Exclusive: Winter State Entertainment and AimForKnowledge are teaming up to produce a documentary based around What to Say When You Talk to Your Self, the bestselling self-help book from Shad Helmstetter, Ph.D.
Published in over 74 countries worldwide, with millions of copies sold since 1986, Helmstetter’s book introduced the concept of self-talk, and how our words and thoughts rewire our brain for success or failure, to millions of readers. Newly revised and updated, it’s in its 56th printing in the U.S. and was released in audiobook format in 2022.
The author of 26 books, Helmstetter has also been behind titles like Negative Self-Talk and How to Change It, The Secret Words of Success, Self-Talk for Self-Esteem and The Power of Neuroplasticity. His most recent, Having Meaning, Finding Purpose, was released last fall. Additionally, he’s the founder of The Self-Talk Institute, which studies the neuroscience of self-talk and trains and certifies self-talk trainers.
Published in over 74 countries worldwide, with millions of copies sold since 1986, Helmstetter’s book introduced the concept of self-talk, and how our words and thoughts rewire our brain for success or failure, to millions of readers. Newly revised and updated, it’s in its 56th printing in the U.S. and was released in audiobook format in 2022.
The author of 26 books, Helmstetter has also been behind titles like Negative Self-Talk and How to Change It, The Secret Words of Success, Self-Talk for Self-Esteem and The Power of Neuroplasticity. His most recent, Having Meaning, Finding Purpose, was released last fall. Additionally, he’s the founder of The Self-Talk Institute, which studies the neuroscience of self-talk and trains and certifies self-talk trainers.
- 2/21/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Leslie Small has been set to direct the buddy comedy Happy V-Day and actioner The Raid, under a two-picture deal with Winter State Entertainment. Prep on both titles is underway, with production dates to be set upon the resolution of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
The deal speaks to the move back into narrative features that Winter State has undertaken, after pivoting to docs during the pandemic.
Written by Winter State principals Hamid and Camille Torabpour, Happy V-Day tells the story of two best friends who look to get vasectomies, at the behest of their wives, together confronting the horrors of “the snip.”
In the modern-day Western The Raid, news of Jesse James’ legendary treasure being found spreads quickly. In grand fashion, the treasure will be returned and displayed during the Jesse James Days festival in Northfield, Mn. However, Austin and his bandits have other plans, making off with...
The deal speaks to the move back into narrative features that Winter State has undertaken, after pivoting to docs during the pandemic.
Written by Winter State principals Hamid and Camille Torabpour, Happy V-Day tells the story of two best friends who look to get vasectomies, at the behest of their wives, together confronting the horrors of “the snip.”
In the modern-day Western The Raid, news of Jesse James’ legendary treasure being found spreads quickly. In grand fashion, the treasure will be returned and displayed during the Jesse James Days festival in Northfield, Mn. However, Austin and his bandits have other plans, making off with...
- 9/11/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Winter State Entertainment on Tuesday announced two feature docs on NFL Hall of Famer Mel Blount and MLB icon Tommy John that will lead its forthcoming slate, having wrapped principal photography on each right before the launch of the WGA strike.
The first film, Mel Blount: Whatever It Takes, on longtime Pittsburgh Steeler Blount, will offer a deep dive into his life journey, from his arduous beginning in a segregated Vidalia, Georgia to getting drafted in the 3rd round by the struggling Steelers, to the next 14 years, where he won four championships and cemented himself as the best at his position as cornerback. Upon retirement, Blount shifted his focus towards kids who were stuck in the system, opening two youth homes to give them a chance to turn their lives around, even when the community and KKK pushed back against him. Now, 40 years later, Blount has afforded this opportunity to hundreds.
The first film, Mel Blount: Whatever It Takes, on longtime Pittsburgh Steeler Blount, will offer a deep dive into his life journey, from his arduous beginning in a segregated Vidalia, Georgia to getting drafted in the 3rd round by the struggling Steelers, to the next 14 years, where he won four championships and cemented himself as the best at his position as cornerback. Upon retirement, Blount shifted his focus towards kids who were stuck in the system, opening two youth homes to give them a chance to turn their lives around, even when the community and KKK pushed back against him. Now, 40 years later, Blount has afforded this opportunity to hundreds.
- 8/1/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The American comedy ‘Angry Neighbors’ starring Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Stockard Channing
(Practical Magic), Cheech Marin (Born In East LA), Bobby Cannavale (The Station Agent)and Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars), is heading to the market at 2023’s Berlin Film Festival.
