We all know that Adam Sandler likes working with people he knows. The movies he produces with his production company Happy Madison regularly feature Kevin Nealon, Rob Schneider, and other cast members from his Saturday Night Live days. Many of his movies also feature supporting turns from guys you only see in Happy Madison flicks, like Alan Covert and Peter Dante. And, of course, he loves to cast Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore as his love interests.
So it’s no surprise that Sandler’s latest Netflix movie You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzah sees him once again paired with Idina Menzel, who played his wife in Uncut Gems. But Sandler isn’t the star of You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, a comedy based on the 2005 YA novel by Fiona Rosenbloom. Instead, it’s Sunny Sandler and Samantha Lorraine in the lead roles,...
So it’s no surprise that Sandler’s latest Netflix movie You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzah sees him once again paired with Idina Menzel, who played his wife in Uncut Gems. But Sandler isn’t the star of You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, a comedy based on the 2005 YA novel by Fiona Rosenbloom. Instead, it’s Sunny Sandler and Samantha Lorraine in the lead roles,...
- 8/25/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Cyma Zarghami, former Nickelodeon President, will team with two-time NBA All-Star Baron Davis and his UWish production company to create sports-related short films geared for kids and their families.
The new MiMo sports devision will feature a mix of sports-themed content ranging from real life stories to scripted titles under its Heroes of the Game category, with Davis serving as executive producer and creative consultant on all projects. Davis will also join the studio’s board of advisors.
“Heroes of the Game provides an exciting opportunity to expand UWish’s mission of celebrating diverse storytelling in new and engaging ways,” Davis said. “I have known Cyma for a very long time and always wanted to work with her team to create content that shows kids what is possible when they work hard and dream big.”
Zarghmai and Davis’ new content is already underway as the collaborators have started development on...
The new MiMo sports devision will feature a mix of sports-themed content ranging from real life stories to scripted titles under its Heroes of the Game category, with Davis serving as executive producer and creative consultant on all projects. Davis will also join the studio’s board of advisors.
“Heroes of the Game provides an exciting opportunity to expand UWish’s mission of celebrating diverse storytelling in new and engaging ways,” Davis said. “I have known Cyma for a very long time and always wanted to work with her team to create content that shows kids what is possible when they work hard and dream big.”
Zarghmai and Davis’ new content is already underway as the collaborators have started development on...
- 8/6/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Former NBA star Baron Davis is taking a shot at kids' TV programming.
Davis and his company, UWish, have teamed with former Nickelodeon head Cyma Zarghami's MiMO Studio to launch MiMO Sports, which will create sports-related content aimed at kids and families that looks to inspire positive values and celebrate diverse storytelling.
Content under the "Heroes of the Game" banner will include real-life stories and scripted content, including a TV movie based on Matt Christopher's book The Kid Who Only Hit Homers. Davis will act in a project in development about a family rivalry that spills onto the ...
Davis and his company, UWish, have teamed with former Nickelodeon head Cyma Zarghami's MiMO Studio to launch MiMO Sports, which will create sports-related content aimed at kids and families that looks to inspire positive values and celebrate diverse storytelling.
Content under the "Heroes of the Game" banner will include real-life stories and scripted content, including a TV movie based on Matt Christopher's book The Kid Who Only Hit Homers. Davis will act in a project in development about a family rivalry that spills onto the ...
Former longtime Nickelodeon President Cyma Zarghami has unveiled her new venture, MiMO Studio, a full-service production and consultancy focused on kids and family content spanning live-action, animation and preschool.
As the venture’s name — short for mini movies — suggests, a main focus is being put on TV length original movies which kids respond to and which encourage co-viewing.
Zarghami took a little time to think about what she wanted to do next after leaving Nickelodeon last year. She ultimately opted to stay in the kids arena. “After spending 33 years entrenched in the kids business, I thought, in today’s incredibly disruptive universe, wouldn’t it be fun to be an entrepreneur, a maker and serve the same audience,” Zarghami told Deadline.
She is betting on herself and is self-funding the New York-based MiMO Studio for the first year, including its first project, a live-action movie based on Matt Christopher’s...
As the venture’s name — short for mini movies — suggests, a main focus is being put on TV length original movies which kids respond to and which encourage co-viewing.
Zarghami took a little time to think about what she wanted to do next after leaving Nickelodeon last year. She ultimately opted to stay in the kids arena. “After spending 33 years entrenched in the kids business, I thought, in today’s incredibly disruptive universe, wouldn’t it be fun to be an entrepreneur, a maker and serve the same audience,” Zarghami told Deadline.
She is betting on herself and is self-funding the New York-based MiMO Studio for the first year, including its first project, a live-action movie based on Matt Christopher’s...
- 2/26/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Cyma Zarghami spent the better part of her career overseeing the kids-media empire known as Nickelodeon. At last, she’s ready to come out and play.
Zargahmi, who left in 2018 as president of the Nickelodeon operations at the company once known as Viacom, has returned to the business of creating content for kids. She has launched MiMO Studio, a production company and consultancy that will put its initial focus on developing original movies based on properties she thinks will win over children and their families.
“I think kids under 11 are looking for something new to fall in love with,” says Zarghami in an interview. “I’ve had some success in that department.”
Zarghami started at Nickelodeon in 1985 as a scheduling clerk and over three decades became one of the most important leaders in children’s television in the U.S. During her time there, Nickelodeon introduced young audiences to everything...
Zargahmi, who left in 2018 as president of the Nickelodeon operations at the company once known as Viacom, has returned to the business of creating content for kids. She has launched MiMO Studio, a production company and consultancy that will put its initial focus on developing original movies based on properties she thinks will win over children and their families.
“I think kids under 11 are looking for something new to fall in love with,” says Zarghami in an interview. “I’ve had some success in that department.”
Zarghami started at Nickelodeon in 1985 as a scheduling clerk and over three decades became one of the most important leaders in children’s television in the U.S. During her time there, Nickelodeon introduced young audiences to everything...
- 2/26/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Nickelodeon veteran Cyma Zarghami has launched MiMO Studio, a production firm and consultancy focused on developing kids and family programming for a range of distributors.
With MiMO, Zarghami says she will focus on producing "TV-sized movies" that run between 45 and 60 minutes. The first such project is a live-action film based on the 1972 Matt Christopher book The Kid Who Only Hit Homers. MiMo's adaptation of the novel will follow the 13-year-old protagonist, Sylvester, and a female pitcher named Aly. It is being directed by longtime television cinematographer Carlos Gonzalez.
Zarghami's plans for MiMO are colored ...
With MiMO, Zarghami says she will focus on producing "TV-sized movies" that run between 45 and 60 minutes. The first such project is a live-action film based on the 1972 Matt Christopher book The Kid Who Only Hit Homers. MiMo's adaptation of the novel will follow the 13-year-old protagonist, Sylvester, and a female pitcher named Aly. It is being directed by longtime television cinematographer Carlos Gonzalez.
Zarghami's plans for MiMO are colored ...
- 2/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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