Sony film division Screen Gems, best known for its lower-budgeted genre and comedy fare, is getting a shake-up.
Steve Bersch, the division’s president, is stepping down and retiring after a 16-year stint at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Scott Strauss, executive vp of production and development, is taking the moment to exit as well.
Sony Motion Picture Group chair Tom Rothman made the announcement in an email Friday, writing, “Despite my best efforts to persuade him otherwise, Steve Bersch has decided to step down from his role as President, Screen Gems, when his contract ends on December 1st. After nearly 16 years of distinguished service to Spe, and decades more in the business overall, Steve wants to pursue other life adventures – the lucky son of a gun!”
It is unclear who will be named to lead the division or if it will be merged with Sony’s other film divisions.
Bersch joined...
Steve Bersch, the division’s president, is stepping down and retiring after a 16-year stint at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Scott Strauss, executive vp of production and development, is taking the moment to exit as well.
Sony Motion Picture Group chair Tom Rothman made the announcement in an email Friday, writing, “Despite my best efforts to persuade him otherwise, Steve Bersch has decided to step down from his role as President, Screen Gems, when his contract ends on December 1st. After nearly 16 years of distinguished service to Spe, and decades more in the business overall, Steve wants to pursue other life adventures – the lucky son of a gun!”
It is unclear who will be named to lead the division or if it will be merged with Sony’s other film divisions.
Bersch joined...
- 9/15/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: After nearly 16 years on the Culver City, CA lot, Steve Bersch, President of Screen Gems, is departing Sony when his contract ends on Dec. 1.
We understand it’s a very amicable exit, and that the executive, who is going out on a high note with the highest grossing horror movie of the year, Insidious: The Red Door ($188.5M), is eyeing other pursuits after a long career in the motion picture business. As Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group CEO and Chairman Tom Rothman says in his note to staff below, he tried to convince Bersch to stay.
Deadline also understands that Scott Strauss, EVP of Production for Screen Gems, will also be exiting when Bersch departs.
That box office result for Insidious: Red Door also repped the record for the $730M grossing franchise, one which Bersch has been with since Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group bought North American rights...
We understand it’s a very amicable exit, and that the executive, who is going out on a high note with the highest grossing horror movie of the year, Insidious: The Red Door ($188.5M), is eyeing other pursuits after a long career in the motion picture business. As Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group CEO and Chairman Tom Rothman says in his note to staff below, he tried to convince Bersch to stay.
Deadline also understands that Scott Strauss, EVP of Production for Screen Gems, will also be exiting when Bersch departs.
That box office result for Insidious: Red Door also repped the record for the $730M grossing franchise, one which Bersch has been with since Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group bought North American rights...
- 9/15/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
At Variety’s 10 Producers to Watch panel, held March 31 at the Sun Valley Film Festival, the first order of business was defining what it means to be a producer, a title — and a role — that encapsulates a number of responsibilities on a film.
“The way that I describe it is you’ve got to know a little bit about a lot of things in filmmaking,” said Rachael Fung, whose film “Fremont” later won best narrative film in the festival’s One in a Million category, recognizing features made for less than $1 million. “You’ve got to be able to understand and talk to every single person that touches the film at every single stage. And also it’s about finding those directors and filmmakers and understanding their vision and figuring out the best way to get that to screen.”
“There are practical things like getting money for the movie, casting,...
“The way that I describe it is you’ve got to know a little bit about a lot of things in filmmaking,” said Rachael Fung, whose film “Fremont” later won best narrative film in the festival’s One in a Million category, recognizing features made for less than $1 million. “You’ve got to be able to understand and talk to every single person that touches the film at every single stage. And also it’s about finding those directors and filmmakers and understanding their vision and figuring out the best way to get that to screen.”
“There are practical things like getting money for the movie, casting,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
Walt Disney-owned 20th Century Studios has added four new creative executives to its roster under production president Steve Asbell.
Asbell, who succeeded Emma Watts in the top job last March, welcomes a slew of pedigreed creatives to his team including Sarah Shepard, Brian Dukes, Rashonda Joplin and Catherine Hughes.
“They are all stellar executives, and we’re fortunate to have them on board at a pivotal moment in our studio’s history, as we prepare to greatly expand our streaming output alongside our slate of theatrical films,” Asbell told Variety.
The upcoming 20th slate includes the Ryan Reynolds comedy action film “Free Guy,” the ensemble murder mystery “Death on the Nile,” “The King’s Man” and Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” The four new hires complement a creative team that includes Scott Aversano, J. R. Young and Colin Greten.
Shepard joins 20th as senior vice president of production, moving over...
Asbell, who succeeded Emma Watts in the top job last March, welcomes a slew of pedigreed creatives to his team including Sarah Shepard, Brian Dukes, Rashonda Joplin and Catherine Hughes.
“They are all stellar executives, and we’re fortunate to have them on board at a pivotal moment in our studio’s history, as we prepare to greatly expand our streaming output alongside our slate of theatrical films,” Asbell told Variety.
The upcoming 20th slate includes the Ryan Reynolds comedy action film “Free Guy,” the ensemble murder mystery “Death on the Nile,” “The King’s Man” and Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” The four new hires complement a creative team that includes Scott Aversano, J. R. Young and Colin Greten.
Shepard joins 20th as senior vice president of production, moving over...
- 2/19/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign got a big boost in the latest quarter that brought it into closer parity with Donald Trump’s fundraising juggernaut, as the former vice president saw major contributions from a number of industry moguls and media titans.
Jeffrey Katzenberg, who hosted an event for Biden last month, gave $617,800 to the Biden Victory Fund, the joint fund-raising committee set up for the campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties. Also giving was Steven Spielberg, who chipped in $250,000, along with his wife, Kate Capshaw, who gave the same amount.
James Murdoch, the son of Rupert Murdoch, and his wife Kathryn each donated $615,000 to the victory fund.
Other contributors included Bob Iger, the executive chairman of The Walt Disney Co., who gave $250,000. Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of Roy E. Disney who is a documentary filmmaker and social activist, gave $50,000 to the Biden fund.
Biden’s fundraising accelerated...
Jeffrey Katzenberg, who hosted an event for Biden last month, gave $617,800 to the Biden Victory Fund, the joint fund-raising committee set up for the campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties. Also giving was Steven Spielberg, who chipped in $250,000, along with his wife, Kate Capshaw, who gave the same amount.
