'Freaky Friday 2' has found its director.Nisha Ganatra, who recently directed some episodes of the Hulu miniseries 'Welcome to Chippendales', has been lined up to helm a sequel to the 2003 movie 'Freaky Friday'.Stars Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis are currently in talks about reprising their roles for the sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Andrew Gunn - who produced the 2003 film - will produce alongside Kristin Burr with Ann Marie Sanderlin as executive producer.'Freaky Friday' told the story of a mother (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her teenage daughter (Lindsay Lohan) who swap bodies for a day and the latter confirmed earlier this month that plans for a long-awaited sequel were "in the process".She told People magazine: "[I'm] just excited to work with Jamie again and see how much further we can take it."Because we talk almost every other day in general, so I think we're...
- 3/30/2024
- by Colette Fahy 2
- Bang Showbiz
Disney is getting ready to get its freaky on one more time.
The studio has tapped Nisha Ganatra, who most recently helmed episodes of Hulu miniseries Welcome to Chippendales, to direct a sequel to its 2003 family comedy Freaky Friday, giving the long-promised project momentum and putting it on track for a summer shoot in Los Angeles.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, who starred in the original, are in negotiations to reprise their roles as the mother and daughter combo who find themselves switching bodies and lives.
Curtis and Lohan have talked of their hopes for a sequel for several years now, but it’s only been in recent weeks that talks began in earnest. On Friday, Curtis posted a photo of herself with Lohan on Instagram.
Andrew Gunn, who produced the 2003 movie, is producing along with former Disney exec Kristin Burr. Ann Marie Sanderlin will executive produce. It is...
The studio has tapped Nisha Ganatra, who most recently helmed episodes of Hulu miniseries Welcome to Chippendales, to direct a sequel to its 2003 family comedy Freaky Friday, giving the long-promised project momentum and putting it on track for a summer shoot in Los Angeles.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, who starred in the original, are in negotiations to reprise their roles as the mother and daughter combo who find themselves switching bodies and lives.
Curtis and Lohan have talked of their hopes for a sequel for several years now, but it’s only been in recent weeks that talks began in earnest. On Friday, Curtis posted a photo of herself with Lohan on Instagram.
Andrew Gunn, who produced the 2003 movie, is producing along with former Disney exec Kristin Burr. Ann Marie Sanderlin will executive produce. It is...
- 3/29/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Disney has picked up Wouldn't It Be Nice , a family comedy pitch from writing-directing team Barry Blaustein and Jason Hefter, says The Hollywood Reporter . Andrew Gunn is producing via his studio-based Gunn Films. The story follows a teenage couple who, just before they plan to run away together and pursue their dreams, are magically zapped 20 years into the future only to discover that their lives didn't necessarily turn out as expected. In their mid-30s but with teenage minds -- and dealing with three kids and everyday worries -- they learn that maybe they weren't as grown up as they once thought. Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin will executive produce.
- 3/16/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Disney has picked up "Wouldn't It Be Nice," a family comedy pitch from writing-directing team Barry Blaustein and Jason Hefter. Andrew Gunn is producing via his studio-based Gunn Films.
The story follows a teenage couple who, just before they plan to run away together and pursue their dreams, are magically zapped 20 years into the future only to discover that their lives didn't necessarily turn out as expected. In their mid-30s but with teenage minds -- and dealing with three kids and everyday worries -- they learn that maybe they weren't as grown up as they once thought.
Kristin Burr is overseeing for the company. Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin will exec produce.
Gunn, who recently re-upped his deal with Disney, is the producer behind current Disney release "Race to Witch Mountain." He also produced, along with Offspring and Happy Madison, the Adam Sandler family movie "Bedtime Stories," which has grossed $200 million worldwide.
The story follows a teenage couple who, just before they plan to run away together and pursue their dreams, are magically zapped 20 years into the future only to discover that their lives didn't necessarily turn out as expected. In their mid-30s but with teenage minds -- and dealing with three kids and everyday worries -- they learn that maybe they weren't as grown up as they once thought.
Kristin Burr is overseeing for the company. Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin will exec produce.
Gunn, who recently re-upped his deal with Disney, is the producer behind current Disney release "Race to Witch Mountain." He also produced, along with Offspring and Happy Madison, the Adam Sandler family movie "Bedtime Stories," which has grossed $200 million worldwide.
