Exclusive: Production is underway on Lee Soo Man: The King of K-Pop, a feature documentary from production company This Machine that will land on Prime Video.
Filmmaker Ting Poo, who earned acclaim with her 2021 Prime Video documentary Val about actor Val Kilmer (co-directed with Leo Scott) is helming Lee Soo Man, a “documentary chronicling the enthralling life of a bold visionary whose work put his country on the map, sparked a global movement, and continues to define an era,” as a release put it. “A futurist and visionary on the scale of Steve Jobs, Lee is more than a music impresario. He is a world-builder and a technologist whose original creation has taken over global entertainment, one K-Pop band at a time.”
Lee Soo Man
No target release date has been announced, but once finished the film will reach audiences through Prime Video in 240 countries and territories worldwide.
“We are...
Filmmaker Ting Poo, who earned acclaim with her 2021 Prime Video documentary Val about actor Val Kilmer (co-directed with Leo Scott) is helming Lee Soo Man, a “documentary chronicling the enthralling life of a bold visionary whose work put his country on the map, sparked a global movement, and continues to define an era,” as a release put it. “A futurist and visionary on the scale of Steve Jobs, Lee is more than a music impresario. He is a world-builder and a technologist whose original creation has taken over global entertainment, one K-Pop band at a time.”
Lee Soo Man
No target release date has been announced, but once finished the film will reach audiences through Prime Video in 240 countries and territories worldwide.
“We are...
- 11/28/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
TV News Roundup: Courtney B. Vance, Aunjanue Ellis, Elizabeth Debicki Join HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’
In today’s roundup, HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” adds new cast members including Courtney B. Vance and Elizabeth Debicki, while NBC reveals its fall premiere dates.
Casting
Courtney B. Vance, Aunjanue Ellis, and Elizabeth Debicki have signed onto HBO‘s “Lovecraft Country,” playing George Black, Hippolyta Black, and Christina Braithwhite respectively. The series is based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff that follows Atticus Black as he travels on a roadtrip across 1950s Jim Crow America with his friend Letitia and Uncle George in search of his mother and father. Previously announced cast members include Jonathan Majors as Atticus Black, Jurnee-Smollett Bell as Letitia “Leti” Dandridge, and Wunmi Mosaku as Ruby Dandridge. Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams serve as executive producers.
Dates
NBC has announced upcoming premiere dates for the 2018-2019 fall schedule including the return of “The Voice” with coaches Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton...
Casting
Courtney B. Vance, Aunjanue Ellis, and Elizabeth Debicki have signed onto HBO‘s “Lovecraft Country,” playing George Black, Hippolyta Black, and Christina Braithwhite respectively. The series is based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff that follows Atticus Black as he travels on a roadtrip across 1950s Jim Crow America with his friend Letitia and Uncle George in search of his mother and father. Previously announced cast members include Jonathan Majors as Atticus Black, Jurnee-Smollett Bell as Letitia “Leti” Dandridge, and Wunmi Mosaku as Ruby Dandridge. Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams serve as executive producers.
Dates
NBC has announced upcoming premiere dates for the 2018-2019 fall schedule including the return of “The Voice” with coaches Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton...
- 6/19/2018
- by Tara Bitran
- Variety Film + TV
Kbs America, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Jim Figueroa and his company Koryo Pop, LLC and Teddy Zee and his company that bears his name to bring Korean Broadcasting titles and formats into the U.S. market. “The Korean wave is alive and well, stronger than ever,” said Zee, who is a former studio executive and producer of such films as Hitch and Pursuit of Happyness. “We look forward to supporting Korea’s top broadcaster in bringing their extensive library of titles to new audiences.”
Kbs America is a Los Angeles-based company and subsidiary of South Korea-based Korean Broadcasting System which was established in 2004. Kbs aired the original version of the hit series The Good Doctor in Korea, which was remade for the U.S. market on ABC network by executive producers Daniel Dae Kim and David Shore. That U.S. remake turned out to be the highest-rated...
Kbs America is a Los Angeles-based company and subsidiary of South Korea-based Korean Broadcasting System which was established in 2004. Kbs aired the original version of the hit series The Good Doctor in Korea, which was remade for the U.S. market on ABC network by executive producers Daniel Dae Kim and David Shore. That U.S. remake turned out to be the highest-rated...
