Rounding out the series regular cast of the Ryan Murphy ABC drama series Dr. Odyssey is Sean Teale. He joins previously announced stars Joshua Jackson, Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo.
As with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests, Dr. Odyssey is believed to be a medical procedural. According to sources, it is set on a cruise ship.
Character descriptions for all involved are also under wraps. It hails from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television.
Dr. Odyssey is written and executive produced by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. Paris Barclay is directing and executive producing. Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson and Nissa Diederich also executive produce alongside Jackson.
Teale began his career on the hit U.K. series Skins, which opened doors to supporting roles in the period dramas: Mr. Selfridge...
As with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests, Dr. Odyssey is believed to be a medical procedural. According to sources, it is set on a cruise ship.
Character descriptions for all involved are also under wraps. It hails from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television.
Dr. Odyssey is written and executive produced by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. Paris Barclay is directing and executive producing. Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson and Nissa Diederich also executive produce alongside Jackson.
Teale began his career on the hit U.K. series Skins, which opened doors to supporting roles in the period dramas: Mr. Selfridge...
- 5/2/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Summer doesn’t officially begin until June 20, 2024, but for the entertainment industry, the summer season starts in early May. In fact, as far as the Netflix streaming service is concerned, summer this year starts on May 3rd, so they have just unveiled their full 2024 Summer Movie slate! As they put it, “Summertime: The living is easy, school’s (almost) out, and the days are growing longer and hotter — which means there’s plenty of space for cool nights spent on the couch. Curl up with family, pals, or a really big bowl of popcorn, and queue up your next Netflix obsession.” Here’s what they’ll have to offer over the next few months:
May 3
Unfrosted
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars...
May 3
Unfrosted
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars...
- 5/1/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton entering into a unique arrangement, J.Lo fighting evil artificial intelligence, the roasting of an NFL legend, a retelling of the invention of the Pop Tart, Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt at war and John Mulaney’s six-night live comedy event from Los Angeles are some of the big titles hitting Netflix in May.
Debuting on May 3 is Jerry Seinfeld’s directorial debut, Unfrosted. The comedy legend works both sides of the camera for this humorous feature take on the birth of the Pop Tart. The movie is set in 1963 as breakfast cereal giants Kellogg’s and Post compete to become the first company to create a morning pastry. Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan and Amy Schumer also star, with Hugh Grant more than likely to steal the whole film with a turn as Tony the Tiger.
May is comedy month on Netflix and to coincide...
Debuting on May 3 is Jerry Seinfeld’s directorial debut, Unfrosted. The comedy legend works both sides of the camera for this humorous feature take on the birth of the Pop Tart. The movie is set in 1963 as breakfast cereal giants Kellogg’s and Post compete to become the first company to create a morning pastry. Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan and Amy Schumer also star, with Hugh Grant more than likely to steal the whole film with a turn as Tony the Tiger.
May is comedy month on Netflix and to coincide...
- 5/1/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After Martin Short’s 2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles, the novel by the same name, by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black got adapted once again in the form of a TV series. Starring Jack Dylan Grazer, the recently released Spiderwick show became the talk of the town when the show’s Thimbletack actor Grazer shared his take on his performance.
Jack Dylan Grazer in a still from It
Comparing his role as Thimbletack in the 2024 show to Martin Short’s role in the 2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles, Jack Dylan Grazer claimed to be a fan of the actor. Claiming that he prefers Short’s version better, Grazer expressed his admiration for Short.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is Back on Screen as a TV Show
Following the storyline of the New York Times bestselling series The Spiderwick Chronicles from Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black, Mark Waters initially helmed a film by the same name in...
Jack Dylan Grazer in a still from It
Comparing his role as Thimbletack in the 2024 show to Martin Short’s role in the 2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles, Jack Dylan Grazer claimed to be a fan of the actor. Claiming that he prefers Short’s version better, Grazer expressed his admiration for Short.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is Back on Screen as a TV Show
Following the storyline of the New York Times bestselling series The Spiderwick Chronicles from Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black, Mark Waters initially helmed a film by the same name in...
- 4/21/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
"The Spiderwick Chronicles" supernatural, fantasy book series by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black, previously a 2008 live-action feature, directed by Mark Waters, is now a live-action TV series, from Paramount Television Studios & 20th Television, starring Christian Slater and Joy Bryant, streaming now on The Roku Channel:
"...'The Spiderwick Chronicles' follows the 'Grace' family, as they move from New York to Michigan and into their family's ancestral home.
"Upon arrival, the family not only uncovers mysteries hidden inside their great grandfather's 'Spiderwick Estate', but also discovers a secret, fantastical world around them..."
Cast also includes Noah Cottrell, Lyon Daniels, Mychala Lee and Jack Dylan Grazer.
Click the images to enlarge...
"...'The Spiderwick Chronicles' follows the 'Grace' family, as they move from New York to Michigan and into their family's ancestral home.
"Upon arrival, the family not only uncovers mysteries hidden inside their great grandfather's 'Spiderwick Estate', but also discovers a secret, fantastical world around them..."
Cast also includes Noah Cottrell, Lyon Daniels, Mychala Lee and Jack Dylan Grazer.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 4/16/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Wondering what movie and series to watch in May 2024, you have come to the right place, so here is the list of the Best Upcoming series and movies on Netflix!
These movies will make you fall in love with a fake hitman while watching him save someone in your next favorite series.
Welcome to another monthly preview where we take a look at all the Netflix Originals set for release in 2024.
Our release guide for each of the series coming in 2024 is already up and running, including all the value titles released in the initial month and those confirmed to be coming for the rest.
Every year many series like New Romantic Entertainment are released on Netflix which people like a lot.
Also Read: Joker: Folie à Deux: “First Teaser” Is Out to Watch!
Let’s Start With the Best Upcoming Netflix Series and Movies in May 2024. Secrets of the Neanderthals.
These movies will make you fall in love with a fake hitman while watching him save someone in your next favorite series.
Welcome to another monthly preview where we take a look at all the Netflix Originals set for release in 2024.
Our release guide for each of the series coming in 2024 is already up and running, including all the value titles released in the initial month and those confirmed to be coming for the rest.
Every year many series like New Romantic Entertainment are released on Netflix which people like a lot.
Also Read: Joker: Folie à Deux: “First Teaser” Is Out to Watch!
Let’s Start With the Best Upcoming Netflix Series and Movies in May 2024. Secrets of the Neanderthals.
- 4/11/2024
- by Kajal Kumari
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
“Mother of the Bride” is a new romantic comedy feature, directed by Mark Waters, starring Brooke Shields and Miranda Cosgrove, streaming May 9, 2024 on Netflix:
‘…’Emma’, the daughter of ‘Lana’, returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: she’s getting married. In Thailand. In a month! Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma’s heart is the son of the man who broke hers years ago…”
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‘…’Emma’, the daughter of ‘Lana’, returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: she’s getting married. In Thailand. In a month! Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma’s heart is the son of the man who broke hers years ago…”
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- 4/4/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Netflix has shared the trailer and poster for Mother of the Bride, which will begin streaming globally on May 9, 2024.
The film was directed by Mark Waters, who is known for Freaky Friday, Mean Girls, Just Like Heaven, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Vampire Academy, and Bad Santa 2.
In Mother of the Bride, Lana’s daughter Emma returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: She’s getting married—in Thailand—in a month! Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma’s heart is the son of the man who broke her heart years ago.
