A New Mexico State senator on Monday introduced legislation that would require actors and other crew members to take a gun-safety course offered by the New Mexico Game and Fish Department, a move that comes just more than three months after the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Santa Fe set of Rust.
The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office and the Santa Fe Da is investigating the incident, in which a gun being held by star and producer Alec Baldwin discharged, with the live ammunition striking and killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. No charges have been filed.
Cliff Pirtle, a Republican state senator from Roswell, Nm, has a pair of credits in Western movies, according to IMDb: 2018’s Deadman Standing and 2021’s Death Alley. His bill would require the safety course, which is tailored to hunters, for any production in the state where firearms are present.
The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office and the Santa Fe Da is investigating the incident, in which a gun being held by star and producer Alec Baldwin discharged, with the live ammunition striking and killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. No charges have been filed.
Cliff Pirtle, a Republican state senator from Roswell, Nm, has a pair of credits in Western movies, according to IMDb: 2018’s Deadman Standing and 2021’s Death Alley. His bill would require the safety course, which is tailored to hunters, for any production in the state where firearms are present.
- 2/1/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
A movie based on the invention of the iconic, colorful 3D puzzle toy the Rubik’s Cube is in the works from Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Endeavor Content.
The film — produced by Amritraj and executive produced by Priya Amritraj and Addison Mehr for Hyde Park — will be about how Professor Erno Rubik’s toy became a pop culture phenomenon in the ’80s and beyond. No specific logline was given.
Hyde Park is also developing a game show centered around the toy brand along with Glassman Media (“The Wall”), an Endeavor Content Company. The game show will be executive produced by Amritraj and Andrew Glassman of Glassman Media.
The Rubik’s Cube was invented by Erno Rubik in 1974 and was licensed as a toy in 1980. To date, over 450 million Rubik’s Cubes have been sold around the world. Since 2018, amateur and professional “speedcubers” from all over the world have faced each other,...
The film — produced by Amritraj and executive produced by Priya Amritraj and Addison Mehr for Hyde Park — will be about how Professor Erno Rubik’s toy became a pop culture phenomenon in the ’80s and beyond. No specific logline was given.
Hyde Park is also developing a game show centered around the toy brand along with Glassman Media (“The Wall”), an Endeavor Content Company. The game show will be executive produced by Amritraj and Andrew Glassman of Glassman Media.
The Rubik’s Cube was invented by Erno Rubik in 1974 and was licensed as a toy in 1980. To date, over 450 million Rubik’s Cubes have been sold around the world. Since 2018, amateur and professional “speedcubers” from all over the world have faced each other,...
- 1/3/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
"The trick is: you just show up and you give life your best shot." Screen Media Films has released an official US trailer for an indie drama titled Blackbird, the latest film by award-winning South African filmmaker Roger Michell. This premiered at the Toronto, London, and San Sebastián Film Festivals last fall, and is arriving on VOD next month. Blackbird is an English-language remake of the 2014 Danish film Silent Heart. A mother decides to end her long battle with Als on her own terms - taking her own life. She organizes one last get together at her home with her entire family, but of course everyone ends up fighting - not only with each other, but with her about her decision. Susan Sarandon stars as Lily, joined by Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Neill, Rainn Wilson, Bex Taylor-Klaus, and Lindsay Duncan. It's an intelligent, witty familial ...
- 8/17/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A biopic about Wimbledon tennis champion and African American civil rights activist Arthur Ashe is in the works at Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Warner Music Group.
Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott, whose credits include “BlacKkKlansman” and “Da 5 Bloods,” will write the screenplay, which has the full support of the Arthur Ashe Estate.
Ashe’s inspirational story started on the public tennis courts in Richmond, Va., as he eventually rose to become the only Black man to win Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open, achieving a No. 1 ranking in the world. Ashe’s victory at the 1968 U.S. Open came as the nation struggled with the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., anti-Vietnam protests and the civil rights movement. Ashe was able to forge his role within the Black revolution in America, finding his own unique voice as he struck...
Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott, whose credits include “BlacKkKlansman” and “Da 5 Bloods,” will write the screenplay, which has the full support of the Arthur Ashe Estate.
