Prior to donning a thong as Magic Mike, a 25-year-old Channing Tatum helped launch a different film franchise about a guy who feels the rhythm.
The star and producer of Magic Mike’s Last Dance — due out from Warner Bros. on Feb. 10 and the threequel to 2012’s Magic Mike, which was loosely based on Tatum’s own experiences as a stripper — had a few bit parts under his belt when he was cast as the male lead in 2006’s Step Up. Anne Fletcher’s directorial debut focused on troublemaking teen Tyler (Tatum), who is caught vandalizing a tony performing arts school and enlisted to help dance student Nora, played by Jenna Dewan, with her senior recital. Erik Feig, head of production at Summit Entertainment, met with writer Duane Adler (Save the Last Dance) and pitched a loose idea about a high school for aspiring performers.
“I watched Fame because we wanted...
The star and producer of Magic Mike’s Last Dance — due out from Warner Bros. on Feb. 10 and the threequel to 2012’s Magic Mike, which was loosely based on Tatum’s own experiences as a stripper — had a few bit parts under his belt when he was cast as the male lead in 2006’s Step Up. Anne Fletcher’s directorial debut focused on troublemaking teen Tyler (Tatum), who is caught vandalizing a tony performing arts school and enlisted to help dance student Nora, played by Jenna Dewan, with her senior recital. Erik Feig, head of production at Summit Entertainment, met with writer Duane Adler (Save the Last Dance) and pitched a loose idea about a high school for aspiring performers.
“I watched Fame because we wanted...
- 2/10/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Have you ever wanted to watch the Step Up movies in order but didn’t know where to start? Well, look no further! This blog will give you a complete guide to watching the Step Up movies in chronological order.
From the original film that started it all to the latest installment in the franchise, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about watching these movies in the correct order.
The “Step Up” series is one of the most successful Dance Movie series created by Duane Adler. The movies follow a group of talented dance students as they strive to achieve their dreams.
The first movie in the series was released in 2006 to a massive box office success, with a total of five films in the franchise. The series features impressive choreography and breathtaking performances. Whether you’re a diehard fan of the franchise or a newcomer looking to get caught up,...
From the original film that started it all to the latest installment in the franchise, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about watching these movies in the correct order.
The “Step Up” series is one of the most successful Dance Movie series created by Duane Adler. The movies follow a group of talented dance students as they strive to achieve their dreams.
The first movie in the series was released in 2006 to a massive box office success, with a total of five films in the franchise. The series features impressive choreography and breathtaking performances. Whether you’re a diehard fan of the franchise or a newcomer looking to get caught up,...
- 8/18/2022
- by Israr
- buddytv.com
Exclusive: Duane Adler has signed with Buchwald for representation.
Adler is best known as the creator of the beloved Step Up dance film franchise, which launched in 2006. The franchise now includes five films—Step Up, Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), Step Up 3D (2010), Step Up Revolution (2012) and Step Up: All In (2014)—as well as a TV series of the same name, which ran for two season on YouTube Red before moving over to Starz for a third.
The writer is also known for other successful dance and music-driven projects, including Save the Last Dance, Make It Happen, Make Your Move, and Heartbeats.
On the television side, he has developed multiple projects, including a multi-generational dance series for Fox with Marc Platt producing. His most recent project set up for the small screen is House of the Rising Sun, a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet, set in New Orleans, which...
Adler is best known as the creator of the beloved Step Up dance film franchise, which launched in 2006. The franchise now includes five films—Step Up, Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), Step Up 3D (2010), Step Up Revolution (2012) and Step Up: All In (2014)—as well as a TV series of the same name, which ran for two season on YouTube Red before moving over to Starz for a third.
The writer is also known for other successful dance and music-driven projects, including Save the Last Dance, Make It Happen, Make Your Move, and Heartbeats.
On the television side, he has developed multiple projects, including a multi-generational dance series for Fox with Marc Platt producing. His most recent project set up for the small screen is House of the Rising Sun, a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet, set in New Orleans, which...
- 8/5/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
BET Plus has ordered the original series “Birth of Cool” in its first-ever partnership with “Gentefied” producers Macro Television Studios and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and actor Lena Waithe’s production house Hillman Grad Productions.
The 10-episode half-hour dramedy marks Waithe’s third original production with the brand— her other two series with BET are “Twenties” and “Boomerang.”
“Birth of Cool” follows the adventures and misadventures of both students and teachers at Crispus Attucks High, a predominantly black high school in Compton, as they try to make it through the weird, hilarious, stressful, often sobering, and sometimes surreal academic year while hopefully growing a bit in the process on and off-campus.
The show was created by writer-director Juel Taylor and writer Tony Rettenmaier, who both previously worked on the upcoming sci-fi comedy “They Cloned Tyrone” starring John Boyega, Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris. Taylor and Rettenmaier are also attached to executive produce,...
The 10-episode half-hour dramedy marks Waithe’s third original production with the brand— her other two series with BET are “Twenties” and “Boomerang.”
“Birth of Cool” follows the adventures and misadventures of both students and teachers at Crispus Attucks High, a predominantly black high school in Compton, as they try to make it through the weird, hilarious, stressful, often sobering, and sometimes surreal academic year while hopefully growing a bit in the process on and off-campus.
The show was created by writer-director Juel Taylor and writer Tony Rettenmaier, who both previously worked on the upcoming sci-fi comedy “They Cloned Tyrone” starring John Boyega, Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris. Taylor and Rettenmaier are also attached to executive produce,...
- 2/22/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Derek Hough is expanding his already lengthy relationship with ABC.
The six-time “Dancing With the Stars” winner, who recently returned as a judge for this season, has inked an overall deal with ABC Entertainment. Under this new agreement, Hough will host and develop specials and entertainment programming for the network.
“Coming home to ABC and being given the opportunity to develop projects for them that are as much on brand for them as they are for me makes this even that more exciting for me,” said Hough.
News of his deal comes just one week after the season 29 debut of “Dancing With the Stars,” and just over a year after Hough signed a first-look deal with Universal Television. At the time, Hough was a judge on “World of Dance,” but sources say he is no longer under that pact.
“Derek is a creative force not just in the ballroom, but also every room he enters,...
The six-time “Dancing With the Stars” winner, who recently returned as a judge for this season, has inked an overall deal with ABC Entertainment. Under this new agreement, Hough will host and develop specials and entertainment programming for the network.
“Coming home to ABC and being given the opportunity to develop projects for them that are as much on brand for them as they are for me makes this even that more exciting for me,” said Hough.
News of his deal comes just one week after the season 29 debut of “Dancing With the Stars,” and just over a year after Hough signed a first-look deal with Universal Television. At the time, Hough was a judge on “World of Dance,” but sources say he is no longer under that pact.
“Derek is a creative force not just in the ballroom, but also every room he enters,...
