Iliza Shlesinger’s latest comedy special with Netflix titled “Hot Forever” — her sixth for the streamer — has set a release date for October 11. The Avalon-produced special was filmed at the Connor Palace in Cleveland this past July.
The special was directed by Steven Paley, with Shlesinger serving as executive producer alongside Avalon’s Kara Baker and David Martin. Her previous specials with Netflix include 2019’s “Unveiled,” 2018’s “Elder Millennial,” 2016’s “Confirmed Kills,” 2015’s “Freezing Hot” and 2013’s “War Paint.”
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Bravo’s “Winter House” is set to premiere its second season on the network on Thursday, October 13 at 9 p.m. Pt/Et.
Returning cast to Stowe, Vt., in the show’s second season include Amanda Batula, Jason Cameron, Craig Conover, Kyle Cooke, Paige DeSorbo, Luke Gulbranson, Austen Kroll and Ciara Miller. New cast members for the new season include Rachel Clark, Kory Keefer and Jessica Stocker.
The special was directed by Steven Paley, with Shlesinger serving as executive producer alongside Avalon’s Kara Baker and David Martin. Her previous specials with Netflix include 2019’s “Unveiled,” 2018’s “Elder Millennial,” 2016’s “Confirmed Kills,” 2015’s “Freezing Hot” and 2013’s “War Paint.”
Also in today’s television news:
Dates
Bravo’s “Winter House” is set to premiere its second season on the network on Thursday, October 13 at 9 p.m. Pt/Et.
Returning cast to Stowe, Vt., in the show’s second season include Amanda Batula, Jason Cameron, Craig Conover, Kyle Cooke, Paige DeSorbo, Luke Gulbranson, Austen Kroll and Ciara Miller. New cast members for the new season include Rachel Clark, Kory Keefer and Jessica Stocker.
- 9/15/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Lifetime is in the Vc Andrews business, and they've dropped exciting news about an upcoming project.
After the network's success this summer with the limited series Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, seen by 10 million total viewers, they are breaking ground on the V.C. Andrews Dawn Cutler Series, following the dark and twisted history of the Cutler, Longchamp and Booth families.
Let's see what's in store!
Brec Bassinger takes on the title role of Dawn Longchamp and will be joined by Emmy winner Donna Mills as Lillian Cutler.
Also set to star in the new movie event are Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) as Michael Sutton, Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives) as Ormand Longchamp, Khobe Clarke as Jimmy Longchamp, and Emmy nominee Fran Drescher as Agnes Morris.
As the exclusive home of movies inspired by books from the best-selling author V.C. Andrews, Lifetime brings to television the Dawn Cutler novels -- Dawn,...
After the network's success this summer with the limited series Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, seen by 10 million total viewers, they are breaking ground on the V.C. Andrews Dawn Cutler Series, following the dark and twisted history of the Cutler, Longchamp and Booth families.
Let's see what's in store!
Brec Bassinger takes on the title role of Dawn Longchamp and will be joined by Emmy winner Donna Mills as Lillian Cutler.
Also set to star in the new movie event are Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) as Michael Sutton, Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives) as Ormand Longchamp, Khobe Clarke as Jimmy Longchamp, and Emmy nominee Fran Drescher as Agnes Morris.
As the exclusive home of movies inspired by books from the best-selling author V.C. Andrews, Lifetime brings to television the Dawn Cutler novels -- Dawn,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Lifetime has set the cast for V.C. Andrews Dawn Cutler Series, the first of a series of movies based Andrews’ popular Cutler books.
Brec Bassinger stars in the title role of Dawn Longchamp, alongside Emmy winner Donna Mills as Lillian Cutler. Also set to star are Emmy nominee Fran Drescher (The Nanny),
Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) and Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives).
Dawn follows the story of Dawn Longchamp (Bassinger), who after growing up in humble surroundings with a very hardworking and loving family suddenly has everything she loves ripped away from her when she is thrust into a new family whose dark and twisted secrets change the course of her life forever. As Dawn struggles to fit in, her wicked grandmother Lillian Cutler (Mills) rules her life with an iron fist and inflicts cruel punishments when Dawn does not follow her strict orders.
Brec Bassinger stars in the title role of Dawn Longchamp, alongside Emmy winner Donna Mills as Lillian Cutler. Also set to star are Emmy nominee Fran Drescher (The Nanny),
Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) and Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives).