The film stars Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly), Sean Teale, and Chad Michael Murray, with Rachael Harris and Benjamin Bratt.
Written by Robin Bernheim Burger, the Netflix movie also stars Michael McDonald, Wilson Cruz, Tasneem Roc, and Dalip Sondhi.
Brad Krevoy produces, and the executive producers include Brooke Shields,...
The film was directed by Mark Waters, who is known for Freaky Friday, Mean Girls, Just Like Heaven, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Vampire Academy, and Bad Santa 2.
In Mother of the Bride, Lana’s daughter Emma returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: She’s getting married—in Thailand—in a month! Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma’s heart is the son of the man who broke her heart years ago.
The film stars Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly), Sean Teale, and Chad Michael Murray, with Rachael Harris and Benjamin Bratt.
Written by Robin Bernheim Burger, the Netflix movie also stars Michael McDonald, Wilson Cruz, Tasneem Roc, and Dalip Sondhi.
Brad Krevoy produces, and the executive producers include Brooke Shields,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Weddings are always social minefields. But when your daughter is marrying your ex’s son? How do you assign that seating chart?
Brooke Shields is about to find out in Mother of the Bride, a new rom-com directed by Mark Waters from a script by Robin Bernheim, who penned the Princess Switch trilogy. Castle for Christmas star Shields will appear alongside an all-star ensemble of wedding attendants in the nuptial slapstick comedy, and we’ve got all the hot wedding gossip you could possibly ask for.
Read on for a deeper look at Mother of the Bride.
Lana’s daughter Emma returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: she's getting married. In Thailand. In a month! Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma's heart is the son of the man who broke hers years ago.
Check it out at the...
Brooke Shields is about to find out in Mother of the Bride, a new rom-com directed by Mark Waters from a script by Robin Bernheim, who penned the Princess Switch trilogy. Castle for Christmas star Shields will appear alongside an all-star ensemble of wedding attendants in the nuptial slapstick comedy, and we’ve got all the hot wedding gossip you could possibly ask for.
Read on for a deeper look at Mother of the Bride.
Lana’s daughter Emma returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: she's getting married. In Thailand. In a month! Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma's heart is the son of the man who broke hers years ago.
Check it out at the...
- 4/2/2024
- by Anne Cohen
- Tudum - Netflix
It’s 2003 again. Lindsay Lohan is one of the most popular, but also controversial young stars, with her private life possibly being more interesting than her work. Jamie Lee Curtis, on the other hand, is a well-established star who had a breakout role in Carpenter’s Halloween. The two of them are united in Disney’s Freaky Friday, directed by Mark Waters. The movie premiered on August 6, 2003, and became both a critical and commercial success, earning a cult following in the upcoming decades.
Now, twenty years after the premiere, in May 2023, Disney announced that a sequel – Freaky Friday 2 – was in the works and we finally have some great casting updates related to the sequel, as both Lohan and Lee Curtis are seemingly coming back for the sequel.
On top of that, Nisha Ganatra, an Emmy-nominated filmmaker who has worked on numerous television series, has been hired to direct the sequel.
Now, twenty years after the premiere, in May 2023, Disney announced that a sequel – Freaky Friday 2 – was in the works and we finally have some great casting updates related to the sequel, as both Lohan and Lee Curtis are seemingly coming back for the sequel.
On top of that, Nisha Ganatra, an Emmy-nominated filmmaker who has worked on numerous television series, has been hired to direct the sequel.
- 4/1/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
For one glorious and weirdly prolonged moment in the early 2000s, audiences simply couldn't get enough of body-swap comedies. Two extremely different people from very opposite walks of life magically turned into each other overnight! They looked the same and talked the same, but deep down they weren't who they seemed to be! Hijinks ensued!
Because Hollywood is absolutely no fun and more or less stopped letting movie stars do their thing, this trend died out with a whimper over time ... but maybe it's now getting the comeback it deserves? Rather than something new and original, however, Disney is going back to the drawing board and resurrecting 2003's Millennial classic "Freaky Friday." I guess we'll take what we can get at this point. The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop on a new sequel in the works, finally gaining traction over 20 years after the original. That's not all, though. Stars Jamie Lee Curtis...
Because Hollywood is absolutely no fun and more or less stopped letting movie stars do their thing, this trend died out with a whimper over time ... but maybe it's now getting the comeback it deserves? Rather than something new and original, however, Disney is going back to the drawing board and resurrecting 2003's Millennial classic "Freaky Friday." I guess we'll take what we can get at this point. The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop on a new sequel in the works, finally gaining traction over 20 years after the original. That's not all, though. Stars Jamie Lee Curtis...
- 3/29/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
"Find the pages. Put Spiderwick's field guide back together..." The Roku Channel is has unveiled the full official trailer for their new The Spiderwick Chronicles series launching in late April. Adapted for TV by the writer Aron Eli Coleite from the popular novels. The Spiderwick Chronicles book series was already adapted into a movie once before, directed by Mark Waters in 2008 with Freddie Highmore starring, and even a video game. The story follows the Grace Family, as they move into their ancestral home and unravel a dark mystery about their great-great Uncle who discovered the parallel, secret faerie world to their own. Their son Jared discovers a boggart and realizes that magical creatures are real! Off into the parallel universe he goes... The Roku series stars Lyon Daniels as Jared, Noah Cottrell, Joy Bryant, Mychala Lee, Jack Dylan Grazer, Christian Slater as Mulgarath, Momona Tamada, & Alyvia Alyn Lind. Slater still...
- 3/27/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Fans of children’s literature as well as children, will probably have heard of The Spiderwick Chronicles series, written by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black. The series follows the adventures of the Grace children, the twins Simon and Jared, and their older sister Mallory after they move into the Spiderwick Estate and discover a mysterious fantasy world they had not known about. The main series consists of five books, with three additional books that form the Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles series.
The book series was first adapted into movie format in 2008, when The Spiderwick Chronicles was released, receiving generally positive reviews but that was it at the time. In 2021, Disney+ announced that it had ordered a six-episode series based on the books, which eventually turned into an eight-episode series that was sold to The Roku Channel and will be released on April 19, 2024 in the form of a batch release.
Ahead of the series’ April premiere,...
The book series was first adapted into movie format in 2008, when The Spiderwick Chronicles was released, receiving generally positive reviews but that was it at the time. In 2021, Disney+ announced that it had ordered a six-episode series based on the books, which eventually turned into an eight-episode series that was sold to The Roku Channel and will be released on April 19, 2024 in the form of a batch release.
Ahead of the series’ April premiere,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
"The Spiderwick Chronicles" supernatural, fantasy book series by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black, previously a 2008 live-action feature, directed by Mark Waters, is now a live-action TV series, from Paramount Television Studios & 20th Television, starring Christian Slater and Joy Bryant, streaming now on The Roku Channel:
"...'The Spiderwick Chronicles' follows the 'Grace' family, as they move from New York to Michigan and into their family's ancestral home.
"Upon arrival, the family not only uncovers mysteries hidden inside their great grandfather's 'Spiderwick Estate', but also discovers a secret, fantastical world around them..."
Cast also includes Noah Cottrell, Lyon Daniels, Mychala Lee and Jack Dylan Grazer.
Click the images to enlarge...
"...'The Spiderwick Chronicles' follows the 'Grace' family, as they move from New York to Michigan and into their family's ancestral home.
