Streaming giant’s slate also includes comedy from creator of Gilmore Girls.
Amazon has announced its 2017 pilot slate, which includes space drama Oasis, with Game Of Thrones star Richard Madden, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a comedy from Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino.
Five pilots will debut on 17th March in the UK, Us, Germany, Austria and Japan.
Customer reviews will help determine if the pilots are turned into a series.
The pilots are:
The Legend of Master Legend (half-hour)
A dark comedy about the life of a homemade superhero whose mission is to protect the people of Las Vegas from evil doers. Executive produced by Youree Henley (20th Century Women), Joshuah Bearman (Argo) and David Klawans (Argo), along with executive producers and writers Micah Fitzerman-Blue (Transparent) and Noah Harpster (Transparent). The pilot is directed by James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now) and stars John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone), Dawnn Lewis (Major Crimes), Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire) and newcomer...
Amazon has announced its 2017 pilot slate, which includes space drama Oasis, with Game Of Thrones star Richard Madden, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a comedy from Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino.
Five pilots will debut on 17th March in the UK, Us, Germany, Austria and Japan.
Customer reviews will help determine if the pilots are turned into a series.
The pilots are:
The Legend of Master Legend (half-hour)
A dark comedy about the life of a homemade superhero whose mission is to protect the people of Las Vegas from evil doers. Executive produced by Youree Henley (20th Century Women), Joshuah Bearman (Argo) and David Klawans (Argo), along with executive producers and writers Micah Fitzerman-Blue (Transparent) and Noah Harpster (Transparent). The pilot is directed by James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now) and stars John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone), Dawnn Lewis (Major Crimes), Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire) and newcomer...
- 3/2/2017
- ScreenDaily
Adam Rose is heading to Amazon. Deadline reports the Aliens in America star has joined the streaming service's upcoming pilot Budding Prospects.Based on the Tc Boyle novel, the comedy is set in the 1980s and follows three brothers who move from San Francisco to the country to grow marijuana. Melissa Axelrod is writing the series and Terry Zwigoff will direct.Read More…...
- 12/3/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Veronica Mars alum Adam Rose is set as a lead opposite Joel David Moore and Will Sasso on Amazon's pot-themed 1980s comedy pilot Budding Prospects, from Bad Santa director Terry Zwigoff. Written by Melissa Axelrod based on the Tc Boyle novel and to be directed by Zwigoff, Budding Prospects is set in 1983 San Francisco. Three hapless city boys — Felix (Rose), Phil (Moore) and Gesh (Sasso) — move to the country to grow marijuana. Their expectations of the experience being a…...
- 11/30/2016
- Deadline TV
Forever alum Joel David Moore has been cast as one of the leads alongside Will Sasso on Amazon’s pot-themed comedy pilot Budding Prospects, a 1980s comedy from Bad Santa director Terry Zwigoff. Written by Melissa Axelrod based on the Tc Boyle novel of the same name and to be directed by Zwigoff, Budding Prospects is set in 1983 San Francisco. Three hapless city boys — Felix, Phil (Moore) and Gesh (Sasso) — move to the country to grow marijuana. Their expectations of the…...
- 10/13/2016
- Deadline TV
Amazon s joining the hot trend of marijuana-themed shows with Budding Prospect, a 1980s comedy from Bad Santa director Terry Zwigoff, which has tapped Will Sasso as one of the leads. Written by Melissa Axelrod based on the Tc Boyle novel of the same name and to be directed by Zwigoff, Budding Prospect is set in 1983 San Francisco. Three hapless city boys move to the country to grow marijuana. Their expectations of the experience being a back-to-the-land, nurturing…...
- 9/26/2016
- Deadline TV
Nicolas Cage has reportedly signed up for an upcoming indie movie titled Lost Melody.
The project will be directed by Bad Santa's Terry Zwigoff and produced by American Psycho's Edward Pressman, reports The Wrap.
Cage will play a man who's stuck in a loveless marriage and falls in love with a prostitute.
Terry Zwigoff has co-written the script with Melissa Axelrod.
Pressman recently teamed up with Cage on Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans.
"When considering a project, I think it most important that the director and the film live in the same universe and Terry certainly achieves this with Lost Melody," Pressman said.
"I've always wanted to work with Terry and am excited to be teaming on a wonderful darkly-funny drama in the tradition of such classics as The Blue Angel and Sunset Boulevard."
Zwigoff is also known for the cult...
The project will be directed by Bad Santa's Terry Zwigoff and produced by American Psycho's Edward Pressman, reports The Wrap.
Cage will play a man who's stuck in a loveless marriage and falls in love with a prostitute.
Terry Zwigoff has co-written the script with Melissa Axelrod.
Pressman recently teamed up with Cage on Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans.
"When considering a project, I think it most important that the director and the film live in the same universe and Terry certainly achieves this with Lost Melody," Pressman said.
"I've always wanted to work with Terry and am excited to be teaming on a wonderful darkly-funny drama in the tradition of such classics as The Blue Angel and Sunset Boulevard."
