Exclusive: After a 12-year run, Rory Aitken, co-founder of London- and Los Angeles-based management and production company 42, is exiting the firm, which will undergo a restructure.
Aitken will be leaving in the coming weeks to form a new company with 42’s Head of Television Eleanor Moran and exec producer Miriam Brent, as well as multiple junior staff.
In turn, 42 partner Ben Pugh will assume a global production role becoming President of Production, unifying film and TV production under his leadership.
Ben Cavey, the company’s current Head of Comedy and Entertainment, will be stepping up into an expanded role as MD of International TV, reporting to Pugh. Cavey is the former Managing Director of UK indie Tiger Aspect (Peaky Blinders) and a former Netflix exec. He will relocate from L.A. to the firm’s London office, and headcount may be added down the line.
Aitken will co-produce a...
Aitken will be leaving in the coming weeks to form a new company with 42’s Head of Television Eleanor Moran and exec producer Miriam Brent, as well as multiple junior staff.
In turn, 42 partner Ben Pugh will assume a global production role becoming President of Production, unifying film and TV production under his leadership.
Ben Cavey, the company’s current Head of Comedy and Entertainment, will be stepping up into an expanded role as MD of International TV, reporting to Pugh. Cavey is the former Managing Director of UK indie Tiger Aspect (Peaky Blinders) and a former Netflix exec. He will relocate from L.A. to the firm’s London office, and headcount may be added down the line.
Aitken will co-produce a...
- 5/21/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix’s film division has preemptively acquired a pitch for an untitled law school thriller from Holland, Michigan‘s Andrew Sodroski, sources tell Deadline.
Netflix could not be reached for comment. While plot details are unknown at this time, the pitch is said to be described as a contemporary spin on The Firm meets The Wolf of Wall Street. Ben Pugh and Peter Dealbert will produce for the L.A. and London-based management and production company 42.
Most recently, 42 worked with Netflix as a producer on its sci-fi actioner Outside the Wire starring Anthony Mackie, which debuted at #1 and was watched by 66 million households in its first quarter on the platform. Sodroski’s pitch marks 42’s second pre-emptive sale in a row on the heels of The Bet, a thriller spec from Enemy‘s Javier Gullón that sold to Warner Bros for what we’re told was a significant figure.
Netflix could not be reached for comment. While plot details are unknown at this time, the pitch is said to be described as a contemporary spin on The Firm meets The Wolf of Wall Street. Ben Pugh and Peter Dealbert will produce for the L.A. and London-based management and production company 42.
Most recently, 42 worked with Netflix as a producer on its sci-fi actioner Outside the Wire starring Anthony Mackie, which debuted at #1 and was watched by 66 million households in its first quarter on the platform. Sodroski’s pitch marks 42’s second pre-emptive sale in a row on the heels of The Bet, a thriller spec from Enemy‘s Javier Gullón that sold to Warner Bros for what we’re told was a significant figure.
- 4/2/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Despite the pandemic nixing the physical edition and replacing it with the virtual one, it feels like it didn’t snow on Mimi Cave‘s parade. Fresh (read review) pulled in some solid reviews at Sundance and she managed to parlay the hype and push towards a sophomore project that is a Mount Rushmore in terms of quality. A top ranked 2013 Blacklist screenplay penned by Andrew Sodroski, Holland, Michigan was swirling around Hollywood for about a decade until the film gods pieced together what is pitched as a Hitchcock-style thriller with Nicole Kidman and Gael García Bernal toplining. Matthew Macfadyen and Rachel Sennott are also onboard.…...
- 11/12/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Fresh off last year’s Bodies Bodies Bodies, Rachel Sennott has joined the cast of Mimi Cave‘s (Fresh) new movie Holland, Michigan, Deadline first reported this afternoon.
Lennon Parham (Minx), Isaac Krasner (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) and Jeff Pope (Interview with the Vampire) have also signed on this week, joining the previously announced Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, Jude Hill and Matthew Macfadyen.
Cave’s Holland, Michigan comes from Amazon Studios.
The site’s report details, “The feature, based on Andrew Sodroski’s (Manhunt) script, topped the 2013 Black List, and involves secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town with a Hitchcock bent. Kidman will star and produce with Per Saari under her Blossom Films.”
Peter Dealbert is producing, with Kate Churchill executive producing.
Mimi Cave’s horror-comedy Fresh was released on Hulu last year, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. In the film, “Frustrated by scrolling dating...
Lennon Parham (Minx), Isaac Krasner (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) and Jeff Pope (Interview with the Vampire) have also signed on this week, joining the previously announced Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, Jude Hill and Matthew Macfadyen.
Cave’s Holland, Michigan comes from Amazon Studios.
The site’s report details, “The feature, based on Andrew Sodroski’s (Manhunt) script, topped the 2013 Black List, and involves secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town with a Hitchcock bent. Kidman will star and produce with Per Saari under her Blossom Films.”
Peter Dealbert is producing, with Kate Churchill executive producing.
Mimi Cave’s horror-comedy Fresh was released on Hulu last year, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. In the film, “Frustrated by scrolling dating...
- 2/16/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Hitchcockian thriller Holland, Michigan is a project that has spent the last decade in development hell. It started out with a screenplay by Andrew Sodroski, creator of the Discovery television series Manhunt, that was featured on the Black List back in 2013. At one point, documentarian Errol Morris was going to direct a version of Holland, Michigan that was going to star Naomi Watts, Bryan Cranston, and Edgar Ramirez. But it fell apart before filming could begin. Now director Mimi Cave – who recently made her feature directorial debut with the thriller Fresh – and producer/star Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge) are working together to push the project into production for Amazon Prime Video… and it’s looking like this version of Holland, Michigan is actually going to happen! We’ve previously heard that Kidman is going to be joined in the cast by Gael García Bernal (Werewolf by Night), Matthew Macfadyen...
- 2/16/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Prime Video’s Hitchcockian thriller Holland, Michigan continues to round out its cast with the addition of Rachel Sennott (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Lennon Parham (Minx), Isaac Krasner (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) and Jeff Pope (Interview with the Vampire).
The quartet joins an ensemble that also includes Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, Matthew Macfadyen and Jude Hill, as we told you first.
The film helmed by Mimi Cave (Fresh) stems from a script by Andrew Sodroski which topped the Black List in 2013. It tells the story of a Midwestern housewife who uncovers a dark secret on the part of her husband, after coming to suspect that he’s having an affair.
Kidman and Per Saari are producing for Blossom Films, alongside 42’s Peter Dealbert, and Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill. The forthcoming film will stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Sennott broke out with her...
The quartet joins an ensemble that also includes Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, Matthew Macfadyen and Jude Hill, as we told you first.
The film helmed by Mimi Cave (Fresh) stems from a script by Andrew Sodroski which topped the Black List in 2013. It tells the story of a Midwestern housewife who uncovers a dark secret on the part of her husband, after coming to suspect that he’s having an affair.
Kidman and Per Saari are producing for Blossom Films, alongside 42’s Peter Dealbert, and Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill. The forthcoming film will stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Sennott broke out with her...