- 9/22/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Cynthia Erivo will star in Universal Pictures’ musical drama “Talent Show,” according to an individual with knowledge of the project.
Gandja Monteiro will direct the film, which is based on an idea by Duane Adler, who originated the “Step Up” franchise. Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe wrote the latest version of the script, with earlier versions by Adler and Aimee Lagos.
“Talent Show” centers on a failed songwriter who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in their annual talent show.
Also Read: Cynthia Erivo to Star in Film Adaptation of Sci-Fi Podcast 'Carrier' at Amblin
George Tillman Jr. and Robert Teitel will produce for State Street Pictures. Waithe will executive produce alongside State Street’s Jay Marcus.
Senior Executive Vice President of Production Erik Baiers and Senior Vice President of Production Sara Scott will oversee the project on behalf of Universal. Marcus, who runs development at State Street Pictures,...
Gandja Monteiro will direct the film, which is based on an idea by Duane Adler, who originated the “Step Up” franchise. Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe wrote the latest version of the script, with earlier versions by Adler and Aimee Lagos.
“Talent Show” centers on a failed songwriter who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in their annual talent show.
Also Read: Cynthia Erivo to Star in Film Adaptation of Sci-Fi Podcast 'Carrier' at Amblin
George Tillman Jr. and Robert Teitel will produce for State Street Pictures. Waithe will executive produce alongside State Street’s Jay Marcus.
Senior Executive Vice President of Production Erik Baiers and Senior Vice President of Production Sara Scott will oversee the project on behalf of Universal. Marcus, who runs development at State Street Pictures,...
- 7/21/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo is set to star in the Universal Pictures drama Talent Show, which is being directed by Gandja Monteiro. Emmy winner Lena Waithe penned the latest version of the script from an earlier version by Aimee Lagos. George Tillman Jr. and Robert Teitel are producing under their State Street Pictures label.
Based on an idea from Step Up franchise, Save the Last Dance scribe Duane Adler, the plot follow a failed songwriter who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in their annual talent show.
Waithe will serve as executive producer alongside State Street’s Jay Marcus. Erik Baiers and Sara Scott will oversee the project on behalf of Universal, while Rishi Rajani will oversee for Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions.
Erivo, nominated for an Oscar for her leading role in Harriet, is also a Tony, Emmy and Grammy winner.
Based on an idea from Step Up franchise, Save the Last Dance scribe Duane Adler, the plot follow a failed songwriter who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in their annual talent show.
Waithe will serve as executive producer alongside State Street’s Jay Marcus. Erik Baiers and Sara Scott will oversee the project on behalf of Universal, while Rishi Rajani will oversee for Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions.
Erivo, nominated for an Oscar for her leading role in Harriet, is also a Tony, Emmy and Grammy winner.
- 7/21/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Cynthia Erivo, the Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner who was Oscar-nominated for her work in 2019’s Harriet, has come aboard Talent Show, a musical drama set up at Universal.
Gandja Monteiro (Vida, The Chi) will direct the project, which is based on an idea by Duane Adler, the Save the Last Dance scribe who originated the Step Up franchise.
Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in their annual talent show.
Lena Waithe wrote the latest version of the script. Aimee ...
Gandja Monteiro (Vida, The Chi) will direct the project, which is based on an idea by Duane Adler, the Save the Last Dance scribe who originated the Step Up franchise.
Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in their annual talent show.
Lena Waithe wrote the latest version of the script. Aimee ...
- 7/21/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cynthia Erivo, the Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner who was Oscar-nominated for her work in 2019’s Harriet, has come aboard Talent Show, a musical drama set up at Universal.
Gandja Monteiro (Vida, The Chi) will direct the project, which is based on an idea by Duane Adler, the Save the Last Dance scribe who originated the Step Up franchise.
Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in their annual talent show.
Lena Waithe wrote the latest version of the script. Aimee ...
Gandja Monteiro (Vida, The Chi) will direct the project, which is based on an idea by Duane Adler, the Save the Last Dance scribe who originated the Step Up franchise.
Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in their annual talent show.
Lena Waithe wrote the latest version of the script. Aimee ...
- 7/21/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: In a competitive situation, ABC has landed soapy musical drama series House of the Rising Sun, I have learned. No one would comment but I hear the project, from Step Up and Save the Last Dance writer Duane Adler and indie studio Entertainment One, has received a put pilot commitment.
I hear respected R&b singer-songwriter Raphael Saadiq, an Oscar nominee for Mudbound, will contribute music for the potential series, which is expected to incorporate the famous folk song whose title mirrors the name of the show. (You can watch the song’s arguably most famous rendition by The Animals below.)
Written and executive produced by Adler, House of the Rising Sun is said to be in the vein of Moulin Rouge. it is described as a Romeo and Juliet-style soap about two feuding families set against the backdrop of the famous New Orleans night club.
The exact physical...
I hear respected R&b singer-songwriter Raphael Saadiq, an Oscar nominee for Mudbound, will contribute music for the potential series, which is expected to incorporate the famous folk song whose title mirrors the name of the show. (You can watch the song’s arguably most famous rendition by The Animals below.)
Written and executive produced by Adler, House of the Rising Sun is said to be in the vein of Moulin Rouge. it is described as a Romeo and Juliet-style soap about two feuding families set against the backdrop of the famous New Orleans night club.
The exact physical...
- 9/5/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Gandja Monteiro, who has gained recognition for her work on Starz’s series “Vida,” will direct Universal Pictures’ “Talent Show,” based on an idea by Duane Adler from the “Step Up” franchise.
Lena Waithe wrote the latest version of the script, with an earlier version by Adler. “The Hate U Give” producers George Tillman Jr. and Robert Teitel will produce for their State Street Pictures. Waithe will executive produce.
The pic tells the story of a failed songwriter who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in their annual talent show. Senior executive vice president of production Erik Baiers and senior vice president of production Sara Scott will oversee the project on behalf of Universal. Jay Marcus, who runs development at State Street Pictures, will oversee on behalf of the company.
This marks another strong move by Universal and studio chairman Donna Langley in diversifying its...
Lena Waithe wrote the latest version of the script, with an earlier version by Adler. “The Hate U Give” producers George Tillman Jr. and Robert Teitel will produce for their State Street Pictures. Waithe will executive produce.
The pic tells the story of a failed songwriter who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in their annual talent show. Senior executive vice president of production Erik Baiers and senior vice president of production Sara Scott will oversee the project on behalf of Universal. Jay Marcus, who runs development at State Street Pictures, will oversee on behalf of the company.
This marks another strong move by Universal and studio chairman Donna Langley in diversifying its...
- 7/8/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Fox has given a script commitment plus penalty to Shine, an hourlong dance drama from producer Marc Platt (La La Land, Fox’s Grease: Live) and Step Up creator Duane Adler. Written and executive produced by Adler, Shine is a character-driven, multigenerational dance show told through the eyes of three distinct women, each at a different point in their lives and careers. These women stand at a crossroads when it comes to their dreams and relationships, as they form the core…...
