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• After hunting Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hunger Games," Alexander Ludwig is now setting his sights on Abigail Breslin as he signs on for "Final Girl," according to Variety. The film revolves around a girl who, after being by a group of teenage boys, turns the tables by hunting them. Sheesh, Alex, pick on someone your own size for once!
• Here's a true-life story that occurred strictly so Sacha Baron Cohen could star in a movie about it someday. Deadline reports that "The Dictator" star is attached to "The Lesbian," a dark comedy inspired by the life of Cecil Chao, the Hong Kong billionaire who offered $65 million to any man who succeeded in marrying his lesbian daughter.
• Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan are getting some company for their "anti-romantic comedy," "A Many Splintered Thing." The Playlist reports that Aubrey Plaza,...
• After hunting Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hunger Games," Alexander Ludwig is now setting his sights on Abigail Breslin as he signs on for "Final Girl," according to Variety. The film revolves around a girl who, after being by a group of teenage boys, turns the tables by hunting them. Sheesh, Alex, pick on someone your own size for once!
• Here's a true-life story that occurred strictly so Sacha Baron Cohen could star in a movie about it someday. Deadline reports that "The Dictator" star is attached to "The Lesbian," a dark comedy inspired by the life of Cecil Chao, the Hong Kong billionaire who offered $65 million to any man who succeeded in marrying his lesbian daughter.
• Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan are getting some company for their "anti-romantic comedy," "A Many Splintered Thing." The Playlist reports that Aubrey Plaza,...
- 10/5/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Nine actors go in, four vastly different projects come out. 1) Elijah Wood is starring in The Late Bloomer. To be directed by Randall Einhorn (Wood's own "Wilfred"), The Late Bloomer is an adaptation of the 2001 book "Man Made: A Memoir of My Body" and tells "the amazing true story of a man who found out at close to age 30 that he hadn’t yet totally undergone puberty but when the medical condition preventing it was removed, in several...
- 10/3/2012
- by Alejandro Stepenberg
- JoBlo.com
1.) Lionsgate has enlisted Danny Strong to write Mockingjay, the third and, in this franchise's case, forth entries in the Hunger Games saga. Strong is best known as an actor, with recurring roles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Gilmore Girls" and "Mad Men," but he has more recently gained recognition as a writer with the HBO films Recount and Game Change, the latter of which just won him two Emmys. He also co-wrote The Butler with director Lee Daniels. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 is due out in November 2014, with the conclusion releasing the following year. Variety 2.) Joseph Ruben (Sleeping With the Enemy) is attached to direct a remake of the Orson Welles classic The Stranger. The 1946 original starred Edward G. Robinson as an agent from the War Crimes Commission, hunting down an infamous Nazi hiding out in Connecticut. The new version will focus on a reformed serial killer, now working as a small-town professor,...
- 10/2/2012
- by Kevin Blumeyer
- Rope of Silicon
Elijah Wood is set to as the lead in the upcoming The Late Bloomer comedy which comes from director Randall Einhorn. That, my friends, sounds pretty cool at this moment, because we will finally have a chance to watch The Hobbit star as a man (close to age 30) who hadn’t yet totally undergone puberty. Cheers!
The Late Bloomer is based on the 2001 acclaimed memoir Man Made: A Memoir of My Body written by Ken Baker, while Joe Nussbaum and Paul Kaplan & Mark Torgove are on board to adapt that story for a big screen.
So, Wood will star in the true story of a man who found out at close to age 30 that he hadn’t yet totally undergone puberty but when the medical condition preventing it was removed, in several short, overwhelming weeks did so.
Director Einhorn already described his project as the type of wonderful heartfelt comedy...
The Late Bloomer is based on the 2001 acclaimed memoir Man Made: A Memoir of My Body written by Ken Baker, while Joe Nussbaum and Paul Kaplan & Mark Torgove are on board to adapt that story for a big screen.
So, Wood will star in the true story of a man who found out at close to age 30 that he hadn’t yet totally undergone puberty but when the medical condition preventing it was removed, in several short, overwhelming weeks did so.
Director Einhorn already described his project as the type of wonderful heartfelt comedy...
- 10/2/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Elijah Wood will star in The Late Bloomer. The Lord of the Rings actor will reunite with Wilfred director Randall Einhorn on the comedy, reports Variety. The film will be based on the true story of a man in his late 20s who discovers that - owing to a medical condition - he never properly went through puberty. When the final stages are induced, he experiences several weeks of rapid and almost overwhelming physical changes. Paul Kaplan and Mark Torgove have rewritten Joe Nussbaum's original draft of the script. "The Late Bloomer is the type of wonderful heartfelt comedy that I like to engage in," said Einhorn in a statement. "Puberty can be difficult at best and has the (more)...
