Eric Paquette, former senior VP at Sony Pictures and MGM, has launched a new company, Meridian Pictures, with a focus on film and TV projects. Paquette said that he’ll be working with direct to consumer platforms, financiers and studios to fill their pipelines with “compelling stories for their specific audiences.” The projects in development include Papa Alpha Heavy, from writer Michael Walker, an action thriller set on a commercial airline. Gary Fleder is set to direct, and Chrisitain Mercuri’s Capstone is financing. Other projects Paquette is packaging include Meltdown, from screenwriter Jessica Postigo, based on the life of Bonnie Klea, the former Rocketdyne employee whose advocacy for worker victims of nuclear radiation exposure at the contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory led to a massive restitution program. Paquette will produce.
Kinetic, from Chris Dennis, is an action thriller where a truck drive has to deliver dangerous cargo to save his pregnant wife.
Kinetic, from Chris Dennis, is an action thriller where a truck drive has to deliver dangerous cargo to save his pregnant wife.
- 6/4/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Hours after Joe Biden said that he had to be more aggressive in debates, he made a swipe at Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s lawyer and a primary trafficker in claims and conspiracy theories about Biden and his son, Hunter.
“The guy’s a thug, Giuliani. No, he’s a thug. I know him,” Biden told about 100 people gathered at the Brentwood home of Paramount’s Jim Gianopulos and his wife, Ann.
According to a pool report, Biden continued, “And the president is the most dishonorable president in American history. And folks, he picked the wrong guy to pick a fight with, because I’ll tell you what. I’m going to beat him like a drum.”
The event at the Gianopulos home on Thursday evening was Biden’s second fundraiser of the day. Earlier, he spoke at the home of producer Michael Lombardo and his husband, Sonny Ward,...
“The guy’s a thug, Giuliani. No, he’s a thug. I know him,” Biden told about 100 people gathered at the Brentwood home of Paramount’s Jim Gianopulos and his wife, Ann.
According to a pool report, Biden continued, “And the president is the most dishonorable president in American history. And folks, he picked the wrong guy to pick a fight with, because I’ll tell you what. I’m going to beat him like a drum.”
The event at the Gianopulos home on Thursday evening was Biden’s second fundraiser of the day. Earlier, he spoke at the home of producer Michael Lombardo and his husband, Sonny Ward,...
- 10/11/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As nine Democratic presidential candidates will be in Los Angeles on Thursday for Equality in America, a CNN town hall focused on Lgbtq issues, some are taking advantage of the trek to raise campaign cash.
Former Vice President Joe Biden will attend two Hollywood fundraisers, including one in the afternoon hosted by producer Michael Lombardo and another in the evening at the home of Paramount’s Jim Gianopulos.
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg will be headlining an event at the Belasco Theater, with tickets starting at $25 per person.
On Wednesday night, Sen. Kamala Harris stopped by West Hollywood nightspot The Abbey, the site of a pre-event reception.
The Equality in America event, which is sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign, will start at 4:30 p.m. Pt with CNN’s Dana Bash interviewing Sen. Cory Booker. Anderson Cooper will interview Biden at 5 p.m.; followed by Cooper with Buttigieg at 5:30; Chris Cuomo with Sen.
Former Vice President Joe Biden will attend two Hollywood fundraisers, including one in the afternoon hosted by producer Michael Lombardo and another in the evening at the home of Paramount’s Jim Gianopulos.
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg will be headlining an event at the Belasco Theater, with tickets starting at $25 per person.
On Wednesday night, Sen. Kamala Harris stopped by West Hollywood nightspot The Abbey, the site of a pre-event reception.
The Equality in America event, which is sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign, will start at 4:30 p.m. Pt with CNN’s Dana Bash interviewing Sen. Cory Booker. Anderson Cooper will interview Biden at 5 p.m.; followed by Cooper with Buttigieg at 5:30; Chris Cuomo with Sen.
