We have some bad news for fans of Chapelwaite.
The horror drama will not be returning for a second season.
Co-creator and Executive Producer Jason Filardi took to X to share the sad news.
"I'm afraid Captain Boone's story ends on that beach of weathered, Maine sand," Filardi posted.
"There will be no Season 2. Thank you to all the Chapelwaite fans!"
Chapelwaite launched in August 2021, with the development of a second season being announced shortly after.
But with a lack of updates, fans were left pondering what would become of the series.
Unfortunately, it's likely that no episodes were produced for the planned second season, and Epix becoming MGM+ likely changed the streamer's priorities away from making the new season.
Set in the 1850s, the Chapelwaite follows Captain Charles Boone (Adrien Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher's Corners,...
The horror drama will not be returning for a second season.
Co-creator and Executive Producer Jason Filardi took to X to share the sad news.
"I'm afraid Captain Boone's story ends on that beach of weathered, Maine sand," Filardi posted.
"There will be no Season 2. Thank you to all the Chapelwaite fans!"
Chapelwaite launched in August 2021, with the development of a second season being announced shortly after.
But with a lack of updates, fans were left pondering what would become of the series.
Unfortunately, it's likely that no episodes were produced for the planned second season, and Epix becoming MGM+ likely changed the streamer's priorities away from making the new season.
Set in the 1850s, the Chapelwaite follows Captain Charles Boone (Adrien Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher's Corners,...
- 11/7/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
MGM+ has given the green light to true crime docuseries The Wonderland Murders & The Secret History of Hollywood.
The four-episode series is based on Michael Connelly’s podcast of the same name and will explore the infamous Wonderland murder case in 1980s Los Angeles. Connelly is also the author of the Bosch and The Lincoln Lawyer series.
Alison Ellwood will direct the limited series.
“I love Alison’s work and look forward to working with her and MGM+,” Connelly said in a statement. “The Wonderland murders left an indelible impact on Hollywood, and exploring it with the original detectives and witnesses is exciting, and is going to help us answer many of the questions that are still out there.”
Here’s more about the case:
On July 1, 1981, four people were discovered severely beaten to death in a suburban home in Laurel Canyon on Wonderland Avenue. The murders’ aftermath spans two...
The four-episode series is based on Michael Connelly’s podcast of the same name and will explore the infamous Wonderland murder case in 1980s Los Angeles. Connelly is also the author of the Bosch and The Lincoln Lawyer series.
Alison Ellwood will direct the limited series.
“I love Alison’s work and look forward to working with her and MGM+,” Connelly said in a statement. “The Wonderland murders left an indelible impact on Hollywood, and exploring it with the original detectives and witnesses is exciting, and is going to help us answer many of the questions that are still out there.”
Here’s more about the case:
On July 1, 1981, four people were discovered severely beaten to death in a suburban home in Laurel Canyon on Wonderland Avenue. The murders’ aftermath spans two...
- 11/7/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Production underway in Toronto.
Bryan Cranston, Allison Janney, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth have joined the cast of eOne and Astute Films’ Everything’s Going To Be Great from Bafta-nominated director Jon S. Baird (Stan & Ollie) and I, Tonya writer Steven Rogers.
Production is scheduled to begin on April 21 in Toronto on what is described “a valentine to big dreamers whose dreams won’t necessarily come true” as the Smart family moves from one state to the next, coping with loss and struggling with identity, all while performing in regional theatre. The cast includes Jack Champion.
eOne is co-financing, with Jillian Share,...
Bryan Cranston, Allison Janney, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth have joined the cast of eOne and Astute Films’ Everything’s Going To Be Great from Bafta-nominated director Jon S. Baird (Stan & Ollie) and I, Tonya writer Steven Rogers.
Production is scheduled to begin on April 21 in Toronto on what is described “a valentine to big dreamers whose dreams won’t necessarily come true” as the Smart family moves from one state to the next, coping with loss and struggling with identity, all while performing in regional theatre. The cast includes Jack Champion.
eOne is co-financing, with Jillian Share,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Production underway in Toronto.
Bryan Cranston, Allison Janney, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth have joined the cast of eOne and Astute Films’ Everything’s Going To Be Great from Bafta-nominated director Jon S. Baird (Stan & Ollie) and I, Tonya writer Steven Rogers.
Production is scheduled to begin on April 21 in Toronto on what is described “a valentine to big dreamers whose dreams won’t necessarily come true” as the Smart family moves from one state to the next, coping with loss and struggling with identity, all while performing in regional theatre. The cast includes Jack Champion.
eOne is co-financing, with Jillian Share,...
