25 years ago “Strangers with Candy,” currently streaming on Paramount+, premiered on Comedy Central from the brains of Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Mitch Rouse, and Amy Sedaris. Sedaris also starred as Jerri Blank, the 46-year-old bisexual junkie returning to high school as a freshman. The sitcom was structured like an after-school special with Jerri rarely learning from her past mistakes as she navigates the lessons of being a teenager all over again. I began watching the show in college, after recognizing it from flipping through the TV channels because Sedaris’ Jerri in passing freaked me out.
Its psychotic humor coupled with my own favorite genre — the high school comedy — was a perfect cyanide comedy cocktail. Aggressively offensive with an earnest heart of gold, “Strangers with Candy” was unlike anything I’d ever seen before and Amy Sedaris became my comedy hero.
It’s, frankly, a miracle that “Strangers with Candy” was made,...
Its psychotic humor coupled with my own favorite genre — the high school comedy — was a perfect cyanide comedy cocktail. Aggressively offensive with an earnest heart of gold, “Strangers with Candy” was unlike anything I’d ever seen before and Amy Sedaris became my comedy hero.
It’s, frankly, a miracle that “Strangers with Candy” was made,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Kerensa Cadenas
- Indiewire
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” has promoted Matt Lappin to serve as co-executive producer of the late night show. In his new role, Lappin will help oversee the show’s daily creative direction; his promotion was announced on Tuesday by executive producers Stephen Colbert and Tom Purcell.
Lappin was most recently senior supervising producer. As co-executive producer, he’ll be part of a team that also includes co-EPs Denise Rehrig, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Barry Julien and Opus Moreschi. Together, they’re all helping Colbert and Purcell run the ship in the absence of former executive producer Chris Licht, who departed “The Late Show” earlier this year to take over CNN as its CEO.
As Variety wrote in February, there was no plan to immediately replace Licht, especially given the show’s solid roster of producers handling day-to-day duties.
While taking on more responsibilities in “The Late Show,” Lappin will...
Lappin was most recently senior supervising producer. As co-executive producer, he’ll be part of a team that also includes co-EPs Denise Rehrig, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Barry Julien and Opus Moreschi. Together, they’re all helping Colbert and Purcell run the ship in the absence of former executive producer Chris Licht, who departed “The Late Show” earlier this year to take over CNN as its CEO.
As Variety wrote in February, there was no plan to immediately replace Licht, especially given the show’s solid roster of producers handling day-to-day duties.
While taking on more responsibilities in “The Late Show,” Lappin will...
- 9/27/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Simon Brew Nov 24, 2016
10 Things I Hate About Life starting filming in 2012. Four years later, it's disappeared. What's happened?
1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You was one of the prize picks from a rich selection of teen movies of that particular era. Loosely based on William Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew, the movie starred Julia Stiles and the late Heath Ledger in its lead roles, with an impressive supporting cast including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Allison Janney and Larisa Oleynik.
It was, in hindsight, a modest box office success, bringing in just over $50m off a $30m budget. But for those schooled on 1990s teen cinema, 10 Things I Hate About You is regularly cited as a favourite. With good reason, too: it’s a very good film, that’s stood the test of time well. It’s also one more reason why the world misses Heath Ledger.
The film’s director,...
10 Things I Hate About Life starting filming in 2012. Four years later, it's disappeared. What's happened?
1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You was one of the prize picks from a rich selection of teen movies of that particular era. Loosely based on William Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew, the movie starred Julia Stiles and the late Heath Ledger in its lead roles, with an impressive supporting cast including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Allison Janney and Larisa Oleynik.
It was, in hindsight, a modest box office success, bringing in just over $50m off a $30m budget. But for those schooled on 1990s teen cinema, 10 Things I Hate About You is regularly cited as a favourite. With good reason, too: it’s a very good film, that’s stood the test of time well. It’s also one more reason why the world misses Heath Ledger.
The film’s director,...
- 11/23/2016
- Den of Geek
Chicago – iO Chicago continues the Grand Opening at its new venue with one of its most famous alumni – the illustrious Joel Murray. Besides opening the seventh season of “Mad Men” with a brilliant monologue as Freddy Rumsen, Murray brings his “Joel Murray & Friends” show to the new iO Chicago on August 30th.
Murray is the youngest of the famous “Murrays of Wilmette, Illinois,” which includes brothers Brian-Doyle, Bill and John, plus sister Nancy. He is also one of the earliest members of the former Improv Olympics – now called iO – which grew from its modest beginnings in Chicago with founders Del Close and Charna Halpern to their latest multi-theater venue on Kingsbury Street. Joel Murray comes back to his roots with “Joel Murray & Friends” in The Mission Theater at the venue, which will feature some other famous iO alumni including Jack McBrayer (“30 Rock”), Mitch Rouse (“According to Jim”), Kevin Dorff (“Conan...
Murray is the youngest of the famous “Murrays of Wilmette, Illinois,” which includes brothers Brian-Doyle, Bill and John, plus sister Nancy. He is also one of the earliest members of the former Improv Olympics – now called iO – which grew from its modest beginnings in Chicago with founders Del Close and Charna Halpern to their latest multi-theater venue on Kingsbury Street. Joel Murray comes back to his roots with “Joel Murray & Friends” in The Mission Theater at the venue, which will feature some other famous iO alumni including Jack McBrayer (“30 Rock”), Mitch Rouse (“According to Jim”), Kevin Dorff (“Conan...
- 8/28/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Terry O'Quinn as Gavin Doran in "666 Park Avenue" (ABC/Andrew Eccles)
ABC‘s slate of new shows for fall has a strange flavor to it, and it’s going to be a bumpy ride. The network has about as many new shows as returning ones (if you count all the midseasons), and a good percentage of the returning offerings are a year old or less, making this look a bit like a rebuilding year.
Not only is it a rebuilding year, but it’s the year of bringing back every actor and actress who ever had a decent run on a show before. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a network’s new season slate that was so crammed with people returning from something else. If you can’t make it good, I suppose, make sure viewers recognize the faces.
It’s tricky to get a solid feel...
ABC‘s slate of new shows for fall has a strange flavor to it, and it’s going to be a bumpy ride. The network has about as many new shows as returning ones (if you count all the midseasons), and a good percentage of the returning offerings are a year old or less, making this look a bit like a rebuilding year.
Not only is it a rebuilding year, but it’s the year of bringing back every actor and actress who ever had a decent run on a show before. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a network’s new season slate that was so crammed with people returning from something else. If you can’t make it good, I suppose, make sure viewers recognize the faces.
It’s tricky to get a solid feel...