Written by James M. Bear and Hamid Torabpour (Under The Stadium Lights) and directed by Warren Brock, the key cast is rounded out by Katie Parker (Absentia), Jared Gilman (Moonrise Kingdom), Stelio Savante (What Remains), Cesar D’ La Torre (Muna), Danny Winn (Gaslit), and April McCullough (Yellowstone).
Based on the Harper Collins best selling novel ‘Lapham Rising’, ‘Angry Neighbors’ was recently released in US theaters by Lionsgate.
Jay Joyce of Los Angeles based Playa Media Group will be presenting the film to EFM global buyers for foreign distribution. “Hamid, Camille and their team have delivered a wonderful, well crafted comedy. With top notch performances from Frank Langella, Bobby Cannavale and Ashley Benson,...
(Practical Magic), Cheech Marin (Born In East LA), Bobby Cannavale (The Station Agent)and Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars), is heading to the market at 2023’s Berlin Film Festival.
Written by James M. Bear and Hamid Torabpour (Under The Stadium Lights) and directed by Warren Brock, the key cast is rounded out by Katie Parker (Absentia), Jared Gilman (Moonrise Kingdom), Stelio Savante (What Remains), Cesar D’ La Torre (Muna), Danny Winn (Gaslit), and April McCullough (Yellowstone).
Based on the Harper Collins best selling novel ‘Lapham Rising’, ‘Angry Neighbors’ was recently released in US theaters by Lionsgate.
Jay Joyce of Los Angeles based Playa Media Group will be presenting the film to EFM global buyers for foreign distribution. “Hamid, Camille and their team have delivered a wonderful, well crafted comedy. With top notch performances from Frank Langella, Bobby Cannavale and Ashley Benson,...
- 2/2/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Angry Neighbors Trailer — Warren Brock‘s Angry Neighbors (2022) movie trailer has been released by Lionsgate. The Angry Neighbors trailer stars Frank Langella, Bobby Cannavale, Stockard Channing, Ashley Benson, and Cheech Marin. Crew James M. Bear and Hamid Torabpour wrote the screenplay for Angry Neighbors. Name created the music for the film. Name [...]
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- 12/1/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Exclusive: Winter State Entertainment has wrapped production on Kitty to Cooperstown—a new feature doc on MLB great Jim “Kitty” Kaat, who just this past Sunday was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame.
The film will explore the 83-year-old’s life via exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage, examining his legacy in light of his 25 years as a pro baseball player, as well as his 35 years as a seven-time Emmy-winning commentator.
Kaat’s story can be connected from the beginning of baseball to the present day, accompanied by baseball lore and legend at every turn. From his 1950s pitching with the Washington Senators against Yankee greats like Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra, to facing off with Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers in the 1965 World Series as a Minnesota Twin, to winning the 1982 World Series Championship with the St. Louis Cardinals and teammates Ozzie Smith and Keith Hernandez.
In his...
The film will explore the 83-year-old’s life via exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage, examining his legacy in light of his 25 years as a pro baseball player, as well as his 35 years as a seven-time Emmy-winning commentator.
Kaat’s story can be connected from the beginning of baseball to the present day, accompanied by baseball lore and legend at every turn. From his 1950s pitching with the Washington Senators against Yankee greats like Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra, to facing off with Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers in the 1965 World Series as a Minnesota Twin, to winning the 1982 World Series Championship with the St. Louis Cardinals and teammates Ozzie Smith and Keith Hernandez.
In his...
- 7/26/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Winter State Entertainment is currently in post-production on Roaf, a feature-length doc on the life of Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Roaf, which will examine his civil rights activism throughout his time in the National Football League.
Roaf’s family played a huge part in history. His mother was named the first Black Supreme Court Justice in Arkansas, appointed by both Democratic and Republican Governors. His father played football for Michigan State after traveling the civil rights-era iteration of the ‘Underground Railroad,’ a clandestine network that helped promising African-American athletes migrate north and escape the segregated south to play college and professional sports. Roaf went on to play in the NFL for both the New Orleans Saints and the Kansas City Chiefs, earning himself 13 Pro-Bowls and eventually ending up in the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Oh.
After a prestigious career in pro football, he married business...
Roaf’s family played a huge part in history. His mother was named the first Black Supreme Court Justice in Arkansas, appointed by both Democratic and Republican Governors. His father played football for Michigan State after traveling the civil rights-era iteration of the ‘Underground Railroad,’ a clandestine network that helped promising African-American athletes migrate north and escape the segregated south to play college and professional sports. Roaf went on to play in the NFL for both the New Orleans Saints and the Kansas City Chiefs, earning himself 13 Pro-Bowls and eventually ending up in the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Oh.