- 3/15/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – This 18-image slideshow contains the available press images for Walt Disney Pictures’ “Race to Witch Mountain,” starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Carla Gugino, Anna SophiaRobb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Everett Scott, Chris Marquette, and Billy Brown. The film, directed by Andy Fickman, opens on Friday, March 13th, 2009.
Synopsis: “For years, stories have circulated about a secret place in the middle of the Nevada desert known for unexplained phenomena and strange sightings. It is called Witch Mountain, and when Las Vegas cab driver Jack Bruno (Dwayne Johnson) encounters two teens with supernatural powers in his cab, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of an adventure he can’t explain. Working together, Jack and his young passengers discover that the only chance to save the world lies in unraveling the secrets of Witch Mountain, and the race begins.
Walt Disney Pictures’ “Race to Witch Mountain” marks the...
Synopsis: “For years, stories have circulated about a secret place in the middle of the Nevada desert known for unexplained phenomena and strange sightings. It is called Witch Mountain, and when Las Vegas cab driver Jack Bruno (Dwayne Johnson) encounters two teens with supernatural powers in his cab, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of an adventure he can’t explain. Working together, Jack and his young passengers discover that the only chance to save the world lies in unraveling the secrets of Witch Mountain, and the race begins.
Walt Disney Pictures’ “Race to Witch Mountain” marks the...
- 2/27/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – This 11-image slideshow contains official press images and schedule information for the recently announced slate of films to be released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2009 including new films starring Isla Fisher, Bruce Willis, Robin Williams, John Travolta, Ryan Reynolds, Josh Duhamel, and the newest Pixar film.
These 2009 Walt Disney Pictures include “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience,” “Race to Witch Mountain,” “Hannah Montana The Movie,” “earth,” “Up,” “The Proposal,” “G-Force,” “When in Rome,” “Surrogates,” “Toy Story in Disney Digital 3-D,” “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” “Old Dogs,” and “The Princess and the Frog”. Not all films have images released, but release details and dates were announced for the entire 2009 slate.
The release dates, cast lists, and filmmaker information for these Walt Disney Pictures films can be found below in chronological order, followed by a slideshow of available images.
“Confessions of a Shopaholic”
Cast: Isla Fisher,...
These 2009 Walt Disney Pictures include “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience,” “Race to Witch Mountain,” “Hannah Montana The Movie,” “earth,” “Up,” “The Proposal,” “G-Force,” “When in Rome,” “Surrogates,” “Toy Story in Disney Digital 3-D,” “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” “Old Dogs,” and “The Princess and the Frog”. Not all films have images released, but release details and dates were announced for the entire 2009 slate.
The release dates, cast lists, and filmmaker information for these Walt Disney Pictures films can be found below in chronological order, followed by a slideshow of available images.
“Confessions of a Shopaholic”
Cast: Isla Fisher,...
- 12/22/2008
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
NEW YORK -- Carla Gugino will play the lead opposite Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in "Race to Witch Mountain", Disney's reimagining of its 1975 tween thriller "Escape to Witch Mountain".
Actor-director Garry Marshall also will star.
In Andy Fickman's feature, Gugino will play a discredited astrophysicist and UFO expert who meets up with a Las Vegas cab driver (Johnson). He asks for her extraterrestrial expertise to help a pair of psychic siblings escape the clutches of evil men and save the human race from impending doom.
Marshall plays a government and UFO conspiracy theorist/fringe scientist who helps them in their quest. Alexander Ludwig and AnnaSophia Robb play the siblings.
Gunn Films' Andrew Gunn is producing, and his shingle's Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing from Mark Bomback's recent script. Disney's Brigham Taylor and Casey Wolfe are overseeing the production, set to begin shooting this month in Los Angeles.
Gugino recently nabbed the romantic lead opposite Robert De Niro in the upcoming thriller "Righteous Kill" and will play Sally Jupiter/Silk Spectre in the Zack Snyder superhero flick "Watchmen".
Marshall has showcased his menschy appeal in numerous supporting roles for decades.
Actor-director Garry Marshall also will star.
In Andy Fickman's feature, Gugino will play a discredited astrophysicist and UFO expert who meets up with a Las Vegas cab driver (Johnson). He asks for her extraterrestrial expertise to help a pair of psychic siblings escape the clutches of evil men and save the human race from impending doom.
Marshall plays a government and UFO conspiracy theorist/fringe scientist who helps them in their quest. Alexander Ludwig and AnnaSophia Robb play the siblings.
