C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia is one of the most beloved children’s series and one of the best-known fantasy works in the history of literature. The stories of the Pevensie family and their friends and allies in the fictional world of Narnia are spread through seven books, starting with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) and ending with The Last Battle (1956). The series is Lewis’ best-known work even today and while most people have been acquainted with it through the books, there are some who snuck into the world of Narnia via the film adaptations from several years ago.
Three movies were adapted back then and while there were plans to adapt The Silver Chair as well, these failed and in 2018, it was announced that Netflix had acquired the rights to adapt the series in movie and television series format. As things stand now, the first...
Three movies were adapted back then and while there were plans to adapt The Silver Chair as well, these failed and in 2018, it was announced that Netflix had acquired the rights to adapt the series in movie and television series format. As things stand now, the first...
- 4/27/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Acclaimed director Greta Gerwig, fresh off her Barbie project, has been officially tapped by Netflix to helm at least two films based on C.S. Lewis’s beloved series, The Chronicles of Narnia. Following her successful stint in Barbie’s universe, she is set to embark on a journey into the heart of a magical realm, confirming long-circulating rumors. The New Yorker unveiled this development in a recent article highlighting Gerwig’s distinct storytelling approach.
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Having ventured into the plastic-fantastic world of Barbie, Greta Gerwig is stepping out of the Dream House and into the wardrobe leading to the mystical lands of Narnia. Gerwig plans to craft an intriguing cinematic experience collaborating with Netflix, giving life to C.S. Lewis’ universe. This transition from Barbie to Narnia presents a stark contrast between projects for the director, transitioning from the...
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Having ventured into the plastic-fantastic world of Barbie, Greta Gerwig is stepping out of the Dream House and into the wardrobe leading to the mystical lands of Narnia. Gerwig plans to craft an intriguing cinematic experience collaborating with Netflix, giving life to C.S. Lewis’ universe. This transition from Barbie to Narnia presents a stark contrast between projects for the director, transitioning from the...
- 7/3/2023
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
Lightyear Disney/Pixar Reviewed for Shockya.com by Abe Friedtanzer Director: Angus MacLane Writer: Angus MacLane, Jason Headley, Matthew Aldrich Cast: Chris Evans, Taika Waititi, Keke Palmer, James Brolin, Efren Ramirez, Uzo Aduba Screened at: AMC Lincoln Square, NYC, 4/8/22 Opens: June 17th, 2022 There is a point at which a story has run its course, and […]
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- 6/22/2022
- by Abe Friedtanzer
- ShockYa
Features the voices of: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi, Dale Soules, James Brolin, Uzo Aduba, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Angus MacLane, Bill Hader, Efren Ramirez, Keira Hairston | Written by Angus MacLane, Matthew Aldrich, Jason Headley | Directed by Angus MacLane
Prequels, sequels, and spin-offs are all the major studios seem to be cranking out lately, and now it’s Pixar’s turn. This time we get Lightyear, the film that Andy saw in 1995, the one that made him fall in love with Buzz Lightyear and want nothing more than a Buzz toy for his birthday. I may be wrong, but I’m not sure there’s much here to inspire any child to want a Buzz Lightyear toy, Andy should have just stuck to Woody.
We open with Buzz Lightyear, Space Ranger, as he lands on a new undiscovered planet with his Space Ranger partner, Alisha Hawthorne,...
Prequels, sequels, and spin-offs are all the major studios seem to be cranking out lately, and now it’s Pixar’s turn. This time we get Lightyear, the film that Andy saw in 1995, the one that made him fall in love with Buzz Lightyear and want nothing more than a Buzz toy for his birthday. I may be wrong, but I’m not sure there’s much here to inspire any child to want a Buzz Lightyear toy, Andy should have just stuck to Woody.
We open with Buzz Lightyear, Space Ranger, as he lands on a new undiscovered planet with his Space Ranger partner, Alisha Hawthorne,...
- 6/22/2022
- by Alex Ginnelly
- Nerdly
Lightyear Review — Lightyear (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Angus MacLane, written by Angus MacLane, Jason Headley and Matthew Aldrich and starring Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi, Dale Soules, James Brolin, Uzo Aduba, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Bill Hader and Efren Ramirez. Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear was half of the dream [...]
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- 6/20/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
He was the delusional do-gooder that made up one half of Pixar’s O.G. dynamic duo, the Toy Story space cadet with the square chin, a savior complex and an unstoppable quest to rid the galaxy of the evil Emperor Zurg. His name was Buzz Lightyear, defender of decency and good dentistry throughout the cosmos, and thanks to his chemistry with a cowpoke named Woody, this popular (and highly merchandisable) plastic-fantastic hero became an interstellar superstar. He’s more recognizable as a brand ambassador than Pixar’s signature animated desk lamp,...
- 6/13/2022
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Children of the 2000s may have grown up with the three live-action movies produced between 2005-2008 and anyone of any generation may have read C.S. Lewis’ classic novels as a kid, but a new version of The Chronicles of Narnia is on the way. Netflix acquired the rights to adapt the seven fantasy books back in 2018 and immediately announced their plans to create new TV series and films based on the world of Narnia.
So, what have we learned about the company’s intentions for the franchise since then? Well, honestly, not much, as it appears the streaming giant is taking its time in building up a massive shared universe before they start putting anything into production. Our last update came in June 2019, when Coco co-writer Matthew Aldrich was named as architect and overseer of all projects. Narnia fans have examined the evidence, though, and come up with some...
So, what have we learned about the company’s intentions for the franchise since then? Well, honestly, not much, as it appears the streaming giant is taking its time in building up a massive shared universe before they start putting anything into production. Our last update came in June 2019, when Coco co-writer Matthew Aldrich was named as architect and overseer of all projects. Narnia fans have examined the evidence, though, and come up with some...
- 7/18/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Out of all the potential literary franchises that started appearing with increasing regularity to try and cash in on the success of The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter during the early years of the 21st Century, it appeared for a while as though The Chronicles of Narnia was one of the few destined for any sort of continued success.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was a huge hit, becoming one of the highest-grossing movies of 2005 after raking in $745 million at the box office, but despite spawning two sequels, the adaptations of C.S. Lewis’ fantasy series never managed to recapture those heights. Both Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader earned over $300 million less than the opening installment, and any plans for further adventures in Narnia were ultimately shelved.
