Exclusive: Village Roadshow Entertainment has hired Brian Gilbert to oversee the newly launched Village Roadshow Sports. Gilbert will oversee development of Vreg’s original slate of sports content while also working closely with Vreg’s existing film and television divisions to amplify relevant sports themes in their respective slates. Gilbert will report to Steve Mosko, CEO of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, who made the announcement today.
“Brian is uniquely skilled at developing and adapting compelling stories with a fresh point of view, and this is complemented by his deep knowledge and passion for all things sports. Having partnered with him on multiple projects, we know what he is capable of and could think of no one better to lead us as we meet the growing demand for sports-related content,” said Mosko.
Gilbert moves to Village Roadshow from Bingeable, where he served as Head of Content, building a slate of over...
“Brian is uniquely skilled at developing and adapting compelling stories with a fresh point of view, and this is complemented by his deep knowledge and passion for all things sports. Having partnered with him on multiple projects, we know what he is capable of and could think of no one better to lead us as we meet the growing demand for sports-related content,” said Mosko.
Gilbert moves to Village Roadshow from Bingeable, where he served as Head of Content, building a slate of over...
- 10/3/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Village Roadshow is teaming with the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts to develop a film based on New York Times bestselling-author Don Yaeger’s Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South as a USC Original Film, a new initiative designed to support emerging and diverse filmmakers. This partnership supports Village Roadshow’s aim to consistently source fresh voices, and to support the next generation of innovators.
“We could not be more thrilled to partner with USC and Dean Daley to tell this unbelievable true story. Our ongoing initiatives at Village Roadshow Pictures align with the strong social message of this project and allow us to foster a creative environment for the future of filmmakers,” said Village Roadshow CEO Steve Mosko.
Under the guidance of veteran producer and USC professor John Watson, Vrp has assembled a small group of recent USC alumni to collaborate...
“We could not be more thrilled to partner with USC and Dean Daley to tell this unbelievable true story. Our ongoing initiatives at Village Roadshow Pictures align with the strong social message of this project and allow us to foster a creative environment for the future of filmmakers,” said Village Roadshow CEO Steve Mosko.
Under the guidance of veteran producer and USC professor John Watson, Vrp has assembled a small group of recent USC alumni to collaborate...
- 6/1/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Village Roadshow Pictures has acquired rights to adapt Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South by New York Times bestselling author Don Yaeger into a feature film.
Yaeger, with assistance from USC fullback Sam Cunningham (who passed away last Tuesday at the age of 71) and defensive captain John Papadakis, tells the electrifying story of the 1970 Alabama-usc game that broke down the last racial division in college football, detailing the first integrated football game in Alabama. The two teams that met represented two distinct faces of college football: legendary Alabama coach Bear Bryant’s Crimson Tide was the all-white national powerhouse in the SEC, while the USC Trojans, coached by John McKay, featured an all-Black starting backfield that reflected the social changes that were sweeping the nation.
The timing of this project is pretty spot on as college football is in the midst of a change yet again.
Yaeger, with assistance from USC fullback Sam Cunningham (who passed away last Tuesday at the age of 71) and defensive captain John Papadakis, tells the electrifying story of the 1970 Alabama-usc game that broke down the last racial division in college football, detailing the first integrated football game in Alabama. The two teams that met represented two distinct faces of college football: legendary Alabama coach Bear Bryant’s Crimson Tide was the all-white national powerhouse in the SEC, while the USC Trojans, coached by John McKay, featured an all-Black starting backfield that reflected the social changes that were sweeping the nation.
The timing of this project is pretty spot on as college football is in the midst of a change yet again.
- 9/15/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Leslie Greif’s new company, Big Dreams Entertainment, has signed a deal with Lifetime to produce a slate of 10 TV movies over the next 18 months.
This is one of the largest TV movie orders for Lifetime, which has been ramping up film production as part of a scripted original programming strategy shift away from scripted series toward TV movies where the network has long traditions and a proven ratings track record.
