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Geffen Playhouse hosted a few notable names inside the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater on opening night of Vinny DePonto’s Mindplay. The show, described as “a love letter to the imperfect mind,” is a participatory experience that works when audience members jot down “something that’s recently been weighing on your mind,” like a fear, regret, memory, etc. Guests place the slips of paper in sealed envelopes that are then dropped in a fishbowl.
Throughout the night, DePonto pulls out the envelopes at random, one by one, and invites guests on stage for mind-reading exercises. Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Up) got the call and DePonto shocked guests by knowing — without opening the envelope — that Giacchino had zeroed in on a favorite memory of attending Burning Man.
Michael Giacchino and JJ Abrams
Later, it was Abrams’ turn to join DePonto at center stage but...
Geffen Playhouse hosted a few notable names inside the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater on opening night of Vinny DePonto’s Mindplay. The show, described as “a love letter to the imperfect mind,” is a participatory experience that works when audience members jot down “something that’s recently been weighing on your mind,” like a fear, regret, memory, etc. Guests place the slips of paper in sealed envelopes that are then dropped in a fishbowl.
Throughout the night, DePonto pulls out the envelopes at random, one by one, and invites guests on stage for mind-reading exercises. Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Up) got the call and DePonto shocked guests by knowing — without opening the envelope — that Giacchino had zeroed in on a favorite memory of attending Burning Man.
Michael Giacchino and JJ Abrams
Later, it was Abrams’ turn to join DePonto at center stage but...
- 11/30/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Secret Headquarters, starring Owen Wilson, has set a record on Paramount+ as the most-watched original movie in the first seven days since its release on the streaming platform.
“Secret Headquarters has rocketed to superhero status on Paramount+ as a must-watch summer family film, breaking the viewership record for an original movie in the first week of release,” Domenic Dimeglio, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Paramount Streaming, said in a statement. “We’re thrilled audiences have fallen in love with this fun, action-packed adventure.”
The family action comedy produced by Paramount Pictures also stars Walker Scobell (The Adam Project), Jesse Williams (Grey’s Anatomy), Keith L. Williams (Good Boys), Momona Tamada (The Baby-Sitters Club), Michael Peña (Narcos: México), Abby James Witherspoon (Hot Pursuit), Kezii Curtis (Charm City Kings) and Jessie Mueller (Waitress).
Secret Headquarters revolves around Charlie and his friends who discover the headquarters of the world’s most...
“Secret Headquarters has rocketed to superhero status on Paramount+ as a must-watch summer family film, breaking the viewership record for an original movie in the first week of release,” Domenic Dimeglio, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Paramount Streaming, said in a statement. “We’re thrilled audiences have fallen in love with this fun, action-packed adventure.”
The family action comedy produced by Paramount Pictures also stars Walker Scobell (The Adam Project), Jesse Williams (Grey’s Anatomy), Keith L. Williams (Good Boys), Momona Tamada (The Baby-Sitters Club), Michael Peña (Narcos: México), Abby James Witherspoon (Hot Pursuit), Kezii Curtis (Charm City Kings) and Jessie Mueller (Waitress).
Secret Headquarters revolves around Charlie and his friends who discover the headquarters of the world’s most...
- 8/24/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Owen Wilson, Michael Peña, Walker Scobell, Momona Tamada, Keith L. Williams | Written by Christopher L. Yost, Josh Koenigsberg, Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman | Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and save the world.
Don’t you just miss seeing Owen Wilson in a silly movie? No? Just me? Well, I was extremely glad that I got to see him back in all of his glory in Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman‘s Secret Headquarters – an outrageously silly, highly implausible yet ridiculously charming, fun, and entertaining family film that will surely impress all the youngsters out there with enough good stuff to entertain the adults, as well.
First things first, if you absolutely hate Spy Kids or Sharkboy and Lavagirl,...
While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and save the world.
Don’t you just miss seeing Owen Wilson in a silly movie? No? Just me? Well, I was extremely glad that I got to see him back in all of his glory in Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman‘s Secret Headquarters – an outrageously silly, highly implausible yet ridiculously charming, fun, and entertaining family film that will surely impress all the youngsters out there with enough good stuff to entertain the adults, as well.
First things first, if you absolutely hate Spy Kids or Sharkboy and Lavagirl,...