"Upon arrival, the family not only uncovers mysteries hidden inside their great grandfather's 'Spiderwick Estate', but also discovers a secret, fantastical world around them..."
Cast also includes Noah Cottrell, Lyon Daniels, Mychala Lee and Jack Dylan Grazer.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 3/27/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Rosalind Chao is hoping to return for a 'Freaky Friday' sequel.The 66-year-old actress played Pei-Pei in the 2003 fantasy comedy movie and would love to return for the follow-up after Lindsay Lohan recently confirmed that the project was in the works.Quizzed on if she would want to reprise her role, Rosalind told ComicBook.com: "Of course! That was such a fun experience."First of all, I love Mark Waters, the director, so much. I love everybody on that so much that — I will give you a little tidbit. "So when we filmed ‘Freaky Friday’, I loved all those people so much that I even came back and gave them a freebie day to film that wedding thing that kind of went viral on TikTok, because I just liked hanging with them."The original film saw a mother (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her teenage daughter (Lohan) swap bodies...
- 3/20/2024
- by Alex Getting
- Bang Showbiz
"The Spiderwick Chronicles" supernatural, fantasy book series by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black, previously a 2008 live-action feature, directed by Mark Waters, is now a live-action TV series, from Paramount Television Studios & 20th Television, starring Christian Slater and Joy Bryant, streaming now on The Roku Channel:
"...'The Spiderwick Chronicles' follows the 'Grace' family, as they move from New York to Michigan and into their family's ancestral home.
"Upon arrival, the family not only uncovers mysteries hidden inside their great grandfather's 'Spiderwick Estate', but also discovers a secret, fantastical world around them..."
Cast also includes Noah Cottrell, Lyon Daniels, Mychala Lee and Jack Dylan Grazer.
Click the images to enlarge...
"...'The Spiderwick Chronicles' follows the 'Grace' family, as they move from New York to Michigan and into their family's ancestral home.
"Upon arrival, the family not only uncovers mysteries hidden inside their great grandfather's 'Spiderwick Estate', but also discovers a secret, fantastical world around them..."
Cast also includes Noah Cottrell, Lyon Daniels, Mychala Lee and Jack Dylan Grazer.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 3/17/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Countless actresses auditioned for Mean Girls, and Ashley Tisdale was one of them.
The High School Musical breakout stopped by Watch What Happens Live! on Monday, where she was asked by a fan if it was true she auditioned for the role of Karen Smith in the hit 2004 film.
“Gosh, it was so long ago,” Tisdale said. “I just remember screen-testing, and it was me and Blake Lively and someone else. But yeah, I screen-tested. That was like, eons ago, obviously.”
Amanda Seyfried eventually went on to portray Karen, and the film marked the Emmy-winning actress’ biggest role at the time. Shortly after, Tisdale landed The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and then High School Musical. Lively starred in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants before landing the lead role in Gossip Girl.
During her appearance on the late night show, Tisdale also recounted her audition for Mean Girls.
“I...
The High School Musical breakout stopped by Watch What Happens Live! on Monday, where she was asked by a fan if it was true she auditioned for the role of Karen Smith in the hit 2004 film.
“Gosh, it was so long ago,” Tisdale said. “I just remember screen-testing, and it was me and Blake Lively and someone else. But yeah, I screen-tested. That was like, eons ago, obviously.”
Amanda Seyfried eventually went on to portray Karen, and the film marked the Emmy-winning actress’ biggest role at the time. Shortly after, Tisdale landed The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and then High School Musical. Lively starred in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants before landing the lead role in Gossip Girl.
During her appearance on the late night show, Tisdale also recounted her audition for Mean Girls.
“I...
- 3/6/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The original Mean Girls movie is confirmed for a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release in the UK: more on it here.
Heading to over $100m at the global box office, the 2024 take on Mean Girls – the film that’s a musical that wasn’t promoted as such – has been a solid hit for Paramount Pictures. Not bad at all for a film that was originally intended for Paramount+, and got upgraded to a theatrical release.
Still, it’s the original that remains the standout, the 2004 film starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Tina Fey. Mark Waters directed the movie, and it’s – if you’ve not had the pleasure – one of the standout teen movies of its particular decade.
What’s more, it’s also coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time as well, with a new UK release just confirmed.
29th April 2024 is the date that...
Heading to over $100m at the global box office, the 2024 take on Mean Girls – the film that’s a musical that wasn’t promoted as such – has been a solid hit for Paramount Pictures. Not bad at all for a film that was originally intended for Paramount+, and got upgraded to a theatrical release.
Still, it’s the original that remains the standout, the 2004 film starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Tina Fey. Mark Waters directed the movie, and it’s – if you’ve not had the pleasure – one of the standout teen movies of its particular decade.
What’s more, it’s also coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time as well, with a new UK release just confirmed.
29th April 2024 is the date that...
- 3/6/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Heard of those notorious one-euro homes in the Italian countryside? Sounds like a great deal, right? Scott Foley isn’t so sure.
In the new romantic comedy La Dolce Villa, the Scandal star heads to Italy to stop his daughter from frittering away her entire bank account on restoring one of those villas. Of course, that’s only the beginning of his trip. By the end of it, he may have a few different ideas — about life, love, and even a decaying old villa.
Directed by Mark Waters and written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, La Dolce Villa is the kind of Italian vacation that you can take without leaving your couch.
Eric, a successful businessman, travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter, Olivia, from blowing her life savings on restoring a crumbling villa she purchased...
In the new romantic comedy La Dolce Villa, the Scandal star heads to Italy to stop his daughter from frittering away her entire bank account on restoring one of those villas. Of course, that’s only the beginning of his trip. By the end of it, he may have a few different ideas — about life, love, and even a decaying old villa.
Directed by Mark Waters and written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, La Dolce Villa is the kind of Italian vacation that you can take without leaving your couch.
Eric, a successful businessman, travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter, Olivia, from blowing her life savings on restoring a crumbling villa she purchased...
- 2/29/2024
- by John DiLillo
- Tudum - Netflix
Exclusive: Scott Foley (Scandal) has signed on to star in La Dolce Villa, a new romantic comedy for Netflix. Others cast in the film, from director Mark Waters (Mean Girls), include Violante Placido (The American), Maia Reficco (Do Revenge) and Giuseppe Futia.
La Dolce Villa follows successful businessman Eric (Foley) as he travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter Olivia (Reficco) from blowing her life savings on restoring a crumbling villa she purchased for €1. Italy, however, has different plans for him as it delivers on its legendary promise of beauty, magic, and romance.
Script was written by Elizabeth Hackett & Hilary Galanoy. Pic’s producers are Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, and Nicola Rosada. Hackett & Galanoy are serving as executive producers.
Best known for roles on shows like Scandal, Scrubs, Whiskey Cavalier and The Big Leap, Foley will next be seen on the Max political...
La Dolce Villa follows successful businessman Eric (Foley) as he travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter Olivia (Reficco) from blowing her life savings on restoring a crumbling villa she purchased for €1. Italy, however, has different plans for him as it delivers on its legendary promise of beauty, magic, and romance.
Script was written by Elizabeth Hackett & Hilary Galanoy. Pic’s producers are Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, and Nicola Rosada. Hackett & Galanoy are serving as executive producers.
Best known for roles on shows like Scandal, Scrubs, Whiskey Cavalier and The Big Leap, Foley will next be seen on the Max political...
