The Losers’ Club returns to Lisbon Falls for one last ride: Hulu’s 11.22.63.
Produced by J.J. Abrams, Stephen King, Kevin Macdonald, Bryan Burk, and Bridget Carpenter, the 2016 miniseries stars James Franco as Jake Epping, Sarah Gadon as Sadie Dunhill, and Chris Cooper as Al Templeton. It was one of the first Hulu original series, but was it a hit? Did it just come and go? Was it the true origin of the King Renaissance? The Losers weigh in.
Stream the episode below. Then return next week when the Losers turn the key on John Carpenter’s Christine as they continue to catch up on last year’s anniversaries and missed adaptations. For further adventures, join the Losers’ Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS.
You can also unlock hundreds upon hundreds of hours of exclusive content in The Barrens (Patreon...
Produced by J.J. Abrams, Stephen King, Kevin Macdonald, Bryan Burk, and Bridget Carpenter, the 2016 miniseries stars James Franco as Jake Epping, Sarah Gadon as Sadie Dunhill, and Chris Cooper as Al Templeton. It was one of the first Hulu original series, but was it a hit? Did it just come and go? Was it the true origin of the King Renaissance? The Losers weigh in.
Stream the episode below. Then return next week when the Losers turn the key on John Carpenter’s Christine as they continue to catch up on last year’s anniversaries and missed adaptations. For further adventures, join the Losers’ Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS.
You can also unlock hundreds upon hundreds of hours of exclusive content in The Barrens (Patreon...
- 1/26/2024
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Senior television literary agent Melissa Orton-Cortez, most recently from CAA, has joined Adventure Media as a manager and partner alongside founding partners Chris von Goetz, James Robins Early and Aaliyah Williams.
This marks a reunion for Orton-Cortez and fellow former lit agents-turned-managers von Goetz and Robins Early who worked together for a decade at ICM Partners prior to the agency’s acquisition by CAA last year when von Goetz and Robins Early left and teamed with Williams to launch Adventure.
Meanwhile, Orton-Cortez transitioned to CAA where she had been for the past year. She was the highest profile departure in the recent round of layoffs at the agency, and a number of companies pursued her over the last couple of weeks. She opted to go with Adventure.
“I’m incredibly excited to be joining Adventure with my dear friends and colleagues,” Orton-Cortez said. “For the last year, I’ve...
This marks a reunion for Orton-Cortez and fellow former lit agents-turned-managers von Goetz and Robins Early who worked together for a decade at ICM Partners prior to the agency’s acquisition by CAA last year when von Goetz and Robins Early left and teamed with Williams to launch Adventure.
Meanwhile, Orton-Cortez transitioned to CAA where she had been for the past year. She was the highest profile departure in the recent round of layoffs at the agency, and a number of companies pursued her over the last couple of weeks. She opted to go with Adventure.
“I’m incredibly excited to be joining Adventure with my dear friends and colleagues,” Orton-Cortez said. “For the last year, I’ve...
- 8/28/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Showtime limited series “King Shaka” is no longer moving forward at the premium cabler, Variety has confirmed.
The series tells the story of the titular Zulu king, who will be played by Charles Babalola. According to an individual with knowledge of the production, filming had been mostly completed on the historical epic series and Showtime and producer CBS Studios plan to shop it to other outlets.
This marks the latest completed series to be moved off Showtime as the network prepares to be merged with Paramount+. The drama “Three Women” recently left Showtime only to be picked up by Starz. Likewise, “Ripley” starring Andrew Scott moved to Netflix after originally being ordered at Showtime.
“King Shaka” was originally ordered to series in 2021. Along with Babalola, the cast for the series includes Thapelo Mokoenaas, Warren Masemola, Aïssa Maïga, Thando DIomo, Charmaine Bingwa, and Nkeki Obi-Melekwe.
“King Shaka” is created and...
The series tells the story of the titular Zulu king, who will be played by Charles Babalola. According to an individual with knowledge of the production, filming had been mostly completed on the historical epic series and Showtime and producer CBS Studios plan to shop it to other outlets.
This marks the latest completed series to be moved off Showtime as the network prepares to be merged with Paramount+. The drama “Three Women” recently left Showtime only to be picked up by Starz. Likewise, “Ripley” starring Andrew Scott moved to Netflix after originally being ordered at Showtime.
“King Shaka” was originally ordered to series in 2021. Along with Babalola, the cast for the series includes Thapelo Mokoenaas, Warren Masemola, Aïssa Maïga, Thando DIomo, Charmaine Bingwa, and Nkeki Obi-Melekwe.
“King Shaka” is created and...
- 4/3/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Showtime has axed King Shaka, its upcoming epic drama series executive produced by Antoine Fuqua, which tells the sweeping story of the Zulu Empire founder.
It marks the latest new series to be canned at the network before it has aired amid a programming overhaul at Showtime, which is being merged with sister streamer Paramount+ and will be renamed as Paramount+ with Showtime.
While King Shaka will not run on Showtime, the premium network is working on multiple other drama projects with diverse storytelling as part of recently announced three main programming lanes, including a project from The Chi showrunner Justin Hillian; Panda, from Fresh Off the Boat’s Eddie Huang; and Quiet in Her Bones, from writer Aminta Goyel.
Showtime also plans to add diversity to the Billions franchise as it is undergoing expansion with spinoffs.
Deadline understands that King Shaka, which is being headlined by Charles Babalola,...
It marks the latest new series to be canned at the network before it has aired amid a programming overhaul at Showtime, which is being merged with sister streamer Paramount+ and will be renamed as Paramount+ with Showtime.
While King Shaka will not run on Showtime, the premium network is working on multiple other drama projects with diverse storytelling as part of recently announced three main programming lanes, including a project from The Chi showrunner Justin Hillian; Panda, from Fresh Off the Boat’s Eddie Huang; and Quiet in Her Bones, from writer Aminta Goyel.
Showtime also plans to add diversity to the Billions franchise as it is undergoing expansion with spinoffs.
Deadline understands that King Shaka, which is being headlined by Charles Babalola,...
- 4/3/2023
- by Peter White and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Charmaine Bingwa (“The Good Fight”) and Nkeki Obi-Melekwe (“Tina -The Tina Turner Musical”) have been added to Showtime’s “King Shaka” cast as series regulars, the network announced on Thursday. Tony Kgoroge (“Invictus”), Sindi Dlatu (“The River”) and Bahle Hadebe (“Bone of My Bones”) will guest star in recurring roles.
According to their character descriptions, Bingwa will portray Isisa, a strong and very capable warrior whose loyalty is challenged after receiving a fateful encounter. Obi-Melekwe will play the Locust Queen, a mysterious leader of a migrant tribe of outcasts who gives herself an advantage by tapping into her deep knowledge of the spiritual world.
