Exclusive: Production, finance, and sales company Panorama Motion Pictures will make its Cannes market debut with a slate of projects from Catalyst Studios and other independent producers.
First up the company is producing ambitious project The Sea Hawk, an IP based on Raphael Sabatini’s book, which was most famously adapted into a hit feature by legendary producer Howard Koch and starring Errol Flynn for Warner Bros. in 1940.
The story follows an English gentleman through the changing tides of fortune and fate, who becomes a galley-slave and ultimately the most famous barbary pirate in the Mediterranean Sea. It will be produced by Panorama CEO Mark Pennell and Armyan Bernstein (Air Force One) of Beacon Pictures. Bernstein was most recently an EP on the Kevin Costner western Horizon, which is premiering in Cannes.
Producers are currently shopping for a director with casting targeted before the end of the year.
Pennell, a writer and producer,...
First up the company is producing ambitious project The Sea Hawk, an IP based on Raphael Sabatini’s book, which was most famously adapted into a hit feature by legendary producer Howard Koch and starring Errol Flynn for Warner Bros. in 1940.
The story follows an English gentleman through the changing tides of fortune and fate, who becomes a galley-slave and ultimately the most famous barbary pirate in the Mediterranean Sea. It will be produced by Panorama CEO Mark Pennell and Armyan Bernstein (Air Force One) of Beacon Pictures. Bernstein was most recently an EP on the Kevin Costner western Horizon, which is premiering in Cannes.
Producers are currently shopping for a director with casting targeted before the end of the year.
Pennell, a writer and producer,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Kevin Costner is hoping a few years from now, moviegoers will have the opportunity to binge four Horizon movies in theaters.
“Maybe a year and a half, two years from now, they will come (to theaters) for 12 hours,” he told the assembled crowd of theater owners Tuesday at CinemaCon, where he teased his two-part Horizon films.
So far, only two of his planned four films have been made, he acknowledged, but he has two more scripts ready to go, should the risky film project he helped finance be successful.
“When I think about the promise of America, there was a promise out here, if you could go. If you were tough enough, if you were mean enough, if you were resourceful enough, if you were lucky enough, you could take what you wanted in America,” Costner said of the appeal of the American West. “That promise meant that we step...
“Maybe a year and a half, two years from now, they will come (to theaters) for 12 hours,” he told the assembled crowd of theater owners Tuesday at CinemaCon, where he teased his two-part Horizon films.
So far, only two of his planned four films have been made, he acknowledged, but he has two more scripts ready to go, should the risky film project he helped finance be successful.
“When I think about the promise of America, there was a promise out here, if you could go. If you were tough enough, if you were mean enough, if you were resourceful enough, if you were lucky enough, you could take what you wanted in America,” Costner said of the appeal of the American West. “That promise meant that we step...
- 4/10/2024
- by Chris Gardner and Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kevin Costner’s hugely ambitious western saga arrives this summer: here’s the new trailer, but no UK release yet.
Regular readers of this site may be already aware just how much I’m looking forward to the most ambitious Kevin Costner project in years. It’s Horizon: An American Saga, a series of four films that Costner is part-funding. Just as with his last directorial effort, the brilliant 2003 western Open Range, he’s independently funded the movie, and brought in distributors afterwards.
In the US, it’s New Line Cinema – and thus Warner Bros – that’s going to be releasing the first two films, both of which are coming out this summer. The first lands in June, the second lands in August, and both are getting US cinema releases.
As far as I’ve been able to ascertain, and heck I’ve been looking, there’s been no deal...
Regular readers of this site may be already aware just how much I’m looking forward to the most ambitious Kevin Costner project in years. It’s Horizon: An American Saga, a series of four films that Costner is part-funding. Just as with his last directorial effort, the brilliant 2003 western Open Range, he’s independently funded the movie, and brought in distributors afterwards.
In the US, it’s New Line Cinema – and thus Warner Bros – that’s going to be releasing the first two films, both of which are coming out this summer. The first lands in June, the second lands in August, and both are getting US cinema releases.
As far as I’ve been able to ascertain, and heck I’ve been looking, there’s been no deal...
- 2/27/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Oscar winner Kevin Costner returns to the director’s chair with Warner Bros Pictures’ Horizon: An American Saga four-part film series. The Western epic just debuted its first trailer and released the first batch of official photos from chapter one of Costner’s Civil War tale.
“In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many,” reads Warner Bros Pictures’ synopsis. “Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.”
In addition to Costner, the cast includes Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington,...
“In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many,” reads Warner Bros Pictures’ synopsis. “Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.”
In addition to Costner, the cast includes Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Academy Award-winning visionary filmmaker Kevin Costner directs New Line Cinema’s vast “Horizon: An American Saga” Chapters One and Two, a multi-faceted chronicle covering the Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. A story of America too big for one film, this true cinematic event also stars Costner, who co-writes with Jon Baird (“The Explorers Guild”) and produces through his Territory Pictures.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, “Horizon: An American Saga” explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s films will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, “Horizon: An American Saga” explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s films will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
- 2/26/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Kevin Costner’s long-awaited passion project “Horizon: An American Saga” is finally hitting theaters in two chapters.
Costner writes, directs, produces, and stars in the feature set across the entire Civil War. The “Yellowstone” actor wrote the script with Jon Baird, who makes his screenwriting debut.
The official description for “Horizon” reads: “In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won — and lost— through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Kevin Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.”
(Yes, the italics were part of the official press release,...
Costner writes, directs, produces, and stars in the feature set across the entire Civil War. The “Yellowstone” actor wrote the script with Jon Baird, who makes his screenwriting debut.
The official description for “Horizon” reads: “In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won — and lost— through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Kevin Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.”
(Yes, the italics were part of the official press release,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Francis Ford Coppola has been thinking about utopia his whole career. His upcoming, self-financed epic Megalopolis is about just that. But his first experiment with utopia climaxed in 1980 with the creation of Zoetrope Studios, which he imagined would be its own top-to-bottom, all-encompassing, soul-enriching creative ecosystem free of Hollywood dysfunction. Its initial project was to be the hugely ambitious musical romantic drama One From the Heart, starring Teri Garr, Frederic Forrest and Raul Julia. The 1981 film may have bombed at the box office, but the story of its creation is far brighter, revealing how Coppola’s cast and crew came to believe in his grand vision, and helped him overcome financial disaster. As a new director’s cut of the film comes to New York’s IFC Center on Jan. 19 and L.A.’s Cinemathèque on Jan. 26, the following excerpt from Sam Wasson’s new book The Path to Paradise:...
- 1/19/2024
- by Sam Wasson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At The Gates is an entertaining and timely thriller that blends the hot button topic of illegal immigration and undocumented workers into a universal story of fear, paranoia, and the perilous state of our own humanity. That it succeeds to the degree it does is the fact that first time feature writer/director Augustus Meleo Bernstein keeps us guessing as to the intentions and the ultimate fate of its tight circle of main characters. Essentially this is a chamber piece all set in one attractive Los Angeles area suburb’s home and the class drama taking place inside that seems ripped from headlines of individual tragic stories of illegal immigrants who have to worry at any given moment when Ice is going to show up at their doorstep, or in the case of At The Gates, at the doorstep of their employers.
Ana (Vanessa Benavente) is a Salvadoran undocumented immigrant...
