Exclusive: ‘Peaky Blinders’ and ‘Gangs of London’ star Joe Cole and ‘True Spirit’ and ‘Titans’ actor Teagan Croft have both just wrapped contemporary neo-noir thriller Override, the fourth feature from directing duo Natasha Merkulova and Alexey Chupov. It marks the English-language debut for the Russian helmers, whose Captain Volkonogov Escaped played in Venice’s Competition strand in 2021.
Paris-based sales and production outfit Charades has boarded international sales for title, which was shot in L.A. in March, while AC Independent and WME Independent will co-represent North American rights for the film. The project will be launched to buyers in Cannes next month.
Override, which is currently in post-production, follows Ron Camp (Cole), a 31-year-old taxi driver in L.A. and Becca (Croft), his 16-year-old passenger, as they are plunged into a modern-day nightmare. Unaware of Ron’s identity as a spree killer, Becca becomes entangled in a series of terrifying events.
Paris-based sales and production outfit Charades has boarded international sales for title, which was shot in L.A. in March, while AC Independent and WME Independent will co-represent North American rights for the film. The project will be launched to buyers in Cannes next month.
Override, which is currently in post-production, follows Ron Camp (Cole), a 31-year-old taxi driver in L.A. and Becca (Croft), his 16-year-old passenger, as they are plunged into a modern-day nightmare. Unaware of Ron’s identity as a spree killer, Becca becomes entangled in a series of terrifying events.
- 4/25/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
The Ides of March were marked this year by a three-way race among high profile filmmakers – Peter Farrelly, Doug Liman and Guy Ritchie – with original streaming film and TV series debuts across Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. But the sleeper success story of the week belonged to Netflix’s Lindsay Lohan rom com movie “Irish Wish.”
Ritchie made a splashy debut on March 7 with Netflix’s “The Gentlemen,” an eight-episode TV heist drama delivered in the director’s signature style. In its second week, “Gentlemen” had solid hold with a modest 30% decline to 1.3 billion minutes watched during the March 15-21 frame, according to original streaming content ratings calculated by Luminate.
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Liman’s “Road House” redux with Jake Gyllenhaal grabbed attention in its March 21 debut on Prime Video. In its first day in release, the title amassed a respectable 121.5 million minutes watched,...
Ritchie made a splashy debut on March 7 with Netflix’s “The Gentlemen,” an eight-episode TV heist drama delivered in the director’s signature style. In its second week, “Gentlemen” had solid hold with a modest 30% decline to 1.3 billion minutes watched during the March 15-21 frame, according to original streaming content ratings calculated by Luminate.
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Liman’s “Road House” redux with Jake Gyllenhaal grabbed attention in its March 21 debut on Prime Video. In its first day in release, the title amassed a respectable 121.5 million minutes watched,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Fast And Furious franchise star Jordana Brewster and rising Australian actress Teagan Croft have joined Martin Henderson on XYZ Films and Sentient’s upcoming shark thriller Alphas, which has scored a raft of major pre-sales.
Signature has acquired the title for the UK, Australia & New Zealand, and Canada, SquareOne has picked up German-speaking Europe, and CDC and Zima will distribute in Latin America and Brazil.
Rights have also gone in Eastern Europe (Vertical Distribution), South Africa (Empire Entertainment), and Singapore (Shaw Renters).
Production on Alphas is scheduled to commence in Queensland this summer. Skyline franchise creator Liam O’Donnell will direct...
Signature has acquired the title for the UK, Australia & New Zealand, and Canada, SquareOne has picked up German-speaking Europe, and CDC and Zima will distribute in Latin America and Brazil.
Rights have also gone in Eastern Europe (Vertical Distribution), South Africa (Empire Entertainment), and Singapore (Shaw Renters).
Production on Alphas is scheduled to commence in Queensland this summer. Skyline franchise creator Liam O’Donnell will direct...
- 2/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
Last year, we heard that Gene Simmons of the rock band Kiss would be launching a new production company with Gary Hamilton (so the company is appropriately called Simmons/Hamilton Productions), and the first project they had given the greenlight was a shark thriller called Deep Water – with Deep Blue Sea director Renny Harlin attached to take the helm of the film! That film has since made its way through production, and a couple days ago we learned that the cast includes Aaron Eckhart of Harlin’s The Bricklayer, Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi), Molly Wright (Netflix’s True Spirit), Angus Sampson (Mad Max: Fury Road), Kelly Gale (Plane), singer and actor Li Wenhan, who is a member of the Chinese-Korean K-Pop group Uniq, and Nashi (Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms). Now a first look image has made its way online, and it shows the characters played by Eckhart and Wright.
- 2/15/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Last year, we heard that Gene Simmons of the rock band Kiss would be launching a new production company with Gary Hamilton (so the company is appropriately called Simmons/Hamilton Productions), and the first project they had given the greenlight was a shark thriller called Deep Water – with Deep Blue Sea director Renny Harlin attached to take the helm of the film! That film has since made its way through production, and a press release reveals that the cast includes Aaron Eckhart of Harlin’s The Bricklayer, Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi), Molly Wright (Netflix’s True Spirit), Angus Sampson (Mad Max: Fury Road), Kelly Gale (Plane), singer and actor Li Wenhan, who is a member of the Chinese-Korean K-Pop group Uniq, and Nashi (Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms).
Scripted by Pete Bridges and John Kim, Deep Water centers on an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane,...
Scripted by Pete Bridges and John Kim, Deep Water centers on an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane,...
- 2/13/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for “Jaane Jaan,” “Kahaani” filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh‘s Indian adaptation of Japanese author Higashino Keigo’s bestselling 2005 novel “The Devotion of Suspect X.”
The cast is led by Bollywood royalty Kareena Kapoor Khan and also includes Jaideep Ahlawat (“Paatal Lok”) and Vijay Varma (“Dahaad”).
The film follows a single mother and her daughter who commit a crime and a neighbor who helps them cover it up amidst a police investigation.
The novel has been adapted numerous times including in Japan as “Suspect X” (2008), in Korea as “Perfect Number” (2012) and in China as “The Devotion of Suspect X” (2017). A Hollywood version is in development.
“Jaane Jaan” is produced by 12th Street Entertainment and Northern Lights Films in association with Kross Pictures and Balaji Motion Pictures. Producers include Jay Shewakramani, Akshai Puri , Hyunwoo Thomas Kim, Shobha Kapoor and Ekta R. Kapoor.
Kapoor Khan said: “This...
Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for “Jaane Jaan,” “Kahaani” filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh‘s Indian adaptation of Japanese author Higashino Keigo’s bestselling 2005 novel “The Devotion of Suspect X.”
The cast is led by Bollywood royalty Kareena Kapoor Khan and also includes Jaideep Ahlawat (“Paatal Lok”) and Vijay Varma (“Dahaad”).
The film follows a single mother and her daughter who commit a crime and a neighbor who helps them cover it up amidst a police investigation.
The novel has been adapted numerous times including in Japan as “Suspect X” (2008), in Korea as “Perfect Number” (2012) and in China as “The Devotion of Suspect X” (2017). A Hollywood version is in development.
“Jaane Jaan” is produced by 12th Street Entertainment and Northern Lights Films in association with Kross Pictures and Balaji Motion Pictures. Producers include Jay Shewakramani, Akshai Puri , Hyunwoo Thomas Kim, Shobha Kapoor and Ekta R. Kapoor.
Kapoor Khan said: “This...
- 9/5/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has announced four new productions as it ramps up its Australia originals slate, including movie Love Is In The Air, starring Delta Goodrem as a seaplane pilot falling for the man sent to sink her business.
Shot with 8K Vista Vision in Queensland’s picturesque Whitsundays islands, the film is directed by Adrian Powers and co-produced with Jaggi Entertainment. Joshua Sasse, Steph Tisdell and Roy Billing also star in the film, which will premiere on Netflix on September 28.
The new slate also includes two series – Desert King (working title), billed as an ‘Outback Western’ and co-produced with Easy Tiger and Ronde, and crime mystery The Survivors, co-produced with Tony Ayres Productions.
