The Whistler Film Festival (November 28 — December 2) is hosting the industry’s top screenwriters at highly anticipated 7th consecutive event in Whistler.
This year’s honoured screenwriters will share their personal stories and challenges related to succeeding in today’s film industry at an afternoon conversation on December 1 as part of Wff’s Signature Series as well as receive their coveted award at Wff’s Awards Celebration on December 2.
Hosted by Canadian broadcast veteran George Stroumboulopoulos, festival goers will join this prestigious class of film scribes as they discuss tips and tricks for navigating the film landscape in 2018. The group will also share a behind the scenes look at their current and future projects during this intimate conversation.
Variety’s class of 2018 screenwriters and notable credits include:
Joe Robert Cole, Black PantherBryan Woods and Scott Beck, A Quiet PlaceAshleigh Powell, The Nutcracker And The Four RealmsJay Longino, Uncle DrewElizabeth Chomko, What They HadSofia Alvarez,...
This year’s honoured screenwriters will share their personal stories and challenges related to succeeding in today’s film industry at an afternoon conversation on December 1 as part of Wff’s Signature Series as well as receive their coveted award at Wff’s Awards Celebration on December 2.
Hosted by Canadian broadcast veteran George Stroumboulopoulos, festival goers will join this prestigious class of film scribes as they discuss tips and tricks for navigating the film landscape in 2018. The group will also share a behind the scenes look at their current and future projects during this intimate conversation.
Variety’s class of 2018 screenwriters and notable credits include:
Joe Robert Cole, Black PantherBryan Woods and Scott Beck, A Quiet PlaceAshleigh Powell, The Nutcracker And The Four RealmsJay Longino, Uncle DrewElizabeth Chomko, What They HadSofia Alvarez,...
- 11/20/2018
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Chris Cowles, formerly an executive at Dmg Entertainment whose producing credits include 2017’s Blockers and Chappaquiddick, has joined Alldayeveryday, the production company now expanding its auspices into scripted entertainment.
Cowles will be based in Los Angeles and become an Alldayeveryday partner alongside John Kaplan, Arrow Kruse, Michael Karbelnikoff, working with them and executive producer Peter Kline across the company’s entertainment slate. He brings with him a management roster of writer-directors clients including Patrick Aison, F. Scott Frazier, Chris Borrelli, Taylor Allen & Andrew Logan (Chappaquiddick), Justin Malen, and Ryan O’Nan.
Before Dmg, he worked in production for Judd Apatow and Scott Rudin among others.
“Over the years, Allday has been defined by passionate directors and creative collaborators who lead with a strong artistic point-of-view,” said Kaplan, Allday’s president.
Cowles will be based in Los Angeles and become an Alldayeveryday partner alongside John Kaplan, Arrow Kruse, Michael Karbelnikoff, working with them and executive producer Peter Kline across the company’s entertainment slate. He brings with him a management roster of writer-directors clients including Patrick Aison, F. Scott Frazier, Chris Borrelli, Taylor Allen & Andrew Logan (Chappaquiddick), Justin Malen, and Ryan O’Nan.
Before Dmg, he worked in production for Judd Apatow and Scott Rudin among others.
“Over the years, Allday has been defined by passionate directors and creative collaborators who lead with a strong artistic point-of-view,” said Kaplan, Allday’s president.
- 11/9/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Chappaquiddick” is a well-acted examination of the Ted Kennedy 1969 drunk-driving scandal that ended with young Democratic aide Mary Joe Kopechne trapped and drowned in Kennedy’s car after it plunged into a pond off Dike Bridge. The new film appeals more to Republicans who hated him than the liberals who revere him — but it has a liberal director and star who refuse to publicize it through conservative outlets, and only a few under 40 know what “Chappaquiddick” means. So who will see it?
On the surface, it might seem to be a hatchet job on one of the Senate’s most respected politicians. “I hope between the reviews and word of mouth people will not see it as a one-dimensional hit piece,” said director John Curran (“The Painted Veil”). “The fear of that is understandable.”
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios acquired the film before Toronto for $4 million against $16 million in P&A.
On the surface, it might seem to be a hatchet job on one of the Senate’s most respected politicians. “I hope between the reviews and word of mouth people will not see it as a one-dimensional hit piece,” said director John Curran (“The Painted Veil”). “The fear of that is understandable.”
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios acquired the film before Toronto for $4 million against $16 million in P&A.
- 4/6/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
From “Veep” to “Scandal,” “Wag the Dog” to “Our Brand is Crisis,” Hollywood has no shortage of cautionary tales about media manipulation by politicians. It’s tempting to see the plague of fake news and the ham-fisted attempts at Orwellian indoctrination — on Fox News, Sinclair stations and YouTube conspiracy-theory videos — as a malaise that afflicts them, seldom us.
