The WGA is gearing up for upcoming contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, arguably its most important in over a decade.
This has prompted a group of top writers to look back at the lessons learned from the 2007-08 writers’ strike to see what can be applied to this year’s talks.
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Angela Workman, writer of The Zookeeper’s Wife, Chap Taylor, consulting producer on The Blacklist, Holly Sorensen, creator of the Step Up TV series, Flint Wainess, consulting producer of The CW’s In The Dark,...
This has prompted a group of top writers to look back at the lessons learned from the 2007-08 writers’ strike to see what can be applied to this year’s talks.
Related Story Historically, The WGA Is Overdue For A Strike, With Residuals Again A Key Issue Of Upcoming Talks Related Story WGA Urges Members To Disregard "Misleading" Rumors & Strike Predictions Related Story WGA Awards TV Nominations: 'Abbott Elementary,' 'Better Call Saul,' 'The Crown,' 'Severance', 'Yellowjackets' Among Shows Vying For Top Prizes
Angela Workman, writer of The Zookeeper’s Wife, Chap Taylor, consulting producer on The Blacklist, Holly Sorensen, creator of the Step Up TV series, Flint Wainess, consulting producer of The CW’s In The Dark,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Gersh Agency has promoted literary agent Sandra Lucchesi and talent agent Matt Vioral to partners, expanding its total leadership to 28 people.
Gersh, which ranks as the lone privately-owned full service agency, makes the move amid consolidation and rapid ground-shifting in the representation landscape. A spokesperson told Variety the elevations serve to “highlight the strength and history of our resources while taking advance of our business around multi-hyphenate clients.”
Agency co-presidents David and Bob Gersh, along with managing partner Leslie Siebert, said they were “very proud of the leadership Sandra and Matt have brought to the agency and their respective departments and how well respected they are by their industry peers. We are thrilled to promote them both to partner.”
Lucchesi has been involved with award winning films, representing notable writers and writer-directors such as Andrea Arnold, Oscar winner Kevin Willmott (“BlacKkKlansman”), Richie Mehta (“Amal”), Anna Konkle (“Plus One”), Vera Herbert...
Gersh, which ranks as the lone privately-owned full service agency, makes the move amid consolidation and rapid ground-shifting in the representation landscape. A spokesperson told Variety the elevations serve to “highlight the strength and history of our resources while taking advance of our business around multi-hyphenate clients.”
Agency co-presidents David and Bob Gersh, along with managing partner Leslie Siebert, said they were “very proud of the leadership Sandra and Matt have brought to the agency and their respective departments and how well respected they are by their industry peers. We are thrilled to promote them both to partner.”
Lucchesi has been involved with award winning films, representing notable writers and writer-directors such as Andrea Arnold, Oscar winner Kevin Willmott (“BlacKkKlansman”), Richie Mehta (“Amal”), Anna Konkle (“Plus One”), Vera Herbert...
- 9/30/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
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Gersh is expanding the ranks of its partner class with the promotion of two agents.
The Beverly Hills-based talent firm upped literary agent Sandra Lucchesi and talent agent Matt Vioral to partners, the company said Thursday. The promotions bring Gersh’s partners to 28, out of the 150 agents in its ranks across Los Angeles and New York locations.
“We are very proud of the leadership Sandra and Matt have brought to the agency and their respective departments and how well respected they are by their industry peers. We are thrilled to promote them both to partner,” said co-presidents David and Bob Gersh and managing partner Leslie Siebert in a joint statement.
Vioral started as an exec assistant at Gersh in 2006, became an agent four years later and was named to The Hollywood Reporter‘s “Next Gen” executive list in 2018. This June, he was part...
Gersh is expanding the ranks of its partner class with the promotion of two agents.
The Beverly Hills-based talent firm upped literary agent Sandra Lucchesi and talent agent Matt Vioral to partners, the company said Thursday. The promotions bring Gersh’s partners to 28, out of the 150 agents in its ranks across Los Angeles and New York locations.
“We are very proud of the leadership Sandra and Matt have brought to the agency and their respective departments and how well respected they are by their industry peers. We are thrilled to promote them both to partner,” said co-presidents David and Bob Gersh and managing partner Leslie Siebert in a joint statement.
Vioral started as an exec assistant at Gersh in 2006, became an agent four years later and was named to The Hollywood Reporter‘s “Next Gen” executive list in 2018. This June, he was part...
- 9/29/2022
- by Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Transcendence outfit Straight Up Films has been joined by author Tony Robbins and screenwriter Angela Workman (The Zookeeper’s Wife) on feature project Man’s Search For Meaning about the experience of Holocaust survivor, psychiatrist and author Viktor Frankl.
Frankl’s grandson Alexander Vesely is also aboard for the film, which is being produced under Straight Up’s recently launched social impact banner Straight Up Impact.
Holocaust memoir Man’s Search For Meaning recounts Frankl’s life in Nazi death camps and lessons for spiritual survival. Frankl was captive in four camps including Auschwitz from 1942-45; his parents, brother and wife died during that period.
Born in Vienna in 1905, Frankl began counseling in the 1920s and corresponded with Sigmund Freud. After the war, he continued his work as a psychiatrist and neurologist in Vienna. With more than 16 million copies sold, Man’s Search for Meaning centers on the notion that...
Frankl’s grandson Alexander Vesely is also aboard for the film, which is being produced under Straight Up’s recently launched social impact banner Straight Up Impact.
Holocaust memoir Man’s Search For Meaning recounts Frankl’s life in Nazi death camps and lessons for spiritual survival. Frankl was captive in four camps including Auschwitz from 1942-45; his parents, brother and wife died during that period.
Born in Vienna in 1905, Frankl began counseling in the 1920s and corresponded with Sigmund Freud. After the war, he continued his work as a psychiatrist and neurologist in Vienna. With more than 16 million copies sold, Man’s Search for Meaning centers on the notion that...
- 3/16/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime is developing Hello Nancy, an original film based on the nonfiction book On Her Trail, My Mother, Nancy Dickerson, TV News’ First Woman Star by CBS This Morning co-host John Dickerson, with Stephen Colbert and his wife Evelyn McGee Colbert serving as executive producers.
The Zookeeper’s Wife scribe Angela Workman will pen the adaptation and co-executive produce. Dickerson serves as associate producer.
Hello Nancy centers on pioneering journalist Nancy Dickerson, chronicling her trailblazing journey through the high-powered world of 1960s Washington, D.C., to become a prominent political journalist and eventually the first woman to anchor a TV news show. Among her numerous milestones, Dickerson was the first female member of the Washington TV press corps, the first reporter to speak to John F. Kennedy after his inauguration and more — all of which established her as a role model for a generation of aspiring media professionals. The challenges she faced along the way,...
