Denis Leary is returning to the movies.
The actor and comedian, who hasn’t appeared in a film since 2014’s Amazing Spider-Man with Andrew Garfield, has joined the cast of Michael Showalter’s holiday comedy Oh. What. Fun. for Amazon MGM Studios.
He joins Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloë Grace Moretz, The Holdovers discovery Dominic Sessa and Felicity Jones on the call sheet.
Described as both a love letter to moms and tonally a cross between Home for the Holidays and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the story centers on a woman named Claire Clauster (Pfeiffer) who organizes a special Christmas outing, but her family forgets her in the shuffle. By the time they realize their mistake, she’s gone missing and their Christmas is in jeopardy. Luckily, nothing will stop Claire from giving her family the holiday they deserve.
The studio did not comment on the roles, but sources say Leary is...
The actor and comedian, who hasn’t appeared in a film since 2014’s Amazing Spider-Man with Andrew Garfield, has joined the cast of Michael Showalter’s holiday comedy Oh. What. Fun. for Amazon MGM Studios.
He joins Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloë Grace Moretz, The Holdovers discovery Dominic Sessa and Felicity Jones on the call sheet.
Described as both a love letter to moms and tonally a cross between Home for the Holidays and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the story centers on a woman named Claire Clauster (Pfeiffer) who organizes a special Christmas outing, but her family forgets her in the shuffle. By the time they realize their mistake, she’s gone missing and their Christmas is in jeopardy. Luckily, nothing will stop Claire from giving her family the holiday they deserve.
The studio did not comment on the roles, but sources say Leary is...
- 4/16/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Felicity Jones To Star In Michael Showalter’s Holiday Comedy ‘Oh. What. Fun.’ For Amazon MGM Studios
Exclusive: Felicity Jones is set to star in Michael Showalter’s holiday comedy Oh. What. Fun. for Amazon MGM Studios, joining Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloë Grace Moretz and Dominic Sessa.
Showalter, who co-wrote the script with Chandler Baker, is producing via Semi-Formal Productions alongside Jordana Mollick; Tribeca’s Berry Welsh and Jane Rosenthal; and Kate Churchill. The script is based on a short story by Baker, who is also executive producing, that was originally published by Amazon Original Stories.
In the film, Claire Clauster (Pfeiffer) organizes a special Christmas outing when her family forgets her in the shuffle. By the time they realize their mistake, she’s gone missing. Their Christmas is in jeopardy, but Claire has other plans. The pic will be available to stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Jones is best known for her Oscar-nominated starring role opposite Eddie Redmayne in James Marsh’s The Theory of Everything.
Showalter, who co-wrote the script with Chandler Baker, is producing via Semi-Formal Productions alongside Jordana Mollick; Tribeca’s Berry Welsh and Jane Rosenthal; and Kate Churchill. The script is based on a short story by Baker, who is also executive producing, that was originally published by Amazon Original Stories.
In the film, Claire Clauster (Pfeiffer) organizes a special Christmas outing when her family forgets her in the shuffle. By the time they realize their mistake, she’s gone missing. Their Christmas is in jeopardy, but Claire has other plans. The pic will be available to stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Jones is best known for her Oscar-nominated starring role opposite Eddie Redmayne in James Marsh’s The Theory of Everything.
- 4/15/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Chloë Grace Moretz and Dominic Sessa are joining Michelle Pfeiffer for a little Christmas cheer.
The two actors will star alongside the screen icon in Oh. What. Fun., an Amazon MGM holiday comedy that hails from director Michael Showalter, who is behind the studio’s upcoming Anne Hathaway romantic drama The Idea of You.
Described as both a love letter to moms and tonally a cross between Home for the Holidays and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the story centers on a woman named Claire Clauster (Pfeiffer) who organizes a special Christmas outing, but her family forgets her in the shuffle. By the time they realize their mistake, she’s gone missing and their Christmas is in jeopardy. Luckily, nothing will stop Claire from giving her family the holiday they deserve.
The studio did not comment on the roles, but sources say the duo will play two of the woman’s grown children.
