan" to America's ABC network through their production company, Ventanarosa.
The show chronicles the exploits of a man hired to run the company of the woman whose life he saves. The show has already been produced locally in Colombia, Mexico and Cyprus.
Hayek has tapped "Ugly Betty" veterans Veronica Becker and Sarah Kucserka to write and executive produce the U.S. version, according to Variety. "Ugly Betty" 's run came to an end earlier this year, in April, after four years of TV success.
The show chronicles the exploits of a man hired to run the company of the woman whose life he saves. The show has already been produced locally in Colombia, Mexico and Cyprus.
Hayek has tapped "Ugly Betty" veterans Veronica Becker and Sarah Kucserka to write and executive produce the U.S. version, according to Variety. "Ugly Betty" 's run came to an end earlier this year, in April, after four years of TV success.
- 11/3/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Ugly Betty actress/producer Salma Hayek is re-teaming with the TV bosses behind the hit comedy, to adapt yet another Hispanic melodrama for the U.S.
Hayek struck success when she brought the global telenovela phenomenon of Betty La Fea stateside, and now the actress and her business partner Jose Tamez are hoping for similar success after selling an adaptation of Argentinian series Los Roldan to America's ABC network through their production company, Ventanarosa.
The show chronicles the exploits of a man hired to run the company of the woman whose life he saves. The show has already been produced locally in Colombia, Mexico and Cyprus.
Hayek has tapped Ugly Betty veterans Veronica Becker and Sarah Kucserka to write and executive produce the U.S. version, according to Variety.
Ugly Betty's run came to an end earlier this year after four years of TV success.
Hayek struck success when she brought the global telenovela phenomenon of Betty La Fea stateside, and now the actress and her business partner Jose Tamez are hoping for similar success after selling an adaptation of Argentinian series Los Roldan to America's ABC network through their production company, Ventanarosa.
The show chronicles the exploits of a man hired to run the company of the woman whose life he saves. The show has already been produced locally in Colombia, Mexico and Cyprus.
Hayek has tapped Ugly Betty veterans Veronica Becker and Sarah Kucserka to write and executive produce the U.S. version, according to Variety.
Ugly Betty's run came to an end earlier this year after four years of TV success.
- 11/2/2010
- WENN
Variety is reporting that Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek and her producing partner Jose Tamez have sold an adaptation of the Argentinian telenovela Los Roldan to ABC through their Ventanarosa shingle.
For this U.S. adaptation, they're turning to former Ugly Betty scribes Veronica Becker and Sarah Kucserka, who are on board as writers and exec producers. Hayek and Tamez will exec produce; ABC Studios is behind the project.
Los Roldan follows a working-class man who saves the life of a woman. She then hires him to run her company -- much to the chagrin of her family. Local versions of Los Roldan have already been produced in Colombia, Mexico and Cyprus.
For this U.S. adaptation, they're turning to former Ugly Betty scribes Veronica Becker and Sarah Kucserka, who are on board as writers and exec producers. Hayek and Tamez will exec produce; ABC Studios is behind the project.
Los Roldan follows a working-class man who saves the life of a woman. She then hires him to run her company -- much to the chagrin of her family. Local versions of Los Roldan have already been produced in Colombia, Mexico and Cyprus.
- 11/2/2010
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Salma Hayek hit TV gold when she adapted Betty La Fea, a Mexican telenovela, for American audiences and now the actress-cum-producer is hoping to make a hit again with a new telenovela. Salma and her producing partner Jose Tamez have sold an American adaptation of the Argentinean telenovela Los Roldan to ABC. Salma and Jose famously spun Betty La Fea into Ugly Betty, one of ABC's biggest hits. Watch a video from Ugly Betty below. Variety reports that Salma will be taking former Ugly Betty writers Veronica Becker and Sarah Kucserka with her to the new show as writers and executive producers. Los Roldan...
- 11/2/2010
- by Celebuzz
- Celebuzz.com
Los Angeles, California (x17online) - Salma Hayek and producing partner Jose Tamez have sold an adaptation of the Argentinian telenovela Los Roldan to ABC through their Ventanarosa production company, according to a ">report. The Ugly Betty executive producer will take control once more as executive producer of the new adaptation, which is very similar to Ugly Betty; a drama with comedic undertones. Los Roldan was produced from 2004 to 2005 by Argentina broadcaster Telefe, and has already been produced in Colombia, Mexico and Cyprus The show centers around a working-class man who saves a woman's life, which results in her hiring him to run her company -- much to the dismay of her family. No word yet on weather Hayek will make a guest appearance on the show, but she will be lending her voice to Puss In Boots; a story about the events leading up to the sword fighting cat's...
