During the summer of 2010, Katherine Heigl actively promoted the Lionsgate comedy-thriller “Killers,” starring alongside Ashton Kutcher. The movie also featured Tom Selleck and Catherine O’Hara.
Katherine Heigl stuns in a sleek Victoria Beckham Fall 2010 dress paired with Christian Louboutin ‘Lady Page’ heels at the European Premiere of ‘Killers’, Odeon West End, London, June 9, 2010 (Credit: WENN)
Portraying a woman named Jen Kornfeldt who travels to France and meets the man of her dreams, a professional assassin named Spencer (Ashton Kutcher), the scenes in Nice were filmed over seven days.
Behind the Scenes: How Ashton Kutcher Transformed for ‘Killers’
Ashton Kutcher got fit for the role by watching a DVD he had bought after watching a late-night infomercial on US television.
“I thought he had used a personal trainer and I wanted to know who it was and how he got into that shape so quickly,” director Robert Luketic told The Sydney Morning Herald.
Katherine Heigl stuns in a sleek Victoria Beckham Fall 2010 dress paired with Christian Louboutin ‘Lady Page’ heels at the European Premiere of ‘Killers’, Odeon West End, London, June 9, 2010 (Credit: WENN)
Portraying a woman named Jen Kornfeldt who travels to France and meets the man of her dreams, a professional assassin named Spencer (Ashton Kutcher), the scenes in Nice were filmed over seven days.
Behind the Scenes: How Ashton Kutcher Transformed for ‘Killers’
Ashton Kutcher got fit for the role by watching a DVD he had bought after watching a late-night infomercial on US television.
“I thought he had used a personal trainer and I wanted to know who it was and how he got into that shape so quickly,” director Robert Luketic told The Sydney Morning Herald.
- 5/13/2024
- by Erika Hansen
- Your Next Shoes
“In the Streets” is the first edition of the Notebook Insert, a seasonal supplement on moving-image culture.Illustration by Lale Westvind.I started errantly watching live streams at work not long after the Sphere first blinked its enormous electric eye in September 2023. This was a vestige of a pandemic-era habit, lockdown having been a good time to virtually peer into places one could never go. Jellyfish floating in seemingly limitless blue suspension at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, some rural trail in South Dakota, the top of the Eiffel Tower. You could drop in to any of these streams and feel, reassuringly, that nothing consequential was happening. After spending some time letting these feeds unspool in the background, one begins to wonder who set these cameras up; who maintains the connection, checks on the equipment, wipes dirt off the lens; who decided this or that perspective was the best, the most representative,...
- 4/29/2024
- MUBI
Dylan Mulvaney is dreaming big, and one of the characters she would like to play is Elle Woods from Legally Blonde.
In a recent interview, the singer and actress said that her dream theater role was to play Glinda in Wicked, but her “dream dream” was to portray the Harvard Law School student that Reese Witherspoon famously played in the 2001 film.
“My dream though is to do a trans Legally Blonde,” Mulvaney said in an interview with IMDb during SXSW. “I wanna play Elle Woods and have maybe a trans Emmett and a trans Paulette. And I think what’s so cool about plugging trans people into existing stories is it inherently changes what the topic is, but in a way that you don’t actually have to do much to the script because it becomes something different — but actually, I think it makes it even more powerful.”
Legally Blonde...
In a recent interview, the singer and actress said that her dream theater role was to play Glinda in Wicked, but her “dream dream” was to portray the Harvard Law School student that Reese Witherspoon famously played in the 2001 film.
“My dream though is to do a trans Legally Blonde,” Mulvaney said in an interview with IMDb during SXSW. “I wanna play Elle Woods and have maybe a trans Emmett and a trans Paulette. And I think what’s so cool about plugging trans people into existing stories is it inherently changes what the topic is, but in a way that you don’t actually have to do much to the script because it becomes something different — but actually, I think it makes it even more powerful.”
Legally Blonde...
- 3/31/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Jean-Claude Forest created the heroine Barbarella in the pages of V Magazine back in 1962, and it only took six years for director Roger Vardim (and a small army of screenwriters) to bring the character to the screen in the film Barbarella (watch it Here), where she was played by Jane Fonda. A sequel called Barbarella Goes Down never made it into production, but talks of a Barbarella reboot have been bouncing around for decades, with Rose McGowan, Halle Berry, and Kate Beckinsale being among those who have been considered for the title role. Robert Rodriguez was going to direct the new film at one point, Robert Luketic at another. Neal Purvis and Robert Wade wrote a screenplay, and were later attached to a TV adaptation that had Nicolas Winding Refn at the helm. None of these ever got the greenlight. About a year and a half ago, it was announced...
- 3/25/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Players is a romantic-comedy film directed by Trish Sie, from a screenplay by Whit Anderson. The Netflix original film follows the story of Mack, a sportswriter who mostly spends her time with her best friend trying to come up and execute new schemes for hooking up with strangers but when Mack finds Nick, she falls heads over heels for him and now instead of coming up with hook up schemes, Mack tries to be in a serious relationship. Players stars are Gina Rodriguez, Damon Wayans Jr., Tom Ellis, and Augustus Prew. So, if you loved the rom-com film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Set It Up (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
If you love characters playing games in romantic comedies then you might find Set It Up, another Netflix original film very interesting. Directed by Claire Scanlon, Set It Up follows the story of two very tired assistants...
Set It Up (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
If you love characters playing games in romantic comedies then you might find Set It Up, another Netflix original film very interesting. Directed by Claire Scanlon, Set It Up follows the story of two very tired assistants...
- 2/23/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
It’s hard to make your mark in an ever-evolving film industry. Hollywood has recently witnessed a string of massive flops, and quite a good portion of them were female-led movies. The most recent examples are The Marvels and Sony’s latest release, Madame Web. Both have received unimpressive reviews and poor box office receipts.
While superhero fatigue is partly to blame, these films have also been criticized way more than other flops, the most common complaint being the “wokeness” that they allegedly possess. After the massive failure of Madame Web, there has been a creative overhaul at their headquarters, which has completely changed their initial plans.
Dakota Johnson’s Madame Web
According to a report by the Twitter account Culture Crave, the entire writers’ room of Silk: Spider Society has been fired, except for the showrunner Angela Kang. Keeping in mind the continuous losses of female-centric movies like The Marvels and Madame Web,...
While superhero fatigue is partly to blame, these films have also been criticized way more than other flops, the most common complaint being the “wokeness” that they allegedly possess. After the massive failure of Madame Web, there has been a creative overhaul at their headquarters, which has completely changed their initial plans.
Dakota Johnson’s Madame Web
According to a report by the Twitter account Culture Crave, the entire writers’ room of Silk: Spider Society has been fired, except for the showrunner Angela Kang. Keeping in mind the continuous losses of female-centric movies like The Marvels and Madame Web,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
“Schmigadoon” has been canceled at Apple TV+.
The series aired two seasons at the streaming service, with the most recent season debuting in April 2023. Series co-creator Cinco Paul shared the news of the cancellation on Instagram.
“I am sad to share that Apple will not be moving forward with Season 3 of Schmigadoon!” Paul wrote. “The season is written (including 25 new songs) but we unfortunately won’t be making it. Such is life. I want to thank everyone involved with the show, our incredible cast and crew and writers, our wonderful supporters at Broadway Video, Universal and Apple, for everything they did to make it happen. It’s a miracle we even got two seasons, honestly, and I’m so grateful we did.”
Paul’s full statement can be read below.
“Schmigadoon” featured an all-star cast, which included: Keegan-Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Dove Cameron, Ariana DeBose, Jaime Camil, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming,...
The series aired two seasons at the streaming service, with the most recent season debuting in April 2023. Series co-creator Cinco Paul shared the news of the cancellation on Instagram.