Dawn follows the story of Dawn Longchamp (Bassinger), who after growing up in humble surroundings with a very hardworking and loving family suddenly has everything she loves ripped away from her when she is thrust into a new family whose dark and twisted secrets change the course of her life forever. As Dawn struggles to fit in, her wicked grandmother Lillian Cutler (Mills) rules her life with an iron fist and inflicts cruel punishments when Dawn does not follow her strict orders.
- 9/15/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lifetime has set premiere dates for its fall movie slate, including its Highway to Heaven reboot with Jill Scott and Barry Watson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff with Heather Locklear and EP Meghan McCain, and List of a Lifetime, with Shannen Doherty and Kelly Hu, among others. As we previously reported., the anticipated Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace debuts on Labor Day, September 6 and the rest follow every weekend through November 6.
Full Fall schedule and descriptions below. All times at 8pm/7c.
Sept 6: Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace
(Sydney Morton, Jordan Dean)
Sept 18: Imperfect High
(Sherri Shepherd, Nia Sioux)
Sept 24: Dying to Marry Him
(Only on Lifetime Movie Club)
Oct 2: The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story
(Tom Everett Scott, Anwen O’ Driscoll, Charisma Carpenter, EP Nancy Grace)
Oct 9: Dying to Belong
(Shannen Doherty, Favour Onwuka, Jenika Rose)
Oct 10: List of a Lifetime
(Kelly Hu,...
Full Fall schedule and descriptions below. All times at 8pm/7c.
Sept 6: Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace
(Sydney Morton, Jordan Dean)
Sept 18: Imperfect High
(Sherri Shepherd, Nia Sioux)
Sept 24: Dying to Marry Him
(Only on Lifetime Movie Club)
Oct 2: The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story
(Tom Everett Scott, Anwen O’ Driscoll, Charisma Carpenter, EP Nancy Grace)
Oct 9: Dying to Belong
(Shannen Doherty, Favour Onwuka, Jenika Rose)
Oct 10: List of a Lifetime
(Kelly Hu,...
- 8/26/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Lifetime’s version of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s fallout with the royal family, Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace, has a September premiere date and official trailer.
The drama network’s latest installment in the Harry & Meghan television movie franchise will premiere Monday, September 6 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be played by Jordan Dean and Sydney Morton.
Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace rehashes what drove Harry (Dean) and Meghan (Morton) away from the palace to to make a future for themselves and their son Archie. The movie will detail Meghan’s growing isolation and sadness, their disappointment that “The Firm” was not defending them against the press’s attacks and Harry’s fear that history would repeat itself and he would not be able to protect his wife and son from the same forces that may have contributed to his mother’s untimely death.
The drama network’s latest installment in the Harry & Meghan television movie franchise will premiere Monday, September 6 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be played by Jordan Dean and Sydney Morton.
Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace rehashes what drove Harry (Dean) and Meghan (Morton) away from the palace to to make a future for themselves and their son Archie. The movie will detail Meghan’s growing isolation and sadness, their disappointment that “The Firm” was not defending them against the press’s attacks and Harry’s fear that history would repeat itself and he would not be able to protect his wife and son from the same forces that may have contributed to his mother’s untimely death.
- 7/15/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
A+E Networks says there is plenty of content in its production pipeline.
The company will renew its successful “Live Pd” franchise for an additional 160 episodes on A&e, while launching a live showcase led by comedian Jeff Foxworthy and a series featuring WWE wrestlers tracking the professional-wrestling organization’s memorabilia – a sign that many TV companies will likely rely on reality programming in weeks ahead as production is crimped by the coronavirus pandemic. And it will also unveil a spate of original movies for its Lifetime cable network, says Paul Buccieri, president of A+E Networks Group, in an interivew.
“We are in production 52 weeks a year, and have a long-term view,” says Buccieri The executive said the company has been able to continue post-production work on its array of unscripted series by moving staffers to work at home. The company has also been “pushing our scripted movies,” a staple of the company’s Lifetime network,...
The company will renew its successful “Live Pd” franchise for an additional 160 episodes on A&e, while launching a live showcase led by comedian Jeff Foxworthy and a series featuring WWE wrestlers tracking the professional-wrestling organization’s memorabilia – a sign that many TV companies will likely rely on reality programming in weeks ahead as production is crimped by the coronavirus pandemic. And it will also unveil a spate of original movies for its Lifetime cable network, says Paul Buccieri, president of A+E Networks Group, in an interivew.
“We are in production 52 weeks a year, and have a long-term view,” says Buccieri The executive said the company has been able to continue post-production work on its array of unscripted series by moving staffers to work at home. The company has also been “pushing our scripted movies,” a staple of the company’s Lifetime network,...
