Sony Pictures and filmmaker Will Gluck are extending their longtime partnership as the Culver City-based studio has renewed its first-look deal with Gluck’s Olive Bridge Entertainment. In addition to new deal, the studio also announced two new projects in development: Much Ado, a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing based on a pitch from Ashley Bradley, and an English-language adaptation of the bestselling Japanese book and Toho film, If Cats Disappeared from the World, which Olive Bridge is producing with Masi Oka (Heros).
Gluck is currently in post-production on Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, which Sony will release worldwide on April 3. The first installment, released in 2018, pulled in $351 million globally and was Sony’s highest-grossing film ever in the U.K., excluding the James Bond films.
Gluck already has a number of projects percolating at the studio including the ensemble comedy inspired by the popular videogame Just Dance,...
Gluck is currently in post-production on Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, which Sony will release worldwide on April 3. The first installment, released in 2018, pulled in $351 million globally and was Sony’s highest-grossing film ever in the U.K., excluding the James Bond films.
Gluck already has a number of projects percolating at the studio including the ensemble comedy inspired by the popular videogame Just Dance,...
- 1/15/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures has renewed its first-look deal with “Peter Rabbit” producer Will Gluck through his Olive Bridge production company.
Gluck’s history at Sony includes directing the Emma Stone comedy “Easy A” ($75 million worldwide), “Friends With Benefits” ($150 million worldwide), the 2014 musical “Annie” ($134 million worldwide) and “Peter Rabbit” ($351 million worldwide). Gluck is in post-production on “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway,” which hits theaters on April 3.
Olive Bridge has been developing two projects at Sony: “Steal Away,” a remake of the French romantic comedy “The Last Diamond,” written by Gluck and Chris Bremner; and “Move On,” a sci-fi romance spec script by Ken Kobayashi.
Gluck and the studio also announced several new projects on Wednesday — an ensemble comedy inspired by the Ubisoft video game “Just Dance,” with a screenplay by Amelie Gillette, Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka for Screen Gems; “Much Ado,” a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” from...
Gluck’s history at Sony includes directing the Emma Stone comedy “Easy A” ($75 million worldwide), “Friends With Benefits” ($150 million worldwide), the 2014 musical “Annie” ($134 million worldwide) and “Peter Rabbit” ($351 million worldwide). Gluck is in post-production on “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway,” which hits theaters on April 3.
Olive Bridge has been developing two projects at Sony: “Steal Away,” a remake of the French romantic comedy “The Last Diamond,” written by Gluck and Chris Bremner; and “Move On,” a sci-fi romance spec script by Ken Kobayashi.
Gluck and the studio also announced several new projects on Wednesday — an ensemble comedy inspired by the Ubisoft video game “Just Dance,” with a screenplay by Amelie Gillette, Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka for Screen Gems; “Much Ado,” a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” from...
- 1/15/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures has renewed its first-look deal with Will Gluck’s Olive Bridge Entertainment, the company announced on Wednesday.
Gluck, along with Jodi Hildebrand, Gluck’s feature producing partner, announced the hire of Gabby Zemer as a new executive at the company. Zemer spent the past three years at Blumhouse Productions, where she worked alongside Couper Samuelson on the upcoming “Black Christmas” remake, helmed by Sophia Takal. Prior to Blumhouse, Zemer worked under Deborah Jelin Newmyer at Outlaw Productions, shortly after graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Gluck’s long history at the studio includes the smash hit Emma Stone comedy “Easy A” ($75 million worldwide), “Friends with Benefits” ($150 million worldwide), the musical “Annie” ($134 million worldwide), and the worldwide animated blockbuster “Peter Rabbit” ($351 million worldwide). It became Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing film ever in the U.K., excluding the James Bond franchise films.
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Gluck, along with Jodi Hildebrand, Gluck’s feature producing partner, announced the hire of Gabby Zemer as a new executive at the company. Zemer spent the past three years at Blumhouse Productions, where she worked alongside Couper Samuelson on the upcoming “Black Christmas” remake, helmed by Sophia Takal. Prior to Blumhouse, Zemer worked under Deborah Jelin Newmyer at Outlaw Productions, shortly after graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Gluck’s long history at the studio includes the smash hit Emma Stone comedy “Easy A” ($75 million worldwide), “Friends with Benefits” ($150 million worldwide), the musical “Annie” ($134 million worldwide), and the worldwide animated blockbuster “Peter Rabbit” ($351 million worldwide). It became Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing film ever in the U.K., excluding the James Bond franchise films.
Also Read: 'Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway...
- 1/15/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
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