Because the fall festivals had fewer actors and writers on hand due to the strikes, more independent movies came into the season looking for buyers. And even with AMPTP buyers getting cold feet on some with interim agreements, many titles have already found homes, making it one of the busiest fall festival seasons across Venice, Toronto, and Telluride in recent memory.
Below is the running list of movies that have found buyers.
Movies Acquired After the Festivals
“Ezra”
Section: TIFF Gala Presentations
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Date Acquired: Nov. 6
Bleecker Street’s second TIFF acquisition is “Ezra,” the family dramedy from director Tony Goldwyn that stars Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Robert De Niro. The distributor is planning a 2024 theatrical release.
“Ezra” follows a once successful late-night comedy writer turned less-successful stand-up comic also struggling through the failure of his career and marriage. After moving in with his father, Stan (De Niro...
Below is the running list of movies that have found buyers.
Movies Acquired After the Festivals
“Ezra”
Section: TIFF Gala Presentations
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Date Acquired: Nov. 6
Bleecker Street’s second TIFF acquisition is “Ezra,” the family dramedy from director Tony Goldwyn that stars Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Robert De Niro. The distributor is planning a 2024 theatrical release.
“Ezra” follows a once successful late-night comedy writer turned less-successful stand-up comic also struggling through the failure of his career and marriage. After moving in with his father, Stan (De Niro...
- 11/6/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Ketchup Entertainment announced today that they have acquired North American rights to the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Memory, written and directed by the internationally acclaimed filmmaker Michel Franco. The film stars Academy Award ® winner Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Brooke Timber, Merritt Wever, Elsie Fisher, Jessica Harper and Josh Charles. It premiered in Competition at the 80th Venice Film Festival earning an eight-minute standing ovation, with Sarsgaard going on to receive the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Jury. It also screened to great acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film is screening at AFI this Saturday, October 28th with Franco and Sarsgaard in attendance and will open theatrically this December.
Memory follows Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) a social worker who leads a simple and structured life until Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they...
Memory follows Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) a social worker who leads a simple and structured life until Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they...
- 10/30/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard have both officially entered the Oscar race for their extraordinary performances in Michel Franco’s “Memory.” However, the awards campaign has announced that Sarsgaard’s riveting turn as a man suffering from Alzheimer’s disease will be submitted for supporting actor consideration at the major ceremonies, including the Golden Globes, SAG and Academy Awards. His Oscar-winning co-star Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) will vie for lead actress.
Written and directed by Franco, the film was recently acquired by Ketchup Entertainment for North American distribution and will receive an Oscar-qualifying run in December. It premiered at the 80th Venice Film Festival, where Sarsgaard received the Volpi Cup for best actor from the Jury, joining the ranks of past honorees such as Brad Pitt (“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”) and River Phoenix (“My Own Private Idaho”). It was later screened at the Toronto,...
Written and directed by Franco, the film was recently acquired by Ketchup Entertainment for North American distribution and will receive an Oscar-qualifying run in December. It premiered at the 80th Venice Film Festival, where Sarsgaard received the Volpi Cup for best actor from the Jury, joining the ranks of past honorees such as Brad Pitt (“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”) and River Phoenix (“My Own Private Idaho”). It was later screened at the Toronto,...
- 10/28/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Just as it was beginning to look like the dance card for this season’s Oscar race was full, the release date for a highly acclaimed film that was not expected to drop until 2024 has been set for December 2023.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the North American distribution rights of Michel Franco‘s Memory, which stars Peter Sarsgaard and Oscar winner Jessica Chastain, have been acquired by Ketchup Entertainment, which will release it shortly before the end of the year.
Memory tells the story of Sylvia (Chastain), a social worker who leads a simple and structured life until Saul (Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter profoundly impacts both of them and opens the door to memories, challenges and revelations that will leave a lasting impact.
The hope and belief of the film’s makers and new distributor is that Academy members will respond...
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the North American distribution rights of Michel Franco‘s Memory, which stars Peter Sarsgaard and Oscar winner Jessica Chastain, have been acquired by Ketchup Entertainment, which will release it shortly before the end of the year.
Memory tells the story of Sylvia (Chastain), a social worker who leads a simple and structured life until Saul (Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter profoundly impacts both of them and opens the door to memories, challenges and revelations that will leave a lasting impact.
The hope and belief of the film’s makers and new distributor is that Academy members will respond...
- 10/28/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jointly represents North American rights with The Gersh Agency.
Ddi has come on board for worldwide sales starting at EFM on Stephen Moyer’s drama A Bit Of Light starring Anna Paquin, Ray Winstone and Youssef Kerkour.
Moyer’s (True Blood) second directorial outing follows Ella (Paquin), nearly in her 40s, who moves back with her father Alan (Winstone) and tries to stay sober after ceding custody of her young daughters to her ex and his new partner.
A Bit Of Light filmed entirely on location in Suffolk and Scarborough in the UK. Phin Glynn and Axel Kuschevatzky produced through...
Ddi has come on board for worldwide sales starting at EFM on Stephen Moyer’s drama A Bit Of Light starring Anna Paquin, Ray Winstone and Youssef Kerkour.
Moyer’s (True Blood) second directorial outing follows Ella (Paquin), nearly in her 40s, who moves back with her father Alan (Winstone) and tries to stay sober after ceding custody of her young daughters to her ex and his new partner.
A Bit Of Light filmed entirely on location in Suffolk and Scarborough in the UK. Phin Glynn and Axel Kuschevatzky produced through...
- 2/3/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Saban Films has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to “American Murderer,” a new thriller with Tom Pelphrey, Ryan Phillippe, Idina Menzel, and Jacki Weaver. The film is the debut feature of director and writer Matthew Gentile. Saban Films is planning an October 2022 release.
“American Murderer” is based on the true story of Jason Derek Brown, a charismatic con man turned party king who bankrolls his luxurious lifestyle through a series of scams. When his funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots an audacious scheme, one that lands him on the FBI’s top ten fugitive list.
Pelphrey is an Emmy nominee for his work on “Ozark” and also appeared in “Mank.” Phillippe starred in “Cruel Intentions” and “MacGruber.” Menzel is the Tony Award winning star of “Wicked” and acted alongside Adam Sandler in “Uncut Gems.” Weaver is a two-time Oscar nominee for her work...
“American Murderer” is based on the true story of Jason Derek Brown, a charismatic con man turned party king who bankrolls his luxurious lifestyle through a series of scams. When his funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots an audacious scheme, one that lands him on the FBI’s top ten fugitive list.