- 2/16/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Mimi Cave – who recently made her feature directorial debut with the thriller Fresh – is now set to take the helm of a Hitchcockian thriller called Holland, Michigan, and she’s busy building a supporting cast around the film’s star and producer Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge). A couple weeks ago, it was announced that Gael García Bernal (Werewolf by Night) had joined the cast. Now Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) and child actor Jude Hill (Belfast) have also signed on to play roles in Holland, Michigan. Details on their characters have not been shared.
Holland, Michigan is a project that has spent the last decade in development hell. It started out with a screenplay by Andrew Sodroski, creator of the Discovery television series Manhunt, that was featured on the Black List back in 2013. At one point, documentarian Errol Morris was going to direct a version of Holland, Michigan that was going to star Naomi Watts,...
Holland, Michigan is a project that has spent the last decade in development hell. It started out with a screenplay by Andrew Sodroski, creator of the Discovery television series Manhunt, that was featured on the Black List back in 2013. At one point, documentarian Errol Morris was going to direct a version of Holland, Michigan that was going to star Naomi Watts,...
- 2/13/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Belfast breakout Jude Hill has come aboard for a role in Holland, Michigan, the Hitchcockian thriller being directed for Prime Video by Fresh helmer Mimi Cave. He’s set to star alongside Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal and Matthew Macfadyen, whose castings were previously announced, in a role that has not been disclosed.
The film based on the 2013 Black List-topping script by Andrew Sodroski hinges on the secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town. Producers include Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom Films, Pacific View Management & Productions’ Peter Dealbert, and Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill. Holland, Michigan will stream in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Hill is best known for playing the lead role of Buddy in Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical Focus Features drama Belfast — a coming-of-age tale set against the tumult of 1960s Ireland. The Academy Award and BAFTA-winning feature had the young actor starring alongside Judi Dench,...
The film based on the 2013 Black List-topping script by Andrew Sodroski hinges on the secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town. Producers include Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom Films, Pacific View Management & Productions’ Peter Dealbert, and Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill. Holland, Michigan will stream in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Hill is best known for playing the lead role of Buddy in Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical Focus Features drama Belfast — a coming-of-age tale set against the tumult of 1960s Ireland. The Academy Award and BAFTA-winning feature had the young actor starring alongside Judi Dench,...
- 2/9/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: LA and London-based management and production company 42 (The Silent Twins) is bolstering its U.S. footprint of managers and producers with the appointment of Peter Dealbert as a manager.
Dealbert will be based in 42’s LA office and will continue to specialize in literary talent representation and producing across film and TV.
Dealbert founded literary management and production company Pacific View in 2015 and he represents creators across film and TV as both a literary manager and producer.
Pacific View’s roster of clients, which includes Andrew Sodroski, Juliet-Lashinsky Revene, Ben Raab and Deric Hughes, Emily Brochin, Chris Salmanpour and Matthew-Lee Erlbach, will now be represented by Dealbert at 42.
Under the 42 banner, Dealbert will continue producing Amazon Studios’ upcoming thriller Holland, Michigan, with Nicole Kidman set to star and produce through her production company Blossom Films.
Prior to founding Pacific View, Dealbert was a manager at Principato-Young Entertainment. He...
Dealbert will be based in 42’s LA office and will continue to specialize in literary talent representation and producing across film and TV.
Dealbert founded literary management and production company Pacific View in 2015 and he represents creators across film and TV as both a literary manager and producer.
Pacific View’s roster of clients, which includes Andrew Sodroski, Juliet-Lashinsky Revene, Ben Raab and Deric Hughes, Emily Brochin, Chris Salmanpour and Matthew-Lee Erlbach, will now be represented by Dealbert at 42.
Under the 42 banner, Dealbert will continue producing Amazon Studios’ upcoming thriller Holland, Michigan, with Nicole Kidman set to star and produce through her production company Blossom Films.
Prior to founding Pacific View, Dealbert was a manager at Principato-Young Entertainment. He...
- 2/9/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Up next from director Mimi Cave (Fresh) is the thriller Holland, Michigan, and Deadline lets us know today that Emmy winner Matthew Macfadyen (“Succession”) has signed on.
The film’s cast also includes Nicole Kidman and Gael García Bernal.
Cave’s Holland, Michigan comes from Amazon Studios.
The site’s report details, “The feature, based on Andrew Sodroski’s (Manhunt) script, topped the 2013 Black List, and involves secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town with a Hitchcock bent. Kidman will star and produce with Per Saari under her Blossom Films.”
Peter Dealbert is producing, with Kate Churchill executive producing.
Mimi Cave’s horror-comedy Fresh was released on Hulu last year, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. In the film, “Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve (Sebastian Stan) after...
The film’s cast also includes Nicole Kidman and Gael García Bernal.
Cave’s Holland, Michigan comes from Amazon Studios.
The site’s report details, “The feature, based on Andrew Sodroski’s (Manhunt) script, topped the 2013 Black List, and involves secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town with a Hitchcock bent. Kidman will star and produce with Per Saari under her Blossom Films.”
Peter Dealbert is producing, with Kate Churchill executive producing.
Mimi Cave’s horror-comedy Fresh was released on Hulu last year, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. In the film, “Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve (Sebastian Stan) after...
- 2/6/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Succession‘s Matthew Macfadyen is the newest addition to the cast of the Hitchcockian thriller Holland, Michigan. The Prime Video film from director Mimi Cave (Fresh) will see him star opposite Nicole Kidman and Gael García Bernal.
While Holland, Michigan is said to concern secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town, specifics as to the plot of the film scripted by Andrew Sodroski are under wraps. Blossom Films’ Kidman and Per Saari are producing alongside Pacific View Management & Productions’ Peter Dealbert, and Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill. Pic will stream in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Macfadyen is best known for his Emmy- and BAFTA-winning role as Tom Wambsgans in HBO’s drama series Succession, which returns for its fourth season March 26. The actor also recently led the ITV and BritBox drama series Stonehouse, based on a true story, as well as AMC’s limited series Quiz. His most...
While Holland, Michigan is said to concern secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town, specifics as to the plot of the film scripted by Andrew Sodroski are under wraps. Blossom Films’ Kidman and Per Saari are producing alongside Pacific View Management & Productions’ Peter Dealbert, and Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill. Pic will stream in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Macfadyen is best known for his Emmy- and BAFTA-winning role as Tom Wambsgans in HBO’s drama series Succession, which returns for its fourth season March 26. The actor also recently led the ITV and BritBox drama series Stonehouse, based on a true story, as well as AMC’s limited series Quiz. His most...
- 2/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Seven months have passed since it was announced that Nicole Kidman would be starring in and producing a Hitchcockian thriller called Holland, Michigan – a project that has spent the last decade in development hell. It started out with a screenplay by Andrew Sodroski, creator of the Discovery television series Manhunt, that was featured on the Black List back in 2013. At one point, documentarian Errol Morris was going to direct a version of Holland, Michigan that was going to star Naomi Watts, Bryan Cranston, and Edgar Ramirez. But it fell apart before filming could begin. Now Kidman is working with director Mimi Cave – who recently made her feature directorial debut with the thriller Fresh – to finally make Holland, Michigan happen. And The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Kidman has secured a co-star: Gael García Bernal (Werewolf by Night).
