Fresh off the surprise box office success of Ticket to Paradise, Amazon Studios has struck a deal for a body-swap comedy starring Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Further plot details weren’t revealed.
The Amazon Studios movie is based on an original pitch by Palm Springs filmmaker Max Barbakow, who will write and direct. He’ll also produce alongside the two actresses and Lucky Chap Entertainment, the shingle co-founded by Margot Robbie.
Roberts starred opposite George Clooney in Universal’s Ticket to Paradise, which flew to a better-than-expected 169 million-plus at the global box office last year after older adults turned out in force.
Insiders say the Roberts-Aniston project, which was packaged by CAA, drew interest from studios across Hollywood. Roberts and Aniston will produce via their Red Om Films and Echo Films banners, respectively.
Roberts is represented by CAA and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof + Fishman.
The Amazon Studios movie is based on an original pitch by Palm Springs filmmaker Max Barbakow, who will write and direct. He’ll also produce alongside the two actresses and Lucky Chap Entertainment, the shingle co-founded by Margot Robbie.
Roberts starred opposite George Clooney in Universal’s Ticket to Paradise, which flew to a better-than-expected 169 million-plus at the global box office last year after older adults turned out in force.
Insiders say the Roberts-Aniston project, which was packaged by CAA, drew interest from studios across Hollywood. Roberts and Aniston will produce via their Red Om Films and Echo Films banners, respectively.
Roberts is represented by CAA and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof + Fishman.
- 1/29/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amazon Studios has won the bidding war for a body swap comedy starring Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston, an individual with knowledge confirmed to TheWrap.
The untitled comedy from Max Barbakow was picked up by Amazon Studios after being auctioned to four other studios and streamers, with Barbakow attached to write, produce and direct the comedy based on his original pitch.
Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley’s production label, LuckyChap Entertainment, is set to produce the film alongside Roberts and Aniston, who will produce through their Red Om Films and Echo Films banners, respectively.
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Best known for directing “Palm Springs” starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, Barbakow ultimately sold the 2020 comedy to Neon and Hulu after winning a record number of awards at Sundance.
Amazon Studios...
The untitled comedy from Max Barbakow was picked up by Amazon Studios after being auctioned to four other studios and streamers, with Barbakow attached to write, produce and direct the comedy based on his original pitch.
Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley’s production label, LuckyChap Entertainment, is set to produce the film alongside Roberts and Aniston, who will produce through their Red Om Films and Echo Films banners, respectively.
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Best known for directing “Palm Springs” starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, Barbakow ultimately sold the 2020 comedy to Neon and Hulu after winning a record number of awards at Sundance.
Amazon Studios...
- 1/29/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Amazon Studios has won a heated auction among four other studios and streamers for a Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston comedy vehicle. The untitled body swap comedy was pitched last week by Max Barbakow, who will write and direct the film. LuckyChap Entertainment, the production label of Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara, will produce alongside Roberts and her Red Om Films banner, Aniston’s Echo Films, and Barbakow. He is best known for directing Palm Springs, the Andy Samberg-Cristin Milioti 2020 comedy won by Neon and Hulu at Sundance for a then-festival record sum. The comedy is based on his original pitch.
The appetite for a two-hander star vehicle comes after the surprise box office success of Ticket to Paradise, the comedy that re-teamed Roberts with George Clooney. For Amazon’s Jennifer Salke and Head of Movies Julie Rapaport, this signals an uptick in Amazon stepping up to bolster its film slate.
The appetite for a two-hander star vehicle comes after the surprise box office success of Ticket to Paradise, the comedy that re-teamed Roberts with George Clooney. For Amazon’s Jennifer Salke and Head of Movies Julie Rapaport, this signals an uptick in Amazon stepping up to bolster its film slate.
- 1/29/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hunter Doohan (Wednesday) has signed with WME.
Most recently, Doohan portrayed Tyler Galpin a local barista with a special connection to the show’s titular character (played by Jenna Ortega) in Season 1 of the hit Netflix series Wednesday which premiered in November. Following Wednesday‘s rating success, it was renewed for a second season.