Bryan Cranston, Allison Janney, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth have joined the cast of eOne and Astute Films’ Everything’s Going To Be Great from Bafta-nominated director Jon S. Baird (Stan & Ollie) and I, Tonya writer Steven Rogers.
Production is scheduled to begin on April 21 in Toronto on what is described “a valentine to big dreamers whose dreams won’t necessarily come true” as the Smart family moves from one state to the next, coping with loss and struggling with identity, all while performing in regional theatre. The cast includes Jack Champion.
eOne is co-financing, with Jillian Share,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney have grabbed the lead roles in Everything’s Going to Be Great, which has started production in Toronto.
The Entertainment One and Astute Films project is being directed by Jon S. Baird and has a script from I, Tonya writer Steven Rogers. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Jack Champion also appear in the pic about the Smart family moving from one state to the next, as they cope with loss and struggle with identity, all while performing in regional theater.
eOne is co-financing the project, with Jillian Share, Jen Gorton and Courtney L. Cunniff overseeing production, alongside Astute Films’ Fred Bernstein and Rick Jackson. Rogers is also producing alongside Clubhouse Pictures’ Bryan Unkeless and executive producer Scott Morgan; all three previously teamed up on I, Tonya, for which Janney won an Oscar, and the miniseries Mike.
Also producing in Toronto is Alex Lalonde and executive producers...
The Entertainment One and Astute Films project is being directed by Jon S. Baird and has a script from I, Tonya writer Steven Rogers. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Jack Champion also appear in the pic about the Smart family moving from one state to the next, as they cope with loss and struggle with identity, all while performing in regional theater.
eOne is co-financing the project, with Jillian Share, Jen Gorton and Courtney L. Cunniff overseeing production, alongside Astute Films’ Fred Bernstein and Rick Jackson. Rogers is also producing alongside Clubhouse Pictures’ Bryan Unkeless and executive producer Scott Morgan; all three previously teamed up on I, Tonya, for which Janney won an Oscar, and the miniseries Mike.
Also producing in Toronto is Alex Lalonde and executive producers...
- 4/20/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After partnering with eOne on the BAFTA- and Golden Globe-nominated drama Stan & Ollie, director Jon S. Baird is reteaming with the studio on Everything’s Going to Be Great, a new film on which it’s partnered with Astute Films. Set to star in the pic, heading into production around the Toronto area tomorrow, are Bryan Cranston (Your Honor), Allison Janney (To Leslie), Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (The Haunting of Bly Manor) and Jack Champion (Avatar: The Way of Water).
The film penned by I, Tonya‘s Steven Rogers is billed as a valentine to big dreamers whose dreams won’t necessarily come true. It’s about individuality vs. conformity, fantasy vs. reality — but mostly, it’s about family. As the Smart family moves from one state to the next, they cope with loss and struggle with identity, all while performing in regional theater.
eOne is co-financing, with Jillian Share,...
The film penned by I, Tonya‘s Steven Rogers is billed as a valentine to big dreamers whose dreams won’t necessarily come true. It’s about individuality vs. conformity, fantasy vs. reality — but mostly, it’s about family. As the Smart family moves from one state to the next, they cope with loss and struggle with identity, all while performing in regional theater.
eOne is co-financing, with Jillian Share,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Michael Connelly, the author of Bosch and The Lincoln Lawyer, is moving into the world of podcasting.
Connelly is behind a new documentary podcast series that will take a deep dive into the the Wonderland Murders.
The Wonderland Murders & The Secret History of Hollywood will launch on Amazon’s Audible on July 1, around the 40th anniversary of the horrific crimes. Connelly has created and written the series and will exec produce alongside LAPD homicide veteran Rick Jackson, Jen Casey (Back from the Brink) and and Nick Gilhool (Slugfest).
Named for the street in Laurel Canyon where the murders took place inside the house of a small-time drug gang, it’s a gruesome crime that reflected its time, disrupted a mythology and tells a broader story of Los Angeles, the American dream machine, and when justice does – and doesn’t – work. And for the first time, a notorious, “missing” witness...
Connelly is behind a new documentary podcast series that will take a deep dive into the the Wonderland Murders.
The Wonderland Murders & The Secret History of Hollywood will launch on Amazon’s Audible on July 1, around the 40th anniversary of the horrific crimes. Connelly has created and written the series and will exec produce alongside LAPD homicide veteran Rick Jackson, Jen Casey (Back from the Brink) and and Nick Gilhool (Slugfest).