- 5/7/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
In lieu of a traditional upfront presentation, A+E Networks announced its slate of programming across all networks on Thursday. Among the new shows are a handful of History channel docuseries centered on American presidents, a new unscripted series about WWE memorabilia for A&e and a new lineup of Lifetime Original Movies.
On the flagship A&e Network, the new greenlights include the Jeff Foxworthy-hosted live auction series “What’s It Worth? Live” and “The Quest for Lost WWE Treasures,” which will follow Stephanie McMahon and Paul “Triple H” Levesque as they go on a hunt for rare WWE collectibles.
History will expand its relationship with “The Food That Built America’s” Adam Richman with the new series “American Made” about the creation of America’s most groundbreaking inventions. The network has also ordered three limited docuseries about American presidents from historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way.
On the flagship A&e Network, the new greenlights include the Jeff Foxworthy-hosted live auction series “What’s It Worth? Live” and “The Quest for Lost WWE Treasures,” which will follow Stephanie McMahon and Paul “Triple H” Levesque as they go on a hunt for rare WWE collectibles.
History will expand its relationship with “The Food That Built America’s” Adam Richman with the new series “American Made” about the creation of America’s most groundbreaking inventions. The network has also ordered three limited docuseries about American presidents from historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way.
- 5/7/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Jamie Lee Curtis will star in, direct and executive produce a movie for Lifetime that will tell the true story of a devout Christian mother who came to terms with her son being gay.
How We Sleep at Night: The Sara Cunningham Story is one of a number of original television movies for the A+E Networks brand, which also includes a third movie about Harry & Meghan, a holiday movie with Betty White, and another project with journalist Robin Roberts.
How We Sleep at Night is a passion project for the Halloween star, who optioned rights to Cunningham’s memoir last year. Sally Robinson will write the script and it will be distributed by Sony Pictures Television.
White joins with A Betty White Christmas, a holiday movie for the network’s It’s a Wonderful Lifetime slate. The Golden Girls star will play a sassy drill sergeant of a Christmas bootcamp.
How We Sleep at Night: The Sara Cunningham Story is one of a number of original television movies for the A+E Networks brand, which also includes a third movie about Harry & Meghan, a holiday movie with Betty White, and another project with journalist Robin Roberts.
How We Sleep at Night is a passion project for the Halloween star, who optioned rights to Cunningham’s memoir last year. Sally Robinson will write the script and it will be distributed by Sony Pictures Television.
White joins with A Betty White Christmas, a holiday movie for the network’s It’s a Wonderful Lifetime slate. The Golden Girls star will play a sassy drill sergeant of a Christmas bootcamp.
- 5/7/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Lifetime has set premiere dates for three upcoming movies: Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal will debut Memorial Day, May 27 at 8 Pm; Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta will premiere at 8 Pm Saturday, June 1; and Adriana Trigiani’s Very Valentine is set for at 8 Pm. Saturday, June 8.
Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal, the sequel to the 2018 movie, continues the love story of newlyweds Prince Harry (Charlie Field) and American actress Meghan Markle (Tiffany Smith). Jordan Whalen, Maggie Sullivun, Timothy Temple, Charles Shaughnessy, Deborah Ramsay, Natalie Moon, James Dreyfus, Louise Bond and Bonnie Soper also star. Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal is executive produced by Merideth Finn and Michele Weiss. Menhaj Huda directs from a script by Scarlett Lacey.
Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta, featuring an all-African-American cast, is Lifetime’s modern take on the Jane Austen classic. It follows Reverend Bennet (Reginald VelJohnson), a pastor of a prominent Southern Baptist church, and his wife Mrs. Bennet (Jackée Harry...
Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal, the sequel to the 2018 movie, continues the love story of newlyweds Prince Harry (Charlie Field) and American actress Meghan Markle (Tiffany Smith). Jordan Whalen, Maggie Sullivun, Timothy Temple, Charles Shaughnessy, Deborah Ramsay, Natalie Moon, James Dreyfus, Louise Bond and Bonnie Soper also star. Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal is executive produced by Merideth Finn and Michele Weiss. Menhaj Huda directs from a script by Scarlett Lacey.
Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta, featuring an all-African-American cast, is Lifetime’s modern take on the Jane Austen classic. It follows Reverend Bennet (Reginald VelJohnson), a pastor of a prominent Southern Baptist church, and his wife Mrs. Bennet (Jackée Harry...
