One month ago today, the Netflix streaming service unveiled a batch of images that gave us our first look at the upcoming romantic comedy A Family Affair, which is scheduled to begin streaming on June 28th. With that date now just one month away, a trailer for A Family Affair has been released, and you can check that out in the embed above.
The film was directed by Richard Lagravenese, whose previous credits include Living Out Loud, A Decade Under the Influence, Freedom Writers, P.S. I Love You, Beautiful Creatures, and The Last Five Years. Speaking with the Netflix promotional website Tudum, Lagravenese said he was drawn to the material because, “I saw in it a coming of age story for three different characters at three different stages of their lives. I was going through my own sort of transition into what Gail Sheehy called Second Adulthood, where after you...
The film was directed by Richard Lagravenese, whose previous credits include Living Out Loud, A Decade Under the Influence, Freedom Writers, P.S. I Love You, Beautiful Creatures, and The Last Five Years. Speaking with the Netflix promotional website Tudum, Lagravenese said he was drawn to the material because, “I saw in it a coming of age story for three different characters at three different stages of their lives. I was going through my own sort of transition into what Gail Sheehy called Second Adulthood, where after you...
- 5/29/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
A ‘Self-Absorbed’ Zac Efron Falls for His Assistant’s Mom, Nicole Kidman, in ‘Family Affair’ Trailer
Boss turned stepdad? ? On Tuesday, Netflix released the trailer for the comedy film A Family Affair, out June 28, starring Zac Efron, Joey King, and Nicole Kidman in a less-than-ideal work-family situation.
The trailer opens with a scene of King’s character Zara — a day-to-day assistant to actor Chris Cole (Efron) — letting out a freaked-out yelp and passing out after walking in on her mom, Brooke (Kidman), in bed with Chris.
“Name the movie I won a Teen Choice Award for,” Efron tells Zara to make sure she’s conscious. Her response?...
The trailer opens with a scene of King’s character Zara — a day-to-day assistant to actor Chris Cole (Efron) — letting out a freaked-out yelp and passing out after walking in on her mom, Brooke (Kidman), in bed with Chris.
“Name the movie I won a Teen Choice Award for,” Efron tells Zara to make sure she’s conscious. Her response?...
- 5/29/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix has shared a first look at the upcoming romantic comedy A Family Affair, which will be available to stream starting on June 28, 2024.
Directed by Richard Lagravenese, the film was written by Carrie Solomon and produced by Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum. The executive producers include Michelle Morrissey, Alyssa Altman, and Solomon.
Ever walked in on a relative in an intimate moment, and you really wished you hadn’t? Imagine that it’s your mother (Nicole Kidman)… with your former boss (Zac Efron).
That’s precisely Joey King‘s reality in A Family Affair. In new photos from the upcoming movie, you can see King witnessing that extremely awkward surprise.
Here’s the official logline: “A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity.”
Liza Koshy and Kathy Bates also star.
Directed by Richard Lagravenese, the film was written by Carrie Solomon and produced by Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum. The executive producers include Michelle Morrissey, Alyssa Altman, and Solomon.
Ever walked in on a relative in an intimate moment, and you really wished you hadn’t? Imagine that it’s your mother (Nicole Kidman)… with your former boss (Zac Efron).
That’s precisely Joey King‘s reality in A Family Affair. In new photos from the upcoming movie, you can see King witnessing that extremely awkward surprise.
Here’s the official logline: “A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity.”
Liza Koshy and Kathy Bates also star.
- 4/29/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
The romantic comedy Anyone but You (read our review Here) has earned around $200 million at the worldwide box office (on a budget of $25 million) since its theatrical release back in December, and now Sony Pictures is bringing it home! The film received a digital release on February 20th (you can watch it at This Link) and will be reaching DVD and Blu-ray on March 12th (pre-order Here) – and today, right in between those two release dates, we’ve gotten our hands on an Exclusive clip from a bonus featurette! You can check it out in the embed above.
Here’s the film’s synopsis: In the edgy comedy Anyone But You, Bea and Ben Glen Powell look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold – until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia.
Here’s the film’s synopsis: In the edgy comedy Anyone But You, Bea and Ben Glen Powell look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold – until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia.
- 2/28/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Do we need to get Glen Powell some lessons in stripping for Christmas? According to the Top Gun: Maverick actor, he nearly died at the top of a cliff while taking his pants off for a hilarious scene in the upcoming romantic comedy Anyone but You. In the scene, Powell pulls a giant spider from inside his shorts, then strips down to the buff to ensure there aren’t more creepy crawlies skittering toward his junk.
“You just have to grip it and rip it on a scene like that,” Powell told Variety at the Anyone but You premiere in New York Monday night, pointing to the moment he frantically strips naked in front of his co-star Sydney Sweeney. “You know you’re not going to leave that filming day looking cool, so you just have to embrace it.”
“Taking your clothes off on the side of a cliff in...
“You just have to grip it and rip it on a scene like that,” Powell told Variety at the Anyone but You premiere in New York Monday night, pointing to the moment he frantically strips naked in front of his co-star Sydney Sweeney. “You know you’re not going to leave that filming day looking cool, so you just have to embrace it.”
“Taking your clothes off on the side of a cliff in...
- 12/12/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
They’re young! They’re hot! They’re sexy! They hate each other!
Not long after the online debut of the trailer for Madame Web, Spider-Woman actress Sydney Sweeney, who can also be seen in HBO shows Euphoria and White Lotus, headlines the new rom-com Anyone But You, co-starring Glen Powell of Top Gun: Maverick. The new trailer comes from Sony Pictures. Will Gluck, known for romantic comedies such as Easy A and Friends with Benefits, sits in the director’s chair for this film and brings his edgy comedic sensibilities to the film.
The official synopsis from Sony reads,
“In the edgy comedy Anyone But You, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold – until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they...
Not long after the online debut of the trailer for Madame Web, Spider-Woman actress Sydney Sweeney, who can also be seen in HBO shows Euphoria and White Lotus, headlines the new rom-com Anyone But You, co-starring Glen Powell of Top Gun: Maverick. The new trailer comes from Sony Pictures. Will Gluck, known for romantic comedies such as Easy A and Friends with Benefits, sits in the director’s chair for this film and brings his edgy comedic sensibilities to the film.
The official synopsis from Sony reads,
“In the edgy comedy Anyone But You, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold – until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they...
- 11/16/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Columbia Pictures has released the first full trailer for Anyone But You, the edgy rom-comedy starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell.
Directed by Will Gluck, with a screenplay co-written by Gluck with Ilana Wolpert, the film follows Bea (Sweeney) and Ben (Powell) after a seemingly fiery connection turns ice-cold after their first date. Reunited at her sister’s destination wedding in Australia, the duo find the other’s presence nearly unbearable, resulting in a series of incidents — including fires — that leaves the bride convinced their wedding is destined for ruin.