- 10/6/2017
- Deadline TV
The Santa Monica-based sales, production and financing company has boarded international rights to Mushroom Pictures’ coming-of-age horror film following its world premiere in Venice Horizons.
Toby Wallace, Gulliver McGrath and Mitzi Ruhlmann star in the Australian director Nicholas Verso’s debut about teenage friends who embark on a precarious all-night trek on Halloween.
Mushroom’s John Molloy produced Boys In The Trees and released the film theatrically in Australia. The company’s production credits include the iconic Australian drama Chopper.
“Nicholas Verso has made a stylish, smart and frightening film which perfectly captures the feat that lurks in our imagination,” said Myriad president Kirk D’Amico. “We are very proud to be able to bring this extraordinary film to international distributors.”
Myriad senior vice-president of marketing and acquisitions Audrey Delaney negotiated international sales rights with Mushroom’s Molloy and Bethany Jones.
The company’s slate roster includes Penelope Cruz in The Queen Of Spain directed by [link...
Toby Wallace, Gulliver McGrath and Mitzi Ruhlmann star in the Australian director Nicholas Verso’s debut about teenage friends who embark on a precarious all-night trek on Halloween.
Mushroom’s John Molloy produced Boys In The Trees and released the film theatrically in Australia. The company’s production credits include the iconic Australian drama Chopper.
“Nicholas Verso has made a stylish, smart and frightening film which perfectly captures the feat that lurks in our imagination,” said Myriad president Kirk D’Amico. “We are very proud to be able to bring this extraordinary film to international distributors.”
Myriad senior vice-president of marketing and acquisitions Audrey Delaney negotiated international sales rights with Mushroom’s Molloy and Bethany Jones.
The company’s slate roster includes Penelope Cruz in The Queen Of Spain directed by [link...
- 10/25/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Das Films, Myriad Pictures and Bowery Hills Entertainment’s dance pic Heartbeats has just begun production in India ahead of the start of sales at the Efm in Berlin. Professional dancer Krystal Ellsworth (Fame, Iron Man 2), Indian actor Amitash Pradhan and Paul McGillion and Daphne Zuniga are headlining the cast. Step Up creator Duane Adler wrote the script and is directing. Check out the first-look photos above and below. Heartbeats tells the story of Kelli…...
- 1/21/2016
- Deadline
Plus: Glass Eye Pix, Dogfish wrap ‘Like Me’; FilmRise acquires ‘The Witness’; and more…
Professional dancer Krystal Ellswort, rising South Indian star Amitash Pradhan, Paul McGillion and Daphne Zuniga have joined Myriad Pictures, Das Films and Bowery Hills Entertainment’s Heartbeats. Myriad will handle sales in Berlin.
Writer-director Duane Adler has begun production in Mumbai on the tale of a feisty female American hip hop dancer who travels with her family to India and falls in love with a young man and a new style of dance.
Justin Chon, Salman Yussuf Khan, Kishori Shahane and Mohan Kapur round out the cast. Producers are Sriram Das, Andrea Chung and Karine Martin. Myriad’s Kirk D’Amico serves as executive producer alongside Julie Stadler and CEO Brian Williams of co-financier Dance Network.
Glass Eye Pix and Dogfish Pictures have wrapped principal photography on Like Me, a neo-noir starring Addison Timlin as a discontented loner who documents her crime spree through...
Professional dancer Krystal Ellswort, rising South Indian star Amitash Pradhan, Paul McGillion and Daphne Zuniga have joined Myriad Pictures, Das Films and Bowery Hills Entertainment’s Heartbeats. Myriad will handle sales in Berlin.
Writer-director Duane Adler has begun production in Mumbai on the tale of a feisty female American hip hop dancer who travels with her family to India and falls in love with a young man and a new style of dance.
Justin Chon, Salman Yussuf Khan, Kishori Shahane and Mohan Kapur round out the cast. Producers are Sriram Das, Andrea Chung and Karine Martin. Myriad’s Kirk D’Amico serves as executive producer alongside Julie Stadler and CEO Brian Williams of co-financier Dance Network.
Glass Eye Pix and Dogfish Pictures have wrapped principal photography on Like Me, a neo-noir starring Addison Timlin as a discontented loner who documents her crime spree through...
- 1/21/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Myriad Pictures and Das Films have signed an exclusive deal with Us-based Dance Network on the upcoming dance feature Heartbeats that Myriad is selling at Afm.
Duane Adler, the creator behind Step Up, Step Up 2 and Save The Last Dance, will direct from his screenplay.
The story follows a feisty female American hip-hop dancer who travels to India with her family for a wedding and falls in love with a new style of dance and the young man who introduces it to her.
Dance Network is the first Ott subscription-based streaming-video service devoted entirely to dance programming.
Sriram Das produces through Das Films alongside Karine Martin through Mediabiz, Andrea Chung and Dileep Singh Rathore of On The Road India.
Duane Adler, the creator behind Step Up, Step Up 2 and Save The Last Dance, will direct from his screenplay.
The story follows a feisty female American hip-hop dancer who travels to India with her family for a wedding and falls in love with a new style of dance and the young man who introduces it to her.
Dance Network is the first Ott subscription-based streaming-video service devoted entirely to dance programming.
Sriram Das produces through Das Films alongside Karine Martin through Mediabiz, Andrea Chung and Dileep Singh Rathore of On The Road India.
- 11/7/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Myriad Pictures and Das Films have signed an exclusive deal with Us-based Dance Network on the upcoming dance feature Heartbeats that Myriad is selling at Afm.
Duane Adler, the creator behind Step Up, Step Up 2 and Save The Last Dance, will direct from his screenplay.
The story follows a feisty female American hip-hop dancer who travels to India with her family for a wedding and falls in love with a new style of dance and the young man who introduces it to her.
Dance Network is the first Ott subscription-based streaming-video service devoted entirely to dance programming.
Sriram Das produces through Das Films alongside Karine Martin through Mediabiz, Andrea Chung and Dileep Singh Rathore of On The Road India.
Duane Adler, the creator behind Step Up, Step Up 2 and Save The Last Dance, will direct from his screenplay.
The story follows a feisty female American hip-hop dancer who travels to India with her family for a wedding and falls in love with a new style of dance and the young man who introduces it to her.
Dance Network is the first Ott subscription-based streaming-video service devoted entirely to dance programming.
Sriram Das produces through Das Films alongside Karine Martin through Mediabiz, Andrea Chung and Dileep Singh Rathore of On The Road India.
- 11/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Supergravity Pictures has some brand-new executive team members. The feature film studio, co-founded in 2014 by Marc Hustvedt and Max Benator, has hired Cody Zwieg as the studio’s Senior Vice President of Development and Production, as well as Mike Flavin as Supergravity’s Director of Development.
