In today’s film news roundup, the comedy “Wild Man” gets a deal, Vinnie Jones will play a villain, and Jack Klugman’s son Adam has directed a short film for the 9/11 anniversary.
Acquisition
Ted Welch’s comedy “Wild Man” has been acquired for global distribution by North of Two for a winter theatrical release, Variety has learned exclusively.
Jacquie Phillips and Stefanie Black directed from a script by Black and Welch about a man who drinks his way into a 90-day house arrest while home for his high school reunion. He forms an odd friendship with an awkward former classmate who lives across the street.
“It’s the perfect mix of charm and nostalgia. Jacquie and Stefanie have knocked this out of the park,” says North of Two CEO Mark Cartier.
“Wild Man” also stars George Dalton, Christine Woods, Mike Vogel, Kate Upton, Stefanie Black, Joe Mullen, Brandon Hirsch,...
Acquisition
Ted Welch’s comedy “Wild Man” has been acquired for global distribution by North of Two for a winter theatrical release, Variety has learned exclusively.
Jacquie Phillips and Stefanie Black directed from a script by Black and Welch about a man who drinks his way into a 90-day house arrest while home for his high school reunion. He forms an odd friendship with an awkward former classmate who lives across the street.
“It’s the perfect mix of charm and nostalgia. Jacquie and Stefanie have knocked this out of the park,” says North of Two CEO Mark Cartier.
“Wild Man” also stars George Dalton, Christine Woods, Mike Vogel, Kate Upton, Stefanie Black, Joe Mullen, Brandon Hirsch,...
- 9/11/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Lea Michele really wants to show everyone what an amazing person Cory Monteith was inside and out, HollywoodLife.com has learned exclusively.
It has been “brutal” for Lea Michele ever since she lost her boyfriend, Cory Monteith. However, she repeatedly proves just how strong she is, and it’s all to show people how wonderful Cory was as a person.
Lea Michele Wants Everyone To Know How Loving He Was
While Lea didn’t make an appearance at the Emmys, she was extremely happy with the tribute her co-star Jane Lynch paid to Cory.
“She just wants Cory to be remembered and honored, and the more people that know the person he was to her and his loved ones is very much all she wants,” a source close to her told HollywoodLife.com exclusively.
The speech really did just that, as Jane said at the Emmys, “Millions did fall in love with Cory,...
It has been “brutal” for Lea Michele ever since she lost her boyfriend, Cory Monteith. However, she repeatedly proves just how strong she is, and it’s all to show people how wonderful Cory was as a person.
Lea Michele Wants Everyone To Know How Loving He Was
While Lea didn’t make an appearance at the Emmys, she was extremely happy with the tribute her co-star Jane Lynch paid to Cory.
“She just wants Cory to be remembered and honored, and the more people that know the person he was to her and his loved ones is very much all she wants,” a source close to her told HollywoodLife.com exclusively.
The speech really did just that, as Jane said at the Emmys, “Millions did fall in love with Cory,...
- 9/26/2013
- by Emily Longeretta
- HollywoodLife
An In Memoriam segment for those Hollywood has lost has been a staple at the Emmy Awards each year — but not everyone was a fan of this year's innovation, which included a standalone tribute to Glee's Cory Monteith from costar Jane Lynch. Just days before the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards went live at the Nokia Theatre in L.A. on Sunday, Sept. 22, Jack Klugman's son, Adam Klugman, complained that the late Canadian star's tribute is an insult to the memory of his late father, who [...]...
- 9/23/2013
- Us Weekly
Cory Monteith's mother Ann McGregor is standing up for her deceased son after his planned tribute at the 2013 Emmy Awards came under fire by Adam Klugman, the son of Jack Klugman. Adam complained about the fact that his father isn't getting honored at the annual television awards show despite winning three Emmys in his career, and notes that Monteith never won a single one.
"They're celebrating this self-inflicted tragedy instead of celebrating the life of my father, who won three Emmys. ... Cory Monteith never won an Emmy," Adam tells the Los Angeles Times. "To compare the contribution he made to the contribution my father made -- it doesn't compare."
McGregor doesn't agree. She thinks that had her son -- who died at age 31 -- lived longer, he definitely would have been recognized by the Emmy committee.