Created by Tim Lee and Ben Davies, Desert King is an epic succession story revolving around billionaire miners, traditional landowners, cowboys and desert gangsters fighting over a cattle station the size of Wales. Greg McLean is directing with...
Shot with 8K Vista Vision in Queensland’s picturesque Whitsundays islands, the film is directed by Adrian Powers and co-produced with Jaggi Entertainment. Joshua Sasse, Steph Tisdell and Roy Billing also star in the film, which will premiere on Netflix on September 28.
The new slate also includes two series – Desert King (working title), billed as an ‘Outback Western’ and co-produced with Easy Tiger and Ronde, and crime mystery The Survivors, co-produced with Tony Ayres Productions.
Created by Tim Lee and Ben Davies, Desert King is an epic succession story revolving around billionaire miners, traditional landowners, cowboys and desert gangsters fighting over a cattle station the size of Wales. Greg McLean is directing with...
- 8/21/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Seven years ago, pioneering film and TV producer Debra Martin Chase was thinking about leaving Hollywood.
The first Black woman to ink an overall deal at any studio, she’d produced such genre-defining hits as “The Princess Diaries,” “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” and “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” While getting projects about women and people of color off the ground was never easy, suddenly prospects were stagnant.
“It was at a point where Hollywood just wasn’t interested,” she tells Variety, reflecting on the career crossroads from the living room of her apartment in New York, where she lives while her popular CBS series “The Equalizer” is in production. “You’d talk to people — particularly white men — and their eyes would just glaze over.”
As Martin Chase approached 30 years in the business, her passion was slipping away. She thought, “Maybe this is the universe’s way of telling me:...
The first Black woman to ink an overall deal at any studio, she’d produced such genre-defining hits as “The Princess Diaries,” “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” and “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” While getting projects about women and people of color off the ground was never easy, suddenly prospects were stagnant.
“It was at a point where Hollywood just wasn’t interested,” she tells Variety, reflecting on the career crossroads from the living room of her apartment in New York, where she lives while her popular CBS series “The Equalizer” is in production. “You’d talk to people — particularly white men — and their eyes would just glaze over.”
As Martin Chase approached 30 years in the business, her passion was slipping away. She thought, “Maybe this is the universe’s way of telling me:...
- 3/14/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Luke Arnold, Bella Heathcote and Jay Ryan are set to lead Scrublands, a TV adaptation of Chris Hammer’s novel for Australian streamer Stan.
We’ve learned production in underway in Victoria, Australia on the crime series, which is a co-commission of the Nine Network and its streamer Stan. Easy Tiger, which optioned rights to the story back in 2018, is producing in association with VicScreen.
Scrublands is set in isolated country town Riversend brought to its knees by endless drought, where a charismatic and dedicated young priest (Jay Ryan) calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. A year later, investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold) arrives to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy but when his instincts kick in and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart and he finds himself in a...
We’ve learned production in underway in Victoria, Australia on the crime series, which is a co-commission of the Nine Network and its streamer Stan. Easy Tiger, which optioned rights to the story back in 2018, is producing in association with VicScreen.
Scrublands is set in isolated country town Riversend brought to its knees by endless drought, where a charismatic and dedicated young priest (Jay Ryan) calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. A year later, investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold) arrives to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy but when his instincts kick in and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart and he finds himself in a...
- 2/26/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix Top 10 (Week of February 13): ‘You’ and ‘Your Place or Mine’ remain atop charts for 2nd week
Netflix has released the Top 10 viewing numbers for the week of February 13, and without any new high-profile releases last week, the charts mostly remained the same as last time. Penn Badgley’s series “You” and the Reese Withspoon-Ashton Kutcher rom-com “Your Place or Mine” did well again, the latter presumably helped by Valentine’s Day last Tuesday.
The fourth season of “You” ended up in the Top 10 in 88 countries with 64.1 million hours viewed, down from 92 million views its launch week with the first five episodes having 38 million views. The first and third seasons also continue to be watched with 22.4 million and 15.6 million hours, respectively.
By comparison, “Your Place or Mine” increased its views to 52.8 million hours vs. the previous week’s 51.2 million views. Again, the romantic comedy from “The Devil Wears Prada” scribe Aline Brosh McKenna probably got a nice bump from V-Day. Other movies returning to the...
The fourth season of “You” ended up in the Top 10 in 88 countries with 64.1 million hours viewed, down from 92 million views its launch week with the first five episodes having 38 million views. The first and third seasons also continue to be watched with 22.4 million and 15.6 million hours, respectively.
By comparison, “Your Place or Mine” increased its views to 52.8 million hours vs. the previous week’s 51.2 million views. Again, the romantic comedy from “The Devil Wears Prada” scribe Aline Brosh McKenna probably got a nice bump from V-Day. Other movies returning to the...
- 2/22/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Season 4 of You has once again found itself at the top of Netflix‘s English-language TV charts for the week of February 13 to February 19.
The first five episodes of the season, which debuted on February 9, racked up an addition 64.1M hours viewed. The episodes landed in the Top 10 in 88 countries. The remaining five episodes of Season 4 will drop on March 9.
The launch of the latest installment also prompted audiences to revisit the series, as all three previous seasons appeared in the Top 10 this week. Season 1 sat at No. 3 with 22.4M hours viewed, Season 2 was No. 10 with 15.1M hours viewed, and Season 9 was at No. 9 with 15.6M hours viewed.
Perfect Match Season 1, which debuted on Valentine’s Day, scored second place and 24.7M hours viewed with just the first four episodes. The next four episodes dropped on the service Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Ginny & Georgia Season 2 dropped to seventh place, picking up...
The first five episodes of the season, which debuted on February 9, racked up an addition 64.1M hours viewed. The episodes landed in the Top 10 in 88 countries. The remaining five episodes of Season 4 will drop on March 9.
The launch of the latest installment also prompted audiences to revisit the series, as all three previous seasons appeared in the Top 10 this week. Season 1 sat at No. 3 with 22.4M hours viewed, Season 2 was No. 10 with 15.1M hours viewed, and Season 9 was at No. 9 with 15.6M hours viewed.
Perfect Match Season 1, which debuted on Valentine’s Day, scored second place and 24.7M hours viewed with just the first four episodes. The next four episodes dropped on the service Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Ginny & Georgia Season 2 dropped to seventh place, picking up...
- 2/21/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has released its weekly Top 10 viewing numbers for the week of February 6 with the returning series “You,” starring Penn Badgley, as its top English-language television series with over 92 million hours viewed worldwide.
The romantic comedy “Your Place or Mine,” teaming Reese Witherspoon with Ashton Kutcher, was the top viewed movie for the week with 51.2 million viewing hours. Written and directed by Aline Brosh McKenna (“The Devil Wears Prada”), the cross-country love story was released on the streamer in time for the weekend before Valentine’s Day. It was not only the #1 movie in the United States but also in every European region, Australia, New Zealand, as well as a number of South and Latin American countries.
The murder mystery series “You” is now on its fourth season, which will be split into two parts, similar to “Stranger Things.” It landed in the Top 10 for 90 countries, while viewers also watched...
The romantic comedy “Your Place or Mine,” teaming Reese Witherspoon with Ashton Kutcher, was the top viewed movie for the week with 51.2 million viewing hours. Written and directed by Aline Brosh McKenna (“The Devil Wears Prada”), the cross-country love story was released on the streamer in time for the weekend before Valentine’s Day. It was not only the #1 movie in the United States but also in every European region, Australia, New Zealand, as well as a number of South and Latin American countries.
The murder mystery series “You” is now on its fourth season, which will be split into two parts, similar to “Stranger Things.” It landed in the Top 10 for 90 countries, while viewers also watched...
- 2/14/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
“You” Season 4, Part 1 debuted Tuesday on Netflix’s English TV List in the No. 1 spot as the most-viewed title last week less than a week after its release.