Kgoroge will guest star as Chief Senzangakhona, the proud leader of the Zulu people who denies Shaka’s birthright; Dlathu as Inyoni, a council leader and midwife; and Hadebe as young Shaka.
The group joins previously announced cast members Charles Babalola as King Shaka; Thapelo Mokoenaas as Gendeyana,...
According to their character descriptions, Bingwa will portray Isisa, a strong and very capable warrior whose loyalty is challenged after receiving a fateful encounter. Obi-Melekwe will play the Locust Queen, a mysterious leader of a migrant tribe of outcasts who gives herself an advantage by tapping into her deep knowledge of the spiritual world.
Kgoroge will guest star as Chief Senzangakhona, the proud leader of the Zulu people who denies Shaka’s birthright; Dlathu as Inyoni, a council leader and midwife; and Hadebe as young Shaka.
The group joins previously announced cast members Charles Babalola as King Shaka; Thapelo Mokoenaas as Gendeyana,...
- 9/29/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Oz) and Mustafa Shakir (Luke Cage) are set as leads opposite Charles Babalola in Showtime’s King Shaka drama series. Additionally, Terry Pheto (Tsotsi) and Lerato Mvelase (Justice Served) will recur in the series executive produced by Antoine Fuqua.
Rooted in actual events, King Shaka tells the story of the Zulu Empire founder Shaka (Babalola) and his unlikely rise to power, uniting multiple tribes across vast stretches of Africa in the early 19th century to transform his power into legend, on par with history’s most seminal figures. The outcast son of a Zulu Chief, Shaka is a visionary who is prophesized to become a king like none before him. In ferocious battles that test the body and soul, in alliances that test the bonds of love and friendship, a complex sociological system plays out that renders the human cost front and center, for the victors as well as the vanquished,...
Rooted in actual events, King Shaka tells the story of the Zulu Empire founder Shaka (Babalola) and his unlikely rise to power, uniting multiple tribes across vast stretches of Africa in the early 19th century to transform his power into legend, on par with history’s most seminal figures. The outcast son of a Zulu Chief, Shaka is a visionary who is prophesized to become a king like none before him. In ferocious battles that test the body and soul, in alliances that test the bonds of love and friendship, a complex sociological system plays out that renders the human cost front and center, for the victors as well as the vanquished,...
- 9/8/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Antoine Fuqua might have been known best for his big screen blockbuster work, but in the past few years, he's made a pretty triumphant transition to streaming. Of course, it took some "adjusting" on the director's part — with the Mark Wahlberg starrer "Infinite" quietly released on Paramount+, and the Jake Gyllenhaal-led thriller "The Guilty" making a similar debut on Netflix — but Fuqua has since found a major groove with television. With producer credits on the celebrated "Mayor of Kingstown" and the recent release of Prime Video series "The Terminal List," Fuqua is enjoying the freedom that long-form entertainment affords.
"I found it to be a really positive thing," Fuqua told /Film's Jack Giroux. The freedom of the new streaming landscape reminds the filmmaker of the risk-taking on display in the '70s. "You got a chance to just come in and try some things and be brave," Fuqua added,...
"I found it to be a really positive thing," Fuqua told /Film's Jack Giroux. The freedom of the new streaming landscape reminds the filmmaker of the risk-taking on display in the '70s. "You got a chance to just come in and try some things and be brave," Fuqua added,...
- 8/26/2022
- by Lyvie Scott
- Slash Film
Charles Babalola (“The Outlaws”) has been cast as Shaka in the highly anticipated new series “King Shaka,” Showtime announced on Thursday.
The epic drama tells the story of one man’s personal journey from a stigmatized childhood to becoming a legendary king. Babalola will join series regulars Aïssa Maïga (“The Fear Index”) as Nandi, Shaka’s devoted mother who will sacrifice everything to fulfill her son’s destiny; and Thando DIomo (“The Woman King”) as Pampatha, a herder who finds her fate forever entwined with Shaka’s.
Also featured among the cast is Thapelo Mokoena (“Bulletproof”), who will guest star as Gendeyana, a Qwabe leader who grows close to Shaka and Nandi; and Warren Masemola (“Queen Sono”) as Magazwa, who provides safe haven to Shaka and Nandi but at a cost.
Production will take place next month in King Shaka’s South African hometown, KwaZulu-Natal (Kzn). The series will be...
The epic drama tells the story of one man’s personal journey from a stigmatized childhood to becoming a legendary king. Babalola will join series regulars Aïssa Maïga (“The Fear Index”) as Nandi, Shaka’s devoted mother who will sacrifice everything to fulfill her son’s destiny; and Thando DIomo (“The Woman King”) as Pampatha, a herder who finds her fate forever entwined with Shaka’s.
Also featured among the cast is Thapelo Mokoena (“Bulletproof”), who will guest star as Gendeyana, a Qwabe leader who grows close to Shaka and Nandi; and Warren Masemola (“Queen Sono”) as Magazwa, who provides safe haven to Shaka and Nandi but at a cost.
Production will take place next month in King Shaka’s South African hometown, KwaZulu-Natal (Kzn). The series will be...
- 8/25/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Outlaws star Charles Babalola is set to headline Showtime’s King Shaka, (fka Shaka: King of the Zulu Nation), executive produced by Antoine Fuqua.
Babalola will play the title role in the epic drama series, centered around one man’s personal journey from stigmatized childhood to warrior king, which hails from writers Olu Odebunmi and Tolu Awosika, Propagate, Fuqua Films and CBS Studios. Production kicks off next month in the historic KwaZulu-Natal (Kzn) South Africa province, the birthplace of King Shaka, and will be fully shot in South Africa for a 2023 debut on Showtime.
Also cast as series regulars in King Shaka are Aïssa Maïga (The Fear Index) as Nandi, Shaka’s devoted mother who will sacrifice everything to fulfill her son’s destiny; and Thando Dlomo (The Woman King) as Pampatha, a herder who finds her fate forever entwined with Shaka’s. Thapelo Mokoena (Bulletproof) will guest star as Gendeyana,...
Babalola will play the title role in the epic drama series, centered around one man’s personal journey from stigmatized childhood to warrior king, which hails from writers Olu Odebunmi and Tolu Awosika, Propagate, Fuqua Films and CBS Studios. Production kicks off next month in the historic KwaZulu-Natal (Kzn) South Africa province, the birthplace of King Shaka, and will be fully shot in South Africa for a 2023 debut on Showtime.
Also cast as series regulars in King Shaka are Aïssa Maïga (The Fear Index) as Nandi, Shaka’s devoted mother who will sacrifice everything to fulfill her son’s destiny; and Thando Dlomo (The Woman King) as Pampatha, a herder who finds her fate forever entwined with Shaka’s. Thapelo Mokoena (Bulletproof) will guest star as Gendeyana,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: CBS is developing Teachable, a drama series from writer-producer Bridget Carpenter (Westworld), Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Prods. and CBS Studios where Carpenter and PatMa are based.