Details on the character Bernal will be playing have not been revealed.
Details on the character Bernal will be playing have not been revealed.
- 2/2/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Fresh off Old and “Werewolf by Night,” Gael García Bernal will star alongside Nicole Kidman in a thriller titled Holland, Michigan from the director of Hulu’s Fresh, Mimi Cave.
THR first reported the news this afternoon.
Cave’s Holland, Michigan comes from Amazon Studios.
The site’s report details, “The feature, based on Andrew Sodroski’s (Manhunt) script, topped the 2013 Black List, and involves secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town with a Hitchcock bent. Kidman will star and produce with Per Saari under her Blossom Films.”
Peter Dealbert is producing, with Kate Churchill executive producing.
Mimi Cave’s horror-comedy Fresh was released on Hulu last year, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. In the film, “Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve (Sebastian Stan) after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store.
THR first reported the news this afternoon.
Cave’s Holland, Michigan comes from Amazon Studios.
The site’s report details, “The feature, based on Andrew Sodroski’s (Manhunt) script, topped the 2013 Black List, and involves secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town with a Hitchcock bent. Kidman will star and produce with Per Saari under her Blossom Films.”
Peter Dealbert is producing, with Kate Churchill executive producing.
Mimi Cave’s horror-comedy Fresh was released on Hulu last year, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. In the film, “Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve (Sebastian Stan) after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store.
- 2/1/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Gael García Bernal is joining Nicole Kidman in the Amazon Prime thriller Holland, Michigan.
Mimi Cave is directing the movie, which is described as a “Hitchcock-style thriller involving secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town.”
Andrew Sodroski is behind the screenplay. Kidman is producing with Per Saari via her Blossom Films banner, which has a longstanding relationship with Amazon, having recently teamed for Things I Know to Be True, an adaptation of Andrew Bovell’s award-winning play, and the upcoming drama series Expats. Pacific View Management and Productions’ Peter Dealbert is also producing. Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill is executive producing.
Bernal, repped by WME and Hansen Jacobson, is reteaming with Amazon following his role in Cassandro, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to overwhelmingly positive reviews. Reads The Hollywood Reporter‘s festival review: “Bernal nails his best role in years, giving a performance steeped in cheeky humor, resilience...
Mimi Cave is directing the movie, which is described as a “Hitchcock-style thriller involving secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town.”
Andrew Sodroski is behind the screenplay. Kidman is producing with Per Saari via her Blossom Films banner, which has a longstanding relationship with Amazon, having recently teamed for Things I Know to Be True, an adaptation of Andrew Bovell’s award-winning play, and the upcoming drama series Expats. Pacific View Management and Productions’ Peter Dealbert is also producing. Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill is executive producing.
Bernal, repped by WME and Hansen Jacobson, is reteaming with Amazon following his role in Cassandro, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to overwhelmingly positive reviews. Reads The Hollywood Reporter‘s festival review: “Bernal nails his best role in years, giving a performance steeped in cheeky humor, resilience...
- 2/1/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following up The Nest, director Sean Durkin has set his next feature. The Martha Marcy May Marlene helmer will write and direct Iron Claw for A24, Deadline reports. Set to star Zac Efron, the film will capture the wild true story of the Von Erichs, the wrestling dynasty family who made a mark in the 1960s up to the present day. It hasn’t been revealed yet who Efron will play or how many years the film will capture, but it sounds like compelling material for Durkin to capture.
Lingua Franca director Isabel Sandoval is moving forward with her next project. Deadline reports she will be writing, helming, and starring in Tropical Gothic, a 16th-century, Philippines-set tale that is an allegory on Western colonialism. The story follows a Native Priestess who convinces her Spanish master that she is possessed by the spirit of his dead bride, in order to manipulate...
Lingua Franca director Isabel Sandoval is moving forward with her next project. Deadline reports she will be writing, helming, and starring in Tropical Gothic, a 16th-century, Philippines-set tale that is an allegory on Western colonialism. The story follows a Native Priestess who convinces her Spanish master that she is possessed by the spirit of his dead bride, in order to manipulate...
- 6/20/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Scribe Andrew Sodroski might finally get to see the film project that gave him his big break in the business finally receive the big screen treatment. Almost an entire decade after Holland, Michigan shot up to the top of Black List (same year as A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) and then found Errol Morris looking to direct and Naomi Watts looking to topline, it is another Australian in Nicole Kidman who’ll be doubting her hubby’s cheating ways. Coming onboard as star and producer, Kidman teamed with Amazon (who picked up the rights in 2016) and they’ve set Sundance break-out helmer Mimi Cave to direct.…...
- 6/17/2022
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Exclusive: Nicole Kidman is reteaming with Amazon Studios for the Mimi Cave directed thriller Holland, Michigan.
The feature, based on Andrew Sodroski’s (Manhunt) script, topped the 2013 Black List, and involves secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town with a Hitchcock bent. Kidman will star and produce with Per Saari under her Blossom Films.
Peter Dealbert for Pacific View Management & Productions is also producing. Kate Churchill will executive produce.
Kidman starred in Amazon’s Being the Ricardos as Lucille Ball, a role which earned her a Best Actress Oscar nom, a Golden Globe Best Actress- Drama win, and a SAG nom. The actress is also starring in and producing the Amazon drama series Expats.
Being the Ricardos launched worldwide on Prime Video December 21 and was No. 1 on the service its opening week and among the highest debuts of any movie drama release on Prime Video.
Cave directed the comedy horror...
The feature, based on Andrew Sodroski’s (Manhunt) script, topped the 2013 Black List, and involves secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town with a Hitchcock bent. Kidman will star and produce with Per Saari under her Blossom Films.
Peter Dealbert for Pacific View Management & Productions is also producing. Kate Churchill will executive produce.
Kidman starred in Amazon’s Being the Ricardos as Lucille Ball, a role which earned her a Best Actress Oscar nom, a Golden Globe Best Actress- Drama win, and a SAG nom. The actress is also starring in and producing the Amazon drama series Expats.
Being the Ricardos launched worldwide on Prime Video December 21 and was No. 1 on the service its opening week and among the highest debuts of any movie drama release on Prime Video.
Cave directed the comedy horror...
- 6/17/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Manhunt co-creator Andrew Sodroski has been hired to adapt the screenplay for action-thriller Rogue from STXfilms, Tencent and producer David Goyer.
As we revealed earlier this year, Dean Israelite (Power Rangers) is directing. Dark Knight scribe Goyer and Keith Levine are producing for Phantom Four, which has a first look deal with Tencent. The film, which revolves around a CIA agent, is originally based on a pitch from writer Tj Fixman. Drew Simon is overseeing the project at Stx along with Sam Brown.
The feature marks Sodroski’s return to features after writing and exec producing two seasons of true crime series Manhunt. He most recently wrote and executive-produced Manhunt: Deadly Games, the 10-hour limited series for Charter Spectrum and Lionsgate. The series tells the story of the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber, Eric Rudolph (Jack Huston) — and the media firestorm surrounding Richard Jewell (Cameron Britton). Prior to that,...