- 2/29/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
"What kind of creature's lurking inside Spiderwick?" The Roku Channel is premiering their own adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles series coming up in April this spring. Roku has revealed a teaser for the series adapted for TV by the writer Aron Eli Coleite. The Spiderwick Chronicles book series was already adapted into a movie once before, directed by Mark Waters in 2008 with Freddie Highmore starring, and even a video game. The story follows the Grace Family, as they move into their ancestral home and unravel a dark mystery about their great-great Uncle who discovered the parallel, secret faerie world to their own. Their son Jared discovers a boggart and realizes that magical creatures are real! Off into the parallel universe he goes... The Roku series stars Lyon Daniels as Jared, Noah Cottrell, Joy Bryant, Mychala Lee, Jack Dylan Grazer, Christian Slater as Mulgarath, Momona Tamada, & Alyvia Alyn Lind. This certainly...
- 2/26/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Roku has released the first teaser trailer for The Spiderwick Chronicles, a live-action series based on the novels by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black.
The Spiderwick Chronicles follows “Helen and her children, 15-year-old fraternal twins Jared and Simon and their sister Mallory, as they move to their ancestral home, Spiderwick. Jared discovers a boggart and realizes that magical creatures are real! The only one to believe him is his great-aunt Lucinda who implores Jared to find the pages of her father’s field guide to magical creatures and protect them from the murderous Ogre, Mulgarath.” The series stars Joy Bryant as Helen, Lyon Daniels as Jared, Noah Cottrell as Simon, Mychala Lee as Mallory, Jack Dylan Grazer as the voice of Thimbletack, and Christian Slater as Mulgarath.
Related Roku saves The Spiderwick Chronicles after Disney+ cancellation
You might remember that The Spiderwick Chronicles was originally ordered for Disney+ and had...
The Spiderwick Chronicles follows “Helen and her children, 15-year-old fraternal twins Jared and Simon and their sister Mallory, as they move to their ancestral home, Spiderwick. Jared discovers a boggart and realizes that magical creatures are real! The only one to believe him is his great-aunt Lucinda who implores Jared to find the pages of her father’s field guide to magical creatures and protect them from the murderous Ogre, Mulgarath.” The series stars Joy Bryant as Helen, Lyon Daniels as Jared, Noah Cottrell as Simon, Mychala Lee as Mallory, Jack Dylan Grazer as the voice of Thimbletack, and Christian Slater as Mulgarath.
Related Roku saves The Spiderwick Chronicles after Disney+ cancellation
You might remember that The Spiderwick Chronicles was originally ordered for Disney+ and had...
- 2/21/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
If you ask anyone over the age of 25, they'll probably tell you that there's no dollar amount in the world that could ever make them want to go back to high school, and for good reason — high school can be hell. Teen films have been a popular and profitable subgenre for decades, but few films have become a cultural phenomenon quite like "Mean Girls." The film centers on teenager Cady Heron who is starting public school for the first time as a high school junior, having been spared from the cruel cliques or popularity warfare on campus. After a few less-than-stellar days, she catches the eye of Queen Bee Regina George, the leader of a popular clique known as The Plastics who rule North Shore High School with perfectly manicured nails and hair insured for $10,000 (or full of secrets).
Cady's new friends Janis and Damian are outcasts, and they convince...
Cady's new friends Janis and Damian are outcasts, and they convince...
- 2/4/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Here, in all its glory, is Netflix’s long list of movies premiering on the streamer in 2024, and there’s quite a few gems. While Netflix tries to program an event film each quarter, there’s clearly more star-studded pics than that as that’s what gets subscribers to click.
Of note, dates have been announced for five features including the Eddie Murphy fourthquel Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (July 3), the animated Nickelodeon Latino title The Casagrandes Movie, (March 22), the cartoon movie Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (April 12), the Mark Waters-directed Brooke Shields and Miranda Cosgrove title Mother of the Bride (May 9), and the Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry action title The Union (August 16).
Also on deck is Amblin’s first movie under its Netflix deal, the Taron Egerton Tsa thriller Carry On, the Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz action movie Back in Action, franchise movies like Zack Snyder...
Of note, dates have been announced for five features including the Eddie Murphy fourthquel Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (July 3), the animated Nickelodeon Latino title The Casagrandes Movie, (March 22), the cartoon movie Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (April 12), the Mark Waters-directed Brooke Shields and Miranda Cosgrove title Mother of the Bride (May 9), and the Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry action title The Union (August 16).
Also on deck is Amblin’s first movie under its Netflix deal, the Taron Egerton Tsa thriller Carry On, the Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz action movie Back in Action, franchise movies like Zack Snyder...
- 2/1/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Miranda Cosgrove as Emma and Brooke Shields as Lana in ‘Mother of the Bride’ (Photo Cr. Sasidis Sasisakulporn/Netflix © 2024)
Netflix has shared the first photo from the romantic comedy Mother of the Bride, directed by Mark Waters (the original Mean Girls). The first photo features Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly)- the Bride – and Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) – the Mother.
The first photo arrived along with the announcement of a May 9, 2024 release date on Netflix.
The cast also includes Benjamin Bratt (Poker Face), Rachael Harris (Lucifer), Sean Teale (Skins), Chad Michael Murray (Sullivan’s Crossing), Michael McDonald (MADtv), Wilson Cruz (My So-Called Life), Tasneem Roc (The Bureau of Magical Things), and Dalip Sondhi (Frayed).
“Lana’s daughter Emma returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: she’s getting married. In Thailand. In a month!” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma’s heart...
Netflix has shared the first photo from the romantic comedy Mother of the Bride, directed by Mark Waters (the original Mean Girls). The first photo features Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly)- the Bride – and Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) – the Mother.
The first photo arrived along with the announcement of a May 9, 2024 release date on Netflix.
The cast also includes Benjamin Bratt (Poker Face), Rachael Harris (Lucifer), Sean Teale (Skins), Chad Michael Murray (Sullivan’s Crossing), Michael McDonald (MADtv), Wilson Cruz (My So-Called Life), Tasneem Roc (The Bureau of Magical Things), and Dalip Sondhi (Frayed).
“Lana’s daughter Emma returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: she’s getting married. In Thailand. In a month!” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma’s heart...
- 1/31/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Mean Girls is easily winning the box office popularity contest at the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend box office with an estimated domestic opening of $33.2 million, coming in ahead of expectations.
The Paramount film arrives in 3,791 North American theaters 20 years after the Lindsay Lohan-led cult classic Mean Girls, which was directed by Mark Waters from Tina Fey’s script, strutted into cinemas. Fey returned to write the new film, which is based on the Broadway musical that was in turn adapted from the 2004 film. Overseas, it launched in only a few major markets but got off to a first-rate start in Australia and Mexico, where it came in No. 1. Its foreign opening tally is $6.5 million for a global start of $37.5 million against a production budget of $36 million before marketing.
Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood and Christopher Briney star in the new movie, with Fey and Tim Meadows...
The Paramount film arrives in 3,791 North American theaters 20 years after the Lindsay Lohan-led cult classic Mean Girls, which was directed by Mark Waters from Tina Fey’s script, strutted into cinemas. Fey returned to write the new film, which is based on the Broadway musical that was in turn adapted from the 2004 film. Overseas, it launched in only a few major markets but got off to a first-rate start in Australia and Mexico, where it came in No. 1. Its foreign opening tally is $6.5 million for a global start of $37.5 million against a production budget of $36 million before marketing.
Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood and Christopher Briney star in the new movie, with Fey and Tim Meadows...
- 1/14/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
"I read this script and thought, 'This is the best script I've read in God knows how long.'" That's what director Mark Waters told Entertainment Weekly in 2014 about his reaction to reading Tina Fey's script for "Mean Girls." At the time, it was called "Homeschooled" but the title didn't matter. What mattered was what was on the page. Those words on those pages would inspire one of the most successful movies about the high school experience ever made.
"I had been wanting to try to learn how to write a movie. I had been looking for a subject matter for me for a couple of years," Fey, who was then working as the head writer on "Saturday Night Live," told...
"I read this script and thought, 'This is the best script I've read in God knows how long.'" That's what director Mark Waters told Entertainment Weekly in 2014 about his reaction to reading Tina Fey's script for "Mean Girls." At the time, it was called "Homeschooled" but the title didn't matter. What mattered was what was on the page. Those words on those pages would inspire one of the most successful movies about the high school experience ever made.
"I had been wanting to try to learn how to write a movie. I had been looking for a subject matter for me for a couple of years," Fey, who was then working as the head writer on "Saturday Night Live," told...
- 1/13/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for "Mean Girls."
Every stage-to-film musical adaptation requires reimagining, rearranging, or removing elements that wouldn't gel well with the camera and the editing room. Retelling "Mean Girls" (every version of which has been penned by Tina Fey) involves the monumental assignment of adapting layers-upon-layers of its sources, starting with Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 nonfiction parent book "Queen Bees and Wannabes," and then moving onto the original 2004 Mark Waters-directed film based on Wiseman's book, the 2018 Casey Nicholaw-directed Broadway stage musical adaptation (which also features music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin), and, finally, the 2024 "Mean Girls" movie musical directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.
Naturally, the "Mean Girls" movie musical had to scrap several songs and gags from the Broadway stage musical to leave space for makeovers. Theatre heads who've experienced the stage version are bound to notice some major exclusions, including those listed below.
Every stage-to-film musical adaptation requires reimagining, rearranging, or removing elements that wouldn't gel well with the camera and the editing room. Retelling "Mean Girls" (every version of which has been penned by Tina Fey) involves the monumental assignment of adapting layers-upon-layers of its sources, starting with Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 nonfiction parent book "Queen Bees and Wannabes," and then moving onto the original 2004 Mark Waters-directed film based on Wiseman's book, the 2018 Casey Nicholaw-directed Broadway stage musical adaptation (which also features music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin), and, finally, the 2024 "Mean Girls" movie musical directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.
Naturally, the "Mean Girls" movie musical had to scrap several songs and gags from the Broadway stage musical to leave space for makeovers. Theatre heads who've experienced the stage version are bound to notice some major exclusions, including those listed below.
- 1/12/2024
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for "Mean Girls."
The 2024 movie musical reimagining of "Mean Girls" restores a missing puzzle piece in the original film. Penned by Tina Fey and directed by Mark Waters, the original "Mean Girls" is a cautionary tale about the corrosive effects of cliques. Having grown up homeschooled, Cady (Lindsay Lohan) is figuring out how to survive in the jungle of a Chicago public high school. She befriends two outcasts, Janis (Lizzy Caplan) and Damian (Daniel Franzese), who recruit her to infiltrate the Plastics, a pink-clad clique of popular girls ruled by Queen Bee Regina George (Rachel McAdams). Cady finds herself allured by Regina's seemingly titanic confidence -- that is, until Regina steals Cady's crush, locking the two teens in a vicious cycle of revenge.
Eventually, these incidents come to a boil when Regina is accidentally hit by a bus. When a recuperating Regina attends the Spring Fling,...
The 2024 movie musical reimagining of "Mean Girls" restores a missing puzzle piece in the original film. Penned by Tina Fey and directed by Mark Waters, the original "Mean Girls" is a cautionary tale about the corrosive effects of cliques. Having grown up homeschooled, Cady (Lindsay Lohan) is figuring out how to survive in the jungle of a Chicago public high school. She befriends two outcasts, Janis (Lizzy Caplan) and Damian (Daniel Franzese), who recruit her to infiltrate the Plastics, a pink-clad clique of popular girls ruled by Queen Bee Regina George (Rachel McAdams). Cady finds herself allured by Regina's seemingly titanic confidence -- that is, until Regina steals Cady's crush, locking the two teens in a vicious cycle of revenge.
Eventually, these incidents come to a boil when Regina is accidentally hit by a bus. When a recuperating Regina attends the Spring Fling,...
- 1/12/2024
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
Get in, loser. We’re going to make some money at the box office. Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and the Plastics of Paramount‘s Mean Girls wore green on Thursday when the cult classic comedy musical adaptation banked $3.25M in previews. The latest iteration of Mean Girls began burning books on the silver screen (again) at 4 pm on Thursday, giving the film written by Tina Fey a solid start to the weekend. Before Mean Girls was destined for the big screen, it was planned as a Paramount+ exclusive. However, test screenings made it clear the musical could put asses in seats, thus the pivot to cinemas.
Another movie buzzing into theaters this week is the David Ayer action film The Beekeeper, starring Jason Statham as a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.” Ayer’s action-packed romp collected $2.4M in box office honey on Thursday. Statham...
Another movie buzzing into theaters this week is the David Ayer action film The Beekeeper, starring Jason Statham as a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.” Ayer’s action-packed romp collected $2.4M in box office honey on Thursday. Statham...
- 1/12/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Mean Girls strutted to $3.3 million in previews at the North American box office, on par with Wonka.
Paramount’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical is based on the 2004 big-screen teen comedy that turned into a cultural classic. The new movie is expected to open to as much as $30 million over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, easily enough for a first-place finish.
Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., Mean Girls cost a relatively modest $36 million to produce before marketing, and is the latest musical to brave the big screen after Wonka and The Color Purple.
The female-fueled film arrives on the big screen 20 years after the Lindsay Lohan-led cult classic Mean Girls, which was directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey.
Fey latter returned to pen the script for the new film, which stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood and Chris Briney.
Paramount’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical is based on the 2004 big-screen teen comedy that turned into a cultural classic. The new movie is expected to open to as much as $30 million over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, easily enough for a first-place finish.
Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., Mean Girls cost a relatively modest $36 million to produce before marketing, and is the latest musical to brave the big screen after Wonka and The Color Purple.
The female-fueled film arrives on the big screen 20 years after the Lindsay Lohan-led cult classic Mean Girls, which was directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey.
Fey latter returned to pen the script for the new film, which stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood and Chris Briney.
- 1/12/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Quick Answer: Movie tickets to the reboot can be purchased via Fandango, and the original can be streamed online via Prime Video and Paramount+.
Stream the Original 'Mean Girls'
It’s been nearly two decades since Aaron Samuels asked Cady Heron what day it was in the original Mean Girls premier. “It’s October 3,” Lindsay Lohan’s character famously answered. Written by and starring Tina Fey, the film...
Quick Answer: Movie tickets to the reboot can be purchased via Fandango, and the original can be streamed online via Prime Video and Paramount+.
Stream the Original 'Mean Girls'
It’s been nearly two decades since Aaron Samuels asked Cady Heron what day it was in the original Mean Girls premier. “It’s October 3,” Lindsay Lohan’s character famously answered. Written by and starring Tina Fey, the film...