But this enemies-to-lovers tale takes a new turn when Bea and Ben’s exes arrive, leaving Bea wondering how to get out of her parents’ reunion plan and Ben desperate for a way to make his ex jealous. “Maybe we should just tell everyone we’re together,” Sweeney’s Bea suggests in the trailer. “It would solve that problem for...
Directed by Will Gluck, with a screenplay co-written by Gluck with Ilana Wolpert, the film follows Bea (Sweeney) and Ben (Powell) after a seemingly fiery connection turns ice-cold after their first date. Reunited at her sister’s destination wedding in Australia, the duo find the other’s presence nearly unbearable, resulting in a series of incidents — including fires — that leaves the bride convinced their wedding is destined for ruin.
But this enemies-to-lovers tale takes a new turn when Bea and Ben’s exes arrive, leaving Bea wondering how to get out of her parents’ reunion plan and Ben desperate for a way to make his ex jealous. “Maybe we should just tell everyone we’re together,” Sweeney’s Bea suggests in the trailer. “It would solve that problem for...
- 11/16/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New ‘Anyone But You’ Trailer Sees Sparks Fly As Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell Fake A Romance – Update
Updated, 7:50 a.m.: Columbia Pictures has unveiled a new trailer for its rom-com Anyone But You, starring Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick), which hits theaters December 22nd.
The pair star respectively as Bea and Ben, who look like the perfect couple. But after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold — until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.
Will Gluck directed from his script written with Ilana Wolpert, which was based on Wolpert’s story. Pic’s cast also includes Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot Mulroney, Darren Barnet, and Rachel Griffiths. Read more about the project below. Check out its new trailer above.
Previously, October 19: If you’ve seen the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie,...
The pair star respectively as Bea and Ben, who look like the perfect couple. But after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold — until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.
Will Gluck directed from his script written with Ilana Wolpert, which was based on Wolpert’s story. Pic’s cast also includes Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot Mulroney, Darren Barnet, and Rachel Griffiths. Read more about the project below. Check out its new trailer above.
Previously, October 19: If you’ve seen the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Greg Evans and Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell are cranking up the heat in the new Anyone But You teaser from Sony Pictures Entertainment. Before making its way online, the brief promo for Will Gluck’s new comedy screened ahead of the money-printing concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. You could need a change of underoos before the teaser finishes. Please don’t say I didn’t want you.
In the Anyone But You teaser, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) make a pact to pass themselves off as a couple while attending a destination wedding in Australia. What starts as an oil and water rivalry quickly turns to butterflies and bulging swim trunks as the faux-couple acts the part. The story unfolds in Sydney, Australia, and follows the couple as they experience a variety of vacation-related mishaps, including falling from boats and discovering spiders down their pants. Have you seen the spiders in Australia?...
In the Anyone But You teaser, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) make a pact to pass themselves off as a couple while attending a destination wedding in Australia. What starts as an oil and water rivalry quickly turns to butterflies and bulging swim trunks as the faux-couple acts the part. The story unfolds in Sydney, Australia, and follows the couple as they experience a variety of vacation-related mishaps, including falling from boats and discovering spiders down their pants. Have you seen the spiders in Australia?...
- 10/19/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell can barely disguise their disgust for one another but pretend to be the perfect couple at a destination wedding, in the trailer for the edgy rom-com Anyone But You unveiled on Thursday.
The Euphoria star plays Bea, and Top Gun: Maverick’s Powell is Ben in the enemies-to-lovers comedy about rivals reuniting and thrust together at a glitzy wedding in Australia. “Let’s just tell everyone we’re together… Could be kind of fun,” Bea tells a puzzled Ben at one point in the trailer as they then replace hate stares with fake flirty glances as their personal chemistry gets pretty complicated around wedding guests.
“There’s no way we could convince anyone we actually like each other,” Ben tells Bea, suspicious of the challenge she sets for her nemeses at the gathering. “But through pretending, they actually fall in love,” Sony’s official...
The Euphoria star plays Bea, and Top Gun: Maverick’s Powell is Ben in the enemies-to-lovers comedy about rivals reuniting and thrust together at a glitzy wedding in Australia. “Let’s just tell everyone we’re together… Could be kind of fun,” Bea tells a puzzled Ben at one point in the trailer as they then replace hate stares with fake flirty glances as their personal chemistry gets pretty complicated around wedding guests.
“There’s no way we could convince anyone we actually like each other,” Ben tells Bea, suspicious of the challenge she sets for her nemeses at the gathering. “But through pretending, they actually fall in love,” Sony’s official...
- 10/19/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell showcase their much-discussed chemistry in the first trailer for Sony Pictures’ romantic comedy “Anyone but You,” premiering in theaters on Dec. 22.
Directed by Will Gluck (“Easy A”), “Anyone but You” has been touted as a loose modernization of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” The film’s official logline reads, “When college arch-nemeses reunite years after graduation for a destination wedding, they pretend to be a couple for their own personal reasons. But through pretending, they actually fall in love.”
“Let’s just tell everyone we’re together,” Sweeney says to Powell while they take a sunset sailboat ride. “There’s no way we could convince anyone we actually like each other,” he responds. Though the two roll their eyes, footage flashing throughout the trailer makes it clear their chemistry is undeniable.
Sweeney became a breakout star in HBO’s “Euphoria,” while Powell is best...
Directed by Will Gluck (“Easy A”), “Anyone but You” has been touted as a loose modernization of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” The film’s official logline reads, “When college arch-nemeses reunite years after graduation for a destination wedding, they pretend to be a couple for their own personal reasons. But through pretending, they actually fall in love.”
“Let’s just tell everyone we’re together,” Sweeney says to Powell while they take a sunset sailboat ride. “There’s no way we could convince anyone we actually like each other,” he responds. Though the two roll their eyes, footage flashing throughout the trailer makes it clear their chemistry is undeniable.
Sweeney became a breakout star in HBO’s “Euphoria,” while Powell is best...
- 10/19/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Will Gluck’s upcoming romantic comedy Anyone But You, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell is pushing its release date. The film now opens on December 22 instead of December 15. The new release date puts the film in a prime spot for that sweet 4-Day Christmas weekend box office haul.
In addition to debuting a first-look image, details about the plot are making the rounds. In Anyone But You, Sweeney and Powell’s characters hate each other so much they can’t help but fall for one another. The story unfolds in Sydney, Australia, and follows the couple as they experience a variety of vacation-related mishaps, including falling from boats and discovering spiders down their pants. Have you seen the spiders in Australia? Oh, the horror! Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet, and Hadley Robinson join the project as cast members.
Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum,...
In addition to debuting a first-look image, details about the plot are making the rounds. In Anyone But You, Sweeney and Powell’s characters hate each other so much they can’t help but fall for one another. The story unfolds in Sydney, Australia, and follows the couple as they experience a variety of vacation-related mishaps, including falling from boats and discovering spiders down their pants. Have you seen the spiders in Australia? Oh, the horror! Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet, and Hadley Robinson join the project as cast members.
Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Sony is determined to bring moviegoers back to comedies in theaters and they just dated their Will Gluck directed Anyone But You for Dec. 15.
The trailer dropped last week during the studio’s presentation at CinemaCon.
The screwball comedy, which stars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, follows two people who loathe each other so much — they can’t resist the other. The pic is set in Sydney and follows the two as they go on various vaction hijinks from falling off boats to getting big spiders down their pants.
Screenplay was penned by Ilana Wolpert and Gluck. Joe Roth produces with Jeff Kirschenbaum and Gluck. EPs are Sweeney, Natalie Sellers, Alyssa Altman and Jacqueline Monetta. Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet and Hadley Robinson also star.
The only other wide studio release on Dec. 15 is Warner Bros. Timothee Chalamet movie, Wonka.
The trailer dropped last week during the studio’s presentation at CinemaCon.
The screwball comedy, which stars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, follows two people who loathe each other so much — they can’t resist the other. The pic is set in Sydney and follows the two as they go on various vaction hijinks from falling off boats to getting big spiders down their pants.
Screenplay was penned by Ilana Wolpert and Gluck. Joe Roth produces with Jeff Kirschenbaum and Gluck. EPs are Sweeney, Natalie Sellers, Alyssa Altman and Jacqueline Monetta. Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet and Hadley Robinson also star.
The only other wide studio release on Dec. 15 is Warner Bros. Timothee Chalamet movie, Wonka.
- 5/3/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
A frenemies to lovers rom-com starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell? The Internet is bracing to be broken.
“Anyone But You,” a new rated R comedy starring the respective “Euphoria” Emmy nominee and “Top Gun: Maverick” breakout, is a modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” Sweeney and Powell star as two college arch nemeses who reunite years after graduation for a destination wedding, and pretend to be a couple for their own personal reasons. Of course, the duo actually fall in love along the way.
The film is directed by Will Gluck from a script co-written by Ilana Wolpert. The cast additionally includes Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, Alexandra Shipp, Michelle Hurd, Darren Barnett, Hadley Robinson, Bryan Brown, and Gata.
Lead star Sweeney is executive producing for her Fifty-Fifty banner. Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and director Gluck are also executive producing, with Gluck’s Olive Bridge Entertainment...
“Anyone But You,” a new rated R comedy starring the respective “Euphoria” Emmy nominee and “Top Gun: Maverick” breakout, is a modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” Sweeney and Powell star as two college arch nemeses who reunite years after graduation for a destination wedding, and pretend to be a couple for their own personal reasons. Of course, the duo actually fall in love along the way.
The film is directed by Will Gluck from a script co-written by Ilana Wolpert. The cast additionally includes Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, Alexandra Shipp, Michelle Hurd, Darren Barnett, Hadley Robinson, Bryan Brown, and Gata.
Lead star Sweeney is executive producing for her Fifty-Fifty banner. Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and director Gluck are also executive producing, with Gluck’s Olive Bridge Entertainment...
- 4/25/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Sony has rounded out the cast for its untitled, R-rated rom-com, led by Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, with the addition of actor and rapper GaTa (Dave).
Details as to the plot of the film currently being shot in Australia and GaTa’s role in it are under wraps. But Will Gluck is directing from a script by Ilana Wolpert, which he rewrote.
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Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet and Hadley Robinson also star in the pic which Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Gluck are producing. Sweeney is exec producing for Fifty-Fifty Films, along with Natalie Sellers and Alyssa Altman for Rk Films,...
Details as to the plot of the film currently being shot in Australia and GaTa’s role in it are under wraps. But Will Gluck is directing from a script by Ilana Wolpert, which he rewrote.
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Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet and Hadley Robinson also star in the pic which Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Gluck are producing. Sweeney is exec producing for Fifty-Fifty Films, along with Natalie Sellers and Alyssa Altman for Rk Films,...
- 3/10/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Dermot Mulroney (Scream VI) and Rachel Griffiths (The Wilds) are the newest additions to the cast of the untitled romantic comedy from director Will Gluck (Easy A) that Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell are leading for Sony.
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Details as to the plot of the R-rated rom-com — being shot in Sydney, Australia — remain under wraps. But the pair join an ensemble that also includes Alexandra Shipp, Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet and Hadley Robinson, as previously announced.
The project is based on Ilana Wolpert’s script, which Gluck is re-writing. Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Gluck are producing, with Sweeney exec producing for Fifty-Fifty Films,...
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Details as to the plot of the R-rated rom-com — being shot in Sydney, Australia — remain under wraps. But the pair join an ensemble that also includes Alexandra Shipp, Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet and Hadley Robinson, as previously announced.
The project is based on Ilana Wolpert’s script, which Gluck is re-writing. Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Gluck are producing, with Sweeney exec producing for Fifty-Fifty Films,...
- 3/7/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sony has added Michelle Hurd (Star Trek: Picard), Bryan Brown (Australia), Darren Barnet (Gran Turismo) and Hadley Robinson (Moxie) to the cast of their as-yet-untitled rom-com from director Will Gluck (Easy A). Sydney Sweeney and Glenn Powell will lead the ensemble, as previously announced, with Alexandra Shipp also featuring.
Details as to the plot of the R-rated comedy are under wraps. But it’s based on a script by Ilana Wolpert that Gluck is re-writing. Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Gluck are producing, with Sweeney exec producing for Fifty-Fifty Films, alongside Natalie Sellers and Alyssa Altman for Rk Films, and Jacqueline Monetta for Olive Bridge.
Perhaps best known for starring opposite Patrick Stewart on Paramount+’s Star Trek: Picard, Hurd has also been seen on series including Blindspot, Lethal Weapon, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Daredevil, Jessica Jones and The Glades, to name a few. Notable film credits include Bad Hair,...
Details as to the plot of the R-rated comedy are under wraps. But it’s based on a script by Ilana Wolpert that Gluck is re-writing. Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Gluck are producing, with Sweeney exec producing for Fifty-Fifty Films, alongside Natalie Sellers and Alyssa Altman for Rk Films, and Jacqueline Monetta for Olive Bridge.
Perhaps best known for starring opposite Patrick Stewart on Paramount+’s Star Trek: Picard, Hurd has also been seen on series including Blindspot, Lethal Weapon, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Daredevil, Jessica Jones and The Glades, to name a few. Notable film credits include Bad Hair,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Alexandra Shipp is set to join the cast of Sony’s untitled R-rated comedy starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. Will Gluck is directing.
While the plot is being kept under wraps, the project is based on Ilana Wolpert’s script, which Gluck is rewriting.
Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Gluck (who with his Olive Bridge Entertainment has a first-look deal at Sony) are producing, with Sweeney exec producing for Fifty-Fifty Films. Natalie Sellers and Alyssa Altman are exec producing for Rk Films.
