Exclusive: Amazon Freevee has put in development a medical drama series from Adam Sussman (12 Monkeys) and Mark Perez (Game Night).
Co-written and executive produced by Sussman and Perez, the Untitled Alternative Medical Drama is a medical procedural following doctors that utilize non-traditional approaches to solve unique cases.
Bill McGoldrick also executive produces with Sussman and Perez.
Sussman’s writing credits include 12 Monkeys, Night Stalker and The Blacklist. He’s repped by Trevor Engelson at Underground and Hansen Jacobson Teller.
Perez penned the screenplay for the 2018 feature Game Night, starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams, Universal Pictures’ Accepted. He’s repped by CAA and Adam Kaller at Hansen Jacobson Teller.
Co-written and executive produced by Sussman and Perez, the Untitled Alternative Medical Drama is a medical procedural following doctors that utilize non-traditional approaches to solve unique cases.
Bill McGoldrick also executive produces with Sussman and Perez.
Sussman’s writing credits include 12 Monkeys, Night Stalker and The Blacklist. He’s repped by Trevor Engelson at Underground and Hansen Jacobson Teller.
Perez penned the screenplay for the 2018 feature Game Night, starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams, Universal Pictures’ Accepted. He’s repped by CAA and Adam Kaller at Hansen Jacobson Teller.
- 5/1/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Animation is going to the dogs.
The animation arm has picked up the rights to upcoming horror comic book Stray Dogs, setting Game Night scribe Mark Perez to write the script. Gary Dauberman, the horror filmmaker who counts the Annabelle and It movies among his writing credits, is set to produce via his banner, Coin Operated.
Details about the comic, created by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner, are being kept on a leash, but it is being described as “Silence of the Lambs meets Lady and the Tramp.”
Dauberman, in a statement to Heat Vision, didn’t elaborate on the premise but hammered home the horror nature ...
The animation arm has picked up the rights to upcoming horror comic book Stray Dogs, setting Game Night scribe Mark Perez to write the script. Gary Dauberman, the horror filmmaker who counts the Annabelle and It movies among his writing credits, is set to produce via his banner, Coin Operated.
Details about the comic, created by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner, are being kept on a leash, but it is being described as “Silence of the Lambs meets Lady and the Tramp.”
Dauberman, in a statement to Heat Vision, didn’t elaborate on the premise but hammered home the horror nature ...
- 9/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Paramount Animation is going to the dogs.
The animation arm has picked up the rights to upcoming horror comic book Stray Dogs, setting Game Night scribe Mark Perez to write the script. Gary Dauberman, the horror filmmaker who counts the Annabelle and It movies among his writing credits, is set to produce via his banner, Coin Operated.
Details about the comic, created by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner, are being kept on a leash, but it is being described as “Silence of the Lambs meets Lady and the Tramp.”
Dauberman, in a statement to Heat Vision, didn’t elaborate on the premise but hammered home the horror nature ...
The animation arm has picked up the rights to upcoming horror comic book Stray Dogs, setting Game Night scribe Mark Perez to write the script. Gary Dauberman, the horror filmmaker who counts the Annabelle and It movies among his writing credits, is set to produce via his banner, Coin Operated.
Details about the comic, created by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner, are being kept on a leash, but it is being described as “Silence of the Lambs meets Lady and the Tramp.”
Dauberman, in a statement to Heat Vision, didn’t elaborate on the premise but hammered home the horror nature ...
- 9/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: imagine a world where everyone has a superpower, but the one powerless man becomes the only person who can save the world. No, this isn’t a remake of the underrated Disney film “Sky High” or the popular anime “My Hero Academia,” but the plot of the new movie “Superworld” to be directed by Jason Bateman and “Game Night” scribe, Mark Perez.
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- 8/8/2020
- by Rafael Motamayor
- The Playlist
THR has reported that Jason Bateman (Ozark) and Mark Perez (Game Night) will be teaming up for Superworld, an adaptation of Gus Krieger's recently released Audible audiobook. The story takes place in 2038 in a world where every single person has superpowers, with the exception of one man by the name of Ignatius Lohman who is "stuck in a white-collar job while his father…...
- 8/7/2020
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Jason Bateman is teaming up with his writer from the 2018 comedy “Game Night” and will direct a movie based on a superhero audiobook called “Superworld,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the recently released Audible Original that’s set in 2038 when everyone on Earth has superpowers, except for one man who may hold the fate of humanity in his hands.
“Superworld” will be based on the audiobook story by Gus Krieger. Bateman will direct the film adaptation and Mark Perez will adapt the screenplay.
Also Read: Jason Bateman in Talks to Direct 'Shut In' for New Line Cinema
Bateman will also produce through his Aggregate Film banner. Anonymous Content’s David Kanter and Joff Okin will also produce.
The “Ozark” star has been a hot commodity of late — he’s also attached to direct an untitled film at Netflix with John Cena...
Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the recently released Audible Original that’s set in 2038 when everyone on Earth has superpowers, except for one man who may hold the fate of humanity in his hands.
“Superworld” will be based on the audiobook story by Gus Krieger. Bateman will direct the film adaptation and Mark Perez will adapt the screenplay.
Also Read: Jason Bateman in Talks to Direct 'Shut In' for New Line Cinema
Bateman will also produce through his Aggregate Film banner. Anonymous Content’s David Kanter and Joff Okin will also produce.
The “Ozark” star has been a hot commodity of late — he’s also attached to direct an untitled film at Netflix with John Cena...
- 8/7/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Game Night alumni Jason Bateman and Mark Perez are reuniting for Superworld, based on the Gus Krieger Audible original set in a world where everyone has superpowers except for one man. Bateman will direct the project while Game Night writer Perez will handle the script. And while we’re making this an official Game Night reunion, may I please request […]
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- 8/7/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Jason Bateman and Mark Perez are feeling super.
The duo, who worked together on New Line hit Game Night, have teamed up to adapt Superworld, a recently released novel by Gus Krieger.
Warner Bros. picked up the rights to the book with Bateman to direct the project, which Perez will write.
Bateman will also produce with his Aggregate film banner, along with David Kanter and Jeff Okin of Anonymous Content.
The story, which hit this summer as an Audible audiobook, is set in 2038 where every person on the planet has superpowers, except for one man names Ignatius Lohman. Lohman is stuck ...
The duo, who worked together on New Line hit Game Night, have teamed up to adapt Superworld, a recently released novel by Gus Krieger.