- 6/19/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
The Asian World Film Festival (Awff), which is dedicated to bringing the best of a broad selection of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles, has added East West Artists (Ewa) Co-Founder Jaeson Ma as Director of International Relations. The Festival slate will consist of select foreign language films that have been officially submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) as their country’s Oscar® hopeful and those submitted to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for Golden Globe consideration.
Awff has also enlisted several notable industry executives for its Honorary Board, including former studio executive Teddy Zee and Carolco Pictures executive producer Mario Kassar ("Rambo," "Basic Instinct") as well as the former Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa. With The Wrap serving as the official media partner, Awff will take place October 26-November 2, 2015 and will be based at ArcLight Cinema in downtown Culver City and the luxury iPic Theaters in Westwood.
After recently teaming up with Ma on "The Shack," starring Octavia Spencer, Sumire and Sam Worthington, producer Lani Netter secured Ma, recognizing his ability as a strategic consultant and producer, cultivating global Asian talents at Ewa, (which is in partnership with Untitled Entertainment), and since his expertise directly aligns with Awff’s goal of drawing greater recognition to an underrepresented region of talent and filmmakers.
“Jaeson Ma is an ideal partner and asset to Awff because of his long established relationships with the Hollywood and Asian filmmaking industries. He's a trusted ally and invaluable addition,” said Netter, who serves as the Festival’s Director of Development and Philanthropy.
On joining the Awff Board, Ma shared, “Awff will showcase films and talents from the fastest growing region for entertainment, which is very exciting. There are many incredible films in Asia that are not realized by the international marketplace but now they have a fighting chance to be recognized and celebrated at the highest level through Awff."
The Festival’s Advisory Board welcomed producer Stefan Brunner, Shoreline Entertainment producer, Alex Flores, producer Medha Jaishankar, Emmy-winning TV and film director Jeremy Kagan, Igor Kokarev, scholar and expert on Soviet and American Film History, producer Brad Littlefield, producer and Founder and CEO of the Hollywood Film Academy Gia Noortas, South Korean film producer Keon-Seop Park, producer Eliyas Qureshi, producer Nick N. Raslan and Thomas Small, writer and Cultural Affairs Commissioner to the City of Culver City.
I'm excited to announced that I will be joining a great group including His Royal Highness Prince Gharios of Ghassan, Hany Haddad, immediate Past Chair of Board of Directors at the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Lebanese philanthropist Maya Ibrahim, Amin Maalouf, best-selling author and member of the French Academy, Oscar®-winning producer Andre Morgan (Million Dollar Baby), director George Ovashvili, Hon. Roy Paul, judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, South Korean film producer and distributor Chul Shin, community leader and Co-Founder of the Hollywood Schoolhouse, Ferris Wehbe, Weissman/Markovitz Communications Chairman and Co-Founder Murray Weissman and Korean activist and public figure Grace Yoo, to serve on this year’s Honorary Board.
Awff will open with a red carpet awards gala on Monday, October 26, recognizing celebrities and well-known foreign talent and filmmakers who have been major contributors throughout the Asian world film community, followed by seven days of films at ArcLight Cinema and the iPic Theater and with the closing night Festival Awards presented along with the closing night film on Monday, November 2. Throughout the week there will also be expert panels on subjects like film financing, distribution, PR, marketing and awards campaigns, editing for a global audience and more to be announced.
Films that will be accepted by the Festival include those from the 50 countries recognized by the Academy and HFPA. Priority will be given to those in the Best Foreign Language Film categories at the 88th Academy Awards and 73rd Golden Globes. In rare cases, the Asian World Film Festival will consider other outstanding films that are not in contention for the Oscars® or Golden Globes, but which have received critical acclaim on the international film festival circuit. More detailed guidelines are available at www.asianworldfilmfest.org/submissions.
The prizes given out are of significant value to enhance the awards campaign and will feature top prizes for Best Film, Jury Selection and Audience awards including The Wrap’s Awards Special Screening Series and full page ads in the Foreign Film and Oscar Wrap issues valued at over $50,000.