The Zookeeper’s Wife scribe Angela Workman will pen the adaptation and co-executive produce. Dickerson serves as associate producer.
Hello Nancy centers on pioneering journalist Nancy Dickerson, chronicling her trailblazing journey through the high-powered world of 1960s Washington, D.C., to become a prominent political journalist and eventually the first woman to anchor a TV news show. Among her numerous milestones, Dickerson was the first female member of the Washington TV press corps, the first reporter to speak to John F. Kennedy after his inauguration and more — all of which established her as a role model for a generation of aspiring media professionals. The challenges she faced along the way,...
- 4/25/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Centropolis, Voltage to present to Efm buyers on Thursday.
Centropolis Entertainment and Voltage Pictures will produce the historical epic Maya Lord from Roland Emmerich as Voltage kicks off international sales at the Efm in Berlin.
Emmerich will direct from a screenplay by Angela Workman (The Zookeeper’s Wife) that is in the vein of Dances With Wolves, The Patriot, and Braveheart.
Maya Lord centres on a soldier and a priest whose paths diverge after they are shipwrecked on the Yucatan Peninsula in the early 16th century.
Captured by a Mayan tribe, one adopts local culture while the other clings on to his Christian faith. When the Conquistadors arrive in 1519 it tests the will of both men.
Emmerich, whose credits include Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and 2012, will join Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier to introduce the project at a buyers presentation in Berlin on February 15. CAA represents UA and Chinese rights.
“I have been passionate...
Centropolis Entertainment and Voltage Pictures will produce the historical epic Maya Lord from Roland Emmerich as Voltage kicks off international sales at the Efm in Berlin.
Emmerich will direct from a screenplay by Angela Workman (The Zookeeper’s Wife) that is in the vein of Dances With Wolves, The Patriot, and Braveheart.
Maya Lord centres on a soldier and a priest whose paths diverge after they are shipwrecked on the Yucatan Peninsula in the early 16th century.
Captured by a Mayan tribe, one adopts local culture while the other clings on to his Christian faith. When the Conquistadors arrive in 1519 it tests the will of both men.
Emmerich, whose credits include Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and 2012, will join Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier to introduce the project at a buyers presentation in Berlin on February 15. CAA represents UA and Chinese rights.
“I have been passionate...
- 2/14/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
From supporting Planned Parenthood to taking part in various women’s marches around the world, Jessica Chastain has been an outspoken advocate for women’s rights.
Now, the Academy Award nominee has sent a powerful message to women in the wake of the sexual harassment scandal that led to Bill O’Reilly’s exit from Fox News after 21 years at the helm of “The O’Reilly Factor.”
Read More: Bill O’Reilly Is Out at Fox News, But Don’t Congratulate the Network For Finally Taking a Stand
“Women are strong, we are powerful, formidable, we are a force to be reckoned with, we are half of the population and we are not going anywhere,” the actress said on Friday at Variety’s Power of Women Luncheon in New York City, during which she was honored.
She later added, “Recently, women said no to a certain Fox News anchor. After...
Now, the Academy Award nominee has sent a powerful message to women in the wake of the sexual harassment scandal that led to Bill O’Reilly’s exit from Fox News after 21 years at the helm of “The O’Reilly Factor.”
Read More: Bill O’Reilly Is Out at Fox News, But Don’t Congratulate the Network For Finally Taking a Stand
“Women are strong, we are powerful, formidable, we are a force to be reckoned with, we are half of the population and we are not going anywhere,” the actress said on Friday at Variety’s Power of Women Luncheon in New York City, during which she was honored.
She later added, “Recently, women said no to a certain Fox News anchor. After...
- 4/21/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Chicago – Jessica Chastain is a memorable and glamorous actress, who continues to challenge herself with in-depth and complex roles. “The Zookeeper’s Wife” is her latest, and her performance outweighs the formulaic based-on-truth story, set during the Holocaust.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
That setting covers the years 1939 to the end of the war, in the city of Warsaw, Poland (and yes, it is a film where people speak english with accents). Those vital years in history are framed by the key story, which involves the Warsaw Zoo and the proprietors there. If there is a formula to a Holocaust story – and as a reminder the Holocaust was the systematic attempt to eliminate the Jewish population and other oppressed peoples during the rule of Nazi Germany – then it becomes about the people who stuck their necks out as the rescuers during the era, then get to a point where they are almost caught, and...
Rating: 3.0/5.0
That setting covers the years 1939 to the end of the war, in the city of Warsaw, Poland (and yes, it is a film where people speak english with accents). Those vital years in history are framed by the key story, which involves the Warsaw Zoo and the proprietors there. If there is a formula to a Holocaust story – and as a reminder the Holocaust was the systematic attempt to eliminate the Jewish population and other oppressed peoples during the rule of Nazi Germany – then it becomes about the people who stuck their necks out as the rescuers during the era, then get to a point where they are almost caught, and...
- 4/4/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
It's an incredible true story, how a Polish couple sheltered Jews during WWII in their abandoned zoo in Warsaw. What a shame then, that in adapting the book by Diane Ackerman, screenwriter Angela Workman lets the dialogue run to the blandest of bromides. It's fortunate that the stellar director Niki Caro (Whale Rider) rarely lets the action go slack, using striking visuals that express so much more than the clunky verbiage. And in Jessica Chastain, Caro finds an actress ready to use everything she's got to bring the title role to life.
- 3/30/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Folks, 2017 is shaping up to potentially be Jessica Chastain’s year. She stars in Aaron Sorkin upcoming directorial debut Molly’s Game. She also stars this week in The Zookeeper’s Wife, a drama that once seemed like it would have her heavily in competition for Best Actress. This still could be the year she contends for an Actress win at the Oscars, but it seems more likely for Molly’s Game than for The Zookeeper’s Wife. We’ll tackle how each could fare with the Academy in good time, but this is a sign that Chastain could have a year to remember. She certainly deserves for it to be, that much is hard to deny. The film is a war drama as well as a biopic of sorts. It tells the tale of Antonina Zabinski (Chastain), who, along with her husband Dr. Jan Zabinski (Johan Heldenbergh), were the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo.
- 3/30/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
I know what you’re thinking. A movie where Jessica Chastain snuggles adorable animals and manages a zoo. The Zookeeper’s Wife is a surefire feel-good critter drama – Oh My God, A Saving Private Ryan Scene Recreated With Animals. Bring me back to Chastain nuzzling a lion cub, please. It couldn’t possibly get – oh, nope. Ok. Cue Holocaust depression brought on by Warsaw’s Jewish ghetto, and a heavy German presence in WWII Poland. Granted, those of you who’ve read Diane Ackerman’s bestselling novel already know the story of Antonina Zabinski and her family’s Jewish refugee smuggling. Don’t expect director Niki Caro to take it easy on her audience. The Warsaw Zoo initiative helped save almost 3,000 lives from extermination, but not without sacrifice. This is how.