Written by Carpenter based on the novel “Adequate Yearly Progress” by Roxana Elden, Teachable revolves around a group of dedicated, caring teachers and administrators who take on the extraordinary task of confronting the absurd bureaucracies of the American public school system while working to inspire a new generation of students.
Carpenter executive produces with PatMa’s Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein.
Carpenter was developer, executive producer and showrunner of 11.22.63, Hulu/Bad Robot’s Emmy-nominated limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. She served as co-executive producer on all five seasons of NBC’s Friday Night Lights, as a co-executive producer on NBC’s Parenthood and as a consulting producer on HBO/Bad Robot’s Westworld and wrote.
Written by Carpenter based on the novel “Adequate Yearly Progress” by Roxana Elden, Teachable revolves around a group of dedicated, caring teachers and administrators who take on the extraordinary task of confronting the absurd bureaucracies of the American public school system while working to inspire a new generation of students.
Carpenter executive produces with PatMa’s Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein.
Carpenter was developer, executive producer and showrunner of 11.22.63, Hulu/Bad Robot’s Emmy-nominated limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. She served as co-executive producer on all five seasons of NBC’s Friday Night Lights, as a co-executive producer on NBC’s Parenthood and as a consulting producer on HBO/Bad Robot’s Westworld and wrote.
- 12/10/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Take another look at the Hulu limited series "11.22.63" based on the science fiction best-seller by Stephen King surrounding the assassination of JFK, starring Chris Cooper and Sarah Gadon, executive produced by J. J. Abrams, Bridget Carpenter and Bryan Burk:
"..'Jake Epping' (Franco), a recently divorced English teacher from Maine, is presented with the chance to travel back in time to Dallas, Texas by his friend 'Al Templeton' (Cooper).
"He is convinced into going and attempts to prevent the assassination of 'JFK' in November 1963. However, he becomes inexplicably attached to the life he makes in the past, that could be his mission's undoing..."
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"..'Jake Epping' (Franco), a recently divorced English teacher from Maine, is presented with the chance to travel back in time to Dallas, Texas by his friend 'Al Templeton' (Cooper).
"He is convinced into going and attempts to prevent the assassination of 'JFK' in November 1963. However, he becomes inexplicably attached to the life he makes in the past, that could be his mission's undoing..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "11.22.63"...
- 11/23/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Fox has put in development Mr. Black, a single-camera half-hour comedy based on the praised Australian series, from original series’ creator Adam Zwar and producer Cjz, Gail Berman and Fox Entertainment-owned SideCar.
Created by Zwar and Cjz based on the Network Ten series, it follows the acid-tongued Mr. Black, a man who has one dying wish: to break up his adult daughter and her boyfriend — whom he happens to live with.
Berman executive produces via SideCar which co-produces with Fox Entertainment.
Mr. Black premiered on Australia’s Network Ten in May. Created by Zwar and written by Zwar and Amanda Brotchie, the series stars Stephen Curry, Nadine Garner, Sophie Wright, Angela Geraldine Black, Nick Russell and Paul Denny. You can watch a trailer below.
Zwar also co-created the Australian comedy series Squinters, Lowdown and Wilfred.
Fox Buys Period Western Drama ‘Go West’ From Bridget Carpenter With Penalty...
Created by Zwar and Cjz based on the Network Ten series, it follows the acid-tongued Mr. Black, a man who has one dying wish: to break up his adult daughter and her boyfriend — whom he happens to live with.
Berman executive produces via SideCar which co-produces with Fox Entertainment.
Mr. Black premiered on Australia’s Network Ten in May. Created by Zwar and written by Zwar and Amanda Brotchie, the series stars Stephen Curry, Nadine Garner, Sophie Wright, Angela Geraldine Black, Nick Russell and Paul Denny. You can watch a trailer below.
Zwar also co-created the Australian comedy series Squinters, Lowdown and Wilfred.
Fox Buys Period Western Drama ‘Go West’ From Bridget Carpenter With Penalty...
- 8/16/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: After a stint on sci-fi Western Westworld several years ago, Bridget Carpenter is embarking on a Western drama of her own. Fox has given a script commitment plus penalty to Go West, a period drama from Friday Night Lights alumna Carpenter and CBS Television Studios.
Written and executive produced by Carpenter, Go West is a stylized Western chronicling the ultimate American road trip in the pre-Civil War era of the 1850s. An eclectic group of people from different cultures and backgrounds find themselves on an epic quest for freedom, gold and the American dream in California.
The project is a co-production between CBS TV Studios and Fox Entertainment.
Carpenter was developer, executive producer and showrunner of 11.22.63, Hulu/Bad Robot’s Emmy-nominated limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. She served as co-executive producer on all five seasons of NBC’s Friday Night Lights, as a co-executive producer on...
Written and executive produced by Carpenter, Go West is a stylized Western chronicling the ultimate American road trip in the pre-Civil War era of the 1850s. An eclectic group of people from different cultures and backgrounds find themselves on an epic quest for freedom, gold and the American dream in California.
The project is a co-production between CBS TV Studios and Fox Entertainment.
Carpenter was developer, executive producer and showrunner of 11.22.63, Hulu/Bad Robot’s Emmy-nominated limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. She served as co-executive producer on all five seasons of NBC’s Friday Night Lights, as a co-executive producer on...
- 8/16/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Some 778 showrunners and screenwriters have signed a statement saying that they will fire their agents if the WGA fails to reach an agreement with the Association of Talent Agents for a new franchise agreement. Signers include a slew of A-listers, including Greg Berlanti, Alfonso Cuaron, James L. Brooks, Aaron Sorkin, Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes, Seth MacFarlane, Mike Schur, Tina Fey, Joss Whedon, Kenya Barris, Peter Farrelly, Oliver Stone, John Wells, Matthew Weiner, Noah Hawley, Vince Gilligan, John Singleton, David Chase, Barry Jenkins, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Colin Trevorrow, Eric Roth, David Shore, David Simon, Shawn Ryan, Lena Waithe, Paul Haggis, Mindy Kaling, Drew Goddard, Jenji Kohan, Carlton Cuse, Howard Gordon, Kurt Sutter, Krista Vernoff, Mara Brock Akil, Danny Strong, Rob McElhenney, Jason Katims, Terence Winter, Peter Lenkov, Michelle and Robert King, Al Jean, Robert Towne, Gloria Calderon Kellett, Kevin Williamson, Darren Star, Rashida Jones, Pamela Adlon, WGA West president David A. Goodman...
- 3/23/2019
- by David Robb and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“Freaky Friday” first introduced its mother-daughter body-switching narrative as a novel by Mary Rodgers in 1972 and has since been adapted multiple times. At this point, crying out against remakes is a fruitless endeavor. No matter which version of a beloved property one may deem is the ultimate adaptation, another is bound to come along. It’s the nature of having an intriguing story with timeless themes, such as “Freaky Friday’s” parent-child dynamics.