- 3/25/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Tiffany Marie Smith (Supernatural) and Charlie Field (Genius) have been cast in the titular roles of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in the Lifetime feature Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal, the sequel to the 2018 movie Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance. Filming begins later this month in Vancouver for a spring debut.
Per Lifetime, Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal continues the love story of newlyweds Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle, pulling back the curtain to reveal the untold joys and challenges of life inside the Royal Family during their pivotal first year of marriage. Beyond blending their families and cultures, Harry and Meghan’s core values are put to the test as they try to find the balance between honoring Royal tradition and staying true to their beliefs.
Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal is executive produced by Merideth Finn and Michele Weiss. Menhaj Huda directs from a script by Scarlett Lacey.
Per Lifetime, Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal continues the love story of newlyweds Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle, pulling back the curtain to reveal the untold joys and challenges of life inside the Royal Family during their pivotal first year of marriage. Beyond blending their families and cultures, Harry and Meghan’s core values are put to the test as they try to find the balance between honoring Royal tradition and staying true to their beliefs.
Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal is executive produced by Merideth Finn and Michele Weiss. Menhaj Huda directs from a script by Scarlett Lacey.
- 2/21/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Lifetime has cast its new Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for the second installment in its TV movie series about the royal couple.
Tiffany Marie Smith (“Supernatural”) and Charlie Field (“Genius”) will take over in the upcoming movie, “Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal,” set to begin shooting later this month and air in the spring.
The first film, “A Royal Romance,” debuted last May on Lifetime, and starred Murray Fraser and Parisa Fitz-Henley as Harry and Meghan, respectively. The movie chronicled the courtship and love story between the prince and the American-actress-turned-British royal.
Also Read: Lifetime Greenlights a Sequel to 'Harry and Meghan,' Royal Couple to Be Recast
Per Lifetime, the sequel “continues the love story of newlyweds Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle, pulling back the curtain to reveal the untold joys and challenges of life inside the Royal Family during their pivotal first year of marriage.”
The...
Tiffany Marie Smith (“Supernatural”) and Charlie Field (“Genius”) will take over in the upcoming movie, “Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal,” set to begin shooting later this month and air in the spring.
The first film, “A Royal Romance,” debuted last May on Lifetime, and starred Murray Fraser and Parisa Fitz-Henley as Harry and Meghan, respectively. The movie chronicled the courtship and love story between the prince and the American-actress-turned-British royal.
Also Read: Lifetime Greenlights a Sequel to 'Harry and Meghan,' Royal Couple to Be Recast
Per Lifetime, the sequel “continues the love story of newlyweds Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle, pulling back the curtain to reveal the untold joys and challenges of life inside the Royal Family during their pivotal first year of marriage.”
The...
- 2/21/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Lifetime has released the first look at “Petals on the Wind,” the sequel to its original movie “Flowers in the Attic.” The first trailer is chockfull of what one would want from a movie based on the V.C. Andrews books. There's a lot of slapping, some ungodly sex and lots of vengeance being delivered. “It's going to be a revenge story,” Executive producer Michele Weiss told TheWrap. “It's going to be Cathy and Christopher 10 years older, trying to get along with their lives, also caught up in feelings of resentment and revenge on Corinne.” Also read: ‘Once Upon a Time's’ Rose McIver.
- 4/19/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
Lifetime has found its adult Cathy for its followup to “Flowers in the Attic.” Rose McIver will play the pivotal role in “Petals on the Wind,” a network representative told TheWrap. Executive producer Michele Weiss has previously told TheWrap that “Flowers in the Attic’s” young stars Kiernan Shipka and Mason Dye, who played oldest children Cathy and Chris, won’t be back for the sequel as they’re too young for the roles. “Petals on the Wind” will be set in the 1970s, 10 years after the events of “Flowers,” in the South. Also read: Heather Graham, Ellen Burstyn Returning...
- 2/18/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
Without knowing how well it would do, Lifetime recently announced that it’s already developing the sequel to its movie based on the V.C. Andrews novel, “Flowers in the Attic,” premiering Saturday at 8/7c. Executive producer Michele Weiss says that the sequel, based on Andrews’ novel “Petals on the Wind,” presented a whole set of challenges that they didn’t have on the first installment. “What’s great about adapting ‘Flowers’ is that it’s so contained,” Weiss told TheWrap. “It really lends itself to an adaptation that way.” “With ‘Petals,’ it’s kind of more out in the world,...
- 1/19/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
Lifetime has ordered a TV movie adaptation of V.C. Andrews' "Flowers in the Attic," which will star Heather Graham and Ellen Burstyn, The Wrap reports.
