Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has obtained North American rights to Bad Therapy (fka Judy Small), a marriage counselor comedy starring Alicia Silverstone, Rob Corddry, and Michaela Watkins. The film, which was directed by Bill Teitler, will get a day-and-date release on April 17.
Rounding out the cast are Haley Joel Osment, Aisha Tyler, Sarah Shahi, and David Paymer.
Written by Nancy Doyne, the plot follows Susan Howard who, in a quest for self-fulfillment, convinces her husband, Bob (Corddry), to see a marriage counselor. The therapist, Judy Small (Watkins), appears at first to be competent, intelligent and trustworthy. But in the course of the therapy, Bob and Susan’s emotional dynamic triggers Judy Small’s own dark, buried impulses and in a comically escalating series of manipulations,...
Rounding out the cast are Haley Joel Osment, Aisha Tyler, Sarah Shahi, and David Paymer.
Written by Nancy Doyne, the plot follows Susan Howard who, in a quest for self-fulfillment, convinces her husband, Bob (Corddry), to see a marriage counselor. The therapist, Judy Small (Watkins), appears at first to be competent, intelligent and trustworthy. But in the course of the therapy, Bob and Susan’s emotional dynamic triggers Judy Small’s own dark, buried impulses and in a comically escalating series of manipulations,...
- 3/5/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle producer William Teitler directs.
Roman Kopelevich’s Red Sea Media has picked up international sales rights to Judy Small starring Michaela Watkins, Rob Corddry and Alicia Silverstone and launches sales at the Afm on the completed comic thriller.
Michaela Watkins, Rob Corddry and Alicia Silverstone star in the story of a couple who seek the help of a marriage counsellor who is more than she seems.
The key cast includes Aisha Tyler, Sarah Shahi, Haley Joel Osment, Dichen Lachman and Anna Pniowsky.
William Teitler, producer on Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, directed Judy Small from a screenplay by Nancy Doyne.
Roman Kopelevich’s Red Sea Media has picked up international sales rights to Judy Small starring Michaela Watkins, Rob Corddry and Alicia Silverstone and launches sales at the Afm on the completed comic thriller.
Michaela Watkins, Rob Corddry and Alicia Silverstone star in the story of a couple who seek the help of a marriage counsellor who is more than she seems.
The key cast includes Aisha Tyler, Sarah Shahi, Haley Joel Osment, Dichen Lachman and Anna Pniowsky.
William Teitler, producer on Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, directed Judy Small from a screenplay by Nancy Doyne.
- 11/6/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Alicia Silverstone has been cast in a lead role in Bill Teitler’s deadpan comedy Judy Small which is currently in production.
Nancy Doyne adapted the screenplay from her novel which follows Susan Howard (Silverstone) and her husband Bob (Rob Corddry), who decide, at Susan’s instigation, to see a marriage counselor, Judy Small (Michaela Watkins), who appears trustworthy at first, but ultimately manipulates the couple, putting the two at odds, and bringing their marriage almost to the breaking point.
Gina Resnick produces the independent film with Teitler.
Currently, Silverstone can be seen in Paramount Network’s series American Woman playing the lead role of Bonnie Nolan and most recently starred in Paramount’s summer sleeper Book Club and last year’s Cannes Film Festival premiere The Killing of a Sacred Deer from Yorgos Lanthimos.
Silverstone is repped by UTA, Untitled Entertainment and Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown.
Nancy Doyne adapted the screenplay from her novel which follows Susan Howard (Silverstone) and her husband Bob (Rob Corddry), who decide, at Susan’s instigation, to see a marriage counselor, Judy Small (Michaela Watkins), who appears trustworthy at first, but ultimately manipulates the couple, putting the two at odds, and bringing their marriage almost to the breaking point.
Gina Resnick produces the independent film with Teitler.
Currently, Silverstone can be seen in Paramount Network’s series American Woman playing the lead role of Bonnie Nolan and most recently starred in Paramount’s summer sleeper Book Club and last year’s Cannes Film Festival premiere The Killing of a Sacred Deer from Yorgos Lanthimos.
Silverstone is repped by UTA, Untitled Entertainment and Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown.
- 7/26/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Actress Sarah Shahi stars in tonight’s premiere of Reverie on NBC, but she is already making moves towards the big screen. Shahi is set to star as the lead in the indie drama Language Arts and will star in the indie comedy Judy Small.
Directed by Cornelia Moore (Dark Horse) and produced by Larry Estes, Language Arts follows Allison Forche-Marlow (Shahi), a beautiful, bright, determined, and organized, who never gives up trying to heal her autistic son, whom she fiercely loves, no matter what it demands of everyone.