What does matter, however, is the thought and quality put into updating the story. In the case of Disney Channel’s latest adaptation, dusting off “Freaky Friday” to reimagine it as a full-blown, Broadway-inflected musical is more than worth the effort thanks to its talented cast, infectious songs, and lively musical numbers.
Bright but disaffected Ellie Blake (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) is a sophomore who wants nothing more than to participate in The Hunt, an annual all-night scavenger hunt...
What does matter, however, is the thought and quality put into updating the story. In the case of Disney Channel’s latest adaptation, dusting off “Freaky Friday” to reimagine it as a full-blown, Broadway-inflected musical is more than worth the effort thanks to its talented cast, infectious songs, and lively musical numbers.
Bright but disaffected Ellie Blake (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) is a sophomore who wants nothing more than to participate in The Hunt, an annual all-night scavenger hunt...
- 8/11/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Disney knows a good thing when it sees it. The studio has adapted Mary Rodgers’ 1972 children’s novel “Freaky Friday” into a feature film three times, a stage musical once and now a TV movie for Disney Channel, premiering Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt.
And the company can identify a good team too. When Disney Theatrical Prods. developed the stage version in 2016, producers turned to the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning composing team of Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (lyrics). The book was written by Bridget Carpenter. Disney decided to keep the collaborators together for the TV adaptation.
“Tom and Brian are the perfect team for ‘Freaky Friday,’” says Thomas Schumacher, president and producer of Disney Theatrical. “Their connection to the Mary Rodgers novel was deep, and they’ve provided the show with a score that’s funny, moving and wise.”
Indeed, Kitt and Yorkey had been longtime fans of the material.
And the company can identify a good team too. When Disney Theatrical Prods. developed the stage version in 2016, producers turned to the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning composing team of Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (lyrics). The book was written by Bridget Carpenter. Disney decided to keep the collaborators together for the TV adaptation.
“Tom and Brian are the perfect team for ‘Freaky Friday,’” says Thomas Schumacher, president and producer of Disney Theatrical. “Their connection to the Mary Rodgers novel was deep, and they’ve provided the show with a score that’s funny, moving and wise.”
Indeed, Kitt and Yorkey had been longtime fans of the material.
- 8/9/2018
- by Terry Flores
- Variety Film + TV
August 10 will be Freaky Friday for Disney Channel. The cable net has set that midsummer date for the premiere of its musical version of the classic mother-daughter body-swap.
Directed by Steve Carr, the latest take on Mary Rodgers’ classic book stars Heidi Blickenstaff, who played the mom role in the stage version, and Cozi Zuehlsdorff of the Dolphin Tale films as the bickering mother and daughter who both wish they could switch places with the other for a day. But be careful what you wish for: they magically wake up one freaky Friday in each other’s body and begin a journey of self-discovery and empathy neither one could have imagined.
Disney also made Freaky Friday theatrical features in 1976 starring Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris, and in 2003 with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Its 1995 telefilm version starred Gaby Hoffmann and Shelley Long.
Bridget Carpenter wrote the Freaky Friday screenplay based on her stage adaptation,...
Directed by Steve Carr, the latest take on Mary Rodgers’ classic book stars Heidi Blickenstaff, who played the mom role in the stage version, and Cozi Zuehlsdorff of the Dolphin Tale films as the bickering mother and daughter who both wish they could switch places with the other for a day. But be careful what you wish for: they magically wake up one freaky Friday in each other’s body and begin a journey of self-discovery and empathy neither one could have imagined.
Disney also made Freaky Friday theatrical features in 1976 starring Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris, and in 2003 with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Its 1995 telefilm version starred Gaby Hoffmann and Shelley Long.
Bridget Carpenter wrote the Freaky Friday screenplay based on her stage adaptation,...
- 6/13/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Overall and first-look deals still drive the television business.
Although some mega-producers have moved to the streaming world, including Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes at Netflix, the overwhelming majority of pacts are still at the studio and linear network level. These deals help lock in show services, as well as keep the development pipeline flowing.
Here is a snapshot at most of the deals currently in place across Hollywood, as of mid-May.
A+E Studios
Appletree Pictures
Ross Fineman
Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Thruline (Ron West/Chris Henze/Jb Roberts)
ABC Studios
Eli Attie
Alec Baldwin/Mallory Schwartz El Dorado Pictures
Kenya Barris Khalabo Ink Society
Julie Bean
Kevin Biegel
Sherry Bilsing-Graham/Ellen Kreamer
Bluegrass Fanfare
Chris Brancato Churchill Road Prods.
Jeremy Bronson
Danny Chun
Adam Ciralsky
Eliza Coupe
Liz Craft/Sarah Fain
Carlton Cuse
Paul Davies
Viola Davis/Kaylon Hunt JuVee Prods.
Tim Doyle
Dan Dworkin/Jay Beattie
Randall Einhorn...
Although some mega-producers have moved to the streaming world, including Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes at Netflix, the overwhelming majority of pacts are still at the studio and linear network level. These deals help lock in show services, as well as keep the development pipeline flowing.
Here is a snapshot at most of the deals currently in place across Hollywood, as of mid-May.
A+E Studios
Appletree Pictures
Ross Fineman
Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Thruline (Ron West/Chris Henze/Jb Roberts)
ABC Studios
Eli Attie
Alec Baldwin/Mallory Schwartz El Dorado Pictures
Kenya Barris Khalabo Ink Society
Julie Bean
Kevin Biegel
Sherry Bilsing-Graham/Ellen Kreamer
Bluegrass Fanfare
Chris Brancato Churchill Road Prods.
Jeremy Bronson
Danny Chun
Adam Ciralsky
Eliza Coupe
Liz Craft/Sarah Fain
Carlton Cuse
Paul Davies
Viola Davis/Kaylon Hunt JuVee Prods.
Tim Doyle
Dan Dworkin/Jay Beattie
Randall Einhorn...
- 5/16/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The 2018 pilot season is shaping up to be a landmark year for women behind the camera.
Female creators and directors saw gains virtually across the board, as networks ramp up efforts to include more women in the pilot process. As Variety previously reported, the Time’s Up and Me Too movements have played important roles this season, with the networks all looking for ways to increase female representation.
According to multiple TV literary agents who spoke with Variety, there was a clear shift within the networks this year to increase the number of women behind the camera, particularly in the director’s chair. One source also noted that the studios exerted “immense pressure” to increase the number of female directors this season.
ABC has 13 female creators on 9 of their 23 pilots this year, up from 9 creators in 2017. Of those, five are comedies, including originals from Liz Meriwether and J.J. Philbin, Diablo Cody,...
Female creators and directors saw gains virtually across the board, as networks ramp up efforts to include more women in the pilot process. As Variety previously reported, the Time’s Up and Me Too movements have played important roles this season, with the networks all looking for ways to increase female representation.