An attempt was made to get The Silver Chair in front of cameras, with Captain America: The First Avenger...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was a huge hit, becoming one of the highest-grossing movies of 2005 after raking in $745 million at the box office, but despite spawning two sequels, the adaptations of C.S. Lewis’ fantasy series never managed to recapture those heights. Both Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader earned over $300 million less than the opening installment, and any plans for further adventures in Narnia were ultimately shelved.
An attempt was made to get The Silver Chair in front of cameras, with Captain America: The First Avenger...
- 5/11/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
‘The Chronicles Of Narnia’: Matthew Aldrich To Oversee Development Of Netflix Series & Film Projects
Netflix has tapped Matthew Aldrich to oversee the development and creative live-action adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia series. Aldrich will work across both series and film and serve as a creative architect on all projects under the rights deal inked last year.
Aldrich most recently co-wrote Coco for Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, the Oscar-winning film that grossed over $800 million worldwide.
Last October it was announced that Netflix and The C.S. Lewis Company entered a multi-year deal where Netflix will develop stories from across the Narnia universe into series and films for its members worldwide.
All series and films produced through the deal will be Netflix productions, with Mark Gordon of Entertainment One (eOne) alongside Douglas Gresham and Vincent Sieber serving as executive producers for series and as producers for features.
In total the Narnia books have sold more than 100 million copies and been translated in more than 47 languages worldwide.
Aldrich most recently co-wrote Coco for Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, the Oscar-winning film that grossed over $800 million worldwide.
Last October it was announced that Netflix and The C.S. Lewis Company entered a multi-year deal where Netflix will develop stories from across the Narnia universe into series and films for its members worldwide.
All series and films produced through the deal will be Netflix productions, with Mark Gordon of Entertainment One (eOne) alongside Douglas Gresham and Vincent Sieber serving as executive producers for series and as producers for features.
In total the Narnia books have sold more than 100 million copies and been translated in more than 47 languages worldwide.
- 6/12/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has hired “Coco” screenwriter Matthew Aldrich to oversee its live-action adaptations of C.S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia” book series as films and TV shows.
Aldrich will serve as a creative architect on all projects under the deal. He most recently co-wrote “Coco” with Adrian Molina for Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. The film won the Academy Award for best animated feature and grossed over $800 million worldwide.
Netflix and the C.S. Lewis Company announced in October that they had struck a multi-year deal for Netflix to develop stories from across the Narnia universe into series and films. All series and films produced through the deal will be Netflix productions, with Mark Gordon of Entertainment One (eOne) alongside Douglas Gresham and Vincent Sieber serving as executive producers for series and as producers for features.
The seven Narnia books have sold more than 100 million copies and been translated in more than 47 languages worldwide.
Aldrich will serve as a creative architect on all projects under the deal. He most recently co-wrote “Coco” with Adrian Molina for Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. The film won the Academy Award for best animated feature and grossed over $800 million worldwide.
Netflix and the C.S. Lewis Company announced in October that they had struck a multi-year deal for Netflix to develop stories from across the Narnia universe into series and films. All series and films produced through the deal will be Netflix productions, with Mark Gordon of Entertainment One (eOne) alongside Douglas Gresham and Vincent Sieber serving as executive producers for series and as producers for features.
The seven Narnia books have sold more than 100 million copies and been translated in more than 47 languages worldwide.
- 6/12/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix announced a Chronicles of Narnia TV series and a new batch of movie adaptations last year, and now it looks like the streaming service is finally getting ready to step through the wardrobe. Matthew Aldrich, co-writer of Pixar’s Coco, has been brought in to serve as the Chronicles of Narnia Netflix series architect, overseeing development and creative decisions on […]
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- 6/12/2019
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Netflix announced on Wednesday that Matthew Aldrich — who co-wrote Disney’s 2017 animated Oscar-winner “Coco” — will oversee the development of all the streamer’s films and shows adapted from the C.S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” universe.
Aldrich will serve as the creative architect for the IP based on the “Narnia” books — a series of seven fantasy novels published between 1950 and 1956 that have sold over 100 million copies and been translated into more than 47 languages.
“Coco” co-writer Matthew Aldrich will serve as the creative architect and oversee the development of all films and shows adapted from C.S. Lewis’ beloved Narnia universe for Netflix pic.twitter.com/k77EG6f9N4
— See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) June 12, 2019
Set in the fictional realm of Narnia, the stories have been adapted into TV, stage and film projects several times, including Disney’s “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” and “Prince Caspian,...
Aldrich will serve as the creative architect for the IP based on the “Narnia” books — a series of seven fantasy novels published between 1950 and 1956 that have sold over 100 million copies and been translated into more than 47 languages.
“Coco” co-writer Matthew Aldrich will serve as the creative architect and oversee the development of all films and shows adapted from C.S. Lewis’ beloved Narnia universe for Netflix pic.twitter.com/k77EG6f9N4
— See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) June 12, 2019
Set in the fictional realm of Narnia, the stories have been adapted into TV, stage and film projects several times, including Disney’s “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” and “Prince Caspian,...
- 6/12/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Matthew Aldrich, the co-writer of Pixar’s Oscar-winning film Coco, has been crowned as overseer of Netflix’s expansive adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia.
The streaming giant is tackling the fantasy books by C.S. Lewis as both series and film, with Aldrich to serve as the creative architect on all projects. He will shepherd all development and creative on the multiple adaptations.
Chronicles of Narnia consists of seven books, all set in the fantastical land of Narnia and originally published in the 1950s. The best known of the novels, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, follows four children who ...
The streaming giant is tackling the fantasy books by C.S. Lewis as both series and film, with Aldrich to serve as the creative architect on all projects. He will shepherd all development and creative on the multiple adaptations.
Chronicles of Narnia consists of seven books, all set in the fantastical land of Narnia and originally published in the 1950s. The best known of the novels, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, follows four children who ...
- 6/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Matthew Aldrich, the co-writer of Pixar’s Oscar-winning film Coco, has been crowned as overseer of Netflix’s expansive adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia.