The two actors will star alongside the screen icon in Oh. What. Fun., an Amazon MGM holiday comedy that hails from director Michael Showalter, who is behind the studio’s upcoming Anne Hathaway romantic drama The Idea of You.
Described as both a love letter to moms and tonally a cross between Home for the Holidays and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the story centers on a woman named Claire Clauster (Pfeiffer) who organizes a special Christmas outing, but her family forgets her in the shuffle. By the time they realize their mistake, she’s gone missing and their Christmas is in jeopardy. Luckily, nothing will stop Claire from giving her family the holiday they deserve.
The studio did not comment on the roles, but sources say the duo will play two of the woman’s grown children.
- 4/3/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: After seeing his Amazon MGM romantic drama The Idea of You debut to glowing reviews on the closing night of SXSW, Michael Showalter has been set to reteam with the studio on Oh. What. Fun, a holiday comedy to star Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit).
In the film, Pfeiffer plays Claire Clauster, who organizes a special Christmas outing when her family forgets her in the shuffle. By the time they realize their mistake, she’s gone missing. Their Christmas is in jeopardy, but Claire has other plans.
Written by Showalter and Chandler Baker, the film is based on a short story from the latter that was originally published by Amazon Original Stories. Producers on the project include Showalter and Jordana Mollick via Semi-Formal Productions, as well as Tribeca Productions’ Berry Welsh & Jane Rosenthal (The Irishman), and...
In the film, Pfeiffer plays Claire Clauster, who organizes a special Christmas outing when her family forgets her in the shuffle. By the time they realize their mistake, she’s gone missing. Their Christmas is in jeopardy, but Claire has other plans.
Written by Showalter and Chandler Baker, the film is based on a short story from the latter that was originally published by Amazon Original Stories. Producers on the project include Showalter and Jordana Mollick via Semi-Formal Productions, as well as Tribeca Productions’ Berry Welsh & Jane Rosenthal (The Irishman), and...
- 3/18/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Last year, author Grady Hendrix contributed the 29 page short story Ankle Snatcher (you can read it Here) to the Amazon Original Stories Creature Feature collection, which also featured stories by Joe Hill, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Jason Mott, and Chandler Baker. Now, Deadline reports that Sony has acquired the rights to make a feature film adaptation of Ankle Snatcher.
Hendrix’s story follows Marcus, who grew up believing his father killed his mother — then blamed it on the boogeyman under the bed. Always leave the lights on, his father warned, or the boogeyman will get you. Marcus still heeds the superstition, especially when he invites his new girlfriend over. Is Marcus haunted by a creature or has he just inherited his father’s murderous delusions? The night will tell.
Hendrix will be producing the film alongside Escape Artist’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Tony Shaw, and Aperture Entertainment’s Adam Goldworm.
Hendrix’s story follows Marcus, who grew up believing his father killed his mother — then blamed it on the boogeyman under the bed. Always leave the lights on, his father warned, or the boogeyman will get you. Marcus still heeds the superstition, especially when he invites his new girlfriend over. Is Marcus haunted by a creature or has he just inherited his father’s murderous delusions? The night will tell.
Hendrix will be producing the film alongside Escape Artist’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Tony Shaw, and Aperture Entertainment’s Adam Goldworm.
- 3/8/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Sony has preemptively closed a deal for film rights to Grady Hendrix’s short story “Ankle Snatcher,” tapping Hendrix to adapt it for the screen, sources tell Deadline. Hendrix is also set to produce alongside Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Tony Shaw, as well as Aperture Entertainment’s Adam Goldworm.
The first short story Hendrix has taken to market, after setting up numerous novels and original screenplays for adaptation, “Ankle Snatcher” was released in September 2023 as part of Amazon Original Stories’ Creature Feature collection comprised of six original stories written by New York Times bestselling authors, the others being Joe Hill, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Jason Mott, and Chandler Baker.
Hendrix’s story follows Marcus, who grew up believing his father killed his mother — then blamed it on the boogeyman under the bed. Always leave the lights on, his father warned, or the boogeyman will get you.