James Murdoch, the son of Rupert Murdoch, and his wife Kathryn each donated $615,000 to the victory fund.
Other contributors included Bob Iger, the executive chairman of The Walt Disney Co., who gave $250,000. Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of Roy E. Disney who is a documentary filmmaker and social activist, gave $50,000 to the Biden fund.
Biden’s fundraising accelerated...
- 7/16/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Just two years after Sony Pictures got slimed with $719 million in losses thanks to misfires like “Ghostbusters,” the studio has recovered with a banner $1.2 billion year at the domestic box office.
Due to the end-of-2017 hit “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” and the Spider-Man spinoff “Venom,” the studio leapfrogged ahead of 20th Century Fox in market share to 10.7 percent, its biggest slice of the North American box office since 2014.
That’s the best performance under chairman Tom Rothman since he took over in 2015 and among the studio’s best annual results since 2012, when it had a trifecta of franchise hits with the James Bond entry “Skyfall,” “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “MiB 3.”
Also Read: Despite 'Deadpool 2,' Disney-Bound 20th Century Fox Exits Without a Roar
“Sony has a knack for aligning with the right stars and picking the perfect franchises to draw huge crowds, and they hit the jackpot...
Due to the end-of-2017 hit “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” and the Spider-Man spinoff “Venom,” the studio leapfrogged ahead of 20th Century Fox in market share to 10.7 percent, its biggest slice of the North American box office since 2014.
That’s the best performance under chairman Tom Rothman since he took over in 2015 and among the studio’s best annual results since 2012, when it had a trifecta of franchise hits with the James Bond entry “Skyfall,” “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “MiB 3.”
Also Read: Despite 'Deadpool 2,' Disney-Bound 20th Century Fox Exits Without a Roar
“Sony has a knack for aligning with the right stars and picking the perfect franchises to draw huge crowds, and they hit the jackpot...
- 12/27/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures has elevated two executives, Michael Helfand and Joe Matukewicz, as co-heads of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and its low-budget label Studio 6. Helfand and Matukewicz will report to Steve Bersch, who remains president of the unit and was tapped to lead Sony label Screen Gems in February after longtime executive Clint Culpepper stepped down. The pair will handle day-to-day in addition to producing indie titles and rolling out international films. “Together, Michael and Joe have been driving forces behind the divisions’ most successful and anticipated titles including: Fede Alvarez’s hit thriller ‘Don’t Breathe,’ the ‘Insidious’ franchise Angela Robinson’s...
- 3/16/2018
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
It’s an impressive stat that comes with a small asterisk: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions president Steve Bersch, 61, runs the most profitable division within the studio. The caveat is that with just 20 employees, Spwa doesn’t carry the same overhead as, say, Columbia Pictures, given that it is not a releasing entity. Still, during his 10-year stint, Spwa boasts films such as Arrival, the Insidious franchise, Spotlight, Whiplash, Foxcatcher, Don’t Breathe and the upcoming Tom Hanks-starring Greyhound. On Jan. 19, Bersch’s purview expanded even further when he took the reins of Screen Gems following the announcement that Clint Culpepper was...
- 2/8/2018
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Clint Culpepper has stepped down as the head of Screen Gems, Sony announced on Friday. Culpepper spent 28 years with the studio. He will now segue to a producer role in a deal at the Sony Pictures division that specializes in lower-budget genre films. “Clint has had an extraordinary career at Spe. Under his leadership, Screen Gems is one of the most prolific and diverse genre labels in the industry,” Sony Chief Tom Rothman in an internal memo. “Clint and his excellent team drove box office hits including the ‘Resident Evil’ and the ‘Underworld’ franchises, and groundbreaking successes like ‘Easy A,’...
- 1/19/2018
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Clint Culpepper, the longtime head of Sony’s Screen Gems division, is stepping down.
The move comes after the disappointing opening of Screen Gems’ latest low-budget offering, Proud Mary, and caps a string of losses for the arm, which specializes in lower-budgeted thrillers, comedies and urban dramas. The division was also behind the wildly successful Resident Evil and Underworld franchises.
Steve Bersch, the head of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisition, will take over the division, sources say. Sony had no comment.
Culpepper had a 28-year run at Screen Gems, an astounding number in modern executive tenures. He will now segue to...
The move comes after the disappointing opening of Screen Gems’ latest low-budget offering, Proud Mary, and caps a string of losses for the arm, which specializes in lower-budgeted thrillers, comedies and urban dramas. The division was also behind the wildly successful Resident Evil and Underworld franchises.
Steve Bersch, the head of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisition, will take over the division, sources say. Sony had no comment.
Culpepper had a 28-year run at Screen Gems, an astounding number in modern executive tenures. He will now segue to...
- 1/19/2018
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures has just announced that Clint Culpepper is out at Screen Gems, and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions chief Steve Bersch will now head both divisions and become head of the genre arm. Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group chairman Tom Rothman announced it internally (see the email below). The exit comes after underwhelming results on the Taraji P. Henson-action film Proud Mary, but it had been in the works for a while as Culpepper’s contract was expiring. It…...
- 1/19/2018
- Deadline
By John M. Whalen
In 1988 Oscar-winning screenwriter Stirling Silliphant (“In the Heat of the Night”, “The Poseidon Adventure”) got fed up with what he called “the eel pit of Hollywood,” and moved to Thailand to start a new life. According to the La Times, he’d grown tired of the power plays, the egos, the hypocrisy and the dictum that homage must be paid to the box office. He left and never came back.
Hollywood has always had its dark side-- just read “Hollywood Babylon.” Silliphant’s “eel pit” was never a more apt description than when, a few years later in 2015, the film industry was rocked by WikiLeaks release of some really nasty Sony emails that gave a glimpse into what powerful producers and studio execs really thought of some of their stars. Scott Rudin called Angelina Jolie a “minimally talented spoiled brat.” Clint Culpepper called Kevin Hart “a whore,...
In 1988 Oscar-winning screenwriter Stirling Silliphant (“In the Heat of the Night”, “The Poseidon Adventure”) got fed up with what he called “the eel pit of Hollywood,” and moved to Thailand to start a new life. According to the La Times, he’d grown tired of the power plays, the egos, the hypocrisy and the dictum that homage must be paid to the box office. He left and never came back.