After a prestigious career in pro football, he married business...
- 7/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Grindstone Entertainment Group has claimed worldwide rights to Winterstate Entertainment’s musical comedy Summertime Dropouts, ahead of its October 26 virtual premiere benefitting The Boys & Girls Clubs of America, with plans to release it next year.
The film centers on three best friends in a pop-punk band, who compete against rivals Late for Curfew and Half Past Midnight to play at the very last Vans Warped Tour. It watches as they discover that the road to fame isn’t an easy journey between work, school, and relationships.
Summertime Dropouts stars up-and-comers including Nicholas Podany, Crystal Lake Evans, Caleb Donahoe, Melanie Brook, Takaya Abdou Lloyd, Serena Laurel, and Josh Richards, marking the film debut of the latter social influencer. Pic also features an appearance by a Warped Tour mainstay—pop-punk band, Simple Plan.
Jhene Chase directed from a script she co-wrote with Camille and Hamid Torabpour. Producers on the Winterstate film included Stelio Savante,...
The film centers on three best friends in a pop-punk band, who compete against rivals Late for Curfew and Half Past Midnight to play at the very last Vans Warped Tour. It watches as they discover that the road to fame isn’t an easy journey between work, school, and relationships.
Summertime Dropouts stars up-and-comers including Nicholas Podany, Crystal Lake Evans, Caleb Donahoe, Melanie Brook, Takaya Abdou Lloyd, Serena Laurel, and Josh Richards, marking the film debut of the latter social influencer. Pic also features an appearance by a Warped Tour mainstay—pop-punk band, Simple Plan.
Jhene Chase directed from a script she co-wrote with Camille and Hamid Torabpour. Producers on the Winterstate film included Stelio Savante,...
- 10/11/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Over the course of his long career, Cheech Marin has toked up with Tommy Chong in umpteenth Cheech & Chong movies, hung out on the driving range with Kevin Costner in “Tin Cup” and rode shotgun with Don Johnson on “Nash Bridges.” But he’s never taken on a role quite like the one he’ll be playing in “Lapham Rising.” The actor will be lending his distinctive voice to role of Hector, a born-again evangelical and unapologetic capitalist talking dog. In case you’re wondering about his breed, he’s a Westy.
Marin joins a distinguished cast, which includes such heavyweights as Frank Langella, Stockard Channing, Bobby Cannavale, Ashley Benson, Katie Parker, Stelio Savante and Jared Gilman
Marin completed his voice work for the role recently in Santa Barbara. With its story set in the Hamptons, the film completed live-action principal photography on location in Minnesota before the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown went into effect.
Marin joins a distinguished cast, which includes such heavyweights as Frank Langella, Stockard Channing, Bobby Cannavale, Ashley Benson, Katie Parker, Stelio Savante and Jared Gilman
Marin completed his voice work for the role recently in Santa Barbara. With its story set in the Hamptons, the film completed live-action principal photography on location in Minnesota before the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown went into effect.
- 6/2/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Minneapolis-based production company, Winterstate Entertainment is quickly prepping a feature project about Minneapolis civil rights leader and the state’s first female African American attorney, Lena O. Smith.
The production, written by Hamid Torabpour, is currently casting the lead role of Smith as well as supporting roles with casting director Matthew Barry. The untitled historical biopic is being produced by Hamid and Camille Torabpour, Dr. Mark Smith, and Kenneth L. Brandy with a director to be announced shortly.
Added writer and producer Torabpour, “In the wake of the protests that have shaken the nation, there are strikingly modern echoes in the life and times of lawyer and activist Lena O. Smith. We find it especially profound that George Floyd was murdered less than ten blocks from where Lena bravely stood in the face of danger,...
The production, written by Hamid Torabpour, is currently casting the lead role of Smith as well as supporting roles with casting director Matthew Barry. The untitled historical biopic is being produced by Hamid and Camille Torabpour, Dr. Mark Smith, and Kenneth L. Brandy with a director to be announced shortly.
Added writer and producer Torabpour, “In the wake of the protests that have shaken the nation, there are strikingly modern echoes in the life and times of lawyer and activist Lena O. Smith. We find it especially profound that George Floyd was murdered less than ten blocks from where Lena bravely stood in the face of danger,...
