Exclusive: Ace Entertainment has launched production in Yorkshire, England on A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow—a new film based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Laura Taylor Namey, which will star Maia Reficco (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin), Kit Connor (Heartstopper) and Kate del Castillo (La Reina del Sur).
The Latinx YA novel, originally published by Simon & Schuster’s Atheneum Books for Young Readers in 2019, follows the heartfelt story of Lila Reyes. After the loss of her grandmother, Lila leaves her life at Abuela’s Cuban bakery in Miami to spend the summer cooking at her Aunt’s inn in Winchester, London. It’s there that she falls in love with the quaint British countryside, fusion cooking and a charming British tea shop clerk…ultimately using food as a way to bridge two cultures and heal her heart.
Details as to the roles the...
The Latinx YA novel, originally published by Simon & Schuster’s Atheneum Books for Young Readers in 2019, follows the heartfelt story of Lila Reyes. After the loss of her grandmother, Lila leaves her life at Abuela’s Cuban bakery in Miami to spend the summer cooking at her Aunt’s inn in Winchester, London. It’s there that she falls in love with the quaint British countryside, fusion cooking and a charming British tea shop clerk…ultimately using food as a way to bridge two cultures and heal her heart.
Details as to the roles the...
- 8/16/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Savion Einstein is adapting Helen Hoang’s romance novel Kiss Quotient for Lionsgate. The studio acquired the novel two years as we first told you.
In addition, Kristin Burr through her Burr! Productions banner will be joining the feature alongside Craig Piligian through Lionsgate’s Pilgrim Media Group. Piligian was already attached to the project when Lionsgate was selling the title AFM two years ago.
Kiss Quotient follows Stella Lane, a brilliant econometrician on the autism spectrum, who knows everything about algorithms but finds the nuances of relationships terrifying and insurmountable. In an effort to grow comfortable with the idea of dating, she comes to a very logical conclusion: hiring a male escort. But as someone who thought math was the only thing that united the universe, Stella unexpectedly finds love and acceptance for being herself with the unlikeliest of partners.
The Kiss Quotient is the first book in a series by Hoang,...
In addition, Kristin Burr through her Burr! Productions banner will be joining the feature alongside Craig Piligian through Lionsgate’s Pilgrim Media Group. Piligian was already attached to the project when Lionsgate was selling the title AFM two years ago.
Kiss Quotient follows Stella Lane, a brilliant econometrician on the autism spectrum, who knows everything about algorithms but finds the nuances of relationships terrifying and insurmountable. In an effort to grow comfortable with the idea of dating, she comes to a very logical conclusion: hiring a male escort. But as someone who thought math was the only thing that united the universe, Stella unexpectedly finds love and acceptance for being herself with the unlikeliest of partners.
The Kiss Quotient is the first book in a series by Hoang,...
- 4/9/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman-led Brownstone Productions has tapped writer/director Karen Maine to direct Miss Conception, a romantic comedy set up at Screen Gems. Maine, who made her feature directorial debut with indie comedy Yes, God, Yes, is directing the pic from a script re-written by Lauryn Kahn based on a spec from Savion Einstein.
Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Banks, Handelman, and Alison Small will serve as executive producers with Scott Strauss and Michael Bitar overseeing for Screen Gems. No word on when production will commence but casting will soon be underway.
Maine’s Yes, God, Yes premiered at last year’s SXSW and was picked up for distribution by Vertical Entertainment. Stranger Things‘ Natalia Dyers stars Alice, a Catholic teenager in the early 2000s who discovers masturbating and struggles to suppress her new urges in the face of eternal damnation. Maine also recently directed the BBC pilot Starstruck,...
Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Banks, Handelman, and Alison Small will serve as executive producers with Scott Strauss and Michael Bitar overseeing for Screen Gems. No word on when production will commence but casting will soon be underway.
Maine’s Yes, God, Yes premiered at last year’s SXSW and was picked up for distribution by Vertical Entertainment. Stranger Things‘ Natalia Dyers stars Alice, a Catholic teenager in the early 2000s who discovers masturbating and struggles to suppress her new urges in the face of eternal damnation. Maine also recently directed the BBC pilot Starstruck,...
- 9/24/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Rom-com enthusiasts, bow down to your new queen: Constance Wu.