- 5/22/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Yesterday was ABC‘s turn for upfront presentations, which meant that yesterday morning the network released its fall schedule and more detailed information about its new 2012-2013 series. We’ve been watching the development of 666 Park Avenue starring Terry O’Quinn for some time now, and had been keeping an eye on the alien comedy The Neighbors, but we got a wonderful surprise today when we saw the full description of midseason (meaning 2013) series Zero Hour starring Anthony Edwards.
We had been told that he played a skeptic whose wife gets abducted, but happily, as we found today, he is a “confessed paranormal junkie” and that he will be running ”a breathless race against the clock to find his wife and save humanity.” Ooo, save humanity! It’s also said to be a DaVinci Code-type hunt with ancient clues. What sealed it for me was the trailer, which we have for you.
We had been told that he played a skeptic whose wife gets abducted, but happily, as we found today, he is a “confessed paranormal junkie” and that he will be running ”a breathless race against the clock to find his wife and save humanity.” Ooo, save humanity! It’s also said to be a DaVinci Code-type hunt with ancient clues. What sealed it for me was the trailer, which we have for you.
- 5/16/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Amy Sedaris does what she wants these days. The North Carolina-born writer and performer has had her hands in everything from offbeat, Canadian television to classic stage plays, though she's still best known for portraying the perpetually grotesque and hilarious high school student and ex-junkie Jerri Blank -- heroine of the cult comedy, "Strangers with Candy," which she co-created with Mitch Rouse, Paul Dinello and Stephen Colbert in the late 90s.
In the past, Sedaris has said she feels more free when performing as someone else, embracing flawed and uniquely damaged characters other female performers might not touch with a 10 foot pole. Recently, however, she's been getting a bit more personal, tapping into a deep-seated love she'd always held close.
Her first book, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence" -- which taught us how to throw a dinner party for lumberjacks, among other things -- was released in 2006 and...
In the past, Sedaris has said she feels more free when performing as someone else, embracing flawed and uniquely damaged characters other female performers might not touch with a 10 foot pole. Recently, however, she's been getting a bit more personal, tapping into a deep-seated love she'd always held close.
Her first book, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence" -- which taught us how to throw a dinner party for lumberjacks, among other things -- was released in 2006 and...
- 9/2/2011
- by Lucas Kavner
- Huffington Post
Being the geek that I am I’ve been keeping a close eye on the slowly developing Green Arrow film, Super Max. Written by David Goyer (Blade, The Dark Knight), the film is not your average comic book fair. Instead of following the typical origin tale, Super Max plans to take super hero Green Arrow and drop him in a “super max” prison full of villains (many of which he probably put there). Wrongfully convicted, Green Arrow would be forced to work alongside his enemies to escape while trying not to unleash the rest of the villains in the process. Think Prison Break meets Justice League.
Well, you can imagine my dismay when I read today that Columbia Pictures picked up the rights to spec horror script, Supermax by writers Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson. Yes, you read that right, two films with the same name (minus the space of course). Worse yet,...
Well, you can imagine my dismay when I read today that Columbia Pictures picked up the rights to spec horror script, Supermax by writers Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson. Yes, you read that right, two films with the same name (minus the space of course). Worse yet,...
- 9/30/2009
- by Bob Starr
- The Flickcast
Columbia has picked up Supermax, a spec script from writers Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson about a hero who must band together with some villainous monsters to fight his way out of a maximum-security prison for the supernatural. As THR notes, the script is unrelated to a WB project entitled, uh, Super Max (the space is crucial), which is about a superhero who must band together with some villainous enemies to fight his way out of a maximum-security prison for DC supervillains. Even better: The latter project would star the Green Arrow, because we don't have enough Green heroes to deal with. [THR]...
- 9/29/2009
- Movieline
Here’s the pitch. An elite prison guard gets assigned to the maximum security wing of a prison that incarcerates inmates of a supernatural nature. After a riot, the guard must buddy up with the baddest, most monstrous inmate in the wing. The film is called “SuperMax”, not to be confused with Super Max, where DC Comics Green Arrow must escape from a prison of superdudes. Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson wrote the script and I have to admit, it’s a fine idea who’s time has come. Plenty of room for wack tonnes of awesome. Fangoria has an interview with the fellas. Let’s listen in. Influenced by ’70s classics like The French Connection, Marathon Man, Alien and a whole lot of John Carpenter, the two writers are clear that they want Supermax to be, above all, fun. “Dark, rich, cavernous, heartbreaking and relentless,” Nelson elaborates, and Rouse adds,...
- 9/29/2009
- by endymi0n
- SciFiCool.com
By the Hollywood Reporter
Columbia has picked up the spec script "Supermax" from actors-turned-writers Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson. Todd Garner will produce via his Broken Road Productions banner.
The spec is an action horror tale set in a maximum-security prison for the supernatural. The story centers on a skilled prison guard who is re-assigned to Supermax. After a riot erupts, he must join forces with one of the prison's monstrous inmates in order to survive and fight his way out.
Sony's Doug Belgrad and Devon Franklin will oversee for the studio. Sean Robbins is executive produci...
Columbia has picked up the spec script "Supermax" from actors-turned-writers Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson. Todd Garner will produce via his Broken Road Productions banner.
The spec is an action horror tale set in a maximum-security prison for the supernatural. The story centers on a skilled prison guard who is re-assigned to Supermax. After a riot erupts, he must join forces with one of the prison's monstrous inmates in order to survive and fight his way out.
Sony's Doug Belgrad and Devon Franklin will oversee for the studio. Sean Robbins is executive produci...
- 9/29/2009
- by Lew Harris
- The Wrap
Columbia has picked up the action horror spec script "Supermax" from actors-turned-writers Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson. Todd Garner will produce through his Broken Road Productions production company. The story is set in a maximum-security prison for the supernatural and centers on a skilled prison guard who is re-assigned to Supermax. After a riot erupts, he must join forces with one of the monstrous inmates in order to survive. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony's Doug Belgrad and Devon Franklin will oversee for the studio. Sean Robbins is executive producing for Broken Road. Rouse has appeared as an actor in "Reno 911!" and "According to Jim." He co-created "Strangers With Candy" and has written on several movies, including "Without a...
- 9/29/2009
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Supermax! It's such a catchy word that not one, but two projects have borrowed it for their title. The first is David S. Goyer's Supermax, which puts the Green Arrow behind bars and pits him against the villains of the DC universe. The other is a horror script from actors-turned-writers Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson, and that's the one this particular Cinematical story is about.
Supermax does share some similarities with the Green Arrow script in that it's about a maximum security prison that's stocked full with unnatural individuals. Instead of DC villains, this one is full of the supernatural. The story centers around a skilled prison guard who is reassigned to the creepy facility just in time for a prison riot to break out. He's forced to team up with one of the prison's most horrifying inmates to survive, and fight his way out. Who or what that inmate is remains a mystery.
