Emma Appleton (The Witcher) and Colin Morgan (Humans) star in the thriller series The Killing Kind, which has just been acquired by the Hulu streaming service… and if the show sounds familiar to you, like it’s something you might have seen while browsing the Paramount+ service, there’s good reason for that. As Deadline explains, “The Killing Kind was originally a Paramount+ Original and commissioned out of the UK. It was one of several local Paramount+ dramas that launched only to be yanked from the streamer overnight earlier this year, much to the ire of viewers.” The shows were removed from Paramount+ as the streamer sought to cut costs and shift to “favoring its Hollywood-style content.”
Now the show has a new home, and it will be available to watch on Hulu as of May 14th.
Based on the novel of the same name by Jane Casey (pick up...
Now the show has a new home, and it will be available to watch on Hulu as of May 14th.
Based on the novel of the same name by Jane Casey (pick up...
- 4/12/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Hulu has picked up The Killing Kind, the thriller series adapted from the Jane Casey bestseller.
Sony-backed prodco Eleventh Hour Films made the show and Sony Pictures Television is across international sales and inked the Hulu deal. The six-hour series will bow in the U.S. on May 14.
The Killing Kind was originally a Paramount+ Original and commissioned out of the UK. It was one of several local Paramount+ dramas that launched only to be yanked from the streamer overnight earlier this year, much to the ire of viewers, as Deadline reported in Feb.
The series follows Ingrid Lewis, a successful defense attorney who successfully defends a client, John Webster, against stalking charges. They subsequently have a brief relationship, which ends badly, only for him to come back into her life a year later. When a colleague is run down, Webster claims he is the only one who...
Sony-backed prodco Eleventh Hour Films made the show and Sony Pictures Television is across international sales and inked the Hulu deal. The six-hour series will bow in the U.S. on May 14.
The Killing Kind was originally a Paramount+ Original and commissioned out of the UK. It was one of several local Paramount+ dramas that launched only to be yanked from the streamer overnight earlier this year, much to the ire of viewers, as Deadline reported in Feb.
The series follows Ingrid Lewis, a successful defense attorney who successfully defends a client, John Webster, against stalking charges. They subsequently have a brief relationship, which ends badly, only for him to come back into her life a year later. When a colleague is run down, Webster claims he is the only one who...
- 4/12/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
A snapshot of the film and high-end TV projects shooting in the UK and Ireland.
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK and Ireland for the big studios and streamers. Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.
Films
Untitled Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel
Plot under wraps.
Dir: Gil Kenan
Production company: Columbia Pictures, Ghost Corps, Right of Way Films
Where: London
When: March - ongoing
Distributor: Sony
Cast: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt
Back To...
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK and Ireland for the big studios and streamers. Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.
Films
Untitled Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel
Plot under wraps.
Dir: Gil Kenan
Production company: Columbia Pictures, Ghost Corps, Right of Way Films
Where: London
When: March - ongoing
Distributor: Sony
Cast: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt
Back To...
- 3/31/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Paramount+ Greenlights ‘The Killing Kind’ Adaptation
Paramount+ has set its latest UK original drama, an adaptation of Jane Casey’s bestseller The Killing Kind. Magpie Murders indie Eleventh Hour Film will produce the six-part adaptation from writer-director Zara Hayes (Showtrial), Jonathan Ah Stewart and Casey. The book follows Ingrid, a successful barrister who defends a man accused of coercive control and sees he world implode before the man returns to claim that someone is trying to kill her and only he can protect her. Sony Pictures Television is distributing internationally for the latest big-budget Paramount+ international bet. Paramount UK Deputy Chief Content Officer Sebastian Cardwell called the show “another great example of the high-quality local content we have on Paramount+.”
Viaplay Launches On Roku Channel In U.S.
Scandi streamer Viaplay has taken its next step towards major U.S. distribution by striking a deal to feature on the Roku platform.
Paramount+ has set its latest UK original drama, an adaptation of Jane Casey’s bestseller The Killing Kind. Magpie Murders indie Eleventh Hour Film will produce the six-part adaptation from writer-director Zara Hayes (Showtrial), Jonathan Ah Stewart and Casey. The book follows Ingrid, a successful barrister who defends a man accused of coercive control and sees he world implode before the man returns to claim that someone is trying to kill her and only he can protect her. Sony Pictures Television is distributing internationally for the latest big-budget Paramount+ international bet. Paramount UK Deputy Chief Content Officer Sebastian Cardwell called the show “another great example of the high-quality local content we have on Paramount+.”
Viaplay Launches On Roku Channel In U.S.
Scandi streamer Viaplay has taken its next step towards major U.S. distribution by striking a deal to feature on the Roku platform.
- 12/19/2022
- by Max Goldbart and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Joel M. Gonzales, the current board president and executive director of Latino arts advocacy group Nosotros, has joined with philanthropist and entrepreneur Amber Butaud to launch Untold Content Group. The production company will develop, finance and produce film, TV, documentary and podcast projects that the company says will be “diverse, authentic and culturally reflective of today’s global audience.”
Under the structure, Gonzales, also the former Head of Latinx Content at Confluential Films, will run Untold’s Los Angeles offices, while Butaud will oversee the 4TheOneStudio production facility located in Houston. That production hub will be available for mid-level productions, commercials, music videos and includes a podcast recording studio.
“The primary directive for Untold Content Group is to work with a diverse range of rising and established storytellers to develop a slate of universally appealing content that inspire, enlighten and enrich the lives of the audience,” Gonzales said. “My...
Under the structure, Gonzales, also the former Head of Latinx Content at Confluential Films, will run Untold’s Los Angeles offices, while Butaud will oversee the 4TheOneStudio production facility located in Houston. That production hub will be available for mid-level productions, commercials, music videos and includes a podcast recording studio.
“The primary directive for Untold Content Group is to work with a diverse range of rising and established storytellers to develop a slate of universally appealing content that inspire, enlighten and enrich the lives of the audience,” Gonzales said. “My...
- 7/1/2022
- by Patrick Hipes and Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Killing Kind,” the latest novel from best-selling author Jane Casey, has been optioned by Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleventh Hour Films.
The thriller, which is published Thursday by HarperCollins, will be adapted into a limited series by screenwriters Zara Hayes (“Showtrial”) and Jonathan Stewart (“Meet You in Hell”). Hayes will also direct while Casey has signed on as executive producer alongside Eleventh Hour Films’ Jill Green, Eve Gutierrez and Paula Cuddy.
“The Killing Kind” is Casey’s 11th crime novel for adults, and centres around Ingrid Lewis, a London-based criminal barrister whose life is ostensibly destroyed by John Webster, a client she defended against a stalking charge. When one of her colleagues is mown down in an apparent hit and run, Lewis suspects she was the intended victim until Webster turns up at her door claiming only he can protect her from the real killer.
“I am thrilled to...