- 11/2/2010
- x17online.com
After the success of Ugly Betty, based on the telenovela phenom Betty La Fea, it's unsurprising that ABC's willing to take a chance on exec producer Salma Hayek and her business partner Jose Tamez's new Argentinian-to-us acquisition, a telenovela called Los Roldan.
The story follows a working-class man who saves the life of a businesswoman. She rewards him by hiring him to run her company, much to the chagrin of her wealthy family. No word on what the Us version will be called, but it kind of sounds like Dirty Dancing (really any other class-conscious romance) but without the dancing, so do we care?
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The story follows a working-class man who saves the life of a businesswoman. She rewards him by hiring him to run her company, much to the chagrin of her wealthy family. No word on what the Us version will be called, but it kind of sounds like Dirty Dancing (really any other class-conscious romance) but without the dancing, so do we care?
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- 11/2/2010
- by Anna Breslaw
- Filmology
Salma Hayek has teamed up with Merv Griffin Entertainment to develop a wedding-themed reality series.
Roy Bank, president of television at Merv Griffin Entertainment, said the hourlong project is being shopped to both broadcast and cable networks.
While the format is being kept under wraps, "this is not a docu soap," Bank said. "The format is steeped in reality -- it's not contrived. It's a unique storytelling angle on weddings that has never been seen on television before."
Bank and Hayek would executive produce with Jose Tamez, Hayek's producing partner in her Ventanarosa Prods.
Bank added that the project is based on an original idea of Hayek, who brought the concept to his company.
"I was flattered that she would bring me anything -- she's such a fabulous producer -- and I jumped at it," Bank said.
Roy Bank, president of television at Merv Griffin Entertainment, said the hourlong project is being shopped to both broadcast and cable networks.
While the format is being kept under wraps, "this is not a docu soap," Bank said. "The format is steeped in reality -- it's not contrived. It's a unique storytelling angle on weddings that has never been seen on television before."
Bank and Hayek would executive produce with Jose Tamez, Hayek's producing partner in her Ventanarosa Prods.
Bank added that the project is based on an original idea of Hayek, who brought the concept to his company.
"I was flattered that she would bring me anything -- she's such a fabulous producer -- and I jumped at it," Bank said.
- 8/11/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A cancelled wedding hasn't put Salma Hayek off the institution of marriage - the newly single Hollywood beauty is creating a reality show all about tying the knot.
Hayek last month called off her engagement to businessman Francois-Henri Pinault, the father of her daughter Valentina.
But she is pressing ahead with a new hour-long show themed around weddings.
Daily Variety claims Hayek and her associate Jose Tamez are in talks with TV bosses to develop the concept.
Hayek and Tamez's TV credits to date include Ugly Betty and TV movie In the Time of the Butterflies.
Hayek last month called off her engagement to businessman Francois-Henri Pinault, the father of her daughter Valentina.
But she is pressing ahead with a new hour-long show themed around weddings.
Daily Variety claims Hayek and her associate Jose Tamez are in talks with TV bosses to develop the concept.
Hayek and Tamez's TV credits to date include Ugly Betty and TV movie In the Time of the Butterflies.
- 8/11/2008
- WENN
Writer-producer Joel Fields has joined ABC's Ugly Betty as an executive producer.
He is expected to serve as a partner of creator/executive producer Silvio Horta on the writing side on the sophomore series.
The hiring of Fields fills a void left by the recent departure of executive producer Marco Pennette, who was let go last month, along with executive producer-director James Hayman.
Fields will start immediately on Betty. The ABC Studios-produced series begins production on its five-episode post-strike order next week.
Fields will serve as an executive producer alongside Horta, Salma Hayek and Jose Tamez, on the show, which has been renewed for next season.
Fields most recently was an executive producer/writing showrunner on FX's drama Dirt, which also is produced by ABC Studios.
The future of Dirt is in doubt after its abbreviated second season recently launched to lackluster ratings.