Gunn Films' Andrew Gunn is producing, and his shingle's Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing from Mark Bomback's recent script. Disney's Brigham Taylor and Casey Wolfe are overseeing the production, set to begin shooting this month in Los Angeles.
Gugino recently nabbed the romantic lead opposite Robert De Niro in the upcoming thriller "Righteous Kill" and will play Sally Jupiter/Silk Spectre in the Zack Snyder superhero flick "Watchmen".
Marshall has showcased his menschy appeal in numerous supporting roles for decades.
- 3/14/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Carla Gugino will play the lead opposite Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Race to Witch Mountain, Disney's reimagining of its 1975 tween thriller Escape to Witch Mountain.
Actor-director Garry Marshall also will star.
In Andy Fickman's feature, Gugino will play a discredited astrophysicist and UFO expert who meets up with a Las Vegas cab driver (Johnson). He asks for her extraterrestrial expertise to help a pair of psychic siblings escape the clutches of evil men and save the human race from impending doom.
Marshall plays a government and UFO conspiracy theorist/fringe scientist who helps them in their quest. Alexander Ludwig and AnnaSophia Robb play the siblings.
Gunn Films' Andrew Gunn is producing, and his shingle's Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing from Mark Bomback's recent script. Disney's Brigham Taylor and Casey Wolfe are overseeing the production, set to begin shooting this month in Los Angeles.
Gugino recently nabbed the romantic lead opposite Robert De Niro in the upcoming thriller Righteous Kill and will play Sally Jupiter/Silk Spectre in the Zack Snyder superhero flick Watchmen.
Marshall has showcased his menschy appeal in numerous supporting roles for decades.
Actor-director Garry Marshall also will star.
In Andy Fickman's feature, Gugino will play a discredited astrophysicist and UFO expert who meets up with a Las Vegas cab driver (Johnson). He asks for her extraterrestrial expertise to help a pair of psychic siblings escape the clutches of evil men and save the human race from impending doom.
Marshall plays a government and UFO conspiracy theorist/fringe scientist who helps them in their quest. Alexander Ludwig and AnnaSophia Robb play the siblings.
Gunn Films' Andrew Gunn is producing, and his shingle's Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing from Mark Bomback's recent script. Disney's Brigham Taylor and Casey Wolfe are overseeing the production, set to begin shooting this month in Los Angeles.
Gugino recently nabbed the romantic lead opposite Robert De Niro in the upcoming thriller Righteous Kill and will play Sally Jupiter/Silk Spectre in the Zack Snyder superhero flick Watchmen.
Marshall has showcased his menschy appeal in numerous supporting roles for decades.
- 3/14/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As family road trip movies go, Disney's College Road Trip is a longer and more arduous journey than even "RV" or "Are We There Yet?" On the other hand, those movies performed well at the boxoffice.
Families seem to be extremely tolerant of taxing movie car trips. Perhaps the trick is that everyone is simply glad it's happening to another family and not theirs.
This excursion teams Martin Lawrence with Disney Channel star Raven-Symone. You wouldn't want to accuse either performer of subtlety, but here the two seem to be in a contest to outdo each other with screams, facial contortions and wails of exasperation. Let's call it a draw.
What is puzzling is the incompatibility of the two leads with their roles. Raven is supposed to be a high school senior on a road trip to check out prospective universities. But she acts like a adolescent on a sugar high during a weekend sleepover. Lawrence plays a small-town police chief, one who borrows and totals a squad car, sneaks into a college women's dorm and acts like no cop you've ever seen, in or out of movies.
What Lawrence's James Porter is, in fact, is the worst-case scenario of a control-freak dad: He will not let his Precious Girl grow up and live an independent life. Despite this, Raven's Melanie Porter is sweet-natured and obedient though her dad does drive her nuts.
Dad wants her to go to Northwestern -- because it's a short drive from their Illinois home. When an opportunity to apply to Georgetown comes up, Melanie joins two friends (Disney Channel actors Brenda Song and Margo Harshman) on a road trip to D.C.
But Dad decides to escort Melanie himself. Then her younger brother (Eshaya Draper) and his pet pig stowaway in the trunk. It's hard for a girl to grow up in a Disney family film. The pet tricks by this extremely well-trained animal provide a running gag that culminates in his crashing a hotel wedding and essentially destroying everything under its tent.
