Exclusive: De’Adre Aziza (She’s Gotta Have It) is the latest addition to the cast of MGM’s boxing drama Flint Strong, marking the feature directorial debut of Oscar-nominated Dp Rachel Morrison. She joins an ensemble led by Ryan Destiny, which also includes Oluniké Adeliyi and Brian Tyree Henry, as previously announced.
The film based on Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper’s 2015 documentary, T-Rex, tells the true story of Claressa “T-rex” Shields (Destiny), a 17-year-old Flint, Michigan native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing came to fruition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Aziza is playing Mickey—the wife of Henry’s Jason Crutchfield, who coaches Shields.
MGM is serving as the film’s producer, as well as its distributor. Oscar winner Barry Jenkins adapted the screenplay and is also producing, with Canepari, Cooper, Lyn Lucibello and Sue Jaye Johnson serving as executive producers.
The film based on Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper’s 2015 documentary, T-Rex, tells the true story of Claressa “T-rex” Shields (Destiny), a 17-year-old Flint, Michigan native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing came to fruition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Aziza is playing Mickey—the wife of Henry’s Jason Crutchfield, who coaches Shields.
MGM is serving as the film’s producer, as well as its distributor. Oscar winner Barry Jenkins adapted the screenplay and is also producing, with Canepari, Cooper, Lyn Lucibello and Sue Jaye Johnson serving as executive producers.
- 7/6/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Brian Tyree Henry (“Eternals”) is set to star in boxing drama “Flint Strong” from cinematographer Rachel Morrison, who is making her feature directorial debut, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.
The project has landed at MGM after previously being set up at Universal, where production lasted two days before being shut down by Covid and delayed indefinitely. Production will kick off in Toronto next week with MGM on board to produce and distribute.
“Flint Strong” will be based on the 2015 boxing documentary “T-Rex,” which was directed by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper. Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins adapted the script and is also producing the project. The executive producers are Canepari, Cooper, Lyn Lucibello and Sue Jaye Johnson. Elishia Holmes is overseeing the project for MGM.
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“T-Rex” told the...
The project has landed at MGM after previously being set up at Universal, where production lasted two days before being shut down by Covid and delayed indefinitely. Production will kick off in Toronto next week with MGM on board to produce and distribute.
“Flint Strong” will be based on the 2015 boxing documentary “T-Rex,” which was directed by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper. Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins adapted the script and is also producing the project. The executive producers are Canepari, Cooper, Lyn Lucibello and Sue Jaye Johnson. Elishia Holmes is overseeing the project for MGM.
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- 5/25/2022
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison’s feature directorial debut Flint Strong has moved from Universal to MGM, with Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) coming aboard to star, Deadline can confirm. Henry joins an ensemble that also includes Ryan Destiny and Oluniké Adeliyi, as previously announced.
The film will continue shooting next week in Toronto following a prolonged shutdown precipitated by the Covid pandemic. Henry takes over the role initially to have been played by Ice Cube, who worked on the project for just two days back in March of 2020, before production was indefinitely delayed.
Flint Strong is a boxing drama based on Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper’s 2015 documentary, T-Rex. It will tell the true story of Claressa “T-rex” Shields (Destiny), a 17-year-old Flint, Michigan native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing came to fruition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
The film will continue shooting next week in Toronto following a prolonged shutdown precipitated by the Covid pandemic. Henry takes over the role initially to have been played by Ice Cube, who worked on the project for just two days back in March of 2020, before production was indefinitely delayed.
Flint Strong is a boxing drama based on Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper’s 2015 documentary, T-Rex. It will tell the true story of Claressa “T-rex” Shields (Destiny), a 17-year-old Flint, Michigan native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing came to fruition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
- 5/25/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
MGM has acquired the rights to remake “System Crasher,” Nora Fingscheidt’s 2019 German drama, and set Channing Tatum to star in and produce the English-language take on the story, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap on Friday.
“System Crasher” premiered to acclaim out of Berlin and swept the German Film Awards, and it starred Helena Zengel as a 9-year-old girl with a traumatic past who acts out and drives everyone around her to despair, leading her to be labeled a “system crasher” as she bounces around from child service home to the next because of her wild behavior. But she soon meets a caring, but tough anger management coach who helps her on the road to recovery.
Tatum will star in the film that will also now be set in the U.S. and focus on childhood trauma, and Fingscheidt, who most recently directed “The Unforgiveable” with Sandra Bullock,...
“System Crasher” premiered to acclaim out of Berlin and swept the German Film Awards, and it starred Helena Zengel as a 9-year-old girl with a traumatic past who acts out and drives everyone around her to despair, leading her to be labeled a “system crasher” as she bounces around from child service home to the next because of her wild behavior. But she soon meets a caring, but tough anger management coach who helps her on the road to recovery.
Tatum will star in the film that will also now be set in the U.S. and focus on childhood trauma, and Fingscheidt, who most recently directed “The Unforgiveable” with Sandra Bullock,...
- 2/18/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: MGM has acquired the rights to remake the acclaimed 2019 German film System Crasher. Channing Tatum will star and Free Association will produce along with The Picture Company. The deal comes as MGM and United Artists Releasing today bows Dog, the comedy that Tatum and Reid Carolin co-directed from a script by Carolin and Brett Rodriguez.
Tatum will produce System Crasher along with his Free Association partners Reid Carolin & Peter Kiernan, with Michael Parets overseeing. The project will be a co-production with The Picture Company, whose partners Alex Heineman & Andrew Rona are also producing.
Free Association’s Garret Levitz will write the script. The rights were pursued by The Picture Company and Free Association. Together they brought the package to MGM, where Free Association has a newly minted overall deal.
The original German film centers on a young girl with a traumatic past. Constantly moving from one child-services home to...
Tatum will produce System Crasher along with his Free Association partners Reid Carolin & Peter Kiernan, with Michael Parets overseeing. The project will be a co-production with The Picture Company, whose partners Alex Heineman & Andrew Rona are also producing.
Free Association’s Garret Levitz will write the script. The rights were pursued by The Picture Company and Free Association. Together they brought the package to MGM, where Free Association has a newly minted overall deal.
The original German film centers on a young girl with a traumatic past. Constantly moving from one child-services home to...
- 2/18/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Watch The trailer for the upcoming movie Reminiscence.
From writer/director/producer Lisa Joy, Warner Bros. Pictures’ action thriller starS Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson and Thandie Newton.
Nick Bannister (Jackman), a private investigator of the mind, navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories. Living on the fringes of the sunken Miami coast, his life is forever changed when he takes on a new client, Mae (Ferguson). A simple matter of lost and found becomes a dangerous obsession. As Bannister fights to find the truth about Mae’s disappearance, he uncovers a violent conspiracy, and must ultimately answer the question: how far would you go to hold on to the ones you love?
Alongside Oscar nominee Jackman, Ferguson and Newton, (“Solo: A Star Wars Story”), the film stars Cliff Curtis, Oscar nominee Marina de Tavira (“Roma”), Daniel Wu, Mojean Aria (TV’s “See...
From writer/director/producer Lisa Joy, Warner Bros. Pictures’ action thriller starS Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson and Thandie Newton.
