Exclusive: Kevin Garnett, 15-time NBA All-Star and league Mvp, has joined forces with Jane the Virgin alum and Five Feet Apart helmer Justin Baldoni for a feature adaptation based on the largest 3×3 basketball tour, Hoop It Up.
Garnett, who acquired the tour in 2019 via his Big Ticket Sports LLC label, is producing the pic under his California-based production company Content Cartel with Baldoni on behalf of his shingle, Wayfarer Studios.
Grown-ish writer Lance Holloway penned the script. The teen coming-of-age sports drama is inspired by some of the most classic streetball tales and will channel the legacy of the Hoop It Up tournament and its place in the ethos of basketball culture, using the game’s grassroots approach as a vehicle to encourage diversity through competition and camaraderie, producing a lasting impact on the surrounding community.
Steve Sarowitz and Andrew Calof of Wayfarer Studios will serve as executive producers.
Garnett,...
Garnett, who acquired the tour in 2019 via his Big Ticket Sports LLC label, is producing the pic under his California-based production company Content Cartel with Baldoni on behalf of his shingle, Wayfarer Studios.
Grown-ish writer Lance Holloway penned the script. The teen coming-of-age sports drama is inspired by some of the most classic streetball tales and will channel the legacy of the Hoop It Up tournament and its place in the ethos of basketball culture, using the game’s grassroots approach as a vehicle to encourage diversity through competition and camaraderie, producing a lasting impact on the surrounding community.
Steve Sarowitz and Andrew Calof of Wayfarer Studios will serve as executive producers.
Garnett,...
- 5/12/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: In the wake of winning a multi-studio and streamer auction for film rights to Judy Blume’s classic novel Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret this morning as Deadline broke, Lionsgate continues to strut its stuff in the Ya sphere. It is reteaming with Five Feet Apart filmmaker Justin Baldoni, who’ll direct a feature adaptation of Katie Khan’s novel Hold Back the Stars.
Baldoni, I hear, will direct and produce from a screenplay by Christy Hall, and the film will be produced by 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen.
Khan’s novel, from Gallery Books, focuses on a young man and a woman who revisit memories of their doomed love affair on a utopian Earth while trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen left.
Lionsgate distributed CBS Films’ Five Feet Apart, which made $91.5 million-plus at the global box office. The...
Baldoni, I hear, will direct and produce from a screenplay by Christy Hall, and the film will be produced by 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen.
Khan’s novel, from Gallery Books, focuses on a young man and a woman who revisit memories of their doomed love affair on a utopian Earth while trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen left.
Lionsgate distributed CBS Films’ Five Feet Apart, which made $91.5 million-plus at the global box office. The...
- 3/2/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Described as Romeo & Juliet meets Gravity, Deadline reports that John Boyega (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) and Letitia Wright (Avengers: Infinity War) are attached to star in Hold Back The Stars, an adaptation of the Katie Khan novel of the same name. Set to be directed by Mike Cahill and written by Christy Hall, Hold Back The Stars revolves around "a man and a woman who revisit…...
- 11/9/2018
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
One’s a breakout star from Disney’s massive “Star Wars” franchise. The other is a breakout star from…another massive Disney franchise, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And now, the combined breakout-ness of John Boyega and Letitia Wright is coming together for a new sci-fi film “Hold Back the Stars.”
Deadline reports that author Katie Khan’s sci-fi novel “Hold Back the Stars” is getting the big-screen treatment thanks to director Mike Cahill and writer Christy Hall.
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Deadline reports that author Katie Khan’s sci-fi novel “Hold Back the Stars” is getting the big-screen treatment thanks to director Mike Cahill and writer Christy Hall.
Continue reading Stars John Boyega & Letitia Wright To Headline Sci-Fi Romance Film From ‘Another Earth’ Director at The Playlist.
- 11/9/2018
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Director Mike Cahill is set to helm a feature film adaptation of Katie Khan’s sci-fi novel Hold Back the Stars.
The story is described as Romeo & Juliet meets Gravity and it revolves around “a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen left.”
John Boyega (Star Wars) and Letitia Wright (Black Panther) have been cast in the two lead roles. Both are talented young actors and this sounds like it will be a great film project for them.
