They say everything is bigger in Texas, and surely that includes family drama. Soon you’ll be able to immerse yourself in the Lone Star State’s countryside with the forthcoming series Ransom Canyon.
Created, written, and executive produced by April Blair, Ransom Canyon isa romance-fueled family drama and contemporary Western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.
The show will be led by Josh Duhamel and New York Times bestselling author Minka Kelly. Duhamel stars as the steadfast, stoic Staten Kirkland, owner and sole occupant of the sprawling Double K Ranch. Staten leads the charge to resist the outside forces threatening his way of life and the land that he loves. Meanwhile, Kelly plays Quinn O’Grady, who has often found herself in the shadow of...
Created, written, and executive produced by April Blair, Ransom Canyon isa romance-fueled family drama and contemporary Western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.
The show will be led by Josh Duhamel and New York Times bestselling author Minka Kelly. Duhamel stars as the steadfast, stoic Staten Kirkland, owner and sole occupant of the sprawling Double K Ranch. Staten leads the charge to resist the outside forces threatening his way of life and the land that he loves. Meanwhile, Kelly plays Quinn O’Grady, who has often found herself in the shadow of...
- 1/25/2024
- by Christopher Hudspeth
- Tudum - Netflix
Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly
Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly (Euphoria) are confirmed to star in Ransom Canyon, a new family drama just ordered to series by Netflix. Ransom Canyon comes from writer and executive producer April Blair (Wednesday), and Amanda Marsalis (Umbrella Academy) is on board to direct the first two episodes.
Netflix’s announcement states the first season will have 10 one-hour episodes. The streaming service did not announce a target premiere date.
Netflix released this synopsis of Ransom Canyon along with descriptions of Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly’s characters:
“Ransom Canyon is a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.”
Josh Duhamel will play Staten Kirkland, owner and sole occupant of the sprawling Double K Ranch. Steadfast and stoic, Staten leads the charge to resist outside forces threatening...
Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly (Euphoria) are confirmed to star in Ransom Canyon, a new family drama just ordered to series by Netflix. Ransom Canyon comes from writer and executive producer April Blair (Wednesday), and Amanda Marsalis (Umbrella Academy) is on board to direct the first two episodes.
Netflix’s announcement states the first season will have 10 one-hour episodes. The streaming service did not announce a target premiere date.
Netflix released this synopsis of Ransom Canyon along with descriptions of Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly’s characters:
“Ransom Canyon is a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.”
Josh Duhamel will play Staten Kirkland, owner and sole occupant of the sprawling Double K Ranch. Steadfast and stoic, Staten leads the charge to resist outside forces threatening...
- 12/5/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Netflix has ordered the drama “Ransom Canyon” to series, with Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly set to star.
Netflix has given “Ransom Canyon” a 10-episode order. The series is described as a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary Western. The official logline states that the show “charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.”
Duhamel will star as Staten Kirkland, described as the owner and sole occupant of the sprawling Double K Ranch. He is further described as “Steadfast and stoic, Staten leads the charge to resist outside forces threatening his way of life and the land that he loves.”
Kelly will play Quinn. It is said that the character “has often found herself in the shadow of others, but after a stint in New York pursuing her career as a concert pianist, she has returned to Ransom Canyon to carve...
Netflix has given “Ransom Canyon” a 10-episode order. The series is described as a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary Western. The official logline states that the show “charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.”
Duhamel will star as Staten Kirkland, described as the owner and sole occupant of the sprawling Double K Ranch. He is further described as “Steadfast and stoic, Staten leads the charge to resist outside forces threatening his way of life and the land that he loves.”
Kelly will play Quinn. It is said that the character “has often found herself in the shadow of others, but after a stint in New York pursuing her career as a concert pianist, she has returned to Ransom Canyon to carve...
- 12/5/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s adaptation of Katherine Center’s “Happiness for Beginners” has arrived, eight years after the novel was published in 2015.
Directed and written by Vicky Wright, the film follows main characters Helen (Ellie Kemper) and Jake (Luke Grimes) as they embark on a camping trip hiking the Appalachian trail. Helen and Jake know each other through Helen’s brother Duncan, but their romantic chemistry didn’t stand a chance when Helen married Mike (Aaron Roman Weiner). Now that she has divorced Mike after infidelity and a miscarriage as well as his alcoholism, Helen wants to start over with her life. She just didn’t plan for Jake to be a part of that refresh.
Center wrote the book right before she struck gold on the New York Times best-selling list with her next book “How to Walk Way,” so the movie adaptation gives both Katherine Center fans and first-time viewers...
Directed and written by Vicky Wright, the film follows main characters Helen (Ellie Kemper) and Jake (Luke Grimes) as they embark on a camping trip hiking the Appalachian trail. Helen and Jake know each other through Helen’s brother Duncan, but their romantic chemistry didn’t stand a chance when Helen married Mike (Aaron Roman Weiner). Now that she has divorced Mike after infidelity and a miscarriage as well as his alcoholism, Helen wants to start over with her life. She just didn’t plan for Jake to be a part of that refresh.
Center wrote the book right before she struck gold on the New York Times best-selling list with her next book “How to Walk Way,” so the movie adaptation gives both Katherine Center fans and first-time viewers...
- 8/5/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Sitcom star Ellie Kemper gets the chance to subvert her usually chipper screen persona in “Happiness for Beginners,” writer-director Vicky Wright’s third feature and — following 2020’s Leslie Bibb starrer “The Lost Husband” — her second adaptation of a Katherine Center novel. Kemper plays dour divorcee Helen, who as the film opens is about to head off on a group hiking vacation, in the hope that it might snap her out of her post-split blues. Unbeknownst to Helen, her brother’s hunky doctor friend Jake (Luke Grimes) has booked himself onto the same trip, for reasons that are crystal-clear to the audience from the moment an exasperated Helen tells him, “God, you’re so annoying!”
We can tell immediately that we are operating under the jurisdiction of romantic comedy rules from the fact that Helen does not find Jake appearing unannounced on her trip — with only a thinly sketched excuse for...
We can tell immediately that we are operating under the jurisdiction of romantic comedy rules from the fact that Helen does not find Jake appearing unannounced on her trip — with only a thinly sketched excuse for...
- 7/24/2023
- by Catherine Bray
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Count Leslie Bibb in for Clint Eastwood’s growing jury in his Warner Bros. movie, Juror #2.
The actress, who can currently be seen in Lionsgate’s Sebastian Maniscalco family comedy, About My Father, joins already cast Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Zoey Deutch and Kiefer Sutherland. Gabriel Basso is in talks.
Four-time Oscar winner Eastwood directs and produces from a script by Jonathan Abrams. Joining Eastwood as producers are Tim Moore, Jessica Meier, Adam Goodman and Matt Skiena.
Juror #2 follows family man Justin Kemp who, while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma … one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict — or free — the wrong killer. Basso is eyeing to play the man on trial. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Jeremy Bell are EPs.
Upcoming, Bibb will star in the Apple TV+ original series, Palm Royale, opposite Kristin Wiig,...
The actress, who can currently be seen in Lionsgate’s Sebastian Maniscalco family comedy, About My Father, joins already cast Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Zoey Deutch and Kiefer Sutherland. Gabriel Basso is in talks.
Four-time Oscar winner Eastwood directs and produces from a script by Jonathan Abrams. Joining Eastwood as producers are Tim Moore, Jessica Meier, Adam Goodman and Matt Skiena.