- 10/10/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The setting was classic Hollywood: a swank hotel where well-dressed couples mingled at the bar. Only on this night, as screenwriter Jessica Postigo saw firsthand, it also was the scene of a joint Lapd and FBI sting. After weeks of planning, Operation Summer Rescue (Ors) kicked off Aug. 10 with raids across the city, as FBI Special Agents and Lapd vice officers fanned out for three nights with one goal: Put a dent in human trafficking. Trafficking generates up to $150 billion annually, according to the International Labor Organization. It's mostly done by illegally forcing people into various forms
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- 8/17/2016
- by Scott Johnson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Young Adult literary adaptations have dominated the movie box office for some time now – with titles such as Twilight, The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner all generating their own cinematic franchises. It was inevitable that television would find a way to jump on that gravy train, and ABC Family has ordered their version – Shadowhunters – straight to series, with McG at the helm of the pilot episode.
Shadowhunters is a television spinoff from the 2013 film The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones, which was adapted from the book of the same name by Cassandra Clare. That book is the first of a series of six Young Adult fantasy novels, which itself fits into a larger series of writing, titled The Shadowhunter Chronicles. The series is built around the character of Clarissa “Clary” Fray – a teenager who makes surprising discoveries about her identity and her parentage. Through a sequence of shocking events and revelations,...
Shadowhunters is a television spinoff from the 2013 film The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones, which was adapted from the book of the same name by Cassandra Clare. That book is the first of a series of six Young Adult fantasy novels, which itself fits into a larger series of writing, titled The Shadowhunter Chronicles. The series is built around the character of Clarissa “Clary” Fray – a teenager who makes surprising discoveries about her identity and her parentage. Through a sequence of shocking events and revelations,...
- 4/14/2015
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
"Camelot" and "Sweeney Todd" star Jamie Campbell Bower, "Eragon" lead Ed Speleers and newcomer Leebo Freeman have all tested for the role of the shadow hunter Jace in the upcoming film adaptation of "The Mortal Instruments" for Screen Gems says The Wrap.
Based on Cassandra Clare's six-novel young adult series, the story follows a girl whose mother is attacked by a mysterious creature and taken from her home in New York. When the girl, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), tries to get her back, she learns unnerving truths about her own bloodline.
All three are up for the male lead part and, with the film being seen as a franchise launcher, it's a potential career-maker. Scott Charles Stewart is directing while Jessica Postigo adapted the screenplay. Robert Kulzer, Michael Lynne and Robert Shaye are producing.
Based on Cassandra Clare's six-novel young adult series, the story follows a girl whose mother is attacked by a mysterious creature and taken from her home in New York. When the girl, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), tries to get her back, she learns unnerving truths about her own bloodline.
All three are up for the male lead part and, with the film being seen as a franchise launcher, it's a potential career-maker. Scott Charles Stewart is directing while Jessica Postigo adapted the screenplay. Robert Kulzer, Michael Lynne and Robert Shaye are producing.
- 5/17/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Sony Pictures has posted a casting call for the lead male role of Jace Wayland in the film adaptation of Cassandra Clare's supernatural novel series "The Mortal Instruments".
The first instalment, "City of Bones", follows an ordinary teenage girl named Clary Fray (Lily Collins) who learns she is the descendent of the Shadowhunters, a clan of demon hunters who track and kill the creatures who run loose on the streets of New York City
The other week British hunk Alex Pettyfer ("Beastly," "I Am Number Four") was linked to play sarcastic Shadowhunter Jace Wayland, the love interest of the lead with a terrible secret.
Now, Face of the Fan has posted a casting call for males aged 18-25 for the role. Here's the description:
"Looking for a male able to play age 18-25 for the role of Jace Wayland in the upcoming Mortal Instruments movie. Fighting, hunting, and killing...
The first instalment, "City of Bones", follows an ordinary teenage girl named Clary Fray (Lily Collins) who learns she is the descendent of the Shadowhunters, a clan of demon hunters who track and kill the creatures who run loose on the streets of New York City
The other week British hunk Alex Pettyfer ("Beastly," "I Am Number Four") was linked to play sarcastic Shadowhunter Jace Wayland, the love interest of the lead with a terrible secret.
Now, Face of the Fan has posted a casting call for males aged 18-25 for the role. Here's the description:
"Looking for a male able to play age 18-25 for the role of Jace Wayland in the upcoming Mortal Instruments movie. Fighting, hunting, and killing...