The thriller, which is published Thursday by HarperCollins, will be adapted into a limited series by screenwriters Zara Hayes (“Showtrial”) and Jonathan Stewart (“Meet You in Hell”). Hayes will also direct while Casey has signed on as executive producer alongside Eleventh Hour Films’ Jill Green, Eve Gutierrez and Paula Cuddy.
“The Killing Kind” is Casey’s 11th crime novel for adults, and centres around Ingrid Lewis, a London-based criminal barrister whose life is ostensibly destroyed by John Webster, a client she defended against a stalking charge. When one of her colleagues is mown down in an apparent hit and run, Lewis suspects she was the intended victim until Webster turns up at her door claiming only he can protect her from the real killer.
“I am thrilled to...
- 5/27/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleventh Hour Films has optioned Jane Casey’s novel The Killing Kind and will adapt it into a limited series.
Screenwriters Zara Hayes (Showtrial) and Jonathan Stewart (Meet You In Hell) have been attached to reimagine the book, with the former set to direct.
Published today by HarperCollins, the story centers on a barrister, named Ingrid Lewis, who defends John Webster against stalking charges, only for Webster to turn on her. When a colleague is run down on a busy London road, Lewis is sure she was the intended victim, and Webster claims he is the only one who can protect her from the killer.
Paula Cuddy, creative director at Eleventh Hour Films, said: “The Killing Kind is an exceptional thriller from the brilliant Jane Casey, which delivers the twists, turns and emotion to grip a global TV audience. Ingrid is a compelling protagonist, whose story...
Screenwriters Zara Hayes (Showtrial) and Jonathan Stewart (Meet You In Hell) have been attached to reimagine the book, with the former set to direct.
Published today by HarperCollins, the story centers on a barrister, named Ingrid Lewis, who defends John Webster against stalking charges, only for Webster to turn on her. When a colleague is run down on a busy London road, Lewis is sure she was the intended victim, and Webster claims he is the only one who can protect her from the killer.
Paula Cuddy, creative director at Eleventh Hour Films, said: “The Killing Kind is an exceptional thriller from the brilliant Jane Casey, which delivers the twists, turns and emotion to grip a global TV audience. Ingrid is a compelling protagonist, whose story...
- 5/27/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
“Quantico” star Tracy Ifeachor, “Star Trek: Discovery’s” James Frain (left) and “Rocks” actor Sharon D. Clarke are set to star in BBC drama “Showtrial” from “Bodyguard” producer World Productions.
The five-part series, which will air on flagship channel BBC One, is now in production. Ben Richards (“The Tunnel”) writes, while Zara Hayes (“Poms”) directs.
Ifeachor, Frain and Clarke have been cast alongside Sinéad Keenan (“Little Boy Blue”), Celine Buckens (“Bridgerton”), Kerr Logan (“Strike”) and Lolita Chakrabarti (“Vigil”).
Filmed and set around Bristol, “Showtrial” explores how prejudice, politics and the media distort the legal process. The show centers on Talitha Campbell, the estranged daughter of a wealthy property developer, who is charged with conspiring to murder fellow university student Hannah Ellis.
The trial that follows places victim and accused — and their families — in the eye of a media storm. Into that storm enters Cleo Roberts, the duty solicitor on the night of Talitha’s arrest.
The five-part series, which will air on flagship channel BBC One, is now in production. Ben Richards (“The Tunnel”) writes, while Zara Hayes (“Poms”) directs.
Ifeachor, Frain and Clarke have been cast alongside Sinéad Keenan (“Little Boy Blue”), Celine Buckens (“Bridgerton”), Kerr Logan (“Strike”) and Lolita Chakrabarti (“Vigil”).
Filmed and set around Bristol, “Showtrial” explores how prejudice, politics and the media distort the legal process. The show centers on Talitha Campbell, the estranged daughter of a wealthy property developer, who is charged with conspiring to murder fellow university student Hannah Ellis.
The trial that follows places victim and accused — and their families — in the eye of a media storm. Into that storm enters Cleo Roberts, the duty solicitor on the night of Talitha’s arrest.
- 4/23/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
After “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart on Tuesday helped announce legislation to aid military veterans who were poisoned by dangerous toxic fires called “burn pits,” a new documentary is in the works about the effects of those exposed to the fumes.
The feature documentary “The Burn Pits” will be directed by Zara Hayes and comes from “40 Years a Prisoner” producer Confluential Films.
Burn pits were regularly used by the U.S. military during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to dispose of human waste, chemicals, munitions and Styrofoam. An estimated 3.5 million veterans could have been exposed to the fumes, which have been linked to cancers and respiratory diseases. Thus far, the Va has denied many veterans’ benefits, even as vets suffer from diseases linked to burn pits exposure.
The military no longer uses burn pits, but as of March 2019, a report from the Department of Defense noted that there were...
The feature documentary “The Burn Pits” will be directed by Zara Hayes and comes from “40 Years a Prisoner” producer Confluential Films.
Burn pits were regularly used by the U.S. military during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to dispose of human waste, chemicals, munitions and Styrofoam. An estimated 3.5 million veterans could have been exposed to the fumes, which have been linked to cancers and respiratory diseases. Thus far, the Va has denied many veterans’ benefits, even as vets suffer from diseases linked to burn pits exposure.
The military no longer uses burn pits, but as of March 2019, a report from the Department of Defense noted that there were...
- 4/14/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Here is a thought: Cheerleader Camp meets The Golden Girls without the slashing of throats. How about Bring It On: The Geriatric Years? Okay, perhaps it is not the PC thing to knock a manufactured, misguided movie about aged cheerleaders finding their sense of liberation in a retirement home. However, what can be chastised are the oldster pom pom girls being portrayed by some of Hollywood's treasured and decorated actresses toiling in this cramp-induced comedy of rudimentary retiree rah rah chuckles. Director Zara Hayes (responsible for the highly underrated dramedy Battle of the Sexes) helms Poms, the silly-minded chuckler that needs to be rejected from the try-out squad. Predictable and pointless, Poms does not want to celebrate the vibrant spirit of these advanced aged ladies overcoming the restrictions of partaking in a perceived youth-oriented...
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- 5/14/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Chicago – There is an undeniable amount of skill and talent that goes into cheerleading. I happen to be rhythmically challenged so I am in awe of anyone, regardless of age, who can keep a beat while doing any sort of choreography. “Poms” promised to keep in step with a fresh premise, an all-star cast, and a new perspective on this tried-and-true genre but it tumbles along the way.
Rating: 1.0/5.0
There is a temerity in the film that is rarely broken by the few hilarious, outrageous moments throughout. These moments are what the film was starved for because they were the only parts of the film that actually subverted the genre. The rest took the predictable route of joints aches and back pain. Co-writers Shane Atkinson and Zara Hayes both make their feature film screenplay debut, which is a major detriment to a film that could have used not only a...