“I am sad to share that Apple will not be moving forward with Season 3 of Schmigadoon!” Paul wrote. “The season is written (including 25 new songs) but we unfortunately won’t be making it. Such is life. I want to thank everyone involved with the show, our incredible cast and crew and writers, our wonderful supporters at Broadway Video, Universal and Apple, for everything they did to make it happen. It’s a miracle we even got two seasons, honestly, and I’m so grateful we did.”
Paul’s full statement can be read below.
“Schmigadoon” featured an all-star cast, which included: Keegan-Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Dove Cameron, Ariana DeBose, Jaime Camil, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
What if your significant other had a secret life and instead of cheating on you she was carrying out assassinations? Well find out the answer to that in Kaley Cuoco‘s action thriller film Role Play in which she stars as Emma, a wife, mother, and an assassin but when her husband Dave finds out about her he goes across the world to find out the complete truth and if possible help his wife. Role Play also stars David Oyelowo, Connie Nielsen, Bill Nighy, Sonita Henry, and Rudi Dharmalingam. So, if you loved the Prime Video film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Killers (Tubi & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Lionsgate Movies
Well if you loved Role Play, you will find Killers very entertaining as both films have the same concept. Directed by Robert Luketic, the 2010 film revolves around a picture-perfect couple living their happy lives in suburbia...
Killers (Tubi & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Lionsgate Movies
Well if you loved Role Play, you will find Killers very entertaining as both films have the same concept. Directed by Robert Luketic, the 2010 film revolves around a picture-perfect couple living their happy lives in suburbia...
- 1/17/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Among the myriad reasons we could call the Criterion Channel the single greatest streaming service is its leveling of cinematic snobbery. Where a new World Cinema Project restoration plays, so too does Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight. I think about this looking at November’s lineup and being happiest about two new additions: a nine-film Robert Bresson retro including L’argent and The Devil, Probably; and a one-film Hype Williams retro including Belly and only Belly, but bringing as a bonus the direct-to-video Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club. Until recently such curation seemed impossible.
November will also feature a 20-film noir series boasting the obvious and the not. Maybe the single tightest collection is “Women of the West,” with Johnny Guitar and The Beguiled and Rancho Notorious and The Furies only half of it. Lynch/Oz, Irradiated, and My Two Voices make streaming premieres; Drylongso gets a Criterion Edition; and joining...
November will also feature a 20-film noir series boasting the obvious and the not. Maybe the single tightest collection is “Women of the West,” with Johnny Guitar and The Beguiled and Rancho Notorious and The Furies only half of it. Lynch/Oz, Irradiated, and My Two Voices make streaming premieres; Drylongso gets a Criterion Edition; and joining...
- 10/24/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Tomorrow Studios has announced the promotion and hiring of Alissa Bachner and Josh Bratman. After joining the company in 2016, Bachner has been elevated to EVP of development where she will continue to oversee the production of the company’s slate of TV dramas and comedies. Bratman joins Tomorrow Studios as its new head of features.
“As we continue our acquisition and development of unparalleled IP, and our work with the leading creatives in Hollywood, we want to maximize our storytelling ability for all formats and produce each project for the format that best tells its story, including opportunities for feature run/streamer double play,” said Tomorrow Studios CEO/Partner Marty Adelstein and President/Partner Becky Clements. “Josh brings a keen eye for developing feature films to the team, and Alissa’s instincts for television are consistently unmatched. We are excited for the greatness to come from them.”
Bachner began her...
“As we continue our acquisition and development of unparalleled IP, and our work with the leading creatives in Hollywood, we want to maximize our storytelling ability for all formats and produce each project for the format that best tells its story, including opportunities for feature run/streamer double play,” said Tomorrow Studios CEO/Partner Marty Adelstein and President/Partner Becky Clements. “Josh brings a keen eye for developing feature films to the team, and Alissa’s instincts for television are consistently unmatched. We are excited for the greatness to come from them.”
Bachner began her...
- 6/6/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Jane Fonda went down memory lane on The Drew Barrymore Show remembering films from her acting career. When an image of the 2005 rom-com Monster-in-Law came up, Fonda recalled the infamous slap scene opposite Jennifer Lopez that left her with an injury.
“The thing that comes to mind right away is we have a slapping scene – I slap her, she slaps me…,” Fonda recalled. “Well Jennifer, as per Jennifer, she had this enormous diamond ring and so when she slapped me one of the times it cut open across my eye – my eyebrow.”
Fonda continued, “And she’s never apologized.”
Monster-in-Law was directed by Robert Luketic and written by Anya Kochoff about aspiring fashion designer Charlie (Lopez) who has to face her mother-in-law played by Fonda who will do anything to ruin her relationship with her son. The film marked Fonda’s return to the movies after a 15-year absence since...
“The thing that comes to mind right away is we have a slapping scene – I slap her, she slaps me…,” Fonda recalled. “Well Jennifer, as per Jennifer, she had this enormous diamond ring and so when she slapped me one of the times it cut open across my eye – my eyebrow.”
Fonda continued, “And she’s never apologized.”
Monster-in-Law was directed by Robert Luketic and written by Anya Kochoff about aspiring fashion designer Charlie (Lopez) who has to face her mother-in-law played by Fonda who will do anything to ruin her relationship with her son. The film marked Fonda’s return to the movies after a 15-year absence since...
- 3/26/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Musical TV shows are a tricky thing, but Apple TV+ made magic happen with the first season of "Schmigadoon!," directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key as a couple who find themselves stuck in the world of a Golden Age-styled musical. Inspired by the 1954 MGM movie "Brigadoon," the duo are trapped in this mystical musical town that follows the rules of classic Hollywood musicals — think "Singin' in the Rain" and "Oklahoma!" — and it nearly destroys their relationship. They managed to work things out and escape after six episodes, but it looks like the real world just doesn't hold the same appeal as one where you can sing your daily gripes instead of just mutter them. The trailer for season 2 of the Apple TV+ series is here, and it appears Melissa (Strong) and Josh (Key) are headed back into the woods to look for the fantastical forest town again.
- 3/7/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
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Sydney Sweeney is lining up another potential tentpole with Sony. The actor is attached to star in a new take on Barbarella, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Sweeney will also executive produce the project, which is in development and does not yet have a writer or director on board.
Sweeney broke out on the small screen with Euphoria and The White Lotus, both of which earned her Emmy nominations. She also has Madame Web at Sony, with the film that is based on the Spider-Man character due out in October 2023.
Barbarella came from the mind of creator Jean-Claude Forest, who introduced her in the 1962 French graphic magazine. She was a female mercenary roaming the universe in the distant future, taking on various missions. Jane Fonda played the character in a 1968 film, and a musical was produced in 2004.
A number of attempts have been...
Sydney Sweeney is lining up another potential tentpole with Sony. The actor is attached to star in a new take on Barbarella, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Sweeney will also executive produce the project, which is in development and does not yet have a writer or director on board.
Sweeney broke out on the small screen with Euphoria and The White Lotus, both of which earned her Emmy nominations. She also has Madame Web at Sony, with the film that is based on the Spider-Man character due out in October 2023.
Barbarella came from the mind of creator Jean-Claude Forest, who introduced her in the 1962 French graphic magazine. She was a female mercenary roaming the universe in the distant future, taking on various missions. Jane Fonda played the character in a 1968 film, and a musical was produced in 2004.
A number of attempts have been...
- 10/12/2022
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Reese Witherspoon is finding unexpected inspiration for Elle Woods’ next big moment.
Witherspoon spoke with USA Today for an interview published Friday, during which she teased the status of development for the long-discussed third movie in the Legally Blonde franchise. The star said she remains hopeful that the sequel will still happen and that the recent success of Top Gun: Maverick has helped spur ideas for her own film’s team.