“Chappaquiddick,” about the 1969 car accident that left campaign strategist Mary Jo Kopechne dead and felled the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s presidential aspirations, serves as a timely reminder that voters on either side of the aisle are susceptible to influence, especially when it’s wrapped up in male entitlement and oligarchical polish.
By the time he died in office in 2009, Kennedy was the fourth longest-serving senator in U.S. history, with the “Chappaquiddick Incident” far behind him.
Also Read: Martin Sheen: JFK (Unlike Trump) Would Have 'Confronted Those Bastards' at NRA Over Gun Crisis
Directed by Australian John Curran (“The Painted Veil”), the somber, quietly damning “Chappaquiddick” tells a middle-of-the-road version of the events, firmly between tabloid speculation and dynasty-protecting heroics. Here, Jason Clarke’s 37-year-old Ted isn’t philandering, though possibly drunk, when, in a moment of ill-fated recklessness, he flips his Oldsmobile into a pond, with a sober Mary (Kate Mara) in the passenger seat. He makes it to shore; she doesn’t. He should call the police; he doesn’t.
Watch Video: Ted Kennedy Movie 'Chappaquiddick' Scores $20 Million From Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios
The real-life Kopechne’s official cause of death was drowning, but “Chappaquiddick” considers an alternate, more horrifying theory that’s become part of the incident’s lore: That she slowly asphyxiated to death in the car over several hours (during which she could have been rescued), her head above water until oxygen ran out. Later, Ted imagines the serious, idealistic Mary’s final moments, waiting for help that would never arrive.
First-time screenwriters Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan manage to give Mary a distinct personality and biography in Mara’s 15-ish minutes on screen, so that she’s not reduced to an albatross around Ted’s neck, but rather blooms into someone whose death we feel as a loss. But, of course, this is Ted’s story. The accident becomes a crossroads where he is to decide who he should become: His father’s sole surviving son (after the assassinations of Jack and Bobby, and the death of Joseph Jr. in battle during World War II) and thus the old man’s final shot at seeing one of his children in the White House again, or someone who’s going to do the right thing.
From the start, opportunity has a head start on integrity. When Ted’s two closest advisers — his cousin, Joe (Ed Helms), and a more distant confidant, Paul (Jim Gaffigan) — ask him just after the accident what’s wrong, the senator sighs, “I’m not going to be president.”
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As in that scene, “Chappaquiddick” is most powerful when it comes to the words that aren’t spoken. Ted doesn’t notify local officials of the accident, so the upturned car, with Mary inside it, is discovered by the townspeople the next morning. With the “Kennedy curse” heavy on everyone’s mind — as if Mary’s death was yet another thing that happened to the family — Ted is counseled to call his mother immediately (“Don’t let her find out about another tragedy through the news”), but it’s not until some time after that anyone thinks of Mary’s family. Nor does Ted think to call his pregnant wife during the worst crisis of his career.
The script is stuffed with portentous, dual-meaning lines like, “We will persevere, because that’s what Kennedys do,” that become eyeroll-inducing as they pile up. But the knee-jerk acquiescence to the Potus ambitions of both Ted and especially Joe Sr. (a wheezing, wheelchaired Bruce Dern in a Darth Vader-esque turn) is rivetingly revolting nonetheless. You’ll never hear the word “alibi” the same again.
Ted’s daddy issues are laid on a bit too thick, especially when he self-pityingly whines that he was always the least-favorite son of his stroke-stricken father. (“Chappaquiddick” is the rare unsubtle, yet highly suggestive, film.) But Ted’s burden to live up to the ideals his brother Jack represented to the country rings true, even if he and Joseph Sr.’s nine-man pack of waxen consultants admit to each other that the Bay of Pigs was a disaster.
Even more revealing are the film’s observations about the bubble of privilege that Ted occupied, as predetermined as his preppy pastel wardrobe. He’s referred to as “Senator” even at the beach, and a single call to his father or a lackey means a covert fudging of documents. Ted’s certainly not a sociopath, but self-protective deception is his natural instinct. As he tries on a fake neck brace for Mary’s funeral, he has to be reminded by his increasingly disturbed cousin, “You’re not a victim, Ted.” Donning prosthetic teeth, Clarke nails his character’s aura of genteel self-absorption, as well as the Kennedys’ flat, nasal brogue.
After a compelling first hour, the actual clean-up scenes are anticlimactic. But the ending hits hard, with a coda consisting of archival footage of Massachusetts citizens expressing their faith in Ted Kennedy and parroting more or less what the Democratic machine wanted voters to believe. “Chappaquiddick” may or may not be what actually happened, but it gets at enough piercing truths.
Read original story ‘Chappaquiddick’ Film Review: Ted Kennedy Scandal Makes for Searing Drama At TheWrap...