Nick Bannister (Jackman), a private investigator of the mind, navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories. Living on the fringes of the sunken Miami coast, his life is forever changed when he takes on a new client, Mae (Ferguson). A simple matter of lost and found becomes a dangerous obsession. As Bannister fights to find the truth about Mae’s disappearance, he uncovers a violent conspiracy, and must ultimately answer the question: how far would you go to hold on to the ones you love?
Alongside Oscar nominee Jackman, Ferguson and Newton, (“Solo: A Star Wars Story”), the film stars Cliff Curtis, Oscar nominee Marina de Tavira (“Roma”), Daniel Wu, Mojean Aria (TV’s “See...
- 6/4/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: MGM has acquired screen rights to the female-driven comic book property Mercy Sparx, and set Nick Shafir to write the script. The Picture Company and Assemble Media are producing.
The title character is a female demon sent from Hell to Earth on a mission, which she must complete while hiding among humans. On earth, Mercy has an existential crisis and begins to see the gray area between good and evil. It forces her to choose her place within it and compromises her mission. Shafir’s script is said to be akin to a female Constantine, the adaptation that starred Keanu Reeves several years ago.
Created by Josh Blaylock, the comic book has become a cult favorite among fans since its debut ten years ago through Devil’s Due Publishing, and the studio sees this as a franchise with an empowering female character at the center.
Jack Heller of Assemble will...
The title character is a female demon sent from Hell to Earth on a mission, which she must complete while hiding among humans. On earth, Mercy has an existential crisis and begins to see the gray area between good and evil. It forces her to choose her place within it and compromises her mission. Shafir’s script is said to be akin to a female Constantine, the adaptation that starred Keanu Reeves several years ago.
Created by Josh Blaylock, the comic book has become a cult favorite among fans since its debut ten years ago through Devil’s Due Publishing, and the studio sees this as a franchise with an empowering female character at the center.
Jack Heller of Assemble will...
- 10/21/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for June 2020, including film/TV productions on temporary hiatus, due to the Covid-19 pandemic:
8 Bit Christmas
Feature Films - Streaming
8 Bit Productions Inc.
Prod.: Allan Mandelbaum,
Status: On Hiatus
Best Intentions Season 1
Episodic Series – TV
Best Intentions 1 North Prods. Inc.
Prod.: Steve Solomos
Exec. Prod.: Adam Hertz,
Tom Brady, Mindy Schuktheis,
Michael Hanel
Dir.: Paul Fox, Yael Staav
Status: On Hiatus
Blood And Water Season 4
Episodic Series – TV
4Breakthrough Entertainment Inc.
Prod.: Paula J. Smith
Exec Prod.: Ira Levy, Diane Boehme
Dir.: Felipe Rodriguez
Status: On Hiatus
Flint Strong
Feature Films – Theatrical
NBC Universal
Prod. Michael DeLuca, Elishia Holmes, Barry Jenkins
LP: Tracey Landon
Dir.: Rachel Morrison
Status: On Hiatus
Good Sam
Episodic Series – TV
CBS Studios Inc.
Prod.: John Weber
Exec. Prod.: Katie Wech, Jennie Urman, Joanna Klein
Dir.
8 Bit Christmas
Feature Films - Streaming
8 Bit Productions Inc.
Prod.: Allan Mandelbaum,
Status: On Hiatus
Best Intentions Season 1
Episodic Series – TV
Best Intentions 1 North Prods. Inc.
Prod.: Steve Solomos
Exec. Prod.: Adam Hertz,
Tom Brady, Mindy Schuktheis,
Michael Hanel
Dir.: Paul Fox, Yael Staav
Status: On Hiatus
Blood And Water Season 4
Episodic Series – TV
4Breakthrough Entertainment Inc.
Prod.: Paula J. Smith
Exec Prod.: Ira Levy, Diane Boehme
Dir.: Felipe Rodriguez
Status: On Hiatus
Flint Strong
Feature Films – Theatrical
NBC Universal
Prod. Michael DeLuca, Elishia Holmes, Barry Jenkins
LP: Tracey Landon
Dir.: Rachel Morrison
Status: On Hiatus
Good Sam
Episodic Series – TV
CBS Studios Inc.
Prod.: John Weber
Exec. Prod.: Katie Wech, Jennie Urman, Joanna Klein
Dir.
- 6/24/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Judy Greer has joined the cast of Universal Pictures’ Flint Strong, in what we hear is a key role.
Rachel Morrison, who made history as the first female Dp to be nominated for an Oscar on Mudbound and was also the cinematographer on the $1.3 billion grossing three-time Oscar winner Black Panther, is making her feature directorial debut on Flint Strong. Oscar winner Barry Jenkins wrote the script adapted from the 2015 boxing documentary T-rex made by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper.
The documentary T-rex follows 17-year-old Claressa “T-rex” Shields, a Flint Michigan native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in Boxing are realized at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Universal acquired Shields’ life rights and rights to the documentary in 2016. Greer joins Ryan Destiny (Fox’s Star and Freeform’s grown-ish) who is starring as Claressa “T-rex” Shields, and Ice Cube...
Rachel Morrison, who made history as the first female Dp to be nominated for an Oscar on Mudbound and was also the cinematographer on the $1.3 billion grossing three-time Oscar winner Black Panther, is making her feature directorial debut on Flint Strong. Oscar winner Barry Jenkins wrote the script adapted from the 2015 boxing documentary T-rex made by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper.
The documentary T-rex follows 17-year-old Claressa “T-rex” Shields, a Flint Michigan native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in Boxing are realized at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Universal acquired Shields’ life rights and rights to the documentary in 2016. Greer joins Ryan Destiny (Fox’s Star and Freeform’s grown-ish) who is starring as Claressa “T-rex” Shields, and Ice Cube...
- 5/14/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran film executive Pamela Abdy is joining MGM as motion picture group president, Chairman Michael de Luca announced Tuesday.
She will oversee development, production and post-production for all of MGM and Orion films, and will report to De Luca.
“I have long admired Pam for her exceptional abilities as both a studio executive and producer – both critical jobs in our industry and ones that she has handled with the utmost skill, taste and talent,” De Luca said. “She is among the very best and we are all beyond thrilled that she will be joining the MGM team as we steer the studio into the future.”
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Abdy added: “I am honored to join Mike and the team at MGM/Orion. As a colleague and friend for over 20 years, I have long admired his bold choices and passionate support of filmmakers.
She will oversee development, production and post-production for all of MGM and Orion films, and will report to De Luca.
“I have long admired Pam for her exceptional abilities as both a studio executive and producer – both critical jobs in our industry and ones that she has handled with the utmost skill, taste and talent,” De Luca said. “She is among the very best and we are all beyond thrilled that she will be joining the MGM team as we steer the studio into the future.”
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Abdy added: “I am honored to join Mike and the team at MGM/Orion. As a colleague and friend for over 20 years, I have long admired his bold choices and passionate support of filmmakers.
- 4/7/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Update: Shortly after Deadline broke the story, MGM sent out a press release, confirming Pam Abdy’s appointment. She’ll carry the title of MGM Motion Picture Group President. Read the release before Deadline’s scoop.