- 8/12/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
The archetypal portrayal of heroic fathers is one of good, upstanding men teaching the sons who look up to them fundamental life lessons. But writer-directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (“Catfish”) expand on this conceit in “Secret Headquarters,” their family-friendly feature for the Paramount+ streaming service. Centered on a teen who discovers his aloof, neglectful father is the world’s most formidable superhero, this action-adventure delivers a modicum of skill and smarts, though it ultimately winds up as forgettable as its generic title.
Fourteen-year-old Charlie (Walker Scobell) is used to his dad Jack (Owen Wilson) abandoning their plans for work. From baseball games to big school achievements, his father has missed out on every important event. Only Charlie doesn’t know his put-upon pop is busy saving the world, one disaster at a time. A decade prior, Jack unwittingly became a part of something extraordinary when a glowing space orb crash landed on Earth,...
Fourteen-year-old Charlie (Walker Scobell) is used to his dad Jack (Owen Wilson) abandoning their plans for work. From baseball games to big school achievements, his father has missed out on every important event. Only Charlie doesn’t know his put-upon pop is busy saving the world, one disaster at a time. A decade prior, Jack unwittingly became a part of something extraordinary when a glowing space orb crash landed on Earth,...
- 8/10/2022
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
Between the sprawling MCU, countless remakes and franchises, and even video game movies, it feels like Hollywood’s obsession with existing IP has sucked all the creative air out of the movie business. But original films like “Nope” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” have boasted strong box office numbers this year, igniting conversation and motivating moviegoers back into theaters. But with the highest-grossing films still overwhelmingly based on existing IP, it’s all the more refreshing when Hollywood takes a chance on an original story, especially when it comes to the usual slam dunk kids’ movies.
To that end, Starring Owen Wilson and directed by “Catfish” duo Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, “Secret Headquarters” feels perfectly calibrated to fly under the radar of Hollywood’s typical risk aversion.
Fast-paced and heartfelt, “Secret Headquarters” assumes its young audience has a basic cultural literacy without shoving in clumsy social media references...
To that end, Starring Owen Wilson and directed by “Catfish” duo Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, “Secret Headquarters” feels perfectly calibrated to fly under the radar of Hollywood’s typical risk aversion.
Fast-paced and heartfelt, “Secret Headquarters” assumes its young audience has a basic cultural literacy without shoving in clumsy social media references...
- 8/10/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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In The Adam Project, a disposable Netflix feature probably watched by a squillion people earlier this year despite a plot so contorted it was basically a sleep aid, young actor Walker Scobell played a kid bruised by the inattention of a workaholic dad who then died, compounding the hurt. The boy’s perception shifted after a time-space wormhole brought him face to face with his grownup self, also shedding light on his father’s integrity. Scobell again plays a disgruntled son given a sci-fi shakeup in another empty-calorie adventure, Secret Headquarters, though it’s perhaps a small mercy this time that instead of Ryan Reynolds cracking wise we get the mellower Owen Wilson alternative.
Developed from a story by co-screenwriter and frequent Marvel hired hand Christopher Yost, the film was originally slated as a Paramount theatrical release before being bumped to Paramount+ on the same date.
In The Adam Project, a disposable Netflix feature probably watched by a squillion people earlier this year despite a plot so contorted it was basically a sleep aid, young actor Walker Scobell played a kid bruised by the inattention of a workaholic dad who then died, compounding the hurt. The boy’s perception shifted after a time-space wormhole brought him face to face with his grownup self, also shedding light on his father’s integrity. Scobell again plays a disgruntled son given a sci-fi shakeup in another empty-calorie adventure, Secret Headquarters, though it’s perhaps a small mercy this time that instead of Ryan Reynolds cracking wise we get the mellower Owen Wilson alternative.
Developed from a story by co-screenwriter and frequent Marvel hired hand Christopher Yost, the film was originally slated as a Paramount theatrical release before being bumped to Paramount+ on the same date.
- 8/10/2022
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Secret Headquarters Trailer — Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman‘s Secret Headquarters (2022) movie trailer has been released by Paramount+. The Secret Headquarters trailer stars Walker Scobell, Jesse Williams, Keith L. Williams, Momona Tamada, and Michael Peña, with Owen Wilson. Crew The screenplay is written by Josh Koenigsberg, Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman; from an original [...]