“Chappaquiddick,” about the 1969 car accident that left campaign strategist Mary Jo Kopechne dead and felled the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s presidential aspirations, serves as a timely reminder that voters on either side of the aisle are susceptible to influence, especially when it’s wrapped up in male entitlement and oligarchical polish.
By the time he died in office in 2009, Kennedy was the fourth longest-serving senator in U.S. history, with the “Chappaquiddick Incident” far behind him.
Also Read: Martin Sheen: JFK (Unlike Trump) Would Have 'Confronted Those Bastards' at NRA Over Gun Crisis
Directed by Australian John Curran (“The Painted Veil”), the somber, quietly damning “Chappaquiddick” tells a middle-of-the-road version of the events, firmly between tabloid speculation and dynasty-protecting heroics. Here, Jason Clarke’s 37-year-old Ted isn’t philandering, though possibly drunk, when, in a moment of ill-fated recklessness, he flips his Oldsmobile into a pond, with a sober Mary (Kate Mara) in the passenger seat. He makes it to shore; she doesn’t. He should call the police; he doesn’t.
Watch Video: Ted Kennedy Movie 'Chappaquiddick' Scores $20 Million From Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios
The real-life Kopechne’s official cause of death was drowning, but “Chappaquiddick” considers an alternate, more horrifying theory that’s become part of the incident’s lore: That she slowly asphyxiated to death in the car over several hours (during which she could have been rescued), her head above water until oxygen ran out. Later, Ted imagines the serious, idealistic Mary’s final moments, waiting for help that would never arrive.
First-time screenwriters Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan manage to give Mary a distinct personality and biography in Mara’s 15-ish minutes on screen, so that she’s not reduced to an albatross around Ted’s neck, but rather blooms into someone whose death we feel as a loss. But, of course, this is Ted’s story. The accident becomes a crossroads where he is to decide who he should become: His father’s sole surviving son (after the assassinations of Jack and Bobby, and the death of Joseph Jr. in battle during World War II) and thus the old man’s final shot at seeing one of his children in the White House again, or someone who’s going to do the right thing.
From the start, opportunity has a head start on integrity. When Ted’s two closest advisers — his cousin, Joe (Ed Helms), and a more distant confidant, Paul (Jim Gaffigan) — ask him just after the accident what’s wrong, the senator sighs, “I’m not going to be president.”
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As in that scene, “Chappaquiddick” is most powerful when it comes to the words that aren’t spoken. Ted doesn’t notify local officials of the accident, so the upturned car, with Mary inside it, is discovered by the townspeople the next morning. With the “Kennedy curse” heavy on everyone’s mind — as if Mary’s death was yet another thing that happened to the family — Ted is counseled to call his mother immediately (“Don’t let her find out about another tragedy through the news”), but it’s not until some time after that anyone thinks of Mary’s family. Nor does Ted think to call his pregnant wife during the worst crisis of his career.
The script is stuffed with portentous, dual-meaning lines like, “We will persevere, because that’s what Kennedys do,” that become eyeroll-inducing as they pile up. But the knee-jerk acquiescence to the Potus ambitions of both Ted and especially Joe Sr. (a wheezing, wheelchaired Bruce Dern in a Darth Vader-esque turn) is rivetingly revolting nonetheless. You’ll never hear the word “alibi” the same again.
Ted’s daddy issues are laid on a bit too thick, especially when he self-pityingly whines that he was always the least-favorite son of his stroke-stricken father. (“Chappaquiddick” is the rare unsubtle, yet highly suggestive, film.) But Ted’s burden to live up to the ideals his brother Jack represented to the country rings true, even if he and Joseph Sr.’s nine-man pack of waxen consultants admit to each other that the Bay of Pigs was a disaster.
Even more revealing are the film’s observations about the bubble of privilege that Ted occupied, as predetermined as his preppy pastel wardrobe. He’s referred to as “Senator” even at the beach, and a single call to his father or a lackey means a covert fudging of documents. Ted’s certainly not a sociopath, but self-protective deception is his natural instinct. As he tries on a fake neck brace for Mary’s funeral, he has to be reminded by his increasingly disturbed cousin, “You’re not a victim, Ted.” Donning prosthetic teeth, Clarke nails his character’s aura of genteel self-absorption, as well as the Kennedys’ flat, nasal brogue.
After a compelling first hour, the actual clean-up scenes are anticlimactic. But the ending hits hard, with a coda consisting of archival footage of Massachusetts citizens expressing their faith in Ted Kennedy and parroting more or less what the Democratic machine wanted voters to believe. “Chappaquiddick” may or may not be what actually happened, but it gets at enough piercing truths.
Read original story ‘Chappaquiddick’ Film Review: Ted Kennedy Scandal Makes for Searing Drama At TheWrap...