Ana (Vanessa Benavente) is a Salvadoran undocumented immigrant...
- 11/2/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Augustus Meleo Bernstein’s new movie At the Gates is getting a November 3 theatrical release date in New York and Los Angeles from Picturehouse.
The Beacon Pictures and Five Towers production stars Miranda Otto, Noah Wyle, Ezekiel Pacheco, Vanessa Benavente and Sadie Anne Stanley. Bernstein wrote and directed in his feature debut.
In the movie, Ana (Benavente), a housekeeper from El Salvador, brings her teenage son Nico (Pacheco) to help her clean an affluent family’s Los Angeles home. But after being told by her employers Marianne (Otto) and Peter Barris (Wyle) that immigration officers are searching for her, she accepts the invitation to shelter in their house until the crisis blows over. As days go by and the interactions between the two families become increasingly tense, Nico begins to question their hosts’ true intentions.
The pic’s theatrical rollout follows several festival stops including New York Latino Film Festival,...
The Beacon Pictures and Five Towers production stars Miranda Otto, Noah Wyle, Ezekiel Pacheco, Vanessa Benavente and Sadie Anne Stanley. Bernstein wrote and directed in his feature debut.
In the movie, Ana (Benavente), a housekeeper from El Salvador, brings her teenage son Nico (Pacheco) to help her clean an affluent family’s Los Angeles home. But after being told by her employers Marianne (Otto) and Peter Barris (Wyle) that immigration officers are searching for her, she accepts the invitation to shelter in their house until the crisis blows over. As days go by and the interactions between the two families become increasingly tense, Nico begins to question their hosts’ true intentions.
The pic’s theatrical rollout follows several festival stops including New York Latino Film Festival,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Will the Hollywood studio become extinct?
One hundred years ago, Louis B. Mayer unfurled his grand idea to mobilize “all the stars in heaven” for his filmmaking adventure. His dream factory, once prolific, now seems adrift amid the economic debris of streamerville and linear TV.
The studio system still has its advocates, one of whom, Francis Coppola, attempted to re-invent the studio on three occasions. He’s still trying.
His intriguing, if bizarre adventure, is told in a gripping new book by Sam Wasson titled Path to Paradise, vividly chronicling how the director leveraged his two great movies into an assembly line of cinema.
Well, almost. Coppola’s effort to orchestrate the genius of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now into an enduring filmmaking enterprise was defeated by two realities: The eccentricity of his management style and the frailty of his infrastructure.
Zoetrope was to be owned and run by creatives...
One hundred years ago, Louis B. Mayer unfurled his grand idea to mobilize “all the stars in heaven” for his filmmaking adventure. His dream factory, once prolific, now seems adrift amid the economic debris of streamerville and linear TV.
The studio system still has its advocates, one of whom, Francis Coppola, attempted to re-invent the studio on three occasions. He’s still trying.
His intriguing, if bizarre adventure, is told in a gripping new book by Sam Wasson titled Path to Paradise, vividly chronicling how the director leveraged his two great movies into an assembly line of cinema.
Well, almost. Coppola’s effort to orchestrate the genius of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now into an enduring filmmaking enterprise was defeated by two realities: The eccentricity of his management style and the frailty of his infrastructure.
Zoetrope was to be owned and run by creatives...
- 9/14/2023
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
Originally announced under the title Bring It On: Halloween, a horror slasher entry in the Bring It On cheerleader movie franchise is now set to make its way out into the world with the title Bring It On: Cheer or Die. You can watch a teaser trailer for Bring It On: Cheer or Die in the embed above – and the trailer reveals that the film is set to premiere on Syfy on October 8th!
A Universal 1440 Entertainment and Beacon Pictures production, Bring It On: Cheer Or Die is directed by Karen Lam (Ghost Wars) from a screenplay by Rebekah McKendry (Glorious) and Dana Schwartz (She-Hulk), based on a story by Alyson Fouse (Bring It On: Fight to the Finish). The film will follow
a cheer squad as they practice their routines overnight in an abandoned school during Halloween weekend where one-by-one, the teens fall victim to a deranged assailant.
A Universal 1440 Entertainment and Beacon Pictures production, Bring It On: Cheer Or Die is directed by Karen Lam (Ghost Wars) from a screenplay by Rebekah McKendry (Glorious) and Dana Schwartz (She-Hulk), based on a story by Alyson Fouse (Bring It On: Fight to the Finish). The film will follow
a cheer squad as they practice their routines overnight in an abandoned school during Halloween weekend where one-by-one, the teens fall victim to a deranged assailant.
- 9/15/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Bring It On cheerleading franchise is getting its own horror movie with Syfy’s Bring It On: Cheer or Die, the franchise’s seventh installment and its first non-comedy movie.
Collider has announced this morning that the world television premiere of Bring It On: Cheer or Die arrives on Saturday, October 8 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on Syfy.
Slash into the Bring It On: Cheer or Die teaser trailer below!
The horror movie is said to feature “cheer routines to die for and a thrilling new energy that flips the longtime cheerleading tournament format on its head.”
Missi Pyle (“Y: The Last Man,” “Dirty John”), Kerri Medders (“Panic,” “Seal Team”) and Tiera Skovbye (Midnight Sun, “Riverdale”) will star in the highly anticipated Syfy original movie and all-new spine-tingling installment of the beloved cheerleading film franchise. The brand-new film is directed by Karen Lam (Syfy’s “Ghost Wars” & “Van Helsing...
Collider has announced this morning that the world television premiere of Bring It On: Cheer or Die arrives on Saturday, October 8 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on Syfy.
Slash into the Bring It On: Cheer or Die teaser trailer below!
The horror movie is said to feature “cheer routines to die for and a thrilling new energy that flips the longtime cheerleading tournament format on its head.”
Missi Pyle (“Y: The Last Man,” “Dirty John”), Kerri Medders (“Panic,” “Seal Team”) and Tiera Skovbye (Midnight Sun, “Riverdale”) will star in the highly anticipated Syfy original movie and all-new spine-tingling installment of the beloved cheerleading film franchise. The brand-new film is directed by Karen Lam (Syfy’s “Ghost Wars” & “Van Helsing...
- 9/15/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Universal has teamed up with Syfy to make a horror thriller entry in their long-running Bring It On franchise, and while we still don’t know when exactly this seventh Bring It On movie – which it titled Bring It On: Cheer or Die – is going to be released (it’s expected to premiere on Syfy sometime this fall), a batch of images have arrived online to give us a look at what this movie is going to have in store for us. You can check them out at the bottom of this article, courtesy of our friends at Bloody Disgusting.
A Universal 1440 Entertainment and Beacon Pictures production, Bring It On: Cheer Or Die is directed by Karen Lam (Ghost Wars) from a screenplay by Rebekah McKendry (Glorious) and Dana Schwartz (She-Hulk), based on a story by Alyson Fouse (Bring It On: Fight to the Finish). The film will follow...
A Universal 1440 Entertainment and Beacon Pictures production, Bring It On: Cheer Or Die is directed by Karen Lam (Ghost Wars) from a screenplay by Rebekah McKendry (Glorious) and Dana Schwartz (She-Hulk), based on a story by Alyson Fouse (Bring It On: Fight to the Finish). The film will follow...
