Jacqueline Byers To Star In ‘The Devil’s Light for Lionsgate and Gold Circle; Daniel Stamm Directing
Exclusive: Actress Jacqueline Byers has landed the lead role in the Lionsgate and Gold Circle thriller The Devil’s Light, which will be directed by The Last Exorcism helmer Daniel Stamm. Oscar nominee Virginia Madsen co-stars along with Ben Cross, Colin Salmon, Christian Navarro, and Nicholas Ralph (All Creatures Great and Small).
Robert Zappia wrote the script from a story by himself, Earl Richey Jones, and Todd Jones. It follows Sister Ann (Byers), who devoutly believes performing exorcisms is her calling and studies at a school to master the ritual, confronts a demonic force that infests her school and has mysterious ties to her past.
Paul Brooks, Jessica Malanaphy, Todd Jones, and Earl Richey Jones are producing the film, which is expected to begin production later this year.
Robert Zappia wrote the script from a story by himself, Earl Richey Jones, and Todd Jones. It follows Sister Ann (Byers), who devoutly believes performing exorcisms is her calling and studies at a school to master the ritual, confronts a demonic force that infests her school and has mysterious ties to her past.
Paul Brooks, Jessica Malanaphy, Todd Jones, and Earl Richey Jones are producing the film, which is expected to begin production later this year.
- 6/26/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Check out the brand new poster for This Is Where I Leave You.
When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. Confronting their history and the frayed states of their relationships among the people who know and love them best, they ultimately reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways amid the chaos, humor, heartache and redemption that only families can provide—driving us insane even as they remind us of our truest, and often best, selves.
The dramatic comedy is directed by Shawn Levy, and based on the hilarious and poignant best-selling novel by Jonathan Tropper. It features a starring ensemble cast including Golden Globe winner Jason Bateman (“Arrested Development...
When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. Confronting their history and the frayed states of their relationships among the people who know and love them best, they ultimately reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways amid the chaos, humor, heartache and redemption that only families can provide—driving us insane even as they remind us of our truest, and often best, selves.
The dramatic comedy is directed by Shawn Levy, and based on the hilarious and poignant best-selling novel by Jonathan Tropper. It features a starring ensemble cast including Golden Globe winner Jason Bateman (“Arrested Development...
- 7/11/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Watch the first trailer for This Is Where I Leave You, starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne and Oscar-winner Jane Fonda.
This looks great. I can’t wait to see it!
The dramatic comedy This Is Where I Leave You is directed by Shawn Levy, and based on the hilarious and poignant best-selling novel by Jonathan Tropper. It features a starring ensemble cast including Golden Globe winner Jason Bateman (“Arrested Development”); Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Tina Fey (“30 Rock”); and two-time Oscar winner, multiple Golden Globe honoree and 2013 Emmy Award nominee Jane Fonda (“Klute,” “Coming Home,” HBO’s “The Newsroom”).
When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens.
This looks great. I can’t wait to see it!
The dramatic comedy This Is Where I Leave You is directed by Shawn Levy, and based on the hilarious and poignant best-selling novel by Jonathan Tropper. It features a starring ensemble cast including Golden Globe winner Jason Bateman (“Arrested Development”); Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Tina Fey (“30 Rock”); and two-time Oscar winner, multiple Golden Globe honoree and 2013 Emmy Award nominee Jane Fonda (“Klute,” “Coming Home,” HBO’s “The Newsroom”).
When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens.
- 5/28/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Adam Shankman is in early negotiations to direct and produce the family drama "This Is Where I Leave You" at Warner Bros. Pictures says Variety.
Based on Jonthan Tropper's novel, the story centers on a father who dies and requests that his highly dysfunctional and non-religious family sit Shivah for seven days.
Shankman would replace Greg Berlanti who was originally attached to direct. Jennifer Gibgot, Paula Weinstein and Jeff Levine are also producing.