Exclusive: Pam Abdy is being named to a top production post at the reconstituted MGM, sources said. The hire was made by Michael De Luca, who in early January was named chairman of MGM Motion Picture Group.
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Abdy is a veteran producer and studio exec who most recently helped Brad Weston start the production/finance company Makeready. Before that, she worked closely with Weston at New Regency during that company’s...
Exclusive: Pam Abdy is being named to a top production post at the reconstituted MGM, sources said. The hire was made by Michael De Luca, who in early January was named chairman of MGM Motion Picture Group.
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Abdy is a veteran producer and studio exec who most recently helped Brad Weston start the production/finance company Makeready. Before that, she worked closely with Weston at New Regency during that company’s...
- 4/7/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, MGM beefs up its executive ranks, “Sea Fever” gets a live-streaming premiere, “Pigeon Kings” finds a home and The 92nd Street Y has started an online film course.
Executive Hires
Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s Film Group Chairman Michael De Luca has hired Elishia Holmes and Johnny Pariseau — both who were executives at De Luca’s eponymous production company.
De Luca joined MGM earlier this year. Holmes will serve as an executive vice president at MGM and Pariseau joins the studio as senior vice president. Both are already underway in their new roles.
Holmes joined Michael De Luca productions in 2015 overseeing projects including “Reminiscence,” starring Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson, and Rachel Morrison’s “Flint Strong,” written by Barry Jenkins and starring Ice Cube. Holmes previously worked for Ridley Scott as a producer at Scott Free and worked on “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” “Alien Covenant,...
Executive Hires
Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s Film Group Chairman Michael De Luca has hired Elishia Holmes and Johnny Pariseau — both who were executives at De Luca’s eponymous production company.
De Luca joined MGM earlier this year. Holmes will serve as an executive vice president at MGM and Pariseau joins the studio as senior vice president. Both are already underway in their new roles.
Holmes joined Michael De Luca productions in 2015 overseeing projects including “Reminiscence,” starring Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson, and Rachel Morrison’s “Flint Strong,” written by Barry Jenkins and starring Ice Cube. Holmes previously worked for Ridley Scott as a producer at Scott Free and worked on “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” “Alien Covenant,...
- 4/3/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Former Michael De Luca Productions executives Elishia Holmes and Johnny Pariseau have joined MGM under the leadership of chairman Michael De Luca, the studio announced Thursday.
Holmes, who previously served as an exec at Michael De Luca Productions, will serve as executive vice president at MGM, while Pariseau, also a De Luca Productions alumni, will serve as senior vice president. Both already have started in their new positions.
“I am thrilled to have Elishia and Johnny join our growing team,” De Luca said. “They are exceptional production executives, each with a unique creative voice, and I am excited they are here with us as we continue to build on the great legacy of MGM.”
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Holmes added: “I’m so excited to be joining such an iconic and celebrated studio with a terrifically talented group of people across film...
Holmes, who previously served as an exec at Michael De Luca Productions, will serve as executive vice president at MGM, while Pariseau, also a De Luca Productions alumni, will serve as senior vice president. Both already have started in their new positions.
“I am thrilled to have Elishia and Johnny join our growing team,” De Luca said. “They are exceptional production executives, each with a unique creative voice, and I am excited they are here with us as we continue to build on the great legacy of MGM.”
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Holmes added: “I’m so excited to be joining such an iconic and celebrated studio with a terrifically talented group of people across film...
- 4/2/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
MGM’s recently hired chairman Michael De Luca has brought in a new crop of executives to beef up the studio’s film group.
Elishia Holmes has been tapped to serve as executive vp, while Johnny Pariseau will act as senior vp. The two are already working in their new roles.
Holmes and Pariseau have previous work experience with De Luca as both served as execs at Michael De Luca Productions, his production banner and home before taking his new position in January.
"I am thrilled to have Elishia and Johnny join our growing team,” De Luca said ...
Elishia Holmes has been tapped to serve as executive vp, while Johnny Pariseau will act as senior vp. The two are already working in their new roles.
Holmes and Pariseau have previous work experience with De Luca as both served as execs at Michael De Luca Productions, his production banner and home before taking his new position in January.
"I am thrilled to have Elishia and Johnny join our growing team,” De Luca said ...
MGM’s recently hired chairman Michael De Luca has brought in a new crop of executives to beef up the studio’s film group.
Elishia Holmes has been tapped to serve as executive vp, while Johnny Pariseau will act as senior vp. The two are already working in their new roles.
Holmes and Pariseau have previous work experience with De Luca as both served as execs at Michael De Luca Productions, his production banner and home before taking his new position in January.
"I am thrilled to have Elishia and Johnny join our growing team,” De Luca said ...
Elishia Holmes has been tapped to serve as executive vp, while Johnny Pariseau will act as senior vp. The two are already working in their new roles.
Holmes and Pariseau have previous work experience with De Luca as both served as execs at Michael De Luca Productions, his production banner and home before taking his new position in January.
"I am thrilled to have Elishia and Johnny join our growing team,” De Luca said ...
From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for March 2020, including "Fatman", "Flint Strong", "Nightmare Alley" and a whole lot more:
Blood And Water Season 4
Episodic Series – TV
4Breakthrough Entertainment Inc.
Prod.: Paula J. Smith
Dir.: Felipe Rodriguez
Mar 2 - Mar 31/20
Fatman
Feature Films – Theatrical
Fatman Prods. Services Inc.
Prod.: Robert Menzies, Michelle Lang, Lisa Wolofsky, Brandon James
Dir.: Ian Nelms, Eshom Nelms
Jan 29 - Mar 12/20
Flint Strong
Feature Films – Theatrical
NBC Universal
Prod. Michael DeLuca, Elishia Holmes, Barry Jenkins
Dir.: Rachel Morrison
Mar 16 - May 6/20
I Was Lorena Bobbitt
Movies for Television
Cineflix Media Inc.
Prod.: Peter Schneider, Sherri Rufh
Dir.: Danishka Esterhazy
Feb 24 - Mar 16/20
Nightmare Alley
Feature – Theatrical
Prod.: Miles Dale
Dir.: Guillermo del Toro
Jan 13 - May 5/20
Nurses Season 2
Episodic Series – TV
Nurses Season Two Inc.
Prod.: Ilana Frank, Linda Pope, Brian Gibson
Dir.
Blood And Water Season 4
Episodic Series – TV
4Breakthrough Entertainment Inc.
Prod.: Paula J. Smith
Dir.: Felipe Rodriguez
Mar 2 - Mar 31/20
Fatman
Feature Films – Theatrical
Fatman Prods. Services Inc.
Prod.: Robert Menzies, Michelle Lang, Lisa Wolofsky, Brandon James
Dir.: Ian Nelms, Eshom Nelms
Jan 29 - Mar 12/20
Flint Strong
Feature Films – Theatrical
NBC Universal
Prod. Michael DeLuca, Elishia Holmes, Barry Jenkins
Dir.: Rachel Morrison
Mar 16 - May 6/20
I Was Lorena Bobbitt
Movies for Television
Cineflix Media Inc.