The streaming giant is tackling the fantasy books by C.S. Lewis as both series and film, with Aldrich to serve as the creative architect on all projects. He will shepherd all development and creative on the multiple adaptations.
Chronicles of Narnia consists of seven books, all set in the fantastical land of Narnia and originally published in the 1950s. The best known of the novels, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, follows four children who ...
The streaming giant is tackling the fantasy books by C.S. Lewis as both series and film, with Aldrich to serve as the creative architect on all projects. He will shepherd all development and creative on the multiple adaptations.
Chronicles of Narnia consists of seven books, all set in the fantastical land of Narnia and originally published in the 1950s. The best known of the novels, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, follows four children who ...
- 6/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Streamer signed multi-year deal with The C S Lewis Company last year to adapt fantasy novels.
Netflix has named Matthew Aldrich, co-writer of Disney-Pixar’s animated hit Coco, to oversee the streamer’s live-action adaptations of C S Lewis’ The Chronicles Of Narnia books.
Aldrich will lead development and creative work and act as what Netflix called “a creative architect” on film and TV projects based on the Narnia tales.
Last October, Netflix signed a multi-year deal with The C S Lewis Company to make film and TV projects based on Lewis’ seven fantasy novels.
The books, about...
Netflix has named Matthew Aldrich, co-writer of Disney-Pixar’s animated hit Coco, to oversee the streamer’s live-action adaptations of C S Lewis’ The Chronicles Of Narnia books.
Aldrich will lead development and creative work and act as what Netflix called “a creative architect” on film and TV projects based on the Narnia tales.
Last October, Netflix signed a multi-year deal with The C S Lewis Company to make film and TV projects based on Lewis’ seven fantasy novels.
The books, about...
- 6/12/2019
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: CAA has inked Coco screenwriter Matthew Aldrich for representation.
Coco was a huge hit for Disney/Pixar last year at this time, ultimately grossing $807 million worldwide and winning two Oscars, for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Song “Remember Me” from husband-and-wife songwriting team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. Coco also won a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film.
The film was a project Aldrich started working on in 2012 with Pixar, and he co-wrote it with Adrian Molina, who also co-directed the animated pic.
Aldrich continues to be repped by Jewerl Ross at Silent R Management and James. M Feldman at Lichter Grossman.
Aldrich was previously represented by Wme.
Coco was a huge hit for Disney/Pixar last year at this time, ultimately grossing $807 million worldwide and winning two Oscars, for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Song “Remember Me” from husband-and-wife songwriting team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. Coco also won a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film.
The film was a project Aldrich started working on in 2012 with Pixar, and he co-wrote it with Adrian Molina, who also co-directed the animated pic.
Aldrich continues to be repped by Jewerl Ross at Silent R Management and James. M Feldman at Lichter Grossman.
Aldrich was previously represented by Wme.
- 12/15/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Kayti Burt Jun 12, 2019
The deal between Netflix and The C.S. Lewis Company marks the first time the rights to all seven Narnia books will be held by one company.
Netflix is coming to Narnia. The streaming giant announced in October that they have struck a multi-year deal with The C.S. Lewis Company to develop new series and film projects based on Lewis' beloved Chronicles of Narnia series. Now, they have a writer to oversee the expansive project...
Matthew Aldrich, a co-writer on Disney’s Coco, will oversee the development of all of the films and shows adapted from the Narnia property. In the tweet announcement, Netflix used the phrase "creative architect" to describe the role.
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The deal between Netflix and The C.S. Lewis Company marks the first time the rights to all seven Narnia books will be held by one company.
Netflix is coming to Narnia. The streaming giant announced in October that they have struck a multi-year deal with The C.S. Lewis Company to develop new series and film projects based on Lewis' beloved Chronicles of Narnia series. Now, they have a writer to oversee the expansive project...
Matthew Aldrich, a co-writer on Disney’s Coco, will oversee the development of all of the films and shows adapted from the Narnia property. In the tweet announcement, Netflix used the phrase "creative architect" to describe the role.
%u201CCoco%u201D co-writer Matthew Aldrich will serve as the creative architect and oversee the development of all films and shows adapted from C.S. Lewis%u2019 beloved Narnia universe for Netflix pic.
- 10/3/2018
- Den of Geek
Stars: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Jaime Camil, Alfonso Arau, Sofía Espinosa, Edward James Olmos | Written by Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich | Directed by Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina
Having explored the inner workings of human consciousness in Inside Out, the animation geniuses at Pixar turn their collective imaginations to the land of the dead in their latest offering, co-directed by Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3) and Adrian Molina. The result is Coco, a beautifully animated piece of work that has something genuinely moving to say about death, grief, memory and family, without ever feeling too sentimental.
The hero of the story is 12 year-old Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), a young Mexican boy who dreams of becoming a singer. There’s just one problem: his grandmother Imelda (Renée Victor) enforces a strict musical ban on his shoe-making family, because Miguel’s great-great-grandfather abandoned his wife and child – Miguel’s now ancient great grandmother,...
Having explored the inner workings of human consciousness in Inside Out, the animation geniuses at Pixar turn their collective imaginations to the land of the dead in their latest offering, co-directed by Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3) and Adrian Molina. The result is Coco, a beautifully animated piece of work that has something genuinely moving to say about death, grief, memory and family, without ever feeling too sentimental.
The hero of the story is 12 year-old Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), a young Mexican boy who dreams of becoming a singer. There’s just one problem: his grandmother Imelda (Renée Victor) enforces a strict musical ban on his shoe-making family, because Miguel’s great-great-grandfather abandoned his wife and child – Miguel’s now ancient great grandmother,...
- 5/21/2018
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
In an alternate universe, Guy Pearce plays sleazeheads, killers, cutthroats with attitude, and various other magnetically bent souls — in other words, just what he plays now — only he does it in movies that aren’t semi-off-the-radar hipster curios and genre throwaways. He does it with the stardom that “L.A. Confidential” and “Memento” promised. “Spinning Man” is one more halfway interesting, not-fully-realized-enough low-budget “dark” thriller that gives Pearce the chance to strut his chops. For a while, he’s quite good as a suave, confident weasel — a philosophy professor who becomes the chief suspect in the case of a high-school cheerleader who disappeared.
