Joey King stars as a teenager dealing with young love and loss in the new Paramount+ original film “The In Between.” But this is no ordinary romance. Yes, it’s a film that explores first love, but it also explores a second chance courtesy of a supernatural twist.
Author Marc Klein based the idea on of the tragic death of an ex-girlfriend almost 15 years ago. Klein noticed certain events in the aftermath of her death that made him think she may have been trying to communicate with him, and that brought him to the research of the afterlife — also known as ADCs or After Death Communications. What started as a rough idea turned into both a book and a film.
“I wrote a partial manuscript, about 100 pages. That was what was brought to Joey King, but I had already fleshed out what the rest of the book was going to be,...
Author Marc Klein based the idea on of the tragic death of an ex-girlfriend almost 15 years ago. Klein noticed certain events in the aftermath of her death that made him think she may have been trying to communicate with him, and that brought him to the research of the afterlife — also known as ADCs or After Death Communications. What started as a rough idea turned into both a book and a film.
“I wrote a partial manuscript, about 100 pages. That was what was brought to Joey King, but I had already fleshed out what the rest of the book was going to be,...
- 2/12/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
If you want to get edgy with your Valentine’s Day movie night this year, a supernatural romance might do the trick, and the new film “The In Between” fits that bill.
Author Marc Klein wrote the book and the movie at the same time, and was inspired to create this story following the death of one of his ex-girlfriends over 15 years ago, after which he had experiences in which he felt she was trying to communicate with him.
Whether it’s curiosity about After Death Communications or Joey King’s latest role, you may be wondering where to watch this new YA film. All your questions answered below.
When Does “The In Between” Come Out?
“The In Between” debuts Friday, Feb. 11.
Will “The In Between” Be Streaming or in Theaters?
The supernatural film is a Paramount+ original movie, and it will be streaming exclusively on Paramount+. It will not be playing in theaters,...
Author Marc Klein wrote the book and the movie at the same time, and was inspired to create this story following the death of one of his ex-girlfriends over 15 years ago, after which he had experiences in which he felt she was trying to communicate with him.
Whether it’s curiosity about After Death Communications or Joey King’s latest role, you may be wondering where to watch this new YA film. All your questions answered below.
When Does “The In Between” Come Out?
“The In Between” debuts Friday, Feb. 11.
Will “The In Between” Be Streaming or in Theaters?
The supernatural film is a Paramount+ original movie, and it will be streaming exclusively on Paramount+. It will not be playing in theaters,...
- 2/11/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Actress Joey King was approached to star in the new Paramount+ original film “The In Between” — a story about first love, loss and an epic romance — before it had even been fully written.
“Our writer Marc Klein came to me and my team with this idea,” King told TheWrap during a recent interview. “And the funny thing is, it wasn’t even a script yet. It wasn’t even a book yet. … He just had this amazing passion about him and this great story that he had personal ties to as well. And his pitch just blew me away.”
“The In Between,” which is now streaming exclusively on Paramount+, stars “The Kissing Booth” alum as Tessa, a teenager fresh from the foster system, whose one outlet from her difficult life is photography.
“I did not know anything about operating a [Minolta] film camera at all, and I got to learn which was so cool,...
“Our writer Marc Klein came to me and my team with this idea,” King told TheWrap during a recent interview. “And the funny thing is, it wasn’t even a script yet. It wasn’t even a book yet. … He just had this amazing passion about him and this great story that he had personal ties to as well. And his pitch just blew me away.”
“The In Between,” which is now streaming exclusively on Paramount+, stars “The Kissing Booth” alum as Tessa, a teenager fresh from the foster system, whose one outlet from her difficult life is photography.
“I did not know anything about operating a [Minolta] film camera at all, and I got to learn which was so cool,...
- 2/11/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
The spirit of “Ghost” literally haunts “The In Between,” a romance about two high school students whose love affair is tragically cut short, including a cameo by the poster for the 1990 blockbuster which starred Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze. This time, the star-crossed lovers are teenagers — Tessa (Joey King) and Skylar (Kyle Allen) — who are involved in a car accident in the movie’s first scene. Skyler is killed and Tessa is hospitalized with a critical injury to her heart, an example of the film’s less-than-subtle use of metaphors.
Using a split timeline, “The In Between” alternates between the past, recounting how Tessa and Skylar fell in love, and the present, in which the grieving Tessa starts to believe her late boyfriend is trying to communicate with her from beyond the grave.
The teens meet at a revival screening of Jean-Jacques Beneix’s 1986 tale of amour fou, “Betty Blue,...
Using a split timeline, “The In Between” alternates between the past, recounting how Tessa and Skylar fell in love, and the present, in which the grieving Tessa starts to believe her late boyfriend is trying to communicate with her from beyond the grave.
The teens meet at a revival screening of Jean-Jacques Beneix’s 1986 tale of amour fou, “Betty Blue,...
- 2/11/2022
- by Rene Rodriguez
- Variety Film + TV
Talk about a sub-sub-genre that won’t die. Less than two years after the soulless vapidity of Scott Speer’s “Endless”, death-obsessed Gen Z-ers are again gifted with, well, a slightly less soulless and vapid “Ghost” ripoff in the form of Arie Posin’s “The In Between.” Bolstered by the charms of Joey King — fresh off her Netflix trilogy “The Kissing Booth,” sealing her as one of our most formidable streaming romance stars —
The primary issue: “The In Between” seems stuck in between (sorry) two very different stories. There’s the sweet, chemistry-fizzing romance between budding orphan photographer Tessa (King) and trilingual championship rower Skylar who meet cute at a screening of “Betty Blue” at their local arthouse (kids these days!) and then try to make a go of it, and what happens after a summer together — cut short when a car accident kills Skylar. Posin flips back and forth...
The primary issue: “The In Between” seems stuck in between (sorry) two very different stories. There’s the sweet, chemistry-fizzing romance between budding orphan photographer Tessa (King) and trilingual championship rower Skylar who meet cute at a screening of “Betty Blue” at their local arthouse (kids these days!) and then try to make a go of it, and what happens after a summer together — cut short when a car accident kills Skylar. Posin flips back and forth...
- 2/11/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Paramount Players romance feature The In Between will hit the Paramount+ streaming service on Friday, Feb. 11.
The movie is a supernatural love story that centers on a teenage girl, Tessa (Joey King), who, after bouncing around in foster homes for most of her childhood, doesn’t believe she deserves her own love story. Everything changes after she has a chance encounter with Skylar (Kyle Allen), a senior from a neighboring town who’s a true romantic. As her heart begins to open, tragedy strikes when a car accident takes Skylar’s life, while Tessa survives. As Tessa searches for answers in the aftermath of the accident, she soon believes Skylar is attempting to reconnect with her from the afterworld. With the help of her best friend and a newfound belief that love never dies, Tessa attempts to contact Skylar one last time, in order to give their love story the epic ending it deserves.