Juror #2 follows family man Justin Kemp who, while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma … one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict — or free — the wrong killer. Basso is eyeing to play the man on trial. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Jeremy Bell are EPs.
Upcoming, Bibb will star in the Apple TV+ original series, Palm Royale, opposite Kristin Wiig,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Luke Grimes as Jake and Ellie Kemper as Helen in ‘Happiness for Beginners’ (Photo by Barbara Nitke / Netflix)
Netflix has released the first official photos from the upcoming film adaptation of Katherine Center’s bestselling novel Happiness for Beginners. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‘s Ellie Kemper and Yellowstone‘s Luke Grimes star in the comedy premiering on July 27, 2023.
Kemper and Grimes are joined by Nico Santos, Blythe Danner, and Benjamin Cook. Shayvawn Webster, Esteban Benito, and Julia Shiplett also star.
Describing her attraction to the project, Kemper told Netflix’s Tudum she believed it “was such a well-told story of one woman’s experience in getting to know herself better.” Kemper added, “I was immediately excited about the prospect of playing a woman whose outlook on life, when we first meet her, isn’t so sunny. I’ve played a lot of optimistic rubes, and Helen was neither.”
Vicky Wight adapted Center’s book and directs.
Netflix has released the first official photos from the upcoming film adaptation of Katherine Center’s bestselling novel Happiness for Beginners. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‘s Ellie Kemper and Yellowstone‘s Luke Grimes star in the comedy premiering on July 27, 2023.
Kemper and Grimes are joined by Nico Santos, Blythe Danner, and Benjamin Cook. Shayvawn Webster, Esteban Benito, and Julia Shiplett also star.
Describing her attraction to the project, Kemper told Netflix’s Tudum she believed it “was such a well-told story of one woman’s experience in getting to know herself better.” Kemper added, “I was immediately excited about the prospect of playing a woman whose outlook on life, when we first meet her, isn’t so sunny. I’ve played a lot of optimistic rubes, and Helen was neither.”
Vicky Wight adapted Center’s book and directs.
- 4/14/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American and UK/Ire rights to the political comedy The Hater, from writer-director Joey Ally, in which she stars alongside Bruce Dern, Meredith Hagner, D’Angelo Lacy (aka musical artist Black Gatsby), Ian Harding, Ali Larter, and Nora Dunn. The independent distributor has slated it for a day-and-date release on March 18.
In the film, Ally plays Dorothy, a liberal speechwriter on a U.S. Senate campaign, who finds herself unemployed and living back in her conservative Texas hometown with her estranged grandfather (Dern), after a political protest goes wrong. Dorothy soon learns that her childhood nemesis, Brent (Harding), is running for office as the sole Republican candidate. Determined to thwart him at any cost,...
In the film, Ally plays Dorothy, a liberal speechwriter on a U.S. Senate campaign, who finds herself unemployed and living back in her conservative Texas hometown with her estranged grandfather (Dern), after a political protest goes wrong. Dorothy soon learns that her childhood nemesis, Brent (Harding), is running for office as the sole Republican candidate. Determined to thwart him at any cost,...
- 2/18/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Blue Fox’s US distribution arm plans late 2022 US release.
US sales outfit Blue Fox Entertainment has boarded German actress Saralisa Volm’s feature directorial debut The Silent Forest, a mystery thriller that is premiering in Perspektive Deutsches Kino at the Berlinale.
The Silent Forest is based on Wolfram Fleischhauer’s novel The Forest Stands Silent about a trainee forester who sees parallels between a murder in the Upper Palatine Forest and the unsolved death of her father 20 years earlier. Fleischhauer adapted the screenplay.
Henriette Confurius from the Netflix show Tribes Of Europa stars wth Noah Saavedra, Robert Stadlober and August Zirner.
US sales outfit Blue Fox Entertainment has boarded German actress Saralisa Volm’s feature directorial debut The Silent Forest, a mystery thriller that is premiering in Perspektive Deutsches Kino at the Berlinale.
The Silent Forest is based on Wolfram Fleischhauer’s novel The Forest Stands Silent about a trainee forester who sees parallels between a murder in the Upper Palatine Forest and the unsolved death of her father 20 years earlier. Fleischhauer adapted the screenplay.
Henriette Confurius from the Netflix show Tribes Of Europa stars wth Noah Saavedra, Robert Stadlober and August Zirner.
- 2/11/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has acquired Mayim Bialik’s feature directorial debut As They Made Us, starring Diana Agron, Simon Helberg, Oscar nominee Candice Bergen and two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, slating it for release in theaters and on VOD on April 8.
The dysfunctional family dramedy written and directed by the former Big Bang Theory star follows Abigail (Agron), a divorced mother of two, who is struggling to balance the dynamic forces within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.
Justin Chu Cary, Charlie Weber and Bialik’s Call Me Kat co-star Julian Gant round out the cast. Yale Productions’ Jordan Beckerman and Jordan Yale Levine produced with Anne Clements, Michael Day, Mark Maxey and the late Ash Christian,...
The dysfunctional family dramedy written and directed by the former Big Bang Theory star follows Abigail (Agron), a divorced mother of two, who is struggling to balance the dynamic forces within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.
Justin Chu Cary, Charlie Weber and Bialik’s Call Me Kat co-star Julian Gant round out the cast. Yale Productions’ Jordan Beckerman and Jordan Yale Levine produced with Anne Clements, Michael Day, Mark Maxey and the late Ash Christian,...
- 2/10/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“That ’90s Show,” the Netflix spinoff of “That ’70s Show,” has set its cast of new Point Place teenagers, Variety has learned.
Callie Haverda, Ashley Aufderheide, Mace Coronel, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Reyn Doi, and Sam Morelos have all joined the show as series regulars. They will star alongside previously announced cast members and returning original series stars Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith.
As previously announced, the show centers on Leia Forman (Haverda), the daughter of Eric and Donna. She is visiting her grandparents for the summer, where bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitt (Rupp) and the stern glare of Red (Smith).
Full character descriptions for the new cast members can be found below.
Netflix has given “That ’90s Show” an 10-episode order. Like the original, the series will be a multi-cam comedy. Original series creators Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner...
Callie Haverda, Ashley Aufderheide, Mace Coronel, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Reyn Doi, and Sam Morelos have all joined the show as series regulars. They will star alongside previously announced cast members and returning original series stars Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith.
As previously announced, the show centers on Leia Forman (Haverda), the daughter of Eric and Donna. She is visiting her grandparents for the summer, where bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitt (Rupp) and the stern glare of Red (Smith).
Full character descriptions for the new cast members can be found below.
Netflix has given “That ’90s Show” an 10-episode order. Like the original, the series will be a multi-cam comedy. Original series creators Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner...
- 2/3/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Company’s international division to present first-look footage to buyers.
Heading into the virtual EFM Los Angeles-based Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to Sonja O’Hara’s supernatural thriller Mid-Century starring Avatar’s Stephen Lang, Shane West and Bruce Dern.
West and Chelsea Gilligan play a vacationing couple in a haunted mid-century modern home. Lang is the occult-obsessed architect who haunts his masterpieces long after a grisly death, while Dern is cast as Lang’s mentor in the supernatural realm. Sarah Hay plays a housewife forever trapped in her home after her untimely demise.
Mike Stern wrote the screenplay and produced Mid-Century,...