As fans binged the five episodes of the season’s first half, which follows Joe Goldberg’s (Penn Badgley) next chapter as he becomes involved with London’s elite society under the alias of Professor Jonathan Moore, “You” Season 4 hit 92.07 million hours viewed from Feb. 6-12, landing into the Top 10 in 90 countries.
As fans jogged their memory to remember why Joe ended up in London, they revisited earlier seasons, with Season 1 logging 19.24 million hours viewed and Season 3 accumulating 11.44 million hours viewed this week.
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‘Ginny & Georgia’ Season 2 Breaks Into Netflix’s Top 10 Most Popular English TV Shows List
After “Ginny & Georgia” Season 2 broke into Netflix’s Most Popular English TV list at No. 10 last week, the mother-daughter drama was...
As fans binged the five episodes of the season’s first half, which follows Joe Goldberg’s (Penn Badgley) next chapter as he becomes involved with London’s elite society under the alias of Professor Jonathan Moore, “You” Season 4 hit 92.07 million hours viewed from Feb. 6-12, landing into the Top 10 in 90 countries.
As fans jogged their memory to remember why Joe ended up in London, they revisited earlier seasons, with Season 1 logging 19.24 million hours viewed and Season 3 accumulating 11.44 million hours viewed this week.
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‘Ginny & Georgia’ Season 2 Breaks Into Netflix’s Top 10 Most Popular English TV Shows List
After “Ginny & Georgia” Season 2 broke into Netflix’s Most Popular English TV list at No. 10 last week, the mother-daughter drama was...
- 2/14/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
You is back with a bang. Season 4, Part 1 of the murder-mystery series put up 92.1M hours viewed since its February 9 release date, making it Netflix‘s most-viewed title of the week.
According to Netflix, the episodes were in the Top 10 in 90 countries. To gear up for the new season, fans also revisited Season 1 and Season 3, which landed in the Top 10 with 19.24M hours viewed and 11.44M hours viewed, respectively.
Only five new episodes of You were released last week. The remaining five episodes of Season 4 will drop on March 9, which is in line with Netflix’s recent release strategy for highly anticipated series like Stranger Things.
Ginny & Georgia Season 2 stayed in second place this week with an additional 25.7M hours viewed. Wednesday remains at No. 3 with 22.7M viewing hours.
Ginny & Georgia Season 1 also remains in the Top 10, as did Lockwood & Co. — although that title fell from first place down to No.
According to Netflix, the episodes were in the Top 10 in 90 countries. To gear up for the new season, fans also revisited Season 1 and Season 3, which landed in the Top 10 with 19.24M hours viewed and 11.44M hours viewed, respectively.
Only five new episodes of You were released last week. The remaining five episodes of Season 4 will drop on March 9, which is in line with Netflix’s recent release strategy for highly anticipated series like Stranger Things.
Ginny & Georgia Season 2 stayed in second place this week with an additional 25.7M hours viewed. Wednesday remains at No. 3 with 22.7M viewing hours.
Ginny & Georgia Season 1 also remains in the Top 10, as did Lockwood & Co. — although that title fell from first place down to No.
- 2/14/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
The House of Mouse made a strong showing in the latest Wrap Report covering the first week of February. Disney+ demonstrated its unique ability to deliver multiple programs of interest to subscribers across different genres, as 2016 animated film “Moana” climbed aboard the most-watched streaming chart at No. 10 for the week. Years after its theatrical release, the family flick featuring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is still drawing viewers on streaming.
With a sequel set to be released in June, a new longform animated series debuting on Disney+ and a new interactive trail opening at Disney’s Epcot park inspired by the film, “Moana” is having a resurgence in 2023.
Disney’s Marvel franchise also continues to deliver on streaming with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” landing atop the streaming charts, with over 2 million U.S. households tuning into the much-anticipated sequel on Disney+ in its first five days, according to the report, which...
With a sequel set to be released in June, a new longform animated series debuting on Disney+ and a new interactive trail opening at Disney’s Epcot park inspired by the film, “Moana” is having a resurgence in 2023.
Disney’s Marvel franchise also continues to deliver on streaming with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” landing atop the streaming charts, with over 2 million U.S. households tuning into the much-anticipated sequel on Disney+ in its first five days, according to the report, which...
- 2/13/2023
- by Dallas Lawrence
- The Wrap
Perfect Match, The Woman King and Outer Banks: Season 3 are some of the much-anticipated projects hitting Netflix this month.
New dating show Perfect Match features alums from Netflix’s unscripted series looking for love and competing against their fellow singles in a tropical paradise. In the Nick Lachey-hosted series, contestants will pair up to form potential matches with the most compatible couples able to play matchmaker, breaking up couples and connecting them with new singles. The first season will start streaming on Valentine’s Day, with new episodes dropping each week.
Shortly after Valentine’s Day, Netflix will air two projects celebrating African royalty.
The Jada Pinkett Smith-executive-produced and -narrated docuseries African Queens: Njinga, dropping Feb. 15, explores the life of the 17th century warrior leader of Ndongo and Matamba, in modern-day Angola.
The next day, Netflix will start streaming Gina Prince-Bythewood’s acclaimed The Woman King, starring Viola Davis,...
New dating show Perfect Match features alums from Netflix’s unscripted series looking for love and competing against their fellow singles in a tropical paradise. In the Nick Lachey-hosted series, contestants will pair up to form potential matches with the most compatible couples able to play matchmaker, breaking up couples and connecting them with new singles. The first season will start streaming on Valentine’s Day, with new episodes dropping each week.
Shortly after Valentine’s Day, Netflix will air two projects celebrating African royalty.
The Jada Pinkett Smith-executive-produced and -narrated docuseries African Queens: Njinga, dropping Feb. 15, explores the life of the 17th century warrior leader of Ndongo and Matamba, in modern-day Angola.
The next day, Netflix will start streaming Gina Prince-Bythewood’s acclaimed The Woman King, starring Viola Davis,...
- 2/12/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars: Teagan Croft, Cliff Curtis, Alyla Browne, Josh Lawson, Anna Paquin | Written by Cathy Randall, Rebecca Banner, Sarah Spillane | Directed by Sarah Spillane
An Australian teenager plans to become the youngest sailor to have travelled the world alone. In doing so, the intrepid 16-year-old not only seeks to fulfil her dream, she also faces her greatest fears at the same time.
Even people who are fascinated by sailing are sure to find Sarah Spillane‘s True Spirit to be an extremely cheaply made, tiresome bore that is never quite able to strongly tell the amazing true story of an Australian teenager named Jessica Watson, who was the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop around the world.
There’s a certain quality to this movie that makes it feel like it was made on a college student’s budget, even though this is a Netflix film. The cinematography by Danny Ruhlmann...
An Australian teenager plans to become the youngest sailor to have travelled the world alone. In doing so, the intrepid 16-year-old not only seeks to fulfil her dream, she also faces her greatest fears at the same time.
Even people who are fascinated by sailing are sure to find Sarah Spillane‘s True Spirit to be an extremely cheaply made, tiresome bore that is never quite able to strongly tell the amazing true story of an Australian teenager named Jessica Watson, who was the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop around the world.
There’s a certain quality to this movie that makes it feel like it was made on a college student’s budget, even though this is a Netflix film. The cinematography by Danny Ruhlmann...
- 2/10/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Ginny & Georgia Season 2 has officially been dethroned from its No. 1 spot on the Netflix Top 10. Lockwood & Co., which debuted on January 27, took its place with 39.4M hours viewed for the week of January 30 to February 5.
But, Ginny & Georgia is still posting some impressive numbers, coming in just below Lockwood & Co. despite having been on the streamer for weeks. With the additional 38.1M hours viewed last week, the second installment of the series has officially entered the all-time Most Popular English TV list at No. 10.
According to Netflix, Season 2 of Ginny & Georgia has tallied 504.8M hours viewed since it premiered on January 5. Season 2 of the series held steady on the Top 10 at No. 1 for four weeks and reached the Top 10 in 88 countries.