Based on Jonthan Tropper's novel, the story centers on a father who dies and requests that his highly dysfunctional and non-religious family sit Shivah for seven days.
Shankman would replace Greg Berlanti who was originally attached to direct. Jennifer Gibgot, Paula Weinstein and Jeff Levine are also producing.
- 2/18/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
While he is contemplating The Nutcracker and having Tom Cruise rock out, Hairspray‘s Adam Shankman is negotiating to helm the family drama This is Where I Leave You for Warner Bros. According to Variety, Shankman is in early negotiations to direct and produce the drama, which will also be produced by Paula Weinstein and Jeff Levine and Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot through Spring Creek and Offspring Entertainment banners, respectively.
Word is that the project has been in development over at Warner Bros. since early 2009, when the studio nabbed the screen rights to Jonathan Tropper‘s novel, with Greg Berlanti set as director. However, Shankman and Gibgot signed a first-look production deal with New Line last year, changing the game. There aren’t any plot details for the film, but you can check the book’s synopsis out via Amazon below.
The death of Judd Foxman’s father marks the...
Word is that the project has been in development over at Warner Bros. since early 2009, when the studio nabbed the screen rights to Jonathan Tropper‘s novel, with Greg Berlanti set as director. However, Shankman and Gibgot signed a first-look production deal with New Line last year, changing the game. There aren’t any plot details for the film, but you can check the book’s synopsis out via Amazon below.
The death of Judd Foxman’s father marks the...
- 2/18/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Rock of Ages helmer Adam Shankman is in talks to direct This Is Where I Leave You for Warner Bros., the studio confirms. The project is based on the Jonathan Tropper novel about four grown children who return to the house they grew up in and sit shiva with their mother after their father dies. Dysfunctional comedy ensues. Video: Rock of Ages: Trailer Spring Creek Productions' Jeff Levine and Paula Weinstein are producing. Shankman and his Offspring Entertainment partner Jennifer Gibgot may also come aboard as producers. The UTA-repped Shankman has Rock of Ages coming out in June from
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- 2/17/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Adaptation of Jonathan Tropper's novel This is Where I Leave You may land Adam Shankman as director. Shankman may helm as well as produce the family drama for Warner Bros., who are looking to start production some time late summer, reports Variety. Jeff Levine and Paula Weinstein produce via their Spring Creek, alongside Jennifer Gibgot and Shankman's Offspring Entertainment. This is Where I Leave You tells of a father who dies and requests that his dysfunctional, non-religious family sit Shivah for a week. Shankman and Gibgot have produced the musical Hairspray, 17 Again, and Drew Barrymore and Justin Long-starrer Going the Distance. They're currently in post-production phase on New Line Cinema's Rock of Ages...
- 2/17/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
HBO Films has an incredible feature coming your way beginning May 23rd. The cast is amazing, and the subject is one that is sure to grip you. Check out the info below - including a trailer and several photos - and make sure you catch Too Big To Fail.
An HBO Films presentation of a Spring Creek/Deuce Three production, a film by Curtis Hanson, Too Big Too Fail is based on Andrew Ross Sorkin’s bestselling book of the same name. Directed by Oscar®-winner Curtis Hanson (“L.A. Confidential”) and debuting Monday, May 23 (9:00-10:45 p.m. Et/Pt), the film offers an intimate look at the epochal Wall Street financial crisis of 2008 and explores the inner sanctum of the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world’s economy in a matter of a few weeks. Centering on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the...
An HBO Films presentation of a Spring Creek/Deuce Three production, a film by Curtis Hanson, Too Big Too Fail is based on Andrew Ross Sorkin’s bestselling book of the same name. Directed by Oscar®-winner Curtis Hanson (“L.A. Confidential”) and debuting Monday, May 23 (9:00-10:45 p.m. Et/Pt), the film offers an intimate look at the epochal Wall Street financial crisis of 2008 and explores the inner sanctum of the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world’s economy in a matter of a few weeks. Centering on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the...
- 5/19/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
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