- 1/11/2024
- by John Lonsdale and Kyle Lamar Rice
- Rollingstone.com
Mean Girls should do nice business in its box office debut.
Paramount’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical that was, in turn, based on the 2004 big-screen teen comedy is expected to open to as much as $30 million over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
That would mark a great start for a studio film that cost a relatively modest $36 million to produce before marketing, not to mention a musical, a genre that has become an endangered species (Wonka aside).
The musical arrives on the big screen 20 years after the Lindsay Lohan-led cult classic Mean Girls, which was directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The latter returned to pen the script for the new film, which stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood and Chris Briney. Fey and Tim Meadows also reprise their roles from the 2004 movie.
Female-fueled films — look no further...
Paramount’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical that was, in turn, based on the 2004 big-screen teen comedy is expected to open to as much as $30 million over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
That would mark a great start for a studio film that cost a relatively modest $36 million to produce before marketing, not to mention a musical, a genre that has become an endangered species (Wonka aside).
The musical arrives on the big screen 20 years after the Lindsay Lohan-led cult classic Mean Girls, which was directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The latter returned to pen the script for the new film, which stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood and Chris Briney. Fey and Tim Meadows also reprise their roles from the 2004 movie.
Female-fueled films — look no further...
- 1/11/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lindsay Lohan made a surprise appearance at the Mean Girls red carpet premiere in New York City. The actress, who starred in the original 2004 film, posed for pictures with creator Tina Fey as well as the rest of the cast of the musical adaptation.
Angourie Rice, is the actress that plays Lohan’s role in the 2024 film. Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood, Busy Philipps and Megan Thee Stallion were also on the red carpet.
Bravo stars and Giggly Squad podcast hosts Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner also showed their support for the new film.
While on the red carpet, Deadline talked to Rice about stepping into the role of Cady Heron, calling Lohan’s performance one of her favorites.
“In my mind, [Lohan’s performance] was always there, and I hope this performance is adding to the legacy of Cady Heron,” Rice said.
Rice also noted that Fey gave them “freedom to...
Angourie Rice, is the actress that plays Lohan’s role in the 2024 film. Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood, Busy Philipps and Megan Thee Stallion were also on the red carpet.
Bravo stars and Giggly Squad podcast hosts Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner also showed their support for the new film.
While on the red carpet, Deadline talked to Rice about stepping into the role of Cady Heron, calling Lohan’s performance one of her favorites.
“In my mind, [Lohan’s performance] was always there, and I hope this performance is adding to the legacy of Cady Heron,” Rice said.
Rice also noted that Fey gave them “freedom to...
- 1/9/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount’s new twist on Mean Girls arrived on tracking today and let’s just say it’s not just hot with the cool girls. With double digit in unaided awareness among older and younger women over and under 25, the feature take of the Tina Fey scripted Broadway musical is looking at a $27M+ opening over the four-day MLK holiday.
Note that unaided is that portion of audience polling whereby the respondents organically cite a movie title they’re interested in seeing, and aren’t prompted by a pollster. What’s clear here is that the Mean Girls brand is extremely strong. Paramount is just beginning to get their Mean Girls campaign underway three weeks before the pic’s opening on Jan. 12.
A $27M+ or even $30M opening is a great start for a comedy aimed at women in the post-Covid era. Also consider the fact that there are several...
Note that unaided is that portion of audience polling whereby the respondents organically cite a movie title they’re interested in seeing, and aren’t prompted by a pollster. What’s clear here is that the Mean Girls brand is extremely strong. Paramount is just beginning to get their Mean Girls campaign underway three weeks before the pic’s opening on Jan. 12.
A $27M+ or even $30M opening is a great start for a comedy aimed at women in the post-Covid era. Also consider the fact that there are several...
- 12/21/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In 1843, London publishers Chapman & Hall released A Christmas Carol. Written by Charles Dickens and illustrated by John Leech, it was inspired in part by Dickens’s anger at inequality in his country, especially as it affected children. Despite its aversion to the upper classes, A Christmas Carol was an immediate hit among readers and critics. Given the book’s popularity, it’s no surprise that movie makers have picked up on the story many times. Between its clear redemption arc and ghostly premise, the story has everything that a good movie needs.
Still, not every adaptation of A Christmas Carol is created equal. So if you’re looking for the best of the worst man in film and literature, check out these ten great movies. And if you don’t like my picks, well, bah humbug I say.
10. Scrooged (1988)
On paper, Scrooged sounds like a home run. Bill Murray, in his ’80s glory,...
Still, not every adaptation of A Christmas Carol is created equal. So if you’re looking for the best of the worst man in film and literature, check out these ten great movies. And if you don’t like my picks, well, bah humbug I say.
10. Scrooged (1988)
On paper, Scrooged sounds like a home run. Bill Murray, in his ’80s glory,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Plucky announced the formation of Plucky Pictures and the option of two key properties to launch the division. This milestone is a major move for Plucky on its mission to create engaging content across all media.
This news comes as the company acquired options on two properties:
The Survivalist series of novels from the estate of author Jerry Ahern.
Calabrese the life rights to a member of the Chicago Outfit.
“On the eve of our tenth anniversary, we’re excited to expand our creative services to include longform content development and production” says Jeffrey J. Marks, Partner at Plucky. “Given our success in short form and our stellar reputation for crafting highly regarded main titles and motion content, combined with the opportunity to acquire the rights to a pair of exciting projects, this seems like the natural evolution at the perfect time.”
The Survivalist is an alternate history fiction,...
This news comes as the company acquired options on two properties:
The Survivalist series of novels from the estate of author Jerry Ahern.
Calabrese the life rights to a member of the Chicago Outfit.
“On the eve of our tenth anniversary, we’re excited to expand our creative services to include longform content development and production” says Jeffrey J. Marks, Partner at Plucky. “Given our success in short form and our stellar reputation for crafting highly regarded main titles and motion content, combined with the opportunity to acquire the rights to a pair of exciting projects, this seems like the natural evolution at the perfect time.”
The Survivalist is an alternate history fiction,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
The Criterion Channel is closing the year out with a bang––they’ve announced their December lineup. Among the highlights are retrospectives on Yasujiro Ozu (featuring nearly 40 films!), Ousmane Sembène, Alfred Hitchcock (along with Kent Jones’ Hitchcock/Truffaut), and Parker Posey. Well-timed for the season is a holiday noir series that includes They Live By Night, Blast of Silence, Lady in the Lake, and more.
Other highlights are the recent restoration of Abel Gance’s La roue, an MGM Musicals series with introduction by Michael Koresky, Helena Wittmann’s riveting second feature Human Flowers of Flesh, the recent Sundance highlight The Mountains Are a Dream That Call To Me, the new restoration of The Cassandra Cat, Lynne Ramsay’s Morvern Callar, Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster, and more.
See the lineup below and learn more here.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Terry Gilliam, 1988
An American in Paris, Vincente Minnelli,...
Other highlights are the recent restoration of Abel Gance’s La roue, an MGM Musicals series with introduction by Michael Koresky, Helena Wittmann’s riveting second feature Human Flowers of Flesh, the recent Sundance highlight The Mountains Are a Dream That Call To Me, the new restoration of The Cassandra Cat, Lynne Ramsay’s Morvern Callar, Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster, and more.