Season 1 of Ginny & Georgia is also still tracking in the Top 10, riding the coattails of its successor. The season sits at No. 4 on last...
But, Ginny & Georgia is still posting some impressive numbers, coming in just below Lockwood & Co. despite having been on the streamer for weeks. With the additional 38.1M hours viewed last week, the second installment of the series has officially entered the all-time Most Popular English TV list at No. 10.
According to Netflix, Season 2 of Ginny & Georgia has tallied 504.8M hours viewed since it premiered on January 5. Season 2 of the series held steady on the Top 10 at No. 1 for four weeks and reached the Top 10 in 88 countries.
Season 1 of Ginny & Georgia is also still tracking in the Top 10, riding the coattails of its successor. The season sits at No. 4 on last...
- 2/7/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
The VOD charts saw an infusion of new blood with Lionsgate’s “Plane” (19.99) surging ahead in its first week. It ranks #1 at iTunes, #2 on Vudu’s weekly chart (disadvantaged by its Friday release), and #4 at Google Play, which always lags a few days behind.
That puts it ahead of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Disney), “Babylon” (Paramount), and “House Party” (Warner Bros. Discovery), all at 19.99. “Wakanda” also streams on Disney+.
“Plane” and “House Party” both came out after their third weekends in theaters. That was expected for “House Party,” the first of several films initially destined for HBO Max but instead debut with less-elevated theatrical play before going to the streaming site.
For “Plane,” it’s an unusual move. The Gerald Butler-produced action film did well in theaters over the three weekends before it added home viewing, but initial response suggests value in moving quickly.
“M3GAN” (Universal/19.99) continues its strong...
That puts it ahead of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Disney), “Babylon” (Paramount), and “House Party” (Warner Bros. Discovery), all at 19.99. “Wakanda” also streams on Disney+.
“Plane” and “House Party” both came out after their third weekends in theaters. That was expected for “House Party,” the first of several films initially destined for HBO Max but instead debut with less-elevated theatrical play before going to the streaming site.
For “Plane,” it’s an unusual move. The Gerald Butler-produced action film did well in theaters over the three weekends before it added home viewing, but initial response suggests value in moving quickly.
“M3GAN” (Universal/19.99) continues its strong...
- 2/6/2023
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Cliff Curtis is set for a key recurring role in Chief of War, Apple TV+’s upcoming series starring, written and executive produced by Jason Momoa.
Created by Momoa and Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, the nine-episode Chief of War follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an indigenous point of view.
Curtis will play Keōua, the cousin of Kamehameha (played by newcomer Kaina Makua), and believes himself to be the rightful leader of Hawai’i.
In addition to Momoa, “Chief of War” stars Luciane Buchanan, Temuera Morrison, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, newcomer Kaina Makua, Moses Goods, Siua Ikale’o, Brandon Finn, James Udom, Native Hawaiian actress Mainei Kinimaka, and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
Chief of War is produced by Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) and Chernin Entertainment. The nine-episode series is executive produced by Momoa, Francis Lawrence, Pa’a Sibbett,...
Created by Momoa and Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, the nine-episode Chief of War follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an indigenous point of view.
Curtis will play Keōua, the cousin of Kamehameha (played by newcomer Kaina Makua), and believes himself to be the rightful leader of Hawai’i.
In addition to Momoa, “Chief of War” stars Luciane Buchanan, Temuera Morrison, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, newcomer Kaina Makua, Moses Goods, Siua Ikale’o, Brandon Finn, James Udom, Native Hawaiian actress Mainei Kinimaka, and Te Kohe Tuhaka.
Chief of War is produced by Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) and Chernin Entertainment. The nine-episode series is executive produced by Momoa, Francis Lawrence, Pa’a Sibbett,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
True Spirit is a Netflix movie directed by Sarah Spillane starring Teagan Croft and Anna Paquin.
If you don´t know this story of Jessica Watson, this is a great chance to find out about it and share with this girl the incredible life experiences in the style of The Life of Pi, but without a tiger or philosophy… and more of a family watching the live show.
This is a story that had it been told in another way, would have been epic and in this case it settles for being a faithful portrayal for all kinds of audiences that will (perhaps) be enjoyed by the average audience.
True Spirit (2023)
At least this is what it attempts to do.
About the Movie
This is a story that deserved to be told… perhaps in some other way. This is a movie that strives to be pleasant at all times and...
If you don´t know this story of Jessica Watson, this is a great chance to find out about it and share with this girl the incredible life experiences in the style of The Life of Pi, but without a tiger or philosophy… and more of a family watching the live show.
This is a story that had it been told in another way, would have been epic and in this case it settles for being a faithful portrayal for all kinds of audiences that will (perhaps) be enjoyed by the average audience.
True Spirit (2023)
At least this is what it attempts to do.
About the Movie
This is a story that deserved to be told… perhaps in some other way. This is a movie that strives to be pleasant at all times and...
- 2/3/2023
- by Sara York
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
February is for lovers. But with its list of new releases for February 2023, Netflix is unveiling another season of arguably its least romantic show.
That’s right: Joe is returning in You season 4 part 1 on Feb. 9. This time around our central stalker played by Penn Badgley is across the pond in jolly old England, living an unassuming life as a bearded professor and looking for his next target. If you don’t get your fill of You this month, stay tuned for the second part of season 4 in March.
You will be joined in February by a third season of another buzzy Netflix original. The kids of Outer Banks return on Feb. 23 to find their literal and metaphorical treasure once and for all. Other originals this month include rich dog docuseries Gunther’s Millions on Feb. 1 and animated family title My Dad the Bounty Hunter on Feb. 9.
Netflix is also bringing...
That’s right: Joe is returning in You season 4 part 1 on Feb. 9. This time around our central stalker played by Penn Badgley is across the pond in jolly old England, living an unassuming life as a bearded professor and looking for his next target. If you don’t get your fill of You this month, stay tuned for the second part of season 4 in March.
You will be joined in February by a third season of another buzzy Netflix original. The kids of Outer Banks return on Feb. 23 to find their literal and metaphorical treasure once and for all. Other originals this month include rich dog docuseries Gunther’s Millions on Feb. 1 and animated family title My Dad the Bounty Hunter on Feb. 9.
Netflix is also bringing...
- 2/1/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
February is yet another stacked month for Netflix.
Not only are there returning TV shows, including the Penn Badgley-starring drama You, there is a host of new releases hoping to find success on the streaming service.
Below, we have compiled a list of every single movie and TV show coming to both Netflix in the UK and US.
Find the full list of everything being removed from the platform this month here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Original Titles
TV
2 February
Freeridge season one
3 February
Class season one
8 February
The Exchange season one
9 February
Dear David season one
My Dad the Bounty Hunter season one
You season four, part one
10 February
Love to Hate You season one
14 February
In Love All Over Again season one
Perfect Match season one
15 February
#NoFilter season one
Eva Lasting season one
The Law According...
Not only are there returning TV shows, including the Penn Badgley-starring drama You, there is a host of new releases hoping to find success on the streaming service.
Below, we have compiled a list of every single movie and TV show coming to both Netflix in the UK and US.
Find the full list of everything being removed from the platform this month here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Original Titles
TV
2 February
Freeridge season one
3 February
Class season one
8 February
The Exchange season one
9 February
Dear David season one
My Dad the Bounty Hunter season one
You season four, part one
10 February
Love to Hate You season one
14 February
In Love All Over Again season one
Perfect Match season one
15 February
#NoFilter season one
Eva Lasting season one
The Law According...
- 2/1/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
February is yet another stacked month for Netflix.
Not only are there returning TV shows, including the Penn Badgley-starring drama You, there is a host of new releases hoping to find success on the streaming service.
Below, we have compiled a list of every single movie and TV show coming to both Netflix in the UK and US.
Find the full list of everything being removed from the platform this month here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Original Titles
TV
2 February
Freeridge season one
3 February
Class season one
8 February
The Exchange season one
9 February
Dear David season one
My Dad the Bounty Hunter season one
You season four, part one
10 February
Love to Hate You season one
14 February
In Love All Over Again season one
Perfect Match season one
15 February
#NoFilter season one
Eva Lasting season one
The Law According...