"If he had lived 30 more years he would have accomplished much more," she tells TMZ.
"They're celebrating this self-inflicted tragedy instead of celebrating the life of my father, who won three Emmys. ... Cory Monteith never won an Emmy," Adam tells the Los Angeles Times. "To compare the contribution he made to the contribution my father made -- it doesn't compare."
McGregor doesn't agree. She thinks that had her son -- who died at age 31 -- lived longer, he definitely would have been recognized by the Emmy committee.
"If he had lived 30 more years he would have accomplished much more," she tells TMZ.
- 9/22/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Emmy winner Peter MacNicol is not buying what Jack Klugman's angry son is selling because Peter thinks the tribute to Cory Monteith could actually save lives.MacNicol -- who won an Emmy for "Ally McBeal" and also starred in classics like "Ghostbusters II" and "Sophie's Choice" -- tells TMZ tonight's tribute to Cory will create enormous drug awareness and possibly reach thousands of teens on a path of destruction.Peter doesn't think it matters...
- 9/22/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
While ‘Glee’ fans are looking forward to what will be a touching tribute to Cory Monteith at the 65th Annual Emmy Awards, not everyone is so happy.
Cory Monteith will be one of five stars being highlighted during the Memoriam segment of the the Emmys. However Jack Klugman, the star of The Odd Couple who passed away in December, is not being singled out — and his son is not happy about it.
Adam Klugman: My Father Should Get Recognized Over Cory Monteith
Seems a little harsh, don’t you think?
Adam Klugman, the son of the late Jack Klugman has spoken out saying that if anyone’s going to get recognized and honored at the Emmy Awards, it should be his father — not Cory, who passed away from heroin and alcohol poisoning in July at the age of 31.
“They’re celebrating this self-inflicted tragedy instead of celebrating the life of my father,...
Cory Monteith will be one of five stars being highlighted during the Memoriam segment of the the Emmys. However Jack Klugman, the star of The Odd Couple who passed away in December, is not being singled out — and his son is not happy about it.
Adam Klugman: My Father Should Get Recognized Over Cory Monteith
Seems a little harsh, don’t you think?
Adam Klugman, the son of the late Jack Klugman has spoken out saying that if anyone’s going to get recognized and honored at the Emmy Awards, it should be his father — not Cory, who passed away from heroin and alcohol poisoning in July at the age of 31.
“They’re celebrating this self-inflicted tragedy instead of celebrating the life of my father,...
- 9/22/2013
- by Emily Longeretta
- HollywoodLife
Cory Monteith's mom thinks Jack Klugman's son has it all wrong -- because Cory could have been the next Jack Klugman had he lived.Ann McGregor thinks Adam Klugman is being unfair, telling TMZ her son is absolutely worthy of getting a special in memoriam honor at tonight's Emmy Awards ... even though Jack isn't getting one.Ann tells us she believes you cannot judge worthiness by a person's age because her son was...
- 9/22/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Adam Klugman, the son of late actor Jack Klugman, is speaking out following comments he made that he doesn't believe Glee actor Cory Monteith should be singled out from this tonight's Emmy "In Memoriam" reel. "Tonight is for celebrating and I know my father would not want me or his name to be associated with any more negativity," Adam said in an exclusive statement to E! News. "After a certain point it becomes hurtful to Monteith family and that has never been my intent. I feel that I've said enough." These comments come one day after the actor's son told the Los Angeles Times "they're celebrating this self-inflicted tragedy instead of celebrating the life of my...
- 9/22/2013
- E! Online
The son of Jack Klugman is livid that his father isn't getting recognized at the 2013 Primetime Emmys. Adam Klugman says that the omission of his father from the tribute at the Sept. 22 event is nothing short of "criminal," and is an insult to the three-time Emmy winner's memory.
"My dad was at the inception of television and helped build it in the early days," Adam tells The Hollywood Reporter.
The fact that Cory Monteith is getting a special in memoriam moment adds insult to injury for Adam.
"They're celebrating this self-inflicted tragedy instead of celebrating the life of my father, who won three Emmys. ... Cory Monteith never won an Emmy," Adam tells the Los Angeles Times. "To compare the contribution he made to the contribution my father made -- it doesn't compare."
