Almost two years ago, Netflix paid a reported $65 million for the rights to Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels’ (Precious, The Butler) possession horror movie The Deliverance. This morning we’ve finally learned through Netflix’s “What’s Next” announcement that the buzzy horror title is finally set to make a 2024 debut.
About The Deliverance: “When Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mom, moves her mother and children into a new home, strange occurrences begin to happen, and child protective services, suspects Ebony of child abuse. But when these occurrences reveal to be demonic, Ebony not only has to battle the system for her children, but she soon finds herself in a spiritual battle against a demon for her faith, her life, and for the souls of her children. Inspired by a true story.”
The horror movie has quite the impressive cast, too.
Andra Day, Glenn Close, Mo’nique, Anthony B. Jenkins, Miss Lawrence,...
About The Deliverance: “When Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mom, moves her mother and children into a new home, strange occurrences begin to happen, and child protective services, suspects Ebony of child abuse. But when these occurrences reveal to be demonic, Ebony not only has to battle the system for her children, but she soon finds herself in a spiritual battle against a demon for her faith, her life, and for the souls of her children. Inspired by a true story.”
The horror movie has quite the impressive cast, too.
Andra Day, Glenn Close, Mo’nique, Anthony B. Jenkins, Miss Lawrence,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Brittany Snow and Jaspre Guest did not let the month close without toasting the three-year anniversary of their mental health platform September Letters. They did so with the help of lifestyle website The Retaility and footwear brand Toms as the party partners teamed to host a backyard fete held at the Los Angeles home of entertainment journalist, host and podcaster Adrianna Costa.
Guests at the party included Snow’s Pitch Perfect costar Anna Kendrick, Kid Cudi, Haley Lu Richardson, Amanda Kloots, Paul Wesley, Courtney Eaton, Sam Richardson, Abigail Spencer, Francesca Reale, Elektra Kilbey, Chrissie Fit, Hilary Shor, Kelly McKee Zajfen, Jaclyn Johnson, Nikki DeLoach, mental health expert David Kessler and Toms chief brand and impact officer Amy Smith.
“We started September Letters to help people feel less alone through sharing their story,” said Snow in reference to the platform that started as a mental health awareness and letter writing experience...
Guests at the party included Snow’s Pitch Perfect costar Anna Kendrick, Kid Cudi, Haley Lu Richardson, Amanda Kloots, Paul Wesley, Courtney Eaton, Sam Richardson, Abigail Spencer, Francesca Reale, Elektra Kilbey, Chrissie Fit, Hilary Shor, Kelly McKee Zajfen, Jaclyn Johnson, Nikki DeLoach, mental health expert David Kessler and Toms chief brand and impact officer Amy Smith.
“We started September Letters to help people feel less alone through sharing their story,” said Snow in reference to the platform that started as a mental health awareness and letter writing experience...
- 9/27/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bel Powley stars in the National Geographic series “A Small Light” as Miep Gies, the woman who helped hide Otto Frank and his family during WWII. During a reception for the show Thursday at the San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood, the actor recalled being on set when she first heard about Kanye West’s antisemitic comments in October 2022.
“We were filming the show when all of the Kanye stuff was happening,” Powley told me. “I was obviously living in the world of the show, which has a lot of Nazi rhetoric because we’re making a show about the Nazi occupation in 1942, but then suddenly seeing and hearing that same rhetoric spoken now by a world-famous celebrity with huge influence was so freaky and unsettling and saddening.”
During a Q&a earlier in the evening, moderator Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”) took off her Star of David necklace and gave it...
“We were filming the show when all of the Kanye stuff was happening,” Powley told me. “I was obviously living in the world of the show, which has a lot of Nazi rhetoric because we’re making a show about the Nazi occupation in 1942, but then suddenly seeing and hearing that same rhetoric spoken now by a world-famous celebrity with huge influence was so freaky and unsettling and saddening.”
During a Q&a earlier in the evening, moderator Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”) took off her Star of David necklace and gave it...
- 6/16/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Omar Epps and Demi Singleton are among the latest cast additions to “The Deliverance,” Lee Daniels’ demonic possession feature for Netflix.
Also boarding the project are Miss Lawrence and Anthony B. Jenkins. The previously announced cast includes Andra Day, Glenn Close, Aunjanue Ellis, Caleb McLaughlin, Tasha Smith and Mo’Nique, who won an Oscar for her performance in Daniels’ 2009 film “Precious.” The film will also see Singleton reunite with her “King Richard” co-star and onscreen mother, Ellis.
“The Deliverance,” formerly titled “Demon House,” is based on the stories of Latoya Ammons and her family, who claim to have been possessed by demons and tormented by other supernatural forces in their Gary, Indiana, home. Per the film’s logline: “A mother fights for her life, her faith and the souls of her children after discovering their new home is haunted by a demonic presence.”
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Also boarding the project are Miss Lawrence and Anthony B. Jenkins. The previously announced cast includes Andra Day, Glenn Close, Aunjanue Ellis, Caleb McLaughlin, Tasha Smith and Mo’Nique, who won an Oscar for her performance in Daniels’ 2009 film “Precious.” The film will also see Singleton reunite with her “King Richard” co-star and onscreen mother, Ellis.
“The Deliverance,” formerly titled “Demon House,” is based on the stories of Latoya Ammons and her family, who claim to have been possessed by demons and tormented by other supernatural forces in their Gary, Indiana, home. Per the film’s logline: “A mother fights for her life, her faith and the souls of her children after discovering their new home is haunted by a demonic presence.”
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- 7/14/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Lee Daniels has tapped Omar Epps, Demi Singleton, Miss Lawrence and Anthony B. Jenkins to join the cast of his upcoming exorcism thriller “The Deliverance” for Netflix.
The group joins previously announced stars Andra Day, Glenn Close, Mo’Nique, Aunjanue Ellis, Caleb McLaughlin and Tasha Smith in the film, which is inspired by a terrifying true story. Day plays Ebony, a mother who fights for her life, her faith, and the souls of her children after discovering their new home is haunted by a demonic presence.
In addition to directing the film, Daniels wrote the script with David Coggeshall, Elijah Bynum and Thomas Westfall. He also produces the project under his Lee Daniels Entertainment banner with Pam Williams, alongside Tucker Tooley through Tooley Entertainment and Jackson Nguyen and Todd Crites via Turn Left Productions. Executive producers are Greg Renker, Hilary Shor, Gregoire Gensollen, Jackie Shenoo.
Netflix nabbed the rights to the...
The group joins previously announced stars Andra Day, Glenn Close, Mo’Nique, Aunjanue Ellis, Caleb McLaughlin and Tasha Smith in the film, which is inspired by a terrifying true story. Day plays Ebony, a mother who fights for her life, her faith, and the souls of her children after discovering their new home is haunted by a demonic presence.
In addition to directing the film, Daniels wrote the script with David Coggeshall, Elijah Bynum and Thomas Westfall. He also produces the project under his Lee Daniels Entertainment banner with Pam Williams, alongside Tucker Tooley through Tooley Entertainment and Jackson Nguyen and Todd Crites via Turn Left Productions. Executive producers are Greg Renker, Hilary Shor, Gregoire Gensollen, Jackie Shenoo.
Netflix nabbed the rights to the...