Not only are there returning TV shows, including the Penn Badgley-starring drama You, there is a host of new releases hoping to find success on the streaming service.
Below, we have compiled a list of every single movie and TV show coming to both Netflix in the UK and US.
Find the full list of everything being removed from the platform this month here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Original Titles
TV
2 February
Freeridge season one
3 February
Class season one
8 February
The Exchange season one
9 February
Dear David season one
My Dad the Bounty Hunter season one
You season four, part one
10 February
Love to Hate You season one
14 February
In Love All Over Again season one
Perfect Match season one
15 February
#NoFilter season one
Eva Lasting season one
The Law According...
- 2/1/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Love is in the air on Netflix in February, from new romcoms like the Reese Witherspoon-starring “Your Place or Mine” to the return of murderous stalker Joe Goldberg in “You” Season 2 part 1.
Penn Badgley has long dispelled any misnomers of his “You” character being a romantic, but Joe himself still believes that’s who he is at his core. After killing his wife and faking his own death, Joe sets off for Europe so he can find Marianne (Tati Gabrielle), the woman he convinced himself he’s in love with before she learned the truth and fled. But breaking old habits has never been easy for old Joe, who quickly gets caught up in a most dubious clique of London high society that has its own struggles with lust, power, and the occasionally fatal crime.
Here’s everything coming to Netflix in February 2023.
February 1
“Bad Boys”
“Bad Boys II...
Penn Badgley has long dispelled any misnomers of his “You” character being a romantic, but Joe himself still believes that’s who he is at his core. After killing his wife and faking his own death, Joe sets off for Europe so he can find Marianne (Tati Gabrielle), the woman he convinced himself he’s in love with before she learned the truth and fled. But breaking old habits has never been easy for old Joe, who quickly gets caught up in a most dubious clique of London high society that has its own struggles with lust, power, and the occasionally fatal crime.
Here’s everything coming to Netflix in February 2023.
February 1
“Bad Boys”
“Bad Boys II...
- 1/26/2023
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Netflix has picked up rights in the U.S. and numerous international territories to “Run Rabbit Run,” the Sarah Snook-starring psychological horror/thriller that premieres Thursday night at Sundance. The streamer plans a 2023 release for the film, which shot in Australia.
Snook plays a fertility doctor who firmly believes in life and death, but when she notices her young daughter behaving strangely, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.
“Succession” star Snook stars alongside Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi in the movie directed by Daina Reed, who has helmed TV episodes including “The Shining Girls” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Hannah Kent wrote the screenplay, with Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish producing.
Executive producers are Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian of XYZ Films, Deanne Weir, Olivia Humphrey, Jack Christian, D.J. McPherson, Daina Reid, Sarah Snook, Jake Carter and Katie Anderson.
Snook plays a fertility doctor who firmly believes in life and death, but when she notices her young daughter behaving strangely, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.
“Succession” star Snook stars alongside Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi in the movie directed by Daina Reed, who has helmed TV episodes including “The Shining Girls” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Hannah Kent wrote the screenplay, with Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish producing.
Executive producers are Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian of XYZ Films, Deanne Weir, Olivia Humphrey, Jack Christian, D.J. McPherson, Daina Reid, Sarah Snook, Jake Carter and Katie Anderson.
- 1/19/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s list of films premiering on the streaming service in 2023 isn’t nearly as long as their ambitious 2022 film slate. Yet even with a slimmed-down slate, the lineup of movies arriving this year is impressive and checks off nearly every genre.
The streamer will be dipping back into familiar territory with sequels to Murder Mystery and Extraction. Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, Sam Esmail’s Leave the World Behind, and David Yates’ The Pain Hustlers will premiere this year, as will the film continuation of Luther starring Idris Elba. And two romantic comedies with big-name casts made their way into the lineup: Your Place or Mine (Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon) and A Family Affair.
Netflix’s announcement of their 2023 film slate was accompanied by a trailer showcasing 16 titles including You People, The Mother, Heart of Stone, The Killer, and Leo.
The following list, courtesy of Netflix, includes basic plot details,...
The streamer will be dipping back into familiar territory with sequels to Murder Mystery and Extraction. Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, Sam Esmail’s Leave the World Behind, and David Yates’ The Pain Hustlers will premiere this year, as will the film continuation of Luther starring Idris Elba. And two romantic comedies with big-name casts made their way into the lineup: Your Place or Mine (Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon) and A Family Affair.
Netflix’s announcement of their 2023 film slate was accompanied by a trailer showcasing 16 titles including You People, The Mother, Heart of Stone, The Killer, and Leo.
The following list, courtesy of Netflix, includes basic plot details,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Netflix has unveiled its 2023 feature film slate, consisting of 49 titles.
The streamer’s feature slate has slimmed down significantly from 2022, when 86 films were announced. It should also be noted that nine of the films on today’s list were originally set for release as part of last year’s lineup. Those titles are Dev Patel’s feature directorial debut Monkey Man, Jennifer Lopez actioner The Mother, George C. Wolfe’s civil rights drama Rustin, John Ridley’s Shirley, the Adam Sandler vehicle Spaceman, the Jamie Foxx-starring They Cloned Tyrone, the starry comedy We Have a Ghost, Kenya Barris’ first feature You People and South Korea’s Jung_E.
In addition to several of those titles, Netflix has revealed premiere dates for works by such acclaimed filmmakers as David Fincher (The Killer), Zack Snyder (Rebel Moon), David Yates (Pain Hustlers) and F. Gary Gray (Lift) and by TV titans like...
The streamer’s feature slate has slimmed down significantly from 2022, when 86 films were announced. It should also be noted that nine of the films on today’s list were originally set for release as part of last year’s lineup. Those titles are Dev Patel’s feature directorial debut Monkey Man, Jennifer Lopez actioner The Mother, George C. Wolfe’s civil rights drama Rustin, John Ridley’s Shirley, the Adam Sandler vehicle Spaceman, the Jamie Foxx-starring They Cloned Tyrone, the starry comedy We Have a Ghost, Kenya Barris’ first feature You People and South Korea’s Jung_E.
In addition to several of those titles, Netflix has revealed premiere dates for works by such acclaimed filmmakers as David Fincher (The Killer), Zack Snyder (Rebel Moon), David Yates (Pain Hustlers) and F. Gary Gray (Lift) and by TV titans like...
- 1/18/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Prolific producer Debra Martin Chase has re-upped her multi-year first-look deal with Universal Television.
The news comes as the two parties celebrate continued success for “The Equalizer,” starring Queen Latifah, which was renewed for a third and fourth season earlier this month.
“I’m thrilled that this partnership with Debra continues to thrive to this day,” stated Universal Television president Erin Underhill. “It has been phenomenal to work with Debra and her team on ‘The Equalizer.’ She is a true inspiration, pioneer and friend.”
With the extension, Chase will develop and produce new projects for network, cable and streaming services under her Martin Chase Productions banner.
“Having the right artistic home is critical and essential. I am thrilled to be continuing my relationship with Universal Television,” added Chase. “Pearlena, Erin and the entire team share my passion to make relevant, boundary-pushing and entertaining television, provide tremendous support for my creative...
The news comes as the two parties celebrate continued success for “The Equalizer,” starring Queen Latifah, which was renewed for a third and fourth season earlier this month.
“I’m thrilled that this partnership with Debra continues to thrive to this day,” stated Universal Television president Erin Underhill. “It has been phenomenal to work with Debra and her team on ‘The Equalizer.’ She is a true inspiration, pioneer and friend.”
With the extension, Chase will develop and produce new projects for network, cable and streaming services under her Martin Chase Productions banner.
“Having the right artistic home is critical and essential. I am thrilled to be continuing my relationship with Universal Television,” added Chase. “Pearlena, Erin and the entire team share my passion to make relevant, boundary-pushing and entertaining television, provide tremendous support for my creative...