Zwieg arrives at Supergravity with a wealth of production experience from Hollywood. The executive worked on The Lazarus Effect with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions and on Apollo 18 for Dimension Films. Additionally, Zwieg served in various producer roles for Wes Craven films like The Hills Have Eyes and The Last House on the Left. Zwieg also held the title of VP of Production and Development at Craven’s Midnight Entertainment company.
“I'm thrilled to join a team that embraces new avenues for traditional storytelling,” said Zwieg in a release. “We are going to support strong voices and innovative perspectives at Supergravity.”
As for Flavin,...
Zwieg arrives at Supergravity with a wealth of production experience from Hollywood. The executive worked on The Lazarus Effect with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions and on Apollo 18 for Dimension Films. Additionally, Zwieg served in various producer roles for Wes Craven films like The Hills Have Eyes and The Last House on the Left. Zwieg also held the title of VP of Production and Development at Craven’s Midnight Entertainment company.
“I'm thrilled to join a team that embraces new avenues for traditional storytelling,” said Zwieg in a release. “We are going to support strong voices and innovative perspectives at Supergravity.”
As for Flavin,...
- 8/27/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
• Julia Roberts has joined fellow Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow and 12 Years A Slave nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor in the remake of the 2009 Argentinian film The Secret in Their Eyes. The original feature won the Best Foreign Language film Oscar in 2010. Billy Ray, who wrote the screenplay for The Hunger Games and Captain Phillips, will write and direct the story about a former Mi-5 agent (Ejiofor) on a joint task force with the FBI, who thinks he’s finally found the man who murdered the daughter of his former partner and friend (Roberts). [Deadline]
• Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette will star in the relationship drama Miss You Already.
• Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette will star in the relationship drama Miss You Already.
- 9/5/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside Movies
Myriad Pictures is in Toronto with world sales on the Das Films and Sikhya Films Bollywood-hip-hop dance title from Step Up creator Duane Adler.
Aimee Teegarden (pictured) from the show Friday Night Lights will star as a feisty Us hip-hop dancer who falls in love with a man and a new dance style while attending a wedding in India.
Adler wrote the script to Heart Beats 3D and is preparing to fly to the sub-continent for a first quarter 2015 shoot. Tiger Shroff is in talks to play the Indian love interest Aseem.
Sriram Das produces through his Das Films alongside Guneet Monga and her Sikhya Films.
Negotiations are underway with two unannounced recording artists to create original Bollywood and hip-hop music.
“We are excited to be working with Duane Adler and Sriram Das on this extraordinary dance film project,” said Myriad president Kirk D’Amico.
“Aimee is the perfect young rising star to play this lead role...
Aimee Teegarden (pictured) from the show Friday Night Lights will star as a feisty Us hip-hop dancer who falls in love with a man and a new dance style while attending a wedding in India.
Adler wrote the script to Heart Beats 3D and is preparing to fly to the sub-continent for a first quarter 2015 shoot. Tiger Shroff is in talks to play the Indian love interest Aseem.
Sriram Das produces through his Das Films alongside Guneet Monga and her Sikhya Films.
Negotiations are underway with two unannounced recording artists to create original Bollywood and hip-hop music.
“We are excited to be working with Duane Adler and Sriram Das on this extraordinary dance film project,” said Myriad president Kirk D’Amico.
“Aimee is the perfect young rising star to play this lead role...
- 9/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Myriad Pictures is in Toronto with world sales on the Das Films and Sikhya Films Bollywood-hip-hop dance title from Step Up creator Duane Adler.
Aimee Teegarden (pictured) from the show Friday Night Lights will star as a feisty Us hip-hop dancer who falls in love with a man and a new dance style while attending a wedding in India.
Adler wrote the script to Heart Beats 3 and is preparing to fly to the sub-continent for a first quarter 2015 shoot. Tiger Shroff is in talks to play the Indian love interest Aseem.
Sriram Das produces through his Das Films alongside Guneet Monga and her Sikhya Films.
Negotiations are underway with two unannounced recording artists to create original Bollywood and hip-hop music.
“We are excited to be working with Duane Adler and Sriram Das on this extraordinary dance film project,” said Myriad president Kirk D’Amico.
“Aimee is the perfect young rising star to play this lead role, and...
Aimee Teegarden (pictured) from the show Friday Night Lights will star as a feisty Us hip-hop dancer who falls in love with a man and a new dance style while attending a wedding in India.
Adler wrote the script to Heart Beats 3 and is preparing to fly to the sub-continent for a first quarter 2015 shoot. Tiger Shroff is in talks to play the Indian love interest Aseem.
Sriram Das produces through his Das Films alongside Guneet Monga and her Sikhya Films.
Negotiations are underway with two unannounced recording artists to create original Bollywood and hip-hop music.
“We are excited to be working with Duane Adler and Sriram Das on this extraordinary dance film project,” said Myriad president Kirk D’Amico.
“Aimee is the perfect young rising star to play this lead role, and...
- 9/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Friday Night Lights alum Aimee Teegarden will topline Heart Beats 3D, a Bollywood meets Hollywood dance feature from Duane Adler, the writer who kickstarted the Step Up franchise. Myriad Pictures is handling worldwide sales on the project and introducing it in Toronto. Sriram Das (November Man) is producing via his Das Films banner along with Guneet Monga and her company Sikhya Films. According to the producers, Teegarden will play "a feisty female American hip-hop dancer who travels to India with her family for a wedding and falls in love — both with a new style of dance and with
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- 9/5/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Meet one of the last major additions to HBO‘s True Blood. Will Yun Lee (Total Recall) has been tapped for a major recurring role on the upcoming seventh and final season of the vampire drama. He will play Mr Gus, a Japanese businessman living in Texas, whose bigger-than-life, urban cowboy demeanor nearly rivals the size of his large Stetsons. Gus is out for revenge and will stop at nothing to get it. Repped by Apa and Zero Gravity Management, Lee most recently co-starred in The Wolverine opposite Hugh Jackman. He also just completed shooting a supporting role opposite Melissa McCarthy in Paul Feig’s comedy Spy and stars in Duane Adler’s upcoming Korean feature film, Cobu, which is scheduled to be released worldwide later this year.
- 5/2/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
South Korean studio Cj E&M has announced English-language dance romance Make Your Move has sold to 54 countries for a total of $6.3m to date.
Territories include Russia-cis (West), Hong Kong (Sundream), Belgium (Beneluxe), UAE (Gulf Film) and Netherlands (Benelux Film Investments).
Starring K-pop diva BoA, the film is co-produced by Cj E&M, Sm Entertainment, and Robert Cort Productions.
With sales handled by Lionsgate, the film has already been released in 14 countries and will have its North American release handled by High Top on April 18. Cj E&M is set to release the film in Korea on April 17.
Directed by Duane Adler, the film features BoA as star-crossed lovers with Dancing With The Stars pro Derek Hough in New York’s underground club world.