Graham will play the recently widowed Corrine, who takes her four children (Chris, Cathy, Cory and Carrie) to stay with her parents at their mansion in Virginia. Because of a dark family secret, Corrine's mother, Olivia (Burstyn) insists that the four children must be kept locked in the attic where their grandfather won't see them, leaving them to care for themselves after Corrine's visits become increasingly infrequent. After years trapped alone together, the eldest children, Chris and Cathy, start taking a page out of Cersei and Jaime Lannister's playbook, if you know what we mean ...
The TV movie will be executive produced by Merideth Finn ("The Rite"), Michele Weiss ("Little Children") and Charles W. Fries ("Screamers"), Deborah Chow ("The High Cost of Living") is...
Graham will play the recently widowed Corrine, who takes her four children (Chris, Cathy, Cory and Carrie) to stay with her parents at their mansion in Virginia. Because of a dark family secret, Corrine's mother, Olivia (Burstyn) insists that the four children must be kept locked in the attic where their grandfather won't see them, leaving them to care for themselves after Corrine's visits become increasingly infrequent. After years trapped alone together, the eldest children, Chris and Cathy, start taking a page out of Cersei and Jaime Lannister's playbook, if you know what we mean ...
The TV movie will be executive produced by Merideth Finn ("The Rite"), Michele Weiss ("Little Children") and Charles W. Fries ("Screamers"), Deborah Chow ("The High Cost of Living") is...
- 7/23/2013
- by Laura Prudom
- Huffington Post
V.C. Andrews’ controversial bestselling book, Flowers in the Attic, is getting a TV movie adaptation at Lifetime. The cable network has greenlighted the film, which will star Heather Graham and Ellen Burstyn. Flowers In The Attic weaves the gothic tale of four young siblings, two boys and two girls, who, after the tragic death of their father, are torn from an idyllic life and subjected to cruel emotional and physical abuse resulting from a dark, long-hidden family secret. Abandoned by their mother, Corrine (Graham), and forced to endure unimaginable treatment living in the attic of their grandparents’ mansion, the children form a family unit of their own. But as the oldest boy and girl come of age both emotionally and physically while caring for their younger brother and sister, their family’s sordid past entraps them further as they try to survive and escape from the harsh conditions in which they live.
- 7/23/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Children of the ’80s, gothic horror queen V.C. Andrews isn’t done with you yet.
Heather Graham has been tapped to star in Lifetime’s recently green-lit Flowers in the Attic, TVLine has learned. The made-for-tv movie will be based on Andrews’ popular 1979 novel (which was adapted into a feature film in 1987).
The creepy Lifetime flick will tell the story of Corrine (Graham), a recent widow who puts her four children into a pretty terrible situation at her parents’ mansion after their father’s death. A disturbing family secret causes the children’s grandmother, Olivia — played by Ellen Burstyn (Political Animals...
Heather Graham has been tapped to star in Lifetime’s recently green-lit Flowers in the Attic, TVLine has learned. The made-for-tv movie will be based on Andrews’ popular 1979 novel (which was adapted into a feature film in 1987).
The creepy Lifetime flick will tell the story of Corrine (Graham), a recent widow who puts her four children into a pretty terrible situation at her parents’ mansion after their father’s death. A disturbing family secret causes the children’s grandmother, Olivia — played by Ellen Burstyn (Political Animals...
- 7/23/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
In the second prominent movie about an aging cheerleader since Dubya, New Line have acquired the rights to the life story of one Laura Vikmanis who, at the age of 42 is by some distance the oldest cheerleader working in the NFL. The story was taken up and pitched by Emily Cook and Kathy Greenberg who are currently enjoying a great deal of success with their script for Gnomeo and Juliet, which has been strong at the box offices both here and abroad.
And in Vikamanis, they clearly see the narrative of the individual heroin against the odds that plays particularly well to American audiences, especially given what a specifically American phenomenon cheerleading is.
Vikmanis took up cheerleading after her husband left her as a means to filling in her time. She witnessed the Cincinnati Bengals cheerleading team at a match with her sister and spent the following year training before...
And in Vikamanis, they clearly see the narrative of the individual heroin against the odds that plays particularly well to American audiences, especially given what a specifically American phenomenon cheerleading is.
Vikmanis took up cheerleading after her husband left her as a means to filling in her time. She witnessed the Cincinnati Bengals cheerleading team at a match with her sister and spent the following year training before...
