Novel and iHeartRadio are launching a second series The Girlfriends, with an introductory episode now available. The first series told the true story of host Carole Fisher and a group of women who all dated the same guy, Bob Bierenbaum, who it transpires murdered his wife, Gail Katz. Carole returns for the second to investigate the next chapter in the story.
- 3/8/2024
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
The Brady organization against gun violence is calling on Hollywood writers, directors and producers to examine onscreen gun violence and depictions of gun safety, asking the creative community to sign a pledge that’s already garnered more than 200 signatures of such names as Judd Apatow, Shonda Rhimes, Damon Lindelof and Jimmy Kimmel and the writers of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The pledge, while noting that the “responsibility lies with lax gun laws supported by those politicians more afraid of losing power than saving lives,” acknowledges that “America’s storytellers” have the power to “effect change.”
“Cultural attitudes toward smoking, drunk driving, seatbelts and marriage equality have all evolved due in large part to movies’ and TV’s influence. It’s time to take on gun safety,” the Brady pledge states, and goes on to ask writers, directors and producers to, whenever possible, to:
Use creativity “to model responsible gun ownership and...
The pledge, while noting that the “responsibility lies with lax gun laws supported by those politicians more afraid of losing power than saving lives,” acknowledges that “America’s storytellers” have the power to “effect change.”
“Cultural attitudes toward smoking, drunk driving, seatbelts and marriage equality have all evolved due in large part to movies’ and TV’s influence. It’s time to take on gun safety,” the Brady pledge states, and goes on to ask writers, directors and producers to, whenever possible, to:
Use creativity “to model responsible gun ownership and...
- 6/13/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Reese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine’s president of TV and film, Lauren Neustadter, will be honored as producers of the year next month at The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors’ 2021 Caucus Awards.
The Caucus also announced on Monday morning that Gail Katz, who is a professor of cinematic arts at USC as well as the Mary Pickford Endowed Chair and faculty chair of the School of Cinematic Arts, will receive the educator of the year award.
Previously announced honorees include Aaron Sorkin, director Susanne Bier, “Black-ish” star and emerging producer Marsai Martin and Vin Di Bona. Presenters include Caucus co-chair Robert Papazian, Nicole Kidman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley and “America’s Funniest Home Videos” host Alfonso Ribeiro.
Hosted by “Grey’s Anatomy” actor James Pickets Jr., the evening will also include the presentation of the Humanitarian Award to community leaders and philanthropists Jeanne and her late husband Tom Townsend.
The Caucus also announced on Monday morning that Gail Katz, who is a professor of cinematic arts at USC as well as the Mary Pickford Endowed Chair and faculty chair of the School of Cinematic Arts, will receive the educator of the year award.
Previously announced honorees include Aaron Sorkin, director Susanne Bier, “Black-ish” star and emerging producer Marsai Martin and Vin Di Bona. Presenters include Caucus co-chair Robert Papazian, Nicole Kidman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley and “America’s Funniest Home Videos” host Alfonso Ribeiro.
Hosted by “Grey’s Anatomy” actor James Pickets Jr., the evening will also include the presentation of the Humanitarian Award to community leaders and philanthropists Jeanne and her late husband Tom Townsend.
- 2/8/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that already has claimed thousands of lives, cratered economies globally and closed international borders, Deadline’s Coping With Covid-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing the industry screech to a halt. The hope is for an exchange of ideas and experiences, and suggestions on how businesses and individuals can best ride out a crisis that doesn’t look like it will abate any time soon. If you have a story, email mike@deadline.com.
Like the rest of the faculty at Los Angeles’ big film schools, USC School of Cinematic Arts professor Gail Katz had to quickly modify her teaching methods and curriculum once the coronavirus pandemic hit. As a longtime producer, she knows all about adapting on the fly, with credits on blockbusters including the Wolfgang Petersen movies Air Force One,...
Like the rest of the faculty at Los Angeles’ big film schools, USC School of Cinematic Arts professor Gail Katz had to quickly modify her teaching methods and curriculum once the coronavirus pandemic hit. As a longtime producer, she knows all about adapting on the fly, with credits on blockbusters including the Wolfgang Petersen movies Air Force One,...
- 5/6/2020
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Here is a wrap up of all the news you need to know from Wednesday, August 14, 2019.
Katrina Law is making her way to Hawaii Five-0.
The Arrow veteran has copped a series regular role on the tenth season of the veteran CBS drama series.
The actress is on board as Quinn Liu, a former Staff Sergeant with Army Cid who was demoted for insubordination.
Quinn comes into contact with the team during a case involving veterans, and despite a troubling beginning, the team quickly recognizes her as an asset.
Related: Training Day Canceled at CBS
“We are thrilled to have Katrina join the [cast],” says showrunner Peter M. Lenkov of the casting.
“She dazzles as Quinn, the team’s newest recruit, and viewers are going to love seeing how she first encounters McGarrett and Danny (played by Scott Caan). If you know the show well, you’ll be feeling some déjà vu.
Katrina Law is making her way to Hawaii Five-0.
The Arrow veteran has copped a series regular role on the tenth season of the veteran CBS drama series.
The actress is on board as Quinn Liu, a former Staff Sergeant with Army Cid who was demoted for insubordination.
Quinn comes into contact with the team during a case involving veterans, and despite a troubling beginning, the team quickly recognizes her as an asset.
Related: Training Day Canceled at CBS
“We are thrilled to have Katrina join the [cast],” says showrunner Peter M. Lenkov of the casting.
“She dazzles as Quinn, the team’s newest recruit, and viewers are going to love seeing how she first encounters McGarrett and Danny (played by Scott Caan). If you know the show well, you’ll be feeling some déjà vu.
- 8/14/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Penelope Ann Miller and Mia Kirshner have been cast in Lifetime’s upcoming film based on the college admissions scandal that saw dozens of wealthy families indicted on fraud charges earlier this year.
Tentatively titled “College Admissions Scandal,” the two-hour film will center on two wealthy mothers who encounter college admissions consultant William “Rick” Singer and willingly partake in getting their kids into top-tier colleges.
Michael Shanks will play Singer in the film.
In the film, Miller and Kirshner star as two wealthy mothers, Caroline (Miller), a sought after interior designer and Bethany (Kirshner), an owner of a successful financial services firm, who share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college. When charismatic college admissions consultant Rick Singer (Shanks) offers a side door into the prestigious institutions of their dreams,...