Doohan is also known for starring opposite Bryan Cranston in the series Your Honor for Showtime, has recurred on Apple TV’s Truth Be Told as a younger Aaron Paul, and guest-starred on Schooled for ABC and What/If for Netflix. Additionally, he played Confederado Scout in Season 2 of HBO’s Westworld.
In 2017, Doohan was one of the top ten finalists in the 2017 ABC Discovers: Digital Talent Competition. He won best actor at the 2019 Nova Film Festival for his lead role in the feature Soundwave and has been nationally recognized and awarded for his theatrical performances.
Most recently, Doohan portrayed Tyler Galpin a local barista with a special connection to the show’s titular character (played by Jenna Ortega) in Season 1 of the hit Netflix series Wednesday which premiered in November. Following Wednesday‘s rating success, it was renewed for a second season.
Doohan is also known for starring opposite Bryan Cranston in the series Your Honor for Showtime, has recurred on Apple TV’s Truth Be Told as a younger Aaron Paul, and guest-starred on Schooled for ABC and What/If for Netflix. Additionally, he played Confederado Scout in Season 2 of HBO’s Westworld.
In 2017, Doohan was one of the top ten finalists in the 2017 ABC Discovers: Digital Talent Competition. He won best actor at the 2019 Nova Film Festival for his lead role in the feature Soundwave and has been nationally recognized and awarded for his theatrical performances.
- 1/9/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
True crime drama “Boston Strangler” is set to premiere in March exclusively on Hulu, the streamer announced Tuesday. The feature film from 20th Century dives into the infamous Boston Strangler murders of the 1960s.
“Boston Strangler” — written and directed by Matt Ruskin (“Crown Heights”) — will portray the true story of Loretta McLaughlin, the first reporter to break the story of the titular murderer, who slayed 13 women in the areas surrounding in the early ’60s.
The film stars Oscar nominee Keira Knightley as McLaughlin, alongside Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola and Chris Cooper. It is set to premiere exclusively on Hulu March 17, 2023, Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in other territories.
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“As the mysterious killer claims more and more victims, Loretta attempts to continue her investigation alongside colleague and confidante Jean Cole (Carrie Coon), yet...
“Boston Strangler” — written and directed by Matt Ruskin (“Crown Heights”) — will portray the true story of Loretta McLaughlin, the first reporter to break the story of the titular murderer, who slayed 13 women in the areas surrounding in the early ’60s.
The film stars Oscar nominee Keira Knightley as McLaughlin, alongside Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola and Chris Cooper. It is set to premiere exclusively on Hulu March 17, 2023, Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in other territories.
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“As the mysterious killer claims more and more victims, Loretta attempts to continue her investigation alongside colleague and confidante Jean Cole (Carrie Coon), yet...
- 1/3/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Awa Studios is adapting Garth Ennis’ graphic novel Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal for the big screen.
The studio has tapped Ruben Fleischer to helm with Catya McMullen (Georgia Mertching is Dead) adapting the screenplay. Producing with Awa Studios is LuckyChap Entertainment and Ruben Fleischer and Elias Gertler, marking the first project under their new production banner, Camp Hobart. Garth Ennis and Ken F. Levin will executive produce the film project.
The original graphic novel is an action-packed time travel epic that follows the titular thief as she loots her way through history. Here is the full description of the graphic novel:
“All Marj wants to do is race up and down the time-lanes, stealing every shiny-gleamy-pretty-sparkly thing she can lay her hands on. But her larcenous trail draws the beady eye of the Temporal Pd,...
The studio has tapped Ruben Fleischer to helm with Catya McMullen (Georgia Mertching is Dead) adapting the screenplay. Producing with Awa Studios is LuckyChap Entertainment and Ruben Fleischer and Elias Gertler, marking the first project under their new production banner, Camp Hobart. Garth Ennis and Ken F. Levin will executive produce the film project.
The original graphic novel is an action-packed time travel epic that follows the titular thief as she loots her way through history. Here is the full description of the graphic novel:
“All Marj wants to do is race up and down the time-lanes, stealing every shiny-gleamy-pretty-sparkly thing she can lay her hands on. But her larcenous trail draws the beady eye of the Temporal Pd,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Peter Sarsgaard (The Batman), Billy Magnussen (No Time To Die), Sarah Gadon (Alias Grace) and Skye P. Marshall (Good Sam) are starring in darkly comedic thriller Coup!, which has almost wrapped in the US.