Pelphrey is an Emmy nominee for his work on “Ozark” and also appeared in “Mank.” Phillippe starred in “Cruel Intentions” and “MacGruber.” Menzel is the Tony Award winning star of “Wicked” and acted alongside Adam Sandler in “Uncut Gems.” Weaver is a two-time Oscar nominee for her work...
- 7/19/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Israel’s Tadmor Entertainment has renewed its first-look production pact with MGM Television. The Tel Aviv-based company has rebranded itself as Sipur and has recruited a clutch of new investors and advisors including former CBS Entertainment chief Nancy Tellem.
The company aims to expand the scope of its production and distribution activities with the capital influx from such investors as Israel banking giant HaPoalim and insurance and pension fund firm Clal Insurance. The goal is to take advantage of Israel’s booming media sector to produce high-end original scripted and documentary projects as well as to tap into the demand for formats and finished episodes from traditional TV buyers who have seen the pipeline of content from the U.S. majors shrink in recent years.
Tadmor Entertainment’s transition is being steered by CEO Emilio Schenker, a writer-producer who joined the company in 2019. Tadmor was founded four years earlier by its namesake,...
The company aims to expand the scope of its production and distribution activities with the capital influx from such investors as Israel banking giant HaPoalim and insurance and pension fund firm Clal Insurance. The goal is to take advantage of Israel’s booming media sector to produce high-end original scripted and documentary projects as well as to tap into the demand for formats and finished episodes from traditional TV buyers who have seen the pipeline of content from the U.S. majors shrink in recent years.
Tadmor Entertainment’s transition is being steered by CEO Emilio Schenker, a writer-producer who joined the company in 2019. Tadmor was founded four years earlier by its namesake,...
- 7/12/2022
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has locked down worldwide rights to the comedy The Donor Party, toplined by Malin Åkerman (Chick Fight), Rob Corddry (The Unicorn), Erinn Hayes (Gaslit) and Jerry O’Connell (Billions). The company’s plans for the recently-wrapped pic’s release have not yet been disclosed.
The first feature from writer-director Thom Harp is a farce centered on the recently single Jaclyn (Åkerman), who desperately wants to become a mom — by any means necessary. Realizing she doesn’t need a husband to make her dream come true, she devises a plan and enlists her best friends (Hayes and Bria Samoné Henderson) to pull off the ultimate sperm heist from unsuspecting donors Tim (O’Connell), Mj (Dan Ahdoot), Mateo (Jeff Torres) and Armin (Ryan Hansen), all while celebrating an intimate birthday party for her oblivious friend, Geoff (Corddry).
Anthony J. Kraus cast the pic, which also stars Meadow Williams (Aileen Wuornos:...
The first feature from writer-director Thom Harp is a farce centered on the recently single Jaclyn (Åkerman), who desperately wants to become a mom — by any means necessary. Realizing she doesn’t need a husband to make her dream come true, she devises a plan and enlists her best friends (Hayes and Bria Samoné Henderson) to pull off the ultimate sperm heist from unsuspecting donors Tim (O’Connell), Mj (Dan Ahdoot), Mateo (Jeff Torres) and Armin (Ryan Hansen), all while celebrating an intimate birthday party for her oblivious friend, Geoff (Corddry).
Anthony J. Kraus cast the pic, which also stars Meadow Williams (Aileen Wuornos:...
- 6/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Alex Garcia is in Cannes shopping rights to the revenge saga.
Prolific Mexican producer and financier Alex Garcia is shopping rights in Cannes to revenge saga The Jesuit, based on a screenplay by Paul Schrader.
Paz Vega, Jose Maria Yaspik, Shannyn Sossamann and Tim Roth star in the film, which wrapped a 14-week shoot in Mexico and California.
Alfonso Pineda Ulloa directs the story of a newly released mobster known as The Jesuit who goes on a vengeful rampage when his ex-wife’s current husband murders her and kidnaps The Jesuit’s son.
Jay Cohen of The Gersh Agency represents Us rights and depending on the deal, Garcia’s LatAm Pictures might hold on to select Latin American rights to the Itaca Films, Bn Films and Ag Studios production.
Santiago Garcia Galvan and Jose Martinez Jr join Garcia as producers.
Rounding out the key cast are Neal McDonough, Tommy Flanagan, Karla Souza and [link...
Prolific Mexican producer and financier Alex Garcia is shopping rights in Cannes to revenge saga The Jesuit, based on a screenplay by Paul Schrader.
Paz Vega, Jose Maria Yaspik, Shannyn Sossamann and Tim Roth star in the film, which wrapped a 14-week shoot in Mexico and California.
Alfonso Pineda Ulloa directs the story of a newly released mobster known as The Jesuit who goes on a vengeful rampage when his ex-wife’s current husband murders her and kidnaps The Jesuit’s son.
Jay Cohen of The Gersh Agency represents Us rights and depending on the deal, Garcia’s LatAm Pictures might hold on to select Latin American rights to the Itaca Films, Bn Films and Ag Studios production.
Santiago Garcia Galvan and Jose Martinez Jr join Garcia as producers.
Rounding out the key cast are Neal McDonough, Tommy Flanagan, Karla Souza and [link...
- 5/17/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Seeking to create “a haven for the artists that I love and admire”, the actor has launched production company and film fund Wing And A Prayer Pictures and will attend Cannes to introduce the venture.
Perlman has teamed up with financiers Josh and Randy Crook. The plan is to produce and finance up to three dramas and elevated genre titles a year with A-list talent in the $3-10m range.
Jay Cohen of Gersh and Erik Kritzer and Brian Wilkins of Link Entertainment will assume management positions in the company.
Wilkins and Kritzer will serve as co-heads of production for Wing And A Prayer, while Cohen will act as advisory partner to source material, package projects and negotiate the film deals.
Perlman, who just starred in the Amazon pilot Hand Of God directed by Marc Forster, will produce the features and may take acting and directing roles.
“I am looking to create a haven for the artists...
Perlman has teamed up with financiers Josh and Randy Crook. The plan is to produce and finance up to three dramas and elevated genre titles a year with A-list talent in the $3-10m range.
Jay Cohen of Gersh and Erik Kritzer and Brian Wilkins of Link Entertainment will assume management positions in the company.
Wilkins and Kritzer will serve as co-heads of production for Wing And A Prayer, while Cohen will act as advisory partner to source material, package projects and negotiate the film deals.
