Mary Ingalls actor Melissa Sue Anderson grew up in the spotlight on Little House on the Prairie. She was on the wildly popular show for seven seasons and made guest appearances in the eight. But what is she doing today, all these years later?
Melissa Sue Anderson | Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls on ‘Little House on the Prairie’
Anderson got the role of Mary Ingalls when she was just 11 years old. But before that, she was no stranger to acting. She’d been in various commercials and had scored roles in shows like Bewitched and The Brady Bunch.
In Little House on the Prairie, she played the character of Mary, Laura’s older sister. In the books, Mary didn’t have much of a presence. But the TV show gave the character of Mary some more meat, which Anderson is thankful for.
Melissa Sue Anderson | Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls on ‘Little House on the Prairie’
Anderson got the role of Mary Ingalls when she was just 11 years old. But before that, she was no stranger to acting. She’d been in various commercials and had scored roles in shows like Bewitched and The Brady Bunch.
In Little House on the Prairie, she played the character of Mary, Laura’s older sister. In the books, Mary didn’t have much of a presence. But the TV show gave the character of Mary some more meat, which Anderson is thankful for.
- 4/30/2023
- by Kelsey Goeres
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This June on HBO and HBO Max will play host to a new season of “Westworld,” a new adaptation of “Father of the Bride” and much more.
The big new Warner Bros. release on HBO and HBO Max this month is “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” which actually debuted on the HBO Max streaming service on May 30. The third film in the Wizarding World prequel franchise first hit theaters in April, and is now available to stream in 4K.
There’s also the updated version of “Father of the Bride” premiering on June 16, while a pair of noteworthy documentaries are coming on the early side this month: “The Janes” premieres June 8 and follows unlikely outlaws in pre-Roe v. Wade America who defied state legislation that banned abortion, while “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” debuts on June 9.
As for original series, the fourth season of “Westworld” premieres on June...
The big new Warner Bros. release on HBO and HBO Max this month is “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” which actually debuted on the HBO Max streaming service on May 30. The third film in the Wizarding World prequel franchise first hit theaters in April, and is now available to stream in 4K.
There’s also the updated version of “Father of the Bride” premiering on June 16, while a pair of noteworthy documentaries are coming on the early side this month: “The Janes” premieres June 8 and follows unlikely outlaws in pre-Roe v. Wade America who defied state legislation that banned abortion, while “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” debuts on June 9.
As for original series, the fourth season of “Westworld” premieres on June...
- 6/1/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
With its list of new releases for June 2022, HBO Max is joining in what should be a TV summer to remember.
Not content to let Netflix’s Stranger Things or Prime Video’s The Boys to dominate the summer TV landscape, HBO is coming through with a new season of one of its big hits. Westworld season 4 is set to premiere June 26 on both HBO and HBO Max. What will this season of the increasingly confusing sci-fi drama be about? Per HBO’s synopsis it will be “A dark odyssey about the fate of sentient life on earth.” So you know, only that.
Irma Vep is the only other Max Original of note this month. Based on a 1996 cult classic of the same name, this limited series stars Alicia Vikander as a disillusioned movie star looking to remake the early 20th century French silent film serial Les Vampires.
It’s...
Not content to let Netflix’s Stranger Things or Prime Video’s The Boys to dominate the summer TV landscape, HBO is coming through with a new season of one of its big hits. Westworld season 4 is set to premiere June 26 on both HBO and HBO Max. What will this season of the increasingly confusing sci-fi drama be about? Per HBO’s synopsis it will be “A dark odyssey about the fate of sentient life on earth.” So you know, only that.
Irma Vep is the only other Max Original of note this month. Based on a 1996 cult classic of the same name, this limited series stars Alicia Vikander as a disillusioned movie star looking to remake the early 20th century French silent film serial Les Vampires.
It’s...
- 6/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Miramax Television and Scott Steindorff and Dylan Russell’s Stone Village are teaming to develop a series adaptation of Alex Michaelides’ upcoming novel The Maidens. British writer-actor Morwenna Banks (Damned) is attached to pen the adaptation.
In the book, which Celadon Books will publish on June 15, when her niece’s best friend is murdered, a brilliant but troubled therapist travels to Cambridge to comfort her. But her alma mater has changed, and a cult like group of students led by a new professor has overtaken the culture.
“Alex Michaelides has created an intoxicating world inside the mythical halls of Cambridge University,” said Marc Helwig, Miramax Head of Worldwide Television. “We are thrilled to bring this extraordinary, gorgeous thriller to a global television audience under the expert guidance of Stone Village and the incredibly talented Morwenna Banks.”
The series is being produced by Miramax TV and Stone Village.
“This story...
In the book, which Celadon Books will publish on June 15, when her niece’s best friend is murdered, a brilliant but troubled therapist travels to Cambridge to comfort her. But her alma mater has changed, and a cult like group of students led by a new professor has overtaken the culture.
“Alex Michaelides has created an intoxicating world inside the mythical halls of Cambridge University,” said Marc Helwig, Miramax Head of Worldwide Television. “We are thrilled to bring this extraordinary, gorgeous thriller to a global television audience under the expert guidance of Stone Village and the incredibly talented Morwenna Banks.”
The series is being produced by Miramax TV and Stone Village.
“This story...
- 6/1/2021
- by Denise Petski and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
With Christmas now behind us, and 2021 fast approaching, it’s a good time to review all the new content that’s been added to Netflix in the last week. Highlights include the period drama Bridgerton, as well as Charlie Brooker’s Death to 2020 special, and the George Clooney-directed The Midnight Sky. What’s been made available, then, to the platform in the last seven days?