After starring in this Summer's biggest romantic hit, Crazy Rich Asians, the Fresh Off the Boat actress is reportedly doubling down on the genre, according to new rumors about her next film role. In an as-yet-unnamed romantic comedy directed by Glow star Kimmy Gatewood and executive produced by Elizabeth Banks, Wu would play a "charmingly chaotic woman who has to get her life together when she becomes pregnant with two babies from two different men."
Um, say what now?!
Yes, apparently Wu's character, if she does sign onto the film, will live out one of my actual nightmares when she endures a double pregnancy (though I'm sure her journey will be far less traumatizing). Savion Einstein wrote the screenplay about this case of "superfecundation," which is apparently a very, very rare condition that could, hypothetically, result in such a scenario.
After starring in this Summer's biggest romantic hit, Crazy Rich Asians, the Fresh Off the Boat actress is reportedly doubling down on the genre, according to new rumors about her next film role. In an as-yet-unnamed romantic comedy directed by Glow star Kimmy Gatewood and executive produced by Elizabeth Banks, Wu would play a "charmingly chaotic woman who has to get her life together when she becomes pregnant with two babies from two different men."
Um, say what now?!
Yes, apparently Wu's character, if she does sign onto the film, will live out one of my actual nightmares when she endures a double pregnancy (though I'm sure her journey will be far less traumatizing). Savion Einstein wrote the screenplay about this case of "superfecundation," which is apparently a very, very rare condition that could, hypothetically, result in such a scenario.
- 12/13/2018
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Constance Wu, the star of “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Crazy Rich Asians,” will be looking for love in yet another romantic comedy.
Wu is in talks to star in an untitled romantic comedy from Screen Gems, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Savion Einstein (the upcoming “The Longest Birthday”) wrote the screenplay, and Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman are producing. Kimmy Gatewood, who stars as a wrestler on the Netflix show “Glow,” is in talks to make her directorial feature debut on the film. She’s previously directed a handful of shorts and several episodes of the 2016 show “Junketeers.”...
Wu is in talks to star in an untitled romantic comedy from Screen Gems, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Savion Einstein (the upcoming “The Longest Birthday”) wrote the screenplay, and Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman are producing. Kimmy Gatewood, who stars as a wrestler on the Netflix show “Glow,” is in talks to make her directorial feature debut on the film. She’s previously directed a handful of shorts and several episodes of the 2016 show “Junketeers.”...
- 12/10/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“Crazy Rich Asians” star Constance Wu is in talks to join Sony’s Screen Gems’ untitled romantic comedy, with Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman producing.
“Glow” actress Kimmy Gatewood is making her feature directorial debut on the project. She will be directing from a Savion Einstein script about a woman who becomes pregnant with two babies from two different men. Alison Small from Brownstone will executive produce.
Wu broke out in ABC’s sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat,” in which she portrays the pragmatic wife to Randall Park’s character and the mother of three children. The fifth season began airing in October.
Wu portrayed the central character Rachel Chu in “Crazy Rich Asians” opposite Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh. The movie has grossed $237 million worldwide since its release in August. Wu received a Golden Globe nomination for her role.
“Crazy Rich Asians” is based on the first novel in Kevin Kwan’s Singapore-set trilogy,...
“Glow” actress Kimmy Gatewood is making her feature directorial debut on the project. She will be directing from a Savion Einstein script about a woman who becomes pregnant with two babies from two different men. Alison Small from Brownstone will executive produce.
Wu broke out in ABC’s sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat,” in which she portrays the pragmatic wife to Randall Park’s character and the mother of three children. The fifth season began airing in October.
Wu portrayed the central character Rachel Chu in “Crazy Rich Asians” opposite Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh. The movie has grossed $237 million worldwide since its release in August. Wu received a Golden Globe nomination for her role.
“Crazy Rich Asians” is based on the first novel in Kevin Kwan’s Singapore-set trilogy,...
- 12/10/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: We are hearing that Crazy Rich Asians star Constance Wu is in talks for the untitled Savion Einstien-scripted comedy that Brownstone’s Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman are producing at Screen Gems.
The logline is being kept under wraps, but Kimmy Gatewood is making her feature directorial debut with the pic. Screen Gems declined comment. Brownstone’s Alison Small is executive producer.