In the deadpan comedy Judy Small, Shahi stars opposite Rob Corddry (Ballers). The William Teitler-directed film is based on the book by Nancy Doyne (who also adapted the film). The story follows Bob and Susan Howard, who decide to see a marriage counselor named Judy Small who appears trustworthy but harbors dark and conflicted impulses, which cause her to manipulate Susan and Bob,...
Directed by Cornelia Moore (Dark Horse) and produced by Larry Estes, Language Arts follows Allison Forche-Marlow (Shahi), a beautiful, bright, determined, and organized, who never gives up trying to heal her autistic son, whom she fiercely loves, no matter what it demands of everyone.
In the deadpan comedy Judy Small, Shahi stars opposite Rob Corddry (Ballers). The William Teitler-directed film is based on the book by Nancy Doyne (who also adapted the film). The story follows Bob and Susan Howard, who decide to see a marriage counselor named Judy Small who appears trustworthy but harbors dark and conflicted impulses, which cause her to manipulate Susan and Bob,...
- 5/30/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Over the weekend the Art Directors Guild (Adg) handed out their crop of awards for Best Production Design in Period, Contemporary and Fantasy film and the winners in their respective categories were Catherine Martin for The Great Gatsby, K.K. Barrett for Her and Andy Nicholson for Gravity. All three winners are nominated for an Oscar (see the full list of nominees here) and after these results I've updated my predictions from 12 Years a Slave to Gatsby. See those predictions here. Speaking of 12 Years a Slave, the USC Scripters Award was also handed out over the weekend and screenwriter John Ridley joined family members of nineteenth-century author Solomon Northup to receive the 26th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award for his adaptation of Northup's memoir. "Until I read Solomon's memoir, I didn't know what being a writer was all about," Ridley said in his acceptance speech. "The way that Solomon wrote, the clarity with which he wrote,...
- 2/10/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
I was worried that "Spectacular Now," the fantastic coming-of-age dramedy from director James Ponsoldt would be totally forgotten this awards season (well, like "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" last year, this film was just relegated to minor kudos) but leave it to the USC librarians for giving it love!
Nominations for the 26th Annual USC Scripter Awards, given to the best adapted screenplay by the USC Libraries and chosen by various critics, academians, and scriptwriters, have been revealed and "Spectacular Now" was deemed one of the best!
We'll see if the script by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber will win (but I have a sneaky feeling that "12 Years a Slave" will grab the award) when the winner is revealed on Feb. 8.
Here's the complete nominations list of the 26th Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award:
Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty, authors of .A Captain.s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs,...
Nominations for the 26th Annual USC Scripter Awards, given to the best adapted screenplay by the USC Libraries and chosen by various critics, academians, and scriptwriters, have been revealed and "Spectacular Now" was deemed one of the best!
We'll see if the script by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber will win (but I have a sneaky feeling that "12 Years a Slave" will grab the award) when the winner is revealed on Feb. 8.
Here's the complete nominations list of the 26th Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award:
Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty, authors of .A Captain.s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs,...
- 1/10/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne – screenwriters, and Henry James – author of the novel of the same name (What Maisie Knew) Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope – screenwriters, and Martin Sixsmith – author...
- 1/9/2014
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
The USC Libraries have named the authors and screenwriters of "Captain Phillips," "Philomena," "The Spectacular Now," "12 Years a Slave," and "What Maisie Knew" as finalists for the 26th annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. The Scripter honors both the screenwriter or screenwriters of the year’s most accomplished cinematic adaptation as well as the author or authors of the written work upon which the screenplay is based. While those rules made Oscar contenders "August: Osage County" and "Before Midnight" both ineligible, Terence Winter's screenplay for "The Wolf of Wall Street," which is based on Jordan Belfort's memoir, was a genuine snub. In its place was the very unexpected inclusion of Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne's update of Henry James's novel "What Maisie Knew." This year's nominees were selected by an august panel that includes authors Michael Chabon and Michael Ondaatje, Oscar-winning screenwriters Callie Khouri, Steven Zailliamn and Geoffrey Fletcher,...
- 1/9/2014
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
I've made a couple updates to my 2014 Oscar predictions in the Best Production Design and Best Adapted Screenplay categories as a pair of new pieces of "food for thought" arrived this morning in the form of nominations from the Art Directors Guild and the 26th USC Scripter Award nominees were announced. As far as changes made as a result of these announcements, most will be found in my Best Production Design predictions, which I hadn't updated in ages so it meant adding films including Her (which is now a predicted nominee) and The Wolf of Wall Street. In the screenplay categories I've left Best Original Screenplay alone, while I have a good feeling about my predicted nominees for Adapted Screenplay where the question I have is will it be Terence Winter's Wolf of Wall Street that gets a nom or Tracy Letts' August: Osage Countyc Right now I'm going with August.