Prod.: Peter Schneider, Sherri Rufh
Dir.: Danishka Esterhazy
Feb 24 - Mar 16/20
Nightmare Alley
Feature – Theatrical
Prod.: Miles Dale
Dir.: Guillermo del Toro
Jan 13 - May 5/20
Nurses Season 2
Episodic Series – TV
Nurses Season Two Inc.
Prod.: Ilana Frank, Linda Pope, Brian Gibson
Dir.
- 2/26/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Ice Cube is set to co-star opposite Ryan Destiny in Universal’s biopic “Flint Strong.”
The sports drama, based on the 2015 boxing documentary “T-Rex,” follows Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (Destiny), a 17-year-old Flint, Michigan native who dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing.
Cube will play her boxing trainer. He sees the role as a move back into dramatic material like “Boyz in the Hood,” which helped launch his career in 1991. In recent years, he’s made a name for himself in action comedies like “Ride Along” and “21 Jump Street.” Cube had taken a break from acting to focus on launching his basketball league, BIG3, which he founded in 2017. Since the has league taken off, Cube has been working to find his next film projects. He recently was cast on to the musical dramedy “Covers.”
Rachel Morrison will direct the movie,...
The sports drama, based on the 2015 boxing documentary “T-Rex,” follows Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (Destiny), a 17-year-old Flint, Michigan native who dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing.
Cube will play her boxing trainer. He sees the role as a move back into dramatic material like “Boyz in the Hood,” which helped launch his career in 1991. In recent years, he’s made a name for himself in action comedies like “Ride Along” and “21 Jump Street.” Cube had taken a break from acting to focus on launching his basketball league, BIG3, which he founded in 2017. Since the has league taken off, Cube has been working to find his next film projects. He recently was cast on to the musical dramedy “Covers.”
Rachel Morrison will direct the movie,...
- 2/5/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Ryan Destiny is set to star as Claressa “T-rex” Shields, the Flint Michigan-native, world champion boxer who is the subject of Rachel Morrison’s directorial debut film, Flint Strong. The pic, which is set up at Universal, is based on the 2015 boxing documentary T-Rex by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper. Barry Jenkins penned the script.
At age 17, Shields’ dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing came to fruition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Michael De Luca and Elishia Holmes are producing the pic under the Universal-based Michael De Luca Productions banner alongside Jenkins. Canepari, Cooper and Sue Jaye Johnson are executive producers, while Universal’s Erik Baiers and Tony Ducret will oversee the project for the studio.
Destiny is best known as one of the leads in Fox’s short-lived musical drama Star and will recur on the upcoming third season of Freeform’s grown-ish.
At age 17, Shields’ dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing came to fruition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Michael De Luca and Elishia Holmes are producing the pic under the Universal-based Michael De Luca Productions banner alongside Jenkins. Canepari, Cooper and Sue Jaye Johnson are executive producers, while Universal’s Erik Baiers and Tony Ducret will oversee the project for the studio.
Destiny is best known as one of the leads in Fox’s short-lived musical drama Star and will recur on the upcoming third season of Freeform’s grown-ish.
- 11/13/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Ryan Destiny, who’s best known for her role in Fox’s “Star,” will play Claressa “T-Rex” Shields in Universal’s biopic “Flint Strong.”
The film marks Destiny’s first starring role in a major studio movie after her breakout role in the Lee Daniels series.
Based on Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper’s 2015 boxing documentary “T-Rex,” the story follows 17-year-old Shields, a Flint, Mich., native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing are realized at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The studio acquired Shields’ life rights and rights to the documentary in 2016.
Rachel Morrison will direct the movie, marking her feature film directorial debut. Morrison, who made history as the first female cinematographer to be nominated for an Academy Award for “Mudbound,” also served as the director of photography for “Black Panther.”
Barry Jenkins penned the screenplay. Michael De Luca will...
The film marks Destiny’s first starring role in a major studio movie after her breakout role in the Lee Daniels series.
Based on Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper’s 2015 boxing documentary “T-Rex,” the story follows 17-year-old Shields, a Flint, Mich., native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing are realized at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The studio acquired Shields’ life rights and rights to the documentary in 2016.
Rachel Morrison will direct the movie, marking her feature film directorial debut. Morrison, who made history as the first female cinematographer to be nominated for an Academy Award for “Mudbound,” also served as the director of photography for “Black Panther.”
Barry Jenkins penned the screenplay. Michael De Luca will...
- 11/13/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Angela Sarafyan (Westworld), Natalie Martinez (Death Race), Oscar nominee Marina De Tavira (Roma), and Cliff Curtis (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw) have been added to the cast of Reminiscence, the sci-fi thriller being helmed by Westworld Ep Lisa Joy in her first directorial outing. The group joins previously announced stars Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandie Newton, and Daniel Wu.
The Warner Bros film is a mind bending noir love story set in the dystopic near future of a nighttime, super heated flooded global warmed Miami.
Joy wrote the screenplay and will produce with her Kilter Film partner Jonathan Nolan, along with Michael De Luca and Aaron Ryder. Athena Wickham and Elishia Holmes are exec producers. The film is a co-production of Kilter Films, Michael De Luca Productions and FilmNation Entertainment.
Sarafyan will next be seen in the December installment of Hulu’s Into The Dark, a monthly horror anthology series from Blumhouse Television.
The Warner Bros film is a mind bending noir love story set in the dystopic near future of a nighttime, super heated flooded global warmed Miami.
Joy wrote the screenplay and will produce with her Kilter Film partner Jonathan Nolan, along with Michael De Luca and Aaron Ryder. Athena Wickham and Elishia Holmes are exec producers. The film is a co-production of Kilter Films, Michael De Luca Productions and FilmNation Entertainment.
Sarafyan will next be seen in the December installment of Hulu’s Into The Dark, a monthly horror anthology series from Blumhouse Television.
- 10/25/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Following her Emmy win for her performance on “Westworld,” Thandie Newton is joining the feature directorial debut of the show’s co-creator.
Sources tell Variety that Newton is set to join Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson in Warner Bros.’ “Reminiscence,” directed by “Westworld’s” Lisa Joy.
WB acquired the rights to the package after this year’s Berlin Film Festival. Joy penned the script and will also produce with her Kilter Film partner Jonathan Nolan, along with Michael De Luca and Aaron Ryder. Athena Wickham and Elishia Holmes are exec producers. The film is a co-production of Kilter Films, Michael De Luca Productions and FilmNation Entertainment. Production will take place in New Orleans and Miami beginning in late October, allowing Joy and Nolan to complete work on “Westworld’s” third season at HBO.
The plot and details on who Newton will be playing are being kept under wraps.
Newton is currently starring in “Westworld,...
Sources tell Variety that Newton is set to join Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson in Warner Bros.’ “Reminiscence,” directed by “Westworld’s” Lisa Joy.