Zwigoff is also known for the cult...
- 7/4/2013
- Digital Spy
What is Casting Couch? It’s a gathering together of the industry’s casting news, a collection of that last little bit of work agents are doing before they abandon their desks for the extended holiday weekend. Today we’ve got new Woody Allen players, new Beach Boys, and new jobs for Mary Elizabeth Winstead. A deal is currently on the table that may lead to Nic Cage starring in director Terry Zwigoff’s (Bad Santa) next sure-to-be-crude film. The project is called Lost Melody, and if the negotiations with Cage go well it will see him playing a man who decides to give up hope regarding his shrew wife in order to fall in love with a prostitute (that old mid-life crisis cliche again?). Zwigoff co-wrote the script with Melissa Axelrod, who seems to have worked doing odd jobs for the director going all the way back to Crumb. [The Wrap] Variety...
- 7/2/2013
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Normally we don't hear about Nicolas Cage taking on indie films, but here we go. The Wrap reports the National Treasure star is currently in talks to lead Lost Melody, a new film from Bad Santa director Terry Zwigoff who also co-wrote the script with Melissa Axelrod, who actually was once the director's assistant. In the film Cage ventures slightly into Leaving Las Vegas territory as he plays a man trapped in a marriage to a shrew of a wife, and ends up falling in love with a prostitute. But the film isn't all drama, as producer Edward R. Pressman calls it "darkly funny" and in the vein of Blue Angel and Sunset Boulevard. Zwigoff is known for his quirky films like Ghost World and Crumb, and with Cage on board, this one sounds like it could be something interesting. Pressman previously produced American Psycho and Thank You for Smoking,...
- 7/2/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
It’s been seven long years since a Terry Zwigoff-helmed film has graced the silver screen -- 2006’s “Art School Confidential” was his last effort, which he said “nearly ended [his] career for good” -- but hot on the heels of his recently announced film with Fred Armisen, Zwigoff is mounting a second film and it looks like he has the interest of the incomparable Nicolas Cage. The Wrap is reporting that Cage is talks to star in “Lost Melody.” Set to be directed by Zwigoff -- and co-written by himself and Melissa Axelrod -- Cage would “play a man who’s trapped in a marriage to a shrewish wife and falls in love with a prostitute.” “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans” aside, Cage’s filmography has been mired with dreck lately but with David Gordon Green’s “Joe” on the horizon and now this, is...
- 7/2/2013
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
Nicolas Cage is in final negotiations to star in the upcoming independent dark comedy "Lost Melody," which will be directed by Terry Zwigoff (Bad Santa, Ghost World). In the new movie, Cage will play a man who falls in love with a prostitute and must find a way to escape his unpleasant wife. The script is written by Zwigoff and Melissa Axelrod, who was Zwigoff's assistant on "Bad Santa." "Lost Melody" is produced by Edward R. Pressman (American Psycho), who worked with Cage on "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans."...
- 7/2/2013
- WorstPreviews.com
Check this out guys – Bad Santa helmer Terry Zwigoff is set to direct, and Nicolas Cage is attached to star in an upcoming indie drama titled Lost Melody. Yep, an indie drama, where Cage will play a man who’s stuck in a bad marriage and (like that’s not enough) falls in love with a prostitute. Shocking news? Whatever. At this moment we know that Zwigoff will direct the whole thing from a script he co-wrote with Melissa Axelrod, which centers on: …a man who’s trapped in a marriage to a shrewish wife and falls in love with a prostitute. And that’s bascially all we...
- 7/2/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
The Wrap is reporting that director Terry Zwigoff (Ghost World, Bad Santa) wants Nicolas Cage for the lead in his new film Lost Melody. Zwigoff co-wrote the script with Melissa Axelrod and is about a man stuck in a bad marriage with a nagging wife who ends up falling in love with a prostitute. How precious, right? Not exactly: it's described as a "wonderful darkly-funny drama in the tradition of such classics as 'The Blue Angel' and 'Sunset...
- 7/2/2013
- by Jesse Giroux
- JoBlo.com
Lost Melody
Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in "Bad Santa" director Terry Zwigoff's new indie drama "Lost Melody". Zwigoff and Melissa Axelrod co-wrote the script.
Cage would play a man who's trapped in a marriage to a shrewish wife and falls in love with a prostitute. Edward R. Pressman ("American Psycho") is producing. [Source: The Wrap]
McFarland
Kevin Costner has closed a deal to star in Niki Caro's true story sports drama "McFarland" at Disney Pictures and Mayhem Pictures.
ostner will play a coach living in a predominantly Hispanic California town who creates a high school track team that must overcome social and physical hurdles to become champions during the 1980s. [Source: Variety]
Eden
Jessica Lowndes ("90210") has scored the female lead role in Shyam Madiraju's survival thriller "Eden" at Ombra Films. Nate Parker and Diego Boneta also star.
The story set in motion when a soccer team’s plane crashes on a deserted island.
Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in "Bad Santa" director Terry Zwigoff's new indie drama "Lost Melody". Zwigoff and Melissa Axelrod co-wrote the script.