Well, on the movie side, Brooker’s Death to 2020 adapts his Screenwipe review format for Netflix, with the likes of Hugh Grant, Stranger Things‘ Joe Keery, and Samuel L. Jackson popping up in a fictional take on this year’s events. Given the quality of the recent Black Mirror entries from Brooker, we have high expectations for this new one-off, even if the world’s apparently been too bleak for a fresh batch of episodes. Another big original release, meanwhile, is Robert Rodriguez’s We Can Be Heroes,...
Well, on the movie side, Brooker’s Death to 2020 adapts his Screenwipe review format for Netflix, with the likes of Hugh Grant, Stranger Things‘ Joe Keery, and Samuel L. Jackson popping up in a fictional take on this year’s events. Given the quality of the recent Black Mirror entries from Brooker, we have high expectations for this new one-off, even if the world’s apparently been too bleak for a fresh batch of episodes. Another big original release, meanwhile, is Robert Rodriguez’s We Can Be Heroes,...
- 12/27/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
As we head closer to Christmas, now’s a good time to catch up on your Netflix viewing, and the platform have a lot of new movies and shows coming this week. Highlights include original features like The Midnight Sky, as well as drama Bridgerton, and fresh seasons of returning family series. Indeed, given the amount of content already added to the service this December, it shouldn’t be difficult to find something to watch over the holidays.
In terms of original films, the George Clooney-directed The Midnight Sky provides a timely story of an Arctic scientist trying to contact a team of astronauts before they return to a worldwide catastrophe. Based on a novel by Lily Brooks-Dalton, the cast also includes the likes of Felicity Jones and Kyle Chandler. Additionally, we’ll be getting the LGBT-themed Taiwanese picture Your Name Engraved Herein, Norwegian comedy sequel Asphalt Burning (Børning 3), and French production DNA.
In terms of original films, the George Clooney-directed The Midnight Sky provides a timely story of an Arctic scientist trying to contact a team of astronauts before they return to a worldwide catastrophe. Based on a novel by Lily Brooks-Dalton, the cast also includes the likes of Felicity Jones and Kyle Chandler. Additionally, we’ll be getting the LGBT-themed Taiwanese picture Your Name Engraved Herein, Norwegian comedy sequel Asphalt Burning (Børning 3), and French production DNA.
- 12/20/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
In today’s film news roundup, Fox Searchlight starts a shorts channel, Uma Thurman signs with ICM and Miramax signs animation exec Michael Lachance.
Searchlight Shorts
Fox Searchlight Pictures’ chairmen Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula have announced the launch of “Searchlight Shorts” as a collection of short films.
The shorts are available on Fox Searchlight’s YouTube channel and “Searchlight Shorts” Facebook page. The first film to be released on the Fox Searchlight social media channels is the recent best live action short Oscar winner “Skin,” in which a young boy has an innocent encounter with an African American man at a supermarket and his parents react to the exchange with racial violence.
Other short films to be featured include “Feathers” and “Birdie,” which were acquired in late 2018; “Lavender,” which made its premiere at Sundance earlier this year; and the recently acquired “Sew Torn.” Fox Searchlight plans to release a...
Searchlight Shorts
Fox Searchlight Pictures’ chairmen Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula have announced the launch of “Searchlight Shorts” as a collection of short films.
The shorts are available on Fox Searchlight’s YouTube channel and “Searchlight Shorts” Facebook page. The first film to be released on the Fox Searchlight social media channels is the recent best live action short Oscar winner “Skin,” in which a young boy has an innocent encounter with an African American man at a supermarket and his parents react to the exchange with racial violence.
Other short films to be featured include “Feathers” and “Birdie,” which were acquired in late 2018; “Lavender,” which made its premiere at Sundance earlier this year; and the recently acquired “Sew Torn.” Fox Searchlight plans to release a...
- 3/19/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Uma Thurman has signed with ICM Partners, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The Oscar nominee will next be seen opposite Tony Goldwyn in Netflix's Ya drama series Chambers, which premieres April 26. She also is set to appear in Ghosts at this summer's Williamstown Theater Festival.
Last year, Thurman received the Actor's Fund Medal of Honor and appeared in Lars von Trier's The House That Jack Built, Summit's gothic Ya adaptation Down a Dark Hall and The Con Is On opposite Tim Roth. She next will be seen in comedy The War With Grandpa opposite Robert DeNiro. In ...
The Oscar nominee will next be seen opposite Tony Goldwyn in Netflix's Ya drama series Chambers, which premieres April 26. She also is set to appear in Ghosts at this summer's Williamstown Theater Festival.
Last year, Thurman received the Actor's Fund Medal of Honor and appeared in Lars von Trier's The House That Jack Built, Summit's gothic Ya adaptation Down a Dark Hall and The Con Is On opposite Tim Roth. She next will be seen in comedy The War With Grandpa opposite Robert DeNiro. In ...
- 3/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Uma Thurman has signed with ICM Partners, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The Oscar nominee will next be seen opposite Tony Goldwyn in Netflix's Ya drama series Chambers, which premieres April 26. She also is set to appear in Ghosts at this summer's Williamstown Theater Festival.
Last year, Thurman received the Actor's Fund Medal of Honor and appeared in Lars von Trier's The House That Jack Built, Summit's gothic Ya adaptation Down a Dark Hall and The Con Is On opposite Tim Roth. She next will be seen in comedy The War With Grandpa opposite Robert DeNiro. In ...
The Oscar nominee will next be seen opposite Tony Goldwyn in Netflix's Ya drama series Chambers, which premieres April 26. She also is set to appear in Ghosts at this summer's Williamstown Theater Festival.