Awff has also enlisted several notable industry executives for its Honorary Board, including former studio executive Teddy Zee and Carolco Pictures executive producer Mario Kassar ("Rambo," "Basic Instinct") as well as the former Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa. With The Wrap serving as the official media partner, Awff will take place October 26-November 2, 2015 and will be based at ArcLight Cinema in downtown Culver City and the luxury iPic Theaters in Westwood.
After recently teaming up with Ma on "The Shack," starring Octavia Spencer, Sumire and Sam Worthington, producer Lani Netter secured Ma, recognizing his ability as a strategic consultant and producer, cultivating global Asian talents at Ewa, (which is in partnership with Untitled Entertainment), and since his expertise directly aligns with Awff’s goal of drawing greater recognition to an underrepresented region of talent and filmmakers.
“Jaeson Ma is an ideal partner and asset to Awff because of his long established relationships with the Hollywood and Asian filmmaking industries. He's a trusted ally and invaluable addition,” said Netter, who serves as the Festival’s Director of Development and Philanthropy.
On joining the Awff Board, Ma shared, “Awff will showcase films and talents from the fastest growing region for entertainment, which is very exciting. There are many incredible films in Asia that are not realized by the international marketplace but now they have a fighting chance to be recognized and celebrated at the highest level through Awff."
The Festival’s Advisory Board welcomed producer Stefan Brunner, Shoreline Entertainment producer, Alex Flores, producer Medha Jaishankar, Emmy-winning TV and film director Jeremy Kagan, Igor Kokarev, scholar and expert on Soviet and American Film History, producer Brad Littlefield, producer and Founder and CEO of the Hollywood Film Academy Gia Noortas, South Korean film producer Keon-Seop Park, producer Eliyas Qureshi, producer Nick N. Raslan and Thomas Small, writer and Cultural Affairs Commissioner to the City of Culver City.
I'm excited to announced that I will be joining a great group including His Royal Highness Prince Gharios of Ghassan, Hany Haddad, immediate Past Chair of Board of Directors at the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Lebanese philanthropist Maya Ibrahim, Amin Maalouf, best-selling author and member of the French Academy, Oscar®-winning producer Andre Morgan (Million Dollar Baby), director George Ovashvili, Hon. Roy Paul, judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, South Korean film producer and distributor Chul Shin, community leader and Co-Founder of the Hollywood Schoolhouse, Ferris Wehbe, Weissman/Markovitz Communications Chairman and Co-Founder Murray Weissman and Korean activist and public figure Grace Yoo, to serve on this year’s Honorary Board.
Awff will open with a red carpet awards gala on Monday, October 26, recognizing celebrities and well-known foreign talent and filmmakers who have been major contributors throughout the Asian world film community, followed by seven days of films at ArcLight Cinema and the iPic Theater and with the closing night Festival Awards presented along with the closing night film on Monday, November 2. Throughout the week there will also be expert panels on subjects like film financing, distribution, PR, marketing and awards campaigns, editing for a global audience and more to be announced.
Films that will be accepted by the Festival include those from the 50 countries recognized by the Academy and HFPA. Priority will be given to those in the Best Foreign Language Film categories at the 88th Academy Awards and 73rd Golden Globes. In rare cases, the Asian World Film Festival will consider other outstanding films that are not in contention for the Oscars® or Golden Globes, but which have received critical acclaim on the international film festival circuit. More detailed guidelines are available at www.asianworldfilmfest.org/submissions.
The prizes given out are of significant value to enhance the awards campaign and will feature top prizes for Best Film, Jury Selection and Audience awards including The Wrap’s Awards Special Screening Series and full page ads in the Foreign Film and Oscar Wrap issues valued at over $50,000.
- 8/19/2015
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
Film Movement Picks Up ‘A Thousand Times Good Night’ For U.S. Film Movement has acquired U.S. rights to A Thousand Times Good Night, the Erik Poppe-directed drama that stars Juliette Binoche and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Film Movement will give the movie a theatrical release in the third quarter of the year, followed by home video and digital. The story follows a top war photographer who is struggling to reconcile her job with her family life. Maria Doyle Kennedy, newcomer Lauryn Canny and Larry Mullen Jr also star. The movie was released in Norway in October and has sold more than 100,000 tickets. Global Screen, which is handling worldwide sales, also just inked deals in Canada (Northwest Pictures), Japan (Kadokawa), Australia (Regency), Denmark (Smile), Turkey (Yeni Bir Film), ex-Yugoslavia (Discovery), Bulgaria (Multivision) and Latin America (HBO). South Korea Taking ‘Prisoners Of War’ South Korea will be the first Asian territory...
