Exclusive: In Emma Stone and Dave McCary’s first executive hire at their new production company Fruit Tree, the duo has brought in A24’s Ali Herting as a producer.
Stone and McCary launched film/TV production banner Fruit Tree in August with a two-year, first-look TV deal at A24. Under the pact, the Fruit Tree partners intend to produce projects across scripted, documentary and unscripted formats. The first new project is a TV adaption of The Shadows, the debut thriller novel from Stacy Willingham. Fruit Tree’s first feature film, When You Finish Saving the World, directed by Jesse Eisenberg, is being financed, produced and distributed by A24.
“Ali’s perspective, passion, and experience working closely with remarkable filmmakers is an invaluable addition to Fruit Tree and the stories we look forward to bringing to life,” Stone and McCary said. “We feel incredibly fortunate to have her on the team.
Stone and McCary launched film/TV production banner Fruit Tree in August with a two-year, first-look TV deal at A24. Under the pact, the Fruit Tree partners intend to produce projects across scripted, documentary and unscripted formats. The first new project is a TV adaption of The Shadows, the debut thriller novel from Stacy Willingham. Fruit Tree’s first feature film, When You Finish Saving the World, directed by Jesse Eisenberg, is being financed, produced and distributed by A24.
“Ali’s perspective, passion, and experience working closely with remarkable filmmakers is an invaluable addition to Fruit Tree and the stories we look forward to bringing to life,” Stone and McCary said. “We feel incredibly fortunate to have her on the team.
- 10/22/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Just to count it off, Peter Frampton’s Do You Feel Like I Do? A Memoir is as much fun as hearing a talking box guitar solo for the first time. Live and with an audience, of course. Each of Frampton’s best-known albums, either with his bands like Humble Pie or in his solo career, are live records. He may also love the studio albums he made, but just like The Who, whose studio albums he loves, those records are a different breed from a live show. Frampton should know, one of the first gigs he ever got was touring as an opening act for The Who.
And, as much fun as they were to see on stage, even their live shows paled when compared to ducking bottle rockets Keith Moon and John Entwistle aimed into his motel windows between shows. Frampton had fun, and it comes across on...
And, as much fun as they were to see on stage, even their live shows paled when compared to ducking bottle rockets Keith Moon and John Entwistle aimed into his motel windows between shows. Frampton had fun, and it comes across on...
- 10/19/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
The future of Ridley Scott’s “Alien” franchise is unclear, but one thing that’s almost certain is it won’t include Sigourney Weaver’s original hero Ripley. “District 9” filmmaker Neill Blomkamp spent years developing a fifth “Alien” movie centered around Weaver’s character only for the plans to fall through. However, franchise veterans still want to see Ripley return in a new “Alien” movie.
Weaver confirms to Empire magazine that Walter Hill sent her a 50-page treatment for “a different take on a fifth Ripley film” within the last year and a half. Hill is best known as the director of films like “The Warriors” and “48 Hrs.,” but he’s also served as producer on every “Alien” movie and has a story credit on James Cameron’s “Aliens.”
Weaver would not disclose what Hill’s 50-page treatment entails, but she did say that she’s not too eager...
Weaver confirms to Empire magazine that Walter Hill sent her a 50-page treatment for “a different take on a fifth Ripley film” within the last year and a half. Hill is best known as the director of films like “The Warriors” and “48 Hrs.,” but he’s also served as producer on every “Alien” movie and has a story credit on James Cameron’s “Aliens.”
Weaver would not disclose what Hill’s 50-page treatment entails, but she did say that she’s not too eager...
- 6/11/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The whole point of Sir Ridley Scott’s Alien prequels was to reveal where the Xenomorphs came from, but sadly they left fans with even more questions about their origin than before. Moviegoers first became acquainted with the deadly extraterrestrial race in the 1979 original when the crew of the Nostromo discovered a batch of mysterious eggs on board a warship. Three sequels, a couple of spinoffs and a pair of prequels later, we still don’t know the full story behind those eggs, but according to Scott, the next entry in the series would have filled in all of the blanks.
After delivering the lukewarmly-received Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, the filmmaker began work on a third prequel, tentatively titled Alien: Awakening. Apparently, this movie would have fully bridged the gap between the precursor films and the original Alien, but it seems Disney’s big-money acquisition of Fox has led to the project being sidelined.
After delivering the lukewarmly-received Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, the filmmaker began work on a third prequel, tentatively titled Alien: Awakening. Apparently, this movie would have fully bridged the gap between the precursor films and the original Alien, but it seems Disney’s big-money acquisition of Fox has led to the project being sidelined.