The movie is a supernatural love story that centers on a teenage girl, Tessa (Joey King), who, after bouncing around in foster homes for most of her childhood, doesn’t believe she deserves her own love story. Everything changes after she has a chance encounter with Skylar (Kyle Allen), a senior from a neighboring town who’s a true romantic. As her heart begins to open, tragedy strikes when a car accident takes Skylar’s life, while Tessa survives. As Tessa searches for answers in the aftermath of the accident, she soon believes Skylar is attempting to reconnect with her from the afterworld. With the help of her best friend and a newfound belief that love never dies, Tessa attempts to contact Skylar one last time, in order to give their love story the epic ending it deserves.
- 1/12/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Joey King, star of Netflix’s The Kissing Booth franchise, is expanding her relationship with the streaming giant with a first-look deal. Under the pact, King will produce and develop films For Netflix via her All The King’s Horses production company. At 21, King is one of the youngest creatives to strike a deal with a streaming network.
King serves as a principal at Atkh, along with Jamie King and Dan Spilo also serving as principals. Tyler Frederickson serves as development executive.
King stars in and executive produces through Atkh for Netflix a film adaptation of Uglies, currently in production. Based on the first installment of Scott Westerfeld’s dystopian YA book series, the movie will be directed by McG. Jamie King serves as executive producer with Scott Westerfeld and Spilo will produce alongside John David, Jordan Davis, Robyn Mesinger and McG and Mary Viola.
“My relationship with Netflix started...
King serves as a principal at Atkh, along with Jamie King and Dan Spilo also serving as principals. Tyler Frederickson serves as development executive.
King stars in and executive produces through Atkh for Netflix a film adaptation of Uglies, currently in production. Based on the first installment of Scott Westerfeld’s dystopian YA book series, the movie will be directed by McG. Jamie King serves as executive producer with Scott Westerfeld and Spilo will produce alongside John David, Jordan Davis, Robyn Mesinger and McG and Mary Viola.
“My relationship with Netflix started...
- 7/14/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s play opens in theaters and on HBO Max on June 11
The new trailer for Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of “In the Heights” has Anthony Ramos as Usnavi asking, “Can we make a little noise tonight?” They picked a good night on Oscar Sunday.
“In the Heights” is one of three trailers that premiered during tonight’s Oscars, along with “West Side Story” and “Summer of Soul.” Lin-Manuel Miranda introduced the clip by saying the first movie he saw in a theater was the Best Picture winner “Kramer vs. Kramer” when he was just six weeks old, joking that he was the only one in the theater not crying.
Check out the new “In the Heights” trailer via Twitter below:
The time has come for the event of the Summer. ☀️ #InTheHeightsMovie pic.twitter.com/fCoYZkDK9A
— In The Heights Movie (@intheheights) April 26, 2021 Also Read:...
The new trailer for Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of “In the Heights” has Anthony Ramos as Usnavi asking, “Can we make a little noise tonight?” They picked a good night on Oscar Sunday.
“In the Heights” is one of three trailers that premiered during tonight’s Oscars, along with “West Side Story” and “Summer of Soul.” Lin-Manuel Miranda introduced the clip by saying the first movie he saw in a theater was the Best Picture winner “Kramer vs. Kramer” when he was just six weeks old, joking that he was the only one in the theater not crying.
Check out the new “In the Heights” trailer via Twitter below:
The time has come for the event of the Summer. ☀️ #InTheHeightsMovie pic.twitter.com/fCoYZkDK9A
— In The Heights Movie (@intheheights) April 26, 2021 Also Read:...
- 4/26/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Paramount Players movie The In Between is rounding out cast with April Parker Jones (Supergirl), Celeste O’Connor (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) and Donna Biscoe (The Hunger Games).
Already aboard for the sci-fi romance are The Kissing Booth star Joey King, Kyle Allen (West Side Story), John Ortiz (Silver Linings Playbook) and Kim Dickens (Gone Girl).
Set to debut on Paramount+, the feature will chart how after surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend (Allen), a teenage girl (King) believes he’s attempting to reconnect with her from the after world.
Pic is based on an idea by Marc Klein who wrote the script. Arie Posin directs. Producers are Dallas Buyers Club producer Robbie Brenner, Andrew Deane and Joey King. Executive producers are Jamie King and Marc Klein.
Jones is repped by Greene & Associates Talent Agency and Brave Artists Management. O’Connor is represented by Paradigm, Authentic...
Already aboard for the sci-fi romance are The Kissing Booth star Joey King, Kyle Allen (West Side Story), John Ortiz (Silver Linings Playbook) and Kim Dickens (Gone Girl).
Set to debut on Paramount+, the feature will chart how after surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend (Allen), a teenage girl (King) believes he’s attempting to reconnect with her from the after world.
Pic is based on an idea by Marc Klein who wrote the script. Arie Posin directs. Producers are Dallas Buyers Club producer Robbie Brenner, Andrew Deane and Joey King. Executive producers are Jamie King and Marc Klein.
Jones is repped by Greene & Associates Talent Agency and Brave Artists Management. O’Connor is represented by Paradigm, Authentic...
- 4/15/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Fans of “Hamilton” have had to wait a year longer than expected for the film adaptation of “In the Heights” to arrive, but that longer wait is nearly over as Warner Bros. released a new trailer for the movie during the Grammys telecast on Sunday.
Before “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda made a name for himself on Broadway with this Tony-winning musical about Usnavi, a resident of Washington Heights in New York who has dreams of a better life. During a fateful summer, Usnavi and his family and neighbors face tough decisions that challenge their sense of hope and reveal what home truly means to them.
The film was originally set for release on June 26, 2020 but was pushed back due to the pandemic.
Directed by “Crazy Rich Asians” filmmaker Jon M. Chu, “In the Heights” stars Anthony Ramos as Usnavi along with a cast that includes Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz,...
Before “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda made a name for himself on Broadway with this Tony-winning musical about Usnavi, a resident of Washington Heights in New York who has dreams of a better life. During a fateful summer, Usnavi and his family and neighbors face tough decisions that challenge their sense of hope and reveal what home truly means to them.
The film was originally set for release on June 26, 2020 but was pushed back due to the pandemic.
Directed by “Crazy Rich Asians” filmmaker Jon M. Chu, “In the Heights” stars Anthony Ramos as Usnavi along with a cast that includes Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz,...
- 3/15/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
A new “Paranormal Activity” movie and a follow-up to the adaptation of the Stephen King story “Pet Sematary” will go directly to Paramount+ as part of the studio’s new push to move original content to the relaunched streamer, it was announced Wednesday on the ViacomCBS investor presentation.
There’s also an original horror film coming to the service, “The In Between,” which will star “The Kissing Booth” and “The Act” star Joey King.
The original films are part of Paramount’s plan to flesh out the movie side of Paramount+, which will boast 2,500 movies at launch. Upcoming films on the studio’s theatrical slate will also stream exclusively on Paramount+ 45 days after their theatrical run, including most notably “Mission: Impossible 7” and “A Quiet Place Part 2.”
The new “Paranormal Activity” film based on the found footage horror franchise is being directed by Will Eubank, and Jason Blum of Blumhouse...
