Exclusive: Radar Pictures and Bandits Roost Entertainment have tapped Kenny Ortega (High School Musical) to direct Weslandia, a feature adaptation of the international bestselling children’s book by Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman.
Shawn DeLoache (The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy) is penning the script. Producers of the family action adventure pic will include Ted Field, Anthony Tringali, Michael Napoliello and Maria Frisk for Radar, along with Cori Silberman and Michael Dovid for Bandits Roost. Field will also serve as executive producer.
Originally published by Candlewick Press in 1999, Weslandia tells the story of Wes, a tween genius loner who expects, upon moving to his new home in Plainville, that his life is going to be, well, plain! Little does he know he’s soon to be tangled up, literally, in a mysterious alien jungle growing in his backyard. But when the seemingly utopian civilization he creates...
Shawn DeLoache (The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy) is penning the script. Producers of the family action adventure pic will include Ted Field, Anthony Tringali, Michael Napoliello and Maria Frisk for Radar, along with Cori Silberman and Michael Dovid for Bandits Roost. Field will also serve as executive producer.
Originally published by Candlewick Press in 1999, Weslandia tells the story of Wes, a tween genius loner who expects, upon moving to his new home in Plainville, that his life is going to be, well, plain! Little does he know he’s soon to be tangled up, literally, in a mysterious alien jungle growing in his backyard. But when the seemingly utopian civilization he creates...
- 12/4/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Today, Fullscreen, in association with Epic Robot TV, has announced the return of the beloved series “The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy” for an 18-episode third season. Set in the magical town of Neverland, Ohio, the series follows Peter Pan (Kyle Walters), a man-child cartoonist in his late 20s, and Wendy Darling (Paula Rhodes) as adults living in Neverland surrounded by their motley crew of family and friends. Pan struggles between maintaining his youth and losing a link to his best friend and longtime crush.
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The series was created by Kyle Walters and Shawn deLoache, who also serves as the series’ writer. It co-stars Percy Daggs III (“Veronica Mars”) and Jim Beaver (“Deadwood”) and is produced by Walters, deLoache, Rhodes and Jenni Powell (“The Lizzie Bennet Diaries”).
Launched in April 2016, Fullscreen is a commercial-free subscription...
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The series was created by Kyle Walters and Shawn deLoache, who also serves as the series’ writer. It co-stars Percy Daggs III (“Veronica Mars”) and Jim Beaver (“Deadwood”) and is produced by Walters, deLoache, Rhodes and Jenni Powell (“The Lizzie Bennet Diaries”).
Launched in April 2016, Fullscreen is a commercial-free subscription...
- 12/15/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Adi Shankar, the man who has produced the mainstream likes of Dredd and Lone Survivor, but is more likely to be found creating his own content with his Bootleg Universe shorts and series, has a new project in the works. He has Gods And Secrets on the way, with a cast that includes Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Denise Richards, Jane Seymour and wrestling legend "Diamond" Dallas Page. Gods And Secrets is an indie production that dives deep into the world of superheroes and how their actions affect those around them. It’s designed to put a fresh spin on the comic book tropes and push the boundaries of what’s possible within the genre.Shankar is co-directing the instalments with Stewart Yost, working from a script by Shawn DeLoache, and the likes of Sharni Vinson, Alexandra Billings and Andy Milonakis are also among the cast. Gods And Secrets doesn’t however,...
- 7/29/2015
- EmpireOnline
The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy is a webseries created by Kyle Walters (most recently known for his role in Welcome to Sanditon) and Shawn DeLoache. Loosely based on J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, it’s set in a fictional Neverland, Ohio in which Peter is a comics writer, Wendy an advice columnist, and Wendy’s brothers John and Michael a neurotic editor and ne’er-do-well slacker, respectively. New episodes air twice weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays on Epic Robot TV. The charming series has been well-received and SoS had a chance to speak with writer and creator Shawn DeLoache and lead actress Paula Rhodes (who plays Wendy). Interview edited for length.
SoS: Shawn, you have a background in comic-book writing. How did you end up involved in this series?
Shawn: My first paid writing gig came from comic books – I write for a series called Medikidz, [in which] we use...
SoS: Shawn, you have a background in comic-book writing. How did you end up involved in this series?
Shawn: My first paid writing gig came from comic books – I write for a series called Medikidz, [in which] we use...
- 7/16/2014
- by Claire Hellar
- SoundOnSight
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