Nothing happens with any logic here. The destruction of the police cruiser, the wedding turmoil, a skydiving episode and a golf course duel with clubs and carts all happen because the road trip needs a bit of excitement, not because anything leads rationally to these incidents.
Direction by Roger Kumble is as hamfisted as the screenplay by four writers is shorn of any sense of how families actually behave.
COLLEGE ROAD TRIP
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures presents a Gunnfilm production
Credits:
Director: Roger Kumble
Screenwriters: Emi Mochizuki, Carrie Evans, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Producer: Andrew Gunn
Executive producers: Ann Marie Sanderlin, Anthony Katagas, Raven-Symone, Michael Green
Director of photography: Theo van de Sande
Production designer: Ben Barraud
Music: Edward Shearmur
Costume designer: Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Editor: Roger Bondelli
Cast:
James Porter: Martin Lawrence
Melanie: Raven-Symone
Doug: Donny Osmond
Nancy: Brenda Song
Trey: Eshaya Drapper
Michelle: Kym E. Whitley
Grandma Porter: Arnetia Walker
Katie: Margo Harshman
Wendy: Molly Ephraim
Running time -- 84 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
Families seem to be extremely tolerant of taxing movie car trips. Perhaps the trick is that everyone is simply glad it's happening to another family and not theirs.
This excursion teams Martin Lawrence with Disney Channel star Raven-Symone. You wouldn't want to accuse either performer of subtlety, but here the two seem to be in a contest to outdo each other with screams, facial contortions and wails of exasperation. Let's call it a draw.
What is puzzling is the incompatibility of the two leads with their roles. Raven is supposed to be a high school senior on a road trip to check out prospective universities. But she acts like a adolescent on a sugar high during a weekend sleepover. Lawrence plays a small-town police chief, one who borrows and totals a squad car, sneaks into a college women's dorm and acts like no cop you've ever seen, in or out of movies.
What Lawrence's James Porter is, in fact, is the worst-case scenario of a control-freak dad: He will not let his Precious Girl grow up and live an independent life. Despite this, Raven's Melanie Porter is sweet-natured and obedient though her dad does drive her nuts.
Dad wants her to go to Northwestern -- because it's a short drive from their Illinois home. When an opportunity to apply to Georgetown comes up, Melanie joins two friends (Disney Channel actors Brenda Song and Margo Harshman) on a road trip to D.C.
But Dad decides to escort Melanie himself. Then her younger brother (Eshaya Draper) and his pet pig stowaway in the trunk. It's hard for a girl to grow up in a Disney family film. The pet tricks by this extremely well-trained animal provide a running gag that culminates in his crashing a hotel wedding and essentially destroying everything under its tent.
Nothing happens with any logic here. The destruction of the police cruiser, the wedding turmoil, a skydiving episode and a golf course duel with clubs and carts all happen because the road trip needs a bit of excitement, not because anything leads rationally to these incidents.
Direction by Roger Kumble is as hamfisted as the screenplay by four writers is shorn of any sense of how families actually behave.
COLLEGE ROAD TRIP
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures presents a Gunnfilm production
Credits:
Director: Roger Kumble
Screenwriters: Emi Mochizuki, Carrie Evans, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Producer: Andrew Gunn
Executive producers: Ann Marie Sanderlin, Anthony Katagas, Raven-Symone, Michael Green
Director of photography: Theo van de Sande
Production designer: Ben Barraud
Music: Edward Shearmur
Costume designer: Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Editor: Roger Bondelli
Cast:
James Porter: Martin Lawrence
Melanie: Raven-Symone
Doug: Donny Osmond
Nancy: Brenda Song
Trey: Eshaya Drapper
Michelle: Kym E. Whitley
Grandma Porter: Arnetia Walker
Katie: Margo Harshman
Wendy: Molly Ephraim
Running time -- 84 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
CORRECTED 3:42 a.m. PT March 6
Ciaran Hinds and Alexander Ludwig have joined the cast of "Race to Witch Mountain", Disney's reimagining of its 1975 adventure movie "Escape to Witch Mountain".
Andy Fickman is on board to direct what is described as an action thriller, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and AnnaSophia Robb.
Disney-based Andrew Gunn, whose "College Road Trip" opens Friday, is producing via his Gunn Films banner.
The adaptation revolves around a pair of paranormal-powered siblings (Ludwig, Robb) who, with the help of a Las Vegas cab driver (Johnson), go on the run from a diabolical group of men who wish to exploit their abilities. Hinds will play the nefarious leader of the pack.