There’s also an original horror film coming to the service, “The In Between,” which will star “The Kissing Booth” and “The Act” star Joey King.
The original films are part of Paramount’s plan to flesh out the movie side of Paramount+, which will boast 2,500 movies at launch. Upcoming films on the studio’s theatrical slate will also stream exclusively on Paramount+ 45 days after their theatrical run, including most notably “Mission: Impossible 7” and “A Quiet Place Part 2.”
The new “Paranormal Activity” film based on the found footage horror franchise is being directed by Will Eubank, and Jason Blum of Blumhouse...
- 2/24/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The big Paramount studio, through Paramount Players, will be delivering three to four feature titles a year to streaming service Paramount+.
The initial titles that will be produced for Paramount+ include the new Blumhouse Paranormal Activity directed by Will Eubank and written by Christopher Landon. Landon and Steven Schneider are EPs with Jason Blum and Paranormal Activity creator Oren Peli producing. Collectively at the global box office, The Paranormal Activity movies have grossed over $890M.
Also in the works is a new origins story feature based on the Stephen King bestseller Pet Sematary, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing and a script by Jeff Buhler. Through three movies, Paramount’s Pet Sematary movies have grossed over $175M WW.
And The In Between from filmmaker Arie Posin is going to the Viacom streamer. Feature is based on an idea by Marc Klein who wrote the script. After surviving a car accident that...
The initial titles that will be produced for Paramount+ include the new Blumhouse Paranormal Activity directed by Will Eubank and written by Christopher Landon. Landon and Steven Schneider are EPs with Jason Blum and Paranormal Activity creator Oren Peli producing. Collectively at the global box office, The Paranormal Activity movies have grossed over $890M.
Also in the works is a new origins story feature based on the Stephen King bestseller Pet Sematary, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing and a script by Jeff Buhler. Through three movies, Paramount’s Pet Sematary movies have grossed over $175M WW.
And The In Between from filmmaker Arie Posin is going to the Viacom streamer. Feature is based on an idea by Marc Klein who wrote the script. After surviving a car accident that...
- 2/24/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Players’ supernatural romance “The In Between” has found its male lead, with Kyle Allen cast to star opposite Joey King.
Arie Posin has signed on to direct the pic, which is based on an idea by Marc Klein, who also penned the script. “The In Between” centers on a teenage girl (King), who “after surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend, believes he’s attempting to reconnect with her from the after world.” Klein and Jamie King serve as executive producers, with Robbie Brenner and Andrew Deane producing alongside Joey King. King previously served as an executive producer on “The Kissing Booth 2,” the hit romantic series in which she also stars.
Allen is best known for playing Hawk Lane for three seasons alongside Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan in Hulu’s “The Path” and portraying Timothy Campbell in FX’s “American Horror Story: Apocalypse.
Arie Posin has signed on to direct the pic, which is based on an idea by Marc Klein, who also penned the script. “The In Between” centers on a teenage girl (King), who “after surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend, believes he’s attempting to reconnect with her from the after world.” Klein and Jamie King serve as executive producers, with Robbie Brenner and Andrew Deane producing alongside Joey King. King previously served as an executive producer on “The Kissing Booth 2,” the hit romantic series in which she also stars.
Allen is best known for playing Hawk Lane for three seasons alongside Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan in Hulu’s “The Path” and portraying Timothy Campbell in FX’s “American Horror Story: Apocalypse.
- 12/9/2020
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Following the success of the romantic comedy The Kissing Booth, Netflix and Joey King have found their next project to collaborate on as King has signed on to star and exec produce an adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s International best-selling-dystopian fantasy novel Uglies. McG, whose recent films have all been for Netflix, has signed on to direct.
The story is set in a world in which a compulsory operation at sixteen wipes out physical differences and makes everyone pretty by conforming to an ideal standard of beauty. Sources say King has long been a fan of the series and was aggressive in pursuing the lead role once Netflix acquired the rights to the novel.
Krista Vernoff will adapt script. John Davis and Jordan Davis for Davis Entertainment Company will produce along with Robyn Mesinger for Anonymous Content, Dan Spilo for Industry Entertainment and McG and Mary Viola for their Wonderland banner.
The story is set in a world in which a compulsory operation at sixteen wipes out physical differences and makes everyone pretty by conforming to an ideal standard of beauty. Sources say King has long been a fan of the series and was aggressive in pursuing the lead role once Netflix acquired the rights to the novel.
Krista Vernoff will adapt script. John Davis and Jordan Davis for Davis Entertainment Company will produce along with Robyn Mesinger for Anonymous Content, Dan Spilo for Industry Entertainment and McG and Mary Viola for their Wonderland banner.
- 9/29/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Kissing Booth’s Joey King is in negotiations to star opposite Brad Pitt in the action-thriller Bullet Train for Sony Pictures.
Hobbs & Shaw director David Leitch will direct and also supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz. The film has been moving at light speed since Leitch attached himself last month with Pitt coming on shortly after, marking his first film commitment since winning his first Oscar for acting in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. The film is looking at a fall start in Los Angeles.
The film is based on the Japanese novel “Maria Beetle” by best-selling author Kotaro Isaka. Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada of Ctb Inc., who represent Isaka and the IP, are executive producers on the project
Harvill Secker has separately announced that it will publish the novel “Bullet Train” in English next year. Leitch and Kelly McCormick will produce...
Hobbs & Shaw director David Leitch will direct and also supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz. The film has been moving at light speed since Leitch attached himself last month with Pitt coming on shortly after, marking his first film commitment since winning his first Oscar for acting in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. The film is looking at a fall start in Los Angeles.
The film is based on the Japanese novel “Maria Beetle” by best-selling author Kotaro Isaka. Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada of Ctb Inc., who represent Isaka and the IP, are executive producers on the project
Harvill Secker has separately announced that it will publish the novel “Bullet Train” in English next year. Leitch and Kelly McCormick will produce...
- 8/3/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Act star Joey King has closed a first-look deal with Hulu. Under the pact, King, who at age 20 is one of the youngest ever to strike a deal with a streaming network, will produce TV series for Hulu.
King is coming off a starring role in the acclaimed Hulu limited series The Act, which earned her an Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nomination.
King is attached to headline and executive produce the limited series A Spark of Light, set up at Sony Pictures TV based on the bestselling book by Jodi Picoult. The project is executive produced by Doug Robinson and Allison Greenspan of Drp as well as Picoult, Dan Spilo and Jamie King.
King stars and is an executive producer on Netflix romantic comedy The Kissing Booth 2, set for release Friday. She also stars in the upcoming Blumhouse film The Lie opposite Peter Sarsgaard. King also...
King is coming off a starring role in the acclaimed Hulu limited series The Act, which earned her an Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nomination.
King is attached to headline and executive produce the limited series A Spark of Light, set up at Sony Pictures TV based on the bestselling book by Jodi Picoult. The project is executive produced by Doug Robinson and Allison Greenspan of Drp as well as Picoult, Dan Spilo and Jamie King.