- 2/20/2014
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
The original version of Homeland, Israeli drama Prisoners of War, has sold to South Korea's Star J Entertainment for an adaptation. The Korean version of the show will star actor Kim Nam-gil, soon to be seen on the big screen in the upcoming Pirates: The Bandit Goes to the Sea, dubbed the "Korean Pirates of the Caribbean." The Asian Prisoners adaptation will be jointly produced by Youngbeom Jeong, CEO of Star J Entertainment, ABC consultant Sebastian Lee and Hollywood-based producer Teddy Zee. Early comments from the producers suggest that the tensions between South Korea and North Korea will drive the
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- 2/19/2014
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CAA’s Frank Jung Joins Cape Board Of Directors CAA’s Frank Jung has joined the board of directors for the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (Cape). Jung, a television and digital packaging agent at CAA, joins YouTube’s Bing Chen and Dancing With The Stars’ judge Carrie Ann Inaba as new Cape board members. Jung’s clients include Mike Sussman, co-creator of TNT’s Perception, Sang Kim, writer/producer of The Walking Dead and Paranormal Activity producer Jason Blum. In September Cape, in partnership with NBCUniversal, hosted the 12th Annual New Writers Awards. Other executives and artists on Cape’s Council of Advisors and Board of Directors include Ang Lee, John Woo, Dean Devlin, David Henry Hwang, Lou Diamond Phillips, B.D. Wong, Janet Yang, and Teddy Zee. Foxtel Launches Mobile Service Foxtel Go Australia’s biggest TV platform Foxtel today launched Foxtel Go, enabling subscribers to watch 21 live channels including A&E,...
- 11/7/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Comcast Corp.-owned AZN, the network that targets Asian-American viewers, has partnered with sister network E! Entertainment Television to further promote its 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards, set to premiere on AZN at 8 p.m. May 28.
E! will feature an hourlong special at 6 p.m. May 24 that will serve as a preview of the awards show and include red-carpet arrivals, behind-the-scenes footage and highlights from the event. E! also will provide information and updates on its Web site.
In addition, J.C. Penney has come on aboard as the presenting sponsor of the awards, while State Farm Insurance and Anheuser-Busch Inc. are corporate sponsors of the event.
The AZN Asian Excellence Awards honor "significant Asian and Asian American achievements in entertainment, the arts and other disciplines that have had a profound impact on American culture."
The show will be taped live May 16 at UCLA's Royce Hall during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Welly Yang and Teddy Zee are executive producers of the show.
E! will feature an hourlong special at 6 p.m. May 24 that will serve as a preview of the awards show and include red-carpet arrivals, behind-the-scenes footage and highlights from the event. E! also will provide information and updates on its Web site.
In addition, J.C. Penney has come on aboard as the presenting sponsor of the awards, while State Farm Insurance and Anheuser-Busch Inc. are corporate sponsors of the event.
The AZN Asian Excellence Awards honor "significant Asian and Asian American achievements in entertainment, the arts and other disciplines that have had a profound impact on American culture."
The show will be taped live May 16 at UCLA's Royce Hall during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Welly Yang and Teddy Zee are executive producers of the show.
- 4/17/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARK CITY -- That adage "Don't cut off your nose to spite your face" is nicely apt for "Saving Face", a juicy Chinese-American romance about preserving "face" at the sacrifice of your whole being. This Sony Pictures Classics release is a comic gem and will flourish as a word-of-mouth hit for discerning audiences.
First-time filmmaker Alice Wu, who left a certain future in computer science to forge her spunky entertainment, exhibits a veteran's hand in balancing character with comedy. "Saving Face" is a frothy delight, robust with strong and conflicted characters. It often is deliriously funny, thanks to Wu's decidedly raunchy sensibility.