Jessica Chastain plays the titular zookeeper’s wife, Antonia. Before Germany’s invasion, she and husband Jan (Johan Heldenbergh...
Jessica Chastain plays the titular zookeeper’s wife, Antonia. Before Germany’s invasion, she and husband Jan (Johan Heldenbergh...
- 3/29/2017
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Get used to hearing Niki Caro’s name. As the only female director to have not just one, but two studio pictures hitting the big screen over the next two years, including Disney’s much-hyped live-action remake of “Mulan,” the filmmaker is about to be catapulted to a rarefied position in an industry that is not always friendly to placing women behind the camera. That doesn’t mean she’s entirely happy about it.
“That just depresses me,” Caro told IndieWire when asked about her unique upcoming slate. “It’s wonderful for me, but God, I have survivor guilt over this. The fact that I’m working is great and I feel very fortunate, but the fact that so many highly skilled, gifted women are not, it’s shameful.”
But Caro has a plan to combat Hollywood’s gender imbalance behind the camera, and it’s one she’s already putting into action.
“That just depresses me,” Caro told IndieWire when asked about her unique upcoming slate. “It’s wonderful for me, but God, I have survivor guilt over this. The fact that I’m working is great and I feel very fortunate, but the fact that so many highly skilled, gifted women are not, it’s shameful.”
But Caro has a plan to combat Hollywood’s gender imbalance behind the camera, and it’s one she’s already putting into action.
- 3/29/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
It might not be surprising that Jessica Chastaine’s upcoming Holocaust drama The Zookeeper’s Wife was directed by a woman as much as it was directed by New Zealand filmmaker Niki Caro, who once again proves herself capable of working with an international cast on a scale that’s far bigger than her earlier films, including Whale Rider.
Adapted from the novel by Diane Ackerman, it stars Chastaine as Antonina Zabinska, wife of the zoologist and owner of the biggest zoo in Warsaw, Poland, which is devastated when the Nazis invade in 1939. Trying to make lemonade out of the lemons delivered to them by the Nazis liquidating their zoo, Antonina and her husband Jan (Johan Heldenbergh) come up with a plan to save the Jews from Warsaw who are being herded into ghettos, and being treated horribly. Turning the zoo into a pig farm, the couple begin to sneak...
Adapted from the novel by Diane Ackerman, it stars Chastaine as Antonina Zabinska, wife of the zoologist and owner of the biggest zoo in Warsaw, Poland, which is devastated when the Nazis invade in 1939. Trying to make lemonade out of the lemons delivered to them by the Nazis liquidating their zoo, Antonina and her husband Jan (Johan Heldenbergh) come up with a plan to save the Jews from Warsaw who are being herded into ghettos, and being treated horribly. Turning the zoo into a pig farm, the couple begin to sneak...
- 3/27/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Title: The Zookeeper’s Wife Director: Niki Caro Cast: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Timothy Radford, Efrat Dor, Iddo Goldberg, Shira Haas, Michael McElhatto. Those who were moved by ‘Schindler’s List’ will be touched by the story of Antonina Zabinski. ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ is a film written (Angela Workman) and directed (Niki Caro) by women, about […]
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- 3/26/2017
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
Nazis, zoo animals and a remarkable true and uplifting story of one woman’s courage and resistance in sheltering 300 Polish Jews during World War II combine for a powerful, riveting and emotionally devastating film The Zookeeper’s Wife, which chronicles yet another little-known aspect of that momentous time. As I say in my video review above, director Niki Caro (Whale Rider, McFarland USA, North Country) and screenwriter Angela Workman have crafted an inspiring and…...
- 3/24/2017
- Deadline
Two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain stars in The Zookeeper’S Wife in the title role of Antonina Żabińska, a real-life working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during WWII. Niki Caro (Whale Rider, North Country) directs the movie from a screenplay by Angela Workman, adapted from Diane Ackerman’s nonfiction book of the same name which was based on Antonina’s diaries.
The time is 1939. The place is Poland, homeland of Antonina (portrayed by Ms. Chastain) and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh, of The Broken Circle Breakdown). Devoted to each other, the couple thrive as personal and professional partners; the Warsaw Zoo flourishes under Jan’s stewardship and Antonina’s care. With reserves of energy, Antonina rises every day to tend to both her family and their menagerie, as the gates to the majestic zoo open in welcome…
…until the...
The time is 1939. The place is Poland, homeland of Antonina (portrayed by Ms. Chastain) and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh, of The Broken Circle Breakdown). Devoted to each other, the couple thrive as personal and professional partners; the Warsaw Zoo flourishes under Jan’s stewardship and Antonina’s care. With reserves of energy, Antonina rises every day to tend to both her family and their menagerie, as the gates to the majestic zoo open in welcome…
…until the...
- 3/23/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Zookeeper’s Wife begins with those five famous words that hold the power to either become a film’s dependency (and therefore downfall) or its empowering catalyst, laying the foundation to convey a poignant tale: “Based on a true story.” Fortunately, The Zookeeper’s Wife sticks with the latter, and the true tale being told is one for the ages. Niki Caro‘s drama follows a couple who hide Jews in their zoo and use it as a point of passage and escape during the Nazi takeover of Warsaw. The narrative is a simple one, allowing The Zookeeper’s Wife to shine in its performances, imagery, and storytelling, which it pristinely accomplishes.
The film opens in 1939 Warsaw, where Jan Zabinski (Johan Heldenbergh) and his wife, Antonina Zabinski (Jessica Chastain), operate the Warsaw Zoo. From the opening scene, Chastain’s performance mesmerizes, inserting an undeniable beauty and lightness into a...
The film opens in 1939 Warsaw, where Jan Zabinski (Johan Heldenbergh) and his wife, Antonina Zabinski (Jessica Chastain), operate the Warsaw Zoo. From the opening scene, Chastain’s performance mesmerizes, inserting an undeniable beauty and lightness into a...
- 3/21/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
We may never run out of movies to make about World War II, the people who lived through it, and the people who didn’t. It may seem a bit obvious given the global scope of the conflict, but the sheer number of narratives that have emerged from the period is truly mind-boggling, bordering on the infinite, and it often feels as though most of them have made their way in front of a camera. The Holocaust alone offers more stories than we could ever hope to pass along — in Niki Caro’s beautifully realized and occasionally stirring “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” even the animals have their own tales to tell.