Did he make contact with her at the local lake, lure her into his car, do things that he shouldn’t have, and — in the end — kill her? It sure looks that way. “Spinning Man” loads up an accusatory pile of circumstantial evidence against its main character, making him seem guilty enough,...
Did he make contact with her at the local lake, lure her into his car, do things that he shouldn’t have, and — in the end — kill her? It sure looks that way. “Spinning Man” loads up an accusatory pile of circumstantial evidence against its main character, making him seem guilty enough,...
- 4/4/2018
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
We're getting a look at an upcoming psychological mystery film starring Guy Pearce, Pierce Brosnan and Minnie Driver called Spinning Man. You can see the new trailer and poster for the twisty thriller below.
The movie is based on the novel of the same name by George Harrar, and follows professor Evan Birch (Pearce) who works at a distinguished college where he teaches philosophy. When a female student named Hannah goes missing, Evan’s previous off-campus errands make his wife (Driver) question his alibi. Even a detective (Brosnan) grows very suspicious when crucial evidence makes the professor the prime suspect in the girl's disappearance.
The film is directed by Swedish director Simon Kaijser and written by Matthew Aldrich (Coco). Spinning Man is set to hit select theaters and On Demand on April 6, 2018.
The movie is based on the novel of the same name by George Harrar, and follows professor Evan Birch (Pearce) who works at a distinguished college where he teaches philosophy. When a female student named Hannah goes missing, Evan’s previous off-campus errands make his wife (Driver) question his alibi. Even a detective (Brosnan) grows very suspicious when crucial evidence makes the professor the prime suspect in the girl's disappearance.
The film is directed by Swedish director Simon Kaijser and written by Matthew Aldrich (Coco). Spinning Man is set to hit select theaters and On Demand on April 6, 2018.
- 2/8/2018
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
Pixar‘s Oscar frontrunner “Coco” won a whopping 11 Annie Awards on Saturday (Feb. 4), including Best Animated Feature, Best Directing (Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina), Best Writing (Molina and Matthew Aldrich) and Best Voice Acting (Anthony Gonzalez). “Coco” numbered a lucky 13 nominations, winning in all 11 of its races including against itself in both character animation and storyboarding. (See the full list of 2018 Annie Awards winners.)
“Coco” faced off against another Pixar picture, “Cars 3,” as well as two from DreamWorks Animation — “The Boss Baby” and “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” — and Illumination’s “Despicable Me 3” for the top studio award. Of these, only “The Boss Baby” also reaped an Oscar bid for Best Animated Feature.
Two Oscar nominees, “The Breadwinner” and “Loving Vincent,” faced off in the Best Animated Feature (Independent) race with the former winning. That category, which was introduced in 2016, was rounded out by: “The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales,...
“Coco” faced off against another Pixar picture, “Cars 3,” as well as two from DreamWorks Animation — “The Boss Baby” and “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” — and Illumination’s “Despicable Me 3” for the top studio award. Of these, only “The Boss Baby” also reaped an Oscar bid for Best Animated Feature.
Two Oscar nominees, “The Breadwinner” and “Loving Vincent,” faced off in the Best Animated Feature (Independent) race with the former winning. That category, which was introduced in 2016, was rounded out by: “The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales,...
- 2/4/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
“Coco,” Pixar’s Oscar-frontrunning love letter to Mexico and Día de los Muertos, took animated feature honors Saturday at Asifa-Hollywood’s 45th Annie Awards (at UCLA’s Royce Hall). GKids additionally earned the independent award for “The Breadwinner,” the powerful Afghan drama, directed by Nora Twomey of Cartoon Saloon, and executive produced by Angelina Jolie.
“Coco,” in fact, swept the Annies with a record 11 wins (including directing for Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, writing for Molina and Matthew Aldrich, character animation, character design, production design, effects, storyboarding, voice acting for Anthony Ganzalez as Miguel, music, and editorial).
Meanwhile, the controversial “Dear Basketball” (powered by Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and Disney legend Glen Keane) won the short contest, while Oscar-nominated “Revolting Rhymes” (adapted from Roald Dahl poems) took special production honors for Magic Light Pictures. It remains to be seen, though, if the Academy will reward the Oscar-nominated “Dear Basketball,...
“Coco,” in fact, swept the Annies with a record 11 wins (including directing for Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, writing for Molina and Matthew Aldrich, character animation, character design, production design, effects, storyboarding, voice acting for Anthony Ganzalez as Miguel, music, and editorial).
Meanwhile, the controversial “Dear Basketball” (powered by Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and Disney legend Glen Keane) won the short contest, while Oscar-nominated “Revolting Rhymes” (adapted from Roald Dahl poems) took special production honors for Magic Light Pictures. It remains to be seen, though, if the Academy will reward the Oscar-nominated “Dear Basketball,...
- 2/4/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Stars: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Jaime Camil, Alfonso Arau, Sofía Espinosa, Edward James Olmos | Written by Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich | Directed by Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina
Having explored the inner workings of human consciousness in Inside Out, the animation geniuses at Pixar turn their collective imaginations to the land of the dead in their latest offering, co-directed by Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3) and Adrian Molina. The result is Coco, a beautifully animated piece of work that has something genuinely moving to say about death, grief, memory and family, without ever feeling too sentimental.
The hero of the story is 12 year-old Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), a young Mexican boy who dreams of becoming a singer. There’s just one problem: his grandmother Imelda (Renée Victor) enforces a strict musical ban on his shoe-making family, because Miguel’s great-great-grandfather abandoned his wife and child – Miguel’s now ancient great grandmother,...
Having explored the inner workings of human consciousness in Inside Out, the animation geniuses at Pixar turn their collective imaginations to the land of the dead in their latest offering, co-directed by Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3) and Adrian Molina. The result is Coco, a beautifully animated piece of work that has something genuinely moving to say about death, grief, memory and family, without ever feeling too sentimental.
The hero of the story is 12 year-old Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), a young Mexican boy who dreams of becoming a singer. There’s just one problem: his grandmother Imelda (Renée Victor) enforces a strict musical ban on his shoe-making family, because Miguel’s great-great-grandfather abandoned his wife and child – Miguel’s now ancient great grandmother,...