- 5/23/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Cliff Curtis has signed with Verve for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. Curtis continues to be repped by Anonymous Content.
The New Zealand-born actor is known for his roles in films like “Training Day,” “The Dark Horse,” “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,” “Whale Rider,” “Doctor Sleep,” and “Sunshine.” Curtis also starred for multiple seasons in the AMC series “Fear the Walking Dead.”
On the horizon, Curtis will be seen in the highly-anticipated sequel “Avatar 2,” with Curtis also set to appear in both “Avatar 3” and “Avatar 4,” both of which are in various stages of production.
He most recently appeared in the Lisa Joy film “Reminiscence” alongside Thandiwe Newton and Hugh Jackman. He also wrapped on the film “True Spirit” for Netflix in the recent past and is currently shooting “The Meg 2,” the followup to the hit Warner Bros. film from 2018. Curtis will reprise the role...
The New Zealand-born actor is known for his roles in films like “Training Day,” “The Dark Horse,” “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,” “Whale Rider,” “Doctor Sleep,” and “Sunshine.” Curtis also starred for multiple seasons in the AMC series “Fear the Walking Dead.”
On the horizon, Curtis will be seen in the highly-anticipated sequel “Avatar 2,” with Curtis also set to appear in both “Avatar 3” and “Avatar 4,” both of which are in various stages of production.
He most recently appeared in the Lisa Joy film “Reminiscence” alongside Thandiwe Newton and Hugh Jackman. He also wrapped on the film “True Spirit” for Netflix in the recent past and is currently shooting “The Meg 2,” the followup to the hit Warner Bros. film from 2018. Curtis will reprise the role...
- 3/31/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Jagged Little Pill producer Vivek J. Tiwary has closed an equity investment to launch Teg+, expanding on his work at Tiwary Entertainment Group, and has tapped former Netflix and Donners’ Company exec Jack Leslie as Co-President and Head of Film + Television.
Teg+ will focus entirely on working with high-profile original music and premier established music catalogs, A-list musicians and composers — creating narrative entertainment for all forms of media and technology including stage, film, TV, NFTs and more.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Teg+ as we expand into film and television,” said Leslie. “Vivek has such a great eye and ear for material and definitely has his finger on the pulse of the audience when it comes to high-profile, music-driven content.”
Teg+’s first venture into TV and film is the previously announced limited series The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story. It’s only project about early Beatles manager...
Teg+ will focus entirely on working with high-profile original music and premier established music catalogs, A-list musicians and composers — creating narrative entertainment for all forms of media and technology including stage, film, TV, NFTs and more.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Teg+ as we expand into film and television,” said Leslie. “Vivek has such a great eye and ear for material and definitely has his finger on the pulse of the audience when it comes to high-profile, music-driven content.”
Teg+’s first venture into TV and film is the previously announced limited series The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story. It’s only project about early Beatles manager...
- 2/24/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to A Friend of the Family, a true-crime limited drama about the Jan Broberg kidnapping case, from Nick Antosca and UCP, with Oscar winner Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks and Lio Tipton attached to star. Eliza Hittman (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) is set to direct and executive produce multiple episodes, including the pilot.
UCP won the rights to the stranger-than-fiction story in a competitive situation, and the project has been in development at UCP since 2020.
Antosca will write and serve as showrunner and executive produce via his Eat the Cat banner, as part of his overall deal with UCP.
A Friend of the Family is based on the harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by a charismatic, obsessed family “friend.” The Brobergs — devoted to their faith,...
UCP won the rights to the stranger-than-fiction story in a competitive situation, and the project has been in development at UCP since 2020.
Antosca will write and serve as showrunner and executive produce via his Eat the Cat banner, as part of his overall deal with UCP.
A Friend of the Family is based on the harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by a charismatic, obsessed family “friend.” The Brobergs — devoted to their faith,...
- 2/15/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Charles Randolph-Wright, Debra Martin Chase and Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano have teamed to produce the Netflix family movie “Take the Ice,” set in the world of synchronized ice skating.
Written by Deborah Swisher, “Take the Ice” follows a rebellious 15-year-old named Tisha Moore, who has dreamed of becoming an ice skater her entire life. According to the film’s logline, however, the closest the Black girl from Brooklyn has come is dazzling people with her roller skating routines while busking in the park. When Tisha gets the opportunity to join a local synchronized ice skating team, she is forced to come to terms with the root of her rebellious ways and must learn to trust others to achieve her dream of shining on the ice.
Randolph-Wright — whose career in TV, film and theater includes executive producing and directing the OWN series “Delilah,” “Greenleaf” and the hit show “Motown: The...
Written by Deborah Swisher, “Take the Ice” follows a rebellious 15-year-old named Tisha Moore, who has dreamed of becoming an ice skater her entire life. According to the film’s logline, however, the closest the Black girl from Brooklyn has come is dazzling people with her roller skating routines while busking in the park. When Tisha gets the opportunity to join a local synchronized ice skating team, she is forced to come to terms with the root of her rebellious ways and must learn to trust others to achieve her dream of shining on the ice.
Randolph-Wright — whose career in TV, film and theater includes executive producing and directing the OWN series “Delilah,” “Greenleaf” and the hit show “Motown: The...
- 8/3/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano will co-produce and choreograph the new Netflix ice skating film “Take the Ice.”
The film will follow Tisha Moore, a rebellious 15-year-old who has dreamed of becoming an ice skater her entire life. Though, as a young, Black girl from Brooklyn, there isn’t much opportunity aside from doing her roller skating routines while she busks in the park. However, when Tisha gets the opportunity to join a local synchronized ice skating team, she must “come to terms with the root of her rebellious ways and must learn to trust others to achieve her dream of shining on ice,” per the film’s log line.
“I am excited to be a part of a movie that will bring attention to the sport of synchronized skating, Boitano said in a press release. “I also hope that kids and teens, who don’t typically see themselves represented in the traditional skating world,...
The film will follow Tisha Moore, a rebellious 15-year-old who has dreamed of becoming an ice skater her entire life. Though, as a young, Black girl from Brooklyn, there isn’t much opportunity aside from doing her roller skating routines while she busks in the park. However, when Tisha gets the opportunity to join a local synchronized ice skating team, she must “come to terms with the root of her rebellious ways and must learn to trust others to achieve her dream of shining on ice,” per the film’s log line.
“I am excited to be a part of a movie that will bring attention to the sport of synchronized skating, Boitano said in a press release. “I also hope that kids and teens, who don’t typically see themselves represented in the traditional skating world,...
- 8/3/2021
- by Aarohi Sheth
- The Wrap
Netflix has set the adult cast of their upcoming Australian family movie True Spirit with Oscar winner Anna Paquin, Avatar franchise star Cliff Curtis and Oscar nominee Josh Lawson.
True Spirit is based on the true story of Jessica Watson, a 16-year-old Australian who in 2010 became the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world. She accomplished what many thought impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean and surviving seven knockdowns while at sea for 210 days. Watson will consult on the biopic.
The trio join previously announced Teagan Croft, who’ll portray Watson. Paquin is set to play Jessica’s mum, Julie Watson; Lawson is Jessica’s dad, Roger Watson, and Curtis is Jessica’s coach, Ben Bryant.
The movie will be shot in Queensland and Sydney later this year with a predominantly local cast and crew. The production is backed by...
True Spirit is based on the true story of Jessica Watson, a 16-year-old Australian who in 2010 became the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world. She accomplished what many thought impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean and surviving seven knockdowns while at sea for 210 days. Watson will consult on the biopic.
The trio join previously announced Teagan Croft, who’ll portray Watson. Paquin is set to play Jessica’s mum, Julie Watson; Lawson is Jessica’s dad, Roger Watson, and Curtis is Jessica’s coach, Ben Bryant.
The movie will be shot in Queensland and Sydney later this year with a predominantly local cast and crew. The production is backed by...
- 7/21/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Josh Lawson, Anna Paquin, and Cliff Curtis have been added to the cast of Sarah Spillane’s True Spirit, which is set to begin filming for Netflix later this year.
