Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on the Max streaming service in May. The Max May 2024 lineup includes season three of the comedy series Hacks, the drama series Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, and the unscripted series Thirst with Shay Mitchell.
The May schedule also includes the comedy special Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die, as well as the original documentaries Stax: Soulsville, U.S.A. and MoviePass, MovieCrash. Turtles All the Way Down, Stop Making Sense, and The Iron Claw are some of the films coming to the service.
Featured Programming
Hacks Season 3 (Max Original Comedy Series)
The nine-episode season debuts with two episodes on May 2, followed by two new episodes each week, concluding with the season finale on May 30.
Logline: A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special...
The May schedule also includes the comedy special Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die, as well as the original documentaries Stax: Soulsville, U.S.A. and MoviePass, MovieCrash. Turtles All the Way Down, Stop Making Sense, and The Iron Claw are some of the films coming to the service.
Featured Programming
Hacks Season 3 (Max Original Comedy Series)
The nine-episode season debuts with two episodes on May 2, followed by two new episodes each week, concluding with the season finale on May 30.
Logline: A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special...
- 4/24/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Turtles All The Way Down, a film from New Line Cinema and Temple Hill based on John Green’s bestselling novel of the same name and directed by Hannah Marks, debuts Thursday, May 2 on Max.
Logline: Turtles All The Way Down tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced). It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying… trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis, her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope.
Cast: Isabela Merced, Cree, Felix Mallard, Maliq Johnson, Poorna Jagannathan, Judy Reyes, and J. Smith-Cameron.
Credits: Turtles All The Way Down from New Line Cinema and Temple Hill and based on John Green’s bestselling novel, is directed by...
Logline: Turtles All The Way Down tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced). It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying… trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis, her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope.
Cast: Isabela Merced, Cree, Felix Mallard, Maliq Johnson, Poorna Jagannathan, Judy Reyes, and J. Smith-Cameron.
Credits: Turtles All The Way Down from New Line Cinema and Temple Hill and based on John Green’s bestselling novel, is directed by...
- 4/8/2024
- by TV Shows MCM
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Max has revealed the official trailer and poster for Turtles All the Way Down, the adaptation of John Green’s New York Times bestselling novel that will debut on Thursday, May 2.
Directed by Hannah Marks (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency), Turtles All the Way Down was rated PG-13 by the MPA for thematic material involving mental illness, some strong language, and sexual references.
From New Line Cinema and Temple Hill, the film tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced). It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying… trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control.
When she reconnects with Davis, her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope.
The cast includes Isabela Merced, Cree, Felix Mallard,...
Directed by Hannah Marks (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency), Turtles All the Way Down was rated PG-13 by the MPA for thematic material involving mental illness, some strong language, and sexual references.
From New Line Cinema and Temple Hill, the film tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced). It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying… trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control.
When she reconnects with Davis, her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope.
The cast includes Isabela Merced, Cree, Felix Mallard,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Max said Wednesday that its adaptation of John Green’s bestseller Turtles All the Way Down, from director Hannah Marks (Don’t Make Me Go), has been slated for release on Thursday, May 2.
Check out a trailer above.
Hailing from New Line Cinema and Temple Hill, Turtles All the Way Down tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced). It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying … trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis (Felix Mallard), her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship and hope.
Also starring Maliq Johnson, Cree, Poorna Jagannathan, Judy Reyes and J. Smith-Cameron, the film was written by the This Is Us duo of Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker,...
Check out a trailer above.
Hailing from New Line Cinema and Temple Hill, Turtles All the Way Down tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced). It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying … trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis (Felix Mallard), her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship and hope.
Also starring Maliq Johnson, Cree, Poorna Jagannathan, Judy Reyes and J. Smith-Cameron, the film was written by the This Is Us duo of Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: New Line Cinema and Hello Sunshine have teamed on an acquisition of the Curtis Sittenfeld novel Romantic Comedy. The film centers on a comedy writer who thinks she’s sworn off love until a dreamy musician flips the script on all her assumptions.