- 7/27/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired global distribution to the Dr. Mark Smith-directed and Winterstate Entertainment documentary The Forgotten Battalion, Deadline can exclusively report. A fall digital platform launch is being eyed.
The Forgotten Battalion follows the Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, one of the toughest and hardest hit during their tour in Afghanistan. In 2008, 1,200 members deployed to cover a territory the size of Oregon, engaged in heavy combat with insurgent elements with no air support and beyond supply lines due to military cutbacks, they routinely ran short on food, water, and ammunition. Upon returning home, they soon discovered the horror of war and the challenges of surviving were not over. Their suicide rate is approximately 4x the rate for other young vets and 14x the average for most Americans. The documentary explores how some of the members are actively pursuing coming together to reconnect, helping each other to survive the...
The Forgotten Battalion follows the Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, one of the toughest and hardest hit during their tour in Afghanistan. In 2008, 1,200 members deployed to cover a territory the size of Oregon, engaged in heavy combat with insurgent elements with no air support and beyond supply lines due to military cutbacks, they routinely ran short on food, water, and ammunition. Upon returning home, they soon discovered the horror of war and the challenges of surviving were not over. Their suicide rate is approximately 4x the rate for other young vets and 14x the average for most Americans. The documentary explores how some of the members are actively pursuing coming together to reconnect, helping each other to survive the...
- 6/26/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: We hear that Film Bridge International will be handling the international and domestic rights to the Milo Gibson-Laurence Fishburne sports drama Brother’s Keeper. Deadline first told you about the project coming together in August 2018 from Minneapolis-based upstart production company Winsterstate Entertainment.
Brother’s Keeper follows the true story of West Texas’ ’09 Abilene High School football team — underdogs who rally against the odds to form a family and win their state championship. Todd Randall directed the movie, which was adapted from the book of the same name by Al Pickett and Chad Mitchell. The producers are Hamid and Camille Torabpour, Dr. Mark Smith and Stelio Savante. The movie wrapped its principal shoot before the Covid-19 pandemic and has been in post-production, with current below-the-line post crew observing social distancing protocols. The movie also stars country singer Bucky Covington who plays a high school coach, and is contributing new music...
Brother’s Keeper follows the true story of West Texas’ ’09 Abilene High School football team — underdogs who rally against the odds to form a family and win their state championship. Todd Randall directed the movie, which was adapted from the book of the same name by Al Pickett and Chad Mitchell. The producers are Hamid and Camille Torabpour, Dr. Mark Smith and Stelio Savante. The movie wrapped its principal shoot before the Covid-19 pandemic and has been in post-production, with current below-the-line post crew observing social distancing protocols. The movie also stars country singer Bucky Covington who plays a high school coach, and is contributing new music...
- 6/19/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Wesley Snipes has signed on to Star in and produce a new zombie action film called Outbreak Z. The movie is set to be directed by Daredevil fight choreographer and stunt performer Chris Brewster. Snipes has already battled vampires, so I guess it’s only appropriate that he takes on a horde of zombies at some point in his career.
The story for Outbreak Z focuses on “two Swat officers on a desperate hunt through an overrun college campus in search of a man who holds a vaccine to a zombie virus.” Snipes will play one of the officers.
While talking to Cb about the film, the director says that he is developing a Zombie movie that will be different from anything we’ve seen before and that it will break all the zombie rules.
"I am so excited to begin the world of Outbreak Z. Wesley is an absolute...
The story for Outbreak Z focuses on “two Swat officers on a desperate hunt through an overrun college campus in search of a man who holds a vaccine to a zombie virus.” Snipes will play one of the officers.
While talking to Cb about the film, the director says that he is developing a Zombie movie that will be different from anything we’ve seen before and that it will break all the zombie rules.
"I am so excited to begin the world of Outbreak Z. Wesley is an absolute...
- 6/3/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Wesley Snipes, who has fought onscreen foes such as vampires and airline hijackers, has now turned his attention to zombies.
Snipes has come aboard to star in Outbreak Z, an action horror thriller being directed by Daredevil fight choreographer and stunt performer Chris Brewster. Snipes will also executive produce the feature that hails from Winter State Entertainment.
Written by Hamid Torabpour, Clint Narramore and Andrew Kightlinger, the story focuses on two Swat officers on a desperate hunt through an overrun college campus in search of a man who holds a vaccine to a zombie virus.
Snipes will play one of the officers....
Snipes has come aboard to star in Outbreak Z, an action horror thriller being directed by Daredevil fight choreographer and stunt performer Chris Brewster. Snipes will also executive produce the feature that hails from Winter State Entertainment.
