Hair department head MaryAnn Hennings first heard about the television adaptation of “Daisy Jones and the Six” while working on the film adaptation of “Where the Crawdads Sing,” two big projects produced by Hello Sunshine, the company founded by Reese Witherspoon.
“[Executive producer and Hello Sunshine film and television president] Lauren Neustadter hired me on ‘Where the Crawdads Sing,’” Hennings says in an exclusive video interview with Gold Derby. “So we did that movie, and she was always talking about ‘Daisy Jones’ and how it’s their love child. She was so excited about it that I had a tease before I even went in.”
Based on the book by Taylor Jenkins Reid and co-created by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, the Oscar-nominated screenwriters behind “The Disaster Artist” and “(500) Days of Summer,” “Daisy Jones and the Six” tells the story of a fictional rock band in the 1970s as they rise and fall. Riley Keough stars as...
“[Executive producer and Hello Sunshine film and television president] Lauren Neustadter hired me on ‘Where the Crawdads Sing,’” Hennings says in an exclusive video interview with Gold Derby. “So we did that movie, and she was always talking about ‘Daisy Jones’ and how it’s their love child. She was so excited about it that I had a tease before I even went in.”
Based on the book by Taylor Jenkins Reid and co-created by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, the Oscar-nominated screenwriters behind “The Disaster Artist” and “(500) Days of Summer,” “Daisy Jones and the Six” tells the story of a fictional rock band in the 1970s as they rise and fall. Riley Keough stars as...
- 6/13/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Casting: Michael Cera & John C. Reilly Provide 'Entertainment,' Gary Oldman Is A 'Criminal' And More
Presumably Hollywood's next hot thing, with "Fifty Shades Of Grey" ready to shackle up audiences next year, Dakota Johnson is probably getting more than a few things crossing her desk. And one of them is "Forever, Interrupted." The actress will star in the adaptation of the Taylor Jenkins Reid novel about "a young woman who elopes after a whirlwind romance and then must face the sudden death of her adoring husband. She must come to terms with his loss while forming an unlikely relationship with his mother — who didn't know she existed." No word yet on who will write or direct. [The Wrap] Around The Playlist offices, "The Comedy" is one of our faves, and so we're pleased to see Rick Alverson moving on a new movie, and it has attracted some exciting folk. John C. Reilly, Michael Cera, Tye Sheridan, Angeliki Papoulia ("Dogtooth"), Dean Stockwell are joining the "Entertainment" which will star Gregg.
- 7/11/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
After some memorable supporting roles in films like The Social Network and 21 Jump Street, Dakota Johnson landed herself the coveted role of Anastasia Steele in Universal Pictures' adaption of 50 Shades Of Grey. Not content to merely consign herself to franchise work, the young actress has already secured herself another role in yet another literary adaptation. This time, she'll be turning down the steam and playing the role of a widow who's in for the surprise of her life in Forever, Interrupted Gidden Media and Good Universe recently made the announcement via an official press release, which details the story of the debut novel from author Taylor Jenkins Reid: Forever, Interrupted tells the story of a young woman who elopes after a whirlwind romance and then must face the sudden death of her adoring husband. She must come to terms with his loss while forming an unlikely relationship with his...
- 7/11/2014
- cinemablend.com
Next February, actress Dakota Johnson will likely be launched to Twilight-era Kristen Stewart-esque levels of mega-stardom when she appears as Anastasia Steele in the hotly anticipated Bdsm romance Fifty Shades of Grey, based on the runaway bestseller by E.L. James. With legions of fans to please and her career to think of, Johnson has every reason to be thinking about her future as an actress past Fifty Shades – and now, she’s locked down another book-to-film adaptation sure to endear her to a very different crowd, with word that she’ll star in Forever, Interrupted.
Based on the acclaimed debut novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Forever, Interrupted centers on a young woman who is swept off her feet by the man of her dreams. It’s love at first sight, and they fall deeply in love, eloping with five months of first laying eyes on one another. Then, just as quickly,...
Based on the acclaimed debut novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Forever, Interrupted centers on a young woman who is swept off her feet by the man of her dreams. It’s love at first sight, and they fall deeply in love, eloping with five months of first laying eyes on one another. Then, just as quickly,...
- 7/11/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Criminal
Gary Oldman is in negotiations to join Kevin Costner in Ariel Vromen's thriller "Criminal" for Millennium Films. Oldman would play a CIA chief.