- 1/30/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
British hunk Alex Pettyfer ("Beastly," "I Am Number Four") is expected to begin negotiations this week for the male lead role in the film adaptation of Cassandra Clare's supernatural novel series "The Mortal Instruments" at Screen Gems reports Vulture.
The first installment, "City of Bones", follows a ordinary teenage girl named Clary Fray (Lily Collins) who learns she is the descendent of the Shadowhunters, a clan of demon hunters who track and kill the creatures who run loose on the streets of New York City
Pettyfer would play sarcastic Shadowhunter Jace Wayland, the love interest of the lead with a terrible secret. Scott Charles Stewart ("Priest") directs with plans to begin shooting in March should a deal be made with Pettyfer.
Jessica Postigo will adapt the script while Robert Kulzer, Michael Lynne and Robert Shaye will produce.
The first installment, "City of Bones", follows a ordinary teenage girl named Clary Fray (Lily Collins) who learns she is the descendent of the Shadowhunters, a clan of demon hunters who track and kill the creatures who run loose on the streets of New York City
Pettyfer would play sarcastic Shadowhunter Jace Wayland, the love interest of the lead with a terrible secret. Scott Charles Stewart ("Priest") directs with plans to begin shooting in March should a deal be made with Pettyfer.
Jessica Postigo will adapt the script while Robert Kulzer, Michael Lynne and Robert Shaye will produce.
- 1/21/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Lovely Lily Collins, girl probably best known from The Blind Side will take the lead in an upcoming Screen Gems’ adaptation of the young adult book series The Mortal Instruments.
The film will be directed by Scott Charles Stewart who recently worked with Collins on The Priest, so we have no doubt that this will be another perfect collaboration on a story that goes like this:
“When Clary Fray witnesses three tattoo-covered teenagers murder another teen, she is unable to prove the crime because the victim disappears right in front of her eyes, and no one else can see the killers.
She learns that the teens are Shadowhunters (humans who hunt and kill demons), and Clary, a mundie, should not be able to see them either. Shortly after this discovery, her mother, Jocelyn, an erstwhile Shadowhunter, is kidnapped.
Jocelyn is the only person who knows the whereabouts of The Mortal Cup,...
The film will be directed by Scott Charles Stewart who recently worked with Collins on The Priest, so we have no doubt that this will be another perfect collaboration on a story that goes like this:
“When Clary Fray witnesses three tattoo-covered teenagers murder another teen, she is unable to prove the crime because the victim disappears right in front of her eyes, and no one else can see the killers.
She learns that the teens are Shadowhunters (humans who hunt and kill demons), and Clary, a mundie, should not be able to see them either. Shortly after this discovery, her mother, Jocelyn, an erstwhile Shadowhunter, is kidnapped.
Jocelyn is the only person who knows the whereabouts of The Mortal Cup,...
- 12/18/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Screen Gems, Constantin Film and Unique Features have joined forces to bring author Cassandra Clare‘s New York Times best-selling book series The Mortal Instruments to the big-screen. The script was written by Jessica Postigo, and is based on the first book in the series entitled, City of Bones.
City of Bones begins with a sixteen-year old girl named Clary Fray, who lives in New York with her mother, an artist. She comes home one night to find her apartment ransacked, her mother gone — and a slavering demon ready to tear off her head. Once the demon’s dealt with, Clary follows the clues to her mother’s disappearance into an alternate New York filled with hideous demons, hard-partying warlocks, not-what-they-seem vampires, an army of werewolves and the scariest thing of all: the secrets of her mother’s past. She also finds herself torn between two boys — her best friend Simon,...
City of Bones begins with a sixteen-year old girl named Clary Fray, who lives in New York with her mother, an artist. She comes home one night to find her apartment ransacked, her mother gone — and a slavering demon ready to tear off her head. Once the demon’s dealt with, Clary follows the clues to her mother’s disappearance into an alternate New York filled with hideous demons, hard-partying warlocks, not-what-they-seem vampires, an army of werewolves and the scariest thing of all: the secrets of her mother’s past. She also finds herself torn between two boys — her best friend Simon,...