According to multiple TV literary agents who spoke with Variety, there was a clear shift within the networks this year to increase the number of women behind the camera, particularly in the director’s chair. One source also noted that the studios exerted “immense pressure” to increase the number of female directors this season.
ABC has 13 female creators on 9 of their 23 pilots this year, up from 9 creators in 2017. Of those, five are comedies, including originals from Liz Meriwether and J.J. Philbin, Diablo Cody,...
- 3/28/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Ving Rhames has been tapped to co-star opposite Sarah Drew and Michelle Hurd in CBS’ drama pilot Cagney & Lacey, a reboot of the iconic 1980s police procedural. CBS Written by Bridget Carpenter and directed by Rosemary Rodriguez, the new Cagney & Lacey will follow the two female police detectives, Cagney (Drew) and Lacey (Hurd), and friends who keep the streets of Los Angeles safe. Rhames will play Police Capt. Stark, the Lapd Homicide Coordinator who is unflappable and…...
- 3/19/2018
- Deadline TV
Cagney and Lacey will be reporting to Captain Ving Rhames.
The Mission: Impossible scene-stealer has joined the cast of Cagney & Lacey, CBS’ in-the-works reboot of the classic cop drama, in the series-regular role of Capt. Stark, the Lapd Homicide Coordinator who is unflappable and a leader who inspires loyalty in everyone around him.
As previously reported, Grey’s Anatomy‘s Sarah Drew and Blindspot‘s Michelle Hurd have been tapped to succeed Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly as the iconic cops.
Penned by Bridget Carpenter (Parenthood, Friday Night Lights), the pilot — based on the 1982-88 cop show starring Gless...
The Mission: Impossible scene-stealer has joined the cast of Cagney & Lacey, CBS’ in-the-works reboot of the classic cop drama, in the series-regular role of Capt. Stark, the Lapd Homicide Coordinator who is unflappable and a leader who inspires loyalty in everyone around him.
As previously reported, Grey’s Anatomy‘s Sarah Drew and Blindspot‘s Michelle Hurd have been tapped to succeed Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly as the iconic cops.
Penned by Bridget Carpenter (Parenthood, Friday Night Lights), the pilot — based on the 1982-88 cop show starring Gless...
- 3/19/2018
- TVLine.com
“Grey’s Anatomy” fan favorite Sarah Drew has landed a new job less than a week after news broke that she’ll be leaving the medical drama after Season 14. She has been cast as Lapd Detective Cagney in the CBS reboot pilot for “Cagney & Lacey.” Michelle Hurd will join Drew as fellow lead Lacey, Cagney’s more experienced partner. Bridget Carpenter writes, with fellow executive producer Rosemary Rodriguez as the director for the pilot. The reboot will follow Drew and Hurd as two female detectives who keep the streets of Los Angeles safe. CBS Television Studios will produce with MGM Television. Also Read: Jessica Capshaw, Sarah...
- 3/14/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
A week after receiving her walking papers at Grey’s Anatomy, Sarah Drew has rebounded with a starring role in CBS’ Cagney & Lacey reboot. Drew will succeed Sharon Gless as Cagney opposite Blindspot alum Michelle Hurd‘s Lacey (following in the footsteps of Tyne Daly).
TVLine’s sister site Deadline first reported the news.
Penned by Bridget Carpenter (Parenthood, Friday Night Lights), the pilot — based on the 1982-88 cop show starring Gless and Daly — moves the action from New York to Los Angeles, but keeps the central conceit of two female police detectives teaming up to keep the streets safe.
TVLine’s sister site Deadline first reported the news.
Penned by Bridget Carpenter (Parenthood, Friday Night Lights), the pilot — based on the 1982-88 cop show starring Gless and Daly — moves the action from New York to Los Angeles, but keeps the central conceit of two female police detectives teaming up to keep the streets safe.
- 3/14/2018
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: That was quick. Less than a week after news broke that popular Grey’s Anatomy cast member Sarah Drew will be exiting the series at the end of the current 14th season, she has been tapped as co-lead Cagney in CBS’ Cagney & Lacey drama pilot. Blindspot alum Michelle Hurd has been cast as fellow co-lead Lacey in the reboot of the iconic 1980s police procedural. Written by Bridget Carpenter and directed by Rosemary Rodriguez, the new Cagney & Lacey will follow the…...
- 3/14/2018
- Deadline TV
In the words of Mariah Carey, "why are you so obsessed with me?"
That's the billion-dollar question audiences are asking TV networks who are so blatantly obsessed with reboots. Every year delivers its fair share, but it seems like 2018's goal is to test the audience's threshold for past successes.
We're not even halfway through the year, and we've exceeded the number of potential revivals that can be counted on both hands. No doubt we should probably blame it on the acclaim NBC received for bringing back beloved and previously statement-making hit Will & Grace.
There's definitely an allure to revivals and reboots — there's a nostalgia factor about catching up with old friends and revisiting stories that bring you back to "better times."
Old characters can address the new political climate, technological advances and even challenge their ways of thinking. There are, of course, audiences who aren't as fond of reboots,...
That's the billion-dollar question audiences are asking TV networks who are so blatantly obsessed with reboots. Every year delivers its fair share, but it seems like 2018's goal is to test the audience's threshold for past successes.
We're not even halfway through the year, and we've exceeded the number of potential revivals that can be counted on both hands. No doubt we should probably blame it on the acclaim NBC received for bringing back beloved and previously statement-making hit Will & Grace.
There's definitely an allure to revivals and reboots — there's a nostalgia factor about catching up with old friends and revisiting stories that bring you back to "better times."
Old characters can address the new political climate, technological advances and even challenge their ways of thinking. There are, of course, audiences who aren't as fond of reboots,...
- 2/27/2018
- by Lizzy Buczak
- TVfanatic
The TV-reboot wave continues: CBS just ordered a slew of pilots, including a fresh take on ’80s classics Magnum, P.I. and Cagney and Lacey, TVLine has learned.
Related Pilot Season ’18: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
CBS is calling the new-look Magnum P.I. (sans comma) an “update” of the 1980-88 action drama starring Tom Selleck as Hawaiian private eye Thomas Magnum; the new Magnum is also a former Navy Seal, but fresh from a stint in Afghanistan, rather than Vietnam. Reboot maestro Peter Lenkov (Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver) will pen the pilot...
Related Pilot Season ’18: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
CBS is calling the new-look Magnum P.I. (sans comma) an “update” of the 1980-88 action drama starring Tom Selleck as Hawaiian private eye Thomas Magnum; the new Magnum is also a former Navy Seal, but fresh from a stint in Afghanistan, rather than Vietnam. Reboot maestro Peter Lenkov (Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver) will pen the pilot...
- 1/27/2018
- TVLine.com
CBS has reboot fever.
