While the mild-mannered Jason Bateman and the zaftig Melissa McCarthy may not be the likeliest of Hollywood hotshots, they are about to release the highest-profile comedy of the year so far with “Identity Thief” this Friday, and the two have capitalized on the film’s buzz by announcing their respective exciting next ventures. McCarthy in particular revealed a sweeping master plan. Together with her husband Ben Falcone (“Bridesmaids,” “Identity Thief”), she has formed a new production company called On the Day, with three projects in development. Universal has already picked up “Michelle Darnell,” based on a character created by McCarthy. She will be starring as well as co-writing the script with Falcone and fellow Groundlings alum Steve Mallory. No word yet on who this undoubtedly outrageous Michelle character is. Other On the Day projects include “Cousin Irv from Mars,” based on the forthcoming book by...
- 2/7/2013
- by Tess Hofmann
- The Playlist
Melissa McCarthy has been very busy since Bridesmaids was a colossal hit. She has Identity Thief with Jason Bateman opening tomorrow and her comedy with Sandra Bullock, The Heat, hits theaters in June. Now THR has an exclusive that Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone have formed their own production company called On The Road, as well as some information on their first three projects. Michelle Darnell doesn't have a released plot synopsis yet, but what we do know is it's based on a...
- 2/7/2013
- by Jesse Giroux
- JoBlo.com
Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone have set up a production company, On the Day, and selected three films to get things started. "We've been writing together for longer than we've been married," reads a statement from the couple. "To be able to produce our own work and other people's work that we are so passionate about is really a dream come true." McCarthy and Falcone will write and produce Michelle Darnell, with McCarthy set to star, although there's no word on a plot yet. McCarthy will also appear in an adaptation of the memoir Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned On Their Sex Lives for 101 Days (No Excuses!), with On the Day producing. Lastly, the pair will lend their talents to Cousin Irv From Mars, based on a forthcoming book by cartoonist and writer Bruce Eric Kaplan.
- 2/7/2013
- by Zach Dionne
- Vulture
Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone are developing three new feature projects through their On the Day production company.
Universal has pre-emptively acquired the first, "Michelle Darnell," on an original character created by McCarthy. The pair will pen the script with Steve Mallory and will produce. McCarthy is attached to star.
The second, also setup at Universal, is an adaptation of Bruce Eric Kaplan's book "Cousin Irv From Mars". Kaplan, an exec producer on "Girls," will adapt his book which tells of a boy and his weird cousin who happens to be from Mars.
The third is Fox’s adaptation of the sex-help book "Just Do It" which will be adapted with the help of Michael Aguilar ("The Crazies," "The Departed"). The story deals with a man and his wife's attempts to rekindle their 14-year marriage with a 101-day sexual marathon, some of it good, some of it bad,...
Universal has pre-emptively acquired the first, "Michelle Darnell," on an original character created by McCarthy. The pair will pen the script with Steve Mallory and will produce. McCarthy is attached to star.
The second, also setup at Universal, is an adaptation of Bruce Eric Kaplan's book "Cousin Irv From Mars". Kaplan, an exec producer on "Girls," will adapt his book which tells of a boy and his weird cousin who happens to be from Mars.
The third is Fox’s adaptation of the sex-help book "Just Do It" which will be adapted with the help of Michael Aguilar ("The Crazies," "The Departed"). The story deals with a man and his wife's attempts to rekindle their 14-year marriage with a 101-day sexual marathon, some of it good, some of it bad,...
- 2/7/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
• The Godzilla reboot may not have a final script yet, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t continuing to move forward on other fronts. Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are reportedly in talks for the film, though no final decisions will be made till the script is set. Cranston has been popping up in smaller film roles recently, including Argo, while he shoots Breaking Bad, but it’s likely that he’ll start taking on more leading roles after this final season. [Variety]
• Doctor Who fans, get excited: Matt Smith has been confirmed to star in Ryan Gosling...
• Doctor Who fans, get excited: Matt Smith has been confirmed to star in Ryan Gosling...
- 2/7/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
In just a couple days, Melissa McCarthy will hit the big screen again with Jason Bateman in Identity Thief. It's the first major role McCarthy has had on film since her star-making turn in Bridesmaids. But the comedy actress is just getting started. Shortly after her Bridesmaids success, we heard McCarthy was planning a trio of films, in addition to Identity Thief, with the likes of Jon Hamm and Paul Feig, Bridesmaids co-writer Annie Mumolo and The Help director Tate Taylor (each was involved with a different project). Heat Vision says the actress is working with her husband and longtime collaborator Ben Falcone (the U.S. Marshal from Bridesmaids) for three new comedies with McCarthy involved in varying capacities The first is called Michelle Darnell and already has a home at Universal. Though the logline is currently under tight wraps, it's based on an original character created by McCarthy with...
- 2/7/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
This weekend Melissa McCarthy will be arriving in theaters courtesy of the new comedy Identity Thief. The movie is her first starring film role since she became a breakout star in Paul Feig's Bridesmaids, earning a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her performance. She has landed a number of new projects since then - including the upcoming The Heat with Sandra Bullock, which will be out this summer - and today she has added three (yes, three) new movies to her slate. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Mike & Molly star has paired with her husband Ben Falcone to start her own production company called On The Day, and is now set to make three new films titled Michelle Darnell, Cousin Irv From Mars and Just Do It. Two of the projects are set up at Universal (where she did Bridesmaids and Identity Thief) while the last title...
- 2/6/2013
- cinemablend.com
Just days before the opening of her comedy Identity Thief, Melissa McCarthy and her husband/partrner Ben Falcone are unveiling three new movie projects to be developed via On the Day, a production shingle the duo have formed. Michelle Darnell, which Universal pre-emptively picked up this week, is based on an original character created by McCarthy and on a story hatched by McCarthy and Falcone. The duo will write the script with Steve Mallory, a compatriot they met in L.A.-based improv group The Groundlings. The logline is being kept under wraps. McCarthy is attached to star and produce
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- 2/6/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With her latest, Identity Thief , hitting theaters this weekend, Melissa McCarthy and her husband/creative partner Ben Falcone have revealed to The Hollywood Reporter three new films they have in development through their company, On the Day. Set up at Universal, the pair will write the original comedy Michelle Darnell alongside Steve Mallory. There are no plot details as of yet, but McCarthy is also planning on starring. Cousin Irv From Mars is also at Universal and is based on the upcoming book by Bruce Eric Kaplan who will also adapt the screenplay. It follows the adventures of a boy and his cousin Irv who, as the title suggest, is from Mars. Finally, On the Day will produce an adaptation of Douglas Brown's Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned On...
- 2/6/2013
- Comingsoon.net
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