Last year, Thurman received the Actor's Fund Medal of Honor and appeared in Lars von Trier's The House That Jack Built, Summit's gothic Ya adaptation Down a Dark Hall and The Con Is On opposite Tim Roth. She next will be seen in comedy The War With Grandpa opposite Robert DeNiro. In ...
- 3/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Uma Thurman is getting some intimate praise from one of her new costars.
Maggie Q, who plays Thurman’s love interest in the new comedy The Con Is On, told Lapalme Magazine‘s summer issue that she “had a blast” on set.
“I look at everything in my job as — just part of my job. [My] character is a Russian billionaire’s wife who’s gay. She does whatever she wants and nobody crosses her. So she has an extramarital affair with Uma [Thurman] — who, by the way, is a great kisser,” she told the outlet, according to PageSix.
Q, 39, added that...
Maggie Q, who plays Thurman’s love interest in the new comedy The Con Is On, told Lapalme Magazine‘s summer issue that she “had a blast” on set.
“I look at everything in my job as — just part of my job. [My] character is a Russian billionaire’s wife who’s gay. She does whatever she wants and nobody crosses her. So she has an extramarital affair with Uma [Thurman] — who, by the way, is a great kisser,” she told the outlet, according to PageSix.
Q, 39, added that...
- 6/20/2018
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Joseph Baxter Apr 10, 2019
Uma Thurman will headline Chambers, a supernatural-ish Netflix television drama.
Uma Thurman is headlining Chambers, a Netflix TV series that will manifest as a 10-episode hourlong offering with supernatural themes.
Netflix gave the project a straight-to-series order back in January 2018. It is the creation of writer Leah Rachel, an actress who's been juggling creative duties, having written for the 2012 TV series, Audrey, and directed a few short films. Rachel will serve as co-showrunner with Akela Cooper, who wields more experience in that department, having written and produced shows such as Luke Cage, American Horror Story, The 100 and Grimm.
Chambers will depict the story of a young heart attack survivor whose life was saved by a heart transplant. However, she starts to raise crucial questions about her new heart, eventually learning the terrible truth about the donor’s death. Eventually, things take a supernatural turn for the...
Uma Thurman will headline Chambers, a supernatural-ish Netflix television drama.
Uma Thurman is headlining Chambers, a Netflix TV series that will manifest as a 10-episode hourlong offering with supernatural themes.
Netflix gave the project a straight-to-series order back in January 2018. It is the creation of writer Leah Rachel, an actress who's been juggling creative duties, having written for the 2012 TV series, Audrey, and directed a few short films. Rachel will serve as co-showrunner with Akela Cooper, who wields more experience in that department, having written and produced shows such as Luke Cage, American Horror Story, The 100 and Grimm.
Chambers will depict the story of a young heart attack survivor whose life was saved by a heart transplant. However, she starts to raise crucial questions about her new heart, eventually learning the terrible truth about the donor’s death. Eventually, things take a supernatural turn for the...
- 5/29/2018
- Den of Geek
Uma Thurman’s allegation that Quentin Tarantino forced her to do a stunt in 2003’s Kill Bill that left her injured and the years of “trauma” she experienced in its wake hasn’t stopped her from wanting to work with the famed director again in the future.
The 48-year-old actress spoke to Entertainment Weekly about her relationship with Tarantino in a story published on Friday, revealing just three months after first opening up about their fallout that she still hopes to collaborate with him one day.
“I understand him and if he wrote a great part and we were both...
The 48-year-old actress spoke to Entertainment Weekly about her relationship with Tarantino in a story published on Friday, revealing just three months after first opening up about their fallout that she still hopes to collaborate with him one day.
“I understand him and if he wrote a great part and we were both...
- 5/5/2018
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Uma Thurman isn’t ruling out another collaboration with Quentin Tarantino. The “Pulp Fiction” and “Kill Bill” actress tells Entertainment Weekly that she would work with the director again “if he wrote a great part.”
“I understand him,” Thurman said. “If he wrote a great part and we were both in the right place about it, that would be something else.”
Hearing Thurman would be open to reuniting with Tarantino may surprise people given that the actress revealed in February she suffered a car crash during the making of “Kill Bill,” but the actress assures EW that she’s “always had a good relationship” with the director, even after the on set incident.
“We’ve had our fights over the years,” Thurman said. “When you know someone for as long as I’ve known him, 25 years of creative collaboration, yes, did we have some tragedies take place? Sure. But you...
“I understand him,” Thurman said. “If he wrote a great part and we were both in the right place about it, that would be something else.”
Hearing Thurman would be open to reuniting with Tarantino may surprise people given that the actress revealed in February she suffered a car crash during the making of “Kill Bill,” but the actress assures EW that she’s “always had a good relationship” with the director, even after the on set incident.
“We’ve had our fights over the years,” Thurman said. “When you know someone for as long as I’ve known him, 25 years of creative collaboration, yes, did we have some tragedies take place? Sure. But you...
- 5/5/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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Charlize Theron stars as a new mother overwhelmed by baby care who bonds with her night nanny (Mackenzie Davis). Written by Diablo Cody. (male director)
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Julie Cohen and Betsy West direct this documentary biography of pioneering judicial activist and Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
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Natalia Almada writes and directs this drama about a woman (Adriana Barraza) who reawakens herself to life in her 60s.
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The Desert Bride
Cecilia Atán and Valeria Pivato direct and cowrite this adventure drama about a woman (Paulina García) whose life is upended when her job is threatened.
