Disney Pictures has signed on TV writer Bill Kunstler ("Mom," "Accidentally on Purpose") to adapt the screenplay for the film version of Ursula Vernon's children's book "Castle Hangnail".
The story centers on a twelve-year-old girl who shows up on Castle Hangnail's doorstep to fill the vacancy for a wicked witch at a time that the castle desperately needs a master or face being decommissioned by the Board of Magic.
She projects confidence during the series of tasks she must complete in order to be approved by the board while concealing several secrets, including her true identity.
Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman will produce.
Source: Variety...
The story centers on a twelve-year-old girl who shows up on Castle Hangnail's doorstep to fill the vacancy for a wicked witch at a time that the castle desperately needs a master or face being decommissioned by the Board of Magic.
She projects confidence during the series of tasks she must complete in order to be approved by the board while concealing several secrets, including her true identity.
Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman will produce.
Source: Variety...
- 7/15/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Bill Kunstler has been hired to adapt the Ursula Vernon children’s book Castle Hangnail into a feature film at Disney. It centers on a 12-year old witch who becomes an unlikely new master to a motley crew of creatures. Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman acquired the property last year for their shingle A Very Good Production. Disney exec Sam Dickerman is overseeing the project for the studio. Kunstler is a veteran TV comedy writer who worked as a consulting…...
- 7/13/2016
- Deadline
In an interesting twist, sitcom veteran Chris Case, who was in contention to write the new Charlie Sheen sitcom Anger Management, has sold a sitcom project to CBS, the network where Sheen was a star on Two and a Half Men for 8 seasons. Case, creator of TV Land’s comedy series Retired at 35, is co-writing the untitled comedy — about a recently separated father of two who attempts to move on with his life — with Joey Gutierrez (Still Standing). CBS TV Studios is producing with Mindy Shultheis and Michael Hanel’s Acme Prods. This is a project a lot of my colleagues can unfortunately relate to: CBS has bought multi-camera comedy script Malled, written by Bill Kunstler (Accidentally On Purpose). It centers on a career journalist who, after getting laid off from her job at a newspaper, takes a retail job in a clothing store at a mall. CBS Studios and studio-based Tennenbaum Co are producing,...
- 8/30/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
During the 1968 Democratic National Convention in late August, various rallies and demonstrations took place in protest of President Lyndon B Johnson’s policies for the Vietnam War. One particular rally, The Grant Park rally, was attended by thousands of protesters and after it was over some attempted to march to the International Amphitheater—where the convention was being held—but were stopped by police.
This marked the beginning of physical confrontations between protesters and the police for five days. Hundreds of police officers as well as protesters were injured.
As a result, eight protesters were charged with various crimes, including conspiracy to incite a riot. The eight–David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Tom Hayden, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Bobby Seale, John Froines and Lee Weiner–were reduced to seven when Seale was severed from the case and sentenced to four years for contempt of court. The trial lasted for months and...
This marked the beginning of physical confrontations between protesters and the police for five days. Hundreds of police officers as well as protesters were injured.
As a result, eight protesters were charged with various crimes, including conspiracy to incite a riot. The eight–David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Tom Hayden, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Bobby Seale, John Froines and Lee Weiner–were reduced to seven when Seale was severed from the case and sentenced to four years for contempt of court. The trial lasted for months and...
- 11/29/2010
- by Cynthia
- ShadowAndAct
Veteran writer-producer Bill Kunstler has sold a comedy project to CBS, which will be produced by CBS TV Studios. Additionally, he has inked a blind script deal at Warner Bros Television with Topher Grace attached to executive produce through his production company Sargent Hall Prods. The CBS project is based on Musings of a Middle Child, a manuscript by Bruce Hopman, with whom Kunstler worked during his early days in advertising. It centers on a man suffering from middle-child syndrome who is determined to spare his own middle child of the same fate. With the project, Kunstler will be going for pilot No.2 this season. He already has one in the running at CBS: the cast-contingent Tick-Tock, which was rolled from last year. It is also produced by CBS Studios. Paradigm-repped Kunstler, whose resume includes more than 15 series, most recently worked as a co-executive producer on another CBS/CBS Studios project,...