As we revealed earlier this year, Dean Israelite (Power Rangers) is directing. Dark Knight scribe Goyer and Keith Levine are producing for Phantom Four, which has a first look deal with Tencent. The film, which revolves around a CIA agent, is originally based on a pitch from writer Tj Fixman. Drew Simon is overseeing the project at Stx along with Sam Brown.
The feature marks Sodroski’s return to features after writing and exec producing two seasons of true crime series Manhunt. He most recently wrote and executive-produced Manhunt: Deadly Games, the 10-hour limited series for Charter Spectrum and Lionsgate. The series tells the story of the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber, Eric Rudolph (Jack Huston) — and the media firestorm surrounding Richard Jewell (Cameron Britton). Prior to that,...
- 5/1/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
At today’s TCA, Spectrum Originals/Lionsgate Television introduced the explosive (literally) new trailer for its anthology series Manhunt: Deadly Games (you can watch it above) and announced that ten one-hour episodes of the limited series will drop on Feb. 3 to facilitate binge watching.
“People are going to get lost in the telling of this true story,” said Katherine Pope, head of Spectrum Originals, before introducing a large panel that included EPs Andrew Sodroski and Michael Dinner and cast members Jack Huston, Judith Light, Gethin Anthony, Kelly Jenrette and Cameron Britton who portrays the wrongly-accused Richard Jewell in this chronicle of the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber.
But one of the first questions from assembled TV journalists was, where can audiences binge the series, since not all have access to Spectrum? Sodroski and Dinner punted the question to Pope, who assured the questioner not to worry.
“There will be a second window U.
“People are going to get lost in the telling of this true story,” said Katherine Pope, head of Spectrum Originals, before introducing a large panel that included EPs Andrew Sodroski and Michael Dinner and cast members Jack Huston, Judith Light, Gethin Anthony, Kelly Jenrette and Cameron Britton who portrays the wrongly-accused Richard Jewell in this chronicle of the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber.
But one of the first questions from assembled TV journalists was, where can audiences binge the series, since not all have access to Spectrum? Sodroski and Dinner punted the question to Pope, who assured the questioner not to worry.
“There will be a second window U.
- 1/18/2020
- by Diane Haithman
- Deadline Film + TV
“Manhunt” comes back for its second season next month on a new network, having moved over from Discovery Channel to Spectrum Originals for its follow up story, subtitled “Deadly Games,” about the hunt for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics bomber. Spectrum’s head of originals Katherine Pope spoke to TheWrap on Saturday about the process of reworking the series for its new home, which included adding two extra episodes. “They had written the first episode script and I had seen the [first season], which I thought was really really good. It was a little more straight-ahead than we wanted,” she said during a conversation at the Television Critics Association press tour. “They wanted it to be a little more popcorn.” She said the biggest difference between the Discovery-led season and their version is that they gave the producers more leeway to tell the characters’ story. “We go home with Kathy Scruggs to where she came from,...
- 1/18/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
When “Manhunt: Deadly Games” premieres next month — dramatizing the investigation into the 1996 Olympic Park bombing as a 10-episode limited series — Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” will barely be in the rearview, but the producers are surely hoping the reception to their show won’t be as contentious.
Eastwood’s film, which tackled the same events as the Spectrum anthology, came under heavy criticism for its portrayal of former Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs, the real-life journalist who reported on the investigation for the paper. In the film, Scruggs is seen trading sex with an FBI agent in exchange for a tip on a story, a portrayal that inspired the Ajc to pen a letter calling for a boycott of the film and accusing the filmmakers of “malicious fabrications.”
“That movie had 110 minutes to tell the story, and we had eight hours,” creator and executive producer Andrew Sodroski said at the...
Eastwood’s film, which tackled the same events as the Spectrum anthology, came under heavy criticism for its portrayal of former Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs, the real-life journalist who reported on the investigation for the paper. In the film, Scruggs is seen trading sex with an FBI agent in exchange for a tip on a story, a portrayal that inspired the Ajc to pen a letter calling for a boycott of the film and accusing the filmmakers of “malicious fabrications.”
“That movie had 110 minutes to tell the story, and we had eight hours,” creator and executive producer Andrew Sodroski said at the...
- 1/18/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Spectrum unveiled the premiere date and trailer for “Manhunt” Season 2, which is subtitled “Deadly Games” and covers the search for the 1996 Atlanta Summers Olympics bomber. That’s the hysteria that originally and incorrectly fingered security guard Richard Jewell.
Jack Huston and Carla Gugino are set to star opposite Cameron Britton, who plays Jewell.
The series will debut on Feb. 3. Watch the first trailer in the video above.
Also Read: 'Who Killed Jeffrey Epstein?' 3-Part Docuseries Set at Investigation Discovery
Jewell is the security guard who discovered a bomb at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta and put his life on the line to save hundreds of people. Jewell became an international hero — until, in a Kafkaesque trial-by-media, he was falsely accused of planting the bomb himself.
In “Manhunt: Deadly Games,” Jewell will take on both the media and the FBI, fighting to clear his name and hold the most...
Jack Huston and Carla Gugino are set to star opposite Cameron Britton, who plays Jewell.
The series will debut on Feb. 3. Watch the first trailer in the video above.
Also Read: 'Who Killed Jeffrey Epstein?' 3-Part Docuseries Set at Investigation Discovery
Jewell is the security guard who discovered a bomb at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta and put his life on the line to save hundreds of people. Jewell became an international hero — until, in a Kafkaesque trial-by-media, he was falsely accused of planting the bomb himself.
In “Manhunt: Deadly Games,” Jewell will take on both the media and the FBI, fighting to clear his name and hold the most...
- 1/18/2020
- by Tim Baysinger and Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Amazon Studios went bold when it chose the first film to bear its name in 2015 — Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq,” the gun-violence musical satire based on an Aristophanes play, with a portmanteau title that combined “Chicago” and “Iraq.” It was a tough sell, even for Lee, who said “everybody said no except Amazon.”
It was also that year Amazon assembled an indie dream team to run its film operation — festival-favorite producer Ted Hope, “Pan’s Labyrinth” marketer Bob Berney, and former critic Scott Foundas. For independent filmmakers and audiences who loved them, the e-commerce giant’s foray into movies looked like a much-needed boost.
But just a few years later, that era is over. Although Hope and Foundas are still in place, Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke has spent 18 months heading the operation and, as she told the New York Times, she is steering the film division in a new direction:...
It was also that year Amazon assembled an indie dream team to run its film operation — festival-favorite producer Ted Hope, “Pan’s Labyrinth” marketer Bob Berney, and former critic Scott Foundas. For independent filmmakers and audiences who loved them, the e-commerce giant’s foray into movies looked like a much-needed boost.
But just a few years later, that era is over. Although Hope and Foundas are still in place, Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke has spent 18 months heading the operation and, as she told the New York Times, she is steering the film division in a new direction:...
- 10/10/2019
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Carla Gugino will play the female lead alongside Jack Huston and Cameron Britton in Season 2 of the Spectrum anthology series “Manhunt” from Lionsgate Television.