- 4/5/2018
- by Inkoo Kang
- The Wrap
Kudos to the electrifying Australian actor Jason Clarke (Mudbound, Zero Dark Thirty) for playing Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy with a forceful urgency that avoids the trap of saint-or-sinner labels – an easy go-to when you're portraying a member of America's foremost political dynasty. Both he and Chappaquidick hit on something far more complex: the broken moral compass of a driven, passionately committed politician. Kennedy, known as the "lion of the Senate," left a a proud legacy of activism during nearly five decades in office. But the dark cloud of the Chappaquidick...
- 4/5/2018
- Rollingstone.com
At one point in Chappaquiddick, the new film telling of the 1969 tragedy that took the life of a young campaign worker and sent Sen. Ted Kennedy’s life and career into a temporary tailspin, Kennedy says, “We are going to tell the truth, at least our version of it.” That’s a line that clearly resonates in the new era of “fake news,” daily White House scandals and private lives of public people on display for all to see. It has taken nearly half a century to bring to the screen this particular tragic incident that rocked the star-crossed Kennedy political dynasty, but in some ways it is more relevant than ever, particularly in its depiction of efforts to shape the story in order to save Kennedy’s career and his very real presidential ambitions, which basically sank along with the car he drove into the water.
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- 4/5/2018
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
The Kennedys are known just as much for their tragedies as they are for their political prestige, and a new film puts the spotlight on one of the family's darkest hours. As you can see in this Chappaquiddick trailer, it's the story of Ted Kennedy (Jason Clarke), Mary Jo Kopechne (Kate Mara), and the fatal accident that made the whole country know the name of this tiny Martha's Vineyard community. What was the Chappaquiddick incident? On July 18, 1969, then 36-year-old Us Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy — one of President John F. Kennedy's brothers — drove his car off the one-lane bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, Ma. Ted escaped the car as it sank into a tidal channel, but his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne — a woman who worked on the 1968 presidential campaign of Ted's brother Robert F. Kennedy — did not. She died, just 28 years old at the time. Ted later pleaded guilty to a charge...
- 4/1/2018
- by Dan Clarendon
- In Touch Weekly
Chappaquiddick Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures & Apex Entertainment Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Director: John Curran Screenwriter: Taylor Allen, Andrew Logan Cast: Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms, Bruce Derm, Jim Gaffigan, Olivia Thirlby Screened at: Park Ave., NYC, 2/27/18 Opens: April 6, 2018 If an ordinary Joe had a car accident resulting in the death […]
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- 4/1/2018
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Exclusive: While the nearly 50-year-old drowning death of Mary Jo Kopechnie that dashed Sen. Ted Kennedy’s White House aspirations would seem like strong subject matter for the cable talk shows that chew endlessly on political scandal, Chappaquiddick has proved to be a tricky sell for the filmmakers, who say they are being ignored by left-leaning shows while Fox News clamors. Jason Clarke plays Ted Kennedy in the John Curran-directed drama that Taylor Allen & Andrew Logan scripted from sworn testimony. The film is unsparing in its depiction of the tragic drowning of Kopechnie, Kennedy’s inexplicable decision to not report it for nine hours and the ensuring damage-control campaign waged by the same Kennedy family confidants who helped JFK after the Bay of Pigs fiasco. Here, Clarke explains the complexities in portraying an iconic politician in his worst moment, the difficulty in getting attention for an historically shameful event...
- 3/29/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
When casting someone as iconic and all-American as Ted Kennedy, one might not immediately think of Jason Clarke, the Australian actor best-known for films like “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Mudbound.” Yet in “Chappaquiddick,” which chronicles the infamous accident and aftermath that nearly took down Kennedy’s rising star, Clarke perfectly channels the complicated politician during a turning point in his life and career.
And if you’re the kind of person who puts any stock in coincidence, consider the following: Clarke was born the day before the July 18, 1969, incident in which Kennedy drove off his car off a bridge and his 28-year-old passenger Mary Jo Kopechne drowned. He even happened to cross paths once with the late Kennedy; the two attended a boating event when he was a relatively unknown actor on the Showtime series “Brotherhood.”
Questions of fate and destiny weigh heavy in “Chappaquiddick,” which hits theaters April 6 and...
And if you’re the kind of person who puts any stock in coincidence, consider the following: Clarke was born the day before the July 18, 1969, incident in which Kennedy drove off his car off a bridge and his 28-year-old passenger Mary Jo Kopechne drowned. He even happened to cross paths once with the late Kennedy; the two attended a boating event when he was a relatively unknown actor on the Showtime series “Brotherhood.”
Questions of fate and destiny weigh heavy in “Chappaquiddick,” which hits theaters April 6 and...
