Exclusive: Christopher Landon’s Drop has added British writer/performer Ed Weeks to the Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse’s fast-paced thriller.
Weeks joins a cast that includes Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane and Jacob Robinson. Pic’s logline is under wraps. Universal is releasing the pic.
Weeks starred as “Dr. Jeremy Reed” in Fox’s The Mindy Project. He can currently be seen in Paramount+’s French Girl, opposite Zach Braff, which premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. He most recently starred in the Fox Broadcasting series LA to Vegas opposite Dylan McDermott. Additional feature credits include the HBO feature film The Leisure Class, produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and Negin Fasad and Jeremy Redleaf’s 3rd Street Blackout. His television credits include Channel 4’s The It Crowd, Dirty Sexy Funny (Comedy Central), and The BBC’s My Family and Not Going Out. Weeks has...
Weeks joins a cast that includes Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane and Jacob Robinson. Pic’s logline is under wraps. Universal is releasing the pic.
Weeks starred as “Dr. Jeremy Reed” in Fox’s The Mindy Project. He can currently be seen in Paramount+’s French Girl, opposite Zach Braff, which premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. He most recently starred in the Fox Broadcasting series LA to Vegas opposite Dylan McDermott. Additional feature credits include the HBO feature film The Leisure Class, produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and Negin Fasad and Jeremy Redleaf’s 3rd Street Blackout. His television credits include Channel 4’s The It Crowd, Dirty Sexy Funny (Comedy Central), and The BBC’s My Family and Not Going Out. Weeks has...
- 5/13/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Christopher Waltz and Hong Chau have booked roles in Downsizing, Alexander Payne’s film about a man who joins the throngs of people undergoing a new process that reduces them to a tiny fraction of their size. Matt Damon and Reese Witherspoon star. Indie distributor Paladin said today it will release the romantic comedy 3rd Street Blackout on April 29 in NYC. The film directed by and starring Negin Farsad and Jeremy Redleaf is set in the East Village and appropriately will…...
- 3/10/2016
- Deadline
Plus: Erik Lomis exits TWC, joins Annapurna; and more…
San Francisco’s Golden Gate 3D will produce the large format film Cuba (working title) in association with BBC Earth, which will support marketing and promotion. Giant Screen Films will distribute globally.
Neil Nightingale (Walking With Dinosaurs, One Life, Tiny Giants, Wild Africa) is on board as executive producer. Production is currently underway with a release target of early 2017.
Erik Lomis has become the latest high-ranking executive to leave The Weinstein Company, where he served five years as head of domestic distribution. Lomis has joined Annapurna Pictures in an unspecified role. A spokesperson confirmed Lomis had joined Megan Ellison’s company but did not elaborate. Reports speculated Ellison is launching a distribution arm.The Orchard has acquired all North American rights from Submarine Entertainment to Michal Marczak’s documentary All These Sleepless Nights. The film from Endorfina Studio and Pulse Films earned the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Directing Award in...
San Francisco’s Golden Gate 3D will produce the large format film Cuba (working title) in association with BBC Earth, which will support marketing and promotion. Giant Screen Films will distribute globally.
Neil Nightingale (Walking With Dinosaurs, One Life, Tiny Giants, Wild Africa) is on board as executive producer. Production is currently underway with a release target of early 2017.
Erik Lomis has become the latest high-ranking executive to leave The Weinstein Company, where he served five years as head of domestic distribution. Lomis has joined Annapurna Pictures in an unspecified role. A spokesperson confirmed Lomis had joined Megan Ellison’s company but did not elaborate. Reports speculated Ellison is launching a distribution arm.The Orchard has acquired all North American rights from Submarine Entertainment to Michal Marczak’s documentary All These Sleepless Nights. The film from Endorfina Studio and Pulse Films earned the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Directing Award in...
- 3/10/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
“And God said ‘Let there be 4G!’ ” proclaims one of the connection-starved protagonists of 3rd Street Blackout. The movie is what might be described as an in-the-dark comedy that follows Mina and Rudy, a technology crazed couple forced to reexamine their relationship during a blackout in the days following Hurricane Sandy. It stars Negin Farsad and Jeremy Redleaf, who together also wrote, produced, and directed. Andrew Mendelson and Ryan Cunningham also served as…...
- 6/7/2015
- Deadline
After Hurricane Sandy made landfall in October 2012, I became one of the residents of Manhattan’s newest neighborhood: SoPo, the wonderfully NYC-esque portmanteau for South of Power. The dividing line was 39th Street, and everyone south of that on the island was without electricity for several days. I stuck it out for a day or two, and I can still remember going to bed super early (I think it was 8 or 9 o'clock at night), because once the sun has gone down, there really isn’t much to do when you have no power, no Internet and no cell service. This month, a new film about the power outage called "3rd Street Blackout" is set to begin production in New York. Helmed by first-time directors Negin Farsad and Jeremy Redleaf, the film focuses on a tech-obsessed couple who find themselves suddenly—one might even say forcibly—unplugged after Sandy. "We really...