Supermax does share some similarities with the Green Arrow script in that it's about a maximum security prison that's stocked full with unnatural individuals. Instead of DC villains, this one is full of the supernatural. The story centers around a skilled prison guard who is reassigned to the creepy facility just in time for a prison riot to break out. He's forced to team up with one of the prison's most horrifying inmates to survive, and fight his way out. Who or what that inmate is remains a mystery.
- 9/29/2009
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
Just to get it out of the way first: the “Supermax” movie that we’ve been hearing about, that has elements of horror in it and is set in a prison for monsters/paranormal cons? It has nothing to do with the “Supermax” movie by David Goyer that will star D.C.’s Green Arrow going to prison for supervillains and forced to fight his way out. The two films have strikingly similar premise, so it’s easy to get confused. Now, as to the horror version of “Supermax”, THR reports that Columbia Pictures has picked up the spec script. “Supermax” was written by Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson, and is set in a maximum-security prison for inmates with supernatural abilities. Our hero is described as “a skilled prison guard” at the supermax, who arrives at his new job just as a riot breaks out. The guard must team up...
- 9/29/2009
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Columbia Pictures has picked up the spec script Supermax from actors-turned-writers Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson. Todd Garner will produce via his Broken Road Productions. The spec is an action horror tale set in a maximum-security prison for the supernatural. The story centers on a skilled prison guard who is re-assigned to Supermax . After a riot erupts, he must join forces with one of the prison's monstrous inmates in order to survive and fight his way out. Nelson has appeared in Kill Bill and was the killer in The Tripper (pictured). The project is unrelated to Warners' Super Max, which is based on DC Comics hero Green Arrow.
- 9/29/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
"Supermax" is heading over to Columbia Pictures. The spec script from actors-turned-writers Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson is an action horror which takes place in a maximum-security prison for the supernatural. The story focuses on a prison guard who is re-assigned to Supermax and, when a riot erupts, must unite with one of the monstrous inmates to fight his way out. Todd Garner will produce via his Broken Road Productions company. Garner has "The Sorceror's Apprentice" which stars Nicolas Cage and is being sent out via Disney next year...
- 9/29/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
After the unfortunate onslaught of news recently regarding ridiculous remakes and pointless adaptations, it's nice to hear a fantastic original idea get picked up by a major studio. THR says Columbia Pictures has bought Supermax, a spec script from writer Mitch Rouse (co-creator of "Strangers with Candy") and Christopher Nelson. The story follows a hard-working prison guard who is re-assigned to Supermax, a maximum security prison for the supernatural. When a huge riot creates mass chaos in Supermax, the prison guard must team up with one of the monstrous inmates in order to make it out alive in one piece. While the writing talent behind this spec script doesn't exactly get me super excited, more recently some of the best and most original content - like District 9 and 500 Days of Summer from this year - has come from mostly unestablished up-and-coming writers. Sooner or later audiences are going to...
- 9/29/2009
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Columbia Pictures has picked up the rights to Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson’s spec script, Supermax, and you can see why – for it has one of the coolest premises we’ve heard for a while.Set in a prison for the supernatural, Supermax will be a combination of weird buddy flick and balls-out Carpenter-esque action horror as a gifted prison guard, assigned to the maximum security wing of a prison specifically built to house supernatural beings, is forced to team up with the prison’s most monstrous inmate and fight his way out after a riot breaks out.Coooooooool. In fact, let’s add an extra couple of o’s in there: cooooooooooool.First things first – this is not to be confused with the currently-in-development (hell) over-at-Warners superhero movie, Super Max, in which the Green Arrow is wrongly imprisoned in a maximum security prison for superheroes, and then has to fight his way out.
- 9/29/2009
- EmpireOnline
Columbia has picked up the spec script "Supermax" from actors-turned-writers Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson. Todd Garner will produce via his Broken Road Productions banner.
The spec is an action horror tale set in a maximum-security prison for the supernatural. The story centers on a skilled prison guard who is re-assigned to Supermax. After a riot erupts, he must join forces with one of the prison's monstrous inmates in order to survive and fight his way out.
Sony's Doug Belgrad and Devon Franklin will oversee for the studio. Sean Robbins is executive producing for Broken Road.
The deal was in the mid-six-figures.
Garner has the Nicolas Cage starrer "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" coming from Disney next year and is about to begin shooting "Wichita," starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz.
Rouse has appeared as an actor in "Reno 911!" and "According to Jim." He co-created "Strangers With Candy" and written on several movies,...
The spec is an action horror tale set in a maximum-security prison for the supernatural. The story centers on a skilled prison guard who is re-assigned to Supermax. After a riot erupts, he must join forces with one of the prison's monstrous inmates in order to survive and fight his way out.
Sony's Doug Belgrad and Devon Franklin will oversee for the studio. Sean Robbins is executive producing for Broken Road.
The deal was in the mid-six-figures.
Garner has the Nicolas Cage starrer "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" coming from Disney next year and is about to begin shooting "Wichita," starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz.
Rouse has appeared as an actor in "Reno 911!" and "According to Jim." He co-created "Strangers With Candy" and written on several movies,...
- 9/28/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Columbia Pictures has picked up the spec script Supermax from actors-turned-writers Mitch Rouse and Christopher Nelson. Todd Garner will produce via his Broken Road Productions. The spec is an action horror tale set in a maximum-security prison for the supernatural. The story centers on a skilled prison guard who is re-assigned to Supermax. After a riot erupts, he must join forces with one of the prison's monstrous inmates in order to survive and fight his way out. The project is unrelated to Warners' Super Max , which is based on DC Comics hero Green Arrow.
- 9/28/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Happy Sunday, Fangorians! It's time for another look back at the past 7-days of blood-soaked horror goodness.
We've got the entire week broken down by category so that you can catch up on anything you might've missed - including an advance review of Jennifer's Body, some big exclusives from Fangoria Musick, and all the latest news from the world of horror.
Get caught up below the jump!
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True Blood - Bites from the Cast Directing Sorority Row - A talk with Stewart Hendler (Part 1 of 2) He who walks behind the Row: A talk with Stewart Hendler (Part 2 of 2) Returning from Harper’S Island, Fango chats with star Elaine Cassidy From the Files of Fangoria: Warlock: The Armageddon From The Files Of Fangoria: Ticks When in Doubt Squish Exclusive Video: Clive Barker talks Book Of Blood!
We've got the entire week broken down by category so that you can catch up on anything you might've missed - including an advance review of Jennifer's Body, some big exclusives from Fangoria Musick, and all the latest news from the world of horror.