- 3/29/2018
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Most of the time, when I look at a star, it tends to be a newfound A-lister or a young Hollywood hotshot. This time around, I want to turn my attention instead to a legend. For this article, it’s going to be one of the most unique actors that the industry has ever seen. His name? Bruce Dern. Much like in 2015 when Quentin Tarantino gave him a plum supporting role in The Hateful Eight, 2018 features Dern in a juicy part. This time around, he’s playing Joseph Kennedy, a presence in the life of the Kennedy clan, especially the male family members, that truly was larger than life. The movie in question is Chappaquiddick, which debuted to solid reviews on the film festival circuit last year, before holding back to debut next month. For those curious what this one is specifically about, it’s an historical drama about the Chappaquiddick incident,...
- 3/26/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
‘Chappaquiddick’ Scribes Speak On Sticking To The Truths & Honoring Mary Jo Kopechne’s Memory – SXSW
“Nobody was asking for it but we thought it would be a great story,” said Chappaquiddick‘s screenwriter Taylor Allen who, along with the film’s co-scribe Andrew Logan, stopped by the Deadline Studio at SXSW in Austin, TX. Directed by John Curran and starring Jason Clarke as Ted Kennedy and Kate Mara as Mary Jo Kopechne, the pic details the true story of the night Kennedy drove his car off a bridge, which resulted in the death of Kopechne and pretty much destroyed his…...
- 3/10/2018
- Deadline
The truth is revealed in the new trailer for Chappaquiddick starring Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms, and Jim Gaffigan with Bruce Dern. The untold true story, recalling the mysterious events of the scandalous 1969 car accident involving U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (Clarke) and Mary Jo Kopechne (Mara), a campaign worker he callously left to die at the scene, hits theaters April 6th!
In the riveting suspense drama, Chappaquiddick, the scandal and mysterious events surrounding the tragic drowning of a young woman, as Ted Kennedy drove his car off the infamous bridge, are revealed in the new movie starring Jason Clarke as Ted Kennedy and Kate Mara as Mary Jo Kopechne. Not only did this event take the life of an aspiring political strategist and Kennedy insider, but it ultimately changed the course of presidential history forever. Through true accounts, documented in the inquest from the investigation in 1969, director John Curran...
In the riveting suspense drama, Chappaquiddick, the scandal and mysterious events surrounding the tragic drowning of a young woman, as Ted Kennedy drove his car off the infamous bridge, are revealed in the new movie starring Jason Clarke as Ted Kennedy and Kate Mara as Mary Jo Kopechne. Not only did this event take the life of an aspiring political strategist and Kennedy insider, but it ultimately changed the course of presidential history forever. Through true accounts, documented in the inquest from the investigation in 1969, director John Curran...
- 3/1/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Last week, somewhat lost in the shuffle, a promising Trailer dropped for Chappaquiddick, a look at one of the defining moments in the life of the late politician Ted Kennedy. Initially scheduled for a late 2017 release, it opted to avoid the glut of titles and hold back for next year, which could prove a wise decision. This politically tinged historical drama could appeal to both sides of the aisle, admittedly for different reasons. New distributor on the block Entertainment Studios is trying to make a name for themselves, so a strong push for this one could be in the cards. From the Trailer at least, it looks like something to watch out for. If you’ve ever been curious about this particular Kennedy and his scandal, you’re in luck. For those curious what this one specifically is about, it’s a drama about the Chappaquiddick incident, as it would come to be known.
- 12/26/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Winners of the 2017 Whistler Film Festival were announced at the Awards Celebration this morning on the final day of the 17th annual Festival. Ian Lagarde’s first feature All You Can Eat Buddha and Jason and Carlos Sanchez’s A Worthy Companion tied for the $15,000 cash prize presented by the Directors Guild of Canada, British Columbia and the $15,000 post-production prize sponsored by Encore Vancouver in the 14th edition of the coveted Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature Film. The jury states “each in their own way convey unique visions and creative storytelling the jury believes have made and will make powerful contributions to the world of cinema.”A Worthy Companion
A Worthy Companion takes a fresh and new perspective that explores the complexity and humanity within the predator, victim relationship. This film questions how we perpetuate manipulative power dynamics between adult and child through the inner struggle of our female protagonists.
A Worthy Companion takes a fresh and new perspective that explores the complexity and humanity within the predator, victim relationship. This film questions how we perpetuate manipulative power dynamics between adult and child through the inner struggle of our female protagonists.
- 12/5/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Chappaquiddick scribes Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan have signed with CAA, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
The pair landed on the 2015 Black List with their first screenplay, which recounts Ted Kennedy’s 1969 car accident that caused the death of his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne. The subsequent John Curran-helmed film, starring Jason Clarke as Kennedy and Kate Mara as Kopechne, was quickly snapped up by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios for $4 million (plus a massive $16 million prints-and-advertising commitment) in advance of its Toronto International Film Festival premiere. Chappaquiddick is set to be released April 6, 2018.