Jordan Weiss and Dan Brier are adapting the book, which spent four weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List and was also Reese’s Book Club Pick in April 2023. Weiss and Brier most recently wrote the upcoming New Line feature Sweethearts, which was also Weiss’ directorial debut. Weiss also is known for creating the Hulu series Dollface.
Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter are producing for Hello Sunshine (a Candle Media company), with Ashley Strumwasser serving as executive producer. Curtis Sittenfeld also will be an executive producer.
Nikki Ramey and Paulina Sussman are overseeing for New Line Cinema.
Weiss is represented by UTA and Mosaic. Brier is repped by WME,...
Jordan Weiss and Dan Brier are adapting the book, which spent four weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List and was also Reese’s Book Club Pick in April 2023. Weiss and Brier most recently wrote the upcoming New Line feature Sweethearts, which was also Weiss’ directorial debut. Weiss also is known for creating the Hulu series Dollface.
Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter are producing for Hello Sunshine (a Candle Media company), with Ashley Strumwasser serving as executive producer. Curtis Sittenfeld also will be an executive producer.
Nikki Ramey and Paulina Sussman are overseeing for New Line Cinema.
Weiss is represented by UTA and Mosaic. Brier is repped by WME,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Former DC Films head Walter Hamada has kicked off the new year with the launch of his new production banner, 18hz Productions, and is making key hires.
Nathan Samdahl, the former Paramount executive who was instrumental in making the horror hit Smile, will act as the company’s senior vp, while Nick Romano has been tapped as creative executive.
Hamada transitioned to the world of producing late last year after more than 15 years in the studio trenches of Warner Bros. and New Line, overseeing the making of horror and superhero movies such as It and Aquaman. In November, his fledgling company signed an exclusive, multi-year production deal with Paramount to spearhead the studio’s mainstream horror movies. It has the goal of releasing several low-to mid-budget films per year across theatrical and streaming.
The company’s name reflects the focus on horror. 18hz is known as the ghost frequency as...
Nathan Samdahl, the former Paramount executive who was instrumental in making the horror hit Smile, will act as the company’s senior vp, while Nick Romano has been tapped as creative executive.
Hamada transitioned to the world of producing late last year after more than 15 years in the studio trenches of Warner Bros. and New Line, overseeing the making of horror and superhero movies such as It and Aquaman. In November, his fledgling company signed an exclusive, multi-year production deal with Paramount to spearhead the studio’s mainstream horror movies. It has the goal of releasing several low-to mid-budget films per year across theatrical and streaming.
The company’s name reflects the focus on horror. 18hz is known as the ghost frequency as...
- 1/17/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO Max has set premiere dates for three movies: Moonshot, Father of the Bride and the New Line reboot of 1990s comedy House Party.
Moonshot shifts its drop date on the service from March 24 to March 31. The pic from director Christopher Winterbauer, is a romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist, set in a future where Mars is terraformed and colonized by the best humanity has to offer. Two very different college students wind up joining forces and sneak onboard a space shuttle to the red planet in order to be united with their significant others. Written by Max Taxe, the movie stars Cole Sprouse, Lana Condor, Mason Gooding, Emily Rudd, and Zach Braff. Producers are Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Jill McElroy, Jenna Sarkin. EPs are Mike McGrath, Richard Brener, Nikki Ramey, Paulina Sussman, Dana Fox, Michelle Morrissey.
The Gaz Alazraki reboot of Father of the Bride is set for June 16 this year.
Moonshot shifts its drop date on the service from March 24 to March 31. The pic from director Christopher Winterbauer, is a romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist, set in a future where Mars is terraformed and colonized by the best humanity has to offer. Two very different college students wind up joining forces and sneak onboard a space shuttle to the red planet in order to be united with their significant others. Written by Max Taxe, the movie stars Cole Sprouse, Lana Condor, Mason Gooding, Emily Rudd, and Zach Braff. Producers are Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Jill McElroy, Jenna Sarkin. EPs are Mike McGrath, Richard Brener, Nikki Ramey, Paulina Sussman, Dana Fox, Michelle Morrissey.
The Gaz Alazraki reboot of Father of the Bride is set for June 16 this year.