Heading into the virtual EFM Los Angeles-based Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to Sonja O’Hara’s supernatural thriller Mid-Century starring Avatar’s Stephen Lang, Shane West and Bruce Dern.
West and Chelsea Gilligan play a vacationing couple in a haunted mid-century modern home. Lang is the occult-obsessed architect who haunts his masterpieces long after a grisly death, while Dern is cast as Lang’s mentor in the supernatural realm. Sarah Hay plays a housewife forever trapped in her home after her untimely demise.
Mike Stern wrote the screenplay and produced Mid-Century,...
- 2/1/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Company’s international division to present first-look footage to buyers.
Heading into the virtual EFM Los Angeles-based Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to Sonja O’Hara’s supernatural thriller Mid-Century starring Avatar’s Steven Lang and Bruce Dern.
Shane West and Chelsea Gilligan play a vacationing couple in a haunted mid-century modern home. Lang is the occult-obsessed architect who haunts his masterpieces long after a grisly death, while Dern is cast as Lang’s mentor in the supernatural realm. Sarah Hay plays a housewife forever trapped in her home after her untimely demise.
Mike Stern wrote the screenplay and produced Mid-Century,...
Heading into the virtual EFM Los Angeles-based Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to Sonja O’Hara’s supernatural thriller Mid-Century starring Avatar’s Steven Lang and Bruce Dern.
Shane West and Chelsea Gilligan play a vacationing couple in a haunted mid-century modern home. Lang is the occult-obsessed architect who haunts his masterpieces long after a grisly death, while Dern is cast as Lang’s mentor in the supernatural realm. Sarah Hay plays a housewife forever trapped in her home after her untimely demise.
Mike Stern wrote the screenplay and produced Mid-Century,...
- 2/1/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Sherri Chung has been elected governor of the music branch of the Television Academy, where she’ll serve alongside Jeff Russo, replacing Rickey Minor. Chung is the first female governor for the music branch.
Chung, who continues to work as a composer on “Kung Fu” and co-composer on “Batwoman” and “Riverdale,” is currently working on the upcoming HBO Max series “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.” On the film side, Chung recently scored “The Lost Husband,” for which she was nominated for a Society of Composers and Lyricists award, and has two upcoming features, “The Long Night” and “Savage Destiny.”
Chung tells Variety, “It’s really an honor to serve as governor of the Television Academy’s Music Peer Group, and I hope I’m the first of many women to do so. Women have been working in all aspects of the business – as composers, music directors, conductors, lyricists, arrangers, orchestrators...
Chung, who continues to work as a composer on “Kung Fu” and co-composer on “Batwoman” and “Riverdale,” is currently working on the upcoming HBO Max series “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.” On the film side, Chung recently scored “The Lost Husband,” for which she was nominated for a Society of Composers and Lyricists award, and has two upcoming features, “The Long Night” and “Savage Destiny.”
Chung tells Variety, “It’s really an honor to serve as governor of the Television Academy’s Music Peer Group, and I hope I’m the first of many women to do so. Women have been working in all aspects of the business – as composers, music directors, conductors, lyricists, arrangers, orchestrators...
- 1/31/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: FBI star Missy Peregrym has made her first move into feature film production. Peregrym, who is the lead FBI Special Agent Maggie Bell alongside Zeeko Zaki in the Dick Wolf ensemble hit CBS series, has optioned film rights to the Katherine Center bestseller Things You Save In A Fire. She will produce it with Jai Khanna’s Oakhurst Entertainment, and shape it as a potential star vehicle for herself.
Published in 2019 by St. Martin’s Press, the book focuses on Cassie Hanwell, a lifesaving female firefighter who finds herself with more than a few blazes to put out. One of few women in her Texas firehouse, Hanwell is devoted to helping other people through tragedy. But when her estranged and ailing mother asks her to give up her whole life and move to Boston, Cassie suddenly has an emergency of her own. The tough, old-school Boston firehouse is as different...
Published in 2019 by St. Martin’s Press, the book focuses on Cassie Hanwell, a lifesaving female firefighter who finds herself with more than a few blazes to put out. One of few women in her Texas firehouse, Hanwell is devoted to helping other people through tragedy. But when her estranged and ailing mother asks her to give up her whole life and move to Boston, Cassie suddenly has an emergency of her own. The tough, old-school Boston firehouse is as different...
- 12/21/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Ace Pictures Entertainment produced thriller.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to elevated thriller Measure Of Revenge starring Melissa Leo and Bella Thorne and is launching talks with buyers at next week’s AFM 2021 Online.
Peyfa directed the story about Lillian Cooper (Leo), a New York stage actress who enters the murky underground rock scene to investigate what she believes to be the suspicious death of her rock star son. Inspired by the characters she has portrayed on stage, Lillian forges an unlikely alliance with her son’s former drug dealer (Thorne) to find the truth.
The cast includes Jake Weary and Adrian Martinez.
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to elevated thriller Measure Of Revenge starring Melissa Leo and Bella Thorne and is launching talks with buyers at next week’s AFM 2021 Online.
Peyfa directed the story about Lillian Cooper (Leo), a New York stage actress who enters the murky underground rock scene to investigate what she believes to be the suspicious death of her rock star son. Inspired by the characters she has portrayed on stage, Lillian forges an unlikely alliance with her son’s former drug dealer (Thorne) to find the truth.
The cast includes Jake Weary and Adrian Martinez.
- 10/28/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Luke Grimes (Yellowstone), Nico Santos (Crazy Rich Asians) and Blythe Danner (I’ll See You in My Dreams) have signed on to star in Happiness for Beginners, a Netflix romantic comedy from writer-director Vicky Wight.
The film is based on Katherine Center’s novel of the same name and centers on Helen (Kemper), who signs up for a wilderness survival course a year after getting divorced. She discovers through this experience that in getting she has found herself.
Wight is producing the film with Geoff Linville and Berry Meyerowitz. Jeff Sackman and Larry Greenburg are its executive producers. Information on the roles to be played by Grimes, Santos and Danner has not yet been disclosed.
Kemper is a two-time Emmy nominee perhaps best known for her starring turn in Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and for her portrayal of Erin Hannon...
The film is based on Katherine Center’s novel of the same name and centers on Helen (Kemper), who signs up for a wilderness survival course a year after getting divorced. She discovers through this experience that in getting she has found herself.
Wight is producing the film with Geoff Linville and Berry Meyerowitz. Jeff Sackman and Larry Greenburg are its executive producers. Information on the roles to be played by Grimes, Santos and Danner has not yet been disclosed.
Kemper is a two-time Emmy nominee perhaps best known for her starring turn in Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and for her portrayal of Erin Hannon...
- 10/4/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Ellie Kemper, Luke Grimes, Nico Santos and Blythe Danner are starring in Happiness for Beginners, Netflix’s film adaptation of the novel by author Katherine Center.
Vicky Wight, who previously tackled an adaptation of Center’s novel, The Lost Husband, wrote the script and is directing the romantic comedy and is producing with Geoff Linville, Berry Meyerowitz.
The story follows a woman who, having trouble bouncing back from her divorce, joins a wilderness survival course. The course, of course, is a calamity, until the annoying guy she meets turns out to be just the man for her. And she learns the sugary sweet idiom of ...
Vicky Wight, who previously tackled an adaptation of Center’s novel, The Lost Husband, wrote the script and is directing the romantic comedy and is producing with Geoff Linville, Berry Meyerowitz.