Rating: 1.0/5.0
There is a temerity in the film that is rarely broken by the few hilarious, outrageous moments throughout. These moments are what the film was starved for because they were the only parts of the film that actually subverted the genre. The rest took the predictable route of joints aches and back pain. Co-writers Shane Atkinson and Zara Hayes both make their feature film screenplay debut, which is a major detriment to a film that could have used not only a...
- 5/13/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
‘Top End Wedding.’
Pokémon fans flocked to the franchise’s second movie in 20 years last weekend but even more people were keen to see Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame, which reigned again in its third frame.
Meanwhile word-of-mouth is paying off for Universal’s Top End Wedding, which eased by just 22 per cent in its second weekend.
Universal’s comedy The Hustle, a female reboot of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, over-indexed its Us opening, probably due to co-star Rebel Wilson.
Roadshow’s Poms, an ensemble comedy about seniors in a retirement home who form a cheer-leading squad, had little to cheer about, unwisely scheduled against The Hustle.
A passion project for Kenneth Branagh, Sony’s Shakespearean drama All is True had a respectable debut on limited screens. Of the two new Indian releases, Maharshi proved far more appealing than Student Of The Year 2.
The top 20 titles generated $16.5 million, down 9 per cent...
Pokémon fans flocked to the franchise’s second movie in 20 years last weekend but even more people were keen to see Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame, which reigned again in its third frame.
Meanwhile word-of-mouth is paying off for Universal’s Top End Wedding, which eased by just 22 per cent in its second weekend.
Universal’s comedy The Hustle, a female reboot of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, over-indexed its Us opening, probably due to co-star Rebel Wilson.
Roadshow’s Poms, an ensemble comedy about seniors in a retirement home who form a cheer-leading squad, had little to cheer about, unwisely scheduled against The Hustle.
A passion project for Kenneth Branagh, Sony’s Shakespearean drama All is True had a respectable debut on limited screens. Of the two new Indian releases, Maharshi proved far more appealing than Student Of The Year 2.
The top 20 titles generated $16.5 million, down 9 per cent...
- 5/12/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are likely to live to reign another day at the box office.
“Avengers: Endgame” is on its way to its third weekend at No. 1 with an estimated $62 million.
The first real challenger to “Endgame’s” rule, Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “Detective Pikachu,” is heading for about $55 million from 4,202 locations after taking in $20 million on Friday.
Ryan Reynolds stars as the cheeky yellow Pokemon with Justice Smith co-starring as Tim, a young man with whom the world class detective teams up to figure out what happened to his partner, who is also Tim’s father. Reviews for the CGI-heavy pic have been mixed, with a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and A- CinemaScore.
Rob Letterman directed the film, which he co-wrote with Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, and Derek Connelly. “Pikachu’s” audience is skewing slightly male, with 59%, and very slightly older, with 51% over the age of 25.
“Avengers: Endgame...
“Avengers: Endgame” is on its way to its third weekend at No. 1 with an estimated $62 million.
The first real challenger to “Endgame’s” rule, Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “Detective Pikachu,” is heading for about $55 million from 4,202 locations after taking in $20 million on Friday.
Ryan Reynolds stars as the cheeky yellow Pokemon with Justice Smith co-starring as Tim, a young man with whom the world class detective teams up to figure out what happened to his partner, who is also Tim’s father. Reviews for the CGI-heavy pic have been mixed, with a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and A- CinemaScore.
Rob Letterman directed the film, which he co-wrote with Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, and Derek Connelly. “Pikachu’s” audience is skewing slightly male, with 59%, and very slightly older, with 51% over the age of 25.
“Avengers: Endgame...
- 5/11/2019
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
Screen icons Diane Keaton, Pam Grier, Jacki Weaver and Rhea Perlman form a cheerleading squad for their senior living facility in Poms. The story may be far-fetched, but British filmmaker Zara Hayes came across photographs of a real-life senior citizen cheerleading team. She was inspired to make a movie about these women but she resisted the urge to make it a Bring It On version. Luckily for the actors, backflips and high jumps were not part of their routine but cheering in unison still had its challenges.
- 5/11/2019
- by info@cinemovie.tv (Super User)
- CineMovie
Ready?! Begin (I think that may be how they still start cheers)! Time to take a little detour from the Summer blockbuster super-highway, down that little rundown side street that leads to the “grindhouse”, just a few miles before the drive-in. A staple of those “low rent” movie outlets were those slightly naughty little flicks, usually featuring a bevy of young beauties often fresh from Hef’s grotto. Now, the settings and titles of these flicks usually sprung from a profession like nursing (The Student Nurses and Candy Strip Nurses), even TV “spokeswomen” (Game Show Models). Then there were the “cheer” flicks like Cheerleaders’ Beach Party and the 76 classic The Pom Pom Girls. And in that spirit comes this new film starring…hold on. These are more mature actresses, a couple of them are 70s screen icons (in their 70s). Let’s see if this still has lots of pep...
- 5/10/2019
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After actually watching “Poms,” it’s safe to say that the best thing about this movie is the beef it inspired between Anjelica Huston and star Jacki Weaver, because if there’s any way to stay relevant in Hollywood, it’s by throwing a little shade. And clearly — tragically — no one is writing enough good scripts to keep these talented women relevant. Lamenting the dearth of quality roles for older women in an incendiary Vulture interview, Huston gave as an example “an old-lady cheerleader movie,” calling such roles “apologetically humble and humiliating.” Firing back at the clear jab at her forthcoming project, Weaver responded that Huston could “go fuck herself.”
Unfortunately for Weaver, Huston was wise to sit this one out. Though her comments may have been mean-spirited (she has since apologized), Huston hit the nail on the head with “apologetically humble.” The characters in “Poms” are far from reality...
Unfortunately for Weaver, Huston was wise to sit this one out. Though her comments may have been mean-spirited (she has since apologized), Huston hit the nail on the head with “apologetically humble.” The characters in “Poms” are far from reality...
- 5/9/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Cheerleading is a sport that commands attention. It whips the crowd into a controlled fervor, getting people off their feet and cheering with excitement. Unfortunately, director Zara Hayes’ “Poms” barely manages to do the same with its story about a group of retired women who reclaim their vitality and challenge societal norms by forming a cheerleading squad. Though it aims to be more than just a mashup of “Bring It On” and “Book Club,” the inherently uplifting and endearing facets of its heartfelt sentiments are overtaken by artificial packaging and stale execution.
As a pessimistic New York City transplant, Martha (Diane Keaton) faces her greatest challenge yet: living in the impossibly peppy retirement community of Sun Springs, Ga. The lavish, well-maintained property fosters cheery dispositions and relaxed lifestyles — things a cynical curmudgeon like Martha despises. But her former life in the city was unbearably lonely, so she seeks a drastically different atmosphere.