The network, which gave a straight-to-series order this week to a Murphy Brown revival, has picked up six pilots — including reboots of Cagney and Lacey and Magnum P.I.
On the drama side, ordered to pilot are Chiefs, a female-driven procedural from CSI grad Carol Mendelsohn; Cagney and Lacey, from Bridget Carpenter (11.22.63, Westworld, Friday Night Lights); and Peter Lenkov's (Hawaii Five-0, Macgyver) take on Magnum P.I. On the comedy front, CBS ordered three multicams: Fam, Here Comes the Neighborhood and Indian family comedy Pandas in New York. (Two of the half-hours are ...
The network, which gave a straight-to-series order this week to a Murphy Brown revival, has picked up six pilots — including reboots of Cagney and Lacey and Magnum P.I.
On the drama side, ordered to pilot are Chiefs, a female-driven procedural from CSI grad Carol Mendelsohn; Cagney and Lacey, from Bridget Carpenter (11.22.63, Westworld, Friday Night Lights); and Peter Lenkov's (Hawaii Five-0, Macgyver) take on Magnum P.I. On the comedy front, CBS ordered three multicams: Fam, Here Comes the Neighborhood and Indian family comedy Pandas in New York. (Two of the half-hours are ...
- 1/26/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Princess Grace Foundation-usa (Pgf-usa) is proud to announce that filmmaker James Cameron will accept the distinguished Prince Rainier III Award for his outstanding contributions to the arts and his exemplary give-back.
Mr. Cameron will be honored at the Princess Grace Awards Gala in Beverly Hills on October 25, 2017. The Foundation will also introduce the Stephen Hillenburg Animation Scholarship, a gift awarded annually in support of emerging animators in the film category. The evening will include a special dance performance by past Princess Grace Award winners Michelle Dorrance, Jason Samuels Smith, and Joseph Wiggan.
The 2017 Princess Grace Awards Gala celebrates the Foundation’s 35th Anniversary and continues the legacy of Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco, who helped emerging artists pursue their artistic goals during Her lifetime. In total, the Foundation is awarding over $1 million to artists in theater, dance, and film. In the presence of Their Serene Highnesses The Prince and The Princess of Monaco,...
Mr. Cameron will be honored at the Princess Grace Awards Gala in Beverly Hills on October 25, 2017. The Foundation will also introduce the Stephen Hillenburg Animation Scholarship, a gift awarded annually in support of emerging animators in the film category. The evening will include a special dance performance by past Princess Grace Award winners Michelle Dorrance, Jason Samuels Smith, and Joseph Wiggan.
The 2017 Princess Grace Awards Gala celebrates the Foundation’s 35th Anniversary and continues the legacy of Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco, who helped emerging artists pursue their artistic goals during Her lifetime. In total, the Foundation is awarding over $1 million to artists in theater, dance, and film. In the presence of Their Serene Highnesses The Prince and The Princess of Monaco,...
- 9/21/2017
- Look to the Stars
Sneak Peek more of the Hulu original mini-series "11.22.63" based on the time-travel novel by author Stephen King, starring James Franco, Chris Cooper and Sarah Gadon, executive produced by J. J. Abrams, King, Bridget Carpenter and Bryan Burk:
"...Jake Epping' (Franco), a recently divorced English teacher from Maine, is presented with the chance to travel back in time to Dallas, Texas by his friend 'Al Templeton' (Cooper), to prevent the assassination of 'JFK', November 1963.
"However, he becomes inexplicably attached to the life he makes in the past, that could be his mission's undoing..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "11.22.63"...
"...Jake Epping' (Franco), a recently divorced English teacher from Maine, is presented with the chance to travel back in time to Dallas, Texas by his friend 'Al Templeton' (Cooper), to prevent the assassination of 'JFK', November 1963.
"However, he becomes inexplicably attached to the life he makes in the past, that could be his mission's undoing..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "11.22.63"...
- 3/22/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Breaking news: Amy Brenneman will be chasing scoops as an investigative journalist in a CBS drama pilot.
The Leftovers actress has signed on to play the lead role in The Get, a potential drama series about a team of online journalists from writer Bridget Carpenter (11.22.63, Dexter), according to our sister site Deadline. Brenneman will play Ellen, an investigative reporter for the website who’s not afraid to bend a few rules in order to get the story.
RelatedPilot Season ’17: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
She joins a cast that already includes Everybody Loves Raymond alum Brad Garrett,...
The Leftovers actress has signed on to play the lead role in The Get, a potential drama series about a team of online journalists from writer Bridget Carpenter (11.22.63, Dexter), according to our sister site Deadline. Brenneman will play Ellen, an investigative reporter for the website who’s not afraid to bend a few rules in order to get the story.
RelatedPilot Season ’17: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
She joins a cast that already includes Everybody Loves Raymond alum Brad Garrett,...
- 3/21/2017
- TVLine.com
Another popular CBS drama star is returning to the network as the lead of an hourlong pilot this season. Judging Amy‘s Amy Brenneman, coming off a starring turn on HBO’s The Leftovers, is set to headline The Get, CBS’ drama pilot from 11.22.63 developer/showrunner Bridget Carpenter. Written/executive produced by Carpenter and directed/exec produced by James Strong, The Get tackles a timely subject in the new political environment. It centers on a team of tireless Internet…...
- 3/21/2017
- Deadline TV
A double-shot of Emayatzy Corinealdi… First, the actress has booked a series regular role in CBS’ drama pilot “The Get,” which hails from Bridget Carpenter “Friday Night Lights,” and centers on a team of determined online journalists who use unconventional… Continue Reading →...
- 2/23/2017
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Former Everybody Loves Raymond star Brad Garrett has signed on as a series regular in CBS drama pilot The Get, from 11.22.63 developer/showrunner Bridget Carpenter. Written/executive produced by Friday Night Lights alumna and playwright Carpenter, The Get centers on a team of tireless internet journalists who pursue and expose stories of injustice using their unconventional investigative techniques in today's anything-goes world of reporting. Garrett will play Bill, a…...
- 2/23/2017
- Deadline TV
Mary Rodgers’ best-selling 1972 children’s book “Freaky Friday” spawned two Disney movies, the most recent a 2003 hit starring Jamie Lee Curtis and a pre-meltdown Lindsay Lohan as a mother and daughter who mysteriously swap bodies to learn hard-earned life lessons. Now the story has become the latest Disney stage musical, opening Friday at the La Jolla Playhouse following a premiere last fall at Washington, D.C.’s Signature Theatre. This “Freaky Friday” has a lot to recommend it, starting with a smartly updated book by TV veteran Bridget Carpenter (“Friday Night Lights”) as well as a mostly bouncy score by composer Tom.
- 2/6/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
La Jolla Playhousepresents Freaky Friday, book by Bridget Carpenter TV's 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Parenthood', music and lyrics by the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning team of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey Next to Normal, IfThen, based on the novel 'Freaky Friday' by Mary Rodgers and the Walt Disney motion pictures, to be directed by Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley, running tonight, January 31 , throughMarch 12, 2017 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre.