Cage would play a man who's trapped in a marriage to a shrewish wife and falls in love with a prostitute. Edward R. Pressman ("American Psycho") is producing. [Source: The Wrap]
McFarland
Kevin Costner has closed a deal to star in Niki Caro's true story sports drama "McFarland" at Disney Pictures and Mayhem Pictures.
ostner will play a coach living in a predominantly Hispanic California town who creates a high school track team that must overcome social and physical hurdles to become champions during the 1980s. [Source: Variety]
Eden
Jessica Lowndes ("90210") has scored the female lead role in Shyam Madiraju's survival thriller "Eden" at Ombra Films. Nate Parker and Diego Boneta also star.
The story set in motion when a soccer team’s plane crashes on a deserted island.
- 7/2/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Oscar winner Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in "Lost Melody," an indie movie that will be directed by Terry Zwigoff ("Bad Santa") and produced by Edward R. Pressman ("American Psycho"). According to Pressman, Zwigoff has his eye on Cage to play a man who's trapped in a marriage to a shrewish wife and falls in love with a prostitute. Also read: Hollywood Star Power Not Driving the Box Office This Summer Zwigoff co-wrote the script with Melissa Axelrod. Anthony Scaramucci will executive produce with Pressman Film's COO Jon Katz. Pressman recently worked with...
- 7/2/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
He may not be playing every dinosaur in Jurassic Park (confused? Try our Twitter feed), but Nicolas Cage is still keeping busy in the rest of the cinematic universe. He’s in talks to star in a new film from Bad Santa’s Terry Zwigoff, called Lost Melody.The plot would find Cage as a man who is trapped in a loveless marriage with a nasty, overly critical wife. So what does he do? Let’s guess… Does he A) divorce her and get on with his life? B) devote his time to positive things such as helping orphans, kittens and orphaned kittens; Or C) fall for a prostitute. If you know anything about movies, and Cage’s filmic past, there’s really only one answer here. Yup…. C).Zwigoff has co-written the script with Melissa Axelrod. Edward R. Pressman is producing and seems confident he has a winner with this one.
- 7/1/2013
- EmpireOnline
Nicolas Cage has his sights set on Terry Zwigoff's latest, Lost Melody , The Wrap reports. The site says that the star is in talks to play the lead in the offbeat indie drama. Lost Melody will feature Cage as a man who falls in love with a prostitute and must find a way to escape his unpleasant wife. Zwigoff, whose previous credits include the documentaries Crumb and Louie Bluie , is also well known for narrative films like Ghost World and Bad Santa . He also co-wrote Lost Melody with Melissa Axelrod. Cage recently provided a voice in the DreamWorks Animation film The Croods and can soon be seen in the Scott Walker thriller The Frozen Ground . Lost Melody will be produced by Edward R. Pressman with Anthony Scaramucci serving as executive producer....
- 7/1/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Even though films coming out of the Saturday Night Live camp aren.t as numerous as they once were, the long-running sketch comedy has never failed to produce its share of Hollywood.s comedy-leading men and women. And now you can add President Barack Obama to that list of.oh wait, that.s not Obama, it.s Fred Armisen. Armisen will take the lead role in the next comedy from director Terry Zwigoff (Bad Santa), according to TheWrap. Currently untitled, the project formerly went by the name Justice For Al, and it was co-written by Zwigoff and Melissa Axelrod, who served as his assistant on Bad Santa. It will be produced by Vincent Landay, whom the story repeatedly mentions has produced all of Spike Jonze.s films, which may or may not be hinting at an off-kilter approach to the story. And if anybody can play off-kilter with mastery, it...
- 6/14/2013
- cinemablend.com
It has been seven long years since Terry Zwigoff's last film, "Art School Confidential," and as he told us in our candid interview with him last year, it "nearly ended my career for good. It was very hard to get another film going after that. Still trying." Well, it looks like the wheels are finally in motion for Zwigoff to get back behind the camera. The Wrap reveals that "Portlandia" star and "Saturday Night Live" veteran Fred Armisen will star in Zwigoff's "Justice For Al," a project he co-wrote with Melissa Axelrod, who worked on both "Bad Santa" and "Ghost World." The story will center around a man who is framed for a crime, convicted, and sentenced to house arrest, living with his parents in his childhood home, and how, with the help of his friends, he seeks revenge on the person who set him up. It sounds a bit familiar and almost ordinary,...
- 6/14/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Fred Armisen may be poised to leave "Saturday Night Live" but the "Portlandia" creator's movie career is just heating up, as he's attached to star in the next feature from "Bad Santa" director Terry Zwigoff, TheWrap has learned. Formerly known as "Justice For Al," the currently untitled comedy is being produced by Vincent Landay, who has produced all four of Spike Jonze's films. Zwigoff will direct from a script he co-wrote with Melissa Axelrod, who served as his assistant on "Bad Santa" and a music consultant on "Ghost World." Also read: Fred Armisen...
- 6/13/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
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