The first season of the anthology series focused on the story of the Unabomber. The new season, “Manhunt: Lone Wolf,” will cover one of the largest manhunts in U.S. history, the search for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics bomber, and the media firestorm that consumed the life of Olympics security guard Richard Jewell.
Gugino is set to play Kathy Scruggs. Per Spectrum, Scruggs is a hard-drinking, tough-talking crime reporter for Atlanta’s biggest daily newspaper who gets the once-in-a-lifetime scoop that Richard Jewell may be the Olympic Park bomber. Breaking the biggest story in the world makes a Kathy a sensation – but her life unravels as evidence starts pointing against it being the truth.
Also Read: Cameron Britton to Play Richard Jewell in Season 2 of '...
The first season of the anthology series focused on the story of the Unabomber. The new season, “Manhunt: Lone Wolf,” will cover one of the largest manhunts in U.S. history, the search for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics bomber, and the media firestorm that consumed the life of Olympics security guard Richard Jewell.
Gugino is set to play Kathy Scruggs. Per Spectrum, Scruggs is a hard-drinking, tough-talking crime reporter for Atlanta’s biggest daily newspaper who gets the once-in-a-lifetime scoop that Richard Jewell may be the Olympic Park bomber. Breaking the biggest story in the world makes a Kathy a sensation – but her life unravels as evidence starts pointing against it being the truth.
Also Read: Cameron Britton to Play Richard Jewell in Season 2 of '...
- 5/29/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Carla Gugino has been tapped as the female lead opposite Jack Huston and Cameron Britton in season 2 of Spectrum Originals’ anthology series Manhunt, from Lionsgate Television.
Spectrum parent Charter Communications last year made a deal with Lionsgate for new seasons of the Manhunt anthology series whose first installment, Manhunt: Unibomber, ran on Discovery Channel.
Season 2, Manhunt: Lone Wolf, will chronicle one of the largest and most complex manhunts on U.S. soil — the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber, Eric Rudolph (Huston) — and the media firestorm that consumed the life of Richard Jewell (Britton) in its wake.
Gugino will play Kathy Scruggs, a hard-drinking, tough-talking crime reporter for Atlanta’s biggest daily newspaper who gets the once-in-a-lifetime scoop that Richard Jewell may be the Olympic Park bomber. Breaking the biggest story in the world makes a Kathy a sensation – but her life unravels as evidence starts pointing against it being the truth.
Spectrum parent Charter Communications last year made a deal with Lionsgate for new seasons of the Manhunt anthology series whose first installment, Manhunt: Unibomber, ran on Discovery Channel.
Season 2, Manhunt: Lone Wolf, will chronicle one of the largest and most complex manhunts on U.S. soil — the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber, Eric Rudolph (Huston) — and the media firestorm that consumed the life of Richard Jewell (Britton) in its wake.
Gugino will play Kathy Scruggs, a hard-drinking, tough-talking crime reporter for Atlanta’s biggest daily newspaper who gets the once-in-a-lifetime scoop that Richard Jewell may be the Olympic Park bomber. Breaking the biggest story in the world makes a Kathy a sensation – but her life unravels as evidence starts pointing against it being the truth.
- 5/29/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Producer Dana Brunetti filed suit on Friday seeking to block the second season of the anthology series “Manhunt,” which is set to dramatize the bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Brunetti sued Lionsgate, the production company, as well as Discovery Communications and Charter Communications. Brunetti, the producer of “Fifty Shades of Grey” and many other films, was an executive producer on the first season of “Manhunt,” which dealt with the Unabomber case. The show ran on Discovery Channel in 2017.
In the suit, Brunetti said he pitched the show to John Goldwyn, then the executive producer of scripted content at Discovery, in 2015. He said he also hired Andrew Sodroski to write the series. Brunetti said he had pitched the show as an anthology, similar to “True Detective,” that would tell different stories with different characters in subsequent seasons.
After the first season aired, Brunetti alleges that Discovery turned around and sold the...
Brunetti sued Lionsgate, the production company, as well as Discovery Communications and Charter Communications. Brunetti, the producer of “Fifty Shades of Grey” and many other films, was an executive producer on the first season of “Manhunt,” which dealt with the Unabomber case. The show ran on Discovery Channel in 2017.
In the suit, Brunetti said he pitched the show to John Goldwyn, then the executive producer of scripted content at Discovery, in 2015. He said he also hired Andrew Sodroski to write the series. Brunetti said he had pitched the show as an anthology, similar to “True Detective,” that would tell different stories with different characters in subsequent seasons.
After the first season aired, Brunetti alleges that Discovery turned around and sold the...
- 5/18/2019
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Cameron Britton and Jack Huston have been tapped as leads in Season 2 of “Manhunt,” the Spectrum series from Lionsgate Television, a spokesperson for Spectrum Originals told TheWrap on Tuesday.
The first season of the anthology series focused on the story of the Unabomber. The new season, “Manhunt: Lone Wolf,” will pivot to cover one of one of the largest manhunts in U.S. history, the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber, and the media firestorm that consumed the life of Richard Jewell in its wake.
Huston will play bomber Eric Rudolph, while Britton will play Jewell, the security guard who was falsely accused of the bombing.
The first season, “Manhunt: Unabomber,” aired on Discovery Channel. In the new season, “Manhunt: Lone Wolf,” Huston’s Rudolph sets off a series of huge bombs before disappearing into the wilderness, where for years he successfully evaded a large manhunt.
Also Read: Unabomber Didn't...
The first season of the anthology series focused on the story of the Unabomber. The new season, “Manhunt: Lone Wolf,” will pivot to cover one of one of the largest manhunts in U.S. history, the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber, and the media firestorm that consumed the life of Richard Jewell in its wake.
Huston will play bomber Eric Rudolph, while Britton will play Jewell, the security guard who was falsely accused of the bombing.
The first season, “Manhunt: Unabomber,” aired on Discovery Channel. In the new season, “Manhunt: Lone Wolf,” Huston’s Rudolph sets off a series of huge bombs before disappearing into the wilderness, where for years he successfully evaded a large manhunt.
Also Read: Unabomber Didn't...
- 5/7/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Jack Huston and Cameron Britton are set as the leads in season 2 of Spectrum Originals’ anthology series Manhunt, from Lionsgate Television.
Spectrum parent Charter Communications last year made a deal with Lionsgate for new seasons of the Manhunt anthology series whose first installment, Manhunt: Unibomber, ran on Discovery Channel.
Season 2, Manhunt: Lone Wolf, will chronicle one of the largest and most complex manhunts on U.S. soil — the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber — and the media firestorm that consumed the life of Richard Jewell in its wake.
Huston will play Eric Rudolph, the criminal mastermind behind the deadly Centennial Olympic Park bombing, and Britton will portray Jewell.
Manhunt: Lone Wolf is being shepherded by the core creative team behind Manhunt: Unabomber, led by executive producer John Goldwyn and writer/executive producer Andrew Sodroski.
Huston’s Rudolph set off a series of huge bombs before disappearing into the wilderness,...
Spectrum parent Charter Communications last year made a deal with Lionsgate for new seasons of the Manhunt anthology series whose first installment, Manhunt: Unibomber, ran on Discovery Channel.