- 1/31/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
CBS has given the green light to The Get, a drama pilot from 11.22.63 developer/showrunner Bridget Carpenter. Written/executive produced by Friday Night Lights alumna and playwright Carpenter, The Get centers on a team of tireless Internet journalists who pursue and expose stories of injustice using their unconventional investigative techniques in today's anything-goes world of reporting. CBS TV Studios is producing. The Get joins three other CBS hourlong pilots, crime…...
- 1/25/2017
- Deadline TV
CBS has ordered a new drama pilot from “11.22.63” showrunner Bridget Carpenter, the network announced Tuesday. “The Get,” which Carpenter will write and executive produce, follows a team of tireless internet journalists who pursue and expose stories of injustice using their unconventional investigative techniques. Also Read: Alan Cumming to Star in CBS Pilot Based on James Patterson Novel The newest pilot pickup for the network joins previously announced drama pilots including “Mission Control,” which will follow the next generation of Nasa astronauts and scientists who must juggle both their personal and professional lives during a critical mission with no margin for...
- 1/25/2017
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Writers of Hell or High Water, La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards.
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East branches of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester By The Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animals produced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command And Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game Of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East branches of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester By The Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animals produced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command And Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game Of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
Writers of Hell or High Water, La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards.
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East brances of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animalsproduced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command and Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East brances of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animalsproduced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command and Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
Sneak Peek more of Hulu's limited series "11.22.63" based on the science fiction best-seller by author Stephen King starring James Franco, Chris Cooper and Sarah Gadon, executive produced by J. J. Abrams, King, Bridget Carpenter and Bryan Burk:
"..'Jake Epping' (Franco), a recently divorced English teacher from Maine, is presented with the chance to travel back in time to Dallas, Texas by his friend 'Al Templeton' (Cooper).
"He is convinced into going and attempts to prevent the assassination of 'JFK' in November 1963. However, he becomes inexplicably attached to the life he makes in the past, that could be his mission's undoing..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "11.22.63"...
"..'Jake Epping' (Franco), a recently divorced English teacher from Maine, is presented with the chance to travel back in time to Dallas, Texas by his friend 'Al Templeton' (Cooper).
"He is convinced into going and attempts to prevent the assassination of 'JFK' in November 1963. However, he becomes inexplicably attached to the life he makes in the past, that could be his mission's undoing..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "11.22.63"...
- 10/30/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Signature Theatre presents the world premiere production of Disney's Freaky Friday. Developed by Disney Theatrical Productions expressly for licensing to theatres, Freaky Friday features a book by Bridget Carpenter, music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Brian Yorkey. This premiere production will be directed by Christopher Ashley with choreography by Sergio Trujillo. Freaky Friday runs now through November 20 in Signature Theatre's Max Theatre. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below...
- 10/28/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Signature Theatre presents the world premiere production of Disney's Freaky Friday. Developed by Disney Theatrical Productions expressly for licensing to theatres, Freaky Friday features a book by Bridget Carpenter, music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Brian Yorkey. This premiere production will be directed by Christopher Ashley with choreography by Sergio Trujillo. Freaky Friday runs now through November 20 in Signature Theatre's Max Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below...
- 10/17/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Signature Theatre presents theworld premiere production of Disney's Freaky Friday. Developed by Disney Theatrical Productions expressly for licensing to theatres, Freaky Friday features a book by Bridget Carpenter, music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Brian Yorkey. This premiere production will be directed by Christopher Ashley with choreography by Sergio Trujillo. Freaky Friday runsnow throughNovember 20 in Signature Theatre's Max Theatre. Click below to watch highlights from the show...
- 10/17/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Signature Theatre presents the world premiere production of Disney's Freaky Friday. Developed by Disney Theatrical Productions expressly for licensing to theatres, Freaky Friday features a book by Bridget Carpenter, music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Brian Yorkey. This premiere production will be directed byChristopher Ashley with choreography by Sergio Trujillo. Freaky Friday will run from October 4 - November 20 in Signature Theatre's Max Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first glimpse at the artwork for the show below...
- 9/27/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Based on the reviews, I knew I wanted to read 11.22.63 but its sheer size was, for some reason daunting. I figured maybe I’d just listen to it as an audiobook but those 30 hours sit waiting for me. Then, Hulu did me the favor of condensing it down to an eight-hour miniseries, which they released on DVD last week. I still will listen to the original, but this will do for now.
The idea of being able to go back in time and alter a key historic moment is always ripe for a good yarn. Heck, my Crazy 8 Press compatriots and I just did a book of alternate histories with Altered States of the Union. One of those moments that has tempted storytellers from Gene Roddenberry to King has been the untimely death of President John F. Kennedy.
Here, the master of the macabre sends an unprepared guy, Jake Epping (James Franco), back to Oct.
The idea of being able to go back in time and alter a key historic moment is always ripe for a good yarn. Heck, my Crazy 8 Press compatriots and I just did a book of alternate histories with Altered States of the Union. One of those moments that has tempted storytellers from Gene Roddenberry to King has been the untimely death of President John F. Kennedy.
Here, the master of the macabre sends an unprepared guy, Jake Epping (James Franco), back to Oct.
- 8/15/2016
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Signature Theatre is proud to announce the world premiere production of the new musical Freaky Friday. The musical, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and hit Disney films and developed by Disney Theatrical Productions expressly for licensing to theatres, features a book by Bridget Carpenter, music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Brian Yorkey. This premiere production will be directed by Christopher Ashley with choreography by Sergio Trujillo. Freaky Friday will run from October 4 - November 13 in Signature Theatre's Max Theatre.
- 7/12/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
When Stephen King first approached J.J. Abrams to adapt his novel 11/22/63 for the screen, King had a film in mind. Abrams had other ideas. "When he asked, my first reaction was, 'Yes.'" Abrams says. "My second reaction was, 'Would you be open to doing this not as a film, but for television, in whatever form?’" The limited series that emerged from this collaboration was thanks in no small part to exec producer and writer Bridget Carpenter who adapted the book. Carpenter (F…...
- 6/25/2016
- Deadline TV
Most actors, especially when pushed, will admit that one of the toughest parts of the job is delivering exposition. And this year, television’s Mvp of doling out key plot points to the audience is unquestionably Chris Cooper, the veteran character actor anchoring the narrative of Hulu’s “11.22.63.”
Read More: Review: Hulu’s ‘11.22.63’ Brings Us Some Great Grand Storytelling
As diner owner Al, Cooper only spent two weeks on the set of the limited series based on Stephen King’s 2011 novel. But those two weeks were exclusively devoted to filming an intensive series of scenes between him and James Franco. Franco plays Jake, the young man who Al tasks with the quest to save JFK via a mysterious time portal in the back of his diner — and over the course of the series, it’s Al’s advice to which Jake constantly returns.