- 2/15/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Toby Emmerich will now have oversight of HBO Max original films as part of a reorganization at Warner Media. As part of the shift, Jessie Henderson, the EVP of Original Feature Films at WarnerMedia, has decided to leave the company, and Nikki Ramey, SVP of Original Feature Films at HBO Max, is moving over to New Line and will report to Richard Brener, president and chief creative officer, and Carolyn Blackwood, chief operating officer for Warner Bros. Pictures Group. The goal for WarnerMedia will be to combine HBO Max with Warner Bros. Pictures group and break down silos between the company’s divisions. Also Read: AT&T Q3 Earnings: HBO Max Hits 38 Million US Subs, Warner Bros Revenue Falls 28% Moving forward, Emmerich will have oversight over all motion picture output for WarnerMedia, be it streaming or theatrical. And all development and production of original feature films for HBO Max will...
- 10/23/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Feature film programming for streaming service HBO Max has undergone a restructure, as two executives shuffle out of the group and greenlight power now falls exclusively under studio chief Toby Emmerich.
In February, WarnerMedia announced the creation of WarnerMax — a streaming film label that would create movies exclusively for the service, control of which was to be shared by Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Emmerich and HBO Max chief content officer Kevin Reilly.
In a new arrangement announced Friday, Emmerich has been given full control of original films and will oversee rollout to either theatrical releases or streaming premieres. WarnerMedia’s executive vice president of original films, Jessie Henderson, has chosen to depart the company.
Nikki Ramey, senior vice president of original feature films at HBO Max, is headed to Warner label New Line Cinema. She will report to New Line president and chief creative officer Richard Brener for development and production,...
In February, WarnerMedia announced the creation of WarnerMax — a streaming film label that would create movies exclusively for the service, control of which was to be shared by Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Emmerich and HBO Max chief content officer Kevin Reilly.
In a new arrangement announced Friday, Emmerich has been given full control of original films and will oversee rollout to either theatrical releases or streaming premieres. WarnerMedia’s executive vice president of original films, Jessie Henderson, has chosen to depart the company.
Nikki Ramey, senior vice president of original feature films at HBO Max, is headed to Warner label New Line Cinema. She will report to New Line president and chief creative officer Richard Brener for development and production,...
- 10/23/2020
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Rumors have raced for weeks that exec changes at WarnerMedia would soon reverberate to movie content as the effort to streamline production continues. Two of the rumored moves have happened: Jessie Henderson, EVP Original Feature Films for HBO Max, decided to leave the company. Another HBO Max exec, Nikki Ramey, will leave her senior veep of Original Feature Films post to join New line and report to president/chief creative officer Richard Brener for film development and production, and Carolyn Blackwood, Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros. Pictures Group, for finished film acquisitions.
Toby Emmerich will have oversight over all motion picture output for WarnerMedia, streaming and theatrical. Moving forward, all development and production of original feature films for HBO Max will be consolidated under Emmerich and the Warner Bros Pictures Group, working in conjunction with Casey Bloys on overall platform goals. Oversight of original feature films for HBO Max was...
Toby Emmerich will have oversight over all motion picture output for WarnerMedia, streaming and theatrical. Moving forward, all development and production of original feature films for HBO Max will be consolidated under Emmerich and the Warner Bros Pictures Group, working in conjunction with Casey Bloys on overall platform goals. Oversight of original feature films for HBO Max was...
- 10/23/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Max, launched earlier this year to produce features for HBO Max, is being phased out.
Warner Media is streamlining film production operations and has given Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich oversight over all streaming and theatrical feature film output at the company.
Going forward all development and production of original features for HBO Max will be consolidated under Emmerich and the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, working in conjunction with HBO president Casey Bloys.
Oversight of original features for HBO Max was previously shared by leadership at WarnerMedia Entertainment and the Warner Bros Pictures Group.
Warner Max, launched...
Warner Media is streamlining film production operations and has given Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich oversight over all streaming and theatrical feature film output at the company.
Going forward all development and production of original features for HBO Max will be consolidated under Emmerich and the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, working in conjunction with HBO president Casey Bloys.
Oversight of original features for HBO Max was previously shared by leadership at WarnerMedia Entertainment and the Warner Bros Pictures Group.