Tentatively titled “College Admissions Scandal,” the two-hour film will center on two wealthy mothers who encounter college admissions consultant William “Rick” Singer and willingly partake in getting their kids into top-tier colleges.
Michael Shanks will play Singer in the film.
In the film, Miller and Kirshner star as two wealthy mothers, Caroline (Miller), a sought after interior designer and Bethany (Kirshner), an owner of a successful financial services firm, who share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college. When charismatic college admissions consultant Rick Singer (Shanks) offers a side door into the prestigious institutions of their dreams,...
- 8/12/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Penelope Ann Miller and Mia Kirshner are set as the leads in Lifetime’s upcoming movie The College Admissions Scandal following the story of over 50 wealthy and elite families that tried to cheat the college admissions system. Additionally, Canadian actor Michael Shanks portrays college admissions consultant Rick Singer. Production is set to begin this month.
The College Admissions Scandal will debut this fall as part of Lifetime’s Ripped From the Headlines movie slate, which includes Escaping the Nxivm Cult: A Mother’s Fight to Save Her Daughter, Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story and Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story.
The College Admissions Scandal follows two wealthy mothers, Caroline (Miller), a sought after interior designer and Bethany (Kirshner), an owner of a successful financial services firm, who share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college.
The College Admissions Scandal will debut this fall as part of Lifetime’s Ripped From the Headlines movie slate, which includes Escaping the Nxivm Cult: A Mother’s Fight to Save Her Daughter, Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story and Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story.
The College Admissions Scandal follows two wealthy mothers, Caroline (Miller), a sought after interior designer and Bethany (Kirshner), an owner of a successful financial services firm, who share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college.
- 8/12/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Yep, you read that headline correctly. Art is imitating life in Lifetime's upcoming film based on the college admissions scandal involving Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. The network announced on Tuesday that the two-hour, made-for-tv movie is inspired by "privileged and elite individuals from across the country [who] were exposed for criminally conspiring to influence the undergraduate admissions decisions at some of America's top schools."
The film - which has been fast tracked to premiere in Fall 2019 - is produced by Varsity Films Inc. and will be executive produced by Gail Katz and Howard Braunstein. While the project is currently casting, Lifetime has confirmed that Adam Salky will direct from a script by Stephen Tolkin.
"College Admissions Scandal (working title) will follow two wealthy mothers who share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college," the film's description reads. "When charismatic college admissions...
The film - which has been fast tracked to premiere in Fall 2019 - is produced by Varsity Films Inc. and will be executive produced by Gail Katz and Howard Braunstein. While the project is currently casting, Lifetime has confirmed that Adam Salky will direct from a script by Stephen Tolkin.
"College Admissions Scandal (working title) will follow two wealthy mothers who share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college," the film's description reads. "When charismatic college admissions...
- 7/23/2019
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
There’s a new Lori Loughlin movie coming to Lifetime. Sort of. The network has greenlit a two-hour project, tentatively titled College Admissions Scandal, which will chronicle the true-life story of how “over 50 privileged and elite individuals from across the country were exposed for criminally conspiring to influence the undergraduate admissions decisions at some of America’s top schools.”
The scandal, which first made headlines in March, involved multiple celebrity parents, including Loughlin (Fuller House) and Felicity Huffman (American Crime), though neither are mentioned directly in Lifetime’s official synopsis:
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The scandal, which first made headlines in March, involved multiple celebrity parents, including Loughlin (Fuller House) and Felicity Huffman (American Crime), though neither are mentioned directly in Lifetime’s official synopsis:
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- 7/23/2019
- TVLine.com
Lifetime is doubling down on its ‘Surviving’ strand with a new series based on the case of billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, who is charged with multiple counts including sex trafficking of minors, and a follow up on R Kelly.
The A+E Networks broadcaster has commissioned Surviving Jeffrey Epstein and Surviving R Kelly: The Aftermath.
The former will bring to life the numerous crimes of Epstein, who is currently in jail awaiting trial for a range of allegations of sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy for abusing young girls between 2002 and 2005 in New York and Florida. It is in development on Surviving Jeffrey Epstein with Robert Friedman’s Bungalow Media + Entertainment (Panama Papers) in association with award-winning filmmakers Anne Sundberg and Ricki Stern (The Preppy Murder). NY Times journalist Christopher Mason is also attached to the project.
Surviving R Kelly: The Aftermath is the follow-up to Surviving R Kelly, which...
The A+E Networks broadcaster has commissioned Surviving Jeffrey Epstein and Surviving R Kelly: The Aftermath.
The former will bring to life the numerous crimes of Epstein, who is currently in jail awaiting trial for a range of allegations of sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy for abusing young girls between 2002 and 2005 in New York and Florida. It is in development on Surviving Jeffrey Epstein with Robert Friedman’s Bungalow Media + Entertainment (Panama Papers) in association with award-winning filmmakers Anne Sundberg and Ricki Stern (The Preppy Murder). NY Times journalist Christopher Mason is also attached to the project.
Surviving R Kelly: The Aftermath is the follow-up to Surviving R Kelly, which...
- 7/23/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Lifetime is set to begin production on a movie based on the college admissions scandal that saw dozens of wealthy families indicted on fraud charges earlier this year, the network announced on Tuesday.
Tentatively titled “College Admissions Scandal,” the two-hour film will center on two wealthy mothers who encounter the college admissions consultant William “Rick” Singer and willingly partake in getting their kids into top-tier colleges.
The project is currently casting, with production set to begin next month. Varsity Films Inc. will produce for Lifetime, with Gail Katz and Howard Braunstein serving as executive producers. Adam Salky will direct from a script by Stephen Tolkin.
Also Read: 'The People v Oj' Alum Dv DeVincentis to Write College Admissions Scandal Series for Annapurna
Lifetime’s movie is the second based on the scandal to go into development within just a few months. Earlier this year, Annapurna Television enlisted “American Crime Story...
Tentatively titled “College Admissions Scandal,” the two-hour film will center on two wealthy mothers who encounter the college admissions consultant William “Rick” Singer and willingly partake in getting their kids into top-tier colleges.
