Exclusive: Their headline alerts show up in showbiz emails with regularity if not always hilarity. And recently the Hollywood & Swine blog embarrassed Variety when a content syndication deal resulted in legitimate media outlets confusing a satirical story with real news. (No, Sharon Stone wasn’t the prime suspect pf French cops in that recent $1.4M Cannes jewel heist “after an IMDb search made her attendance at the film festival extremely suspicious”.) The humilitainment website jabs and keeps tabs on Tinseltown’s more moronic aspects but the TV and movie scripters behind it never get identified or punished. It’s a delicate and dangerous tightrope that the vast majority of WGA writers are too afraid to try – yet Andy Marx and Will McArdle have been walking it since January 2012. But this summer will mark if the duo fall off phone sheets or meeting calendars. That’s because I’ve learned that...
- 6/12/2013
- by NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Their headline alerts show up in showbiz emails with regularity if not always hilarity. And recently the Hollywood & Swine blog embarrassed Variety when a content syndication deal resulted in legitimate media outlets confusing a satirical story with real news. (No, Sharon Stone wasn’t the prime suspect of French cops in that recent $1.4M Cannes jewel heist “after an IMDb search made her attendance at the film festival extremely suspicious”.) The humilitainment website jabs and keeps tabs on Tinseltown’s more moronic aspects but the TV and movie scripters behind it never get identified or punished. It’s a delicate and dangerous tightrope that the vast majority of WGA writers are too afraid to try — yet Andy Marx and Will McArdle have been walking it since January 2012. But this summer will mark if the duo fall off phone sheets or meeting calendars. That’s because I’ve learned that...
- 6/12/2013
- by NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
- Deadline Hollywood
It was an odd day, bookended by two events that drew together an amazing swath of Hollywood's older generation. I saw CAA partner Bryan Lourd, DreamWorks' Marvin Levy, and Sundance's Michelle Satter at both events, and while the Lois Smith memorial in the morning and Peggy Siegal-wrangled PBS documentary "Inventing David Geffen" (November 20) in the evening were very different affairs, they both marked rites of passage. At the WGA premiere, Bruce Springsteen bussed Geffen's old girlfriend Cher. Warren Beatty greeted old flame Joan Collins. Among Hollywod royalty present to support Geffen: Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Peter Guber and Jon Peters, Walter Parkes and Laurie Macdonald, Francis and Eleanor Coppola, Oscar producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, Jane Fonda and Richard Perry, Terry Press and Andy Marx, ex-Universal chief Sid Sheinberg, ex-Fox chief Larry Gordon, current Fox chief Jim...
- 11/14/2012
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Welcome back to The Pilot Pirate, where we preview the latest scripts looking for a home on the 2011-12 primetime TV schedule. Each week, we read and preview some of the projects interest to the AfterEllen.com community, breaking down scripts to help you, the optimistic TV fan anxiously awaiting the next Modern Family or Glee, keep up with the onslaught of pilots in contention.
A reminder: These are early stage scripts that are likely to be revised and, in some cases, drastically change before filming, and only some of which will make it to the airwaves.
This week: Wonder Woman and Sarah Michelle Gellar's Ringer
Pilot: Wonder Woman (drama)
Writer: David E. Kelley
Network: NBC
Logline: The series pilot is a reinvention of the iconic DC Comics title in which Wonder Woman — aka Diana Prince — is a vigilante crime fighter in Los Angeles but also a successful corporate...
A reminder: These are early stage scripts that are likely to be revised and, in some cases, drastically change before filming, and only some of which will make it to the airwaves.
This week: Wonder Woman and Sarah Michelle Gellar's Ringer
Pilot: Wonder Woman (drama)
Writer: David E. Kelley
Network: NBC
Logline: The series pilot is a reinvention of the iconic DC Comics title in which Wonder Woman — aka Diana Prince — is a vigilante crime fighter in Los Angeles but also a successful corporate...
- 2/24/2011
- by Lesley Goldberg
- AfterEllen.com
Miranda Cosgrove (TV's "iCarly") is being lined up to star in the family comedy "How Could You Do This To Me?" for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films says The Hollywood Reporter.
