In her first screen-starring role since announcing a year-long sabbatical, Jennifer Lawrence will star in an untitled film that will mark the feature directorial debut of acclaimed theater helmer Lila Neugebauer. Plot is under wraps, and the film is backed by Iac Films and A24. Script was written by first-time screenwriter Elizabeth Sanders.
Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing with Lawrence and Justine Polsky. A mid-June production start is set in New Orleans.
Lawrence has the X-Men: First Class sequel Dark Phoenix coming June 7 through Fox, and she took a break after making the films Red Sparrow and Mother! She won the Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook and got three other noms for Joy, American Hustle and Winter’s Bone, the latter a breakout turn that led to The Hunger Games and global stardom.
One of the standout young stage directors, Neugebauer made her Broadway debut last year with...
Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing with Lawrence and Justine Polsky. A mid-June production start is set in New Orleans.
Lawrence has the X-Men: First Class sequel Dark Phoenix coming June 7 through Fox, and she took a break after making the films Red Sparrow and Mother! She won the Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook and got three other noms for Joy, American Hustle and Winter’s Bone, the latter a breakout turn that led to The Hunger Games and global stardom.
One of the standout young stage directors, Neugebauer made her Broadway debut last year with...
- 4/16/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Jennifer Lawrence will star in an untitled film for IAC Films and A24 to be directed by acclaimed theater director Lila Neugebauer, who will make her feature film debut.
The script was written by first-time screenwriter Elizabeth Sanders. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing, with Lawrence and Justine Polsky.
This marks the first film to which Lawrence has committed after announcing a break from acting a year ago. Lawrence won the Oscar for best actress for her performance in “Silver Linings Playbook.” She has been nominated for three additional Oscars for “Joy,” “American Hustle” and “Winter’s Bone.”
Neugebauer, who has established herself as the most significant young director of new plays off-Broadway, made her Broadway debut last year with the critically acclaimed revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Waverly Gallery,” starring Elaine May and Lucas Hedges, with Rudin and Bush also producing. Additional theater credits include: Tracy Letts’ “Mary Page Marlowe,...
The script was written by first-time screenwriter Elizabeth Sanders. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing, with Lawrence and Justine Polsky.
This marks the first film to which Lawrence has committed after announcing a break from acting a year ago. Lawrence won the Oscar for best actress for her performance in “Silver Linings Playbook.” She has been nominated for three additional Oscars for “Joy,” “American Hustle” and “Winter’s Bone.”
Neugebauer, who has established herself as the most significant young director of new plays off-Broadway, made her Broadway debut last year with the critically acclaimed revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Waverly Gallery,” starring Elaine May and Lucas Hedges, with Rudin and Bush also producing. Additional theater credits include: Tracy Letts’ “Mary Page Marlowe,...
- 4/16/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Big Bad Wolf dropped a major surprise earlier this year when The Council started off as well as it did. The first episode, The Mad Ones, balanced an intriguing storyline with fresh for the genre gameplay elements. It was the rare first chapter I ran through multiple times, just to see what could change. Suffice to say, I was excited to return to the world with the second episode, Hide & Seek.
Picking up immediately after the previous episode’s cliffhanger, Hide & Seek sees Louis de Richet embrace his inner detective. Called upon by the mysterious Lord Mortimer to investigate a grisly murder, Louis puts his sleuthing skills to the test as he investigates the scene of the crime, as well as confront the various characters mulling around the estate. On top of all that nastiness, evidence points to his mother, the missing Sarah de Richet, having some sort of connection to the crime.
Picking up immediately after the previous episode’s cliffhanger, Hide & Seek sees Louis de Richet embrace his inner detective. Called upon by the mysterious Lord Mortimer to investigate a grisly murder, Louis puts his sleuthing skills to the test as he investigates the scene of the crime, as well as confront the various characters mulling around the estate. On top of all that nastiness, evidence points to his mother, the missing Sarah de Richet, having some sort of connection to the crime.
- 5/15/2018
- by Eric Hall
- We Got This Covered
While the episodic narrative adventure genre had certainly been around prior to 2012, Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead could be labeled ground zero for the genre’s current renaissance. However, while the California-based studio has continued to pump out decent stories, other developers, such as Dontnod Entertainment (Life is Strange) and The Odd Gentlemen (King’s Quest), have brought the genre to greater heights. The next evolution may be upon us, though, with the arrival of Big Bad Wolf’s The Council. If The Mad Ones is anything to go by, the developer’s first foray into the genre is shaping up to be a success.
The idea of secret societies controlling the world has been out in the open for centuries, whether you believe it or not. In the world of The Council, the preeminent ruling group is the Golden Order. With branches across Europe and even in the burgeoning United States,...
The idea of secret societies controlling the world has been out in the open for centuries, whether you believe it or not. In the world of The Council, the preeminent ruling group is the Golden Order. With branches across Europe and even in the burgeoning United States,...
- 3/20/2018
- by Eric Hall
- We Got This Covered
I’m a fan of the many Telltale Games, and Life is Strange, but sometimes it feels like the choices made don’t really have enough of an effect. While this does not really ruin the story, it does lessen the danger of messing up your game. The Council: Episode 1 – The Mad Ones introduces us to a new concept though that may complicate things.
In The Council we play Louis de Richet who is a guest on a late 18th century island owned by a mysterious aristocrat known as Lord Mortimer. In search of our missing mother, we need to question a number of other guests on the island, made up of famous characters like George Washington and a young Napoleon Bonaparte.
What makes The Council stand out is the fact it adds RPG elements to a Telltale like game. It isn’t just a case that our actions will...
In The Council we play Louis de Richet who is a guest on a late 18th century island owned by a mysterious aristocrat known as Lord Mortimer. In search of our missing mother, we need to question a number of other guests on the island, made up of famous characters like George Washington and a young Napoleon Bonaparte.
What makes The Council stand out is the fact it adds RPG elements to a Telltale like game. It isn’t just a case that our actions will...
- 3/15/2018
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
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