Shipp most recently starred opposite Andrew Garfield in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial film debut Tick, Tick… Boom! and up next, she will be seen starring in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie for Warner Bros., starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. She also stars in David Sandberg’s upcoming film Kung Fury II, opposite Michael Fassbender. Shipp is known for her role as the iconic mohawked super heroine...
While the plot is being kept under wraps, the project is based on Ilana Wolpert’s script, which Gluck is rewriting.
Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Gluck (who with his Olive Bridge Entertainment has a first-look deal at Sony) are producing, with Sweeney exec producing for Fifty-Fifty Films. Natalie Sellers and Alyssa Altman are exec producing for Rk Films.
Shipp most recently starred opposite Andrew Garfield in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial film debut Tick, Tick… Boom! and up next, she will be seen starring in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie for Warner Bros., starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. She also stars in David Sandberg’s upcoming film Kung Fury II, opposite Michael Fassbender. Shipp is known for her role as the iconic mohawked super heroine...
- 2/10/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Will Gluck is done playing with Peter Rabbit and is ready to return to the romantic comedy genre for a new untitled R-rated comedy. The new project shared exciting casting news on Wednesday, with reports coming in that Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell will star in Gluck’s next movie. The plot is shrouded in mystery. Still, we know Gluck is directing and rewriting Ilana Wolpert’s script.
Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Gluck are producing, with Sweeney producing via Fifty-Fifty Films. Natalie Sellers and Alyssa Altman serve as executive producers through Rk Films.
Gluck is the genius behind the camera for films like Easy A, Friends With Benefits, and the Peter Rabbit franchise. He’s in the throes of developing End of the World, an action comedy he plans to direct and co-write with Chris Brenner. Gluck is also attached to an adaptation of Ubisoft’s hit video game series Just Dance.
Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Gluck are producing, with Sweeney producing via Fifty-Fifty Films. Natalie Sellers and Alyssa Altman serve as executive producers through Rk Films.
Gluck is the genius behind the camera for films like Easy A, Friends With Benefits, and the Peter Rabbit franchise. He’s in the throes of developing End of the World, an action comedy he plans to direct and co-write with Chris Brenner. Gluck is also attached to an adaptation of Ubisoft’s hit video game series Just Dance.
- 1/11/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell are set to star in an untitled, R-rated romantic comedy for Sony Pictures.
Will Gluck will direct and re-write a script by Ilana Wolpert (“High School: The Musical: The Series”). Under his production company Olive Bridge Entertainment’s first look deal with Sony, Gluck is also producing alongside Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum.
Sweeney is executive producing through her banner Fifty-Fifty Films. Natalie Sellers and Alyssa Altman will EP for Rk Films.
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Plot details are being kept under wraps. The project marks Sweeney’s latest collaboration with the studio after recently wrapping Sony/Marvel’s “Madame Web” and signing on to star in and executive produce a “Barbarella” remake, as well as “The Registration.” The “White Lotus” and “Euphoria” actress also has the films “National Anthem,” “Reality” and “Immaculate” in the works.
Will Gluck will direct and re-write a script by Ilana Wolpert (“High School: The Musical: The Series”). Under his production company Olive Bridge Entertainment’s first look deal with Sony, Gluck is also producing alongside Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum.
Sweeney is executive producing through her banner Fifty-Fifty Films. Natalie Sellers and Alyssa Altman will EP for Rk Films.
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Plot details are being kept under wraps. The project marks Sweeney’s latest collaboration with the studio after recently wrapping Sony/Marvel’s “Madame Web” and signing on to star in and executive produce a “Barbarella” remake, as well as “The Registration.” The “White Lotus” and “Euphoria” actress also has the films “National Anthem,” “Reality” and “Immaculate” in the works.
- 1/11/2023
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Will Gluck is getting back to his rom-com roots and looks to have landed two of the most sought-after stars in town for his next project. Sources tell Deadline that Sony Pictures has acquired an untitled R-rated romantic comedy, with Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell set to star and Gluck directing.
While the plot is being kept under wraps, the project is based on Ilana Wolpert’s script, which Gluck is rewriting.
Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Gluck (who with his Olive Bridge Entertainment has a first-look deal at Sony) are producing, with Sweeney exec producing for Fifty-Fifty Films. Natalie Sellers and Alyssa Altman are exec producing for Rk Films.
Sony landed the coveted package at the end of last year and after figuring out Sweeney’s schedule with her Euphoria dates. Shooting is expected to start at the end of next month.
Following her Emmy-nominated work on HBO...
While the plot is being kept under wraps, the project is based on Ilana Wolpert’s script, which Gluck is rewriting.
Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Gluck (who with his Olive Bridge Entertainment has a first-look deal at Sony) are producing, with Sweeney exec producing for Fifty-Fifty Films. Natalie Sellers and Alyssa Altman are exec producing for Rk Films.
Sony landed the coveted package at the end of last year and after figuring out Sweeney’s schedule with her Euphoria dates. Shooting is expected to start at the end of next month.
Following her Emmy-nominated work on HBO...
- 1/11/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Academy Award winner Kathy Bates and YouTube star Liza Koshy have joined the cast for an upcoming romantic comedy film from Netflix.
The film, which is currently untitled, is headlined by former “The Paperboy” co-stars Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron, as well as “Kissing Booth” lead Joey King. According to the logline, the film will focus on a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as as a surprising romance kicks off comedic consequences for the trio, forcing them to face complications of love, sex and identity.
The film is directed by “The Last Five Years” and “Beautiful Creatures” director Richard Lagravenese, who co-wrote the script with Carrie Solomon. Roth/Kirschenbaum Films produces the Netflix title, with Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum serving as the producers and Alyssa Altman executive producing. The film will reportedly begin shooting later this year.
Bates first came to prominence in Hollywood for...
The film, which is currently untitled, is headlined by former “The Paperboy” co-stars Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron, as well as “Kissing Booth” lead Joey King. According to the logline, the film will focus on a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as as a surprising romance kicks off comedic consequences for the trio, forcing them to face complications of love, sex and identity.
The film is directed by “The Last Five Years” and “Beautiful Creatures” director Richard Lagravenese, who co-wrote the script with Carrie Solomon. Roth/Kirschenbaum Films produces the Netflix title, with Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum serving as the producers and Alyssa Altman executive producing. The film will reportedly begin shooting later this year.
Bates first came to prominence in Hollywood for...
- 8/4/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Misery Oscar winner Kathy Bates and Liza on Demand actress Liza Koshy are joining the untitled Netflix romantic comedy which stars Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King.
The Fisher King Oscar nominee Richard Lagravenese is directing off a screenplay he co-wrote with Carrie Solomon.
The story is set following a surprising romance which kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity.
Producers for the pic are Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films. EP is Alyssa Altman for Roth/Kirschenbaum.