The project is currently casting, with production set to begin next month. Varsity Films Inc. will produce for Lifetime, with Gail Katz and Howard Braunstein serving as executive producers. Adam Salky will direct from a script by Stephen Tolkin.
Also Read: 'The People v Oj' Alum Dv DeVincentis to Write College Admissions Scandal Series for Annapurna
Lifetime’s movie is the second based on the scandal to go into development within just a few months. Earlier this year, Annapurna Television enlisted “American Crime Story...
- 7/23/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Lifetime may win the race to put the college admissions scandal on TV. The cable network, famous for its quick turnarounds on dramatizations, is working on an original movie based on the ordeal that has impacted a number of Hollywood personalities.
Announcing the project on Tuesday morning during its semi-annual meeting with the Television Critics Association, A+E Networks president Rob Sharenow said the movie is set to premiere this fall.
There’s no casting as of yet, but the film is being executive produced by Gail Katz and Howard Braunstein. Adam Salky will direct, with Stephen Tolkin penning the script....
Announcing the project on Tuesday morning during its semi-annual meeting with the Television Critics Association, A+E Networks president Rob Sharenow said the movie is set to premiere this fall.
There’s no casting as of yet, but the film is being executive produced by Gail Katz and Howard Braunstein. Adam Salky will direct, with Stephen Tolkin penning the script....
- 7/23/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
‘Catan’, also known as ‘The Settlers of Catan’, is a board game that has created a renaissance in board games and caused something of a stir. So much so, that it has sparked enough interest for people in the film industry to want to get involved with the board game. In fact, Sony Pictures have announced that they are currently in negotiations to acquire the rights to the game so they can adapt it into a film. Producer Gail Katz first told ‘Variety in 2015 that she had acquired the rights to ‘Catan’. Katz’s previous credits include the 2014 biographical
“Settlers of Catan” Movie Adaptation in the Works at Sony...
“Settlers of Catan” Movie Adaptation in the Works at Sony...
- 10/14/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
According to reports, Sony Pictures will acquire and develop designer Klaus Teuber's "Catan" aka "The Settlers of Catan", a multi-player board game that has sold more than 22 million copies in 30 languages, into a series of feature films:
First published in Germany (1995) as 'Die Siedler von Catan', players assume the roles of 'settlers', each attempting to build and develop holdings while trading and acquiring resources.
"We’re excited to be working with Sony to bring the iconic world of 'Catan' to life," said producer Gail Katz ("Air Force One").
"As huge fans of the game, we’re struck by the endless possibilities of stories that it could inspire. It’s not every day that you have the opportunity to work in a world beloved by millions of people..."
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First published in Germany (1995) as 'Die Siedler von Catan', players assume the roles of 'settlers', each attempting to build and develop holdings while trading and acquiring resources.
"We’re excited to be working with Sony to bring the iconic world of 'Catan' to life," said producer Gail Katz ("Air Force One").
"As huge fans of the game, we’re struck by the endless possibilities of stories that it could inspire. It’s not every day that you have the opportunity to work in a world beloved by millions of people..."
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- 10/12/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Matthew Byrd Oct 13, 2017
The game that taught us the perils of a sheep-heavy portfolio is coming to the big screen. Prepare for Settlers Of Catan: The Movie...
Sony Pictures is currently attempting to adapt the 1995 board game The Settlers Of Catan into a feature film. There has been no confirmation that the studio has acquired the rights to this movie yet, but it seems they are aggressively pursuing it. There are even talks of turning the eventual adaptation into a franchise.
At present, it's believed that the film will be produced by Gail Katz (Air Force One, The Perfect Storm), Dan Lin (It, Sherlock Holmes, The Lego Movie), and Jonathan Elrich (Netflix's Death Note). Meanwhile, Blaise Hemingway will be drafting the screenplay. Hemmingway previously wrote a 2006 short film called The Bracelet, but most of his writing credits relate to pre-production works.
Gail Katz has stated that “We’re excited to...
The game that taught us the perils of a sheep-heavy portfolio is coming to the big screen. Prepare for Settlers Of Catan: The Movie...
Sony Pictures is currently attempting to adapt the 1995 board game The Settlers Of Catan into a feature film. There has been no confirmation that the studio has acquired the rights to this movie yet, but it seems they are aggressively pursuing it. There are even talks of turning the eventual adaptation into a franchise.
At present, it's believed that the film will be produced by Gail Katz (Air Force One, The Perfect Storm), Dan Lin (It, Sherlock Holmes, The Lego Movie), and Jonathan Elrich (Netflix's Death Note). Meanwhile, Blaise Hemingway will be drafting the screenplay. Hemmingway previously wrote a 2006 short film called The Bracelet, but most of his writing credits relate to pre-production works.
Gail Katz has stated that “We’re excited to...
- 10/12/2017
- Den of Geek
A feature based on the popular board game Settlers of Catan is in the works at Sony.
The studio is in negotiations to acquire the rights to the game and is working with producer Gail Katz (The Perfect Storm), who originally acquired the rights to Settlers of Catan back in 2015.
Lego Movie filmmaker Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich are also attached to produce. Andrea Giannetti will oversee the project for Columbia.
Blaise Hemingway will write the screenplay for the movie, which is being eyed as a potential franchise starter.
Settlers of Catan, designed by Klaus Teuber, is a tabletop strategy game that...
The studio is in negotiations to acquire the rights to the game and is working with producer Gail Katz (The Perfect Storm), who originally acquired the rights to Settlers of Catan back in 2015.
Lego Movie filmmaker Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich are also attached to produce. Andrea Giannetti will oversee the project for Columbia.
Blaise Hemingway will write the screenplay for the movie, which is being eyed as a potential franchise starter.
Settlers of Catan, designed by Klaus Teuber, is a tabletop strategy game that...
- 10/11/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yet another film is making the transition to TV, this time it's NBC who have given a script commitment with a hefty penalty for a TV series based on the 1993 Clint Eastwood thriller "In The Line Of Fire".
The original film starred Eastwood as a Secret Service agent who, after a fall from grace, gets the chance to redeem himself when a rogue CIA hitman (John Malkovich) threatens to assassinate the president.
The series, written by Carol Mendelsohn and Josh Berman who previously worked together on "CSI", will team the agent with a female partner. Together the pair investigate cases in weekly episodes, while engaged simultaneously in a twisted cat-and-mouse with the would-be assassin over the course of the season/series.