- 1/9/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Maisie goes to Manhattan in this fine modern-day adaptation of Henry James's novel of irresponsible parenting
Henry James famously failed in his attempts to become a popular playwright in the 1890s and apparently never thought, like his friend Joseph Conrad, to engage with the new medium of the cinema. But starting some 30 years after his death, his fiction has reached a larger audience as a source of screenplays. Immediately after the second world war The Aspern Papers, shot in Hollywood on stylised Venetian sets, became the underrated The Lost Moment (the only film directed by the actor Martin Gabel) and was followed by William Wyler's highly regarded The Heiress (a version of Washington Square). Since then there have been a dozen or more James movies, adapting such complex books as The Golden Bowl, The Portrait of a Lady and The Wings of the Dove, and "the Master" has...
Henry James famously failed in his attempts to become a popular playwright in the 1890s and apparently never thought, like his friend Joseph Conrad, to engage with the new medium of the cinema. But starting some 30 years after his death, his fiction has reached a larger audience as a source of screenplays. Immediately after the second world war The Aspern Papers, shot in Hollywood on stylised Venetian sets, became the underrated The Lost Moment (the only film directed by the actor Martin Gabel) and was followed by William Wyler's highly regarded The Heiress (a version of Washington Square). Since then there have been a dozen or more James movies, adapting such complex books as The Golden Bowl, The Portrait of a Lady and The Wings of the Dove, and "the Master" has...
- 8/24/2013
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Scott McGehee and David Siegel have been directing films together for decades now, but What Maisie Knew is in many ways unlike anything they’ve ever done before. The film tells the story of young girl Maisie, whose parents are divorced and locked in a bitter custody battle. It’s an excellent movie and to see our full thoughts on it, you can check out our very own Matt Donato’s review.
Recently, we sat down with Scott and David for an interview to promote the recent Blu-Ray release of the film. During our discussion we spoke about novel adaptations, working with child actors, and why Alexander Skarsgård is far too angelic to be given any churlish lines.
Check it out below.
Which one of you guys read the book first, and what made you feel that it’d be well-suited for a film adaptation?
Scott McGehee: You know it’s interesting,...
Recently, we sat down with Scott and David for an interview to promote the recent Blu-Ray release of the film. During our discussion we spoke about novel adaptations, working with child actors, and why Alexander Skarsgård is far too angelic to be given any churlish lines.
Check it out below.
Which one of you guys read the book first, and what made you feel that it’d be well-suited for a film adaptation?
Scott McGehee: You know it’s interesting,...
- 8/14/2013
- by Griffin Vacheron
- We Got This Covered
A divorce is typically a sticky situation, but the chaos of separation becomes even more tragic when a child is thrown into the mix. This poor, innocent victim did absolutely nothing wrong, yet now has to be subjected to split time between parents, hate inspired speak from both sides, and a perception of life no child should start out with. This is the story of What Maisie Knew, a heart-wrenching tale of one family’s separation told through the eyes of their daughter, Maisie (Onata Aprile). While tragic and utterly soul-crushing at times, directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel also manage to capture the beauty, wonder, and child-like curiosity in our dynamite character Maisie, played to perfection by our pint-sized leading lady.
With a cast including Steve Coogan, Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, and Joanna Vanderham, we watch as Coogan and Moore’s characters call their relationship quits, and how both...
With a cast including Steve Coogan, Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, and Joanna Vanderham, we watch as Coogan and Moore’s characters call their relationship quits, and how both...
- 8/13/2013
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Films that rely on kids as central characters may be off-putting to many adult viewers. However, last year's multiple award nominee Beasts of the Southern Wild proved that success can be found with an engaging story and talented cast and crew. The directing team of Scott McGehee and David Siegel have taken on that same challenge with the drama What Maisie Knew, which opens in Austin today. The screenplay, penned by Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright, is based on the 1897 novel by Henry James, which focuses on a young girl impacted by her parents' irresponsible actions and bitter divorce.
With quite a bit of modernization, the story of Maisie is quite relevant to the current state of family issues. Maisie (Onata Aprile) is caught between her mother Susanne (Julianne Moore), a rock star who's obviously past her heyday, and her father Beale (Steve Coogan), an art dealer who spends more...
With quite a bit of modernization, the story of Maisie is quite relevant to the current state of family issues. Maisie (Onata Aprile) is caught between her mother Susanne (Julianne Moore), a rock star who's obviously past her heyday, and her father Beale (Steve Coogan), an art dealer who spends more...