The first short story Hendrix has taken to market, after setting up numerous novels and original screenplays for adaptation, “Ankle Snatcher” was released in September 2023 as part of Amazon Original Stories’ Creature Feature collection comprised of six original stories written by New York Times bestselling authors, the others being Joe Hill, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Jason Mott, and Chandler Baker.
Hendrix’s story follows Marcus, who grew up believing his father killed his mother — then blamed it on the boogeyman under the bed. Always leave the lights on, his father warned, or the boogeyman will get you.
- 3/8/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Christopher Landon won’t be directing Scream 7 – but he is adding Big Bad as a project to his slate, and it might just be next.
It should, by now, be a movie hurtling towards production. However, the collapse of Scream 7 before Christmas was topped off by the news that its director, Christopher Landon, had followed two of its cast out the door.
Melissa Barrera was fired from the film following her posts on social media that were critical of the Israeli government. Not far behind her was Jenna Ortega, with the star of one of Netflix’s biggest shows – Wednesday – having to honour her commitments to that production. She was thus out of Scream 7 too.
The immediate knock-on from this was that whatever script and story had been planned for the new film was pretty much out of the window, given that two stars needed replacing. And thus,...
It should, by now, be a movie hurtling towards production. However, the collapse of Scream 7 before Christmas was topped off by the news that its director, Christopher Landon, had followed two of its cast out the door.
Melissa Barrera was fired from the film following her posts on social media that were critical of the Israeli government. Not far behind her was Jenna Ortega, with the star of one of Netflix’s biggest shows – Wednesday – having to honour her commitments to that production. She was thus out of Scream 7 too.
The immediate knock-on from this was that whatever script and story had been planned for the new film was pretty much out of the window, given that two stars needed replacing. And thus,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
One month after his exit from Scream 7, Deadline reports that Christopher Landon is lining up his next project, a werewolf thriller titled Big Bad.
Chandler Baker will pen the script for Big Bad, adapting her own short story which appeared as part of the anthology novel Creature Feature. The official logline for the story reads: “The Strauss family is on knife’s edge. Sam is a resentful stay-at-home dad. Rachel feels the restlessness in her blood returning. Their children are getting out of hand. And a recent mudslide has forced the wolves out of the woods to look for food. As dusk falls and tensions rise, the family must come together to survive the night—from the threats outside and those within.” Lionsgate is in advanced negotiations to acquire the package.
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Chandler Baker will pen the script for Big Bad, adapting her own short story which appeared as part of the anthology novel Creature Feature. The official logline for the story reads: “The Strauss family is on knife’s edge. Sam is a resentful stay-at-home dad. Rachel feels the restlessness in her blood returning. Their children are getting out of hand. And a recent mudslide has forced the wolves out of the woods to look for food. As dusk falls and tensions rise, the family must come together to survive the night—from the threats outside and those within.” Lionsgate is in advanced negotiations to acquire the package.
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- 1/17/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Lionsgate is in advanced discussions to purchase motion picture rights to Chandler Baker’s short story “Big Bad,” according to an insider with knowledge of the project. Additionally, the studio is in talks with director Chris Landon to produce and helm from an adaptation by Baker.
Todd Lieberman and Hidden Pictures will produce along with Landon.
Baker is the New York Times bestselling author of “Whisper Network,” a Reese’s Book Club pick from 2019.
“Big Bad” is part of Creature Feature, a collection of devilishly creepy stories that tingle the spine and twist the mind. “Big Bad” in particular focuses on werewolves preying on a family that must survive the night in an isolated farmhouse.
“Big Bad” will mark Landon’s next film following his exit from “Scream 7” late last year. The news comes after an insider revealed to TheWrap that Jenna Ortega would not return for “Scream VII...
Todd Lieberman and Hidden Pictures will produce along with Landon.
Baker is the New York Times bestselling author of “Whisper Network,” a Reese’s Book Club pick from 2019.
“Big Bad” is part of Creature Feature, a collection of devilishly creepy stories that tingle the spine and twist the mind. “Big Bad” in particular focuses on werewolves preying on a family that must survive the night in an isolated farmhouse.
“Big Bad” will mark Landon’s next film following his exit from “Scream 7” late last year. The news comes after an insider revealed to TheWrap that Jenna Ortega would not return for “Scream VII...
