CAA has signed filmmaker Megan Park for representation.
Park’s feature directorial debut, “The Fallout,” premiered at SXSW in 2021 and took home the festival’s grand jury prize and audience award, as well as the first-ever Brightcove Illumination Award for writing the screenplay. The film was released on HBO Max in Jan. 2022 and stars Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler, following the teenagers as they attempt to rebuild their lives after a school tragedy.
Park was named one of Variety’s “10 Directors to Watch” for 2022 and also won the Toronto International Film Festival’s Rising Star Award and an Emerging Directors Award from the Cannes Film Festival.
Before transitioning to directing, Park was best known for her work on camera, starring in “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” “What If” and “Charlie Bartlett.” After growing up on film sets since her teen years, she was comfortable, but not totally fulfilled.
Park’s feature directorial debut, “The Fallout,” premiered at SXSW in 2021 and took home the festival’s grand jury prize and audience award, as well as the first-ever Brightcove Illumination Award for writing the screenplay. The film was released on HBO Max in Jan. 2022 and stars Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler, following the teenagers as they attempt to rebuild their lives after a school tragedy.
Park was named one of Variety’s “10 Directors to Watch” for 2022 and also won the Toronto International Film Festival’s Rising Star Award and an Emerging Directors Award from the Cannes Film Festival.
Before transitioning to directing, Park was best known for her work on camera, starring in “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” “What If” and “Charlie Bartlett.” After growing up on film sets since her teen years, she was comfortable, but not totally fulfilled.
- 4/4/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Brian Baumgartner, Alyshia Ochse, and Kate Owens have been cast in Hulu’s forthcoming original series “The Other Black Girl” in recurring guest roles.
They’re joined by recently announced recurring guest star Garcelle Beauvais.
Based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Zakiya Dalila Harris, the series follows editorial assistant Nella, who is tired of being the only black girl at her company, so she’s excited when Hazel is hired. But as Hazel’s star begins to rise, Nella spirals out and discovers something sinister is going on at the company.
Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Brittany Adebumola, Hunter Parrish, Bellamy Young, and Eric McCormack will star.
Baumgartner (“The Office”) will play Colin, Wagner’s best-selling author. “He is the reason the lights are still on at the place. Colin’s books have worldwide appeal and have been made into movies and TV series.
They’re joined by recently announced recurring guest star Garcelle Beauvais.
Based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Zakiya Dalila Harris, the series follows editorial assistant Nella, who is tired of being the only black girl at her company, so she’s excited when Hazel is hired. But as Hazel’s star begins to rise, Nella spirals out and discovers something sinister is going on at the company.
Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Brittany Adebumola, Hunter Parrish, Bellamy Young, and Eric McCormack will star.
Baumgartner (“The Office”) will play Colin, Wagner’s best-selling author. “He is the reason the lights are still on at the place. Colin’s books have worldwide appeal and have been made into movies and TV series.
- 12/15/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Millie Brady, known for the BBC/Netflix series “The Last Kingdom” and recently seen in Apple TV + offering “Surface,” will play the lead in Filip Jan Rymsza’s “Object Permanence,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The actor is cast as Brooke Brooks, a former supermodel who becomes a highly successful lifestyle mogul and the first person to ‘IPO’(Initial Public Offering) herself.
“Having commodified herself, Brooke is forced to confront her sense of self and the identity she has created,” said Rymsza, whose last film “Mosquito State” with Beau Knapp was shown at the Venice Film Festival, where it was noticed for Eric Koretz’s cinematography. He also produced acclaimed documentary “Hopper/Welles” and John Malkovich starrer “Valley of the Gods.”
“Millie is such a force: a transfixing union of vibrance, instinct and craft. I’m deeply inspired by the soulfulness of her interpretation,” Rymsza added.
Set in the near future, the...
The actor is cast as Brooke Brooks, a former supermodel who becomes a highly successful lifestyle mogul and the first person to ‘IPO’(Initial Public Offering) herself.
“Having commodified herself, Brooke is forced to confront her sense of self and the identity she has created,” said Rymsza, whose last film “Mosquito State” with Beau Knapp was shown at the Venice Film Festival, where it was noticed for Eric Koretz’s cinematography. He also produced acclaimed documentary “Hopper/Welles” and John Malkovich starrer “Valley of the Gods.”
“Millie is such a force: a transfixing union of vibrance, instinct and craft. I’m deeply inspired by the soulfulness of her interpretation,” Rymsza added.
Set in the near future, the...
- 8/10/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Xg Productions, the company behind Fox’s reboot of America’s Most Wanted, has landed another podcast order at Audible.
The company is making true-crime dating show Am I Dating a Serial Killer? for the Amazon-owned audio service.
The series will explore the crossover topics of dating and dangerous personalities by sharing stories of real people navigating the sometimes treacherous path to finding the right partner.
Hosted by author and dating expert Gabi Conti, each episode features a victim of the dating world’s harrowing story and weighs in on the pitfalls of dating the wrong person before an expert in psychology, behavioral profiling, forensics, or personal safety provides tips.