Adapted from Diane Ackerman’s book of the same name, Caro’s most vivid and complete film since “Whale Rider” relays the remarkable true story Antonina and Jan Żabińska (Jessica Chastain and “The Broken Circle Breakdown” star Johan Heldenbergh...
Adapted from Diane Ackerman’s book of the same name, Caro’s most vivid and complete film since “Whale Rider” relays the remarkable true story Antonina and Jan Żabińska (Jessica Chastain and “The Broken Circle Breakdown” star Johan Heldenbergh...
- 3/20/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Thanks to John Madden’s timely drama Miss Sloane, Jessica Chastain will soon find herself in the midst of awards season – not for the first time, mind you – but the esteemed actress has many more exciting projects lining her slate beyond Washington’s corridors of power.
The Zookeeper’s Wife, for instance, is Niki Caro’s upcoming wartime drama that places Chastain in the role of Antonina Żabińska. Set just prior to Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939, Caro’s period piece is actually an adaptation of Diane Ackerman’s non-fiction novel, which recounts the remarkable true story of Antonina and her husband Dr. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh), who saved countless human and animal lives during WWII by hiding them in animal cages peppered across the Warsaw Zoo
Also starring Michael McElhatton, Johan Heldenbergh and Captain America: Civil War star Daniel Brühl, we understand that War Bride scribe Angela Workman...
The Zookeeper’s Wife, for instance, is Niki Caro’s upcoming wartime drama that places Chastain in the role of Antonina Żabińska. Set just prior to Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939, Caro’s period piece is actually an adaptation of Diane Ackerman’s non-fiction novel, which recounts the remarkable true story of Antonina and her husband Dr. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh), who saved countless human and animal lives during WWII by hiding them in animal cages peppered across the Warsaw Zoo
Also starring Michael McElhatton, Johan Heldenbergh and Captain America: Civil War star Daniel Brühl, we understand that War Bride scribe Angela Workman...
- 11/18/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Coming to theaters is one of 2017’s highly anticipated films, The Zookeeper’S Wife.
The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Żabińska (portrayed by two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain) and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh of “The Broken Circle Breakdown”), have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When their country is invaded by the Nazis, Jan and Antonina are stunned – and forced to report to the Reich’s newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck (Daniel Brühl of “Captain America: Civil War”). To fight back on their own terms, Antonina and Jan covertly begin working with the Resistance – and put into action plans to save lives out of what has become the Warsaw Ghetto, with Antonina putting herself and even her children at great risk.
The film is directed by Niki Caro (“North Country,...
The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Żabińska (portrayed by two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain) and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh of “The Broken Circle Breakdown”), have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When their country is invaded by the Nazis, Jan and Antonina are stunned – and forced to report to the Reich’s newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck (Daniel Brühl of “Captain America: Civil War”). To fight back on their own terms, Antonina and Jan covertly begin working with the Resistance – and put into action plans to save lives out of what has become the Warsaw Ghetto, with Antonina putting herself and even her children at great risk.
The film is directed by Niki Caro (“North Country,...
- 11/18/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With Miss Sloane arriving this Thanksgiving (our AFI Fest review), it provides the ideal platform to preview the next starring role for Jessica Chastain, so Focus Features have released the first trailer for The Zookeeper’s Wife. Directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider) as adapted by Angela Workman from the Diane Ackerman book, the true story follows Chastain’s character who is in charge of the Warsaw Zoo during World War II and ends up working with the Resistance.
“It was a wonderful story about not only animal nature vs. human nature but about radical compassion and humanity,” Caro tells USA Today. “The Zabinskis sheltered Jews at tremendous risk to themselves for a very simple reason: because it was the right thing to do.” Also starring Johan Heldenbergh, Michael McElhatton, and Daniel Brühl, check out the trailer below.
The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a...
“It was a wonderful story about not only animal nature vs. human nature but about radical compassion and humanity,” Caro tells USA Today. “The Zabinskis sheltered Jews at tremendous risk to themselves for a very simple reason: because it was the right thing to do.” Also starring Johan Heldenbergh, Michael McElhatton, and Daniel Brühl, check out the trailer below.
The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a...
- 11/17/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Jessica Chastain is a World War II heroine in the trailer for The Zookeeper's Wife.
The historical drama tells the real-life story of Antonina Zabinska, a working wife and mother, who, in 1939 Poland, cared for the Warsaw Zoo with her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski (Johan Heldenbergh). But when their country is invaded by the Nazis, the two are forced to report to the Reich's newly appointed chief zoologist but covertly begin working with the Resistance to save lives out of what has become the Warsaw Ghetto.
Niki Caro directed from a script by Angela Workman, based on the nonfiction book by...
The historical drama tells the real-life story of Antonina Zabinska, a working wife and mother, who, in 1939 Poland, cared for the Warsaw Zoo with her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski (Johan Heldenbergh). But when their country is invaded by the Nazis, the two are forced to report to the Reich's newly appointed chief zoologist but covertly begin working with the Resistance to save lives out of what has become the Warsaw Ghetto.
Niki Caro directed from a script by Angela Workman, based on the nonfiction book by...
- 11/17/2016
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Are you having a good week at work? Maybe your boss said something nice to you, or your Q4 self-eval went well, or you hit those new sales targets — either way, that all sounds absolutely miserable compared to the wonderful experience had by Jessica Chastain on the Holocaust zoo drama The Zookeeper's Wife. Why was it so great? As the actress wrote in an essay about the shoot for THR, unlike other film sets, there were women everywhere: "There are female producers (Diane Levin, Kim Zubick and Katie McNeill), a female screenwriter (Angela Workman), a female novelist (Diane Ackerman), a female protagonist and a female director," to say nothing of the female camera operator and female stunt coordinator. Though men still made up the majority of the crew, having so many women in positions of power was great for everyone, Chastain reports. "When you have both genders represented, then you...
- 12/9/2015
- by Nate Jones
- Vulture
Production has begun in the Czech Republic on The Zookeeper’S Wife, adapted from Diane Ackerman’s nonfiction book of the same name which was based on the diaries of Antonina Żabiński. Focus Features will release the film domestically; Universal Pictures International has distribution rights to the film in the U.K., France, Germany, Scandinavia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.
Two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain stars in the title role, as Antonina Żabiński. The Zookeeper’S Wife director Niki Caro’s previous films include Whale Rider and North Country.
The Zookeeper’S Wife dramatizes a real-life story of heroism. The time is 1939. The place is Poland, homeland of Antonina Żabiński (portrayed by Ms. Chastain) and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh, a European Film Award nominee for the Academy Award-nominated The Broken Circle Breakdown). The Warsaw Zoo flourishes under Jan’s stewardship and Antonina’s care. When their...