WB acquired the rights to the package after this year’s Berlin Film Festival. Joy penned the script and will also produce with her Kilter Film partner Jonathan Nolan, along with Michael De Luca and Aaron Ryder. Athena Wickham and Elishia Holmes are exec producers. The film is a co-production of Kilter Films, Michael De Luca Productions and FilmNation Entertainment. Production will take place in New Orleans and Miami beginning in late October, allowing Joy and Nolan to complete work on “Westworld’s” third season at HBO.
The plot and details on who Newton will be playing are being kept under wraps.
Newton is currently starring in “Westworld,...
- 8/23/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
New York City, 1978. The 20 blocks of pawnshops, porn palaces and dive bars between 8th Avenue and the Hudson River owned by the Irish mafia and known as Hell’s Kitchen was never the easiest place to live. Or the safest. But for mob wives Kathy, Ruby and Claire–played by Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss–things are about to take a radical, dramatic turn. When their husbands are sent to prison by the FBI the women take business into their own hands, running the rackets and taking out the competition…literally. Now they own the neighborhood. The gritty, female-driven mob drama “The Kitchen,” from New Line Cinema and Bron Creative, is written and directed by Andrea Berloff, who was nominated for an Oscar for Original Screenplay for “Straight Outta Compton.”
The film also stars Domhnall Gleeson (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”), James Badge Dale (“Only the Brave”), Brian d...
The film also stars Domhnall Gleeson (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”), James Badge Dale (“Only the Brave”), Brian d...
- 7/26/2019
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Warner Bros has released a trailer for the gritty, female-driven mob drama ‘The Kitchen’ starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss.
Directed by Andrea Berloff, the film stars Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, James Badge Dale, Brian d’Arcy James, with Margo Martindale, Oscar winner Common, and Bill Camp; as well as Jeremy Bobb, E.J. Bonilla, Wayne Duvall, Annabella Sciorra, Myk Watford.
Berloff’s screenplay was based on the comic book series created for DC Vertigo by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle. The film was produced by multiple Oscar nominee Michael De Luca and Marcus Viscidi (“Rampage”). Serving as executive producers were Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Dave Neustadter, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth, Elishia Holmes, and Adam Schlagman.
Also in trailers – Teaser trailer lands for ‘Kingsman’ prequel ‘The King’s Man’
The film is out in the UK September 20th
The Kitchen Synopsis
The Kitchen stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy,...
Directed by Andrea Berloff, the film stars Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, James Badge Dale, Brian d’Arcy James, with Margo Martindale, Oscar winner Common, and Bill Camp; as well as Jeremy Bobb, E.J. Bonilla, Wayne Duvall, Annabella Sciorra, Myk Watford.
Berloff’s screenplay was based on the comic book series created for DC Vertigo by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle. The film was produced by multiple Oscar nominee Michael De Luca and Marcus Viscidi (“Rampage”). Serving as executive producers were Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Dave Neustadter, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth, Elishia Holmes, and Adam Schlagman.
Also in trailers – Teaser trailer lands for ‘Kingsman’ prequel ‘The King’s Man’
The film is out in the UK September 20th
The Kitchen Synopsis
The Kitchen stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Rachel Morrison, DP on “Black Panther” and cinematographer on “Mudbound,” is in negotiations to make her feature directorial debut with Universal’s “Flint Strong,” which Barry Jenkins penned the script for.
“Flint Strong” will be based on the 2015 boxing documentary “T-Rex,” which was directed by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper.
Michael De Luca will produce via his Universal-based Michael De Luca Productions alongside Jenkins and De Luca Productions’ Elishia Holmes. Canepari and Cooper will executive produce.
“T-Rex” told the story of 17-year-old Claressa “T-rex” Shields, who is from Flint, Michigan and who had a dream of becoming the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing, which she achieved at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Then, she won her second gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Universal acquired her life rights and...
“Flint Strong” will be based on the 2015 boxing documentary “T-Rex,” which was directed by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper.
Michael De Luca will produce via his Universal-based Michael De Luca Productions alongside Jenkins and De Luca Productions’ Elishia Holmes. Canepari and Cooper will executive produce.
“T-Rex” told the story of 17-year-old Claressa “T-rex” Shields, who is from Flint, Michigan and who had a dream of becoming the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing, which she achieved at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Then, she won her second gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Universal acquired her life rights and...
- 6/19/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Breaking: Rachel Morrison is in negotiations to direct Flint Strong, the Universal Pictures drama that is based on the 2015 boxing documentary T-Rex and shapes up as a female Rocky-esque drama. Morrison, who made history being the first Oscar-nominated female cinematographer on Mudbound, makes her film directorial debut here, after helming the Starz pilot Hightown. Oscar winner Barry Jenkins wrote the script.
Michael De Luca will produce alongside Jenkins and De Luca Productions’ Elishia Holmes. Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper, who helmed the documentary, will be the executive producers.
Morrison’s pioneering conquests for her gender makes her a good match for the subject matter. T-Rex tells the story of 17-year-old Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, a Flint Michigan native whose dreams of becoming the first American woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in Boxing are realized at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Shields...
Michael De Luca will produce alongside Jenkins and De Luca Productions’ Elishia Holmes. Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper, who helmed the documentary, will be the executive producers.
Morrison’s pioneering conquests for her gender makes her a good match for the subject matter. T-Rex tells the story of 17-year-old Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, a Flint Michigan native whose dreams of becoming the first American woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in Boxing are realized at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Shields...
- 6/19/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Rachel Morrison, best known for cinematography on “Black Panther” and “Mudbound,” is in negotiations to helm Universal’s “Flint Strong” as her feature directorial debut.
The film is based on the 2015 boxing documentary “T-rex” directed by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper. Barry Jenkins penned the script and had been eyeing the project as a potential directing vehicle for himself, but chose to stay on as a producer instead, making room for Morrison to take on the movie.
Michael De Luca will produce via his Universal-based Michael De Luca Productions alongside Jenkins and De Luca Productions’ Elishia Holmes. Canepari and Cooper will executive produce.
The pic tells the story of 17-year-old Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, a Flint, Mich., native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing were realized at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Shields won...
The film is based on the 2015 boxing documentary “T-rex” directed by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper. Barry Jenkins penned the script and had been eyeing the project as a potential directing vehicle for himself, but chose to stay on as a producer instead, making room for Morrison to take on the movie.
Michael De Luca will produce via his Universal-based Michael De Luca Productions alongside Jenkins and De Luca Productions’ Elishia Holmes. Canepari and Cooper will executive produce.
The pic tells the story of 17-year-old Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, a Flint, Mich., native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing were realized at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Shields won...
- 6/19/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros has released a trailer for the gritty, female-driven mob drama ‘The Kitchen’ starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss.
Directed by Andrea Berloff, the film stars Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, James Badge Dale, Brian d’Arcy James, with Margo Martindale, Oscar winner Common, and Bill Camp; as well as Jeremy Bobb, E.J. Bonilla, Wayne Duvall, Annabella Sciorra, Myk Watford.
Berloff’s screenplay was based on the comic book series created for DC Vertigo by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle. The film was produced by multiple Oscar nominee Michael De Luca and Marcus Viscidi (“Rampage”). Serving as executive producers were Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Dave Neustadter, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth, Elishia Holmes, and Adam Schlagman.