Hollywood has always had its dark side-- just read “Hollywood Babylon.” Silliphant’s “eel pit” was never a more apt description than when, a few years later in 2015, the film industry was rocked by WikiLeaks release of some really nasty Sony emails that gave a glimpse into what powerful producers and studio execs really thought of some of their stars. Scott Rudin called Angelina Jolie a “minimally talented spoiled brat.” Clint Culpepper called Kevin Hart “a whore,...
- 12/15/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The New York Comic-Con has been over for a couple days now, but one of the panels that really drew a huge boisterous crowd was Screen Gems’ panel for Underworld: Blood Wars and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, both opening in January.
As the title says, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is meant to end the series of six movies that began with Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil in 2002. From the very beginning, Milla Jovovich has played the films’ enigmatic kick-butt heroine Alice, and The Final Chapter is meant to put a close to her story.
Jovovich and Anderson came to the Theater at Madison Square Garden, along with Ali Larter, William Levy and Eoin Macken, to present the amazing new trailer for the movie, which you can watch below:
Right before the panel and trailer debut, Lrm had a chance to sit down and chat with Anderson.
Lrm:...
As the title says, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is meant to end the series of six movies that began with Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil in 2002. From the very beginning, Milla Jovovich has played the films’ enigmatic kick-butt heroine Alice, and The Final Chapter is meant to put a close to her story.
Jovovich and Anderson came to the Theater at Madison Square Garden, along with Ali Larter, William Levy and Eoin Macken, to present the amazing new trailer for the movie, which you can watch below:
Right before the panel and trailer debut, Lrm had a chance to sit down and chat with Anderson.
Lrm:...
- 10/14/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Exclusive: Screen Gems is developing a remake of See No Evil, the 1971 Columbia Pictures horror movie starring Mia Farrow. Mike Scannell will write the new script, and Unbroken Pictures’ Bryan Bertino and Adrienne Biddle will produce. Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper and Evp Production Scott Strauss will oversee for the studio. The original See No Evil starred Farrow as a young blind woman returns to her uncle’s English country home where she’s visiting to discover…...
- 4/26/2016
- Deadline
Exclusive: James F. Lopez is leaving his senior vice president post at Screen Gems to become Head of Motion Pictures for Will Packer Productions. He will steer development and oversee production on films Packer produces through his first look deal with Universal Pictures. At Screen Gems, Lopez worked on the Packer-produced films for Clint Culpepper’s Sony-based genre label that included Think Like A Man and its sequel, About Last Night, The Wedding Ringer and the upcoming…...
- 8/7/2015
- Deadline
Danielle Misher has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Marketing for Screen Gems. The move is being made by Josh Greenstein, Sony Entertainment president of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution. She will report to Dwight Caines, president of Domestic Theatrical Marketing for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Misher will spearhead the marketing for Clint Culpepper’s division, overseeing the creation of campaigns that will encompass trailers, posters, television ads, and…...
- 6/5/2015
- Deadline
Ever wonder what Hollywood studio executives think of talent agents? So did we. The contents of Wikileaks’ archive of hacked Sony emails continues to provide fodder for Hollywood, and one email thread is especially revealing – and hilarious – on the subject of agents. In an April 2014 email to Sony’s former co-chairman Amy Pascal, Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper vents about a client of CAA agent Chris Andrews languishing over a script. “Chris Andrews told me that an actor was still reading the script every week for 7 weeks. Finally I said, ‘What page is he on?'” Culpepper wrote. The note.
- 4/20/2015
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
The news that Amy Pascal will step down as chairwoman of Sony Pictures is not shocking. In fact, it was expected.* This is how Hollywood works. You spend years running a studio or acting as president of production and then something goes wrong and you segue to a “producing” deal. That’s the way it’s been for almost 30 years and that’s the way it will be for the foreseeable future. Surviving any controversy, even one outside of your own control, is simply impossible. *Although forgive our surprise this wasn’t left to a late Friday afternoon announcement to quell reaction from the cable news talking heads. Pascal’s fate was sealed when numerous E-mail conversations she was a part of were leaked after a massive security breach credited to North Korean hackers took place on Nov. 24. Her E-mail exchange with producer Scott Rudin about the President of the...
- 2/5/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
It's safe to say Kevin Hart will go pretty far for a laugh.
Case in point?
This outrageous The Hollywood Reporter cover in which the 35-year-old comedian goes shirtless while rocking a giant Marie Antoinette afro.
Video: Apparently, It's 'All About' Kevin Hart
Some things you just have to see to believe.
The Hollywood Reporter
But in the revealing new interview, the popular comedian -- who's enjoyed a string of hits like Ride Along, Think Like a Man Too and About Last Night, which all hit number one at the box office -- gets serious to chat about his particular style of comedy, getting called a "whore" by Sony and still idolizing Bill Cosby.
"Once I realized that I had a voice and didn't have to pretend to be a different version of myself, I stopped forcing the situation, stopped being a character. .... My point of view is my reality," Hart says about...
Case in point?
This outrageous The Hollywood Reporter cover in which the 35-year-old comedian goes shirtless while rocking a giant Marie Antoinette afro.
Video: Apparently, It's 'All About' Kevin Hart
Some things you just have to see to believe.
The Hollywood Reporter
But in the revealing new interview, the popular comedian -- who's enjoyed a string of hits like Ride Along, Think Like a Man Too and About Last Night, which all hit number one at the box office -- gets serious to chat about his particular style of comedy, getting called a "whore" by Sony and still idolizing Bill Cosby.
"Once I realized that I had a voice and didn't have to pretend to be a different version of myself, I stopped forcing the situation, stopped being a character. .... My point of view is my reality," Hart says about...
- 1/15/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
One of the most outrageous leaks from the already-infamous Sony hacking last month was the revelation of an email written by Screen Gems President Clint Culpepper calling Kevin Hart a "whore." That drama hung in the air for a while, but now Kevin Hart has now admitted that Culpepper instantly apologized to the comedian for the remarks as soon as they became public. That being said, he insists that Culpepper.s apology wasn.t actually necessary. During an extensive chat with The Hollywood Reporter to promote The Wedding Ringer, Kevin Hart touched upon a number of subjects, however, with the Sony hacking scandal still so fresh in the public consciousness, he took this opportunity to diffuse the furor. It.s been over a month since Clint Culpepper.s comments were released, and Hart admitted that his alleged adversary phoned him and apologized immediately. he also added, though, that he never...