Written by Hamid Torabpour, Clint Narramore and Andrew Kightlinger, the story focuses on two Swat officers on a desperate hunt through an overrun college campus in search of a man who holds a vaccine to a zombie virus.
Snipes will play one of the officers....
- 5/31/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wesley Snipes, who has fought onscreen foes such as vampires and airline hijackers, has now turned his attention to zombies.
Snipes has come aboard to star in Outbreak Z, an action horror thriller being directed by Daredevil fight choreographer and stunt performer Chris Brewster. Snipes will also executive produce the feature that hails from Winter State Entertainment.
Written by Hamid Torabpour, Clint Narramore and Andrew Kightlinger, the story focuses on two Swat officers on a desperate hunt through an overrun college campus in search of a man who holds a vaccine to a zombie virus.
Snipes will play one of the officers....
Snipes has come aboard to star in Outbreak Z, an action horror thriller being directed by Daredevil fight choreographer and stunt performer Chris Brewster. Snipes will also executive produce the feature that hails from Winter State Entertainment.
Written by Hamid Torabpour, Clint Narramore and Andrew Kightlinger, the story focuses on two Swat officers on a desperate hunt through an overrun college campus in search of a man who holds a vaccine to a zombie virus.
Snipes will play one of the officers....
- 5/31/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Marwan Kenzari joins Charlize Theron in a new movie, Darby Camp is starring in “Clifford, the Big Red Dog,” Vic Armstrong will direct thriller “Sons of the Cross” and Doc Society selects six documentaries for its Good Pitch program.
Castings
“Aladdin” star Marwan Kenzari has been cast opposite Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne in the action film “The Old Guard” for Skydance and Netflix.
Gina Prince-Bythewood is directing “The Old Guard,” based on the comic by writer Greg Rucka and artist Leandro Fernandez. The story, published in 2017 by Image, centers on old soldiers who never die, finding themselves trapped in immortality without explanation.
Producers are Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger; Marc Evans; and Theron and her Denver and Delilah partners Beth Kono and Aj Dix. Stan Wlodkowski and Rucka are executive producing.
Kenzari starred as the villainous Jafar in “Aladdin...
Castings
“Aladdin” star Marwan Kenzari has been cast opposite Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne in the action film “The Old Guard” for Skydance and Netflix.
Gina Prince-Bythewood is directing “The Old Guard,” based on the comic by writer Greg Rucka and artist Leandro Fernandez. The story, published in 2017 by Image, centers on old soldiers who never die, finding themselves trapped in immortality without explanation.
Producers are Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger; Marc Evans; and Theron and her Denver and Delilah partners Beth Kono and Aj Dix. Stan Wlodkowski and Rucka are executive producing.
Kenzari starred as the villainous Jafar in “Aladdin...
- 5/29/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Although he attached to the film a year ago, Frank Langella now finally is firmed to star in the Charlie Kessler-directed Lapham Rising, an adaptation of the Roger Rosenblatt novel. The film was going to shoot last year in the Hamptons, but funding fell into disarray. Now it has come back together with funding from Winter State Entertainment, and production will start this summer in Minnesota.
Lapham Rising tells the story of Harry March, a retired writer whose life starts to unravel when a multimillionaire begins building a mansion across from his quiet island home in the Hamptons. Up until now, he has lived peacefully with his talking dog, Hector, a born-again Evangelical and unapologetic capitalist. To Harry, the gargantuan mansion represents the fetid and corrupt excess that has ruined modern civilization. Which means, quite simply, that this is war.
Langella will work in the film between seasons of Kidding,...
Lapham Rising tells the story of Harry March, a retired writer whose life starts to unravel when a multimillionaire begins building a mansion across from his quiet island home in the Hamptons. Up until now, he has lived peacefully with his talking dog, Hector, a born-again Evangelical and unapologetic capitalist. To Harry, the gargantuan mansion represents the fetid and corrupt excess that has ruined modern civilization. Which means, quite simply, that this is war.
Langella will work in the film between seasons of Kidding,...
- 3/25/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
A feature film is going into development that will tell the inspiring story of the life of civil rights activist Rosa Parks.
It’s kind of surprising that after all these years, this is the first time a feature film biopic about Rosa Parks will be produced. There was a documentary made called Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks and a TV series that was made with Angela Bassett called The Rosa Parks Story.
The film project is called Rosa , and it’s set up at Winter State Entertainment and on the fast-track to production.