Am I Dating a Serial Killer?, which launches February 3, was created by Conti, Peter McDonnell and James Bruce. The trio exec produce with Heather J. Miller and Xg Productions’ Spencer Gordon and Peter Clemente.
Last year, Xg Productions, which was...
The company is making true-crime dating show Am I Dating a Serial Killer? for the Amazon-owned audio service.
The series will explore the crossover topics of dating and dangerous personalities by sharing stories of real people navigating the sometimes treacherous path to finding the right partner.
Hosted by author and dating expert Gabi Conti, each episode features a victim of the dating world’s harrowing story and weighs in on the pitfalls of dating the wrong person before an expert in psychology, behavioral profiling, forensics, or personal safety provides tips.
Am I Dating a Serial Killer?, which launches February 3, was created by Conti, Peter McDonnell and James Bruce. The trio exec produce with Heather J. Miller and Xg Productions’ Spencer Gordon and Peter Clemente.
Last year, Xg Productions, which was...
- 2/3/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: I’m a Virgo creator, executive producer and showrunner Boots Riley has signed a two-year overall television deal with Media Res, the indie studio behind the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series starring Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us).
Filmmaker Riley got the attention of Media Res founder and CEO Michael Ellenberg with his debut feature Sorry To Bother You. Ellenberg was in Park City for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival where Sorry To Bother You premiered. After seeing the black comedy starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun and Forest Whitaker, Ellenberg approached Riley about working together on a television project. Riley signed a TV script deal with Media Res in July 2018, which resulted in I’m a Virgo.
“Boots Riley is one of the most imaginative, passionate, provocative and daring artists working today,” said Ellenberg. “He is a true multi-hyphenate—director,...
Filmmaker Riley got the attention of Media Res founder and CEO Michael Ellenberg with his debut feature Sorry To Bother You. Ellenberg was in Park City for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival where Sorry To Bother You premiered. After seeing the black comedy starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun and Forest Whitaker, Ellenberg approached Riley about working together on a television project. Riley signed a TV script deal with Media Res in July 2018, which resulted in I’m a Virgo.
“Boots Riley is one of the most imaginative, passionate, provocative and daring artists working today,” said Ellenberg. “He is a true multi-hyphenate—director,...
- 10/26/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Brave director Mark Andrews and his former Pixar colleague Andrew Gordon have teamed up with Israeli producer Oded Turgeman to develop an animated fantasy drama that is in the works at Fox.
The network has closed a script deal, including back-up script, for Hawkmaster from the trio.
The project is set in a fantasy world, where Knights ride giant Birds of Prey, and Kess, a young woman who has always dreamed of flying, encounters a mysterious Hawk without its rider and soon finds herself caught up in a dangerous plot to kill the Queen. With the help of the Four Winds, renegade Knights banished from the kingdom, Kess will discover what it means to be a Knight and trust your winged companion with your life.
Hawkmaster comes from Fox Entertainment and Bento Box Entertainment.
Andrews, who directed the 2012 Academy Award-winning feature film Brave, will write and exec produce. A...
The network has closed a script deal, including back-up script, for Hawkmaster from the trio.
The project is set in a fantasy world, where Knights ride giant Birds of Prey, and Kess, a young woman who has always dreamed of flying, encounters a mysterious Hawk without its rider and soon finds herself caught up in a dangerous plot to kill the Queen. With the help of the Four Winds, renegade Knights banished from the kingdom, Kess will discover what it means to be a Knight and trust your winged companion with your life.
Hawkmaster comes from Fox Entertainment and Bento Box Entertainment.
Andrews, who directed the 2012 Academy Award-winning feature film Brave, will write and exec produce. A...
- 10/4/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Robert Redford and Bruce Springsteen are teaming up for the documentary, “The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses,” Variety has learned.
“The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses” tells the story about America’s wild horses from their turbulent history to their uncertain future. The feature-length documentary takes audiences on an odyssey throughout America to places that few people have seen, with more than 80,000 wild horses on public lands and more than 50,000 in government corrals.
The film, which has been acquired by Virgil Films, will be released theatrically on Oct. 15, then followed by a Tvod release.
Redford is an executive producer, and Springsteen contributes to the film’s soundtrack, which also features music from Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris, and the original song “Never Gonna Tame You,” performed by Blanco Brown and written by 12-time Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren, who also serves as a co-producer on the film. Cinematography is by Brian Pratt.
“The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses” tells the story about America’s wild horses from their turbulent history to their uncertain future. The feature-length documentary takes audiences on an odyssey throughout America to places that few people have seen, with more than 80,000 wild horses on public lands and more than 50,000 in government corrals.
The film, which has been acquired by Virgil Films, will be released theatrically on Oct. 15, then followed by a Tvod release.
Redford is an executive producer, and Springsteen contributes to the film’s soundtrack, which also features music from Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris, and the original song “Never Gonna Tame You,” performed by Blanco Brown and written by 12-time Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren, who also serves as a co-producer on the film. Cinematography is by Brian Pratt.
- 9/24/2021
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
Well Go USA has acquired the North American rights to Lech Majewski’s Valley of the Gods. The company is set to release the surrealist drama starring Josh Hartnett and John Malkovich in theaters and on digital platforms on August 11.