- 7/14/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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Omar Epps, Demi Singleton, Miss Lawrence and Anthony B. Jenkins have joined the cast of The Deliverance from director Lee Daniels.
The Netflix film earlier added Andra Day, Glenn Close, Mo’Nique, Aunjanue Ellis, Caleb McLaughlin and Tasha Smith. Daniels directed Miss Lawrence in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, the biopic about the jazz icon.
The faith-based film marks a creative departure for Daniels. Inspired by a true story, The Deliverance portrays a mother fighting for her life, her faith and the souls of her children after discovering their new home is haunted by a demonic presence.
The Deliverance is written by David Coggeshall, Elijah Bynum, Daniels and Thomas Westfall. The producer credits are shared by Tucker Tooley through Tooley Entertainment, Lee Daniels and Pam Williams for Lee Daniels Entertainment and Jackson Nguyen and Todd Crites for Turn Left Productions.
And Greg Renker,...
Omar Epps, Demi Singleton, Miss Lawrence and Anthony B. Jenkins have joined the cast of The Deliverance from director Lee Daniels.
The Netflix film earlier added Andra Day, Glenn Close, Mo’Nique, Aunjanue Ellis, Caleb McLaughlin and Tasha Smith. Daniels directed Miss Lawrence in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, the biopic about the jazz icon.
The faith-based film marks a creative departure for Daniels. Inspired by a true story, The Deliverance portrays a mother fighting for her life, her faith and the souls of her children after discovering their new home is haunted by a demonic presence.
The Deliverance is written by David Coggeshall, Elijah Bynum, Daniels and Thomas Westfall. The producer credits are shared by Tucker Tooley through Tooley Entertainment, Lee Daniels and Pam Williams for Lee Daniels Entertainment and Jackson Nguyen and Todd Crites for Turn Left Productions.
And Greg Renker,...
- 7/14/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Omar Epps (Fatal Affair), Demi Singleton (King Richard), Miss Lawrence (Bros) and Anthony B. Jenkins (Chicago Med) have signed on for roles in Lee Daniels’ Netflix film The Deliverance, formerly titled Demon House. They join an ensemble that also includes Andra Day, Glenn Close, Mo’Nique, Aunjanue Ellis, Caleb McLaughlin and Tasha Smith, as previously announced.
The Deliverance watches as a mother fights for her life, her faith and the souls of her children after discovering their new home is haunted by a demonic presence. Details on the characters to be played by the newest additions to the cast haven’t been disclosed.
The Deliverance was scripted by David Coggeshall, Elijah Bynum, Daniels and Thomas Westfall. Tucker Tooley is producing through Tooley Entertainment, along with Daniels and Pam Williams through Lee Daniels Entertainment, and Jackson Nguyen and Todd Crites through Turn Left Productions. Executive producers on the project include Greg Renker,...
The Deliverance watches as a mother fights for her life, her faith and the souls of her children after discovering their new home is haunted by a demonic presence. Details on the characters to be played by the newest additions to the cast haven’t been disclosed.
The Deliverance was scripted by David Coggeshall, Elijah Bynum, Daniels and Thomas Westfall. Tucker Tooley is producing through Tooley Entertainment, along with Daniels and Pam Williams through Lee Daniels Entertainment, and Jackson Nguyen and Todd Crites through Turn Left Productions. Executive producers on the project include Greg Renker,...
- 7/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Hulu’s dramatic retelling of the “Strange Fruit” singer’s battle against the federal government, originated as a single chapter in Johann Hari’s 2015 book Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs.
When tapped by director Lee Daniels to pen the script, Pulitzer-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks transformed Hari’s pages into a screenplay that would weave Holiday’s hits into the scenes featuring Andra Day as the prolific jazz singer. “Suzan-Lori Parks exquisitely structured the songs to tell the story so each song moves our story ahead and tells the situation that we’re in,” Daniels said. “As the story is unfolding, each song is representative of the situation that Billie was going through.”
The United States vs. Billie Holiday takes place in the 1940s in New York and follows Holiday, who is targeted by the federal...
When tapped by director Lee Daniels to pen the script, Pulitzer-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks transformed Hari’s pages into a screenplay that would weave Holiday’s hits into the scenes featuring Andra Day as the prolific jazz singer. “Suzan-Lori Parks exquisitely structured the songs to tell the story so each song moves our story ahead and tells the situation that we’re in,” Daniels said. “As the story is unfolding, each song is representative of the situation that Billie was going through.”
The United States vs. Billie Holiday takes place in the 1940s in New York and follows Holiday, who is targeted by the federal...
- 3/4/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Sierra/Affinity continues to handle international sales
Hulu has confirmed February 26 as the awards-qualifying US debut of The United States vs Billie Holiday, a relatively late awards season entry that is generating strong buzz for Andra Day’s performance as the celebrated jazz singer.
Paramount had been set to distribute until financier New Slate Ventures recognised the current pandemic landscape, in which roughly 40% of US cinemas are open, was unsuitable for a theatrical launch.
A deal was struck with Hulu in December and the film will debut solely on the platform in the US, with no theatrical component. Paramount previously set a February 26 release date.
Hulu has confirmed February 26 as the awards-qualifying US debut of The United States vs Billie Holiday, a relatively late awards season entry that is generating strong buzz for Andra Day’s performance as the celebrated jazz singer.
Paramount had been set to distribute until financier New Slate Ventures recognised the current pandemic landscape, in which roughly 40% of US cinemas are open, was unsuitable for a theatrical launch.
A deal was struck with Hulu in December and the film will debut solely on the platform in the US, with no theatrical component. Paramount previously set a February 26 release date.
- 1/11/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Andra Day is singing jazz and feeling the blues in the first trailer for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” In the clip, it seems the whole world is against Holiday, with the government trying to prevent her from performing her iconic song “Strange Fruit.” But as she vehemently declares, she’ll sing “what the f— I want.”
Lee Daniels’ biopic on Holiday charts the tumultuous legal battle in which she became the target of an undercover narcotics sting operation led by Jimmy Fletcher, the man with whom she had an affair. “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” named after the 1947 court case against her, is inspired by the singer’s life story and her struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreak.
Though it was originally meant to be a theatrical release from Paramount, Hulu has officially acquired the U.S. rights to the film. The first trailer dropped on Monday...
Lee Daniels’ biopic on Holiday charts the tumultuous legal battle in which she became the target of an undercover narcotics sting operation led by Jimmy Fletcher, the man with whom she had an affair. “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” named after the 1947 court case against her, is inspired by the singer’s life story and her struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreak.
Though it was originally meant to be a theatrical release from Paramount, Hulu has officially acquired the U.S. rights to the film. The first trailer dropped on Monday...
- 1/11/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: On this Christmas Eve, we hear that a deal is coming together for Hulu to acquire Lee Daniels’ The United States vs. Billie Holiday.
The movie, which stars Andra Day as the legendary jazz singer, is currently scheduled for a theatrical release by Paramount on February 26, 2021, in time for this year’s Oscar season eligibility. However, sources say that deal with the Melrose Ave. studio never closed, and it hasn’t been determined yet whether a Paramount theatrical release will be part of the new deal with Hulu. Details of the deal are not final, but it is expected that Hulu will qualify the film for awards season, which is what Daniels wants. Paramount has trailers ready to go and even worked with the production on re-shoots.
CAA Media Finance is brokering the deal for The United States vs. Billie Holiday. I understand that the new deal is more...