- 7/12/2013
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Stars: Onata Aprile, Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Joanna Vanderham , Alexander Skarsgard | Written by Nancy Doyne, Carroll Cartwright | Directed by Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Review by Andrew MacArthur of The Peoples Movies
Taking a classic piece of late-nineteenth century literature and adapting it in a contemporary fashion is a risky move that few filmmakers could convincingly pull off. However, Scott McGehee and David Siegel are two of the directors up to such a task as showcased in their delicately understated and truly touching adaption of Henry James’s What Maisie Knew.
Maisie (Onata Aprile) is the child of pushy rock star Susanna (Julianne Moore) and distracted art-dealer Beale (Steve Coogan) – a couple who are in the middle of a bitter divorce. Maisie is pushed to-and-fro between her mother and new boyfriend Lincoln (Alexander Skarsgard) and her father and his fiancé Margo (Joanna Vanderham), Maisie’s former nanny.
Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright’s delicate,...
Review by Andrew MacArthur of The Peoples Movies
Taking a classic piece of late-nineteenth century literature and adapting it in a contemporary fashion is a risky move that few filmmakers could convincingly pull off. However, Scott McGehee and David Siegel are two of the directors up to such a task as showcased in their delicately understated and truly touching adaption of Henry James’s What Maisie Knew.
Maisie (Onata Aprile) is the child of pushy rock star Susanna (Julianne Moore) and distracted art-dealer Beale (Steve Coogan) – a couple who are in the middle of a bitter divorce. Maisie is pushed to-and-fro between her mother and new boyfriend Lincoln (Alexander Skarsgard) and her father and his fiancé Margo (Joanna Vanderham), Maisie’s former nanny.
Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright’s delicate,...
- 6/20/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Chicago – The story of “What Maisie Knew” may be unusual, but the reflection of the subject matter fits perfectly within the patterns of contemporary family culture. Directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel create a scenerio in which a custody battle for a little girl named Maisie becomes more about the parent’s egos than her care.
“What Maisie Knew” is amazingly based on a novel by Henry James (“The Turn of the Screw,” “The Bostonians”) written in 1897. Two screenwriters adapted the story into contemporary times 18 years ago, and the co-directors McGehee and Siegel brought it up to date in the post technological age. They worked with a stellar cast, including Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan and Alexander Skarsgard, plus a child actor named Onata Aprile, who brings Maisie to life with heartbreaking sensitivity.
Julianne Moore and Onata Aprile in ‘What Maisie Knew’
Photo credit: Millennium Entertainment
Scott McGehee and David Siegel...
“What Maisie Knew” is amazingly based on a novel by Henry James (“The Turn of the Screw,” “The Bostonians”) written in 1897. Two screenwriters adapted the story into contemporary times 18 years ago, and the co-directors McGehee and Siegel brought it up to date in the post technological age. They worked with a stellar cast, including Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan and Alexander Skarsgard, plus a child actor named Onata Aprile, who brings Maisie to life with heartbreaking sensitivity.
Julianne Moore and Onata Aprile in ‘What Maisie Knew’
Photo credit: Millennium Entertainment
Scott McGehee and David Siegel...
- 5/27/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – When mixing parenting responsibility, the separation of those parents and a legal system that cannot address the farce of human retaliation, the results become “What Maisie Knew.” Julianne Moore portrays a rock star, and the mother to the title character.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
This is a poignant and relatable story, given the fly-by modern society that substitutes money and technology for responsibility and connection. Maisie is the child caught in the middle of her parent’s messy separation, but she is also caught in the web of “it’s not my turn to watch her.” The strange circumstances that result from such a emotional alchemy is fascinating to experience, but bitter in the context of empathy. It may be that Maisie eventually gets her satisfaction, but the price that is paid for it might never leave her psyche.
Susanna (Julianne Moore) is a fading rock star who is married to Beale...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
This is a poignant and relatable story, given the fly-by modern society that substitutes money and technology for responsibility and connection. Maisie is the child caught in the middle of her parent’s messy separation, but she is also caught in the web of “it’s not my turn to watch her.” The strange circumstances that result from such a emotional alchemy is fascinating to experience, but bitter in the context of empathy. It may be that Maisie eventually gets her satisfaction, but the price that is paid for it might never leave her psyche.
Susanna (Julianne Moore) is a fading rock star who is married to Beale...
- 5/24/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Henry James was onto something over 100 years ago when he zeroed in on the true victim and best observer of a divorce -- a child -- in "What Maisie Knew."
Now that novel has been modernized and freely adapted into a brilliant, soul-aching portrait of the break-up of two self-absorbed adults and the very young child trapped, helpless, between them.
What Maisie knows, even at about age 7, is that her parents (Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan) aren't getting along.
Mom's an aging, chain-smoking rock musician. Dad's a work-obsessed art dealer with a wandering eye and a mean mouth.