Named for the street in Laurel Canyon where the murders took place inside the house of a small-time drug gang, it’s a gruesome crime that reflected its time, disrupted a mythology and tells a broader story of Los Angeles, the American dream machine, and when justice does – and doesn’t – work. And for the first time, a notorious, “missing” witness...
- 6/3/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish’s new film “Here Today” will be here soon.
The comedy starring Emmy and Tony Award winner Crystal and Emmy and Grammy winner Haddish will launch on May 7.
Crystal plays a veteran comedy writer named Charlie Burnz, who forms an unlikely, yet hilarious and touching friendship with New York singer Emma Payge (Haddish) that “kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.” Rounding out the film’s cast are Penn Badgley, Laura Benanti, Louisa Krause, Anna Deavere Smith and Nyambi Nyambi.
Crystal directed the film, his third feature and eighth directorial effort. Crystal also co-wrote the screenplay with his fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum and Emmy Award-winning writer Alan Zweibel, whose short story “The Prize” inspired the film.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions’ Stage 6 Films has acquired worldwide rights to the project, which is a co-production by Astute Films, Crystal’s Face Productions and Big Head Productions.
The comedy starring Emmy and Tony Award winner Crystal and Emmy and Grammy winner Haddish will launch on May 7.
Crystal plays a veteran comedy writer named Charlie Burnz, who forms an unlikely, yet hilarious and touching friendship with New York singer Emma Payge (Haddish) that “kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.” Rounding out the film’s cast are Penn Badgley, Laura Benanti, Louisa Krause, Anna Deavere Smith and Nyambi Nyambi.
Crystal directed the film, his third feature and eighth directorial effort. Crystal also co-wrote the screenplay with his fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum and Emmy Award-winning writer Alan Zweibel, whose short story “The Prize” inspired the film.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions’ Stage 6 Films has acquired worldwide rights to the project, which is a co-production by Astute Films, Crystal’s Face Productions and Big Head Productions.
- 4/14/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Tiffany Haddish and Billy Crystal’s “Here Today” has been picked up by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions’ Stage 6 Films, the studio announced on Tuesday.
The dramedy will be released on May 7, 2021.
The logline for the film reads, “When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz (Billy Crystal) meets New York singer Emma Payge (Tiffany Haddish), they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.”
Crystal co-wrote the screenplay with his fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum and Emmy-award winning writer Alan Zweibel inspired by the short story “The Prize,” also written by Zweibel. Crystal serves as director of the film, his eighth time directing and his third on a feature film.
“I am thrilled that Here Today will be in theaters with real people soon,” Crystal said in a statement to Deadline which first reported the news. “It was...
The dramedy will be released on May 7, 2021.
The logline for the film reads, “When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz (Billy Crystal) meets New York singer Emma Payge (Tiffany Haddish), they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.”
Crystal co-wrote the screenplay with his fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum and Emmy-award winning writer Alan Zweibel inspired by the short story “The Prize,” also written by Zweibel. Crystal serves as director of the film, his eighth time directing and his third on a feature film.
“I am thrilled that Here Today will be in theaters with real people soon,” Crystal said in a statement to Deadline which first reported the news. “It was...
- 4/14/2021
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: The Tiffany Haddish and Billy Crystal dramedy Here Today has been picked up by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions’ Stage 6 Films and will open in theaters on May 7.
Crystal directed the movie, repping his eighth time directing and his third on a feature film.
Crystal co-wrote the screenplay with his fellow Saturday Night Live alum and Emmy-award winning writer Alan Zweibel inspired by the short story The Prize also written by Zweibel.
Here Today follows veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz (Crystal), who is going through a tough time in his life. He meets New York singer Emma Payge (Haddish) and they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust. Zweibel published his original short story The Prize in his eBook From the Bottom Drawer of: Alan Zweibel in 2011. He and Crystal decided to adapt the short...
Crystal directed the movie, repping his eighth time directing and his third on a feature film.
Crystal co-wrote the screenplay with his fellow Saturday Night Live alum and Emmy-award winning writer Alan Zweibel inspired by the short story The Prize also written by Zweibel.
Here Today follows veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz (Crystal), who is going through a tough time in his life. He meets New York singer Emma Payge (Haddish) and they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust. Zweibel published his original short story The Prize in his eBook From the Bottom Drawer of: Alan Zweibel in 2011. He and Crystal decided to adapt the short...
- 4/14/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Gossip Girl alum Penn Badgley, who currently stars on the Netflix series, You, and Tony-winning actress Laura Benanti have been added to the cast of Here Today along with Anna Deavere Smith and Nyambi Nyambi. Emmy winners Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish are toplining the Astute Films comedy, which is currently filming in New York City.