Film Constellation is co-financing and representing international rights and began discussing the project with buyers at the recent AFM.
Entertainment 360, Phiphen Pictures, and Hemlock Circle Productions are behind the film by writer/director team Austin Stark (The God Committee) and Joseph Schuman. Supporting cast also includes Faran Tahir (Iron Man) Kristine Neilsen (The Gilded Age) and Fisher Stevens (Succession). Principal photography is set to wrap next week.
Set on a seaside estate during the Spanish Flu in 1918, the film centers on a rebellious servant (Sarsgaard) who spearheads an uprising against his wealthy employer (Magnussen).
Pic is produced by Brian Levy (Entertainment 360), Warner Davis and Todd Friedman (Hemlock Circle Productions), Molly Conners, Amanda Bowers, Jane Sinisi (Phiphen), and Harris Gurny.
Film Constellation is co-financing and representing international rights and began discussing the project with buyers at the recent AFM.
Entertainment 360, Phiphen Pictures, and Hemlock Circle Productions are behind the film by writer/director team Austin Stark (The God Committee) and Joseph Schuman. Supporting cast also includes Faran Tahir (Iron Man) Kristine Neilsen (The Gilded Age) and Fisher Stevens (Succession). Principal photography is set to wrap next week.
Set on a seaside estate during the Spanish Flu in 1918, the film centers on a rebellious servant (Sarsgaard) who spearheads an uprising against his wealthy employer (Magnussen).
Pic is produced by Brian Levy (Entertainment 360), Warner Davis and Todd Friedman (Hemlock Circle Productions), Molly Conners, Amanda Bowers, Jane Sinisi (Phiphen), and Harris Gurny.
- 11/23/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Michael Mann’s upcoming race car drama Ferrari is building on its already stacked ensemble as sources tell Deadline, Jack O’Connell, Patrick Dempsey and Sarah Gadon have rounded out the cast. Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley and Gabriel Leone are already set to star. Dempsey will play Piero Taruffi and O’Connell will play Peter Collins with Gadon playing Linda Christian. Mann is directing with production set to start on August 1 in Italy.
The film is set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver, Ferrari (Driver), is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura (Woodley), built from nothing ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another. He decides to counter his losses by rolling the dice on one race – 1,000 miles across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia.
Troy Kennedy Martin co-wrote the script with Mann, which is...
The film is set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver, Ferrari (Driver), is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura (Woodley), built from nothing ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another. He decides to counter his losses by rolling the dice on one race – 1,000 miles across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia.
Troy Kennedy Martin co-wrote the script with Mann, which is...
- 7/28/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Hilary Swank (“Million Dollar Baby”), Jack Reynor (“Midsommar”) and Olivia Cooke (“House of the Dragon”) are set to star in the upcoming opioid-themed thriller “Mother’s Milk.”
The film, which recently wrapped production in New York, comes from director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, who co-wrote the script with Madison Harrison. Prior credits from the director include Sundance Special Jury Prize winner “As You Are,” and the Margot Robbie-starring “Dreamland.” Aside from the three leads, additional cast includes Dilone, Hopper Penn, Norm Lewis and Karen Aldridge.
“Mother’s Milk” follows a journalist who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend to track down those responsible for his death. Together, they confront a world of drugs and corruption in the underbelly of their small city in upstate New York, where they uncover an even darker secret.
“Getting this film made has been a personal dream...
The film, which recently wrapped production in New York, comes from director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, who co-wrote the script with Madison Harrison. Prior credits from the director include Sundance Special Jury Prize winner “As You Are,” and the Margot Robbie-starring “Dreamland.” Aside from the three leads, additional cast includes Dilone, Hopper Penn, Norm Lewis and Karen Aldridge.
“Mother’s Milk” follows a journalist who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend to track down those responsible for his death. Together, they confront a world of drugs and corruption in the underbelly of their small city in upstate New York, where they uncover an even darker secret.
“Getting this film made has been a personal dream...
- 7/6/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Sierra/Affinity to handle sales at Afm on Craig Gillespie drama-biopic I, Tonya.