Ashe’s inspirational story started on the public tennis courts in Richmond, Va., as he eventually rose to become the only Black man to win Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open, achieving a No. 1 ranking in the world. Ashe’s victory at the 1968 U.S. Open came as the nation struggled with the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., anti-Vietnam protests and the civil rights movement. Ashe was able to forge his role within the Black revolution in America, finding his own unique voice as he struck...
- 6/16/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The story of legendary tennis champ Arthur Ashe, the first African-American player to be selected to the U.S. Davis Cup team and to win three Grand Slam singles titles, is heading to the big screen, with full support of the Arthur Ashe Estate.
Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Warner Music Group (Wmg) have partnered to adapt the story of the Wimbledon tennis champion and civil rights activist, with Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott penning the screenplay.
The biopic follows the sporting story of the African American tennis icon who defied all odds, from the public courts in Richmond, Virginia, to becoming the only black man to win Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open, and was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1968 — one of the most charged eras in American history as the nation struggled with the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Warner Music Group (Wmg) have partnered to adapt the story of the Wimbledon tennis champion and civil rights activist, with Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott penning the screenplay.
The biopic follows the sporting story of the African American tennis icon who defied all odds, from the public courts in Richmond, Virginia, to becoming the only black man to win Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open, and was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1968 — one of the most charged eras in American history as the nation struggled with the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
- 6/16/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The story of legendary tennis champ Arthur Ashe, the first African-American player to be selected to the U.S. Davis Cup team and to win three Grand Slam singles titles, is heading to the big screen, with full support of the Arthur Ashe Estate.
Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Warner Music Group (Wmg) have partnered to adapt the story of the Wimbledon tennis champion and civil rights activist, with Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott penning the screenplay.
The biopic follows the sporting story of the African American tennis icon who defied all odds, from the public courts in Richmond, Virginia, to becoming the only black man to win Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open, and was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1968 — one of the most charged eras in American history as the nation struggled with the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Warner Music Group (Wmg) have partnered to adapt the story of the Wimbledon tennis champion and civil rights activist, with Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott penning the screenplay.
The biopic follows the sporting story of the African American tennis icon who defied all odds, from the public courts in Richmond, Virginia, to becoming the only black man to win Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open, and was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1968 — one of the most charged eras in American history as the nation struggled with the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
- 6/16/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
BlacKkKlansman Oscar winner Kevin Willmott is set to write the feature story of Wimbledon tennis champion and African American civil rights activist Arthur Ashe, a project on which Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Warner Music Group (Wmg) are teaming.
It’s a project that’s close to Amritraj’s heart, the Hyde Park producer being a former Wimbledon pro himself. Hyde Park obtained the full support of the Arthur Ashe Estate in developing the film. Warner Music Group will help secure the music and provide creative guidance to the filmmakers, which plan to tap into the extraordinary works of the era by such artists as Aretha Franklin, Prince, Curtis Mayfield and others.
“Arthur’s legacy reaches far beyond his greatness as a tennis player,” Amritraj said. “Always a gentleman; bold, graceful, and intellectual; while at the same time passionate in his fight against racial inequality and injustice,...
It’s a project that’s close to Amritraj’s heart, the Hyde Park producer being a former Wimbledon pro himself. Hyde Park obtained the full support of the Arthur Ashe Estate in developing the film. Warner Music Group will help secure the music and provide creative guidance to the filmmakers, which plan to tap into the extraordinary works of the era by such artists as Aretha Franklin, Prince, Curtis Mayfield and others.
“Arthur’s legacy reaches far beyond his greatness as a tennis player,” Amritraj said. “Always a gentleman; bold, graceful, and intellectual; while at the same time passionate in his fight against racial inequality and injustice,...
- 6/16/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment, Warner Music Group and BlacKkKlansman co-writer Kevin Willmott have teamed for a biopic on Arthur Ashe, a civil rights activist and the only Black man to have won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the Us Open and the Australian Open.
Oscar winner Willmott, a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee and co-writer of the filmmaker's latest, Da 5 Bloods, will pen the screenplay. Amritraj will produce for Hyde Park with Warner Music Group’s Charles Cohen.
Music from Ashe’s era will be a key component of the drama, which has the backing ...
Oscar winner Willmott, a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee and co-writer of the filmmaker's latest, Da 5 Bloods, will pen the screenplay. Amritraj will produce for Hyde Park with Warner Music Group’s Charles Cohen.