Einstein wrote the Victoria Films feature The Longest Birthday.
Wu recently received a Golden Globe nomination for her turn in Crazy Rich Asians, which has amassed close to $238 million at the global box office. The second and third pics in the Warner Bros/Color Force/Ivanhoe movie will be shot back-to-back in 2020 to accommodate the heavy demand of the cast in the wake of the movie’s great success.
Wu is repped by UTA, Principal Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson. Banks is with UTA, Untitled and Ziffren Brittenham.
The logline is being kept under wraps, but Kimmy Gatewood is making her feature directorial debut with the pic. Screen Gems declined comment. Brownstone’s Alison Small is executive producer.
Einstein wrote the Victoria Films feature The Longest Birthday.
Wu recently received a Golden Globe nomination for her turn in Crazy Rich Asians, which has amassed close to $238 million at the global box office. The second and third pics in the Warner Bros/Color Force/Ivanhoe movie will be shot back-to-back in 2020 to accommodate the heavy demand of the cast in the wake of the movie’s great success.
Wu is repped by UTA, Principal Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson. Banks is with UTA, Untitled and Ziffren Brittenham.
- 12/10/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Crazy Rich Asians star Constance Wu is in talks to star in an untitled romantic comedy for Screen Gems.
Kimmy Gatewood, who plays one of the Old Bitties wrestlers on Netflix’s Glow, is in talks to make her feature directorial debut on the project, which is being produced by Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman via their Brownstone Productions banner. Brownstone's Alison Small will executive produce.
The script, written by Savion Einstein, tells of a charmingly chaotic woman who has to get her life together when she becomes pregnant with two babies from two different men. (Superfecundation is a real ...
Kimmy Gatewood, who plays one of the Old Bitties wrestlers on Netflix’s Glow, is in talks to make her feature directorial debut on the project, which is being produced by Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman via their Brownstone Productions banner. Brownstone's Alison Small will executive produce.
The script, written by Savion Einstein, tells of a charmingly chaotic woman who has to get her life together when she becomes pregnant with two babies from two different men. (Superfecundation is a real ...
- 12/10/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Crazy Rich Asians star Constance Wu is in talks to star in an untitled romantic comedy for Screen Gems.
Kimmy Gatewood, who plays one of the Old Bitties wrestlers on Netflix’s Glow, is in talks to make her feature directorial debut on the project, which is being produced by Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman via their Brownstone Productions banner. Brownstone's Alison Small will executive produce.
The script, written by Savion Einstein, tells of a charmingly chaotic woman who has to get her life together when she becomes pregnant with two babies from two different men. (Superfecundation is a real ...
Kimmy Gatewood, who plays one of the Old Bitties wrestlers on Netflix’s Glow, is in talks to make her feature directorial debut on the project, which is being produced by Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman via their Brownstone Productions banner. Brownstone's Alison Small will executive produce.
The script, written by Savion Einstein, tells of a charmingly chaotic woman who has to get her life together when she becomes pregnant with two babies from two different men. (Superfecundation is a real ...
- 12/10/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Screen Gems has acquired Superfecundation, a spec script from Nicholl Fellowship scribe Savion Einstein. Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman’s Brownstone Productions is coming aboard to produce the comedy romance pic, which is being fast-tracked. The studio is now on the hunt for a director.
The script centers on a charmingly chaotic woman who is struggling to figure out her life, and finds herself in a unique situation when she becomes pregnant with twins by different fathers — an actual rare occurrence known as superfecundation. The script made the semifinal list of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowships in 2016.
Scott Strauss and Michael Bitar are overseeing the film for Sony’s Screen Gems. Alison Small and Sam Crawley are the execs for Brownstone.
Einstein, a native of Israel, is a former ad exec who was a member of The Black List’s feature lab in 2014. She...
The script centers on a charmingly chaotic woman who is struggling to figure out her life, and finds herself in a unique situation when she becomes pregnant with twins by different fathers — an actual rare occurrence known as superfecundation. The script made the semifinal list of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowships in 2016.
Scott Strauss and Michael Bitar are overseeing the film for Sony’s Screen Gems. Alison Small and Sam Crawley are the execs for Brownstone.
Einstein, a native of Israel, is a former ad exec who was a member of The Black List’s feature lab in 2014. She...
- 7/19/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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