Warner Max, launched...
- 10/23/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Spe gets first-look, although it is understood Gabler can make content for any streaming or television platform.
Former Fox 2000 chief Elizabeth Gabler, whose division made global hits such as Life Of Pi and The Devil Wears Prada, has landed at Sony Pictures Entertainment (Spe), where she and her entire Fox 2000 development team will produce content from a wide range of sources including the HarperCollins catalogue.
Spe and HarperCollins are co-funding the new partnership, which remains unnamed for now. Spe gets first-look at projects, although it is understood Gabler can make content for any streaming or television platform.
Gabler and her team,...
Former Fox 2000 chief Elizabeth Gabler, whose division made global hits such as Life Of Pi and The Devil Wears Prada, has landed at Sony Pictures Entertainment (Spe), where she and her entire Fox 2000 development team will produce content from a wide range of sources including the HarperCollins catalogue.
Spe and HarperCollins are co-funding the new partnership, which remains unnamed for now. Spe gets first-look at projects, although it is understood Gabler can make content for any streaming or television platform.
Gabler and her team,...
- 7/15/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Elizabeth Gabler is headed to Sony Pictures in an overall production deal that includes HarpersCollins Publishers and her entire team from Fox 2000.
Gabler most recently oversaw production at Fox 2000 as president of production. She was left with a decision on what to do next, however, once Disney decided to shutter the Fox 2000 film division following its acquisition of Fox’s film and TV assets.
“I have been fortunate to work with Brian, Elizabeth and her talented team in the past,” Sony Motion Picture Group Chairman Tom Rothman said in a statement. “They are the gold standard at their respective jobs and I am overjoyed that we will all be working together in this very forward-looking partnership. Content creators need to find new and aggressive ways to move up in, and enhance, the value chain for authors, publishers, filmmakers, and studios alike, and we believe this alliance will offer many such new opportunities.
Gabler most recently oversaw production at Fox 2000 as president of production. She was left with a decision on what to do next, however, once Disney decided to shutter the Fox 2000 film division following its acquisition of Fox’s film and TV assets.
“I have been fortunate to work with Brian, Elizabeth and her talented team in the past,” Sony Motion Picture Group Chairman Tom Rothman said in a statement. “They are the gold standard at their respective jobs and I am overjoyed that we will all be working together in this very forward-looking partnership. Content creators need to find new and aggressive ways to move up in, and enhance, the value chain for authors, publishers, filmmakers, and studios alike, and we believe this alliance will offer many such new opportunities.
- 7/15/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Update: More clarity on Elizabeth Gabler and the HarperCollins and Sony situation. She’ll bring her whole Fox 2000 exec team to this new venture, unnamed, that will move her to the Sony lot. It’s a partnership between Sony and HarperCollins Publishers and the goal is to generate productions across multiple platforms from books in the HarperCollins catalog. Gabler had strong relationships both at Sony and HarperCollins, the latter of which is NewsCorp owned, with a straight pipeline from publisher to the studio. Sony will have first look at the projects, with the studio and book publisher cofinancing the relationship. Gabler’s team members moving to the new venture includes Erin Sinimoff, Marisa Paiva, Nikki Ramey and Molly Saffron.
Sony just issued a release, with quote that indicate that not surprisingly, everyone is thrilled. Release is at bottom of original story.
Earlier, 10:50 Am Pst: Sources said that former...
Sony just issued a release, with quote that indicate that not surprisingly, everyone is thrilled. Release is at bottom of original story.
Earlier, 10:50 Am Pst: Sources said that former...
- 7/15/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Elizabeth Gabler is joining Sony Pictures Entertainment in an innovative media deal that will see the veteran executive produce film and TV content based on HarperCollins books.
Gabler was the longtime steward of Fox 2000, which was shuttered after the Walt Disney Company acquired much of 21st Century Fox in March. She will bring her entire development team of Erin Siminoff, Marisa Paiva, Nikki Ramey and Molly Saffron to Sony at the end of August.
Her yet-to-be-named company will be based on the Sony’s Culver City lot, and enjoy a first-look deal across platforms in a multiyear pact. Gabler will work with Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group chief Tom Rothman and HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray.