King stars and is an executive producer on Netflix romantic comedy The Kissing Booth 2, set for release Friday. She also stars in the upcoming Blumhouse film The Lie opposite Peter Sarsgaard. King also...
- 7/21/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“In The Heights,” which had previously been undated by Warner Bros. due to the coronavirus pandemic, will now be released on June 18, 2021.
“Hamilton” star Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Marc Anthony, Dascha Polanco and Leslie Grace are atop the cast of the film version. Jon M. Chu is directing.
“In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score in 2008, follows a bodega owner in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Also Read: Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' Trailer: Dreamers 'Make Some Noise' - and Beautiful Music (Video)
The musical was created by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, who is penning the script with Marc Klein (“Serendipity”). Miranda is producing alongside Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman and Mara Jacobs. David Nicksay,...
“Hamilton” star Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Marc Anthony, Dascha Polanco and Leslie Grace are atop the cast of the film version. Jon M. Chu is directing.
“In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score in 2008, follows a bodega owner in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Also Read: Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' Trailer: Dreamers 'Make Some Noise' - and Beautiful Music (Video)
The musical was created by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, who is penning the script with Marc Klein (“Serendipity”). Miranda is producing alongside Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman and Mara Jacobs. David Nicksay,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Audiences will have to wait until next summer to experience life in Washington Heights. “In the Heights,” Warner Bros.’ adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical, will now hit theaters on June 18, 2021.
The movie was originally scheduled to debut this June, but was postponed as the coronavirus pandemic began to sweep the country, causing theaters to close and film production to shut down.
Post-production on “In the Heights” was affected since crew members have been forced to work remotely, in line with social-distancing measures. As a result, it wouldn’t have been completed in time for its initial release date, even if multiplexes were able to reopen by then.
“In the Heights” stars “Hamilton” alum Anthony Ramos and was directed by Jon M. Chu, of “Crazy Rich Asians” fame. It centers on Usnavi, a bodega owner in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan.
“After long conversations & sleepless nights of uncertainty,...
The movie was originally scheduled to debut this June, but was postponed as the coronavirus pandemic began to sweep the country, causing theaters to close and film production to shut down.
Post-production on “In the Heights” was affected since crew members have been forced to work remotely, in line with social-distancing measures. As a result, it wouldn’t have been completed in time for its initial release date, even if multiplexes were able to reopen by then.
“In the Heights” stars “Hamilton” alum Anthony Ramos and was directed by Jon M. Chu, of “Crazy Rich Asians” fame. It centers on Usnavi, a bodega owner in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan.
“After long conversations & sleepless nights of uncertainty,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros. now will release Jon M. Chu’s In the Heights on June 18, 2021. The movie based on the hit Broadway musical originally was expected to open on June 26 this year, but the Covid-19 shutdown of theaters pushed the movie off Warners’ calendar.
In the Heights is a feature take on Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ four-time Tony-winning 2008 musical.
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In the Heights is set in the Hispanic-American community of New York City’s bustling Washington Heights. When the neighborhood’s charismatic local bodega owner, and the pic’s humble narrator, finally decides to fulfill...
In the Heights is a feature take on Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ four-time Tony-winning 2008 musical.
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In the Heights is set in the Hispanic-American community of New York City’s bustling Washington Heights. When the neighborhood’s charismatic local bodega owner, and the pic’s humble narrator, finally decides to fulfill...
- 4/21/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In service to the director’s vision on a project, production designer Nelson Coates is an artistic pied piper. “You want to [construct] a visual arc and take people on that journey,” he says.
Having scoured locations in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand for Jon M. Chu’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” the two reunite for “In the Heights.” This time the job was to find areas in Washington Heights that represented the area’s diversity. “You’re trying to do a deep dive into a specific culture, food, furniture, art — the things that are held so dear [locally] that they’re just as important to the storytelling process,” Coates says. The neighborhood includes a mix of Puerto Rican, Dominican and Cuban influences. “So,” the designer continues, “helping delineate those cultures and also making them germane to what you see in Washington Heights was very important to the story.”
Exploration was key. Coates combed every street of the Heights,...
Having scoured locations in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand for Jon M. Chu’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” the two reunite for “In the Heights.” This time the job was to find areas in Washington Heights that represented the area’s diversity. “You’re trying to do a deep dive into a specific culture, food, furniture, art — the things that are held so dear [locally] that they’re just as important to the storytelling process,” Coates says. The neighborhood includes a mix of Puerto Rican, Dominican and Cuban influences. “So,” the designer continues, “helping delineate those cultures and also making them germane to what you see in Washington Heights was very important to the story.”
Exploration was key. Coates combed every street of the Heights,...
- 2/7/2020
- by Carla Renata
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros. debuted the trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s movie “In the Heights” on Thursday, and the sneak peek makes good on its “emotional roller-coaster” promise, a somewhat meta line delivered by one of the Broadway adaptation’s actors.
“Hamilton” star Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Marc Anthony, Dascha Polanco, Stephanie Beatriz and Leslie Grace are atop the cast of the film version.
“In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score in 2008, follows a bodega owner in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Also Read: Marc Anthony Joins Cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' Film Adaptation
The musical was created by Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, who is penning the script with Marc Klein (“Serendipity”). “Crazy Rich Asians” director...
“Hamilton” star Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Marc Anthony, Dascha Polanco, Stephanie Beatriz and Leslie Grace are atop the cast of the film version.
“In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score in 2008, follows a bodega owner in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Also Read: Marc Anthony Joins Cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' Film Adaptation
The musical was created by Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, who is penning the script with Marc Klein (“Serendipity”). “Crazy Rich Asians” director...
- 12/12/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
An ensemble cast takes to the streets of New York's Washington Heights in the first trailer for In The Heights.
Based on Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2008 Broadway musical, the film follows a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after he inherits his grandmother's fortune.
Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Jimmy Smits, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz and Dascha Polanco round out the cast. Jon M. Chu directed, while Quiara Alegria Hudes and Marc Klein penned the screenplay.
The trailer opens with a young girl asking ...
Based on Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2008 Broadway musical, the film follows a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after he inherits his grandmother's fortune.
Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Jimmy Smits, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz and Dascha Polanco round out the cast. Jon M. Chu directed, while Quiara Alegria Hudes and Marc Klein penned the screenplay.
The trailer opens with a young girl asking ...
- 12/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
An ensemble cast takes to the streets of New York's Washington Heights in the first trailer for In The Heights.
Based on Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2008 Broadway musical, the film follows a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after he inherits his grandmother's fortune.
Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Jimmy Smits, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz and Dascha Polanco round out the cast. Jon M. Chu directed, while Quiara Alegria Hudes and Marc Klein penned the screenplay.
The trailer opens with a young girl asking ...
Based on Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2008 Broadway musical, the film follows a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after he inherits his grandmother's fortune.
Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Jimmy Smits, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz and Dascha Polanco round out the cast. Jon M. Chu directed, while Quiara Alegria Hudes and Marc Klein penned the screenplay.
The trailer opens with a young girl asking ...