In this romance, Wilhelmina (Michelle Krusiec) suffers the same plague as many "perfect" daughters: She is constantly nagged by her Chinese-born mother (Joan Chen) and hounded by her grandparents, survivors of the Cultural Revolution. By most standards she is a success, a promising surgeon and personable young woman. Not surprisingly, she is regarded with concern and pity by her family elders -- at 29 she is unmarried and, indeed, seems a bit of a klutz with men. But, Wil has her standards, not falling for the rich, chauvinistic losers that she encounters at the frequent Chinese singles parties. And she carries a big secret.
With its idiosyncratic verve, it's hard to notice that "Saving Face" fits an old romantic formula, but in this case with a new spin: Girl gets girl-girl loses girl-girl gets girl. The other "girl" in this winning equation is a lithesome and talented dancer, Vivian (Lynn Chen), who wins Wil's heart.
Spinning her story through the minefields of Wil's professional colleagues, uptight relatives and reproving mother, Wu weaves a ripe and quirky entertainment. Most wonderfully, as each character emerges, we see that they are not really what they seem on the surface. In the end, we see through these "faces" to some remarkable and identifiable people. The talented cast plays a big part in the film's joyous eloquence, most eminently Krusiec as the spunky daughter/surgeon. Lynn Chen is beguiling as her dancer lover, and Joan Chen is terrifically feisty as a dragonlady with her own dark secret.
"Saving Face"'s jaunty pace reflects the talented technical team. Cinematographer Harlan Bosmajian's compositions are packed with telling traits of character, and editors Susan Graef and Sabine Hoffman enliven the proceedings with a magical grace and rhythm.
SAVING FACE
Sony Pictures Classics
Overbrook Entertainment presents
a film by Alice Wu
Credits:
Producers: Teddy Zee, James Lassiter, Will Smith
Executive producers: John Penotti, Robin O'Hara, Scott Macauley
Director-screenwriter: Alice Wu
Line producer/unit production manager: Bergen Swanson
Production designer: Dan Ouellette
Director of photography: Harlan Bosmajian
Costume designer: Jill Newell
Editors: Susan Graef, Sabine Hoffman
Sound mixer: Noah Timan
Cast:
Wilhelmina Pang: Michelle Krusiec
Ma: Joan Chen
Vivian Liu: Lynn Chen
Wai Gung: Jim Wang
Wai Po: Guang Lan Koh
Randi: Jessica Hecht
Jay: Ato Essandoh
No MPAA rating,
Running time -- 98 minutes...
First-time filmmaker Alice Wu, who left a certain future in computer science to forge her spunky entertainment, exhibits a veteran's hand in balancing character with comedy. "Saving Face" is a frothy delight, robust with strong and conflicted characters. It often is deliriously funny, thanks to Wu's decidedly raunchy sensibility.
In this romance, Wilhelmina (Michelle Krusiec) suffers the same plague as many "perfect" daughters: She is constantly nagged by her Chinese-born mother (Joan Chen) and hounded by her grandparents, survivors of the Cultural Revolution. By most standards she is a success, a promising surgeon and personable young woman. Not surprisingly, she is regarded with concern and pity by her family elders -- at 29 she is unmarried and, indeed, seems a bit of a klutz with men. But, Wil has her standards, not falling for the rich, chauvinistic losers that she encounters at the frequent Chinese singles parties. And she carries a big secret.
With its idiosyncratic verve, it's hard to notice that "Saving Face" fits an old romantic formula, but in this case with a new spin: Girl gets girl-girl loses girl-girl gets girl. The other "girl" in this winning equation is a lithesome and talented dancer, Vivian (Lynn Chen), who wins Wil's heart.
Spinning her story through the minefields of Wil's professional colleagues, uptight relatives and reproving mother, Wu weaves a ripe and quirky entertainment. Most wonderfully, as each character emerges, we see that they are not really what they seem on the surface. In the end, we see through these "faces" to some remarkable and identifiable people. The talented cast plays a big part in the film's joyous eloquence, most eminently Krusiec as the spunky daughter/surgeon. Lynn Chen is beguiling as her dancer lover, and Joan Chen is terrifically feisty as a dragonlady with her own dark secret.
"Saving Face"'s jaunty pace reflects the talented technical team. Cinematographer Harlan Bosmajian's compositions are packed with telling traits of character, and editors Susan Graef and Sabine Hoffman enliven the proceedings with a magical grace and rhythm.