- 1/14/2015
- cinemablend.com
Comedian and The Wedding Ringer star Kevin Hart was hit hard by the Sony hacking scandal when an email was leaked showing a senior film exec degrading him for asking to be paid more. He talked on camera about the incident for the first time in a sit-down with Et's Kevin Frazier.
News: The Sony Hacking Scandal Takes Another Embarrassing Turn
"I don't think about it, man," Hart told Frazier. "I don't get into all that stuff. I am a comedian. I get paid to make people laugh. Know how many serious moments there are in my life right now? None, because I'm happy. I avoid all that stuff man."
Hart seems to have moved past the note from Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper, saying, "I'm not saying he's a whore, but he's a whore."
Hart had a succinct message for North Korea following the hack.
"I don't want no problems," he said with...
News: The Sony Hacking Scandal Takes Another Embarrassing Turn
"I don't think about it, man," Hart told Frazier. "I don't get into all that stuff. I am a comedian. I get paid to make people laugh. Know how many serious moments there are in my life right now? None, because I'm happy. I avoid all that stuff man."
Hart seems to have moved past the note from Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper, saying, "I'm not saying he's a whore, but he's a whore."
Hart had a succinct message for North Korea following the hack.
"I don't want no problems," he said with...
- 1/6/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
Kevin Hart is heading back to Saturday Night Live. The show announced during its latest episode that the comedic star will host Jan. 17. It will be the first new episode of the year. Read more Sony Postpones Kevin Hart 'Wedding Ringer' Press Junket Amid Hack This will mark the Ride Along star's second time hosting. He previously fronted a March 2013 episode, when Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were the musical guests. Hart, who recently defended himself after Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper referred to him as a "whore" in a leaked email, will host the show on the day after
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- 12/21/2014
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Seth Rogen and James Franco's The Interview is now much more than just a movie.
The comedy, about an assassination attempt on North Korea leader Kim Jong-un, has been pulled from release after hackers issued a terror threat against cinemas planning to show the film.
The massive security breach at Sony Pictures Entertainment (The Interview's backers) has seen personal emails and data combed over and made public, ripping back the curtain on one of Hollywood's biggest studios and exposing the inner workings of a multinational corporation.
Digital Spy presents a timeline of events below...
June 20: North Korea criticises Sony Pictures over their forthcoming film The Interview. The Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy centres on a TV host and his producer as they head to North Korea on a stealth mission to assassinate leader Kim Jong-un.
In a letter to the Un, the country describes it as "undisguised sponsoring of terrorism,...
The comedy, about an assassination attempt on North Korea leader Kim Jong-un, has been pulled from release after hackers issued a terror threat against cinemas planning to show the film.
The massive security breach at Sony Pictures Entertainment (The Interview's backers) has seen personal emails and data combed over and made public, ripping back the curtain on one of Hollywood's biggest studios and exposing the inner workings of a multinational corporation.
Digital Spy presents a timeline of events below...
June 20: North Korea criticises Sony Pictures over their forthcoming film The Interview. The Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy centres on a TV host and his producer as they head to North Korea on a stealth mission to assassinate leader Kim Jong-un.
In a letter to the Un, the country describes it as "undisguised sponsoring of terrorism,...
- 12/18/2014
- Digital Spy
Sony has been taking hit after hit ever since anonymous hackers breached the company’s systems on November 24. The culprits, who may or may not be tied to North Korea, a country enraged about Sony’s upcoming Kim Jong Un assassination comedy The Interview, have not only leaked dozens of the company’s latest films, including this year’s Fury, but also hundreds of private internal emails. Mega producer Scott Rudin and Sony Pictures Entertainment Co-Chairman Amy Pascal came out looking the worst, with exchanges between two the spitting vitriol at Angelina Jolie, Kevin Hart, and Aaron Sorkin, among others.
However, regardless of how clear their messages seem to be, plenty of them were completely misunderstood. So, we’re here to clear up any confusion by placing the misinterpreted emails in the right context.
*Completely fictional context that we’ve made up to hopefully make this entire situation a little easier to laugh at.
However, regardless of how clear their messages seem to be, plenty of them were completely misunderstood. So, we’re here to clear up any confusion by placing the misinterpreted emails in the right context.
*Completely fictional context that we’ve made up to hopefully make this entire situation a little easier to laugh at.
- 12/17/2014
- by Tara Aquino
- VH1.com
Sony has been taking hit after hit ever since anonymous hackers breached the company’s systems on November 24. The culprits, who may or may not be tied to North Korea, a country enraged about Sony’s upcoming Kim Jong Un assassination comedy The Interview, have not only leaked dozens of the company’s latest films, including this year’s Fury, but also hundreds of private internal emails. Mega producer Scott Rudin and Sony Pictures Entertainment Co-Chairman Amy Pascal came out looking the worst, with exchanges between two the spitting vitriol at Angelina Jolie, Kevin Hart, and Aaron Sorkin, among others.
However, regardless of how clear their messages seem to be, plenty of them were completely misunderstood. So, we’re here to clear up any confusion by placing the misinterpreted emails in the right context.
*Completely fictional context that we’ve made up to hopefully make this entire situation a little easier to laugh at.
However, regardless of how clear their messages seem to be, plenty of them were completely misunderstood. So, we’re here to clear up any confusion by placing the misinterpreted emails in the right context.
*Completely fictional context that we’ve made up to hopefully make this entire situation a little easier to laugh at.
- 12/17/2014
- by Tara Aquino
- TheFabLife - Movies
The Sony Pictures hack has been a trending topic for weeks now, with headlines getting juicier and juicier as reporters comb through material. (Even Saturday Night Live has taken note - James Franco and Seth Rogen made light of the scandal in a recent episode.) While some information poses threats to Sony's stars and products, other pieces provide a window into the inner workings of Hollywood. Read on to find out what we've learned about Jennifer Lawrence, Beyoncé, Angelina Jolie, Kanye West, and more stars affected by the massive hack. Kanye West will reportedly appear in a holiday movie costarring Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, which is expected to hit theaters next year. In 2013, Beyoncé's dad, Matthew Knowles, reportedly approached Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper about a Destiny's Child biopic. "Do we think it would be a successful film? They're on Sony label. I'm just not sure that it's not too soon,...