Also in trailers – Ansel Elgort embarks on an emotional journey in first trailer for ‘The Goldfinch’
The film hits UK cinemas September 20th
The Kitchen Synopsis
The Kitchen stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy,...
Directed by Andrea Berloff, the film stars Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, James Badge Dale, Brian d’Arcy James, with Margo Martindale, Oscar winner Common, and Bill Camp; as well as Jeremy Bobb, E.J. Bonilla, Wayne Duvall, Annabella Sciorra, Myk Watford.
Berloff’s screenplay was based on the comic book series created for DC Vertigo by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle. The film was produced by multiple Oscar nominee Michael De Luca and Marcus Viscidi (“Rampage”). Serving as executive producers were Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Dave Neustadter, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth, Elishia Holmes, and Adam Schlagman.
Also in trailers – Ansel Elgort embarks on an emotional journey in first trailer for ‘The Goldfinch’
The film hits UK cinemas September 20th
The Kitchen Synopsis
The Kitchen stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy,...
- 5/30/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In today’s film news roundup, Hugh Jackman’s thriller gets distribution, Teyonah Parris is heading to the “Candyman” reboot, and SAG-AFTRA pickets in Brentwood.
Acquisition
Warner Bros. has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the thriller “Reminiscence,” starring Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson.
Lisa Joy, executive producer of “Westworld,” will make her feature directorial debut on the project. Joy will produce with Kilter Film partner Jonathan Nolan, along with Michael De Luca and Aaron Ryder. Athena Wickham and Elishia Holmes are executive producers.
Principal photography will take place in New Orleans and Miami in October. Jackman will portray a veteran living in a future Miami flooded by rising seas who offers clients the chance to relive any memory. He becomes involved romantically with Ferguson’s character, who is implicated in a series of violent crimes.
FilmNation was selling “Reminiscence” during the Berlin Film Festival. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
Acquisition
Warner Bros. has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the thriller “Reminiscence,” starring Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson.
Lisa Joy, executive producer of “Westworld,” will make her feature directorial debut on the project. Joy will produce with Kilter Film partner Jonathan Nolan, along with Michael De Luca and Aaron Ryder. Athena Wickham and Elishia Holmes are executive producers.
Principal photography will take place in New Orleans and Miami in October. Jackman will portray a veteran living in a future Miami flooded by rising seas who offers clients the chance to relive any memory. He becomes involved romantically with Ferguson’s character, who is implicated in a series of violent crimes.
FilmNation was selling “Reminiscence” during the Berlin Film Festival. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
- 3/2/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros has snapped up worldwide rights to one of last month’s hottest Efm packages Reminiscence to star Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson.
Warner Bros has snapped up worldwide rights to one of last month’s hottest Efm packages Reminiscence to star Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson.
FilmNation and Endeavor Content introduced the sci-fi package in Berlin in February and almost immediately a gaggle of studios coalesced around it.
Ultimately Warner Bros prevailed and made its second big acquisition statement after teaming up with New Line in Sundance in January on the $15m worldwide purchase of Gurinder Chadha’s...
Warner Bros has snapped up worldwide rights to one of last month’s hottest Efm packages Reminiscence to star Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson.
FilmNation and Endeavor Content introduced the sci-fi package in Berlin in February and almost immediately a gaggle of studios coalesced around it.
Ultimately Warner Bros prevailed and made its second big acquisition statement after teaming up with New Line in Sundance in January on the $15m worldwide purchase of Gurinder Chadha’s...
- 3/1/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Warner Bros. has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Reminiscence, the Lisa Joy-directed action thriller that will star Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson. The film marks the directorial debut of Westworld executive producer Joy, who also wrote the script. This was the hot package at Berlin, and the film sold in a competitive situation with several studios vying for the rights.
Joy will produce with her Kilter Film partner Jonathan Nolan, along with Michael De Luca and Aaron Ryder. Athena Wickham and Elishia Holmes are exec producers. The film is a co-production of Kilter Films, Michael De Luca Productions and FilmNation Entertainment. It will reunite Joy with frequent Westworld Dp Paul Cameron. Principal photography will take place in New Orleans and Miami beginning in late October, to allow Joy and Nolan to complete work on the HBO show’s third season.
Reminiscence follows one man’s journey to find...
Joy will produce with her Kilter Film partner Jonathan Nolan, along with Michael De Luca and Aaron Ryder. Athena Wickham and Elishia Holmes are exec producers. The film is a co-production of Kilter Films, Michael De Luca Productions and FilmNation Entertainment. It will reunite Joy with frequent Westworld Dp Paul Cameron. Principal photography will take place in New Orleans and Miami beginning in late October, to allow Joy and Nolan to complete work on the HBO show’s third season.
Reminiscence follows one man’s journey to find...
- 3/1/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Jay Basu has been tapped to rewrite the screenplay for “Battlestar Galactica,” Universal Pictures’ reimagining of the 1978 television series created by Glen Larson, individuals with knowledge of the project exclusively tell TheWrap. An earlier draft of the script was written by Lisa Joy (“Westworld”).
Francis Lawrence will direct the film. Dylan Clark will produce for his Dylan Clark Productions alongside Michael De Luca through his Michael De Luca Productions. Scott Stuber will executive produce.
Like “Star Wars,” “Battlestar Galactica” was a 1970s space opera that traded on special effects, amazing hair, and a strange world. The show was a response to the success of George Lucas’ film, with its own space battles and spooky, robotic bad guys. Time Magazine listed it as one of the 100 Best TV Shows of All-Time.
Also Read: 'Collide' Writer F. Scott Frazier to Script 'Gears of War' for Universal (Exclusive)
In 2003, a reimagined...
Francis Lawrence will direct the film. Dylan Clark will produce for his Dylan Clark Productions alongside Michael De Luca through his Michael De Luca Productions. Scott Stuber will executive produce.
Like “Star Wars,” “Battlestar Galactica” was a 1970s space opera that traded on special effects, amazing hair, and a strange world. The show was a response to the success of George Lucas’ film, with its own space battles and spooky, robotic bad guys. Time Magazine listed it as one of the 100 Best TV Shows of All-Time.
Also Read: 'Collide' Writer F. Scott Frazier to Script 'Gears of War' for Universal (Exclusive)
In 2003, a reimagined...
- 12/18/2018
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Universal Pictures has set Barry Jenkins to write the script for a coming of age drama based on the life of the first Olympic boxing champ Claressa "T-Rex" Shields. Jenkins wrote and directed Moonlight, another coming of age tale that was the sleeper of the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals, and A24 opens it October 21. Michael De Luca and Elishia Holmes are producing the film for Michael De Luca Productions banner, and Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper will…...
- 10/7/2016
- Deadline
Exclusive: In a big pre-Thanksgiving auction, Universal Pictures has acquired screen rights to The Girl Before, a thriller novel written by author J.P. Delaney that Ballantine Bantam Dell Random House will publish in fall, 2016. Ron Howard is attached to direct the film, and Michael De Luca is producing with Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Howard and Erica Huggins. Imagine’s Tyler Michael will be exec producer; Elishia Holmes will exec produce for Michael De Luca…...