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Tully
Charlize Theron stars as a new mother overwhelmed by baby care who bonds with her night nanny (Mackenzie Davis). Written by Diablo Cody. (male director)
my review | find cinemas
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Angels Wear White [pictured]
Vivian Qu writes and directs this drama about how a teenaged girl (Vicky Chen) and a tween (Meijun Zhou) react when one of them suffers a sexual assault.
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Rbg
Julie Cohen and Betsy West direct this documentary biography of pioneering judicial activist and Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
my review | find cinemas
Everything Else
Natalia Almada writes and directs this drama about a woman (Adriana Barraza) who reawakens herself to life in her 60s.
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The Desert Bride
Cecilia Atán and Valeria Pivato direct and cowrite this adventure drama about a woman (Paulina García) whose life is upended when her job is threatened.
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Altered Perception
Kate Rees Davies directs...
- 5/4/2018
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
"You think it could work?" "It has to." Lionsgate has revealed the first official trailer for a comedy titled The Con Is On, formerly known as The Brits Are Coming while in production. From director James Oakley (aka James Haslam), the wacky, over-the-top heist comedy stars Uma Thurman and Tim Roth as a married couple. In an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England, they flee to Los Angeles and hatch a jewel theft plot to make some cash. The cast also includes Alice Eve, Maggie Q, Crispin Glover, Stephen Fry, Parker Posey, and Sofia Vergara. This looks mildly amusing, with a few funny scenes, but I don't have a good feeling about it. Something seems off from this trailer. Take a look. Here's the first official trailer for James Haslam's The Con Is On, originally debuted by Et Online: This stylish,...
- 4/11/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Talent agency Buchwald has signed actors Edward Zo and Wesley Wong, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
Zo will appear in the upcoming indie heist comedy The Brits Are Coming, starring Uma Thurman, Stephen Fry and Sofia Vergara, and his previous credits include Switched at Birth and Speechless. He is best known for his aggressive social media presence; his YouTube channel has amassed more than 11.1 million views and his Instagram account has 500,000 followers. Zo’s 2015 vlog calling out the whitewashing in Netflix’s Death Note went viral during that casting controversy.
Wong is the son of Hong Kong...
Zo will appear in the upcoming indie heist comedy The Brits Are Coming, starring Uma Thurman, Stephen Fry and Sofia Vergara, and his previous credits include Switched at Birth and Speechless. He is best known for his aggressive social media presence; his YouTube channel has amassed more than 11.1 million views and his Instagram account has 500,000 followers. Zo’s 2015 vlog calling out the whitewashing in Netflix’s Death Note went viral during that casting controversy.
Wong is the son of Hong Kong...
- 12/19/2017
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
No makeup, no problem! The 2017 Pirelli calendar debuted in Paris Tuesday morning, featuring 14 of the most prolific actresses from around the world. The latest list of talent includes Jessica Chastain (Miss Sloane), Penélope Cruz (Zoolander 2), Nicole Kidman (Lion), Rooney Mara (Lion), Helen Mirren (Collateral Beauty), Julianne Moore (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), Lupita Nyong'o (Queen of Katwe), Charlotte Rampling (The Sense of an Ending), Léa Seydoux (It's Only the End of the World), Uma Thurman (The Brits Are Coming), Alicia Vikander (The Light Between Oceans), Kate Winslet (Collateral Beauty), Robin Wright (Wonder Woman) and Zhang Ziyi (Run for Love). Taking a cue from 2016's photographer...
- 11/29/2016
- E! Online
Star Trek Into Darkness alum Alice Eve has closed a deal to star in Replicas, according to Deadline.
Eve, who is primed to have a busy 2016 thanks to roles in The Stolen, Bees Make Honey and James Oakley’s mob drama The Brits Are Coming, will play Mona, wife to Keanu Reeves’ male lead Will Foster.
Unfortunately, story details remain thin on the ground at the time of writing. That being said, Replicas is shaping up to be an old-school sci-fi that blends some thematic elements of Reeves-fronted thriller John Wick. Foster is a “neuroscientist whose family is killed in a traffic accident and will stop at nothing to bring them back — pitting himself against a government-controlled laboratory, a police task force and the physical laws of science.”
At one point, Replicas was set to be helmed by Tanya Wexler (Hysteria), although Deadline now reveals that it is Jeffrey Nachmanoff...
Eve, who is primed to have a busy 2016 thanks to roles in The Stolen, Bees Make Honey and James Oakley’s mob drama The Brits Are Coming, will play Mona, wife to Keanu Reeves’ male lead Will Foster.
Unfortunately, story details remain thin on the ground at the time of writing. That being said, Replicas is shaping up to be an old-school sci-fi that blends some thematic elements of Reeves-fronted thriller John Wick. Foster is a “neuroscientist whose family is killed in a traffic accident and will stop at nothing to bring them back — pitting himself against a government-controlled laboratory, a police task force and the physical laws of science.”
At one point, Replicas was set to be helmed by Tanya Wexler (Hysteria), although Deadline now reveals that it is Jeffrey Nachmanoff...
- 7/13/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Nadine de Barros and her team will kick off sales in Cannes on the idiosyncratic road movie.
Fortitude International is financing Layover and will represent international rights on the Croisette.
Cruz will also produce the story from writer-director Toni Kalem’s adaptation from the novel by Lisa Zeidner about a successful travelling saleswoman on the verge of a nervous breakdown who goes on the lam and finds her way back to herself.
Animus Films’ Jim Young and Serena Films’ Tatiana Kelly also produce.
Fortitude International’s de Barros and Robert Barnum serve as executive producers.