The movie, which stars Andra Day as the legendary jazz singer, is currently scheduled for a theatrical release by Paramount on February 26, 2021, in time for this year’s Oscar season eligibility. However, sources say that deal with the Melrose Ave. studio never closed, and it hasn’t been determined yet whether a Paramount theatrical release will be part of the new deal with Hulu. Details of the deal are not final, but it is expected that Hulu will qualify the film for awards season, which is what Daniels wants. Paramount has trailers ready to go and even worked with the production on re-shoots.
CAA Media Finance is brokering the deal for The United States vs. Billie Holiday. I understand that the new deal is more...
- 12/24/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Jonathan Kier hails indie buyer response during ”incredibly productive” market.
Sierra/Affinity has finalised a raft of major territory deals on its Cannes virtual market slate in the latest encouraging show of strength by independent international buyers.
Sierra/Affinity president Jonathan Kier noted a “robust and enthusiastic” reaction from distributors to The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, Arthur The King, and Greatest Days.
Rights to Lee Daniels’ The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which is in post-production and will get an Oscar-qualifying Us release via Paramount in the upcoming awards cycle, have gone to eOne in the UK and Spain,...
Sierra/Affinity has finalised a raft of major territory deals on its Cannes virtual market slate in the latest encouraging show of strength by independent international buyers.
Sierra/Affinity president Jonathan Kier noted a “robust and enthusiastic” reaction from distributors to The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, Arthur The King, and Greatest Days.
Rights to Lee Daniels’ The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which is in post-production and will get an Oscar-qualifying Us release via Paramount in the upcoming awards cycle, have gone to eOne in the UK and Spain,...
- 7/13/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Paramount Pictures on Wednesday acquired the rights to release Lee Daniels’ next film, “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday,” a biographical film that stars Andra Day as the legendary jazz singer, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
The movie follows Holiday as she’s being targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics in an undercover sting operation led by federal agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair. The film is inspired by Holiday’s life story, and “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” examines the singer’s struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreaking love.
Endeavor Content sold the film through the Cannes virtual market after Sierra/Affinity presented a preview of the film to international buyers.
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Day stars alongside Natasha Lyonne, Garrett Hedlund, Trevante Rhodes and Da’Vine Joy Randolph...
The movie follows Holiday as she’s being targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics in an undercover sting operation led by federal agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair. The film is inspired by Holiday’s life story, and “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” examines the singer’s struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreaking love.
Endeavor Content sold the film through the Cannes virtual market after Sierra/Affinity presented a preview of the film to international buyers.
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Day stars alongside Natasha Lyonne, Garrett Hedlund, Trevante Rhodes and Da’Vine Joy Randolph...
- 7/2/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Paramount Pictures has scooped up the first feature film made by director Lee Daniels in nearly a decade, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”
Sold by Endeavor Content in an eight-figure deal out of Cannes’ big-spending virtual market, the project follows the dramatic true story of the Federal Department of Narcotics targeting the jazz legend with a sting operation. Sierra Affinity brought the project to market.
Grammy winner Andra Day stars as Holiday, with supporting turns from Trevante Rhodes (“Moonlight”), Garrett Hedlund (“Country Strong”) and Natasha Lyonne.
“One of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans across the globe, all while federal agents targeted her with an undercover sting operation aimed at prohibiting her from singing the controversial song ‘Strange Fruit,'” read a sales announcement obtained by Variety. The song is widely known as a “call to action that...
Sold by Endeavor Content in an eight-figure deal out of Cannes’ big-spending virtual market, the project follows the dramatic true story of the Federal Department of Narcotics targeting the jazz legend with a sting operation. Sierra Affinity brought the project to market.
Grammy winner Andra Day stars as Holiday, with supporting turns from Trevante Rhodes (“Moonlight”), Garrett Hedlund (“Country Strong”) and Natasha Lyonne.
“One of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans across the globe, all while federal agents targeted her with an undercover sting operation aimed at prohibiting her from singing the controversial song ‘Strange Fruit,'” read a sales announcement obtained by Variety. The song is widely known as a “call to action that...
- 7/2/2020
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Drama to chronicle celebrated jazz singer’s struggles with fame, addiction, love.
Paramount has acquired Us rights to Lee Daniels’ hot Cannes virtual market package The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in what was believed to be a deal in the region of $8m on Wednesday evening (July 1).
Jonathan Kier and his team at Sierra/Affinity screened a promo last week and were fielding multiple international offers on the drama. International interest is expected to intensify now on what has emerged as one of the big independent hits of the market.
The plan is for Paramount to release wide in...
Paramount has acquired Us rights to Lee Daniels’ hot Cannes virtual market package The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in what was believed to be a deal in the region of $8m on Wednesday evening (July 1).
Jonathan Kier and his team at Sierra/Affinity screened a promo last week and were fielding multiple international offers on the drama. International interest is expected to intensify now on what has emerged as one of the big independent hits of the market.
The plan is for Paramount to release wide in...
- 7/2/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Drama to chronicle celebrated jazz singer’s struggles with fame, addiction, love.
Paramount has acquired Us rights to Lee Daniels’ hot Cannes virtual market package The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in a deal believed to be in the high seven figures on Wednesday evening (July 1).
Jonathan Kier and his team at Sierra/Affinity screened a promo last week and were fielding multiple international offers on the drama. International interest is expected to intensify now on what has emerged as one of the big independent hits of the market.
The plan is for Paramount to release wide in the Us...
Paramount has acquired Us rights to Lee Daniels’ hot Cannes virtual market package The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in a deal believed to be in the high seven figures on Wednesday evening (July 1).
Jonathan Kier and his team at Sierra/Affinity screened a promo last week and were fielding multiple international offers on the drama. International interest is expected to intensify now on what has emerged as one of the big independent hits of the market.
The plan is for Paramount to release wide in the Us...
- 7/2/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Drama to chronicle celebrated jazz singer’s struggles with fame, addiction, love.
Paramount has acquired Us rights to Lee Daniels’ hot Cannes virtual market package The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in a deal believed to be in the $8m region on Wednesday evening (July 1).
Jonathan Kier and his team at Sierra/Affinity were fielding multiple international offers on the drama at time of writing. That company and Endeavor Content, who jointly represented Us rights with executive producer Cassian Elwes, introduced the project to buyers last week. Other buyers including 101 Studios had been circling Us rights.
The timely story...
Paramount has acquired Us rights to Lee Daniels’ hot Cannes virtual market package The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in a deal believed to be in the $8m region on Wednesday evening (July 1).
Jonathan Kier and his team at Sierra/Affinity were fielding multiple international offers on the drama at time of writing. That company and Endeavor Content, who jointly represented Us rights with executive producer Cassian Elwes, introduced the project to buyers last week. Other buyers including 101 Studios had been circling Us rights.
The timely story...
- 7/2/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Another major sale coming out of the Virtual Cannes Market. Paramount Pictures has won North American rights to The United States Vs. Bilie Holiday, with Lee Daniels directing, producing, co-writing the script on the legendary jazz singer. Andra Day (Marshall) plays the iconic singer and Suzan-Lori Parkes wrote the script. Studio made an 8-figure commitment. It’s a big picture for Paramount at a time when the studio just as it tapped Emma Watts to be Motion Picture Group President.