- 10/2/2010
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The traditional broadcast pilot pickup season has kicked into gear.
Fox is close to greenlighting dramas "Maggie Hill" and "Human Target." Meanwhile, CBS has handed out a cast-contingent pilot order to the comedy "Tick Tock."
Over at TNT, the network has ordered six additional scripts from its promising new drama series "Leverage," which premiered to 5.6 million viewers in Decenber.
"Maggie Hill," from 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV, was written by "Shark" creator Ian Biederman. It is about a female heart surgeon who is suffering from schizophrenia.
"Human Target" hails from Warner Bros. TV, McG's Wonderland Sound and Vision and DC Comics.
Based on the cult DC Comics book and written by "Jericho" co-creator Jonathan Steinberg, it centers on a mysterious security expert who goes undercover to protect clients in danger.
The single-camera "Tick Tock," from CBS Paramount Network TV, centers on a single mom in her 30s...
Fox is close to greenlighting dramas "Maggie Hill" and "Human Target." Meanwhile, CBS has handed out a cast-contingent pilot order to the comedy "Tick Tock."
Over at TNT, the network has ordered six additional scripts from its promising new drama series "Leverage," which premiered to 5.6 million viewers in Decenber.
"Maggie Hill," from 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV, was written by "Shark" creator Ian Biederman. It is about a female heart surgeon who is suffering from schizophrenia.
"Human Target" hails from Warner Bros. TV, McG's Wonderland Sound and Vision and DC Comics.
Based on the cult DC Comics book and written by "Jericho" co-creator Jonathan Steinberg, it centers on a mysterious security expert who goes undercover to protect clients in danger.
The single-camera "Tick Tock," from CBS Paramount Network TV, centers on a single mom in her 30s...
- 1/16/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS has kicked off the official broadcast pilot pickup season with an order for comedy "Tick Tock."
The single-camera project, whose pilot pickup is said to be cast-contingent, hails from CBS Paramount Network TV.
"Tick Tock" centers on an unconventional single mom in her 30s who decides to focus all of her energy on finding love.
It was penned by Bill Kunstler ("The War at Home") on spec, which drew interest from three studios, landing at CBS Par.
Kunstler is repped by Paradigm.
The single-camera project, whose pilot pickup is said to be cast-contingent, hails from CBS Paramount Network TV.
"Tick Tock" centers on an unconventional single mom in her 30s who decides to focus all of her energy on finding love.
It was penned by Bill Kunstler ("The War at Home") on spec, which drew interest from three studios, landing at CBS Par.
Kunstler is repped by Paradigm.
- 1/15/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In our recent interview with The War at Home writer Bill Kunstler, he shared some thoughts about the joys of writing for the Fox sitcom, how the show ended, and what might have happened to some of the characters in season three. Bill also discussed some of the topics that the show was able to touch upon, something that few other current sitcoms do in an honest way -- subjects like homosexuality, teen drinking, and smoking pot.
One subject that was apparently deemed a little too controversial involves religion. In "Jesus Larry," Larry (Kyle Sullivan) discovers Jesus Christ and his father, Dave (Michael Rappaport), has a hard time dealing with his son's newfound love of Christianity. Though everyone felt the script was very funny, it was decided that it shouldn't be produced.
Bill dug through his files and uncovered the first draft of the script that he co-wrote with Claudia Lonow...
One subject that was apparently deemed a little too controversial involves religion. In "Jesus Larry," Larry (Kyle Sullivan) discovers Jesus Christ and his father, Dave (Michael Rappaport), has a hard time dealing with his son's newfound love of Christianity. Though everyone felt the script was very funny, it was decided that it shouldn't be produced.
Bill dug through his files and uncovered the first draft of the script that he co-wrote with Claudia Lonow...
- 2/10/2008
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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