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
Ghostbusters and SNL alumni Kate McKinnon has joined the impressive cast of Jay Roach’s untitled film on the firing of Fox broadcaster Roger Ailes.
McKinnon joins a cast of John Lithgow as Ailes and the fierce ladies that are key to Ailes’s downfall are to be played by Charlize Theron who takes on the role of Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman will play Gretchen Carlson, Margot Robbie will play a Fox News associate producer and Allison Janney who takes on the role of the trailblazing feminist lawyer Susan Estrich. McKinnon will play a fictional producer in the movie.
The film will focus on the firing of former Fox News chief Roger Ailes and the toxic male culture at the network.
Also in the news – Mel Gibson to take the reins on remake of classic western The Wild Bunch
Other characters thought to appear in the film are Bill Shine,...
McKinnon joins a cast of John Lithgow as Ailes and the fierce ladies that are key to Ailes’s downfall are to be played by Charlize Theron who takes on the role of Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman will play Gretchen Carlson, Margot Robbie will play a Fox News associate producer and Allison Janney who takes on the role of the trailblazing feminist lawyer Susan Estrich. McKinnon will play a fictional producer in the movie.
The film will focus on the firing of former Fox News chief Roger Ailes and the toxic male culture at the network.
Also in the news – Mel Gibson to take the reins on remake of classic western The Wild Bunch
Other characters thought to appear in the film are Bill Shine,...
- 9/26/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Daniella Bondar Mar 21, 2017
Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis are set to star in The Spy Who Dumped Me...
Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon and Bad Moms’ Mila Kunis are teaming up for a new action-comedy called The Spy Who Dumped Me.
Susan Fogel (ABC Family’s Chasing Life) is set to direct the project and co-write the script with David Iserson (New Girl, Mad Men, Mr. Robot). Lionsgate will distribute while Image Entertainment will produce the feature.
Variety reported that filming was being held up for when McKinnon and Kunis were both available to start filming. It looks like production will start while McKinnon is on hiatus from Saturday Night Live, whose current run ends in a couple of weeks.
Plotwise, The Spy Who Dumped Me will follow best friends who become caught up in a major conspiracy when one of the friends discovers that the guy who dumped her is actually a spy.
Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis are set to star in The Spy Who Dumped Me...
Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon and Bad Moms’ Mila Kunis are teaming up for a new action-comedy called The Spy Who Dumped Me.
Susan Fogel (ABC Family’s Chasing Life) is set to direct the project and co-write the script with David Iserson (New Girl, Mad Men, Mr. Robot). Lionsgate will distribute while Image Entertainment will produce the feature.
Variety reported that filming was being held up for when McKinnon and Kunis were both available to start filming. It looks like production will start while McKinnon is on hiatus from Saturday Night Live, whose current run ends in a couple of weeks.
Plotwise, The Spy Who Dumped Me will follow best friends who become caught up in a major conspiracy when one of the friends discovers that the guy who dumped her is actually a spy.
- 3/20/2017
- Den of Geek
Kate McKinnon is going back to school. Netflix announced Wednesday that McKinnon will provide the voice of Ms. Frizzle in the upcoming Netflix reboot “The Magic School Bus Rides Again.” But not that Ms. Frizzle. McKinnon will instead play Fiona Frizzle, who is the sister to the the original Ms. Valerie Frizzle. Valerie Frizzle was voiced by Lily Tomlin, who played the character throughout the original series’ entire run. Also Read: Kate McKinnon to Star in Amblin's 'The Lunch Witch' Airing for 18 consecutive years and seen in more than 39 countries, “The Magic School Bus” is the longest-running kids science series in history.
- 2/8/2017
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
SNL and Ghostbusters star Kate McKinnon has just landed another film project called The Lunch Witch, which is set up at Steven Spielberg's Amblin.
The film is based on a book written by Deb Lucke, and the story follows a character named Grunhilda, "who has inherited generations worth of magical recipes. But when no one believes in magic anymore, she is forced to apply to be a school lunch lady, thanks to her knack for cooking up foul dishes. While she spends most of her time scaring the children at the school while serving them lunch, Grunhilda accidentally befriends a shy girl who needs help both at school and at home, given her timidness, something a witch like Grunhilda has a tough time following through on."
McKinnon will take on the role of Grunhilda, which she is absolutely perfect for. Even though I wasn't a fan of the Ghostbusters remake,...
The film is based on a book written by Deb Lucke, and the story follows a character named Grunhilda, "who has inherited generations worth of magical recipes. But when no one believes in magic anymore, she is forced to apply to be a school lunch lady, thanks to her knack for cooking up foul dishes. While she spends most of her time scaring the children at the school while serving them lunch, Grunhilda accidentally befriends a shy girl who needs help both at school and at home, given her timidness, something a witch like Grunhilda has a tough time following through on."
McKinnon will take on the role of Grunhilda, which she is absolutely perfect for. Even though I wasn't a fan of the Ghostbusters remake,...
- 12/8/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
If proof were needed that we are officially living in the age of Kate McKinnon, it has arrived in the shape of a leading role in the upcoming Amblin film, The Lunch Witch. After a string of outstanding supporting roles in movies such as Sisters, Ghostbusters, Finding Dory, and Office Christmas Party – along with her Emmy Award-winning performances on Saturday Night Live – McKinnon will play the titular character in an adaptation of the popular children’s graphic novel.
Written by Deb Lucke and published in 2015, The Lunch Witch is the story a witch named Grunhilda, and a young girl named Madison, who get to know one another over the school lunch counter – as detailed on goodreads.
“For generations and generations, the women of Grunhilda’s family have stirred up trouble in a big, black pot. Grunhilda inherits her famous ancestors’ recipes and cauldron, but no one believes in magic anymore.