Here Today will mark Crystal’s eighth time directing and his third on a feature. It follows veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz (Crystal), who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality, befriends a talented young New York street singer Emma Payge (Haddish). Together, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
Crystal co-wrote the screenplay with his fellow Saturday Night Live alum and Emmy-award winning writer Alan Zweibel...
Here Today will mark Crystal’s eighth time directing and his third on a feature. It follows veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz (Crystal), who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality, befriends a talented young New York street singer Emma Payge (Haddish). Together, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
Crystal co-wrote the screenplay with his fellow Saturday Night Live alum and Emmy-award winning writer Alan Zweibel...
- 10/7/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Black Ops producer World Media Rights is developing a true crime series with the real-life inspiration for Amazon’s Bosch after securing access to two Los Angeles Police Department (Lapd) Cold Case Unit veterans.
The company, which is backed by Germany’s Zdf Enterprises and makes shows such as Hitler’s Circle of Evil for Netflix, is working up ten-part doc series Catching the Cold Killers.
It will follow officers Rick Jackson and Adam Bercovici as they re-open cold cases that have bewildered La’s law enforcement community for years.
Jackson, who is a founding member of the Lapd cold case unit, was the inspiration for Michael Connelly’s fictional character Harry Bosch, which was adapted into the eponymous Amazon cop drama.
The series comes as a recent FBI report found that 40% of murders in the U.S. went unsolved in 2017.
British production house World Media Rights take a...
The company, which is backed by Germany’s Zdf Enterprises and makes shows such as Hitler’s Circle of Evil for Netflix, is working up ten-part doc series Catching the Cold Killers.
It will follow officers Rick Jackson and Adam Bercovici as they re-open cold cases that have bewildered La’s law enforcement community for years.
Jackson, who is a founding member of the Lapd cold case unit, was the inspiration for Michael Connelly’s fictional character Harry Bosch, which was adapted into the eponymous Amazon cop drama.
The series comes as a recent FBI report found that 40% of murders in the U.S. went unsolved in 2017.
British production house World Media Rights take a...
- 9/5/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish will star in and produce the independent comedy “Here Today,” with Crystal directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alan Zweibel.
“Here Today” is based on Zweibel’s short story “The Prize.” Crystal will portray a veteran comedy writer who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality and befriends a talented young New York street singer, played by Haddish. Together, they form an unlikely friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
Rocket Science is handling international sales at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, while CAA will handle Us rights. Principal photography starts in New York in October.
Astute Films’ President Fred Bernstein made the announcement Wednesday. Besides Crystal and Haddish, producers are Bernstein, Zweibel and Dominique Telson. Rick Jackson, Claudine Marrotte and Samantha Sprecher will serve as executive producers. “Here Today” is a co-production between Astute Films,...
“Here Today” is based on Zweibel’s short story “The Prize.” Crystal will portray a veteran comedy writer who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality and befriends a talented young New York street singer, played by Haddish. Together, they form an unlikely friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
Rocket Science is handling international sales at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, while CAA will handle Us rights. Principal photography starts in New York in October.
Astute Films’ President Fred Bernstein made the announcement Wednesday. Besides Crystal and Haddish, producers are Bernstein, Zweibel and Dominique Telson. Rick Jackson, Claudine Marrotte and Samantha Sprecher will serve as executive producers. “Here Today” is a co-production between Astute Films,...
- 9/4/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Tiffany Haddish and Billy Crystal will star together in the Astute Films’ comedy Here Today, a project that the latter Saturday Night Live alum will co-write and direct.
Here Today is billed as a May/September romantic comedy – but without the romance. Crystal plays veteran comedy writer Charlie Berns, who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality. He befriends a talented young New York street singer Emma Paige played by Haddish and they form an unlikely, touching friendship that defies the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
Here Today marks Crystal’s eighth time directing and his third on a feature film following Mr. Saturday Night and Forget Paris, in which he also starred. Crystal directed the HBO film 61*, starring Barry Pepper and Thomas Jane in 2001 which earned him an Emmy and Director’s Guild Nomination as Best Director for a film made for television.
Here Today is billed as a May/September romantic comedy – but without the romance. Crystal plays veteran comedy writer Charlie Berns, who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality. He befriends a talented young New York street singer Emma Paige played by Haddish and they form an unlikely, touching friendship that defies the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
Here Today marks Crystal’s eighth time directing and his third on a feature film following Mr. Saturday Night and Forget Paris, in which he also starred. Crystal directed the HBO film 61*, starring Barry Pepper and Thomas Jane in 2001 which earned him an Emmy and Director’s Guild Nomination as Best Director for a film made for television.