Warner Bros. picked up the rights to the book with Bateman to direct the project, which Perez will write.
Bateman will also produce with his Aggregate film banner, along with David Kanter and Jeff Okin of Anonymous Content.
The story, which hit this summer as an Audible audiobook, is set in 2038 where every person on the planet has superpowers, except for one man names Ignatius Lohman. Lohman is stuck ...
Jason Bateman and Mark Perez are feeling super.
The duo, who worked together on New Line hit Game Night, have teamed up to adapt Superworld, a recently released novel by Gus Krieger.
Warner Bros. picked up the rights to the book with Bateman to direct the project, which Perez will write.
Bateman will also produce with his Aggregate film banner, along with David Kanter and Jeff Okin of Anonymous Content.
The story, which hit this summer as an Audible audiobook, is set in 2038 where every person on the planet has superpowers, except for one man names Ignatius Lohman. Lohman is stuck ...
The duo, who worked together on New Line hit Game Night, have teamed up to adapt Superworld, a recently released novel by Gus Krieger.
Warner Bros. picked up the rights to the book with Bateman to direct the project, which Perez will write.
Bateman will also produce with his Aggregate film banner, along with David Kanter and Jeff Okin of Anonymous Content.
The story, which hit this summer as an Audible audiobook, is set in 2038 where every person on the planet has superpowers, except for one man names Ignatius Lohman. Lohman is stuck ...
“The look of the show is always aimed to be authentic, so if anything feels off or produced, it just doesn’t have a place,” Hisham Abed tells Gold Derby in his exclusive interview (watch the video above) about directing the “Queer Eye” reboot. He notes that what surprised him about the show was “how quickly a simple conversation can get so deep and so real and so heartfelt and that any one of the Fab Five is capable of doing that” and “how beautifully emotional the stories that we tell can be.” Abed explains about how shooting handheld fosters this environment, “The handheld energy is something that underscores that authenticity and it helps us move quickly and silently and we’re less encumbered by things like a tripod or a dolly that you might have on a scripted show or even some competition shows.”
SEEhow “Queer Eye” fared at...
SEEhow “Queer Eye” fared at...
- 8/12/2019
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Jason Bateman (Ozark) is set to direct a new action-comedy for Netflix that will star John Cena. The movie doesn’t have a title yet, but it’s set at an old abandoned film studio and Bateman will also have a role in the movie.
The movie is being written by Game Night scribe Mark Perez and according to to THR, it definitely has a Game Night kind of vibe.
The story follows a family that gets stuck in an old abandoned movie studio and while they are there, the “sets come to life and the family members find themselves stuck in various movies.”
That actually sounds like it could be a lot of fun! It’s got that Night of the Museum concept, but the focus is on movies, which could be a blast for the creative team to play with.
I’ll be looking forward to watching this.
The movie is being written by Game Night scribe Mark Perez and according to to THR, it definitely has a Game Night kind of vibe.
The story follows a family that gets stuck in an old abandoned movie studio and while they are there, the “sets come to life and the family members find themselves stuck in various movies.”
That actually sounds like it could be a lot of fun! It’s got that Night of the Museum concept, but the focus is on movies, which could be a blast for the creative team to play with.
I’ll be looking forward to watching this.
- 1/28/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Netflix has signed John Cena to an untitled action-comedy movie that Jason Bateman will direct and produce.
The project re-teams Bateman with “Game Night” writer Mark Perez, who is scripting. Bateman is producing with Michael Costigan for Aggregate Films along with Jeff Kirschenbaum and Joe Roth for Roth Kirschenbaum Films. The project centers on a family stuck in an old abandoned movie studio where the sets come to life.
Cena began to expand his career as a top pro wrestler into the movies with Amy Schumer’s “Trainwreck” in 2015, followed by “Blockers” and “Bumblebee” last year. He’s also attached to star in Paramount’s family comedy “Playing With Fire,” which begins production next month.
Bateman stars in the Netflix crime show “Ozark” and is up for a SAG Award for actor in a drama series. He has also directed episodes of the show. Bateman made his feature directorial debut with the 2013 comedy “Bad Words,...
The project re-teams Bateman with “Game Night” writer Mark Perez, who is scripting. Bateman is producing with Michael Costigan for Aggregate Films along with Jeff Kirschenbaum and Joe Roth for Roth Kirschenbaum Films. The project centers on a family stuck in an old abandoned movie studio where the sets come to life.
Cena began to expand his career as a top pro wrestler into the movies with Amy Schumer’s “Trainwreck” in 2015, followed by “Blockers” and “Bumblebee” last year. He’s also attached to star in Paramount’s family comedy “Playing With Fire,” which begins production next month.
Bateman stars in the Netflix crime show “Ozark” and is up for a SAG Award for actor in a drama series. He has also directed episodes of the show. Bateman made his feature directorial debut with the 2013 comedy “Bad Words,...
- 1/26/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
John Cena is set to star in an untitled project that will be directed by Jason Bateman and is currently in development at Netflix, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
The script will be written by Mark Perez, who also wrote the Bateman-starring “Game Night” from 2018.
Bateman is producing under his banner Aggregate Films along with his partner Michael Costigan. Aggregate Films has a production deal at Netflix. Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are also producing for Roth Kirschenbaum Films.
Also Read: John Cena, Sugar Ray Leonard Remember Muhammad Ali at Si Sportsperson of the Year Awards (Photos)
The logline is currently under wraps, but THR described the film as an action comedy that centers on a family that gets stuck in an abandoned movie studio overnight and find themselves stuck in various classic films when the movie sets come to life.
This is Bateman’s third feature,...
The script will be written by Mark Perez, who also wrote the Bateman-starring “Game Night” from 2018.
Bateman is producing under his banner Aggregate Films along with his partner Michael Costigan. Aggregate Films has a production deal at Netflix. Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are also producing for Roth Kirschenbaum Films.
Also Read: John Cena, Sugar Ray Leonard Remember Muhammad Ali at Si Sportsperson of the Year Awards (Photos)
The logline is currently under wraps, but THR described the film as an action comedy that centers on a family that gets stuck in an abandoned movie studio overnight and find themselves stuck in various classic films when the movie sets come to life.
This is Bateman’s third feature,...