The story centers on a dead CIA operative's memories, secrets and skills that are implanted into a dangerous prison inmate in hopes that he will stop a diabolical plot. [Source: Heat Vision]
Terminator
Douglas Smith ("Big Love," "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters") has joined the cast of the "Terminator" reboot at Paramount Pictures. Details of his character are under wraps.
The Alan Taylor-helmed film is currently in production in New Orleans with Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney and Arnold Schwarzenegger starring. [Source: Deadline]
Forever, Interrupted
Dakota Johnson ("Fifty Shades of Grey") is attached to star in and executive produce a film adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid's debut novel "Forever, Interrupted".
The story follows Elsie, a young woman who elopes after a whirlwind romance and forges an unlikely relationship with her...
Gary Oldman is in negotiations to join Kevin Costner in Ariel Vromen's thriller "Criminal" for Millennium Films. Oldman would play a CIA chief.
The story centers on a dead CIA operative's memories, secrets and skills that are implanted into a dangerous prison inmate in hopes that he will stop a diabolical plot. [Source: Heat Vision]
Terminator
Douglas Smith ("Big Love," "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters") has joined the cast of the "Terminator" reboot at Paramount Pictures. Details of his character are under wraps.
The Alan Taylor-helmed film is currently in production in New Orleans with Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney and Arnold Schwarzenegger starring. [Source: Deadline]
Forever, Interrupted
Dakota Johnson ("Fifty Shades of Grey") is attached to star in and executive produce a film adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid's debut novel "Forever, Interrupted".
The story follows Elsie, a young woman who elopes after a whirlwind romance and forges an unlikely relationship with her...
- 7/11/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Fifty Shades of Grey actress Dakota Johnson has been recruited to appear in a big screen adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid's Forever, Interrupted: A Novel.
The 24-year-old will play the lead role in the romantic drama, which tells the story of a young woman who elopes after a whirlwind romance and must then face the sudden death of her husband.
In face of the tragedy, she must come to terms with the loss of her lover while also forming a relationship with his mother, who had no idea she existed.
Amy Baer is set to produce through Gidden Media, with Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake of Good Universe serving as executive producers alongside Johnson, John Middleton and Roy Lee.
"Taylor's book is exquisitely written and heart-wrenchingly honest," Baer said.
"Great romantic-drama is so hard to execute, and Taylor nailed it. And Dakota will be exquisite as Elsie, who has to...
The 24-year-old will play the lead role in the romantic drama, which tells the story of a young woman who elopes after a whirlwind romance and must then face the sudden death of her husband.
In face of the tragedy, she must come to terms with the loss of her lover while also forming a relationship with his mother, who had no idea she existed.
Amy Baer is set to produce through Gidden Media, with Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake of Good Universe serving as executive producers alongside Johnson, John Middleton and Roy Lee.
"Taylor's book is exquisitely written and heart-wrenchingly honest," Baer said.
"Great romantic-drama is so hard to execute, and Taylor nailed it. And Dakota will be exquisite as Elsie, who has to...
- 7/11/2014
- Digital Spy
The Fifty Shades Of Grey star has come on board Gidden Media and Good Universe’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s book Forever, Interrupted: A Novel.
Amy Baer will produce through her Gidden Media while Johnson will also serve as executive producer alongside Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake of Good Universe and John Middleton and Roy Lee.
Good Universe’s Erin Westerman will oversee the project, about a young woman who forms a bond with the mother of her recently deceased husband.
Baer launched Gidden Media in November 2013 and has secured a seven-figure development fund through private investors. Good Universe handled international sales on her first feature as producer, Last Vegas.
Baer’s development slate includes drama A Storm In The Stars to be directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour; sports drama Sarge; Endurance based on a script by Steve Zaillian; true-crime drama The Brian Banks Story; ensemble comedy Sundance Is Bulls**t; and comedy The Wedding Detective...
Amy Baer will produce through her Gidden Media while Johnson will also serve as executive producer alongside Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake of Good Universe and John Middleton and Roy Lee.
Good Universe’s Erin Westerman will oversee the project, about a young woman who forms a bond with the mother of her recently deceased husband.
Baer launched Gidden Media in November 2013 and has secured a seven-figure development fund through private investors. Good Universe handled international sales on her first feature as producer, Last Vegas.