“Winning attention from buyers around the world, particularly in Europe, which accounts for 70% of pre-sales to-date, we’re excited at the model of global collaboration Make Your Move provides to advance Korean...
Territories include Russia-cis (West), Hong Kong (Sundream), Belgium (Beneluxe), UAE (Gulf Film) and Netherlands (Benelux Film Investments).
Starring K-pop diva BoA, the film is co-produced by Cj E&M, Sm Entertainment, and Robert Cort Productions.
With sales handled by Lionsgate, the film has already been released in 14 countries and will have its North American release handled by High Top on April 18. Cj E&M is set to release the film in Korea on April 17.
Directed by Duane Adler, the film features BoA as star-crossed lovers with Dancing With The Stars pro Derek Hough in New York’s underground club world.
“Winning attention from buyers around the world, particularly in Europe, which accounts for 70% of pre-sales to-date, we’re excited at the model of global collaboration Make Your Move provides to advance Korean...
- 4/15/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Gael García Bernal To Star In Amazon Pilot ‘Mozart In The Jungle’; Will Yun Lee Joins USA’s ‘Novice’
Exclusive: Amazon Studios continues to attract big names for its pilots. Feature actor Gael García Bernal (Y Tu Mamá También, Amores Perros, Babel) has been tapped for the streaming service’s comedy pilot Mozart In The Jungle, written by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Alex Timbers. Based on the memoir by Blair Tindal, the project is all about sex, drugs and classical music and shows that what happens behind the curtains at the symphony can be just as captivating as what happens onstage. Mexico-born Garcia Bernal, repped by Wme, will play Gustavo, an enfant terrible who’s utterly devoted to his art as a conductor — but also to his image. Will Yun Lee (The Wolverine) is set to co-star opposite Shane Coffey in USA’s drama pilot The Novice, from Fox 21, Joe and Tony Gayton. It centers on Kyle (Coffey), a recent college graduate who is forced to move...
- 11/5/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Supermax
Paramount Pictures and Disruption Entertainment have picked up Marc Haimes' script pitch "Supermax".
The story is described as a high-concept, found-footage project. Despite having the same name, this is Not the Green Arrow in prison project that was in development a few years ago. [Source: THR]
Muse
Nearly a decade since his "Murder-Set-Pieces" came out to controversy and some bans, filmmaker Nick Palumbo is returning with the psychological horror thriller "Muse".
Palumbo wrote and will direct the film which stars newcomer Samantha Mion as an actress descending into homicidal madness in Los Angeles. Patrick Scott Lewis also stars in the film which begins shooting in two weeks. [Source: Deadline]
The Infinity Principle
Summit Entertainment and producer Basil Iwanyk have picked up Arash Amel's sci-fi script pitch "The Infinity Principle".
The story follows a physicist who discovers the secret of time travel, in the process tearing apart the fabric of the universe.
Paramount Pictures and Disruption Entertainment have picked up Marc Haimes' script pitch "Supermax".
The story is described as a high-concept, found-footage project. Despite having the same name, this is Not the Green Arrow in prison project that was in development a few years ago. [Source: THR]
Muse
Nearly a decade since his "Murder-Set-Pieces" came out to controversy and some bans, filmmaker Nick Palumbo is returning with the psychological horror thriller "Muse".
Palumbo wrote and will direct the film which stars newcomer Samantha Mion as an actress descending into homicidal madness in Los Angeles. Patrick Scott Lewis also stars in the film which begins shooting in two weeks. [Source: Deadline]
The Infinity Principle
Summit Entertainment and producer Basil Iwanyk have picked up Arash Amel's sci-fi script pitch "The Infinity Principle".
The story follows a physicist who discovers the secret of time travel, in the process tearing apart the fabric of the universe.
- 4/3/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
His latest work, The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister And Pete, made its world premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, but left the festival without a distributor (nothing's been announced yet on that front); however, director George Tillman Jr. has been busy setting up a new project which Deadline reports will be based on an untitled pitch sale to Universal Pictures. Duane Adler will pen the script for a feature film that will center on a failed songwriter who returns home to Chicago, to lead a group of at-risk youth to their annual talent show. Adler's past writing credits should give you some idea of what to expect here: Save the Last Dance, Save the...
- 4/2/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Exclusive: Universal Pictures today closed a mid-to-high six-figure deal for an untitled pitch that State Street will produce. It will be written by Duane Adler, who hatched the Step Up franchise and Save The Last Dance, with George Tillman Jr. attached to direct and his partner Bob Teitel to produce. The pitch is the story of a failed song writer who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at risk youth in their annual talent show. The tone is Pitch Perfect meets 8 Mile. Adler is repped by Paradigm and Blaine & Assocates, and Tillman and State Street are repped by CAA.
- 4/2/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Step Up: Revolution
Directed by Scott Speer
Written by Duane Adler and Jenny Mayer
U.S.A., 2012
Here is an interesting little franchise. The Step Up films, as far this movie reviewer can tell (having not seen any of the previous three episodes) do not follow any overarching plot, continuous from one instalment to the next. Nay, each is a self-contained dance obsessed adventure involving a revolving door of characters, although IMDb indicates that a couple of performers make appearances from one film to the next. This may speak to ignorance, but it feels as if no one hypes, anticipates, goes to or afterwards discusses these films. Perhaps the safest claim is that the series’ most notable attribute is helping to put today’s unexpected poster boy for cool, Channing Tatum, on the map as he starred in the opener. Still, in the summer of 2012, here comes the fourth film,...
Directed by Scott Speer
Written by Duane Adler and Jenny Mayer
U.S.A., 2012
Here is an interesting little franchise. The Step Up films, as far this movie reviewer can tell (having not seen any of the previous three episodes) do not follow any overarching plot, continuous from one instalment to the next. Nay, each is a self-contained dance obsessed adventure involving a revolving door of characters, although IMDb indicates that a couple of performers make appearances from one film to the next. This may speak to ignorance, but it feels as if no one hypes, anticipates, goes to or afterwards discusses these films. Perhaps the safest claim is that the series’ most notable attribute is helping to put today’s unexpected poster boy for cool, Channing Tatum, on the map as he starred in the opener. Still, in the summer of 2012, here comes the fourth film,...
- 8/4/2012
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Great 3D dance moves, an attractive cast and the South Beach backdrop make Step Up Revolution a fun addition to the franchise Of all the movie genres embracing 3D technology, action, animation, horror, it’s dance that truly captures its razzle-dazzle potential. The veteran filmmaker Wim Wenders transforms 3D dance into film art via his recent documentary Pina. First-time feature director Scott Speer mixes a familiar, teen-friendly story of unexpected romance, a disapproving father, and friendship rivalry with a surprising shot of political activism and the sexy backdrop of Miami for the entertaining Step Up Revolution, the fourth film in the satisfying and steady Step Up franchise. Dance competition series like So You Think You Can Dance are as popular as ever but none of the TV dance shows compares to the super sized pop and 3D excitement of Step Up Revolution. Speer and co-writers Duane Adler and Jenny Mayer...