- 8/31/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
‘Bring It On: Cheer or Die’ Images Provide First Look at Cheerleading Franchise’s First Horror Movie
The Bring It On cheerleading franchise is getting its own horror movie with Syfy’s Bring It On: Cheer or Die, the franchise’s seventh installment and its first non-comedy movie.
The horror movie is said to feature “cheer routines to die for and a thrilling new energy that flips the longtime cheerleading tournament format on its head.”
Bring It On: Cheer or Die is produced by Universal 1440 Entertainment, and it’s expected to debut on Syfy in Fall 2022. While you wait, check out first-look images below!
And expect a trailer and release date for the Bring It On horror movie real soon.
Missi Pyle (“Y: The Last Man,” “Dirty John”), Kerri Medders (“Panic,” “Seal Team”) and Tiera Skovbye (Midnight Sun, “Riverdale”) will star in the highly anticipated Syfy original movie and all-new spine-tingling installment of the beloved cheerleading film franchise. The brand-new film is directed by Karen Lam...
The horror movie is said to feature “cheer routines to die for and a thrilling new energy that flips the longtime cheerleading tournament format on its head.”
Bring It On: Cheer or Die is produced by Universal 1440 Entertainment, and it’s expected to debut on Syfy in Fall 2022. While you wait, check out first-look images below!
And expect a trailer and release date for the Bring It On horror movie real soon.
Missi Pyle (“Y: The Last Man,” “Dirty John”), Kerri Medders (“Panic,” “Seal Team”) and Tiera Skovbye (Midnight Sun, “Riverdale”) will star in the highly anticipated Syfy original movie and all-new spine-tingling installment of the beloved cheerleading film franchise. The brand-new film is directed by Karen Lam...
- 8/31/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Timed to the network’s 30th anniversary, Syfy has announced a new crop of programs including two new scripted original series, an original film and returning shows. New series include “Reginald the Vampire” and “The Ark,” while back for more are “Chucky,” “Resident Alien” and “SurrealEstate.”
“Reginald the Vampire,” a dramedy based on Johnny B. Truant’s “Fat Vampire” book series, stars MCU veteran Jacob Batalon as Reginald Andres. Andres tumbles into a world populated by beautiful, fit and vain vampires as an unlikely hero who will have to navigate numerous obstacles along the way, from forbidden love to bullying to a vampire chieftain who wants him dead. Fortunately, Andres discovers he has a few unrecognized powers of his own. The series also stars Mandela Van Peebles and Em Haine. It is produced by Great Pacific Media, Modern Story Company, December Films and Cineflix Studios and executive produced by Harley Peyton,...
“Reginald the Vampire,” a dramedy based on Johnny B. Truant’s “Fat Vampire” book series, stars MCU veteran Jacob Batalon as Reginald Andres. Andres tumbles into a world populated by beautiful, fit and vain vampires as an unlikely hero who will have to navigate numerous obstacles along the way, from forbidden love to bullying to a vampire chieftain who wants him dead. Fortunately, Andres discovers he has a few unrecognized powers of his own. The series also stars Mandela Van Peebles and Em Haine. It is produced by Great Pacific Media, Modern Story Company, December Films and Cineflix Studios and executive produced by Harley Peyton,...
- 5/10/2022
- by Sasha Urban and Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
Syfy’s SurrealEstate will again see the light of day. The Canadian drama series, which was canceled last year, will return for a second season for premiere in 2023, Syfy has revealed.
The series, which stars Tim Rozon, Sarah Levy, Adam Korson, Maurice Dean Wint, Savannah Basley, and Tennille Read, follows an elite team of specialists at The Roman Agency who handle the cases no one else can — haunted and possessed houses that literally scare would-be buyers away.
SurrealEstate will join previously announced new scripted series Reginald the Vampire, a dramedy based on Johnny B. Truant’s Fat Vampire book, and space-set survival drama The Ark, from writer Dean Devlin, as well as Halloween horror movie Bring It On: Cheer or Die.
Syfy’s latest programming slate includes the return of the #1 and #2 new scripted cable series of 2021, the Alan Tudyk-led dramedy Resident Alien and Chucky, executive produced by Don Mancini.
The series, which stars Tim Rozon, Sarah Levy, Adam Korson, Maurice Dean Wint, Savannah Basley, and Tennille Read, follows an elite team of specialists at The Roman Agency who handle the cases no one else can — haunted and possessed houses that literally scare would-be buyers away.
SurrealEstate will join previously announced new scripted series Reginald the Vampire, a dramedy based on Johnny B. Truant’s Fat Vampire book, and space-set survival drama The Ark, from writer Dean Devlin, as well as Halloween horror movie Bring It On: Cheer or Die.
Syfy’s latest programming slate includes the return of the #1 and #2 new scripted cable series of 2021, the Alan Tudyk-led dramedy Resident Alien and Chucky, executive produced by Don Mancini.
- 5/10/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Mieruko-chan: "She can see dead people…she just chooses to ignore them. That’s Miko’s plan, anyway, but it doesn’t seem to be working for her in this love letter to the horror genre that will send shivers down your spine—and occasionally tickle your funny bone."
The Mieruko-chan Season One finale airs this Sunday on Funimation. We've included the trailer below and you can watch all of the episodes (with ads) at: https://www.funimation.com/shows/mieruko-chan
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"The Call is Coming From Inside the Movie"
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Missi Pyle, Kerri Medders And Tiera Skovbye Star In The Next Killer Installment Of The Most Cherished Cheerleading Franchise From Universal 1440 Entertainment: "Missi Pyle, Kerri Medders and Tiera Skovbye join the Bring It On movie franchise in Bring It On: Cheer Or Die, the...
The Mieruko-chan Season One finale airs this Sunday on Funimation. We've included the trailer below and you can watch all of the episodes (with ads) at: https://www.funimation.com/shows/mieruko-chan
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Scare Package 2:
Scare Package II - Rad Chad's Revenge
"The Call is Coming From Inside the Movie"
Coming exclusively to Shudder in 2022.
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Missi Pyle, Kerri Medders And Tiera Skovbye Star In The Next Killer Installment Of The Most Cherished Cheerleading Franchise From Universal 1440 Entertainment: "Missi Pyle, Kerri Medders and Tiera Skovbye join the Bring It On movie franchise in Bring It On: Cheer Or Die, the...
- 12/17/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Castle has a new address. Lifetime has set an October 5 premiere date for the latest exclusive syndicated run of the crime dramedy starring Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic.
The series will play at 2 p.m. Tuesdays starting next week and will continue through November. It will go on hiatus when Lifetime begins its annual It’s a Wonderful Lifetime holiday movie event, then will return in January.
Castle, which originally aired on ABC from 2009-16, stars Fillion as famous mystery novelist Richard Castle, who connects with the NYPD when he is enlisted to help solve a series of copycat murders ripped from the pages of his Derek Storm novels. Suffering from writer’s block and realizing that working with the police might give him some new ideas for his next book, Castle finds himself paired with Detective Kate Beckett (Katic). She does not appreciate the fun-loving author or his unorthodox style,...
The series will play at 2 p.m. Tuesdays starting next week and will continue through November. It will go on hiatus when Lifetime begins its annual It’s a Wonderful Lifetime holiday movie event, then will return in January.