- 1/19/2018
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Brendon Connelly Jan 18, 2018
Producer Darla Anderson on how Pixar's Coco went from an idea between three people to a huge box office hit...
Pixar have hit a home run with Coco, delivering a profoundly moving reflection on love and memory. It's an amazing triumph of character, spectacle, story and theme. How do they keep doing it? I spoke to producer Darla K. Anderson in an attempt to understand. You can also expect some top tips on how to get a gig writing scripts at the studio, but you shouldn't expect to hear that it's easy.
Here's how my conversation with Anderson went down...
People have heard a lot about what a producer might do at Pixar in the abstract but what you actually do on a day-to-day level is more of a mystery. What actually happens? Let's start with you becoming attached to a film in the first place.
Producer Darla Anderson on how Pixar's Coco went from an idea between three people to a huge box office hit...
Pixar have hit a home run with Coco, delivering a profoundly moving reflection on love and memory. It's an amazing triumph of character, spectacle, story and theme. How do they keep doing it? I spoke to producer Darla K. Anderson in an attempt to understand. You can also expect some top tips on how to get a gig writing scripts at the studio, but you shouldn't expect to hear that it's easy.
Here's how my conversation with Anderson went down...
People have heard a lot about what a producer might do at Pixar in the abstract but what you actually do on a day-to-day level is more of a mystery. What actually happens? Let's start with you becoming attached to a film in the first place.
- 1/16/2018
- Den of Geek
Setting out to pen Pixar’s Day of the Dead-themed Coco, from an original story by Lee Unkrich, screenwriters Matthew Aldrich and Adrian Molina found an exciting amount of cultural material to draw from in visualizing the Mexican holiday, while recognizing that they would be held accountable for representing Mexico’s culture and traditions faithfully. The stakes at hand were all the more apparent when the writers actually traveled down to Mexico with the Coco team as part…...
- 1/11/2018
- Deadline
Ladies and gentlemen…Pixar has done it again. One more time, they’ve crafted an original modern animated classic. In this instance, the movie in question is Coco, the latest Disney/Pixar outing to tug at heart strings and make you smile in equal measure. Opening this week, in time for Thanksgiving, it should probe to be another massive hit, both with audiences and also Academy voters. The critics are already on board, and rightly so. This is something truly special. There’s no way to fully prepare yourself for the emotional impact of this one, so just know that the company is going to make you cry once again. The film is a family story, centering on young Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez), who yearns to play guitar. However, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, that’s not a possibility. With the Day of the Dead festival on their minds,...
- 11/20/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Pixar movies still make money hand over fist, but it’s hardly a secret that Luxo the lamp isn’t shining quite as bright as it used to. Once upon a time, the company’s animated offerings were genuine cultural events, the best of them (“Ratatouille,” “Finding Nemo”) even meriting comparison to the masterpieces of Studio Ghibli. While their films reliably still clear the low bar set by some of their competition — there’s a world of difference between the noble failure of “The Good Dinosaur” and the artless cynicism of “The Boss Baby” — three entire “Cars” movies have taken their toll.
Now, with sequels becoming more of a rule than an exception, Pixar finds themselves at something of an inflection point in their young history: Are they going to recommit to the bold originality that made them such a powerhouse, or are they going to continue recycling old stories...
Now, with sequels becoming more of a rule than an exception, Pixar finds themselves at something of an inflection point in their young history: Are they going to recommit to the bold originality that made them such a powerhouse, or are they going to continue recycling old stories...
- 11/9/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D star Clark Gregg is set to appear in the Simon Kaijer-directed thriller Spinning Man, along with Guy Pearce, Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, and Odeya Rush. The pic is based on George Harrar's novel, which Matthew Aldrich adapted. The film centers on Evan (Pearce), a philosophy professor and family man whose past reveals a number of illicit relations with his students. When a young woman is found murdered, he becomes the prime suspect…...
- 5/30/2017
- Deadline
In the scorching heat of the San Fernando Valley, Pierce Brosnan is shooting Spinning Man, a new thriller from director Simon Kaijser (Stockholm East) and writer Matt Aldrich (Renny Harlin’s Cleaner), based on a novel by George Harrar. It’s being sold in Cannes by Film Bridge International and Deadline has come to set, a couple of weeks before the festival, to witness an interrogation room showdown between Brosnan’s tough detective, Robert Malloy, and Guy Pearce’s…...
- 5/24/2017
- Deadline
Jamie Kennedy has joined the cast of director Simon Kaijser’s thriller Spinning Man, which stars Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, Guy Pearce and Alexandra Shipp.
With a script by Matthew Aldrich, the film is based on the novel by George Harrar and follows philosophy professor and family man Evan Birch (Pearce). Evan’s world is upended when his illicit past and a string of inappropriate relationships with his students come to light. When a young woman is found murdered, he comes to the forefront as a suspect.
Kennedy will play Ross, a fellow ethics professor and friend of Evan's.
Spinning Man is...
With a script by Matthew Aldrich, the film is based on the novel by George Harrar and follows philosophy professor and family man Evan Birch (Pearce). Evan’s world is upended when his illicit past and a string of inappropriate relationships with his students come to light. When a young woman is found murdered, he comes to the forefront as a suspect.
Kennedy will play Ross, a fellow ethics professor and friend of Evan's.
Spinning Man is...
- 4/26/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Alexandra Shipp, last seen as young Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse, is set to co-star in the upcoming psychological thriller Spinning Man, from director Simon Kaijser. She joins Pierce Brosnan, Guy Pearce and Minnie Drive in the pic written by Matthew Aldrich, with filming slated to begin this week. Based on George Harrar’s novel, the pic follows Evan Birch, a professor and family man, whose past reveals a number of illicit relations with his students. When a young…...
- 4/25/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: Stuart Manashil is leaving Wme amicably to set up his own management firm. Manashil, who has many directors in the genre space, has worked with a number of Oscar- and Emmy-winning writers and directors at Wme including Matt Aldrich, Don’t Breathe helmer Fede Alvarez, Alejandro Amenabar, Olivier Assayas, Juan Campanella, The Dowdles, Kieran Fitzgerald, Mike Flanagan, Brad Furman, Alex Graves, Chris Landon, Barry Levinson, Sam Levinson, Damian Szifron, and Split…...