- 1/25/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Jason Bateman has been quietly flexing his muscles behind the camera. John Cena has been proving himself to be a comedic force in recent years. And screenwriter Mark Perez wrote one of the best studio comedies in the recent member with last year’s Game Night. Put them all together, and you have a new action/comedy […]
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- 1/25/2019
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Jason Bateman has set a deal with Netflix to direct an untitled action comedy script by Game Night and Accepted screenwriter Mark Perez. Bateman will produce with Michael Costigan through their Aggregate Films banner, teaming with Jeff Kirschenbaum and Joe Roth. Casting is underway but Bateman will not star in it.
Bateman staked Aggregate to a first look deal last summer, after the productive relationship he has enjoyed through two seasons of Ozark, and Arrested Development. Aggregate became one of several Netflix talent deals that range from Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy on the TV side, to Adam Sandler, Ian Bryce, Matt Reeves, and Bryan Unkeless and Eric Newman.
The goal was to give Bateman and Costigan a home to generate film and TV. They aren’t saying anything specific about the new film, but the deal is done and it is on a fast track.
Bateman is repped...
Bateman staked Aggregate to a first look deal last summer, after the productive relationship he has enjoyed through two seasons of Ozark, and Arrested Development. Aggregate became one of several Netflix talent deals that range from Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy on the TV side, to Adam Sandler, Ian Bryce, Matt Reeves, and Bryan Unkeless and Eric Newman.
The goal was to give Bateman and Costigan a home to generate film and TV. They aren’t saying anything specific about the new film, but the deal is done and it is on a fast track.
Bateman is repped...
- 1/25/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
WWE headliner-turned-actor John Cena is teaming up with Jason Bateman for a Netflix action comedy.
Cena will star in the untitled project, which Bateman will direct. Sources say Bateman will also appear in the project.
The action comedy reteams Bateman with Mark Perez, the writer of his 2018 sleeper hit Game Night.
This new project definitely has a Game Night vibe to the plot. The story centers on a family that gets stuck in an old abandoned movie studio. The sets come to life and the family members find themselves stuck in various films.
Bateman is producing with Michael Costigan,...
Cena will star in the untitled project, which Bateman will direct. Sources say Bateman will also appear in the project.
The action comedy reteams Bateman with Mark Perez, the writer of his 2018 sleeper hit Game Night.
This new project definitely has a Game Night vibe to the plot. The story centers on a family that gets stuck in an old abandoned movie studio. The sets come to life and the family members find themselves stuck in various films.
Bateman is producing with Michael Costigan,...
- 1/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WWE headliner-turned-actor John Cena is teaming up with Jason Bateman for a Netflix action comedy.
Cena will star in the untitled project, which Bateman will direct. Sources say Bateman will also appear in the project.
The action comedy reteams Bateman with Mark Perez, the writer of his 2018 sleeper hit Game Night.
This new project definitely has a Game Night vibe to the plot. The story centers on a family that gets stuck in an old abandoned movie studio. The sets come to life and the family members find themselves stuck in various films.
Bateman is producing with Michael Costigan,...
Cena will star in the untitled project, which Bateman will direct. Sources say Bateman will also appear in the project.
The action comedy reteams Bateman with Mark Perez, the writer of his 2018 sleeper hit Game Night.
This new project definitely has a Game Night vibe to the plot. The story centers on a family that gets stuck in an old abandoned movie studio. The sets come to life and the family members find themselves stuck in various films.
Bateman is producing with Michael Costigan,...
- 1/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Netflix has dropped the first trailer for their new Carmen Sandiego animated series. The series looks like it’ll be fun, and it will consist of 20 episodes that tell stories focusing on Carmen’s present day heists as the world’s most renowned thief. It will also dive into her mysterious past that led to her becoming a mastermind criminal.
Everybody asks "Where is Carmen Sandiego?", but nobody asks "Who is Carmen Sandiego?" The iconic woman in red returns for new international capers and a peek into her past.
This series is in addition to a live-action film that is also being produced and written by Game Night writer Mark Perez. Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) is set to play the character in both the animated and the live-action film. Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) is also set to voice Sandiego’s chief accomplice and friend, Player.
Carmen Sandiego is set to premiere on January 18th.
Everybody asks "Where is Carmen Sandiego?", but nobody asks "Who is Carmen Sandiego?" The iconic woman in red returns for new international capers and a peek into her past.
This series is in addition to a live-action film that is also being produced and written by Game Night writer Mark Perez. Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) is set to play the character in both the animated and the live-action film. Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) is also set to voice Sandiego’s chief accomplice and friend, Player.
Carmen Sandiego is set to premiere on January 18th.
- 1/4/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
A couple years ago it was announced that Netflix would be developing a new Carmen Sandiego animated series. Now, today Netflix has shared with us a new poster to share with you along with seven new images! It was also announced that the series will premiere on Friday, January 18th, 2019.
This series is in addition to a live-action film that is also being produced and written by Game Night writer Mark Perez. Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) is set to play the character in both the animated and the live-action film. Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) is also set to voice Sandiego’s chief accomplice and friend Player.
The animated series will consist of 20-episodes and the stories will focus on Carmen’s present day heists as the world’s most renowned thief, and will also cover her mysterious past that led to her becoming a mastermind criminal.
I’ve enjoyed...
This series is in addition to a live-action film that is also being produced and written by Game Night writer Mark Perez. Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) is set to play the character in both the animated and the live-action film. Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) is also set to voice Sandiego’s chief accomplice and friend Player.
The animated series will consist of 20-episodes and the stories will focus on Carmen’s present day heists as the world’s most renowned thief, and will also cover her mysterious past that led to her becoming a mastermind criminal.
I’ve enjoyed...
- 12/11/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Viceland has ordered eight episodes of “Hustle,” an unscripted series that puts the spotlight on scrappy young New York entrepreneurs and hails from exec producers Alicia Keys and Marcus Samuelsson.
Producer Beth Greenwald had long sought to develop a show revolving around the fates of uniquely New York startup businesses but couldn’t find the right format. She finally came across John Henry, a Dominican-American wunderkind who sold his first business venture by the age of 25. Through his Harlem Capital firm, Henry’s mission is to coach promising business ventures to prosperity.
Each episode of “Hustle” features Henry working with an entrepreneur to study the problems in startup business ventures in a range of fields — food, apparel, beauty et al — and help guide them to success. General Motors’ Cadillac is a co-producer of the series in an effort to showcase its new Cadillac XT4 model.
Greenwald knew Samuelsson, the star...