Castle, which originally aired on ABC from 2009-16, stars Fillion as famous mystery novelist Richard Castle, who connects with the NYPD when he is enlisted to help solve a series of copycat murders ripped from the pages of his Derek Storm novels. Suffering from writer’s block and realizing that working with the police might give him some new ideas for his next book, Castle finds himself paired with Detective Kate Beckett (Katic). She does not appreciate the fun-loving author or his unorthodox style,...
- 9/30/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Premium network Epix on Saturday unveiled its scripted and unscripted development slate for 2020 and beyond. The slate was announced at TCA by Epix President Michael Wright. The network is coming off the debuts of the first series ordered by Wright, docuseries Elvis Goes There and Punk; and scripted dramas Perpetual Grace, Ltd, Pennyworth and Godfather of Harlem. Of the dramas, Batman-themed Pennyworth already has been renewed for a second season while Godfather of Harlem has been a major breakout hit for the network.
It includes A Column Of Fire, a series adaptation of Ken Follett’s Elizabethan-era novel, a followup to The Pillars of the World and World Without End, both of which have been turned into limited series.
Also on the slate is The Winter King, a series adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s trilogy of Arthurian novels, from the producing team at Bad Wolf.
Producer/writer/director Edward Burns is behind Gibson Station, a dramedy set in 1984.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Jackson Browne is executive producing music docuseries Songs That Changed the World, directed by Emmy winner Thom Zimny.
Here are details about the projects on Epix’s slate:
The Winter King (scripted)
From the acclaimed producing team at Bad Wolf comes this drama series adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s trilogy of Arthurian novels, The Warlord Chronicles.
Gibson Station (scripted)
From producer/writer/director Edward Burns, this dramedy set in 1984 revolves around three 20-something best friends setting out to pursue their dreams and seek out their place in Ronald Reagan’s America.
A Column Of Fire (scripted)
Based on the novel by international best-selling author Ken Follett, this Elizabethan-era drama, which debuted at #1 in multiple countries around the world, follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald beginning in 1558 and spanning half a century of political intrigue and turmoil. A Column of Fire is written by Lizzie Mickery and produced by Snowed-In Productions and Sony Pictures Television. Snowed-In Productions Ruth Kenley-Letts, and Mickery are Executive Producers.
Fall River (docuseries)
1979 – Fall River, Ma – home to the notorious Lizzie Borden, three young women were killed in a series of brutal murders. Police alleged a satanic cult was practicing human sacrifice. The cult leader, a man named Carl Drew, was captured and sent to prison for life without parole. Twenty years after the trial, the lead investigator became so haunted by inconsistencies in the stories that he re-investigated his own case after he retired. Evidence surfaced bringing the entire story into question. This documentary series will tell shocking true story of a town caught in the grips of the Satanic Panic, with new witnesses and evidence that shed light on murders that were thought to have been solved. Fall River is produced by Blumhouse Television and Pyramid Productions. James Buddy Day serves as executive producer and director.
Fiasco (docuseries)
From the creators of Slow Burn comes a new podcast documentary about politics, power, and uncertainty. Host Leon Neyfakh will transport listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country’s most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present. Season One of Fiasco will tell the story of the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that followed in Florida. Fiasco is produced by Neyfakh’s Prologue Projects and Luminary Media, LLC. Neyfakh, Steven Fisher and Andrew Parsons serve as executive producers, along with Ken Druckerman and Banks Tarver for Left/Right Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company.
Songs That Changed The World (docuseries)
Directed by Emmy Award winner Thom Zimny and executive produced by acclaimed singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, this four-part doc series looks into those transcendent moments when music was able to do what no other social force could: speak to our minds, hearts and souls and lead us to higher ground…and in so doing transform us…whether we knew we needed to or not. In addition to Zimny and Browne, Armyan Bernstein (for Beacon Pictures) will executive produce.
It includes A Column Of Fire, a series adaptation of Ken Follett’s Elizabethan-era novel, a followup to The Pillars of the World and World Without End, both of which have been turned into limited series.
Also on the slate is The Winter King, a series adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s trilogy of Arthurian novels, from the producing team at Bad Wolf.
Producer/writer/director Edward Burns is behind Gibson Station, a dramedy set in 1984.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Jackson Browne is executive producing music docuseries Songs That Changed the World, directed by Emmy winner Thom Zimny.
Here are details about the projects on Epix’s slate:
The Winter King (scripted)
From the acclaimed producing team at Bad Wolf comes this drama series adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s trilogy of Arthurian novels, The Warlord Chronicles.
Gibson Station (scripted)
From producer/writer/director Edward Burns, this dramedy set in 1984 revolves around three 20-something best friends setting out to pursue their dreams and seek out their place in Ronald Reagan’s America.
A Column Of Fire (scripted)
Based on the novel by international best-selling author Ken Follett, this Elizabethan-era drama, which debuted at #1 in multiple countries around the world, follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald beginning in 1558 and spanning half a century of political intrigue and turmoil. A Column of Fire is written by Lizzie Mickery and produced by Snowed-In Productions and Sony Pictures Television. Snowed-In Productions Ruth Kenley-Letts, and Mickery are Executive Producers.
Fall River (docuseries)
1979 – Fall River, Ma – home to the notorious Lizzie Borden, three young women were killed in a series of brutal murders. Police alleged a satanic cult was practicing human sacrifice. The cult leader, a man named Carl Drew, was captured and sent to prison for life without parole. Twenty years after the trial, the lead investigator became so haunted by inconsistencies in the stories that he re-investigated his own case after he retired. Evidence surfaced bringing the entire story into question. This documentary series will tell shocking true story of a town caught in the grips of the Satanic Panic, with new witnesses and evidence that shed light on murders that were thought to have been solved. Fall River is produced by Blumhouse Television and Pyramid Productions. James Buddy Day serves as executive producer and director.
Fiasco (docuseries)
From the creators of Slow Burn comes a new podcast documentary about politics, power, and uncertainty. Host Leon Neyfakh will transport listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country’s most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present. Season One of Fiasco will tell the story of the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that followed in Florida. Fiasco is produced by Neyfakh’s Prologue Projects and Luminary Media, LLC. Neyfakh, Steven Fisher and Andrew Parsons serve as executive producers, along with Ken Druckerman and Banks Tarver for Left/Right Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company.
Songs That Changed The World (docuseries)
Directed by Emmy Award winner Thom Zimny and executive produced by acclaimed singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, this four-part doc series looks into those transcendent moments when music was able to do what no other social force could: speak to our minds, hearts and souls and lead us to higher ground…and in so doing transform us…whether we knew we needed to or not. In addition to Zimny and Browne, Armyan Bernstein (for Beacon Pictures) will executive produce.
- 1/19/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Epix has put into development a trio of scripted series: one that takes place in King Arthur’s time, another from the Elizabethan era and the third in 1984.
“The Winter King,” a drama series adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s trilogy of Arthurian novels “The Warlord Chronicles,” hails from Bad Wolf.
“Gibson Station,” from producer/writer/director Edward Burns, is a dramedy set in 1984 that revolves around three 20-something best friends setting out to pursue their dreams and seek out their place in Ronald Reagan’s America.