Get caught up below the jump!
Fangoria Entertainment Updates:
Special Fangoria Magazine Subscription Deal! 1-Year of Fango + 2 Free DVD's! Get splattered with Fangoria Radio Fearful Features:
True Blood - Bites from the Cast Directing Sorority Row - A talk with Stewart Hendler (Part 1 of 2) He who walks behind the Row: A talk with Stewart Hendler (Part 2 of 2) Returning from Harper’S Island, Fango chats with star Elaine Cassidy From the Files of Fangoria: Warlock: The Armageddon From The Files Of Fangoria: Ticks When in Doubt Squish Exclusive Video: Clive Barker talks Book Of Blood!
- 9/13/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
Special FX artist/actor Christopher Allen Nelson (pictured), whose onscreen credits include Kill Bill and the title role in The Tripper, and his writing partner Mitch Rouse have sold their original screenplay Supermax to Sony Pictures. The horror/action project is about a maximum security prison for the supernatural, and a skilled prison guard who, trapped during a riot, must team up with one of its monstrous inmates to survive. Fango got a chance to chat up the two writers and find out what’s in store for us when Supermax eventually hits screens.
“First off, this has nothing to do with the Green Arrow project!” says Nelson, who felt that needed clearing up, since the prison setting and title echo the stuck-in-development superhero movie Super Max. “That said, we wanted to write a movie with everything we like about the genre in it. Something we would want to see.
“First off, this has nothing to do with the Green Arrow project!” says Nelson, who felt that needed clearing up, since the prison setting and title echo the stuck-in-development superhero movie Super Max. “That said, we wanted to write a movie with everything we like about the genre in it. Something we would want to see.
- 9/12/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
Make-up luminary Christopher Allen Nelson and Employee of the Month scribe Mitch Rouse have teamed up to pen Supermax, a horror story based on the ghostly and presumably murderous criminals that populate a maximum-security prison. A lone prison guard must team-up with an inmate after a violent riot occurs in the jail sending the duo into a fight against an “army of monsters.”
The story was picked up on spec by Sony Pictures according to Bloody Disbusting.
Shooting is set to begin in 2010 with a 2011 release.
Don’t confuse this Supermax with the Justin Marks Supermax which focuses on a prison for supervillians.
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The story was picked up on spec by Sony Pictures according to Bloody Disbusting.
Shooting is set to begin in 2010 with a 2011 release.
Don’t confuse this Supermax with the Justin Marks Supermax which focuses on a prison for supervillians.
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- 9/11/2009
- by Erik Buckman
- ReelLoop.com
There's two high concept prison break movies called Supermax? According to Bloody Disgusting another script with the same title as the one by Street Fighter scribe Justin Marks has just sold to Columbia Pictures. Unlike the earlier Supermax idea, which had DC Comics' Green Arrow planning his escape from an ultra-high security prison designed to keep supervillains behind bars, this Supermax idea takes place in a facility where supernatural beings are the prisoners.
As written by Christopher Allen Nelson and Mitch Rouse, their Supermax movie is about a guard from the prison having to make a team-up of convenience with a dangerous inmate of the prison after a riot breaks out. The two protect each other's back as they fight their way past monster-like creatures and amped up crazies to get out of danger. Like I said, it's high concept but in a completely other direction than the superhero Supermax.
As written by Christopher Allen Nelson and Mitch Rouse, their Supermax movie is about a guard from the prison having to make a team-up of convenience with a dangerous inmate of the prison after a riot breaks out. The two protect each other's back as they fight their way past monster-like creatures and amped up crazies to get out of danger. Like I said, it's high concept but in a completely other direction than the superhero Supermax.
- 9/10/2009
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
So ever since Bloody Disgusting announced that Sony’s Columbia Pictures had acquired the screenplay for a film called Supermax, the web has been afire with speculation over whether this is the same movie David Goyer had been working on. That film would have featured the DC Comics character Green Arrow, who framed for a crime he didn’t commit, ends up in a super-maximum security prison alongside many of the villains he put away.
The premise for Columbia’s film, bought from Christopher Allen Nelson and Mitch Rouse, has a more supernatural tone, but also sounds very similar to the Goyer/Green Arrow project: Supermax takes place in a Maximum Security Prison for the Super-Natural as a skilled guard must join forces with a lethal inmate after a riot ensues in order to fight his way through various monsters and mad-men in order to survive.
Hmmm. Could that "lethal inmate" be Green Arrow,...
The premise for Columbia’s film, bought from Christopher Allen Nelson and Mitch Rouse, has a more supernatural tone, but also sounds very similar to the Goyer/Green Arrow project: Supermax takes place in a Maximum Security Prison for the Super-Natural as a skilled guard must join forces with a lethal inmate after a riot ensues in order to fight his way through various monsters and mad-men in order to survive.
Hmmm. Could that "lethal inmate" be Green Arrow,...
- 9/9/2009
- CinemaSpy
Oh, this is going to get confusing really fast. Over the past couple years, David Goyer and Justin Marks wrote drafts of a script called Super Max (or Supermax, as it is sometimes called, and more recently Green Arrow: Escape from Super Max) about the DC hero Green Arrow being trapped in a super-maximum security prison for super villains. Now Sony has bought a spec script called Supermax about...wait for it...a guard and a lethal inmate trying to survive in a maximum-security prison for super-natural inmates. Bloody Disgusting has the new report, which concerns a script by Christopher Allan Nelson and Mitch Rouse. The synopsis follows: Supermax takes place in a Maximum Security Prison for the Super-Natural as a skilled guard must join forces with a lethal inmate after a riot ensues in order to fight his way through various monsters and mad-men in order to survive.
- 9/9/2009
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Update: Latino Review is hearing that this is a completely separate screenplay that just happens to share the same title, which makes a lot more sense than my explanation. So read everything below with that in mind. When we checked in with David S. Goyer a month ago, he was assuring fans that the DC villains movie Supermax was still happening, hinting the Warner Bros. might be interested because they're trying to mine the DC properties they own. But based on the news over at Bloody Disgusting, the project has changed a whole lot in a month, and one of the key elements, the hero Green Arrow, won't even be part of it at all. They're reporting that Sony-- not Warners-- has picked up the spec script from writers Christopher Allen Nelson and Mitch Rouse, and that it's a horror action movie set in a maximum security prison, but making...
- 9/9/2009
- cinemablend.com
News regarding "Super Max," a supervillain prison film focusing on DC hero Green Arrow, had slowed to a halt over the past year, but David Goyer recently assured MTV News that "super Max" was still in development with new writers attached. Now, it looks like "Supermax" is about to take a big step forward—but it's not the film you think it is.