- 9/4/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
CAA handles Us rights. Production set for New York in October.
Rocket Science will launch international sales in Toronto on Astute Films’ Here Today, which stars Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish and is described as a rom-com that tears up the rule book on the generational divide.
Crystal will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with his fellow Saturday Night Live alum Alan Zweibel based on Zweibel’s short story The Prize.
Principal photography is set to begin in New York in October on Here Today, which redefines the meaning of love and trust as it follows a veteran comedy...
Rocket Science will launch international sales in Toronto on Astute Films’ Here Today, which stars Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish and is described as a rom-com that tears up the rule book on the generational divide.
Crystal will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with his fellow Saturday Night Live alum Alan Zweibel based on Zweibel’s short story The Prize.
Principal photography is set to begin in New York in October on Here Today, which redefines the meaning of love and trust as it follows a veteran comedy...
- 9/4/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
In today’s film news roundup, Elizabeth Mitchell boards “Welcome to Pine Grove!,” “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” hits a box office milestone, and Lionsgate signs a music publishing deal.
Casting
Elizabeth Mitchell has joined the cast of romantic comedy “Welcome to Pine Grove!” and will play the daughter of Ellen Burstyn’s character.
Michael Lembeck is directing from a screenplay by Donald Martin based on a story by Harrison Powell, inspired by his grandmother’s own experience of moving into a retirement community. The Astute Films production is currently filming in Atlanta.
Burstyn plays an independent widow who reluctantly moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community after accidentally setting her home on fire and realizes that it is like being in high school all over again. Mitchell plays a successful real estate agent with a complicated relationship with her mother. The cast includes James Caan as the love interest of Burstyn’s character and Ann-Margret,...
Casting
Elizabeth Mitchell has joined the cast of romantic comedy “Welcome to Pine Grove!” and will play the daughter of Ellen Burstyn’s character.
Michael Lembeck is directing from a screenplay by Donald Martin based on a story by Harrison Powell, inspired by his grandmother’s own experience of moving into a retirement community. The Astute Films production is currently filming in Atlanta.
Burstyn plays an independent widow who reluctantly moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community after accidentally setting her home on fire and realizes that it is like being in high school all over again. Mitchell plays a successful real estate agent with a complicated relationship with her mother. The cast includes James Caan as the love interest of Burstyn’s character and Ann-Margret,...
- 8/3/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Actor Jj Feild has secured the role of Roy Luns in the James Mangold-directed biopic about the battle between Ford and Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans World Championship, which is set up at 20th Century Fox. Christian Bale and Matt Damon topline the pic which follows the true story of automotive visionary Carroll Shelby (Damon), British driver Ken Miles (Bale) and a team of American engineers and designers who were dispatched by Ford with the mission of building from scratch a new race car to defeat the perennially dominant Ferrari at the iconic Le Mans race. Feild’s Roy Luns is the British head of Ford Advanced vehicles in England and the right hand man and confidant to Enzo Ferrari. Chernin Entertainment is producing. Feild appeared in Captain America: The First Avenger and starred in AMC’s Turn: Washington’s Spies series. He’s repped by Paradigm, Mosaic, and Bloom,...
- 8/2/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to Pine Grove! has added new residents. Emmy winning actors Ann-Margret, Lloyd, Loretta Devine, Jane Curtin are joining Ellen Burstyn and James Caan in the Michael Lembeck-directed romantic comedy set in a retirement home.
Described as Mean Girls meets Golden Girls, the storyline centers on Helen (Burstyn), an independent widow who moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community and discovers it’s just like high school — full of cliques and flirtatious suitors. What she initially avoids leads her to exactly what she has been missing: new friendships and a chance at love again with newcomer Dan (Caan).
Janet (Curtin) is the self-appointed ruler of the Queen B’s who feels that Pine Grove is her own personal kingdom. Although a member of the clique,...
Described as Mean Girls meets Golden Girls, the storyline centers on Helen (Burstyn), an independent widow who moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community and discovers it’s just like high school — full of cliques and flirtatious suitors. What she initially avoids leads her to exactly what she has been missing: new friendships and a chance at love again with newcomer Dan (Caan).
Janet (Curtin) is the self-appointed ruler of the Queen B’s who feels that Pine Grove is her own personal kingdom. Although a member of the clique,...