Season 2, Manhunt: Lone Wolf, will chronicle one of the largest and most complex manhunts on U.S. soil — the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber — and the media firestorm that consumed the life of Richard Jewell in its wake.
Huston will play Eric Rudolph, the criminal mastermind behind the deadly Centennial Olympic Park bombing, and Britton will portray Jewell.
Manhunt: Lone Wolf is being shepherded by the core creative team behind Manhunt: Unabomber, led by executive producer John Goldwyn and writer/executive producer Andrew Sodroski.
Huston’s Rudolph set off a series of huge bombs before disappearing into the wilderness,...
- 5/7/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Charter Communications is in advanced discussions to pick up the Discovery crime drama “Manhunt,” a person with direct knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
The company is near a deal with Lionsgate for two seasons of the series, with each season planned to feature a different infamous criminal. The potential second season is said to be a dramatized account of the hunt for Eric Rudolph, the Olympic Park Bomber who targeted the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
John Goldwyn and Andrew Sodroski, who served as executive producers on the first season, are set to return should the deal go through. Lionsgate declined to comment. Charter did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Also Read: Unabomber Didn't Watch Discovery's 'Manhunt: Unabomber' But Still Thinks It's 'Mostly Fiction'
“Manhunt: Unabomber,” starring Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington, premiered on Discovery last August. Originally planned as a limited series, the...
The company is near a deal with Lionsgate for two seasons of the series, with each season planned to feature a different infamous criminal. The potential second season is said to be a dramatized account of the hunt for Eric Rudolph, the Olympic Park Bomber who targeted the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
John Goldwyn and Andrew Sodroski, who served as executive producers on the first season, are set to return should the deal go through. Lionsgate declined to comment. Charter did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Also Read: Unabomber Didn't Watch Discovery's 'Manhunt: Unabomber' But Still Thinks It's 'Mostly Fiction'
“Manhunt: Unabomber,” starring Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington, premiered on Discovery last August. Originally planned as a limited series, the...
- 7/17/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Charter Communications continues to ramp up the original scripted series slate for its Spectrum cable systems. I have learned that the company is in advanced negotiations with Lionsgate Television for a two-season order to anthology series Manhunt. I hear the first of the two 10-episode seasons would chronicle the manhunt for domestic terrorist Eric Rudolph, known as the Olympic Park Bomber. It will be shepherded by the core creative team behind Manhunt: Unabomber, led by executive producer John Goldwyn and writer/executive producer Andrew Sodroski. Reps for Charter and Lionsgate declined comment.
Manhunt was originally set at Discovery Channel with its first installment, the 2017 Unabomber, marking the cable network’s first limited scripted series. Manhunt: Unabomber, starring Sam Worthington and Paul Bettany, drew strong reviews, delivered respectable numbers on Discovery and reportedly also did well in its Svod window on Netflix. But in a Discovery Channel programming strategy change...
Manhunt was originally set at Discovery Channel with its first installment, the 2017 Unabomber, marking the cable network’s first limited scripted series. Manhunt: Unabomber, starring Sam Worthington and Paul Bettany, drew strong reviews, delivered respectable numbers on Discovery and reportedly also did well in its Svod window on Netflix. But in a Discovery Channel programming strategy change...
- 7/17/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Jane Lynch is a comedic force. But even her funniest onscreen performances are rooted in a commitment to the truth of human nature, a quality that carries over into her more recent dramatic work. The three-time Emmy winner has created indelible characters of all sorts -- most notably as Sue Sylvester on Glee -- over the course of nearly three decades in Hollywood. But perhaps none have loomed as large in the popular imagination as U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, whom the actress portrays in Discovery Channel’s latest scripted project, Manhunt: Unabomber.
The eight-episode anthology series, created by Andrew Sodroski, follows the FBI’s pursuit of Ted Kaczynski (Paul Bettany) and his ultimate capture based on breakthrough linguistic evidence assembled by agent Jim Fitzgerald (Sam Worthington). In just a few short scenes, Lynch embodies a key player in the true-crime drama, and perhaps the sole character as recognizable to the American public as the Unabomber...
The eight-episode anthology series, created by Andrew Sodroski, follows the FBI’s pursuit of Ted Kaczynski (Paul Bettany) and his ultimate capture based on breakthrough linguistic evidence assembled by agent Jim Fitzgerald (Sam Worthington). In just a few short scenes, Lynch embodies a key player in the true-crime drama, and perhaps the sole character as recognizable to the American public as the Unabomber...
- 8/7/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
One of America’s biggest serial murder mysteries for many years was that of the Unabomber — a shadowy figure who terrorized people, killing three, with lethal packages sent in the mail, all painstakingly prepared to detonate upon opening. New series Manhunt: Unabomber comes to Discovery tonight from executive producer Andrew Sodroski and director Greg Yaitanes, who dramatized the story of Ted Kaczynski through the published recollections of an unusual and brilliant FBI profiler, Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald. Notably, it is Fitzgerald’s pioneering use of forensic linguistics which eventually helped crack the whereabouts of the Unabomber, as Kaczynski was known. Federal agents...read more...
- 8/1/2017
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Over 20 years after helming an episode of America’s Most Wanted -- yes, that long-running docuseries hosted by John Walsh -- director Greg Yaitanes is back in the true crime world following his transition into prestige TV with House, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost and most recently, Cinemax’s Banshee and Quarry. Now, he’s the showrunner of Discovery Channel’s anticipated new anthology series, Manhunt, which debuts its first season, Unabomber, on Tuesday, Aug. 1.
The first season follows FBI agent and criminal profiler James “Fitz” Fitzgerald (Sam Worthington) as he pioneers new forensic linguistics to find and ultimately capture Ted Kaczynski (Paul Bettany), the nation’s deadliest serial bomber in history. The 8-episode series written by Andrew Sodroski (scribe of Holland, Michigan, which topped Hollywood’s 2013 Black List) offers a perspective of the FBI’s hunt not often seen.
More: Jane Lynch Transforms Into Janet Reno on Discovery's 'Manhunt: Unabomber'
“I had no idea Jim Fitzgerald...
The first season follows FBI agent and criminal profiler James “Fitz” Fitzgerald (Sam Worthington) as he pioneers new forensic linguistics to find and ultimately capture Ted Kaczynski (Paul Bettany), the nation’s deadliest serial bomber in history. The 8-episode series written by Andrew Sodroski (scribe of Holland, Michigan, which topped Hollywood’s 2013 Black List) offers a perspective of the FBI’s hunt not often seen.
More: Jane Lynch Transforms Into Janet Reno on Discovery's 'Manhunt: Unabomber'
“I had no idea Jim Fitzgerald...
- 7/31/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Discovery Channel’s new scripted miniseries, “Manhunt: Unabomber,” has Paul Bettany (“Avengers”) playing Ted Kaczynski, the domestic terrorist known for a 17-year long mail bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23. There’s a thin line in regards to portraying a man who killed three and injured dozens of others. At TCA, the actors and executive producers behind the series talked about how to not cross that line and how they got into Kaczynski’s head without endearing him to the audience. Writer and executive producer Andrew Sodroski told reporters that the series used “radical empathy” and not “sympathy” to allow the.