“Toni Kalem’s beautifully layered adaptation of Lisa Zeidner’s acclaimed book is a provocative blend of humour and heartbreak,” said Kelly. “With the addition of the incomparable Penelope Cruz to our team, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase such strong female talent both in front of and behind the camera.”
“We are looking forward to working with the...
Fortitude International is financing Layover and will represent international rights on the Croisette.
Cruz will also produce the story from writer-director Toni Kalem’s adaptation from the novel by Lisa Zeidner about a successful travelling saleswoman on the verge of a nervous breakdown who goes on the lam and finds her way back to herself.
Animus Films’ Jim Young and Serena Films’ Tatiana Kelly also produce.
Fortitude International’s de Barros and Robert Barnum serve as executive producers.
“Toni Kalem’s beautifully layered adaptation of Lisa Zeidner’s acclaimed book is a provocative blend of humour and heartbreak,” said Kelly. “With the addition of the incomparable Penelope Cruz to our team, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase such strong female talent both in front of and behind the camera.”
“We are looking forward to working with the...
- 4/28/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Comedy set to star Ed Helms and Amanda Seyfried.
Fortitude International has jumped on board new comedy package The Clapper to star Ed Helms and Amanda Seyfried and is in talks with international buyers at the Efm.
The film marks Dito Montiel’s follow-up to the crime thriller Man Down and is based on his novel of the same name about a paid infomercial audience member whose life becomes complicated after he gets his 15 minutes of fame.
Robin Schorr produces The Clapper with Helms and his Pacific Electric partner Mike Falbo, and Montiel, who famously broke out with his 2006 Sundance special jury prize-winner A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints.
Wme and UTA Independent Film Group represent North American rights to the project.
“This hilarious script from Dito Montiel could not have found a better Eddie Krumble than in Ed Helms,” said Fortitude International partner Nadine de Barros.
“This love story between Helms and Amanda Seyfried is a perfect...
Fortitude International has jumped on board new comedy package The Clapper to star Ed Helms and Amanda Seyfried and is in talks with international buyers at the Efm.
The film marks Dito Montiel’s follow-up to the crime thriller Man Down and is based on his novel of the same name about a paid infomercial audience member whose life becomes complicated after he gets his 15 minutes of fame.
Robin Schorr produces The Clapper with Helms and his Pacific Electric partner Mike Falbo, and Montiel, who famously broke out with his 2006 Sundance special jury prize-winner A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints.
Wme and UTA Independent Film Group represent North American rights to the project.
“This hilarious script from Dito Montiel could not have found a better Eddie Krumble than in Ed Helms,” said Fortitude International partner Nadine de Barros.
“This love story between Helms and Amanda Seyfried is a perfect...
- 2/12/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Twenty years ago this week - Feb. 9, 1996 - the romcom-dramedy Beautiful Girls first opened in theaters. The film centers around Willie (Timothy Hutton), who returns home for his high school reunion in a small Massachusetts town. It's funny, it's heartwarming, and it features one of the better ensemble casts of the 1990s. In honor of the film's 20th anniversary, we're pulling out the yearbook and looking up the film's cast to what they've been up to over the past 20 years. Timothy HuttonHutton won Best Supporting Actor in 1981 for Ordinary People when he was only 20. To this day he's the youngest-ever...
- 2/9/2016
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: Jon Hamm, Lois Smith, Geena Davis, and Tim Robbins star in the sci-fi drama.
Los Angeles-based Fortitude International will introduce Marjorie Prime to international buyers in Berlin next month.
Michael Almereyda, whose Experimenter premiered in Sundance 2015, directs the adaptation of last year’s Pulitzer prize-nominated play by Jordan Harrison starring Smith in the title role.
Uri Singer of Experimenter producer Bb Film Productions produced the film, which is currently in post-production.
Marjorie Prime centres on an aging violinist with deteriorating memory who hires a service that provides holographic recreations of deceased loved ones.
In this way she is able to spend time with her daughter and son-in-law and an imperfect copy of her late husband as he looked in his 30s and 40s. John Sloss of Cinetic Media handles Us rights.
“The cast of Marjorie Prime – Tim Robbins, Geena Davis, Jon Hamm and Lois Smith – deliver exceptional performances in this film,” said Fortitude...
Los Angeles-based Fortitude International will introduce Marjorie Prime to international buyers in Berlin next month.
Michael Almereyda, whose Experimenter premiered in Sundance 2015, directs the adaptation of last year’s Pulitzer prize-nominated play by Jordan Harrison starring Smith in the title role.
Uri Singer of Experimenter producer Bb Film Productions produced the film, which is currently in post-production.
Marjorie Prime centres on an aging violinist with deteriorating memory who hires a service that provides holographic recreations of deceased loved ones.
In this way she is able to spend time with her daughter and son-in-law and an imperfect copy of her late husband as he looked in his 30s and 40s. John Sloss of Cinetic Media handles Us rights.
“The cast of Marjorie Prime – Tim Robbins, Geena Davis, Jon Hamm and Lois Smith – deliver exceptional performances in this film,” said Fortitude...
- 1/28/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello‘s wedding weekend is turning into an epic party. The “Modern Family” star danced up a storm on Saturday at a rehearsal dinner at the Breakers Resort, one day before her wedding in Palm Springs, Florida. In a short video posted on Sunday on her Instagram page, the bride-to-be can be seen shaking her sparkly pinkish white strapless dress to a Latin beat. A video posted by Sofia Vergara (@sofiavergara) on Nov 22, 2015 at 12:37pm Pst Also Read: Sofia Vergara, Stephen Fry, Tim Roth Join Uma Thurman in Comedy 'The Brits Are Coming'...