- 8/1/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Producer Astute Films has signed Ann-Margret, Jane Curtin, Christopher Lloyd and Loretta Devine.
Ann-Margret, Jane Curtin, Christopher Lloyd and Loretta Devine are set to join the cast of Astute Films’ romantic comedy Welcome To Pine Grove!
The new additions join stars Ellen Burstyn and James Caan on the film, about the occupants of a senior community. Currently shooting in the Us state of Georgia, the comedy has Michael Lembeck directing from a screenplay by Donald Martin.
Astute Films’ Harrison Powell, Dominique Telson and Fred Bernstein are producing, with Rick Jackson and Claudine Marrotte serving as executive producers.
Telson commented: “We...
Ann-Margret, Jane Curtin, Christopher Lloyd and Loretta Devine are set to join the cast of Astute Films’ romantic comedy Welcome To Pine Grove!
The new additions join stars Ellen Burstyn and James Caan on the film, about the occupants of a senior community. Currently shooting in the Us state of Georgia, the comedy has Michael Lembeck directing from a screenplay by Donald Martin.
Astute Films’ Harrison Powell, Dominique Telson and Fred Bernstein are producing, with Rick Jackson and Claudine Marrotte serving as executive producers.
Telson commented: “We...
- 8/1/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Ann-Margret, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine, and Christopher Lloyd have joined the cast of the romantic comedy “Welcome to Pine Grove!,” starring Ellen Burstyn and James Caan.
Michael Lembeck is directing from a screenplay by Donald Martin. The Astute Films production is currently filming in Atlanta.
Burstyn portrays a widow who reluctantly moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community after accidentally setting her home on fire — and quickly realizes that it’s just like being back in high school where mean girls rule. Curtin plays the self-appointed ruler, Devine portrays a free spirit, and Ann-Margret’s character is looking for husband number six.
Martin wrote the screenplay based on a story by Harrison Powell, inspired by his grandmother’s own experience of moving into a retirement community. Astute Films’ Powell, Dominique Telson, and Fred Bernstein will produce. Rick Jackson and Claudine Marrotte are executive producing.
“We are thrilled this amazing cast...
Michael Lembeck is directing from a screenplay by Donald Martin. The Astute Films production is currently filming in Atlanta.
Burstyn portrays a widow who reluctantly moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community after accidentally setting her home on fire — and quickly realizes that it’s just like being back in high school where mean girls rule. Curtin plays the self-appointed ruler, Devine portrays a free spirit, and Ann-Margret’s character is looking for husband number six.
Martin wrote the screenplay based on a story by Harrison Powell, inspired by his grandmother’s own experience of moving into a retirement community. Astute Films’ Powell, Dominique Telson, and Fred Bernstein will produce. Rick Jackson and Claudine Marrotte are executive producing.
“We are thrilled this amazing cast...
- 8/1/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Ellen Burstyn and James Caan have been set to star in Welcome to Pine Grove!, a romantic comedy set at a senior-living center. Michael Lembeck (Tooth Fairy) is directing a script by Donald Martin. Astute Films, which is co-producing Stx’s upcoming Taraji P Henson-Sam Rockwell pic The Best of Enemies, is producing and financing. Shooting is set to begin later this summer.
The story, from Harrison Powell and inspired by his grandmother’s experiences moving into a retirement community, centers on Helen (Burstyn), an independent widow who moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community and discovers it’s just like high school — full of cliques and flirtatious suitors. What she initially avoids leads her to exactly what she has been missing: new friendships and a chance at love again with newcomer Dan (Caan).
Powell is producing with Dominique Telson and Fred Bernstein, with Rick Jackson and Claudine Marrotte executive producing.
The story, from Harrison Powell and inspired by his grandmother’s experiences moving into a retirement community, centers on Helen (Burstyn), an independent widow who moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community and discovers it’s just like high school — full of cliques and flirtatious suitors. What she initially avoids leads her to exactly what she has been missing: new friendships and a chance at love again with newcomer Dan (Caan).
Powell is producing with Dominique Telson and Fred Bernstein, with Rick Jackson and Claudine Marrotte executive producing.
- 7/26/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Ellen Burstyn and James Caan are starring in the romantic comedy “Welcome to Pine Grove!” with shooting expected to begin later this summer.
Astute Films is the production company. Producers are Harrison Powell, Dominique Telson, and Fred Bernstein. Executive producers are Rick Jackson and Claudine Marrotte.