- 3/29/2011
- by Ben Szwediuk
- Obsessed with Film
This is just...just read it. The whole thing is mind boggling:thr: ¡Andale! ¡Andale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba! Speedy Gonzales is taking his folk hero status, incredible speed and signature red kerchief to the big screen, courtesy of New Line. "Garfield" scribes Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen will adapt the classic animated Looney Tunes character into a live-action/CG hybrid feature, with George Lopez attached to voice Speedy. Lopez, Anne Lopez and Lynette Ramirez are producing for George Lopez Presents, along with "Ocean's Eleven" producer Jerry Weintraub, Tracy Ryerson and Jill Arthur. New Line execs Michele Weiss and Sam Brown are shepherding for the studio. Known as the fastest mouse in all of Mexico, Speedy debuted in the 1950s as a regular nemesis of Sylvester the Cat. Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt's 1955 Warner Bros. short about the tiny hero, "Speedy Gonzales," won the Academy Award for best short subject, cartoons that year.
- 2/24/2010
- LRMonline.com
New Line has picked up a pitch from Darren Lemke, the writer behind the studio's Bryan Singer project "Jack the Giant Killer," that reimagines the classic tale of "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" as an action-adventure movie.
Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill Entertainment are producing.
"Nutcracker" is best known as the Christmas ballet with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, but the actual story was written by E.T.A. Hoffmann decades before the ballet's debut in 1892.
The story centers on a 12-year-old girl who, with her brother and sister, receive gifts from their clockmaker-inventor godfather on Christmas Eve, one of which is a Nutcracker doll. That night, the girl begins an adventure that includes a war involving a seven-headed Mouse King and his army of mice, curses and themes of ugliness and beauty.
The story has been adapted into various forms of animation, and the ballet version has...
Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill Entertainment are producing.
"Nutcracker" is best known as the Christmas ballet with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, but the actual story was written by E.T.A. Hoffmann decades before the ballet's debut in 1892.
The story centers on a 12-year-old girl who, with her brother and sister, receive gifts from their clockmaker-inventor godfather on Christmas Eve, one of which is a Nutcracker doll. That night, the girl begins an adventure that includes a war involving a seven-headed Mouse King and his army of mice, curses and themes of ugliness and beauty.
The story has been adapted into various forms of animation, and the ballet version has...
- 12/6/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bryan Singer is ready to take on giants in his own film version of Jack the Giant Killer. The Superman Returns director hops on board underneath New Line Cinemas and Legendary Pictures. The script is being penned by Darren Lemke (Shrek Forever) and Mark Bomback (Race to Witch Mountain). Ori Marmur, Michele Weiss and Michael Disco producing.
The story kicks off when a princess is kidnapped, threatening a long-standing peace between men and giants. A young farmer is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giants’ kingdom in hopes of rescuing her (THR). At the moment Bryan Singer is in the middle of development with Killer but also the remake of the fantasy drama Excalibur. Singer also has his teeth sunk right into the feature film version of the popular series Battlestar Galactica.
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The story kicks off when a princess is kidnapped, threatening a long-standing peace between men and giants. A young farmer is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giants’ kingdom in hopes of rescuing her (THR). At the moment Bryan Singer is in the middle of development with Killer but also the remake of the fantasy drama Excalibur. Singer also has his teeth sunk right into the feature film version of the popular series Battlestar Galactica.
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- 9/23/2009
- by Melissa Molina
- Atomic Popcorn
New Line has picked up "What Was I Thinking?" a comedy project from Susanna Fogel and Joni Lefkowitz with Leslie Mann and Elizabeth Banks attached to star. Lynda Obst is producing.
The project is based on a book of the same name which saw Barbara Davilman and Liz Dubelman compile 58 bad boyfriend stories. Obst saw the book and realized it would make a great hook for a movie. She then enlisted Fogel and Lefkowitz, who wrote the Sarah Jessica Parker HBO pilot "The Washingtonienne," to come up with a movie story.
The take sees a woman getting dumped during her engagement party, causing her friends to spring into action and whisk her away on a ski trip for healing and hedonism. Four flashbacks dealing in "worst ex-boyfriend" tales, threaded by the adventures on the ski trip, follow.
"It's a story of how women help each other," said Obst. "And we do that by telling stories.
The project is based on a book of the same name which saw Barbara Davilman and Liz Dubelman compile 58 bad boyfriend stories. Obst saw the book and realized it would make a great hook for a movie. She then enlisted Fogel and Lefkowitz, who wrote the Sarah Jessica Parker HBO pilot "The Washingtonienne," to come up with a movie story.
