Exclusive: Hollywood is littered with great scripts that never made it to the screen.
But a new podcast is offering writers a fresh chance for their story to be discovered. Table Read will give listeners the chance to discover never-before-heard scripts from industry players and award-winning talent.
Each episode features actors, comedians, musicians and influencers performing scripts from established writers and producers including The Vampire Diaries writer Sonny Postiglione, Bobby Smith Jr., writer of Jada Pinkett Smith-fronted film Jason’s Lyric, Peter Lefcourt, who wrote on Desperate Housewives and Pearse Lehane, who wrote on HBO’s Spanish drama series The Head.
The scripts, previously accessible only to studio heads and top agents, are brought to life each week by these showrunners, engineers and directors.
Table Read comes from exec producers Jack Levy, who produced iHeartMedia’s Kelsey Grammer-voiced series The Lower Bottoms, former MTV exec Mark Knell and Shaan Sharma,...
But a new podcast is offering writers a fresh chance for their story to be discovered. Table Read will give listeners the chance to discover never-before-heard scripts from industry players and award-winning talent.
Each episode features actors, comedians, musicians and influencers performing scripts from established writers and producers including The Vampire Diaries writer Sonny Postiglione, Bobby Smith Jr., writer of Jada Pinkett Smith-fronted film Jason’s Lyric, Peter Lefcourt, who wrote on Desperate Housewives and Pearse Lehane, who wrote on HBO’s Spanish drama series The Head.
The scripts, previously accessible only to studio heads and top agents, are brought to life each week by these showrunners, engineers and directors.
Table Read comes from exec producers Jack Levy, who produced iHeartMedia’s Kelsey Grammer-voiced series The Lower Bottoms, former MTV exec Mark Knell and Shaan Sharma,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Production and management company The Cartel has entered into an agreement with New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson and writer-producer Bobby Smith Jr to option and acquire over 25 of the author’s novels. Jackson’s canon will be adapted for film and TV.
Among Jackson’s best-known works included in the deal are The Catalina Cove series of books, The Perfect series, The Playa’s series, The Big Girl series, The Madaris’ Family, as well as Men of Action books.
Stan Spry, Eric Woods, Jeff Holland and Ryan Saul will produce for Cartel, along with Jackson and Smith’s Bobby Smith Jr Productions.
“I am incredibly excited to be embarking on this magnificent journey with Stan, Ryan, The Cartel, and the incomparable Brenda Jackson of course,” said Smith.
Said Jackson: “It is with great pleasure that I look forward to working with The Cartel and the accomplished Bobby Smith Jr.,...
Among Jackson’s best-known works included in the deal are The Catalina Cove series of books, The Perfect series, The Playa’s series, The Big Girl series, The Madaris’ Family, as well as Men of Action books.
Stan Spry, Eric Woods, Jeff Holland and Ryan Saul will produce for Cartel, along with Jackson and Smith’s Bobby Smith Jr Productions.
“I am incredibly excited to be embarking on this magnificent journey with Stan, Ryan, The Cartel, and the incomparable Brenda Jackson of course,” said Smith.
Said Jackson: “It is with great pleasure that I look forward to working with The Cartel and the accomplished Bobby Smith Jr.,...
- 11/10/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Bobby Smith Jr. and his Ashore Entertainment and author Brenda Jackson have partnered to launch a film and television company to develop and produce titles from Jackson’s collection of romance novels.
Smith Jr. will oversee and write the film and TV adaptations, which will include Jackson’s Bestselling Catalina Cove Series, Madaris Series, Playas Series, Bennett Series, as well as others from her vast collection of over 130 novels and novellas.
Jackson began her professional writing career in 1995 with the release of her first book, “Tonight and Forever.” Since then she has written over 130 titles, which includes a made-for-television movie by BET, “One Special Moment,” as well as movies like “Truly Everlasting” and “A Brother’s Honor.”
She is repped by attorney Garrett Johnson.
“As a romance author, it’s wonderful to write love stories and then see them adapted as movies,” said Jackson. “I appreciate Bobby for believing in my...
Smith Jr. will oversee and write the film and TV adaptations, which will include Jackson’s Bestselling Catalina Cove Series, Madaris Series, Playas Series, Bennett Series, as well as others from her vast collection of over 130 novels and novellas.
Jackson began her professional writing career in 1995 with the release of her first book, “Tonight and Forever.” Since then she has written over 130 titles, which includes a made-for-television movie by BET, “One Special Moment,” as well as movies like “Truly Everlasting” and “A Brother’s Honor.”
She is repped by attorney Garrett Johnson.
“As a romance author, it’s wonderful to write love stories and then see them adapted as movies,” said Jackson. “I appreciate Bobby for believing in my...
- 10/14/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
In a move to expand diverse voices in the romance novel industry, writer Bobby Smith Jr. (Jason’s Lyric) and bestselling Black romance author Brenda Jackson have teamed to launch a film and television company to develop and produce titles from Jackson’s works.
The endeavor will include Jackson’s bestselling titles from her Catalina Cove Series, Madaris Series, Playas Series, Bennett Series, as well as others from her collection of over 130 novels and novellas.
Smith Jr. and Jackson will work together to adapt the novels for the big screen, with Smith Jr. overseeing and writing the film and TV adaptations.
“I am so excited to be joining forces with the great Brenda Jackson to celebrate and bring Black romance and Black love stories to the television screens of the world through the launching of this endeavor. It’s about time that Black love and Black romance truly received the...