- 4/7/2017
- Deadline
Deadline is reporting that Matt Damon has bowed out of Father Daughter Time, passing over directing duties to Warrior and Jane Got a Gun helmer Gavin O’Connor.
This isn’t the first time that a project has gotten away from Damon, either; prior to Kenneth Lonergan coming on board, the award-winning actor was all but set to make his directorial debut with Manchester By the Sea, ultimately settling for a producing role on the Oscar frontrunner. A stacked schedule was to blame for the switcheroo, and Damon’s busy lineup looks to have been the main perpetrator here as well.
Warner Bros. first snapped up rights to Matthew Aldrich’s spec, Father Daughter Time: A Tale Of Armed Robbery And Eskimo Kisses, back in 2011, and Matt Damon has been attached ever since. That filmmaking debut will have to wait, though, with Gavin O’Connor now officially in the director’s chair.
This isn’t the first time that a project has gotten away from Damon, either; prior to Kenneth Lonergan coming on board, the award-winning actor was all but set to make his directorial debut with Manchester By the Sea, ultimately settling for a producing role on the Oscar frontrunner. A stacked schedule was to blame for the switcheroo, and Damon’s busy lineup looks to have been the main perpetrator here as well.
Warner Bros. first snapped up rights to Matthew Aldrich’s spec, Father Daughter Time: A Tale Of Armed Robbery And Eskimo Kisses, back in 2011, and Matt Damon has been attached ever since. That filmmaking debut will have to wait, though, with Gavin O’Connor now officially in the director’s chair.
- 1/9/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Yet another filmmaker is benefiting from Matt Damon's relentless schedule. Gavin O'Connor has been set to replace Damon behind the camera, directing Father Daughter Time: A Tale Of Armed Robbery And Eskimo Kisses. That is the Matthew Aldrich spec that Warner Bros bought several years ago in heated bidding for Damon to direct and produce through Pearl Street with Ben Affleck, Chris Moore and Drew Vinton. The script focuses on a man who goes on the lam with his…...
- 1/9/2017
- Deadline
Brad Furman is a competitor. The director of films like the unexpected smash hit “The Lincoln Lawyer” (and, later, the Ben Affleck- and Justin Timberlake-starring disappointment “Runner Runner”) can’t quite pinpoint the source of that motivation — but it’s what’s driven his career since he made his first film, “The Take,” for less than a million dollars way back in 2007.
“I personally feel when somebody tells me I can’t do something, or I’m afraid of something, that’s typically when I dive in,” Furman recently told IndieWire.
The challenges that have pushed Furman haven’t exactly been unique – he’s one of any number of rising directors, mostly male, propelled to big studio features on the strength of one or two smash indie hits – but they have inspired him to do something pretty bold: Return to his indie roots to get films done the...
“I personally feel when somebody tells me I can’t do something, or I’m afraid of something, that’s typically when I dive in,” Furman recently told IndieWire.
The challenges that have pushed Furman haven’t exactly been unique – he’s one of any number of rising directors, mostly male, propelled to big studio features on the strength of one or two smash indie hits – but they have inspired him to do something pretty bold: Return to his indie roots to get films done the...
- 7/13/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Film Bridge International is selling the thriller at Cannes.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game Of Thrones), Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine) and Emma Roberts (We’re The Millers) will star in the psychological thriller Spinning Man that Film Bridge International is selling in Cannes.
Film Bridge Danish film-maker Peter Flinth will make his Us debut in June in Minnesota on the story of a philosophy professor who becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of a high school cheerleader.
A detective assigned to the case uncovers details of the academic’s complex marriage and his relationship with a prized student.
Matthew Aldrich wrote the screenplay based on the novel by George Harrar. Keith Arnold will produce with Film Bridge International’s Ellen Wander.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game Of Thrones), Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine) and Emma Roberts (We’re The Millers) will star in the psychological thriller Spinning Man that Film Bridge International is selling in Cannes.
Film Bridge Danish film-maker Peter Flinth will make his Us debut in June in Minnesota on the story of a philosophy professor who becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of a high school cheerleader.
A detective assigned to the case uncovers details of the academic’s complex marriage and his relationship with a prized student.
Matthew Aldrich wrote the screenplay based on the novel by George Harrar. Keith Arnold will produce with Film Bridge International’s Ellen Wander.
- 5/12/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
After a long campaign to land the role of Pablo Escobar in a new film on the legendary drug lord, John Leguizamo's production is getting set to go before cameras. Variety is reporting that El Patron will be lensing in Puerto Rico next year. El Patron is the film's new title, and the movie also has a new production team. While it began its lifecycle at Relativity Media, the movie will now be made by Raging Bull Entertainment and Sunset Pictures.
Leguizamo famously fought for the role, after being rejected the first time around. He even submitted his own screen test, caked under makeup to make himself resemble the infamous kingpin, to get the film's producers to reconsider him.
The film, originally titled The Ballad of Pablo Escobar and then The King of Cocaine, was written by Matthew Aldrich. It will join a rather long list of films about Escobar,...
Leguizamo famously fought for the role, after being rejected the first time around. He even submitted his own screen test, caked under makeup to make himself resemble the infamous kingpin, to get the film's producers to reconsider him.
The film, originally titled The Ballad of Pablo Escobar and then The King of Cocaine, was written by Matthew Aldrich. It will join a rather long list of films about Escobar,...
- 11/20/2014
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
• Ewan McGregor is set to star in the Australian heist thriller Son of a Gun, playing Australia’s public enemy no. 1, who takes on a protege. Up-and-coming director Julius Avery is helming the project from his own original screenplay. The movie is being touted as a cross between gritty Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom and Michael Mann’s bank robbery opus Heat. McGregor has already been reaping critical accolades for his role as a father and husband in the upcoming tsunami drama The Impossible with Naomi Watts. [THR]
• Penelope Cruz is in talks to star in a film titled Gucci, about...
• Penelope Cruz is in talks to star in a film titled Gucci, about...