The take sees a woman getting dumped during her engagement party, causing her friends to spring into action and whisk her away on a ski trip for healing and hedonism. Four flashbacks dealing in "worst ex-boyfriend" tales, threaded by the adventures on the ski trip, follow.
"It's a story of how women help each other," said Obst. "And we do that by telling stories.
- 4/16/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Movie Jungle has new video interviews with Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Scarlett Johansson, Drew Barrymore, Greg Behrendt, Ginnifer Goodwin, Justin Long, Kevin Connolly, Ken Kwapis, Kris Kristofferson and Michael Beugg. There are also plenty new video clips available! The film opens on February 6th. Based on the wildly popularbestseller from "Sex and the City" scribes Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, "He's Just Not That Into You" tells the stories of a group of interconnected, Baltimore-based twenty- and thirtysomethings as they navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life, trying to readthe signsof the opposite sex... and hoping to be the exceptions to the "no-exceptions" rule. The film boasts an all-star cast, including Academy Award® winner Ben Affleck as Neil; Jennifer Aniston as Beth; Drew Barrymore as Mary; Academy Award® winner Jennifer Connelly as Janine; Kevin Connolly as Conor...
- 1/31/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chicago – This 31-image slideshow contains the official press images for “He’s Just Not That Into You”, which was directed by Ken Kwapis and stars Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Kris Kristofferson, and Justin Long. The New Line release opens on Friday, February 6th, 2009.
Synopsis: “Based on the wildly popular bestseller from “Sex and the City” scribes Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, “He’s Just Not That Into You” tells the stories of a group of interconnected, Baltimore-based twenty- and thirtysomethings as they navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life, trying to read the signs of the opposite sex… and hoping to be the exceptions to the “no-exceptions” rule.
The film boasts an all-star cast, including Academy Award® winner Ben Affleck as Neil; Jennifer Aniston as...
Synopsis: “Based on the wildly popular bestseller from “Sex and the City” scribes Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, “He’s Just Not That Into You” tells the stories of a group of interconnected, Baltimore-based twenty- and thirtysomethings as they navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life, trying to read the signs of the opposite sex… and hoping to be the exceptions to the “no-exceptions” rule.
The film boasts an all-star cast, including Academy Award® winner Ben Affleck as Neil; Jennifer Aniston as...
- 1/28/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Movie Jungle has new images in from Warner Bros. Pictures' "He's Just Not That Into You," starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Kris Kristofferson and Justin Long. The comedy drama airs on February 6th. "He's Just Not That Into You" is directed by Ken Kwapis from a screenplay by Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein, based on the book by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. Nancy Juvonen produced the film, with Drew Barrymore, Toby Emmerich, Michele Weiss and Michael Beugg serving as executive producers and Michael Disco and Gwenn Stroman co-producing. The behind-the-scenes creative team is led by director of photography John Bailey, production designer Gae Buckley, editor Cara Silverman, costume designer Shay Cunliffe, composer Cliff Eidelman, and Grammy Award-winning music supervisor Danny Bramson. Check out the images here. What's it about? Based on the wildly popular bestseller from "Sex...
- 1/15/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Fee fie foe fum, DJ Caruso is smelling the blood of some dead giants.
The director is journeying into the land of fairy tales for his next directorial outing, signing on to helm "Jack the Giant Killer" for New Line. Neal Moritz is producing via his Original Film banner along with David Dobkin.
The script, by Mark Bomback ("Live Free or Die Hard"), is set in motion when a princess is kidnapped, threatening a long-standing peace between men and giants. A young farmer is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giants' kingdom in hopes of rescuing her. Darren Lemke is the original writer.
Michele Weiss and Michael Disco are overseeing for the studio.
Caruso, who directed early episodes of "The Shield," has been on a feature film roll, directing 2007's "Disturbia" and 2008's "Eagle Eye." Both movies domestically grossed $80.2 million and $101.2 million, respectively, and helped make Shia Labeouf into a topliner.
The director is journeying into the land of fairy tales for his next directorial outing, signing on to helm "Jack the Giant Killer" for New Line. Neal Moritz is producing via his Original Film banner along with David Dobkin.
The script, by Mark Bomback ("Live Free or Die Hard"), is set in motion when a princess is kidnapped, threatening a long-standing peace between men and giants. A young farmer is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giants' kingdom in hopes of rescuing her. Darren Lemke is the original writer.
Michele Weiss and Michael Disco are overseeing for the studio.
Caruso, who directed early episodes of "The Shield," has been on a feature film roll, directing 2007's "Disturbia" and 2008's "Eagle Eye." Both movies domestically grossed $80.2 million and $101.2 million, respectively, and helped make Shia Labeouf into a topliner.