The deal happened after Sierra/Affinity unveiled four minutes of footage to international buyers, and that sparked a strong pursuit by studios with Focus Features, Sony and 101 Studios, and it came down to 101 and Paramount. The picture is in post-production, and the plan is for it to be a major awards season release in the upcoming season. The international markets are expected to sell out quickly. The North...
The deal happened after Sierra/Affinity unveiled four minutes of footage to international buyers, and that sparked a strong pursuit by studios with Focus Features, Sony and 101 Studios, and it came down to 101 and Paramount. The picture is in post-production, and the plan is for it to be a major awards season release in the upcoming season. The international markets are expected to sell out quickly. The North...
- 7/2/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Sierra/Affinity is handling international sales of Lee Daniels’ “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday,” starring Andra Day as the iconic jazz singer, at the upcoming Cannes Virtual Market.
The biopic focuses on Holiday being targeted by federal agents with an undercover sting operation aimed at prohibiting her from singing her controversial 1939 song, “Strange Fruit,” which protested the lynchings of Black Americans. “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” is inspired by the 2015 New York Time’s Bestseller “Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs” written by Johann Hari.
“With the world’s eyes forced to look at the centuries-old oppression of Black people, I hope ‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’ will add to this important conversation by shining a light on systemic racism and social injustice,” Daniels said. “I also feel that in this time of great reckoning it is essential we celebrate...
The biopic focuses on Holiday being targeted by federal agents with an undercover sting operation aimed at prohibiting her from singing her controversial 1939 song, “Strange Fruit,” which protested the lynchings of Black Americans. “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” is inspired by the 2015 New York Time’s Bestseller “Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs” written by Johann Hari.
“With the world’s eyes forced to look at the centuries-old oppression of Black people, I hope ‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’ will add to this important conversation by shining a light on systemic racism and social injustice,” Daniels said. “I also feel that in this time of great reckoning it is essential we celebrate...
- 6/20/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
New Slate Ventures, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth Kirschenbaum Films among producers.
Sierra/Affinity will kick off talks next week at virtual Cannes on Lee Daniels’ Billie Holiday biopic, a timely project that addresses the Civil Rights movement as race relations dominate the headlines in the Us.
The sales agent represents international rights to The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which will star Andra Day (Marshall) as the iconic jazz singer. Endeavor Content and executive producer Cassian Elwes, who produced Daniels’ The Butler, represent Us rights.
Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Garrett Hedlund, and Natasha Lyonne also star.
“With the world’s eyes...
Sierra/Affinity will kick off talks next week at virtual Cannes on Lee Daniels’ Billie Holiday biopic, a timely project that addresses the Civil Rights movement as race relations dominate the headlines in the Us.
The sales agent represents international rights to The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which will star Andra Day (Marshall) as the iconic jazz singer. Endeavor Content and executive producer Cassian Elwes, who produced Daniels’ The Butler, represent Us rights.
Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Garrett Hedlund, and Natasha Lyonne also star.
“With the world’s eyes...
- 6/20/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Sierra/Affinity will handle international sales of The United States Vs. Bilie Holiday, with Lee Daniels directing, producing, co-writing the script on the legendary jazz singer. Andra Day (Marshall) plays her. Pic will be offered to buyers at Virtual Cannes Film Market.
Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Natasha Lyonne, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph also star.
Said Daniels: “With the world’s eyes forced to look at the centuries-old oppression of Black people, I hope The United States Vs. Billie Holiday will add to this important conversation by shining a light on systemic racism and social injustice. I also feel that in this time of great reckoning it is essential we celebrate the life and artistry of an unsung Civil Rights warrior, Billie Holiday.”
The film is being produced by New Slate Ventures, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth Kirschenbaum Films with Jordan Fudge, Lee Daniels, Pamela Oas Williams, Tucker Tooley, Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum.
Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Natasha Lyonne, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph also star.
Said Daniels: “With the world’s eyes forced to look at the centuries-old oppression of Black people, I hope The United States Vs. Billie Holiday will add to this important conversation by shining a light on systemic racism and social injustice. I also feel that in this time of great reckoning it is essential we celebrate the life and artistry of an unsung Civil Rights warrior, Billie Holiday.”
The film is being produced by New Slate Ventures, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth Kirschenbaum Films with Jordan Fudge, Lee Daniels, Pamela Oas Williams, Tucker Tooley, Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum.
- 6/20/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vine personality-turned actor Melvin Gregg has joined the Lee Daniels-helmed drama The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Gregg, who can currently be seen on the third season of FX’s Snowfall series, joins Andra Day (playing Billie Holiday), Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Natasha Lyonne, and Evan Ross.
Miss Lawrence, who co-starred on Daniels’ Fox drama, Star, has also been added to the cast in the role of Miss Freddy.
The pic is 2015 New York Time’s bestseller Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks adapted the screenplay.
It follows Holiday’s career as she was targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair. It will explore Holiday’s struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreaking love. Gregg will play Joe Guy,...
Miss Lawrence, who co-starred on Daniels’ Fox drama, Star, has also been added to the cast in the role of Miss Freddy.
The pic is 2015 New York Time’s bestseller Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks adapted the screenplay.
It follows Holiday’s career as she was targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair. It will explore Holiday’s struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreaking love. Gregg will play Joe Guy,...
- 10/2/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Evan Ross, Dana Gourrier, Erik Laray Harvey Join Lee Daniels’ ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’
Exclusive: Lee Daniels has recruited Evan Ross, who recurred on his recently canceled Fox series Star, as well as Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight actress Dana Gourrier and Luke Cage‘s Erik Laray Harvey for his The United States vs. Billie Holiday feature.
Singer/songwriter Andra Day is taking on the role of the iconic jazz crooner known for classics like “Strange Fruit,” “I’ll Be Seeing You,” and “God Bless the Child.” Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Natasha Lyonne, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph will co-star.
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks penned the screenplay, which is inspired by the 2015 New York Time’s bestseller Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari.
The film, which hails from New Slate Ventures, Lee Daniels Entertainment, and Roth Kirschenbaum Films, will chronicle Holiday’s career as she was targeted by the Federal Department of...
Singer/songwriter Andra Day is taking on the role of the iconic jazz crooner known for classics like “Strange Fruit,” “I’ll Be Seeing You,” and “God Bless the Child.” Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Natasha Lyonne, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph will co-star.
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks penned the screenplay, which is inspired by the 2015 New York Time’s bestseller Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari.
The film, which hails from New Slate Ventures, Lee Daniels Entertainment, and Roth Kirschenbaum Films, will chronicle Holiday’s career as she was targeted by the Federal Department of...
- 9/25/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Natasha Lyonne, Garrett Hedlund and Trevante Rhodes are set to join the cast of Lee Daniels’ biopic on the life of Billie Holliday starring Andra Day, it was announced Tuesday.
“The United States vs. Billie Holliday” will be Daniels’ next film, and it will go into production early next month in Montreal.
The movie follows the legendary jazz musician and singer Holliday as she’s being targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics in an undercover sting operation led by federal agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair. Inspired by her life story, “The United States vs. Billie Holliday” examines Holliday’s struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreaking love.
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“It is an extraordinary responsibility to tell the story of the iconic Billie Holiday. Her story is...
“The United States vs. Billie Holliday” will be Daniels’ next film, and it will go into production early next month in Montreal.