See the lineup below and learn more here.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Terry Gilliam, 1988
An American in Paris, Vincente Minnelli,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The official trailer for Mean Girls – the 2024 version – opens with the disclaimer: “This isn’t your mother’s Mean Girls.” It then goes on to confirm it’s pretty much the Mean Girls you know and love, but updated for the TikTok generation.
The trailer drop was accompanied by a batch of photos along with details on the plot.
The updated Mean Girls stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janis ‘Imi’ike, Reneé Rapp as Regina George, Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard, Avantika as Karen Shetty, and Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners. Christopher Briney is Aaron Samuels, Jenna Fischer is Ms. Heron, Busy Philipps is Mrs. George, Ashley Park is Madame Park, Tina Fey is Ms. Norbury, and Tim Meadows is Mr. Duvall.
The original 2004 was directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Tina Fey, based on Rosalind Wiseman’s Queen Bees and Wannabes. The new...
The trailer drop was accompanied by a batch of photos along with details on the plot.
The updated Mean Girls stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janis ‘Imi’ike, Reneé Rapp as Regina George, Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard, Avantika as Karen Shetty, and Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners. Christopher Briney is Aaron Samuels, Jenna Fischer is Ms. Heron, Busy Philipps is Mrs. George, Ashley Park is Madame Park, Tina Fey is Ms. Norbury, and Tim Meadows is Mr. Duvall.
The original 2004 was directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Tina Fey, based on Rosalind Wiseman’s Queen Bees and Wannabes. The new...
- 11/8/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
If you're one of the millions of people who attended the opening weekend screenings of "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," this is old news, but for the rest of the world, the trailer for "Mean Girls: The Musical" is finally here! And this doesn't seem to be the same teaser that played in front of "The Eras Tour," but rather a full trailer.
The new movie is directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, with Tina Fey serving as the screenwriter. The film is an adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the film of the same name, with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by Tina Fey. Fey also wrote the original film, which was directed by Mark Waters and based on Rosalind Wiseman's book "Queen Bees and Wannabes." Watch the trailer above.
Read more: The 15 Best Final Girls In Horror Movies...
The new movie is directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, with Tina Fey serving as the screenwriter. The film is an adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the film of the same name, with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by Tina Fey. Fey also wrote the original film, which was directed by Mark Waters and based on Rosalind Wiseman's book "Queen Bees and Wannabes." Watch the trailer above.
Read more: The 15 Best Final Girls In Horror Movies...
- 11/8/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
A Walmart ad touting its Black Friday deals gathered three of the four stars of Mean Girls, with the movies’ Amanda Seyfried, Lindsay Lohan and Lacey Chabert diving into their iconic characters.
The spot, which dropped today, featured the trio as adult versions of the high schoolers they played in the 2004 movie directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey.
In the spot, Chabert’s Gretchen is still trying to make “Fetch” happen except this time as a mom of a high schooler (spoiler: they’re still not buying it), while Seyfried’s Karen Smith is a news reporter still trying to nail down the facts. Lohan’s Cady, who narrates the ad like she did in the movie, is now a high school guidance counselor.
No sign of Rachel McAdams, who played the mean girls’ leader Regina in the movie, in the ad, which runs about 2 minutes.
The...
The spot, which dropped today, featured the trio as adult versions of the high schoolers they played in the 2004 movie directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey.
In the spot, Chabert’s Gretchen is still trying to make “Fetch” happen except this time as a mom of a high schooler (spoiler: they’re still not buying it), while Seyfried’s Karen Smith is a news reporter still trying to nail down the facts. Lohan’s Cady, who narrates the ad like she did in the movie, is now a high school guidance counselor.
No sign of Rachel McAdams, who played the mean girls’ leader Regina in the movie, in the ad, which runs about 2 minutes.
The...
- 11/1/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
"The Spiderwick Chronicles" supernatural, fantasy book series by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black, previously a 2008 live-action feature, directed by Mark Waters, is now a live-action TV series, from Paramount Television Studios & 20th Television, starring Christian Slater and Joy Bryant, streaming for free in 2024 on The Roku Channel:
"...'The Spiderwick Chronicles' follows the 'Grace' family, as they move from New York to Michigan and into their family's ancestral home.
"Upon arrival, the family not only uncovers mysteries hidden inside their great grandfather's 'Spiderwick Estate', but also discovers a secret, fantastical world around them..."
Cast also includes Noah Cottrell, Lyon Daniels, Mychala Lee and Jack Dylan Grazer.
Click the images to enlarge...
"...'The Spiderwick Chronicles' follows the 'Grace' family, as they move from New York to Michigan and into their family's ancestral home.
"Upon arrival, the family not only uncovers mysteries hidden inside their great grandfather's 'Spiderwick Estate', but also discovers a secret, fantastical world around them..."
Cast also includes Noah Cottrell, Lyon Daniels, Mychala Lee and Jack Dylan Grazer.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 10/11/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The Spiderwick Chronicles has found a new home at Roku. The TV series adaptation of the fantasy adventure novels by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black was originally ordered for Disney+, but the streaming service pulled the plug earlier this year, despite the fact that shooting had already been completed.
Roku announced today that they have acquired the exclusive, premiere U.S. rights to The Spiderwick Chronicles, which will debut on The Roku Channel in early 2024. The series follows “the coming-of-age story of the Grace Family, as they move from New York to Michigan and into their family’s ancestral home. Upon arrival, the family not only uncovers mysteries hidden inside their great grandfather’s Spiderwick Estate, but also discovers a secret, fantastical world around them.“
Related Disney+ pulls plug on Nautilus, The Spiderwick Chronicles
“It is an honor to bring The Spiderwick Chronicles, a spectacular adventure-filled story led by the...
Roku announced today that they have acquired the exclusive, premiere U.S. rights to The Spiderwick Chronicles, which will debut on The Roku Channel in early 2024. The series follows “the coming-of-age story of the Grace Family, as they move from New York to Michigan and into their family’s ancestral home. Upon arrival, the family not only uncovers mysteries hidden inside their great grandfather’s Spiderwick Estate, but also discovers a secret, fantastical world around them.“
Related Disney+ pulls plug on Nautilus, The Spiderwick Chronicles
“It is an honor to bring The Spiderwick Chronicles, a spectacular adventure-filled story led by the...
- 10/10/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
In the wake of the new Mean Girls movie segueing from streaming to a January 12 theatrical release, Paramount is stoking the fanbase today by launching the original 2004 movie on TikTok — in 23 parts. October 3 also doubles as Mean Girls Day and National Boyfriend Day.
Paramount’s intent is to bring the Tina Fey-scripted IP to a new, young audience. Since midnight, the Mean Girls account has mushroomed from 700 to 24K and growing, and Mean Girls is trending No. 1 on Twitter. At 4 p.m., the movie will stream entirely on Paramount Pictures’ TikTok account. Also, the Paramount+ logo is pink today. There’s a cross-engagement across Paramount Pictures and Paramount+.
The studio also dropped the new title treatment to the film which stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Avantika, Mahi Alam, Christopher Briney, Bebe Wood, Ashley Park, Connor Ratliff and Jon Hamm.
Paramount’s intent is to bring the Tina Fey-scripted IP to a new, young audience. Since midnight, the Mean Girls account has mushroomed from 700 to 24K and growing, and Mean Girls is trending No. 1 on Twitter. At 4 p.m., the movie will stream entirely on Paramount Pictures’ TikTok account. Also, the Paramount+ logo is pink today. There’s a cross-engagement across Paramount Pictures and Paramount+.