- 1/17/2024
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Christopher Landon is scaring up a new project, his first since he departed Scream VII late last year. The filmmaker, known for Happy Death Day and Freaky, is in talks to to direct Big Bad, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Lionsgate is in advanced negotiations to land the package that is based on the short story by Chandler Baker. The plot centers on a family that must survive a night in an isolated farmhouse as werewolves prey upon them. The story “Big Bad” appeared in the horror collection Creature Feature, which included tales from authors such as Joe Hill.
Todd Lieberman and Hidden Pictures are producing the feature.
The project marks the first move for Landon following his departure from Scream VII. The embattled project had already lost two stars when he departed. Producer Spyglass fired Melissa Barrera in the fall over social media posts she made amid the Israel-Hamas conflict,...
Lionsgate is in advanced negotiations to land the package that is based on the short story by Chandler Baker. The plot centers on a family that must survive a night in an isolated farmhouse as werewolves prey upon them. The story “Big Bad” appeared in the horror collection Creature Feature, which included tales from authors such as Joe Hill.
Todd Lieberman and Hidden Pictures are producing the feature.
The project marks the first move for Landon following his departure from Scream VII. The embattled project had already lost two stars when he departed. Producer Spyglass fired Melissa Barrera in the fall over social media posts she made amid the Israel-Hamas conflict,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fresh off departing Scream 7, which is currently without a director, Christopher Landon has already set up his next horror movie project.
Deadline reports that Landon will direct Big Bad for Lionsgate, which is based on a short story written by Chandler Baker (Whisper Network). Baker is on board to write the screenplay.
In Big Bad, “The Strauss family is on knife’s edge. Sam is a resentful stay-at-home dad. Rachel feels the restlessness in her blood returning. Their children are getting out of hand. And a recent mudslide has forced the wolves out of the woods to look for food.
“As dusk falls and tensions rise, the family must come together to survive the night—from the threats outside and those within.”
The original short story was featured in the anthology novel Creature Feature, billed as “a collection of devilishly creepy stories that tingle the spine and twist the mind.
Deadline reports that Landon will direct Big Bad for Lionsgate, which is based on a short story written by Chandler Baker (Whisper Network). Baker is on board to write the screenplay.
In Big Bad, “The Strauss family is on knife’s edge. Sam is a resentful stay-at-home dad. Rachel feels the restlessness in her blood returning. Their children are getting out of hand. And a recent mudslide has forced the wolves out of the woods to look for food.
“As dusk falls and tensions rise, the family must come together to survive the night—from the threats outside and those within.”
The original short story was featured in the anthology novel Creature Feature, billed as “a collection of devilishly creepy stories that tingle the spine and twist the mind.
- 1/17/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Lionsgate is closing a deal to purchase a package that will have Chandler Baker adapt her short story Big Bad for Chris Landon to direct. Todd Lieberman and Hidden Pictures will produce with Landon.
It’s Landon’s first new attachment after dropping out of directing Scream 7 in a chain of events that started with Spyglass firing actress Melissa Barrera after a salvo of social media the Scream franchise backer felt was anti-Semitic. This was after the October 7 terror attack in Israel and the subsequent invasion of Gaza. Jenna Ortega then dropped out, and Landon followed.
Author of the bestseller Whisper Network, Baker wrote this short story as part of the anthology novel Creature Feature. Here is the logline for what has the potential to be a howling good werewolf movie, when the story was published last fall: The Strauss family is on knife’s edge. Sam is a resentful stay-at-home dad.
It’s Landon’s first new attachment after dropping out of directing Scream 7 in a chain of events that started with Spyglass firing actress Melissa Barrera after a salvo of social media the Scream franchise backer felt was anti-Semitic. This was after the October 7 terror attack in Israel and the subsequent invasion of Gaza. Jenna Ortega then dropped out, and Landon followed.
Author of the bestseller Whisper Network, Baker wrote this short story as part of the anthology novel Creature Feature. Here is the logline for what has the potential to be a howling good werewolf movie, when the story was published last fall: The Strauss family is on knife’s edge. Sam is a resentful stay-at-home dad.