Producer Beth Greenwald had long sought to develop a show revolving around the fates of uniquely New York startup businesses but couldn’t find the right format. She finally came across John Henry, a Dominican-American wunderkind who sold his first business venture by the age of 25. Through his Harlem Capital firm, Henry’s mission is to coach promising business ventures to prosperity.
Each episode of “Hustle” features Henry working with an entrepreneur to study the problems in startup business ventures in a range of fields — food, apparel, beauty et al — and help guide them to success. General Motors’ Cadillac is a co-producer of the series in an effort to showcase its new Cadillac XT4 model.
Greenwald knew Samuelsson, the star...
- 12/7/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Game Night is as high concept a comedy as they come—a group of very competitive friends who do a weekly game night together find themselves entangled in a kidnapping-smuggling-murder situation which they initially believe is part of an elaborate role-playing extension of their usual easygoing, harmless suburban fun—and as I punched it up on HBO Go my expectations were well in check. I didn’t remember that anyone got all that excited about this movie when it was released this past spring— its very existence came into and went from my memory with barely a ripple– but the lineup of good reviews on Metacritic that I discovered only after finishing it proved my memory insufficient. Nor do I recall the last time a contemporary comedy made me laugh because of the way it was specifically edited and directed, but Game Night did, consistently—the directors are John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein,...
- 10/13/2018
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
Exclusive: Netflix has tapped Game Night screenwriter Mark Perez to pen its Carmen Sandiego feature film that has set Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez to topline. No director is attached yet.
The streaming service acquired live-action film rights to the iconic 1990s property back in March with Rodriguez attached to the title role. It’s part of a full-court press for Netflix and the brand: Rodriguez also will voice the character in an animated series eyeing a release in 2019, when publisher and property owner Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will launch a a line of books timed to to premiere.
Rodriguez is also producing the Carmen Sandiego movie through her I Can and I Will productions alongside Kevin Misher and Caroline Fraser. Andy Berman of Misher Films is the executive producer. Misher Films also produced Miss Bala, the English-language reboot of the 2011 Mexican pic that stars Rodriguez and is directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
The streaming service acquired live-action film rights to the iconic 1990s property back in March with Rodriguez attached to the title role. It’s part of a full-court press for Netflix and the brand: Rodriguez also will voice the character in an animated series eyeing a release in 2019, when publisher and property owner Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will launch a a line of books timed to to premiere.
Rodriguez is also producing the Carmen Sandiego movie through her I Can and I Will productions alongside Kevin Misher and Caroline Fraser. Andy Berman of Misher Films is the executive producer. Misher Films also produced Miss Bala, the English-language reboot of the 2011 Mexican pic that stars Rodriguez and is directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
- 7/20/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
We always seem to get through the first half of the year a lot quicker than the second half, so here we are. Six months of cinema are behind us with another six months (and an annually unrelenting awards season) on the horizon. With that in mind, we’ve put our heads together to shout-out a number of films, performances, and achievements since January that deserve consideration at year’s end, lest they be forgotten by the upcoming onslaught.
Check out Tim Gray’s accompanying story summarizing the awards player so far and looking ahead at what’s to come this Oscar season.
(Note: This list only takes into account films that have been or will be released theatrically in the U.S. between Jan. 1 and June 30. Anything that has debuted at a film festival but not seen its commercial release yet is not eligible.)
Best Picture: “You Were Never Really Here...
Check out Tim Gray’s accompanying story summarizing the awards player so far and looking ahead at what’s to come this Oscar season.
(Note: This list only takes into account films that have been or will be released theatrically in the U.S. between Jan. 1 and June 30. Anything that has debuted at a film festival but not seen its commercial release yet is not eligible.)
Best Picture: “You Were Never Really Here...
- 6/21/2018
- by Kristopher Tapley and Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Well, I have to tell you that unless you are some kind of a die-hard snob, you will probably find Game Night (2018) far more entertaining than the average board game. Moreover, it is the perfect alternative if you want to persuade your friends to do something different on Saturday night. And if you happen to be a game buff, then this smart crime-thriller-comedy-mystery mash-up is right for you.
In a recent Q&A session on Reddit, the directors of Game Night (who by the way are huge fans of the board games) admitted that they make movies based on their own taste. In other words, they create films that they would love to watch themselves. They like to make the most fun out of this whole filmmaking thing. This is just one of the reasons Game Night turned out to be a huge success in the box-office.
John Francis Daley...
In a recent Q&A session on Reddit, the directors of Game Night (who by the way are huge fans of the board games) admitted that they make movies based on their own taste. In other words, they create films that they would love to watch themselves. They like to make the most fun out of this whole filmmaking thing. This is just one of the reasons Game Night turned out to be a huge success in the box-office.
John Francis Daley...
- 3/9/2018
- by Asen Stoyanchev
- Age of the Nerd
Stars: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Billy Magnussen, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan, Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury, Jesse Plemons | Written by Mark Perez | Directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are responsible for the recent [National Lampoon’s] Vacation reboot, while writer Mark Perez is best known for… I dunno, Herbie Fully Loaded? This roster of dubious talent should tell you what to expect from this inane crime comedy – i.e. not very much. Don’t be fooled by the headline cast.
Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams), one-time pub quiz meet-cuters, are struggling to conceive. The doctor reckons it’s stress-related. The stress is caused by the imminent arrival of Max’s charming, extroverted brother, Brooks (Kyle Chandler, ironically more charmless than ever). He’s coming to town for the titular Game Night, a regular competition hosted by Max and Annie.
They will be joined by...
Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are responsible for the recent [National Lampoon’s] Vacation reboot, while writer Mark Perez is best known for… I dunno, Herbie Fully Loaded? This roster of dubious talent should tell you what to expect from this inane crime comedy – i.e. not very much. Don’t be fooled by the headline cast.
Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams), one-time pub quiz meet-cuters, are struggling to conceive. The doctor reckons it’s stress-related. The stress is caused by the imminent arrival of Max’s charming, extroverted brother, Brooks (Kyle Chandler, ironically more charmless than ever). He’s coming to town for the titular Game Night, a regular competition hosted by Max and Annie.
They will be joined by...
- 3/1/2018
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
Ready for the comedy surprise of the year so far? Get yourself a ticket to the really impressive Game Night...