“A Column of Fire” is based on the novel by international best-selling author Ken Follett. The Elizabethan-era drama follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald and is written by Lizzie Mickery and produced by Snowed-In Productions and Sony Pictures Television. Ruth Kenley-Letts and Mickery are executive producers.
Also Read: 'Belgravia,' From the 'Downton Abbey' Producers, Looks and Sounds...
“The Winter King,” a drama series adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s trilogy of Arthurian novels “The Warlord Chronicles,” hails from Bad Wolf.
“Gibson Station,” from producer/writer/director Edward Burns, is a dramedy set in 1984 that revolves around three 20-something best friends setting out to pursue their dreams and seek out their place in Ronald Reagan’s America.
“A Column of Fire” is based on the novel by international best-selling author Ken Follett. The Elizabethan-era drama follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald and is written by Lizzie Mickery and produced by Snowed-In Productions and Sony Pictures Television. Ruth Kenley-Letts and Mickery are executive producers.
Also Read: 'Belgravia,' From the 'Downton Abbey' Producers, Looks and Sounds...
- 1/19/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Epix is eyeing some potential new additions on both the scripted and unscripted front.
Network president Michael Wright unveiled Epix’s development slate, which includes two scripted projects and three prospective docuseries, at its Television Critics’ Association winter press tour day.
One of the two scripted series hails from Edward Burns who is best known for his roles in “Saving Private Ryan” and romantic comedies such as “She’s the One.” Burns is attached to produce, write and direct the dramedy which is set in Ronald Reagan-era America.
The projects could all potentially join Epix’s slate which is headlined by scripted dramas “Perpetual Grace, Ltd,””Godfather of Harlem” and DC series “Pennyworth” which was renewed for a second season in October of last year.
Read on to find out what Epix has in the oven:
Gibson Station (scripted)
From producer/writer/director Edward Burns, this dramedy set in 1984 revolves...
Network president Michael Wright unveiled Epix’s development slate, which includes two scripted projects and three prospective docuseries, at its Television Critics’ Association winter press tour day.
One of the two scripted series hails from Edward Burns who is best known for his roles in “Saving Private Ryan” and romantic comedies such as “She’s the One.” Burns is attached to produce, write and direct the dramedy which is set in Ronald Reagan-era America.
The projects could all potentially join Epix’s slate which is headlined by scripted dramas “Perpetual Grace, Ltd,””Godfather of Harlem” and DC series “Pennyworth” which was renewed for a second season in October of last year.
Read on to find out what Epix has in the oven:
Gibson Station (scripted)
From producer/writer/director Edward Burns, this dramedy set in 1984 revolves...
- 1/19/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Earlier this summer, Scream Factory got down with the sickness with they announced new Collector's Edition Blu-rays for the Dawn of the Dead remake and George A. Romero's Land of the Dead. Now they've announced a new Halloween release date for both Blu-rays, as well as a bunch of new bonus features, including interviews with James Gunn, makeup effects artists David Anderson and Heather Langenkamp Anderson (who also played Nancy in the Nightmare on Elm Street movies), actor Ty Burrell (see a tease of that interview here), and much more:
Press Release: This Halloween, get ready for a double dose of zombie apocalypse mayhem and trips to hell! On October 31, 2017, Scream Factory™ is proud to present Dawn Of The Dead Collector’s Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray andGeorge A. Romero’s Land Of The Dead Collector’s Edition2-Disc Blu-ray. These two definitive collector’s editions boast new 2K transfer,...
Press Release: This Halloween, get ready for a double dose of zombie apocalypse mayhem and trips to hell! On October 31, 2017, Scream Factory™ is proud to present Dawn Of The Dead Collector’s Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray andGeorge A. Romero’s Land Of The Dead Collector’s Edition2-Disc Blu-ray. These two definitive collector’s editions boast new 2K transfer,...
- 9/20/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Delivering more rivalry, fierceness and cheer puns like never before, the Bring it On franchise goes global for the very first time in the high energy sixth installment, Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD and OnDemand on August 29, 2017 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Beacon Pictures. Filled with all-new stunts and choreography, Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack features 19 squads from around the globe, including teams from Australia, U.K., Germany and France, in addition to the Northern Elite Gymnastics and Cheer team from the United States. The film is the perfect hybrid of cheerleading and dance for a non-stop worldwide showdown.
Now you can own Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack on Blu-ray. We Are Movie Geeks has four copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie about cheerleaders? (mine is Satan’S Cheerleaders!
Now you can own Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack on Blu-ray. We Are Movie Geeks has four copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie about cheerleaders? (mine is Satan’S Cheerleaders!
- 8/29/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Delivering more rivalry, fierceness and cheer puns like never before, the Bring it On franchise goes global for the very first time in the high energy sixth installment, Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD and OnDemand on August 29, 2017 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Beacon Pictures. Filled with all-new stunts and choreography, Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack features 19 squads from around the globe, including teams from Australia, U.K., Germany and France, in addition to the Northern Elite Gymnastics and Cheer team from the United States. The film is the perfect hybrid of cheerleading and dance for a non-stop worldwide showdown.
The film stars Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill, Independence Day) along with rising talent, Cristine Prosperi (“Degrassi: The Next Generation,” Betrayed), Jordan Rodrigues (“The Fosters,” “Dance Academy”), Sophie Vavasseur (Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Evelyn), and Gia Ré (“Jinx,” “Rocket’s Island”), the film...
The film stars Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill, Independence Day) along with rising talent, Cristine Prosperi (“Degrassi: The Next Generation,” Betrayed), Jordan Rodrigues (“The Fosters,” “Dance Academy”), Sophie Vavasseur (Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Evelyn), and Gia Ré (“Jinx,” “Rocket’s Island”), the film...
- 8/18/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Actor-producer Kevin Costner, along with production company Treehouse Films, is suing Kylin Pictures for breach of contract and fraud after they allegedly used Costner’s name to sell the film “Shanghai Sojourners” at the Shanghai International Film Festival, and then removed him from the project without paying him. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the suit filed was for $3.85 million in damages, a reinstatement of credit, and the agreed-upon profit share if the film is produced.
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Earlier this year, Treehouse and Beacon Films signed on to produce “Shanghai Sojourners” alongside Kylin, and Costner and Beacon co-founder Armyan Bernstein were set to receive a combined producing fee of $3 million. During this year’s Shanghai Film Festival, Kylin supposedly “highlighted the involvement of Costner and Treehouse,” which resulted in investors for the film. The suit claims that Kylin was already planning to fire Costner and Treehouse...
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Earlier this year, Treehouse and Beacon Films signed on to produce “Shanghai Sojourners” alongside Kylin, and Costner and Beacon co-founder Armyan Bernstein were set to receive a combined producing fee of $3 million. During this year’s Shanghai Film Festival, Kylin supposedly “highlighted the involvement of Costner and Treehouse,” which resulted in investors for the film. The suit claims that Kylin was already planning to fire Costner and Treehouse...
- 10/26/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
“Dancing With the Stars” professional and “So You Think You Can Dance” choreographer Dmitry Chaplin is set to guest star on TNT’s “Agent X,” TheWrap has learned exclusively. Chaplin will play Nasim Chaikin, a Chechen rebel and professional henchman who’s no match for undercover operative, John Case (Jeff Hephner). Sharon Stone and Gerald McRaney also star on the series, which is being produced by TNT Originals in association with Beacon Pictures. Stone also serves as executive producers alongside Armyan Bernstein and pilot scribe William Blake Herron. The pilot was directed by Peter O’Fallon. TNT previously ordered 10 episodes for the first season of.