- 1/17/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Nia DaCosta, the director of “Candyman” and the upcoming “The Marvels,” will next write and direct a feature film adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen play “Hedda Gabler” for MGM’s Orion Pictures and Plan B Entertainment.
Ibsen’s play, which has been adapted and staged in numerous forms in the years dating back to its 1891 debut, follows the title character as she navigates a house she does not want, a marriage she feels trapped in and an ex-lover who has reappeared in her life. The role of Hedda Gabler is considered one of the great dramatic roles in all of theater, and DaCosta’s adaptation will be a new take on the classic story.
Gabrielle Nadig, who worked with DaCosta on her debut film “Little Woods,” will produce along with Plan B.
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Ibsen’s play, which has been adapted and staged in numerous forms in the years dating back to its 1891 debut, follows the title character as she navigates a house she does not want, a marriage she feels trapped in and an ex-lover who has reappeared in her life. The role of Hedda Gabler is considered one of the great dramatic roles in all of theater, and DaCosta’s adaptation will be a new take on the classic story.
Gabrielle Nadig, who worked with DaCosta on her debut film “Little Woods,” will produce along with Plan B.
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- 7/7/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Nia DaCosta is set to write and direct “Hedda Gabler,” a reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s famous play, for MGM’s Orion Pictures and Plan B.
Hot off the box office success of “Candyman” and ahead of her upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe debut with “The Marvels,” DaCosta will present her fresh take on the fabled story. “Hedda Gabler” has seen numerous adaptations on stage and screen, and in several languages, since its 1891 debut, including 1975’s “Hedda,” which earned Glenda Jackson a best actress nomination at the Academy Awards.
Produced by Gabrielle Nadig, who also produced DaCosta’s debut feature “Little Woods,” and Plan B, “Hedda Gabler” follows its titular character as she navigates a house she does not want, a marriage she feels trapped in and an ex-lover who has reappeared in her life.
The film also marks DaCosta’s latest collaboration with MGM and Plan B. In April, it...
Hot off the box office success of “Candyman” and ahead of her upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe debut with “The Marvels,” DaCosta will present her fresh take on the fabled story. “Hedda Gabler” has seen numerous adaptations on stage and screen, and in several languages, since its 1891 debut, including 1975’s “Hedda,” which earned Glenda Jackson a best actress nomination at the Academy Awards.
Produced by Gabrielle Nadig, who also produced DaCosta’s debut feature “Little Woods,” and Plan B, “Hedda Gabler” follows its titular character as she navigates a house she does not want, a marriage she feels trapped in and an ex-lover who has reappeared in her life.
The film also marks DaCosta’s latest collaboration with MGM and Plan B. In April, it...
- 7/7/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Nia DaCosta is confirmed to direct the film adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ debut novel “The Water Dancer” for MGM, as reported on April 18.
“The Water Dancer” follows Young Hiram Walker, who was born into bondage, per an official synopsis. As a child, Hiram loses his mother and, over time, all memory of her. Now a young man, Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but is saved from the depths by a mysterious power he never realized he had and struggles to understand.
“The Water Dancer” was named Oprah Winfrey’s first Apple TV+ book club selection in 2019, and Winfrey is a producer on the adaptation with production company Harpo Films. Author Coates co-produces with Maceo-Lyn along with Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment. “The Water Dancer” is the second film to be a collaboration between Coates and Plan B, following “Wrong Answer,” based on Rachel Aviv...
“The Water Dancer” follows Young Hiram Walker, who was born into bondage, per an official synopsis. As a child, Hiram loses his mother and, over time, all memory of her. Now a young man, Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but is saved from the depths by a mysterious power he never realized he had and struggles to understand.
“The Water Dancer” was named Oprah Winfrey’s first Apple TV+ book club selection in 2019, and Winfrey is a producer on the adaptation with production company Harpo Films. Author Coates co-produces with Maceo-Lyn along with Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment. “The Water Dancer” is the second film to be a collaboration between Coates and Plan B, following “Wrong Answer,” based on Rachel Aviv...