A couple of days on from seeing Game Night, it's still making me laugh. It's been a long time since we've seen something this consistently funny come out of a Hollywood studio, but for once, it's terrific to see a comedy that doesn't pile all of its jokes in the trailer and doesn't get bogged down in meanness. For those of us who still shudder at the memory of Office Christmas Party, Jason Bateman most definitely redeems himself here.
The film opens with his character Max meeting Annie (Rachel McAdams) at a pub quiz, where they match wits over Tinky Winky from Teletubbies. It's love at first sight, and their matching competitive streak makes them formidable hosts of a regular game night for their friends. Regrettably, Max's sibling rivalry with...
A couple of days on from seeing Game Night, it's still making me laugh. It's been a long time since we've seen something this consistently funny come out of a Hollywood studio, but for once, it's terrific to see a comedy that doesn't pile all of its jokes in the trailer and doesn't get bogged down in meanness. For those of us who still shudder at the memory of Office Christmas Party, Jason Bateman most definitely redeems himself here.
The film opens with his character Max meeting Annie (Rachel McAdams) at a pub quiz, where they match wits over Tinky Winky from Teletubbies. It's love at first sight, and their matching competitive streak makes them formidable hosts of a regular game night for their friends. Regrettably, Max's sibling rivalry with...
- 2/28/2018
- Den of Geek
Author: Stefan Pape
Ah, the action comedy. A sub-genre that so rarely triumphs, often falling for the same contrived tropes, reliant on big set-pieces, car chases and shoot-outs, forgetting that comedy is so often at its best when subtle, deriving from the characters and dialogue. While John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s Game Night follows the aforementioned formula, this succeeds where so many other films of this nature suffer: it’s funny.
Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) fall in love during a pub quiz, bonding our a shared passion for competition, which they both take incredibly seriously. Coming first, most of the time, Max has always settled for second best when it comes to his rich, handsome brother Brooks (Kyle Chandler). Needless to say, Max grows anxious when his brother comes to town, and he’s particularly bemused when his weekly hosting of ‘game night’ changes venue to Brooks’ lavish abode.
Ah, the action comedy. A sub-genre that so rarely triumphs, often falling for the same contrived tropes, reliant on big set-pieces, car chases and shoot-outs, forgetting that comedy is so often at its best when subtle, deriving from the characters and dialogue. While John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s Game Night follows the aforementioned formula, this succeeds where so many other films of this nature suffer: it’s funny.
Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) fall in love during a pub quiz, bonding our a shared passion for competition, which they both take incredibly seriously. Coming first, most of the time, Max has always settled for second best when it comes to his rich, handsome brother Brooks (Kyle Chandler). Needless to say, Max grows anxious when his brother comes to town, and he’s particularly bemused when his weekly hosting of ‘game night’ changes venue to Brooks’ lavish abode.
- 2/28/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Could Game Night role the dice once more? Screenwriter Mark Perez would be game, if given the opportunity.
"It would be great to have sequels. Super titles like Game Night or specific titles like that feel genetically built to have sequels," he says. "That would mean the movie did well and that's all I really care about at this stage."
Game Night stars Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams as a couple whose regular Saturday evening gathering of friends turns into a real-life murder mystery. Perez uses a sports analogy for how he's taking in opening weekend, which has seen the film...
"It would be great to have sequels. Super titles like Game Night or specific titles like that feel genetically built to have sequels," he says. "That would mean the movie did well and that's all I really care about at this stage."
Game Night stars Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams as a couple whose regular Saturday evening gathering of friends turns into a real-life murder mystery. Perez uses a sports analogy for how he's taking in opening weekend, which has seen the film...
- 2/25/2018
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – A game cast elevates what is otherwise a bit of a ho hum affair in the action comedy “Game Night.” Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams are a middle class couple hosting weekly game nights with a group of good friends. But when Bateman’s competitive venture capitalist older brother Brooks (Kyle Chandler) comes to town, he promises to take game night up a notch.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
This leads to a somewhat convoluted plot which attempts to confuse both the characters and audiences about what is real and what is not, and who’s in on it. And luckily by this time, Jason Bateman can play a part like this in his sleep. He’s his usual uptight “Michael Bluth” type, but Bateman continues to find a way to mine laughs out of his usual persona. It’s hard to imagine anyone else getting as much humor out of an “Ed...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
This leads to a somewhat convoluted plot which attempts to confuse both the characters and audiences about what is real and what is not, and who’s in on it. And luckily by this time, Jason Bateman can play a part like this in his sleep. He’s his usual uptight “Michael Bluth” type, but Bateman continues to find a way to mine laughs out of his usual persona. It’s hard to imagine anyone else getting as much humor out of an “Ed...
- 2/24/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
It wasn’t so long ago that hard R-rated comedies were coming out every week. The Hangover (2009) seemed to come out of nowhere and rejuvenate the genre to blockbuster heights. In the years following we got the likes of Bad Teacher (2011), Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), This is the End (2013), two more incredibly unfunny Hangover sequels (2011/2013), and Horrible Bosses (2011). There were many more of course, but it’s that last one that draws a tie to the latest hard R-rated comedy attempting to hit the zeitgeist. Horrible Bosses came out in the summer of 2011 when we were bombarded with blockbusters like Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, X-Men: First Class, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The comedy was a huge success for the studio as it entertained audiences without over-sensitizing them.
Flash forward almost seven years later and you’ll notice Warner Bros....
Flash forward almost seven years later and you’ll notice Warner Bros....
- 2/23/2018
- by Scott Davis
- CinemaNerdz
New Line Cinema’s “Game Night” scored $1 million in Thursday previews last night, while Paramount’s “Annihilation” earned $900,000. Marvel’s “Black Panther” grossed $14.3 million on Thursday, giving it the best Thursday ever for a McU title. “Game Night” is led by Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, and Kyle Chandler, and follows a group of friends who get together for their weekly game night only to end up caught in an actual murder plot. John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein directed from a script by Mark Perez. Bateman’s film “Horrible Bosses 2” also earned $1 million in previews before it grossed $15.4 million its opening...
- 2/23/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Farce is a beast to get right in movies. The fact that Game Night hits the mark more often than it hits a wall is cause for cheering. Hell, if you have Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams to play the game-loving marrieds heading a cast of merry pranksters, you're already ahead of the game. I wasn't thrilled that the rowdy Mark Perez script fell into the hands of directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein since they perpetrated the 2015 remake of Vacation on an unsuspecting public. But high spirits carry...