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- 7/16/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Exclusive: The Owen Wilson family secret superhero comedy, Secret Headquarters, will debut exclusively on Paramount+ this August in the U.S. and Canada, Deadline has learned. The Jerry Bruckheimer produced movie will also debut in select international territories where the streaming service is available.
“We have seen tremendous success with our high-quality kids and family content, and are excited to add this special superhero movie to our growing slate of Paramount+ original films,” said Tanya Giles, chief programming officer, Paramount Streaming. “Secret Headquarters is the perfect action-packed summer film for the whole family, making it a perfect fit for Paramount+ and our mountain of entertainment geared toward the whole household.”
The pic most recently had a theatrical release date of Aug. 5 and leaves behind Sony’s Brad Pitt action movie Bullet Train, Universal’s Jo Koy family comedy Easter Sunday and A24’s horror comedy Bodies, Bodies, Bodies on that release date.
“We have seen tremendous success with our high-quality kids and family content, and are excited to add this special superhero movie to our growing slate of Paramount+ original films,” said Tanya Giles, chief programming officer, Paramount Streaming. “Secret Headquarters is the perfect action-packed summer film for the whole family, making it a perfect fit for Paramount+ and our mountain of entertainment geared toward the whole household.”
The pic most recently had a theatrical release date of Aug. 5 and leaves behind Sony’s Brad Pitt action movie Bullet Train, Universal’s Jo Koy family comedy Easter Sunday and A24’s horror comedy Bodies, Bodies, Bodies on that release date.
- 6/1/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
More stars are heading to Secret Headquarters.
Riverdale actor Charles Melton and Tony winner Jessie Mueller are set for the project from Paramount and Jerry Bruckheimer, along with Dustin Ingram and Levy Tran. They are joining an already announced cast that includes Owen Wilson, Michael Peña and Jesse Williams, among others.
The high-concept project is described as “Home Alone set in the Batcave.”
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who recently helmed the Netflix feature Project Power, will direct from a script they wrote with Josh Koenigsberg, based on a story by Christopher Yost. Chad Oman will produce along with Bruckheimer. Orlee-Rose Strauss will ...
Riverdale actor Charles Melton and Tony winner Jessie Mueller are set for the project from Paramount and Jerry Bruckheimer, along with Dustin Ingram and Levy Tran. They are joining an already announced cast that includes Owen Wilson, Michael Peña and Jesse Williams, among others.
The high-concept project is described as “Home Alone set in the Batcave.”
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who recently helmed the Netflix feature Project Power, will direct from a script they wrote with Josh Koenigsberg, based on a story by Christopher Yost. Chad Oman will produce along with Bruckheimer. Orlee-Rose Strauss will ...
- 7/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
More stars are heading to Secret Headquarters.
Riverdale actor Charles Melton and Tony winner Jessie Mueller are set for the project from Paramount and Jerry Bruckheimer, along with Dustin Ingram and Levy Tran. They are joining an already announced cast that includes Owen Wilson, Michael Peña and Jesse Williams, among others.
The high-concept project is described as “Home Alone set in the Batcave.”
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who recently helmed the Netflix feature Project Power, will direct from a script they wrote with Josh Koenigsberg, based on a story by Christopher Yost. Chad Oman will produce along with Bruckheimer. Orlee-Rose Strauss will ...
Riverdale actor Charles Melton and Tony winner Jessie Mueller are set for the project from Paramount and Jerry Bruckheimer, along with Dustin Ingram and Levy Tran. They are joining an already announced cast that includes Owen Wilson, Michael Peña and Jesse Williams, among others.
The high-concept project is described as “Home Alone set in the Batcave.”
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who recently helmed the Netflix feature Project Power, will direct from a script they wrote with Josh Koenigsberg, based on a story by Christopher Yost. Chad Oman will produce along with Bruckheimer. Orlee-Rose Strauss will ...
- 7/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Grey’s Anatomy alum Jesse Williams will star in Paramount Pictures’ high-concept family action movie Secret Headquarters in what we’re hearing is the role of the villain.
The pic, scheduled to hit theaters on August 12, 2022, is described as Home Alone set in the Batcave.
Williams joins a cast that includes Owen Wilson, Michael Peña, Walker Scobell, Momona Tamada, Keith L. Williams, Abby James Witherspoon and Kezii Curtis. Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman are producing.