Susanna curses. Beale eviscerates. "I'm done with my midlife crisis," he hisses. You should get on with yours."
They never married, but they've been together for years. So even as he moves out, there are custody issues to haggle over. "Be sure to factor in 30 years of substance abuse" when you're describing him to the judge,...
Now that novel has been modernized and freely adapted into a brilliant, soul-aching portrait of the break-up of two self-absorbed adults and the very young child trapped, helpless, between them.
What Maisie knows, even at about age 7, is that her parents (Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan) aren't getting along.
Mom's an aging, chain-smoking rock musician. Dad's a work-obsessed art dealer with a wandering eye and a mean mouth.
Susanna curses. Beale eviscerates. "I'm done with my midlife crisis," he hisses. You should get on with yours."
They never married, but they've been together for years. So even as he moves out, there are custody issues to haggle over. "Be sure to factor in 30 years of substance abuse" when you're describing him to the judge,...
- 5/17/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
What Maisie Knew
USA, 2013
Written by Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright
Directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel
What does it mean, to “enjoy” a film like Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s What Maisie Knew? How does one gain pleasure from watching a marriage disintegrate, through the eyes of the young girl caught in the middle? Can a film like this elicit a positive emotional response, aside from appreciation for the technical skill of its actors or filmmakers? In the right hands, it can; in these hands, it absolutely does.
Henry James’ novel of the same name, generally thought to be unadaptable due to the degree that it goes inside the head of its young protagonist, is brought into the present day by writers Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright. Maisie is played by Onata Aprile and her parents, who were generic British lords in the book, are today’s...
USA, 2013
Written by Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright
Directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel
What does it mean, to “enjoy” a film like Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s What Maisie Knew? How does one gain pleasure from watching a marriage disintegrate, through the eyes of the young girl caught in the middle? Can a film like this elicit a positive emotional response, aside from appreciation for the technical skill of its actors or filmmakers? In the right hands, it can; in these hands, it absolutely does.
Henry James’ novel of the same name, generally thought to be unadaptable due to the degree that it goes inside the head of its young protagonist, is brought into the present day by writers Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright. Maisie is played by Onata Aprile and her parents, who were generic British lords in the book, are today’s...
- 5/7/2013
- by Mark Young
- SoundOnSight
Film has the power to take you inside someone's head. And that's what under-appreciated aces Scott McGehee and David Siegel do with well-reviewed "What Maisie Knew," which opens Friday. They show what a sweet smart young girl feels (sharp-as-tack Onata Aprile) as she watches her selfish, narcissistic parents, a rock star (Julianne Moore) and an art dealer (Steve Coogan), break up. She soon realizes that they are ill-equipped to pay her much heed, much less look after her daily needs. So like a flower to the light, she turns to her attentive nanny (Joanna Vanderham) and her mom's hunky new boyfriend (Alexander Skarsgard). "I love him," she tells her babysitter. So, it turns out, does she. Painter-turned-writer Carroll Cartwright and partner Nancy Doyne first wrote this script 18 years ago when he was a working screenwriter ("Jumanji," "Pearl Harbor," "Where the Money Is") in Venice, California. It's based on the 1897 Henry James novel,...
- 5/1/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Watch a new clip from What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Onata Aprile as well as Joanna Vanderham, Steve Coogan, Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck. Scott McGehee and David Siegel direct from the screenplay written by Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne. A contemporary reimagining of Henry James’ novel, the story tells the story of a captivating little girl's struggle for grace in the midst of her parents' bitter custody battle. Told through the eyes of the title's heroine, Maisie navigates this ever-widening turmoil with a six-year-old's innocence, charm and generosity of spirit. An aging rock star (Moore) and a contemporary art dealer (Coogan)—Susanna and Beale are too self-involved even to notice their neglect and inadequacy as parents; their fight for Maisie is just another battle in an epic war of personalities...
- 4/20/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch a new clip from What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Onata Aprile as well as Joanna Vanderham, Steve Coogan, Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck. Scott McGehee and David Siegel direct from the screenplay written by Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne. A contemporary reimagining of Henry James’ novel, the story tells the story of a captivating little girl's struggle for grace in the midst of her parents' bitter custody battle. Told through the eyes of the title's heroine, Maisie navigates this ever-widening turmoil with a six-year-old's innocence, charm and generosity of spirit. An aging rock star (Moore) and a contemporary art dealer (Coogan)—Susanna and Beale are too self-involved even to notice their neglect and inadequacy as parents; their fight for Maisie is just another battle in an epic war of personalities...