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The pair landed on the 2015 Black List with their first screenplay, which recounts Ted Kennedy’s 1969 car accident that caused the death of his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne. The subsequent John Curran-helmed film, starring Jason Clarke as Kennedy and Kate Mara as Kopechne, was quickly snapped up by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios for $4 million (plus a massive $16 million prints-and-advertising commitment) in advance of its Toronto International Film Festival premiere. Chappaquiddick is set to be released April 6, 2018.
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- 10/25/2017
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Way back in 2008, Fox Searchlight jumped into Oscar action with Toronto pickup “The Wrestler;” it yielded two 2009 Oscar acting nominations for Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei. Similarly, having lost “Birth of a Nation” as a viable candidate, Searchlight picked up “Jackie” at Tiff 2016 and landed three nominations including Natalie Portman for Best Actress. Last-minute Oscar-hopeful buys are relatively rare; awards campaigns aren’t meant to be rush jobs. However, it sometimes pays to be opportunistic and the 2018 race looks like one of those years.
Eager to prove itself, rising indie Neon plunked down $5 million for North American rights to “I, Tonya” (December 8), even though Margot Robbie and Allison Janney will go up against intense competition in the two Actress categories.
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That rookie energy also fueled Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, which not only scooped up...
Eager to prove itself, rising indie Neon plunked down $5 million for North American rights to “I, Tonya” (December 8), even though Margot Robbie and Allison Janney will go up against intense competition in the two Actress categories.
Read More:‘I, Tonya’ Director Reveals Tonya Harding’s Reaction to the Breakout Biopic — Tiff
That rookie energy also fueled Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, which not only scooped up...
- 9/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Way back in 2008, Fox Searchlight jumped into Oscar action with Toronto pickup “The Wrestler;” it yielded two 2009 Oscar acting nominations for Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei. Similarly, having lost “Birth of a Nation” as a viable candidate, Searchlight picked up “Jackie” at Tiff 2016 and landed three nominations including Natalie Portman for Best Actress. Last-minute Oscar-hopeful buys are relatively rare; awards campaigns aren’t meant to be rush jobs. However, it sometimes pays to be opportunistic and the 2018 race looks like one of those years.
Eager to prove itself, rising indie Neon plunked down $5 million for North American rights to “I, Tonya” (December 8), even though Margot Robbie and Allison Janney will go up against intense competition in the two Actress categories.
Read More:‘I, Tonya’ Director Reveals Tonya Harding’s Reaction to the Breakout Biopic — Tiff
That rookie energy also fueled Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, which not only scooped up...
Eager to prove itself, rising indie Neon plunked down $5 million for North American rights to “I, Tonya” (December 8), even though Margot Robbie and Allison Janney will go up against intense competition in the two Actress categories.
Read More:‘I, Tonya’ Director Reveals Tonya Harding’s Reaction to the Breakout Biopic — Tiff
That rookie energy also fueled Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, which not only scooped up...
- 9/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Chappaquiddick, about the car accident that ended the presidential aspirations of a young Sen. Ted Kennedy, is officially joining the Oscar race, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios will release the Jason Clarke starrer Dec. 8. The upstart distributor bought the drama at the Toronto Film Festival for $4 million and made a $16 million prints-and-advertising commitment. Entertainment Studios plans to mount a best actor campaign for Clarke among other categories.
Written by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan, the story centers on Kennedy's (Clarke) infamous car accident, where he drove off a bridge in the summer of 1969,...
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios will release the Jason Clarke starrer Dec. 8. The upstart distributor bought the drama at the Toronto Film Festival for $4 million and made a $16 million prints-and-advertising commitment. Entertainment Studios plans to mount a best actor campaign for Clarke among other categories.
Written by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan, the story centers on Kennedy's (Clarke) infamous car accident, where he drove off a bridge in the summer of 1969,...
- 9/27/2017
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Playing a public figure is always a big gamble, and a Kennedy — with those faces, those jaws, that peculiar accent that’s so easy to exaggerate — has long been a waystation for actors looking to prove their chops. In John Curran’s “Chappaquiddick,” Jason Clarke opts for a more low-key approach to Teddy Kennedy, eschewing a big accent or showy mannerisms, and fully disappears into the role. It’s his finest work yet, and proof of his ability to excel given the right material.
And what material he’s got, thanks to a tight script from Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan that dramatizes the events surrounding the fatal 1969 event that took place on the Martha Vineyard’s peninsula from which the film derives its title. Compellingly directed by Curran, “Chappaquiddick” takes place over the course of a single week, following a young Senator Kennedy before, during, and after the car...
