Exclusive: Rachel Bay Jones (Young Sheldon) and Danny Burstein (Tokyo Vice) are joining newcomer Ana Sharp in the independent feature Rise and Shine, directed by Laura Somers (Rich Kids) from a screenplay by Michael Stagliano.
Rise and Shine is based on the true story of Janice Steele and her daughter Terri, who was born with cerebral palsy and a developmental delay. She was homeschooled until her teen years, when she entered public school and inspired her community with her infectious optimism and positivity.
Jordan Walker Ross, Analesa Fisher, Jordan Nichole Wall and Halie Strickler round out the cast.
Jones is best known for originating the role of Heidi Hansen in the original Broadway cast of Dear Evan Hansen and received Tony, Emmy, Grammy, Lucille Lortel and a Drama League awards for her performance. She recently recurred on Young Sheldon, The Good Doctor and United States of AI and appeared in the films Critical Thinking,...
Rise and Shine is based on the true story of Janice Steele and her daughter Terri, who was born with cerebral palsy and a developmental delay. She was homeschooled until her teen years, when she entered public school and inspired her community with her infectious optimism and positivity.
Jordan Walker Ross, Analesa Fisher, Jordan Nichole Wall and Halie Strickler round out the cast.
Jones is best known for originating the role of Heidi Hansen in the original Broadway cast of Dear Evan Hansen and received Tony, Emmy, Grammy, Lucille Lortel and a Drama League awards for her performance. She recently recurred on Young Sheldon, The Good Doctor and United States of AI and appeared in the films Critical Thinking,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Yeardley Smith and Ben Cornwell’s Paperclip Ltd., Nat Mundel’s Voyage Media and Chris Goldberg’s Winterlight Pictures have partnered to option David Drayer’s self-published novella Attachment for film, setting Black Summer creator-showrunner John Hyams to write and direct the adaptation.
Attachment is a psychological horror story following a troubled psychologist who must leave his rationality behind when he discovers that a dark entity has attached itself to him and threatens to destroy him.
The project was generated by Voyage Media, an incubator of IP for film, television and podcast markets, which recently inked a deal for the novella discovered on its development platform. It’s the third feature Hyams has directed for Paperclip following psychological thriller Alone, which found unexpected box office success at the height of the pandemic, and the drama All Square, starring Michael Kelly, Pamela Adlon, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and more.
“We’re...
Attachment is a psychological horror story following a troubled psychologist who must leave his rationality behind when he discovers that a dark entity has attached itself to him and threatens to destroy him.
The project was generated by Voyage Media, an incubator of IP for film, television and podcast markets, which recently inked a deal for the novella discovered on its development platform. It’s the third feature Hyams has directed for Paperclip following psychological thriller Alone, which found unexpected box office success at the height of the pandemic, and the drama All Square, starring Michael Kelly, Pamela Adlon, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and more.
“We’re...
- 11/4/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: We’ve learned that Salt filmmaker Phillip Noyce is set to direct Alive Day, a feature adaptation of Samuel Hill’s military taskforce novel Six Days to Zeus: Alive Day.
Mike Medavoy’s Phoenix Pictures and Voyage Media’s Nat Mundel will produce from Kathleen McLaughlin’s screenplay.
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Alive Day follows Hill’s true story (called Chief in the novel) who led a unit comprised of seven men from the Navy Seals, Green Berets, Army Rangers and Marine Recon who were conducting secret surveillance during the Saddam Hussein regime. The unit operated in the Iraqi desert near the Jordanian border in 2003. The name of their unit...
Mike Medavoy’s Phoenix Pictures and Voyage Media’s Nat Mundel will produce from Kathleen McLaughlin’s screenplay.
More from Deadline'Blood Relative' Drama From Chris Levinson Gets Fox Cast-Contingent Pilot Order; Phillip Noyce To DirectSvetlana Cvetko Wraps 'Show Me What You Got'; Phillip Noyce Boards As EPCornell Woolrich Short Stories To Be Adapted For TV By Phoenix Pictures & Renaissance Literary & Talent
Alive Day follows Hill’s true story (called Chief in the novel) who led a unit comprised of seven men from the Navy Seals, Green Berets, Army Rangers and Marine Recon who were conducting secret surveillance during the Saddam Hussein regime. The unit operated in the Iraqi desert near the Jordanian border in 2003. The name of their unit...
- 4/13/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“Stranger Things” star Matthew Modine will portray a baseball coach in the independent family drama “Chance.”
John B. Crye, a distribution executive with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Newmarket Films, makes his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Michael P. Daly (the real-life coach) and Seth Daly. Former actor Michael Hagerty is producing under his production company, Okerty Entertainment. Filming begins June 6 in Ohio.
“Chance” is based on the life of local baseball star Chance Smith, who committed suicide in 2012 at the age of 16 following a breakup. “I’m proud to be a part of this unique project — a town coming together to work through their grief at losing a cherished member of the community by sharing their story,” Crye said.
The drama raises questions how teens communicate with each other and the responsibilities of the adults who are raising and mentoring. The script is based upon actual text messages,...
John B. Crye, a distribution executive with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Newmarket Films, makes his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Michael P. Daly (the real-life coach) and Seth Daly. Former actor Michael Hagerty is producing under his production company, Okerty Entertainment. Filming begins June 6 in Ohio.
“Chance” is based on the life of local baseball star Chance Smith, who committed suicide in 2012 at the age of 16 following a breakup. “I’m proud to be a part of this unique project — a town coming together to work through their grief at losing a cherished member of the community by sharing their story,” Crye said.
The drama raises questions how teens communicate with each other and the responsibilities of the adults who are raising and mentoring. The script is based upon actual text messages,...
- 6/4/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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