As a pessimistic New York City transplant, Martha (Diane Keaton) faces her greatest challenge yet: living in the impossibly peppy retirement community of Sun Springs, Ga. The lavish, well-maintained property fosters cheery dispositions and relaxed lifestyles — things a cynical curmudgeon like Martha despises. But her former life in the city was unbearably lonely, so she seeks a drastically different atmosphere.
- 5/9/2019
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
There’s no shortage of spirit among the cast of “Poms,” Zara Hayes’ new cheerleading and retirement-age comedy hybrid, but not even this much pep can cover up all of the film’s missteps. Although it’s hard to stay disappointed for long when Diane Keaton is just one exasperated sigh from making you laugh again.
Life got in the way of Martha’s (Keaton) youthful dream of becoming a cheerleader, but her fondness for the sport remains through her older years. After a grim diagnosis of cancer, Martha sells off the bulk of her belongings and sets off from New York City to a retirement community in Georgia. She’s greeted by Southern belles and by Sheryl (Jacki Weaver), an overly friendly neighbor with a fondness for pink flamingos and bright makeup. Among the many arbitrary rules of her new home, Martha must find a club to participate in,...
Life got in the way of Martha’s (Keaton) youthful dream of becoming a cheerleader, but her fondness for the sport remains through her older years. After a grim diagnosis of cancer, Martha sells off the bulk of her belongings and sets off from New York City to a retirement community in Georgia. She’s greeted by Southern belles and by Sheryl (Jacki Weaver), an overly friendly neighbor with a fondness for pink flamingos and bright makeup. Among the many arbitrary rules of her new home, Martha must find a club to participate in,...
- 5/9/2019
- by Monica Castillo
- The Wrap
As studios double down on franchises, sequels, comic books, and events that pull audiences into bigger-better-brighter cinemas, movies that cost less than $50 million look like an endangered species. Studios already find it tough to justify risky, original dramas — like F. Gary Gray’s “Straight Outta Compton,” which cost $28 million and grossed $206 million worldwide. Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley nurtured that movie, and fought to make it. But not every movie has such a passionate champion.
“Tons of projects never even get to the greenlight meeting,” said one senior studio executive. “We can’t make the P&L work. The physical business [DVD sales] is declining at a rate of 10-11 percent. The digital business is not growing enough to offset physical declines. And the growth of the international box office doesn’t translate to ancillaries.”
That’s when a producer who can’t get a studio movie made — like “Bird Box,...
“Tons of projects never even get to the greenlight meeting,” said one senior studio executive. “We can’t make the P&L work. The physical business [DVD sales] is declining at a rate of 10-11 percent. The digital business is not growing enough to offset physical declines. And the growth of the international box office doesn’t translate to ancillaries.”
That’s when a producer who can’t get a studio movie made — like “Bird Box,...
- 4/12/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
As studios double down on franchises, sequels, comic books, and events that pull audiences into bigger-better-brighter cinemas, movies that cost less than $50 million look like an endangered species. Studios already find it tough to justify risky, original dramas — like F. Gary Gray’s “Straight Outta Compton,” which cost $28 million and grossed $206 million worldwide. Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley nurtured that movie, and fought to make it. But not every movie has such a passionate champion.
“Tons of projects never even get to the greenlight meeting,” said one senior studio executive. “We can’t make the P&L work. The physical business [DVD sales] is declining at a rate of 10-11 percent. The digital business is not growing enough to offset physical declines. And the growth of the international box office doesn’t translate to ancillaries.”
That’s when a producer who can’t get a studio movie made — like “Bird Box,...
“Tons of projects never even get to the greenlight meeting,” said one senior studio executive. “We can’t make the P&L work. The physical business [DVD sales] is declining at a rate of 10-11 percent. The digital business is not growing enough to offset physical declines. And the growth of the international box office doesn’t translate to ancillaries.”
That’s when a producer who can’t get a studio movie made — like “Bird Box,...
- 4/12/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Here is a really fun trailer and poster (above) for a movie I hadn’t previously heard of called Poms. I mistakenly prejudged it for being another teen cheerleader movie that I wouldn’t care anything about, but then watched the trailer and realized it is a geriatric cheerleader movie, and I am in! The cast is amazing, and includes Diane Keaton, Pam Grier, Jacki Weaver, Rhea Perlman, Alisha Boe, and many more.
The movie is about a woman (Keaton), who moves into a retirement community, and begrudgingly makes new friends who help her along and pull her out of her shell to start a cheerleading team for the ladies in the community. The ladies recruit a teenager (Boe) to choreograph and lead them to compete. The movie is obviously about friendship and living your best life, with lots of humor and fun in seeing old ladies learn to cheer,...
The movie is about a woman (Keaton), who moves into a retirement community, and begrudgingly makes new friends who help her along and pull her out of her shell to start a cheerleading team for the ladies in the community. The ladies recruit a teenager (Boe) to choreograph and lead them to compete. The movie is obviously about friendship and living your best life, with lots of humor and fun in seeing old ladies learn to cheer,...
- 2/22/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
What could be better than Diane Keaton cheering you on?
In the first trailer for her upcoming comedy Poms, the 73-year-old Oscar-winning actress stars as Martha, a woman who moves into a retirement community where she declares to the community’s manager she’s just waiting “to die.”
Cut to fellow resident Sheryl (Jacki Weaver) finding an old cheer jacket of Martha’s, and the discovery that she used to be a cheerleader. After some encouragement from Sheryl, Martha decides to embrace her retirement years and organizes a cheerleading club for her fellow residents.
A series of hilarious tryouts follow,...
In the first trailer for her upcoming comedy Poms, the 73-year-old Oscar-winning actress stars as Martha, a woman who moves into a retirement community where she declares to the community’s manager she’s just waiting “to die.”
Cut to fellow resident Sheryl (Jacki Weaver) finding an old cheer jacket of Martha’s, and the discovery that she used to be a cheerleader. After some encouragement from Sheryl, Martha decides to embrace her retirement years and organizes a cheerleading club for her fellow residents.
A series of hilarious tryouts follow,...
- 2/22/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
STXfilms has released the official trailer for Poms, its retirement-community comedy starring Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier and Rhea Perlman. The pic, directed by Zara Hayes and written by Shane Atkinson, opens nationwide May 10, just ahead of Mother’s Day weekend.
The plot centers on Martha (Keaton), who moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow residents. Celia Weston, Phyllis Somerville, Charli Tahan, Alisha Boe and Bruce McGill also star.
The film will hit theaters almost exactly one year after Keaton scored with Book Club, the surprise earner Paramount romantic comedy that also honed in on the senior citizen set. There are shades of that DNA in Poms, as Martha and her friends confront aging on their own terms (and after some recommended stretching). “We’re all so worried about what everyone else is thinking, but of course the only thing that really matters...
The plot centers on Martha (Keaton), who moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow residents. Celia Weston, Phyllis Somerville, Charli Tahan, Alisha Boe and Bruce McGill also star.