Written by Deb Lucke and published in 2015, The Lunch Witch is the story a witch named Grunhilda, and a young girl named Madison, who get to know one another over the school lunch counter – as detailed on goodreads.
“For generations and generations, the women of Grunhilda’s family have stirred up trouble in a big, black pot. Grunhilda inherits her famous ancestors’ recipes and cauldron, but no one believes in magic anymore.
- 12/8/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Kate McKinnon’s recently played characters with some pretty prestigious gigs: Ghostbusters’ Jillian Holtzmann was a scientific badass, and Hillary Clinton was almost the leader of the free world on Saturday Night Live and in the real world. We’re not sure what her position is exactly in Office Christmas Party, but it looks high pressure, if only because Jennifer Aniston is playing another horrible boss. Well, all those stressful jobs have sent McKinnon back to school, to play a lunch lady with magical powers. Deadline reports that McKinnon will lead the film adaptation of The Lunch Witch, based on Deb Lucke’s Ya novel.
The recent Emmy winner will star as the titular witch, Grunhilda, who finds work as a lunch lady thanks to years of experience making “foul brews,” which is Wiccan for Sloppy Joe’s, we think. But, in any case, Grunhilda will take great pleasure in...
The recent Emmy winner will star as the titular witch, Grunhilda, who finds work as a lunch lady thanks to years of experience making “foul brews,” which is Wiccan for Sloppy Joe’s, we think. But, in any case, Grunhilda will take great pleasure in...
- 12/7/2016
- by Danette Chavez
- avclub.com
Emmy winner Kate McKinnon will star in Amblin Entertainment’s “The Lunch Witch,” an adaptation of a 2015 young adult novel by Deb Lucke, TheWrap has learned. “Angry Birds” co-director Clay Kaytis is helming the film, which will be his first live-action movie as a director. Michael De Luca is producing the movie with Johnny Pariseau of De Luca Productions as an executive producer. McKinnon will play a witch named Grunhilda, a bitter woman who inherited recipes and a cauldron from her ancestors. She takes a job as a lunch lady, where she takes joy in frightening the children, until she meets and.
- 12/7/2016
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
Kayti Burt Dec 9, 2016
Angry Birds helmer Clay Kaytis jumps to live action with The Lunch Witch, from Amblin. And Kate McKinnon is on board.
Breakout Ghostbusters and Saturday Night Live star - and Emmy winner - Kate McKinnon has been cast in Amblin Entertainment's big-screen adaptation of The Lunch Witch, based on the novel by Deb Lucke. According to Deadline, McKinnon will star in the title role as Grunhilda, an out-of-work witch who takes a job in a school cafetaria to make ends meet.
Grunhilda, who is a Miss Trunchbull-type, is an unconventional character for McKinnon, who is making her name for herself in some eccentric roles. However, McKinnon has also proven her versatility as an actress during her tenure on Saturday Night Live. Besides, it's too soon to tell how closely The Lunch Witch movie will be sticking to its source material.
In the book, the character has a rich backstory,...
Angry Birds helmer Clay Kaytis jumps to live action with The Lunch Witch, from Amblin. And Kate McKinnon is on board.
Breakout Ghostbusters and Saturday Night Live star - and Emmy winner - Kate McKinnon has been cast in Amblin Entertainment's big-screen adaptation of The Lunch Witch, based on the novel by Deb Lucke. According to Deadline, McKinnon will star in the title role as Grunhilda, an out-of-work witch who takes a job in a school cafetaria to make ends meet.
Grunhilda, who is a Miss Trunchbull-type, is an unconventional character for McKinnon, who is making her name for herself in some eccentric roles. However, McKinnon has also proven her versatility as an actress during her tenure on Saturday Night Live. Besides, it's too soon to tell how closely The Lunch Witch movie will be sticking to its source material.
In the book, the character has a rich backstory,...
- 12/7/2016
- Den of Geek
Kate McKinnon is serving up lunch.
The Office Christmas Party and Ghostbusters actress will star in Amblin Entertainment's The Lunch Witch, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Clay Kaytis, the co-director of Angry Birds (which featured McKinnon in its voice cast), will make his live-action helming debut with the adaptation of Deb Lucke’s 2015 children's book. Michael De Luca is producing, and De Luca Productions' Johnny Pariseau is an executive producer.
McKinnon will play the titular Grunhilda, a cold-hearted woman who inherits her famous ancestors’ recipes and cauldron in a world where no one believes in magic anymore. When she takes on a job as a school lunch...
The Office Christmas Party and Ghostbusters actress will star in Amblin Entertainment's The Lunch Witch, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Clay Kaytis, the co-director of Angry Birds (which featured McKinnon in its voice cast), will make his live-action helming debut with the adaptation of Deb Lucke’s 2015 children's book. Michael De Luca is producing, and De Luca Productions' Johnny Pariseau is an executive producer.
McKinnon will play the titular Grunhilda, a cold-hearted woman who inherits her famous ancestors’ recipes and cauldron in a world where no one believes in magic anymore. When she takes on a job as a school lunch...
- 12/7/2016
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Kate McKinnon has been set to play the title role in The Lunch Witch for Amblin Entertainment. Based on the Deb Lucke's YA novel, the comedy will be directed by Angry Birds co-helmer Clay Kaytis, who’ll make his live-action directing debut. Michael De Luca is producing. This comes as McKinnon opens Friday in the Amblin/Paramount ensemble comedy Office Christmas Party. Named to the Saturday Night Live cast in 2012, McKinnon has been risen quickly, winning an…...
- 12/7/2016
- Deadline
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