“I’m still hoping that Legally Blonde 3 is gonna come together in the right way,” she said. “It’s just like Top Gun: They waited a long time to make another version of that movie, and I loved the nostalgia piece they incorporated in it. So definitely that gave us a lot of inspiration about what we would want to do with Elle Woods and make sure that we had...
Reese Witherspoon is finding unexpected inspiration for Elle Woods’ next big moment.
Witherspoon spoke with USA Today for an interview published Friday, during which she teased the status of development for the long-discussed third movie in the Legally Blonde franchise. The star said she remains hopeful that the sequel will still happen and that the recent success of Top Gun: Maverick has helped spur ideas for her own film’s team.
“I’m still hoping that Legally Blonde 3 is gonna come together in the right way,” she said. “It’s just like Top Gun: They waited a long time to make another version of that movie, and I loved the nostalgia piece they incorporated in it. So definitely that gave us a lot of inspiration about what we would want to do with Elle Woods and make sure that we had...
- 7/30/2022
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Any Cosmo girl would have known about the “Legally Blonde” alternate endings. But now star Selma Blair is finally weighing in on the scrapped LGBTQ original conclusion that showed Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) finding her happily ever after…with a surprising enemies-to-lovers twist.
During a 2021 oral history in honor of the film’s 20th anniversary, actress Jessica Cauffiel who played Elle’s best friend Margot told The New York Times that Elle and Vivian (Blair) ended up together, with romantic connotations.
“The first ending was Elle and Vivian in Hawaii in beach chairs, drinking margaritas and holding hands,” Cauffiel explained. “The insinuation was either they were best friends or they had gotten together romantically.”
However, audiences didn’t like the ending, so a few more were filmed.
“The second or third ending was a musical number on the courtroom steps, and as Elle came out, the judge, jury and everybody...
During a 2021 oral history in honor of the film’s 20th anniversary, actress Jessica Cauffiel who played Elle’s best friend Margot told The New York Times that Elle and Vivian (Blair) ended up together, with romantic connotations.
“The first ending was Elle and Vivian in Hawaii in beach chairs, drinking margaritas and holding hands,” Cauffiel explained. “The insinuation was either they were best friends or they had gotten together romantically.”
However, audiences didn’t like the ending, so a few more were filmed.
“The second or third ending was a musical number on the courtroom steps, and as Elle came out, the judge, jury and everybody...
- 7/24/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“Legally Blonde” first charmed audiences with its sparkling story of a heartbroken blonde-turned-brilliant Harvard Law student when it arrived in theaters on July 13, 2001. Brought to life by the incomparable Reese Witherspoon, Elle Woods was immediately charming: A bubbly SoCal optimist with a perpetually pink wardrobe and unfailing faith in people equally as delightful.
Elle’s legacy — a film franchise-turned-haven practically designed for effervescent underdogs — developed more slowly. Over the past 21 years, the movie that critics received well enough but didn’t fawn over in 2001 (it holds a 70 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) became a cult classic, inspiring generations of dreamers to chase their passions in and outside the lecture hall.
Elle’s story was first imagined by author Amanda Brown in her novel of the same name, released the same year as the film. But Witherspoon and director Robert Luketic imbued the character with distinct likability, morphing what could have been...
Elle’s legacy — a film franchise-turned-haven practically designed for effervescent underdogs — developed more slowly. Over the past 21 years, the movie that critics received well enough but didn’t fawn over in 2001 (it holds a 70 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) became a cult classic, inspiring generations of dreamers to chase their passions in and outside the lecture hall.
Elle’s story was first imagined by author Amanda Brown in her novel of the same name, released the same year as the film. But Witherspoon and director Robert Luketic imbued the character with distinct likability, morphing what could have been...
- 7/13/2022
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
The musical comedy will continue on Apple TV+: The streamer has ordered a second season of Schmigadoon!
From creators Cinco Paul and and Ken Daurio and executive producer Lorne Michaels, the series stars Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Ariana DeBose, Dove Cameron, Jaime Camil, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Ann Harada, Jane Krakowski, Martin Short and Aaron Tveit — all of whom are set to return.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
Tituss Burgess and Patrick Page will also join the fun in the new season, which will find Josh (Key) and Melissa (Strong) in Schmicago, the world of 60’s and 70’s musicals.
Following its global debut on Apple TV+ last year, Schmigadoon! was honored with an AFI Award, and has received wide acclaim and accolades, including a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for star Kristin Chenoweth.
The series hails from Broadway Video and Universal Television,...
From creators Cinco Paul and and Ken Daurio and executive producer Lorne Michaels, the series stars Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Ariana DeBose, Dove Cameron, Jaime Camil, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Ann Harada, Jane Krakowski, Martin Short and Aaron Tveit — all of whom are set to return.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
Tituss Burgess and Patrick Page will also join the fun in the new season, which will find Josh (Key) and Melissa (Strong) in Schmicago, the world of 60’s and 70’s musicals.
Following its global debut on Apple TV+ last year, Schmigadoon! was honored with an AFI Award, and has received wide acclaim and accolades, including a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for star Kristin Chenoweth.
The series hails from Broadway Video and Universal Television,...
- 6/10/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ announced that “Schmigadoon!” has been renewed for a second season. Additionally, Tituss Burgess and Patrick Page have joined the cast.
The series stars Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key as a couple named Melissa Gimble and Josh Skinner, two doctors from New york who go on a backpacking trip when their relationship hits a rough patch and find themselves lost in the town of Schmigadoon — where life is a 1940s-50s musical with songs and characters inspired by “Oklahoma!” and “The Music Man,” among others. They can only escape after they find true love, whether that’s with each other or someone else.
After they do find true love, Season 2 finds Josh and Melissa in Schmicago, the world of 60’s and 70’s musicals.
Along with Strong and Key, the cast of “Schmigadoon!” returning cast members include Ariana DeBose as school teacher Emma Tate, Dove Cameron as waitress Betsy McDonough,...
The series stars Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key as a couple named Melissa Gimble and Josh Skinner, two doctors from New york who go on a backpacking trip when their relationship hits a rough patch and find themselves lost in the town of Schmigadoon — where life is a 1940s-50s musical with songs and characters inspired by “Oklahoma!” and “The Music Man,” among others. They can only escape after they find true love, whether that’s with each other or someone else.
After they do find true love, Season 2 finds Josh and Melissa in Schmicago, the world of 60’s and 70’s musicals.
Along with Strong and Key, the cast of “Schmigadoon!” returning cast members include Ariana DeBose as school teacher Emma Tate, Dove Cameron as waitress Betsy McDonough,...
- 6/10/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: CAA has signed actor-producer Katherine Heigl (Firefly Lane) for representation.
Heigl is an Emmy Award winner and two-time Golden Globe nominee who currently exec produces and stars in Netflix’s popular series Firefly Lane. The drama from creator Maggie Friedman is based on Kristin Hannah’s novel of the same name. It centers on Tully (Heigl) and Kate (Sarah Chalke), who support each other through good times and bad with an unbreakable bond that carries them from their teens in the 1970s to their forties in the early 2000s. Heigl recently completed shooting the show’s second season, which is slated to debut on the streamer this year.
Heigl is also known for starring on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy for six seasons, as Dr. Izzie Stevens. Her work on the series earned her an Emmy for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress, as well as a SAG Award for...
Heigl is an Emmy Award winner and two-time Golden Globe nominee who currently exec produces and stars in Netflix’s popular series Firefly Lane. The drama from creator Maggie Friedman is based on Kristin Hannah’s novel of the same name. It centers on Tully (Heigl) and Kate (Sarah Chalke), who support each other through good times and bad with an unbreakable bond that carries them from their teens in the 1970s to their forties in the early 2000s. Heigl recently completed shooting the show’s second season, which is slated to debut on the streamer this year.