Mark Bomback wrote the current "Witch" draft.
Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing. Brigham Taylor and Casey Wolfe are overseeing for Disney.
The studio is eyeing a late March start in Los Angeles.
Ludwig, repped by ICM, starred in Walden's "The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising".
UTA-repped Hinds is known for portraying Julius Caesar in HBO's "Rome". His credits include "There Will Be Blood" and the upcoming "Stop-Loss".
Ciaran Hinds and Alexander Ludwig have joined the cast of "Race to Witch Mountain", Disney's reimagining of its 1975 adventure movie "Escape to Witch Mountain".
Andy Fickman is on board to direct what is described as an action thriller, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and AnnaSophia Robb.
Disney-based Andrew Gunn, whose "College Road Trip" opens Friday, is producing via his Gunn Films banner.
The adaptation revolves around a pair of paranormal-powered siblings (Ludwig, Robb) who, with the help of a Las Vegas cab driver (Johnson), go on the run from a diabolical group of men who wish to exploit their abilities. Hinds will play the nefarious leader of the pack.
Mark Bomback wrote the current "Witch" draft.
Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing. Brigham Taylor and Casey Wolfe are overseeing for Disney.
The studio is eyeing a late March start in Los Angeles.
Ludwig, repped by ICM, starred in Walden's "The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising".
UTA-repped Hinds is known for portraying Julius Caesar in HBO's "Rome". His credits include "There Will Be Blood" and the upcoming "Stop-Loss".
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is in negotiations to topline Witch Mountain, Walt Disney Pictures' modern re-imagining of its classic 1975 adventure movie Escape to Witch Mountain. Andy Fickman is on board to direct, while Disney-based Andrew Gunn is producing via his Gunn Films banner.
The story follows a pair of siblings, endowed with paranormal powers, who go on the run from a diabolical group of men who wish to exploit their abilities. Johnson will play a Las Vegas cab driver who is in for the ride of his life when he picks up the duo.
Matt Lopez wrote the current 'Witch' draft.
Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing. Brigham Taylor and Casey Wolfe are overseeing for Disney.
The studio is eyeing a March 2008 start date.
The casting will reteam Johnson with Fickman, for whom he starred in The Game Plan, Disney's upcoming family comedy.
Johnson is repped by UTA.
The story follows a pair of siblings, endowed with paranormal powers, who go on the run from a diabolical group of men who wish to exploit their abilities. Johnson will play a Las Vegas cab driver who is in for the ride of his life when he picks up the duo.
Matt Lopez wrote the current 'Witch' draft.
Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing. Brigham Taylor and Casey Wolfe are overseeing for Disney.
The studio is eyeing a March 2008 start date.
The casting will reteam Johnson with Fickman, for whom he starred in The Game Plan, Disney's upcoming family comedy.
Johnson is repped by UTA.
- 8/29/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Francis Lawrence is off to work on "Snow and the Seven", Walt Disney Pictures' live-action East-meets-West take on the "Snow White" fairy tale. Scott Rudin and Andrew Gunn are producing.
The story, a fantasy adventure, centers on a British girl being raised in 19th century Hong Kong. When she realizes her destiny is to conquer an evil force, she must prepare to fight by being trained by seven Shaolin Monks.
The long-gestating project was originally written by Josh Harmon and Scott Elder. The current draft is by Scott Moore and Jon Lucas. The studio said the title of the project is only a working title and will change.
The studio is eyeing a start in 2008, with China being likely the site of the shoot.
Yuen Woon-ping is acting as the fight choreographer on the movie, which is being executive produced by Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin along with Anthony Wong and Dede Nickerson.
Brigham Taylor and Louanne Brickhouse are overseeing for Disney.
The story, a fantasy adventure, centers on a British girl being raised in 19th century Hong Kong. When she realizes her destiny is to conquer an evil force, she must prepare to fight by being trained by seven Shaolin Monks.
The long-gestating project was originally written by Josh Harmon and Scott Elder. The current draft is by Scott Moore and Jon Lucas. The studio said the title of the project is only a working title and will change.
The studio is eyeing a start in 2008, with China being likely the site of the shoot.
Yuen Woon-ping is acting as the fight choreographer on the movie, which is being executive produced by Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin along with Anthony Wong and Dede Nickerson.
Brigham Taylor and Louanne Brickhouse are overseeing for Disney.