The movie follows the legendary jazz musician and singer Holliday as she’s being targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics in an undercover sting operation led by federal agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair. Inspired by her life story, “The United States vs. Billie Holliday” examines Holliday’s struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreaking love.
Also Read: Lee Daniels 'Is Right' - Jussie Smollett Will Not Return for 'Empire' Final Season, Fox Chief Says
“It is an extraordinary responsibility to tell the story of the iconic Billie Holiday. Her story is...
- 9/17/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Deadline has learned that Lee Daniels is set to go into production next month in Montreal on The United States vs. Billie Holiday, a project he will direct and produce about the legendary jazz singer.
The pic follows Holiday (played by multi Grammy and NAACP nominee singer-songwriter Andra Day) during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair. The pic will intimately examine Holiday’s struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreaking love.
Joining Day are Bird Box and Moonlight actor Trevante Rhodes, Mudbound and Tron actor Garrett Hedlund, and Russian Doll and Orange Is the New Black actress Natasha Lyonne and Dolemite Is My Name actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
“It is an extraordinary responsibility to tell the story of the iconic Billie Holiday. Her story...
The pic follows Holiday (played by multi Grammy and NAACP nominee singer-songwriter Andra Day) during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair. The pic will intimately examine Holiday’s struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreaking love.
Joining Day are Bird Box and Moonlight actor Trevante Rhodes, Mudbound and Tron actor Garrett Hedlund, and Russian Doll and Orange Is the New Black actress Natasha Lyonne and Dolemite Is My Name actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
“It is an extraordinary responsibility to tell the story of the iconic Billie Holiday. Her story...
- 9/17/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Numan Acar, who appears in the upcoming Spider-Man: Far from Home, is set to play opposite Sam Worthington and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Seacole, the Charlie Stratton-directed indie based on the true-life story of Mary Seacole.
Acar was most recently seen in Disney’s live-action Aladdin remake and is currently shooting the last season of Homeland after spending four seasons on the Showtime series.
Seacole follows Mbatha-Raw as Mary Seacole, a pioneering Jamaican nurse who became known during the Crimean War for her care of wounded British soldiers. Seacole’s self-sacrifice on the front lines and fierce, adversarial relationship with Florence Nightingale during the war made her famous in her time.
Acar will play The Pasha, a high-ranking officer in the Turkish army, a lover not a fighter who helps Mary build her hotel.
Sylvia Hoeks and Sean Delaney also co-star.
Dianne Houston and Marnie Dickens co-wrote the script with Stratton.
Acar was most recently seen in Disney’s live-action Aladdin remake and is currently shooting the last season of Homeland after spending four seasons on the Showtime series.
Seacole follows Mbatha-Raw as Mary Seacole, a pioneering Jamaican nurse who became known during the Crimean War for her care of wounded British soldiers. Seacole’s self-sacrifice on the front lines and fierce, adversarial relationship with Florence Nightingale during the war made her famous in her time.
Acar will play The Pasha, a high-ranking officer in the Turkish army, a lover not a fighter who helps Mary build her hotel.
Sylvia Hoeks and Sean Delaney also co-star.
Dianne Houston and Marnie Dickens co-wrote the script with Stratton.
- 7/1/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Producer Billy Peterson has formed a new production company, Racing Green Pictures, and announced production on “Seacole,” his first feature with the banner.
The film will star Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“Belle”) and Sam Worthington (“Avatar”). It centers on a Mary Seacole, a pioneering Jamaican nurse who cared for wounded British soldiers during the Crimean War and found herself at odds with Florence Nightingale.
Racing Green Pictures says it is looking to back prestige films, many of which will have strong social messages. Peterson, the producer of the documentary “Shenandoah” and the dramedy “Ping Pong Summer,” also founded and led several film related entities such as Epic Match Media.
Along with Mbatha-Raw and Worthington, the cast includes Sylvia Hoeks (“Blade Runner: 2049”) and Sean Delaney (“Killing Eve”). Charlie Stratton (“In Secret”) directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Dianne Houston (“Take the Lead”) and Marnie Dickens (“Ripper Street”). Academy Award nominee Brunson Green...
The film will star Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“Belle”) and Sam Worthington (“Avatar”). It centers on a Mary Seacole, a pioneering Jamaican nurse who cared for wounded British soldiers during the Crimean War and found herself at odds with Florence Nightingale.
Racing Green Pictures says it is looking to back prestige films, many of which will have strong social messages. Peterson, the producer of the documentary “Shenandoah” and the dramedy “Ping Pong Summer,” also founded and led several film related entities such as Epic Match Media.
Along with Mbatha-Raw and Worthington, the cast includes Sylvia Hoeks (“Blade Runner: 2049”) and Sean Delaney (“Killing Eve”). Charlie Stratton (“In Secret”) directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Dianne Houston (“Take the Lead”) and Marnie Dickens (“Ripper Street”). Academy Award nominee Brunson Green...
- 6/24/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Gugu Mbatha-Raw will star in the humanitarian drama “Seacole,” based on the life of pioneering Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole, Variety has learned exclusively.
Charlie Stratton will direct from a screenplay he’s written with Oscar-nominated Dianne Houston (“Tuesday Morning Ride”) and Marnie Dickens. The project is to be co-produced and financed by Epic Match Media and UMedia. Producers are Brunson Green (“The Help”), Hilary Shor, Peter Bevan (“Mandy”), Karl Richards, and Billy Peterson of Epic Match.
The Exchange will introduce “Seacole” to buyers at next month’s European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival.
Seacole became known during the Crimean War for her care of wounded British soldiers, described in her 1857 autobiography “Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands.” The film will focus on the action on the Crimean battlefield, Seacole’s desire to work with Florence Nightingale, and her dedication to care for the British soldiers during and after the war.
Charlie Stratton will direct from a screenplay he’s written with Oscar-nominated Dianne Houston (“Tuesday Morning Ride”) and Marnie Dickens. The project is to be co-produced and financed by Epic Match Media and UMedia. Producers are Brunson Green (“The Help”), Hilary Shor, Peter Bevan (“Mandy”), Karl Richards, and Billy Peterson of Epic Match.
The Exchange will introduce “Seacole” to buyers at next month’s European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival.
Seacole became known during the Crimean War for her care of wounded British soldiers, described in her 1857 autobiography “Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands.” The film will focus on the action on the Crimean battlefield, Seacole’s desire to work with Florence Nightingale, and her dedication to care for the British soldiers during and after the war.
- 1/26/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Cuba Gooding Jr has a title for his second film as a director — Steam — and he is on track to also star in the film he has written, for an early 2019 production start. It is his directorial outing for the Oscar winner, who made his helming debut on Bayou Caviar, released earlier this fall.
“The film is a modern-day thriller about a family man who, after experiencing a life-altering event, must find the courage to pick up the pieces of the rest of his life,” Gooding Jr. told Deadline. “In doing so he will change the course of events for not only his life, but also for those around him, including the ones he loves.”
Filming will take place in London, a city that the Jerry Maguire and The People Vs. O.J. Simpson star fell in love with.
“Having graced the West End stage in the current revival of Chicago,...
“The film is a modern-day thriller about a family man who, after experiencing a life-altering event, must find the courage to pick up the pieces of the rest of his life,” Gooding Jr. told Deadline. “In doing so he will change the course of events for not only his life, but also for those around him, including the ones he loves.”