- 12/15/2014
- by Nick-Maslow
- Popsugar.com
Sony has postponed a press junket for Kevin Hart's The Wedding Ringer following the hacking scandal.
Interviews with Hart were originally planned to take place in Los Angeles this weekend (December 13, 14) but Sony's Screen Gems decided to reschedule them for a later date.
The New York Daily News reports that it was scheduled to take part in the junket, but was told by Sony that the studio cancelled the event because it wanted to "focus on the movie" and not the email hacking.
The cancelled junket follows several leaked emails, one of which involves the Screen Gems president allegedly calling Hart a "whore".
The email chain in question is between Clint Culpepper and Sony executives Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton, with the trio unhappy that Hart wanted more money for advertising The Wedding Ringer using social media.
"I'm not saying he's a [money] whore, but he's a whore," Culpepper apparently wrote.
Interviews with Hart were originally planned to take place in Los Angeles this weekend (December 13, 14) but Sony's Screen Gems decided to reschedule them for a later date.
The New York Daily News reports that it was scheduled to take part in the junket, but was told by Sony that the studio cancelled the event because it wanted to "focus on the movie" and not the email hacking.
The cancelled junket follows several leaked emails, one of which involves the Screen Gems president allegedly calling Hart a "whore".
The email chain in question is between Clint Culpepper and Sony executives Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton, with the trio unhappy that Hart wanted more money for advertising The Wedding Ringer using social media.
"I'm not saying he's a [money] whore, but he's a whore," Culpepper apparently wrote.
- 12/14/2014
- Digital Spy
This Sony email hack-attack story has certainly fed the media well, since the initial leak. For our part, we shared news of the studio's plans for a "Men in Black"/"Jump Street" crossover movie (revealed via email exchanges), which I couldn't quite make sense of; and now there's this... According to a Daily Beast exclusive, Sony also has (or maybe I should say "had") interest in a Destiny's Child biopic. In a December 2013 group email from Screen Gems chief Clint Culpepper to Sony Co-Chairman Amy Pascal and other Sony execs, they discussed Beyoncé’s father, Matthew Knowles' attempts to set up a Destiny’s Child biopic at the studio. Although there seemed...
- 12/14/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
On the heels of the Sony hacking scandal, Access Hollywood has learned the press junket with Kevin Hart for "The Wedding Ringer" has been postponed.
Sony's Screen Gems – the studio behind the new big screen comedy – has decided to reschedule the interviews for a later date. The junket was originally set to take place on Saturday in Los Angeles.
On Wednesday, Gawker released a thread of leaked emails discussing Kevin, allegedly from Sony Pictures execs Amy Pascal, Clint Culpepper and Michael Lynton, which were originally sent on March 7.
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Sony's Screen Gems – the studio behind the new big screen comedy – has decided to reschedule the interviews for a later date. The junket was originally set to take place on Saturday in Los Angeles.
On Wednesday, Gawker released a thread of leaked emails discussing Kevin, allegedly from Sony Pictures execs Amy Pascal, Clint Culpepper and Michael Lynton, which were originally sent on March 7.
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- 12/12/2014
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
Source: Getty / Lisa Lake Kevin Hart has spoken out about the uncomfortable emails leaked in the Sony hack. One email chain included statements by Sony Screen Gems President Clint Culpepper criticizing Hart over a dispute involving marketing a new movie. Clint wanted Kevin to promote one of his movies on his popular social media accounts, but Kevin and his agent felt that since extra social media marketing was outside the scope of their stated contract, he should be compensated for the extra promotion. Clint wrote of Kevin's demands for more money, "I'm not saying he's a whore, but he's a whore." In response, Kevin shared an impassioned message on both his Instagram and his Facebook pages encouraging others to remember their self-worth. He touched on his personal career and brand, stating, "I worked very hard to get where I am today. I look at myself as a brand and because...
- 12/12/2014
- by Aemilia-Madden
- Popsugar.com
Kevin Hart responds to Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper‘s unflattering comments, Ashton Kutcher hints at Charlie Sheen‘s return to Two and a Half Men, Best Buy apologizes for an insensitive tweet regarding Serial, and more First Dibs.
Kevin Hart responds to comments made about him by Sony execs in a leaked email: “I will never allow myself to be taken advantage of.” [THR]
#KnowYourselfWorth #HustleHart #MogulMindset
A photo posted by kevinhart4real (@kevinhart4real) on Dec 12, 2014 at 10:33am Pst
When asked ifCharlie Sheen would return to Two and a Half Men for the series finale, Ashton Kutcher said, “I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about it. I’m scared.” So is that a yes? [Uproxx] After getting backlash for the tweet: “We have everything you need. Unless you need a payphone. #Serial,” Best Buy later apologized with the tweet below. [NY Daily News]
We deeply apologize for our earlier tweet about Serial.
Kevin Hart responds to comments made about him by Sony execs in a leaked email: “I will never allow myself to be taken advantage of.” [THR]
#KnowYourselfWorth #HustleHart #MogulMindset
A photo posted by kevinhart4real (@kevinhart4real) on Dec 12, 2014 at 10:33am Pst
When asked ifCharlie Sheen would return to Two and a Half Men for the series finale, Ashton Kutcher said, “I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about it. I’m scared.” So is that a yes? [Uproxx] After getting backlash for the tweet: “We have everything you need. Unless you need a payphone. #Serial,” Best Buy later apologized with the tweet below. [NY Daily News]
We deeply apologize for our earlier tweet about Serial.
- 12/12/2014
- by Taylor Ferber
- VH1.com
Kevin Hart responds to Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper‘s unflattering comments, Ashton Kutcher hints at Charlie Sheen‘s return to Two and a Half Men, Best Buy apologizes for an insensitive tweet regarding Serial, and more First Dibs.
Kevin Hart responds to comments made about him by Sony execs in a leaked email: “I will never allow myself to be taken advantage of.” [THR]
#KnowYourselfWorth #HustleHart #MogulMindset
A photo posted by kevinhart4real (@kevinhart4real) on Dec 12, 2014 at 10:33am Pst
When asked ifCharlie Sheen would return to Two and a Half Men for the series finale, Ashton Kutcher said, “I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about it. I’m scared.” So is that a yes? [Uproxx] After getting backlash for the tweet: “We have everything you need. Unless you need a payphone. #Serial,” Best Buy later apologized with the tweet below. [NY Daily News]
We deeply apologize for our earlier tweet about Serial.