Bates, who is repped by CAA, is starring in the upcoming Lionsgate adaptation of the Judy Blume classic, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Ken Kwapis’ Thelma and The Miracle Club opposite Maggie Smith and Laura Linney. Other feature credits include The Highwaymen, Richard Jewell, Titanic,...
The Fisher King Oscar nominee Richard Lagravenese is directing off a screenplay he co-wrote with Carrie Solomon.
The story is set following a surprising romance which kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity.
Producers for the pic are Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films. EP is Alyssa Altman for Roth/Kirschenbaum.
Bates, who is repped by CAA, is starring in the upcoming Lionsgate adaptation of the Judy Blume classic, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Ken Kwapis’ Thelma and The Miracle Club opposite Maggie Smith and Laura Linney. Other feature credits include The Highwaymen, Richard Jewell, Titanic,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-winner Kathy Bates and “Work It” star Liza Koshy have joined the cast of a still-untitled romantic comedy in the works at Netflix that will star the previously announced Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King.
Richard Lagravenese (“Behind the Candelabra”) is directing the film from a script he co-wrote with Carrie Solomon.
The film follows a surprising romance that kicks off when a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss face the complications of love, sex, and identity. No character details were revealed for Bates and Koshy.
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Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are producing for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films. Alyssa Altman will executive produce for Roth/Kirschenbaum.
Kathy Bates most recently starred in “Home” and Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell,” and she’ll next be seen in the Lionsgate adaptation of the Judy Blume novel,...
Richard Lagravenese (“Behind the Candelabra”) is directing the film from a script he co-wrote with Carrie Solomon.
The film follows a surprising romance that kicks off when a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss face the complications of love, sex, and identity. No character details were revealed for Bates and Koshy.
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Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are producing for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films. Alyssa Altman will executive produce for Roth/Kirschenbaum.
Kathy Bates most recently starred in “Home” and Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell,” and she’ll next be seen in the Lionsgate adaptation of the Judy Blume novel,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Netflix has signed up Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King to star in a currently untitled rom-com at the streamer.
The story is set to follow a surprising romance which kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity. The film was recently greenlit and will shoot later this year.
‘Behind The Candelabra’ writer Richard Lagravenese will direct from a script he co-wrote alongside Carrie Solomon. Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Alyssa Altman are producing for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films.
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Kidman has had a pretty busy time of it late, starring in Hulu series ‘Nine Perfect Strangers.’ She followed that up with her Oscar-nominated role as Lucille Ball in ‘Being Ricardos.’
Efron’s recent offerings saw him play Ted Bundy in ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile...
The story is set to follow a surprising romance which kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity. The film was recently greenlit and will shoot later this year.
‘Behind The Candelabra’ writer Richard Lagravenese will direct from a script he co-wrote alongside Carrie Solomon. Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Alyssa Altman are producing for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films.
Also in news – Lady Gaga in talks to join ‘Joker’ sequel
Kidman has had a pretty busy time of it late, starring in Hulu series ‘Nine Perfect Strangers.’ She followed that up with her Oscar-nominated role as Lucille Ball in ‘Being Ricardos.’
Efron’s recent offerings saw him play Ted Bundy in ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile...
- 6/15/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King have boarded an untitled romantic comedy for Netflix that Richard Lagravanese will direct.
Netflix’s logline for the film reads “A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity.”
Lagravanese, director of “Behind the Candelabra,” “Ps I Love You,” “The Last Five Years” and “Freedom Writers” co-wrote the script with Carrie Solomon, who is also working on Margot Robbie’s “Ocean’s 11” prequel for Warner Bros. Solomon is represented by UTA, Mxn Entertainment and attorneys Yorn Levine.
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Producers include Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Alyssa Altman for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, which worked on Netflix’s “Hustle” starring Adam Sandller Roth/Kirschenbaum Films is also working on “The Gray Man” starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans.
Netflix’s logline for the film reads “A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity.”
Lagravanese, director of “Behind the Candelabra,” “Ps I Love You,” “The Last Five Years” and “Freedom Writers” co-wrote the script with Carrie Solomon, who is also working on Margot Robbie’s “Ocean’s 11” prequel for Warner Bros. Solomon is represented by UTA, Mxn Entertainment and attorneys Yorn Levine.
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Producers include Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Alyssa Altman for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, which worked on Netflix’s “Hustle” starring Adam Sandller Roth/Kirschenbaum Films is also working on “The Gray Man” starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans.
- 6/14/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Netflix has set an all-star ensemble for its new untitled romcom as sources tell Deadline Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King are set to star in the pic, with Behind The Candelabra writer Richard Lagravenese directing. Lagravenese co-wrote the script with Carrie Solomon while Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Alyssa Altman producing for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films.
The story is set following a surprising romance which kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity. The film was recently greenlit and will shoot later this year.
The film gives Kidman a fun comedy on her upcoming slate following a year of strong dramatic turns which started with the Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers. She followed that up with her Oscar-nominated role as Lucille Ball in Being Ricardos.
For Efron it brings him back to...
The story is set following a surprising romance which kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity. The film was recently greenlit and will shoot later this year.
The film gives Kidman a fun comedy on her upcoming slate following a year of strong dramatic turns which started with the Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers. She followed that up with her Oscar-nominated role as Lucille Ball in Being Ricardos.
For Efron it brings him back to...
- 6/14/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
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Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King are set to star in an untitled romantic comedy that Richard Lagravenese will direct for Netflix.
Lagravenese — the screenwriter of such movies as The Fisher King, The Bridges of Madison County and Behind the Candelabra — also co-wrote the script with Carrie Solomon, the rising scribe who is working on the Margot Robbie-centric Ocean’s 11 prequel set up at Warner Bros.
While logline details are vague, the streamer notes the feature project sees a surprising romance kick off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex and identity.
Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Alyssa Altman are producing via Roth/Kirschenbaum Films. The prolific banner just saw its Adam Sandler drama Hustle debut on Netflix and is teeing up the Russo Bros. action movie...
Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King are set to star in an untitled romantic comedy that Richard Lagravenese will direct for Netflix.
Lagravenese — the screenwriter of such movies as The Fisher King, The Bridges of Madison County and Behind the Candelabra — also co-wrote the script with Carrie Solomon, the rising scribe who is working on the Margot Robbie-centric Ocean’s 11 prequel set up at Warner Bros.
While logline details are vague, the streamer notes the feature project sees a surprising romance kick off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex and identity.
Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Alyssa Altman are producing via Roth/Kirschenbaum Films. The prolific banner just saw its Adam Sandler drama Hustle debut on Netflix and is teeing up the Russo Bros. action movie...
- 6/14/2022
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony’s literary-driven speciality film unit 3000 Pictures has closed a deal for the rights to bestselling author Soman Chainani’s “Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales,” with an eye to turn it into a limited series.
