In today’s film news roundup, Screen Gems is rebooting “Look Who’s Talking,” “Gilmore Girls” star Yanic Truesdale gets cast and Sony hires a veteran marketer.
Reboot Development
Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems is developing a reboot of “Look Who’s Talking” with Jeremy Garelick writing and directing.
The studio is planning to feature a diverse cast similar to Garelick’s film “The Wedding Ringer,” also for Screen Gems. Adam Fields will produce alongside Scott Strauss and Brian Dukes who will oversee for Screen Gems.
The original “Look Who’s Talking” was written and directed by Amy Heckerling, and starred John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Bruce Willis voiced the son of Alley’s character.
“Look Who’s Talking” performed strongly at the box office with nearly $300 million in worldwide grosses. It spawned a pair of sequels — “Look Who’s Talking Too” (1990) and “Look Who’s Talking Now” (1993). The news was first reported by Deadline.
Reboot Development
Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems is developing a reboot of “Look Who’s Talking” with Jeremy Garelick writing and directing.
The studio is planning to feature a diverse cast similar to Garelick’s film “The Wedding Ringer,” also for Screen Gems. Adam Fields will produce alongside Scott Strauss and Brian Dukes who will oversee for Screen Gems.
The original “Look Who’s Talking” was written and directed by Amy Heckerling, and starred John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Bruce Willis voiced the son of Alley’s character.
“Look Who’s Talking” performed strongly at the box office with nearly $300 million in worldwide grosses. It spawned a pair of sequels — “Look Who’s Talking Too” (1990) and “Look Who’s Talking Now” (1993). The news was first reported by Deadline.
- 7/9/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Andre Caraco and Paul Noble receive promotions at Sony, Stanley Kubrick’s anti-war drama “Paths of Glory” gets restored, Drafthouse Films gets launched and “The Chainsaw Artist” wraps.
Exec Promotions
Sony Pictures has promoted veteran executives Andre Caraco and Paul Noble to the posts of co-presidents of global marketing.
Sony Pictures President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution Josh Greenstein made the announcement Tuesday.
“As you all know, taking a more global approach to our marketing efforts has been a top priority for some time now, and we wanted Andre and Paul’s titles to more accurately reflect the increasingly collaborative and global scope of their work and oversight,” he said in a staff memo. “Andre and Paul will now partner on all marketing efforts to ensure our campaigns are aligned with our global moviegoing audience.”
Curaco led the studio’s national publicity team from 2006 to 2016. Since then,...
Exec Promotions
Sony Pictures has promoted veteran executives Andre Caraco and Paul Noble to the posts of co-presidents of global marketing.
Sony Pictures President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution Josh Greenstein made the announcement Tuesday.
“As you all know, taking a more global approach to our marketing efforts has been a top priority for some time now, and we wanted Andre and Paul’s titles to more accurately reflect the increasingly collaborative and global scope of their work and oversight,” he said in a staff memo. “Andre and Paul will now partner on all marketing efforts to ensure our campaigns are aligned with our global moviegoing audience.”
Curaco led the studio’s national publicity team from 2006 to 2016. Since then,...
- 7/3/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Over the last year Sony has been globalizing the studio’s marketing department in how they approach, position and promote their tentpoles. As such, Deadline learned today that industry vets Andre Caraco and Paul Noble have been named Sony Co-Presidents of Global Marketing. In addition, Mari Gastineau is being promoted to Evp, Global Marketing and will support Caraco and Noble on daily marketing ops.
The studio has a hot film on their hands today with the opening of Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man: Far From Home. The pic was already on fire this weekend with a near $111M gross from China, Hong Kong and Japan. In an age when reviving beloved franchises at the box office is key for new generations and growing overseas markets, Sony has accomplished that feat three times with Spider-Man, twice with Jumanji (the Dec. 13 sequel Jumanji: The Next Level dropped a trailer yesterday) and...
The studio has a hot film on their hands today with the opening of Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man: Far From Home. The pic was already on fire this weekend with a near $111M gross from China, Hong Kong and Japan. In an age when reviving beloved franchises at the box office is key for new generations and growing overseas markets, Sony has accomplished that feat three times with Spider-Man, twice with Jumanji (the Dec. 13 sequel Jumanji: The Next Level dropped a trailer yesterday) and...
- 7/2/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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