Filming will take place in London, a city that the Jerry Maguire and The People Vs. O.J. Simpson star fell in love with.
“Having graced the West End stage in the current revival of Chicago,...
- 12/21/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
On Saturday, October 6, event chair Barbara Davis hosted her iconic Carousel of Hope Ball at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
Robert De Niro and Jay Leno at Carousel of Hope Gala
The gala, a Hollywood institution since 1978, honored longtime supporter Robert De Niro with the “Brass Ring Award” for his philanthropic efforts and continued dedication to the cause. Patrons of the evening were treated to show-stopping performances by legends Gladys Knight, Kenny Babyface Edmonds, and David Foster. The Carousel of Hope Ball has raised more than $100 million to date, with proceeds benefitting the Children’s Diabetes Foundation and the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes. This year’s gala alone raised over $1.9 Million.
Award-winning director David O. Russell took the stage to present his friend and frequent collaborator Robert De Niro with this year’s “Brass Ring Award.” De Niro delivered a heartfelt speech, recognizing the awe-inspiring work being...
Robert De Niro and Jay Leno at Carousel of Hope Gala
The gala, a Hollywood institution since 1978, honored longtime supporter Robert De Niro with the “Brass Ring Award” for his philanthropic efforts and continued dedication to the cause. Patrons of the evening were treated to show-stopping performances by legends Gladys Knight, Kenny Babyface Edmonds, and David Foster. The Carousel of Hope Ball has raised more than $100 million to date, with proceeds benefitting the Children’s Diabetes Foundation and the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes. This year’s gala alone raised over $1.9 Million.
Award-winning director David O. Russell took the stage to present his friend and frequent collaborator Robert De Niro with this year’s “Brass Ring Award.” De Niro delivered a heartfelt speech, recognizing the awe-inspiring work being...
- 10/8/2018
- Look to the Stars
Katharine McPhee and David Foster still haven’t officially confirmed they’re together, but the duo showed off some Pda Thursday afternoon in Beverly Hills.
After having lunch together at Italian restaurant E Baldi, McPhee and Foster shared a kiss on the lips.
The 33-year-old Smash actress wore a long sweater coat with a black shirt and jeans, which she accessorized with a black backpack and sunglasses. Foster, 68, also wore sunglasses along with a blazer and jeans.
The pair reunited later that evening at an event at the Stephen Webster U.S. flagship boutique in Beverly Hills hosted by jewelry...
After having lunch together at Italian restaurant E Baldi, McPhee and Foster shared a kiss on the lips.
The 33-year-old Smash actress wore a long sweater coat with a black shirt and jeans, which she accessorized with a black backpack and sunglasses. Foster, 68, also wore sunglasses along with a blazer and jeans.
The pair reunited later that evening at an event at the Stephen Webster U.S. flagship boutique in Beverly Hills hosted by jewelry...
- 12/1/2017
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: Cuba Gooding Jr. started production today on Louisiana Caviar, an independently financed New Orleans-set thriller that marks the directing debut of the Oscar-winning Jerry Maguire star. Gooding Jr. stars with Richard Dreyfuss and Famke Janssen, from a script by Eitan Gorlin that Gooding Jr. rewrote. Paul Haggis is aboard as exec producer, and Anjul Nigam is producing under his Brittany House Pictures banner with Steve Straka of Quixotic Road, and Hilary Shor…...
- 6/19/2017
- Deadline
Update 1/12/16: Kat Graham has been cast to play Jada Pinkett Smith in the in-production Tupac Shakur biopic “All Eyez on Me." Graham, the "Vampire Diaries" star, is also currently attached to play Tammy Terrell in an upcoming biopic of the late singer, from writer/producer/director/actress Maryam Myika Day, and produced by Robert Teitel, Rose Ganguzza and Hilary Shor. The news of Graham's casting in "All Eyez on Me" was first reported by Variety. Previous updates on the film, including Danai Gurira's casting announcement yesterday, follow below... *** In a move I couldn't have predicted, Danai Gurira has joined the cast...
- 1/12/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Exclusive: Les Miserables star joins new cast on Everything Carries Me To You.
Les Miserables star Samantha Barks, Jack Davenport (Pirates Of The Caribbean) and Kate Walsh (The Perks Of Being A Wallflower) are among new cast to join producer Hilary Shor’s (The Paperboy, Children Of Men) romantic-drama Everything Carries Me To You.
Production is due to get underway in London next March on the story of a young ballet dancer (Barks) who falls for a seductive photographer (Davenport), forcing her to choose between her career and romance.
Emma Holly Jones is set to make her feature debut on the project also produced by Tom Butterfield (London Town).
Freddie Fox (The Riot Club), Ashley Madekwe (Revenge) and David O’Hara (The Departed) also star on the project in part inspired by a Pablo Neruda poem. Carnaby handles international sales.
Director Jones said: ‘‘We are enormously excited to have secured our cast – Samantha and Jack Davenport bring...
Les Miserables star Samantha Barks, Jack Davenport (Pirates Of The Caribbean) and Kate Walsh (The Perks Of Being A Wallflower) are among new cast to join producer Hilary Shor’s (The Paperboy, Children Of Men) romantic-drama Everything Carries Me To You.
Production is due to get underway in London next March on the story of a young ballet dancer (Barks) who falls for a seductive photographer (Davenport), forcing her to choose between her career and romance.
Emma Holly Jones is set to make her feature debut on the project also produced by Tom Butterfield (London Town).
Freddie Fox (The Riot Club), Ashley Madekwe (Revenge) and David O’Hara (The Departed) also star on the project in part inspired by a Pablo Neruda poem. Carnaby handles international sales.
Director Jones said: ‘‘We are enormously excited to have secured our cast – Samantha and Jack Davenport bring...
- 11/5/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Les Miserables star joins new cast on Everything Carries Me To You.
Les Miserables star Samantha Barks, Jack Davenport (Pirates Of The Caribbean) and Kate Walsh (The Perks Of Being A Wallflower) are among new cast to join producer Hilary Shor’s (The Paperboy, Children Of Men) comedy-drama Everything Carries Me To You.
Production is due to get underway in London next March on the story of a young ballet dancer (Barks) who falls for a seductive photographer (Davenport), forcing her to choose between her career and romance.
Emma Holly Jones is set to make her feature debut on the project also produced by Tom Butterfield (London Town).
Freddie Fox (The Riot Club), Ashley Madekwe (Revenge) and David O’Hara (The Departed) also star on the project in part inspired by a Pablo Neruda poem. Carnaby handles international sales.
Director Jones said: ‘‘We are enormously excited to have secured our cast – Samantha and Jack Davenport bring...
Les Miserables star Samantha Barks, Jack Davenport (Pirates Of The Caribbean) and Kate Walsh (The Perks Of Being A Wallflower) are among new cast to join producer Hilary Shor’s (The Paperboy, Children Of Men) comedy-drama Everything Carries Me To You.
Production is due to get underway in London next March on the story of a young ballet dancer (Barks) who falls for a seductive photographer (Davenport), forcing her to choose between her career and romance.
Emma Holly Jones is set to make her feature debut on the project also produced by Tom Butterfield (London Town).