- 7/27/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Great 3D dance moves, an attractive cast and the South Beach backdrop make Step Up Revolution a fun addition to the franchise Of all the movie genres embracing 3D technology, action, animation, horror, it’s dance that truly captures its razzle-dazzle potential. The veteran filmmaker Wim Wenders transforms 3D dance into film art via his recent documentary Pina. First-time feature director Scott Speer mixes a familiar, teen-friendly story of unexpected romance, a disapproving father, and friendship rivalry with a surprising shot of political activism and the sexy backdrop of Miami for the entertaining Step Up Revolution, the fourth film in the satisfying and steady Step Up franchise. Dance competition series like So You Think You Can Dance are as popular as ever but none of the TV dance shows compares to the super sized pop and 3D excitement of Step Up Revolution. Speer and co-writers Duane Adler and Jenny Mayer...
- 7/27/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Step Up: Revolution
Directed by Scott Speer
Written by Duane Adler and Jenny Mayer
U.S.A., 2012
Here is an interesting little franchise. The Step Up films, as far this movie reviewer can tell (having not seen any of the previous three episodes) do not follow any overarching plot, continuous from one installment to the next. Nay, each is a self-contained dance obsessed adventure involving a revolving door of character, although IMDb indicates that a couple of performers make appearances from one film to the next. This may speak to ignorance, but it feels as if no one hypes, anticipates, goes to or afterwards discusses these films. Perhaps the safest claim is that the series most notable attribute is helping to put today’s unexpected poster boy for cool, Channing Tatum, on the map as he starred in the opener. Still, in the summer of 2012, here comes the fourth film,...
Directed by Scott Speer
Written by Duane Adler and Jenny Mayer
U.S.A., 2012
Here is an interesting little franchise. The Step Up films, as far this movie reviewer can tell (having not seen any of the previous three episodes) do not follow any overarching plot, continuous from one installment to the next. Nay, each is a self-contained dance obsessed adventure involving a revolving door of character, although IMDb indicates that a couple of performers make appearances from one film to the next. This may speak to ignorance, but it feels as if no one hypes, anticipates, goes to or afterwards discusses these films. Perhaps the safest claim is that the series most notable attribute is helping to put today’s unexpected poster boy for cool, Channing Tatum, on the map as he starred in the opener. Still, in the summer of 2012, here comes the fourth film,...
- 7/26/2012
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Chicago – In anticipation of the next installment in the worldwide smash “Step Up” franchise, “Step Up Revolution” star Kathryn McCormick along with some of Chicago’s most talented dancers from Boom Crack! Dance Company participated in a flash mob choreographed by the film’s world-renowned choreographers: Jamal Sims, Travis Wall and Christopher Scott.
“Step Up Revolution” stars Ryan Guzman, Peter Gallagher, Cleopatra Coleman, Adam G. Sevani, Misha Gabriel Hamilton, Michael “Xeno” Langebeck, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Claudio Pinto, Nicole Dabeau, Chris Charles, Katie Peterson, Alejandro Posada, Marc Macaulay, Tommy Dewey, Mario Ernesto Sánchez, Sabina V. Gomez and Dominique Bell from director Scott Speer and writer Jenny Mayer based on characters by Duane Adler. The film hits theatres on July 27, 2012.
The flash mob, which took place at Chicago’s Navy Pier on July 15, 2012, was photographed by HollywoodChicago.com photographer Joe Arce. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump...
“Step Up Revolution” stars Ryan Guzman, Peter Gallagher, Cleopatra Coleman, Adam G. Sevani, Misha Gabriel Hamilton, Michael “Xeno” Langebeck, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Claudio Pinto, Nicole Dabeau, Chris Charles, Katie Peterson, Alejandro Posada, Marc Macaulay, Tommy Dewey, Mario Ernesto Sánchez, Sabina V. Gomez and Dominique Bell from director Scott Speer and writer Jenny Mayer based on characters by Duane Adler. The film hits theatres on July 27, 2012.
The flash mob, which took place at Chicago’s Navy Pier on July 15, 2012, was photographed by HollywoodChicago.com photographer Joe Arce. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump...
- 7/25/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Clips from Step Up: Revolution, starring Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman and Adam G. Sevani. Summit Entertainment releases th dance flick which opens July 27th. Scott Speer helms from the script by Jenny Mayer, based on the characters created by Duane Adler,. Erik Feig, Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman and Patrick Wachsberger produce. Also in the cast are Jordana DePaula, Stephen Boss, Chadd Smith, Mia Michaels, Mari Koda and Karelix Alicea. Step Up: Revolution sets the dancing against the vibrant backdrop of Miami. Emily (Kathryn McCormick) arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer and soon falls in love with Sean (Ryan Guzman), a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs, called "The Mob." When a wealthy business man threatens to develop The Mob's historic neighborhood...
- 7/22/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Clips from Step Up: Revolution, starring Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman and Adam G. Sevani. Summit Entertainment releases th dance flick which opens July 27th. Scott Speer helms from the script by Jenny Mayer, based on the characters created by Duane Adler,. Erik Feig, Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman and Patrick Wachsberger produce. Also in the cast are Jordana DePaula, Stephen Boss, Chadd Smith, Mia Michaels, Mari Koda and Karelix Alicea. Step Up: Revolution sets the dancing against the vibrant backdrop of Miami. Emily (Kathryn McCormick) arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer and soon falls in love with Sean (Ryan Guzman), a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs, called "The Mob." When a wealthy business man threatens to develop The Mob's historic neighborhood...
- 7/22/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Poster 7 for Step Up Revolution (a.k.a. Miami Heat 3D) The Scott Speer film starring Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman and Adam G. Sevani adds yet another poster, readying viewers for the Summit Entertainment release which opens July 27th. Jenny Mayer scripts based on the characters created by Duane Adler, with Erik Feig, Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman and Patrick Wachsberger producing. Also in the cast are Jordana DePaula, Stephen Boss, Chadd Smith, Mia Michaels, Mari Koda and Karelix Alicea. Step Up: Revolution is the next installment in the worldwide smash Step Up franchise, which sets the dancing against the vibrant backdrop of Miami. Emily (Kathryn McCormick) arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer and soon falls in love with Sean (Ryan Guzman), a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs, called "The Mob." When a wealthy...