Two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain stars in the title role, as Antonina Żabiński. The Zookeeper’S Wife director Niki Caro’s previous films include Whale Rider and North Country.
The Zookeeper’S Wife dramatizes a real-life story of heroism. The time is 1939. The place is Poland, homeland of Antonina Żabiński (portrayed by Ms. Chastain) and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh, a European Film Award nominee for the Academy Award-nominated The Broken Circle Breakdown). The Warsaw Zoo flourishes under Jan’s stewardship and Antonina’s care. When their...
- 10/19/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Daniel Bruhl and Johan Heldenbergh are set to co-star with Jessica Chasten in Niki Caro's "The Zookeeper's Wife" for Focus Features.
The story follows the director of the Warsaw Zoo and his wife who together used the facility to help some three hundred Jewish people escape from the Warsaw Ghetto after the Germans invaded Poland in September 1939.
Angela Workman penned the script adaptation of Diane Ackerman's 2007 novel and filming begins next month in Europe.
Source: Variety...
The story follows the director of the Warsaw Zoo and his wife who together used the facility to help some three hundred Jewish people escape from the Warsaw Ghetto after the Germans invaded Poland in September 1939.
Angela Workman penned the script adaptation of Diane Ackerman's 2007 novel and filming begins next month in Europe.
Source: Variety...
- 8/25/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
After being picked up in a flurry of excitement back in 2010, the adaptation of Diane Ackerman’s best-seller The Zookeeper’s Wife has been quietly awaiting its chance to flourish in development. But it’s preparing to shoot with Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl and Johan Heldenbergh leading the cast.Niki Caro is directing this one, working from Angela Workman’s script. The story itself follows Jan and Antonina Zabinski, in a real-life tale extrapolated from Antonina's diaries. In the 1930s, the Zabinskis ran the Warsaw Zoo, and when Germany invaded Poland and most of the animals were killed in the bombing, the couple turned the zoo into a safe haven for Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto. They were hidden in the cages and sheds, and in the Zabinskis’ own home. The zoo became known to its guests as "the house under a crazy star". It was one of World War II's most successful hideouts.
- 8/24/2015
- EmpireOnline
Focus Features has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” which will star Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl and Johan Heldenbergh (“The Broken Circle Breakdown”), TheWrap has exclusively learned. Additionally, Universal Pictures has acquired international distribution rights to the film in the UK, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Niki Caro (“McFarland, USA”) will direct from a script by Angela Workman, who adapted Diane Ackerman’s novel of the same name. Published in 2007 by W.W. Norton & Company, the book is based on the unpublished diary of Antonina Żabińska. Also Read: Daniel Bruhl Cast as Villain...
- 8/24/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Focus Features has hired Angela Workman ("Snow Flower And The Secret Fan," "The Zookeeper’s Wife") to pen the script for a period film adaptation of Jo Baker's upcoming novel "Longbourn" for Focus Features.
The book reimagines Jane Austen's "Pride And Prejudice" from the point of view of the servants at the Bennet family estate.
Under the surface of the Bennet house, there is constant chaos swirling downstairs as the servants prepare for assorted lavish balls.
The consequences of the Napoleonic Wars also come into play, while a romance between a newly arrived footman and a housemaid is a central element.
Workman is a much in demand scribe, penning the historical tale "Bronte" for Dreamworks and recently woking on a biopic of photojournalist Dorothea Lange.
Source: Deadline...
The book reimagines Jane Austen's "Pride And Prejudice" from the point of view of the servants at the Bennet family estate.
Under the surface of the Bennet house, there is constant chaos swirling downstairs as the servants prepare for assorted lavish balls.
The consequences of the Napoleonic Wars also come into play, while a romance between a newly arrived footman and a housemaid is a central element.
Workman is a much in demand scribe, penning the historical tale "Bronte" for Dreamworks and recently woking on a biopic of photojournalist Dorothea Lange.
Source: Deadline...
- 9/1/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Director Niki Caro has made a refreshing habit out of casting women in starring roles for films which offer Hollywood’s finest the chance to sink their teeth into something meaty. Whale Rider made a star of Keisha Castle-Hughes. Silkwood-lite North Country bagged its star Charlize Theron a second Oscar nomination. Who next?
Looks like Caro is remaining steadfast to female visibility in Hollywood, as her next film The Zookeeper’s Wife now has the almighty Jessica Chastain attached to star. Adapted from Diane Ackerman’s novel by screenwriter Angela Workman, The Zookeeper’s Wife is the true account of the brave efforts of the Warsaw Zoo zookeepers during the Nazi invasion of World War II.
Jan and Antonina Zabinski set about rescuing hundreds of Jews during the invasion by hiding them in animal cages and several in their home. Antonina Zabinski kept a number of animals alive as well,...
Looks like Caro is remaining steadfast to female visibility in Hollywood, as her next film The Zookeeper’s Wife now has the almighty Jessica Chastain attached to star. Adapted from Diane Ackerman’s novel by screenwriter Angela Workman, The Zookeeper’s Wife is the true account of the brave efforts of the Warsaw Zoo zookeepers during the Nazi invasion of World War II.
Jan and Antonina Zabinski set about rescuing hundreds of Jews during the invasion by hiding them in animal cages and several in their home. Antonina Zabinski kept a number of animals alive as well,...
- 5/1/2013
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Jessica Chastain is attached to star in an adaptation of Diane Ackerman's WW2-set 2007 novel "The Zookeeper’s Wife" for Panorama.
The true story account follows keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, who helped save hundreds after the Nazi army overran Warsaw.
Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages, along with taking about a dozen Jews into their home.
A mix of humans and surviving animals came together in a one-of-a-kind community that included socializing and a piano concert.
Niki Caro has come aboard to direct the project, while Angela Workman wrote the screenplay. Jeff Abberley, Mike Tollin, Kim Zubick, Diane Miller-Levin and Robbie Rowe-Tollin are producing.
Source: THR...
The true story account follows keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, who helped save hundreds after the Nazi army overran Warsaw.
Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages, along with taking about a dozen Jews into their home.
A mix of humans and surviving animals came together in a one-of-a-kind community that included socializing and a piano concert.
Niki Caro has come aboard to direct the project, while Angela Workman wrote the screenplay. Jeff Abberley, Mike Tollin, Kim Zubick, Diane Miller-Levin and Robbie Rowe-Tollin are producing.
Source: THR...