- 7/26/2017
- by Carli Velocci
- The Wrap
Discovery has wasted no time in locating its two leading stars for upcoming FBI drama, Manifesto.
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that the network has tapped Sam Worthington for the part of skilled FBI agent Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald – his first major role on Us television – one of the most decorated profilers in the history of the bureau. His adversary? Ted Kaczynski (Aka “The Unabomber”), a terrorist, anarchist and mathematical prodigy who achieved infamy by engaging in a nationwide bombing campaign. Kaczynski was active between the years of 1978 and 1995, during which time his scheming and homemade explosives resulted in the deaths of three people. Paul Bettany of Civil War and Transcendence fame has nabbed the part of The Unabomber.
Pitched as an eight-part series, Manifesto‘s exciting roster of talent stretches behind the lens, too, considering Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti are attached to produce on behalf of Trigger Street and Lionsgate Television.
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that the network has tapped Sam Worthington for the part of skilled FBI agent Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald – his first major role on Us television – one of the most decorated profilers in the history of the bureau. His adversary? Ted Kaczynski (Aka “The Unabomber”), a terrorist, anarchist and mathematical prodigy who achieved infamy by engaging in a nationwide bombing campaign. Kaczynski was active between the years of 1978 and 1995, during which time his scheming and homemade explosives resulted in the deaths of three people. Paul Bettany of Civil War and Transcendence fame has nabbed the part of The Unabomber.
Pitched as an eight-part series, Manifesto‘s exciting roster of talent stretches behind the lens, too, considering Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti are attached to produce on behalf of Trigger Street and Lionsgate Television.
- 12/1/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Paul Bettany is set to star as Ted Kaczynski, also known as the "Unabomber," in the Discovery Channel's upcoming high-profile FBI crime-drama Manifesto. Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti executive produce the show through their Trigger Street Productions banner. Black List writer Andrew Sodroski, who wrote the pilot, will also exec produce along with Troy Searer and Discovery's John Goldwyn. Greg Yaitanes, who won an Emmy for his work on House, will be showrunner…...
- 11/29/2016
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Amazon Studios has acquired Holland, Michigan, a spec script by Andrew Sodroski that topped the 2013 Black List. Peter Dealbert will produce for Pacific View Management & Production. The spec is a Hitchock-ian style thriller with black humor, in which a Midwestern housewife suspects that her husband is having an affair. As she peels back the surface of her seemingly perfect life, she learns her husband might be leading a dark, secret life. Amazon is eyeing a…...
- 11/15/2016
- Deadline
Discovery Channel has ordered the high-profile scripted FBI crime drama series "Manifesto" from Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti.
The story will follow how the FBI brought down one of the most infamous criminal masterminds in the world - Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber - from the point of view of an FBI profiler whose radical new approach to intelligence gathering and focus on linguistics became vital to the case.
Spacey and Brunetti will serve as executive producers through their Trigger Street Productions banner. Andrew Sodroski penned the pilot and will also executive produce. Spacey and Brunetti also have the poiltical drama "The Resident" in development.
Source: Variety...
The story will follow how the FBI brought down one of the most infamous criminal masterminds in the world - Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber - from the point of view of an FBI profiler whose radical new approach to intelligence gathering and focus on linguistics became vital to the case.
Spacey and Brunetti will serve as executive producers through their Trigger Street Productions banner. Andrew Sodroski penned the pilot and will also executive produce. Spacey and Brunetti also have the poiltical drama "The Resident" in development.
Source: Variety...
- 3/31/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Discovery Channel took the wraps off 20 new series and 22 returning series on its 2016-2017 primetime programming slate today, including target launches two new scripted efforts: its miniseries Harley And The Davidsons and a new greelight for Manifesto, the previously announced project about the Unibomber investigation from Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti’s Trigger Street. Manifesto, whose pilot was penned by Black List scribe Andrew Sodroski (Holland, Michigan), will…...
- 3/31/2016
- Deadline TV
After breaking into the original scripted programming arena with the Klondike miniseries, Discovery Channel has been prepping an entry into scripted series with a development slate that includes a Harley-Davidson project announced in March. Now I’ve learned that the cable network has put in development Manifesto, an anthology drama series from Black List writer Andrew Sodroski and Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti’s Trigger Street. I hear the show, which has been…...
- 12/5/2015
- Deadline TV
He’s won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. His debut is in Roger Ebert’s 10 Greatest Films of All Time. He was instrumental to solving a murder case. He made Werner Herzog eat his shoe. He needs no real introduction, for Errol Morris is one of the world’s best makers of documentaries, if not the best.
In light of his forthcoming new film, The Unknown Known, which concerns ex-us Secretary of Defense and his interesting use of political language, Errol sat down with HeyUGuys and spoke at length about everything from his own obsessions, the legacy of The Thin Blue Line, the rise of digital technology in cinema, and Rumsfeld’s smile.
I guess I’d like to start by asking a very basic question. How did you manage to get Donald Rumsfeld to sit down and be interviewed?
I asked him. You know, there’s no great...
In light of his forthcoming new film, The Unknown Known, which concerns ex-us Secretary of Defense and his interesting use of political language, Errol sat down with HeyUGuys and spoke at length about everything from his own obsessions, the legacy of The Thin Blue Line, the rise of digital technology in cinema, and Rumsfeld’s smile.
I guess I’d like to start by asking a very basic question. How did you manage to get Donald Rumsfeld to sit down and be interviewed?
I asked him. You know, there’s no great...
- 3/20/2014
- by Gary Green
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
(Cbr) Bryan Cranston has gone from a drug kingpin to running from a giant monster, and soon he’ll be playing a suspected serial killer in the next film from "The Thin Blue Line" director Errol Morris. During a Reddit Ama on Sunday, Morris broke the news about his next project, a darkly humorous thriller called "Holland, Michigan". “I’m making a dramatic feature this year with Bryan Cranston, Naomi Watts and Edgar Ramirez,” the "Thin Blue Line" director wrote. The film focuses on Watts, who begins to think her husband (Cranston) is a serial killer. Meanwhile, she kicks off an affair with Ramirez who has a dark, violent history. Andrew Sodroski wrote the script which topped the 2013 Black List. (via TheWrap)...
- 2/26/2014
- by TJ Dietsch, Comic Book Resources
- Hitfix
Documentary filmmaker Errol Morris is developing a feature project called Holland, Michigan, and it looks like Bryan Cranston will star as a serial killer. He joins Naomi Watts and Edgar Ramirez, who are also attached to the project.
The thriller was written by Andrew Sodroski, and the story is described as "a darkly humorous suburban thriller that stars Watts as a teacher who begins to suspect that her docile husband (Cranston) is a serial killer as she starts an affair with a co-worker (Ramirez) who has a violent past."
There's no doubt that Cranston will be awesome in the role. The info on the film came from an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit conducted with The Act of Killing team of Joshua Oppenheimer, Werner Herzog, and Morris.
Via: The Wrap...
The thriller was written by Andrew Sodroski, and the story is described as "a darkly humorous suburban thriller that stars Watts as a teacher who begins to suspect that her docile husband (Cranston) is a serial killer as she starts an affair with a co-worker (Ramirez) who has a violent past."