The film will hit theaters almost exactly one year after Keaton scored with Book Club, the surprise earner Paramount romantic comedy that also honed in on the senior citizen set. There are shades of that DNA in Poms, as Martha and her friends confront aging on their own terms (and after some recommended stretching). “We’re all so worried about what everyone else is thinking, but of course the only thing that really matters...
- 2/21/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
STXfilms has released the first official trailer for its female-led comedy Poms.
Starring Diane Keaton, Pam Grier, Rhea Perlman and Jackie Weaver, the film follows members of a sunny retirement community who decide to take part in a cheerleading competition.
In the preview for the Zara Hayes-directed film, Diane Keaton's Martha says she has come to the picturesque, amenity-filled retirement home "to die." However, that seemingly dim outlook changes when her neighbor Sheryl (Jackie Weaver) happens upon some old cheerleading gear while the two are unpacking Martha's things.
When Martha reveals she was forced to quit ...
Starring Diane Keaton, Pam Grier, Rhea Perlman and Jackie Weaver, the film follows members of a sunny retirement community who decide to take part in a cheerleading competition.
In the preview for the Zara Hayes-directed film, Diane Keaton's Martha says she has come to the picturesque, amenity-filled retirement home "to die." However, that seemingly dim outlook changes when her neighbor Sheryl (Jackie Weaver) happens upon some old cheerleading gear while the two are unpacking Martha's things.
When Martha reveals she was forced to quit ...
- 2/21/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
STXfilms has released the first official trailer for its female-led comedy Poms.
Starring Diane Keaton, Pam Grier, Rhea Perlman and Jackie Weaver, the film follows members of a sunny retirement community who decide to take part in a cheerleading competition.
In the preview for the Zara Hayes-directed film, Diane Keaton's Martha says she has come to the picturesque, amenity-filled retirement home "to die." However, that seemingly dim outlook changes when her neighbor Sheryl (Jackie Weaver) happens upon some old cheerleading gear while the two are unpacking Martha's things.
When Martha reveals she was forced to quit ...
Starring Diane Keaton, Pam Grier, Rhea Perlman and Jackie Weaver, the film follows members of a sunny retirement community who decide to take part in a cheerleading competition.
In the preview for the Zara Hayes-directed film, Diane Keaton's Martha says she has come to the picturesque, amenity-filled retirement home "to die." However, that seemingly dim outlook changes when her neighbor Sheryl (Jackie Weaver) happens upon some old cheerleading gear while the two are unpacking Martha's things.
When Martha reveals she was forced to quit ...
- 2/21/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"You were dying yesterday, and you're gonna be dying next week. In the meantime, you should be dancing your ass off." Step aside, Book Club - it's time to make way for Poms. Stx Entertainment has debuted the first fun trailer for a movie titled Poms, a summer comedy opening in early May this year about geriatric cheerleaders. From director Zara Hayes, Poms is a comedy about a group of women who decide to form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community, proving that you're never too old to "bring it!" Diane Keaton stars as Martha, along with Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier, Charlie Tahan, Rhea Perlman, including Celia Weston, Phyllis Somerville, Charli Tahan, Alisha Boe, and Bruce McGill. This looks very goofy and cliche in every possible way, but perfect for your parents to enjoy. Here's the first official trailer (+ teaser poster) for Zara Hayes' Poms, direct from Stx's...
- 2/21/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Screen legend Diane Keaton has added a new skill to her roster of cinematic talents: cheerleading, for her new comedy Poms.
People has an exclusive first look at two photos from the film, which follows Martha (Keaton, 73), a retiree who rallies her fellow retirement community residents — played by Rhea Perlman, 70, Pam Grier, 69, Jacki Weaver, 71 and Celia Weston, 67 — to start a cheerleading squad.
The first photo, of the large group holding their pom poms, shows the newly-assembled squad in the midst of some reconnaissance that has surprising results.
“That’s when they find themselves at a pep rally with young cheerleaders,...
People has an exclusive first look at two photos from the film, which follows Martha (Keaton, 73), a retiree who rallies her fellow retirement community residents — played by Rhea Perlman, 70, Pam Grier, 69, Jacki Weaver, 71 and Celia Weston, 67 — to start a cheerleading squad.
The first photo, of the large group holding their pom poms, shows the newly-assembled squad in the midst of some reconnaissance that has surprising results.
“That’s when they find themselves at a pep rally with young cheerleaders,...
- 2/19/2019
- by Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
Zara Hayes directed feature about a cheerleading squad at a retirement home.
Comedy Poms, starring Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver and Pam Grier in the story of a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community, will be released in the UK by Entertainment One.
The film made a splash at November’s American Film Market when Stx picked up Us rights for a reported $9m. Stx will release on May 10 over Mother’s Day weekend.
Entertainment One struck the deal with Sierra/Affinity, which handles international rights. The sales outfit is owned by Canada-based Entertainment One...
Comedy Poms, starring Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver and Pam Grier in the story of a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community, will be released in the UK by Entertainment One.
The film made a splash at November’s American Film Market when Stx picked up Us rights for a reported $9m. Stx will release on May 10 over Mother’s Day weekend.
Entertainment One struck the deal with Sierra/Affinity, which handles international rights. The sales outfit is owned by Canada-based Entertainment One...
- 2/10/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
STXfilms will open their Afm acquisition Poms on May 10, Mother’s Day weekend. The Diane Keaton movie opens close to a year after her previous hit spring comedy Book Club which earned $90M Ww. When it comes to launching female-skewing fare, studios try to capitalize on Mother’s Day weekend as a launch pad. It’s where such pics as Melissa McCarthy’s mother-daughter comedy Life of the Party opened a year ago ($17.9M), and where Fox’s Amy Schumer-Goldie Hawn comedy Snatched opened in 2017 to $19.5M. Stx took U.S. rights to the eOne-produced Poms for $8M-$9M at Afm, as exclusively reported by Deadline. Keaton plays a woman who after moving into a retirement community, starts a cheerleading squad with fellow residents. Pam Grier and Jacki Weaver also star. Zara Hayes directed the script by Shane Atkinson based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson. Kelly McCormick,...
- 1/10/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
STXfilms will release its senior-citizen cheerleader comedy “Poms,” starring Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, and Pam Grier, on May 10 over Mother’s Day weekend in the U.S.
Stx bought domestic rights for the movie at the American Film Market in November. Zara Hayes directed from a script by Shane Atkinson, based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community. Shooting took place last summer in Atlanta. Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman, and Celia Weston also star.
Entertainment One’s Sierra/Affinity is producing, financing, and handling international sales of the project. The producers are Kelly McCormick; Alex Saks; Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans, Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, and Sean Marley; and Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza. Keaton; Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg; and Will Greenfield are executive producing.
Stx...