Burstyn will play a widow who moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community and discovers it’s just like high school, full of cliques and flirtatious suitors. Caan plays the hot new guy at Pine Grove and Burstyn’s love interest.
Donald Martin wrote the screenplay based on a story by Powell, which was inspired by his grandmother’s own experience of moving into a retirement community.
“’Welcome to Pine Grove!’ is ‘Mean Girls’ meets ‘Golden Girls’ in a senior community,” said Powell. “We wanted to make a film that inspires others because it is never too late to make friends, to laugh, to dance,...
Astute Films is the production company. Producers are Harrison Powell, Dominique Telson, and Fred Bernstein. Executive producers are Rick Jackson and Claudine Marrotte.
Burstyn will play a widow who moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community and discovers it’s just like high school, full of cliques and flirtatious suitors. Caan plays the hot new guy at Pine Grove and Burstyn’s love interest.
Donald Martin wrote the screenplay based on a story by Powell, which was inspired by his grandmother’s own experience of moving into a retirement community.
“’Welcome to Pine Grove!’ is ‘Mean Girls’ meets ‘Golden Girls’ in a senior community,” said Powell. “We wanted to make a film that inspires others because it is never too late to make friends, to laugh, to dance,...
- 7/26/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
STXfilms has secured domestic distribution rights to The Best of Enemies, a based-on-true-events drama from first-time director Robin Bissell. Starring Taraji P. Henson and recent Oscar winner Sam Rockwell, the film is inspired by Osha Gray Davidson’s book The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South.
It centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater (Henson), an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis (Rockwell), a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, as they battle over the desegregation of schools in Durham, Nc, during the racially charged summer of 1971.
No word on the film’s release date.
Danny Strong, Fred Bernstein, Matt Berenson, Bissell, Dominique Telson and Material Pictures’ Tobey Maguire and Matthew Plouffe produced the period piece while Rick Jackson and Jeremiah Samuels served as executive producers.
The deal was brokered by UTA Independent Film Group.
It centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater (Henson), an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis (Rockwell), a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, as they battle over the desegregation of schools in Durham, Nc, during the racially charged summer of 1971.
No word on the film’s release date.
Danny Strong, Fred Bernstein, Matt Berenson, Bissell, Dominique Telson and Material Pictures’ Tobey Maguire and Matthew Plouffe produced the period piece while Rick Jackson and Jeremiah Samuels served as executive producers.
The deal was brokered by UTA Independent Film Group.
- 7/16/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
STXfilms has acquired domestic distribution rights to Astute Films’ civil rights drama “The Best of Enemies,” starring Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell.
Babou Ceesay (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”), Anne Heche, Wes Bentley, Bruce McGill, Tony Award-winner John Gallagher Jr., and Nick Searcy (“The Shape of Water”) lead the supporting cast.
“Empire” star Henson portrays Ann Atwater, a civil rights activist in Durham, N.C., who battled Kkk leader C.P. Ellis (played by Rockwell) for a decade until 1971, when the two agreed to co-chair a two-week community meeting to deal with a court-ordered school desegregation decree. That event changed both of their lives. Ceesay portrays Bill Riddick, who reluctantly persuaded Ellis and Atwater to head the community summit to try and reach a compromise.
Robin Bissell, an exec producer on “The Hunger Games” and “Seabiscuit,” is making his directorial debut from his own script, inspired by Osha Gray Davidson...
Babou Ceesay (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”), Anne Heche, Wes Bentley, Bruce McGill, Tony Award-winner John Gallagher Jr., and Nick Searcy (“The Shape of Water”) lead the supporting cast.
“Empire” star Henson portrays Ann Atwater, a civil rights activist in Durham, N.C., who battled Kkk leader C.P. Ellis (played by Rockwell) for a decade until 1971, when the two agreed to co-chair a two-week community meeting to deal with a court-ordered school desegregation decree. That event changed both of their lives. Ceesay portrays Bill Riddick, who reluctantly persuaded Ellis and Atwater to head the community summit to try and reach a compromise.
Robin Bissell, an exec producer on “The Hunger Games” and “Seabiscuit,” is making his directorial debut from his own script, inspired by Osha Gray Davidson...
- 7/16/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Tobey Maguire among producers on project, currently in post.
STXfilms has acquired Us rights to Astute Films’ The Best Of Enemies, a race drama starring nominee Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell that is in post.
Tobey Maguire is among the producers and Robin Bissell makes his feature directorial debut and adapted the screenplay inspired by true events chronicled in Osha Gray Davidson’s book The Best Of Enemies: Race And Redemption In The New South.