And what material he’s got, thanks to a tight script from Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan that dramatizes the events surrounding the fatal 1969 event that took place on the Martha Vineyard’s peninsula from which the film derives its title. Compellingly directed by Curran, “Chappaquiddick” takes place over the course of a single week, following a young Senator Kennedy before, during, and after the car...
- 9/13/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Jim Gaffigan and Olivia Thirlby have joined the cast of Chappaquiddick, the indie drama being directed by John Curran from Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan’s Black List script. The Gaffigan and Thirlby join Jason Clarke, who plays Ted Kennedy, and Kate Mara, who plays Mary Jo Kopechne, in the based-on-real-life tragedy tale. Ed Helms and Bruce Dern co-star. Shooting is now set to start September 7 in Boston. Wme serves as the film's North American sales agent, and…...
- 8/31/2016
- Deadline
Oscar nominee Bruce Dern has closed a deal to portray Kennedy family patriarch Joe Kennedy in the indie film "Chappaquiddick".
The story follows what happened that night from the party that the young Ted Kennedy (Jason Clarke) attended, to the accident when the car driven by an allegedly drunk Kennedy drove off a bridge and plunged into the water - resulting in the agonizing death of his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
The film will also deal with what occurred prior to Ted reporting the crash to the police nine hours later. Joe Kennedy was in a wheelchair, having already suffered a debilitating stroke, but that didn't stop him from trying to protect his son that night and hopefully salvage Ted's political ambitions.
Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan penned the script while Mark Ciardi and Campbell McInnes will produce.
Source: Deadline...
The story follows what happened that night from the party that the young Ted Kennedy (Jason Clarke) attended, to the accident when the car driven by an allegedly drunk Kennedy drove off a bridge and plunged into the water - resulting in the agonizing death of his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
The film will also deal with what occurred prior to Ted reporting the crash to the police nine hours later. Joe Kennedy was in a wheelchair, having already suffered a debilitating stroke, but that didn't stop him from trying to protect his son that night and hopefully salvage Ted's political ambitions.
Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan penned the script while Mark Ciardi and Campbell McInnes will produce.
Source: Deadline...
- 7/21/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Following up Tracks, John Curran has found his next feature, and he’s finalizing his cast. Jason Clarke is being joined by Kate Mara and Ed Helms for Chappaquiddick, Deadline reports. It tells the real-life story of the fateful night senator Ted Kennedy (Clarke) lost control of his vehicle and drove it off a bridge, overturning the vehicle and trapping his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne (Mara) while he escaped. Instead of calling the police, Kennedy called upon his cousin Joe Gargan (Helms) and a friend, whom he told to go back to the scene and try to find her body. While Gargan was loyal, he also found great moral issue in the situation and eventually convinced Kennedy to call the police the next morning. The script is penned by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan, and is being produced by Mark Ciardi and Campbell McInnes. Mara has had a lot on her plate,...
- 7/8/2016
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
There is always something of a stir when scripts make the leap from Black List recognition to actual production – but Chappaquiddick has the added sensationalism of being about one of the biggest controversies in modern times. Written by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan – both making their feature-length debut – and directed by John Curran (The Painted Veil), the film focuses on the single-vehicle car accident in 1969 that resulted in the death of a young American woman, named Mary Jo Kopechne.
It was controversial, because the car also contained U.S Senator Ted Kennedy, who was found to be responsible for the crash. He had held a small party at a cottage on the island of Chappaquiddick – off the coast of Cape Cod – attended by six young women that had worked for the presidential campaign of his brother, Robert F Kennedy, who was assassinated a year earlier. Also in attendance at the gathering were Joe Gargan,...
It was controversial, because the car also contained U.S Senator Ted Kennedy, who was found to be responsible for the crash. He had held a small party at a cottage on the island of Chappaquiddick – off the coast of Cape Cod – attended by six young women that had worked for the presidential campaign of his brother, Robert F Kennedy, who was assassinated a year earlier. Also in attendance at the gathering were Joe Gargan,...
- 7/8/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Jason Clarke.
John Curran (Praise, The Painted Veil) is in final talks to direct Chappaquiddick, in which Jason Clarke (The Great Gatsby) will star as Senator Ted Kennedy.
As first reported by Deadline, Fifty Shades of Grey's Sam Taylor-Johnson was attached but departed to direct the first two episodes of Netflix pilot Gypsy, starring Naomi Watts..
Chappaquiddick examines the car accident that took the life of Mary Jo Kopechne when Senator Ted Kennedy was at the wheel in the summer of 1969..
After driving off a bridge, Kennedy left the scene of the accident, leaving the 28 year-old Kopechne to drown. Kennedy didn.t report the accident for nine hours..
.Jason Clarke is the perfect choice to take on the complexities of this role,. said producer Mark Ciardi..
.He has unwavering passion and commitment to this project. We.re equally pleased to bring on John Curran to direct. John.s body of work speaks for itself,...
