With her brother and dad set to show off their acting chops together in M. Night Shyamalan‘s After Earth next summer, it’s now time for Willow Smith to make her major on-screen debut. After years in development, the actress will be leading an Annie remake to be produced by Will Smith and Jay-z, and we’ve finally got news of a production start.
Although no director has been set yet, screenwriter Emma Thompson spoke to BBC, saying that after writing the script for about three years (with some help from We Bought a Zoo and The Devil Wears Prada’s Aline Brosh McKenna), that production will begin this spring in New York.
As we know, the update on the 1982 film will also draw on both the hit Broadway musical and the comic strips, but the major twist is all-new songs from Jay-z (don’t worry, the classics will...
Although no director has been set yet, screenwriter Emma Thompson spoke to BBC, saying that after writing the script for about three years (with some help from We Bought a Zoo and The Devil Wears Prada’s Aline Brosh McKenna), that production will begin this spring in New York.
As we know, the update on the 1982 film will also draw on both the hit Broadway musical and the comic strips, but the major twist is all-new songs from Jay-z (don’t worry, the classics will...
- 8/17/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
When one thinks of a possible Jay-z feature film, the first collaborator that comes to mind is likely not Ron Howard. But such is the case, as we’ve learned the director of A Beautiful Mind, The Da Vinci Code and Frost/Nixon is teaming with the hip-hop icon to capture an upcoming concert, one he was heavily involved in creating.
New York Post reports that Howard and his longtime producer Brian Grazer are set to film Jay-z‘s Made in America music festival, which kicks off on September 1st in Philadelphia. It won’t just be a simple performance documentary either, as Grazer said the film will be “born through Jay-z’s perspective…how he puts the event together. Jay stayed the king for a very long time…I can’t even begin to explain how he is capable of remaining relevant. He is a phenom, like a musical Michael Jordan.
New York Post reports that Howard and his longtime producer Brian Grazer are set to film Jay-z‘s Made in America music festival, which kicks off on September 1st in Philadelphia. It won’t just be a simple performance documentary either, as Grazer said the film will be “born through Jay-z’s perspective…how he puts the event together. Jay stayed the king for a very long time…I can’t even begin to explain how he is capable of remaining relevant. He is a phenom, like a musical Michael Jordan.
- 8/15/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
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After Shawn "Jay-z" Carter signed on to produce the soundtrack of the “Annie” remake with Will & Jada Smith, the threesome have joined forces for another major music project.
The New York Daily News reports, that the Smiths’ production company, Overbrook Entertainment, produced the rapper’s forthcoming Robert Lopuski-directed film aptly titled, “Watch The Throne,” which documents the recording process behind Carter’s 2011 platinum-selling album with Kanye West.
Sources revealed to the Daily News that the Hollywood couple is “confirmed” to be in attendance during the docu-flick’s premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on September 9, though it’s uncertain whether the Grammy Award-winning rap duo will be on hand.
Carter’s partnership with the Smiths production imprint adds to the mogul’s ever growing portfolio of business ventures.
“The Overbrook Entertainment family and I have a unified vision,” Carter said. “This venture into film development and production is a...
The New York Daily News reports, that the Smiths’ production company, Overbrook Entertainment, produced the rapper’s forthcoming Robert Lopuski-directed film aptly titled, “Watch The Throne,” which documents the recording process behind Carter’s 2011 platinum-selling album with Kanye West.
Sources revealed to the Daily News that the Hollywood couple is “confirmed” to be in attendance during the docu-flick’s premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on September 9, though it’s uncertain whether the Grammy Award-winning rap duo will be on hand.
Carter’s partnership with the Smiths production imprint adds to the mogul’s ever growing portfolio of business ventures.
“The Overbrook Entertainment family and I have a unified vision,” Carter said. “This venture into film development and production is a...
- 8/14/2012
- by Brennan Williams
- Huffington Post
Robert Lopuski "got the call" from Kanye West and Jay-z to shoot behind-the-scenes footage of the pair as they recorded "Watch the Throne" over 2010 and 2011. The result is an 11-minute "documentary" of the "making-of." "I had to drop everything to fly out to Sydney. I didn’t have any equipment with me. So I asked Kanye’s team if it was cool to put in a rental order– like, could you guys get some stuff down there for me? I wrote up a list: I need a camera, a mic, a stand, the simple abc’s, and they said don’t worry, we got...
- 8/9/2012
- Hitfix
Directed by Robert Lopuski and released today in full is the behind the scenes documentary of Watch The Throne, 2011′s collaboration album between Jay-z and Kanye West. Though the mini-doc surfaced online last year, it was removed shortly after it appeared.
Now, fans have the chance to watch it in full and though it only lasts roughly ten minutes, it’s an interesting an intimate look at how the duo put together their hit album.
While speaking on the video, Lopuski said:
“I knew they didn’t want to do traditional interviews, so I’d turn on the audio recorder on my cell phone, and at the dinner table, put it on my knee and be like, so Jay… and then record a quick interview that way. There had to be a little subterfuge. Of course with the best intentions!
“So much was happening, in such an off-the-cuff kind of way,...
Now, fans have the chance to watch it in full and though it only lasts roughly ten minutes, it’s an interesting an intimate look at how the duo put together their hit album.
While speaking on the video, Lopuski said:
“I knew they didn’t want to do traditional interviews, so I’d turn on the audio recorder on my cell phone, and at the dinner table, put it on my knee and be like, so Jay… and then record a quick interview that way. There had to be a little subterfuge. Of course with the best intentions!
“So much was happening, in such an off-the-cuff kind of way,...
- 8/8/2012
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
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