Mendelsohn, Berman, Gail Katz and Julie Weitz will executive produce for Sony Pictures TV. Wolfgang Petersen's original film was a hit, grossing $187 million worldwide and nabbing 3 Oscar nominations...
The original film starred Eastwood as a Secret Service agent who, after a fall from grace, gets the chance to redeem himself when a rogue CIA hitman (John Malkovich) threatens to assassinate the president.
The series, written by Carol Mendelsohn and Josh Berman who previously worked together on "CSI", will team the agent with a female partner. Together the pair investigate cases in weekly episodes, while engaged simultaneously in a twisted cat-and-mouse with the would-be assassin over the course of the season/series.
Mendelsohn, Berman, Gail Katz and Julie Weitz will executive produce for Sony Pictures TV. Wolfgang Petersen's original film was a hit, grossing $187 million worldwide and nabbing 3 Oscar nominations...
- 9/18/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Pawn Sacrifice is a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War. American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. Also starring Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, Pawn Sacrifice chronicles Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world. Pawn Sacrifice is produced by Gail Katz, known for her work on such films as Air Force One, In The Line Of Fire, and The Perfect Storm. She has numerous projects in development including a television series based on the international hit board game “The Settlers of Catan.” Maxim Dlugy is a chess Grandmaster. He was born in Moscow, Ussr. He arrived with his family in the United States in 1977. He was awarded the International Master title in 1982. He won the...
- 9/16/2015
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The first trailer for “Pawn Sacrifice,” starring Tobey Maguire as chess prodigy Bobby Fischer, was released by Bleecker Street on Wednesday. Based on a true story, the Cold War-set film chronicles Fischer’s face-off against Soviet chess master Boris Spassky, played by Liev Schreiber, in the 1972 World Chess Championship. The trailer captures Fischer’s transition from young hotshot to unhinged recluse buckling under the stress of international attention and the weight of his own genius. Also Read: Checkmate: Tobey Maguire's Chess Drama 'Pawn Sacrifice' Heads to Bleecker Street The film also features “American Horror Story’s” Lily Rabe and Peter Sarsgaard.
- 5/27/2015
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
It's been 20 years since the award-winning smarter-than-your-average board game The Settlers Of Catan was first unleashed on kitchen tables by one Mr. Klaus Teuber, and since then it's sold over 22 million copies in 30 languages, and, more recently, joined the exclusive "board games set to become films" club, after producer Gail Katz has officially bought the movie and TV rights.“I’ve been wanting to see an adaptation of the game for years, ever since my Catan-obsessed college-aged kids introduced me to it,” said Katz, veteran of such projects as Air Force One, The Perfect Storm and, um, Bicentennial Man. “The island of Catan is a vivid, visual, exciting and timeless world with classic themes and moral challenges that resonate today. There is a tremendous opportunity to take what people love about the game and its mythology as a starting point for the narrative.”For those not already in the know,...
- 2/20/2015
- EmpireOnline
After the catastrophic misfires of Battleship and Ouija, it comes as a surprise that Hollywood has earmarked another well-loved tabletop game for adaptation. This time it’s best-selling multiplayer board game, The Settlers Of Catan, as early reports indicate that Gail Katz (Pawn Sacrifice, The Perfect Storm) has acquired the film and television rights.
The original game was created by Guido Teuber in Germany and has since spawned several varying expansion packs. As it stands, it’s currently available in over 30 different languages in 50 countries spanning the globe. There have been 22 million boards sold to date, with downloads of the digital version exceeding 1.6 billion.
For those who don’t know, the game revolves around players who craft a dominant community on the fictional island of Catan. Settlers must outwit one another amidst fierce competition for the island’s scarce resources.
“I’ve been wanting to see an adaptation of the game for years,...
The original game was created by Guido Teuber in Germany and has since spawned several varying expansion packs. As it stands, it’s currently available in over 30 different languages in 50 countries spanning the globe. There have been 22 million boards sold to date, with downloads of the digital version exceeding 1.6 billion.
For those who don’t know, the game revolves around players who craft a dominant community on the fictional island of Catan. Settlers must outwit one another amidst fierce competition for the island’s scarce resources.
“I’ve been wanting to see an adaptation of the game for years,...
- 2/19/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
The following post was originally published on February 24th 2014. Which board game movies should Hollywood make next? This week it was announced that Gail Katz (The Perfect Storm, Air Force One) had acquired the film and TV rights to Settlers of Catan, a very popular eurogame which while fun, probably wouldn’t make a great film. So […]
The post Here Are 11 Board Game Movies Hollywood Should Make Next appeared first on /Film.
The post Here Are 11 Board Game Movies Hollywood Should Make Next appeared first on /Film.
- 2/19/2015
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Producer Gail Katz, whose credits include Pawn Sacrifice and The Perfect Storm, has acquired film and TV rights to the modern classic board game The Settlers Of Catan.
The game has sold more than 22m units worldwide and takes place on a fictitious island as trading communities vie for commercial control of the world.
Downloads of the Settlers Of Catan app have exceeded 1.6million.
Katz (pictured) said she wanted to explore “what people love about the game and its mythology as a starting point for the narrative.”...
The game has sold more than 22m units worldwide and takes place on a fictitious island as trading communities vie for commercial control of the world.
Downloads of the Settlers Of Catan app have exceeded 1.6million.
Katz (pictured) said she wanted to explore “what people love about the game and its mythology as a starting point for the narrative.”...
- 2/19/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Producer Gail Katz, whose credits include Pawn Sacrifice and The perfect Storm, has acquired film and TV rights to the modern classic board game The Settlers Of Catan.
The game has sold more than 22m units worldwide and takes place on a fictitious island as trading communities vie for commercial control of the world.
Downloads of the Catan app have exceeded 1.6million.
Katz said she wanted to explore “what people love about the game and its mythology as a starting point for the narrative.”...
The game has sold more than 22m units worldwide and takes place on a fictitious island as trading communities vie for commercial control of the world.
Downloads of the Catan app have exceeded 1.6million.
Katz said she wanted to explore “what people love about the game and its mythology as a starting point for the narrative.”...
- 2/19/2015
- ScreenDaily
New Projects is a weekly round up of movies and TV shows recently announced and currently in development for the near future.