Freddie Fox (The Riot Club), Ashley Madekwe (Revenge) and David O’Hara (The Departed) also star on the project in part inspired by a Pablo Neruda poem. Carnaby handles international sales.
Director Jones said: ‘‘We are enormously excited to have secured our cast – Samantha and Jack Davenport bring...
- 11/5/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The woman who teamed with Marvin Gaye on a string of 1960s Motown hits before dying of a brain tumor at age 24 is getting her own biopic. Tammi Terrell will be played by The Vampire Diaries star Kat Graham, who also is working her debut album with producer Babyface. Maryam Myika Day wrote the untitled project, which marks Graham’s feature debut and is being produced by Robert Teitel, Rose Ganguzza and Hilary Shor. Shooting is set for next year. The film follows…...
- 5/27/2015
- Deadline
If there was any doubt that the Oscar-season engine is roaring, events, Q&As, screenings and all that jazz is at a fever pitch — and it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet. Today’s big moment belonged to reigning Best Actor winner Matthew McConaughey, who got his star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame followed by a lavish lunch at Spago in Beverly Hills hosted by Paramount Chairman Brad Grey and attended by his Interstellar co-stars Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain (who was excited to sit next to Martin Landau and hear his Actors Studio stories) and Mackenzie Foy, along with director Christopher Nolan and producer/wife Emma Thomas and brother Jonathan, with whom he co-wrote the screenplay. Oh, and did I forget to mention Paramount also invited scores of Academy members to celebrate with Matthew? His family including kids and wife Camila Alves were at the ceremony, and Alves also came...
- 11/18/2014
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline
Exclusive: Zombie-horror Plan Z, TV series also among slate.
Carnaby’s Afm slate includes new acquisitions Everything Carries Me To You, which has Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), Matthew Rhys, Kate Walsh and Freddie Fox attached to star.
The romantic drama, currently in pre-production, follows an ambitious young dancer whose world is turned upside down when she discovers a note suggesting her lover may be cheating.
Emma Holly Jones (Dreams Play Apart) is attached to direct with Hilary Shor (The Paperboy) on board to produce.
Director Toby Tobias’ thriller Blood Orange, starring Ben Lamb and musician Iggy Pop and executive produced by former Miramax executive Colin Vaines (Gangs of New York), is currently shooting in Spain.
Meanwhile, new TV drama series Magnum Opus, currently at pilot stage, is to be directed by Timothy Gibbs and Ida Cuellar. The Spain-set series follows a CIA agent who spirals out of control.
Carnaby will also be introducing writer-drirector Stuart Brennan’s zombie...
Carnaby’s Afm slate includes new acquisitions Everything Carries Me To You, which has Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), Matthew Rhys, Kate Walsh and Freddie Fox attached to star.
The romantic drama, currently in pre-production, follows an ambitious young dancer whose world is turned upside down when she discovers a note suggesting her lover may be cheating.
Emma Holly Jones (Dreams Play Apart) is attached to direct with Hilary Shor (The Paperboy) on board to produce.
Director Toby Tobias’ thriller Blood Orange, starring Ben Lamb and musician Iggy Pop and executive produced by former Miramax executive Colin Vaines (Gangs of New York), is currently shooting in Spain.
Meanwhile, new TV drama series Magnum Opus, currently at pilot stage, is to be directed by Timothy Gibbs and Ida Cuellar. The Spain-set series follows a CIA agent who spirals out of control.
Carnaby will also be introducing writer-drirector Stuart Brennan’s zombie...
- 11/5/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Shirley MacLaine is now set to join Jessica Lange, Demi Moore, Judd Hirsch and Billy Connolly in Wild Oats, the Andy Tennant-directed comedy that just got underway in Spain. Blythe Frank and Hilary Shor are producing and Michael Mailer is executive producer. Written by Claudia Myers and Gary Knew, with revisions by Kenneth Lonergan, the film is about a widow (MacLaine) who receives an unexpected windfall check because of a computer glitch and goes on the run from the law, in a cross between The Bucket List and Thelma And Louise. The Weinstein Company is distributing domestically and Sony overseas. […]...
- 6/11/2014
- Deadline
Frank Grillo ("Warrior"), Dianna Agron ("Glee"), John Leguizamo ("Kick Ass 2"), Minnie Driver ("The Phantom of the Opera"), Ed Westwick ("Gossip Girl") and Maggie Q ("Nikita") have all joined Aram Rappaport's indie thriller "A Conspiracy on Jekyll Island"
Grillo plays an ex-Wall Street employee whom the Secretary of the Treasury enlists to thwart a cyber attack that threatens to derail the American economy.
With the help of his wife, he recruits his rag tag team of misfits, and prepares to save the world from total financial implosion.
Hilary Shor ("The Butler," "The Paperboy") will produce. Filming is slated to begin next month.
Source: Variety...
Grillo plays an ex-Wall Street employee whom the Secretary of the Treasury enlists to thwart a cyber attack that threatens to derail the American economy.
With the help of his wife, he recruits his rag tag team of misfits, and prepares to save the world from total financial implosion.
Hilary Shor ("The Butler," "The Paperboy") will produce. Filming is slated to begin next month.
Source: Variety...
- 10/30/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
That's right — "Lee Daniels' The Butler" has 39 credited producers to its name, and it isn't just Lee Daniels 39 times. We're not sure if this is a record, but we are sure that it's a lot of f**king producers.
So what, exactly, did each producer do for the movie? In a NextMovie exclusive, we've obtained a verified* list of the various roles each producer filled during the production of the film. Needless to say, each was wholly necessary to the quality of the end result.
*Note: By "verified" we mean "not verified."
Horatio Bacon: Responsible for convincing director Lee Daniels to not film the movie in 3D.
Julia Barry: Responsible with supplying the production office with the proper Nerf guns for anticipated downtime.
Len Blavatnik: Responsible for assaulting any "nerd" who insists on putting another "s" after the apostrophe in the film's title.
Charles Sauveur Bonan:...
So what, exactly, did each producer do for the movie? In a NextMovie exclusive, we've obtained a verified* list of the various roles each producer filled during the production of the film. Needless to say, each was wholly necessary to the quality of the end result.
*Note: By "verified" we mean "not verified."
Horatio Bacon: Responsible for convincing director Lee Daniels to not film the movie in 3D.
Julia Barry: Responsible with supplying the production office with the proper Nerf guns for anticipated downtime.
Len Blavatnik: Responsible for assaulting any "nerd" who insists on putting another "s" after the apostrophe in the film's title.
Charles Sauveur Bonan:...
- 8/20/2013
- by Nick Blake
- NextMovie
The Weinstein Company has picked up distribution rights to his star-studded period drama The Butler, directed by Precious helmer Lee Daniels.
Based on the screenplay by Danny Strong (who just won an Emmy last night for Game Change) and Daniels, The Butler is inspired by Wil Haygood’s Washington Post article about an African-American man who served as a butler (Forest Whitaker) to eight Presidents such as Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in the White House for over thirty years.
Obviously, Harvey Weinstein has liked what he’s seen of the footage. The film, which has been shooting down in New Orleans for weeks, also stars Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Minka Kelly, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Leo, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber and Robin Williams.
Hit the jump to check out the...
Based on the screenplay by Danny Strong (who just won an Emmy last night for Game Change) and Daniels, The Butler is inspired by Wil Haygood’s Washington Post article about an African-American man who served as a butler (Forest Whitaker) to eight Presidents such as Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in the White House for over thirty years.