“For the past two decades our division has thrived by building a film slate based principally on adaptations of literary properties, both fiction and non-fiction,” Gabler said in a statement. “We have always felt...
Gabler was the longtime steward of Fox 2000, which was shuttered after the Walt Disney Company acquired much of 21st Century Fox in March. She will bring her entire development team of Erin Siminoff, Marisa Paiva, Nikki Ramey and Molly Saffron to Sony at the end of August.
Her yet-to-be-named company will be based on the Sony’s Culver City lot, and enjoy a first-look deal across platforms in a multiyear pact. Gabler will work with Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group chief Tom Rothman and HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray.
“For the past two decades our division has thrived by building a film slate based principally on adaptations of literary properties, both fiction and non-fiction,” Gabler said in a statement. “We have always felt...
- 7/15/2019
- by Matt Donnelly and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Tom Hanks and filmmaker Paul Greengrass are set to reunite on the adaptation of Paulette Jiles’ novel ‘News of the World’ at Fox 2000.
Greengrass is currently in negotiations to helm the film in which Hanks will star and produce alongside Gary Goetzman. Elizabeth Gabler and Nikki Ramey will oversee for Fox 2000. ‘Lion’ scribe, Luke Davies has penned the script.
The film is set in the aftermath of the Civil War and tells of a widowed news reader who travels from town to town in Texas announcing the news of the times. He is given a handsome sum to deliver a young orphan girl, whose parents were killed by a Native American tribe who then raised her as their own, to her family in San Antonio. The duo travels 400 miles through dangerous terrain, slowly developing a bond that will be tested when the man must give the girl up to relatives...
Greengrass is currently in negotiations to helm the film in which Hanks will star and produce alongside Gary Goetzman. Elizabeth Gabler and Nikki Ramey will oversee for Fox 2000. ‘Lion’ scribe, Luke Davies has penned the script.
The film is set in the aftermath of the Civil War and tells of a widowed news reader who travels from town to town in Texas announcing the news of the times. He is given a handsome sum to deliver a young orphan girl, whose parents were killed by a Native American tribe who then raised her as their own, to her family in San Antonio. The duo travels 400 miles through dangerous terrain, slowly developing a bond that will be tested when the man must give the girl up to relatives...
- 2/7/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Paul Greengrass is in talks to direct Fox 2000’s big-screen adaptation of “News of the World,” with Tom Hanks set to star.
The film would see Greengrass reunite with his “Captain Phillips” star. The 2013 film garnered six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and grossed $218.8 million worldwide on a budget of $55 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
A best-selling novel written by Paulette Jiles, “News of the World” was nominated for the National Book Award for fiction.
Also Read: How Paul Greengrass' '22 July' Shows the 'Right-Wing, Populist Typhoon Blowing Through the West'
The book, which takes place in the wake of the Civil War, follows Cpt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd as he travels through Northern Texas, giving live readings from newspapers to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. He is then tasked with delivering a young orphan girl, Johanna, to her relatives in San Antonio after a band...
The film would see Greengrass reunite with his “Captain Phillips” star. The 2013 film garnered six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and grossed $218.8 million worldwide on a budget of $55 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
A best-selling novel written by Paulette Jiles, “News of the World” was nominated for the National Book Award for fiction.
Also Read: How Paul Greengrass' '22 July' Shows the 'Right-Wing, Populist Typhoon Blowing Through the West'
The book, which takes place in the wake of the Civil War, follows Cpt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd as he travels through Northern Texas, giving live readings from newspapers to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. He is then tasked with delivering a young orphan girl, Johanna, to her relatives in San Antonio after a band...
- 2/6/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Paul Greengrass is in talks to reunite with Tom Hanks on the big-screen adaptation of “News Of The World.” The two previously teamed on “Captain Phillips,” a 2013 thriller that was a major box office success that also scored the pair some of the best reviews of their careers. A deal hasn’t closed yet, but negotiations are taking place.