At the 2013 Emmys, organizers decided to focus the "In Memoriam" section on five honorees who died in the past year: Monteith,...
"My dad was at the inception of television and helped build it in the early days," Adam tells The Hollywood Reporter.
The fact that Cory Monteith is getting a special in memoriam moment adds insult to injury for Adam.
"They're celebrating this self-inflicted tragedy instead of celebrating the life of my father, who won three Emmys. ... Cory Monteith never won an Emmy," Adam tells the Los Angeles Times. "To compare the contribution he made to the contribution my father made -- it doesn't compare."
At the 2013 Emmys, organizers decided to focus the "In Memoriam" section on five honorees who died in the past year: Monteith,...
- 9/21/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The exclusion of Jack Klugman from an Emmy Awards tribute that includes Cory Monteith is an insult to the memory of the late TV veteran and three-time Emmy winner who starred in The Odd Couple and Quincy M.E., Klugman’s son says.
“I think it’s criminal,” said Adam Klugman in an interview with The Associated Press. “My dad was at the inception of television and helped build it in the early days.”
Ceremony producers announced this week that five individual salutes would be included on Sunday night’s Emmy show in addition to the traditional “in memoriam” segment that...
“I think it’s criminal,” said Adam Klugman in an interview with The Associated Press. “My dad was at the inception of television and helped build it in the early days.”
Ceremony producers announced this week that five individual salutes would be included on Sunday night’s Emmy show in addition to the traditional “in memoriam” segment that...
- 9/21/2013
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
Adam Klugman is fuming over his father’s exclusion from an expanded special tribute at this weekend’s Primetime Emmys that includes Cory Monteith. “I think it’s criminal,” Klugman tells The Associated Press. “My dad was at the inception of television and helped build it in the early days.” Jack Klugman, a three-time Emmy winner and star of The Odd Couple and Quincy M.E., died in December. He, Larry Hagman and others who died in the past year will be part of a traditional In Memoriam remembrance during the awards ceremony, but not in a special tribute to five individuals: Monteith, James Gandolfini, Jean Stapleton, Jonathan Winters and Gary David Goldberg. The TV Academy announced the special tribute earlier this week. Adam Klugman took particular issue with Monteith’s inclusion. “It’s an insult and it really seems typical of this youth-centric culture that has an extremely short attention...
- 9/21/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Los Angeles (AP) — Jack Klugman's son says the exclusion of his father from an Emmy Awards tribute is an insult to the memory of the TV veteran. "I think it's criminal," said Adam Klugman about the omission of his father from the tribute on Sunday night's Emmy show. Video: Jack Klugman Reflects Legendary Career Jack Klugman -- a three-time Emmy winner -- starred in The Odd Couple and Quincy. Said his son: "My dad was at the inception of television and helped build it in the early days." "It's an insult and it really seems typical of this youth-
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- 9/21/2013
- by The Associated Press, THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor best known for playing languorous sportswriter and earnest coroner dies at his home, with family by his side
The actor Jack Klugman died late on Monday, at the age of 90, in Los Angeles, with his wife at his side. His sons called on his fans to embrace their father's tenacious and positive spirit.
"He had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it, and he would encourage others to do the same," his son Adam Klugman said.
The cause of Klugman's death was not immediately known. Adam Klugman said his father had been slowing down in recent years, but was not battling cancer, which robbed him of his voice in the 1980s. Klugman taught himself to speak again, and kept working.
For many, Klugman will always be the messy one. His portrayal of sloppy sportswriter Oscar Madison on TV's The Odd Couple left viewers laughing but it...
The actor Jack Klugman died late on Monday, at the age of 90, in Los Angeles, with his wife at his side. His sons called on his fans to embrace their father's tenacious and positive spirit.
"He had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it, and he would encourage others to do the same," his son Adam Klugman said.
The cause of Klugman's death was not immediately known. Adam Klugman said his father had been slowing down in recent years, but was not battling cancer, which robbed him of his voice in the 1980s. Klugman taught himself to speak again, and kept working.