The studio also dropped the new title treatment to the film which stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Avantika, Mahi Alam, Christopher Briney, Bebe Wood, Ashley Park, Connor Ratliff and Jon Hamm.
- 10/3/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
After a six-year run leading Miramax, CEO Bill Block is exiting the studio, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Block’s contract at Miramax, co-owned by beIN Media Group and Paramount Global, expired this week and was not renewed. The executive started as CEO in April 2017.
The studio is looking to develop projects based on its own intellectual property rather than aiming to acquire projects, a source close to Miramax’s owners said. A search is underway for a new top executive.
Miramax, founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein and then later purchased and sold by Disney, has largely been known in recent years for its expansive library of more than 700 films. However, since Block joined and its acquisition by BeIN and Paramount, the studio has tried to make a bigger push into producing and distribution with the relaunch of the Halloween franchise, as well as films such as The Gentleman,...
Block’s contract at Miramax, co-owned by beIN Media Group and Paramount Global, expired this week and was not renewed. The executive started as CEO in April 2017.
The studio is looking to develop projects based on its own intellectual property rather than aiming to acquire projects, a source close to Miramax’s owners said. A search is underway for a new top executive.
Miramax, founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein and then later purchased and sold by Disney, has largely been known in recent years for its expansive library of more than 700 films. However, since Block joined and its acquisition by BeIN and Paramount, the studio has tried to make a bigger push into producing and distribution with the relaunch of the Halloween franchise, as well as films such as The Gentleman,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actors Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan once collaborated for the 2003 comedy film Freaky Friday. But what might’ve made the film truly work was the genuine chemistry between the two.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan ended up saving ‘Freaky Friday’ with their energy Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis | Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Curtis initially wasn’t the actor in mind for one of her iconic roles. Lindsay Lohan was cast as the daughter, but Annette Bening was supposed to play the mother in the comedy. According to the film’s director Mark Waters, Bening might’ve grown impatient with the movie, leading to her exiting the project.
“[Annette Bening] was the first person I sought out,” Waters once told The Hollywood Reporter. “Like, when I read the part [of Tess], I pictured her, and she was interested. Ultimately, I think we kept on making promises that the script was going to get better and better,...
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan ended up saving ‘Freaky Friday’ with their energy Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis | Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Curtis initially wasn’t the actor in mind for one of her iconic roles. Lindsay Lohan was cast as the daughter, but Annette Bening was supposed to play the mother in the comedy. According to the film’s director Mark Waters, Bening might’ve grown impatient with the movie, leading to her exiting the project.
“[Annette Bening] was the first person I sought out,” Waters once told The Hollywood Reporter. “Like, when I read the part [of Tess], I pictured her, and she was interested. Ultimately, I think we kept on making promises that the script was going to get better and better,...
- 9/30/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The movie Mean Girls is widely seen as one of Rachel McAdams’ most successful and revered projects. But after the raunchy comedy, McAdams began to feel that her career needed a drastic makeover.
How playing Regina George in ‘Mean Girls’ affected Rachel McAdams’ career Rachel McAdams | Emma McIntyre/WireImage Related
Rachel McAdams Net Worth and How She Became Famous
McAdams felt she experienced a significant career boost after playing the conniving Regina George in Mean Girls. When she first got a hold of the script, the actor wanted to be a part of the project immediately. And it didn’t matter to her who she was playing.
“I remember when I read it, I called my agent right away and said, ‘I will play any part in this, please, please, please,’” she once told The New York Times. “I was at the beginning of my career, and it was a lofty thing out there,...
How playing Regina George in ‘Mean Girls’ affected Rachel McAdams’ career Rachel McAdams | Emma McIntyre/WireImage Related
Rachel McAdams Net Worth and How She Became Famous
McAdams felt she experienced a significant career boost after playing the conniving Regina George in Mean Girls. When she first got a hold of the script, the actor wanted to be a part of the project immediately. And it didn’t matter to her who she was playing.
“I remember when I read it, I called my agent right away and said, ‘I will play any part in this, please, please, please,’” she once told The New York Times. “I was at the beginning of my career, and it was a lofty thing out there,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Deadline can tell you first that the new Mean Girls movie that Paramount has been prepping for Paramount+ is going theatrical. The release date is Jan. 12, 2024 – that’s the MLK 4-day holiday weekend.
There will be a big marketing play here for the film. This is the second time in recent memory that Paramount has changed up a Paramount+ release for the big screen, the last being last fall’s big hit Smile.
The new pic stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Avantika, Mahi Alam, Christopher Briney, Bebe Wood, Ashley Park, Connor Ratliff and Jon Hamm.
Arturo Perez and Samantha Jayne are directing the new film, from a script by Fey. Broadway Video’s Lorne Michaels has returned to produce alongside Fey, with Erin David, Caroline Maroney and Micah Frank overseeing for Broadway Video, alongside Eric Gurian and Jeff Richmond for Little Stranger.
There will be a big marketing play here for the film. This is the second time in recent memory that Paramount has changed up a Paramount+ release for the big screen, the last being last fall’s big hit Smile.
The new pic stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Avantika, Mahi Alam, Christopher Briney, Bebe Wood, Ashley Park, Connor Ratliff and Jon Hamm.
Arturo Perez and Samantha Jayne are directing the new film, from a script by Fey. Broadway Video’s Lorne Michaels has returned to produce alongside Fey, with Erin David, Caroline Maroney and Micah Frank overseeing for Broadway Video, alongside Eric Gurian and Jeff Richmond for Little Stranger.
- 9/22/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Jamie Lee Curtis "saved" 'Freaky Friday' because of her "chemistry" with Lindsay Lohan.The 64-year-old actress was drafted into the 2003 Disney comedy to play a mother who switches bodies with her teenage daughter just days before filming began and now director Mark Waters has recalled how the two stars were "not scared" to approach the movie with an "aggressive energy."He told The Hollywood Reporter: "[Curtis’ casting] ended up, I think, saving the movie because her energy and also her chemistry with Lindsay … the two of them have a lot of like aggressive energy, and aggression is funny. If you’re kind of playing comedy in a way that’s shy and non-confrontational, it’s never that good. But the two of them were not scared to get into it with each other, and that made it really work well."The comedy - which was a remake of the...
- 8/13/2023
- by Jordan Beck
- Bang Showbiz
The list of movies Quentin Tarantino loves is as long as Uma Thurman’s toes. There are the expected ones, like those from Brian De Palma, Sergio Leone and Martin Scorsese, but then there are ones that might surprise even his most die-hard fans, such as Team America, Woody Allen’s Anything Else and, as it turns out, the 2003 version of Freaky Friday.
In a new oral history of Freaky Friday to commemorate the body-swap remake’s 20th anniversary, director Mark Waters remembers the Oscar winner approaching him and endlessly praising the big finale. “I love the House of Blues sequence just because it was kind of this big thing in my mind, building up to it, this thing I pitched about the Battle of the Bands. It was a lot of people, a lot of moving parts and to have it come together like it did was super cool.
In a new oral history of Freaky Friday to commemorate the body-swap remake’s 20th anniversary, director Mark Waters remembers the Oscar winner approaching him and endlessly praising the big finale. “I love the House of Blues sequence just because it was kind of this big thing in my mind, building up to it, this thing I pitched about the Battle of the Bands. It was a lot of people, a lot of moving parts and to have it come together like it did was super cool.
- 8/10/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
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