Baer’s development slate includes drama A Storm In The Stars to be directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour; sports drama Sarge; Endurance based on a script by Steve Zaillian; true-crime drama The Brian Banks Story; ensemble comedy Sundance Is Bulls**t; and comedy The Wedding Detective...
- 7/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
• Oscar winner Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardner) may join Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave) in Dreamworks’ The Light Between Oceans based on the M.L. Stedman novel. Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) is directing the film about a lighthouse keeper and his wife who raise 2-month-old baby after finding it in a rowboat next to a dead body. [The Wrap]
• Fifty Shades of Grey’s Dakota Johnson will star in Forever, Interrupted, another book-to-film adaptation. The debut novel from Taylor Jenkins Reid tells the story of a young woman who forms a relationship with the mother she never knew after her whirlwind marriage is cut short.
• Fifty Shades of Grey’s Dakota Johnson will star in Forever, Interrupted, another book-to-film adaptation. The debut novel from Taylor Jenkins Reid tells the story of a young woman who forms a relationship with the mother she never knew after her whirlwind marriage is cut short.
- 7/10/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside Movies
“Fifty Shakes of Grey’s” Dakota Johnson, 24, will star in and co-executive produce an adaptation of “Forever, Interrupted” for Gidden Media and Good Universe. The 2013 novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid tells the story of Elsie Porter, a young woman who, on a rainy New Year’s Day, meets and quickly forms a relationship with the charming Ben Ross. Nine days later, Ben is struck by a truck while riding his bike and dies on impact, leaving Elsie alone to face the mother-in-law she has never met and who knows nothing of her late son’s love life. “Taylor’s book is exquisitely [...]
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- 7/10/2014
- by Alfonso Espina
- UpandComers
Fifty Shades Of Grey star Dakota Johnson has lined up her next lit to screen project. She’s attached to star in a film adaptation of Forever, Interrupted, the debut novel by author Taylor Jenkins Reid about Elsie, a young woman who elopes after a whirlwind romance and forges an unlikely relationship with her mother-in-law after her husband suddenly dies. Gidden Media’s Amy Baer (Last Vegas) is producer on the novel adaptation, which Johnson will also executive produce. Good Universe’s Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake are also exec producing with John Middleton and Roy Lee. Erin Westerman is overseeing for Good […]...
- 7/10/2014
- Deadline
"Fifty Shades of Grey" lead Dakota Johnson is attached to star in the film adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid's "Forever, Interrupted: A Novel." The drama centers on a young woman who is struggling to accept the sudden death of her new husband, while striking up an unexpected friendship with his mother. Amy Baer will produce through her company Gidden Media, while Johnson will also executive produce alongside Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake of Good Universe, and John Middleton and Roy Lee. "Taylor’s book is exquisitely written and heart-wrenchingly honest," Bae said in a press release. "Great romantic-drama is so hard to execute, and Taylor nailed it. And Dakota will be exquisite as Elsie, who has to deal with the sudden loss of a great love. She is a deeply thoughtful, sensitive and smart woman and actress.” Added Kahane, “We’re thrilled that Dakota has come on board as a partner in the film,...
- 7/10/2014
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
Dakota Johnson — star of the upcoming movie version of Fifty Shades of Grey — is attached to star in another book-to-film adaptation, Forever, Interrupted. Gidden Media and Good Unvierse are teaming to make the movie, about a young woman whose whirlwind marriage is cut short when her husband dies. In coming to terms with the loss, she forms an unlikely relationship with her mother — who doesn't know of her existence. Photos 'Fifty Shades of Grey's' Jamie Dornan and 18 More Male Models Turned Actors Taylor Jenkins Reid wrote the book, which marks her debut novel. "Taylor's
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- 7/10/2014
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Fifty Shades of Grey” star Dakota Johnson is attached to star in Gidden Media and Good Universe's adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid's acclaimed debut novel “Forever, Interrupted: A Novel,” the companies announced Thursday. Amy Baer will produce through her company Gidden Media. Johnson will executive produce alongside Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake of Good Universe, as well as John Middleton and Roy Lee. Erin Westerman will oversee the project on behalf of Good Universe. Also read: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ First Footage: Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson – Little Sex, Lots of Romance “Forever, Interrupted” tells the story of a young woman who elopes.
- 7/10/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
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