It also marks the biggest order to date for Big Dreams Entertainment, the production company Greif launched in January after exiting his post as CEO of ITV-owned Thinkfactory Media, the company he had founded in 2011.
Additionally, the deal extends Greif’s long relationship with A+E Networks where he previously produced History’s miniseries Hatfields & McCoys and Texas Rising, and Lifetime’s Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le, Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer and Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta.
This is one of the largest TV movie orders for Lifetime, which has been ramping up film production as part of a scripted original programming strategy shift away from scripted series toward TV movies where the network has long traditions and a proven ratings track record.
It also marks the biggest order to date for Big Dreams Entertainment, the production company Greif launched in January after exiting his post as CEO of ITV-owned Thinkfactory Media, the company he had founded in 2011.
Additionally, the deal extends Greif’s long relationship with A+E Networks where he previously produced History’s miniseries Hatfields & McCoys and Texas Rising, and Lifetime’s Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le, Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer and Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta.
- 11/15/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The History Channel is Developing a New Anthology Series About U.S. Presidents Called The Commanders
If you're a history buff like I am, or if you're just interested in learning more about U.S. Presidents of the past, you're gonna want to watch this new series that The History Channel is developing. It's called The Commanders, and it's an anthology series that "will dramatize the biggest moments in American history and those that served as commander-in-chief."
The limited series is said to range from four to ten hours long and it will focus on presidents including Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson. According to THR, History Channel is also internally developing projects on George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Dwight Eisenhower.
The stories that the network plans on telling come from a collection of books that they have optioned including The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton by Peter Baker, Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris, Thomas Jefferson...
The limited series is said to range from four to ten hours long and it will focus on presidents including Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson. According to THR, History Channel is also internally developing projects on George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Dwight Eisenhower.
The stories that the network plans on telling come from a collection of books that they have optioned including The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton by Peter Baker, Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris, Thomas Jefferson...
- 3/26/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Teammate: My Life in Baseball: Several fictional movies have been made about the beloved Chicago Cubs, including Rookie of the Year (above), but now that they've won a World Series for the first time since 1908, a movie based on that true story is on its way. It will be drawn from an upcoming book by recently-retired Cubs catcher David Ross, cowritten by Don Yaeger. [THR] Battle of the Sexes: In April 2016, we heard that Emma Stone and Steve Carell would be portraying tennis legends Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in a movie revolving around the true story of their monumental, highly-watched match back in 1973. Now Battle of the Sexes has been scheduled for release on September 22, a date that arrives early in awards season. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Ferris...
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- 3/22/2017
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
Teammate: My Life in Baseball: Several fictional movies have been made about the beloved Chicago Cubs, including Rookie of the Year (above), but now that they've won a World Series for the first time since 1908, a movie based on the true story is on its way. It will be drawn from an upcoming book by recently retired Cubs catcher David Ross, cowritten by Don Yaeger; the movie will be titled Teammate: My Life in Baseball. [THR] Battle of the Sexes: In April 2016, we...
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- 3/22/2017
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
The Chicago Cubs' dramatic 2016 World Series victory is headed for a replay on the big screen.
Radar Pictures has partnered with recently retired catcher David Ross and the Cubs to produce a film adaptation of Ross’ upcoming book, Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages. Written by Ross and sportswriter Don Yaeger, the memoir will be published May 9 by Hachette Books.
Recalling the important moments in Ross’ 15-year career, the book centers on his final game, when he became the oldest player to homer in a Game 7 of the World Series, helping...
Radar Pictures has partnered with recently retired catcher David Ross and the Cubs to produce a film adaptation of Ross’ upcoming book, Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages. Written by Ross and sportswriter Don Yaeger, the memoir will be published May 9 by Hachette Books.
Recalling the important moments in Ross’ 15-year career, the book centers on his final game, when he became the oldest player to homer in a Game 7 of the World Series, helping...
- 3/21/2017
- by Gregg Kilday ,Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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