- 11/27/2015
- Deadline
United Talent Agency (UTA) has hired ICM Partners agent Nigel Meiojas, the agency announced Tuesday. Meiojas will join UTA as an agent in the talent department. He spent the past six years as an agent at ICM after joining the company as an agent trainee. Meiojas’ clients include Robert Duvall, Alexander Ludwig, Jonny Weston, Annabelle Wallis, Allen Leech, Genesis Rodriguez, Lucas Black, Kevin Zegers, Virginia Gardner, Josh Stewart, Jencarlos Canela and Alyssa Sutherland. They are expected to follow him to UTA. Also Read: Michael De Luca Staffs Up New Company, Hires Elishia Holmes, Lucy Kitada (Exclusive) “Nigel is a great...
- 6/16/2015
- by Jeff Sneider and Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
Elishia Holmes, Lucy Kitada and Johnny Pariseau have joined Michael De Luca Productions.
Holmes, Kitada and Pariseau will report directly to De Luca and will be based at the company’s West Hollywood offices.
De Luca called the hires a “dream team of executives.”
Holmes most recently served as svp of production and development at Scott Free where she developed the Blade Runner sequel and Exodus.
Prior to Scott Free Holmes served as a production executive at Warner Brothers. She began her career at William Morris Agency, and got her first break as a story editor at Parkes-MacDonald.
Kitada was most recently the director of development at Global Produce, working in features and television. Prior to that she was at Disney, DreamWorks and Gran Via Productions and has worked on Saving Mr Banks, The Help and Breaking Bad.
Pariseau arrives from UTA, where he was an agent in the book department and represented authors, journalists and non-traditional...
Holmes, Kitada and Pariseau will report directly to De Luca and will be based at the company’s West Hollywood offices.
De Luca called the hires a “dream team of executives.”
Holmes most recently served as svp of production and development at Scott Free where she developed the Blade Runner sequel and Exodus.
Prior to Scott Free Holmes served as a production executive at Warner Brothers. She began her career at William Morris Agency, and got her first break as a story editor at Parkes-MacDonald.
Kitada was most recently the director of development at Global Produce, working in features and television. Prior to that she was at Disney, DreamWorks and Gran Via Productions and has worked on Saving Mr Banks, The Help and Breaking Bad.
Pariseau arrives from UTA, where he was an agent in the book department and represented authors, journalists and non-traditional...
- 6/12/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Elishia Holmes, former Svp Production/Development at Scott Free, Lucy Kitada (Global Produce) and former UTA agent Johnny Pariseau have been hired at Michael De Luca’s company to serve as production executives. All three will start immediately and report directly to De Luca, and be based at the company's West Hollywood offices. After the hacking scandal that triggered a management shakeup at Sony Pictures Entertainment, De Luca left Sony as president of production earlier…...
- 6/12/2015
- Deadline
Michael De Luca has assembled his production team after signing a three-year first-look deal with Universal, hiring Elishia Holmes, Lucy Kitada and Johnny Pariseau as executives at Michael De Luca Productions, TheWrap has exclusively learned. Holmes, Kitada and Pariseau will report directly to De Luca and be based at the company’s West Hollywood offices. “I am delighted to say that we have assembled a dream team of executives who bring diverse expertise, impeccable taste and first-rate production experience,” said De Luca. “I am thrilled about having Elishia, Lucy and Johnny on the team.” Also Read: Mike De Luca Leaves Sony for Producing.
- 6/12/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Kate Mara and Anya Taylor-Joy were cast last month, and now Paul Giammati and Toby Jones have signed onto the cast of Luke Scott's sci-fi thriller Morgan. Boyd Holbrook (Run All Night, Gone Girl) is also negotiating to jump aboard, but hasn't quite made a deal yet.Morgan revolves around a corporate risk-management consultant (Mara), although the actual corporate risk-management depicted on screen will likely be kept to a minimum when the consultant is summoned to a remote lab to evaluate an artificial being (Taylor-Joy) with a view to its termination.Giamatti will be playing a psychologist who struggles to actually relate to people, while Jones will be the chief scientist in charge of the facility. The role Holbrook is up for is that of a nutritionist working for Jones.There are shades of Ex Machina in Seth Owen’s 2014 Black List script, although it also taps into Ridley Scott’s A.
- 4/30/2015
- EmpireOnline
“Game of Thrones” director Brian Kirk has closed a deal to direct 20th Century Fox, Scott Free and Genre Films’ action-thriller “Narco Sub,” which will likely star Liam Neeson, multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap. David Guggenheim (“Safe House”) wrote the movie, which Ridley Scott is producing with Simon Kinberg of Genre Films, whose Aditya Sood will executive produce with Scott Free’s Elishia Holmes. “Narco Sub” follows a notorious Ecuadorian drug lord who forces a disgraced American naval officer to navigate a cocaine-packed submarine past the U.S. Coast Guard. See photos: 50 Actors Over 50 Who Are Still Conquering.
- 3/24/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
House Of Cards’ Kate Mara is strengthening her ongoing relationship with Fox as the actress has now signed up to star in its upcoming sci-fi thriller Morgan. While this will be Mara’s third sci-fi collaboration with the studio, it’s touted as the first for its director, Luke Scott. Son of filmmaker Ridley Scott – who recently directed Mara in The Martian – Scott will make his break into features on the movie.
The forthcoming flick is set up at the studio via Scott Free Productions, with Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Elishia Holmes all on board to produce. The trio developed the pic in-house alongside Luke Scott and writer Seth Owen, whose screenplay landed on the 2014 Blacklist – a celebrated collection of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.
In its early stages, the sole scrap of story information on the pic also surfaced today:
“The story of Morgan centers on a...
The forthcoming flick is set up at the studio via Scott Free Productions, with Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Elishia Holmes all on board to produce. The trio developed the pic in-house alongside Luke Scott and writer Seth Owen, whose screenplay landed on the 2014 Blacklist – a celebrated collection of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.
In its early stages, the sole scrap of story information on the pic also surfaced today:
“The story of Morgan centers on a...
- 3/11/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Kate Mara has been cast in another Fox movie. According to THR, the Fantastic Four and The Martian actress will star in Morgan, the directorial debut of Ridley Scott's son Luke Scott. The site has also learned that Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) is in talks to join the film as well. Scott Owens wrote the 2014 Black List script, and the elder Scott is producing the sci-fi thriller with his Scott Free partners Michael Schaefer and Elishia Holmes. Synopsis: The story centers on a...
- 3/11/2015
- by Jesse Giroux
- JoBlo.com
Kate Mara will reportedly star in developing sci-fi thriller Morgan.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress will appear alongside Anya Taylor-Joy in the Ridley Scott-produced movie.
Morgan will mark the directorial debut of Ridley's son Luke, who will be supported by producers Michael Schaefer and Elishia Holmes, and executive producer George Heller.
The story, written by Seth Owen, focuses on a corporate risk-management consultant who is forced to decide the fate of an at-risk artificial being in a remote research lab.
Mara's current projects include the new Fantastic Four movie, in which she plays Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, as well as another Ridley film - The Martian.