- 2/21/2018
- Rollingstone.com
February is usually dumping ground for studio fare, and while “Game Night” won’t change that, it’s at least more satisfying than the low bar would suggest. With a packed lineup of players and a board that covers far more area than you’d expect from a wide-release early spring lark, the latest studio effort from directing duo John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein is a dark romp for all the players involved.
A pair of trivia and competition soulmates Max and Annie (Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams) gather their usual roster of friends together for their regular games group. Ryan (Billy Magnussen) goes through dates like changes of clothes, Kevin and Michelle (Lamorne Morris and Kylie Bunbury) have such a worry-free marriage that one offhand comment can puncture their contended bubble, and their nosey police officer neighbor Gary (Jesse Plemons) keeps trying (and failing) to join in on the fun.
A pair of trivia and competition soulmates Max and Annie (Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams) gather their usual roster of friends together for their regular games group. Ryan (Billy Magnussen) goes through dates like changes of clothes, Kevin and Michelle (Lamorne Morris and Kylie Bunbury) have such a worry-free marriage that one offhand comment can puncture their contended bubble, and their nosey police officer neighbor Gary (Jesse Plemons) keeps trying (and failing) to join in on the fun.
- 2/21/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Game Night will be a fun night out for grown-up couples. It’s an all star comedy broken up into couples: Jason Batemen and Rachel McAdams, Kylie Bunbury and Lamorne Morris and Billy Magnussen with Sharon Horgan. It’s comedy gold when the couples go over to Brooks (Kyle Chandler)’s house for a murder mystery evening, not realizing that real criminals have hijacked their plans. It’s a dark action comedy that goes to real violent places. Mark Perez wrote the screenplay for Game Night. Monsters and Critics spoke with Perez about making sure the mystery works, ensuring the cast had great chemistry...read more...
- 2/20/2018
- by Fred Topel
- Monsters and Critics
Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for their upcoming action/comedy ‘Game Night’, and it surely delivers–at least from a comedic perspective. We’ve seen a good look at the film in it’s previous trailer, but this trailer not only ratchets ups the comedy, but also the tension as we see stars Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams get caught up into shenanigans, forcing them into the expected comedic situations.
What makes this trailer so noteworthy is that it is the latest film from newly tapped ‘Flashpoint‘ directors John Francis Daleyand Jonathan Goldstein. Although the duo’s comedy instinct was showcased in the less-than stellar ‘Vacation’ reboot, their knack for comedy with a heart manifested itself wonderfully in their screenplay for ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming‘. This film, however was scripted by Mark Perez (Accepted) and in addition to McAdams and Bateman, the film stars Kyle Chandler, Lamorne Morris, Jesse Plemons,...
What makes this trailer so noteworthy is that it is the latest film from newly tapped ‘Flashpoint‘ directors John Francis Daleyand Jonathan Goldstein. Although the duo’s comedy instinct was showcased in the less-than stellar ‘Vacation’ reboot, their knack for comedy with a heart manifested itself wonderfully in their screenplay for ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming‘. This film, however was scripted by Mark Perez (Accepted) and in addition to McAdams and Bateman, the film stars Kyle Chandler, Lamorne Morris, Jesse Plemons,...
- 2/5/2018
- by Taylor Salan
- Age of the Nerd
Another funny trailer has been released for the great looking dark comedy Game Night, which stars Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler and Michael C. Hall. The story features a group of friends getting together for a little murder mystery game night that takes a deadly turn when the host is actually kidnapped. This takes the group of friends on a wild adventure to try and rescue him. I'm really hoping that this movie brings on the laughs. The latest trailer is packed full of new footage that I think you'll all enjhoy.
The film was co-directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Vacation) from a script written by Mark Perez (Accepted) and this is the synopsis:
Bateman and McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s charismatic brother, Brooks (Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with...
The film was co-directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Vacation) from a script written by Mark Perez (Accepted) and this is the synopsis:
Bateman and McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s charismatic brother, Brooks (Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with...
- 2/1/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Simon Brew Feb 2, 2018
Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams and Sharon Horgan lead upcoming comedy Game Night. Here's the new trailer...
Hoping to mop up cash from a comedy audience next month is Game Night, a new film starring Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Sharon Horgan, Billy Magnussen and Danny Houston.
Penned by Mark Perez, the movie is directed by the Vacation duo of John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, and the new trailer and synopsis for the movie are with us.
Here's the latest trailer...
Here's the first trailer, that landed last November...
And here’s the synopsis…
Bateman and McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s charismatic brother, Brooks (Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it’s all part of the game…right? But as the...
Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams and Sharon Horgan lead upcoming comedy Game Night. Here's the new trailer...
Hoping to mop up cash from a comedy audience next month is Game Night, a new film starring Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Sharon Horgan, Billy Magnussen and Danny Houston.
Penned by Mark Perez, the movie is directed by the Vacation duo of John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, and the new trailer and synopsis for the movie are with us.
Here's the latest trailer...
Here's the first trailer, that landed last November...
And here’s the synopsis…
Bateman and McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s charismatic brother, Brooks (Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it’s all part of the game…right? But as the...
- 11/10/2017
- Den of Geek
This first trailer for the new comedy Game Night had me busting up laughing! I loved what I saw in this trailer and this actually looks like it could be a hilarious movie. The film has a solid cast that includes Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler and Michael C. Hall. The film is a dark comedy that tells the story of a bunch of friends who get together for a fun interactive murder mystery party that ends up horribly wrong in the funniest of ways.
The film was co-directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Vacation) from a script written by Mark Perez (Accepted) and this is the synopsis:
Bateman and McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s charismatic brother, Brooks (Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped,...
The film was co-directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Vacation) from a script written by Mark Perez (Accepted) and this is the synopsis:
Bateman and McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s charismatic brother, Brooks (Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped,...
- 11/9/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Chris Longo Jan 16, 2019
Carmen Sandiego has conquered video games, books, comics, and television shows. But can she outrun Netflix?
Carmen Sandiego is coming to Netflix! The animated adaptation will have Gina Rodriguez voicing the globetrotting thief. Netflix has ordered a 20-episode first season, which will be produced by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Here's everything you need to know about the Carmen Sandiego Netflix series...
Netflix just released the opening theme for the Carmen Sandiego series and it's gorgeous. Give it a watch below.