- 10/13/2012
- by Solvej Schou
- EW - Inside Movies
Ben Affleck is in talks to write, direct and star in an adaptation of Dennis Lehane's Prohibition Era novel Live by Night. The story is set in Boston and centers on Joe Coughlin, who rebels against his cop father and becomes a career criminal, eventually joining a mobster. He rises up the ranks as the action moves to Tampa, Fla., then Cuba and features rumrunners, femme fatales, betrayals and good men committing plenty of sin. Affleck's Gone Baby Gone was also an adaptation of a Lehane novel. THR Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro are returning to their Rocky and Raging Bull roots in Grudge Match. I can't quite tell by Deadline's article if this is meant to be a comedy or drama, but the story will find Stallone and De Niro playing two retired brawlers looking to get back in the ring for one more fight. Kevin Hart...
- 10/12/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Son of a Gun
Ewan McGregor will top line Julius Avery’s Australian visceral heist thriller "Son of a Gun" which begins shooting early next year.
The story centers on a complex relationship between Australia’s public enemy No. 1 (McGregor) and his young protégé. [Source: THR]
The Grace That Keeps This World
Glenn Close, James Franco and Brit Marling will star in Azazel Jacobs' "The Grace That Keeps This World" which is based on the novel by Tom Bailey and adapted by Matthew Aldrich.
The story follows conflicts between a father and his sons that arise when a rookie environmental cop begins an investigation of hunting violations, a search which reveals a family divided by their life choices. [Source: Deadline]
Deep Burial
Sarah Habel, Tom Sizemore and Dominic Monaghan will star in Dagen Merrill's indie drama "Deep Burial". Adam Gyngell and Federico Fernandez-Armestoby penned the script.
The story is set on a...
Ewan McGregor will top line Julius Avery’s Australian visceral heist thriller "Son of a Gun" which begins shooting early next year.
The story centers on a complex relationship between Australia’s public enemy No. 1 (McGregor) and his young protégé. [Source: THR]
The Grace That Keeps This World
Glenn Close, James Franco and Brit Marling will star in Azazel Jacobs' "The Grace That Keeps This World" which is based on the novel by Tom Bailey and adapted by Matthew Aldrich.
The story follows conflicts between a father and his sons that arise when a rookie environmental cop begins an investigation of hunting violations, a search which reveals a family divided by their life choices. [Source: Deadline]
Deep Burial
Sarah Habel, Tom Sizemore and Dominic Monaghan will star in Dagen Merrill's indie drama "Deep Burial". Adam Gyngell and Federico Fernandez-Armestoby penned the script.
The story is set on a...
- 10/12/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Deadline is reporting that James Franco, Glenn Close and Brit Marling have all signed on to star in The Grace That Keeps This World, based on the novel by Tom Bailey.
Here’s a bit on the book courtesy of Barnes and Noble:
Gary and Susan Hazen—high school sweethearts married for many years, born and bred in the Adirondack community of Lost Lake—live a simple and honest life and have instilled values in their two grown sons by example. But despite their efforts, Gary senses that his sons are starting to pull away and can’t help but feel he is at fault. His younger son, Kevin, has ambitions that extend far beyond the snowy edges of their small town. And his elder, Gary David, so fears disappointing his father that he is keeping an important part of his life secret.
The Grace That Keeps This World is a story about family,...
Here’s a bit on the book courtesy of Barnes and Noble:
Gary and Susan Hazen—high school sweethearts married for many years, born and bred in the Adirondack community of Lost Lake—live a simple and honest life and have instilled values in their two grown sons by example. But despite their efforts, Gary senses that his sons are starting to pull away and can’t help but feel he is at fault. His younger son, Kevin, has ambitions that extend far beyond the snowy edges of their small town. And his elder, Gary David, so fears disappointing his father that he is keeping an important part of his life secret.
The Grace That Keeps This World is a story about family,...
- 10/12/2012
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
The indie family drama The Grace That Keeps This World, the new movie from Terri director Azazel Jacobs, has announced the first three performers that will be joining its cast and it's a pretty damn good lineup. It's being reported that James Franco, Glenn Close and Brit Marling have all signed on the dotted line for the project, which is based on the book by Tom Bailey. Deadline says that the story follows a married couple named Gary and Susan Hazen, who live in the Adirondacks and have two adult sons. Gary begins to feel that his sons are pulling away from him, and learns that the younger son, Kevin, wants to leave home and explore the world beyond his home town, and that his elder son, Gary David, has been keeping a secret that he is afraid will disappoint his father. The adaptation was scripted by Matthew Aldrich, who...
- 10/11/2012
- cinemablend.com
A legend, a hipster multi-hyphenate, and a rising star and filmmaker all coming together? Could be something special or...something else, but "Terri" director Azazel Jacobs is certainly raising the bar for his next effort. Glenn Close, James Franco and Brit Marling will star in the drama "The Grace That Keeps This World." Penned by Matthew Aldrich ("Cleaner," "Father Daughter Time" that has Matt Damon attached to direct and star), and based on the book by Tom Bailey, the story centers around a father in a small town whose relationship with his sons is fraying following an investigation into hunting violations. Here's the book synopsis from Amazon: Gary and Susan Hazen—high school sweethearts married for many years, born and bred in the Adirondack community of Lost Lake—live a simple and honest life and have instilled values in their two grown sons by example. But despite their efforts, Gary senses that his sons are.
- 10/11/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Glenn Close, James Franco and Brit Marling will star in The Grace That Keeps This World, an adaptation of the Tom Bailey novel that Terri helmer Azazel Jacobs will direct from a script by Matthew Aldrich. Anonymous Content’s Alix Madigan will produce with Jewerl Ross and Aldrich. The story follows a father and his sons as they prepare for the upcoming hunting season. Family conflicts arise when a rookie environmental cop begins an investigation of hunting violations that reveals a family divided by their life choices. Jacobs’ Terri was critically acclaimed on the festival circuit, and Aldrich got on the map when a bidding battle erupted over his script Father Daughter Time: A Tale Of Armed Robbery And Eskimo Kisses, which Matt Damon signed on to direct and star in for Warner Bros. Aldrich followed in a deal with Emmett/Furla for his script Fair Trade, which has...