- 3/25/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The career of Sharon Stone has been nothing if not unpredictable. From big screen blockbusters, such as Total Recall and Basic Instinct, to independent fare such as Broken Flowers and Bobby; from awards-fodder such as Casino, to diabolical travesties, such as Catwoman – Stone has continued to keep us on our toes. Her latest creative venture, titled Agent X, is headed to the small screen – courtesy of TNT and a 10 episode series order – and Stone is on board as both star and executive producer.
The show is written by William Blake Herron (The Bourne Identity), and directed by Peter O’Fallon (Legit), with Armyan Bernstein (Air Force One) joining Sharon Stone in executive producing. Her supporting cast will feature Jeff Hephner (Chicago Fire), Gerald McRaney (House Of Cards), Mike Colter (The Good Wife), Jamey Sheridan (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) and John Shea (Gossip Girl), among others.
Taking the lead role, Stone...
The show is written by William Blake Herron (The Bourne Identity), and directed by Peter O’Fallon (Legit), with Armyan Bernstein (Air Force One) joining Sharon Stone in executive producing. Her supporting cast will feature Jeff Hephner (Chicago Fire), Gerald McRaney (House Of Cards), Mike Colter (The Good Wife), Jamey Sheridan (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) and John Shea (Gossip Girl), among others.
Taking the lead role, Stone...
- 11/3/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
TNT has given a greenlight to "Agent X," a spirited action-drama starring Jeff Hephner (Interstellar, "Chicago Fire") and Oscar nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe® winner Sharon Stone (Casino). Gerald McRaney ("House of Cards") also stars in the series, which is being produced by TNT Originals in association with Beacon Pictures, with Armyan Bernstein (Air Force One, Spy Game, Children of Men, "Castle") and Sharon Stone serving as executive producers. William Blake Herron (The Bourne Identity), who will also executive-produce, penned the pilot, which was directed by Peter O'Fallon. TNT has ordered 10 episodes for the first season of the series, with plans to launch in the second half of 2015.
- 11/1/2014
- Comingsoon.net
TNT has given a greenlight to Agent X, a spirited action-drama starring Jeff Hephner and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Sharon Stone. Gerald McRaney also stars in the series, which is being produced by TNT Originals in association with Beacon Pictures, with Armyan Bernstein (Air Force One, Spy Game, Children of Men, Castle) and Sharon Stone serving as executive producers.William Blake Herron (The Bourne Identity) who will also executive-produce, penned the pilot, which was directed by Peter O’Fallon (Legit, Suicide Kings). TNT has ordered 10 episodes for the first season of the series, with plans to launch in the second […]...
- 10/31/2014
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
“Philomena” star Steve Coogan has signed on to play Scottish lawyer James Boswell in Highland Film Group's adaptation of the West End play “Boswell For the Defence,” the company announced Sunday. Gregor Jordan (“Buffalo Soldiers”) will direct from a script by Patrick Edgeworth, who also wrote the play. Mark Pennell and Steve Chasman will produce, while Armyan Bernstein of Beacon Pictures will executive produce. The project is represented by Highland Film Group internationally. Production is set for 2015. Also read: ‘The Trip to Italy’ Review: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon Serve Up More Delicious Mid-Life Crises “Boswell For the Defence” tells the true story of how.
- 9/7/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Steve Coogan will play the title role of James Boswell in an adaptation of the West End play Boswell For The Defence. Highland Film Group is in Toronto handling international sales.
Gregor Jordan will direct from Patrick Edgeworth’s adaptation of his own play. Mark Pennell and Steve Chasman will produce, while Armyan Bernstein serves as executive producer.
Production is set for 2015 in Europe on the period legal drama from Chasman’s Current Entertainment about the eponymous Scottish lawyer who takes on the case of a female convict sentenced to death.
“Whether it be Lincoln or Thatcher, bringing a historical figure to life is always a challenge, but Steve’s [Coogan] extraordinary ability to blend humour and pathos make him the perfect artist to bring such a complex character like Boswell to the screen,” said producers Pennell and Chasman. “We are excited to see him make this role his own.”...
Gregor Jordan will direct from Patrick Edgeworth’s adaptation of his own play. Mark Pennell and Steve Chasman will produce, while Armyan Bernstein serves as executive producer.
Production is set for 2015 in Europe on the period legal drama from Chasman’s Current Entertainment about the eponymous Scottish lawyer who takes on the case of a female convict sentenced to death.
“Whether it be Lincoln or Thatcher, bringing a historical figure to life is always a challenge, but Steve’s [Coogan] extraordinary ability to blend humour and pathos make him the perfect artist to bring such a complex character like Boswell to the screen,” said producers Pennell and Chasman. “We are excited to see him make this role his own.”...
- 9/7/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Highland Film Group announced today at the Toronto film festival that Academy-nominated, BAFTA Award-winning actor Steve Coogan (“Philomena”, “The Trip”) has signed on to play the title role of James Boswell in a feature film adaptation of acclaimed West End play, Boswell For The Defence.
Gregor Jordan (“Buffalo Soldiers”, “Ned Kelly”) will direct from a script by Patrick Edgeworth, who also wrote the play. Mark Pennell and Steve Chasman will produce. Armyan Bernstein (Beacon Pictures) will executive produce. The project is represented by Highland Film Group Internationally.
Production is set for 2015.
Boswell For The Defence tells the true story of how James Boswell (Coogan), in the twilight of his career and life, takes on an impossible case – to save the life of the convict Mary Bryant from the gallows. A case no one else wants or cares about. The tragi-comic Boswell is the most unlikely hero from the most unlikely quarter.
Gregor Jordan (“Buffalo Soldiers”, “Ned Kelly”) will direct from a script by Patrick Edgeworth, who also wrote the play. Mark Pennell and Steve Chasman will produce. Armyan Bernstein (Beacon Pictures) will executive produce. The project is represented by Highland Film Group Internationally.
Production is set for 2015.
Boswell For The Defence tells the true story of how James Boswell (Coogan), in the twilight of his career and life, takes on an impossible case – to save the life of the convict Mary Bryant from the gallows. A case no one else wants or cares about. The tragi-comic Boswell is the most unlikely hero from the most unlikely quarter.
- 9/7/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Washington, March 5: Sharon Stone is set to star as the vice president of the United States in TNT drama pilot 'Agent X'.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 55-year-old American actress had recently traveled to Vancouver to shoot the pilot episode of the action-adventure drama.
Stone plays the role of Vice President Natalie Maccabee, who is the only individual with the authority to deploy the secret government operative known as Agent X.
The drama is hailed by screenwriter William Blake Herron, who is executive producing alongside Armyan Bernstein. (Ani)...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 55-year-old American actress had recently traveled to Vancouver to shoot the pilot episode of the action-adventure drama.
Stone plays the role of Vice President Natalie Maccabee, who is the only individual with the authority to deploy the secret government operative known as Agent X.
The drama is hailed by screenwriter William Blake Herron, who is executive producing alongside Armyan Bernstein. (Ani)...