Len Blavatnik’s AI Film will fully finance Craig Gillespie’s upcoming, I, Tonya, with Sierra/Affinity due to commence international sales at this year’s Afm.
Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad) is in negotiations to star as American figure skater Tonya Harding as well as produce the edgy comedy, with Bryan Unkeless (The Hunger Games) for Clubhouse Pictures, Tom Ackerley for LuckyChap Entertainment and Steven Rogers already attached to produce.
Blavatnik and Aviv Giladi of AI Film are executive producing. UTA Independent Film Group and CAA are representing Us domestic rights.
I,Tonya focuses on Harding’s sensationalized involvement in the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan, which became an infamous tabloid scandal.
Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) directs a script penned by Steven Rogers (P.S. I Love You).
Aviv Giladi, chairman of AI Film, said of the announcement: “AI Film is thrilled to be collaborating...
Len Blavatnik’s AI Film will fully finance Craig Gillespie’s upcoming, I, Tonya, with Sierra/Affinity due to commence international sales at this year’s Afm.
Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad) is in negotiations to star as American figure skater Tonya Harding as well as produce the edgy comedy, with Bryan Unkeless (The Hunger Games) for Clubhouse Pictures, Tom Ackerley for LuckyChap Entertainment and Steven Rogers already attached to produce.
Blavatnik and Aviv Giladi of AI Film are executive producing. UTA Independent Film Group and CAA are representing Us domestic rights.
I,Tonya focuses on Harding’s sensationalized involvement in the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan, which became an infamous tabloid scandal.
Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) directs a script penned by Steven Rogers (P.S. I Love You).
Aviv Giladi, chairman of AI Film, said of the announcement: “AI Film is thrilled to be collaborating...
- 10/21/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Sierra/Affinity to handle sales at Afm on Craig Gillespie drama-biopic I, Tonya.
Len Blavatnik’s AI Film will fully finance Craig Gillespie’s upcoming, I, Tonya, with Sierra/Affinity due to commence international sales at this year’s Afm.
Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad) is in negotiations to star as American figure skater Tonya Harding as well as produce the edgy comedy, with Bryan Unkeless (The Hunger Games) for Clubhouse Pictures, Tom Ackerley for LuckyChap Entertainment and Steven Rogers already attached to produce.
Blavatnik and Aviv Giladi of AI Film are executive producing. UTA Independent Film Group and CAA are representing Us domestic rights.
I,Tonya focuses on Harding’s sensationalized involvement in the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan, which became an infamous tabloid scandal.
Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) directs a script penned by Steven Rogers (P.S. I Love You).
Aviv Giladi, chairman of AI Film, said of the announcement: “AI Film is thrilled to be collaborating...
Len Blavatnik’s AI Film will fully finance Craig Gillespie’s upcoming, I, Tonya, with Sierra/Affinity due to commence international sales at this year’s Afm.
Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad) is in negotiations to star as American figure skater Tonya Harding as well as produce the edgy comedy, with Bryan Unkeless (The Hunger Games) for Clubhouse Pictures, Tom Ackerley for LuckyChap Entertainment and Steven Rogers already attached to produce.
Blavatnik and Aviv Giladi of AI Film are executive producing. UTA Independent Film Group and CAA are representing Us domestic rights.
I,Tonya focuses on Harding’s sensationalized involvement in the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan, which became an infamous tabloid scandal.
Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) directs a script penned by Steven Rogers (P.S. I Love You).
Aviv Giladi, chairman of AI Film, said of the announcement: “AI Film is thrilled to be collaborating...
- 10/21/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Cast rounds on director Simon Curtis’ Goodbye Christopher Robin, from Fox Searchlight, Damian Jones and Steve Christian.
Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) will play Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne with Margot Robbie (The Wolf Of Wall Street) on board as Milne’s wife Daphne in director Simon Curtis’ (Woman In Gold) upcoming biopic Goodbye Christopher Robin from Fox Searchlight.
Script is from Frank Cottrell Boyce (Millions) and Lookout Point CEO Simon Vaughan (War And Peace). Damian Jones (The Lady In The Van) and Steve Christian (Belle) will serve as producers.
The film, first announced by Screen at...
Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) will play Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne with Margot Robbie (The Wolf Of Wall Street) on board as Milne’s wife Daphne in director Simon Curtis’ (Woman In Gold) upcoming biopic Goodbye Christopher Robin from Fox Searchlight.
Script is from Frank Cottrell Boyce (Millions) and Lookout Point CEO Simon Vaughan (War And Peace). Damian Jones (The Lady In The Van) and Steve Christian (Belle) will serve as producers.
The film, first announced by Screen at...
- 6/14/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The Wolf Of Wall Street‘s Margot Robbie is in early talks to star in Ghost In The Shell, the Rupert Sanders-directed adaptation of the Japanese comic book for DreamWorks. Bill Wheeler wrote the script and Avi Arad, Steven Paul, and Mark Sourian are producing.
The story follows a member of a covert ops unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission that specializes in fighting technology-related crime. Robbie’s next films include Focus opposite Will Smith and Z For Zachariah. She’s repped by CAA, Management 360, Aran Michael Management in Australia,and attorney Jeff Bernstein.
The story follows a member of a covert ops unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission that specializes in fighting technology-related crime. Robbie’s next films include Focus opposite Will Smith and Z For Zachariah. She’s repped by CAA, Management 360, Aran Michael Management in Australia,and attorney Jeff Bernstein.
- 9/4/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Breaking: Margot Robbie, the 23-year-old Australian actress who made her breakout in The Wolf Of Wall Street, has signed on to play the female lead in Z For Zachariah. Directed by Craig Zobel, the film is an adaptation of the post-apocalyptic Robert C. O’Brien novel and focuses on a young small-town girl who survives a nuclear war. Robbie will star with Chris Pine and Chiwetel Ejiofor. She recently wrapped Focus opposite Will Smith, and Suite Francais. She’s also reportedly got the offer to star in Tarzan at Warner Bros. She’s repped by CAA, Management 360, and attorney Jeff Bernstein. Aran Michael is her Australian agent. Z For Zachariah is produced by Material Pictures’ Tobey Maguire and Matthew Ploffe with Skuli Malmquist, Thor Sigurjonsson and Joni Sighvatsson. Gary Ross and Stephen Bannatyne will exec produce with Claudia Bluemhuber and Lotus’ Jim Seibel and Bill Johnson. Michael Benaroya is financing.
- 1/19/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Jon Hamm can do no wrong.
Even when he's at his sleaziest (read: "Bridesmaids") we still can't help but worship at his altar. And when he channels his inner "Jerry Maguire" for the upcoming baseball flick, "Million Dollar Arm," we once again subscribe to the Church of Hamm.
The "Mad Men" star takes on the real-life story of sports agent Jeff Bernstein, who discovered professional pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel through a reality show he staged in India with cricket players. Bernstein starts off as a smooth-talking agent, but after losing everything, he takes a chance on three kids and rediscovers what life is all about.
"Million Dollar Arm" also stars Lake Bell, Alan Arkin and Aasif Mandvi.
Watch the just-released trailer below:
"Million Dollar Arm" is set to hit theaters May 16.
Even when he's at his sleaziest (read: "Bridesmaids") we still can't help but worship at his altar. And when he channels his inner "Jerry Maguire" for the upcoming baseball flick, "Million Dollar Arm," we once again subscribe to the Church of Hamm.
The "Mad Men" star takes on the real-life story of sports agent Jeff Bernstein, who discovered professional pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel through a reality show he staged in India with cricket players. Bernstein starts off as a smooth-talking agent, but after losing everything, he takes a chance on three kids and rediscovers what life is all about.
"Million Dollar Arm" also stars Lake Bell, Alan Arkin and Aasif Mandvi.
Watch the just-released trailer below:
"Million Dollar Arm" is set to hit theaters May 16.