- 12/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC has given a script commitment to a series adaptation of “Serendipity,” TheWrap has learned.
Inspired by the 2001 romantic comedy starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, the project centers on Harry and Claire, who “fall in love one fateful night, are separated by circumstance and then spend years trying to find one another again … with a little help from the universe,” according to a release from the network.
Written and executive produced by Jonny Umansky, the project hails from Miramax Television.
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“I’ve been madly in love with this movie for more than half my life,” Umansky said in a statement. “Never has the world needed a show like Serendipity more, and the love stories we have in store are big, bold and filled to the brim with whimsy and wonder.”
Umansky’s previous credits include Nickelodeon...
Inspired by the 2001 romantic comedy starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, the project centers on Harry and Claire, who “fall in love one fateful night, are separated by circumstance and then spend years trying to find one another again … with a little help from the universe,” according to a release from the network.
Written and executive produced by Jonny Umansky, the project hails from Miramax Television.
Also Read: 'Queer as Folk' Reboot Moves From Bravo to NBCU Streaming Service
“I’ve been madly in love with this movie for more than half my life,” Umansky said in a statement. “Never has the world needed a show like Serendipity more, and the love stories we have in store are big, bold and filled to the brim with whimsy and wonder.”
Umansky’s previous credits include Nickelodeon...
- 8/23/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Exclusive: The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes has boarded upcoming Emma Roberts movie drama Now I See You.
Tucker Tooley’s Tooley Entertainment and eOne are producing Marc Klein’s script, which is adapted from author Nicole Kear’s memoir about losing her sight.
Production is slated for a fall 2019 start, with casting now underway for the male lead opposite We’re The Millers and American Horror Story actress Roberts. The film will mark Cassavetes’ return to the director’s chair after 2014 comedy hit The Other Woman, which took close to $200M global.
The project is based on the true story of Nicole Kear, who in her a senior year at Yale received a life-changing diagnosis — she had only a few years before entirely losing her vision. Kear sets out to make the most of the eyesight she has left. As her world grows increasingly blurred, she finally comes to terms...
Tucker Tooley’s Tooley Entertainment and eOne are producing Marc Klein’s script, which is adapted from author Nicole Kear’s memoir about losing her sight.
Production is slated for a fall 2019 start, with casting now underway for the male lead opposite We’re The Millers and American Horror Story actress Roberts. The film will mark Cassavetes’ return to the director’s chair after 2014 comedy hit The Other Woman, which took close to $200M global.
The project is based on the true story of Nicole Kear, who in her a senior year at Yale received a life-changing diagnosis — she had only a few years before entirely losing her vision. Kear sets out to make the most of the eyesight she has left. As her world grows increasingly blurred, she finally comes to terms...
- 7/11/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Lin-Manuel Miranda announced on Thursday that global Latin star Marc Anthony will join the cast of Miranda’s “In the Heights” film adaptation.
Anthony will portray the father of Sonny (Gregory Diaz IV), the younger cousin of the lead character Unsavi (Ramos), which Miranda called in a tweet a “brief but pivotal role.”
Okay I actually can't hold it in anymore.
Sonny's father will be played by @MarcAnthony.
It's a brief but pivotal role.
…And I still can't believe it.#InTheHeightsMovie pic.twitter.com/WC9M0eiraY
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 6, 2019
He joins a cast featuring “Hamilton” star Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera and Leslie Grace.
Also Read: Anthony Ramos Set to Star in Warner Bros Adaptation of Broadway Hit 'In the Heights'
Anthony is one of the most well-known Latin artists around the world. He’s won two Grammy Awards and is a six-time Latin Grammy Award winner.
Anthony will portray the father of Sonny (Gregory Diaz IV), the younger cousin of the lead character Unsavi (Ramos), which Miranda called in a tweet a “brief but pivotal role.”
Okay I actually can't hold it in anymore.
Sonny's father will be played by @MarcAnthony.
It's a brief but pivotal role.
…And I still can't believe it.#InTheHeightsMovie pic.twitter.com/WC9M0eiraY
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 6, 2019
He joins a cast featuring “Hamilton” star Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera and Leslie Grace.
Also Read: Anthony Ramos Set to Star in Warner Bros Adaptation of Broadway Hit 'In the Heights'
Anthony is one of the most well-known Latin artists around the world. He’s won two Grammy Awards and is a six-time Latin Grammy Award winner.
- 6/6/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz and Dascha Polanco are the latest In The Heights castings announced via Twitter by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The trio join the Jon M. Chu-directed Warner Bros film adaptation of Miranda’s musical a day after the announcement of Jimmy Smits’ casting.
According to Miranda, Rubin-Vega will play Daniela, Beatriz will play Carla and Polanco has been cast as Cuca.
Rubin-Vega is best known for creating the role of Mimi in the original Rent, while Beatriz plays Detective Rosa Diaz in the NBC comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Polanco is best known for portraying Dayanara “Daya” Diaz on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.
“The hydrants are open,” Miranda noted in the tweet. “Cool breezes blow. See you uptown. #InTheHeightsMovie”
Yesterday, Miranda announced that Smits, Olga Merediz and Gregory Diaz had boarded the movie. Previously announced were Corey Hawkins (Benny), Anthony Ramos (Usnavi), Leslie Grace (Nina...
According to Miranda, Rubin-Vega will play Daniela, Beatriz will play Carla and Polanco has been cast as Cuca.
Rubin-Vega is best known for creating the role of Mimi in the original Rent, while Beatriz plays Detective Rosa Diaz in the NBC comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Polanco is best known for portraying Dayanara “Daya” Diaz on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.
“The hydrants are open,” Miranda noted in the tweet. “Cool breezes blow. See you uptown. #InTheHeightsMovie”
Yesterday, Miranda announced that Smits, Olga Merediz and Gregory Diaz had boarded the movie. Previously announced were Corey Hawkins (Benny), Anthony Ramos (Usnavi), Leslie Grace (Nina...
- 4/16/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jimmy Smits, Olga Merediz and Gregory Diaz have joined In The Heights, the Jon M. Chu-directed Warner Bros film adaptation of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical.
Miranda tweeted the news (see the tweet below), announcing that Merediz will play Abuela Claudia, Diaz will be Sonny and Smits has been cast ast Kevin Rosario.
The three new castings join the previously announced Corey Hawkins (Benny), Anthony Ramos (Usnavi), Leslie Grace (Nina), and Melissa Barrera (Vanessa).
Anthony Bregman, Mara Jacobs, Scott Sanders, and Miranda are producing. Marc Klein is penning the script, with the musical book by Quiara Alegría Hudes.
Merediz played Abuela, the matriarch of the barrio who takes care of Usnavi after his parents die, for In the Heights‘ entire Broadway run and even picked up a Tony Award nomination for her performance. Her other credits include recurring stints on Orange is the New Black, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Shades of Blue.
Miranda tweeted the news (see the tweet below), announcing that Merediz will play Abuela Claudia, Diaz will be Sonny and Smits has been cast ast Kevin Rosario.