An overnight New York Times bestseller when it published with HarperCollins Children’s Books in September 2021, “Beasts and Beauty” has since sold in 13 territories around the world. The work is a collection of 12 fairy tales reimagined to reflect a new era, and spins the stories you know and love into thrilling adventures of mystery, magic and rebellious hearts.
Chainani is writing the pilot and is an executive producer on the project. Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum of Roth/Kirschenbaum Films are executive producing with Alyssa Altman as co-executive producer. Elizabeth Gabler and Aislinn Dunster are overseeing for 3000 Pictures.
Chainani is known for “The School for Good and Evil,” part of the EverNever world, a fairytale...
An overnight New York Times bestseller when it published with HarperCollins Children’s Books in September 2021, “Beasts and Beauty” has since sold in 13 territories around the world. The work is a collection of 12 fairy tales reimagined to reflect a new era, and spins the stories you know and love into thrilling adventures of mystery, magic and rebellious hearts.
Chainani is writing the pilot and is an executive producer on the project. Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum of Roth/Kirschenbaum Films are executive producing with Alyssa Altman as co-executive producer. Elizabeth Gabler and Aislinn Dunster are overseeing for 3000 Pictures.
Chainani is known for “The School for Good and Evil,” part of the EverNever world, a fairytale...
- 5/9/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Prime Video has canceled the young adult drama “Panic,” TheWrap has confirmed.
The series, which premiered its 10-episode first season on the streaming service back in May, came from writer and creator Lauren Oliver, who adapted the series from her own bestselling novel.
The “Hunger Games”-esque drama was set a small Texas town where every summer the graduating seniors compete in a series of challenges — winner take all — which they believe is their one and only chance to escape their circumstances and make their lives better.
Cast on the series included Olivia Welc, Mike Faist, Jessica Sula, Camron Jones, Ray Nicholson and Enrique Murciano.
In addition to Oliver, executive producers on the drama included Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Adam Schroeder. Lynley Bird and Alyssa Altman served as co-executive producers on the Amazon Studios series.
Deadline first reported on the cancellation.
Read original story Amazon Cancels ‘Panic’ After...
The series, which premiered its 10-episode first season on the streaming service back in May, came from writer and creator Lauren Oliver, who adapted the series from her own bestselling novel.
The “Hunger Games”-esque drama was set a small Texas town where every summer the graduating seniors compete in a series of challenges — winner take all — which they believe is their one and only chance to escape their circumstances and make their lives better.
Cast on the series included Olivia Welc, Mike Faist, Jessica Sula, Camron Jones, Ray Nicholson and Enrique Murciano.
In addition to Oliver, executive producers on the drama included Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum and Adam Schroeder. Lynley Bird and Alyssa Altman served as co-executive producers on the Amazon Studios series.
Deadline first reported on the cancellation.
Read original story Amazon Cancels ‘Panic’ After...
- 8/6/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
“Panic” has been canceled after one season at Amazon, Variety has confirmed.
The YA drama debuted on Amazon back in May. The one-hour series was based on the novel of the same name by Lauren Oliver.
It takes place in a small Texas town, where every summer the graduating seniors compete in a series of challenges, winner takes all, which they believe is their one and only chance to escape their circumstances and make their lives better. But this year, the rules have changed — the pot of money is larger than ever and the game has become even more dangerous. The players will come face to face with their deepest, darkest fears and be forced to decide how much they are willing to risk in order to win.
The cast for the series included Olivia Welch, Mike Faist, Jessica Sula, Camron Jones, Ray Nicholson, and Enrique Murciano. Oliver adapted her...
The YA drama debuted on Amazon back in May. The one-hour series was based on the novel of the same name by Lauren Oliver.
It takes place in a small Texas town, where every summer the graduating seniors compete in a series of challenges, winner takes all, which they believe is their one and only chance to escape their circumstances and make their lives better. But this year, the rules have changed — the pot of money is larger than ever and the game has become even more dangerous. The players will come face to face with their deepest, darkest fears and be forced to decide how much they are willing to risk in order to win.
The cast for the series included Olivia Welch, Mike Faist, Jessica Sula, Camron Jones, Ray Nicholson, and Enrique Murciano. Oliver adapted her...
- 8/6/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Amazon Prime Video has opted not to pick up a second season of young adult drama series Panic, starring Camron Jones, Ray Nicholson and Olivia Welch.
Written and created by Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling novel, Panic centered on a small town in America where every year the graduating seniors engage in a competition they believe is their one chance to escape. But this year, the rules have changed — and they must decide how much they are willing to risk in order to get out.
Panic premiered on May 28 alongside a companion three-part “novella” on sibling Audible written by Oliver and featuring the voices of Jones, Nicholson and Welch.
Despite the company’s support, Panic did not connect with audiences the way fellow YA drama The Wilds did. That, along with the fact that the series’ first season did tell a complete story of the game of Panic,...
Written and created by Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling novel, Panic centered on a small town in America where every year the graduating seniors engage in a competition they believe is their one chance to escape. But this year, the rules have changed — and they must decide how much they are willing to risk in order to get out.
Panic premiered on May 28 alongside a companion three-part “novella” on sibling Audible written by Oliver and featuring the voices of Jones, Nicholson and Welch.
Despite the company’s support, Panic did not connect with audiences the way fellow YA drama The Wilds did. That, along with the fact that the series’ first season did tell a complete story of the game of Panic,...
- 8/6/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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There’s a new coming-of-age drama series to binge this Memorial Day weekend, and anytime after that. Amazon’s “Panic” arrived on Prime Video on Friday complete with some of the thrilling twists and turns that you’d expect from a binge-worthy show.
If you’re not an Amazon Prime member, sign up now to watch the new series and other Amazon content for free your first month. Amazon Prime is currently running a free 30-day trial but the membership will only cost you $12.99 a month (or $119 a year) after the trial ends, and you can cancel at anytime. Amazon Prime members get special access to a bunch of cost-saving perks such as discounted prices,...
There’s a new coming-of-age drama series to binge this Memorial Day weekend, and anytime after that. Amazon’s “Panic” arrived on Prime Video on Friday complete with some of the thrilling twists and turns that you’d expect from a binge-worthy show.
If you’re not an Amazon Prime member, sign up now to watch the new series and other Amazon content for free your first month. Amazon Prime is currently running a free 30-day trial but the membership will only cost you $12.99 a month (or $119 a year) after the trial ends, and you can cancel at anytime. Amazon Prime members get special access to a bunch of cost-saving perks such as discounted prices,...
- 5/28/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
Netflix released a first look at Season 2 of “The Circle,” which unfolds over four weeks from April 14 to May 5.