#CarmenSandiego swings back into action next Friday but you can steal an exclusive first look at the show's new theme and opening credits now! pic.twitter.com/cfwCSNt0o7
— See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) January 11, 2019
Carmen Sandiego Netflix Series Trailer
So how did Carmen Sandiego ever wind up in crime school? Glad you asked. Netflix has released the first trailer for its brightly-colored Carmen Sandiego adaptation. Take a look below.
Carmen Sandiego has conquered video games, books, comics, and television shows. But can she outrun Netflix?
Carmen Sandiego is coming to Netflix! The animated adaptation will have Gina Rodriguez voicing the globetrotting thief. Netflix has ordered a 20-episode first season, which will be produced by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Here's everything you need to know about the Carmen Sandiego Netflix series...
Netflix just released the opening theme for the Carmen Sandiego series and it's gorgeous. Give it a watch below.
#CarmenSandiego swings back into action next Friday but you can steal an exclusive first look at the show's new theme and opening credits now! pic.twitter.com/cfwCSNt0o7
— See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) January 11, 2019
Carmen Sandiego Netflix Series Trailer
So how did Carmen Sandiego ever wind up in crime school? Glad you asked. Netflix has released the first trailer for its brightly-colored Carmen Sandiego adaptation. Take a look below.
- 4/17/2017
- Den of Geek
Westworld star Jeffrey Wright has joined Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams in the New Line comedy Game Night.
Kyle Chandler, Jesse Plemons, Kylie Bunbury, Lamorne Morris and Billy Magnussen are also on the call sheet of the comedy feature that is being directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.
The script revolves around a group of couples who gather for their regularly planned game night when something goes terribly awry. Goldstein and Daley wrote the script, with previous drafts written by Dana Fox and Mark Perez.
In a story in which characters may or may not be who they...
Kyle Chandler, Jesse Plemons, Kylie Bunbury, Lamorne Morris and Billy Magnussen are also on the call sheet of the comedy feature that is being directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.
The script revolves around a group of couples who gather for their regularly planned game night when something goes terribly awry. Goldstein and Daley wrote the script, with previous drafts written by Dana Fox and Mark Perez.
In a story in which characters may or may not be who they...
- 4/4/2017
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
You know him as the lovable Winston Bishop from hit sitcom New Girl, but soon Lamorne Morris will be making a foray onto the big screen for Game Night, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s (Vacation) ensemble comedy in which a group of couples gathers together whenever possible for one night of drinks, laughs, and general revelry. At least, that’s the idea.
Word of Morris’ casting comes to us by way of Variety, confirming that the actor rounds out an ensemble comprised of Doctor Strange star Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman, Jesse Plemons and Kylie Bunbury. He’ll play the significant other to Bunbury, and together they’ll be one of the couples thrust into the spotlight once their cherished game night takes a turn for the worse.
Story-wise, there are precious few details for Goldstein and Francis Daley’s comedic romp available at this time, but sources close...
Word of Morris’ casting comes to us by way of Variety, confirming that the actor rounds out an ensemble comprised of Doctor Strange star Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman, Jesse Plemons and Kylie Bunbury. He’ll play the significant other to Bunbury, and together they’ll be one of the couples thrust into the spotlight once their cherished game night takes a turn for the worse.
Story-wise, there are precious few details for Goldstein and Francis Daley’s comedic romp available at this time, but sources close...
- 3/6/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Warner Bros. is getting ready for Game Night.
The studio announced that the comedy starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams will be released in theaters on Feb. 16, 2018. It will open opposite Marvel's Black Panther film and Universal's animated feature Larrikins.
The New Line comedy, directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, follows a group of couples who gather for their regularly planned game night when something goes murderously wrong.
Goldstein and Daley penned the most recent draft of the script, previously worked on by Dana Fox and Mark Perez. Bateman is producing via his...
The studio announced that the comedy starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams will be released in theaters on Feb. 16, 2018. It will open opposite Marvel's Black Panther film and Universal's animated feature Larrikins.
The New Line comedy, directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, follows a group of couples who gather for their regularly planned game night when something goes murderously wrong.
Goldstein and Daley penned the most recent draft of the script, previously worked on by Dana Fox and Mark Perez. Bateman is producing via his...
- 2/10/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Doctor Strange star Rachel McAdams has entered negotiations to participate in Game Night, a New Line comedy to be helmed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.
Nothing is concrete just yet, but we understand that McAdams is poised to join Jason Bateman for a light-hearted romp involving a group of like-minded couples who regularly earmark one night on the calendar for Game Night. Drinks, laughs, and general revelry ensue, but their cherished tradition takes a turn for the worse when something goes murderously wrong. No further details were given regarding the story or McAdams and Bateman’s respective roles in it, but we assume the pair are set to play one couple caught up in the domestic chaos.
Dana Fox and Mark Perez hatched the original screenplay, before Goldstein and Daley, who enjoyed success through 2015’s Vacation reboot, produced a final draft for Game Night. It’s been teetering...
Nothing is concrete just yet, but we understand that McAdams is poised to join Jason Bateman for a light-hearted romp involving a group of like-minded couples who regularly earmark one night on the calendar for Game Night. Drinks, laughs, and general revelry ensue, but their cherished tradition takes a turn for the worse when something goes murderously wrong. No further details were given regarding the story or McAdams and Bateman’s respective roles in it, but we assume the pair are set to play one couple caught up in the domestic chaos.
Dana Fox and Mark Perez hatched the original screenplay, before Goldstein and Daley, who enjoyed success through 2015’s Vacation reboot, produced a final draft for Game Night. It’s been teetering...
- 1/4/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Jason Bateman is set to star in a fun dark comedy called Game Night, which is "about a group of couples caught up in a very real game night. They get together regularly to play games together but on this night, things get real and it becomes a murder mystery."
The movie is set up at New Line Cinema, and according to Deadline it will be an ensemble comedy in the same vein as Horrible Bosses. The film was pitched to the studio by Mark Perez, who will also write the script. He's the guy that brought us Disney's The Country Bears and Universal’s Accepted.
This sounds like it has potential to be a very fun movie. I loved Horrible Bosses, so if it delivers on that level of comedy, I'll be a happy man.
The movie is set up at New Line Cinema, and according to Deadline it will be an ensemble comedy in the same vein as Horrible Bosses. The film was pitched to the studio by Mark Perez, who will also write the script. He's the guy that brought us Disney's The Country Bears and Universal’s Accepted.