Stx bought domestic rights for the movie at the American Film Market in November. Zara Hayes directed from a script by Shane Atkinson, based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community. Shooting took place last summer in Atlanta. Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman, and Celia Weston also star.
Entertainment One’s Sierra/Affinity is producing, financing, and handling international sales of the project. The producers are Kelly McCormick; Alex Saks; Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans, Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, and Sean Marley; and Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza. Keaton; Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg; and Will Greenfield are executive producing.
Stx...
- 1/10/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Hoping to attract moms, STXfilms will open Poms, Diane Keaton’s new comedy, on May 10 to take advantage of the Mother’s Day weekend.
In the film, directed by Zara Hayes from a script by Shane Atkinson based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson, Keaton plays a woman who moves into a retirement community where she starts a cheerleading squad with fellow residents (played by Pam Grear and Jacki Weaver).
The pic's cast also includes Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman and Celia Weston. Kelly McCormick, Alex Saks, Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans,...
In the film, directed by Zara Hayes from a script by Shane Atkinson based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson, Keaton plays a woman who moves into a retirement community where she starts a cheerleading squad with fellow residents (played by Pam Grear and Jacki Weaver).
The pic's cast also includes Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman and Celia Weston. Kelly McCormick, Alex Saks, Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans,...
- 1/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Hoping to attract moms, STXfilms will open Poms, Diane Keaton’s new comedy, on May 10 to take advantage of the Mother’s Day weekend.
In the film, directed by Zara Hayes from a script by Shane Atkinson based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson, Keaton plays a woman who moves into a retirement community where she starts a cheerleading squad with fellow residents (played by Pam Grear and Jacki Weaver).
The pic's cast also includes Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman and Celia Weston. Kelly McCormick, Alex Saks, Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans,...
In the film, directed by Zara Hayes from a script by Shane Atkinson based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson, Keaton plays a woman who moves into a retirement community where she starts a cheerleading squad with fellow residents (played by Pam Grear and Jacki Weaver).
The pic's cast also includes Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman and Celia Weston. Kelly McCormick, Alex Saks, Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans,...
- 1/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Among new members are Maren Ade, Hugh Grant and Hayley Squires.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2018 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.
Among the 386 new members are actors Hugh Grant, Willem Dafoe and Hayley Squires, directors Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann), Daniel Kokotajlo (Apostasy) and Michael Pearce (Beast), film execs Shana Eddy-Grouf (Studiocanal) and Katie Goodson-Thomas (Fox Searchlight), and La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger.
Former UK and Ireland Screen Stars of Tomorrow in the new intake include producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and actor Jessie Barden.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2018 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.
Among the 386 new members are actors Hugh Grant, Willem Dafoe and Hayley Squires, directors Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann), Daniel Kokotajlo (Apostasy) and Michael Pearce (Beast), film execs Shana Eddy-Grouf (Studiocanal) and Katie Goodson-Thomas (Fox Searchlight), and La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger.
Former UK and Ireland Screen Stars of Tomorrow in the new intake include producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and actor Jessie Barden.
- 12/12/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Hugh Grant, Jodie Whittaker and Letitia Wright are among 386 new BAFTA members. The 2018 intake span the film, games and TV industries across eleven countries. Scroll down for the full list of new members.
Among new members are BAFTA-winner Grant, Doctor Who star Whittaker, BAFTA-nominee Willem Dafoe, Black Panther star Letitia Wright, La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger, Mad Max: Fury Road costume designer Jenny Beavan, Toni Erdmann director Maren Ade, and UK broadcasters Sandi Toksvig and Simon Mayo.
BAFTA comprises around 8,000 members worldwide. The UK org tweaked its membership requirements in 2016 in a bid to improve diversity of intake.
Amanda Berry, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said, “We’re delighted to welcome our new members to BAFTA. Our members represent the breadth of the ever-evolving film, games and television industries. They sit at the heart of everything BAFTA does, from mentoring emerging talent, voting in the Awards, sharing...
Among new members are BAFTA-winner Grant, Doctor Who star Whittaker, BAFTA-nominee Willem Dafoe, Black Panther star Letitia Wright, La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger, Mad Max: Fury Road costume designer Jenny Beavan, Toni Erdmann director Maren Ade, and UK broadcasters Sandi Toksvig and Simon Mayo.
BAFTA comprises around 8,000 members worldwide. The UK org tweaked its membership requirements in 2016 in a bid to improve diversity of intake.
Amanda Berry, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said, “We’re delighted to welcome our new members to BAFTA. Our members represent the breadth of the ever-evolving film, games and television industries. They sit at the heart of everything BAFTA does, from mentoring emerging talent, voting in the Awards, sharing...
- 12/12/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Stx has bought the U.S. rights to the cheerleading comedy “Poms,” starring Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver and Pam Grier.
Zara Hayes is directing from a script by Shane Atkinson based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community. Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman and Celia Weston also star.
Endeavor Content is handling U.S. rights with Entertainment One’s Sierra/Affinity, which is producing, financing and handling international sales of the project. Shooting began in July in Atlanta. Buyers at Afm were shown several minutes of footage and Stx was announced as the buyer for U.S. rights on Sunday.
Producers are Kelly McCormick; Alex Saks; Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans, Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, and Sean Marley; and Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza. Keaton; Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and...
Zara Hayes is directing from a script by Shane Atkinson based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community. Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman and Celia Weston also star.
Endeavor Content is handling U.S. rights with Entertainment One’s Sierra/Affinity, which is producing, financing and handling international sales of the project. Shooting began in July in Atlanta. Buyers at Afm were shown several minutes of footage and Stx was announced as the buyer for U.S. rights on Sunday.
Producers are Kelly McCormick; Alex Saks; Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans, Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, and Sean Marley; and Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza. Keaton; Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and...
- 11/4/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Stx has won U.S. rights to comedy Poms, starring Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver and Pam Grier, following a competitive multi-day auction. The deal is understood to be in the $8-9M range, making it the biggest deal so far at this year’s Afm.
Keaton plays a woman who moves into a retirement home and recruits the residents there to form a cheerleading squad. Zara Hayes directs. Currently in post-production, a wide theatrical release is expected next year. The three minutes of footage showing here and the acclaimed cast clearly convinced buyers of its solid grey-pound-crossover potential. MGM and Lionsgate were also understood to be in the frame for this one.
This is the second year in a row that a Keaton comedy targeted at a mature audience has fired up Afm distributors. Last year, Keaton-starrer Book Club proved to be the hot ticket in Santa Monica, selling for $10M to Paramount.
Keaton plays a woman who moves into a retirement home and recruits the residents there to form a cheerleading squad. Zara Hayes directs. Currently in post-production, a wide theatrical release is expected next year. The three minutes of footage showing here and the acclaimed cast clearly convinced buyers of its solid grey-pound-crossover potential. MGM and Lionsgate were also understood to be in the frame for this one.