Perlman, who just starred in the Amazon pilot Hand Of God directed by Marc Forster, will produce the features and may take acting and directing roles.
“I am looking to create a haven for the artists...
- 5/8/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Actor Ron Perlman is starting his own production company and film fund called Wing and a Prayer Pictures, it was announced Thursday. The “Hellboy” and “Sons of Anarchy” star's company will finance and produce up to three independent pictures per year, focusing on dramas and elevated genre films with budgets between $3 million and $10 million. Also read: Amazon Studios Greenlights Pilots from Whit Stillman, Marc Forster, Ron Perlman Josh and Randy Crook will serve as Perlman's partners in the endeavor, and Jay Cohen of Gersh and Brian Wilkins and Erik Kritzer of Link Entertainment will come on board in management positions.
- 5/8/2014
- by Matthew Bramlett
- The Wrap
Hellboy and Sons of Anarchy star Ron Perlman has launched new production company Wing and a Prayer Pictures, which will aim to produce and finance up to three independent films per year. The film fund and production company's slate will focus on dramas and genre fare to be made in the $3 million to $10 million budget range. Josh and Randy Crook are partnering with Perlman in the new endeavor, while Jay Cohen of Gersh and Erik Kritzer and Brian Wilkins of Link Entertainment will assume management positions in the company. Wilkins and Kritzer will serve as co-heads of
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- 5/8/2014
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TheWrap brought together a panel of indie film experts to talk about how to make your movie stand out in the digital age, at the Sundance FIlm Festival 2014. Participants included Jay Cohen of the Gersh Agency, Cary Murnion, director of “Cooties,” Producer Alicia Van Couvering, Derek Callow of YouTube and Mark Hofstatter of Indiegogo. Teri Schwartz, the dean of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, gave the introduction. Also read: TheWrap Industry Panel at Sundance: ‘Quality Is Great, but a Hook Is Even Better’ YouTube sponsored the event, which took place at their space on Main Street. Here’s the whole panel,...
- 1/24/2014
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
In the clutter of the digital age, having a hook for your movie is as important as its quality, a panel of agents, producers and filmmakers said Monday during TheWrap industry panel at the Sundance Film Festival. The panelists agreed that too many independent movies are getting made, which means that quality alone is not enough. “I sold a movie a few years ago that was the biggest piece of shit I’ve ever seen, but I had 11 offers the next day,” Jay Cohen of the Gersh Agency, an expert in indie financing, told the crowd. “Quality is great, but a.
- 1/21/2014
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Ketchup Entertainment acquired the romantic comedy The Love Punch with Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Timothy Spall and Celia Imrie. The film, scripted and directed by Last Chance Harvey helmer Joel Hopkins, made its premiere at Toronto last month. Pic’s produced by Process Media’s Tim Perell and Nicola Usborne with Love Punch Limited’s Jean Charles Levy and Radar Films’ Clément Miserez. Snd is co-producing, financing and handling worldwide distribution. Ketchup will release next year through Open Road Films. Brosnan and Thompson play a divorced couple whose pension is stolen by a ruthless businessman. They reunite to steal it back, and while they are racing around France, old passions arise. “The film is a perfect fit for the Ketchup slate, and typifies Ketchup’s commitment to ensure we can help bring high-quality independent entertainment to audiences in the Us,” said Ketchup CEO Gareth West. Wme Global’s Alexis Garcia...
- 10/17/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Exclusive: Osiris Entertainment has launched Paragon Pictures, a new distribution company. Paragon has signed for representation with Gersh’s Jay Cohen as the distributor becomes a new player in the acquisitions market. Osiris’ CEO Evan Crooke will head the venture. The company starts with a three-film slate of films headed for theatrical release: Perfect Sisters, a thriller that stars Abigail Breslin and Georgie Henley as sisters who plot to kill their abusive mother, to be released in February; Bottled Up, a drama about over-the-counter drug abuse that stars Melissa Leo and Josh Hamilton and will be released in early 2014; and Twenty8K, a UK-set drama that stars Parminder Narga, Michael Socha and Kaya Scodelario, about a young man accused in the death of a teen boy outside a nightclub and when his sister returns home to clear her sibling’s name, she uncovers a larger conspiracy. Latter film will be released at year’s end.
- 9/18/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Despite the miserable weather, film financiers reported a strong market at the Cannes Film Festival, with Lionsgate and the Weinstein Co. making the biggest splashes with their acquisitions of Guillaume Canet's "Blood Ties" and Stephen Frears' "Philomena," respectively. "Cannes was a strong market and titles were priced at the right levels," said the Gersh Agency's Jay Cohen, who noted that equity funds were very active and distributors seemed to buy what they wanted early on. "I'd say the market was very healthy at large. There weren't as many surefire titles for buyers,...
- 5/25/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Radiant Films International has acquired international rights to Vivienne DeCourcy's uplifting dramedy "Wild," which stars up-and-coming actress Emma Greenwell ("Shameless") and Tom Hughes. DeCourcy is making her feature directorial debut with the comedic drama, which she also wrote. Jay Cohen from the Gersh Agency is handling U.S rights. In the vein of "Billy Elliot" and similar underdog tales, "Wild" follows a visionary young garden designer (Greenwell) who puts everything on the line in order to compete in the Chelsea Flower show, which is considered the Olympics of gardening. Hughes will play an idealistic environmentalist...
- 5/17/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Park Pictures Features announced today Academy Award®-winning actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, is set to star in God’S Pocket, the upcoming film directorial debut from Emmy®-nominee John Slattery. Slattery adapted the screenplay with Alex Metcalf from the novel by National Book Award Winning author Pete Dexter. Academy Award®-nominee Richard Jenkins, Emmy Award®-nominee Christina Hendricks and award winning actor John Turturro will co-star. Jay Cohen of Gersh will handle all film sales.
Park Pictures Features will produce the film in partnership with Hoffman’s Cooper’s Town Productions and Slattery’s Shoestring Pictures, which makes its producing debut with this film. Acclaimed director/cinematographer Lance Acord has signed on to shoot the film, which will be produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Slattery, Lance Acord and Galt Niederhoffer, for Park Pictures and Emily Ziff and Hoffman for Cooper’s Town. The film will be executive produced...
Park Pictures Features will produce the film in partnership with Hoffman’s Cooper’s Town Productions and Slattery’s Shoestring Pictures, which makes its producing debut with this film. Acclaimed director/cinematographer Lance Acord has signed on to shoot the film, which will be produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Slattery, Lance Acord and Galt Niederhoffer, for Park Pictures and Emily Ziff and Hoffman for Cooper’s Town. The film will be executive produced...