Andy Fickman is coming on board to direct Witch Mountain, Walt Disney Pictures' modern re-imagining of its classic 1975 adventure movie Escape to Witch Mountain. Disney-based Andrew Gunn is producing via his Gunn Films banner.
The 1975 film was based on a science fiction novel by Alexander Key and followed a pair of siblings, endowed with paranormal powers, who go on the run from a diabolical group of men who wish to exploit their abilities. The brother and sister turn out to be extraterrestrials.
The movie hatched a sequel, Return to Witch Mountain, best remembered for having Bette Davis and Christopher Lee in the cast, as well as a made-for-TV movie Beyond to Witch Mountain that was to have been a pilot for a TV series.
Matt Lopez wrote the current draft. Lopez also penned the studio's Bedtime Stories, which is due to go before cameras in January with Adam Shankman directing Adam Sandler.
Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin is exec producing. Brigham Taylor and Casey Wolfe are overseeing for Disney.
The 1975 film was based on a science fiction novel by Alexander Key and followed a pair of siblings, endowed with paranormal powers, who go on the run from a diabolical group of men who wish to exploit their abilities. The brother and sister turn out to be extraterrestrials.
The movie hatched a sequel, Return to Witch Mountain, best remembered for having Bette Davis and Christopher Lee in the cast, as well as a made-for-TV movie Beyond to Witch Mountain that was to have been a pilot for a TV series.
Matt Lopez wrote the current draft. Lopez also penned the studio's Bedtime Stories, which is due to go before cameras in January with Adam Shankman directing Adam Sandler.
Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin is exec producing. Brigham Taylor and Casey Wolfe are overseeing for Disney.
- 7/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Adam Sandler is set to star in his first Walt Disney Pictures film, the family comedy Bedtime Stories, being directed by Adam Shankman. Sandler also will produce with his Happy Madison partner Jack Giarraputo, along with Andrew Gunn and his Gunn Films banner.
Bedtime features Sandler as a harried real estate developer whose life is turned upside down when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew begin to come true. Matt Lopez wrote the script.
Production will begin this year for a holiday 2008 release.
Shankman and his Offspring Entertainment partner Jennifer Gibgot are executive producing along with Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin.
Jason Reed is overseeing for Disney.
Sandler worked with the Disney studio on the 1998 hit The Waterboy, but that film was released under the Touchstone Pictures label.
The actor is onscreen in the Mike Binder drama Reign Over Me. His most recent comedy, Click, grossed $137.3 million at the domestic boxoffice last year. On Saturday, he received the 2007 Kids' Choice Award for favorite movie actor.
Bedtime features Sandler as a harried real estate developer whose life is turned upside down when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew begin to come true. Matt Lopez wrote the script.
Production will begin this year for a holiday 2008 release.
Shankman and his Offspring Entertainment partner Jennifer Gibgot are executive producing along with Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin.
Jason Reed is overseeing for Disney.
Sandler worked with the Disney studio on the 1998 hit The Waterboy, but that film was released under the Touchstone Pictures label.
The actor is onscreen in the Mike Binder drama Reign Over Me. His most recent comedy, Click, grossed $137.3 million at the domestic boxoffice last year. On Saturday, he received the 2007 Kids' Choice Award for favorite movie actor.
Adam Shankman has signed on to direct "Bedtime Stories", a family comedy for Walt Disney Pictures. Andrew Gunn is producing via his Gunn Films banner.
The story centers on a harried architect whose his life is turned upside down when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to come true. The script is written by Matt Lopez and is based on an idea by Disney exec Jason Reed, who is overseeing.
Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin is exec producing with Shankman and his Offspring Entertainment partner Jennifer Gibgot.
Production will start in the summer.
Disney-based Gunn Films produced "Freaky Friday" and "Sky High" for the company.
Shankman is no stranger to Disney, having directed hits "Bringing Down the House" and "The Pacifier" for the studio. He is in postproduction on the film adaptation of the hit musical "Hairspray", which New Line Cinema will release in the summer.
Shankman is repped by UTA.
The story centers on a harried architect whose his life is turned upside down when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to come true. The script is written by Matt Lopez and is based on an idea by Disney exec Jason Reed, who is overseeing.
Gunn Films' Ann Marie Sanderlin is exec producing with Shankman and his Offspring Entertainment partner Jennifer Gibgot.
Production will start in the summer.
Disney-based Gunn Films produced "Freaky Friday" and "Sky High" for the company.