Who’s that bad remake? (Shut your mouth!) New Line Cinema has reportedly acquired the rights to the Shaft franchise and intends to remake the ’70s blaxploitation classic yet again, following the 2000 remake starring Samuel L. Jackson. The Wrap reports that John Davis (Predator) is producing the remake, apparently forgetting that no one understands Shaft but his woman.
Perhaps someone at Bad Robot had a lightbulb (get it?) go if in their head, as The Wrap has reported that J.J. Abrams’s production studio is developing a movie on Thomas Edison as a “rugged, eccentric genius”. Abrams is currently working on a series for Hulu based on one of Stephen King’s novels around the Kennedy Assassination.
If you thought a Monopoly movie was ridiculous, it doesn’t...
Who’s that bad remake? (Shut your mouth!) New Line Cinema has reportedly acquired the rights to the Shaft franchise and intends to remake the ’70s blaxploitation classic yet again, following the 2000 remake starring Samuel L. Jackson. The Wrap reports that John Davis (Predator) is producing the remake, apparently forgetting that no one understands Shaft but his woman.
Perhaps someone at Bad Robot had a lightbulb (get it?) go if in their head, as The Wrap has reported that J.J. Abrams’s production studio is developing a movie on Thomas Edison as a “rugged, eccentric genius”. Abrams is currently working on a series for Hulu based on one of Stephen King’s novels around the Kennedy Assassination.
If you thought a Monopoly movie was ridiculous, it doesn’t...
- 2/19/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
There's a good chance you've heard of the multiplayer strategy game The Settlers of Catan since it's sold over 22 million copies of the board game version in 30 languages across 50 countries. In addition, the game has also seen over 1.6 billion downloads for the online version. And now the game of community domination that takes place on the fictional island of Catan could be heading to the big screen. Deadline reports Gail Katz, producer of Air Force One and The Perfect Storm, has picked up the film and TV rights to the game created by Klaus Teuber with the hope to transfer it to a new medium for a different kind of entertainment. Katz is a fan of the game, and explains how she came to love it: “I’ve been wanting to see an adaptation of the game for years, ever since my Catan-obsessed college-aged kids introduced me to it. The...
- 2/19/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
"Air Force One," "Outbreak" and "The Perfect Storm" producer Gail Katz has acquired the feature film and TV rights to the German board game "The Settlers of Catan" which has sold over 22 million copies in 30 languages since its release two decades ago.
Created by Klaus Teuber, the game’s goal is to create the dominant community on the ever-changing fictional island of Catan amid the island’s scarce resources.
Katz says: "The island of Catan is a vivid, visual, exciting and timeless world with classic themes and moral challenges that resonate today. There is a tremendous opportunity to take what people love about the game and its mythology as a starting point for the narrative.”
Source: Variety...
Created by Klaus Teuber, the game’s goal is to create the dominant community on the ever-changing fictional island of Catan amid the island’s scarce resources.
Katz says: "The island of Catan is a vivid, visual, exciting and timeless world with classic themes and moral challenges that resonate today. There is a tremendous opportunity to take what people love about the game and its mythology as a starting point for the narrative.”
Source: Variety...
- 2/19/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Producer Gail Katz (The Perfect Storm, Air Force One) has acquired the film and TV rights to the bestselling multiplayer strategy game The Settlers of Catan. The game, created by Klaus Teuber, has sold over 22M board versions worldwide in 30 languages and 50 countries. It also counts downloads in excess of 1.6B. The Settlers of Catan revolves around players creating a dominant community on the fictional island of Catan. Settlers must outwit one another amidst fierce…...
- 2/19/2015
- Deadline
Board game nerds, rejoice! The popular tabletop strategy game The Settlers Of Catan is one step closer to becoming a movie and/or TV series. Producer Gail Katz, known for The Perfect Storm, Air Force One, Outbreak, Bicentennial Man, In The Line Of Fire, and many more films has won the rights to the board game with sights set on the big and small screen. While The Settlers Of Catan does not feature a linear plot, the gameplay is constantly changing each time you play it but focuses on an...
- 2/19/2015
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Edward Zwick's "Pawn Sacrifice," starring Tobey Maguire as chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer, will finally be released on September 18, 2015. Indie distributor Bleecker Street acquired the well-reviewed film after its Toronto 2014 premiere. This dramatic rendering of Fischer's 1972 face-off against Russian rival Boris Spassky co-stars Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber, and Michael Stuhlbarg. Produced by Zwick, Maguire and Gail Katz, "Pawn Sacrifice" was written by celebrated "Locke" scribe and "Peaky Blinders" creator Steven Knight. Meanwhile, Bleecker will release its hot Sundance pickup "I'll See You in My Dreams," starring Blythe Danner and Sam Elliott as 70ish leads, on May 15, 2015. Co-starring Malin Akerman, June Squibb, Rhea Perlman and Mary Kay Place, the winter-years drama follows Danner, who finally gets to play the lead, as a lonely widow who rediscovers her lust for life. The film, which had a standing ovation in Park...
- 2/4/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Exclusive: In a low-seven-figure deal, Andrew Karpen’s Bleecker Street has acquired North American rights to Pawn Sacrifice, the Ed Zwick-directed drama that stars Tobey Maguire as enigmatic U.S. champion Bobby Fischer and Liev Schreiber as the Russian champion Boris Spassky, whom Fischer challenged in a historic match that captured the world’s attention in 1972. The Steven Knight-scripted drama covers Fischer’s rise leading up to the historic match. Peter Sarsgaard also stars and Maguire, Gail Katz and Zwick produced. The film was one of the highest profile titles and it premieres tomorrow night in Toronto’s Gala premiere section. CAA repped the film with Wme Global.
This is a big deal for Karpen, the longtime former co-head of Focus Features who launched Bleecker Street, putting back together a lot of his old team. They were expected to make a splashy buy, and they have. The film will be released next year.
This is a big deal for Karpen, the longtime former co-head of Focus Features who launched Bleecker Street, putting back together a lot of his old team. They were expected to make a splashy buy, and they have. The film will be released next year.