- 3/5/2014
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
Sharon Stone has signed with Gersh, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. A former Gersh client, she was most recently with Paradigm. The actress recently went to Vancouver to shoot the pilot for TNT’s action/adventure drama Agent X. Stone stars as Vice President Natalie Maccabee, the only individual with the authority to deploy the secret government operative known as Agent X. The project hails from The Bourne Identity screenwriter William Blake Herron, who is executive producing alongside Armyan Bernstein (Air Force One, Children of Men, Castle). Stone will next be seen on the big screen in writer-director John Turturro’s comedy Fading
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- 3/5/2014
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One thing's for sure: Sharon Stone will be the hottest Vice President of all-time. The actress has signed to play the U.S. veep in the TNT's action pilot "Agent X." As America's first female Vice President, Natalie Maccabee must deal with the death of her senator husband while facing an international crisis with the secret operative known only as "Agent X" to help her. There's no word on who will play the mysterious X. Written by William Blake Herron ("The Bourne Identity"), "Agent X" is being produced by Beacon Pictures, with Armyan Bernstein ("Castle") serving as executive producer. Although best...
- 1/24/2014
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
In recent years, the transition from film to television (and back again) has become very common among movie stars. The latest to join the list of celebrities making the shift is Oscar-nominee and Emmy and Golden-Globe winner Sharon Stone, who has signed on to star in a TNT action-drama pilot tentatively titled "Agent X." Stone will play Natalie Maccabee, the beautiful, strong-minded Vice President whose initial disdain towards her job is quickly withdrawn when she learns of the top secret mission she must take on with a secret operative known as "Agent X." This is Stone's first lead role in a television series. Along with her extensive film credits ("Basic Instinct," "Casino"), her small screen appearances have included roles on "Will & Grace," "Roseanne" and "The Practice." The pilot is written by William Blake Herron ("The Bourne Identity") and executive produced by Armyan Bernstein ("Children of Men"). Beacon Pictures, which was founded by Bernstein,...
- 1/24/2014
- by Ziyad Saadi
- Indiewire
Selina Meyer, meet Natalie Maccabee. After a long courtship, Sharon Stone has signed on to star in TNT‘s action-drama pilot Agent X (working title). Penned by The Bourne Identity scribe William Blake Herron, Agent X centers on America’s first female Vice President, Maccabee (Stone), a woman with brains, beauty, and a cool composure that belies a restless mind. After the death of her husband, a Senate candidate, Natalie opted to run in his place, and after a rapid political rise, she now finds herself the newly elected Vice President of the United States. Initially apprehensive that her job will be ceremonial in nature, she soon learns that it comes with a top secret duty: protecting the Constitution in times of great crisis with the aid of her Chief Steward and a secret operative designated “Agent X.” The pilot is produced by Beacon Pictures, with Armyan Bernstein executive producing.
- 1/24/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Sharon Stone has signed to play the Vice President of the United States in TNT's new action-drama pilot "Agent X" (working title). Penned by William Blake Herron ( The Bourne Identity ), "Agent X" is being produced for TNT by Beacon Pictures, with Armyan Bernstein ( Air Force One , Spy Game , Children of Men , "Castle") serving as executive producer. In "Agent X," Stone stars as America's first female Vice President, Natalie Maccabee, a woman with brains, beauty, and a cool composure that belies a restless mind. After the death of her husband, a Senate candidate, Natalie opted to run in his place. After a rapid rise as a political star, she now finds herself the newly elected Vice President of the United States. Initially apprehensive that...
- 1/24/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Entertainment One‘s joint venture with indie producer Armyan Bernstein’s Beacon Pictures will look to develop up to 12 new TV projects annually across all genres, with a focus on one-hour drama series, half-hour comedies and miniseries. As part of the tie-up, eOne and Beacon will jointly pitch and sell projects domestically, while eOne will handle international sales, where it already has biggies on its menu including AMC’s The Walking Dead. Beacon has made its name on the film side with credits including The Commitments, Air Force One, Hurricane, Children Of Men, Open Range, Thirteen Days and Bring It On. Its TV-side efforts include Bernstein producing ABC’s Castle alongside ABC Studios, and it is currently casting Agent X for TNT, with plans to shoot a pilot before year’s end. “Beacon has been in discussions with several international media companies about creating a new media company that specializes...
- 10/10/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
TNT is adding another contender for its popcorn action Sunday lineup that includes Falling Skies and the upcoming Last Ship. The cable network has given a pilot order to an untitled project from The Bourne Identity co-writer W. Blake Herron. Described as National Treasure meets Bourne Identity, the action/adventure drama centers on person called upon in times of extreme crisis, when traditional law and government aren’t in position to help. Created by the original founding fathers but hidden from the public, the agent of unknown identity that is trained and ready to serve — deployed only at the careful discretion of the Vice President. Turner Originals is producing, with Herron and Armyan Bernstein (Air Force One) executive producing. Related: TNT Greenlights Steven Bochco’s ‘Murder In The First’...
- 9/25/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Turner Broadcasting's TNT and TBS have each picked up a pilot. TNT has given the green light to an untitled action/adventure drama from the writer behind The Bourne Identity, while TBS has added an untitled comedy from executive producer Conan O'Brien and the writer behind Hot Tub Time Machine, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Bourne's Blake Herron will write and executive produce the untitled action/adventure project that hails from Turner Originals. Air Force One, Children of Men and Castle's Armyan Bernstein is on board to executive produce. The drama centers on an unseen hand who works to protect the country
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- 9/25/2013
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman’s Mandeville Films has brought in ABC Studios-based producer Laurie Zaks (Castle) as president of television. Zaks replaces Maria Crenna, who is leaving after a one-year stint. Mandeville, which has been at ABC Studios for more than a decade, has signed a new two-year deal with the studio where the company originally developed its USA hit Monk. Mandeville has a comedy pilot in serious contention at ABC, the John Leguizamo starrer King John. Crenna will remain an executive producer on the pilot but won’t be involved if it goes to series. Zaks has been at ABC Studios since 2006 when she left the network executive ranks to become president of Armyan Bernstein’s Touchstone TV-based Beacon Television. At Beacon, Zaks developed ABC’s Castle, on which she serves as executive producer. Zaks, who is well liked at ABC Studios, signed an overall deal...
- 4/23/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Marvel Entertainment and ABC Studios are proud to announce Castle: A Calm Before A Storm, an all-new comic book limited series by the popular Castle television series. The first issue of this five issue series, based the titular novel from noted author Richard Castle, hits comic shops, the Marvel Comics app and the Marvel Web Store on December 5th, 2012. Following issues will ship monthly through April 2013. Castle: A Calm Before A Storm is written by New York Times best-selling author Peter David (Stephen King’s Dark Tower, X-Factor), penciled by popular artist Robert Atkins (Amazing Spider-Man) and features powerful covers by Mico Suayan (Moon Knight).
Derrick Storm is looking forward to finally getting out of the game – stocking up his cabin cruiser and heading out into the open Atlantic for good. But his plans are put on hold when, on the eve of a Un summit, the severed...
Derrick Storm is looking forward to finally getting out of the game – stocking up his cabin cruiser and heading out into the open Atlantic for good. But his plans are put on hold when, on the eve of a Un summit, the severed...