- 5/15/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman is set to star alongside Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks and John Turturro in the indie movie "God's Pocket," which will mark the feature directorial debut of "Mad Men" star John Slattery. Park Pictures Features is producing the film in partnership with Hoffman's Cooper's Town Productions banner and Slattery's Shoestring Pictures. Slattery and Alex Metcalf adapted from the novel by award-winning author Pete Dexter. Jay Cohen of the Gersh Agency will handle all film sales. Set in the gritty blue-collar neighborhood of God's Pocket, story follows a man stuck...
- 5/15/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Park Pictures Features announced today Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is set to star in God's Pocket , the upcoming film directorial debut from Emmy-nominee John Slattery. Slattery adapted the screenplay with Alex Metcalf from the novel by National Book Award Winning author Pete Dexter. Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks and John Turturro will co-star. Jay Cohen of Gersh will handle all film sales. Park Pictures Features will produce the film in partnership with Hoffman's Cooper's Town Productions and Slattery's Shoestring Pictures, which makes its producing debut with this film. Acclaimed director/cinematographer Lance Acord has signed on to shoot the film, which will be produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Slattery, Lance Acord and Galt...
- 5/15/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Channing Tatum, Kurt Russell and movie stars of today and yesteryear are no longer just actors, but marketers as well. At the fourth-annual Produced By conference on Saturday, Hollywood agents, marketing executives, financiers and other industry experts stressed that filmmakers and actors have no choice but to get involved from start to finish in a project, especially when it comes to marketing. Also read: Channing Tatum Flashes Flesh in New 'Magic Mike' Clip (Video) "If there's an actor who won't pump a movie, he won't get as much work," Jay Cohen, a partner at...
- 6/9/2012
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Breaking: Star Trek‘s Chris Pine has co-written and will star in Mantivities, a comedy that has been set up with Waterstone Entertainment heads Jeff Kalligheri and Stephen Bowen. Pine wrote the script with his buddies Will Greenberg, Drew Howerton, Robert Baker, Ian Gotler and Tony Liebetrau. Michael Patrick Jann is attached to direct. The comedy focuses on a group of friends in their early 30s, all in various stages of permanent adolescence. They get together with the aim of helping one of them grow up. Pine will produce with Sarah Babineau, Jordan Foley and Waterstone’s Kalligheri, Bowen and Steven Garcia.“I couldn’t be happier to begin the adventure of making Mantivities knowing how much fun we all had writing it,” Pine said. “‘Somehow I get to laugh with my friends and call it work.” Jann is repped by CAA, Pine is managed by John Carrabino and Gendler & Kelly,...
- 5/15/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Exclusive: Veteran CAA TV literary agent Roy Ashton is joining the Gersh Agency as Partner and Head of the Television Literary Department. The recruitment of Ashton, who has been at CAA for more than 13 years, is part of an expansion plan by Gersh, which has been bringing in experienced agents in different areas as partners over the past year, including Bob Hohman, Bayard Maybank and Devra Lieb in the Motion Picture Lit department and Jay Cohen in the Film Financing and Distribution division. At Gersh, Ashton will be tasked with leading the current 6-agent TV lit department and grow it. The agency, which is very strong in TV on the talent side, has now made beefing up its TV lit roster a priority. “Roy is one of the most respected agents in the TV literary field and will be an exceptionally strong asset to the agency,” Gersh co-presidents Bob Gersh,...
- 11/17/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Anchor Bay has acquired North American distribution rights to Touchback, the Don Handfield-directed gridiron drama that stars Kurt Russell, Brian Presley, Melanie Lynskey, Christine Lahti, Drew Powell, Kevin Covais and Marc Blucas. The plan is to release the film next year. Presley stars as a struggling farmer and former football hero who laments scoring the winning touchdown in the Ohio State High School Championship game years ago, because he injured his knee and was robbed of a pro career. He goes back in time to the week before the game and struggles over whether to call a different play, and whether he should marry his shigh school sweetheart. Handfield wrote the script, and Freedom Films’ Brian Presley, Kevin Matusow and Carissa Buffel produced. Anchor Bay’s Kevin Kasha brokered the deal with Gersh’s Jay Cohen. Hannibal Classics is handling foreign sales.
- 11/16/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
[1] What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might've missed that you think should go in /Film's Page 2 - email us [2]! /Film reader Ben S snapped this photo of a set of Batman-inspired street signs in Melbourne, Australia. Nicholas Read, who played an Ewok in Star Wars and a Gringotts goblin in Harry Potter, has reportedly been convicted [3] by a jury of indecently exposing himself to a teenage schoolgirl on a train. [4] Dpcted [5] has created a Friday the 13th Meets Rebecca Black t-shirt. A former Simpsons/Futurama animator has created a Twitter account [6] that posts about...
- 6/14/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
James Franco and Winona Ryder are set to star in The Stare being directed by Jay Anania. The film is the first project funded by Waterstone Entertainment, a new producing/financing company formed by producer Jeff Kalligheri and Texas real estate developer and producer Steve Bowen.
Waterstone will generate projects it develops and has several other projects in the works, including two being produced by Franco (one he'll direct) and his Rabbit Bandini partner Vince Jolivette. According to Kalligheri,"Waterstone's core business will be to build a distribution business through a partnership it will strike with an independent distributor." Waterstone will put up minimum guarantees on films, and will also be looking for structured finance opportunities on films that are in the works. Kalligheri will be meeting with potential strategic partner distributors at Cannes, with Waterstone repped by Gersh's head of Packaging and Finance, Jay Cohen.
The Stare, "a drama...
Waterstone will generate projects it develops and has several other projects in the works, including two being produced by Franco (one he'll direct) and his Rabbit Bandini partner Vince Jolivette. According to Kalligheri,"Waterstone's core business will be to build a distribution business through a partnership it will strike with an independent distributor." Waterstone will put up minimum guarantees on films, and will also be looking for structured finance opportunities on films that are in the works. Kalligheri will be meeting with potential strategic partner distributors at Cannes, with Waterstone repped by Gersh's head of Packaging and Finance, Jay Cohen.
The Stare, "a drama...