There's no doubt that Cranston will be awesome in the role. The info on the film came from an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit conducted with The Act of Killing team of Joshua Oppenheimer, Werner Herzog, and Morris.
Via: The Wrap...
- 2/26/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Holland, Michigan
Director: Errol Morris
Writer: Andrew Sodroski
Producers: Adam Kassan, John Lesher
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Naomi Watts, Bryan Cranston, Edgar Ramírez
Documentarian Errol Morris has signed on to direct not one, but two fiction feature films (he’s only ever done that once before, back in 1991 with the Lou Diamond Philips starrer The Dark Wind). Initially, it looked like the Christopher Walken/Paul Rudd headlining Freezing People Is Easy was set to film first, but now it looks as if it will be Holland, Michigan, set to roll this spring. While that may be cutting it close for a reasonable 2014 release, the 65 year old Morris has an efficient track record, so we shall see. As for Ms. Watts, she’s currently filming with Noah Baumbach for a film set to be released in 2015. This would be her next project, and, then maybe, finally, she’ll get...
Director: Errol Morris
Writer: Andrew Sodroski
Producers: Adam Kassan, John Lesher
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Naomi Watts, Bryan Cranston, Edgar Ramírez
Documentarian Errol Morris has signed on to direct not one, but two fiction feature films (he’s only ever done that once before, back in 1991 with the Lou Diamond Philips starrer The Dark Wind). Initially, it looked like the Christopher Walken/Paul Rudd headlining Freezing People Is Easy was set to film first, but now it looks as if it will be Holland, Michigan, set to roll this spring. While that may be cutting it close for a reasonable 2014 release, the 65 year old Morris has an efficient track record, so we shall see. As for Ms. Watts, she’s currently filming with Noah Baumbach for a film set to be released in 2015. This would be her next project, and, then maybe, finally, she’ll get...
- 2/26/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Briefly: In Holland, Michigan, the new non-doc from documentarian Errol Morris, Bryan Cranston will once again be very, very bad. We’ve seen the actor’s descent into pure human horror in Breaking Bad, and here he’ll play he’ll play another suburban dad who has big secrets. Andrew Sodroski wrote the thriller in which a woman (Naomi […]
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- 2/25/2014
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
'Godzilla' and 'Breaking Bad' star Bryan Cranston (below) has managed to nail yet another sure-to-be-awesome role in new dark thriller 'Holland, Michigan'. Cranston has joined the gorgeous Naomi Watts ('Funny Games') and will play the husband of a suspicious wife believing him to be cheating on her. But it turns out that he's actually a serial killer as opposed to a serial adulterer. 'Holland, Michigan' will be directed by Errol Morris, for Le Grisbi Productions, which marks his directorial debut. Morris will helm from a script written by Andrew Sodroski. The script itself was part of 2013's Black List and is said to have a tone similar to that of the Coen brothers brilliant black comedy 'Fargo'....
- 2/25/2014
- Horror Asylum
Bradley Cooper is set to star in and produce a movie adaptation of upcoming crime novel American Blood.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros has acquired the rights to New Zealand author Ben Sanders's crime drama ahead of the book's release in autumn 2015.
Cooper is being lined up to play the story's lead Marshall Grade, a New York police officer turned mob informant. The character is living in witness protection in New Mexico but is soon pulled into a dangerous investigation involving a missing woman.
The project is currently only a partial manuscript but Andrew Sodroski is attached to write the adaptation.
John Lesher and Adam Kassan will produce alongside Brendan Deneen, Pouya Shabazian and Cooper.
American Blood is Sanders's debut novel in the Us and is likely to form part of a series, meaning the big-screen development could lead to a franchise if successful.
Cooper is attached...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros has acquired the rights to New Zealand author Ben Sanders's crime drama ahead of the book's release in autumn 2015.
Cooper is being lined up to play the story's lead Marshall Grade, a New York police officer turned mob informant. The character is living in witness protection in New Mexico but is soon pulled into a dangerous investigation involving a missing woman.
The project is currently only a partial manuscript but Andrew Sodroski is attached to write the adaptation.
John Lesher and Adam Kassan will produce alongside Brendan Deneen, Pouya Shabazian and Cooper.
American Blood is Sanders's debut novel in the Us and is likely to form part of a series, meaning the big-screen development could lead to a franchise if successful.
Cooper is attached...
- 2/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Bradley Cooper is attached to star in and produce the crime thriller “American Blood” for Warner Bros., an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. WB recently acquired Ben Sanders’ upcoming novel, which follows an NYPD officer turned mob informant who must compromise his status in the witness protection program when he’s roped into the investigation of a missing woman. “American Blood” currently exists as a partial manuscript, but those 50 pages were enough to entice Warner Bros. and several other film and TV companies. Also read: ‘American Hustle’ Revealed: Bradley Cooper on Taking Emotional Risks (Exclusive Video) Andrew Sodroski will write the.
- 2/25/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Bradley Cooper is attached to star in and produce the crime thriller "American Blood" which Warner Bros. Pictures has just closed a deal for.
Author Ben Sanders penned a 50 page proposal for what is said to be the first in a series of novels about an undercover NYPD officer turned mob informant.
Living in witness protection in New Mexico, he is pulled into a dangerous investigation which causes his past in New York to get wind of his whereabouts.
Andrew Sodroski will adapted the script while Cooper, Adam Kassan, Pouya Shahbazian and John Lesher will produce.
Source: Deadline...
Author Ben Sanders penned a 50 page proposal for what is said to be the first in a series of novels about an undercover NYPD officer turned mob informant.
Living in witness protection in New Mexico, he is pulled into a dangerous investigation which causes his past in New York to get wind of his whereabouts.
Andrew Sodroski will adapted the script while Cooper, Adam Kassan, Pouya Shahbazian and John Lesher will produce.
Source: Deadline...
- 2/25/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Warner Bros has grabbed the rights to American Blood, the new book from Ben Sanders. Two time Oscar nominee (and Philly born) Bradley Cooper is attached to star with Andrew Sodroski penning the script.
From THR:
The story follows Marshall Grade, an NYPD officer turned mob informant, who, while living in the witness protection program in New Mexico, is pulled into a dangerous investigation involving a missing woman.
American Blood will be published by MacMillan in the fall if 2015.
Cooper will produce via his 22 & Indiana banner, with Brendan Deneen of Macmillan Entertainment and Pouya Shabazian of New Leaf Literary & Media also producing. John Lesher and Adam Kassan will cover producing duties for WB.
Source: THR
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From THR:
The story follows Marshall Grade, an NYPD officer turned mob informant, who, while living in the witness protection program in New Mexico, is pulled into a dangerous investigation involving a missing woman.
American Blood will be published by MacMillan in the fall if 2015.
Cooper will produce via his 22 & Indiana banner, with Brendan Deneen of Macmillan Entertainment and Pouya Shabazian of New Leaf Literary & Media also producing. John Lesher and Adam Kassan will cover producing duties for WB.
Source: THR
Sponsored Content
The post WB Grabs ‘American Blood’ with Bradley Cooper Attached to Star appeared first on Latino-Review.com.
- 2/25/2014
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
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