Bloody Disgusting reports that "Supermax"—not to be confused with "Super Max," the Justin Marks-penned DC Comics/Warner Bros. film—is in development from Sony's Columbia Pictures with Christopher Allen Nelson and Mitch Rouse attached as screenwriters. According to the site, "Supermax" focuses on a maximum security prison for supernatural criminals. After a riot breaks out amongst the inmates, a prison guard and one of the inmates band together to survive the encounter.
Sound familiar? Well, it should.
The Goyer-conceived "Super Max" was said to focus on Ollie Queen,...
Bloody Disgusting reports that "Supermax"—not to be confused with "Super Max," the Justin Marks-penned DC Comics/Warner Bros. film—is in development from Sony's Columbia Pictures with Christopher Allen Nelson and Mitch Rouse attached as screenwriters. According to the site, "Supermax" focuses on a maximum security prison for supernatural criminals. After a riot breaks out amongst the inmates, a prison guard and one of the inmates band together to survive the encounter.
Sound familiar? Well, it should.
The Goyer-conceived "Super Max" was said to focus on Ollie Queen,...
- 9/9/2009
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Splash Page
I have good news and I have bad news. Which do you want first? The good news is that Sony's Columbia Pictures has just paid six figures for Christopher Allen Nelson and Mitch Rouse’s Supermax script, which as you may recall follows the imprisonment of the Green Arrow and his subsequent escape and dealings with the other superpowered inmates. The bad news? That whole Green Arrow part? That might be gone. Behold the new synopsis: "Supermax" takes place in a Maximum...
- 9/9/2009
- by Paul Tassi
- JoBlo.com
Until I find out otherwise, I’m gong under the assumption (and of course, you know what happens when you assume, natch) that this “Supermax” movie we’re talking about is not the same “Supermax” movie that was supposed to bring the D.C. comic book character Green Arrow to the masses courtesy of David Goyer. In any case, this “Supermax” looks and sounds more like a horror/action movie, and according to Bloody-Disgusting, Columbia Pictures has acquired the supernatural script from Christopher Allen Nelson and Mitch Rouse. So what’s it about? Remarkably similar to Goyer’s “Supermax”, actually: “Supermax” takes place in a Maximum Security Prison for the Super-Natural as a skilled guard must join forces with a lethal inmate after a riot ensues in order to fight his way through various monsters and mad-men in order to survive. Yup, the premise is almost exactly similar to Goyer’s superhero movie,...
- 9/9/2009
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
We got some pretty rad news for you guys this afternoon as Bloody Disgusting got the exclusive news that Sony's Columbia Pictures has acquired the original spec horror action script Supermax from actor/writers Christopher Allen Nelson (Kill Bill Vol. 2, The Dead Girl, The Tripper, Criminal Minds) and Mitch Rouse (Strangers With Candy, Employee of the Month, Reno 911). "Supermax" takes place in a Maximum Security Prison for the Super-Natural as a skilled guard must join forces with a lethal inmate after a riot ensues in order to fight his way through various monsters and mad-men in order to survive. The script was acquired for a reported six figures. For those of you who don't know Chris Nelson, his background began in special FX as he's worked on over 35 movies including Return of the Living Dead II, Bordello of Blood, Nightwatch, Species II, Constantine, Sin City, among many others.
- 9/8/2009
- bloody-disgusting.com
Last night, ABC's venerable sitcom, According to Jim, signed off after eight seasons and 182 episodes. The show has been performing poorly in the ratings for quite awhile but ABC just kept on bringing it back.
The reason? Well, sitcoms perform well in syndication. So, even though Jim wasn't doing well in primetime, ABC Studios more than recoups the expenses when the episodes are rerun on cable and local stations. Similar economics have saved Scrubs.
All things must come to an end though and season eight is the end for Jim. Though ABC maintained that the sitcom could return for season nine, co-star Larry Joe Campbell revealed in December that the show's sets had already been destroyed. Last month, the network conceded that Jim was indeed finished.
In the series finale, titled "Heaven Opposed to Hell," Dana (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) and Ryan (Mitch Rouse) return from California for a visit and announce that they're expecting.
The reason? Well, sitcoms perform well in syndication. So, even though Jim wasn't doing well in primetime, ABC Studios more than recoups the expenses when the episodes are rerun on cable and local stations. Similar economics have saved Scrubs.
All things must come to an end though and season eight is the end for Jim. Though ABC maintained that the sitcom could return for season nine, co-star Larry Joe Campbell revealed in December that the show's sets had already been destroyed. Last month, the network conceded that Jim was indeed finished.
In the series finale, titled "Heaven Opposed to Hell," Dana (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) and Ryan (Mitch Rouse) return from California for a visit and announce that they're expecting.
- 6/3/2009
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Chicago – Paramount Home Video is unleashing waves of catalog titles this month, starting with an interesting quintet of laugh-fests that range wildly in subject matter and quality.
What do they have in common? Well, three are from the “Saturday Night Live” factory - “Wayne’s World,” “Wayne’s World 2,” and “Black Sheep,” but the other two are not. Those three are also from the ’90s, another tempting way to bunch these random titles together, but “Major League” is an ’80s comedy and “Without a Paddle” is from the ’00s.
Even quality levels seem like an inappropriate way to lump these titles together as even diehard fans couldn’t claim that Chris Farley’s “Black Sheep” or the silly “Paddle” should stand next to “Wayne’s World” or the beloved “Major League”.
Why even try and lump them together? They’re all comedies. They’re all Paramount. Anyone can find at...
What do they have in common? Well, three are from the “Saturday Night Live” factory - “Wayne’s World,” “Wayne’s World 2,” and “Black Sheep,” but the other two are not. Those three are also from the ’90s, another tempting way to bunch these random titles together, but “Major League” is an ’80s comedy and “Without a Paddle” is from the ’00s.
Even quality levels seem like an inappropriate way to lump these titles together as even diehard fans couldn’t claim that Chris Farley’s “Black Sheep” or the silly “Paddle” should stand next to “Wayne’s World” or the beloved “Major League”.
Why even try and lump them together? They’re all comedies. They’re all Paramount. Anyone can find at...
- 5/12/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
After barely escaping cancellation for the last two years, it looks like the network grim reaper has finally caught up with According to Jim. The ABC sitcom is ending its long run at the end of this season. The network hasn't announced it but one of the series stars has.