Kevin Hart responds to comments made about him by Sony execs in a leaked email: “I will never allow myself to be taken advantage of.” [THR]
#KnowYourselfWorth #HustleHart #MogulMindset
A photo posted by kevinhart4real (@kevinhart4real) on Dec 12, 2014 at 10:33am Pst
When asked ifCharlie Sheen would return to Two and a Half Men for the series finale, Ashton Kutcher said, “I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about it. I’m scared.” So is that a yes? [Uproxx] After getting backlash for the tweet: “We have everything you need. Unless you need a payphone. #Serial,” Best Buy later apologized with the tweet below. [NY Daily News]
We deeply apologize for our earlier tweet about Serial.
- 12/12/2014
- by Taylor Ferber
- TheFabLife - Movies
Kevin Hart let his 10 million Instagram followers know where he stood today on becoming part of the Sony Pictures hacking attack headlines currently ripping through Hollywood. His post comes in response to the publication yesterday of leaked emails written by Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper about UTA agent Jeremy Zimmer, who asked for money beyond Hart’s $3 million paycheck when the studio asked if the actor-comedian would tap his vast social media following to promote a film.
In the missives, Culpepper writes in what is believed to be a reference to Hart, “I’m not saying he’s a whore, but he’s a whore.”
Hart’s response today:
As Deadline’s Mike Fleming Jr reported yesterday, Hart and Culpepper spoke and laughed off the emails, writing that it’s not uncommon for them to talk to each other like that — or for Culpepper to talk to most people in Hollywood like that.
In the missives, Culpepper writes in what is believed to be a reference to Hart, “I’m not saying he’s a whore, but he’s a whore.”
Hart’s response today:
As Deadline’s Mike Fleming Jr reported yesterday, Hart and Culpepper spoke and laughed off the emails, writing that it’s not uncommon for them to talk to each other like that — or for Culpepper to talk to most people in Hollywood like that.
- 12/11/2014
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline
Updated Thursday, 5:30 Am, adding more context and information below.
Exclusive: How long is Sony Pictures going to silently endure this full-on assault, in which cyber-terrorists are using media outlets to deliver salvos of hacked private e-mails to embarrass and sabotage the regime of Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton?
Wednesday night was particularly bad. Tabloid-style reports hit both trades, focusing on hacked documents about a racially tinged e-mail exchange between Sony Pictures Entertainment chief Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin. In a lame attempt at humor, they speculated what films President Barack Obama might like, as they discussed an Obama fundraiser held by Jeffrey Katzenberg in 2013. All of the offerings they came up with were black-themed films.
Is it possible their track records for quality, thoughtful films and collaborations with top talent can be set aside and that Rudin and Pascal could be tarred and defined by momentary lapses and...
Exclusive: How long is Sony Pictures going to silently endure this full-on assault, in which cyber-terrorists are using media outlets to deliver salvos of hacked private e-mails to embarrass and sabotage the regime of Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton?
Wednesday night was particularly bad. Tabloid-style reports hit both trades, focusing on hacked documents about a racially tinged e-mail exchange between Sony Pictures Entertainment chief Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin. In a lame attempt at humor, they speculated what films President Barack Obama might like, as they discussed an Obama fundraiser held by Jeffrey Katzenberg in 2013. All of the offerings they came up with were black-themed films.
Is it possible their track records for quality, thoughtful films and collaborations with top talent can be set aside and that Rudin and Pascal could be tarred and defined by momentary lapses and...
- 12/11/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Exclusive: Morris Chestnut, who made his film debut in John Singleton’s seminal 1991 drama Boyz N The Hood, has signed a three-picture deal with Sony’s Screen Gems as an actor and producer. The first of the pics is upcoming thriller The Perfect Guy, which stars Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, and Chestnut. The next film to follow will be When The Bough Breaks, a psychological thriller that will star Chestnut and Regina Hall.
Bough, directed by Jon Cassar, tracks a professional couple who hire a blue-collar surrogate who develops a violent obsession with the husband. The pic is being produced by New Line founders and Lord of the Rings EPs Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, and Chestnut will exec produce.
Chestnut’s third Screen Gems project will be The Syndicate, from writer Cliff Dorfman (Entourage, Warrior). Chestnut is producing that project, which is exec produced by Jeff Waters and James Farrell.
Bough, directed by Jon Cassar, tracks a professional couple who hire a blue-collar surrogate who develops a violent obsession with the husband. The pic is being produced by New Line founders and Lord of the Rings EPs Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, and Chestnut will exec produce.
Chestnut’s third Screen Gems project will be The Syndicate, from writer Cliff Dorfman (Entourage, Warrior). Chestnut is producing that project, which is exec produced by Jeff Waters and James Farrell.
- 11/19/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
5th Update, Monday, 3:18 Pm: Screen Gems’ thriller No Good Deed fell right in line with other distribs’ estimates over the weekend to end the three-day at $24.2M, while Warner Bros./Alcon Entertainment’s Dolphin Tale 2 just fell short of $16M to gross a total cume of $15.8M; it was a softer-than-hoped-for opening for the sequel to the 2011 family film, which bowed to $19M on its way for a $95M worldwide haul). Chernin Entertainment’s crime drama The Drop ended the weekend at No. 6 for a $4.1M take or a respectable $5,000+ per screen for Fox Searchlight; it is James Gandolfini’s last film in release. The Identical dropped like a bomb in its second weekend (-75%) falling out of the Top 20 after a dismal opening. In fact, it’s even behind Woody Allen’s Magic In The Moonlight which is its eighth week of release. It was a very soft box office weekend overall,...
- 9/15/2014
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline
Rutina Wesley (Sookie Stackhouse's best friend, Tara, on HBO's "True Blood") has joined Michael Ealy, Sanaa Lathan and Morris Chestnut in Sony/Screen Gems thriller titled "The Perfect Guy," which will be directed by David Rosenthal. The film follows a woman (Lathan) who meets an It expert (Ealy), who seems to be the perfect guy. But after a sexually-charged courtship, she sees a violent side of him and dissolves the budding relationship. In a jealous rage and fueled by insane revenge, he disrupts her life. James Lopez and Clint Culpepper are executive producing for Screen Gems. It does remind me a bit...