Obviously, Harvey Weinstein has liked what he’s seen of the footage. The film, which has been shooting down in New Orleans for weeks, also stars Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Minka Kelly, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Leo, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber and Robin Williams.
Hit the jump to check out the...
- 9/24/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
Related: Jane Fonda As Nancy Reagan: First Look New York, NY – September 24, 2012 – The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that they have acquired U.S. rights from Butler Films to distribute The Butler, directed by Academy Award nominated Lee Daniels (Precious). A Laura Ziskin Production, The Butler is produced by Pamela Oas Williams, the late Laura Ziskin, Lee Daniels, Buddy Patrick and Cassian Elwes. Executive Producers include Hilary Shor and Adam Merims. It is co-produced by David Jacobson. The announcement was made today by TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein and COO David Glasser. Comprising this award-winning cast are: Forest Whitaker (The Last King Of Scotland), Oprah Winfrey (The Color Purple), Mariah Carey (Precious), John Cusack (The Paperboy), Jane Fonda (On Golden Pond), Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Jerry Maguire), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), Minka Kelly (The Roommate), Lenny Kravitz (Precious), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), James Marsden (X-men), David Oyelowo (The Paperboy), Alex Pettyfer...
- 9/24/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
The Weinstein Company announced today that they have acquired U.S. rights from Butler Films to distribute The Butler , directed by Academy Award nominated Lee Daniels ( Precious ). A new photo has also debuted, which you can check out at the bottom of the page. A Laura Ziskin Production, The Butler is produced by Pamela Oas Williams, the late Laura Ziskin, Lee Daniels, Buddy Patrick and Cassian Elwes. Executive Producers include Hilary Shor and Adam Merims. It is co-produced by David Jacobson. The announcement was made today by TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein and COO David Glasser. Comprising this award-winning cast are: Forest Whitaker ( The Last King of Scotland ), Oprah Winfrey ( The Color Purple ), Mariah Carey ( Precious ), John Cusack ( The Paperboy ), Jane Fonda ( On...
- 9/24/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Liev Schreiber will play President Lyndon B Johnson in The Butler, the Lee Daniels-directed film about the life of Eugene Allen, a White House servant who worked for eight First Families. The film also stars Robin Williams (as President Dwight D. Eisenhower), Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey and David Oyelowo, as well as John Cusack, Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan and recently added cast members Melissa Leo (Mamie Eisenhower), James Marsden (JFK), Minka Kelly (Jackie Kennedy), Mariah Carey, Vanessa Redgrave, Alex Pettyfer, Yaya DaCosta, Elijah Kelly and Jesse Williams. Danny Strong wrote the script with Daniels, based on Wil Haygood’s Washington Post article about Allen. Daniels will produce with Hilary Shor, Cassian Elwes and Pam Williams of Laura Ziskin Prods. The music is being composed by Quincy Jones. Schreiber is repped by Untitled and CAA.
- 7/24/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Robins Williams has signed on to shoot two back-to-back movies. First up, he plays president Dwight D. Eisenhower in Lee Daniels' next film, "The Butler," which is scheduled to begin filming later this month in New Orleans. Williams joins a sprawling ensemble including Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Vanessa Redgrave, Terrence Howard, John Cusack, Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda and Colman Domingo. Adapted by Danny Strong and Daniels from Wil Haygood's Washington Post article about the life of Eugene Allen, the movie charts a White House servant who worked for eight First Families over three decades. The film's producers are Daniels, Hilary Shor, Cassian Elwes and Pam Williams for Laura Ziskin Productions. Next, Williams stars as “The Angriest Man In Brooklyn,” as an obnoxious patient who is mistakenly told by a stand-in doctor that he has 90 minutes to live. The medic tries to track him down after he goes on...
- 7/19/2012
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
“Tracking Shot” is a monthly featurette here on Ioncinema.com that looks at a dozen or so projects that are moments away from lensing and with June being a major production month we’ve got a slew of projects that we feel are worth signaling out. Music appears to be a common narrative theme surrounding several items – we find it infused in Once‘s John Carney’s U.S. production debut – a 10 million dollar production about a dejected music business executive forms a bond with a young singer-songwriter new to Manhattan. Scarlett Johansson was formerly attached to Can a Song Save Your Life?, now Knightley appears to be on board. Rock documentary filmmaker Stephen Kijak (Stones in Exile) is looking to make his second fictional feature based on the true story of a The Smiths fans who lost his bearings when the group announced its break-up. Shoplifters of the World...
- 6/5/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The Butler may cast Forest Whitaker and David Oyelowo as his son. Forest Whitaker and David Oyelowo are both currently in negotiations for the Lee Daniels (Precious) film based on Wil Haygood's Washington Post story, reports Variety. They would join Oprah Winfrey who is in early discussions to join as the wife in the drama scripted by Daniels and Danny Strong. Wil Haygood's story focuses on White House servant Eugene Allen, following a butler who served at the White House under eight presidents, starting in 1952 until 1986. Producing is Hilary Shor, along with Laura Ziskin Productions Pamela Williams. Denzel Washington was originally attached to star in The Butler with Sony distributing, but this didn't materialize. Whitaker's in post-production on several projects, including Jessy Terrero's Freelancers with Robert De Niro and Dana Delany, Philippe Caland's horror/thriller Vipaka with Anthony Mackie, Nicole Ari Parker, Sanaa Nathan and Mike Epps on board,...
- 3/6/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Butler may cast Forest Whitaker and David Oyelowo as his son. Forest Whitaker and David Oyelowo are both currently in negotiations for the Lee Daniels (Precious) film based on Wil Haygood's Washington Post story, reports Variety. They would join Oprah Winfrey who is in early discussions to join as the wife in the drama scripted by Daniels and Danny Strong. Wil Haygood's story focuses on White House servant Eugene Allen, following a butler who served at the White House under eight presidents, starting in 1952 until 1986. Producing is Hilary Shor, along with Laura Ziskin Productions Pamela Williams. Denzel Washington was originally attached to star in The Butler with Sony distributing, but this didn't materialize. Whitaker's in post-production on several projects, including Jessy Terrero's Freelancers with Robert De Niro and Dana Delany, Philippe Caland's horror/thriller Vipaka with Anthony Mackie, Nicole Ari Parker, Sanaa Nathan and Mike Epps on board,...
- 3/6/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Butler may cast Forest Whitaker and David Oyelowo as his son. Forest Whitaker and David Oyelowo are both currently in negotiations for the Lee Daniels (Precious) film based on Wil Haygood's Washington Post story, reports Variety. They would join Oprah Winfrey who is in early discussions to join as the wife in the drama scripted by Daniels and Danny Strong. Wil Haygood's story focuses on White House servant Eugene Allen, following a butler who served at the White House under eight presidents, starting in 1952 until 1986. Producing is Hilary Shor, along with Laura Ziskin Productions Pamela Williams. Denzel Washington was originally attached to star in The Butler with Sony distributing, but this didn't materialize. Whitaker's in post-production on several projects, including Jessy Terrero's Freelancers with Robert De Niro and Dana Delany, Philippe Caland's horror/thriller Vipaka with Anthony Mackie, Nicole Ari Parker, Sanaa Nathan and Mike Epps on board,...
- 3/6/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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