- 4/20/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch the new trailer for What Maisie Knew, starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgard, Steve Coogan and Joanna Vanderham. The film from Millennium Entertainment is based on the Henry James novel by and directed Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne adapted the script for Maisie which finds theaters this May this year. Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck are in supporting roles. An aging rock star and a contemporary art dealer — Susanna and Beale are too self-involved even to notice their neglect and inadequacy as parents; their fight for Maisie is just another battle in an epic war of personalities. As they raise the stakes by taking on inappropriate new partners, the ex-nanny Margo...
- 3/5/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch the new trailer for What Maisie Knew, starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgard, Steve Coogan and Joanna Vanderham. The film from Millennium Entertainment is based on the Henry James novel by and directed Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne adapted the script for Maisie which finds theaters this May this year. Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck are in supporting roles. An aging rock star and a contemporary art dealer — Susanna and Beale are too self-involved even to notice their neglect and inadequacy as parents; their fight for Maisie is just another battle in an epic war of personalities. As they raise the stakes by taking on inappropriate new partners, the ex-nanny Margo...
- 3/5/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Boasting a kinship with "The Kids Are All Right" by sharing the same producers, if anything "What Maisie Knew" does indeed look like it will be another look at modern relationships warts and all. And it also shares Julianne Moore, who stars here, once again as a mother, albeit with an altogether different set of circumstances surrounding her child and how she'll press on when her family unit is ruptured.Based on the classic novel by Henry James, adapted and contemporized by Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne, and co-directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, the film tells of parents -- an aging rock star (Moore) and a contemporary art dealer (Steve Coogan) -- who are locked in a custody battle for their six year old daughter Maisie. In the midst of all this, they each take on new lovers -- ex-nanny Margo (Joanna Vanderham) and bartender Lincoln (Alexander Skarsgard...
- 3/4/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
After premiering at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, the adaptation of Henry James' novella What Maisie Knew is on the way to theaters. Julianne Moore plays an aging rock star battling for custody of her daughter Maisie, which looks to be quite a breakthrough debut performance for child actress Onata Aprile. The other side of the fight sees Steve Coogan as a major art dealer, but both parents seem to be fighting out of spite rather than love for their daughter. But maybe Margo (Joanna Vanderham) and Lincoln (Alexander Skarsgard), the significant others of Masie's parents, are the family she really needs. Here's the first trailer for Scott McGehee & David Siegel's What Maisie Knew originally from Yahoo: What Masie Knew is based on Henry James novella of the same name, directed by Scott McGehee & David Siegel and written by Carroll Cartwright & Nancy Doyne. Little 7-year-old Maisie is caught...
- 3/4/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
With source material from legendary author Henry James, and a cast that includes Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgard and Steve Coogan, there are a lot of things to look forward to in the forthcoming "What Maisie Knew." After doing a brief festival run last year that included stops in Toronto and Tokyo, the film is coming to theaters and we've got the exclusive poster below. Adapted by Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne, and co-directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, the film tells of parents -- an aging rock star (Moore) and a contemporary art dealer (Coogan) -- who are locked in a custody battle for their six year old daughter Maisie. In the midst of all this, they each take on new lovers -- ex-nanny Margo (Joanna Vanderham) and bartender Lincoln (Skarsgard) -- further disrupting the world of young Maisie, who ultimately has to fend for herself. Brought to you...
- 2/13/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
We have the new poster for What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Onata Aprile, Joanna Vanderham and Steve Coogan. Based on the novel by Henry James, The Millennium Entertainment release directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, finds release in May this year. Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne adapted the script for the film produced by Charles Weinstock, Daniela Taplin Lundberg and Daniel Crown. The dramatic story's set in New York City and follows a young girl who is caught in the middle of the bitter divorce of her parents. Also in the cast are Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck.
- 2/13/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We have the new poster for What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Onata Aprile, Joanna Vanderham and Steve Coogan. Based on the novel by Henry James, The Millennium Entertainment release directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, finds release in May this year. Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne adapted the script for the film produced by Charles Weinstock, Daniela Taplin Lundberg and Daniel Crown. The dramatic story's set in New York City and follows a young girl who is caught in the middle of the bitter divorce of her parents. Also in the cast are Henry Kelemen, Emma Holzer, Diana Garcia, Trevor Long and Samantha Buck.
- 2/13/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
"What Maisie Knew," directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel ("Bee Season," "Uncertainty"), has gone to Millennium Entertainment for Us distribution. Starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Steve Coogan, the film is a contemporary adaptation of Henry James' 1897 novel, about a young girl stuck between the drama of her divorcing parents. "What Maisie Knew" debuted at Toronto. Here are early reviews from THR, Indiewire and The Guardian. The screenplay was adapted by Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne; Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Daniel Crown, William Teitler and Charles Weinstock produced.