- 8/20/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Screen Gems today trotted out a Comic-Con god in Sam Raimi, who dealt the kind of catnip that fanboys love. Raimi was there with Neil Druckmann, creator of the Naughty Dog game The Last Of Us, to talk about how that PlayStation 3 survival horror action game is being turned into a feature with Raimi producing and Druckmann now writing the screenplay. Screen Gems President Clint Culpepper, whose previous big vidgame-to-movie transfer was Resident Evil, basically has given over big creative controls to Druckmann in the movie transfer. That includes casting, and choice of director. At this point, Hugh Jackman […]...
- 7/25/2014
- Deadline
Scott Derrickson, as evidenced by this interview, is one of the most thoughtful, sure-handed American directors the genre has working in the field today. If you’re not convinced of that after Sinister alone, then Deliver Us From Evil just might make you a believer.
Inspired by the true events of officer Ralph Sarchie and his dealings with the occult and assistance with actual exorcisms in some of the darkest corners of New York City, Derrickson and company will do their worst in trying to convince us that these occurrences are based in fact.
In doing so, Derrickson will also probably wind up scaring the crap out of you.
When we spoke to Derrickson on set in the South Bronx back in July of 2013, his usual soft, inviting demeanor was still on full display even though he was neck deep in the minute-to-minute stress of shooting a nuanced film that...
Inspired by the true events of officer Ralph Sarchie and his dealings with the occult and assistance with actual exorcisms in some of the darkest corners of New York City, Derrickson and company will do their worst in trying to convince us that these occurrences are based in fact.
In doing so, Derrickson will also probably wind up scaring the crap out of you.
When we spoke to Derrickson on set in the South Bronx back in July of 2013, his usual soft, inviting demeanor was still on full display even though he was neck deep in the minute-to-minute stress of shooting a nuanced film that...
- 7/3/2014
- by Drew Tinnin
- DreadCentral.com
On the eve of the debut of “Think Like a Man Too,” Tim Story sits in the lobby of the Beverly Hilton, sipping a martini with a big smile on his face. He is more comfortable, and wields more control, than at any time in his career. He shouts at Screen Gems President Clint Culpepper and producer Will Packer as they pass by — confident without being cocky, driven but not desperate. For the first time in his career, Story is not going to surprise Hollywood. Agents, executives and even the press know his latest movie, “Think Like a Man Too,...
- 6/19/2014
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Anatomy director Stefan Ruzowitzky has come about Patient Zero (previously reported as "Patient Z"), reports Deadline. It's the latest project from Screen Gems and, apparently, there have been some changes since we last told you about the film - they've removed the zombie element. Perhaps because Clint Culpepper at Screen Gems didn't want to get overloaded on undead fare considering he'll be overseeing another Resident Evil film soon.
The post Director Found for Screen Gems’ Patient Zero, Zombies Dropped appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
The post Director Found for Screen Gems’ Patient Zero, Zombies Dropped appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
- 5/2/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Exclusive: Screen Gems has set Stefan Ruzowitzky to direct Patient Zero, a Mike Le-scripted thriller that puts a new spin on the genre film. In the film, an unprecedented global pandemic has resulted in the evolution of a new species. An aggressive form of rabies turns the infected into predators, addicted to violence. An inexplicably gifted human survivor with the ability to speak their new language spearheads a hunt for Patient Zero in order to find a cure to save his infected wife and humanity. Vincent Newman is producing. Production will begin in the summer. When the script was originally sold, there was a zombie element to it, but that has been completely removed in the rewrites, I’m told. Related: Screen Gems Takes On Vidgame Adaptation ‘The Last Of Us’ The Austrian helmer directed the 2008 Oscar-winning Best Foreign-Language Film The Counterfeiters. It was that project that caught the...
- 5/2/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Kevin Hart and Jamie Foxx are in talks to star in Screen Gems' Black Phantom, THR has confirmed. The project, about a double-crossed mob hitman who enlists the help of the so-called Black Phantom, the same hitman who had been sent to kill him, would reteam Hart with his Ride Along director Tim Story, who is in talks to helm. Dave Lease and Megan Hinds wrote the script. Ride Along producer Will Packer is poised to produce alongside Will Gluck. Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper will oversee Black Phantom for the genre label. Hart has strong ties with
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- 3/11/2014
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
First announced back in 2009 , Screen Gems' Black Phantom appears to have found two headliners. Variety reports that Jamie Foxx and Kevin Hart are in negotiations to star with Tim Story ( Fantastic Four , Ride Along ) in talks to direct. In the film, which has been scripted by Megan Hinds and Dave Lease, a double-crossed mob hitman turns for help to an unlikely source: the title character, another hitman who was hired to kill him. Will Gluck and Will Packer will produce with Clint Culpepper overseeing for Screen Gems. (Photo Credit: Jln Photography / Pnp / WENN.com)...
- 3/11/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Screen Gems, the production company responsible for bringing the Resident Evil film franchise to the big screen, has signed on to deliver a live-action adaptation of The Last of Us. The creative director for the award-winning video game, Neil Druckmann, will write the script for the upcoming project with Naughty Dog’s co-presidents Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra joining the production as creative architects.
Released last summer for the Playstation 3, the game follows the hardened journey of Joel and Ellie, his 14-year-old companion, as they try to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where the majority of humans have been decimated by a global fungal infection. Praised for it’s storytelling, character acting, sound design, and graphics the game went on to sell almost 3.5 million copies worldwide in just three weeks, making it the fastest-selling PS3 game of 2013 before Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto V.
“Screen Gems’ Brian Dukes and...
Released last summer for the Playstation 3, the game follows the hardened journey of Joel and Ellie, his 14-year-old companion, as they try to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where the majority of humans have been decimated by a global fungal infection. Praised for it’s storytelling, character acting, sound design, and graphics the game went on to sell almost 3.5 million copies worldwide in just three weeks, making it the fastest-selling PS3 game of 2013 before Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto V.
“Screen Gems’ Brian Dukes and...
- 3/7/2014
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
The Last of Us will be made into a live-action movie by Screen Gems and Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures company.