They will join Teagan Croft in the adaptation of Jessica Watson’s memoir, with the story to detail the then 16-year-old’s 2010 journey to become the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around the world.
Paquin and Lawson will play Watson’s parents, Julie and Roger Watson, while Curtis is set to portray her coach Ben Bryant.
Lawson most recently starred in New Line Cinema’s Mortal Kombat, while New Zealand actors Curtis and Paquin have also garnered international attention throughout their careers, most recently through roles in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw and The Irishman, respectively.
For True Spirit, the trio is set to film on location in Queensland and Sydney, with the former to house the majority of production.
They will join Teagan Croft in the adaptation of Jessica Watson’s memoir, with the story to detail the then 16-year-old’s 2010 journey to become the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around the world.
Paquin and Lawson will play Watson’s parents, Julie and Roger Watson, while Curtis is set to portray her coach Ben Bryant.
Lawson most recently starred in New Line Cinema’s Mortal Kombat, while New Zealand actors Curtis and Paquin have also garnered international attention throughout their careers, most recently through roles in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw and The Irishman, respectively.
For True Spirit, the trio is set to film on location in Queensland and Sydney, with the former to house the majority of production.
- 7/21/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
The Queensland Government moved to consolidate the state’s booming screen industry in today’s budget, which included a further $71 million for production growth.
Part of the Economic Recovery Plan, the funds consist of $53 million over two years for Production Attraction Strategy; $4 million over two years for the Screen Finance Fund, and $4 million over four years for the new North Queensland Regional Program to expand screen opportunities in the north of the state.
There will also be $10 million over two years for the Post, Digital and Visual Effects (Pdv) Incentive, which will subsequently increase from 10 to 15 per cent.
Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich said the budget support would allow the agency to further maximise the current boom.
“[The funds] will stimulate crew jobs that flow from big productions like Thirteen Lives, Australian Survivor, and Young Rock, increase the volume of Queensland-grown screen projects we can finance, and support development programs we can offer to emerging creative talent,...
Part of the Economic Recovery Plan, the funds consist of $53 million over two years for Production Attraction Strategy; $4 million over two years for the Screen Finance Fund, and $4 million over four years for the new North Queensland Regional Program to expand screen opportunities in the north of the state.
There will also be $10 million over two years for the Post, Digital and Visual Effects (Pdv) Incentive, which will subsequently increase from 10 to 15 per cent.
Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich said the budget support would allow the agency to further maximise the current boom.
“[The funds] will stimulate crew jobs that flow from big productions like Thirteen Lives, Australian Survivor, and Young Rock, increase the volume of Queensland-grown screen projects we can finance, and support development programs we can offer to emerging creative talent,...
- 6/15/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Teagan Croft (The Osiris Child) will star as Jessica Watson in Sarah Spillane’s True Spirit, set to begin filming for Netflix later this year.
Adapted from Watson’s memoir of the same name, the story details the then 16-year-old’s 2010 journey to become the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around the world.
Filming will take place in both Sydney and Queensland, but predominantly in the latter, where it is being backed by Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy.
Spillane (Around the Block), who has been attached to direct the project since 2015, penned the script with Cathy Randall, and will also executive produce with Shahen Mekertichian (Lion) for Sunstar Entertainment, and Brent Emery and Suzanne Farwell for Resonate Entertainment.
Netflix announced it was boarding the project in July last year.
Debra Martin Chase (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) will produce for Martin Chase Productions, alongside Susan Cartsonis (What Women Want) for Resonate,...
Adapted from Watson’s memoir of the same name, the story details the then 16-year-old’s 2010 journey to become the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around the world.
Filming will take place in both Sydney and Queensland, but predominantly in the latter, where it is being backed by Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy.
Spillane (Around the Block), who has been attached to direct the project since 2015, penned the script with Cathy Randall, and will also executive produce with Shahen Mekertichian (Lion) for Sunstar Entertainment, and Brent Emery and Suzanne Farwell for Resonate Entertainment.
Netflix announced it was boarding the project in July last year.
Debra Martin Chase (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) will produce for Martin Chase Productions, alongside Susan Cartsonis (What Women Want) for Resonate,...
- 5/21/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Teagan Croft, who is best known for her role on HBO Max’s DC Entertainment series Titans, has been tapped to star in family film True Spirit for Netflix.
Based on Jessica Watson’s memoir of the same name, True Spirit follows the Australian sailor who in 2010, at just 16-years-old, became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around the world, surviving seven knockdowns while at sea for 210 days.
Sarah Spillane is set to direct from a script she wrote with Cathy Randall and revisions by Rebecca Banner.
Debra Martin Chase will produce under Martin Chase Productions, along with Susan ...
Based on Jessica Watson’s memoir of the same name, True Spirit follows the Australian sailor who in 2010, at just 16-years-old, became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around the world, surviving seven knockdowns while at sea for 210 days.
Sarah Spillane is set to direct from a script she wrote with Cathy Randall and revisions by Rebecca Banner.
Debra Martin Chase will produce under Martin Chase Productions, along with Susan ...
- 5/21/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Teagan Croft, who is best known for her role on HBO Max’s DC Entertainment series Titans, has been tapped to star in family film True Spirit for Netflix.
Based on Jessica Watson’s memoir of the same name, True Spirit follows the Australian sailor who in 2010, at just 16-years-old, became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around the world, surviving seven knockdowns while at sea for 210 days.
Sarah Spillane is set to direct from a script she wrote with Cathy Randall and revisions by Rebecca Banner.
Debra Martin Chase will produce under Martin Chase Productions, along with Susan ...
Based on Jessica Watson’s memoir of the same name, True Spirit follows the Australian sailor who in 2010, at just 16-years-old, became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around the world, surviving seven knockdowns while at sea for 210 days.
Sarah Spillane is set to direct from a script she wrote with Cathy Randall and revisions by Rebecca Banner.
Debra Martin Chase will produce under Martin Chase Productions, along with Susan ...
- 5/21/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
'Patient 71' by Julie Randall..
When Sydney woman Julie Randall was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and told she did not have long to live just days after celebrating her 50th birthday, she embarked on the fight of her life.
Her remarkable story of survival against the odds is chronicled in her book Patient 71, published this week by Hachette.
Sunstar Entertainment.s Andrew Fraser and Shahen Mekertichian, the executive producers of Lion, have optioned the book and are highly encouraged by the initial responses to the project from Hollywood studios, producers, agents and financiers.
.A story like Julie.s needs to be told,. said Fraser, who engineered the publishing deal with Hachette and has collaborated with 60 Minutes reporter Allison Langdon for a segment which will air on the Nine Network on July 2.
Fraser has a close relationship with Hachette, which published Sunstar client Jessica Watson.s best-selling book True Spirit, the...
When Sydney woman Julie Randall was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and told she did not have long to live just days after celebrating her 50th birthday, she embarked on the fight of her life.
Her remarkable story of survival against the odds is chronicled in her book Patient 71, published this week by Hachette.
Sunstar Entertainment.s Andrew Fraser and Shahen Mekertichian, the executive producers of Lion, have optioned the book and are highly encouraged by the initial responses to the project from Hollywood studios, producers, agents and financiers.
.A story like Julie.s needs to be told,. said Fraser, who engineered the publishing deal with Hachette and has collaborated with 60 Minutes reporter Allison Langdon for a segment which will air on the Nine Network on July 2.
Fraser has a close relationship with Hachette, which published Sunstar client Jessica Watson.s best-selling book True Spirit, the...
- 6/25/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Continuing his passion to produce films based on true Australian events, Sunstar Entertainment.s Andrew Fraser has optioned the remarkable story of athlete John Maclean. Maclean was hit by an 8 tonne truck while training for a triathlon on his bike in 1988. He suffered multiple breaks to his pelvis and back, a fractured sternum, punctured lungs and a broken arm, which left him a paraplegic. Somehow, this near fatal accident was the making of him. Although he feared he would never walk again, rather than give up he swam the English Channel, completed the Hawaiian Ironman and represented Australia in rowing at the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In 2014 he astounded the medical world when he completed the triathlon he was training for all those years earlier — with his wife and son by his side.
