Chris Hemsworth during production of ‘Limitless’ in Norway. (Photo credit: National Geographic/Craig Parry)
Chris Hemsworth (the Thor franchise) and producer Ben Grayson’s recently formed multiplatform production company, Wild State, is launching with a first-look deal with National Geographic. The deal involves Wild State developing unscripted projects in the areas of adventure, exploration, travel, and science for National Geographic’s multiple platforms.
“As lifelong fans of National Geographic, we are thrilled to be able to continue and deepen our partnership with them along with the entire Disney+ platform. Wild State is dedicated to generating immersive narratives that both entertain and shine a light on important issues around the globe. We’re grateful for the opportunity to tell highly impactful, important stories in the unscripted space backed by the support of the premier global conservation and environmental brand in Nat Geo,” said Hemsworth and Grayson.
Chris Hemsworth and Ben Grayson...
Chris Hemsworth (the Thor franchise) and producer Ben Grayson’s recently formed multiplatform production company, Wild State, is launching with a first-look deal with National Geographic. The deal involves Wild State developing unscripted projects in the areas of adventure, exploration, travel, and science for National Geographic’s multiple platforms.
“As lifelong fans of National Geographic, we are thrilled to be able to continue and deepen our partnership with them along with the entire Disney+ platform. Wild State is dedicated to generating immersive narratives that both entertain and shine a light on important issues around the globe. We’re grateful for the opportunity to tell highly impactful, important stories in the unscripted space backed by the support of the premier global conservation and environmental brand in Nat Geo,” said Hemsworth and Grayson.
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- 10/1/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Chris Hemsworth, along with producing partner Ben Grayson, have announced the launch of Wild State, their new multiplatform production company.
In addition, Wild State will enter into a first-look deal with National Geographic, which will include the development of all unscripted projects in the areas of adventure, exploration, travel and science for all of the network’s platforms and National Geographic-produced Disney+ Originals. The newly-formed production company has several properties ready to go out to market across unscripted, scripted and brand projects.
“As lifelong fans of National Geographic, we are thrilled to be able to continue and deepen our partnership with them along with the entire Disney+ platform,” said Hemsworth and Grayson. “Wild State is dedicated to generating immersive narratives that both entertain and shine a light on important issues around the globe. We’re grateful for the opportunity to tell highly impactful, important stories in the unscripted space backed...
In addition, Wild State will enter into a first-look deal with National Geographic, which will include the development of all unscripted projects in the areas of adventure, exploration, travel and science for all of the network’s platforms and National Geographic-produced Disney+ Originals. The newly-formed production company has several properties ready to go out to market across unscripted, scripted and brand projects.
“As lifelong fans of National Geographic, we are thrilled to be able to continue and deepen our partnership with them along with the entire Disney+ platform,” said Hemsworth and Grayson. “Wild State is dedicated to generating immersive narratives that both entertain and shine a light on important issues around the globe. We’re grateful for the opportunity to tell highly impactful, important stories in the unscripted space backed...
- 9/29/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
National Geographic has closed a first-look deal with Chris Hemsworth and producer Ben Grayson’s newly formed Wild State, a multi-platform production company that develops scripted and unscripted content.
The duo are looking to create unscripted projects about adventure, exploration, travel and science for all of National Geographic’s platforms.
“Chris and Ben have been exceptional partners to work with, dedicated to creating and producing the most gripping unscripted programming,” said Tom McDonald, executive vice president of Global Factual and Unscripted Programming for National Geographic Content, in a statement. “We’re thrilled to be entering into this long-term partnership with Wild State and can’t wait to build the next generation of blockbuster factual content with them.”
“As lifelong fans of National Geographic, we are thrilled to be able to continue and deepen our partnership with them along with the entire Disney+ platform. Wild State is dedicated to generating immersive...
The duo are looking to create unscripted projects about adventure, exploration, travel and science for all of National Geographic’s platforms.
“Chris and Ben have been exceptional partners to work with, dedicated to creating and producing the most gripping unscripted programming,” said Tom McDonald, executive vice president of Global Factual and Unscripted Programming for National Geographic Content, in a statement. “We’re thrilled to be entering into this long-term partnership with Wild State and can’t wait to build the next generation of blockbuster factual content with them.”
“As lifelong fans of National Geographic, we are thrilled to be able to continue and deepen our partnership with them along with the entire Disney+ platform. Wild State is dedicated to generating immersive...