This is the second year in a row that a Keaton comedy targeted at a mature audience has fired up Afm distributors. Last year, Keaton-starrer Book Club proved to be the hot ticket in Santa Monica, selling for $10M to Paramount.
- 11/4/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: For the second year in a row, a Diane Keaton comedy targeted at a mature audience is the one that has distributors hot and bothered at the start of the American Film Market. At least three studios are bidding for the Zara Hayes-directed Poms, in which Keaton plays a woman who moves into a retirement home and recruits the residents there to form a cheerleading squad.
Keaton stars with Jacki Weaver and Pam Grier. Three minutes of footage and other materials were slipped to studios yesterday and Deadline hears that Lionsgate and MGM are all into it for North American rights. Endeavor Content is selling it along with Sierra/Affinity. A deal is likely before the weekend.
This mirrors last year’s Afm, when the Keaton-starrer Book Club proved to be the hot title in Santa Monica. That film just crossed the $100 million worldwide gross mark. While it...
Keaton stars with Jacki Weaver and Pam Grier. Three minutes of footage and other materials were slipped to studios yesterday and Deadline hears that Lionsgate and MGM are all into it for North American rights. Endeavor Content is selling it along with Sierra/Affinity. A deal is likely before the weekend.
This mirrors last year’s Afm, when the Keaton-starrer Book Club proved to be the hot title in Santa Monica. That film just crossed the $100 million worldwide gross mark. While it...
- 11/1/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Sierra/Affinity has added Pam Grier, Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman and Celia Weston to its cheerleading comedy “Poms.”
Diane Keaton and Jackie Weaver are already set to star in “Poms,” which has begun principal photography in Atlanta, Ga. Zara Hayes is directing from a script by Shane Atkinson based on a comedic story by Hayes and Atkinson about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community.
Grier is best known for starring in Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown” and “The L Word.” Boe plays Jessica Davis in the Netflix drama series “13 Reasons Why.”
Sierra/Affinity is producing, financing and handling international sales of the project, and co-representing U.S. rights with Endeavor Content. Producers are Kelly McCormick; Alex Saks; Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans, Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, and Sean Marley; and Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza. Keaton...
Diane Keaton and Jackie Weaver are already set to star in “Poms,” which has begun principal photography in Atlanta, Ga. Zara Hayes is directing from a script by Shane Atkinson based on a comedic story by Hayes and Atkinson about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community.
Grier is best known for starring in Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown” and “The L Word.” Boe plays Jessica Davis in the Netflix drama series “13 Reasons Why.”
Sierra/Affinity is producing, financing and handling international sales of the project, and co-representing U.S. rights with Endeavor Content. Producers are Kelly McCormick; Alex Saks; Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans, Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, and Sean Marley; and Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza. Keaton...
- 7/13/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Pam Grier and Rhea Perlman are joining Diane Keaton and Jackie Weaver in Poms, the comedy about a group of women that form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community.
Celia Weston, Phyllis Somerville, 13 Reasons Why actor Alisha Boe, Ozark actor Charlie Tahan and Bruce McGill also star in the movie, which has begun principal photography in Atlanta.
Zara Hayes is directing from a script written by Shane Atkinson that is based on a story the pair co-wrote.
Kelly McCormick, Alex Saks, Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans, Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, Sean Marley and Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza ...
Celia Weston, Phyllis Somerville, 13 Reasons Why actor Alisha Boe, Ozark actor Charlie Tahan and Bruce McGill also star in the movie, which has begun principal photography in Atlanta.
Zara Hayes is directing from a script written by Shane Atkinson that is based on a story the pair co-wrote.
Kelly McCormick, Alex Saks, Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans, Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, Sean Marley and Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza ...
- 7/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pam Grier and Rhea Perlman are joining Diane Keaton and Jackie Weaver in Poms, the comedy about a group of women that form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community.
Celia Weston, Phyllis Somerville, 13 Reasons Why actor Alisha Boe, Ozark actor Charlie Tahan and Bruce McGill also star in the movie, which has begun principal photography in Atlanta.
Zara Hayes is directing from a script written by Shane Atkinson that is based on a story the pair co-wrote.
Kelly McCormick, Alex Saks, Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans, Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, Sean Marley and Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza ...
Celia Weston, Phyllis Somerville, 13 Reasons Why actor Alisha Boe, Ozark actor Charlie Tahan and Bruce McGill also star in the movie, which has begun principal photography in Atlanta.
Zara Hayes is directing from a script written by Shane Atkinson that is based on a story the pair co-wrote.
Kelly McCormick, Alex Saks, Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans, Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, Sean Marley and Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza ...
- 7/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Emma Stone and Steve Carell transport us back to 1973’s famous tennis showdown between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs
The stranger-than-fiction story of how the tennis courts of America became a gender battlefield in the early 70s was brilliantly told in James Erskine and Zara Hayes’s 2013 documentary The Battle of the Sexes. About 90 million people watched Billie Jean King take on self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig Bobby Riggs in the titular 1973 game, which was less a tennis match than a seismic sociological standoff. This dramatisation revisits those carnivalesque events in splendidly springy fashion, achieving the quadruple grand slam feat of being emotionally engaging, politically intriguing, dramatically gripping and frequently very funny.
Related: Game, set and spats… a grand slam of tennis movies
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The stranger-than-fiction story of how the tennis courts of America became a gender battlefield in the early 70s was brilliantly told in James Erskine and Zara Hayes’s 2013 documentary The Battle of the Sexes. About 90 million people watched Billie Jean King take on self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig Bobby Riggs in the titular 1973 game, which was less a tennis match than a seismic sociological standoff. This dramatisation revisits those carnivalesque events in splendidly springy fashion, achieving the quadruple grand slam feat of being emotionally engaging, politically intriguing, dramatically gripping and frequently very funny.
Related: Game, set and spats… a grand slam of tennis movies
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- 11/26/2017
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Diane Keaton and Jacki Weaver will be giving audiences a "P" and an "O" and an "M."
The duo will star in Poms, a feature about a group of friends that form a retirement-community cheerleading squad.
Documentarian Zara Hayes will direct from a script written by Shane Atkinson. Kelly McCormick will produce, along with Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza and U.K.-based indie production company Mad as Birds Films.
Poms will be produced and financed by Sierra/Affinity, which will present the project for buyers at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg are executive producing the project.
Keaton, who provided a...
The duo will star in Poms, a feature about a group of friends that form a retirement-community cheerleading squad.
Documentarian Zara Hayes will direct from a script written by Shane Atkinson. Kelly McCormick will produce, along with Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza and U.K.-based indie production company Mad as Birds Films.
Poms will be produced and financed by Sierra/Affinity, which will present the project for buyers at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg are executive producing the project.
Keaton, who provided a...
- 5/5/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Diane Keaton and Jacki Weaver are set to star in Poms, a comedy about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community. Nick Meyer's Sierra/Affinity is producing, financing and handling international sales for the project and will shop it to buyers in Cannes this month. Acclaimed documentary helmer Zara Hayes, best known for her documentary The Battle of the Sexes, directs from a script written by Shane Atkinson based on a story by…...