- 11/22/2015
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Sofia Vergara will join Uma Thurman in con artist comedy The Brits Are Coming.
The Modern Family actress joins the likes of Tim Roth, Stephen Fry, Alice Eve, Parker Posey and Maggie Q in the project, which is currently filming in New York.
The plot follows a con artist couple (Thurman and Roth) who avoid paying a large debt to a gangster (Maggie Q) by escaping to La.
They then take part in a jewel theft involving Roth's ex-wife (Eve) as a way of winning back the money.
Variety reports that Vergara will play the mistress of Eve's character's new husband.
Vergara recently starred in action-comedy Hot Pursuit with Reese Witherspoon.
The actress will also voice Bart's new teacher Mrs Berrera in an episode of The Simpsons season 27.
The Modern Family actress joins the likes of Tim Roth, Stephen Fry, Alice Eve, Parker Posey and Maggie Q in the project, which is currently filming in New York.
The plot follows a con artist couple (Thurman and Roth) who avoid paying a large debt to a gangster (Maggie Q) by escaping to La.
They then take part in a jewel theft involving Roth's ex-wife (Eve) as a way of winning back the money.
Variety reports that Vergara will play the mistress of Eve's character's new husband.
Vergara recently starred in action-comedy Hot Pursuit with Reese Witherspoon.
The actress will also voice Bart's new teacher Mrs Berrera in an episode of The Simpsons season 27.
- 8/30/2015
- Digital Spy
Shooting is already underway in New York with Uma Thurman and Tim Roth, but there's still room for more cast members in the heist comedy The Brits Are Coming. Sofia Vergara has just signed up, joining an ensemble that also includes Parker Posey, Alice Eve, Maggie Q, Crispin Glover and Stephen Fry. James Oakley (The Devil You Know) is directing.The story revolves around a con-artist couple (Thurman and Roth) who get on the wrong side of Maggie Q's gangster and go on the run to buy some time on a large debt. their plan is to make the payment from the profits of a jewel robbery involving Roth's ex-wife, played by Eve. She's since married again, but it's clearly far from a solid union, since Vergara is playing her new husband's mistress.Oakley wrote the screenplay with his Devil You Know compatriot Alex Michaelides, and The Brits Are Coming...
- 8/28/2015
- EmpireOnline
Sofia Vergara, Stephen Fry, Tim Roth, Parker Posey, Alice Eve and Maggie Q will join Uma Thurman in the indie comedy “The Brits Are Coming,” it was announced Thursday by producers Jc Chandor, Cassian Elwes, Robert Ogden Barnum and Dave Hansen. James Oakley is directing from a script he co-wrote with Alex Michaelides. Production is currently under way in New York City. The broad comedy follows an eccentric British con-artist couple, Harriet (Thurman) and Peter Fox (Roth), who flee to Los Angeles to escape paying a large debt to a notorious gangster named Ivanka (Maggie Q) after a failed poker game.
- 8/27/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
A mob of actors has signed on to James Oakley’s broad comedy The Brits Are Coming. Tim Roth, Parker Posey, Maggie Q, Alice Eve and Stephen Fry are joining Uma Thurman, who along with Roth play an eccentric British con-artist couple Harriet and Peter Fox. In debt to Ivanka, a notorious gangster played by Maggie Q, after a poker game goes south, the couple flee to Los Angeles. There they approach a former associate played by Fry, who secretly sells their whereabouts. With…...
- 8/27/2015
- Deadline
Many of Woody Allen’s female characters tend to be defined by a certain neurosis fueled by their rightful eagerness to be fulfilled. They want to live without restrains. This subtle frenzy translates into thorny relationships and emotional distress. They are never one-dimensional, and regardless of how small the part is, his muses always get the chance to play intricate roles deserving of their talent. It’s because of this that it’s surprising how long it took for actress Parker Posey to get on Allen’s radar.
Posey has had a more than extensive career on film and TV since the early 90s, but has rarely been given projects that could transform her from a fantastic hidden gem into a household name. However, she might be just fine with smaller audiences as long as her work is appreciated. In “Irrational Man” she plays Rita, a science professor who finds the possibility of escape and a new beginning in Joaquin Phoenix’ character. She is disillusioned with her current marital situation and fantasizes with a romanticized existence overseas. She craves not a carnal passion, but a reason to be passionate about life.
When talking to Parker Posey one can sense the vulnerability of a sensitive artist and the gratitude of a person who doesn’t take anything for granted. She attributes her successes to a large portion of luck served by the universe and the conscious decision to be resilient. Luck usually finds those who don’t give up. In Allen’s latest work, Posey gets a chance to turn a few scenes into memorable snippets of melancholic humor as if written just for her. As she puts it, her career has happened between luck and resilience, though it’s really talent that has filled the gaps and granted her longevity in this cutthroat endeavor. Here’s hoping working under Woody Allen’s wing turns her occasional good fortune into a constant stream of meaningful parts.
Aguilar: Besides the fact that this is a Woody Allen film, why did you feel attracted to play this woman looking for something new and refreshing in her life?
Parker Posey: She was my age [Laughs]. She is a real woman and she is a teacher. I’ve had some great teachers and I always wanted to play a teacher. They have a way of commanding the classroom and being influential in their students’ lives. I had some really cool teachers, so that was one of the attractions to the role. Also working with this kind of writing, even in the 20 pages that I received, which is natural and complex. I play I complicated woman at a certain point in her life where she is not sure that she is living to her full capacity. Her desires aren’t being met and she feels flat. She is catering to this fantasy, which we all sometimes do. Her fantasy to escape is almost met, and she tethers on it. She is conscious that it could happen but it might not.