- 6/25/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Poster 7 for Step Up Revolution (a.k.a. Miami Heat 3D) The Scott Speer film starring Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman and Adam G. Sevani adds yet another poster, readying viewers for the Summit Entertainment release which opens July 27th. Jenny Mayer scripts based on the characters created by Duane Adler, with Erik Feig, Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman and Patrick Wachsberger producing. Also in the cast are Jordana DePaula, Stephen Boss, Chadd Smith, Mia Michaels, Mari Koda and Karelix Alicea. Step Up: Revolution is the next installment in the worldwide smash Step Up franchise, which sets the dancing against the vibrant backdrop of Miami. Emily (Kathryn McCormick) arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer and soon falls in love with Sean (Ryan Guzman), a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs, called "The Mob." When a wealthy...
- 6/25/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Summit Entertainment wants to ensure we know they are responsible for more than those annoying Twilight movies. Here’s a look at their 2012 release schedule although release dates are subject to change.
Summit Entertainment Presents
A di Bonaventura Pictures Production
Man On A Ledge
Directed by Asger Leth (Ghosts Of CITÉ Soleil)
Written by Pablo F. Fenjves
Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Red, Salt, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen) and Mark Vahradian (Transformers)
Starring Sam Worthington (Avatar, Clash Of The Titans,
Terminator Salvation), Elizabeth Banks (The Next Three Days, W., The 40-year-old Virgin), Jamie Bell (King Kong, Billy Elliot), Anthony MacKie (The Hurt Locker, Million Dollar Baby, 8 Mile), Ed Burns (27 Dresses), Titus Welliver (The Town), Genesis Rodriguez, Kyra Sedgwick (TV’S The Closer) and Ed Harris (National Treasure: Book Of Secrets, A History Of Violence)
From the ledge of the 25th floor of a NYC skyscraper, where one wrong step means death,...
Summit Entertainment Presents
A di Bonaventura Pictures Production
Man On A Ledge
Directed by Asger Leth (Ghosts Of CITÉ Soleil)
Written by Pablo F. Fenjves
Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Red, Salt, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen) and Mark Vahradian (Transformers)
Starring Sam Worthington (Avatar, Clash Of The Titans,
Terminator Salvation), Elizabeth Banks (The Next Three Days, W., The 40-year-old Virgin), Jamie Bell (King Kong, Billy Elliot), Anthony MacKie (The Hurt Locker, Million Dollar Baby, 8 Mile), Ed Burns (27 Dresses), Titus Welliver (The Town), Genesis Rodriguez, Kyra Sedgwick (TV’S The Closer) and Ed Harris (National Treasure: Book Of Secrets, A History Of Violence)
From the ledge of the 25th floor of a NYC skyscraper, where one wrong step means death,...
- 1/11/2012
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Following in the fancy footwork of sister Julianne, professional dancer Derek Hough is temporarily leaving "Dancing with the Stars" for the big screen, Access Hollywood has confirmed.
According to Deadline, which first broke the news, Derek, who has helped three stars take home the mirrorball trophy on ABC series (Nicole Scherzinger, Brooke Burke and Jennifer Grey), will miss season 12 of the hit reality competition to star in "Cobu 3-D."
The movie will also reportedly star Asian singing sensation BoA.
Duane Adler, who penned "Save the Last Dance" and "Step Up," is slated to direct the story ...
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According to Deadline, which first broke the news, Derek, who has helped three stars take home the mirrorball trophy on ABC series (Nicole Scherzinger, Brooke Burke and Jennifer Grey), will miss season 12 of the hit reality competition to star in "Cobu 3-D."
The movie will also reportedly star Asian singing sensation BoA.
Duane Adler, who penned "Save the Last Dance" and "Step Up," is slated to direct the story ...
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- 1/28/2011
- by nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
"Dancing with the Stars" dancer Derek Hough will make his feature film debut in a Romeo and Juliet type story Cobu 3D. Actually, the story is more familiar than just "Romeo and Juliet:" it's the exact, Exact plotline of Step Up 3D. Hough and Asian popstar BoA star as "two dancers from different worlds whose Romeo & Juliet-like romance is threatened by the dangerous rivalry between their brothers' competing dance clubs in Gotham's underground scene."
Duane Adler wrote the screenplay and will direct: he also wrote Save the Last Dance and Step Up. Save the Last Dance producer Robert Cort will produce. Lionsgate will distrubute.
Hough's sister Julianne Hough (also on "Dancing with the Stars" and country music recording artist) has a film career that's revving up. She had a role in Burlesque and a lead role in the upcoming remake of Footloose.
Source: Deadline...
Duane Adler wrote the screenplay and will direct: he also wrote Save the Last Dance and Step Up. Save the Last Dance producer Robert Cort will produce. Lionsgate will distrubute.
Hough's sister Julianne Hough (also on "Dancing with the Stars" and country music recording artist) has a film career that's revving up. She had a role in Burlesque and a lead role in the upcoming remake of Footloose.
Source: Deadline...
- 1/28/2011
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
Sure, “Dancing with the Stars” has provided valuable face time for actors, reality stars and even one politician’s daughter — but can the show launch actual movie careers?
It worked for “Burlesque”‘s Julianne Hough and now it’s about to work its magic on her brother.
Derek Hough, the quick-stepping, three-time-winning dance partner just signed a deal to star in “Cobu 3-D” with Asia’s top recording artist, BoA, Deadline reports.
Why pair Hough — an All-American dance machine — with a petite singer whose fan base is anchored mainly in Korea and Japan?
Maybe the plot for the film can give us a clue.
Penned by seasoned scribe Duane Adler (who wrote teen favorites “Save the Last Dance” and “Step Up”), ”Cobu 3-D” tells the story of dancers from two different worlds, whose Romeo and Juliet-like romance is threatened by the dangerous rivalry between their brothers’ competing dance clubs in Gotham’s underground scene.
It worked for “Burlesque”‘s Julianne Hough and now it’s about to work its magic on her brother.
Derek Hough, the quick-stepping, three-time-winning dance partner just signed a deal to star in “Cobu 3-D” with Asia’s top recording artist, BoA, Deadline reports.
Why pair Hough — an All-American dance machine — with a petite singer whose fan base is anchored mainly in Korea and Japan?
Maybe the plot for the film can give us a clue.
Penned by seasoned scribe Duane Adler (who wrote teen favorites “Save the Last Dance” and “Step Up”), ”Cobu 3-D” tells the story of dancers from two different worlds, whose Romeo and Juliet-like romance is threatened by the dangerous rivalry between their brothers’ competing dance clubs in Gotham’s underground scene.
- 1/28/2011
- by Elizabeth Durand
- NextMovie
Exclusive: Dancing with the Stars has given tube time to some former movie stars, but who knew the show would be so good at launching movie careers? Derek Hough, who as a regular dance partner has cut the rug with three winning contestants (Nicole Scherzinger, Brooke Burke and most recently Jennifer Grey) will star in Cobu 3D. The film will team him with BoA, a top recording artist and performer in Asia. Duane Adler, who wrote Save the Last Dance and Step Up, will direct his screenplay. The film will be produced by Robert Cort, who worked with Adler on Save the Last Dance. Korea's Cj Entertainment and Sm Entertainment will start principal photography in Toronto and New York this spring, while Hough is on hiatus from the show. BoA and Hough will play dancers from different worlds whose Romeo & Juliet-like romance is threatened by the dangerous rivalry between their...