- 4/18/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Sam Schles, a longtime creative executive under the ViacomCBS content umbrella, has joined Madica Productions.
Schles has been named vice president of scripted development at the label — a spinoff of the prominent Hollywood PR agency Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis — whose credits include the Netflix’s “Ginny and Georgia” and the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced digital series “Stay Wild.”
Schles will report to Madica’s managing director Jeff Tahler. She began her career at Comedy Central, where she would eventually serve as director of talent and development. Series under her purview there included the beloved “Broad City,” “The Other Two,” and “Doing the Most With Phoebe Robinson.” She also launched Comedy Central’s first limited series “Time Traveling Bong,” and spearheaded a documentary special with “The Daily Show” exploring gender equality.
After Comedy Central, Schles joined the movies and limited Series team at MTV Entertainment Studios where she developed and executive produced features,...
Schles has been named vice president of scripted development at the label — a spinoff of the prominent Hollywood PR agency Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis — whose credits include the Netflix’s “Ginny and Georgia” and the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced digital series “Stay Wild.”
Schles will report to Madica’s managing director Jeff Tahler. She began her career at Comedy Central, where she would eventually serve as director of talent and development. Series under her purview there included the beloved “Broad City,” “The Other Two,” and “Doing the Most With Phoebe Robinson.” She also launched Comedy Central’s first limited series “Time Traveling Bong,” and spearheaded a documentary special with “The Daily Show” exploring gender equality.
After Comedy Central, Schles joined the movies and limited Series team at MTV Entertainment Studios where she developed and executive produced features,...
- 3/21/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: MGM and Plan B Entertainment have acquired the film rights to No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Taddeo’s novel Animal, which she will adapt for the screen, marking her feature writing debut. Plan B will produce the film as part of its overall deal with MGM.
The novel follows a woman who, after the gruesome suicide of her married lover, flees New York City for the sweltering canyons above Los Angeles, where she plots the takedown of a woman from her haunted past. The book was published in June by Avid Reader Press, a division of Simon & Schuster.
“We call women crazy when they are angry,” Taddeo said. “And we don’t have enough art that reflects how basal and vibrant and important female rage can be. I’m thrilled and grateful to bring Animal to life with two iconic film partners.”
Taddeo is an author,...
The novel follows a woman who, after the gruesome suicide of her married lover, flees New York City for the sweltering canyons above Los Angeles, where she plots the takedown of a woman from her haunted past. The book was published in June by Avid Reader Press, a division of Simon & Schuster.
“We call women crazy when they are angry,” Taddeo said. “And we don’t have enough art that reflects how basal and vibrant and important female rage can be. I’m thrilled and grateful to bring Animal to life with two iconic film partners.”
Taddeo is an author,...
- 8/16/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
“When They See Us” and “This Is Us” actor Asante Blackk is set to star with Tiffany Haddish in MGM and Plan B’s upcoming adaptation of “Landscape With Invisible Hand.”
Based on National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson’s novel of the same name, Blackk will play Haddish’s son in the pic. The movie, described as a “heightened comedy set in a deeply stratified, alien future,” is written and directed by Cory Finley.
“Landscape With Invisible Hand” follows a teenage aspiring artist (Blackk) who lives in a near-future in which an alien species known as the vuvv has taken over Earth. After the vuvv’s labor-saving technology causes Earth’s job market and global economy to collapse, the teen and his girlfriend cook up a scheme to make much-needed money by broadcasting their dating life to the fascinated aliens. But the two teens come to hate each other...
Based on National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson’s novel of the same name, Blackk will play Haddish’s son in the pic. The movie, described as a “heightened comedy set in a deeply stratified, alien future,” is written and directed by Cory Finley.
“Landscape With Invisible Hand” follows a teenage aspiring artist (Blackk) who lives in a near-future in which an alien species known as the vuvv has taken over Earth. After the vuvv’s labor-saving technology causes Earth’s job market and global economy to collapse, the teen and his girlfriend cook up a scheme to make much-needed money by broadcasting their dating life to the fascinated aliens. But the two teens come to hate each other...