- 10/5/2010
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Screen Gems has scored the film rights to Cassandra Clare's supernatural novel series "The Mortal Instruments" reports Variety.
The first installment, "City of Bones", follows a ordinary teenage girl who learns she is the descendent of the Shadowhunters, a clan of demon hunters.
Jessica Postigo will adapt the script while Robert Kulzer, Michael Lynne and Robert Shaye will produce. Constantin Film and Unique Features are also onboard to help make the project.
The first installment, "City of Bones", follows a ordinary teenage girl who learns she is the descendent of the Shadowhunters, a clan of demon hunters.
Jessica Postigo will adapt the script while Robert Kulzer, Michael Lynne and Robert Shaye will produce. Constantin Film and Unique Features are also onboard to help make the project.
- 10/5/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Can there be many more twists on the ol’ “human discovers they’re descended from a long line of people who deal with the supernatural, and lifts the veil on the fact that our world is much stranger than they ever could have realised” story left? Sony’s Screen Gems is hoping so, as it’s just bought the rights to Cassandra Clare’s book series The Mortal Instruments, setting up development on the first in the set, City of Bones.Jessica Postigo will write the script, which kicks off with a young woman called Clary Fray finding out she’s one of a line of demon-tracking warriors called Shadowhunters. But even as she explores a New York City that’s loaded with creatures she once thought were merely fantastical, she also has to try to find her missing mother.It’s another attempt to ramp up a Harry Potter or Twilight,...
- 10/5/2010
- EmpireOnline
Screen Gems is developing bestselling book series "The Mortal Instruments" into a possible film franchise, starting with the series' first installment City Of Bones Screen Gems will team with Constantin Film and Unique Features on the project. The "Mortal" series is by author Cassandra Clare. "City of Bones" tells the story of a seemingly ordinary teenager who discovers she is the descendant of a demon-hunting clan called Shadowhunters. The pic is penned by Jessica Postigo, with Constantin's film and TV head Martin Moszkowicz exec producing and Robert Kulzer producing. Michael Lynne and Robert Shaye will also produce, along with Dylan Sellers as exec producer through their Unique Features banner.
- 10/4/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stop the presses, folks! In an unprecedented move a movie studio is looking to adapt a best selling book series into a possible film franchise! Holy cow! We never thought we'd see the day!
According to Variety the next book up for the big screen adaptation treatment is Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series starting with Book One: "City of Bones".
Screen Gems will team with Constantin Film and Unique Features on the project which tells the story of a seemingly ordinary teenager who discovers she is the descendant of a demon-hunting clan called Shadowhunters. The film version has been penned by Jessica Postigo. Look for more soon!
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According to Variety the next book up for the big screen adaptation treatment is Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series starting with Book One: "City of Bones".
Screen Gems will team with Constantin Film and Unique Features on the project which tells the story of a seemingly ordinary teenager who discovers she is the descendant of a demon-hunting clan called Shadowhunters. The film version has been penned by Jessica Postigo. Look for more soon!
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- 10/4/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Screen Gems has teamed with Constantin Film and Unique Features to develop the motion picture franchise Mortal Instruments based on The New York Times best-selling book series "The Mortal Instruments" by Cassandra Clare. Jessica Postigo wrote the script which is based on the first book in the series, "City of Bones." Constantin Film's head of Film & TV Martin Moszkowicz will executive produce and Robert Kulzer will produce the project via the Constantin Film banner along with producing partners Michael Lynne, Robert Shaye, and executive producer Dylan Sellers via their Unique Features banner. In "City of Bones," set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager Clary Fray, discovers she is the descendant of a line of...
- 10/4/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Screen Gems has teamed with Constantin Film and Unique Features to develop the motion picture franchise Mortal Instruments based on The New York Times Bestselling book series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare. Jessica Postigo penned the script which is based on the first book in the series, "City of Bones." In "City of Bones," set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager Clary Fray, discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world. When Clary's mother disappears, she must join a daring group of young Shadowhunters on an adventure, which leads her through a city filled with mischievous fairies, eccentric warlocks, werewolf gangs and other strange...
- 10/4/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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