The project, one of the first of the recently relaunched Nickelodeon film label, centers on a teen girl who feels her parent's divorce has improved her life. When said parents begin to rekindle their relationship, the girl vows to break them up.
Andy Marx and Andrea King sold the original pitch and now journalist and author Emma Forrest ("Liars (A to E)") has been hired to rewrite the script to better suit Cosgrove's talents. Gil Netter and Brad Weston are producing.
The project, one of the first of the recently relaunched Nickelodeon film label, centers on a teen girl who feels her parent's divorce has improved her life. When said parents begin to rekindle their relationship, the girl vows to break them up.
Andy Marx and Andrea King sold the original pitch and now journalist and author Emma Forrest ("Liars (A to E)") has been hired to rewrite the script to better suit Cosgrove's talents. Gil Netter and Brad Weston are producing.
- 4/29/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Paramount's reboot of its Nickelodeon film label is getting into high gear, with family comedy "How Could You Do This To Me?" on the runway to be one of the first projects to take off.
The studio has hired journalist-turned-novelist-turned-screenwriter Emma Forrest to whip the script into fighting shape as a vehicle for Miranda Cosgrove, the star of Nickelodeon Network's hit TV show "iCarly" who is trying to transition to the big screen.
Originally picked up as a pitch by Andy Marx and Andrea King, the story centers on a teenage girl, who feels that the divorce of her parents has actually improved her life. When her mom and dad when begin to rekindle their relationship, the girl tries to break them up.
Gil Netter and Brad Weston are producing.
Forrest, repped by Wme, wrote "Liars (A to E)," a romantic comedy from Miramax that was to have starred Kat Dennings and Rebecca Hall.
The studio has hired journalist-turned-novelist-turned-screenwriter Emma Forrest to whip the script into fighting shape as a vehicle for Miranda Cosgrove, the star of Nickelodeon Network's hit TV show "iCarly" who is trying to transition to the big screen.
Originally picked up as a pitch by Andy Marx and Andrea King, the story centers on a teenage girl, who feels that the divorce of her parents has actually improved her life. When her mom and dad when begin to rekindle their relationship, the girl tries to break them up.
Gil Netter and Brad Weston are producing.
Forrest, repped by Wme, wrote "Liars (A to E)," a romantic comedy from Miramax that was to have starred Kat Dennings and Rebecca Hall.
- 4/28/2010
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Once again I bring you the best round-up of all the movie updates announced in this past week's trade reports. Why read a Ton of articles when you can read just one? This week you have a lot to get excited about with new films from Woody Allen, Werner Herzog, Michael Winterbottom, John Madden, James Mangold and even Ralph Fiennes taking a stab at a directorial debut and that's only the first ten new productions listed. Check out the full list and links are available if the film is in the database already, and remember you can keep up with all new films added and updated on the site right here all week long. Title: Guardians of Ga'Hoole
Studio: Warner Bros.
Director: Zack Snyder
Screenwriter: John Orloff, John Collee
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Jim Sturgess, Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Taylor, David Wenham
Storyline: An animated feature film based...
Studio: Warner Bros.
Director: Zack Snyder
Screenwriter: John Orloff, John Collee
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Jim Sturgess, Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Taylor, David Wenham
Storyline: An animated feature film based...
- 2/13/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films have picked up the comedy pitch "How Could You Do This to Me?" which is being developed as a potential starring vehicle for Miranda Cosgrove (" "iCarly" and "Drake and Josh.") Gil Netter ("Marley and Me") is producing. Andy Marx and Andrea King will write the script. Apparently, Cosgrove will play a teen who feels that the divorce of her parents has in fact made her life better. Trouble looms when the folks appear to be sparking up their romance again. Feeling theatened, the daughter tries all she can to break them up again. The same writers recently scripted "Tour de Frank" for Universal and "Campaign Dads" for Disney. Cosgrove was born in Los Angeles on May 14th, 1993 and made her acting debut on a 2001 episode of "Smallville." ...