- 9/29/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Chris Hemsworth and producer Ben Grayson’s newly formed Wild State has landed a first-look deal with National Geographic.
As part of the deal, Wild State will develop scripted and unscripted content for film, television and digital platforms. The unscripted projects will be in the areas of adventure, exploration, travel and science for National Geographic’s television platforms and National Geographic-produced Disney+ Originals.
“As lifelong fans of National Geographic, we are thrilled to be able to continue and deepen our partnership with them along with the entire Disney+ platform,” said Hemsworth and Grayson in a joint statement. “Wild State is dedicated to generating immersive narratives that both entertain and shine a light on important issues around the globe. We’re grateful for the opportunity to tell highly impactful, important stories in the unscripted space backed by the support of the premier global conservation and environmental brand in Nat Geo.”
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As part of the deal, Wild State will develop scripted and unscripted content for film, television and digital platforms. The unscripted projects will be in the areas of adventure, exploration, travel and science for National Geographic’s television platforms and National Geographic-produced Disney+ Originals.
“As lifelong fans of National Geographic, we are thrilled to be able to continue and deepen our partnership with them along with the entire Disney+ platform,” said Hemsworth and Grayson in a joint statement. “Wild State is dedicated to generating immersive narratives that both entertain and shine a light on important issues around the globe. We’re grateful for the opportunity to tell highly impactful, important stories in the unscripted space backed by the support of the premier global conservation and environmental brand in Nat Geo.”
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- 9/29/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
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Chris Hemsworth is formalizing his relationship with National Geographic.
The Thor: Love and Thunder star and his producing partner, Ben Grayson, have signed a first-look deal with Nat Geo via their newly formed production company, Wild State. The pair have already worked with National Geographic on the special Shark Beach With Chris Hemsworth and the upcoming Disney+ series Limitless, which will have the actor serving as a test subject for the cutting edge of longevity science.
“As lifelong fans of National Geographic, we are thrilled to be able to continue and deepen our partnership with them along with the entire Disney+ platform,” Hemsworth and Grayson said in a statement. “Wild State is dedicated to generating immersive narratives that both entertain and shine a light on important issues around the globe. We’re grateful for the opportunity to tell highly impactful, important stories in...
Chris Hemsworth is formalizing his relationship with National Geographic.
The Thor: Love and Thunder star and his producing partner, Ben Grayson, have signed a first-look deal with Nat Geo via their newly formed production company, Wild State. The pair have already worked with National Geographic on the special Shark Beach With Chris Hemsworth and the upcoming Disney+ series Limitless, which will have the actor serving as a test subject for the cutting edge of longevity science.
“As lifelong fans of National Geographic, we are thrilled to be able to continue and deepen our partnership with them along with the entire Disney+ platform,” Hemsworth and Grayson said in a statement. “Wild State is dedicated to generating immersive narratives that both entertain and shine a light on important issues around the globe. We’re grateful for the opportunity to tell highly impactful, important stories in...
- 9/29/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kate Ward, Vice Studios Global President and the boss of Pulse Films, has joined BBC Studios to oversee factual.
The signature hire was unveiled this afternoon and will see Ward take over from Tom McDonald, who departed to Nat Geo earlier this year.
Ward will oversee a portfolio that includes the prolific Natural History Unit, which recently opened an LA office, along with the Docs, Science and Factual Units. She will also look after the factual indies BBC Studios has stakes in, such as Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse Productions and Rogan Productions.
BBC Studios Productions CEO Ralph Lee hailed her “infectious passion for great documentary storytelling and a deep understanding of the content market.”
“Our Factual portfolio, with the Natural History, Docs and Science units at its heart and a range of brilliant indie partners, is critical to our success and growth,” he added.
Ward has been president of Vice Studios...
The signature hire was unveiled this afternoon and will see Ward take over from Tom McDonald, who departed to Nat Geo earlier this year.
Ward will oversee a portfolio that includes the prolific Natural History Unit, which recently opened an LA office, along with the Docs, Science and Factual Units. She will also look after the factual indies BBC Studios has stakes in, such as Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse Productions and Rogan Productions.
BBC Studios Productions CEO Ralph Lee hailed her “infectious passion for great documentary storytelling and a deep understanding of the content market.”
“Our Factual portfolio, with the Natural History, Docs and Science units at its heart and a range of brilliant indie partners, is critical to our success and growth,” he added.
Ward has been president of Vice Studios...
- 9/22/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Vice Studios global president Kate Ward is joining BBC Studios to oversee its factual portfolio, Variety can reveal.