- 5/1/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Review of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Wayne Wang courageously tweaks Lisa See’s beloved novel with great success Wayne Wang combines historical characters and present-day melodrama in Snow Flower And The Secret Fan Wayne Wang and a trio of screenwriters (Angela Workman, Ron Bass and Michael K. Ray) courageously adapt Lisa See's popular historical novel Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and add a parallel, present-day plot different from the best-selling historical novel. See's many fans know the story of the young girl Lily (Congmeng Guo) in 1829 China whose life changes when the local diviner comes to bind her feet. Actually, Lily's fate changes later when the diviner matches her with another young girl, Snow Flower (Yan Dai), in the system of female friendship known as laotong or sworn sisters for life.
- 8/1/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Review of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Wayne Wang courageously tweaks Lisa See’s beloved novel with great success Wayne Wang combines historical characters and present-day melodrama in Snow Flower And The Secret Fan Wayne Wang and a trio of screenwriters (Angela Workman, Ron Bass and Michael K. Ray) courageously adapt Lisa See's popular historical novel Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and add a parallel, present-day plot different from the best-selling historical novel. See's many fans know the story of the young girl Lily (Congmeng Guo) in 1829 China whose life changes when the local diviner comes to bind her feet. Actually, Lily's fate changes later when the diviner matches her with another young girl, Snow Flower (Yan Dai), in the system of female friendship known as laotong or sworn sisters for life.
- 8/1/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Review of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Wayne Wang courageously tweaks Lisa See’s beloved novel with great success Wayne Wang combines historical characters and present-day melodrama in Snow Flower And The Secret Fan Wayne Wang and a trio of screenwriters (Angela Workman, Ron Bass and Michael K. Ray) courageously adapt Lisa See's popular historical novel Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and add a parallel, present-day plot different from the best-selling historical novel. See's many fans know the story of the young girl Lily (Congmeng Guo) in 1829 China whose life changes when the local diviner comes to bind her feet. Actually, Lily's fate changes later when the diviner matches her with another young girl, Snow Flower (Yan Dai), in the system of female friendship known as laotong or sworn sisters for life.
- 8/1/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Executive producer David Fincher is now attached to a big screen biopic focusing on Depression-era photographer Dorothea Lange. Screenplay is by Angela Workman ("Brontë"), for director Leslie Dektor.
Lange was an influential American photographer/photojournalist, noted for her work for the "Farm Security Administration". Her photographs humanized the consequences of the 'Great Depression' while influencing the development of documentary photography.
Stricken with polio as a child, Lange was educated in photography in New York City, then informally apprenticed to New York photography studios. In 1918, she moved to San Francisco, opening a portrait studio and in 1920, married western painter Maynard Dixon.
With the onset of the Great Depression, Lange focused her camera lens on unemployed and homeless people, capturing the attention of local photographers and leading to her employment with the federal Fsa.
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Lange was an influential American photographer/photojournalist, noted for her work for the "Farm Security Administration". Her photographs humanized the consequences of the 'Great Depression' while influencing the development of documentary photography.
Stricken with polio as a child, Lange was educated in photography in New York City, then informally apprenticed to New York photography studios. In 1918, she moved to San Francisco, opening a portrait studio and in 1920, married western painter Maynard Dixon.
With the onset of the Great Depression, Lange focused her camera lens on unemployed and homeless people, capturing the attention of local photographers and leading to her employment with the federal Fsa.
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- 8/1/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
David Fincher will lend his support as producer to a biopic charting the life of Depression-era photographer Dorothea Lange. Fincher is currently in post-production on his version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, but he will exec produce the project, while David B. Ginsberg (Get Low) produces. Angela Workman (the writer behind the upcoming Brontë) is currently scribbling away at the script, with documentary maker Leslie Dektor set to direct. Lange was born in New Jersey in 1895, and went on to become one of the most prominent...
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- 7/31/2011
- by Matt Maytum
- TotalFilm
With David Fincher‘s high-profile remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo headed to theaters this holiday season, the question of his directorial future remains an open-ended one. There’s certainly no shortage of rumors — a big-budget, Angelina Jolie-starring chronicle of the life of Cleopatra, an adaptation of Jason Starr‘s crime novel Panic Attack, and Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which Fincher is actually officially signed on to direct. Yet even if his future in the director’s chair is an uncertain one, it appears as if the Oscar-nominated filmmaker has found a project of interest in an untitled biopic of documentary photographer Dorothea Lange. [Variety]
In unknown Leslie Dektor, the project already has a director. Her newcomer status, though, should make way for a significant contribution by Fincher as the film’s executive producer. Angela Workman (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan) is the talent behind...
In unknown Leslie Dektor, the project already has a director. Her newcomer status, though, should make way for a significant contribution by Fincher as the film’s executive producer. Angela Workman (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan) is the talent behind...
- 7/30/2011
- by Danny King
- The Film Stage
David Fincher is already at work telling the story of one of the most famous fictional female badasses, preparing to unleash The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo on us this Christmas. But as an executive producer, at least, he's about to turn his attention to a real-life woman who might have been even more heroic. Variety reports that Fincher will executive produce a biopic of Dorothea Lange, the Depression-era photographer who captured iconic images like the one you see above, pretty much defining the way we remember the Dust Bowl and the terrible poverty of the 1930s. Angela Workman has been designed to develop the script for the indie, which Leslie Dektor and David B. Ginsberg are also producing. Lange lived in Berkeley in the 1930s, and was hired by the Resettlement Administration to photograph the many migrant workers who had moved to California in search of work-- the kind...
- 7/29/2011
- cinemablend.com
Here are a few interesting and/or noteworthy projects that were recently added to IMDbPro's database of development titles:
Under the Banner of Heaven – Ron Howard teams up with Milk scribe Dustin Lance Black to adapt Jon Krakauer's (Into the Wild) investigation of a brutal murder of a mother and her baby girl whose killers claimed they were doing God's work.
Arms and the Dudes – Hangover dude Todd Phillips has optioned the rights to the unbelievably true story of two young guys who land a $300 million contract with the U.S. military to funnel weapons into Afghanistan. Phillips will produce via his Green Hat Films production company.
Untitled Dorothea Lange Project –David Fincher will executive produce Angela Workman's script chronicling the life story of Depression-era photojournalist Dorothea Lange, whose photography inspired John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath".
Rockabye Baby – Ivan Reitman's Montecito Picture Company is producing this family comedy written by Christopher Baldi. The plot outline's being kept under wraps, but Variety describes it as an "Uncle Buck"-inspired project.
The French Concession – British actor Tom Payne, who stars opposite Dustin Hoffman in the HBO pilot Luck, is starring in this indie comedy from Jaime Wolf playing an American in Shanghai looking for love with a fellow ex-pat.