- 12/24/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Actress/writer Annie Mumolo, who co-wrote the 2011 blockbuster comedy Bridesmaids with Kristen Wiig, has joined NBC‘s midseason comedy series About A Boy in a major recurring role. The single-camera comedy, written by Jason Katims based on the Nick Hornby book, follows the relationship between Will (David Walton), a bachelor man-child, and the young boy who moves in next door with his kooky single mother, Fiona (Minnie Driver). Mumolo will play Laurie, the wife of Will’s best friend Andy (Al Madrigal). The role was played in the pilot by Anjelah Johnson. Mumolo toplined ABC’s comedy pilot Middle Age Rage last season. Law & Order: Svu alumna Diane Neal has been tapped for a recurring role on the new Starz drama series Power, about wealthy New York City nightclub owner James “Ghost” St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick), who is living a double life. When he is not in the club, he...
- 12/17/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Blake Lively has signed with Wme. The former Gossip Girl star starred in the Rebecca Miller-directed The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee, the Ben Affleck-directed The Town and the Oliver Stone-helmed Savages. She’s next booked to star with Ellen Burstyn and Harrison Ford in Age Of Adaline. Lively left CAA recently, and Wme seems a good place to land. Her husband, Safe House star Ryan Reynolds, made the same move not long ago. Lively continues to be managed by Management 360′s Justin Grey Stone and attorney Jeff Bernstein.
- 12/17/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
USA Network has given a pilot presentation order to Benched, a courtroom single-camera comedy to star Happy Endings alumna Eliza Coupe. The project hails from ABC Signature, the boutique division of ABC Studios launched earlier this year with Tracy Underwood at the helm, which focuses on cable, emerging platforms, off-cycle and lower-cost programming for broadcast networks. ABC Studios-based the Mark Gordon Co. is co-producing Benched, which will be directed by Mike Fresco from a script by Saturday Night Live alumna Michaela Watkins and The Groundlings’ Damon Jones. Party Down co-creator John Enbom has come on board as showrunner and will executive produce alongside Watkins, Jones, Gordon and Andrea Shay. Benched centers on Nina (Coupe), a dedicated, career-driven corporate attorney who has a very public nervous breakdown after getting passed up for an expected promotion and finds herself working as a public defender. Her personal and professional worlds are turned...
- 10/23/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Miguel Gomez (Bless Me, Ultima) has landed a regular role in FX‘s high-profile drama project The Strain, from Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse. The Strain, an adaptation of del Toro’s vampire novel trilogy, formally has a pilot order but is being eyed for a 13-episode series pickup. It is a high-concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the head of the Centers for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. Gomez, repped by Greene & Associates and attorney Jeff Bernstein, will play Augustin “Gus” Elizalde, a badass gangbanger whose one redeeming trait is his love for his mother. Fresh out of juvenile hall after serving 18 months for manslaughter, he becomes one of humanity’s most effective warriors in the struggle against the vampires.
- 6/12/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Former Eureka star Colin Ferguson is back at Syfy, joining the upcoming fourth season of the network’s drama Haven for a season-long arc. On the show, based on Stephen King’s novella The Colorado Kid, Ferguson will play William, a mysterious stranger whose secret agenda leads him to FBI agent-turned-cop Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) in the small town of Haven, Maine. Season 4 of Haven, which starts production today in in Halifax, Nova Scotia, picks up six months after the devastating events of the Season 3 cliffhanger in which the town was pummeled by a violent meteor storm. Ferguson, repped by UTA and attorney Jeff Bernstein, toplined Eureka for its five-season run, playing the lovable Sheriff Jack Carter and also serving as a producer on the series in addition to directing multiple episodes. Haven, produced by Entertainment One and Big Motion Pictures in association with Piller/Segan/Shepherd, averages 2.3 million viewers in its third season.
- 5/8/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
British actor and musician Max Beesley (Hotel Babylon) has landed a major recurring role on the upcoming third season of USA Network’s Suits, which premieres July 16. He will play Stephen Huntley, Edward Darby’s (recurring guest star Conleth Hill) charismatic right-hand man and Harvey’s (Gabriel Macht) British counterpart, who arrives in the New York office following the merger. The existence of two Harveys will complicate the already precarious personal dynamics at Pearson/Darby. Beesley, repped by Apa, Untitled and UK’s Independent Talent, co-stars in indie Pawn and in the UK series Mad Dogs. Erika Alexander will recur on the new AMC series Low Winter Sun, about the aftermath of a cop murder by fellow Detroit detective Frank Agnew (Mark Strong). Alexander will play Louise “Lc” Cullen, a strong and intimidating cop who is matter-of-fact and straightforward in everything she does. When Internal Affairs conducts a corrupt investigation in her department,...