The story follows a woman who, having trouble bouncing back from her divorce, joins a wilderness survival course. The course, of course, is a calamity, until the annoying guy she meets turns out to be just the man for her. And she learns the sugary sweet idiom of ...
- 10/4/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ellie Kemper, Luke Grimes, Nico Santos and Blythe Danner are starring in Happiness for Beginners, Netflix’s film adaptation of the novel by author Katherine Center.
Vicky Wight, who previously tackled an adaptation of Center’s novel, The Lost Husband, wrote the script and is directing the romantic comedy and is producing with Geoff Linville, Berry Meyerowitz.
The story follows a woman who, having trouble bouncing back from her divorce, joins a wilderness survival course. The course, of course, is a calamity, until the annoying guy she meets turns out to be just the man for her. And she learns the sugary sweet idiom of ...
Vicky Wight, who previously tackled an adaptation of Center’s novel, The Lost Husband, wrote the script and is directing the romantic comedy and is producing with Geoff Linville, Berry Meyerowitz.
The story follows a woman who, having trouble bouncing back from her divorce, joins a wilderness survival course. The course, of course, is a calamity, until the annoying guy she meets turns out to be just the man for her. And she learns the sugary sweet idiom of ...
- 10/4/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Josh Duhamel has been tapped to star opposite Renée Zellweger in NBC’s limited series The Thing About Pam.
Based on a true-crime phenomenon — the real-life, stranger-than-fiction story behind the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that was featured on Dateline NBC — The Thing About Pam is produced by Blumhouse Television, NBC News Studios and Zellweger’s Big Picture Co.
Written by Jessika Borsiczky, The Thing About Pam is based on the murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband Russ’ conviction, though he insisted he didn’t kill her. His conviction later wasoverturned. This brutal crime set off a chain of events that would expose a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp (Zellweger).
Duhamel will play Joel Schwartz, the defense attorney for Russ Faria.
The Betsy Faria case was examined on several episodes of Dateline, becoming one of the most popular topics to ever air on the hit NBC newsmagazine.
Based on a true-crime phenomenon — the real-life, stranger-than-fiction story behind the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that was featured on Dateline NBC — The Thing About Pam is produced by Blumhouse Television, NBC News Studios and Zellweger’s Big Picture Co.
Written by Jessika Borsiczky, The Thing About Pam is based on the murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband Russ’ conviction, though he insisted he didn’t kill her. His conviction later wasoverturned. This brutal crime set off a chain of events that would expose a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp (Zellweger).
Duhamel will play Joel Schwartz, the defense attorney for Russ Faria.
The Betsy Faria case was examined on several episodes of Dateline, becoming one of the most popular topics to ever air on the hit NBC newsmagazine.
- 8/20/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Carly Pope is known as an icon from her time playing Sam McPherson on the WB series Popular.
She’s premiering in Neil Blomkamp's new horror film Demonic on Friday, August 20th. It’s the first film Neil has done in six years, and the two have worked together before.
TV Fanatic got the chance to chat with her about her new movie and rise to fame working on Popular.
Hi Carly. Thanks for chatting with me. You’re known as an Icon from the WB series Popular. What was your favorite part of that series?
Wow. That is a very kind, very kind label to receive. Sam hated labels! Truly, though, I’m honored.
That show was groundbreaking in so many ways, and I love that so many people still love and remember it (when it’s not even streaming). I loved the blend of heart and humor in the show.
She’s premiering in Neil Blomkamp's new horror film Demonic on Friday, August 20th. It’s the first film Neil has done in six years, and the two have worked together before.
TV Fanatic got the chance to chat with her about her new movie and rise to fame working on Popular.
Hi Carly. Thanks for chatting with me. You’re known as an Icon from the WB series Popular. What was your favorite part of that series?
Wow. That is a very kind, very kind label to receive. Sam hated labels! Truly, though, I’m honored.
That show was groundbreaking in so many ways, and I love that so many people still love and remember it (when it’s not even streaming). I loved the blend of heart and humor in the show.
- 8/19/2021
- by Laura Nowak
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Bridget Stokes is set to direct and co-executive produce Apple’s new live-action kids series Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show, from Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), Angela C. Santomero (Blue’s Clues), 9 Story Media Group (Blue’s Clues & You!), Oscar-nominated Brown Bag Films (Doc McStuffins) and Jax Media.
Co-created by McBrayer, who also stars, and Santomero, Hello Jack! invites preschoolers into a world where a little act of kindness can change the world. Alongside special guest stars, McBrayer inspires kids to solve problems with kindness and heart. The series showcases stories where acts of kindness are shown through “The Three C’s” – caring, connecting and cascading – from one person to another. The series also features original songs from the Grammy Award-winning band, Ok Go.
Hello Jack! The Kindness Show was given a straight-to-series order by Apple last month. McBrayer and Santomero executive produce with Wendy Harris and Vince Commisso. Guy Toubes...
Co-created by McBrayer, who also stars, and Santomero, Hello Jack! invites preschoolers into a world where a little act of kindness can change the world. Alongside special guest stars, McBrayer inspires kids to solve problems with kindness and heart. The series showcases stories where acts of kindness are shown through “The Three C’s” – caring, connecting and cascading – from one person to another. The series also features original songs from the Grammy Award-winning band, Ok Go.
Hello Jack! The Kindness Show was given a straight-to-series order by Apple last month. McBrayer and Santomero executive produce with Wendy Harris and Vince Commisso. Guy Toubes...
- 6/15/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
With the new series “Kung Fu,” Sherri Chung becomes the first Asian-American woman responsible for the music of an hour-long network drama — and the choice could not be more perfect.
Chung has moved up through the ranks of television composers, working over the past four years on numerous Greg Berlanti-produced series including “Blindspot,” “Riverdale” and “Batwoman.”
But with the CW’s reimagining of the 1970s classic “Kung Fu,” Chung not only tackles the music of a talked-about series but is rediscovering her own personal heritage as well. “I was equal parts excited and terrified,” she confesses. “This series is celebrating both Chinese culture and Chinese-American culture. It’s breaking down old rules and walls, and creating a new narrative. I feel like I’m really part of that, which is special and totally unexpected.”
Chung is second generation Chinese-American: Her father is Chinese, although born in the U.S.
Chung has moved up through the ranks of television composers, working over the past four years on numerous Greg Berlanti-produced series including “Blindspot,” “Riverdale” and “Batwoman.”
But with the CW’s reimagining of the 1970s classic “Kung Fu,” Chung not only tackles the music of a talked-about series but is rediscovering her own personal heritage as well. “I was equal parts excited and terrified,” she confesses. “This series is celebrating both Chinese culture and Chinese-American culture. It’s breaking down old rules and walls, and creating a new narrative. I feel like I’m really part of that, which is special and totally unexpected.”
Chung is second generation Chinese-American: Her father is Chinese, although born in the U.S.
- 4/9/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock’s “Punky Brewster” revival is getting a little more power with the addition of “NYPD Blue” alum Sharon Lawrence, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
The streaming series is a continuation of the iconic ’80s sitcom about a bright young girl raised by a foster dad, featuring Punky (played by original “Punky” star Soleil Moon Frye) as a single mother of three trying to get her life back on track when she meets Izzy (Quinn Copeland), a young girl in the foster system who reminds Punky a lot of her younger self.