Earlier this year, IndieWire sat down with both Cooper and showrunner/executive producer Bridget Carpenter to discuss the evolution of “11.22.63.” And when IndieWire pointed out just how much of Cooper’s dialogue was exposition, especially in the show’s earlier episodes, Carpenter laughed.
“Yes, that’s totally true,” she said. “He was like, ‘Really Bridget?’ Believe me, he was well aware of that. He was like, ‘I’m the mouthpiece for everything.’ And I’m like, ‘I know. You’re the one who knows everything.'”
But Carpenter chose not to see exposition as a dirty word, especially given the quality of the actor behind it. “Who do you want to have expose [the plot] more than Chris Cooper? So, I was like, ‘That’ll be okay. He can talk for a while.’ He was amazing — he was really, really gracious about it. Because those scenes are harder to play than other scenes, because you have to be present and emotional and I’m telling you these things we want the audience to know.”
For Cooper and Franco, those two weeks on set were almost like being in a play — especially since Franco was pretty much the only cast member Cooper had any direct involvement with, and they were basically limited to two specific locations.
“James and I worked pretty solely together, out of the diner and out of my JFK room at my home. It’s kind of where most of the scenes happen between he and I,” Cooper said. “I went in the day before with Kevin [MacDonald], the director, who wanted to show me the set — we wanted to discuss how to move around it. It was such a brilliant set. Within five minutes, it told you where to move. It told you the different areas you could work.”
And according to Carpenter, those two weeks on set with Cooper and Franco were truly memorable: “[Those days] are days that I don’t think anybody on the crew or the set would ever forget. Chris Cooper would start to talk and you could hear a pin drop.”
What did those scenes give Carpenter as showrunner? “[They get] two great actors to get to look into each other’s eyes. That’s really special. And It’s really amazing to get to be with actors who are at the very height of their game. And it’s not nothing to them. They’re not shrugging and going on. It’s electric.”
One of “11.22.63’s” most memorable moments, on a performance level, comes during one of Al and Jake’s earliest scenes — when Al tells Jake in the first episode, “I need you to go back there and prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy.” You couldn’t ask for a more blatant example of exposition, so focused and simple that in the hands of a weaker actor, it could be impossible to sell.
And Carpenter agreed about the line’s necessity. “We’re giving you the thesis of the series right here. Here’s the thesis. Focus up.”
“But you care,” she added, “because it’s Chris Cooper.”
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Read More: Review: Hulu’s ‘11.22.63’ Brings Us Some Great Grand Storytelling
As diner owner Al, Cooper only spent two weeks on the set of the limited series based on Stephen King’s 2011 novel. But those two weeks were exclusively devoted to filming an intensive series of scenes between him and James Franco. Franco plays Jake, the young man who Al tasks with the quest to save JFK via a mysterious time portal in the back of his diner — and over the course of the series, it’s Al’s advice to which Jake constantly returns.
Earlier this year, IndieWire sat down with both Cooper and showrunner/executive producer Bridget Carpenter to discuss the evolution of “11.22.63.” And when IndieWire pointed out just how much of Cooper’s dialogue was exposition, especially in the show’s earlier episodes, Carpenter laughed.
“Yes, that’s totally true,” she said. “He was like, ‘Really Bridget?’ Believe me, he was well aware of that. He was like, ‘I’m the mouthpiece for everything.’ And I’m like, ‘I know. You’re the one who knows everything.'”
But Carpenter chose not to see exposition as a dirty word, especially given the quality of the actor behind it. “Who do you want to have expose [the plot] more than Chris Cooper? So, I was like, ‘That’ll be okay. He can talk for a while.’ He was amazing — he was really, really gracious about it. Because those scenes are harder to play than other scenes, because you have to be present and emotional and I’m telling you these things we want the audience to know.”
For Cooper and Franco, those two weeks on set were almost like being in a play — especially since Franco was pretty much the only cast member Cooper had any direct involvement with, and they were basically limited to two specific locations.
“James and I worked pretty solely together, out of the diner and out of my JFK room at my home. It’s kind of where most of the scenes happen between he and I,” Cooper said. “I went in the day before with Kevin [MacDonald], the director, who wanted to show me the set — we wanted to discuss how to move around it. It was such a brilliant set. Within five minutes, it told you where to move. It told you the different areas you could work.”
And according to Carpenter, those two weeks on set with Cooper and Franco were truly memorable: “[Those days] are days that I don’t think anybody on the crew or the set would ever forget. Chris Cooper would start to talk and you could hear a pin drop.”
What did those scenes give Carpenter as showrunner? “[They get] two great actors to get to look into each other’s eyes. That’s really special. And It’s really amazing to get to be with actors who are at the very height of their game. And it’s not nothing to them. They’re not shrugging and going on. It’s electric.”
One of “11.22.63’s” most memorable moments, on a performance level, comes during one of Al and Jake’s earliest scenes — when Al tells Jake in the first episode, “I need you to go back there and prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy.” You couldn’t ask for a more blatant example of exposition, so focused and simple that in the hands of a weaker actor, it could be impossible to sell.
And Carpenter agreed about the line’s necessity. “We’re giving you the thesis of the series right here. Here’s the thesis. Focus up.”
“But you care,” she added, “because it’s Chris Cooper.”
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- 6/16/2016
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
On 4-10-16, executive producers J.J. Abrams and Bridget Carpenter came to Deadline’s The Contenders Emmys event to talk 11-22-63, the eight-part miniseries event for Hulu that Carpenter adapted from Stephen King’s bestselling novel about a man who goes back in time to stop the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Abrams recounted how he called King and suggested that he wanted to make the film version — maybe not as a movie but instead a longer miniseries. James…...
- 5/10/2016
- Deadline TV
Burbank, CA (April 26, 2016) – Imagine having the power to change history. Journey with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to the 1960s with the release of 11.22.63 on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on August 9, 2016. Executive Produced by Emmy® winner J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Lost), Stephen King (The Shining, The Shawshank Redemption, Stand By Me), Bridget Carpenter (Friday Night Lights. Parenthood), Bryan Burk (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) the event series includes all 8 episodes (9 hours) as well as a brand new featurette. 11.22.63 is priced to own at $39.99 Srp for Blu-ray and $29.98 for DVD.
Viewers hurtle deep into the unpredictable darkness of the American dream. James Franco stars as Jake Epping, a high school teacher at a loss with his life, who wants to make a difference and do something meaningful. Encouraged by his ailing friend (Chris Cooper), Jake journeys back in time to...
Viewers hurtle deep into the unpredictable darkness of the American dream. James Franco stars as Jake Epping, a high school teacher at a loss with his life, who wants to make a difference and do something meaningful. Encouraged by his ailing friend (Chris Cooper), Jake journeys back in time to...
- 4/30/2016
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
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