- 4/18/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: James Franco will star with Winona Ryder in The Stare, a Jay Anania-directed film that is the first project funded by Waterstone Entertainment, a new producing/financing company formed by producer Jeff Kalligheri and Texas real estate developer and producer Steve Bowen. Waterstone intends to generate projects it develops and has several other projects percolating, including two that will be produced by Franco (one he'll direct) and his Rabbit Bandini partner Vince Jolivette. Waterstone's core business will be to build a distribution business through a partnership it will strike with an independent distributor, Kalligheri said. Waterstone will put up minimum guarantees on films, and will also be looking for structured finance opportunities on films that are in the works. Kalligheri said he will be meeting with potential strategic partner distributors at Cannes, with Waterstone repped by Gersh's head of Packaging and Finance, Jay Cohen. Bowen has funded several...
- 4/18/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has nabbed U.K. rights to Irish comedy horror Grabbers. Helmed by Jon Wright and penned by Kevin Lehane, the creature feature stars Richard Coyle (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time), Ruth Bradley (Flyboys) and Russell Tovey (The History Boys). It sees a sleepy Irish fishing village forced to fend off a blood-sucking sea creature with alcohol. The Salt Company is handling international sales for the pic, which has begun lensing in Belfast and Donegal. Brimm and Myers have partnered with Martina Niland and David Collins of Samson Films in Dublin, and Eduardo Levy and James Martin of High Treason Prods. in L.A., Piers Tempest of The Salt Company and U.K. commissioning producer Bear Rock Films. The deal was negotiated between Dave G. Bishop, head of acquisitions, Northern Europe Sphe and James Norrie of The Salt Company. Jay Cohen of The Gersh Agency is co-repping North American rights.
- 12/6/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
Michael Tran/FilmMagic
On NBC’s The Event, actress Lisa Vidal plays the first-ever Latin American first lady, a role that brings her a lot of pride.
But it’s her off-screen role — that of mom to Scott, 17, Max, 12, and Olivia, 7 — that fulfills her most.
“When I’m home, I’m just mom,” the 45-year-old tells People Moms & Babies.
“We’re a normal, regular family doing normal, regular types of things.” So what types of things does she do?
1. She’s a total soccer mom
“All three of my kids play soccer,” she shares. “Each one of them started from...
On NBC’s The Event, actress Lisa Vidal plays the first-ever Latin American first lady, a role that brings her a lot of pride.
But it’s her off-screen role — that of mom to Scott, 17, Max, 12, and Olivia, 7 — that fulfills her most.
“When I’m home, I’m just mom,” the 45-year-old tells People Moms & Babies.
“We’re a normal, regular family doing normal, regular types of things.” So what types of things does she do?
1. She’s a total soccer mom
“All three of my kids play soccer,” she shares. “Each one of them started from...
- 11/20/2010
- by Kate
- People - CelebrityBabies
Looking to beef up its place in the independent film finance/distribution arenas, Gersh has promoted to partner Jay Cohen, the producer who last year joined the agency to spearhead the department. Gersh has also hired producer Jennifer Dana to work closely with Cohen to package projects and work with film funds. Dana is in post-production on the Emma Roberts-Freddie Highmore film Homework, which she produced under her Mint Pictures banner. She formed her producing company after a stint with Andrew Lauren Productions. Among the film funds repped by Gersh are Queen Nefertari Productions, Northern Lights Films and Ketchup Media. The agency is also looking to secure offshore equity from Columbia, UK and China. "This is an important and necessary step for the growth and expansion of the agency," co-presidents Bob and David Gersh said in a statement. "In today's climate it is vital not only to be...
- 10/28/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
If anyone knows how to fly by the seat of his pants, it's actor Matt Walsh.One of the founders of the Chicago-based comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade, Walsh will direct an improvised feature called "High Road" that he wrote with Josh Weiner. And he has recruited a raft of well-known comedians to star, including Horatio Sanz ("Saturday Night Live"), Rob Riggle ("The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"), Abby Elliott ("SNL"), Lizzy Kaplan ("Hot Tub Time Machine"), Kyle Gass ("Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny") and Zach Woods ("The Office").The film follows a part-time weed dealer who goes on the run with a 16-year-old smartass after a drug deal goes bad. Joe Lo Truglio, Andrew Daly, Brandon Johnson, Seth Morris, Joe Nunez, Rich Fulcher and Dylan O'Brien also have joined the cast."After creating an improvised sitcom for Spike TV called 'Players,' I wanted to try...
- 7/16/2010
- backstage.com
If anyone knows how to fly by the seat of his pants, it's actor Matt Walsh.
One of the founders of the Chicago-based comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade, Walsh will direct an improvised feature called "High Road" that he wrote with Josh Weiner. And he has recruited a raft of well-known comedians to star, including Horatio Sanz ("Saturday Night Live"), Rob Riggle ("The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"), Abby Elliott ("SNL"), Lizzy Kaplan ("Hot Tub Time Machine"), Kyle Gass ("Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny") and Zach Woods ("The Office").
The film follows a part-time weed dealer who goes on the run with a 16-year-old smartass after a drug deal goes bad. Joe Lo Truglio, Andrew Daly, Brandon Johnson, Seth Morris, Joe Nunez, Rich Fulcher and Dylan O'Brien also have joined the cast.
"After creating an improvised sitcom for Spike TV called 'Players,' I wanted to try...
One of the founders of the Chicago-based comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade, Walsh will direct an improvised feature called "High Road" that he wrote with Josh Weiner. And he has recruited a raft of well-known comedians to star, including Horatio Sanz ("Saturday Night Live"), Rob Riggle ("The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"), Abby Elliott ("SNL"), Lizzy Kaplan ("Hot Tub Time Machine"), Kyle Gass ("Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny") and Zach Woods ("The Office").
The film follows a part-time weed dealer who goes on the run with a 16-year-old smartass after a drug deal goes bad. Joe Lo Truglio, Andrew Daly, Brandon Johnson, Seth Morris, Joe Nunez, Rich Fulcher and Dylan O'Brien also have joined the cast.
"After creating an improvised sitcom for Spike TV called 'Players,' I wanted to try...
- 7/15/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cannes -- Media 8 Entertainment has recruited Kurt Russell to star in its supernatural thriller "Undying."
The neo-noir creeper, penned by "Book of Eli" scribe Gary Whitta and originally titled "Reaper," tells the story of private investigator Virgil Lone, who gets pulled into a surreal underworld when he is hired by the mysterious Delia. Production is scheduled to begin in the fall.