Lawrence will guest star on Episodes 9 and 10 of Season 1 of the “Punky Brewster” revival, which launches Thursday on Peacock, playing Susan, a woman who helps Izzy find her lost dog at an ’80s themed block party that Punky organizes.
Readers can get their first look at the character via the image above.
Peacock’s “Punky Brewster” stars Frye as Punky,...
The streaming series is a continuation of the iconic ’80s sitcom about a bright young girl raised by a foster dad, featuring Punky (played by original “Punky” star Soleil Moon Frye) as a single mother of three trying to get her life back on track when she meets Izzy (Quinn Copeland), a young girl in the foster system who reminds Punky a lot of her younger self.
Lawrence will guest star on Episodes 9 and 10 of Season 1 of the “Punky Brewster” revival, which launches Thursday on Peacock, playing Susan, a woman who helps Izzy find her lost dog at an ’80s themed block party that Punky organizes.
Readers can get their first look at the character via the image above.
Peacock’s “Punky Brewster” stars Frye as Punky,...
- 2/23/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The team of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross leads all nominees for the second annual Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards, the organization of scorers and songwriters active in visual media.
The composing duo (who won an Oscar 10 years ago for “The Social Network” and an Emmy last year for “Watchmen”) received three nominations. They were cited for outstanding original score for a studio film for both their 2020 films, Netflix’s “Mank” and Disney-Pixar’s “Soul.” They share the “Soul” nod with composer Jon Batiste, who contributed the jazz threaded throughout the film.
Reznor and Ross received a third nomination, for outstanding original song for visual media, for their song “(If Only You Could) Save Me,” written for “Mank.”
Scl’s list is notable for the dominance of women composers in the category of outstanding original score for an independent film — three of the five nominees: Lolita Ritmanis for the...
The composing duo (who won an Oscar 10 years ago for “The Social Network” and an Emmy last year for “Watchmen”) received three nominations. They were cited for outstanding original score for a studio film for both their 2020 films, Netflix’s “Mank” and Disney-Pixar’s “Soul.” They share the “Soul” nod with composer Jon Batiste, who contributed the jazz threaded throughout the film.
Reznor and Ross received a third nomination, for outstanding original song for visual media, for their song “(If Only You Could) Save Me,” written for “Mank.”
Scl’s list is notable for the dominance of women composers in the category of outstanding original score for an independent film — three of the five nominees: Lolita Ritmanis for the...
- 2/1/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Josh Duhamel is in talks to star opposite Jennifer Lopez in the Lionsgate romantic adventure “Shotgun Wedding,” replacing Armie Hammer in the lead role.
Hammer dropped out of the project last Wednesday, with a representative for the production explaining, “Given the imminent start date, Armie has requested to step away from the film and we support him in his decision.”
Duhamel would star as Tom, opposite Lopez’s Darcy, in the film about a couple who gathers their families together for a destination wedding. Things start to go south, however, after the pair gets cold feet. But it really takes a turn for the worst when the entire wedding party is taken hostage.
The Lionsgate project was first announced last fall. Jason Moore will direct from a screenplay by Mark Hammer and Liz Meriwether. The film will be produced by Mandeville’s Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman, who previously produced “Wonder” for the studio,...
Hammer dropped out of the project last Wednesday, with a representative for the production explaining, “Given the imminent start date, Armie has requested to step away from the film and we support him in his decision.”
Duhamel would star as Tom, opposite Lopez’s Darcy, in the film about a couple who gathers their families together for a destination wedding. Things start to go south, however, after the pair gets cold feet. But it really takes a turn for the worst when the entire wedding party is taken hostage.
The Lionsgate project was first announced last fall. Jason Moore will direct from a screenplay by Mark Hammer and Liz Meriwether. The film will be produced by Mandeville’s Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman, who previously produced “Wonder” for the studio,...
- 1/19/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Project Power, the Netflix action movie starring Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon Levitt, cracked Nielsen’s recently inaugurated weekly top 10 of streaming titles in the U.S. for August 10-16.
The film was joined by another Netflix feature, The Last Husband, which stars Carly Pope and Kevin Alejandro.
The Umbrella Academy again topped the list, which is comprised entirely of Netflix titles. The show was the only original series to make the list.
The 20 episodes of Umbrella Academy racked up 1.8 million minutes of total viewing. Project Power finished No. 4, within reach of acquired library series Shameless and The Office, with 905,000 minutes of viewing.
The Lost Husband finished No. 7 with 668,000 minutes.
Added last week as a regular feature of Nielsen’s measurement of TV and video games, the streaming rankings measure only U.S. viewing done via a TV set, and thus far only Amazon and Netflix are measured. Fewer than...
The film was joined by another Netflix feature, The Last Husband, which stars Carly Pope and Kevin Alejandro.
The Umbrella Academy again topped the list, which is comprised entirely of Netflix titles. The show was the only original series to make the list.
The 20 episodes of Umbrella Academy racked up 1.8 million minutes of total viewing. Project Power finished No. 4, within reach of acquired library series Shameless and The Office, with 905,000 minutes of viewing.
The Lost Husband finished No. 7 with 668,000 minutes.
Added last week as a regular feature of Nielsen’s measurement of TV and video games, the streaming rankings measure only U.S. viewing done via a TV set, and thus far only Amazon and Netflix are measured. Fewer than...
- 9/10/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Nielsen released its new weekly rankings of streaming titles on Thursday, with Netflix once again dominating the top ten.
For the week of Aug. 10-16, “The Umbrella Academy” was once again the top streaming show, though the total minutes it was streamed that week came down significantly from the week prior, dropping to 1.8 billion minutes from 3 billion.
Nielsen’s ranking is based on the amount of minutes consumers who have access to platforms are streaming during the week. Thus far, only Amazon and Netflix are being measured. This weeks marks just the second time Nielsen has released such rankings. It should also be noted that streamers like Netflix and Amazon do not release their own internal streaming numbers and these are based on Nielsen estimates.
“The Legend of Korra” also entered the top 10 that week, with the show dropping all 50 episodes on Netflix on Aug. 14. The show still managed to...
For the week of Aug. 10-16, “The Umbrella Academy” was once again the top streaming show, though the total minutes it was streamed that week came down significantly from the week prior, dropping to 1.8 billion minutes from 3 billion.
Nielsen’s ranking is based on the amount of minutes consumers who have access to platforms are streaming during the week. Thus far, only Amazon and Netflix are being measured. This weeks marks just the second time Nielsen has released such rankings. It should also be noted that streamers like Netflix and Amazon do not release their own internal streaming numbers and these are based on Nielsen estimates.
“The Legend of Korra” also entered the top 10 that week, with the show dropping all 50 episodes on Netflix on Aug. 14. The show still managed to...
- 9/10/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s superhero movie Project Power jumped into the top 10 of Nielsen’s streaming rankings for the week of Aug. 10. The film, released Aug. 14, was the biggest new release of the week on Netflix and Amazon, per the ratings service’s rankings.
Netflix users in the United States spent 905 million minutes watching the film in its first three days of release, per Nielsen. That’s good enough to rank fourth for the week. Project Power was one of two movies to make the streaming top 10 for the week. The other, The Lost Husband, made its Netflix debut after ...
Netflix users in the United States spent 905 million minutes watching the film in its first three days of release, per Nielsen. That’s good enough to rank fourth for the week. Project Power was one of two movies to make the streaming top 10 for the week. The other, The Lost Husband, made its Netflix debut after ...