Fields is repped by CAA and attorney Tom Hoberman.
He is expected to serve as a partner of creator/executive producer Silvio Horta on the writing side on the sophomore series.
The hiring of Fields fills a void left by the recent departure of executive producer Marco Pennette, who was let go last month, along with executive producer-director James Hayman.
Fields will start immediately on Betty. The ABC Studios-produced series begins production on its five-episode post-strike order next week.
Fields will serve as an executive producer alongside Horta, Salma Hayek and Jose Tamez, on the show, which has been renewed for next season.
Fields most recently was an executive producer/writing showrunner on FX's drama Dirt, which also is produced by ABC Studios.
The future of Dirt is in doubt after its abbreviated second season recently launched to lackluster ratings.
Fields is repped by CAA and attorney Tom Hoberman.
- 3/13/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC's Ugly Betty will be heading back to production with a smaller producing team.
Executive producers Marco Pennette and James Hayman were let go from the sophomore dramedy Monday, the same day the series was renewed for a third season.
For the time being, Betty, which is expected to produce at least four more original episodes this season, is exec produced by creator Silvio Horta, Salma Hayek and Jose Tamez.
ABC Studios, which produces Betty, would not confirm the exits.
Betty, which continues to enjoy critical success, went through significant behind-the-scenes changes between its freshman and sophomore season when five writers were let go.
Executive producers Marco Pennette and James Hayman were let go from the sophomore dramedy Monday, the same day the series was renewed for a third season.
For the time being, Betty, which is expected to produce at least four more original episodes this season, is exec produced by creator Silvio Horta, Salma Hayek and Jose Tamez.
ABC Studios, which produces Betty, would not confirm the exits.
Betty, which continues to enjoy critical success, went through significant behind-the-scenes changes between its freshman and sophomore season when five writers were let go.
- 2/12/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The PGA on Monday announced producers attached to previously announced nominees in feature film and TV categories.
The names had been withheld pending completion of the the PGA's accreditation process.
The accrediting review and a related appeal process is aimed at determining which producers "performed a majority of the producing functions from development through production and post production," officials said.
Winners will be announced at the 19th annual PGA awards, set for Feb. 2 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
A complete list of nominees follows:
The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures:
The Diving Bell and the Butterly (Miramax)
Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik
Juno (Fox Searchlight)
Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick, Russell Smith
Michael Clayton (Warner Bros.)
Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent, Sydney Pollack
No Country for Old Men (Miramax/Paramount Vantage)
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin
There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage/Miramax)
Joanne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi
The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Bee Movie (DreamWorks Animation)
Jerry Seinfeld, Christina Steinberg
Ratatouille (Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation)
Brad Lewis
The Simpsons Movie (20th Century Fox)
James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Richard Sakai, Mike Scully
The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Body of War (Phil Donahue Productions/Mobilus Media)
Phil Donahue, Ellen Spiro
Hear and Now (HBO)
Irene Taylor Brodsky
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (The Weinstein Company)
Jim Brown, Michael Cohl, William Eigen
Sicko (The Weinstein Company)
Michael Moore, Meghan O'Hara
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (HBO)
Steven Okazaki
The David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television
The Bronx is Burning (ESPN)
Joe Davola, Gordon Greisman, Bill Johnson, Mike Tollin
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Clara George, Tom Thayer, Dick Wolf
High School Musical 2 (Disney Channel)
Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush
Jane Eyre (PBS/BBC)
Phillippa Giles, Diederick Santer
The Starter Wife (USA Network)
Jon Avnet, Josann McGibbon, Marsha Oglesby, Sara Parriott
The Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award In Episodic Television - Comedy
Entourage (HBO)
Doug Ellin, Stephen Levinson, Julian Farino, Wayne Carmona, Rob Weiss, Denis Biggs, Lori Jo Nemhauser
Extras (HBO)
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Charles Hanson
The Office (NBC)
Greg Daniels, Kent Zbornak, Marci Klein, Jerry Kupfer, Lorne Michaels, Jeff Richmond
30 Rock (NBC)
Robert Carlock, Tina Fey
Ugly Betty (ABC)
Salma Hayek, James Hayman, Silvio Horta, James Parriott, Marco Pennette, Ben Silverman, Jose Tamez, Teri Weinberg, Alice West
The Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Drama
Dexter (Showtime)
Michael Cuesta, Sara Colleton, John Goldwyn, Robert Lloyd Lewis, Clyde Phillips
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Peter Horton, Rob Corn
Heroes (NBC)
Allan Arkush, Greg Beeman, Jim Chory, Dennis Hammer Gerrit van der Meer, Tim Kring
House (Fox)
David Shore, Katie Jacobs, Daniel Sackheim
Lost (ABC)
Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Jack Bender, Liz Sarnoff, Drew Goddard
The Sopranos (HBO)
David Chase, Brad Grey, Ilene S.