Under the Banner of Heaven – Ron Howard teams up with Milk scribe Dustin Lance Black to adapt Jon Krakauer's (Into the Wild) investigation of a brutal murder of a mother and her baby girl whose killers claimed they were doing God's work.
Arms and the Dudes – Hangover dude Todd Phillips has optioned the rights to the unbelievably true story of two young guys who land a $300 million contract with the U.S. military to funnel weapons into Afghanistan. Phillips will produce via his Green Hat Films production company.
Untitled Dorothea Lange Project –David Fincher will executive produce Angela Workman's script chronicling the life story of Depression-era photojournalist Dorothea Lange, whose photography inspired John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath".
Rockabye Baby – Ivan Reitman's Montecito Picture Company is producing this family comedy written by Christopher Baldi. The plot outline's being kept under wraps, but Variety describes it as an "Uncle Buck"-inspired project.
The French Concession – British actor Tom Payne, who stars opposite Dustin Hoffman in the HBO pilot Luck, is starring in this indie comedy from Jaime Wolf playing an American in Shanghai looking for love with a fellow ex-pat.
- 7/29/2011
- by Eric Greene
- IMDbPro News
David Fincher is set to executive produce a biopic about famed photographer Dorothea Lange says Variety.
Despite contracting polio at age seven and being left with a permanent limp, Lange went on to become an acclaimed American photojournalist best known for her work in the 30's. Her poignant images humanised the tragic consequences of the Great Depression.
Her work had a major influence on documentary photography and inspired John Steinbeck to pen the seminal American novel "The Grapes of Wrath".
Angela Workman ("The Zookeeper's Wife") is developing the script, Leslie Dektor will direct and David B. Ginsberg will produce.
Despite contracting polio at age seven and being left with a permanent limp, Lange went on to become an acclaimed American photojournalist best known for her work in the 30's. Her poignant images humanised the tragic consequences of the Great Depression.
Her work had a major influence on documentary photography and inspired John Steinbeck to pen the seminal American novel "The Grapes of Wrath".
Angela Workman ("The Zookeeper's Wife") is developing the script, Leslie Dektor will direct and David B. Ginsberg will produce.
- 7/29/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Directed by: Wayne Wang
Written by: Angela Workman, Ron Bass and Michael K. Ray
Starring: Gianna Jun, Li Bing Bing, Vivian Wu, Jiang Wu, Russell Wong, Coco Chiang, Jingyun Hu and Archie Kao
Inspired by the best-selling novel by Lisa See, this drama from the director of “The Joy Luck Club” spans centuries. In 19th-century China, 7-year-olds Snow Flower and Lily are matched as “laotong” — lifelong sisters. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by writing in a secret language in the folds of a white silk fan. Decades later in present-day Shanghai, the laotongs’ descendents struggle to maintain their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives and an ever-changing city. To save their relationship, they look to the past and the story of their ancestral connection hidden in the folds of an antique white silk fan. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Photo courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures,...
Written by: Angela Workman, Ron Bass and Michael K. Ray
Starring: Gianna Jun, Li Bing Bing, Vivian Wu, Jiang Wu, Russell Wong, Coco Chiang, Jingyun Hu and Archie Kao
Inspired by the best-selling novel by Lisa See, this drama from the director of “The Joy Luck Club” spans centuries. In 19th-century China, 7-year-olds Snow Flower and Lily are matched as “laotong” — lifelong sisters. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by writing in a secret language in the folds of a white silk fan. Decades later in present-day Shanghai, the laotongs’ descendents struggle to maintain their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives and an ever-changing city. To save their relationship, they look to the past and the story of their ancestral connection hidden in the folds of an antique white silk fan. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Photo courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures,...
- 5/13/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Directed by: Wayne Wang
Written by: Angela Workman, Ron Bass and Michael K. Ray
Starring: Gianna Jun, Li Bing Bing, Vivian Wu, Jiang Wu, Russell Wong, Coco Chiang, Jingyun Hu and Archie Kao
Inspired by the best-selling novel by Lisa See, this drama from the director of “The Joy Luck Club” spans centuries. In 19th-century China, 7-year-olds Snow Flower and Lily are matched as “laotong” — lifelong sisters. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by writing in a secret language in the folds of a white silk fan. Decades later in present-day Shanghai, the laotongs’ descendents struggle to maintain their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives and an ever-changing city. To save their relationship, they look to the past and the story of their ancestral connection hidden in the folds of an antique white silk fan. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Photo courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures,...
Written by: Angela Workman, Ron Bass and Michael K. Ray
Starring: Gianna Jun, Li Bing Bing, Vivian Wu, Jiang Wu, Russell Wong, Coco Chiang, Jingyun Hu and Archie Kao
Inspired by the best-selling novel by Lisa See, this drama from the director of “The Joy Luck Club” spans centuries. In 19th-century China, 7-year-olds Snow Flower and Lily are matched as “laotong” — lifelong sisters. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by writing in a secret language in the folds of a white silk fan. Decades later in present-day Shanghai, the laotongs’ descendents struggle to maintain their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives and an ever-changing city. To save their relationship, they look to the past and the story of their ancestral connection hidden in the folds of an antique white silk fan. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Photo courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures,...
- 5/13/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
See the first movie poster from Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, starring Bingbing Li, Gianna Jun, Vivian Wu, Hugh Jackman and Archie Kao. The Fox Searchlight Pictures historical drama is helmed by Wayne Wang (Because of Winn-Dixie, Last Holiday) from the writing by Angela Workman, Michael Ray and Ronald Bass, based on the novel by Lisa See. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan opens July 15th. The story, which is set in 19th century remote China, tells of the lifelong friendship of Lily and Snow Flower as well as their imprisonment by rigid cultural codes of conduct for women. Wendi Murdoch and Florence Sloan produced the film. Cinematography comes from Richard Wong...
- 3/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See the first movie poster from Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, starring Bingbing Li, Gianna Jun, Vivian Wu, Hugh Jackman and Archie Kao. The Fox Searchlight Pictures historical drama is helmed by Wayne Wang (Because of Winn-Dixie, Last Holiday) from the writing by Angela Workman, Michael Ray and Ronald Bass, based on the novel by Lisa See. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan opens July 15th. The story, which is set in 19th century remote China, tells of the lifelong friendship of Lily and Snow Flower as well as their imprisonment by rigid cultural codes of conduct for women. Wendi Murdoch and Florence Sloan produced the film. Cinematography comes from Richard Wong...
- 3/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Sneak Peek the new poster supporting the upcoming feature "Snow Flower And The Secret Fan", directed by Wayne Wang and produced by Florence Sloan, Wendi Murdoch, and Hugo Shong.