Heigl is also known for starring on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy for six seasons, as Dr. Izzie Stevens. Her work on the series earned her an Emmy for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress, as well as a SAG Award for...
- 6/1/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
If you missed Reese Witherspoon’s hilarious and heartwarming “Legally Blonde” reunion in honor of the cult-classic movie’s almost-20-year-anniversary, there’s no need to stomp your little last season Prada shoes — we’ve got the play by play right here.
Hosted by “Saturday Night Live” star Chloe Fineman, the reunion streamed Tuesday afternoon on Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine YouTube channel, featuring original cast members Selma Blair (Vivian Kensington), Jessica Cauffiel (Margot), Jennifer Coolidge (Paulette Bonafonté), Matthew Davis (Warner Huntington III), Ali Larter (Brooke Taylor Windham), Holland Taylor (Professor Stromwell), Alanna Ubach (Serena McGuire), Luke Wilson (Emmett Richmond), and Witherspoon (Elle Woods).
From Holland Taylor’s breakdown of the iconic scene where she tells Elle Woods “If you’re going to let one stupid prick ruin your life, then you’re not the girl I thought you were” to Jennifer Coolidge’s hilarious encounter with Witherspoon at craft services,...
Hosted by “Saturday Night Live” star Chloe Fineman, the reunion streamed Tuesday afternoon on Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine YouTube channel, featuring original cast members Selma Blair (Vivian Kensington), Jessica Cauffiel (Margot), Jennifer Coolidge (Paulette Bonafonté), Matthew Davis (Warner Huntington III), Ali Larter (Brooke Taylor Windham), Holland Taylor (Professor Stromwell), Alanna Ubach (Serena McGuire), Luke Wilson (Emmett Richmond), and Witherspoon (Elle Woods).
From Holland Taylor’s breakdown of the iconic scene where she tells Elle Woods “If you’re going to let one stupid prick ruin your life, then you’re not the girl I thought you were” to Jennifer Coolidge’s hilarious encounter with Witherspoon at craft services,...
- 10/21/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Its a Dunphy mini-reunion at ABC and 20th Television. Former Modern Family star Sarah Hyland has been tapped to headline Yours, Mine & Paul’s, a multi-camera comedy series in development at ABC, from fellow Modern Family alum Ty Burrell and his recently launched Desert Whale Productions.
Written and co-executive produced by writer, director and actor Julia Meltzer, Yours, Mine & Paul‘s centers on Lauren (Hyland), who agrees to be a surrogate for her best friend, Paul, and his husband, Xander. There’s just one problem: Lauren and Xander hate each other. Oh, also Paul dies in the cold open.
Hyland’s Lauren is an impulsive, faux-enlightened millennial who agrees to be the egg donor and surrogate for her best friend Paul, and his husband Xander, despite (or maybe because of) the fact that she and Xander are constantly competing for Paul’s attention. She likes the idea of being the glowing,...
Written and co-executive produced by writer, director and actor Julia Meltzer, Yours, Mine & Paul‘s centers on Lauren (Hyland), who agrees to be a surrogate for her best friend, Paul, and his husband, Xander. There’s just one problem: Lauren and Xander hate each other. Oh, also Paul dies in the cold open.
Hyland’s Lauren is an impulsive, faux-enlightened millennial who agrees to be the egg donor and surrogate for her best friend Paul, and his husband Xander, despite (or maybe because of) the fact that she and Xander are constantly competing for Paul’s attention. She likes the idea of being the glowing,...
- 8/19/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Wedding season is never easy, and Robert Luketic's The Wedding Year poses the impossible question: how do you maintain your sanity when you're riddled with commitment issues and surrounded by people getting their happily ever afters? The answer: you probably can't.
Starring Sarah Hyland and Tyler James Williams, the romantic comedy follows Hyland's Mara Hickey, a 27-year-old commitment-phobe who lands a cute boyfriend (Williams) just in time for a seriously packed wedding season. With seven weddings to attend in the same year - including her sister's - Mara and Jake's relationship is put to the test when her fear of commitment clashes with his readiness to settle down. If that classic formula for a good time doesn't grab your interest, we should mention that Luketic is pretty well-known for also directing a small indie flick known as Legally Blonde. So, yeah, it's a must see.
In the clip above,...
Starring Sarah Hyland and Tyler James Williams, the romantic comedy follows Hyland's Mara Hickey, a 27-year-old commitment-phobe who lands a cute boyfriend (Williams) just in time for a seriously packed wedding season. With seven weddings to attend in the same year - including her sister's - Mara and Jake's relationship is put to the test when her fear of commitment clashes with his readiness to settle down. If that classic formula for a good time doesn't grab your interest, we should mention that Luketic is pretty well-known for also directing a small indie flick known as Legally Blonde. So, yeah, it's a must see.
In the clip above,...
- 9/23/2019
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
"There are way too many weddings, and I'm freaking out!" Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has debuted an official trailer for the romantic comedy titled The Wedding Year, the latest from director Rob Luketic. This romcom stars Sarah Hyland (from "Modern Family" and Vampire Academy) as a commitment-phobic 27 year old whose new relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year. Isn't this pretty much the same concept as 27 Dresses? And so many other romcoms about two people who can't commit? I guess they can always make more. Co-starring Tyler James Williams, with Jenna Dewan, Anna Camp, Wanda Sykes, Keith David, Matt Shively, Noureen DeWulf, & Grace Helbig. If this is your jam, then enjoy. Here's the first official trailer for Robert Luketic's The Wedding Year, direct from Esmp's YouTube: Meet Mara (Sarah Hyland). She's a carefree aspiring photographer who just started...
- 8/28/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
ABC has given a put-pilot commitment to an untitled project from Sarah Hyland and Emily Gordon, a multi-camera comedy produced by 20th Century Fox Television and inspired by the real-life experiences of the “Modern Family” actress and “The Big Sick” writer.
Hyland, who will serve as executive producer, will star in the series after the final season of “Modern Family” wraps in early 2020, while Gordon will write and executive produce.
Alongside them are Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger and Adam Londy, who will executive produce through their 20th Century Fox Television-based production company, The Walk-Up Company.
Gordon, who co-wrote “The Big Sick” with husband Kumail Nanjiani, has a number of projects in development at the moment, and is co-creator, executive producer and writer on Apple’s upcoming anthology series “Little America.” Meanwhile, Hyland has a romantic comedy on tap — “The Wedding Year,” helmed by “Legally Blonde” director Robert Luketic.
Hyland is represented by Wme,...
Hyland, who will serve as executive producer, will star in the series after the final season of “Modern Family” wraps in early 2020, while Gordon will write and executive produce.
Alongside them are Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger and Adam Londy, who will executive produce through their 20th Century Fox Television-based production company, The Walk-Up Company.
Gordon, who co-wrote “The Big Sick” with husband Kumail Nanjiani, has a number of projects in development at the moment, and is co-creator, executive producer and writer on Apple’s upcoming anthology series “Little America.” Meanwhile, Hyland has a romantic comedy on tap — “The Wedding Year,” helmed by “Legally Blonde” director Robert Luketic.
Hyland is represented by Wme,...
- 8/27/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Kristen Stewart’s “Happiest Season” gets backed, Sarah Hyland’s “The Wedding Season” is sold, “Apollo 11 – The Immersive Live Show” has a new cast and “Sleeping in Plastic” goes up for sale.
Rom-com Backing
Entertainment One will co-finance TriStar’s holiday-themed romantic comedy “Happiest Season,” starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis.