The names had been withheld pending completion of the the PGA's accreditation process.
The accrediting review and a related appeal process is aimed at determining which producers "performed a majority of the producing functions from development through production and post production," officials said.
Winners will be announced at the 19th annual PGA awards, set for Feb. 2 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
A complete list of nominees follows:
The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures:
The Diving Bell and the Butterly (Miramax)
Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik
Juno (Fox Searchlight)
Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick, Russell Smith
Michael Clayton (Warner Bros.)
Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent, Sydney Pollack
No Country for Old Men (Miramax/Paramount Vantage)
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin
There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage/Miramax)
Joanne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi
The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Bee Movie (DreamWorks Animation)
Jerry Seinfeld, Christina Steinberg
Ratatouille (Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation)
Brad Lewis
The Simpsons Movie (20th Century Fox)
James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Richard Sakai, Mike Scully
The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Body of War (Phil Donahue Productions/Mobilus Media)
Phil Donahue, Ellen Spiro
Hear and Now (HBO)
Irene Taylor Brodsky
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (The Weinstein Company)
Jim Brown, Michael Cohl, William Eigen
Sicko (The Weinstein Company)
Michael Moore, Meghan O'Hara
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (HBO)
Steven Okazaki
The David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television
The Bronx is Burning (ESPN)
Joe Davola, Gordon Greisman, Bill Johnson, Mike Tollin
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Clara George, Tom Thayer, Dick Wolf
High School Musical 2 (Disney Channel)
Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush
Jane Eyre (PBS/BBC)
Phillippa Giles, Diederick Santer
The Starter Wife (USA Network)
Jon Avnet, Josann McGibbon, Marsha Oglesby, Sara Parriott
The Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award In Episodic Television - Comedy
Entourage (HBO)
Doug Ellin, Stephen Levinson, Julian Farino, Wayne Carmona, Rob Weiss, Denis Biggs, Lori Jo Nemhauser
Extras (HBO)
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Charles Hanson
The Office (NBC)
Greg Daniels, Kent Zbornak, Marci Klein, Jerry Kupfer, Lorne Michaels, Jeff Richmond
30 Rock (NBC)
Robert Carlock, Tina Fey
Ugly Betty (ABC)
Salma Hayek, James Hayman, Silvio Horta, James Parriott, Marco Pennette, Ben Silverman, Jose Tamez, Teri Weinberg, Alice West
The Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Drama
Dexter (Showtime)
Michael Cuesta, Sara Colleton, John Goldwyn, Robert Lloyd Lewis, Clyde Phillips
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Peter Horton, Rob Corn
Heroes (NBC)
Allan Arkush, Greg Beeman, Jim Chory, Dennis Hammer Gerrit van der Meer, Tim Kring
House (Fox)
David Shore, Katie Jacobs, Daniel Sackheim
Lost (ABC)
Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Jack Bender, Liz Sarnoff, Drew Goddard
The Sopranos (HBO)
David Chase, Brad Grey, Ilene S.
- 1/21/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Heavily-pregnant actress Salma Hayek has ruled out moving to Paris to become a housewife after she gives birth to her French fiance's child - she wants to continue working at her production company in the U.S. instead. The Frida star is due to give birth to her first child with partner Francois-Henri Pinault any time now. But despite impending motherhood, Hayek plans to keep herself busy professionally by working on new projects with her Ventanarosa Productions business partner Jose Tamez. She says, "I'm going to stay (in the U.S.) and run this company. I could just say I will give it all up and be a housewife in Paris. But I said, 'No.' I was so lucky because I found myself a man who is a great businessman. And he loves it that I work this hard. He has a lot of respect for what I do."...
- 8/30/2007
- WENN
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