- 9/10/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Robin Weigert has signed on to the Bobby Fischer chess drama Pawn Sacrifice. Directed by Edward Zwick, the film stars Tobey Maguire as the American chess phenom. Weigert will play his eccentric mother, Regina. Lily Rabe and Liev Schreiber will also star in the film. Gail Katz Productions and Maguire's Material Pictures are producing Pawn Sacrifice, which is currently filming. Filming will take place in Montreal, Reykjavik, Iceland, and Los Angeles. Earlier: Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber Join Bobby Fischer Pic 'Pawn Sacrifice' The film follows Fischer and his chess nemesis Boris Spassky (Schreiber) as they enter the "Match of the
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- 10/25/2013
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Equals
Kristen Stewart ("Twilight") and Nicholas Hoult ("X-Men: First Class") are being courted to star in "Breathe In" director Drake Doremus' next feature "Equals" which aims to begin filming early next year.
Nathan Parker ("Moon") penned the script is said to be a sci-fi, love story with the pair playing a young couple. [Source: Deadline]
Business Trip
Sienna Miller ("G.I. Joe") has joined the cast of Ken Scott's comedy "Business Trip". Tom Wilkinson and June Diane Raphael also star in the film which is currently shooting in Berlin.
Vince Vaughn plays a struggling Midwestern businessman who takes his team on an eventful cross-country journey in a bid to win a contract. Miller will play a businesswoman. [Source: Deadline]
Get On Up
Lennie James ("The Walking Dead," "Jericho") has joined the cast of Tate Taylor's James Brown biopic "Get On Up" at Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.
James will play Joseph "Joe" James,...
Kristen Stewart ("Twilight") and Nicholas Hoult ("X-Men: First Class") are being courted to star in "Breathe In" director Drake Doremus' next feature "Equals" which aims to begin filming early next year.
Nathan Parker ("Moon") penned the script is said to be a sci-fi, love story with the pair playing a young couple. [Source: Deadline]
Business Trip
Sienna Miller ("G.I. Joe") has joined the cast of Ken Scott's comedy "Business Trip". Tom Wilkinson and June Diane Raphael also star in the film which is currently shooting in Berlin.
Vince Vaughn plays a struggling Midwestern businessman who takes his team on an eventful cross-country journey in a bid to win a contract. Miller will play a businesswoman. [Source: Deadline]
Get On Up
Lennie James ("The Walking Dead," "Jericho") has joined the cast of Tate Taylor's James Brown biopic "Get On Up" at Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.
James will play Joseph "Joe" James,...
- 10/24/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Boardwalk Empire star Michael Stuhlbarg has joined the Bobby Fischer chess drama Pawn Sacrifice. Directed by Edward Zwick, the film stars Tobey Maguire as the American chess phenom and Liev Schreiber as his Soviet archrival Boris Spassky. Gail Katz Productions and Maguire's Material Pictures are producing Pawn Sacrifice, which began filming this week in Montreal. Production started in early October in Reykjavik, Iceland. The 41-day shoot is scheduled to wrap in Los Angeles on Dec. 11. Earlier: Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber Join Bobby Fischer Pic 'Pawn Sacrifice' Set at the height of the Cold War, the film chronicles Fischer and Spassky's so-
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- 10/23/2013
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Stuhlbarg has joined the cast of Gail Katz Productions and Material Pictures’ drama directed by Ed Zwick. Production on the scheduled 41-day shoot has begun in Montreal and will wrap in Los Angeles.
Lionsgate International handles sales on the story starring Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard and Liev Schreiber.
Pawn Sacrifice is based on the true story of the Cold War rivalry between the tormented American chess Grandmaster Bobby Fischer world champion Boris Spassky.
Mica Entertainment is financing the project and Gail Katz produces with Maguire through Material Pictures alongside Zwick.
Lionsgate International handles sales on the story starring Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard and Liev Schreiber.
Pawn Sacrifice is based on the true story of the Cold War rivalry between the tormented American chess Grandmaster Bobby Fischer world champion Boris Spassky.
Mica Entertainment is financing the project and Gail Katz produces with Maguire through Material Pictures alongside Zwick.
- 10/23/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Wild
Laura Dern is set to play Reese Witherspoon's mother in Jean-Marc Vallée's adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's memoir "Wild". Filming began last week in Oregon.
Witherspoon plays a woman hiking the 1000-mile Pacific Crest Trail alone in a search for meaning in her life following the death of her mother years before, and a collapsed marriage. [Source: Vulture]
Pawn Sacrifice
Lily Rabe ("American Horror Story") has joined Tobey Maguire in Ed Zwick's "Pawn Sacrifice", a biopic about troubled American chess champion Bobby Fischer.
Rabe will play Fischer’s sister Joan. Zwick, Maguire and Gail Katz are producing, while Steven Knight wrote the script. [Source: Deadline]
Thinspiration
Laura Wiggins ("Shameless"), Callie Thorne ("Necessary Roughness"), Izabella Miko, Marcus Giamatti, and Sharon Lawrence have joined the dramatic thriller "Thinspiration" at Indy Entertainment.
Wiggins plays a 17-year-old dancer who becomes possessed by the dark world of pro-anorexia websites. Thorne plays her mother, while Miko...
Laura Dern is set to play Reese Witherspoon's mother in Jean-Marc Vallée's adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's memoir "Wild". Filming began last week in Oregon.
Witherspoon plays a woman hiking the 1000-mile Pacific Crest Trail alone in a search for meaning in her life following the death of her mother years before, and a collapsed marriage. [Source: Vulture]
Pawn Sacrifice
Lily Rabe ("American Horror Story") has joined Tobey Maguire in Ed Zwick's "Pawn Sacrifice", a biopic about troubled American chess champion Bobby Fischer.
Rabe will play Fischer’s sister Joan. Zwick, Maguire and Gail Katz are producing, while Steven Knight wrote the script. [Source: Deadline]
Thinspiration
Laura Wiggins ("Shameless"), Callie Thorne ("Necessary Roughness"), Izabella Miko, Marcus Giamatti, and Sharon Lawrence have joined the dramatic thriller "Thinspiration" at Indy Entertainment.
Wiggins plays a 17-year-old dancer who becomes possessed by the dark world of pro-anorexia websites. Thorne plays her mother, while Miko...
- 10/19/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Peter Sarsgaard ("Lovelace") and Liev Schreiber ("Ray Donovan") are in negotiations to star in the long-gestating Bobby Fischer biopic "Pawn Sacrifice" at Mica Entertainment.