Morgan will be Taylor-Joy's breakthrough performance after appearing in Robert Eggers's The Witch.
Watch a rundown of the biggest blockbusters of 2015, featuring Fantastic Four, in the video below:...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress will appear alongside Anya Taylor-Joy in the Ridley Scott-produced movie.
Morgan will mark the directorial debut of Ridley's son Luke, who will be supported by producers Michael Schaefer and Elishia Holmes, and executive producer George Heller.
The story, written by Seth Owen, focuses on a corporate risk-management consultant who is forced to decide the fate of an at-risk artificial being in a remote research lab.
Mara's current projects include the new Fantastic Four movie, in which she plays Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, as well as another Ridley film - The Martian.
Morgan will be Taylor-Joy's breakthrough performance after appearing in Robert Eggers's The Witch.
Watch a rundown of the biggest blockbusters of 2015, featuring Fantastic Four, in the video below:...
- 3/11/2015
- Digital Spy
Kate Mara is attached to star in Morgan, a sci-fi thriller just set up at Fox with Luke Scott, the son of filmmaker Ridley Scott, on board to make his feature directorial debut. Anya Taylor-Joy, who made a breakthrough performance with a starring turn in the Sundance horror movie The Witch, is in final negotiations to star opposite Mara. Ridley Scott is producing with his Scott Free mates Michael Schaefer and Elishia Holmes, who developed the project in-house with writer Seth Owen and Luke Scott before setting it up at Fox. George Heller will exec produce. Owen
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- 3/10/2015
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Antoine Fuqua has been tapped by Fox to direct a thriller titled Narco Sub, from a script penned by David Guggenheim. Plot details aren't public yet, but, according to Deadline, Narco Sub is set in the dangerous world of drug smuggling; The title, narco-sub or narco-submarine, refers to a type of custom-made ocean-going self-propelled submersible vessel built by drug traffickers outside the USA to smuggle drugs into the USA. Ridley Scott's Scott Free shingle will produce, alongside Genre Films's Simon Kinberg, who also revised the script along with Anthony Peckham. Elishia Holmes and Aditya Sood will exec produce. Fuqua should be very comfortable here....
- 5/28/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Exclusive: Fox has attached The Equalizer helmer Antoine Fuqua to direct Narco Sub, the David Guggenheim-scripted thriller that has long been a priority project at the studio. It’s set in the dangerous world of drug smuggling, and the title refers to the semi-submersible crafts that South American drug cartels have been using to ship cocaine into the U.S. without having to deal with land-based authorities. Related: Antoine Fuqua Closes Deal To Direct Kurt Sutter-Penned ‘Southpaw’ The pic will be produced by Scott Free’s Jules Daly, Ridley Scott and Michael Schaefer and Genre Films’ Simon Kinberg. Elishia Holmes and Aditya Sood are exec producers. Kinberg had a hand in revising the script and Anthony Peckham as well. Fuqua is next directing Southpaw at The Weinstein Company, and his reteam with Training Day star Denzel Washington on The Equalizer has generated such strong buzz at Sony that...
- 5/28/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Doug Liman is in talks to direct the action-thriller Narco Sub for 20th Century Fox. The late filmmaker Tony Scott was previously attached to direct the film.
The film tells the story of a captain’s son who is kidnapped by a drug cartel. He is blackmailed into piloting a broken down rebuilt sub from South America to the U.S., carrying with him a whole lot of cocaine.
Safe House writer David Guggenheim wrote the script and developed the project with Simon Kinberg, who will produce through his Genre Films banner. Scott Free will also produce along with Elishia Holmes and Michael Schaefer.
Liman just wrapped the Tom Cruise movie Edge Of Tomorrow, about a soldier fighting in a war with aliens who finds himself caught in a time loop of his last day in the battle, but in the process becomes better skilled along the way. The film...
The film tells the story of a captain’s son who is kidnapped by a drug cartel. He is blackmailed into piloting a broken down rebuilt sub from South America to the U.S., carrying with him a whole lot of cocaine.
Safe House writer David Guggenheim wrote the script and developed the project with Simon Kinberg, who will produce through his Genre Films banner. Scott Free will also produce along with Elishia Holmes and Michael Schaefer.
Liman just wrapped the Tom Cruise movie Edge Of Tomorrow, about a soldier fighting in a war with aliens who finds himself caught in a time loop of his last day in the battle, but in the process becomes better skilled along the way. The film...
- 10/9/2013
- by Laura Frances
- LRMonline.com
Having wrapped the Tom Cruise movie “Edge of Tomorrow” for Warner Bros., Doug Liman is in early negotiations to direct the action-thriller “Narco Sub” for 20th Century Fox, an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Tony Scott was previously attached to direct “Narco Sub” before his death in 2012. David Guggenheim (“Safe House”) wrote the script on spec and developed the project with Simon Kinberg, who will produce through his Fox-based Genre Films banner. Aditya Sood will oversee the project for Genre Films. Scott Free is also on board to produce the film, with Elishia Holmes overseeing for the company.
- 10/8/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Scott Free Productions has hired Indian Paintbrush executive Michael Pruss to be senior vice president of Production. Scott Free has separately promoted production executive Elishia Holmes to senior vice president of Production. Both report to Scott Free President Michael Schaefer. Pruss joins Scott Free from Indian Paintbrush where he served as vice president and oversaw the acquisition of the Drake Doremus-directed Like Crazy at the 2011 Sundance Festival. He co-produced the director’s followup, Breathe In, which will be released in the fall. Pruss also developed A Murder Foretold with Chris Terrio, The Signal with Brad Ingelsby, Off The Grid with Chris Cantwell and Chris Rogers and he is a producer on Hold On To Me, the James Marsh-directed thriller that stars Carey Mulligan and Robert Pattinson. Before that he was a Focus Features exec who worked on Milk, The American and Coraline. He was raised in London.
- 5/15/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Exclusive: Fox is wrapping up a deal for Kieran Fitzgerald to write the script for a reality-based disaster movie loosely inspired by the BBC faux-documentary The Day Britain Stopped. It will be developed as a potential directing vehicle for Ridley Scott. Film Rites’ Steve Zaillian & Garrett Basch are producing with Scott Free’s Scott, Michael Schaefer, and Elishia Holmes. Kira Goldberg is overseeing for the studio. Fitzgerald is currently adapting The Tiger for Plan B and Focus. He garnered attention for his script Bambi, based on the life of former CIA agent Luis Posada. He’s repped by CAA. Film Rites & Scott Free both have first-look deals at Fox, where they also have Wool in development with J Blakeson attached to adapt and direct. Zaillian and Scott previously teamed on American Gangster.
- 2/26/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Graham King's Gk Films continues to bolster its ranks. King and partner Tim Headington have named David Crockett to the post of executive vice president, and set Elishia Holmes to be Gk vice president of development. This follows the hiring of Sony president of Worldwide Affairs Peter Schlessel to become Gk Films president. It also follows the unconfirmed reports that respected executive Bob Berney will come aboard to start an independent distribution company for King and Headington. Gk also renewed its deal with Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil. Crockett just worked with Gk Films after being the exec producer of the Ben [...]...
- 6/30/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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