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman will direct and wrote the current draft along with Josh Koenigsberg. The story is an original idea from Christopher Yost.
Williams has played Dr. Jackson Avery on 272 episodes of ABC/Shondaland’s Grey’s Anatomy and also played the character in the spinoff Station 19. He starred on the Hulu minseries Little Fires Everywhere, and he’s heading back to Broadway to star in Richard Greenberg’s play Take Me Out. The play follows Darren Lemming,...
The pic, scheduled to hit theaters on August 12, 2022, is described as Home Alone set in the Batcave.
Williams joins a cast that includes Owen Wilson, Michael Peña, Walker Scobell, Momona Tamada, Keith L. Williams, Abby James Witherspoon and Kezii Curtis. Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman are producing.
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman will direct and wrote the current draft along with Josh Koenigsberg. The story is an original idea from Christopher Yost.
Williams has played Dr. Jackson Avery on 272 episodes of ABC/Shondaland’s Grey’s Anatomy and also played the character in the spinoff Station 19. He starred on the Hulu minseries Little Fires Everywhere, and he’s heading back to Broadway to star in Richard Greenberg’s play Take Me Out. The play follows Darren Lemming,...
- 7/1/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Michael Peña is set to join Owen Wilson in Paramount’s Secret Headquarters, to be helmed by Project Power directing duo Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Walker Scobell, Momona Tamada, Keith L. Williams, Abby James Witherspoon and Kezii Curtis round out the cast.
Jerry Bruckheimer will produce.
Joost & Schulman & Josh Koenigsberg are writing the current draft. The story is from an original screenplay by Christopher Yost, who was the sole previous writer on the project. Chad Oman is also producing for Bruckheimer Films. Orlee-Rose Strauss is exec producing.
The film is a high-concept family action movie about a kid who discovers the secret headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home and must defend it with his group of friends when villains attack. Details behind who Peña would be playing are unknown.
The film is set to bow on August 12, 2022.
Peña...
Jerry Bruckheimer will produce.
Joost & Schulman & Josh Koenigsberg are writing the current draft. The story is from an original screenplay by Christopher Yost, who was the sole previous writer on the project. Chad Oman is also producing for Bruckheimer Films. Orlee-Rose Strauss is exec producing.
The film is a high-concept family action movie about a kid who discovers the secret headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home and must defend it with his group of friends when villains attack. Details behind who Peña would be playing are unknown.
The film is set to bow on August 12, 2022.
Peña...
- 6/11/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: With his new Marvel series Loki set to bow next month, Owen Wilson looks to have found his next feature film. He is set to star in Paramount’s Secret Headquarters, with Project Power directing duo Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Jerry Bruckheimer will produce.
Joost & Schulman & Josh Koenigsberg are writing the current draft. The story is from an original screenplay by Christopher Yost, who was the sole previous writer on the project. Chad Oman is also producing for Bruckheimer Films. Orlee-Rose Strauss is exec producing.
The film is a high-concept family action movie about a kid who discovers the secret headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home and must defend it with his group of friends when villains attack. Details behind who Wilson would be playing are unknown.
Best known for his comedic performances in Wedding Crashers and Shanghai Noon,...
Joost & Schulman & Josh Koenigsberg are writing the current draft. The story is from an original screenplay by Christopher Yost, who was the sole previous writer on the project. Chad Oman is also producing for Bruckheimer Films. Orlee-Rose Strauss is exec producing.
The film is a high-concept family action movie about a kid who discovers the secret headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home and must defend it with his group of friends when villains attack. Details behind who Wilson would be playing are unknown.
Best known for his comedic performances in Wedding Crashers and Shanghai Noon,...
- 5/6/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Owen Wilson is set to star in family action-comedy Secret Headquarters for Paramount and Jerry Bruckheimer.
The high-concept project, according to the logline, follows “a kid who discovers the secret headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home and must defend it with his group of friends when villains attack.”
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who recently helmed the Netflix feature Project Power, will direct from a script they wrote with Josh Koenigsberg, based on a story by Christopher Yost.
Chad Oman will produce along with Bruckheimer.
Wilson, who will soon be seen in the Marvel series Loki on Disney+,...
The high-concept project, according to the logline, follows “a kid who discovers the secret headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home and must defend it with his group of friends when villains attack.”
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who recently helmed the Netflix feature Project Power, will direct from a script they wrote with Josh Koenigsberg, based on a story by Christopher Yost.
