Hulu is looking to lock down a new take on Prison Break.
The streamer is in the early stages of development on a new iteration of the former Fox series with Mayans Mc showrunner Elgin James. The potential series would not follow the central characters from the original show, played by Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, but would be set in the same world.
Elgin James
James will write the script and serve as executive producer alongside Dawn Olmstead, Paul Scheuring, Marty Adelstein and Neal Moritz. Scheuring created Prison Break, and Olmstead, Adelstein and Moritz were all EPs of the Fox series. The project comes from 20th Television, which produced the original and where James has an overall deal.
Prison Break premiered on Fox in 2005 and centered on Michael Scofield (Miller), a structural engineer who commits armed robbery in order to be sentenced to a term in the same prison where his brother,...
The streamer is in the early stages of development on a new iteration of the former Fox series with Mayans Mc showrunner Elgin James. The potential series would not follow the central characters from the original show, played by Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, but would be set in the same world.
Elgin James
James will write the script and serve as executive producer alongside Dawn Olmstead, Paul Scheuring, Marty Adelstein and Neal Moritz. Scheuring created Prison Break, and Olmstead, Adelstein and Moritz were all EPs of the Fox series. The project comes from 20th Television, which produced the original and where James has an overall deal.
Prison Break premiered on Fox in 2005 and centered on Michael Scofield (Miller), a structural engineer who commits armed robbery in order to be sentenced to a term in the same prison where his brother,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Also dominating are Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper and Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers, with the winners to be announced in December
Rye Lane, the London-set romcom starring Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson, has emerged as the frontrunner in the British independent film awards (Bifa), hoovering up 16 nominations, including best British independent film, best director for Raine Allen-Miller, and best joint lead performance.
Released in March after a successful premiere at the Sundance film festival, Rye Lane has attracted admiring reviews; the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw said it had “amiable, upbeat energy”, while Mark Kermode in the Observer wrote that the film would leave “a smile on your face, a spring in your step”. Named for the street in the south London district of Peckham, Rye Lane also attracted two nominations for Allen-Miller (best director and best debut director) as well as for its screenplay.
Rye Lane, the London-set romcom starring Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson, has emerged as the frontrunner in the British independent film awards (Bifa), hoovering up 16 nominations, including best British independent film, best director for Raine Allen-Miller, and best joint lead performance.
Released in March after a successful premiere at the Sundance film festival, Rye Lane has attracted admiring reviews; the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw said it had “amiable, upbeat energy”, while Mark Kermode in the Observer wrote that the film would leave “a smile on your face, a spring in your step”. Named for the street in the south London district of Peckham, Rye Lane also attracted two nominations for Allen-Miller (best director and best debut director) as well as for its screenplay.
- 11/2/2023
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Films set in London dominate the nominations.
Raine Allen-Miller’s London-set romantic comedy Rye Lane leads the nominations for the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), followed closely by Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper and Andrew Haigh’s All Of Us Strangers.
Rye Lane has scored 16 nominations, including best British independent film, director and debut director for Allen-Miller; plus best screenplay and debut screenwriter for Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia. Vivian Oparah is nominated for breakthrough performance, as well as for best joint lead performance alongside David Jonsson.
Scroll down for the full list of nominations
Scrapper, another London-set first film, received 14 nominations,...
Raine Allen-Miller’s London-set romantic comedy Rye Lane leads the nominations for the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), followed closely by Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper and Andrew Haigh’s All Of Us Strangers.
Rye Lane has scored 16 nominations, including best British independent film, director and debut director for Allen-Miller; plus best screenplay and debut screenwriter for Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia. Vivian Oparah is nominated for breakthrough performance, as well as for best joint lead performance alongside David Jonsson.
Scroll down for the full list of nominations
Scrapper, another London-set first film, received 14 nominations,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The Festival of Fantasy parade tonight at Disney World is going to have some extra bounce in its step after today’s quarterly earnings report from the House of Mouse.
In no small part due to the return of big crowds to the sprawling Orlando funfair, Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris, the Bob Chapek-led entertainment giant saw profits leap 50 in its Q3 2022 results. Even with continuing pandemic downturn at Shanghai Disney Resort, the Stateside shedding of the funk and blues that hung over Disney’s theme parks over the past two years of Covid-19 seems to be complete with a 72 revenue surge over Q3 2021 results.
“Disney Parks, Experiences and Products revenues for the quarter increased to 7.4 billion compared to 4.3 billion in the prior-year quarter,” exclaimed today’s Street expectation-shattering report after the market closed. “Segment operating income increased 1.8 billion to 2.2 billion compared to 0.4 billion in the prior-year quarter,” the report added with attendance,...
In no small part due to the return of big crowds to the sprawling Orlando funfair, Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris, the Bob Chapek-led entertainment giant saw profits leap 50 in its Q3 2022 results. Even with continuing pandemic downturn at Shanghai Disney Resort, the Stateside shedding of the funk and blues that hung over Disney’s theme parks over the past two years of Covid-19 seems to be complete with a 72 revenue surge over Q3 2021 results.
“Disney Parks, Experiences and Products revenues for the quarter increased to 7.4 billion compared to 4.3 billion in the prior-year quarter,” exclaimed today’s Street expectation-shattering report after the market closed. “Segment operating income increased 1.8 billion to 2.2 billion compared to 0.4 billion in the prior-year quarter,” the report added with attendance,...
- 8/10/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney+ added 14..4 million subscribers, smashing past expectations for an add of about 10 million. Dtc subs all in totaled 221 million for the company’s fiscal third quarter ended in June. The stock is up 6.
Revenue and earnings also beat, driven by parks.
“We had an excellent quarter, with our world-class creative and business teams powering outstanding performance at our domestic theme parks, big increases in live-sports viewership, and significant subscriber growth at our streaming services. With 14.4 million Disney+ subscribers added in the fiscal third quarter, we now have 221 million total subscriptions across our streaming offerings,” said CEO Bob Chapek. “We continue to transform entertainment as we near our second century, with compelling new storytelling across our many platforms and unique immersive physical experiences that exceed guest expectations, all of which are reflected in our strong operating results this quarter.”
Revenue jumped 26 to 21.5 billion. Diluted Eps excluding certain items rose to 1.09 from 80 cents a share,...
Revenue and earnings also beat, driven by parks.
“We had an excellent quarter, with our world-class creative and business teams powering outstanding performance at our domestic theme parks, big increases in live-sports viewership, and significant subscriber growth at our streaming services. With 14.4 million Disney+ subscribers added in the fiscal third quarter, we now have 221 million total subscriptions across our streaming offerings,” said CEO Bob Chapek. “We continue to transform entertainment as we near our second century, with compelling new storytelling across our many platforms and unique immersive physical experiences that exceed guest expectations, all of which are reflected in our strong operating results this quarter.”
Revenue jumped 26 to 21.5 billion. Diluted Eps excluding certain items rose to 1.09 from 80 cents a share,...
- 8/10/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
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