Circle of Confusion ("Saint John of Las Vegas") is producing with Media 8 ("Monster"), which is financing the film along with E-Motion and Queen Nefertari Prods. ("The Inheritance").
Media 8 president Stewart Hall is producing along with Circle of Confusion's David Alpert and Lawrence Mattis and Queen Nefertari's Cynthia Stafford, Lanre Idewu and Jeff Kalligheri. E-Motion principals Karl Richards and Peter Bevan are executive producers.
"Kurt Russell is perfect for this role," Hall said. "He is truly one of the few actors who audiences continually embrace as a real hero.
The neo-noir creeper, penned by "Book of Eli" scribe Gary Whitta and originally titled "Reaper," tells the story of private investigator Virgil Lone, who gets pulled into a surreal underworld when he is hired by the mysterious Delia. Production is scheduled to begin in the fall.
Circle of Confusion ("Saint John of Las Vegas") is producing with Media 8 ("Monster"), which is financing the film along with E-Motion and Queen Nefertari Prods. ("The Inheritance").
Media 8 president Stewart Hall is producing along with Circle of Confusion's David Alpert and Lawrence Mattis and Queen Nefertari's Cynthia Stafford, Lanre Idewu and Jeff Kalligheri. E-Motion principals Karl Richards and Peter Bevan are executive producers.
"Kurt Russell is perfect for this role," Hall said. "He is truly one of the few actors who audiences continually embrace as a real hero.
- 5/12/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
International presales used to be the panacea par excellence for the always ailing indie film business. But during the past few years, the cure no longer worked, sending many struggling indies into a coma if not straight to the morgue.
Suddenly, there are signs of recuperation: Numerous film sellers report a pleasant surprise after the recent European Film Market in Berlin. Presales are back ... sort of.
Richard Rionda Del Castro, chairman of West Hollywood-based foreign seller Hannibal Pictures, was among those who experienced better-than-anticipated results, especially for the police thriller "Son of No One," starring Al Pacino and Channing Tatum.
Although prices paid by foreign-territory buyers remain "30% to 40% lower than two years ago," says Del Castro, his company was able to close deals covering much of Western Europe, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.
"I could see an improvement compared to the past two years," he says. "I would say...
Suddenly, there are signs of recuperation: Numerous film sellers report a pleasant surprise after the recent European Film Market in Berlin. Presales are back ... sort of.
Richard Rionda Del Castro, chairman of West Hollywood-based foreign seller Hannibal Pictures, was among those who experienced better-than-anticipated results, especially for the police thriller "Son of No One," starring Al Pacino and Channing Tatum.
Although prices paid by foreign-territory buyers remain "30% to 40% lower than two years ago," says Del Castro, his company was able to close deals covering much of Western Europe, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.
"I could see an improvement compared to the past two years," he says. "I would say...
- 3/18/2010
- by By Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Park City -- Cynthia Stafford and her Queen Nefertari Prods. are cozying up to the Butcher Bros.
The pulpy low-budget auteurs -- actual names: Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores -- have written and will direct the psychological horror feature "Black Sunset" for Queen Nefertari, which will package and finance. Altieri and Flores are about to let loose their latest horror exploitation effort, "The Violent Kind," at the Sundance Film Festival, which will premiere the film Monday as part of the genre-focused Park City at Midnight section.
"Sunset" will follow seven friends on a surf trip to Mexico that turns into something that these jaunts often tend to in horror films: a gory, betrayal-filled nightmare. In "Violent Kind," second-generation outlaw bikers retire to a secluded cabin to party only to end up on a drug-and-death bender.
Jeremy Platt and Andy Gould will produce "Black Sunset," which is scheduled to start production in the summer.
The pulpy low-budget auteurs -- actual names: Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores -- have written and will direct the psychological horror feature "Black Sunset" for Queen Nefertari, which will package and finance. Altieri and Flores are about to let loose their latest horror exploitation effort, "The Violent Kind," at the Sundance Film Festival, which will premiere the film Monday as part of the genre-focused Park City at Midnight section.
"Sunset" will follow seven friends on a surf trip to Mexico that turns into something that these jaunts often tend to in horror films: a gory, betrayal-filled nightmare. In "Violent Kind," second-generation outlaw bikers retire to a secluded cabin to party only to end up on a drug-and-death bender.
Jeremy Platt and Andy Gould will produce "Black Sunset," which is scheduled to start production in the summer.
- 1/22/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Clive Owen and Catherine Keener are starring in "Trust," a drama David Schwimmer is directing for Millennium Films.
Schwimmer, making his second foray into directing, came up with the story and is producing with his Dark Harbor Stories partner Tom Hodges. Andy Bellin wrote the script.
"Trust" tells the story of a family blindsided when their teenage daughter becomes a victim of an online sexual predator.
Owen and Keener play the parents. Newcomer Liana Liberato is the daughter.
Nu Image/Millennium is producing and finanacing, with Avi Lerner, Heidi Jo Markel and Bob Greenhut producing and Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson and John Thompson executive producing.
Gersh Independent's Jay Cohen packaged the film and will work to secure domestic distribution rights. Nu Image will distribute the film worldwide.
Schwimmer's first film was the Simon Pegg-toplined comedy "Run Fatboy Run," which topped the U.K. boxoffice for five consecutive...
Schwimmer, making his second foray into directing, came up with the story and is producing with his Dark Harbor Stories partner Tom Hodges. Andy Bellin wrote the script.
"Trust" tells the story of a family blindsided when their teenage daughter becomes a victim of an online sexual predator.
Owen and Keener play the parents. Newcomer Liana Liberato is the daughter.
Nu Image/Millennium is producing and finanacing, with Avi Lerner, Heidi Jo Markel and Bob Greenhut producing and Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson and John Thompson executive producing.
Gersh Independent's Jay Cohen packaged the film and will work to secure domestic distribution rights. Nu Image will distribute the film worldwide.
Schwimmer's first film was the Simon Pegg-toplined comedy "Run Fatboy Run," which topped the U.K. boxoffice for five consecutive...
- 10/14/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Despite a credit crunch that has wealthy investors hiding cash under their mattresses rather than risking it on films and Wall Street retreating from financing studio slates, Hollywood isn't running out of money.
Witness James Janowitz of Pryor Cashman. The attorney is buttoning up a $250 million structured finance arrangement -- including money from hedge funds -- that will help pay for the production of a dozen films.
"The market isn't as strong as it once was, but there is activity, and the structures make sense as long as they don't unduly favor the studio or producer," Janowitz says.