The movie is being written by Charlie Kessler and Hamid Torabpour, and the film will “chronicle the first 24-hours as they unfold after the arrest of Parks on December 1, 1955. The project will also recognize the contributions to the civil rights movement that the civil rights advocate/activist made both before and after the racist incident in Alabama.
It’s kind of surprising that after all these years, this is the first time a feature film biopic about Rosa Parks will be produced. There was a documentary made called Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks and a TV series that was made with Angela Bassett called The Rosa Parks Story.
The film project is called Rosa , and it’s set up at Winter State Entertainment and on the fast-track to production.
The movie is being written by Charlie Kessler and Hamid Torabpour, and the film will “chronicle the first 24-hours as they unfold after the arrest of Parks on December 1, 1955. The project will also recognize the contributions to the civil rights movement that the civil rights advocate/activist made both before and after the racist incident in Alabama.
- 12/19/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: A feature film about the courageous U.S. activist Rosa Parks is on its way and it just may mark the first time a biopic about Parks will make it into this nation’s theaters. The filmmakers — Winter State Entertainment and a large producing team– are fast-tracking the project to go before the cameras in 2019.
There have been some projects in the past, but not a feature biopic: In the early 2000s, there was an Academy Award nominated documentary Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks (2001) and then Parks herself collaborated on the TV movie The Rosa Parks Story which starred Angela Bassett as the mighty civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat in the whites only section of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950s. In addition, Julie Dash and Invisible Pictures announced At The Dark End of the Street which was focusing on...
There have been some projects in the past, but not a feature biopic: In the early 2000s, there was an Academy Award nominated documentary Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks (2001) and then Parks herself collaborated on the TV movie The Rosa Parks Story which starred Angela Bassett as the mighty civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat in the whites only section of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950s. In addition, Julie Dash and Invisible Pictures announced At The Dark End of the Street which was focusing on...
- 12/18/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, “Elijah” gets a director, a French fry documentary starts shooting and “Uglydolls” moves its release date forward.
Project Launch
Brett Leonard, best known for directing ”The Lawnmower Man” and “Virtuosity,” will direct the supernatural feature film “Elijah,” based on the Old Testament prophet.
The project is set up at Winter State Entertainment. Producers are Hamid and Camille Torabpour, Jhene Chase, Mark Smith and Patrick Werksma. The screenplay is by Hamid Torabpour and Andrew Kightlinger.
“The tremendous human and spiritual journey at the core of the epic Biblical story of ‘Elijah’ provides the ultimate canvas for my passion to explore the connection between cinematic and immersive storytelling,” Leonard said.
Winter State plans to kick off a biblical film universe with “Elijah,” which will be followed by “Elijah Part 2.” “The Lawnmower Man,” budgeted at $6 million, featured leading-edge technology and grossed over $150 million worldwide.
French Fries
Zero Point Zero,...
Project Launch
Brett Leonard, best known for directing ”The Lawnmower Man” and “Virtuosity,” will direct the supernatural feature film “Elijah,” based on the Old Testament prophet.
The project is set up at Winter State Entertainment. Producers are Hamid and Camille Torabpour, Jhene Chase, Mark Smith and Patrick Werksma. The screenplay is by Hamid Torabpour and Andrew Kightlinger.
“The tremendous human and spiritual journey at the core of the epic Biblical story of ‘Elijah’ provides the ultimate canvas for my passion to explore the connection between cinematic and immersive storytelling,” Leonard said.
Winter State plans to kick off a biblical film universe with “Elijah,” which will be followed by “Elijah Part 2.” “The Lawnmower Man,” budgeted at $6 million, featured leading-edge technology and grossed over $150 million worldwide.
French Fries
Zero Point Zero,...
- 12/14/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, “Till the Whistle Blows” starts development, “All These Small Moments” is acquired, and End Cue invests in Greencard Pictures.
Development
Winter State Entertainment is producing high school football drama “Till the Whistle Blows” with plans to start shooting next year in Idaho Falls, Id.
The movie follows the story of 1967 high school football coach Vernon Ravsten, who saw his Idaho Falls team go undefeated as he battled cancer during his final season, and is based on the novel “A Promise Kept” written in 2000 by brothers Bruce K. Couch and Robert M. Couch, who both played for Ravsten.
“Till the Whistle Blows” is produced by Patrick Werksma, Mark Smith, and Winter State’s Hamid and Camille Torabpour, with the screenplay adapted by Hamid Torabpour, Werksma, and Smith. Chris Brewster will direct “Till the Whistle Blows.”