Eight new contestants will flirt, befriend, squabble and compete in challenges against each other on a unique social media platform to earn a $100,000 prize and the title of top influencer. Among the new contestants are Chloe Veitch from Netflix’s “Too Hot to Handle.” Watch the trailer below for the revealing of the other first eight contestants. Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt, Jo Harcourt Smith, Toni Ireland, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster serve as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV news roundup, the Oprah Winfrey Network announced the launch of its Own Your Health initiative, which provides tools and resources to empower Black women to own their health. By partnering with health equity leaders, the campaign aims to address the unique health concerns Black women face, including higher rates of illnesses,...
Eight new contestants will flirt, befriend, squabble and compete in challenges against each other on a unique social media platform to earn a $100,000 prize and the title of top influencer. Among the new contestants are Chloe Veitch from Netflix’s “Too Hot to Handle.” Watch the trailer below for the revealing of the other first eight contestants. Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt, Jo Harcourt Smith, Toni Ireland, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster serve as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV news roundup, the Oprah Winfrey Network announced the launch of its Own Your Health initiative, which provides tools and resources to empower Black women to own their health. By partnering with health equity leaders, the campaign aims to address the unique health concerns Black women face, including higher rates of illnesses,...
- 4/5/2021
- by Haley Bosselman and Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Enrique Murciano (Bloodline), Camron Jones (Grown-ish) and Jessica Sula (Split) are set as series regulars in Amazon’s upcoming Ya drama series Panic. They will play roles that have been recast after the pilot. Additionally, Bonnie Bedelia (Parenthood), Moira Kelly (One Tree Hill), Nancy McKeon (The Facts of Life) and Rachel Bay Jones (Dear Evan Hansen) have been cast in recurring roles on the series, from writer Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling book and producers Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum. Production is scheduled to begin this month in Texas.
Created and written by Oliver, Panic centers on a small town in America where every year the graduating seniors — one ofm played by Sula — engage in a competition they believe is their one chance to escape. But this year, the rules have changed — and they must decide how much they are willing to risk in order to get out.
Created and written by Oliver, Panic centers on a small town in America where every year the graduating seniors — one ofm played by Sula — engage in a competition they believe is their one chance to escape. But this year, the rules have changed — and they must decide how much they are willing to risk in order to get out.
- 10/21/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Amazon Studios is expanding its relationship with Lauren Oliver and her Glasstown Entertainment, closing a new first-look deal with the New York Times bestselling author who penned Panic, the book on which Amazon’s first Ya drama series is based. Under the pact, Glasstown Entertainment, co-founded by Oliver, author Lexa Hillyer and producer Lynley Bird, will work with Amazon Studios to develop television series that will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
“We’re excited to extend our relationship with Lauren Oliver and Glasstown,” said Albert Cheng, COO and Co-Head of Television, Amazon Studios. “Lauren is a wonderful, prolific writer who knows her young adult audience. As we begin production together on Panic, we’re looking forward to seeing more character-driven stories and fresh, captivating new voices from Glasstown for our Amazon Prime Video customers.”
Panic is executive produced by Oliver, in her first television credit,...
“We’re excited to extend our relationship with Lauren Oliver and Glasstown,” said Albert Cheng, COO and Co-Head of Television, Amazon Studios. “Lauren is a wonderful, prolific writer who knows her young adult audience. As we begin production together on Panic, we’re looking forward to seeing more character-driven stories and fresh, captivating new voices from Glasstown for our Amazon Prime Video customers.”
Panic is executive produced by Oliver, in her first television credit,...
- 8/12/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon Studios has greenlit “Panic,” marking the studio’s first foray into young adult dramas. Based on the The New York Times best-selling novel by Lauren Oliver, “Panic” takes place in a small American town where every year, the graduating seniors engage in a competition they believe is their one chance to escape. But this year, the rules have changed–and they must decide how much they are willing to risk in order to get out.
This is Oliver’s first television credit. She will serve as creator, executive producer, and will also write each episode. Besides “Panic,” she’s known for other Ya novels including “Before I Fall,” which was adapted into a 2017 feature film starring Zoey Deutch, and “Delirium.”
“‘Panic’ tells a story aimed at young adults, but anyone would be pulled in by the compelling characters and high stakes drama brought to life by Lauren Oliver. She...
This is Oliver’s first television credit. She will serve as creator, executive producer, and will also write each episode. Besides “Panic,” she’s known for other Ya novels including “Before I Fall,” which was adapted into a 2017 feature film starring Zoey Deutch, and “Delirium.”
“‘Panic’ tells a story aimed at young adults, but anyone would be pulled in by the compelling characters and high stakes drama brought to life by Lauren Oliver. She...
- 5/16/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Amazon Studios announced Thursday that it has greenlit its first young adult drama, “Panic,” based on the 2014 novel by Lauren Oliver. The series will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video.
“Panic” takes viewers to a small town in America, where every year, the graduating seniors engage in a competition they believe is their one chance to escape. But this year, the rules have changed — and they must decide how much they are willing to risk in order to get out.
For her first television credit, Oliver will write each episode and is the creator and executive producer.
“Panic tells a story aimed at young adults, but anyone would be pulled in by the compelling characters and high stakes drama brought to life by Lauren Oliver. She is a rare talent in her ability to capture this generation so authentically,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios.
“I am excited that...
“Panic” takes viewers to a small town in America, where every year, the graduating seniors engage in a competition they believe is their one chance to escape. But this year, the rules have changed — and they must decide how much they are willing to risk in order to get out.
For her first television credit, Oliver will write each episode and is the creator and executive producer.
“Panic tells a story aimed at young adults, but anyone would be pulled in by the compelling characters and high stakes drama brought to life by Lauren Oliver. She is a rare talent in her ability to capture this generation so authentically,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios.
“I am excited that...
- 5/16/2019
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Studios has picked up to series Ya drama pilot Panic, from writer Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling book and producers Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum.
Ramping up a Ya slate was one of the first major programming initiatives of Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke after she joined the company last year. The company greenlighted three Ya drama pilots, Panic, College and The Wilds. Of the other two, College is not going forward, while The Wilds remains in contention.
Written and created by Oliver based on her novel published by HarperCollins, Panic centers on a small town in America where every year the graduating seniors engage in a competition they believe is their one chance to escape. But this year, the rules have changed — and they must decide how much they are willing to risk in order to get out.
“Panic tells a story aimed at young adults, but...
Ramping up a Ya slate was one of the first major programming initiatives of Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke after she joined the company last year. The company greenlighted three Ya drama pilots, Panic, College and The Wilds. Of the other two, College is not going forward, while The Wilds remains in contention.
Written and created by Oliver based on her novel published by HarperCollins, Panic centers on a small town in America where every year the graduating seniors engage in a competition they believe is their one chance to escape. But this year, the rules have changed — and they must decide how much they are willing to risk in order to get out.
“Panic tells a story aimed at young adults, but...