In short, a film-finance bubble that pumped billions into Hollywood during the first few years of the new millennium has popped, but the show is going on with new -- and a few old -- players.
Foreign investors and government entities, including U.S. states and foreign territories offering incentives, have taken up some of the slack.
Witness James Janowitz of Pryor Cashman. The attorney is buttoning up a $250 million structured finance arrangement -- including money from hedge funds -- that will help pay for the production of a dozen films.
"The market isn't as strong as it once was, but there is activity, and the structures make sense as long as they don't unduly favor the studio or producer," Janowitz says.
In short, a film-finance bubble that pumped billions into Hollywood during the first few years of the new millennium has popped, but the show is going on with new -- and a few old -- players.
Foreign investors and government entities, including U.S. states and foreign territories offering incentives, have taken up some of the slack.
- 8/27/2009
- by By Georg Szalai and Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tracey Edmonds is producing "Trust in Her," a feature written by Stelio Savante and Nick Efteriades, for her Our Stories Films shingle.
"Trust" is a multistrand character drama about three men struggling with the women in their lives who cross paths one eventful night in New York.
Savante also will co-star and produce. Our Stories executive Glendon Palmer will co-produce. The Gersh Agency's new financing/packaging division, run by Jay Cohen ("Bride Wars"), will handle the project.
"After reading 'Trust in Her,' it struck me as having the potential to be one of the great 'New York movies,' " Edmonds said. "The city is such an important and vibrant character in the film and provides the perfect backdrop to explore the complex yet universally recognizable issues facing three diverse couples."
Edmonds produced "Soul Food," "Good Luck Chuck" and "New in Town."
Savante, repped by Sovereign Talent Group and James/Levy Management,...
"Trust" is a multistrand character drama about three men struggling with the women in their lives who cross paths one eventful night in New York.
Savante also will co-star and produce. Our Stories executive Glendon Palmer will co-produce. The Gersh Agency's new financing/packaging division, run by Jay Cohen ("Bride Wars"), will handle the project.
"After reading 'Trust in Her,' it struck me as having the potential to be one of the great 'New York movies,' " Edmonds said. "The city is such an important and vibrant character in the film and provides the perfect backdrop to explore the complex yet universally recognizable issues facing three diverse couples."
Edmonds produced "Soul Food," "Good Luck Chuck" and "New in Town."
Savante, repped by Sovereign Talent Group and James/Levy Management,...
- 7/29/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While you wait for Chain Letter to be acquired for distribution, Deon Taylor has already completed his next feature, Dead Tone, which stars Rutger Hauer, Jud Tylor, Antwon Tanner and Brian Hooks. Screen Media Films has struck a distribution partnership with Deon Taylor Enterprises/Vista Taylor for the thriller that will hit select cities in the Us starting September 3. Based on real events, Dead Tone is about college students whose prank phone calls target the wrong person, a madman who turns on them. Screen Media acquired all other rights - DVD, VOD, ancillary - in a deal negotiated by Deon Taylors agent Jay Cohen of Gersh with Screen Media Films Robert Baruc and David Fannon.
- 7/29/2009
- bloody-disgusting.com
When all the lights are turned on at the fifth and sixth floors of 9465 Wilshire Blvd. Monday morning, the smell of rich, dark wood will hover in the air and the marble countertops will gleam reflectively.
It won't be long before the phones start ringing and the dealmaking at Gersh will begin, as agents and their assistants settle into their new digs in Beverly Hill's Golden Triangle.
The Gersh Agency is now referring to itself as Gersh, unveiling the simplified name and logo to go with its new locale. And it's doing so at a time when studios are making fewer movies, when good deals for their clients are harder to negotiate, and when other companies are consolidating and laying people off.
"This is the result of a very planned and steady growth over the last ten years," co-president David Gersh said. "In a very smart way, we've continued to...
It won't be long before the phones start ringing and the dealmaking at Gersh will begin, as agents and their assistants settle into their new digs in Beverly Hill's Golden Triangle.
The Gersh Agency is now referring to itself as Gersh, unveiling the simplified name and logo to go with its new locale. And it's doing so at a time when studios are making fewer movies, when good deals for their clients are harder to negotiate, and when other companies are consolidating and laying people off.
"This is the result of a very planned and steady growth over the last ten years," co-president David Gersh said. "In a very smart way, we've continued to...
- 7/12/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Motion picture and television producer Jerry Bruckheimer and MTV Games today announced two executive appointments that officially mark the producer.s entrance into the video game industry. Industry veterans, Jim Veevaert and Jay Cohen, will lead Jerry Bruckheimer Games, Inc. as President of Production and President of Development respectively. Veevaert and Cohen will build a creative IP development studio focused on the development and production of interactive content and original intellectual property that convey and reflect the standards of Jerry Bruckheimer. .Jim Veevaert and Jay Cohen are two of the most knowledgeable, brightest, and creative talents in this industry,. said Jerry Bruckheimer. .Throughout their careers, Jim and Jay have both demonstrated their unstoppable desire to advance the medium,...
- 5/13/2009
- by Hector Cortez
- Monsters and Critics
I don't believe it's a coincidence that Jerry Bruckheimer is producing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time while announcing the formation of a new wing of his empire that will focus on the development of video games. Jerry Bruckheimer Games, Inc. is officially open for business, adding two high-level vets from the lucrative gaming industry, according to The Los Angeles Times.
Leading the charge for the Santa Monica-based start-up are Jay Cohen, president of development, and Jim Veevaert, president of production. Veevaert was an executive producer of Halo 3 and Cohen comes over from Ubisoft, where he had served as a senior vice president of publishing.
Says Bruckheimer of his decision to join the highly competitive multi-billion-dollar arena, "Games are evolving just like movies. There's storytelling and there's character development in games."...
Leading the charge for the Santa Monica-based start-up are Jay Cohen, president of development, and Jim Veevaert, president of production. Veevaert was an executive producer of Halo 3 and Cohen comes over from Ubisoft, where he had served as a senior vice president of publishing.
Says Bruckheimer of his decision to join the highly competitive multi-billion-dollar arena, "Games are evolving just like movies. There's storytelling and there's character development in games."...
- 5/13/2009
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
From Multiplayer: We’ve known for some time that MTV and Jerry Bruckheimer have been ambling down the road together towards a video games-related partnership. MTV has seen a world of success with their “Rock Band” rhythm game/platform and mega-producer Bruckheimer… well… he’s good at making explosions look awesome. It’s a natural pairing then; MTV gets to expand their games lineup while Bruck inserts himself into a fast-growing entertainment industry with a well-established partner to back him.