The rom-com centers on a young woman whose plan to propose to her girlfriend while at her family’s annual holiday party is upended when she discovers her partner has not yet come out to her conservative parents.
TriStar has set a U.S. release date of Nov. 20, 2020. EOne will handle distribution for the United Kingdom and Canada with TriStar Pictures distributing in all other territories.
“Happiest Season” is scheduled to begin production in January with Clea DuVall directing from a script she wrote with Mary Holland.
Acquisition
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has...
Rom-com Backing
Entertainment One will co-finance TriStar’s holiday-themed romantic comedy “Happiest Season,” starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis.
The rom-com centers on a young woman whose plan to propose to her girlfriend while at her family’s annual holiday party is upended when she discovers her partner has not yet come out to her conservative parents.
TriStar has set a U.S. release date of Nov. 20, 2020. EOne will handle distribution for the United Kingdom and Canada with TriStar Pictures distributing in all other territories.
“Happiest Season” is scheduled to begin production in January with Clea DuVall directing from a script she wrote with Mary Holland.
Acquisition
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has...
- 5/16/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has obtained the U.S. theatrical distribution rights to The Wedding Year, a romantic comedy led by Modern Family star Sarah Hyland, who also serves as an executive producer, and Tyler James Williams. Lakeshore Entertainment acquired the spec script written by television writer/producer Donald Diego and produced the film, which will open in the fall of this year.
Legally Blonde helmer Robert Luketic directed the pic. It tells the story of Mara Hickey (Hyland), an La photographer who has vowed never to get married. So, when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend (Williams) are invited to fifteen weddings in the same year, the pressure is on Mara to make some big decisions.
Rounding out the cast are Keith David, Patrick Warburton, Tom Connolly, Grace Helbig, Wanda Sykes, Jenna Dewan, Anna Camp, and Fred Grandy.
Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid, and Mark Korshak are producers.
Legally Blonde helmer Robert Luketic directed the pic. It tells the story of Mara Hickey (Hyland), an La photographer who has vowed never to get married. So, when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend (Williams) are invited to fifteen weddings in the same year, the pressure is on Mara to make some big decisions.
Rounding out the cast are Keith David, Patrick Warburton, Tom Connolly, Grace Helbig, Wanda Sykes, Jenna Dewan, Anna Camp, and Fred Grandy.
Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid, and Mark Korshak are producers.
- 5/15/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has acquired the domestic rights to “The Wedding Year,” a romantic comedy starring “Modern Family” actress Sarah Hyland and “Dear White People” star Tyler James Williams, the studio announced Wednesday.
Esmp will release the film in the U.S. later this fall.
Robert Luketic (“Legally Blonde”) directs the rom-com about Mara Hickey (Hyland), an L.A. photographer who has vowed never to get married. But when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend (Williams) are invited to 15 weddings in the same year, the pressure is on Mara to make some big decisions.
Also Read: Sarah Hyland Explains Why She Shared 'Modern Family' Spoiler
Keith David, Patrick Warburton, Tom Connolly, Grace Helbig, Wanda Sykes, Jenna Dewan, Anna Camp and Fred Grandy co-star. Donald Diego wrote the screenplay.
Esmp acquired the film from Lakeshore Entertainment, which first picked up the spec script from Diego, who is...
Esmp will release the film in the U.S. later this fall.
Robert Luketic (“Legally Blonde”) directs the rom-com about Mara Hickey (Hyland), an L.A. photographer who has vowed never to get married. But when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend (Williams) are invited to 15 weddings in the same year, the pressure is on Mara to make some big decisions.
Also Read: Sarah Hyland Explains Why She Shared 'Modern Family' Spoiler
Keith David, Patrick Warburton, Tom Connolly, Grace Helbig, Wanda Sykes, Jenna Dewan, Anna Camp and Fred Grandy co-star. Donald Diego wrote the screenplay.
Esmp acquired the film from Lakeshore Entertainment, which first picked up the spec script from Diego, who is...
- 5/15/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios has picked up the U.S. rights to the romantic comedy The Wedding Year, led by Modern Family star Sarah Hyland and Tyler James Williams.
A fall 2019 U.S. theatrical release is planned for the Lakeshore Entertainment production. Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic helmed the feature, which centers on a marriage-resistant Los Angeles photographer (Hyland) who is invited to 15 weddings in the same year with her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend.
“(The Wedding Year) is a very funny movie that speaks to the present generation’s struggle to figure out and find love," Allen,...
A fall 2019 U.S. theatrical release is planned for the Lakeshore Entertainment production. Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic helmed the feature, which centers on a marriage-resistant Los Angeles photographer (Hyland) who is invited to 15 weddings in the same year with her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend.
“(The Wedding Year) is a very funny movie that speaks to the present generation’s struggle to figure out and find love," Allen,...
- 5/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios has picked up the U.S. rights to the romantic comedy The Wedding Year, led by Modern Family star Sarah Hyland and Tyler James Williams.
A fall 2019 U.S. theatrical release is planned for the Lakeshore Entertainment production. Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic helmed the feature, which centers on a marriage-resistant Los Angeles photographer (Hyland) who is invited to 15 weddings in the same year with her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend.
“(The Wedding Year) is a very funny movie that speaks to the present generation’s struggle to figure out and find love," Allen,...
A fall 2019 U.S. theatrical release is planned for the Lakeshore Entertainment production. Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic helmed the feature, which centers on a marriage-resistant Los Angeles photographer (Hyland) who is invited to 15 weddings in the same year with her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend.
“(The Wedding Year) is a very funny movie that speaks to the present generation’s struggle to figure out and find love," Allen,...
- 5/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Beverly Hills-based movie and TV company Lakeshore Entertainment, whose recent movies include Jennifer Garner’s action thriller “Peppermint” and Baltasar Kormákur’s sailing drama “Adrift,” starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, has promoted Jason Buckley to join Laura Austin-Little as co-head of international sales.
COO Eric Reid said: “Working alongside Laura, Jason’s long relationships with international film and television buyers continue to generate strong returns in a constantly evolving distribution space.”
Lakeshore has entered pre-production on “The Boy 2,” the sequel to their 2016 box office hit “The Boy,” starring Katie Holmes, and is working with Stx on “Salem Village,” which is expected to launch early next year.
Lakeshore’s Off the Dock division, which focuses on lower-budget and alternative movies, is in post-production on Robert Luketic’s romantic comedy “The Wedding Year.” It is pushing into the horror space and the faith-based space, with a number of titles in development.
COO Eric Reid said: “Working alongside Laura, Jason’s long relationships with international film and television buyers continue to generate strong returns in a constantly evolving distribution space.”
Lakeshore has entered pre-production on “The Boy 2,” the sequel to their 2016 box office hit “The Boy,” starring Katie Holmes, and is working with Stx on “Salem Village,” which is expected to launch early next year.
Lakeshore’s Off the Dock division, which focuses on lower-budget and alternative movies, is in post-production on Robert Luketic’s romantic comedy “The Wedding Year.” It is pushing into the horror space and the faith-based space, with a number of titles in development.
- 10/31/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Prodigiously compensated primetime television juggernaut Jim Parsons, central star of the wildly popular ensemble sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” and narrator of its spin-off “Young Sheldon,” listed his architecturally significant and sumptuously appointed Hollywood pedigreed residence on a famously celeb-packed street in L.A.’s Los Feliz area at $8.95 million.
Designed by El Capitan Theater architect Stiles O. Clements in the early 1920s and known in certain architecture circles as Seyler House after its original owner, an insurance executive, the 1.45-acre hillside spread has long been owned by a succession of showbiz movers and shakers including Tim Curry, Noah Wylie, Oscar-winning cinematographer Robert Richardson and director Robert Luketic. In 2011 the property was acquired for $6.275 million by “Twilight” heartthrob Robert Pattinson who, after listing it at $6.75 million, sold it to Parsons in early 2014 for $6.375 million. There are three bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms in 4,062 square feet according to current digital marketing materials that,...