The script for the movie is being written by Christy Hall and Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) is producing. As for Cahill, the guy is a super talented filmmaker and I loved I Origins. I’m excited to see what he ends up doing with this new film project.
The story is described as Romeo & Juliet meets Gravity and it revolves around “a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen left.”
John Boyega (Star Wars) and Letitia Wright (Black Panther) have been cast in the two lead roles. Both are talented young actors and this sounds like it will be a great film project for them.
The script for the movie is being written by Christy Hall and Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) is producing. As for Cahill, the guy is a super talented filmmaker and I loved I Origins. I’m excited to see what he ends up doing with this new film project.
- 11/9/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
‘Star Wars’ John Boyega and ‘Black Panther’s’ Letitia Wright have been cast in Mike Cahill’s sci-fi love story ‘Hold Back The Stars’.
Adapted from Katie Khan’s novel of the same name the story focuses on a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen.
Mike Cahill will take the helm on a script by Christy Hall. The film will be produced by Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps.
The book was originally only published in 2017 and takes place after the catastrophic destruction of the Middle East and the United States, Europe has become a utopia and, every three years, the European population must rotate into different multicultural communities, living as individuals responsible for their own actions. While living in this paradise, Max meets Carys and immediately feels a spark of attraction.
Adapted from Katie Khan’s novel of the same name the story focuses on a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen.
Mike Cahill will take the helm on a script by Christy Hall. The film will be produced by Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps.
The book was originally only published in 2017 and takes place after the catastrophic destruction of the Middle East and the United States, Europe has become a utopia and, every three years, the European population must rotate into different multicultural communities, living as individuals responsible for their own actions. While living in this paradise, Max meets Carys and immediately feels a spark of attraction.
- 11/9/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: After a slowdown for the elections, the business is kicking back into high gear before the holidays. A hot package creating buzz around town today is one that is built around the Katie Khan science fiction novel Hold Back the Stars. Star Wars‘ John Boyega and Black Panther‘s Letitia Wright are attached to star in what is being called Romeo & Juliet meets Gravity. Mike Cahill will direct a script by Christy Hall. Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps is producing.
Published last year by Simon & Schuster, the book revolves around a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen left.
Boyega reprises Finn in the Jj Abrams-directed Star Wars Episode IX, and is lending his voice to the miniseries adaptation of Watership Down. Wright was Emmy-nominated...
Published last year by Simon & Schuster, the book revolves around a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen left.
Boyega reprises Finn in the Jj Abrams-directed Star Wars Episode IX, and is lending his voice to the miniseries adaptation of Watership Down. Wright was Emmy-nominated...
- 11/9/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Two of Hollywood's most sought-after young stars are joining forces for the sci-fi love story Hold Back the Stars.
Stars Wars actor John Boyega and Black Panther break-out Letitia Wright are attached to star in the adaptation of the Katie Khan novel that centers on a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen.
Mike Cahill, the filmmaker behind the 2014 sci-fi drama I Origins, will direct a script by Christy Hall. Shawn Levy's 21 Laps is producing.
The package ...
Stars Wars actor John Boyega and Black Panther break-out Letitia Wright are attached to star in the adaptation of the Katie Khan novel that centers on a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen.
Mike Cahill, the filmmaker behind the 2014 sci-fi drama I Origins, will direct a script by Christy Hall. Shawn Levy's 21 Laps is producing.
The package ...
- 11/8/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two of Hollywood's most sought-after young stars are joining forces for the sci-fi love story Hold Back the Stars.
Stars Wars actor John Boyega and Black Panther breakout Letitia Wright are attached to star in the adaptation of the Katie Khan novel of the same name that centers on a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen.
Mike Cahill, the filmmaker behind the 2014 sci-fi drama I Origins, will direct a script by Christy Hall. Shawn Levy's 21 Laps ...
Stars Wars actor John Boyega and Black Panther breakout Letitia Wright are attached to star in the adaptation of the Katie Khan novel of the same name that centers on a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen.
Mike Cahill, the filmmaker behind the 2014 sci-fi drama I Origins, will direct a script by Christy Hall. Shawn Levy's 21 Laps ...
- 11/8/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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