- 6/4/2020
- by Mark Langshaw
- We Got This Covered
Things aren’t looking so hot for Alien right now. 2017’s Alien: Covenant was met with tepid reviews, didn’t meet box office expectations and seems to have effectively killed the series. After Covenant, Fox cooled on the idea of giving creative control to Ridley Scott to continue to explore the origins of the creature. Then came the Disney merger, meaning the House of Mouse now controls the Alien and Predator IPs.
That means that we’re unlikely to see a follow-up for some time, with most concluding that the best route to breathe new life into Alien would be a full reboot. After all, with four mainline movies, two prequels and a couple of spinoffs, the continuity has gotten pretty tangled.
Scott recently gave an interview to the La Times in which he discussed the future of the franchise, and he said he still has questions he wants to answer.
That means that we’re unlikely to see a follow-up for some time, with most concluding that the best route to breathe new life into Alien would be a full reboot. After all, with four mainline movies, two prequels and a couple of spinoffs, the continuity has gotten pretty tangled.
Scott recently gave an interview to the La Times in which he discussed the future of the franchise, and he said he still has questions he wants to answer.
- 6/3/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Before What We Do in the Shadows was a series on FX, it was an independent film comedy shot in New Zealand, and written and directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. The pair more recently created the series and still occasionally direct episodes of the show, but Waititi’s schedule is getting awfully full these days, especially now that it’s been announced he will direct and co-write the next Star Wars movie, one of the biggest potential popcorn sellers currently in the world. But it hasn’t been long since the scrappy stand-up turned filmmaker had to scrimp on budgets to make his films. Back in the day, he and Clement would make their own costumes and props, and rig their own special effects. For What We Do in the Shadows, Waititi even went to special effects house Weta Workshops and offered to take out their Lord of the Rings...
- 5/5/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
The minds behind 10 Cloverfield Lane, Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken, will be penning an adaptation of Elizabeth Bear‘s short sci-fi story Covenant, Deadline is reporting today. Spyglass Media Group acquired the story. In Bear’s short story, “A former serial killer — the beneficiary of “rightminding”, a process that cures psychopathy by forcibly bestowing empathy — finds herself in a […]...
- 5/4/2020
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Spyglass Entertainment has acquired Covenant, an Elizabeth Bear science fiction short story that will be written by the 10 Cloverfield Lane writing team of Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken. They are keeping the logline under wraps.
Roger Birnbaum, Eli Roth and Michael Besman will produce for Arts District Entertainment. Spyglass VP Production Chris Stone will oversee the project.
Campbell and Stuecken’s contained thriller Horizon Line, starring Allison Williams, is currently in post production with Stx. The writers are repped by Verve, Lit Entertainment Group and attorney Jeff Frankel.
Covenant was first published in the anthology series Hieroglyphs: Stories and Visions for a Better Future.
Spyglass Media Group launched as a partnership between Gary Barber and Lantern Entertainment co-presidents Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic, with strategic investment backing from Warner Bros Pictures, Eagle Pictures and Cineworld Group.
Roger Birnbaum, Eli Roth and Michael Besman will produce for Arts District Entertainment. Spyglass VP Production Chris Stone will oversee the project.
Campbell and Stuecken’s contained thriller Horizon Line, starring Allison Williams, is currently in post production with Stx. The writers are repped by Verve, Lit Entertainment Group and attorney Jeff Frankel.
Covenant was first published in the anthology series Hieroglyphs: Stories and Visions for a Better Future.
Spyglass Media Group launched as a partnership between Gary Barber and Lantern Entertainment co-presidents Andy Mitchell and Milos Brajovic, with strategic investment backing from Warner Bros Pictures, Eagle Pictures and Cineworld Group.
- 5/4/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
May the 4th be with you, friends! Today, on one of the nerdiest days of the year, it's been confirmed that What We Do In The Shadows and Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi is set to helm an upcoming feature set in the Star Wars universe! After reinvigotating Thor and telling Hitler to f*ck right off in Jojo Rabbit, Oscar winner Taika Waititi is about to make millions of Star Wars fans cry out…...
- 5/4/2020
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Stars: Nick Smyth, Peter Valdron, Margaryta Soldatova, Dylan Lloyd, Paige Falardeau, Anna Carr, Kameryn Carr, Thia Sterling, Simon De Cicco, Vikki Lenola | Written by Ken Cardwell, Jeff Carr | Directed by Manuel H. Da Silva
Covenant is one of the least intriguing and exciting titles a horror movie-maker could decide to call his film. To be fair, I’m sure the title didn’t come from the director himself, probably someone who was releasing the movie decided that. There seems to many horror movies with the same title or something very similar and it just screams run-of-the-mill, low budget genre title. This movie called Covenant doesn’t throw up much in the way of surprises.