Music from Ashe’s era will be a key component of the drama, which has the backing ...
- 6/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment, Warner Music Group and BlacKkKlansman co-writer Kevin Willmott have teamed for a biopic on Arthur Ashe, a civil rights activist and the only Black man to have won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the Us Open and the Australian Open.
Oscar winner Willmott, a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee and co-writer of the filmmaker's latest, Da 5 Bloods, will pen the screenplay. Amritraj will produce for Hyde Park with Warner Music Group’s Charles Cohen.
Music from Ashe’s era will be a key component of the drama, which has the backing ...
Oscar winner Willmott, a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee and co-writer of the filmmaker's latest, Da 5 Bloods, will pen the screenplay. Amritraj will produce for Hyde Park with Warner Music Group’s Charles Cohen.
Music from Ashe’s era will be a key component of the drama, which has the backing ...
- 6/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Deadline has learned that a reboot of Blake Edwards hit 1979 comedy 10 is happening at Warner Bros. with Legally Blonde‘s Karen McCullah and Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith writing. Sue Kroll, through Kroll & Co. Entertainment’s exclusive deal at the Burbank, CA studio, will produce alongside Jeff Nathanson. Julie Andrews and Ashok Amritraj will serve as executive producers.
The original movie, which starred Edwards’ wife Julie Andrews, Dudley Moore and Bo Derek, followed a Hollywood composer going through a mid-life crisis who becomes infatuated with a newly married woman. 10 was a huge box office hit back in the day making close to $75M at the domestic box office.
The new project will take a comedic look at the question of what defines a “perfect 10” in today’s world. The new contemporary re-imagining will be inspired by the original film’s wit, humor and groundbreaking conversations around sexual politics.
“10 holds a special place in my heart.
The original movie, which starred Edwards’ wife Julie Andrews, Dudley Moore and Bo Derek, followed a Hollywood composer going through a mid-life crisis who becomes infatuated with a newly married woman. 10 was a huge box office hit back in the day making close to $75M at the domestic box office.
The new project will take a comedic look at the question of what defines a “perfect 10” in today’s world. The new contemporary re-imagining will be inspired by the original film’s wit, humor and groundbreaking conversations around sexual politics.
“10 holds a special place in my heart.
- 5/15/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
STXinternational to sell, distribute all Black Bear productions outside North America.
Stx Entertainment, Black Bear Pictures and Canadian distributor Elevation Pictures, which is backed by Black Bear, have struck a strategic distribution partnership that includes an exclusive output deal.
STXinternational will sell and distribute all Black Bear productions outside North America, while Elevation will distribute all Stx productions in Canada.
Under the pact, STXinternational will directly distribute Black Bear’s films in the UK and Ireland, where the studio has seen recent success with $150m global hit Hustlers (Stx’s biggest film to date in the territory on $9.8m), as well as I Feel Pretty,...
Stx Entertainment, Black Bear Pictures and Canadian distributor Elevation Pictures, which is backed by Black Bear, have struck a strategic distribution partnership that includes an exclusive output deal.
STXinternational will sell and distribute all Black Bear productions outside North America, while Elevation will distribute all Stx productions in Canada.
Under the pact, STXinternational will directly distribute Black Bear’s films in the UK and Ireland, where the studio has seen recent success with $150m global hit Hustlers (Stx’s biggest film to date in the territory on $9.8m), as well as I Feel Pretty,...
- 2/19/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Eon’s Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli on board as executive producers.
STXinternational has dropped a Gerard Butler action thriller into the market and will launch Efm sales on Remote Control for Hyde Park Entertainment Group, James Bond producers Eon Productions, and G-base.
The project marks the third project between STXfilms and Butler after Den Of Thieves and the upcoming Greenland.
In Remote Control, Butler will play a former war correspondent turned corporate security consultant who enlists the support of a former lover after he is accused of being an assassin and must outrun a shadowy organisation and the CIA.
STXinternational has dropped a Gerard Butler action thriller into the market and will launch Efm sales on Remote Control for Hyde Park Entertainment Group, James Bond producers Eon Productions, and G-base.
The project marks the third project between STXfilms and Butler after Den Of Thieves and the upcoming Greenland.