The three new castings join the previously announced Corey Hawkins (Benny), Anthony Ramos (Usnavi), Leslie Grace (Nina), and Melissa Barrera (Vanessa).
Anthony Bregman, Mara Jacobs, Scott Sanders, and Miranda are producing. Marc Klein is penning the script, with the musical book by Quiara Alegría Hudes.
Merediz played Abuela, the matriarch of the barrio who takes care of Usnavi after his parents die, for In the Heights‘ entire Broadway run and even picked up a Tony Award nomination for her performance. Her other credits include recurring stints on Orange is the New Black, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Shades of Blue.
- 4/15/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka and Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Melissa Barrera and Leslie Grace have joined the cast of Jon M. Chu’s “In the Heights,” producer Lin-Manuel Miranda announced on Twitter on Thursday.
Barrera will play Vanessa, while Grace will play Nina. Corey Hawkins was previously announced as Benny, while Anthony Ramos is starring as Usnavi.
In the Broadway production of “In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score, Benny falls in love with Nina, the girl who “made it out” of the upper Manhattan Washington Heights neighborhood. Nina is enrolled in Stanford, drops out and returns home, where Benny works for her father. Benny dreams of opening his own business but has to deal with Nina’s father, who refuses to accept Benny and Nina’s relationship.
The musical was created by Lin Manuel-Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes...
Barrera will play Vanessa, while Grace will play Nina. Corey Hawkins was previously announced as Benny, while Anthony Ramos is starring as Usnavi.
In the Broadway production of “In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score, Benny falls in love with Nina, the girl who “made it out” of the upper Manhattan Washington Heights neighborhood. Nina is enrolled in Stanford, drops out and returns home, where Benny works for her father. Benny dreams of opening his own business but has to deal with Nina’s father, who refuses to accept Benny and Nina’s relationship.
The musical was created by Lin Manuel-Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes...
- 4/11/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The film adaptation of Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit Broadway musical “In the Heights” has cast “Straight Outta Compton” star Corey Hawkins as Benny.
In the Broadway production of “In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score, Benny falls in love with Nina, the girl who “made it out” of the upper Manhattan Washington Heights neighborhood. Nina is enrolled in Stanford, drops out and returns home where Benny works for her father. Benny dreams of opening his own business but has to deal with Nina’s father, who refuses to accept Benny and Nina’s relationship.
The musical was created by Lin Manuel-Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes and follows a bodega owner in the New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Also Read:...
In the Broadway production of “In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score, Benny falls in love with Nina, the girl who “made it out” of the upper Manhattan Washington Heights neighborhood. Nina is enrolled in Stanford, drops out and returns home where Benny works for her father. Benny dreams of opening his own business but has to deal with Nina’s father, who refuses to accept Benny and Nina’s relationship.
The musical was created by Lin Manuel-Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes and follows a bodega owner in the New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
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- 1/30/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Deadline hears that Straight Outta Compton‘s Corey Hawkins has been tapped for the role of Benny in Jon M. Chu’s feature adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s four-time Tony winning musical In the Heights for Warner Bros.
In the original storyline, bodega owner Usnavi (who will be played in the movie by Anthony Ramos) strikes it rich and plans to leave, until the pull of the Latino neighborhood and the people in it give him pause. Set in the Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights, the plot revolves around Usnavi, a college student, a taxi driver, a beauty salon worker and an old woman who aspire to better lives as gentrification begins to take hold, and a sweltering summer power blackout brings their personal life crises to a head.
In the original musical, Benny falls in love with Nina, who the neighborhood admires as “the one who made it out.
In the original storyline, bodega owner Usnavi (who will be played in the movie by Anthony Ramos) strikes it rich and plans to leave, until the pull of the Latino neighborhood and the people in it give him pause. Set in the Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights, the plot revolves around Usnavi, a college student, a taxi driver, a beauty salon worker and an old woman who aspire to better lives as gentrification begins to take hold, and a sweltering summer power blackout brings their personal life crises to a head.
In the original musical, Benny falls in love with Nina, who the neighborhood admires as “the one who made it out.
- 1/30/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Anthony Ramos has landed the lead role in Warner Bros. big-screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical “In the Heights.”
Ramos, having just appeared in “A Star is Born,” previously played the lead role of Unsavi in a production of “In the Heights” at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu, who is helming this project as well, tweeted that Ramos was his dream casting.
The musical, created by Lin Manuel-Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, follows a bodega owner in the New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood, who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Also Read: Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In The Heights' Set for Summer 2020 Release
The Broadway production of “In The Heights” won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score, as well as a...
Ramos, having just appeared in “A Star is Born,” previously played the lead role of Unsavi in a production of “In the Heights” at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu, who is helming this project as well, tweeted that Ramos was his dream casting.
The musical, created by Lin Manuel-Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, follows a bodega owner in the New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood, who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Also Read: Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In The Heights' Set for Summer 2020 Release
The Broadway production of “In The Heights” won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score, as well as a...
- 10/10/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Joey King (The Kissing Booth) is set as the co-lead opposite Patricia Arquette in the first season of The Act, Hulu’s character-based anthology series from writers Nick Antosca and Michelle Dean and Universal Cable Productions.
Written by Dean and Antosca and directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, The Act is a seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories. The first season is based on Dean’s 2016 Buzzfeed article “Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered.” It follows Gypsy Blanchard (King), a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother, Dee Dee (Arquette). Her quest for independence opens a Pandora’s box of secrets, one that ultimately leads to murder.
Confined to a wheelchair but cheerful and gracious, Gypsy (King) is everyone’s idea of the perfect sick child. Her overprotective mother, Dee Dee...
Written by Dean and Antosca and directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, The Act is a seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories. The first season is based on Dean’s 2016 Buzzfeed article “Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered.” It follows Gypsy Blanchard (King), a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother, Dee Dee (Arquette). Her quest for independence opens a Pandora’s box of secrets, one that ultimately leads to murder.
Confined to a wheelchair but cheerful and gracious, Gypsy (King) is everyone’s idea of the perfect sick child. Her overprotective mother, Dee Dee...
- 9/6/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: In a competitive situation, Paramount Players acquired the pitch The In Between as a star vehicle for Joey King, who is hot off the Netflix series The Kissing Booth. King will also produce and Marc Klein will write the script. Pitch deal was high six-figures. The In Between is based on an idea by Klein, a supernatural romance in the vein of Ghost. After surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend, a teenage girl believes he’s attempting to reconnect with her from the after world.
An Industry Entertainment production, it will be produced by Robbie Brenner, along with Dan Spilo and Andrew Deane of Industry, which packaged the pitch and which reps King and Klein. Jamie King will be exec producer with Klein, whose script credits include Serendipity, A Good Year and Mirror, Mirror. Brian Robbins and Ali Bell are overseeing for the studio.
An Industry Entertainment production, it will be produced by Robbie Brenner, along with Dan Spilo and Andrew Deane of Industry, which packaged the pitch and which reps King and Klein. Jamie King will be exec producer with Klein, whose script credits include Serendipity, A Good Year and Mirror, Mirror. Brian Robbins and Ali Bell are overseeing for the studio.