- 6/3/2014
- by Jacob Combs
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Web's best branded entertainment entertains -- even when the sell isn't subtle.
Easy to Assemble
Ikea recently ordered a third season of this breakout comedy series, starring Illeana Douglas as -- wait for it! -- an actress who works at Ikea Burbank. Even with the in-your-face product placement, Easy to Assemble is scoring with critics (it won a Streamy for best ensemble); celebs (cameos from Jane Lynch and Jeff Goldblum); and viewers (9 million -- plus streams since 2008). * http://mydamnchannel.com/EasytoAssemble
The Victory Project
Think The Biggest Loser without the maniacal trainers. This Kellogg's Special K series follows real women as they work with fitness, nutrition, and beauty coaches to overcome weight problems. * thevictoryproject.msn.com
The Temp Life
The show began as a "cost-effective" way to boost brand recognition, says Lisa McCarthy, a marketing exec at Spherion Staffing Services. But it is now a bona fide phenomenon: At...
Easy to Assemble
Ikea recently ordered a third season of this breakout comedy series, starring Illeana Douglas as -- wait for it! -- an actress who works at Ikea Burbank. Even with the in-your-face product placement, Easy to Assemble is scoring with critics (it won a Streamy for best ensemble); celebs (cameos from Jane Lynch and Jeff Goldblum); and viewers (9 million -- plus streams since 2008). * http://mydamnchannel.com/EasytoAssemble
The Victory Project
Think The Biggest Loser without the maniacal trainers. This Kellogg's Special K series follows real women as they work with fitness, nutrition, and beauty coaches to overcome weight problems. * thevictoryproject.msn.com
The Temp Life
The show began as a "cost-effective" way to boost brand recognition, says Lisa McCarthy, a marketing exec at Spherion Staffing Services. But it is now a bona fide phenomenon: At...
- 8/26/2010
- by Dan Macsai and Rachel Arndt
- Fast Company
There's a reason Jeremy Redleaf is so good at producing a show about odd jobs: He works them. When he's not churning out episodes of Odd Job Nation, the hit Web comedy series about a hotshot-turned-odd-jobber, Redleaf runs OddJobNation.com, its companion job-finding site. He's also head of Resume Shirts, a more irreverent Internet service that lets users pay to wear their credentials. As Odd Job Nation gears up for season two--and a possible network deal--we chatted with its creator about building a multifaceted brand, one three-minute Webisode at a time. Excerpts below:
Fast Company: What's one thing you know now that you wish you had known before you started producing Ojn?
Jeremy Redleaf: When I first started, I felt like I was always asking people to do me a favor. But as I went along, I realized they were really excited about the project. I wish I...
Fast Company: What's one thing you know now that you wish you had known before you started producing Ojn?
Jeremy Redleaf: When I first started, I felt like I was always asking people to do me a favor. But as I went along, I realized they were really excited about the project. I wish I...
- 8/19/2010
- by Dan Macsai
- Fast Company
The JetBlue flight attendant flip out has been all over the news this week—USA Today even put this guy on the front page—but there’s been a sore lack of good video showing just what happened on that fretful flight that set off 39 year-old Steven Slater on his expletive filled tirade and eventual escape down the plane’s inflatable slide. Luckily Chinese news service Next Media Animation has a nice reenactment for us. [Nma on YouTube] Rocketboom, the long-running NYC-based web series that spawned a slew of offshoot series that would stand strong on their own, with Know Your Meme even overtaking the top spot. Well now the Rocketboom team is doing a little re-org on YouTube, breking out into Rocketboom Daily, RocketboomTech, Know Your Meme and Rocketboom NYC. And to be expected, they even made a video announcing the shake up. [Rocketboom] The Legend of Neil poked a little fun at...
- 8/12/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
At first look, it might seem strange that a celebration is scheduled for Tax Day, which still in times of economic hardship would seem like a time to reflect on where one went wrong. After all, celebrations are rewards, aren't they? We're not paying anything (bar tabs aside). Tonight, though, we're paying our Respect Tax. To the web, to ourselves, to each other. I'm not going to get sappy - partially because as I write this a raging of a hangover is on the horizon (look for that as a metaphor later in this piece!). However, in her acceptance speech at the Celebrate the Web, post-Streamys gathering, Felicia Day said, "We want to be authentic to ourselves," as why we work on the web. So I'm going to pound a Red Bull and write this with the honesty it deserves. I hate crowds. It's my lot, because I am destined...