- 9/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Netflix’s superhero movie Project Power jumped into the top 10 of Nielsen’s streaming rankings for the week of Aug. 10. The film, released Aug. 14, was the biggest new release of the week on Netflix and Amazon, per the ratings service’s rankings.
Netflix users in the United States spent 905 million minutes watching the film in its first three days of release, per Nielsen. That’s good enough to rank fourth for the week. Project Power was one of two movies to make the streaming top 10 for the week. The other, The Lost Husband, made its Netflix debut after ...
Netflix users in the United States spent 905 million minutes watching the film in its first three days of release, per Nielsen. That’s good enough to rank fourth for the week. Project Power was one of two movies to make the streaming top 10 for the week. The other, The Lost Husband, made its Netflix debut after ...
- 9/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Top 10 most-watched list on Netflix is a very fluid thing, one that’s constantly changing on a weekly or sometimes even daily basis, with subscribers regularly switching up their tastes with reckless abandon. Over the last few months, the rankings have thrown up plenty of surprises as box office bombs and awful movies alike somehow find themselves among the most popular titles on the world’s premiere streaming service.
Arguably the best way to gauge a movie’s popularity on Netflix though is to review the Top 10 on a monthly basis, based on the sound logic that any project worth a look would spend longer than a few fleeting moments hovering around the list. Luckily, today marks the first day of September, and it would be an understatement to say that August’s most-watched movies have resulted in more than a few curve balls.
The top spot goes to Project Power,...
Arguably the best way to gauge a movie’s popularity on Netflix though is to review the Top 10 on a monthly basis, based on the sound logic that any project worth a look would spend longer than a few fleeting moments hovering around the list. Luckily, today marks the first day of September, and it would be an understatement to say that August’s most-watched movies have resulted in more than a few curve balls.
The top spot goes to Project Power,...
- 9/1/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
A few months ago, most of us had never heard of The Lost Husband, and now we're all wondering if there will be a sequel! It's all part of the romantic drama's unexpected arc from tiny unknown title to surprise summer favorite. The circumstances that made the movie a hit, though, might not work for lightning to strike twice.
The movie's success has been, in large part, due to the unique demands of the Covid-19 era, when audiences are looking for two specific things in particular: entertainment they can watch at home, and entertainment that's perhaps a little more comforting than usual. The Lost Husband checks both those boxes. It was first released as a VOD title back in April, at the beginning of major shutdowns, then acquired by Netflix. It started streaming there in August, giving it ideal timing to reach audiences at home. Plus, with its small-town, slightly weepy,...
The movie's success has been, in large part, due to the unique demands of the Covid-19 era, when audiences are looking for two specific things in particular: entertainment they can watch at home, and entertainment that's perhaps a little more comforting than usual. The Lost Husband checks both those boxes. It was first released as a VOD title back in April, at the beginning of major shutdowns, then acquired by Netflix. It started streaming there in August, giving it ideal timing to reach audiences at home. Plus, with its small-town, slightly weepy,...
- 8/25/2020
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
On a weekend with some semblance of indoor theatrical moviegoing, the VOD and streaming charts hit maximum inconsistency. Among our four top-10 VOD rankings: Four different titles placed #1 and 25 movies occupied 40 total positions. Only “The Tax Collector” (#1 FandangoNow) and “The Silencing” (#1 AppleTV) made all four lists.
The other two #1 positions were taken by 2013 Jason Statham-starrer “Homefront” (Google Play), likely boosted by its bargain $3.99 price. At Spectrum, “The Deep Blue Sea 3” took the top spot as it moved off premium pricing.
Among the titles that debuted last Friday, “The Vanished,” directed by actor Peter Facinelli and starring Thomas Jane and Anne Heche as parents searching for their daughter, scored best. It was in second or third place at three sites (Spectrum ends its chart before Friday releases). The higher-profile “Tesla” from Michael Almereyda starring Ethan Hawke debuted at #2 at Apple TV, a platform that often presages later success at other sites.
The other two #1 positions were taken by 2013 Jason Statham-starrer “Homefront” (Google Play), likely boosted by its bargain $3.99 price. At Spectrum, “The Deep Blue Sea 3” took the top spot as it moved off premium pricing.
Among the titles that debuted last Friday, “The Vanished,” directed by actor Peter Facinelli and starring Thomas Jane and Anne Heche as parents searching for their daughter, scored best. It was in second or third place at three sites (Spectrum ends its chart before Friday releases). The higher-profile “Tesla” from Michael Almereyda starring Ethan Hawke debuted at #2 at Apple TV, a platform that often presages later success at other sites.
- 8/24/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
The Lost Husband is a perfectly bland but perfectly watchable movie that you’ll want to return to time and time again.
“The Lost Husband was actually released in April on VOD, before landing on the streaming service in August, and it probably can be most accurately described as perfectly pleasant. Based on a book by Katherine Center, the Vicky Wight-directed drama is a Nicholas Sparks-style story of a woman finding new love after a tragic loss.”
Read more at Thrillist.
From Star Trek‘s Uhura to Marvel’s Black Panther movie, science fiction and fantasy have the best representation of Black women out of all media genres.
“Anytime a character is announced with a Black actress playing her or a Black woman is introduced into a popular franchise, the internet is flooded with racist comments from trolls disguised as ‘real fans.’ What these so-called ‘fans’ fail to...
“The Lost Husband was actually released in April on VOD, before landing on the streaming service in August, and it probably can be most accurately described as perfectly pleasant. Based on a book by Katherine Center, the Vicky Wight-directed drama is a Nicholas Sparks-style story of a woman finding new love after a tragic loss.”
Read more at Thrillist.
From Star Trek‘s Uhura to Marvel’s Black Panther movie, science fiction and fantasy have the best representation of Black women out of all media genres.
“Anytime a character is announced with a Black actress playing her or a Black woman is introduced into a popular franchise, the internet is flooded with racist comments from trolls disguised as ‘real fans.’ What these so-called ‘fans’ fail to...
- 8/19/2020
- by Ivan Huang
- Den of Geek
Netflix can sometimes be a bit hit and miss when it comes to movies, but some new additions have proved unexpectedly strong this past week and here are the highlights.
The big one last week was Project Power, the streaming service’s take on the all-encompassing zeitgeist of superpowers. A police officer, a teenage drug dealer and a vengeful man form various sides of the investigation into a new drug that affords its users temporary superhuman abilities, along with those behind its creation.
Safety Not Guaranteed also landed last week and is a quirky mix of humor, romance and sci-fi that got Colin Trevorrow noticed and subsequently the job of directing Jurassic World. A trio of journalists are assigned to investigate a newspaper advert (remember them?) asking for companions for a journey back in time, and discover a paranoid but rational man whose mission sparks meditations on regret for past...
The big one last week was Project Power, the streaming service’s take on the all-encompassing zeitgeist of superpowers. A police officer, a teenage drug dealer and a vengeful man form various sides of the investigation into a new drug that affords its users temporary superhuman abilities, along with those behind its creation.
Safety Not Guaranteed also landed last week and is a quirky mix of humor, romance and sci-fi that got Colin Trevorrow noticed and subsequently the job of directing Jurassic World. A trio of journalists are assigned to investigate a newspaper advert (remember them?) asking for companions for a journey back in time, and discover a paranoid but rational man whose mission sparks meditations on regret for past...