Aguilar: She desperately wants to go to Spain with Joaquin Phoenix
Parker Posey: That’s right [Laughs].
Aguilar: In terms of Woody Allen, who writes very interesting women in all his films, how was the experience of working with him?
Parker Posey: It was exciting, scary, exhilarating. He is a great independent filmmaker and a well-oiled machine. He is geared to be very subtle and very perceptive. He creates an energy and a focus on set that I like. I love working with people like him.
Aguilar: Where you intimidated or anxious about working with a legendary filmmaker like Woody Allen?
Parker Posey: Absolutely! I was totally intimidated and nervous. There was lots of sweating and it was summertime [Laughs]. That’s sort of part of it. I always have this dialogue on how this movie would be my last, how I’m not very good, and how I don’t know how to do it anymore. It’s tough. It’s always a relief when something seems to translate. I don’t really know what that is or how, but I’m relieved. I never like looking at myself on screen. I blink really fast or hum if I have to sit through a screening, but I love this movie and I’m so happy that I’m part of it.
Aguilar: You also worked with Joaquin Phoenix who has such a big personality on and off screen. How was the experience of playing one of his complex love interests?
Parker Posey: Amazing! I had always wanted to work with him. I feel a kinship with him. He is very true to his own nature, his own sensitivity, his creativity, and to his own waters. He is such an artist. When you work with someone who’s got a lot going on, you just jump in with him, focus on him, and swim in the same pool. [Laughs]. We moved very fast and with the right tonal quality. I just trusted Woody that I was hitting the right notes.
Aguilar: What's your process like when creating a character like Rita? She is in the film only in a few scenes but she definitely makes an impression by being so uniquely intriguing.
Parker Posey: I probably make things even more complicated than they have to be. I have images and memories of teachers from my past that made an impression on me. Rita is a science professor. It’s a field where there are mostly men and I like playing strong women like her. We see her just so briefly throughout the film. She dips in and out and I shot for 7 days over 7 weeks. For that time I was just walking around with Rita in my mind in Newport to dig into the film and her life. That was my work.
Aguilar: You've also worked extensively in television, what's different for you between working on feature films and working on episodic content?
Parker Posey: Well there are so many different styles now. Comparing “Louis” to “The Good Wife,” I think they are very different and they are both television. There is a pace to TV and an intensity to it now. Working with Louis C.K was more on the vein of working with Woody for me, and I like that realism.
Aguilar: Is there a particular director you’d love to work with? You’ve worked with Woody Allen now, so the sky is the limit.
Parker Posey: Working with directors you have to be right for their world. It’s tougher now more than ever for directors to get their movies made that are not blockbusters. It’s hard even for the auteurs to get financing for their films. Having said that, I’d love to work with David Lynch, Steven Soderbergh, and all the great directors that you would think that I would want to work with [Laughs.] You just go along and hope to get lucky. I don’t really have much control over my career and whether or not I’m right for a story. Being right for “Irrational Man” was pure luck.
Aguilar: There has recently been a lot of discussion about women being unfairly underpaid in comparison to their male co-stars. Whats; your take on this issues?
Parker Posey: It’ always been like that. It’s so strange that there is still inequality. Sadly it’s still a man’s world, but hopefully we’ll see that change.
Aguilar: Do you hope that with new distribution platforms emerging in the entertainment industry there will be more for room for diverse content and more interesting roles for women?
Parker Posey: I hope that with these new distribution models, with companies like Amazon, there is a new type of movie or TV viewing experience with long-form dramas or novels that are turn into miniseries. I hope we see a shift because studio movies are mostly pleasing a world market, but there are lots of people who would love to see quieter more intimate stories.
Aguilar: Now that "Irrational Man" is out and this cycle is almost over, what are you working on next?
Parker Posey: I’m in Woody’s next movie. I’m in the new movie that Tim Roth, Uma Thurman, and Steven Fry are in called “The Brits Are Coming.”
Aguilar: Seems like it’s a very productive year.
Parker Posey: Lucky. An actor’s career relies on a lot of luck. Being in the right place at the right time. I was at the Krakow Film Festival in Poland when I met Juliet Taylor, Woody’s casting director. That’s how I got cast in the film.
Aguilar: I’m sure it involves luck, but also lots of resilience in such a competitive world.
Parker Posey: Oh my God! Yes! It really is. It’s interesting to talk to the press. They see my career from the outside and it’s lasting, but it’s definitely been a struggle especially in the culture where we are seeing the attention of viewers moving towards video games and social media. But I think there are still stories to be made and new platforms for material that I can work in. I have faith in that.
Posey has had a more than extensive career on film and TV since the early 90s, but has rarely been given projects that could transform her from a fantastic hidden gem into a household name. However, she might be just fine with smaller audiences as long as her work is appreciated. In “Irrational Man” she plays Rita, a science professor who finds the possibility of escape and a new beginning in Joaquin Phoenix’ character. She is disillusioned with her current marital situation and fantasizes with a romanticized existence overseas. She craves not a carnal passion, but a reason to be passionate about life.
When talking to Parker Posey one can sense the vulnerability of a sensitive artist and the gratitude of a person who doesn’t take anything for granted. She attributes her successes to a large portion of luck served by the universe and the conscious decision to be resilient. Luck usually finds those who don’t give up. In Allen’s latest work, Posey gets a chance to turn a few scenes into memorable snippets of melancholic humor as if written just for her. As she puts it, her career has happened between luck and resilience, though it’s really talent that has filled the gaps and granted her longevity in this cutthroat endeavor. Here’s hoping working under Woody Allen’s wing turns her occasional good fortune into a constant stream of meaningful parts.