Designed by El Capitan Theater architect Stiles O. Clements in the early 1920s and known in certain architecture circles as Seyler House after its original owner, an insurance executive, the 1.45-acre hillside spread has long been owned by a succession of showbiz movers and shakers including Tim Curry, Noah Wylie, Oscar-winning cinematographer Robert Richardson and director Robert Luketic. In 2011 the property was acquired for $6.275 million by “Twilight” heartthrob Robert Pattinson who, after listing it at $6.75 million, sold it to Parsons in early 2014 for $6.375 million. There are three bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms in 4,062 square feet according to current digital marketing materials that,...
- 7/13/2018
- by Mark David
- Variety Film + TV
Deadline broke the news exclusively on Monday that Reese Witherspoon is returning for Legally Blonde 3, and today MGM revealed that the threequel will open on Feb. 14, 2020.
Witherspoon further confirmed the news today on Instagram in full character as Elle Woods.
Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Karen McCullah, who adapted the Amanda Brown novel for the 2001 first film, are in final talks to pen the script. Original producer Marc Platt and his Platt Productions president Adam Siegel are producing, and they will be joined this time by Witherspoon, through her Hello Sunshine banner. A director has yet to be announced. Robert Luketic helmed the first movie. Both Legally Blonde pics amassed close to $267M at the Ww box office. The first title was a cash cow for MGM made for a reported $18M and earning $141.7M.
The Legally Blonde pics center around Witherspoon’s Woods, a former sorority girl who proves that she’s no dumb blonde,...
Witherspoon further confirmed the news today on Instagram in full character as Elle Woods.
Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Karen McCullah, who adapted the Amanda Brown novel for the 2001 first film, are in final talks to pen the script. Original producer Marc Platt and his Platt Productions president Adam Siegel are producing, and they will be joined this time by Witherspoon, through her Hello Sunshine banner. A director has yet to be announced. Robert Luketic helmed the first movie. Both Legally Blonde pics amassed close to $267M at the Ww box office. The first title was a cash cow for MGM made for a reported $18M and earning $141.7M.
The Legally Blonde pics center around Witherspoon’s Woods, a former sorority girl who proves that she’s no dumb blonde,...
- 6/7/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: MGM is near a deal with Reese Witherspoon to reprise her role as the precocious, idealistic Elle Woods in Legally Blonde 3, and they’ve brought back most of the creative team from the first film.
The pic is coming together quickly. Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Karen McCullah, who adapted the Amanda Brown novel for the 2001 first film, are in final talks to write the script. Original producer Marc Platt and his Platt Productions president Adam Siegel are producing, and they will be joined this time by Witherspoon, through her Hello Sunshine banner.
The scribes will begin writing immediately and the next step is to secure a director. Robert Luketic helmed the original pic.
It has been 17 years since the original, and the sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde came out in 2003. But the film has been a staple for young-female audiences who’ve rediscovered it on DVD or...
The pic is coming together quickly. Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Karen McCullah, who adapted the Amanda Brown novel for the 2001 first film, are in final talks to write the script. Original producer Marc Platt and his Platt Productions president Adam Siegel are producing, and they will be joined this time by Witherspoon, through her Hello Sunshine banner.
The scribes will begin writing immediately and the next step is to secure a director. Robert Luketic helmed the original pic.
It has been 17 years since the original, and the sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde came out in 2003. But the film has been a staple for young-female audiences who’ve rediscovered it on DVD or...
- 6/4/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Anna Camp, Emmy winner Wanda Sykes, and Jenna Dewan have joined Sarah Hyland and Tyler James Williams in Lakeshore Entertainment’s The Wedding Year. The ensemble cast also includes Keith David (Greenleaf), Patrick Warburton (A Series of Unfortunate Events), Tom Connolly (Lost), Grace Helbig (Trolls), and Fred Grandy.
Robert Luketic is directing the romantic comedy which is about an La photographer Mara Hickey (Hyland) is never getting married. So, when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend (Williams) are invited to fifteen weddings in the same year, the pressure is on Mara to make some big decisions.
Don Diego penned the screenplay. Filming continues in La with Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid, and Mark Korshak producing. Hyland will also serve as executive producer.
Camp, known for her role in the Pitch Perfect franchise, was most recently seen in the Tribeca Film Festival title Egg.
Robert Luketic is directing the romantic comedy which is about an La photographer Mara Hickey (Hyland) is never getting married. So, when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend (Williams) are invited to fifteen weddings in the same year, the pressure is on Mara to make some big decisions.
Don Diego penned the screenplay. Filming continues in La with Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid, and Mark Korshak producing. Hyland will also serve as executive producer.
Camp, known for her role in the Pitch Perfect franchise, was most recently seen in the Tribeca Film Festival title Egg.
- 5/30/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Lakeshore Entertainment has signed Tyler James Williams, Anna Camp, Wanda Sykes, and Jenna Dewan to star opposite Sarah Hyland in “The Wedding Year.”
The project is directed by romantic comedy veteran Robert Luketic. Tom Connolly, Grace Helbig, and Fred Grandy are also starring.
Lakeshore made the announcement Wednesday. Shooting has started in Los Angeles.
Hyland portrays a Los Angeles photographer who has decided that she is never getting married. When she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend are invited to 15 weddings in the same year, the pressure is on to change her mind.
Written by Don Diego, the film will be produced by Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid, and Mark Korshak. Hyland will also serve as executive producer.
Luketic’s directing credits include “Legally Blonde,” “The Ugly Truth,” and “Monster-in-Law.”
Williams starred in “Dear White People” and currently appears in the Netflix series based on the film. He recently appeared in Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit,...
The project is directed by romantic comedy veteran Robert Luketic. Tom Connolly, Grace Helbig, and Fred Grandy are also starring.
Lakeshore made the announcement Wednesday. Shooting has started in Los Angeles.
Hyland portrays a Los Angeles photographer who has decided that she is never getting married. When she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend are invited to 15 weddings in the same year, the pressure is on to change her mind.
Written by Don Diego, the film will be produced by Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid, and Mark Korshak. Hyland will also serve as executive producer.
Luketic’s directing credits include “Legally Blonde,” “The Ugly Truth,” and “Monster-in-Law.”
Williams starred in “Dear White People” and currently appears in the Netflix series based on the film. He recently appeared in Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit,...
- 5/30/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The Sarah Hyland-fronted rom-com The Wedding Year has set an ensemble cast which includes Wanda Sykes, Jenna Dewan and Pitch Perfect star Anna Camp.
Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic will helm the film, which centers on a marriage-resistant Los Angeles photographer (Hyland) who is invited to 15 weddings in the same year with her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend, played by Dear White People actor Tyler James Williams.
Keith David and Patrick Warburton are also set to star, along with Tom Connolly, Grace Helbig and Fred Grandy.
The Wedding Year, written by Don Diego, is currently filming in Los Angeles. Lakeshore Entertainment’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid ...
Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic will helm the film, which centers on a marriage-resistant Los Angeles photographer (Hyland) who is invited to 15 weddings in the same year with her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend, played by Dear White People actor Tyler James Williams.
Keith David and Patrick Warburton are also set to star, along with Tom Connolly, Grace Helbig and Fred Grandy.
The Wedding Year, written by Don Diego, is currently filming in Los Angeles. Lakeshore Entertainment’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid ...
- 5/30/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Sarah Hyland-fronted rom-com The Wedding Year has set an ensemble cast which includes Wanda Sykes, Jenna Dewan and Pitch Perfect star Anna Camp.
Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic will helm the film, which centers on a marriage-resistant Los Angeles photographer (Hyland) who is invited to 15 weddings in the same year with her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend, played by Dear White People actor Tyler James Williams.
Keith David and Patrick Warburton are also set to star, along with Tom Connolly, Grace Helbig and Fred Grandy.
The Wedding Year, written by Don Diego, is currently filming in Los Angeles. Lakeshore Entertainment’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid ...
Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic will helm the film, which centers on a marriage-resistant Los Angeles photographer (Hyland) who is invited to 15 weddings in the same year with her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend, played by Dear White People actor Tyler James Williams.
Keith David and Patrick Warburton are also set to star, along with Tom Connolly, Grace Helbig and Fred Grandy.
The Wedding Year, written by Don Diego, is currently filming in Los Angeles. Lakeshore Entertainment’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid ...
- 5/30/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Everybody Hates Chris alum Tyler James Williams is set to star opposite Sarah Hyland in the indie film, The Wedding Year, which is being directed by Legally Blonde helmer Robert Luketic.
Lakeshore Entertainment is the studio behind the pic about La photographer Mara Hickey (Hyland) who is never getting married. So, when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend are invited to fifteen weddings in the same year, the pressure is on Mara to make some big decisions.
Williams, whose recent credits include AMC’s The Walking Dead, Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit, and the film version of Dear White People, will play Mara’s boyfriend Jake Riddick, an aspiring chef who she meets on a dating site.
Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid, and Mark Korshak will produce, while Hyland will serve as an executive producer on this project.
Williams is part of the main cast of ABC’s forthcoming drama Whiskey Cavalier,...
Lakeshore Entertainment is the studio behind the pic about La photographer Mara Hickey (Hyland) who is never getting married. So, when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend are invited to fifteen weddings in the same year, the pressure is on Mara to make some big decisions.
Williams, whose recent credits include AMC’s The Walking Dead, Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit, and the film version of Dear White People, will play Mara’s boyfriend Jake Riddick, an aspiring chef who she meets on a dating site.
Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid, and Mark Korshak will produce, while Hyland will serve as an executive producer on this project.
Williams is part of the main cast of ABC’s forthcoming drama Whiskey Cavalier,...
- 5/29/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Sarah Hyland is starring in the romantic comedy “The Wedding Year” with Robert Luketic directing for Lakeshore Entertainment.
Luketic, whose credits include “Legally Blonde,” “Monster-in-Law,” and “The Ugly Truth,” will direct from a Don Diego screenplay. Lakeshore will be presenting “The Wedding Year” for sales at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, in parallel with the rest of the company’s slate.
“Modern Family” star Hyland will portray a Los Angeles photographer who’s never getting married. So, when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend are invited to 15 weddings in the same year, the pressure is on to make some big decisions.
Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid, and Mark Korshak will produce. Hyland will executive produce. Production will begin in Los Angeles on May 21.
This will mark Luketic’s second collaboration with Lakeshore, following the 2009 rom-com “The Ugly Truth,” starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler.
Lucchesi said, “All of us...
Luketic, whose credits include “Legally Blonde,” “Monster-in-Law,” and “The Ugly Truth,” will direct from a Don Diego screenplay. Lakeshore will be presenting “The Wedding Year” for sales at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, in parallel with the rest of the company’s slate.
“Modern Family” star Hyland will portray a Los Angeles photographer who’s never getting married. So, when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend are invited to 15 weddings in the same year, the pressure is on to make some big decisions.
Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid, and Mark Korshak will produce. Hyland will executive produce. Production will begin in Los Angeles on May 21.
This will mark Luketic’s second collaboration with Lakeshore, following the 2009 rom-com “The Ugly Truth,” starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler.
Lucchesi said, “All of us...
- 5/2/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Modern Family star Sarah Hyland has been tapped as the lead in the romantic comedy, The Wedding Year, with Legally Blonde and The Ugly Truth director Robert Luketic at the helm. The pic hails from Lakeshore Entertainment, which Deadline first reported had picked up the spec script written by Donald Diego. Lakeshore will be presenting the film at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.
Hyland stars as La photographer Mara Hickey who is never getting married. So, when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend are invited to fifteen weddings in the same year, the pressure is on Mara to make some big decisions.
Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid, and Mark Korshak will produce. Hyland, who is currently in her 9th season of ABC’s hit comedy, Modern Family, will serve as an executive producer on this project.
Luketic’s directorial credits include Monster-in-Law, with Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez and card counting casino thriller,...
Hyland stars as La photographer Mara Hickey who is never getting married. So, when she and her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend are invited to fifteen weddings in the same year, the pressure is on Mara to make some big decisions.
Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid, and Mark Korshak will produce. Hyland, who is currently in her 9th season of ABC’s hit comedy, Modern Family, will serve as an executive producer on this project.
Luketic’s directorial credits include Monster-in-Law, with Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez and card counting casino thriller,...
- 5/2/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Principal photography set to begin in Los Angeles on May 21.
Lakeshore Entertainment heads to Cannes with a rom-com from Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic called The Wedding Year.
Sarah Hyland leads the cast as an La photographer who feels the pressure to tie the knot with her new boyfriend after they get invited to 15 weddings in one year. Don Diego wrote the screenplay.
Production is scheduled to begin in Los Angeles on May 21, with Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid and Mark Korshak on board as producers. Hyland will serve as executive producer.
The Wedding Year will mark Luketic’s...
Lakeshore Entertainment heads to Cannes with a rom-com from Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic called The Wedding Year.
Sarah Hyland leads the cast as an La photographer who feels the pressure to tie the knot with her new boyfriend after they get invited to 15 weddings in one year. Don Diego wrote the screenplay.
Production is scheduled to begin in Los Angeles on May 21, with Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid and Mark Korshak on board as producers. Hyland will serve as executive producer.
The Wedding Year will mark Luketic’s...
- 5/2/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Sarah Hyland will star in the rom-com The Wedding Year for Lakeshore Entertainment.
Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic will helm the feature, which centers on a marriage-resistant Los Angeles photographer (Hyland) who is invited to 15 weddings in the same year with her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend.
Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid and Mark Korshak will produce, with Hyland executive producing.
Production will begin later this month in Los Angeles. Lakeshore will be presenting The Wedding Year for sales at Cannes.
Hyland, who is repped by Wme, Rkm and Gang Tyre, is best known for her role on ABC's long-running series Modern Family,...
Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic will helm the feature, which centers on a marriage-resistant Los Angeles photographer (Hyland) who is invited to 15 weddings in the same year with her new ready-to-settle-down boyfriend.
Lakeshore’s Gary Lucchesi, Marc Reid and Mark Korshak will produce, with Hyland executive producing.
Production will begin later this month in Los Angeles. Lakeshore will be presenting The Wedding Year for sales at Cannes.
Hyland, who is repped by Wme, Rkm and Gang Tyre, is best known for her role on ABC's long-running series Modern Family,...
- 5/2/2018
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you say you don't spend some weekends holed-up watching everyone's favorite movie, Legally Blonde, then you're probably telling a massive lie. We're so obsessed with Legally Blonde, in fact, that we have seen it (approximately) two million times and can pretty much quote it all by heart. And the news that the film was supposed to have a completely different ending has shocked us and has us feeling very relieved that test audiences ultimately didn't like it. While recently speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the flick's co-writer Karen McCullah said, "Originally it ended at the courthouse right after the trial. Everyone was congratulating Elle, and Emmett came up, and gave her a big kiss." A post shared by Reese Witherspoon (@reesewitherspoon) on Mar 11, 2016 at 10:16am Pst "Then there was a tag where it was a year in the future and she and [Elle's friend] Vivian, who was now blonde, had started...