The endeavor will include Jackson’s bestselling titles from her Catalina Cove Series, Madaris Series, Playas Series, Bennett Series, as well as others from her collection of over 130 novels and novellas.
Smith Jr. and Jackson will work together to adapt the novels for the big screen, with Smith Jr. overseeing and writing the film and TV adaptations.
“I am so excited to be joining forces with the great Brenda Jackson to celebrate and bring Black romance and Black love stories to the television screens of the world through the launching of this endeavor. It’s about time that Black love and Black romance truly received the...
- 10/14/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
TV and film producer Bobby Smith Jr. and romance novelist Brenda Jackson are teaming up.
The two have formed a production company that will develop and produce projects based on Jackson’s large catalog of romance titles. Smith (Jason’s Lyric, Their Eyes Were Watching God) will overseeing and writing adaptations of the books.
“I am so excited to be joining forces with the great Brenda Jackson to celebrate and bring black romance and black love stories to the television screens of the world through the launching of this endeavor,” said Smith. “It’s about time that black love and black romance truly received the ...
The two have formed a production company that will develop and produce projects based on Jackson’s large catalog of romance titles. Smith (Jason’s Lyric, Their Eyes Were Watching God) will overseeing and writing adaptations of the books.
“I am so excited to be joining forces with the great Brenda Jackson to celebrate and bring black romance and black love stories to the television screens of the world through the launching of this endeavor,” said Smith. “It’s about time that black love and black romance truly received the ...
- 10/14/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
TV and film producer Bobby Smith Jr. and romance novelist Brenda Jackson are teaming up.
The two have formed a production company that will develop and produce projects based on Jackson’s large catalog of romance titles. Smith (Jason’s Lyric, Their Eyes Were Watching God) will overseeing and writing adaptations of the books.
“I am so excited to be joining forces with the great Brenda Jackson to celebrate and bring black romance and black love stories to the television screens of the world through the launching of this endeavor,” said Smith. “It’s about time that black love and black romance truly received the ...
The two have formed a production company that will develop and produce projects based on Jackson’s large catalog of romance titles. Smith (Jason’s Lyric, Their Eyes Were Watching God) will overseeing and writing adaptations of the books.
“I am so excited to be joining forces with the great Brenda Jackson to celebrate and bring black romance and black love stories to the television screens of the world through the launching of this endeavor,” said Smith. “It’s about time that black love and black romance truly received the ...
- 10/14/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Recently launched LA-based genre film fund Acj Films and Sobini Films are set to finance and produce sci-fi thriller Burst from writer Bobby Smith Jr. (Jason’s Lyric).
The project will mark the first investment for the $3M development fund which we announced earlier this summer. Principals are Mark Amin (Good Kill) of Sobini Films, Japanese producer Motoko Kimura (L.D.K), and Chinese investor Lifeng Wang (Skiptrace) of Yintai Investment, who will all serve as producers on Burst.
The script sees a military transport aircraft carrying seven soldiers caught in a massive gamma-ray burst which sends the plane and the soldiers careening simultaneously into the future and the past.
Sobini Film’s Tyler Boehm will oversee development, while Sobini’s Cami Winikoff negotiated the deal. Smith of Ashore Entertainment recently sold his feature pitch about the LA Inner City Youth Orchestra to Disney with Brigham Taylor producing.
“When...
The project will mark the first investment for the $3M development fund which we announced earlier this summer. Principals are Mark Amin (Good Kill) of Sobini Films, Japanese producer Motoko Kimura (L.D.K), and Chinese investor Lifeng Wang (Skiptrace) of Yintai Investment, who will all serve as producers on Burst.
The script sees a military transport aircraft carrying seven soldiers caught in a massive gamma-ray burst which sends the plane and the soldiers careening simultaneously into the future and the past.
Sobini Film’s Tyler Boehm will oversee development, while Sobini’s Cami Winikoff negotiated the deal. Smith of Ashore Entertainment recently sold his feature pitch about the LA Inner City Youth Orchestra to Disney with Brigham Taylor producing.
“When...
- 9/30/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Disney’s live-action team is in early development on a movie for Disney+ about the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles and its founder, artistic director and longtime conductor Charles Dickerson III.
The studio picked up the pitch from writer Bobby Smith Jr (Jason’s Lyric), who will serve as writer and executive producer. Longtime Disney production executive and producer Brigham Taylor will produce via his Taylor Made Film Productions banner.
Founded in 2009, the Icyola is the largest majority African-American orchestra in America and has helped transform the lives of hundreds of young Angelenos who go on to perform in settings including the Getty Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Staples Center, as well as throughout South Los Angeles’ church community.
Dickerson, who has spent decades trying to make classical music more inclusive to communities of color, was a guest on...
The studio picked up the pitch from writer Bobby Smith Jr (Jason’s Lyric), who will serve as writer and executive producer. Longtime Disney production executive and producer Brigham Taylor will produce via his Taylor Made Film Productions banner.
Founded in 2009, the Icyola is the largest majority African-American orchestra in America and has helped transform the lives of hundreds of young Angelenos who go on to perform in settings including the Getty Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Staples Center, as well as throughout South Los Angeles’ church community.
Dickerson, who has spent decades trying to make classical music more inclusive to communities of color, was a guest on...
- 9/15/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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