- 9/20/2012
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Universal Pictures Stage Productions Glenn Ross, Beacon Communications Armyan Bernstein and Charlie Lyons and Executive Producers Kristin Caskey and Mike Isaacson have announced a 15-week extension to the limited engagement of Bring It On The Musical at Broadways St. James Theatre 246 W. 44thStreet. The show, which was scheduled to close on Sunday, October 7, 2012, will now play its final performance on Sunday, January 20, 2013.
- 8/9/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Exclusive: Castle executive producer Laurie Zaks is putting down roots at ABC Studios, which produces the ABC dramedy. Zaks has signed an overall deal with the studio, her first overall pact, and has launched her own production company, Second Season. Under the one-year deal, which has an option for a second year, Zaks will develop new projects. The name she chose for her company is a reference to “what you want to get for your show, a second season,” Zaks said. But also, “the second season is spring which is time for renewal. This is new for me, and I love that spiritual meaning.” Zaks has been at ABC Studios since 2006 when she left the network executive ranks to become president of Armyan Bernstein’s Beacon Television, which had a deal at the studio (then Touchstone TV). At Beacon, she developed Castle and has spent the past four years as...
- 6/1/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
TNT has been on a buying spree lately, having purchased Hawaii Five-0 and The Mentalist. The network has added the hit crime drama Castle to it's syndication lineup. The show stars Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Desperate Housewives) and Stana Katic (Quantum of Solace, TNT’s The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice) and recently wrapped it's third season on ABC. It has built up a cult following of fans, so this is a smart purchase for TNT. Keep reading for more info from the official press release.
Official Press Release:
In its latest high-profile acquisition, TNT has secured the exclusive off-network cable rights to the hit series, Castle, from Disney-abc Domestic Television. Castle, which just completed its third highly rated season on ABC, is a crime drama starring Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Desperate Housewives) and Stana Katic (Quantum of Solace, TNT’s The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice). Castle (seasons 1 & 2) will...
Official Press Release:
In its latest high-profile acquisition, TNT has secured the exclusive off-network cable rights to the hit series, Castle, from Disney-abc Domestic Television. Castle, which just completed its third highly rated season on ABC, is a crime drama starring Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Desperate Housewives) and Stana Katic (Quantum of Solace, TNT’s The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice). Castle (seasons 1 & 2) will...
- 6/8/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Global Green USA celebrated its 15th Annual Millennium Awards at a star-studded fundraising gala at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, California on Saturday, June 4, 2011. More than 350 guests enjoyed the reception and dinner program that included a featured musical performance by Rocky Dawuni.
Celebrity guests and presenters including Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Guest, Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr, Adrian Grenier, Armyan Bernstein, Sharon Lawrence and more also had the opportunity to check out a new ECOtality Commercial Electric car charger with network support by Sprint along with the new ecofriendly Samsung Replenish phone. Sprint was the featured VIP Reception sponsor for the event and highlighted their longtime commitment to sustainability during the cocktail reception.
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Celebrity guests and presenters including Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Guest, Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr, Adrian Grenier, Armyan Bernstein, Sharon Lawrence and more also had the opportunity to check out a new ECOtality Commercial Electric car charger with network support by Sprint along with the new ecofriendly Samsung Replenish phone. Sprint was the featured VIP Reception sponsor for the event and highlighted their longtime commitment to sustainability during the cocktail reception.
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- 6/7/2011
- Look to the Stars
Marvel Entertainment and ABC Studios report that "Castle: Richard Castle's Deadly Storm", a new hardcover graphic novel inspired by the "Castle" television series will be available September 28, 2011.
The release marks the first adaptation, in any medium, of the "Derrick Storm" novels by New York Times best-selling author Richard Castle.
"It’s exciting to bring the 'Derrick Storm' novels to life for the first time ever", said Axel Alonso, Marvel Entertainment Editor in Chief. "Whether you’re new to the world of 'Castle' or a long time fan, there’s something for everyone...And it’s the kind of book that reaffirms Marvel’s commitment to creating new fans of comic books."
The "Castle" TV series stars Nathan Fillion as 'Richard Castle', Canadian Stana Katic as 'NYPD Detective Kate Beckett', Susan Sullivan as 'Martha Rodgers', Molly Quinn as 'Alexis Castle', Ruben Santiago-Hudson as 'NYPD Captain Roy Montgomery',...
The release marks the first adaptation, in any medium, of the "Derrick Storm" novels by New York Times best-selling author Richard Castle.
"It’s exciting to bring the 'Derrick Storm' novels to life for the first time ever", said Axel Alonso, Marvel Entertainment Editor in Chief. "Whether you’re new to the world of 'Castle' or a long time fan, there’s something for everyone...And it’s the kind of book that reaffirms Marvel’s commitment to creating new fans of comic books."
The "Castle" TV series stars Nathan Fillion as 'Richard Castle', Canadian Stana Katic as 'NYPD Detective Kate Beckett', Susan Sullivan as 'Martha Rodgers', Molly Quinn as 'Alexis Castle', Ruben Santiago-Hudson as 'NYPD Captain Roy Montgomery',...
- 5/18/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
NBC and Fox have both unleashed their Fall 2011-2012 TV schedule, now ABC has released theirs. I’m excited to see Castle, Modern Family, and The Middle back in the mix. Most of the new shows they have line-up don’t really interest me, but there are a few that have caught my eye. PanAm is another 1960’s based TV show that will go against AMC’s Mad Men and NBC’s The Playboy Club. There’s a show called Revenge that sounds really interesting, but the new series I’m most excited about is is the fantasy series Once Upon A Time, a show where fairy tales collide with the modern day.
Here is ABC’s full schedule along with a description of all of their shows. Go through them below and let us know what TV series you’re most excited about seeing.
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Here is ABC’s full schedule along with a description of all of their shows. Go through them below and let us know what TV series you’re most excited about seeing.
Day Time Series
Monday:
8:00 p.
- 5/17/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
We might not get to see Nathan Fillion suit up as Green Lantern, Hawkeye, or any of the other comic book characters we keep suggesting him for, but it looks like he'll get a different sort of crossover with the comics world in the near future.
Announced via press release today, Marvel Entertainment and ABC Studios are partnering to publish a graphic novel based on "Castle," the hit television series in which Fillion plays celebrated mystery author Richard Castle. The graphic novel will be titled "Castle: Richard Castle’s Deadly Storm," and feature the protagonist of Richard Castle's novels, Derrick Storm.
And while that might be an appealing prospect to "Castle" fans (and Nathan Fillion fans), comic fans should note the pedigree of the project's creative team, too. Veteran writer Brian Michael Bendis will co-script the book with Kelly Sue DeConnick ("Captain America And The Secret Avengers"), while...
Announced via press release today, Marvel Entertainment and ABC Studios are partnering to publish a graphic novel based on "Castle," the hit television series in which Fillion plays celebrated mystery author Richard Castle. The graphic novel will be titled "Castle: Richard Castle’s Deadly Storm," and feature the protagonist of Richard Castle's novels, Derrick Storm.
And while that might be an appealing prospect to "Castle" fans (and Nathan Fillion fans), comic fans should note the pedigree of the project's creative team, too. Veteran writer Brian Michael Bendis will co-script the book with Kelly Sue DeConnick ("Captain America And The Secret Avengers"), while...
- 5/16/2011
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
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