Known for pushing the envelope when it comes to dreamlike visuals and fantasy, Majewski’s Valley of the Gods contrasts opposing social extremes — namely abundance and poverty – through three separate storylines. The story follows a middle-class writer, an eccentric trillionaire and members of a struggling nearby Navajo community. After a difficult divorce, copywriter John Ecas (Harnett) takes on the biography of the richest man on earth (John Malkovich), who is both his boss and the man behind a plan to mine sacred Navajo lands for uranium. Things take a turn when modern advancement runs afoul of the...
Known for pushing the envelope when it comes to dreamlike visuals and fantasy, Majewski’s Valley of the Gods contrasts opposing social extremes — namely abundance and poverty – through three separate storylines. The story follows a middle-class writer, an eccentric trillionaire and members of a struggling nearby Navajo community. After a difficult divorce, copywriter John Ecas (Harnett) takes on the biography of the richest man on earth (John Malkovich), who is both his boss and the man behind a plan to mine sacred Navajo lands for uranium. Things take a turn when modern advancement runs afoul of the...
- 5/12/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Imagine it... your favorite horror icons portrayed as adorable cats. Pixel Elixir's Terror Kitties enamel pins are available now on their website. Also: Dreamcatcher first details and Ghost Killers Vs Bloody Mary DVD release details.
Pixel Elixir's Terror Kitties Collection Revealed: "Cute-yet-terrifying enamel pins, featuring some of your favorite horror movie villains, in feline form! This soft enamel pin is about 2" tall, features dual rubber clutches, a logo back stamp and comes on a glossy, embossed backer card.
Quantities are very limited and these pins will Never be repressed, so grab them while you can!
Ships in a weatherproof poly mailer."
For more information, visit:
https://www.pixelelixir.com/collections/terror-kitties/
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Dreamcatcher First Details: "Archstone Entertainment has teamed up for worldwide sales on Jacob Johnston's feature directorial debut, “Dreamcatcher”. The horror-thriller has enlisted a handful of young stars, including Zachary Gordon (Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise), Niki Koss...
Pixel Elixir's Terror Kitties Collection Revealed: "Cute-yet-terrifying enamel pins, featuring some of your favorite horror movie villains, in feline form! This soft enamel pin is about 2" tall, features dual rubber clutches, a logo back stamp and comes on a glossy, embossed backer card.
Quantities are very limited and these pins will Never be repressed, so grab them while you can!
Ships in a weatherproof poly mailer."
For more information, visit:
https://www.pixelelixir.com/collections/terror-kitties/
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Dreamcatcher First Details: "Archstone Entertainment has teamed up for worldwide sales on Jacob Johnston's feature directorial debut, “Dreamcatcher”. The horror-thriller has enlisted a handful of young stars, including Zachary Gordon (Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise), Niki Koss...
- 2/24/2020
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Archstone Entertainment has boarded world sales on Jacob Johnston’s feature directorial debut, Dreamcatcher.
The horror-thriller, currently in post-production, stars Zachary Gordon (Diary Of A Wimpy Kid), Niki Koss (Famous In Love), Blaine Kern III (Happy Death Day 1 & 2), Elizabeth Posey (Euphoria), Travis Burns (Neighbours), and Olivia Sui (Smosh).
Archstone will launch sales at the Efm in Berlin next week.
The film centers on two estranged sisters who, along with their friends, become entrenched in a 48 hour whirlwind of violence after a traumatic experience at an underground music festival.
The film also stars Adrienne Wilkinson (Star Trek: Renegades), Lou Ferrigno Jr. (S.W.A.T), Al Calderon (Step Up: High Water), Emrhys Cooper (Mama Mia), Ben J. Pierce, Ryan Powers and Nazanin Mandi.
Siblings Krystal Vayda and Brandon Vayda produced under their company’s new Ya banner, Quarzo Studios. Jacques Kurdian executive-produced the film alongside Jack Sheehan, Scott Martin and Michael Slifkin. Kristofor Cvijetic and Jaime Gallagher Co-Produced.
The horror-thriller, currently in post-production, stars Zachary Gordon (Diary Of A Wimpy Kid), Niki Koss (Famous In Love), Blaine Kern III (Happy Death Day 1 & 2), Elizabeth Posey (Euphoria), Travis Burns (Neighbours), and Olivia Sui (Smosh).
Archstone will launch sales at the Efm in Berlin next week.
The film centers on two estranged sisters who, along with their friends, become entrenched in a 48 hour whirlwind of violence after a traumatic experience at an underground music festival.
The film also stars Adrienne Wilkinson (Star Trek: Renegades), Lou Ferrigno Jr. (S.W.A.T), Al Calderon (Step Up: High Water), Emrhys Cooper (Mama Mia), Ben J. Pierce, Ryan Powers and Nazanin Mandi.
Siblings Krystal Vayda and Brandon Vayda produced under their company’s new Ya banner, Quarzo Studios. Jacques Kurdian executive-produced the film alongside Jack Sheehan, Scott Martin and Michael Slifkin. Kristofor Cvijetic and Jaime Gallagher Co-Produced.
- 2/14/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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