Chad Oman will produce along with Bruckheimer.
Wilson, who will soon be seen in the Marvel series Loki on Disney+,...
Owen Wilson is set to star in family action-comedy Secret Headquarters for Paramount and Jerry Bruckheimer.
The high-concept project, according to the logline, follows “a kid who discovers the secret headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home and must defend it with his group of friends when villains attack.”
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who recently helmed the Netflix feature Project Power, will direct from a script they wrote with Josh Koenigsberg, based on a story by Christopher Yost.
Chad Oman will produce along with Bruckheimer.
Wilson, who will soon be seen in the Marvel series Loki on Disney+,...
The high-concept project, according to the logline, follows “a kid who discovers the secret headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home and must defend it with his group of friends when villains attack.”
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who recently helmed the Netflix feature Project Power, will direct from a script they wrote with Josh Koenigsberg, based on a story by Christopher Yost.
Chad Oman will produce along with Bruckheimer.
Wilson, who will soon be seen in the Marvel series Loki on Disney+,...
Exclusive: After directing one of Netflix’s biggest movies of the year, Project Power directing duo Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman have found their next project as the two have come on to the Paramount Pic Secret Headquarters. Mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer will produce the pic.
Joost & Schulman & Josh Koenigsberg are writing the current draft. The story is an original idea from Christopher Yost, who was the only previous writer on the project. Chad Oman is also producing.
Plot details are being kept under wraps for now but sources say the film has become a top priority.
Best known for their documentary Catfish, Joost & Schulman are coming off their biggest pic of their careers with Project Power. Released on Netflix on Aug. 14, Project Power stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback, and concerns a pill that allows people to tap into their unknown superpower for five minutes. The film became...
Joost & Schulman & Josh Koenigsberg are writing the current draft. The story is an original idea from Christopher Yost, who was the only previous writer on the project. Chad Oman is also producing.
Plot details are being kept under wraps for now but sources say the film has become a top priority.
Best known for their documentary Catfish, Joost & Schulman are coming off their biggest pic of their careers with Project Power. Released on Netflix on Aug. 14, Project Power stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback, and concerns a pill that allows people to tap into their unknown superpower for five minutes. The film became...
- 1/28/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman are powering up for another project. The directors behind Netflix’s Project Power are teaming up with producer Jerry Bruckheimer for Secret Headquarters at Paramount, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Joost and Schulman are writing the current draft with Josh Koenigsberg, known for Orange Is the New Black and the television adaptation of High Fidelity. They are working from an original idea by Thor: Ragnarok’s Christopher Yost, who penned a previous draft. Plot details are locked away in a secret headquarters.
Bruckheimer, the super-producer behind Pirates of the Caribbean, and Bad Boys, will produce with Chad Oman.
Joost and Schulman came to prominence with ...
Joost and Schulman are writing the current draft with Josh Koenigsberg, known for Orange Is the New Black and the television adaptation of High Fidelity. They are working from an original idea by Thor: Ragnarok’s Christopher Yost, who penned a previous draft. Plot details are locked away in a secret headquarters.
Bruckheimer, the super-producer behind Pirates of the Caribbean, and Bad Boys, will produce with Chad Oman.
Joost and Schulman came to prominence with ...
- 1/28/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman are powering up for another project. The directors behind Netflix’s Project Power are teaming up with producer Jerry Bruckheimer for Secret Headquarters at Paramount, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Joost and Schulman are writing the current draft with Josh Koenigsberg, known for Orange Is the New Black and the television adaptation of High Fidelity. They are working from an original idea by Thor: Ragnarok’s Christopher Yost, who penned a previous draft. Plot details are locked away in a secret headquarters.
Bruckheimer, the super-producer behind Pirates of the Caribbean, and Bad Boys, will produce with Chad Oman.
Joost and Schulman came to prominence with ...
Joost and Schulman are writing the current draft with Josh Koenigsberg, known for Orange Is the New Black and the television adaptation of High Fidelity. They are working from an original idea by Thor: Ragnarok’s Christopher Yost, who penned a previous draft. Plot details are locked away in a secret headquarters.
Bruckheimer, the super-producer behind Pirates of the Caribbean, and Bad Boys, will produce with Chad Oman.
Joost and Schulman came to prominence with ...
- 1/28/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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