- 4/25/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Kelli Garner To Star In Fox’s ‘Two Wrongs’, NBC’s Robert Padnick & Sean Hayes Pilots Also Book Leads
Pan Am alumna Kelli Garner has landed the female lead in Two Wrongs, Fox’s comedy pilot from writer Michelle Morgan, Chernin Entertainment and 20th TV. The relationship comedy centers on Zach and Jenny (Garner), a couple whose friends and family don’t think they are right for each other. Rules Of Engagement regular Adhir Kalyan has been cast as a lead in NBC’s untitled Robert Padnick/Greg Daniels comedy pilot, from 3 Arts and Universal TV. It is a look at the trials and tribulations of dating in your twenties and centers on bright-eyed and vulnerable Matthew being pushed by his three best friends to get back on the dating horse. Kalyan will play one of the friends, Matt’s roommate Arthur, the “ladies man” of the group who shares all of his bro tips with Matt to get him laid. Kalyan’s casting is technically in second position to Rules,...
- 2/25/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Terry Crews, who co-starred in The Expendables and returns for this summer's sequel, has signed with 3 Arts Entertainment. Crews' other film credits include White Chicks, The Longest Yard, Balls of Fury and Street Kings. His television credits include Are We There Yet? and Everybody Hates Chris. He is also represented by Wme and Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein & Kohner. Colin Ferguson, known for starring as Sheriff Jack Carter on Syfy's Eureka, has signed with UTA. Ferguson's film credits include Because I Said So and The Opposite of Sex. He is also represented by attorney Jeff Bernstein at
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- 6/21/2012
- by Daniel Miller
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After a six-year stint as the lead of Syfy’s departing drama series Eureka, Colin Ferguson is switching to comedy as the lead in Bill Lawrence’s Fox pilot Like Father. The project, from Warner Bros. TV, is inspired by Lawrence’s real-life experience and centers on a father-son relationship. Ferguson will play the father Van Lyons, nicknamed “The Hurricane” for his bombastic personality. After his wife dies, Van moves into his son Will’s campus apartment. Also cast in the pilot are Phill Lewis (repped by Abrams Artists & Klwgn) as Van’s best friend and Kevin Michael Martin (TalentWorks & Sweeney Entertainment) as Will’s roommate and best friend. Like Father reunites Lewis with Lawrence after doing an arc as Hooch on Lawrence’s medical comedy Scrubs. In addition to writing/executive producing, Lawrence is also directing the pilot. Ferguson, who also served as a producer on Eureka, is repped...
- 2/17/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: On the heels of casting Gossip Girl, Melrose Place and Supernatural alumna Katie Cassidy as the female lead in the CW’s pilot Arrow, another familiar CW face is joining the project. Willa Holland (Gossip Girl) has been cast in the modern retelling of the story of DC Comics character Green Arrow which stars Stephen Amell as the vigilante superhero who fights crime using archery, martial arts and technology under his secret identity as Oliver Queen, a wealthy playboy and billionaire industrialist-turned-outspoken politician in Star City. Holland will play Thea Queen, Oliver’s celebutante younger sister who’s testing the boundaries of acceptable behavior. The actress, repped by Gersh and Meyer Management, also co-starred on Fox’s The O.C. Adam Campbell (Harper’s Island) and Amanda Lund have been added to the cast of CBS’s single-camera comedy pilot from feature writer-director Nick Stoller. Stoller wrote and will direct the untitled project,...
- 2/16/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Hilary Swank’s bad month just got even worse. In the wake of the storm of bad press surrounding her paid appearance at a birthday event for Chechen president, and alleged human rights violator, Ramzan Kadyrov, the two-time Oscar winner has been dumped by her PR team at 42West, a source familiar with the situation confirms exclusively to EW. The publicity firm parted ways with Swank over a disagreement on how best to deal with the fallout from the Oct. 5 event, which was also attended by Jean-Claude Van Damme, Seal, and English violinist Vanessa-Mae.
Earlier this week, it was widely...
Earlier this week, it was widely...
- 11/4/2011
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
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