- 8/18/2020
- by Andrew Marshall
- We Got This Covered
At this point, it’s no secret that the Netflix charts often offer up some interesting insight into what subscribers are responding to. Be it the Top 10 most-watched movies, Top 10 most-watched TV shows or Top 10 most-watched overall lists, it’s always fun to take a look and see what’s popular on any given day. And usually, the results are a bit surprising.
Indeed, be it critically-panned titles, long-forgotten films and TV series or just seemingly random projects, the Top 10 charts always include at least one or two things you wouldn’t expect to see on there on any given day. And as ComicBook.com notes, today is no different.
According to the outlet, a surprising new movie has been dominating Netflix lately, and it’s not exactly one of their high-profile Aaa titles. No, it’s The Lost Husband, a romantic drama that stars Leslie Bibb and Josh Duhamel.
If...
Indeed, be it critically-panned titles, long-forgotten films and TV series or just seemingly random projects, the Top 10 charts always include at least one or two things you wouldn’t expect to see on there on any given day. And as ComicBook.com notes, today is no different.
According to the outlet, a surprising new movie has been dominating Netflix lately, and it’s not exactly one of their high-profile Aaa titles. No, it’s The Lost Husband, a romantic drama that stars Leslie Bibb and Josh Duhamel.
If...
- 8/12/2020
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
“The Tax Collector” and “The Secret Garden” both showed strong VOD debuts Friday while taking different routes to success. Set among rival Los Angeles gangs, David Ayers’ “The Tax Collector” stars Shia Labeouf and placed #1 at Apple TV and FandangoNow, and #5 at Amazon (Spectrum’s charting period ended before it was available.) “The Secret Garden,” the fourth adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic story of an orphan girl who finds escape in a magical garden, took the top spot at Amazon and fourth at FandangoNow.
With a non-premium price of $6.99, “The Tax Collector,” distributor Rlje self-reports that it has first weekend rentals over $2 million and played at 129 theaters (mainly drive-ins), where it grossed $309,964. That’s first place among new releases; according to incomplete grosses on Comscore, “The Empire Strikes Back” was #1 overall. But Comscore doesn’t show 34 of the theaters that played “The Tax Collector.” We also don’t...
With a non-premium price of $6.99, “The Tax Collector,” distributor Rlje self-reports that it has first weekend rentals over $2 million and played at 129 theaters (mainly drive-ins), where it grossed $309,964. That’s first place among new releases; according to incomplete grosses on Comscore, “The Empire Strikes Back” was #1 overall. But Comscore doesn’t show 34 of the theaters that played “The Tax Collector.” We also don’t...
- 8/10/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
It’s the start of a new week and Netflix is kicking it off with four fresh titles being added to its library – two new movies and two new TV shows. And it’s a varied bunch of content, too, delivering something for children, comedy fans, romance lovers and, for film buffs, one of the best movies of the 2010s.
Without further ado, here are all the titles coming to Netflix today, Monday, August 10th:
Julie and the Phantoms (Season 1) Nightcrawler (2014) Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event (Season 1) The Lost Husband (2020)
Julie and the Phantoms is a Brazilian musical series aimed at teens that follows a young girl who rediscovers her love of music after the death of her mother. Kenny Ortega, the man behind such Disney classics as High School Musical and the Descendants trilogy, directed several episodes, and Descendants choreographer Paul Becker is also involved. So, if you...
Without further ado, here are all the titles coming to Netflix today, Monday, August 10th:
Julie and the Phantoms (Season 1) Nightcrawler (2014) Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event (Season 1) The Lost Husband (2020)
Julie and the Phantoms is a Brazilian musical series aimed at teens that follows a young girl who rediscovers her love of music after the death of her mother. Kenny Ortega, the man behind such Disney classics as High School Musical and the Descendants trilogy, directed several episodes, and Descendants choreographer Paul Becker is also involved. So, if you...
- 8/10/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Building on a busy month for library expansions, Netflix are now planning to put up a number of new titles this week. In terms of what’s coming from August 10th to August 16th, highlights include four seasons of The Legend of Korra, original movie Project Power, and critical favorites such as Nightcrawler. What, then, can we expect from the streamer in the next few days?
Well, the aforementioned Project Power has been gradually generating buzz over its concept, wherein a drug lord provides users with a product that can temporarily grant superpowers. Set in New Orleans, the Netflix picture stars Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, with directing duties falling to Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. You can catch the trailer for this one up above, with the film arriving on August 14th.
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Well, the aforementioned Project Power has been gradually generating buzz over its concept, wherein a drug lord provides users with a product that can temporarily grant superpowers. Set in New Orleans, the Netflix picture stars Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, with directing duties falling to Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. You can catch the trailer for this one up above, with the film arriving on August 14th.
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- 8/9/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
Staying home? Good. Looking for something new to watch while you do it? Even better! As the world shifts to accommodate a wide range of in-home viewing options for movie lovers, it’s not just platforms that are expanding, it’s the very type of films they host. There’s more than ever to sift through, and IndieWire is here to help you do just that.
This week’s new releases include Netflix Originals, fresh VOD offerings, and new studio releases now available in the comfort of your own home. Browse your options below. “The Lost Husband” (directed by Vicky Wight)
Distributor: Quiver Distribution
Where to Find It: Rent or buy on Redbox
There’s plenty of drama to be found in “The Lost Husband,” Vicky Wight...
This week’s new releases include Netflix Originals, fresh VOD offerings, and new studio releases now available in the comfort of your own home. Browse your options below. “The Lost Husband” (directed by Vicky Wight)
Distributor: Quiver Distribution
Where to Find It: Rent or buy on Redbox
There’s plenty of drama to be found in “The Lost Husband,” Vicky Wight...
- 4/10/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
A low-key drama about a woman rediscovering herself after a family tragedy, writer-director Vicky Wight’s “The Lost Husband,” adapted from the novel by Katherine Center, is a no-frills romance-drama that pulls from the same well of tropes as a Nicholas Sparks novel. Anchored by two good, lived-in, performances by Leslie Bibb and Josh Duhamel, “The Lost Husband” exists as comfort food, elevating the “city girl in a country” setting that has essentially kept Hallmark’s film department afloat.
Continue reading ‘The Lost Husband’: Vicky Wight’s Melodrama Is Cliché-Filled Comfort Food [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Lost Husband’: Vicky Wight’s Melodrama Is Cliché-Filled Comfort Food [Review] at The Playlist.
- 4/10/2020
- by Christian Gallichio
- The Playlist
Stuck at home and looking for something fresh? Just because theaters are closed due to the coronavirus doesn’t mean there aren’t new movies to be seen. Many distributors are getting creative and releasing their films directly to home platforms — including the first major studio release do so in “Trolls World Tour,” Still, it can be tough to find where they’re all hiding.
Variety presents a roundup of all the new releases, with excerpts from our reviews and links to where you can watch them.
Studio movies, straight to streaming:
Trolls World Tour
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Where to Find It: Lots of options on Universal’s website
“Trolls World Tour” … has the same delectably tactile and distinctive eye-candy look as “Trolls”; it’s set in a storybook kingdom that’s all sweetness and light and glitter and fuzz and bursting psychedelic pastels. And since a key element of...
Variety presents a roundup of all the new releases, with excerpts from our reviews and links to where you can watch them.