According to Jim is a lighthearted sitcom that revolves around a suburban father named Jim (Jim Belushi). Though he means well, he often gets into trouble while trying to be the king of his castle, manipulate his beautiful wife Cheryl (Courtney Thorne-Smith), and trying to raise his kids (Taylor Atelian, Billi Bruno, and Conner Rayburn). Adding to his troubles are Cheryl's strong-willed sister, Dana (Kimberly Williams-Paisley), and her hapless brother, Andy (Larry Joe Campbell). Other series performers include Tony Braunagel, John Rubano, Mitch Rouse, and Charlie Hartsock.
The ABC sitcom debuted back in 2001 and averaged 10 million viewers for its freshman year.
According to Jim is a lighthearted sitcom that revolves around a suburban father named Jim (Jim Belushi). Though he means well, he often gets into trouble while trying to be the king of his castle, manipulate his beautiful wife Cheryl (Courtney Thorne-Smith), and trying to raise his kids (Taylor Atelian, Billi Bruno, and Conner Rayburn). Adding to his troubles are Cheryl's strong-willed sister, Dana (Kimberly Williams-Paisley), and her hapless brother, Andy (Larry Joe Campbell). Other series performers include Tony Braunagel, John Rubano, Mitch Rouse, and Charlie Hartsock.
The ABC sitcom debuted back in 2001 and averaged 10 million viewers for its freshman year.
- 1/15/2009
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
One of the most sought-after comedians, Amy Sedaris, has inked a deal with 20th Century Fox TV to create, write and star in a comedy series project.
Sedaris will pen the script with her writing partner Paul Dinello, who also is attached to direct.
The single-camera project will be co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants, which has a first-look deal with Sedaris, a longtime friend of Letterman's and a frequent guest on his "Late Show" on CBS.
Sedaris and Dinello are "fleshing out" the premise for the show, which is based on an idea Sedaris came up with about six years ago.
"It just seemed the right time to do it now," she said.
Busy filming an arc on TNT's "The Closer" as the sister of agent Fritz Howard (Jon Tenney) and promoting the paperback release of her book "I Like You," Sedaris said she wasn't looking to do...
Sedaris will pen the script with her writing partner Paul Dinello, who also is attached to direct.
The single-camera project will be co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants, which has a first-look deal with Sedaris, a longtime friend of Letterman's and a frequent guest on his "Late Show" on CBS.
Sedaris and Dinello are "fleshing out" the premise for the show, which is based on an idea Sedaris came up with about six years ago.
"It just seemed the right time to do it now," she said.
Busy filming an arc on TNT's "The Closer" as the sister of agent Fritz Howard (Jon Tenney) and promoting the paperback release of her book "I Like You," Sedaris said she wasn't looking to do...
- 10/15/2008
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spike TV’s first original sitcom Factory is about four working-class guys who talk a lot about sex, but otherwise there’s not much about the show that marks it as especially Spike-ish. It’s a very low-key kind of comedy, built around semi-improvised chatter and subtle character distinctions. It has more in common with something like Corner Gas than with Mxc. The main problem with Factory’s first episode—airing tonight at 10 Pm eastern, and also available for free right now on iTunes and at the Spike website—is that while it has an amiable tone, it’s never laugh-out-loud funny. The show’s premise is simple: four small-town factory workers (played by improv vets Mitch Rouse, David Pasquesi, Jay Leggett and Michael Coleman) strive to minimize their work time and maximize their coffee breaks, so they can gripe about their wives and ex-wives and their go-nowhere occupation. None of these characters really.
- 6/29/2008
- avclub.com
Spike TV’s first original sitcom Factory is about four working-class guys who talk a lot about sex, but otherwise there’s not much about the show that marks it as especially Spike-ish. It’s a very low-key kind of comedy, built around semi-improvised chatter and subtle character distinctions. It has more in common with something like Corner Gas than with Mxc. The main problem with Factory’s first episode—airing tonight at 10 Pm eastern, and also available for free right now on iTunes and at the Spike website—is that while it has an amiable tone, it’s never laugh-out-loud funny. The show’s premise is simple: four small-town factory workers (played by improv vets Mitch Rouse, David Pasquesi, Jay Leggett and Michael Coleman) strive to minimize their work time and maximize their coffee breaks, so they can gripe about their wives and ex-wives and their go-nowhere occupation. None of these characters really.
- 6/29/2008
- avclub.com
Spike TV has officially joined "The Factory" line.
The network has given the green light to its first original comedy series, which revolves around four disinterested small-town factory workers who spend their time fraternizing while avoiding their drab work. "Factory", set to premiere at 10 p.m. June 29, is directed, produced by and stars "Strangers With Candy" co-creator Mitch Rouse.
"Factory" has been in development for several months at Spike, which has picked it up to series with a six-episode order.
" 'Factory' is a unique improvised comedy that captures the everyday lives of four regular guys," said Bill McGoldrick, vp original programming at Spike. "The humor speaks directly to our viewers and Mitch's sensibility is a perfect match for our brand."
The series, produced by 3 Arts Entertainment, also stars Michael Coleman, Jay Leggett and David Pasquesi.
The network has given the green light to its first original comedy series, which revolves around four disinterested small-town factory workers who spend their time fraternizing while avoiding their drab work. "Factory", set to premiere at 10 p.m. June 29, is directed, produced by and stars "Strangers With Candy" co-creator Mitch Rouse.
"Factory" has been in development for several months at Spike, which has picked it up to series with a six-episode order.
" 'Factory' is a unique improvised comedy that captures the everyday lives of four regular guys," said Bill McGoldrick, vp original programming at Spike. "The humor speaks directly to our viewers and Mitch's sensibility is a perfect match for our brand."
The series, produced by 3 Arts Entertainment, also stars Michael Coleman, Jay Leggett and David Pasquesi.
- 4/28/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mena Suvari and Blair Underwood have been tapped to star in two CBS drama pilots, Orpheus and Company Town, respectively. Additionally, Mitch Rouse landed the lead in CBS' comedy pilot The Angriest Man in Suburbia, Kiele Sanchez has been tapped as the lead in ABC's comedy pilot What Happens on a Bus and Josh Meyers will play the lead in Fox's comedy pilot That Guy. Also, Matt Letscher has been cast as the male lead opposite Christine Taylor in ABC's comedy pilot 52 Fights, Nick Zano landed the second lead opposite Kevin Brennan in NBC's untitled Jace Richdale comedy pilot, Lori Loughlin joined the cast of the ABC comedy series In Case of Emergency, Will Patton has been cast in ABC's drama pilot The Way and Kerr Smith has come on board Fox's drama pilot American Crime. In other pilot castings, Rebecca Gayheart has joined Fox's drama Vanished, Jonathan LaPaglia and Patricia Wettig have been added to ABC's drama Brothers & Sisters, Bill Smitrovich and Nestor Serrano have been cast in ABC's drama A House Divided, Reiley McClendon and Jessica Stroup have joined Fox's drama Southern Comfort, while Tony Plana has come on board the ABC one-hour Ugly Betty.
Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY -- "Employee of the Month" is likely to be canned quickly by corrosive word-of-mouth, terminated before pick-up and relegated, if it's lucky, to a swing shift spot on an operation such as Spike TV.
Usually one must watch two football games worth of Dodge Ram or Coors Lite commercials to experience the level of bombastic swill that filmmaker Mitch Rouse has served up in this raucous, often nauseous comedy/caper. In essence, this Bull's Eye Entertainment is merely scattergun, gross-out comedy that manages only by its sheer assaultive volume to wing our funny bone at all.
Former Second City-ers Rouse and co-writer Jay Leggett have crammed together a third-rate monstrosity about a Los Angeles bank employee (Matt Dillon) whose life comes crashing down all at once: his cretinous boss fires him and his finance (Christina Applegate) dumps him on the same day. All the while, his best friend (Steve Zahn), a whacked-out goon, constantly rags him about selling out.
Structurally, "Employee of the Month" bumbles along in the manner of "Falling Down", where Michael Douglas went through a similar, albeit much deeper meltdown. Unfortunately, Rouse and Leggett's script hurls and rants at such a puerile level that any anti-establishment humor or social satire is obliterated by their jokes-on-steroids style.
The well assembled cast, primarily Dillon as the Job-like bank man and Applegate as his high-maintenance fiancee, are credible and even somewhat sympathetic. Zahn, whose inspired lunacy is often the highpoint of indie comedies, is shackled by the dunderheaded writing, as well as the overall cartoonish nature of the role. As such, Zahn comes across as an out-of-control lout, rather than as a sympathetic subversive.
Technical contributions are, like the production, heavy handed and unevenly realized, although Aaron Osborne's acid-drenched production design is smartly garish.
Credits...
PARK CITY -- "Employee of the Month" is likely to be canned quickly by corrosive word-of-mouth, terminated before pick-up and relegated, if it's lucky, to a swing shift spot on an operation such as Spike TV.
Usually one must watch two football games worth of Dodge Ram or Coors Lite commercials to experience the level of bombastic swill that filmmaker Mitch Rouse has served up in this raucous, often nauseous comedy/caper. In essence, this Bull's Eye Entertainment is merely scattergun, gross-out comedy that manages only by its sheer assaultive volume to wing our funny bone at all.
Former Second City-ers Rouse and co-writer Jay Leggett have crammed together a third-rate monstrosity about a Los Angeles bank employee (Matt Dillon) whose life comes crashing down all at once: his cretinous boss fires him and his finance (Christina Applegate) dumps him on the same day. All the while, his best friend (Steve Zahn), a whacked-out goon, constantly rags him about selling out.
Structurally, "Employee of the Month" bumbles along in the manner of "Falling Down", where Michael Douglas went through a similar, albeit much deeper meltdown. Unfortunately, Rouse and Leggett's script hurls and rants at such a puerile level that any anti-establishment humor or social satire is obliterated by their jokes-on-steroids style.
The well assembled cast, primarily Dillon as the Job-like bank man and Applegate as his high-maintenance fiancee, are credible and even somewhat sympathetic. Zahn, whose inspired lunacy is often the highpoint of indie comedies, is shackled by the dunderheaded writing, as well as the overall cartoonish nature of the role. As such, Zahn comes across as an out-of-control lout, rather than as a sympathetic subversive.
Technical contributions are, like the production, heavy handed and unevenly realized, although Aaron Osborne's acid-drenched production design is smartly garish.
Credits...
Fox has greenlighted two comedy pilots from comedians Chris Rock and Steve Martin, while CBS has picked up the comedy pilot Taste. On the pilot casting front, Dominic Monaghan, Ian Somerhalder, Jorge Garcia and Evangeline Lilly have been cast in J.J. Abrams' drama Lost for ABC, Mykelti Williamson is close to joining ABC's drama The Secret Service, Marisa Coughlan has been tapped as the lead in ABC's Kat Plus One, Mitch Rouse has been tapped as a lead in NBC's untitled Marsh McCall comedy, and Andy Richter has been cast in Fox's untitled Mark Reisman comedy. The untitled Chris Rock project, from 20th Century Fox TV and the studio-based TV division of 3 Arts Entertainment, is described as an autobiographical coming-of-age comedy loosely based on Rock's experience growing up "on the nicest block in the ghetto." Rock penned the script with Saladin Patterson and Ali Leroi. The three are exec producing with 3 Arts' Michael Rotenberg and Dave Becky.
Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY -- "Employee of the Month" is likely to be canned quickly by corrosive word-of-mouth, terminated before pick-up and relegated, if it's lucky, to a swing shift spot on an operation such as Spike TV.
Usually one must watch two football games worth of Dodge Ram or Coors Lite commercials to experience the level of bombastic swill that filmmaker Mitch Rouse has served up in this raucous, often nauseous comedy/caper. In essence, this Bull's Eye Entertainment is merely scattergun, gross-out comedy that manages only by its sheer assaultive volume to wing our funny bone at all.
Former Second City-ers Rouse and co-writer Jay Leggett have crammed together a third-rate monstrosity about a Los Angeles bank employee (Matt Dillon) whose life comes crashing down all at once: his cretinous boss fires him and his finance (Christina Applegate) dumps him on the same day. All the while, his best friend (Steve Zahn), a whacked-out goon, constantly rags him about selling out.
Structurally, "Employee of the Month" bumbles along in the manner of "Falling Down", where Michael Douglas went through a similar, albeit much deeper meltdown. Unfortunately, Rouse and Leggett's script hurls and rants at such a puerile level that any anti-establishment humor or social satire is obliterated by their jokes-on-steroids style.
The well assembled cast, primarily Dillon as the Job-like bank man and Applegate as his high-maintenance fiancee, are credible and even somewhat sympathetic. Zahn, whose inspired lunacy is often the highpoint of indie comedies, is shackled by the dunderheaded writing, as well as the overall cartoonish nature of the role. As such, Zahn comes across as an out-of-control lout, rather than as a sympathetic subversive.
Technical contributions are, like the production, heavy handed and unevenly realized, although Aaron Osborne's acid-drenched production design is smartly garish.
PARK CITY -- "Employee of the Month" is likely to be canned quickly by corrosive word-of-mouth, terminated before pick-up and relegated, if it's lucky, to a swing shift spot on an operation such as Spike TV.
Usually one must watch two football games worth of Dodge Ram or Coors Lite commercials to experience the level of bombastic swill that filmmaker Mitch Rouse has served up in this raucous, often nauseous comedy/caper. In essence, this Bull's Eye Entertainment is merely scattergun, gross-out comedy that manages only by its sheer assaultive volume to wing our funny bone at all.