“News Of the World” is a best-selling novel by Paulette Jiles that is set in the days following the Civil War. It charts the unlikely friendship between Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, an earlier precursor to today’s newscasters, and the 10-year-old girl he is tasked with bringing to her relatives. Kidd makes his living traveling from town to town, reading the latest newspaper to the largely illiterate locals. The girl spent her childhood living with the Kiowa Indian tribe after she was kidnapped and her family was murdered.
Hanks will play Kidd.
“News Of the World” is a best-selling novel by Paulette Jiles that is set in the days following the Civil War. It charts the unlikely friendship between Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, an earlier precursor to today’s newscasters, and the 10-year-old girl he is tasked with bringing to her relatives. Kidd makes his living traveling from town to town, reading the latest newspaper to the largely illiterate locals. The girl spent her childhood living with the Kiowa Indian tribe after she was kidnapped and her family was murdered.
Hanks will play Kidd.
- 2/6/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Fox 2000 has promoted Nikki Ramey to VP Production and Molly Saffron to director of development, elevating the pair who have been at the 20th Century Fox film label for almost six years. Ramey, who joined as an assistant after working for Catherine Hardwicke, most recently worked on The Mountain Between Us, Joy and The Longest Ride. She is currently developing News of the World from Playtone and Gail Mutrux, the Veronica Roth adaptation Inertia and the Working Title…...
- 1/18/2018
- Deadline
Nisha Ganatra, a busy TV director who's helmed episodes of Transparent and The Mindy Project, has been tapped to helm Fox 2000's Late Night which has a script by Mindy Kaling.
Kaling is also starring in the project with Emma Thompson. The story centers on Thompson's character, a late-night talk show host who's at risk of losing her long-running show right when she hires her first female writer (Kaling).
Scott Rudin is producing Late Night with Kaling and Howard Klein. Elizabeth Gabler and Nikki Ramey are overseeing the project for Fox 2000.
Paul Feig was previously attached to direct but...
Kaling is also starring in the project with Emma Thompson. The story centers on Thompson's character, a late-night talk show host who's at risk of losing her long-running show right when she hires her first female writer (Kaling).
Scott Rudin is producing Late Night with Kaling and Howard Klein. Elizabeth Gabler and Nikki Ramey are overseeing the project for Fox 2000.
Paul Feig was previously attached to direct but...
- 8/4/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Fox 2000 will turn the Paulette Jiles novel News Of The World[/link] into a feature star vehicle for Tom Hanks. Lion scribe Luke Davies is adapting the book and Playtone’s Gary Goetzman and Hanks are producing with The Danish Girl‘s Gail Mutrux. The studio acquired the project in a bidding battle by Fox 2000 president Elizabeth Gabler, who’ll oversee it with Nikki Ramey and Jiao Chen. The novel is set in 1870, revolving around a road trip through the untamed West…...
- 5/11/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: In a pre-emptive deal, Fox 2000 has optioned the rights to Divergent author Veronica Roth’s latest short story, Inertia. Temple Hill partners Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen will produce with Pouya Shahbazian. The short story was published last spring in the Macmillan/St. Martin’s Griffin anthology Summer Days & Summer Nights. Greg Mooradian and Nikki Ramey will oversee the project for the studio. The story blends elements of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind…...
- 11/17/2016
- Deadline
In a competitive situation, Fox 2000 has nabbed Mindy Kaling's script that has her and Emma Thompson attached to star. The story centers on Thompson's character, a late-night talk show host who's at risk of losing her long-running show right when she hires her first female writer (Kaling). Scott Rudin is producing the currently untitled project with Kaling and Howard Klein. Elizabeth Gabler and Nikki Ramey are overseeing the project for Fox 2000. The spec script hit the town earlier this week and immediately sparked interest. Kaling is known for creating, writing and starring in the series The
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- 9/29/2016
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jessica Goodman has left her job as executive vice president of production at Fox 2000, TheWrap has learned. An individual with knowledge of the departure described it as “amicable.” A replacement for Goodman has yet to be named and the studio does not have a time frame for when it will name her successor. In addition, Goodman’s assistant Nikki Ramey was promoted to creative executive just before her departure. Also read: The New Focus Features: FilmDistrict With a Different Name Goodman joined the studio in February 2012. She had previously been with Warner Bros., where she a production executive who...
- 10/16/2013
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
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