- 4/7/2018
- by Closer Staff
- Closer Weekly
Josh Stamberg, who co-starred in Showtime’s The Affair, has been added to the cast of Stephanie Turner’s drama, Justine, along with Bridget Kallal and Ravi Cabot-Conyers. Scandal‘s Darby Stanchfield, Glynn Turman, newcomer Daisy Prescott, and Turner also star in the film about a single mom who takes a job as a caretaker to Justine, a young girl with Spina Bifida, in what turns out to be a racist household. At first an unlikely pair, the two become friends and ultimately help one another grow and change. Robert Luketic, Angie Edgar, and Turner are producing while Turman is serving as exec producer. Stamberg, who also recurred on NBC’s Parenthood and Cmt’s Nashville, is repped by Innovative and Suskin Management
Ali Skovbye (Man In The High Castle) and Taylor Mosby (The Last O.G.) are have signed on for Fox 2000’s The Impossible joining Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas,...
Ali Skovbye (Man In The High Castle) and Taylor Mosby (The Last O.G.) are have signed on for Fox 2000’s The Impossible joining Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas,...
- 3/29/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
A few years back there was a positive buzz around the "Cities Of Love" movie anthology, a combination of social movement and film series, with each production focusing on a specific city, highlighting the distinctive qualities and character of that location seeking to bridge culture gaps, educate, entertain and inspire:
"Cities of Love" rolled out in 2006 with the release of "Paris, I Love You" ( aka "Paris, je t'aime"), noted as a critically acclaimed success.
This was followed by "New York, I Love You" (2008)...
...and "Rio, I Love You" (2014).
2018 will see the release of the fourth major installment in this anthology, featuring an A-list cast.
"Berlin, I Love You" (2018) currently in post-production, is scheduled for release this year, featuring 10 different directors telling 10 vignette-style love stories.
Main cast includes Keira Knightley: News broke in September that Knightley was joining the project, and she may be the most important member of the cast.
"Cities of Love" rolled out in 2006 with the release of "Paris, I Love You" ( aka "Paris, je t'aime"), noted as a critically acclaimed success.
This was followed by "New York, I Love You" (2008)...
...and "Rio, I Love You" (2014).
2018 will see the release of the fourth major installment in this anthology, featuring an A-list cast.
"Berlin, I Love You" (2018) currently in post-production, is scheduled for release this year, featuring 10 different directors telling 10 vignette-style love stories.
Main cast includes Keira Knightley: News broke in September that Knightley was joining the project, and she may be the most important member of the cast.
- 2/1/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Jai Courtney.
Australians in Film (AiF) has announced it will honour actor Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Jack Reacher) and director Garth Davis (Top of the Lake, Lion) with Breakthrough Awards at the upcoming Aif Awards and Benefit Dinner in La.
The AiF Awards and Benefit Dinner is aimed at supporting the organisation.s goals of ushering Australian filmmakers into the international market and providing career development. This years. event, to be held October 19 at the NeueHouse Hollywood, will be hosted by Tim Minchin.
The Foxtel Breakthrough Awards are designed to recognise and celebrate rising Australian talent. Previous honourees include fellow Margot Robbie, Liam Hemsworth, Chris Hemsworth, Elizabeth Debicki, Jacki Weaver, Teresa Palmer, Joel Edgerton, James Wan and Ryan Kwanten. ..The AiF Awards began as the Breakthrough Awards in 2005. It was a very intimate affair in Beverly Hills where we honoured Melissa George and Robert Luketic. The...
Australians in Film (AiF) has announced it will honour actor Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Jack Reacher) and director Garth Davis (Top of the Lake, Lion) with Breakthrough Awards at the upcoming Aif Awards and Benefit Dinner in La.
The AiF Awards and Benefit Dinner is aimed at supporting the organisation.s goals of ushering Australian filmmakers into the international market and providing career development. This years. event, to be held October 19 at the NeueHouse Hollywood, will be hosted by Tim Minchin.
The Foxtel Breakthrough Awards are designed to recognise and celebrate rising Australian talent. Previous honourees include fellow Margot Robbie, Liam Hemsworth, Chris Hemsworth, Elizabeth Debicki, Jacki Weaver, Teresa Palmer, Joel Edgerton, James Wan and Ryan Kwanten. ..The AiF Awards began as the Breakthrough Awards in 2005. It was a very intimate affair in Beverly Hills where we honoured Melissa George and Robert Luketic. The...
- 9/21/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Simon Brew Jul 15, 2016
Sylvester Stallone still has plans for his Expendables universe of movies, it seems...
Whilst it didn’t make as much cash as its predecessor, The Expendables 3 was still a solid, profitable box office hit. And the suggestion around the time of its release was that an Expendables 4 was in the offing. Furthermore, there was talk too of a female-driven action team-up movie, The Expendabelles. Oh, and an Expendables television show.
However, nothing has happened in the last year or so that we’ve heard of, and it’d been assumed that the projects had slowly fallen by the wayside, at least for the time being. Not so, though. Randy Couture, who feaured in the series, has now revealed that both The Expendables 4 and The Expendabelles are live projects.
Chatting to the New York Daily News, he said that “I heard they had a script they...
Sylvester Stallone still has plans for his Expendables universe of movies, it seems...
Whilst it didn’t make as much cash as its predecessor, The Expendables 3 was still a solid, profitable box office hit. And the suggestion around the time of its release was that an Expendables 4 was in the offing. Furthermore, there was talk too of a female-driven action team-up movie, The Expendabelles. Oh, and an Expendables television show.
However, nothing has happened in the last year or so that we’ve heard of, and it’d been assumed that the projects had slowly fallen by the wayside, at least for the time being. Not so, though. Randy Couture, who feaured in the series, has now revealed that both The Expendables 4 and The Expendabelles are live projects.
Chatting to the New York Daily News, he said that “I heard they had a script they...
- 7/15/2016
- Den of Geek
Kevin Spacey now runs a movie studio. This is awesome news! It's a New Year, so it must be time to make new changes. As many know, Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media has been having quite a bit of trouble recently - they filed for bankruptcy and have been marred with lawsuits and a myriad of problems. But apparently they're turning things around, as Kavanaugh himself has announced a new set of executives who will take over steering the ship. Actor Kevin Spacey and Producer Dana Brunetti, long-time partners in the industry, will be taking over Relativity Media. Variety reports on the news with quotes (see below) and a few details. "Spacey will become chairman of Relativity Studios and Brunetti president as of mid-February." This was an announcement that took many by surprise, but it's a rather inspired move, as this could shake things up in an interesting way. Brunetti...
- 1/7/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: The movie adaptation of Gypsy that has Barbra Streisand attached to star as the iconic Momma Rose has suffered a setback. Universal Pictures, which developed the film for several years, finally took a hard look at the musical and put it into turnaround. It now will be up to Streisand and producer Joel Silver to find another backer for a picture that is ready to go. I’m told they had Robert Luketic in line to direct a Julian Fellowes script. This was all blessed…...
- 10/27/2015
- Deadline
Universal's upcoming film adaptation of the classic musical "Gypsy," which has Barbra Streisand attached to star as the iconic Momma Rose, has suffered a setback.
The studio has reportedly taken a hard look at the musical and put it into turnaround, leaving it up to Streisand and producer Joel Silver to find another backer for the picture.
Robert Luketic ("Legally Blonde") has been attached to direct from a script by "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes along with the blessing of the late Arthur Laurents.
Source: Deadline...
The studio has reportedly taken a hard look at the musical and put it into turnaround, leaving it up to Streisand and producer Joel Silver to find another backer for the picture.
Robert Luketic ("Legally Blonde") has been attached to direct from a script by "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes along with the blessing of the late Arthur Laurents.
Source: Deadline...
- 10/27/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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