- 1/28/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
To all those agents who secretly dream of directing... I can't think of a Hollywood journey like Tony Krantz's. The son of Beverly Hills novelist Judith Krantz, he went from head of primetime packaging at CAA (where he helped put together ER, The West Wing, Twin Peaks, Beverly Hills 90210) and then CEO of Imagine Television (where he exec produced Felicity and 24 among other shows with Jj Abrams, Peter Berg, Aaron Sorkin, and David Lynch) to directing 3 1/2 years ago. Since then, he's helmed 3 films. The first two, Sublime (a surreal horror flicks) and Otis (a horror comedy), were put out by Warner Bros Home Video under the Raw Feed genre label. Now he's wrapped directing his first theatrical which has just landed distribution with Anchor Bay after a competitive bidding situation. Titled The Big Bang, the stylish noir indie was produced by Richard Rionda's Hannibal Pictures and Krantz's own Flame Ventures...
- 12/6/2010
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
"Hurricane Venus" music video from BoA has made its way out for fans' viewing pleasure. It sees the South Korean recording artist going through several costume changes and doing her best dance routine with several male extras.
A 3-D version of the video is rumored to have been made with the help from Pace HD, the cinematography team behind James Cameron-directed hit movie "Avatar". Coming out in a standard form, the video itself indeed has an array of special effects which are sure to give an eye-popping experience in 3-D.
BoA is going to list the song in an album of the same name "Hurricane Venus" which has been released in South Korea on August 5. This effort marks the tenth anniversary of her career debut and becomes her first Korean-language album since 2005 "Girls on Top".
Beside having a new album, BoA reportedly is also set to make acting debut...
A 3-D version of the video is rumored to have been made with the help from Pace HD, the cinematography team behind James Cameron-directed hit movie "Avatar". Coming out in a standard form, the video itself indeed has an array of special effects which are sure to give an eye-popping experience in 3-D.
BoA is going to list the song in an album of the same name "Hurricane Venus" which has been released in South Korea on August 5. This effort marks the tenth anniversary of her career debut and becomes her first Korean-language album since 2005 "Girls on Top".
Beside having a new album, BoA reportedly is also set to make acting debut...
- 8/9/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Step Up 3D Directed by: Jon Chu Written by: Amy Andelson & Emily Meyer (screenplay), Duane Adler (characters) Starring: Rick Malambri, Adam G. Sevani, Sharni Vinson I’m still not certain the Step Up films take place in the real world. Dance is so important to the characters that inhabit this plane of reality that I barely recognize it. Is every move a metaphor? “Battling” surely seems a surrogate for a fistfight, while love is manifested with more delicate gymnastics. Context regardless, the seriousness with which they approach their art is unshakable. Conversely, as someone who finds their rhythmic jiving inherently silly — yes, I saw Step Up 3D ironically. My recommendation, however, is anything but. I honestly can’t imagine it disappointing anyone. If you’re a fan (in any capacity) of the previous two films, well, you’re in for a treat. Part three was shot in 3D (as opposed...
- 8/8/2010
- by Colin
- FilmJunk
.Step Up 3D. is the third installment of the popular franchise. This time, the hip-hop fairy tale is back with an intriguing gimmick making the movie the first dance drama ever to be shot and released in digital 3D.
As expected, the filmmakers stepped up the film.s look and dance numbers. Those are two great qualities to make any .Step Up. fan curious about the third movie even though the story and the script are relegated backstage.
If Jennifer Beals. .Flashdance. character, Alex Owens, was just beginning her dance career today, she would have a hard time competing with the .Step Up. kids. Nowadays, the popping and locking dance routines are meant for dancers with strong stamina and equally powerful equilibrium.
According to the first two .Step Up. movies, dancing makes the people come together. The dancing gods do not care if you.re rich or poor. The third...
As expected, the filmmakers stepped up the film.s look and dance numbers. Those are two great qualities to make any .Step Up. fan curious about the third movie even though the story and the script are relegated backstage.
If Jennifer Beals. .Flashdance. character, Alex Owens, was just beginning her dance career today, she would have a hard time competing with the .Step Up. kids. Nowadays, the popping and locking dance routines are meant for dancers with strong stamina and equally powerful equilibrium.
According to the first two .Step Up. movies, dancing makes the people come together. The dancing gods do not care if you.re rich or poor. The third...
- 8/4/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
We've just added a lot of new clips from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' "Step Up 3D" starring Rick Malambri, Adam G. Sevani, Sharni Vinson, Alyson Stoner and Keith Stallworth. Jon M. Chu directs the film written by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer based on characters created by Duane Adler. The third film in the franchise opens August 6th. The first film starred Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan and opened on August 11th, 2006, topping the charts on its debut weekend. New York’s intense street dancing underground comes alive in eye-popping Digital 3D as a tight-knit group of street dancers (Rick Malambri, Sharni Vinson) team up with Moose (Adam Sevani) and find themselves pitted against the world’s best breakdancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever...
- 8/3/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out a new clip from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' "Step Up 3D" starring Rick Malambri, Adam G. Sevani, Sharni Vinson, Alyson Stoner and Keith Stallworth. Jon M. Chu film is written by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer based on characters created by Duane Adler. This is the third film in the franchise, with the first film starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, topping the charts on its debut back on August 11th, 2006. New York’s intense street dancing underground comes alive in eye-popping Digital 3D as a tight-knit group of street dancers (Rick Malambri, Sharni Vinson) team up with Moose (Adam Sevani) and find themselves pitted against the world’s best breakdancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever...
- 7/30/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out a new behind-the-scenes featurette on the characters of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' "Step Up 3." The film opens August 6th and stars Adam Sevani, Alyson Stoner, Rick Malambri, Sharni Vinson, Keith “Remedy” Stallworth, Kendra Andrews, Stephen “Twitch” Boss and Joe Slaughter. Jon M. Chu helms from the writing by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer based on characters created by Duane Adler.
- 7/8/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See the second trailer for "Step Up 3D" starring Adam Sevani, Alyson Stoner, Rick Malambri, Sharni Vinson, Keith “Remedy” Stallworth, Kendra Andrews, Stephen “Twitch” Boss and Joe Slaughter. The John M. Chu-helmed dance flick opens on August 6th and is written by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer based on characters created by Duane Adler. New York’s intense street dancing underground comes alive in eye-popping Digital 3D in the third installment of the Step Up franchise as the raw, passion-fueled culture goes global. A tight-knit group of street dancers, including Luke (Rick Malambri) and Natalie (Sharni Vinson), team up with Nyu freshman Moose (Adam Sevani), and find themselves pitted against the world’s best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever...
- 4/21/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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