SAVING FACE
Sony Pictures Classics
Overbrook Entertainment presents
a film by Alice Wu
Credits:
Producers: Teddy Zee, James Lassiter, Will Smith
Executive producers: John Penotti, Robin O'Hara, Scott Macauley
Director-screenwriter: Alice Wu
Line producer/unit production manager: Bergen Swanson
Production designer: Dan Ouellette
Director of photography: Harlan Bosmajian
Costume designer: Jill Newell
Editors: Susan Graef, Sabine Hoffman
Sound mixer: Noah Timan
Cast:
Wilhelmina Pang: Michelle Krusiec
Ma: Joan Chen
Vivian Liu: Lynn Chen
Wai Gung: Jim Wang
Wai Po: Guang Lan Koh
Randi: Jessica Hecht
Jay: Ato Essandoh
No MPAA rating,
Running time -- 98 minutes...
- 1/27/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the selection of a trio of actresses, Columbia Pictures has completed casting of its romantic comedy Last First Kiss starring Will Smith as Hitch, a high-flying dating guru, who sets up hundreds of men with the women of their dreams. Julie Ann Emery (Line of Fire, Steven Spielberg Presents Taken) has been cast as Casey, the best friend of Sara (Eva Mendes), the journalist who is out to expose Hitch. Model Amber Valletta (Duplex, Raising Helen) has booked the role of Allegra Cole, while Robinne Lee (Deliver Us from Eva) has been cast as Cressida, Hitch's first love who broke his heart. In addition, Jeffrey Donovan (TV's Touching Evil) also has joined the cast. Andy Tennant (Sweet Home Alabama) is directing the romantic comedy, which is being produced by James Lassiter, Smith and Teddy Zee and executive produced by Wink Mordaunt and Michael Tadross. Emery is repped by Paradigm and Stacey McLaughlin at LMRK. Valletta is repped by Writers and Artists, Evolution and Karl Austen of Armstrong, Hirsch. Lee is repped by Paradigm and Alissa Vradenberg at Untitled Entertainment. Donovan is repped by Paradigm.
- 3/22/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Columbia Pictures has brought in the accomplished writing team of Babaloo Mandel and Lowell Ganz to rewrite its comedy Last First Kiss, which is set to star Will Smith. The involvement of Mandel and Ganz comes just weeks after Sweet Home Alabama helmer Andy Tennant signed on to direct the project, which is scheduled for a March production start. Kiss will star Smith as a date doctor who claims that he can match life mates in just three dates. When a beautiful female journalist enlists in the program, she attempts to expose the doctor as a scam artist. The project is being produced by Overbrook Entertainment's James Lassiter and Teddy Zee, while the script was originally penned by Kevin Bisch and previously rewritten by Jessica Bendinger. Mandel and Ganz, who have worked on such hit comedies as City Slickers and A League of Their Own, have worked on a trio of upcoming projects, including the Walt Disney Co. adventure National Treasure, the animated 20th Century Fox feature Robots and the Fox comedy Fever Pitch. The writers are repped by CAA.
- 11/19/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bow Wow will make a run for the presidency courtesy of Columbia Pictures and Overbrook Entertainment. The rapper-actor is attached to star in Mr. Prez for directing duo Fat Cats -- aka Randy Marshall and Eric Williams -- and comedy writing team Claudia Grazioso and Steven Gary Banks, who have just been tapped to write the script. Overbrook and Teresa Caldwell Prods. will produce Prez, which centers on a teenager (Bow Wow) from Philadelphia whose normal life is turned upside down when he becomes president for the day after winning an essay contest. The project was brought to Columbia and Overbrook as a pitch developed by the directing duo along with Bow Wow. Overbrook's James Lassiter and Teddy Zee will produce, with Caldwell taking executive producer credit. At the studio, the project is being overseen by co-president of production Doug Belgrad and creative executive Jonathan Kadin.
- 9/12/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Artisan Pictures has snapped up the spec script "Lakeview Terrace" by writer David Loughery for Will Smith, James Lassiter and Teddy Zee to produce through their Overbrook Entertainment banner. The film -- an Artisan Pictures production in association with Overbrook -- is a thriller about a young interracial couple who move into their dream home and are increasingly harassed by their next-door neighbor, a tightly wound black LAPD officer. When the couple decides to fight back, the feud turns deadly.
- 3/11/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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