- 5/16/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Olivia Welch, Mike Faist and Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut have landed lead roles in Amazon Studios’ YA pilot Panic, from writer Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling book and producers Joe Roth & Jeff Kirschenbaum
Written and created by Oliver, Panic centers on a forgotten rural town where every year the graduating seniors risk their lives in an illegal, high-stakes game to win life-changing money–and a chance to escape. Anonymous judges force the players through a series of challenges that will compel them to confront their deepest fears – and upend their ideas of who they are, who to trust, and who they might become. This year, 47 players — three of them played by Welch, Faist and Chestnut — will compete for the biggest pot ever. All of them will be changed. Only one will win.
Welch will play Heather, a talented writer who is deeply uncomfortable in her own skin and nowhere near realizing her full potential.
Written and created by Oliver, Panic centers on a forgotten rural town where every year the graduating seniors risk their lives in an illegal, high-stakes game to win life-changing money–and a chance to escape. Anonymous judges force the players through a series of challenges that will compel them to confront their deepest fears – and upend their ideas of who they are, who to trust, and who they might become. This year, 47 players — three of them played by Welch, Faist and Chestnut — will compete for the biggest pot ever. All of them will be changed. Only one will win.
Welch will play Heather, a talented writer who is deeply uncomfortable in her own skin and nowhere near realizing her full potential.
- 8/28/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Leigh Janiak is set to direct and executive produce Panic, Amazon Studios’ Ya pilot from writer Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling book, and producers Joe Roth & Jeff Kirschenbaum.
Written and created by Oliver based on her novel, Panic centers on a forgotten rural town where every year the graduating seniors risk their lives in an illegal, high-stakes game to win life-changing money–and a chance to escape. Anonymous judges force the players through a series of challenges that will compel them to confront their deepest fears – and upend their ideas of who they are, who to trust, and who they might become. This year, 47 players will compete for the biggest pot ever. All of them will be changed. Only one will win.
Janiak executive produces with Oliver, Joe Roth & Jeff Kirschenbaum of Roth Kirschenbaum Films and Elle Triedman. Alyssa Altman...
Written and created by Oliver based on her novel, Panic centers on a forgotten rural town where every year the graduating seniors risk their lives in an illegal, high-stakes game to win life-changing money–and a chance to escape. Anonymous judges force the players through a series of challenges that will compel them to confront their deepest fears – and upend their ideas of who they are, who to trust, and who they might become. This year, 47 players will compete for the biggest pot ever. All of them will be changed. Only one will win.
Janiak executive produces with Oliver, Joe Roth & Jeff Kirschenbaum of Roth Kirschenbaum Films and Elle Triedman. Alyssa Altman...
- 8/8/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon is getting into the Ya business.
The Jennifer Salke-run studio announced Thursday it has greenlit three pilots in the young adult genre: “Panic,” from writer Lauren Oliver based on her The New York Times best-selling book, “The Wilds” from Sarah Streicher (“Daredevil”), and drama “College” from creator Marja-Lewis Ryan (“6 Balloons”).
The trio of orders boasts a roster of big-name executive producers, including Channing Tatum, “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway, Jamie Tarses and Lauren Oliver.
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“We see Ya programming as a big opportunity to expand our entertainment offerings for Prime Video and we are actively pursuing projects that spark conversation and co-viewing,” said Albert Cheng, co-head of television, Amazon Studios.
“We’re excited to explore the point of view of Lauren, Sarah, and Marja who are fresh and distinct voices in Television,” said Nick Hall,...
The Jennifer Salke-run studio announced Thursday it has greenlit three pilots in the young adult genre: “Panic,” from writer Lauren Oliver based on her The New York Times best-selling book, “The Wilds” from Sarah Streicher (“Daredevil”), and drama “College” from creator Marja-Lewis Ryan (“6 Balloons”).
The trio of orders boasts a roster of big-name executive producers, including Channing Tatum, “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway, Jamie Tarses and Lauren Oliver.
Also Read: 'Game of Thrones' Producer Vince Gerardis Lands First-Look Deal at Amazon Studios
“We see Ya programming as a big opportunity to expand our entertainment offerings for Prime Video and we are actively pursuing projects that spark conversation and co-viewing,” said Albert Cheng, co-head of television, Amazon Studios.
“We’re excited to explore the point of view of Lauren, Sarah, and Marja who are fresh and distinct voices in Television,” said Nick Hall,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Amazon is gearing up for a stronger push into the young adult space with the order of three Ya pilots.
The projects are: “Panic,” from writer Lauren Oliver based on her The New York Times best-selling book; “The Wilds” from Sarah Streicher; and drama series “College” from creator Marja-Lewis Ryan. These pilots mark the first television projects for all three creators.
In addition, Jill Soloway and Channing Tatum serve as exeutive producers on “College,” with the project falling under Soloway’s overall deal with the streamer.
“We see Ya programming as a big opportunity to expand our entertainment offerings for Prime Video and we are actively pursuing projects that spark conversation and co-viewing,” said Albert Cheng, co-head of television for Amazon Studios.
The orders mark the first pilot pick ups under Jennifer Salke since she was named head of Amazon Studios in February.
Read the full descriptions of the projects below.
The projects are: “Panic,” from writer Lauren Oliver based on her The New York Times best-selling book; “The Wilds” from Sarah Streicher; and drama series “College” from creator Marja-Lewis Ryan. These pilots mark the first television projects for all three creators.
In addition, Jill Soloway and Channing Tatum serve as exeutive producers on “College,” with the project falling under Soloway’s overall deal with the streamer.
“We see Ya programming as a big opportunity to expand our entertainment offerings for Prime Video and we are actively pursuing projects that spark conversation and co-viewing,” said Albert Cheng, co-head of television for Amazon Studios.
The orders mark the first pilot pick ups under Jennifer Salke since she was named head of Amazon Studios in February.
Read the full descriptions of the projects below.
- 6/28/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Studios is entering the Ya series space by ordering three pilots — Panic, from writer Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling book and producers Joe Roth & Jeff Kirschenbaum; The Wilds from Sarah Streicher (Daredevil), producer Jamie Tarses and ABC Signature; and College, from 6 Balloons filmmaker Marja-Lewis Ryan and producers Channing Tatum and Jill Soloway.
New Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke signaled the move into the Ya arena in her interview with Deadline earlier this month. “I feel like (Ya) is a white space that we’re not in,” she said. “I think we have a huge opportunity with young adults, who will view up, and I think it extends up into audiences of women in their 30s as well if we do more. We have a couple of ideas there, and I wanted to make a couple of pilots so that I could see the execution before we decided. Those...
New Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke signaled the move into the Ya arena in her interview with Deadline earlier this month. “I feel like (Ya) is a white space that we’re not in,” she said. “I think we have a huge opportunity with young adults, who will view up, and I think it extends up into audiences of women in their 30s as well if we do more. We have a couple of ideas there, and I wanted to make a couple of pilots so that I could see the execution before we decided. Those...
- 6/28/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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