- 8/1/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Jon Chu is in early talks to direct Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s “In the Heights” for The Weinstein Company, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. “In the Heights” is based on the Tony Award-winning musical in which Miranda starred. Miranda is producing the film, alongside Scott Sanders and Mara Jacobs. Quiara Alegria Hudes wrote the screenplay after Marc Klein wrote an earlier draft. In “Heights,” Miranda originated the role of Usanvi, a Dominican-American bodega owner. It’s currently unclear if he’ll reprise the role, though the insider said his on-screen involvement has yet to be ironed out.
- 6/10/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven and Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
A film adaptation of Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda's debut musical, In the Heights, has been revived by the Weinstein Company, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Universal was developing an In the Heights movie with screenwriter Marc Klein (Serendipity) and director Kenny Ortega, but dropped the project in 2011 over casting difficulties and its proposed $37 million budget. The Weinstein Company will likely bring on a new director and writer, and while Miranda will be heavily involved in the film, it's unclear whether he will reprise his role as the show's main character,...
Universal was developing an In the Heights movie with screenwriter Marc Klein (Serendipity) and director Kenny Ortega, but dropped the project in 2011 over casting difficulties and its proposed $37 million budget. The Weinstein Company will likely bring on a new director and writer, and while Miranda will be heavily involved in the film, it's unclear whether he will reprise his role as the show's main character,...
- 6/1/2016
- Rollingstone.com
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" actress Daisy Ridley has reportedly become attached to star in the pre-World War II romantic drama "The Lost Wife".
Based on the novel by Alyson Richman, the story follows a talented art student who falls in love with her best friend's older brother Josef in 1930s Prague. Their life together is torn apart by the imminent Nazi invasion.
Robbie Brenner is producing while Marc Klein is penning the screenplay. No studio or director is attached.
Source: Variety...
Based on the novel by Alyson Richman, the story follows a talented art student who falls in love with her best friend's older brother Josef in 1930s Prague. Their life together is torn apart by the imminent Nazi invasion.
Robbie Brenner is producing while Marc Klein is penning the screenplay. No studio or director is attached.
Source: Variety...
- 4/26/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Daisy Ridley is in talks to star in the Holocaust drama The Lost Wife. The film was penned by Marc Klein (A Good Year, Serendipity). The story centers on a young Jewish woman who is separated from her husband when the Germans invade Prague and uses her talents as an artist to survive until the couple is miraculously reunited decades later in America. It is based on a book by Alyson Richman. Robbie Brenner, whose passion project Dallas Buyers Club (2013) landed a best picture Oscar nomination, is producing Lost Wife via The Firm, where she is president of the
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- 4/25/2016
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Relativity Studios will produce the adaptation of Alyson Richman's bestselling novel “The Lost Wife” and distribute the movie worldwide. “Serendipity” writer Marc Klein is set to adapt “The Lost Wife,” which is a romantic story of a young couple's enduring love during and after World War II. The two young lovers are separated during the Nazi invasion in pre-war Prague. Decades later and thousands of miles away, the two reconnect and explore both the power of love and the resilience of the human spirit. Relativity's Ryan Kavanaugh will produce with.
- 8/5/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Did you think that the Father of the Bride franchise had run its course after two films? Did you?! Well, you were wrong, because George Banks (Steve Martin) and family are back again for yet another wedding in Father of the Bride 3. This time it’s the Banks’ son Matty about to get hitched and here’s the twist: it’s totally to a guy!
That’s right, Father of the Bride 3 will tackle the subject of gay marriage in its next iteration. Matty is now 29 years old and about to marry the love of his life: the son of a U.S. Navy Seal. This being a Hollywood comedy, of course Papa Banks is a bit shocked by the whole thing because…he didn’t know his son was gay? Something like that. Anyways, he’s “thunderstruck” by the marriage, resulting in comedic shenanigans and assuredly some nice, charming...
That’s right, Father of the Bride 3 will tackle the subject of gay marriage in its next iteration. Matty is now 29 years old and about to marry the love of his life: the son of a U.S. Navy Seal. This being a Hollywood comedy, of course Papa Banks is a bit shocked by the whole thing because…he didn’t know his son was gay? Something like that. Anyways, he’s “thunderstruck” by the marriage, resulting in comedic shenanigans and assuredly some nice, charming...
- 6/16/2014
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
Update: Steve Martin himself has denied the report in the best possible way - with a clever quip on Twitter, saying "So excited to read I'm doing Father of the Bride 3 since I haven't seen a script or been offered the role!."
Original: NikkiFinke.com reports that Steve Martin is reportedly set to reprise his title role as George Banks in the comedy "Father of the Bride 3" which will sport a slightly different twist this time.
Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures are currently sorting out the rights to the franchise which began in 1991 in which Martin's character struggled with the emotional and financial burden of the wedding of his daughter Annie (Kimberly Williams-Paisley).
Now, his character faces a similar predicament when he has to throw his gay son Matty a similar wedding to his boyfriend, the son of a Navy Seal.
Kieran Culkin played Matty in the original films and,...
Original: NikkiFinke.com reports that Steve Martin is reportedly set to reprise his title role as George Banks in the comedy "Father of the Bride 3" which will sport a slightly different twist this time.
Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures are currently sorting out the rights to the franchise which began in 1991 in which Martin's character struggled with the emotional and financial burden of the wedding of his daughter Annie (Kimberly Williams-Paisley).
Now, his character faces a similar predicament when he has to throw his gay son Matty a similar wedding to his boyfriend, the son of a Navy Seal.
Kieran Culkin played Matty in the original films and,...
- 6/16/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Amazon has put in development Kismet, a half-hour comedy project from writer Marc Klein (Serendipity, Mirror, Mirror) and Radius Entertainment’s Carol Bodie. Based on an original idea from Klein, Kismet is a Sliding Doors-style parallel-reality love story, which follows one couple who meet, date and marry. But what if they hadn’t met? Kismet chronicles their lives both as a married couple who’ve met and as two single people who’ve never met. As their lives separate and dovetail, we discover that there is no single version of a person’s life that is better than any other. Klein, repped by UTA, Tobin Babst and Karl Austen, is writing the script and will executive produce with Bodie.
- 3/17/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Fifty Shades of Grey
Mark Bomback ("The Wolverine") is set to do a quick script polish of the "Fifty Shades of Grey" film at Universal and Focus.
With the film delaying production by a month to early December, the studio reportedly saw an opportunity for Bomback to do one last script pass. [Source: The Wrap]
Fairy Tale Wedding
Marc Klein ("Mirror Mirror," "Serendipity") has been set to pen the romantic drama "Fairy Tale Wedding" for Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films.
The story follows a wedding planner in a fairy tale land who cannot find love. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman will produce. [Source: Deadline]
Popular: Vintage Wisdom
DreamWorks has picked up the screen rights to 15-year-old Maya Van Wagenen's upcoming nonfiction book "Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek". Harris ("Sex and the City," "The Carrie Diaries") will pen.