Shankman is no stranger to Disney, having directed hits "Bringing Down the House" and "The Pacifier" for the studio. He is in postproduction on the film adaptation of the hit musical "Hairspray", which New Line Cinema will release in the summer.
Shankman is repped by UTA.
Touchstone Pictures has purchased the spec script Off the Chain by writers Dax Shelby and Robert Stevens. Andrew Gunn is producing through his Gunnfilms banner. The comedy follows two prison-bound women from opposing walks of life -- a framed, clueless housewife and a career street criminal. Through a glitch in the system, the two accidentally swap prisons, with the housewife being sent to a maximum-security penitentiary and the criminal going to a country-club setting. Gunnfilms' Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing.
- 4/25/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon will write Snow and the Seven, an East-meets-West retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, for Walt Disney Pictures. Hong Kong director Yuen Wo Ping will make his English-language directorial debut on the film, which Andrew Gunn is producing. Snow and the Seven will be set in 1880s British colonial China and will have fantasy and martial arts elements, with the "seven" being Shaolin monks. The story also will hearken back to aspects of the original Grimm Brothers' fairy tale. Brigham Taylor is the Disney exec on the project, and Gunnfilm's Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing.
- 10/29/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon will write Snow and the Seven, an East-meets-West retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, for Walt Disney Pictures. Hong Kong director Yuen Wo Ping will make his English-language directorial debut on the film, which Andrew Gunn is producing. Snow and the Seven will be set in 1880s British colonial China and will have fantasy and martial arts elements, with the "seven" being Shaolin monks. The story also will hearken back to aspects of the original Grimm Brothers' fairy tale. Brigham Taylor is the Disney exec on the project, and Gunnfilm's Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing.
- 10/29/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bruce Campbell, Lynda Carter and David Foley are going to be superhero teachers. The actors have joined the cast of Sky High, a teen comedy that Mike Mitchell is directing and Andrew Gunn is producing. Sky High revolves around a high school for superpowered teens in a world where superheroes are an everyday occurrence. Campbell will play Coach Boomer, who tests students and decides whether they become a sidekick or a hero. Carter is set as the school's principal, while Foley will portray Mr. Boy, the teacher of sidekicks. Brigham Taylor and Louanne Brickhouse are the execs on the project, which is set to start Tuesday in Los Angeles. Gunnfilm's Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producer.
- 8/15/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Walt Disney Pictures has found an up-and-coming superhero in Michael Angarano, who will star in Sky High, a superhero teen comedy movie that Mike Mitchell is directing and Andrew Gunn is producing. Sky High centers on a high school for superpowered teens in a world where superheroes are an everyday occurrence. The story follows Jeremy, the son of superheroes Commander Stronghold and Jetstream, and his trials and tribulations of being a regular teenager and a possible future hero. Brigham Taylor and Louanne Brickhouse are the execs on the project, which has a start date of Aug. 20 in Los Angeles. Gunnfilm's Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing.
- 5/27/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Walt Disney Pictures has picked up Ruprecht, a broad comedy pitch about Santa Claus' former partner by The Simpsons writers/executive producers Josh Weinstein and Bill Oakley. Andrew Gunn is producing. The story recounts how, in Victorian times, Santa left presents for all the good children and Ruprecht was responsible for leaving switches and coal for the naughty ones. Ruprecht went away when the partnership soured, and kids eventually stopped getting coal. The story picks up in the present day when Ruprecht resurfaces, determined to balance out Christmas and today's naughty kids with some overdue lumps of coal, causing a battle that turns Christmas on its head. Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing. Brad Epstein is the Disney executive on the project. In addition to The Simpsons, Oakley and Weinstein's writing credits include Futurama and The Mullets. They also served as consulting producers on the former and exec producers on the latter. The writers are repped by CAA and attorney John Moonves.
- 3/29/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Video director Liz Friedlander will make her feature film debut on the Walt Disney Co.'s "So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Spy?" Andrew Gunn is producing through his Gunn Films shingle, while Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing. "Spy" asks, "What if a world-famous rock band were really 'Mission: Impossible'-style spies?" The story follows a female band leader who, tired of the double life of spy and rock star, decides she wants out. The government will only let her leave if she trains her replacement, who turns out to be a 15-year-old girl who wants a quick ticket to instant fame and fortune. The project is being penned by Disney writer-in-residence Jill Tohber.
- 11/26/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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