Aguilar: Besides the fact that this is a Woody Allen film, why did you feel attracted to play this woman looking for something new and refreshing in her life?
Parker Posey: She was my age [Laughs]. She is a real woman and she is a teacher. I’ve had some great teachers and I always wanted to play a teacher. They have a way of commanding the classroom and being influential in their students’ lives. I had some really cool teachers, so that was one of the attractions to the role. Also working with this kind of writing, even in the 20 pages that I received, which is natural and complex. I play I complicated woman at a certain point in her life where she is not sure that she is living to her full capacity. Her desires aren’t being met and she feels flat. She is catering to this fantasy, which we all sometimes do. Her fantasy to escape is almost met, and she tethers on it. She is conscious that it could happen but it might not.
Aguilar: She desperately wants to go to Spain with Joaquin Phoenix
Parker Posey: That’s right [Laughs].
Aguilar: In terms of Woody Allen, who writes very interesting women in all his films, how was the experience of working with him?
Parker Posey: It was exciting, scary, exhilarating. He is a great independent filmmaker and a well-oiled machine. He is geared to be very subtle and very perceptive. He creates an energy and a focus on set that I like. I love working with people like him.
Aguilar: Where you intimidated or anxious about working with a legendary filmmaker like Woody Allen?
Parker Posey: Absolutely! I was totally intimidated and nervous. There was lots of sweating and it was summertime [Laughs]. That’s sort of part of it. I always have this dialogue on how this movie would be my last, how I’m not very good, and how I don’t know how to do it anymore. It’s tough. It’s always a relief when something seems to translate. I don’t really know what that is or how, but I’m relieved. I never like looking at myself on screen. I blink really fast or hum if I have to sit through a screening, but I love this movie and I’m so happy that I’m part of it.
Aguilar: You also worked with Joaquin Phoenix who has such a big personality on and off screen. How was the experience of playing one of his complex love interests?
Parker Posey: Amazing! I had always wanted to work with him. I feel a kinship with him. He is very true to his own nature, his own sensitivity, his creativity, and to his own waters. He is such an artist. When you work with someone who’s got a lot going on, you just jump in with him, focus on him, and swim in the same pool. [Laughs]. We moved very fast and with the right tonal quality. I just trusted Woody that I was hitting the right notes.
Aguilar: What's your process like when creating a character like Rita? She is in the film only in a few scenes but she definitely makes an impression by being so uniquely intriguing.
Parker Posey: I probably make things even more complicated than they have to be. I have images and memories of teachers from my past that made an impression on me. Rita is a science professor. It’s a field where there are mostly men and I like playing strong women like her. We see her just so briefly throughout the film. She dips in and out and I shot for 7 days over 7 weeks. For that time I was just walking around with Rita in my mind in Newport to dig into the film and her life. That was my work.
Aguilar: You've also worked extensively in television, what's different for you between working on feature films and working on episodic content?
Parker Posey: Well there are so many different styles now. Comparing “Louis” to “The Good Wife,” I think they are very different and they are both television. There is a pace to TV and an intensity to it now. Working with Louis C.K was more on the vein of working with Woody for me, and I like that realism.
Aguilar: Is there a particular director you’d love to work with? You’ve worked with Woody Allen now, so the sky is the limit.
Parker Posey: Working with directors you have to be right for their world. It’s tougher now more than ever for directors to get their movies made that are not blockbusters. It’s hard even for the auteurs to get financing for their films. Having said that, I’d love to work with David Lynch, Steven Soderbergh, and all the great directors that you would think that I would want to work with [Laughs.] You just go along and hope to get lucky. I don’t really have much control over my career and whether or not I’m right for a story. Being right for “Irrational Man” was pure luck.
Aguilar: There has recently been a lot of discussion about women being unfairly underpaid in comparison to their male co-stars. Whats; your take on this issues?
Parker Posey: It’ always been like that. It’s so strange that there is still inequality. Sadly it’s still a man’s world, but hopefully we’ll see that change.
Aguilar: Do you hope that with new distribution platforms emerging in the entertainment industry there will be more for room for diverse content and more interesting roles for women?
Parker Posey: I hope that with these new distribution models, with companies like Amazon, there is a new type of movie or TV viewing experience with long-form dramas or novels that are turn into miniseries. I hope we see a shift because studio movies are mostly pleasing a world market, but there are lots of people who would love to see quieter more intimate stories.
Aguilar: Now that "Irrational Man" is out and this cycle is almost over, what are you working on next?
Parker Posey: I’m in Woody’s next movie. I’m in the new movie that Tim Roth, Uma Thurman, and Steven Fry are in called “The Brits Are Coming.”
Aguilar: Seems like it’s a very productive year.
Parker Posey: Lucky. An actor’s career relies on a lot of luck. Being in the right place at the right time. I was at the Krakow Film Festival in Poland when I met Juliet Taylor, Woody’s casting director. That’s how I got cast in the film.
Aguilar: I’m sure it involves luck, but also lots of resilience in such a competitive world.
Parker Posey: Oh my God! Yes! It really is. It’s interesting to talk to the press. They see my career from the outside and it’s lasting, but it’s definitely been a struggle especially in the culture where we are seeing the attention of viewers moving towards video games and social media. But I think there are still stories to be made and new platforms for material that I can work in. I have faith in that.
- 7/20/2015
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
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