Angela Workman adapted the original screenplay, revised by Ronald Bass and Michael Ray, based on the 2005 novel, "Snow Flower And The Secret Fan"by author Lisa See.
Filmed in China, the cast stars actors Li Bingbing, Jun Ji-hyun and Hugh Jackman,
Setting her book in nineteenth century China, See writes that 'Lily', the narrator, was born in 1823 — "the third year of Emperor Daoguang's reign". The novel begins in 1903, when Lily is 80 years old. During her lifetime, Lily lives through the reigns of the four Chinese emperors, 'Daoguang' (1820–1850), 'Xianfeng' (1850–1861), 'Tongzhi' (1861–1875) and 'Guangxu' (1875–1908).
The film follows Lily's great grandchildren who presumably take a different path than their ancestors.
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Angela Workman adapted the original screenplay, revised by Ronald Bass and Michael Ray, based on the 2005 novel, "Snow Flower And The Secret Fan"by author Lisa See.
Filmed in China, the cast stars actors Li Bingbing, Jun Ji-hyun and Hugh Jackman,
Setting her book in nineteenth century China, See writes that 'Lily', the narrator, was born in 1823 — "the third year of Emperor Daoguang's reign". The novel begins in 1903, when Lily is 80 years old. During her lifetime, Lily lives through the reigns of the four Chinese emperors, 'Daoguang' (1820–1850), 'Xianfeng' (1850–1861), 'Tongzhi' (1861–1875) and 'Guangxu' (1875–1908).
The film follows Lily's great grandchildren who presumably take a different path than their ancestors.
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- 3/12/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Scream 4
Opens: April 15th 2011
Cast: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Mary McDonnell, Emma Roberts Director: Wes Craven
Summary: Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with family and friends, but it also brings about the return of Ghostface which puts the whole town in danger.
Analysis: Back in late 1996 when I first began covering film news, "Scream" was released and became more than just a sleeper hit. After years of genre movies being relegated to direct-to-video status, this comedic slasher spawned the biggest surge in the horror film genre since "Halloween" almost two decades before. Its post-modern stylings and witty self-aware dialogue went on to be a big influence on films and television in general.
Yet the "Scream" series itself never could quite capture that glory again. By the time the...
Opens: April 15th 2011
Cast: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Mary McDonnell, Emma Roberts Director: Wes Craven
Summary: Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with family and friends, but it also brings about the return of Ghostface which puts the whole town in danger.
Analysis: Back in late 1996 when I first began covering film news, "Scream" was released and became more than just a sleeper hit. After years of genre movies being relegated to direct-to-video status, this comedic slasher spawned the biggest surge in the horror film genre since "Halloween" almost two decades before. Its post-modern stylings and witty self-aware dialogue went on to be a big influence on films and television in general.
Yet the "Scream" series itself never could quite capture that glory again. By the time the...
- 3/8/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
September 24, 2010: The Zookeeper’s Wife is soon going to be made into a full length film for you to enjoy, at a theater near you. Scion Films has got the rights for this Diane Ackerman’s best seller. This nonfiction would be adapted into a screenplay by Angela Workman.
The book, as originally written by Diane Ackerman had spent an envious 54 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. This happened in 2007. This book is about Jan and Antonia Zabinski who had turned their own property, the Warsaw Zoo, into a safe house for Jews, after the invasion by the Nazis invaded during the Second World War.
The two actually.
The book, as originally written by Diane Ackerman had spent an envious 54 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. This happened in 2007. This book is about Jan and Antonia Zabinski who had turned their own property, the Warsaw Zoo, into a safe house for Jews, after the invasion by the Nazis invaded during the Second World War.
The two actually.
- 9/24/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Angela Workman ("Bronte," "War Bride") will adapt Diane Ackerman's acclaimed historical novel "The Zookeeper's Wife" for Scion Films reports Variety.
The true story follows the harrowing plight of zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who, during the German invasion of Poland during World War II, turned the Warsaw zoo into a safe haven for persecuted Jews.
The Zabinskis kept hundreds of Jews hidden away in animal cages and inside their own private home, testing both their strength and will. No director or actors are currently attached.
Mike Tollin, Kim Zubick, Diane Miller-Levin, Robbie Rowe-Tollin, Jeff Abberley and Julia Blackman will produce.
The true story follows the harrowing plight of zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who, during the German invasion of Poland during World War II, turned the Warsaw zoo into a safe haven for persecuted Jews.
The Zabinskis kept hundreds of Jews hidden away in animal cages and inside their own private home, testing both their strength and will. No director or actors are currently attached.
Mike Tollin, Kim Zubick, Diane Miller-Levin, Robbie Rowe-Tollin, Jeff Abberley and Julia Blackman will produce.
- 9/23/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Diane Ackerman's bestselling 2008 war story The Zookeeper's Wife is headed to the screen, according to Variety, with a script by Angela Workman.It's the true story of Jan and Antonina Zabinski, extrapolated from Antonina's diaries. In the 1930s, the Zabinskis ran the Warsaw Zoo, and when Germany invaded Poland and most of the animals were killed in the bombing, the couple turned the zoo into a safe haven for Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto. They were hidden in the cages and sheds, and in the Zabinski's own home. The zoo became known to its guests as "the house under a crazy star". It was one of the War's most successful hideouts.Ackerman's book won the 2008 Orion Award, given to works that "deepen our connection with the natural world". The judging committee said it was "a work of art, an act of conscientious objection to the destruction of the world, and...
- 9/23/2010
- EmpireOnline
Scion Films, the production company behind The Constant Gardener , has purchased the rights to Diane Ackerman's bestselling book, The Zookeeper's Wife with plans to turn it into a feature film, reports Variety . The book, published in 2007, tells the true story of Jan and Antonina Zabinski, two zookeepers in Warsaw, who turned the place into a safe haven for Jews during the holocaust. The script is currently planned for adaptation by Angela Workman, author of the upcoming Snow Flower and the Secret Fan .
- 9/22/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Up until now, the main thing that most readers might know about Wayne Wang's new movie, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, is that Hugh Jackman has a small appearance performing a song during one scene. The film will start to get a lot more exposure soon, as Fox Searchlight has picked it up for distribution in the States. Wang directed the film from a script by Ron Bass, Angela Workman and Michael Ray, which adapts Lisa See's novel. The story, as THR describes, is a "cross-generational drama [which] explores female friendship through two relationships separated by more than a hundred years." In other words, the tale is right in Wayne Wang's wheelhouse, as he's done really well in the past with films like The Joy Luck Club, before he dove into studio tripe like Maid in Manhattan and Because of Winn-Dixie. We don't yet know when Fox...
- 5/13/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
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