It is low budget and although there’s a variety of reasons I can tell this, the main one is the awful – and I mean student-level – ‘special’ effects. I have no idea how to create CGI...
Covenant is one of the least intriguing and exciting titles a horror movie-maker could decide to call his film. To be fair, I’m sure the title didn’t come from the director himself, probably someone who was releasing the movie decided that. There seems to many horror movies with the same title or something very similar and it just screams run-of-the-mill, low budget genre title. This movie called Covenant doesn’t throw up much in the way of surprises.
It is low budget and although there’s a variety of reasons I can tell this, the main one is the awful – and I mean student-level – ‘special’ effects. I have no idea how to create CGI...
- 3/30/2020
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Shooting continues on producer Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment production of the live-action "Halo" TV series, based on the military science fiction first-person shooter video games, prepping 8 episodes for a 2021 Showtime TV release:
Cast includes Pablo Schreiber as 'John-117', Yerin Ha as 'Kwan Ha', Natasha McElhone as 'Catherine Halsey', 'Cortana', Bookeem Woodbine as 'Soren-066', Shabana Azmi as 'Margaret Parangosky', Bentlet Kalu as 'Vannak-134', Natasha Culzac as 'Riz-028' And Kate Kennedy as 'Kai-125'.
""It is a very different genre", said Showtime president David Nevins about the new series. "It's futuristic, space-based science fiction, not fantasy.
"It took us a long time to get the script but we felt like we had something that was really interesting and felt like it belonged on Showtime in terms of its character depth...and it's gonna' be a big show."
"We made a conscious decision to hire a writer not...
Cast includes Pablo Schreiber as 'John-117', Yerin Ha as 'Kwan Ha', Natasha McElhone as 'Catherine Halsey', 'Cortana', Bookeem Woodbine as 'Soren-066', Shabana Azmi as 'Margaret Parangosky', Bentlet Kalu as 'Vannak-134', Natasha Culzac as 'Riz-028' And Kate Kennedy as 'Kai-125'.
""It is a very different genre", said Showtime president David Nevins about the new series. "It's futuristic, space-based science fiction, not fantasy.
"It took us a long time to get the script but we felt like we had something that was really interesting and felt like it belonged on Showtime in terms of its character depth...and it's gonna' be a big show."
"We made a conscious decision to hire a writer not...
- 2/4/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The blood moon will rise again in two days, as the official trailer, poster and stills for the upcoming horror thriller, ‘Covenant,’ have been unleashed. The assets for the film were released by High Octane Pictures, which is set to distribute the drama on February 4 on Digital and disc. Manuel H. Da Silva directed […]
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The post The Blood Mood Will Rise Again in Covenant’s Official Trailer, Poster and Stills appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 1/11/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
The cast is assembled and table reads complete, as production starts on the Steven Spielberg produced, 10-episode, live-action "Halo" TV series for Showtime, based on the bestselling first-person shooter video games, starring Pablo Schreiber ("American Gods") as 'Master Chief', a 'Spartan' super soldier and humanity’s last hope against the alien 'Covenant':
"It is a very different genre", said Showtime.
"...it's a futuristic, space-based science fiction, not fantasy.
"It took us a long time to get the script but we felt like we had something that was really interesting and felt like it belonged on Showtime in terms of its character depth...and it's gonna' be a big show."
"We made a conscious decision to hire a writer not known for sci-fi and not known for big battle movies because that's already baked into the 'Halo' franchise. And we will service that, but we also wanted...
"It is a very different genre", said Showtime.
"...it's a futuristic, space-based science fiction, not fantasy.
"It took us a long time to get the script but we felt like we had something that was really interesting and felt like it belonged on Showtime in terms of its character depth...and it's gonna' be a big show."
"We made a conscious decision to hire a writer not known for sci-fi and not known for big battle movies because that's already baked into the 'Halo' franchise. And we will service that, but we also wanted...
- 11/8/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
While the rest of the world wonders what will become of the Alien franchise now that Disney owns 20th Century Fox and/or whether or not Ridley Scott really is working on a sequel to Covenant, we thought it would be nice to share some Alien news that can actually be confirmed! Alien: The Roleplaying Game […] The post Alien: The Roleplaying Game is Now Available for Pre-Order appeared first on Dread Central.