For many, Klugman will always be the messy one. His portrayal of sloppy sportswriter Oscar Madison on TV's The Odd Couple left viewers laughing but it...
- 12/26/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Jack Klugman died in his Northridge, CA home, with wife Peggy by his side, on December 24 at the age of 90, according to his son.
"He had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it, and he would encourage others to do the same," son Adam Klugman said of the beloved star of The Odd Couple and Quincy, M.E.
"He had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it, and he would encourage others to do the same," son Adam Klugman said of the beloved star of The Odd Couple and Quincy, M.E.
- 12/25/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
London, Dec 25: Jack Klugman, who gained fame for his role in the Us TV show 'The Odd Couple', passed away in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, He was 90.
Klugman, who was also a stage actor, lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s but later trained himself to speak again and made a comeback to acting in the 1990s.
His son Adam Klugman said that his father had a great life and enjoyed every moment of it and he would encourage others to do the same, the BBC reported.
Jack's brother David also said that the actor's sons loved him very much and that his entire family will "carry on in his spirit". (Ani)...
Klugman, who was also a stage actor, lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s but later trained himself to speak again and made a comeback to acting in the 1990s.
His son Adam Klugman said that his father had a great life and enjoyed every moment of it and he would encourage others to do the same, the BBC reported.
Jack's brother David also said that the actor's sons loved him very much and that his entire family will "carry on in his spirit". (Ani)...
- 12/25/2012
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Jack Klugman, The Odd Couple and Quincy, M.E. star beloved by TV, movie and theater audiences for five decades, died in Los Angeles on Monday, one of his sons told the Associated Press. He was 90. "He had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it and he would encourage others to do the same," son Adam Klugman said of his father, who had lost his voice to throat cancer in 1980 and then taught himself to speak again through breath control. With Tony Randall on ABC's adaptation of the smash Neil Simon play and movie of the '60s,...
- 12/25/2012
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Jack Klugman, who starred in NBC medical drama Quincy, has died at the age of 90. Klugman's sons Adam and David confirmed that the Emmy award-winning actor passed away on Christmas Eve afternoon (Monday, December 24) in Los Angeles. His wife Peggy was at his bedside. "He had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it, and he would encourage others to do the same," Adam Klugman told The AP. "His sons loved him very much. We'll carry on in his spirit," added David Klugman. Born Jacob Joachim Klugman on April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, he enjoyed a long career, taking up acting following his discharge from the Us Army at the end of the Second World War. In addition to his portrayal of tenacious and principled medical pathologist Dr Quincy, Klugman is probably (more)...
- 12/25/2012
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
Jack Klugman, the TV star beloved for playing the sloppy, working-guy half of "The Odd Couple" and a regular in American homes as the crime-solving coroner in "Quincy M.E.," has died at age 90, his son said. Adam Klugman told the AP, "He had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it and he would encourage others to do the same." On "The Odd Couple," the gravel-voiced Klugman for years played the shleppy single guy — sports writer Oscar Madison — as the counterpart to Tony Randall's effete, upscale photographer...
- 12/25/2012
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Jack Klugman, the prolific, craggy-faced character actor and regular guy who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV’s The Odd Couple and the crime-fighting coroner in Quincy, M.E., died Monday, a son said. He was 90.
Klugman, who lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s and trained himself to speak again, died with his wife at his side.
“He had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it and he would encourage others to do the same,” son Adam Klugman said.
Adam Klugman said he was spending Christmas with his brother, David,...
Klugman, who lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s and trained himself to speak again, died with his wife at his side.
“He had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it and he would encourage others to do the same,” son Adam Klugman said.
Adam Klugman said he was spending Christmas with his brother, David,...
- 12/24/2012
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
Los Angeles (AP) — Jack Klugman, the prolific, craggy-faced character actor and regular guy who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV's "The Odd Couple" and the crime-fighting coroner in "Quincy, M.E.," died Monday, a son said. He was 90. Klugman, who lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s and trained himself to speak again, died with his wife at his side. "He had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it and he would encourage others to do the same," son Adam Klugman said. Adam Klugman said he was spending...
- 12/24/2012
- by Anthony McCartney (AP)
- Hitfix
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