Ward has been appointed to the role of managing director for factual at BBC Studios Productions, where she replaces Tom McDonald, who left the company earlier this year to join National Geographic.
With her new role, the well-respected executive — who most recently served as president of global studios and Pulse Films for Vice Media Group — will take on one of the most significant production portfolios in the U.K. industry, spanning the BBC’s Natural History Unit, Documentary Unit and Science Unit. She will also oversee relationships with BBC Studios’ roster of production companies, including Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse Productions, David Olusoga’s Uplands TV and James and Soleta Rogan’s Rogan Productions.
Ward, who starts the role in February 2023, reports into Ralph Lee, CEO of BBC Studios Productions.
The Bbcs managing...
Ward has been appointed to the role of managing director for factual at BBC Studios Productions, where she replaces Tom McDonald, who left the company earlier this year to join National Geographic.
With her new role, the well-respected executive — who most recently served as president of global studios and Pulse Films for Vice Media Group — will take on one of the most significant production portfolios in the U.K. industry, spanning the BBC’s Natural History Unit, Documentary Unit and Science Unit. She will also oversee relationships with BBC Studios’ roster of production companies, including Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse Productions, David Olusoga’s Uplands TV and James and Soleta Rogan’s Rogan Productions.
Ward, who starts the role in February 2023, reports into Ralph Lee, CEO of BBC Studios Productions.
The Bbcs managing...
- 9/22/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Two has confirmed a new series investigating personalised diets.
Given the working title Diet Tribes, the three 60-minute episodes are presented by Dr Chris Van Tulleken and clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron.
In the study from the Science Unit in BBC Scotland, 75 overweight people from across the country will be put on a three-month diet tailored to their biological profile
Executive Producer Mark Hedgecoe said: "What's so exciting about this approach to dieting is it can potentially help us lose weight more easily.
"By knowing why we put on weight, we can help discover which diet should be best for us."
Oxford University professor of diet and population Susan Jebb added: "This series is trying to understand more about the causes of overeating and to see whether, if we understand more about the causes of obesity, we can use this information to identify a specific diet or boost adherence...
Given the working title Diet Tribes, the three 60-minute episodes are presented by Dr Chris Van Tulleken and clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron.
In the study from the Science Unit in BBC Scotland, 75 overweight people from across the country will be put on a three-month diet tailored to their biological profile
Executive Producer Mark Hedgecoe said: "What's so exciting about this approach to dieting is it can potentially help us lose weight more easily.
"By knowing why we put on weight, we can help discover which diet should be best for us."
Oxford University professor of diet and population Susan Jebb added: "This series is trying to understand more about the causes of overeating and to see whether, if we understand more about the causes of obesity, we can use this information to identify a specific diet or boost adherence...
- 10/29/2014
- Digital Spy
The world’s biggest film festival for children and young people will include preview screenings of The Imitation Game and Disney doc Bears [pictured]; Q&A’s with Harry Potter’s David Yates, Stanley Kubrick’s daughter and Selfish Giant director Clio Bernard.
Into Film Festival (Nov 4-21), the world’s biggest such event for children and young people, is preparing to launch its 2014 edition with a raft of previews, filmmaker Q&As and workshops on how to break into the industry.
Formerly known as the National Youth Film Festival, the programme anticipates 300,000 attendees aged 5-19 - up from 200,000 last year - at screenings and events across the UK and is funded by Cinema First and supported by the BFI through National Lottery money.
The programme will roll out across more than 520 cinemas across all the major chains and in a range of venues across the UK. Autism friendly screenings and, for sensory-impaired...
Into Film Festival (Nov 4-21), the world’s biggest such event for children and young people, is preparing to launch its 2014 edition with a raft of previews, filmmaker Q&As and workshops on how to break into the industry.
Formerly known as the National Youth Film Festival, the programme anticipates 300,000 attendees aged 5-19 - up from 200,000 last year - at screenings and events across the UK and is funded by Cinema First and supported by the BFI through National Lottery money.
The programme will roll out across more than 520 cinemas across all the major chains and in a range of venues across the UK. Autism friendly screenings and, for sensory-impaired...
- 9/19/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
BBC Two has announced a new series following the lives of six puppies.
Meet the Puppies will chart the development of the young dogs in their first year of life in the new two-parter from Rdf Television.
It will also document the science of puppy training with leading dog behaviourists and vets, reports Broadcast.