- 5/5/2017
- Deadline
Diane Keaton and Jacki Weaver will be giving audiences a "P" and an "O" and an "M."
The duo will star in Poms, a feature about a group of friends that form a retirement-community cheerleading squad.
Documentarian Zara Hayes will direct from a script written by Shane Atkinson. Kelly McCormick will produce, along with Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza and U.K.-based indie production company Mad as Birds Films.
Poms will be produced and financed by Sierra/Affinity, which will present the project for buyers at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg ...
The duo will star in Poms, a feature about a group of friends that form a retirement-community cheerleading squad.
Documentarian Zara Hayes will direct from a script written by Shane Atkinson. Kelly McCormick will produce, along with Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza and U.K.-based indie production company Mad as Birds Films.
Poms will be produced and financed by Sierra/Affinity, which will present the project for buyers at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg ...
Diane Keaton and Jacki Weaver will be giving audiences a "P" and an "O" and an "M."
The duo will star in Poms, a feature about a group of friends that form a retirement-community cheerleading squad.
Documentarian Zara Hayes will direct from a script written by Shane Atkinson. Kelly McCormick will produce, along with Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza and U.K.-based indie production company Mad as Birds Films.
Poms will be produced and financed by Sierra/Affinity, which will present the project for buyers at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg ...
The duo will star in Poms, a feature about a group of friends that form a retirement-community cheerleading squad.
Documentarian Zara Hayes will direct from a script written by Shane Atkinson. Kelly McCormick will produce, along with Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza and U.K.-based indie production company Mad as Birds Films.
Poms will be produced and financed by Sierra/Affinity, which will present the project for buyers at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg ...
Sierra/Affinity has come aboard to finance and produce Poms, a comedy to be directed by Battle Of The Sexes hemlmer Zara Hayes from a script by Shane Atkinson. Hayes and Atkinson combined on the story, about a diverse group of women at a retirement community who form a cheerleading club to fulfill their lifelong dreams. The film will be produced by Wales-based Mad as a Birds Films' Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, and Andy Evans; Rose Pictures' Rose Ganguzza; and Sierra's Kelly…...
- 7/27/2016
- Deadline
Exclusive: Us-uk production about a 60+ cheerleading squad is to be directed by The Battle Of The Sexes’ Zara Hayes.
Sierra/Affinity has come on board to finance and produce the grey pound/silver dollar comedy Poms, a Us-uk comedy about the Sun City Poms, America’s first cheerleading squad for women aged over 60.
Currently out to cast, the intriguing indie package will be directed by Zara Hayes (The Battle Of The Sexes) from a script written by Shane Atkinson.
Producers are Mad as Birds Films’ Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, and Andy Evans; Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza (Margin Call); and Sierra’s Kelly McCormick (The Coldest City).
Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg are executive producing the project while Josie Liang, Sierra/Affinity’s vice president of production and acquisitions, is overseeing the production for the company.
Hayes’ 2013 doc-biopic The Battle Of The Sexes (above) charted the events leading up to the 1973 tennis match between retired...
Sierra/Affinity has come on board to finance and produce the grey pound/silver dollar comedy Poms, a Us-uk comedy about the Sun City Poms, America’s first cheerleading squad for women aged over 60.
Currently out to cast, the intriguing indie package will be directed by Zara Hayes (The Battle Of The Sexes) from a script written by Shane Atkinson.
Producers are Mad as Birds Films’ Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, and Andy Evans; Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza (Margin Call); and Sierra’s Kelly McCormick (The Coldest City).
Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg are executive producing the project while Josie Liang, Sierra/Affinity’s vice president of production and acquisitions, is overseeing the production for the company.
Hayes’ 2013 doc-biopic The Battle Of The Sexes (above) charted the events leading up to the 1973 tennis match between retired...
- 7/27/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Sierra/Affinity has signed on to finance and produce Poms, a comedy about a group of geriatric cheeleaders.
Zara Hayes (The Battle of the Sexes) will direct the film from a script written by Shane Atkinson based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson. The pic follows a diverse group of women at a retirement community who form a cheerleading club to fulfill their lifelong dreams.
Poms will be produced by the North Wales-based Mad as Birds Films’ Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones and Andy Evans; Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza; and Sierra’s Kelly McCormick. Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg are executive ...
Zara Hayes (The Battle of the Sexes) will direct the film from a script written by Shane Atkinson based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson. The pic follows a diverse group of women at a retirement community who form a cheerleading club to fulfill their lifelong dreams.
Poms will be produced by the North Wales-based Mad as Birds Films’ Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones and Andy Evans; Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza; and Sierra’s Kelly McCormick. Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg are executive ...
- 7/27/2016
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Sierra/Affinity has signed on to finance and produce Poms, a comedy about a group of geriatric cheeleaders.
Zara Hayes (The Battle of the Sexes) will direct the film from a script written by Shane Atkinson based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson. The pic follows a diverse group of women at a retirement community who form a cheerleading club to fulfill their lifelong dreams.
Poms will be produced by the North Wales-based Mad as Birds Films’ Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones and Andy Evans; Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza; and Sierra’s Kelly McCormick. Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg are executive ...
Zara Hayes (The Battle of the Sexes) will direct the film from a script written by Shane Atkinson based on a story by Hayes and Atkinson. The pic follows a diverse group of women at a retirement community who form a cheerleading club to fulfill their lifelong dreams.
Poms will be produced by the North Wales-based Mad as Birds Films’ Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones and Andy Evans; Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza; and Sierra’s Kelly McCormick. Sierra/Affinity’s Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg are executive ...
- 7/27/2016
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
To mark the release of The Sexes on DVD July 8th, we’ve got 5 copies of the tennis documentary to give away. The film chronicles the birth of women’s professional tennis and features interviews with Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Larry Riggs, Virginia Wade, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki. The film is directed by James Erskine and Zara Hayes.
The film, from Victoria Gregory, the co-producer of Man on Wire and James Erskine, director of One Night in Turin and From the Ashes, centers around the 1973 match between the-then-Wimbledon champion Billie Jean King and the former men’s champion, and self-proclaimed “male chauvinist pig” Bobby Riggs. The gripping match became the most watched tennis match in the history of the game.
It was a match made in heaven: she was the darling of American tennis, an outspoken activist against sexism in sport...
The film, from Victoria Gregory, the co-producer of Man on Wire and James Erskine, director of One Night in Turin and From the Ashes, centers around the 1973 match between the-then-Wimbledon champion Billie Jean King and the former men’s champion, and self-proclaimed “male chauvinist pig” Bobby Riggs. The gripping match became the most watched tennis match in the history of the game.
It was a match made in heaven: she was the darling of American tennis, an outspoken activist against sexism in sport...
- 7/4/2013
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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