Fraser, who has known Maclean for 20 years, bumped into him recently at a fundraiser. .When he found out about Sunstar,...
Fraser, who has known Maclean for 20 years, bumped into him recently at a fundraiser. .When he found out about Sunstar,...
- 11/26/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Sarah Spillane will direct True Spirit, a feature about teenager Jessica Watson's solo, around-the-world sailing adventure.
The producer, Sunstar Entertainment.s Andrew Fraser, tells If that casting is underway and the aim is to start shooting on the Gold Coast in July.
Watson was 16 when she became the youngest person ever to navigate around the world solo and unassisted in 2010.
Fraser contacted the Los Angeles-based Spillane after being impressed with Around the Block, which starred Christina Ricci, Hunter Page-Lochard, Matt Nable, Daniel Henshall and Jack Thompson.
He started looking for a new director after parting ways with Soul Surfer.s Sean McNamara. Sunstar manages Watson, who is consulting on the project.
Nable and Cathy Randall wrote the first drafts of the screenplay, based on Watson.s memoir True Spirit, and Spillane penned the final draft. Arc Entertainment is co-producing.. Paramount Pictures will distribute in Australia and New Zealand.
Fraser...
The producer, Sunstar Entertainment.s Andrew Fraser, tells If that casting is underway and the aim is to start shooting on the Gold Coast in July.
Watson was 16 when she became the youngest person ever to navigate around the world solo and unassisted in 2010.
Fraser contacted the Los Angeles-based Spillane after being impressed with Around the Block, which starred Christina Ricci, Hunter Page-Lochard, Matt Nable, Daniel Henshall and Jack Thompson.
He started looking for a new director after parting ways with Soul Surfer.s Sean McNamara. Sunstar manages Watson, who is consulting on the project.
Nable and Cathy Randall wrote the first drafts of the screenplay, based on Watson.s memoir True Spirit, and Spillane penned the final draft. Arc Entertainment is co-producing.. Paramount Pictures will distribute in Australia and New Zealand.
Fraser...
- 1/13/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Weinstein Co. has nabbed worldwide rights excluding Australasia to an upcoming drama based on the true story of Saroo Brierley, an Indian-born Australian who found his birth mother 25 years after they were separated.
The deal for the movie to be directed by Top of the Lake co-director Garth Davis is worth $12 million, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The producers are See-Saw Films. Emile Sherman and Iain Canning and Aquarius Films. Angie Fielder. The executive producers are Sunstar Entertainment's Andrew Fraser and Shahen Mekertichian.
Originally entitled A Long Way Home, the title of Brierley.s autobiography, when the project secured funding from Screen Australia, the film has been retitled Lion. Production will begin in August, with a screenplay by Luke Davies. Transmission Films will release in Australasia.
The deal reunites TWC with the producers of The King.s Speech, John Curran.s Tracks, which is due to open in the Us in September,...
The deal for the movie to be directed by Top of the Lake co-director Garth Davis is worth $12 million, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The producers are See-Saw Films. Emile Sherman and Iain Canning and Aquarius Films. Angie Fielder. The executive producers are Sunstar Entertainment's Andrew Fraser and Shahen Mekertichian.
Originally entitled A Long Way Home, the title of Brierley.s autobiography, when the project secured funding from Screen Australia, the film has been retitled Lion. Production will begin in August, with a screenplay by Luke Davies. Transmission Films will release in Australasia.
The deal reunites TWC with the producers of The King.s Speech, John Curran.s Tracks, which is due to open in the Us in September,...
- 5/18/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The production company behind the Oscar-winning The Kings Speech has secured the rights to the autobiography of Saroo Brierley.
See-Saw Films, with Sunstar Entertainment, will adapt the story of Saroo Brierley, a lost Indian boy adopted by a Tasmanian couple only to be re-united with his birth mother 25 years later after scouring Google Earth and a childhood memory of his hometown.
Brierley’s autiobiography is yet to be published by Penguin, and as such the film is also untitled.
See-Saw Films’ principals Emile Sherman and Iain Canning said in a release: “As a filmmaker, Saroo’s life story is irresistible. The moment we heard it, we knew it had all the elements that make for great cinema. There is perhaps no greater human drive than the desire to find out who we are and to know our mothers. This, along with the incredible contrast between our high tech world and the streets of Calcutta,...
See-Saw Films, with Sunstar Entertainment, will adapt the story of Saroo Brierley, a lost Indian boy adopted by a Tasmanian couple only to be re-united with his birth mother 25 years later after scouring Google Earth and a childhood memory of his hometown.
Brierley’s autiobiography is yet to be published by Penguin, and as such the film is also untitled.
See-Saw Films’ principals Emile Sherman and Iain Canning said in a release: “As a filmmaker, Saroo’s life story is irresistible. The moment we heard it, we knew it had all the elements that make for great cinema. There is perhaps no greater human drive than the desire to find out who we are and to know our mothers. This, along with the incredible contrast between our high tech world and the streets of Calcutta,...
- 2/7/2013
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
See-Saw Films and Sunstar Entertainment will produce a film based on the upcoming autobiography of Australian adoptee Saroo Brierley.
The companies have secured the rights to the inspirational story (Sunstar also represents Brierley), which will be published by Penguin later this year. Brierley was born in India, where he became lost in an overcrowded city at the age of five and was separated from his family for 25 years. Adopted by a family in Tasmania, where he grew up, he finally tracked down his Indian birth mother after searching for years using only Google Earth and a childhood memory of his hometown. (Vanity Fair has published an excellent feature.on his story here.) .
See-Saw Films co-founders Emile Sherman and Iain Canning won an Academy Award for The King's Speech in 2011 and recently completed Jane Campion's six-part television series, Top of the Lake. In a statement announcing the deal, they said...
The companies have secured the rights to the inspirational story (Sunstar also represents Brierley), which will be published by Penguin later this year. Brierley was born in India, where he became lost in an overcrowded city at the age of five and was separated from his family for 25 years. Adopted by a family in Tasmania, where he grew up, he finally tracked down his Indian birth mother after searching for years using only Google Earth and a childhood memory of his hometown. (Vanity Fair has published an excellent feature.on his story here.) .
See-Saw Films co-founders Emile Sherman and Iain Canning won an Academy Award for The King's Speech in 2011 and recently completed Jane Campion's six-part television series, Top of the Lake. In a statement announcing the deal, they said...
- 2/7/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
See-Saw Films and Sunstar Entertainment will produce a film based on the upcoming autobiography of Australian adoptee Saroo Brierley.
The companies have secured the rights to the inspirational story (Sunstar also represents Brierley), which will be published by Penguin later this year. Brierley was born in India, where he became lost in an overcrowded city at the age of five and was separated from his family for 25 years. Adopted by a family in Tasmania, where he grew up, he finally tracked down his Indian birth mother after searching for years using only Google Earth and a childhood memory of his hometown. (Vanity Fair has published an excellent feature.on his story here.) .
See-Saw Films co-founders Emile Sherman and Iain Canning won an Academy Award for The King's Speech in 2011 and recently completed Jane Campion's six-part television series, Top of the Lake. In a statement announcing the deal, they said...
The companies have secured the rights to the inspirational story (Sunstar also represents Brierley), which will be published by Penguin later this year. Brierley was born in India, where he became lost in an overcrowded city at the age of five and was separated from his family for 25 years. Adopted by a family in Tasmania, where he grew up, he finally tracked down his Indian birth mother after searching for years using only Google Earth and a childhood memory of his hometown. (Vanity Fair has published an excellent feature.on his story here.) .
See-Saw Films co-founders Emile Sherman and Iain Canning won an Academy Award for The King's Speech in 2011 and recently completed Jane Campion's six-part television series, Top of the Lake. In a statement announcing the deal, they said...
- 2/7/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
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