- 2/11/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films have picked up the comedy pitch "How Could You Do This to Me?" which is being developed as a potential starring vehicle for Miranda Cosgrove (" "iCarly" and "Drake and Josh.") Gil Netter ("Marley and Me") is producing. Andy Marx and Andrea King will write the script. Apparently, Cosgrove will play a teen who feels that the divorce of her parents has in fact made her life better. Trouble looms when the folks appear to be sparking up their romance again. Feeling theatened, the daughter tries all she can to break them up again. The same writers recently scripted "Tour de Frank" for Universal and "Campaign Dads" for Disney.
- 2/11/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films have picked up the comedy pitch "How Could You Do This to Me?" which is being developed as a potential starring vehicle for Miranda Cosgrove (" "iCarly" and "Drake and Josh.") Gil Netter ("Marley and Me") is producing. Andy Marx and Andrea King will write the script. Apparently, Cosgrove will play a teen who feels that the divorce of her parents has in fact made her life better. Trouble looms when the folks appear to be sparking up their romance again. Feeling theatened, the daughter tries all she can to break them up again. The same writers recently scripted "Tour de Frank" for Universal and "Campaign Dads" for Disney.
- 2/11/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Universal Pictures has optioned the comedy pitch Tour de Frank by Andrea King and Andy Marx for the mid- to high-six figures. Tom Shadyac will produce through his Universal-based shingle Shady Acres Entertainment, with an eye toward directing.
The story is set in the world of competitive bicycling.
Shady Acres partner Michael Bostick, who also will produce, said he and Shadyac warmed to the project because "it's a great star vehicle for a comedian." He added, "Tom is an avid cyclist, so it was such a natural fit." Dan Halsted is serving as exec producer.
Universal's Holly Bario is shepherding the project for the studio, while Shady Acres' Amanda Morgan Palmer will oversee for the banner.
Shadyac, who has worked repeatedly with Jim Carrey, most recently in Bruce Almighty, recently wrapped the follow-up Evan Almighty, starring Steve Carell. He also produced the upcoming Adam Sandler starrer "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry."
King, a former reporter at The Hollywood Reporter, and Marx recently sold a family comedy pitch to Walt Disney Pictures for Jerry Bruckheimer to produce.
The story is set in the world of competitive bicycling.
Shady Acres partner Michael Bostick, who also will produce, said he and Shadyac warmed to the project because "it's a great star vehicle for a comedian." He added, "Tom is an avid cyclist, so it was such a natural fit." Dan Halsted is serving as exec producer.
Universal's Holly Bario is shepherding the project for the studio, while Shady Acres' Amanda Morgan Palmer will oversee for the banner.
Shadyac, who has worked repeatedly with Jim Carrey, most recently in Bruce Almighty, recently wrapped the follow-up Evan Almighty, starring Steve Carell. He also produced the upcoming Adam Sandler starrer "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry."
King, a former reporter at The Hollywood Reporter, and Marx recently sold a family comedy pitch to Walt Disney Pictures for Jerry Bruckheimer to produce.
Walt Disney Pictures has picked up a comedy pitch by Andrea King and Andy Marx for Jerry Bruckheimer to produce via his Jerry Bruckheimer Films banner.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, it is a family comedy about dueling neighbors.
The studio's Jason Reed is overseeing.
King was a writer for The Hollywood Reporter before turning to screenwriting. She acted as a consultant on Sex and the City and recently finished writing Ex Factor for the Team Todd. She is repped by CAA.
Marx, a descendant of the Marx Brothers who is married to DreamWorks Animation's Terry Press, was a publicist on such films as The Terminator and Above the Law before turning to screenwriting.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, it is a family comedy about dueling neighbors.
The studio's Jason Reed is overseeing.
King was a writer for The Hollywood Reporter before turning to screenwriting. She acted as a consultant on Sex and the City and recently finished writing Ex Factor for the Team Todd. She is repped by CAA.
Marx, a descendant of the Marx Brothers who is married to DreamWorks Animation's Terry Press, was a publicist on such films as The Terminator and Above the Law before turning to screenwriting.
- 11/6/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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