Former Second City-ers Rouse and co-writer Jay Leggett have crammed together a third-rate monstrosity about a Los Angeles bank employee (Matt Dillon) whose life comes crashing down all at once: his cretinous boss fires him and his finance (Christina Applegate) dumps him on the same day. All the while, his best friend (Steve Zahn), a whacked-out goon, constantly rags him about selling out.
Structurally, "Employee of the Month" bumbles along in the manner of "Falling Down", where Michael Douglas went through a similar, albeit much deeper meltdown. Unfortunately, Rouse and Leggett's script hurls and rants at such a puerile level that any anti-establishment humor or social satire is obliterated by their jokes-on-steroids style.
The well assembled cast, primarily Dillon as the Job-like bank man and Applegate as his high-maintenance fiancee, are credible and even somewhat sympathetic. Zahn, whose inspired lunacy is often the highpoint of indie comedies, is shackled by the dunderheaded writing, as well as the overall cartoonish nature of the role. As such, Zahn comes across as an out-of-control lout, rather than as a sympathetic subversive.
Technical contributions are, like the production, heavy handed and unevenly realized, although Aaron Osborne's acid-drenched production design is smartly garish.
- 1/19/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Matthew Lillard, Seth Green and Punk'd star Dax Shepard and actors are in negotiations to topline Paramount Pictures' Without a Paddle for director Steven Brill. Production is slated to begin in late September. The picture is about three lifelong friends who find themselves on a canoe trip in search of a $200,000 treasure. They are unaware of the obstacles in front of them, including a dangerous river and whacked-out mountain men. The project, which would Mark Shepard's feature film debut, would reunite Lillard and Green, both of whom are currently working on Warner Bros. Pictures' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Mitch Rouse and Jay Legget rewrote the material. Harris Goldberg and Tom Nursall wrote the original script to the project, which was first rewritten by Fred Wolf. Donald De Line is producing the film, which is being overseen by Paramount executives Brian Witten and Karen Rosenfelt. Shepard is repped by Endeavor. Green, repped by UTA and Koopman Management, currently stars in Paramount's The Italian Job. He'll next be seen in the indie feature Party Monster. Lillard, repped by CAA and Mosaic Media Group, will next star opposite Josh Hartnett in MGM/Lakeshore Entertainment's Obsessed.
- 7/14/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Matthew Lillard, Seth Green and "Punk'd" star Dax Shepard and actors are in negotiations to topline Paramount Pictures' "Without a Paddle" for director Steven Brill. Production is slated to begin in late September. The picture is about three lifelong friends who find themselves on a canoe trip in search of a $200,000 treasure. They are unaware of the obstacles in front of them, including a dangerous river and whacked-out mountain men. The project, which would Mark Shepard's feature film debut, would reunite Lillard and Green, both of whom are currently working on Warner Bros. Pictures' "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed." Mitch Rouse and Jay Legget rewrote the material. Harris Goldberg and Tom Nursall wrote the original script to the project, which was first rewritten by Fred Wolf. Donald De Line is producing the film, which is being overseen by Paramount executives Brian Witten and Karen Rosenfelt. Shepard is repped by Endeavor. Green, repped by UTA and Koopman Management, currently stars in Paramount's "The Italian Job". He'll next be seen in the indie feature "Party Monster". Lillard, repped by CAA and Mosaic Media Group, will next star opposite Josh Hartnett in MGM/Lakeshore Entertainment's "Obsessed".
- 7/13/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mr. Deeds helmer Steven Brill is in negotiations to helm Paramount Pictures' comedy Without a Paddle for producer Donald De Line. The project aims to go into production in midsummer. The picture is about three lifelong friends who find themselves on a canoe trip in search of a $200,000 treasure. They are unaware of the obstacles in front of them, among them a dangerous river and whacked-out mountain men. Mitch Rouse and Jay Legget rewrote the material, which the studio greenlighted last week. Harris Goldberg and Tom Nursall wrote the original script to the project, which was first rewritten by Fred Wolf. Paramount executives Brian Witten and Karen Rosenfelt are overseeing the project. Brill, repped by UTA and Management 360, previously wrote and directed Little Nicky and Heavyweights.
- 4/29/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Matt Dillon and Steve Zahn are in negotiations while Christina Applegate is in talks to topline Bull's Eye Entertainment's dark comedy Employee of the Month, written by TV scribes and actors Mitch Rouse and Jay Leggett. Rouse will make his directorial debut on the project, which will go into production June 2 in Los Angeles. Employee is being described as in the vein of Raising Arizona with a twist ending not unlike The Usual Suspects. It stars Dillon as David Wells, whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his dream job at the bank and is dumped by his fiancee Sara (Applegate) after she discovers that he's been cheating on her with a co-worker. David's best friend Jack (Zahn) tries to convince him it's for the best, but the opposite occurs when bank robberies and millions of dollars become part of the day from hell.
Lost at Home did its best for ABC in its premiere Tuesday but the night belonged to Fox's American Idol and 24. ABC's Lost at Home, a domestic comedy starring Mitch Rouse as a harried workaholic father who is trying to reconnect with his family, bowed at 9:30 p.m. to an average of 8.4 million viewers and 3.9 rating/10 share, according to Nielsen Media Research. The sitcom held the lion's share of its 9 p.m. lead-in, According to Jim (9.2 million, 4.2/10 in adults 18-49), but it was overshadowed in the demo by Fox's 24 (12.6 million, 6.3/16) and placed third behind 24 and CBS' The Guardian (10.7 million, 2.4/6) in total viewers. NBC, meanwhile, saw its Tuesday tentpole Frasier (9.1 million, 3.5/9) slip to near record-low ratings for an original episode. It didn't help that NBC's 8 p.m. Three Stooges Anniversary special opened the night for the peacock in fourth place with an average of 8.7 million viewers and 2.9/8 in adults 18-49. At 10 p.m., ABC finally aired its Barbara Walters Special (8 million, 3.3/9) which was delayed from its usual Oscar night telecast because of the network's war-related news coverage that night (March 23). Needless to say, the special didn't generate nearly the numbers it would have had it aired in conjunction with the Academy Awards telecast -- it fell behind CBS' Judging Amy (12.1 million, 3.3/9) in total viewers. As usual, Fox's American Idol (21.1 million, 9.5/25) was the dominant program of the night, fueling the network's win with an average of 16.9 million viewers and 7.9/20 in adults 18-49. ABC placed second for the night in adults 18-49 (3.6/9) while CBS was No. 2 in viewers (11.5 million).
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