- 6/28/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Kristen Wiig has signed on to star and produce in the adaptation of Chandler Baker’s ‘The Husbands’.
The book, which is set to be released on August 8th, follows an overworked mother who, while house-hunting in a nice suburban neighbourhood, meets a group of high-powered women with enviably supportive husbands. When she agrees to take on a legal case involving the untimely death of one resident’s husband, she risks exposing not only the secrets at the heart of her own marriage but the true secret to having it all, one worth killing for.
Baker will adapt for the screen, marking her feature screenwriting debut. Plan B Entertainment will also produce alongside Wiig. Baker will also serve as an executive producer on the film.
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The book, which is set to be released on August 8th, follows an overworked mother who, while house-hunting in a nice suburban neighbourhood, meets a group of high-powered women with enviably supportive husbands. When she agrees to take on a legal case involving the untimely death of one resident’s husband, she risks exposing not only the secrets at the heart of her own marriage but the true secret to having it all, one worth killing for.
Baker will adapt for the screen, marking her feature screenwriting debut. Plan B Entertainment will also produce alongside Wiig. Baker will also serve as an executive producer on the film.
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- 6/17/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Comedic actress Kristen Wiig is coming off the D.C Comics sequel “Wonder Woman 1984” and ridiculous destination comedy “Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar.” Her next role sounds like it could be slightly more mature and adult than recent material.
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A new report coming from Deadline says Wigg has landed the lead role in “The Husbands,” based on an upcoming novel from Chandler Baker.
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A new report coming from Deadline says Wigg has landed the lead role in “The Husbands,” based on an upcoming novel from Chandler Baker.
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- 6/15/2021
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Kristen Wiig is set to star in a film adaptation of “The Husbands,” a feminist thriller based on a novel by “Whisper Network” author Chandler Baker.
MGM acquired the rights to the novel for Plan B to produce as part of their ongoing production pact with the studio, and Wiig is also set to produce the film adaptation.
Baker will make her screenwriting debut adapting her own novel, which is due for release later this year and is described as a gender flip of “The Stepford Wives.” The story follows a successful woman who is struggling with her domestic duties as a mom and wife. But when she meets a group of other successful, high powered women, she notices that their husbands are all highly supportive and that something seems to be in the air in their community. When one of the husbands unexpectedly passes away, she begins to uncover...
MGM acquired the rights to the novel for Plan B to produce as part of their ongoing production pact with the studio, and Wiig is also set to produce the film adaptation.
Baker will make her screenwriting debut adapting her own novel, which is due for release later this year and is described as a gender flip of “The Stepford Wives.” The story follows a successful woman who is struggling with her domestic duties as a mom and wife. But when she meets a group of other successful, high powered women, she notices that their husbands are all highly supportive and that something seems to be in the air in their community. When one of the husbands unexpectedly passes away, she begins to uncover...
- 6/15/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: MGM has landed rights to the novel The Husbands from New York Times bestselling author Chandler Baker, with Kristen Wiig attached to star and produce a feature film version along with Plan B Entertainment. Baker will adapt for the screen, marking her feature screenwriting debut.
Baker will serve as an executive producer on the film. The Husbands will publish August 3 by Flatrion.
The Husbands follows an overworked mother who, while house-hunting in a nice suburban neighborhood, meets a group of high-powered women with enviably supportive husbands. When she agrees to take on a legal case involving the untimely death of one resident’s husband, she risks exposing not only the secrets at the heart of her own marriage, but the true secret to having it all, one worth killing for.
Wiig recently starred in Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar which she co-wrote, produced and starred in alongside Annie Mumolo.
Baker will serve as an executive producer on the film. The Husbands will publish August 3 by Flatrion.
The Husbands follows an overworked mother who, while house-hunting in a nice suburban neighborhood, meets a group of high-powered women with enviably supportive husbands. When she agrees to take on a legal case involving the untimely death of one resident’s husband, she risks exposing not only the secrets at the heart of her own marriage, but the true secret to having it all, one worth killing for.
Wiig recently starred in Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar which she co-wrote, produced and starred in alongside Annie Mumolo.
- 6/15/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
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