- 9/12/2012
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
In the latest pick-up of a popping Toronto market, Millennium Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to “What Maisie Knew,” starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Steve Coogan. The contemporary version of the Henry James novel, directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, had its world premiere Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Maisie” tells the story of a young girl trapped in the drama of her distracted, divorcing parents and the new partners they bring into her life. Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne adapted the screenplay. Read More: Tiff Capsule Review: 'What Maisie Knew' Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Daniel Crown, William Teitler and Charles Weinstock produced; Riva Marker is an executive producer. Millennium acquisitions exec Tristen Tuckfield negotiated the deal with Wme Global, which repped the filmmakers. Since its launch in 2010, Millennium has acquired and released “Little...
- 9/12/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Millennium Entertainment is closing a deal for North American rights on What Maisie Knew, the film by Scott McGehee and David Siegel that premiered last Friday at Roy Thomson Hall. Deal is worth around $2 million minimum guarantee. I hear that distribution heavyweight Bob Berney is consulting for Red Crown, which financed the film along with some private equity investors. Berney will help guide the film when it gets released next spring. Millennium Entertainment, run by Bill Lee, is coming off the indie success Bernie and has the Lee Daniels-directed The Paperboy upcoming. The plan is to try and replicate that Bernie success with a similar theatrical platform release. The film stars Alexander Skarsgard, Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan and revolves around the 7-year old title character, played by Onata Aprile. She is caught in a custody battle between her aging mother rock star and her art dealer father.
- 9/12/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
#62. What Maisie Knew Director: Scott McGehee and David SiegelWriter(s): Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne Producers: Daniela Taplin Lundberg, William Teitler and Charles WeinstockDistributor: Rights Available The Gist: The film which is an adaptation of the Henry James novel is about Maisie, a six-year-old girl enmeshed in the bitter divorce of her mother (Moore), a rock and roll icon, and her father (Coogan), a charming but distracted art dealer. Skarsgård will play Moore's new husband...(more) Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan List Worthy Reasons...: I haven't been big on the Scott McGehee and David Siegel pairing since certain elements in 2001's The Deep End, but this triage drama via the eyes of a seven year-old protagonist might do the trick - we still have faith in Julianne Moore and we're of course curious to see how the core of a Henry James novel might still be relevant 100 years after publication.
- 1/6/2012
- IONCINEMA.com
#75. What Maisie Knew - Scott McGehee and David Siegel Scott McGehee and David Siegel got their career starts at the festival with Suture (1993) followe by The Deep End (2001), but they haven't been back in a good decade. With a higher profile project - an adaption of a Henry James novel starring Alexander Skarsgård, Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan with Onata Aprile (from Cassevetes' Yellow) they have a valid reason to return. Filming on What Maisie Knew finished rather late in the year --- so this is perhaps a weak prediction guess but a welcomed one when you consider producer Daniela Taplin Lundberg's great relationship with the fest. Gist: Scripted by Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright, the film which is an adaptation of the Henry James novel is about Maisie, a six-year-old girl enmeshed in the bitter divorce of her mother (Moore), a rock and roll icon, and her father...
- 11/14/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Title: Ins Greetings from Tim Buckley Director: Dan Algrant Screenwriter: David Brendel, Emma Sheanshang Producer(s): Smuggler Films' John Hart and Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo Cast: Penn Badgley and Imogen Poots Filming in: New York City Comments: Ins Imogene Directors: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini Screenwriter: Michelle Morgan Producer(s): Anonymous Content's Alix Madigan, Maven Pictures's Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler Cast: Kristen Wiig, Darren Criss and Annette Bening Filming in: New Jersey Comments: Ins Only God Forgives Director/Screenwriter: Nicholas Winding Refn Producer(s): Lene Børglum - (Executive Producer on Valhalla Rising) Cast: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Yayaying, Vithaya Pansringarm Filming in: Thailand Comments: Cannes' Drive What Maisie Knew Directors: Scott MeGehee and David Siegel Screenwriters: Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne Producers: William Teitler, Charles Weinstock and Red Crown Prod.'s Daniela Taplin LundbergCast: Alexander Skarsgård, Julianne Moore, Steve CooganFilming...