The PlayStation 3 exclusive title, which has sold more than 4 million units since its release last year, centres on pandemic survivors Joel and Ellie as they make their way through a post-apocalyptic America.
Neil Druckman, who worked as creative director on the game, will write the script for the adaptation and Naughty Dog co-presidents Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra will serve as "creative architects" for the project, according to Deadline.
"Screen Gems' Brian Dukes and Eric Ling brought this game to my attention insisting we go after it, and when I saw the quality of the storytelling, I knew the audience for this project was far greater than just the gaming community and that Neil Druckmann must write the screenplay," said Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper.
"I am...
The PlayStation 3 exclusive title, which has sold more than 4 million units since its release last year, centres on pandemic survivors Joel and Ellie as they make their way through a post-apocalyptic America.
Neil Druckman, who worked as creative director on the game, will write the script for the adaptation and Naughty Dog co-presidents Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra will serve as "creative architects" for the project, according to Deadline.
"Screen Gems' Brian Dukes and Eric Ling brought this game to my attention insisting we go after it, and when I saw the quality of the storytelling, I knew the audience for this project was far greater than just the gaming community and that Neil Druckmann must write the screenplay," said Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper.
"I am...
- 3/7/2014
- Digital Spy
News Aaron Birch 7 Mar 2014 - 05:39
Naughty Dog's critically acclaimed The Last of Us is set to appear on the big screen...
It's been revealed that a film adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us is in the works, and Sony's Screen Gems, in tandem with Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures, are bringing it to the movies
Naughty Dog's co-presidents, Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra, will be joined by the game's directors, Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann for creative duties, with Druckmann penning the script for the movie.
“Screen Gems’ Brian Dukes and Eric Ling brought this game to my attention insisting we go after it, and when I saw the quality of the storytelling, I knew the audience for this project was far greater than just the gaming community and that Neil Druckmann must write the screenplay,” said Screen Gems president, Clint Culpepper. “I...
Naughty Dog's critically acclaimed The Last of Us is set to appear on the big screen...
It's been revealed that a film adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us is in the works, and Sony's Screen Gems, in tandem with Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures, are bringing it to the movies
Naughty Dog's co-presidents, Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra, will be joined by the game's directors, Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann for creative duties, with Druckmann penning the script for the movie.
“Screen Gems’ Brian Dukes and Eric Ling brought this game to my attention insisting we go after it, and when I saw the quality of the storytelling, I knew the audience for this project was far greater than just the gaming community and that Neil Druckmann must write the screenplay,” said Screen Gems president, Clint Culpepper. “I...
- 3/7/2014
- by aaronbirch
- Den of Geek
One of the greatest video games I’ve ever played is officially making its way to the big screen for an adaption that everyone assumed was going to happen. Naughty Dog, the award-winning studio behind The Last of Us, and Screen Gems is distributing the live-action movie adaptation.
The story follows Joel who is trekking across a post-apocalyptic United States in 2033, in order to escort the young Ellie to a resistance group with the hopes of surviving a viral pandemic. It’s not zombies, so don’t worry. The game’s creative director, Neil Druckmann, will write the film’s script and produce alongside the company’s co-presidents Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra, Game Director Bruce Straley, and Sam Raimi via Ghost House Pictures.
Here are all the details on The Last of Us adaptation in a boring press release as well as a video showing actor Seth Rogen playing...
The story follows Joel who is trekking across a post-apocalyptic United States in 2033, in order to escort the young Ellie to a resistance group with the hopes of surviving a viral pandemic. It’s not zombies, so don’t worry. The game’s creative director, Neil Druckmann, will write the film’s script and produce alongside the company’s co-presidents Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra, Game Director Bruce Straley, and Sam Raimi via Ghost House Pictures.
Here are all the details on The Last of Us adaptation in a boring press release as well as a video showing actor Seth Rogen playing...
- 3/6/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Critically acclaimed PlayStation 3 video game The Last of Us is getting the big screen treatment, with Screen Gems agreeing to distribute a live-action version of the already extremely cinematic story. Neil Druckmann, the creative director for the game, will write the script on behalf of developers Naughty Dog.
They’re also responsible for the Uncharted series of games, and Horrible Bosses helmer Seth Gordon is currently attached to direct a movie based on that franchise.
The Last of Us will be produced by Naughty Dog co-presidents Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra, along with Druckmann and game director Bruce Straley. Interestingly, Sam Raimi is also set to produce the adaptation through his Ghost House Pictures banner. That makes sense due to the horror elements of the game that this movie is based on.
The Last of Us follows survivors Joel and Ellie on their journey through a radically transformed world, 20 years...
They’re also responsible for the Uncharted series of games, and Horrible Bosses helmer Seth Gordon is currently attached to direct a movie based on that franchise.
The Last of Us will be produced by Naughty Dog co-presidents Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra, along with Druckmann and game director Bruce Straley. Interestingly, Sam Raimi is also set to produce the adaptation through his Ghost House Pictures banner. That makes sense due to the horror elements of the game that this movie is based on.
The Last of Us follows survivors Joel and Ellie on their journey through a radically transformed world, 20 years...
- 3/6/2014
- by Josh Wilding
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Screen Gems is teaming up with Sam Raimi to bring us a live-action adaptation the hit video game The Last of Us. The script for the film will come from Neil Druckmann, the Creative Director for the game. The game is pretty incredible, and it should make for an awesome movie. Right now Raimi is only producing the film through his Ghost House Pictures, but maybe there's a chance he could direct it.
The story follows "hardened survivor, Joel, and Ellie, a young and capable girl, on their journey through a radically transformed world. Set twenty years after an infectious pandemic spread by the cordyceps virus ravaged the course of humanity, these two people, who were brought together by chance, must make life-altering decisions in order to survive. The Last of Us explores themes of survival, loyalty, love, and redemption in an emotionally charged expedition across a post-epidemic United States.
The story follows "hardened survivor, Joel, and Ellie, a young and capable girl, on their journey through a radically transformed world. Set twenty years after an infectious pandemic spread by the cordyceps virus ravaged the course of humanity, these two people, who were brought together by chance, must make life-altering decisions in order to survive. The Last of Us explores themes of survival, loyalty, love, and redemption in an emotionally charged expedition across a post-epidemic United States.
- 3/6/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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