Ed Zwick directs the Cold War-era project which stars Tobey Maguire as Fischer, the youngest grand master in the history of chess and a young man prone to unpredictable outbursts.
In 1972, he became the first American to reach the finals and engaged in a showdown against the seemingly invincible Soviet master Boris Spassky (Schreiber).
Sargaard plays a priest who became a close confidant of Fischer. Stephen Knight penned the script.
Maguire, Zwick and Gail Katz are producing, and shooting begins in Montreal next month.
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Ed Zwick directs the Cold War-era project which stars Tobey Maguire as Fischer, the youngest grand master in the history of chess and a young man prone to unpredictable outbursts.
In 1972, he became the first American to reach the finals and engaged in a showdown against the seemingly invincible Soviet master Boris Spassky (Schreiber).
Sargaard plays a priest who became a close confidant of Fischer. Stephen Knight penned the script.
Maguire, Zwick and Gail Katz are producing, and shooting begins in Montreal next month.
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- 9/24/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
In development for some time , the true Bobby Fischer tale Pawn Sacrifice has scored two more cast members. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Peter Sarsgaard and Liev Schreiber have joined the cast of the Ed Zwick film opposite Tobey Maguire. Maguire (who is also producing) will be starring as Fischer, the world renowned chess prodigy. The film tells Fischer's life story leading up to his historic world championship match against Boris Spassky. Sargaard, who recently appeared in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine , will play a priest and friend to Fischer while Schreiber, who plays the title role on Showtime's "Ray Donovan," will play Spassky. Steven Knight ( Dirty Pretty Things ) provided the screenplay and will also produce alongside Gail Katz. (Photo...
- 9/24/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Outbreak is to be remade as a television series on NBC.
The 1995 film starred Dustin Hoffman and Morgan Freeman and focused on a viral outbreak that spread from Africa to the Us.
NBC has given a pilot order to the remake, which will be co-written by ER's John Wells and Jack Orman, Deadline reports.
Outbreak - which also starred Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and Rene Russo - was a box-office hit in early 1995, grossing $190m on a $50m budget.
The film was helmed by Air Force One's Wolfgang Petersen and produced by Gail Katz, who is also expected to be involved with the TV adaptation.
Other new series in the works at NBC include a TV remake of 1968 film horror Rosemary's Baby, a futuristic prison drama from Arrow exec Greg Berlanti and a sitcom about a mermaid.
> Reality Bites: 1994 film being made into TV series by Ben Stiller...
The 1995 film starred Dustin Hoffman and Morgan Freeman and focused on a viral outbreak that spread from Africa to the Us.
NBC has given a pilot order to the remake, which will be co-written by ER's John Wells and Jack Orman, Deadline reports.
Outbreak - which also starred Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and Rene Russo - was a box-office hit in early 1995, grossing $190m on a $50m budget.
The film was helmed by Air Force One's Wolfgang Petersen and produced by Gail Katz, who is also expected to be involved with the TV adaptation.
Other new series in the works at NBC include a TV remake of 1968 film horror Rosemary's Baby, a futuristic prison drama from Arrow exec Greg Berlanti and a sitcom about a mermaid.
> Reality Bites: 1994 film being made into TV series by Ben Stiller...
- 8/28/2013
- Digital Spy
News Louisa Mellor 28 Aug 2013 - 06:35
A new virus thriller may be coming to television, in the form of an Outbreak adaptation for NBC...
With Ronald D. Moore's Helix coming next year, and potentially after that, Guillermo del Toro's The Strain (both, respectively, sci-fi and supernatural takes on the premise) the virus thriller is thriving in TV development land. If you were a fan of rubbish puns - and who isn't - you could say it was contagious.
TV's next infection-related idea is an adaptation of Wolfgang Petersen's 1995 thriller Outbreak, which NBC is planning with E.R. executive producers Jack Orman and John Wells. It's essentially at the Petri dish stage right now, without even a pilot script to its name, but it's on NBC's whiteboard.
Petersen's nineties thriller starred Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Spacey, Cuba Gooding Jr, and Rene Russo attempting to contain a deadly airborne virus. Outbreak...
A new virus thriller may be coming to television, in the form of an Outbreak adaptation for NBC...
With Ronald D. Moore's Helix coming next year, and potentially after that, Guillermo del Toro's The Strain (both, respectively, sci-fi and supernatural takes on the premise) the virus thriller is thriving in TV development land. If you were a fan of rubbish puns - and who isn't - you could say it was contagious.
TV's next infection-related idea is an adaptation of Wolfgang Petersen's 1995 thriller Outbreak, which NBC is planning with E.R. executive producers Jack Orman and John Wells. It's essentially at the Petri dish stage right now, without even a pilot script to its name, but it's on NBC's whiteboard.
Petersen's nineties thriller starred Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Spacey, Cuba Gooding Jr, and Rene Russo attempting to contain a deadly airborne virus. Outbreak...
- 8/28/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Former ER executive producers John Wells and Jack Orman are reuniting with NBC for a new high-profile medical drama project. The network has given a pilot production commitment to Outbreak, an hourlong series based on the hit 1995 Warner Bros feature directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman and Rene Russo (check out the trailer below for a refresher). This marks one of the biggest commitments to a drama project so far this development cycle. Co-written by Wells and Orman, Outbreak is described as a medical thriller that follows an ensemble of characters as they race to contain a lethal virus before it becomes a global pandemic. Warner Bros TV and studio-based John Wells Prods are producing, with Wells, Orman and Jwp’s Andrew Stearn executive producing. I hear Gail Katz, who was a producer on the movie, also is expected to be involved in some producing capacity.
- 8/27/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
A television series based on Wolfgang Petersen's 1995 thriller Outbreak is in development at NBC from "E.R." executive producers Jack Orman and John Wells, Deadline reports. Both men are scripting a pilot with aspirations to have the project become an ongoing hourlong show. The film, which stars Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding Jr., Rene Russo, Kevin Spacey and Donald Sutherland, follows the spread of a viral epidemic that threatens to wipe out all human life. Gail Katz, who produced the Petersen film, is also attached to produce the series with Andrew Stearn also listed as an executive producer.
- 8/27/2013
- Comingsoon.net
"The Last Samurai" and "Love and Other Drugs" director Ed Zwick is ditching his "The Great Wall" project for now in favour of the chess drama "Pawn Sacrifice" reports Variety.