- 4/16/2010
- by Guest Author
- Tubefilter.com
When the New York Television Festival (Nytvf) selections came out back in August, we knew the increased amount of web series in the mix would shake things up come festival time. Last week's festival capped off with Saturday night's winner ceremony in Manhattan. Notable wins from web series scene included Johnny B Homeless, a comedy web series that snatched the most audience votes during screenings at the festival. Creator Al Thompson and Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson were both on hand to receive the award for the series about a semi-pro couch surfer. Odd Jobs, which we've been following since its launch back in February, scored creator Jeremy Redleaf a development deal with Fox Television Studios through its web-only 15 Gigs arm, winning the "FtvS 15 Gigs of Fame" prize. Best Web Series pilot went to Canadian Film Centre-funded entry My Pal, Satan, who's snappy theme song also won honors.
- 9/28/2009
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
New York -- The People's Choice Award for best pilot at the fifth annual New York Television Festival went to Al Thompson for "Johnny B. Homeless," a Web comedy featuring "Saturday Night Live's" Kenan Thompson that follows a professional couch surfer.
The Nytvf awards ceremony, held Saturday night at New World Stages in midtown Manhattan, also saw Adam Morgan take the award in a comedy script contest sponsored by Fox and Procter & Gamble Prods. for his pilot "Liberal Arts," which follows a freshman's first experiences at a small rustic college. Morgan will receive $25,000 and a development deal with Fox Broadcasting Co. that may be turned into a pilot presentation with the support of P&G.
And Fox TV Studios presented the "FtvS 15 Gigs of Fame" award to Jeremy Redleaf, creator of the pilot "Odd Jobs," about two unemployed roommates blazing a trail through a world in economic crisis and...
The Nytvf awards ceremony, held Saturday night at New World Stages in midtown Manhattan, also saw Adam Morgan take the award in a comedy script contest sponsored by Fox and Procter & Gamble Prods. for his pilot "Liberal Arts," which follows a freshman's first experiences at a small rustic college. Morgan will receive $25,000 and a development deal with Fox Broadcasting Co. that may be turned into a pilot presentation with the support of P&G.
And Fox TV Studios presented the "FtvS 15 Gigs of Fame" award to Jeremy Redleaf, creator of the pilot "Odd Jobs," about two unemployed roommates blazing a trail through a world in economic crisis and...
- 9/27/2009
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When it comes to getting exposure for your web series, you don’t need a six-figure distribution deal (although that certainly wouldn’t hurt)… what you need is a strong hook. And for Jeremy Redleaf, creator of Odd Job Nation, that hook was literally odd jobs. The concept of the series was loosely based on a friend of his who odd jobbed his way to a 5-bedroom suburban home doing everything from walking neighborhood dogs to renting out his driveway. In the pilot of Odd Jobs, we see Jeremy’s character, Nate, get fired from his high-paying job with a big investment firm, and his roommate extolling the moneymaking wonders of Craiglist’s Odd Jobs as a viable source of income. Though somewhat skeptical of making a living from random side gigs, to support his high maintenance fiancée, Nate begrudgingly agrees to try his hand at odd jobbing. And so...
- 7/29/2009
- by Gennefer Snowfield
- Tubefilter.com
When I’m trying to find something to do on summer nights aside from being alone and reading My So-Called Life fanfiction completely bored by going out with my extensive, awesome, and numerous social circles, I often take a respite from the known, real world and venture into one that’s more digital, anonymous and classified. Craigslist, after all, is kinda like Ellis Island, except instead of immigrants, it’s a beacon that beckons the the tired, the poor, the procrastinating/sexually curious/apartment-hunting online masses yearning for casual encounters and Salvation Army strata furniture. But while I thought Craig Newmark’s classifieds were just good for perusing while putting off work, discovering new living situations, testing explicit acronyms, and making Nsa play dates fun of the people who go on the site to try to make Nsa play dates, enterprising individuals without a steady pay check use the site to earn a living,...
- 7/21/2009
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tilzy.tv
While on first look, this might seem an uneasy mix of job search services, news links and video comedy, viewing episode one of Odd Jobs the web series, solidifies the concept of Odd Job Nation as a clever idea in capable hands. Jeremy Redleaf is the main force driving the content; he is writer, director, actor and producer with a capable team of actors, design and web support behind him out of the New York based operation, Brackets Creative. It’s entire hook is that the job hunting, business deals and employment on this site are not dry or boring, but accessible and comic. Indeed if Craigslist had a series, Odd Jobs would be it. Ashley Albert and Redleaf are executive producers on the series from a concept by Ashley, produced by Colin Hornett which stars Redleaf, Devin Ratray, Alexandra Daddario, Frank Simms, Johnny Pruitt, Perry Silver, Chris Knowings, and...
- 2/16/2009
- by Tom Konkle
- Tubefilter.com
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