Two hour-long episodes were commissioned by the BBC's natural history, science and documentaries editor Tom McDonald.
Rdf's Daniel Fromm will executive produce, with Harry Beney as director.
Meet the Puppies - which is a working title for the series - follows on from BBC Two's popular The Wonder of Dogs series last year.
Meet the Puppies will chart the development of the young dogs in their first year of life in the new two-parter from Rdf Television.
It will also document the science of puppy training with leading dog behaviourists and vets, reports Broadcast.
Two hour-long episodes were commissioned by the BBC's natural history, science and documentaries editor Tom McDonald.
Rdf's Daniel Fromm will executive produce, with Harry Beney as director.
Meet the Puppies - which is a working title for the series - follows on from BBC Two's popular The Wonder of Dogs series last year.
- 3/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Nick Hewer describes Neil Clough as "a man to put money on" in tonight's programme The Apprentice: The Final Five.
Hewer and Karren Brady reveal their thoughts about the remaining candidates on the show, alongside revelations from friends and family members.
Clough receives much praise from Lord Sugar's aides, who think he has come a long way from the 'backseat driver' at the start of the series.
Hewer said: "[He] comes into the boardroom, overconfident, quickly spotted I might add by Sir Alan Sugar, it was a very bruising boardroom for Neil and I think at the end of it, it dawned on him, go quiet, be a bit more careful, don't be so cocky."
He added: "He now looks truly a man to put money on."
The 32-year-old regional manager's close friends and family also explain that he has always had a competitive nature, with best friend Tom MacDonald...
Hewer and Karren Brady reveal their thoughts about the remaining candidates on the show, alongside revelations from friends and family members.
Clough receives much praise from Lord Sugar's aides, who think he has come a long way from the 'backseat driver' at the start of the series.
Hewer said: "[He] comes into the boardroom, overconfident, quickly spotted I might add by Sir Alan Sugar, it was a very bruising boardroom for Neil and I think at the end of it, it dawned on him, go quiet, be a bit more careful, don't be so cocky."
He added: "He now looks truly a man to put money on."
The 32-year-old regional manager's close friends and family also explain that he has always had a competitive nature, with best friend Tom MacDonald...
- 7/8/2013
- Digital Spy
British actress Emilia Fox's upcoming appearance on ancestry show Who Do You Think You Are? unearthed tragic family secrets - her great-grandmother died after giving birth to a stillborn baby.
The Pianist star was particularly upset over the discovery because she was pregnant while filming her episode of the U.K. genealogy series and had previously suffered a miscarriage in 2007.
The show's producer Tom McDonald says, "Emilia discovered that her great-grandmother had died in childbirth after giving birth to a stillborn baby. It was very emotional for Emilia, who had her baby two weeks after we finished filming her episode."
Fox gave birth to baby daughter Rose last November.
The Pianist star was particularly upset over the discovery because she was pregnant while filming her episode of the U.K. genealogy series and had previously suffered a miscarriage in 2007.
The show's producer Tom McDonald says, "Emilia discovered that her great-grandmother had died in childbirth after giving birth to a stillborn baby. It was very emotional for Emilia, who had her baby two weeks after we finished filming her episode."
Fox gave birth to baby daughter Rose last November.
- 8/10/2011
- WENN
A guitar signed by Cliff Richard's guitarist Hank Marvin – of The Shadows – is to be auctioned for charity.
The red Fender Strat has been donated to Kirsty’s Charity, a charity set up by UK man Tom McDonald, whose 16-year-old daughter died of a heart attack in 2002. The charity aims to raise awareness of the need for organ donations and sends gifts to children in hospital.
‘The guitar is priceless and will only appreciate in value over the years," said McDonald. "I’m good at making contacts and Fender were kind enough to send me the Stratocaster which is the best of the best. Hank signed it while he was at a gig at the Hammersmith Apollo London, which makes it even more collectable."
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The red Fender Strat has been donated to Kirsty’s Charity, a charity set up by UK man Tom McDonald, whose 16-year-old daughter died of a heart attack in 2002. The charity aims to raise awareness of the need for organ donations and sends gifts to children in hospital.
‘The guitar is priceless and will only appreciate in value over the years," said McDonald. "I’m good at making contacts and Fender were kind enough to send me the Stratocaster which is the best of the best. Hank signed it while he was at a gig at the Hammersmith Apollo London, which makes it even more collectable."
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- 12/23/2009
- Look to the Stars
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