Tobey Maguire will both produce the film and star as troubled and famed Cold War-era chess wiz prodigy Bobby Fischer. Fischer captured the world’s imagination when he won the World Chess Championship over Russian Boris Spassky.
Battling his own inner demons, he ultimately lived in exile in Iceland where he died. The role of Spassky is currently being cast.
Steven Knight wrote the script while Gail Katz is also producing. Zwick replaces David Fincher who originally developed the film to direct.
Tobey Maguire will both produce the film and star as troubled and famed Cold War-era chess wiz prodigy Bobby Fischer. Fischer captured the world’s imagination when he won the World Chess Championship over Russian Boris Spassky.
Battling his own inner demons, he ultimately lived in exile in Iceland where he died. The role of Spassky is currently being cast.
Steven Knight wrote the script while Gail Katz is also producing. Zwick replaces David Fincher who originally developed the film to direct.
- 8/16/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Ed Zwick has boarded Pawn Sacrifice, a biopic of Bobby Fischer to which Tobey Maguire is attached to star as the chess genius, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.. Photos: 10 Top Summer Superheroes Movies Of All Time: Battle of Box Office Brawn Maguire is also a producer on the project, which will focus on Fischer’s rise as a chess champion in the 1960s, leading up to the famous match against Soviet player Boris Spassky in 1972, one of the high points of the Cold War. Maguire is producing via his Material Pictures. Gail Katz is also producing. Steven Knight wrote
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- 8/16/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Ed Zwick is in talks to helm Pawn Sacrifice, the drama that will star Tobey Maguire as troubled chess wiz Bobby Fischer, the prodigy who captured who captured the world’s imagination when he won the World Chess Championship over Russian Boris Spassky in a Cold War-era match that drew international media attention. Fischer had a rougher time after that as he straddled the line between genius and madness. He faded from view, living abroad and surfacing to make anti-American and anti-Semitic statements. He lived in exile in Iceland until he died. Maguire is producing through his Material Pictures banner with Gail Katz through Gail Katz Productions. Steven Knight wrote the script. Zwick replaces David Fincher, who had developed to direct the film. Zwick had been expected to direct The Great Wall for Legendary East, a project that is somewhat up in the air as a new backer in Asia is being secured.
- 8/15/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Planned for David Fincher to direct some time back , Edward Zwick has now taken the reins on Pawn Sacrifice with Tobey Maguire (who will also produce) starring as chess prodigy Bobby Fischer. The film tells Fischer's life story leading up to his historic world championship match against Boris Spassky. Steven Knight ( Dirty Pretty Things ) provided the screenplay and will also produce alongside Gail Katz. Zwick last directed Love and Other Drugs and is attached to helm The Great Wall at Warner Bros. (Photo Credit: WENN.com)...
- 8/15/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Two years after their appearance on the 2008 Black List, topper films such as The Beaver, Oranges and Butter are all in the bank and awaiting a release next year, while if we plunge into the 2009 list, we see a bunch of titles that have had half the time to get into the starting gate and yet, there are a handful of projects on this list that should, barring disaster, be completed and readied for a 2011 release. One of the top entries, Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Network, has already been completed and released and perhaps benefited from the fact that Spacey and his friends at Sony approved the first draft and sent it to Fincher within days of receiving it. 15. Toy’s House (Votes: 15) Writer: Chris Galletta Status: In Development. Big Beach Productions. Chris Galletta’s alternative comedy was picked up by Big Beach Productions (Little Miss Sunshine, Sunshine Cleaning...
- 12/16/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Here’s a nugget to add to the news that David Fincher will direct Pawn Sacrifice, the Sony/Columbia Pictures drama about chess wiz Bobby Fischer. Tobey Maguire is committed to star as Fischer, insiders confirm. Production begins late fall. Maguire is producing with partner Jenno Topping and Gail Katz. Steven Knight wrote the script, and the plan is to shoot after Sony releases the Fincher-directed Social Network. Fischer was far more tortured than Peter Parker ever was. A prodigy who captured the world's imagination when he won the World Chess Championship over Russian Boris Spassky in a Cold War-era match that [...]...
- 3/15/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline Hollywood
David Fincher is in talks to direct Columbia Pictures' chess drama "Pawn Sacrifice."The film would be a biopic of American chess icon Bobby Fischer focusing on his historic world championship match against Boris Spassky.According to Variety, Steven Knight ("Dirty Pretty Things") wrote the screenplay. Fincher recently completed work on Columbia.s Facebook film "The Social Network."Gail Katz and Tobey Maguire are producing.Fincher.s last two films "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Zodiac" were made at Paramount. Fincher is also high on the studio.s wish list to direct the adaptation of Stieg Larsson's bestseller "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," which Scott Rudin is producing.
- 3/15/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
David Fincher To Direct Chess Biopic 'Pawn Sacrifice,' Considering 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'
Remember when "Searching for Bobby Fischer" came out and everyone was confused because it wasn't a movie about a guy named Bobby Fischer? Well, you curious folk and especially chess fans will finally get that Fischer biopic. Variety reports that "Fight Club" director David Fincher will helm "Pawn Sacrifice" at Columbia Pictures, which also produced his upcoming Facebook movie "The Social Network."
"Pawn Sacrifice" will tell the first half of the chess Grandmaster's life story, from his beginnings as a prodigy of the game through to his historical (mostly for the media's hyping its Cold War significance) 1972 World Championship match against Russian rival Boris Spassky, after which Fischer became a celebrity and then, surprisingly, retreated into early retirement.
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Steven Knight ("Dirty Pretty Things") wrote the biopic, and Gail Katz ("The Perfect Storm") and actor Tobey Maguire will produce the film. Maguire's involvement was announced last month with claim...
"Pawn Sacrifice" will tell the first half of the chess Grandmaster's life story, from his beginnings as a prodigy of the game through to his historical (mostly for the media's hyping its Cold War significance) 1972 World Championship match against Russian rival Boris Spassky, after which Fischer became a celebrity and then, surprisingly, retreated into early retirement.
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Steven Knight ("Dirty Pretty Things") wrote the biopic, and Gail Katz ("The Perfect Storm") and actor Tobey Maguire will produce the film. Maguire's involvement was announced last month with claim...
- 3/15/2010
- by Christopher Campbell
- MTV Movies Blog
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