The story takes place in North Carolina in the early 1970s and centres on a relationship between Civil Rights activist Ann Atwater and C.P. Ellis,...
STXfilms has acquired Us rights to Astute Films’ The Best Of Enemies, a race drama starring nominee Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell that is in post.
Tobey Maguire is among the producers and Robin Bissell makes his feature directorial debut and adapted the screenplay inspired by true events chronicled in Osha Gray Davidson’s book The Best Of Enemies: Race And Redemption In The New South.
The story takes place in North Carolina in the early 1970s and centres on a relationship between Civil Rights activist Ann Atwater and C.P. Ellis,...
- 7/16/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Deals close in Australia, Germany, Latin America.
Film Bridge International has sold multiple territories on An Interview With God starring Brenton Thwaites and David Strathairn after introducing the faith-based project to Cannes buyers last month.
Deals have closed for Germany (Ksm), Australia (Rialto Distribution), Latin America (Imagem Filmes Distribuidora), Philippines (Pioneer Films), and South Korea. (Breeze Pictures).
Film Bridge International chief Ellen Wander said she was in final negotiations with distributors for the UK, France, Benelux, South Africa, and Poland.
“The film resonated with the buyers,” Wander said. “It’s a beautiful story and the response was overwhelmingly positive. It...
Film Bridge International has sold multiple territories on An Interview With God starring Brenton Thwaites and David Strathairn after introducing the faith-based project to Cannes buyers last month.
Deals have closed for Germany (Ksm), Australia (Rialto Distribution), Latin America (Imagem Filmes Distribuidora), Philippines (Pioneer Films), and South Korea. (Breeze Pictures).
Film Bridge International chief Ellen Wander said she was in final negotiations with distributors for the UK, France, Benelux, South Africa, and Poland.
“The film resonated with the buyers,” Wander said. “It’s a beautiful story and the response was overwhelmingly positive. It...
- 6/19/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Film Bridge International has come on board to handle international rights for the faith-based drama An Interview With God starring Brenton Thwaites (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) and David Strathairn (Lincoln), for producers Fred Bernstein of Astute Films and Ken Aguado, who also scripted the project.
Perry Lang (Showtime’s Weeds) directs the movie about an up-and-coming journalist (Thwaites) who finds his world and faith increasingly challenged when he’s granted the interview of a lifetime – with someone who claims to be God (Strathairn).
Ellen S. Wander, CEO of Film Bridge, will be shopping the completed movie in Cannes next month and will show first footage ahead of the movie’s U.S. release this August via producers Astute Films. Executive producers include Rick Jackson and Paul Kurta. Co-producers are Dominique Telson, Harrison Powell, Lisa M. Jean, and Claudine Marrotte.
“Faith-based films are making an indelible impact in specialty box office.
Perry Lang (Showtime’s Weeds) directs the movie about an up-and-coming journalist (Thwaites) who finds his world and faith increasingly challenged when he’s granted the interview of a lifetime – with someone who claims to be God (Strathairn).
Ellen S. Wander, CEO of Film Bridge, will be shopping the completed movie in Cannes next month and will show first footage ahead of the movie’s U.S. release this August via producers Astute Films. Executive producers include Rick Jackson and Paul Kurta. Co-producers are Dominique Telson, Harrison Powell, Lisa M. Jean, and Claudine Marrotte.
“Faith-based films are making an indelible impact in specialty box office.
- 4/27/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Drama centres on journalist granted an interview with man claiming to be God.
Film Bridge International will handle international sales in Cannes on the faith-based drama An Interview With God starring Brenton Thwaites and David Strathairn.
Directed by Perry Lang and written by Ken Aguado, An Interview With God follows a journalist who is granted an interview with a man who claims to be God.
The cast includes Yael Grobglas, Hill Harper, and Charlbi Dean Kriek. The film is produced by Fred Bernstein of Astute Films and Aguado, and co-produced by Dominique Telson, Harrison Powell, Lisa M. Jean, and Claudine Marrotte.
Film Bridge International will handle international sales in Cannes on the faith-based drama An Interview With God starring Brenton Thwaites and David Strathairn.
Directed by Perry Lang and written by Ken Aguado, An Interview With God follows a journalist who is granted an interview with a man who claims to be God.
The cast includes Yael Grobglas, Hill Harper, and Charlbi Dean Kriek. The film is produced by Fred Bernstein of Astute Films and Aguado, and co-produced by Dominique Telson, Harrison Powell, Lisa M. Jean, and Claudine Marrotte.
- 4/26/2018
- by Jenn Sherman
- ScreenDaily
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