In Remote Control, Butler will play a former war correspondent turned corporate security consultant who enlists the support of a former lover after he is accused of being an assassin and must outrun a shadowy organisation and the CIA.
- 2/18/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Hyde Park Entertainment Group is expanding its global reach, with the independent entertainment company setting up a new division to produce film and TV projects from Asian and Indian creators.
The Los Angeles-based company’s Hyde Park Entertainment Asia division aims to champion diverse and inclusive talent pools, and the division’s first slate of projects will focus on Indian stories for English and local-language audiences. The company, which also has a London office, will continue to produce and finance projects out of its Los Angeles headquarters, but will also expand its overseas productions with a base in Chennai, India.
Ashok Amritraj, Hyde Park Entertainment Group CEO and longtime producer and advocate for diversity in the entertainment industry, said his company’s new division is part of his goal to give creators outside traditional Hollywood spaces the tools and platform they need to bring their projects to a global audience.
The Los Angeles-based company’s Hyde Park Entertainment Asia division aims to champion diverse and inclusive talent pools, and the division’s first slate of projects will focus on Indian stories for English and local-language audiences. The company, which also has a London office, will continue to produce and finance projects out of its Los Angeles headquarters, but will also expand its overseas productions with a base in Chennai, India.
Ashok Amritraj, Hyde Park Entertainment Group CEO and longtime producer and advocate for diversity in the entertainment industry, said his company’s new division is part of his goal to give creators outside traditional Hollywood spaces the tools and platform they need to bring their projects to a global audience.
- 8/22/2019
- by Tyler Hersko
- Thompson on Hollywood
Hyde Park Entertainment Group is expanding its global reach, with the independent entertainment company setting up a new division to produce film and TV projects from Asian and Indian creators.
The Los Angeles-based company’s Hyde Park Entertainment Asia division aims to champion diverse and inclusive talent pools, and the division’s first slate of projects will focus on Indian stories for English and local-language audiences. The company, which also has a London office, will continue to produce and finance projects out of its Los Angeles headquarters, but will also expand its overseas productions with a base in Chennai, India.
Ashok Amritraj, Hyde Park Entertainment Group CEO and longtime producer and advocate for diversity in the entertainment industry, said his company’s new division is part of his goal to give creators outside traditional Hollywood spaces the tools and platform they need to bring their projects to a global audience.
The Los Angeles-based company’s Hyde Park Entertainment Asia division aims to champion diverse and inclusive talent pools, and the division’s first slate of projects will focus on Indian stories for English and local-language audiences. The company, which also has a London office, will continue to produce and finance projects out of its Los Angeles headquarters, but will also expand its overseas productions with a base in Chennai, India.
Ashok Amritraj, Hyde Park Entertainment Group CEO and longtime producer and advocate for diversity in the entertainment industry, said his company’s new division is part of his goal to give creators outside traditional Hollywood spaces the tools and platform they need to bring their projects to a global audience.
- 8/22/2019
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group has acquired the rights to Greg Grandin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Fordlandia to develop as a potential television series, with acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog attached to direct. Oscar-nominated Christopher Wilkinson is writing the series adaptation and will executive produce.
Fordlandia tells the extraordinary true story of the richest man in the world in the 1920s, Henry Ford, and his attempt to recreate small-town America deep in the heart of the Amazon. Amritraj and Herzog are also serving as executive producers, with Addison Mehr and Priya Amritraj co-producing the project. Grandin’s book was published by Macmillan in 2009.
“Fordlandia is an incredible true story and we are thrilled to be working with Werner, one of the world’s most iconic filmmakers, and Chris, a truly exceptional writer,” Amritraj said. “The story of a tycoon with absolute power imposing his vision...
Fordlandia tells the extraordinary true story of the richest man in the world in the 1920s, Henry Ford, and his attempt to recreate small-town America deep in the heart of the Amazon. Amritraj and Herzog are also serving as executive producers, with Addison Mehr and Priya Amritraj co-producing the project. Grandin’s book was published by Macmillan in 2009.
“Fordlandia is an incredible true story and we are thrilled to be working with Werner, one of the world’s most iconic filmmakers, and Chris, a truly exceptional writer,” Amritraj said. “The story of a tycoon with absolute power imposing his vision...
- 6/14/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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