- 10/2/2012
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Elijah Wood is preparing to hit puberty. The "Hobbit" actor has signed on to star in a new comedy titled "The Late Bloomer," which is set be helmed by "Wilfred" director/executive-producer Randall Einhorn. Based on the 2001 non-fiction book "Man Made: A Memoir of My Body" by Ken Baker, the film will center on a 30-year-old man (Wood) who discovers he never completed puberty. When the medical condition preventing him from reaching full physical maturity is resolved, he's forced to deal with the rapid changes that result. The book was adapted for the screen by Joe Nussbaum ("George Lucas in Love")...
- 10/2/2012
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
• Elijah Wood will put his boyish charm to interesting use in The Late Bloomer, a comedy about a man who learns right before he’s about to turn 30 that he hasn’t finished puberty. This isn’t a high-concept studio comedy, either: The indie production is based on Ken Baker’s real-life memoir Man Made: A Memoir of My Body. Randall Einhorn (who’s helmed just about every episode of Wood’s FX series Wilfred) will direct from a script by Paul Kaplan and Mark Torgove (NBC’s Outsourced). [Variety]
• Miles Teller (Project X) is joining Zac Efron in the indie romcom Are We Officially Dating?...
• Miles Teller (Project X) is joining Zac Efron in the indie romcom Are We Officially Dating?...
- 10/2/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood has found his next project in the form of The Late Bloomer.
In the upcoming romantic comedy, based on Ken Baker’s 2001 memoir “Man Made: A Memoir of My Body”, Wood plays a nearly 30-year-old man “whose body goes through many changes over the course of several overwhelming weeks after discovering he hadn’t totally undergone puberty due to a medical condition.”
Wood will team up once again with his Wilfred director Randall Einhorn, who’ll be helming the film. That’s music to my ears as I love FX’s quirky comedy and this story seems like it could be perfect material for the duo.
Einhorn released a statement about the upcoming film, saying that:
“‘The Late Bloomer’ is the type of wonderful heartfelt comedy that I like to engage in. Puberty can be difficult at best and has the potential to...
In the upcoming romantic comedy, based on Ken Baker’s 2001 memoir “Man Made: A Memoir of My Body”, Wood plays a nearly 30-year-old man “whose body goes through many changes over the course of several overwhelming weeks after discovering he hadn’t totally undergone puberty due to a medical condition.”
Wood will team up once again with his Wilfred director Randall Einhorn, who’ll be helming the film. That’s music to my ears as I love FX’s quirky comedy and this story seems like it could be perfect material for the duo.
Einhorn released a statement about the upcoming film, saying that:
“‘The Late Bloomer’ is the type of wonderful heartfelt comedy that I like to engage in. Puberty can be difficult at best and has the potential to...
- 10/1/2012
- by Jessica
- We Got This Covered
Elijah Wood (The Lord Of The Rings, Wilfred) is set to play the lead role in the new comedy feature film The Late Bloomer from Dignity Film Finance (Dff), it was announced today by the producers. Jesse Israel of Ineffable Pictures, Heidi Jo Markel of Eclectic Pictures will produce and Dff President Maggie Monteith, will executive produce and finance the film.
Expected to go into production in January 2013, Monteith produces the film with Israel, Markel and Brent Emery, (Coup d.Etat Films). Raphael Kryszek, Ineffable Pictures. founder, is also executive producing. International sales agent Cargo Entertainment, led by Marina Grasic, Jan Korbelin and Mark Lindsay is on board to handle International distribution rights to the film and will introduce The Late Bloomer to overseas buyers at Afm in November.
Directed by Randall Einhorn (FX.s .Wilfred,. NBC.s .The Office,.), The Late Bloomer is based on the 2001 acclaimed memoir Man...
Expected to go into production in January 2013, Monteith produces the film with Israel, Markel and Brent Emery, (Coup d.Etat Films). Raphael Kryszek, Ineffable Pictures. founder, is also executive producing. International sales agent Cargo Entertainment, led by Marina Grasic, Jan Korbelin and Mark Lindsay is on board to handle International distribution rights to the film and will introduce The Late Bloomer to overseas buyers at Afm in November.
Directed by Randall Einhorn (FX.s .Wilfred,. NBC.s .The Office,.), The Late Bloomer is based on the 2001 acclaimed memoir Man...
- 10/1/2012
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
While Elijah Wood will be back on our screens in a variety of movies (including reprising the role of Frodo Baggins in at least one of the Hobbit films), he’s also been drawing praise for his work on Us dog-com Wilfred. Now the show’s director Randall Einhorn has recruited him to star in The Late Bloomer, a new indie comedy.Paul Kaplan and Mark Torgove have written the latest draft of the script originated by Mark Nussbaum. He, in turn, adapted Ken Baker’s 2001 book Man Made: A Memoir Of My Body.The film’s plot will follow tl the tome’s true tale of a nearly 30 year-old man whose body goes through a suddenly bout of changes. Turns out puberty hadn’t hit at the normal age and now he’s facing everything within the scope of a few overwhelming weeks."The Late Bloomer is the type...
- 10/1/2012
- EmpireOnline
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