BIRDS OF PREY adaptation (2020s decade)
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Jurnee Smollett is an award-winning actress and activist of rare talent and conviction. In the fall of 2020, she starred in J.J. Abrams, Jordan Peele and Misha Green's critically acclaimed drama for HBO, "Lovecraft Country." Smollett's performance was lauded by industry insiders and critics alike. Since the show's release, Smollett has earned a Critics Choice Super Award for "Best Actress in a Horror Series" and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Critics Choice Award and an NAACP Image Award for "Best Actress in a Drama."
Additionally, in 2020, Jurnee played Black Canary in Warner Bros DC Universe's "Birds Of Prey." She wrapped production on the Netflix original film, "Escape From Spiderhead" alongside Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller in early 2021.
Jurnee made her breakthrough performance at the age of 11, starring in "Eve's Bayou" opposite Samuel L. Jackson for which she won the Broadcast Film Critics Award for Best Youth Performance and was cited by Interview Magazine as one of the five Hollywood stars to watch in the new millennium. Smollett starred in "The Great Debaters" with Forest Whitaker and Denzel Washington, who also directed the drama. In addition to receiving rave reviews, the film was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture and Jurnee won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture. She also starred in Tyler Perry's film "Temptation" which was Perry's biggest grossing box-office hit outside of his "Madea" brand. Other film credits include the independent feature, "One Last Thing" alongside Wendell Pierce, "Hands Of Stone" opposite Robert DeNiro and Edgar Ramirez, "Roll Bounce", "Gridiron Gang", and "Beautiful Joe."
In addition to film, Jurnee has had several roles on the small screen. She was last seen starring in WGN's critically acclaimed drama "Underground" which followed the escape and risk filled travel along the Underground Railroad. The premiere of the show marked the highest rated original scripted program in the network's history. Other television credits include HBO's cult classic horror drama "True Blood", NBC's hit shows "Friday Night Lights" and "Parenthood," "House," "Strong Medicine," "NYPD Blue," and "Grey's Anatomy". She has also lent her voice to several episodes of the popular Disney Channel series, "Sofia The First."
In addition to acting, Smollett is an activist for HIV/AIDS causes and Time's Up. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Children's Defense Fund.Dinah Laurel Lance a.k.a. Black Canary- Actress
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Actress and screenwriter Nicole Houston Reed was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Cheryl Houston, a hairdresser and beautician, and Seth Reed, a set designer. She has two brothers. Her ancestry includes Ashkenazi Jewish, German, British Isles, and one eighth Italian. Reed's parents divorced when she was two and she lived with her mother. She attended Alexander Hamilton High School, but dropped out and was home-schooled. As she entered her teenage years, Reed began a difficult period in her life, resulting in her moving out of home at 14 years old.
Reed first met Catherine Hardwicke when Hardwicke was dating her father. They kept in touch and in 2002 began scripting Thirteen (2003), based on Reed's writing from her early teens. When Hardwicke was unable to find the right actress for the character of Evie, a reluctant Reed was persuaded to take the role. She received critical acclaim for the part.
Various roles followed including a stint in the popular TV series The O.C. (2003). She collaborated again with Catherine Hardwicke in 2008 when she appeared as Rosalie in Twilight (2008). Reed also appeared in the film's sequels - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012).
Nikki is married to actor and model Ian Somerhalder.Helena Bertinelli a.k.a. The Huntress- Casting Director
- Casting Department
- Actor
Rich Delia was born and raised in Long Island, New York. After studying acting and working in theatre in New York, Rich moved to Los Angeles where he began working as a Casting Director. As the owner of Rich Delia Casting, he has worked on a varied slate of film and television shows including the 'IT' franchise, 'King Richard, 'Game Night', 'Birds of Prey', 'Good Boys', 'Shazam' and the 'Scream' reboot. in 2015 he won the Artios Awards for Best Feature Film Studio or Independent Drama for 'Dallas Buyers Club' and he is a proud member of the Casting Society of America.casting director- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
Matthew Libatique is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with director Darren Aronofsky on the films Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), Black Swan (2010), Noah (2014) and Mother! (2017). He also shot Bradley Cooper's directorial debut film, A Star Is Born (2018).
Libatique also work as an cinematographer in the films Tigerland (2000), Phone Booth (2002), Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Venom (2018).