- 5/28/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Ridley Scott’s “Alien” franchise is not dead yet. A recent report from Variety reflecting on the original “Alien” movie’s 40th anniversary mentions that director Scott is still planning a third “Alien” prequel to follow his last entry, “Alien: Covenant.” Scott is planning to direct the next installment after returning to the “Alien” movie franchise to helm the first prequel, “Prometheus,” followed by “Covenant.” Variety reports the next “Alien” movie continues to be in the script phase.
The news that a third “Alien” prequel remains in development should be a relief to fans, considering the franchise’s fate has been unknown after the abysmal box office gross “Covenant” recorded — not to mention the Disney-Fox merger. Many inside the industry have wondered if Disney would plan to continue the “Alien” movies after dwindling box office returns. Despite earning solid reviews from critics, “Covenant” floundered at the box office...
The news that a third “Alien” prequel remains in development should be a relief to fans, considering the franchise’s fate has been unknown after the abysmal box office gross “Covenant” recorded — not to mention the Disney-Fox merger. Many inside the industry have wondered if Disney would plan to continue the “Alien” movies after dwindling box office returns. Despite earning solid reviews from critics, “Covenant” floundered at the box office...
- 5/28/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
It’s now been over two years since the release of Alien: Covenant, and so far, we’ve yet to receive any confirmation that another movie is particularly close to going into production. That being said, it at least sounds like a third Alien prequel is currently bubbling in development with the involvement of director Ridley Scott.
To mark the 40th anniversary of the franchise’s first installment, Variety published an article reflecting on the sci-fi classic and its genesis. After referencing Covenant and 2012’s Prometheus, the piece mentions that another prequel, which Scott will helm, is “in the script phase.”
After the mixed response received by Prometheus and Covenant – not to mention the underwhelming box office performance of the latter – there’s been a lot of uncertainty around the future of the franchise. Nonetheless, it sounds like filmgoers in the pro-prequel camp still have reason to be optimistic that...
To mark the 40th anniversary of the franchise’s first installment, Variety published an article reflecting on the sci-fi classic and its genesis. After referencing Covenant and 2012’s Prometheus, the piece mentions that another prequel, which Scott will helm, is “in the script phase.”
After the mixed response received by Prometheus and Covenant – not to mention the underwhelming box office performance of the latter – there’s been a lot of uncertainty around the future of the franchise. Nonetheless, it sounds like filmgoers in the pro-prequel camp still have reason to be optimistic that...
- 5/26/2019
- by David Pountain
- We Got This Covered
Dark Horse Comics' "Halo: Lone Wolf" #1, available January 2, 2019, is written by Anne Toole an illustrated by Kieran McKeown, with a cover by Christian Ward:
"...sent on a covert mission without the rest of her team, the skills of 'Spartan Linda-058' in infiltration and marksmanship are called upon to end the threat posed by a wanted scientist on a distant planet.
"With only an 'Oni AI' at her side, Linda must fight through both the dregs of the 'Covenant' and the hostility of a lost human settlement to stop the rogue scientist in his tracks..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Halo: Fireteam Raven"....
"...sent on a covert mission without the rest of her team, the skills of 'Spartan Linda-058' in infiltration and marksmanship are called upon to end the threat posed by a wanted scientist on a distant planet.
"With only an 'Oni AI' at her side, Linda must fight through both the dregs of the 'Covenant' and the hostility of a lost human settlement to stop the rogue scientist in his tracks..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Halo: Fireteam Raven"....
- 12/28/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
According to Gary Levine, President of Programming at Showtime, the "Halo" live-action TV series, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, based on the video game franchise "is absolutely still in development, still moving forward and I'm encouraged by what we've seen so far...":
"It's still live-action, and it will definitely satisfy the fans of 'Halo' and I think also satisfy the drama audiences of Showtime...."
"Halo" is the military science fiction first-person shooter video game franchise created by Bungie and developed by 343 Industries, a subsidiary of Microsoft Studios, focusing on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the 'Covenant'.
The Covenant, led by religious leaders the 'Prophets', worship the ancient civilization the 'Forerunners', who perished in combat with the parasitic 'Flood'.
'Master Chief John-117' is one of a group of supersoldiers codenamed 'Spartans', with his artificial intelligence companion,...
"It's still live-action, and it will definitely satisfy the fans of 'Halo' and I think also satisfy the drama audiences of Showtime...."
"Halo" is the military science fiction first-person shooter video game franchise created by Bungie and developed by 343 Industries, a subsidiary of Microsoft Studios, focusing on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the 'Covenant'.
The Covenant, led by religious leaders the 'Prophets', worship the ancient civilization the 'Forerunners', who perished in combat with the parasitic 'Flood'.
'Master Chief John-117' is one of a group of supersoldiers codenamed 'Spartans', with his artificial intelligence companion,...
- 12/18/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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