- 8/15/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Title: Ins Greetings from Tim Buckley Director: Dan Algrant Screenwriter: David Brendel, Emma Sheanshang Producer(s): Smuggler Films' John Hart and Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo Cast: Penn Badgley and Imogen Poots Filming in: New York City Comments: Ins Imogene Directors: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini Screenwriter: Michelle Morgan Producer(s): Anonymous Content's Alix Madigan, Maven Pictures's Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler Cast: Kristen Wiig, Darren Criss and Annette Bening Filming in: New Jersey Comments: Ins Only God Forgives Director/Screenwriter: Nicholas Winding Refn Producer(s): Lene Børglum - (Executive Producer on Valhalla Rising) Cast: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Yayaying, Vithaya Pansringarm Filming in: Thailand Comments: Cannes' Drive What Maisie Knew Directors: Scott MeGehee and David Siegel Screenwriters: Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne Producers: William Teitler, Charles Weinstock and Red Crown Prod.'s Daniela Taplin LundbergCast: Alexander Skarsgård, Julianne Moore, Steve CooganFilming...
- 8/14/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
The inexplicable praise that The Kids Are All Right received last year seems to be having something of a ripple effect, as stories are coming in about new projects from several of the creative forces behind the movie.
First up, there’s Thanks for Sharing, which THR says is the directorial debut of the film’s screenwriter, Stuart Blumberg. This reunites him with Mark Ruffalo, while Tim Robbins is also starring. the movie is described as following “characters in a 12-step program for recovering sex addicts in New York City,” and production is expected to begin there in the fall.
Written by Blumberg and Matt Winston, the movie is being produced and financed by Gary Gilbert and Jordan Horowitz of Gilbert Films, the company that produced Kids. Also onboard are William Migliore and David Koplan, who are producing for Class 5 with Edward Norton executive producing.
Regarding the project, Gilbert said...
First up, there’s Thanks for Sharing, which THR says is the directorial debut of the film’s screenwriter, Stuart Blumberg. This reunites him with Mark Ruffalo, while Tim Robbins is also starring. the movie is described as following “characters in a 12-step program for recovering sex addicts in New York City,” and production is expected to begin there in the fall.
Written by Blumberg and Matt Winston, the movie is being produced and financed by Gary Gilbert and Jordan Horowitz of Gilbert Films, the company that produced Kids. Also onboard are William Migliore and David Koplan, who are producing for Class 5 with Edward Norton executive producing.
Regarding the project, Gilbert said...
- 5/12/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Alexander Skarsgård has joined the cast of the comedy-drama What Maisie Knew. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Skarsgård will join both Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan in the film, an adaptation of American author Henry James's popular novel. Uncertainty directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel will co-direct from a script by Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright. The film will follow 6 year-old Maisie as she tries to cope with the tumultuous divorce of her eccentric (more)...
- 5/12/2011
- by By Tom Ayres
- Digital Spy
[1] Up to this point, Baz Luhrmann's been filling his 3D [2] adaptation of The Great Gatsby with well-known talents: Carey Mulligan [3], Tobey Maguire, and of course, Leonardo DiCaprio [4] as the titular Gatsby. So it's surprising and intriguing that the latest addition to his cast is a newcomer -- Elizabeth Debicki, who comes straight out of Australia's Victorian College of the Arts. Debicki will play golfer Jordan Baker, who in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel is a friend of Daisy Buchanan (Mulligan) and the love interest of Nick Carraway (Maguire). In an interview, Luhrmann acknowledged the unusual nature of his selection: It was a surprising result, but Elizabeth's grasp of the material and her chemical connectivity to Tobey Maguire, in addition to her striking, athletic appearance, had us in a place where we were fully confident and ready to take the leap of giving the role of Jordan Baker to what,...
- 5/12/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan and Alexander Skarsgård ("True Blood") are all set to co-star in the dramedy "What Maisie Knew" says The Hollywood Reporter.
A contemporary-set adaptation of the Henry James novel, the story centers on Maisie, a six-year-old girl enmeshed in the bitter divorce of her mother (Moore), a rock and roll icon, and her father (Coogan), a charming but distracted art dealer.
Skarsgård will play Moore's new husband. Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright penned the script while Scott McGehee and David Siegel will direct. Shooting kicks off this August in New York.
A contemporary-set adaptation of the Henry James novel, the story centers on Maisie, a six-year-old girl enmeshed in the bitter divorce of her mother (Moore), a rock and roll icon, and her father (Coogan), a charming but distracted art dealer.
Skarsgård will play Moore's new husband. Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright penned the script while Scott McGehee and David Siegel will direct. Shooting kicks off this August in New York.
- 5/12/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
"True Blood" star Alexander Skarsgård is set to co-star in the dramedy What Maisie Knew with Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan. The film is an adaptation of the Henry James novel set in contemporary New York from co-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel. The dramedy, written by Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright, centers on Maisie, a six-year-old girl enmeshed in the bitter divorce of her mother (Moore), a rock and roll icon, and her father (Coogan), a charming but distracted art dealer. Skarsgård will play Moore's new husband. Filming is scheduled to start this August in New York.
- 5/12/2011
- Comingsoon.net
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