Brewster is also directing the zombie action-thriller “Outbreak Z” for Winter State.
Development
Winter State Entertainment is producing high school football drama “Till the Whistle Blows” with plans to start shooting next year in Idaho Falls, Id.
The movie follows the story of 1967 high school football coach Vernon Ravsten, who saw his Idaho Falls team go undefeated as he battled cancer during his final season, and is based on the novel “A Promise Kept” written in 2000 by brothers Bruce K. Couch and Robert M. Couch, who both played for Ravsten.
“Till the Whistle Blows” is produced by Patrick Werksma, Mark Smith, and Winter State’s Hamid and Camille Torabpour, with the screenplay adapted by Hamid Torabpour, Werksma, and Smith. Chris Brewster will direct “Till the Whistle Blows.”
Brewster is also directing the zombie action-thriller “Outbreak Z” for Winter State.
- 10/19/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s news roundup, the Bible’s Elijah is getting a movie; Will Patton, Mark O’Brien and Michael Masini get acting roles; and “Roma” will open the Savannah Film Festival.
Project Unveiled
Winter State Entertainment is launching “Elijah” as a supernatural feature film interpretation based on the Biblical prophet of the same name who confronted rulers about idol worship, Variety has learned exclusively.
Producers Hamid and Camille Torabpour said “Elijah” will have elements of “The Lord of the Rings,” “Percy Jackson” and “The Passion of the Christ” with a diverse cast and crew of women and men both behind and in front of the camera. Jhene Chase, a Saudi-American female filmmaker whose credits include “Summertime Dropouts,” will be directing from a screenplay by Hamid Torabpour and Andrew Kightlinger.
“We’re looking to immerse ourselves in a story where the impossible comes to life, and the challenges of faith...
Project Unveiled
Winter State Entertainment is launching “Elijah” as a supernatural feature film interpretation based on the Biblical prophet of the same name who confronted rulers about idol worship, Variety has learned exclusively.
Producers Hamid and Camille Torabpour said “Elijah” will have elements of “The Lord of the Rings,” “Percy Jackson” and “The Passion of the Christ” with a diverse cast and crew of women and men both behind and in front of the camera. Jhene Chase, a Saudi-American female filmmaker whose credits include “Summertime Dropouts,” will be directing from a screenplay by Hamid Torabpour and Andrew Kightlinger.
“We’re looking to immerse ourselves in a story where the impossible comes to life, and the challenges of faith...
- 10/2/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Film New Roundup: Vans Warped Tour Movie ‘Summertime Dropouts’ Shooting With Simple Plan (Exclusive)
In today’s film news roundup, “Summertime Dropouts” starts shooing and “Tawaii — A Voice from the Forrest” and “Wobble Palace” get distribution.
Production Start
Shooting has started on the music drama “Summertime Dropouts,” centered on three best friends who are inspired to form a pop-punk band to play at the Vans Warped Tour.
Rock band Simple Plan is aboard to appear in the film and recently wrapped their work on location in Minnesota. The band played at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony and performed at the Vans Warped Tour every year from 1999 to 2005, and again in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018.
Cast of “Summertime Dropouts” consists of up-and-coming performers Nicholas Podany, Crystal Lake Evans, Caleb Donahoe, Melanie Brook, Takaya Abdou Lloyd, and Serena Laurel. Jhene Chase is directing from a script she co-wrote with Wesley Johnson, Hannah Maslinski and Hamid Torabpour. The story focuses on the band members discovering that the road to fame...
Production Start
Shooting has started on the music drama “Summertime Dropouts,” centered on three best friends who are inspired to form a pop-punk band to play at the Vans Warped Tour.
Rock band Simple Plan is aboard to appear in the film and recently wrapped their work on location in Minnesota. The band played at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony and performed at the Vans Warped Tour every year from 1999 to 2005, and again in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018.
Cast of “Summertime Dropouts” consists of up-and-coming performers Nicholas Podany, Crystal Lake Evans, Caleb Donahoe, Melanie Brook, Takaya Abdou Lloyd, and Serena Laurel. Jhene Chase is directing from a script she co-wrote with Wesley Johnson, Hannah Maslinski and Hamid Torabpour. The story focuses on the band members discovering that the road to fame...
- 9/15/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Daredevil fight choreographer and stunt performer Chris Brewster has teamed up with Winter State Entertainment for a fresh and action-oriented take on the zombie genre.