Late last night, Variety reported that there’s finally been some serious movement with regards to this partnership. The newly-minted Jerry Bruckheimer Games Studio will be run by the powerhouse gaming tag team of Jim Veevaert and Jay Cohen. The Variety piece also reveals that Cohen and Veevaert will handle development and production, respectively.
Continue reading Jerry Bruckheimer, MTV Partner Up To Make Games.
Late last night, Variety reported that there’s finally been some serious movement with regards to this partnership. The newly-minted Jerry Bruckheimer Games Studio will be run by the powerhouse gaming tag team of Jim Veevaert and Jay Cohen. The Variety piece also reveals that Cohen and Veevaert will handle development and production, respectively.
Continue reading Jerry Bruckheimer, MTV Partner Up To Make Games.
- 5/12/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
Movie mogul Jerry Bruckheimer has branched out into video game development by opening his own studio in California. As a film and television producer, Bruckheimer has a reputation for developing big budget projects, including the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise and TV series CSI. Based in Santa Monica, the Jerry Bruckheimer Games studio will focus predominantly on new properties, alongside collaborations with other studios. Former Ubisoft executive Jay Cohen and Halo 3 producer Jim Veevaert have already joined (more)...
- 5/12/2009
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
by Adam Rosenberg
We’ve known for some time that MTV and Jerry Bruckheimer have been ambling down the road together towards a video games-related partnership. MTV has seen a world of success with their “Rock Band” rhythm game/platform and mega-producer Bruckheimer… well… he’s good at making explosions look awesome. It’s a natural pairing then; MTV gets to expand their games lineup while Bruck inserts himself into a fast-growing entertainment industry with a well-established partner to back him.
Late last night, Variety reported that there’s finally been some serious movement with regards to this partnership. The newly-minted Jerry Bruckheimer Games Studio will be run by the powerhouse gaming tag team of Jim Veevaert and Jay Cohen. The Variety piece also reveals that Cohen and Veevaert will handle development and production, respectively.
Veevaert served as executive producer on Microsoft’s chartbusting “Halo 3″ and in general served as...
We’ve known for some time that MTV and Jerry Bruckheimer have been ambling down the road together towards a video games-related partnership. MTV has seen a world of success with their “Rock Band” rhythm game/platform and mega-producer Bruckheimer… well… he’s good at making explosions look awesome. It’s a natural pairing then; MTV gets to expand their games lineup while Bruck inserts himself into a fast-growing entertainment industry with a well-established partner to back him.
Late last night, Variety reported that there’s finally been some serious movement with regards to this partnership. The newly-minted Jerry Bruckheimer Games Studio will be run by the powerhouse gaming tag team of Jim Veevaert and Jay Cohen. The Variety piece also reveals that Cohen and Veevaert will handle development and production, respectively.
Veevaert served as executive producer on Microsoft’s chartbusting “Halo 3″ and in general served as...
- 5/12/2009
- by MTV Video Games
- MTV Multiplayer
Reflecting the growth of the agency, Gersh has promoted agents Abram Nalibotsky and Alex Yarosh to agency partner and head of talent, respectively.
The moves follow the recent addition of Daisy Wu, who joined the talent department from Endeavor, and the formation of a film-financing and packaging division led by film industry veteran Jay Cohen.
Nalibotsky, who started as an assistant 16 years ago, has been head of Gersh's motion picture/lit department for the past half-year. His clients include such directors as Richard Shepard (who won an Emmy for the pilot of "Ugly Betty"), Thor Freudenthal ("Diary of a Wimpy Kid") and Tim Hill ("Alvin and the Chipmunks") and the writing team of Josh Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly ("Conan").
The agency praised Nalibotsky's skills at developing and guiding the careers of the clients. Nalibotsky will continue to head the department, which has enjoyed recent successes with Diablo Cody's...
The moves follow the recent addition of Daisy Wu, who joined the talent department from Endeavor, and the formation of a film-financing and packaging division led by film industry veteran Jay Cohen.
Nalibotsky, who started as an assistant 16 years ago, has been head of Gersh's motion picture/lit department for the past half-year. His clients include such directors as Richard Shepard (who won an Emmy for the pilot of "Ugly Betty"), Thor Freudenthal ("Diary of a Wimpy Kid") and Tim Hill ("Alvin and the Chipmunks") and the writing team of Josh Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly ("Conan").
The agency praised Nalibotsky's skills at developing and guiding the careers of the clients. Nalibotsky will continue to head the department, which has enjoyed recent successes with Diablo Cody's...
- 5/4/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ted Danson has joined Mad Money, a comedic caper that Callie Khouri is directing from her own script.
Roger Cross, Stephen Root, Adam Rothenberg, J.C. MacKenzie, Chris McDonald and Finesse Mitchell also have been cast in the Millennium Films production, which is being toplined by Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes.
Set in Kansas City, Mo., Money follows three co-workers, all with their own motives, who hatch a plan to steal money scheduled to be destroyed at the Federal Reserve Bank.
Principal photography is due to begin Monday, April 16 in Shreveport, La.
Producing are Jay Cohen, James Acheson and Frank DeMartini. Executive producing are Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Boaz Davidson, Trevor Short, Michael P. Flannigan, Wendy Kram and Robert O. Green.
Big City Films and Lightspeed Media are also involved.
Danson, repped by CAA, next co-stars opposite Glenn Close on FX's upcoming drama series Damages. His feature credits include Saving Private Ryan, Mumford and The Moguls.
Roger Cross, Stephen Root, Adam Rothenberg, J.C. MacKenzie, Chris McDonald and Finesse Mitchell also have been cast in the Millennium Films production, which is being toplined by Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes.
Set in Kansas City, Mo., Money follows three co-workers, all with their own motives, who hatch a plan to steal money scheduled to be destroyed at the Federal Reserve Bank.
Principal photography is due to begin Monday, April 16 in Shreveport, La.
Producing are Jay Cohen, James Acheson and Frank DeMartini. Executive producing are Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Boaz Davidson, Trevor Short, Michael P. Flannigan, Wendy Kram and Robert O. Green.
Big City Films and Lightspeed Media are also involved.
Danson, repped by CAA, next co-stars opposite Glenn Close on FX's upcoming drama series Damages. His feature credits include Saving Private Ryan, Mumford and The Moguls.
- 4/16/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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