Studio movies, straight to streaming:
Trolls World Tour
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Where to Find It: Lots of options on Universal’s website
“Trolls World Tour” … has the same delectably tactile and distinctive eye-candy look as “Trolls”; it’s set in a storybook kingdom that’s all sweetness and light and glitter and fuzz and bursting psychedelic pastels. And since a key element of...
- 4/10/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
There are worse things one could do than indulge in a cozy little romance these days, when we are all cooped up at home craving some meaningful human contact. If only writer-director Vicky Wight’s on-demand drama “The Lost Husband” could have filled that void by audaciously embracing some of the more syrupy, maybe even steamy elements of an often unfairly slighted genre.
Instead, Wight delivers a sedated Hallmark-y effort that just hints at heightened emotions — the very kind of rush underserved romance viewers come to this fare seeking — only to repeatedly interrupt and abandon them in puzzling ways. Equally confusing is that deceptive title. Suffice it to say that Wight’s predictable fish-out-of-water tale, adapted from bestselling author Katherine Center’s 2013 novel of the same name, isn’t about a husband at all, but the widowed wife he leaves behind in his wake.
She is Libby Moran (Leslie Bibb...
Instead, Wight delivers a sedated Hallmark-y effort that just hints at heightened emotions — the very kind of rush underserved romance viewers come to this fare seeking — only to repeatedly interrupt and abandon them in puzzling ways. Equally confusing is that deceptive title. Suffice it to say that Wight’s predictable fish-out-of-water tale, adapted from bestselling author Katherine Center’s 2013 novel of the same name, isn’t about a husband at all, but the widowed wife he leaves behind in his wake.
She is Libby Moran (Leslie Bibb...
- 4/10/2020
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
Being “nice” can sometimes be a backhanded compliment. A romantic film, one seeking to warm an audience’s heart, usually doesn’t have too much of an edge. There’s nothing wrong with being “nice,” especially when the material calls for it. However, when you wind up with something that’s only “nice” and doesn’t offer up anything else, it leaves you lacking. The Lost Husband is a prime example of this. Sure, it’s pleasant and has its heart in the right place, but that doesn’t mean that the end result isn’t bland and without narrative thrust. On Demand this weekend, it’s a harmless offering that nonetheless leaves you wanting more. This flick is a romance, introducing us to Libby (Leslie Bibb) a short time after the sudden death of her husband. Unhappy in her current situation, stuck living with her mother, Libby is offered...
- 4/9/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
There’s plenty of drama to be found in “The Lost Husband,” Vicky Wight’s adaptation of Katherine Center’s 2013 novel of the same name, much of it baked right into its intriguing title and the odd misdirection that comes from it. Yes, Libby Moran (Leslie Bibb) has lost her husband, but that’s hardly what this story is about; really, it’s about Libby finding herself after a horrible tragedy that took nearly everything from her. If that sounds like the makings of a Hallmark movie or a mass market paperback you might find at a well-stocked airport bookstore, well, yes — but this genre doesn’t typically yield great art. In that context, “The Lost Husband” is at least above average.
It’s not a lack of drama that hobbles “The Lost Husband,” but too much of it: , rather than the dense feature that has resulted here. However, Wight...
It’s not a lack of drama that hobbles “The Lost Husband,” but too much of it: , rather than the dense feature that has resulted here. However, Wight...
- 4/8/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has picked up the North American rights to Tammy’s Always Dying, the dark comedy directed by Amy Jo Johnson (best remembered as the original pink ranger on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as well as Julie Emrick on WB’s Felicity). Felicity Huffman stars as the titular character in the film, which will mark the first time the Desperate Housewives alumna will be seen onscreen since her release from an 11-day federal prison stint her role in the college bribery scheme last October.
The pic, which shot in 2018 and had its world premiere at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, is set to roll out on digital platforms May 1. Additional co-stars include Anastasia Phillips, Clark Johnson, Lauren Holly, Aaron Ashmore, and Kristian Bruun
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- 3/30/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
"This kind of pain and loss, it cracks you open... But we are made of magic and resilience, Libby." Quiver Distr. has debuted an official trailer for an indie romantic drama titled The Lost Husband, a feature film adapted from the novel of the same name by Katherine Center. Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged aunt's goat farm in central Texas. There she falls in with a "gruff farm manager with a tragic past" and, of course, starts to enjoy the country life. Leslie Bibb stars, along with Josh Duhamel, and also Sharon Lawrence, Kevin Alejandro, Georgia King, Carly Pope, Herizen F. Guardiola, Nora Dunn, and Isiah Whitlock Jr. This looks exactly like the country livin', charming, sweet farm romance you'd expect it to look like, which is a good thing this time. Here's the...
- 3/23/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Based on the novel by New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center, The Lost Husband centers on Libby Moran, a woman who is still reeling over the death of her husband.
Libby movies into her estranged aunt’s (Nora Dunn) goat farm with her children in Central Texas, and this city girl is definitely out of her [...]
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Libby movies into her estranged aunt’s (Nora Dunn) goat farm with her children in Central Texas, and this city girl is definitely out of her [...]
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- 3/23/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Exclusive: Quiver Distribution and Redbox Entertainment have co-acquired North American rights to The Lost Husband, the Vicky Wight romantic comedy starring Josh Duhamel and Leslie Bibb. A theatrical rollout beginning in the top 25 markets is set for April.
Directed and written by Wight based on the Katherine Center novel, the story centers on a woman (Bibb) attempting to put her life back together after the death of her husband. She moves with her children to her estranged aunt’s goat farm in central Texas, meeting and matching wills with the ranch’s cowboy (Duhamel). Nora Dunn, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Georgia King and Sharon Lawrence co-star along with Carly Pope.
The film is a Six Foot Pictures production. Bibb produced with Bridget Stokes along with Wight.
The deal comes as part of a broader strategic pact between Quiver, the indie film company launched last year by former eOne exec Berry Meyerowitz...
Directed and written by Wight based on the Katherine Center novel, the story centers on a woman (Bibb) attempting to put her life back together after the death of her husband. She moves with her children to her estranged aunt’s goat farm in central Texas, meeting and matching wills with the ranch’s cowboy (Duhamel). Nora Dunn, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Georgia King and Sharon Lawrence co-star along with Carly Pope.
The film is a Six Foot Pictures production. Bibb produced with Bridget Stokes along with Wight.
The deal comes as part of a broader strategic pact between Quiver, the indie film company launched last year by former eOne exec Berry Meyerowitz...
- 2/12/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Transformers star Josh Duhamel and Leslie Bibb, who was last seen in the WB comedy, Tag, are set to star in The Lost Husband, an indie film which is being directed by Vicky Wight. Nora Dunn (The Oath), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), and Herizen Guardiola (Dare Me) will also star in the film, slated to go before cameras next week in Austin. Based on the novel by Katherine Center, the film was written by Wight, who is also producing under her Six Foot Pictures banner.
The story centers on Libby who, trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, moves to her estranged Aunt’s goat farm with her children in Central Texas.
Bibb and Bridget Stokes are also producing the project with Wight.
Duhamel’s recent credits include the USA true crime true crime anthology series Unsolved and Fox 2000’s comedy/drama Love,...
The story centers on Libby who, trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, moves to her estranged Aunt’s goat farm with her children in Central Texas.
Bibb and Bridget Stokes are also producing the project with Wight.
Duhamel’s recent credits include the USA true crime true crime anthology series Unsolved and Fox 2000’s comedy/drama Love,...
- 10/5/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
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