Brewster, who also doubles for Daredevil star Charlie Cox and was the fight choreographer for Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, is set to direct Outbreak Z, an indie action-horror movie that aims to be cast entirely of renowned stunt doubles and performers in its leading roles.
Written by Hamid Torabpour, Clint Narramore and Andrew Kightlinger, the story focuses on two Swat officers on a desperate hunt through an overrun college campus in search of a man who ...
Brewster, who also doubles for Daredevil star Charlie Cox and was the fight choreographer for Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, is set to direct Outbreak Z, an indie action-horror movie that aims to be cast entirely of renowned stunt doubles and performers in its leading roles.
Written by Hamid Torabpour, Clint Narramore and Andrew Kightlinger, the story focuses on two Swat officers on a desperate hunt through an overrun college campus in search of a man who ...
Presented by Cameron Romero, son of the late George Romero. Horror icon Tony Todd is no stranger to zombies, having previously fought off the undead in Tom Savini’s Night of the Living Dead. He finds himself in a similar battle in writer/director Hamid Torabpour’s Zombies, released in limited theaters and VOD outlets today by Broad […]...
- 9/29/2017
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Tony Todd is certainly no stranger to the horror community and is most known for his legendary work as Candyman. He’s been in countless films and is still as hard-working as he was from day one. The horror icon arms himself and returns to the screen in “Zombies”! Written and directed by Hamid Torabpour, produced […]...
- 9/29/2017
- by April Bedan
- Fangoria
In the living dead apocalypse, sometimes a blade—and someone who knows how to use it—is better than a bullet, as evidenced in our exclusive clip from Zombies, a new horror film co-starring the great Tony Todd.
You can watch Tony Todd and two other survivors fight their way through a living dead horde in our exclusive clip below, and keep an eye out for Zombies in select theaters and VOD platforms on September 29th.
"Legendary horror icon Tony Todd (Candyman, The Man from Earth) delivers another bucket of fun and blood when he takes up the fight against the horde of the undead that has taken over the world in Zombies, also starring Steven Luke (War Pigs, upcoming Wunderland), Raina Hein (“America’s Next Top Model” 2010) and Aaron Corteau (After the Dawn). Written and directed by Hamid Torabpour, and produced by George Cameron Romero and executive produced by Jared Safier,...
You can watch Tony Todd and two other survivors fight their way through a living dead horde in our exclusive clip below, and keep an eye out for Zombies in select theaters and VOD platforms on September 29th.
"Legendary horror icon Tony Todd (Candyman, The Man from Earth) delivers another bucket of fun and blood when he takes up the fight against the horde of the undead that has taken over the world in Zombies, also starring Steven Luke (War Pigs, upcoming Wunderland), Raina Hein (“America’s Next Top Model” 2010) and Aaron Corteau (After the Dawn). Written and directed by Hamid Torabpour, and produced by George Cameron Romero and executive produced by Jared Safier,...
- 9/27/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
When the world is in shambles, plagued by a zombie outbreak, only the strong will survive, but just how much determination will it take? Will Luke and his crew have enough ambition and ammunition to outlive the undead? Theatrical Release: October 21, 2016 Written & Directed By: Hamid Torabpour Produced By: Hamid Torabpour, Luke Schuetzle, …
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- 10/12/2016
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
Fans of Adam Green's show Holliston, this news is for you! To celebrate the upcoming release of Holliston: Friendship is Tragic, a new graphic novel written by Greg Wright from Source Point Press, the creators are hosting a signing at Dark Delicacies bookstore in Burbank on Tuesday, October 18th from 7:00–9:00pm Pdt. Also: details plus a trailer for Zombies, starring Tony Todd, and info on Thankskilling The Musical.
Holliston: Friendship is Tragic Signing Details: Press Release: "In celebration of the upcoming release of the graphic novel Holliston: Friendship is Tragic, based on Adam Green’s comedy/horror TV series, there will be an in-store signing with both cast and crew of the television series as well as creators of the graphic novel. Tuesday, October 18th, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Pst) fans can come to the Dark Delicacies bookstore in Burbank, California to...
Holliston: Friendship is Tragic Signing Details: Press Release: "In celebration of the upcoming release of the graphic novel Holliston: Friendship is Tragic, based on Adam Green’s comedy/horror TV series, there will be an in-store signing with both cast and crew of the television series as well as creators of the graphic novel. Tuesday, October 18th, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Pst) fans can come to the Dark Delicacies bookstore in Burbank, California to...
- 10/6/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
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