- 1/6/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ron Livingston has joined Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams in "The Time Traveler's Wife", New Line Cinema's adaptation of the Audrey Niffenegger novel being directed by Robert Schwentke. Plan B and Nick Wechsler are producing the picture.
The book tells the story of a dashing librarian (Bana) at Chicago's Newberry Library who has a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel. He must help his wife cope with the many complications of his disorder as the two are often out of sync.
Livingston will play the man's friend, a liberal attorney who works for nonprofit organizations.
A September shoot in Toronto is being planned.
Jeremy Leven and Bruce Joel Rubin wrote the adaptation.
Overseeing for the studio are Richard Brener, Cale Boyter and Michele Weiss.
Livingston recently starred off-Broadway in the Neil LaBute play "In a Dark, Dark House". He starred in the TV series "Standoff" and next appears on the big screen in the fall in the indie film "The Music Within", in which he stars opposite Michael Sheen and Melissa George, as well as the indie drama "Holly", which was shot on location in Cambodia and has screened at several festivals.
The book tells the story of a dashing librarian (Bana) at Chicago's Newberry Library who has a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel. He must help his wife cope with the many complications of his disorder as the two are often out of sync.
Livingston will play the man's friend, a liberal attorney who works for nonprofit organizations.
A September shoot in Toronto is being planned.
Jeremy Leven and Bruce Joel Rubin wrote the adaptation.
Overseeing for the studio are Richard Brener, Cale Boyter and Michele Weiss.
Livingston recently starred off-Broadway in the Neil LaBute play "In a Dark, Dark House". He starred in the TV series "Standoff" and next appears on the big screen in the fall in the indie film "The Music Within", in which he stars opposite Michael Sheen and Melissa George, as well as the indie drama "Holly", which was shot on location in Cambodia and has screened at several festivals.
- 8/22/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ken Kwapis has signed on to direct He's Just Not That Into You for New Line Cinema. Drew Barrymore and Nancy Juvonen are producing through their Flower Films.
Into You is based on the best-selling book that is a social commentary about modern-day relationships and how men and women often misconstrue the intentions of the opposite sex. The book was written by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, who worked together on Sex and the City as a consultant and writer, respectively.
The movie's story line sees a hard-line advice guy fall for a woman who seeks him out because she can't figure out the men in her life. Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, who wrote the Barrymore starrer Never Been Kissed, wrote the adaptation.
Overseeing for New Line are production executives Michele Weiss and Michael Disco.
Kwapis directed the upcoming comedy License to Wed, starring Robin Williams, Mandy Moore and John Krasinski. The movie is scheduled to be released by Warner Braos. Pictures on July 4.
Into You is based on the best-selling book that is a social commentary about modern-day relationships and how men and women often misconstrue the intentions of the opposite sex. The book was written by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, who worked together on Sex and the City as a consultant and writer, respectively.
The movie's story line sees a hard-line advice guy fall for a woman who seeks him out because she can't figure out the men in her life. Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, who wrote the Barrymore starrer Never Been Kissed, wrote the adaptation.
Overseeing for New Line are production executives Michele Weiss and Michael Disco.
Kwapis directed the upcoming comedy License to Wed, starring Robin Williams, Mandy Moore and John Krasinski. The movie is scheduled to be released by Warner Braos. Pictures on July 4.
Scribe Howard Franklin has been tapped to pen the urban comedy Testify for Bob Cooper's Landscape Entertainment and New Line Cinema. Testify centers on Billy Robinson, a young man who still lives with his parents in Trenton, N.J., but dreams of being Testify, a famous rap singer with his own record label, clothing line and soft drink. Problems arise when his responsibilities of being an imaginary icon get in the way of his real life. Cooper will produce with Paul Kaufman. Landscape senior vp feature films Karen Lunder will co-produce. The project was brought to New Line by senior vp Kent Alterman, who will oversee the project with vp production Michele Weiss. "Urban comedies have proven to be extremely popular with audiences and have been tremendous moneymakers over the past couple of years," Cooper said. "We feel we have the ideal project in 'Testify' and are working with a terrific talent in Howard Franklin." Also at New Line, Landscape has Leisureworld, being rewritten by Casey McCabe; The Salesman, being written by Dana Gould and starring Will Ferrell; "I Know That You Know That I Know," being written by Harley Peyton and starring Jim Carrey; Lowest Common Denominator, being written by Scot Armstrong; and Mr. Woodcock, written by Michael Carnes and Josh Gilbert.
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