This sounds like it has potential to be a very fun movie. I loved Horrible Bosses, so if it delivers on that level of comedy, I'll be a happy man.
- 2/8/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Jason Bateman will produce and star in the comedy Game Night, about a bunch of couples who get together regularly to play games and one night, something goes awry and they wind up in the middle of a real murder mystery. The writer of the script is Mark Perez, who wrote Disney's The Country Bears and Herbie Fully Loaded. Game Night is said to be in the same vein as Bateman's Horrible Bosses including a big ensemble cast. Bateman stars in Identity Thief, which opens in theaters tomorrow.
Source: Deadline...
Source: Deadline...
- 2/7/2013
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
Boy, if there was ever a story titled, .The Most Successful Child Star Ever.... it would probably be about Ron Howard. But somewhere in there, Jason Bateman would be mentioned. And the Arrested Development workhorse has added yet another film to his upcoming roster, and it.s an intriguing one. Deadline reports Bateman will star in Game Night, an ensemble comedy filled with couples whose regular game night turns into a murder mystery, and shit gets real. The film was picked up by New Line Cinema as a pitch from screenwriter Mark Perez, the man who graced audiences with The Country Bears, Herbie Fully Loaded and Accepted. He.s also recently sold two scripts to Sony and Happy Madison, both of which are currently in development. None of those are ensemble comedies, and can barely be considered comedies in the first place, but his script will at least be in...
- 2/7/2013
- cinemablend.com
Exclusive: Jason Bateman and Jim Garavente’s Aggregrate Films and Davis Entertainment’s John Davis and John Fox have joined to produce Game Night, a comedy that was acquired by New Line Cinema from a pitch by Mark Perez. The plan is for Bateman to star in an ensemble comedy about a group of couples caught up in a very real game night. They get together regularly to play games together but on this night, things get real and it becomes a murder mystery. New Line’s Richard Brener and Michael Disco shepherded the sale of what I’m told is a comedy in the Horrible Bosses vein. Formed last February with a two-year first look partnership at Universal Pictures and Universal TV, Aggregate has gotten a lot going in a short time. That includes Identity Thief, which stars Bateman and Melissa McCarthy and opens Friday (Bateman produced it with...
- 2/7/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
With the economy in the tank, Spike TV is developing several comedy projects that find pathos and humor in underachievement.
The network has five new half-hours in the works to bulk up its fledgling scripted slate (along with an equal number of unscripted projects). The new half-hours feature struggling men wanting more out of life -- or to just slack off.
"From a comedy perspective, rooting for the underdog always works," said Kevin Kay, Spike TV president.
The projects also tackle several settings that have proven to be comedic fodder in the past. There are pilots set in the world of golf, the military and at a casino, to cite a few.
The network hopes to pick up two of the projects to series, one as a companion to its first comedy series, "Blue Mountain State," which was renewed for a second season in February.
"It's the most ambitious slate we've had,...
The network has five new half-hours in the works to bulk up its fledgling scripted slate (along with an equal number of unscripted projects). The new half-hours feature struggling men wanting more out of life -- or to just slack off.
"From a comedy perspective, rooting for the underdog always works," said Kevin Kay, Spike TV president.
The projects also tackle several settings that have proven to be comedic fodder in the past. There are pilots set in the world of golf, the military and at a casino, to cite a few.
The network hopes to pick up two of the projects to series, one as a companion to its first comedy series, "Blue Mountain State," which was renewed for a second season in February.
"It's the most ambitious slate we've had,...
- 5/3/2010
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Is this a coincidence or what? We heard that Spike TV ordered a single-camera pilot television project titled Back Nine, starring John Schneider (formerly of The Dukes of Hazzard fame) as Ronnie Barnes, a has-been former Us Open champ who travels the Us competing in small-time tournaments in hopes of qualifying for the PGA Tour.
What really makes this story interesting is that traveling with Ronnie is Tiger, his sex-addicted caddy and comedic actor Miguel Nunez is taking on the role.
Jason Filardi and Mark Perez are writing the project as well as direct the pilot and executive produce with John Lynch. Spike TV originally green lit the Back Nine script a year ago with the sex-addicted character named Tiger as part of the plot early on, obviously without having any indication of what was going to happen to the real Tiger Woods despite any of the rumors you may have heard.
What really makes this story interesting is that traveling with Ronnie is Tiger, his sex-addicted caddy and comedic actor Miguel Nunez is taking on the role.
Jason Filardi and Mark Perez are writing the project as well as direct the pilot and executive produce with John Lynch. Spike TV originally green lit the Back Nine script a year ago with the sex-addicted character named Tiger as part of the plot early on, obviously without having any indication of what was going to happen to the real Tiger Woods despite any of the rumors you may have heard.
- 3/21/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (The Humor Mill Magazine)
- Humor Mill Magazine
The Hollywood Reporter has word that Spike TV is greenlighting a golf-themed pilot (cashing in on the current Tiger Woods hysteria going on in the media).
Back Nine stars The Dukes of Hazzard and Smallville alum John Schneider as Ronnie Barnes, a hard-drinking, larger-than-life, washed-up former U.S. Open champion. He travels the country competing in small-time tournaments with Tiger, his sex-addicted longtime caddy, in order to qualify again for the PGA Tour.
Jason Filardi (17 Again) and Mark Perez (Accepted) are tasked with writing duties (as well as directorial duties on the pilot), and Miguel Nunez is in negotiations to play Tiger. John Lynch is set to executive produce.
Interestingly enough, Spike fast tracked the Back Nine script almost a year prior to Woods’ November car crash which led to the leak of extramarital affairs. Woods is expected to publicly address those allegations for the first time Friday.
Spike is...
Back Nine stars The Dukes of Hazzard and Smallville alum John Schneider as Ronnie Barnes, a hard-drinking, larger-than-life, washed-up former U.S. Open champion. He travels the country competing in small-time tournaments with Tiger, his sex-addicted longtime caddy, in order to qualify again for the PGA Tour.
Jason Filardi (17 Again) and Mark Perez (Accepted) are tasked with writing duties (as well as directorial duties on the pilot), and Miguel Nunez is in negotiations to play Tiger. John Lynch is set to executive produce.
Interestingly enough, Spike fast tracked the Back Nine script almost a year prior to Woods’ November car crash which led to the leak of extramarital affairs. Woods is expected to publicly address those allegations for the first time Friday.
Spike is...
- 2/18/2010
- by Vactor
- FusedFilm
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