- 10/11/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Glenn Close, James Franco and Brit Marling are set to star in The Grace That Keeps This World , Deadline reports. Azazel Jacobs ( Terri ) will direct with a script by Matthew Aldrich ( Cleaner ), based on the novel by Tom Bailey. Released in 2005, the book is officially described as follows: On the edge of the Adirondack wilderness, survival is a way of life for the Hazen family. Gary Hazen is a respected forester and hunter, known for his good instincts and meticulous planning. He and his wife, Susan, have raised their sons to appreciate the satisfaction of this difficult but honest life. In spite of this, the boys, men now, are slipping away. His older son, Gary David, is secretly dating a woman of whom his father would not approve even as Kevin, the younger boy, struggles...
- 10/11/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Unlike in theater or television, writers generally get the short end of the stick in the movie business. When a film doesn't work, the script is blamed, when it does work, the director gets credit. Writers get fired, rehired, fired again, rewritten and screwed out of credit. But that's not to say that once they get the momentum behind them, a screenwriter can't become just as talked about as actors, actresses and directors around Hollywood watering holes and meeting rooms.
As such, following our picks for the potential stars and starlets on the rise, we've chosen five screenwriters who look like they're going to be in demand over the next few years. We last ran one of these nearly two years ago, and all five of our picks have gone on to big things -- Emma Forrest has David Yates and Emma Watson adapting her memoir "Your Voice In My Head...
As such, following our picks for the potential stars and starlets on the rise, we've chosen five screenwriters who look like they're going to be in demand over the next few years. We last ran one of these nearly two years ago, and all five of our picks have gone on to big things -- Emma Forrest has David Yates and Emma Watson adapting her memoir "Your Voice In My Head...
- 4/10/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
The 2011 Black List, the Top Unproduced Screenplays of the year has been released. The best unproduced screenplays from The Black List 2011 is compiled by votes from over 300 “execs, agency guys, and high-level assistants. Titled The Black List, the compendium highlights both established screenwriters and up-and-comers, and has served as a launching pad in the past for projects like Juno, Lars and the Real Girl, and (500) Days of Summer. Last year’s list included Margin Call, Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Hunger Games, and Snow White and the Huntsman.”
Regarding the validity of The Black List, things to keep in mind:
some of these screenplays have already been acquired and are already in development, though…none will have entered principal photography by December 31, 2011. Also worth pointing out is that, as in previous years, there have been rumors that some of the participants have been accused of using the Black List to promote their own clients or friends.
Regarding the validity of The Black List, things to keep in mind:
some of these screenplays have already been acquired and are already in development, though…none will have entered principal photography by December 31, 2011. Also worth pointing out is that, as in previous years, there have been rumors that some of the participants have been accused of using the Black List to promote their own clients or friends.
- 12/13/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
The Black List of 2011 continues with the second-half of the list showcasing the screenplays that received the most number of votes.
Remember, this is a list voted on by Hollywood professionals of what they personally believe to be the best unproduced screenplays written in 2011. You might recognize titles for movies that are in development. That's fine by The Black List rules; the only condition that the screenplay must meet is that it's not being filmed within this calendar year. For Black List 2011 selections like Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, that makes it valid for Black List inclusion.
If you've missed the first half of the list you can find it here.
13 Votes:
The Accountant by Bill Dubuque
The Treasury Department pursues a brilliant, autistic accountant who doubles as an assassin and “problem-solves” with precision in more ways than one.
Agency: Paradigm
Agent: Trevor Astbury
Management: Zero Gravity Management
Manager: Eric Williams...
Remember, this is a list voted on by Hollywood professionals of what they personally believe to be the best unproduced screenplays written in 2011. You might recognize titles for movies that are in development. That's fine by The Black List rules; the only condition that the screenplay must meet is that it's not being filmed within this calendar year. For Black List 2011 selections like Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, that makes it valid for Black List inclusion.
If you've missed the first half of the list you can find it here.
13 Votes:
The Accountant by Bill Dubuque
The Treasury Department pursues a brilliant, autistic accountant who doubles as an assassin and “problem-solves” with precision in more ways than one.
Agency: Paradigm
Agent: Trevor Astbury
Management: Zero Gravity Management
Manager: Eric Williams...
- 12/13/2011
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
It's that time of year again: no, not Christmas, the time when the year's most promising unproduced scripts are slapped together on the Black List and we all get to take a look at what Hollywood agents, studio executives and the like have been going gaga about during the last 12 months. And while several of the titles are already in active development (more on that in a moment), one has just scored a big talent injection, with Drew Barrymore signing on to direct When The Street Lights Go On.
Written by Eddie O'Keefe and Chris Hutton, the '80s set coming-of-age drama takes a leaf out of Stand By Me, following a teenage boy stumbling across the bodies of a 17-year-old beauty and the English teacher she was having an affair with. The story is related by our hero, Charlie, who fancies himself as a young filmmaker (shades of Super 8 here,...
Written by Eddie O'Keefe and Chris Hutton, the '80s set coming-of-age drama takes a leaf out of Stand By Me, following a teenage boy stumbling across the bodies of a 17-year-old beauty and the English teacher she was having an affair with. The story is related by our hero, Charlie, who fancies himself as a young filmmaker (shades of Super 8 here,...
- 12/13/2011
- icelebz.com
The 2011 Black List has arrived online and there are a bunch of the hottest scripts in Hollywood. Some have already been picked up by studios, while most are still unproduced. Here is the press release: The Black List was compiled from the suggestions of over 300 film executives, each of whom contributed the names of up to ten of their favorite scripts that were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2011 and will not have begun principal photography during this calendar year.
This year, scripts had to receive at least six mentions to be included on the The Black List.
All reasonable effort has been made to confirm the information contained herein. The Black List apologizes for all misspellings, misattributions, incorrect representation identification, and questionable 2011 affiliations.
It has been said many times, but it's worth repeating:
The Black List is not a "best of" list. It is, at best, a "most liked" list.
This year, scripts had to receive at least six mentions to be included on the The Black List.
All reasonable effort has been made to confirm the information contained herein. The Black List apologizes for all misspellings, misattributions, incorrect representation identification, and questionable 2011 affiliations.
It has been said many times, but it's worth repeating:
The Black List is not a "best of" list. It is, at best, a "most liked" list.
- 12/13/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
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