He has received two Academy Awards nominations for Best Achievement in Cinematography, one for Black Swan and the other for A Star Is Born.cinematographer- Editor
- Producer
- Sound Department
Dody Dorn was born on 20 April 1955 in Santa Monica, California, USA. She is an editor and producer, known for Memento (2000), The Abyss (1989) and Fury (2014).editor- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Daniel Pemberton was born on 3 November 1977 in the UK. He is a composer and actor, known for The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Steve Jobs (2015).music score- Art Department
- Set Decorator
- Production Designer
Florencia Martin was born on 19 October 1985. She is a set decorator and production designer, known for Licorice Pizza (2021), Babylon (2022) and Blonde (2022).set decorator- Make-Up Department
- Special Effects
- Actor
Howard Berger was born in Los Angeles, CA. Howard was raised on monster films and knew at an early age someone made those monster for the movies and began figuring it out at age 8 when he was introduced to Famous Monster of Filmland Magazine. His parents were very supportive and indulged his obsession of makeup and monster. When Howard went to a sci-fi convention in LA, he saw his idol Rick Baker speak and that was it! Howard was hooked and with the inspiration from Rick, Stan Winston, Dick Smith, Rob Bottin and others, he forged a path towards his career in film and TV as a special makeup effects artist.
Once out of high school he began working at Stan Winston Studios on PREDATOR, ALIENS, PUMPKINHEAD and then moved on to work for Rick Baker on the Oscar winning HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS.
Howard ended up meeting fellow monster makers Greg Nicotero and Robert Kurtzman and the 3 became fast friends, room mates and eventually co-owners of KNB EFX GROUP, which was founded in 1988. In the decades to come Howard and Greg would gather a cache of great directors, actors and films to work with and in 2006, Howard won an Oscar for the makeup work in THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. Howard would then be nominated again for his work on Sir Anthony Hopkins for the film HITCHCOCK.
Howard continues to be a guiding force at KNB, along with Greg Nicotero, and has added being a Makeup Dept. Head to his list of achievements, starting with Peter Berg's film LONE SURVIVOR. In the past decade he has Dept. Headed over a dozen films and TV series.
Howard is a Governor of there Makeup Artists and Hair Stylist Branch at the AMPAS. He lives in Sherman Oaks with artist wife Mirjam and he has 3 grown children, none of which followed in his foot steps, and followed their own dreams as he did.makeup department head- Make-Up Department
- Special Effects
- Additional Crew
Richard Redlefsen is known for Bombshell (2019), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) and Bullet Train (2022).prosthetic makeup artist- Make-Up Department
- Producer
- Special Effects
Gifted SFX and make-up wizard, who learned his trade under the watchful eye of SFX splatter guru Tom Savini. Nicotero and buddies, Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman started KNB Efx Group in 1988 and the group has provided eye-popping & jaw dropping special effects for major Hollywood releases including The Green Mile (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Sin City (2005) and Land of the Dead (2005).special makeup effects artist- Art Department
- Visual Effects
- Art Director
Francesco Corvino is a Concept Designer, Architect and Art Director. Having a Master's degree in Architecture he handles different aspects of production, from rough sketches to the final photo-real image. He works for clients located all around the world, creating and delivering unique designs, images and architectures for movies, Tv series, advertising, video games and more. www.francescocorvino.comconcept art- Art Department
Joe Studzinski is known for War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), The Batman (2022) and Birds of Prey (2020).illustrator- Art Department
Amy Lynn Umezu is known for Jurassic World (2015), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Birds of Prey (2020).storyboard/s- Sound Department
- Director
- Producer
Paula Fairfield is a 3x Emmy and BAFTA award winning sound designer for TV, film, commercials, and basically anything that makes noise. Her passion is high concept sound design and her main interest is working with visionary creators, which is clearly reflected in her resume and her background as an artist. Paula grew up in Nova Scotia and has a BFA and an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from NSCAD University in Halifax, N.S. Her art work resides in several collections worldwide, including the National Gallery of Canada. She sits on the Advisory Board of Northwestern University, the Executive Sound Peer Committee of the Television Academy, the advisory committee for AVID, and is a member of the Film Academy and the MPSE.
She loves her dogs and they have often contributed their voices and spirits to her work.sound designer- Sound Department
Katy Wood is known for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), King Kong (2005) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).supervising sound editor- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Producer
A professional ballet dancer turned re-recording mixer. My passion for music, movement, and grace are all attributes that I have applied to my mixing through the years. I have been mixing now for over ten years, and giving back to our peers is something I would love to do. Being on the board of CAS would be a new avenue for me that I would not take lightly.sound re-recording mixer- Stunts
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jon Valera was born on 2 October 1975 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Aquaman (2018), Atomic Blonde (2017) and John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019).fight coordinator- Stunts
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Jonathan Eusebio is an assistant director and actor, known for Black Panther (2018), John Wick (2014) and 300 (2006).stunt coordinator- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Christina Hodson is a Taiwanese-British film screenwriter from London, England who is known for writing the films Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) and Bumblebee. She also wrote the scrapped DC film Batgirl, the upcoming DC film The Flash, the psychological thriller Shut In and the drama thriller film Unforgettable.writer