Exclusive: Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis, the screenwriters behind CBS Films’ upcoming Cole Sprouse starrer, Five Feet Apart, have been tapped by the studio to write the screenplay based on the social media sensation Esther the Wonder Pig. Jack Leslie and Lauren Shuler Donner of Donners’ Company, the company that produced the animal rescue films Free Willy and Hotel for Dogs, are producing this project.
The pic will follow the true story of how a couple adopts what they believe is a pigmy pig, also sometimes colloquially referred to as a micro piglet. Esther joins the family at five pounds and then grows to 650 inspiring the local community and millions of online followers in the process.
After adopting Esther, real-life couple, Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter opened the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, where they could care for Esther and other animals in need. Jenkins and Walter, along with Caprice Crane,...
The pic will follow the true story of how a couple adopts what they believe is a pigmy pig, also sometimes colloquially referred to as a micro piglet. Esther joins the family at five pounds and then grows to 650 inspiring the local community and millions of online followers in the process.
After adopting Esther, real-life couple, Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter opened the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, where they could care for Esther and other animals in need. Jenkins and Walter, along with Caprice Crane,...
- 3/1/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
As a worldwide audience of billions gathers to watch and offer their blessings as Prince William and Kate Middleton say their vows on April 29, the Church of England - which the groom will one day head - has penned some thoughts for the couple. The words are meant to serve as a guide for possible use in public prayer, groups or in private. "It simply reflects the views of any couple getting married and it is asking God's help in the vows that they are taking," Steve Jenkins, a Church of England spokesman tells People of the prayer, which goes...
- 4/8/2011
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
Janus Metz's Armadillo Janus Metz's Armadillo Wins Best Documentary at 2010 BFI London Film Festival Broadcaster and journalist Sue Perkins hosted the awards ceremony of the 54th BFI London Film Festival awards. Guests at the 2010 London Festival awards ceremony included Danny Boyle, whose 127 Hours is the festival's closing-night gala presentation, Greg Dyke, John Hurt, Joanne Froggatt, Richard Ayoade, Craig Roberts, Joanna Hogg, Sue Perkins, Michelle Eastwood, Brian Welsh, Clio Barnard, Kim Longiontto, Janus Metz, Eduardo de la Serna, and Jb Ghuman Jr. Among the other industry guests were Tessa Ross, Sue Bruce Smith, Peter Buckingham, Tim Cagney, Lizzie Francke, Duncan Kenworthy, Clare Binns, Steve Jenkins, Mia Bays, Eddie Berg, Sandra Hebron, Amanda Nevill,Stuart Boreman, and Edward Fletcher. Below is the full list of winners at the 2010 BFI London Film Festival. Best Film: How I Ended This Summer, directed by Alexei Popogrebsky Best British Newcomer: Clio Barnard, director of The [...]...
- 10/28/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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1) James Cameron
Director: Avatar, Titanic
2) Steven Spielberg
Director: Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park, Et: The Extra Terrestrial
Producer: Letters From Iwo Jima, Flags of Our Fathers
3) Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor: Inception, Shutter Island, Titanic
4) John Lasseter
Director: Toy Story, Toy Story 2
Chief creative officer: Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios
5) Brad Pitt
Actor: Inglourious Basterds, The Assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford
Producer: Kick-Ass, A Mighty Heart, The Departed
6) Christopher Nolan
Director: Inception, The Dark Knight
7) Scott Rudin
Producer: No Country for Old Men, The Queen, The Truman Show
8) Quentin Tarantino
Director: Inglourious Basterds, Pulp Fiction
9) George Clooney
Actor: Michael Clayton, Ocean's Eleven
Director: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Good Night, and Good Luck
10) Ed Vaizey
Politician: Minister for culture, communications and creative...
• Datablog: download the full list as a spreadsheet
1) James Cameron
Director: Avatar, Titanic
2) Steven Spielberg
Director: Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park, Et: The Extra Terrestrial
Producer: Letters From Iwo Jima, Flags of Our Fathers
3) Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor: Inception, Shutter Island, Titanic
4) John Lasseter
Director: Toy Story, Toy Story 2
Chief creative officer: Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios
5) Brad Pitt
Actor: Inglourious Basterds, The Assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford
Producer: Kick-Ass, A Mighty Heart, The Departed
6) Christopher Nolan
Director: Inception, The Dark Knight
7) Scott Rudin
Producer: No Country for Old Men, The Queen, The Truman Show
8) Quentin Tarantino
Director: Inglourious Basterds, Pulp Fiction
9) George Clooney
Actor: Michael Clayton, Ocean's Eleven
Director: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Good Night, and Good Luck
10) Ed Vaizey
Politician: Minister for culture, communications and creative...
- 9/24/2010
- by Peter Bradshaw, Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
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