The book is an eighth-grade journal done by Wagenen who decided to live her school year...
Mark Bomback ("The Wolverine") is set to do a quick script polish of the "Fifty Shades of Grey" film at Universal and Focus.
With the film delaying production by a month to early December, the studio reportedly saw an opportunity for Bomback to do one last script pass. [Source: The Wrap]
Fairy Tale Wedding
Marc Klein ("Mirror Mirror," "Serendipity") has been set to pen the romantic drama "Fairy Tale Wedding" for Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films.
The story follows a wedding planner in a fairy tale land who cannot find love. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman will produce. [Source: Deadline]
Popular: Vintage Wisdom
DreamWorks has picked up the screen rights to 15-year-old Maya Van Wagenen's upcoming nonfiction book "Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek". Harris ("Sex and the City," "The Carrie Diaries") will pen.
The book is an eighth-grade journal done by Wagenen who decided to live her school year...
- 10/30/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Marc Klein has been set to write Fairy Tale Wedding, the Disney romantic pic that will be produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman through their Mandeville Films banner. Pic’s in the vein of Enchanted, and is the story of a wedding planner in a fairy tale land who cannot find love. Klein scripted Mirror Mirror for Relativity, A Good Year for Fox 2000 and Serendipity for Miramax. He’s repped by UTA, Kaplan Perrone’s Tobin Babst and Karl Austen.
- 10/29/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
In December, I had the pleasure of teaching fairy tales to seniors and we explored how the basic stories have been told and retold around the world and through the ages. The core concepts remain vital and can withstand wildly varying interpretations. Before Walt Disney began cementing a single version of each tale in the global consciousness, they were adapted time and again based on the culture and need of the ages.
I was reminded of this all over again when prime time offered us both Once Upon a Time and Grimm, which were vastly different takes on some of the most beloved fairy tales. The former obviously owes a lot to its corporate masters, Walt Disney, but even so, the versions of Snow White, the Queen, Pinocchio, and so on do not identically match their animated counterparts. Grimm uses the fairy tales as a launching point and goes in a wildly different direction.
I was reminded of this all over again when prime time offered us both Once Upon a Time and Grimm, which were vastly different takes on some of the most beloved fairy tales. The former obviously owes a lot to its corporate masters, Walt Disney, but even so, the versions of Snow White, the Queen, Pinocchio, and so on do not identically match their animated counterparts. Grimm uses the fairy tales as a launching point and goes in a wildly different direction.
- 7/5/2012
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Exclusive: UTA motion picture literary agent Tobin Babst is leaving the agency to partner with Aaron Kaplan and Sean Perrone in management and production shingle Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment. Babst becomes the first new partner Kaplan and Perrone have brought into the firm, which is moving to bigger offices on Beverly Drive this summer. Babst, a 15-year UTA veteran who reps screenwriters and directors, started in the agency’s mailroom in 1997 after graduating from Nyu’s Tisch School with a Bfa in screenwriting and playwriting. Babst met Kaplan and Perrone in the UTA mailroom, and the three were assistants together in the motion picture literary department for three years. Kaplan and Perrone left to form Kaplan/Perrone in 2000, and Babst was promoted to agent. At, UTA, his client list includes Jesse Wigutow, Evan Daugherty, Melissa Rosenberg, Jonathan Tropper, Nancy Oliver and Marc Klein. “We have known and respected Toby both personally...
- 6/4/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which one of this week's reviews is the snarkiest of them all? That award might belong to "Mirror Mirror," the romantic comedy based off the "Snow White" fairytale, starring Julia Roberts, Lily Collins and Sean Bean.
While it may seem like this all-star cast can do no wrong, according to Rolling Stone, the film falls flat. "The script by Marc Klein and Jason Keller is a model of storytelling incoherence and a lot of good actors go down in its swirling drain," wrote critic Peter Travers.
Meanwhile, Nicki Minaj's new album, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded," isn't faring much better in the critics' eyes. According to Billboard, the album is just as schizophrenic as Minaj and her two alter egos -- and that's not a compliment.
HuffPost Entertainment has rounded up the week's snarkiest reviews just for your enjoyment in this week's installment of our "Week In Ouch" series.
While it may seem like this all-star cast can do no wrong, according to Rolling Stone, the film falls flat. "The script by Marc Klein and Jason Keller is a model of storytelling incoherence and a lot of good actors go down in its swirling drain," wrote critic Peter Travers.
Meanwhile, Nicki Minaj's new album, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded," isn't faring much better in the critics' eyes. According to Billboard, the album is just as schizophrenic as Minaj and her two alter egos -- and that's not a compliment.
HuffPost Entertainment has rounded up the week's snarkiest reviews just for your enjoyment in this week's installment of our "Week In Ouch" series.
- 3/31/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
(from left) Eva Green, Jessica Biel, Paula Patton, Eva Mendes and Kate Bosworth We'll kick things off today with Deadline's list of actresses reading for key parts in Sony Pictures' Total Recall remake, starring Colin Farrell. Kate Bosworth and Eva Mendes are said to be reading for the part of Lori, the femme fatale played by Sharon Stone in the original. Diane Kruger was also on Sony's list, but she has apparently opted out of the reading. Mendes, along with Paula Patton, is also reading for the role of Melina, previously played by Rachel Ticotin. Jessica Biel and and Eva Green are also in contention for Melina, who helps the protagonist get to the bottom of the futuristic scandal on Mars. No word yet on who might take on the film's most important female role: the woman with three breasts.
Deadline also reports that the script for the live action...
Deadline also reports that the script for the live action...
- 3/23/2011
- by Kevin Blumeyer
- Rope of Silicon
Universal Pictures has purchased the rights to the romantic comedy "Unreasonable Doubt." According to Variety, Jon Turteltaub is in talks to direct from a Marc Klein script.Turtletaub would also produce with Andrew Panay. The film focuses on two jurors who fall in love during a court case. Romantic comedies would appear to be Klein's area of expertise, having written the scripts for "Serendipity," which starred John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, and "A Good Year," which starred Russell Crowe.Turtletaub's credits include "While You Were Sleeping," "National Treasure," its sequel "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," and most recently "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."...
- 3/22/2011
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Since 2004 Jon Turteltaub has been on a distinct Nicolas Cage kick, going from the director of middle comedies like Cool Runnings and The Kid to a genuine blockbuster helmet thanks to the two National Treasure films. When his third Cage collaboration The Sorcerer's Apprentice didn't turn out so well Turteltaub apparently decided it was time to take a different tack; according to THR, he's in negotiations to direct the romantic comedy Unreasonable Doubt, written by Serendipity's Marc Klein. I'm betting the wheels in your head are already spinning thanks to that puny title. Is it about lawyers falling in love? About a judge falling for the bailiff? Close! The story centers on two jurors who fall in love during a court case. I'm pretty sure that was one of the movies that Adam Sandler's Funny People character starred in, and yet, it's such an irresistible title I'm kind...
- 3/22/2011
- cinemablend.com
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