John Curran (Praise, The Painted Veil) is in final talks to direct Chappaquiddick, in which Jason Clarke (The Great Gatsby) will star as Senator Ted Kennedy.
As first reported by Deadline, Fifty Shades of Grey's Sam Taylor-Johnson was attached but departed to direct the first two episodes of Netflix pilot Gypsy, starring Naomi Watts..
Chappaquiddick examines the car accident that took the life of Mary Jo Kopechne when Senator Ted Kennedy was at the wheel in the summer of 1969..
After driving off a bridge, Kennedy left the scene of the accident, leaving the 28 year-old Kopechne to drown. Kennedy didn.t report the accident for nine hours..
.Jason Clarke is the perfect choice to take on the complexities of this role,. said producer Mark Ciardi..
.He has unwavering passion and commitment to this project. We.re equally pleased to bring on John Curran to direct. John.s body of work speaks for itself,...
- 4/26/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
(Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)
Apex Entertainment is in talks with Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, Everest, upcoming HHhH) to star as Ted Kennedy in the movie “Chappaquiddick” and with John Curran (The Painted Veil, Tracks) to direct. Apex Entertainment’s Mark Ciardi and Campbell McInnes are producing. Dmg’s Chris Cowles and Chris Fenton are executive producing. Apex is financing the film.
Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan wrote the screenplay which was featured on the 2015 Black List. They also serve as executive producers. The biographical drama takes place the eve of the moon landing when Senator Ted Kennedy becomes entangled in a tragic car accident that results in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne. Over the course of the next seven days, the Senator struggles to decide between following his own moral compass or using his power and influence to protect the family legacy.
“Jason Clarke is the perfect choice...
Apex Entertainment is in talks with Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, Everest, upcoming HHhH) to star as Ted Kennedy in the movie “Chappaquiddick” and with John Curran (The Painted Veil, Tracks) to direct. Apex Entertainment’s Mark Ciardi and Campbell McInnes are producing. Dmg’s Chris Cowles and Chris Fenton are executive producing. Apex is financing the film.
Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan wrote the screenplay which was featured on the 2015 Black List. They also serve as executive producers. The biographical drama takes place the eve of the moon landing when Senator Ted Kennedy becomes entangled in a tragic car accident that results in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne. Over the course of the next seven days, the Senator struggles to decide between following his own moral compass or using his power and influence to protect the family legacy.
“Jason Clarke is the perfect choice...
- 4/25/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The star from Everest, Zero Dark Thirty, and Terminator Genisys is in negotiations to play the late politician in Chappaquiddick.
California-based Apex Entertainment will finance the project, which is scheduled to shoot this summer under the direction of John Curran, who replaces Sam Taylor Johnson after she left to shoot the Netflix pilot, Gipsy.
Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan wrote the 2015 Black List screenplay, which follows the struggles of the then 37-year-old Kennedy the week after 28-year-old Robert Kennedy campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne died in a car accident.
Kopechne drowned when the car that Kennedy was driving went off a bridge into a tidal channel near his family’s Martha’s Vineyard estate.
According to his own testimony, Kennedy swam free and did not report the accident for nine hours.
The conflict between his conscience and political ambitions will drive the story. Apex said Clarke was the “perfect choice to take on the complexities of the...
California-based Apex Entertainment will finance the project, which is scheduled to shoot this summer under the direction of John Curran, who replaces Sam Taylor Johnson after she left to shoot the Netflix pilot, Gipsy.
Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan wrote the 2015 Black List screenplay, which follows the struggles of the then 37-year-old Kennedy the week after 28-year-old Robert Kennedy campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne died in a car accident.
Kopechne drowned when the car that Kennedy was driving went off a bridge into a tidal channel near his family’s Martha’s Vineyard estate.
According to his own testimony, Kennedy swam free and did not report the accident for nine hours.
The conflict between his conscience and political ambitions will drive the story. Apex said Clarke was the “perfect choice to take on the complexities of the...
- 4/25/2016
- ScreenDaily
Curran To Helm "Chappaquiddick" Project "The Painted Veil" helmer John Curran is in final negotiations to direct the high-profile indie drama "Chappaquiddick" starring Jason Clarke as embattled Senator Ted Kennedy.
The story deals with the infamous car accident in 1969 when, after driving off a bridge, the young Ted Kennedy panicked and left the scene of the accident - leaving his 28 year-old passenger Mary Jo Kopechne to drown.
After the accident and over the course of the next week, Kennedy struggled between following his own moral compass or using his power and influence to save his Presidential aspirations and protect the Kennedy family legacy.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" helmer Sam Taylor-Johnson was previously attached to direct but had to pull out due to scheduling issues with Netflix's "Gypsy". Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan wrote the screenplay while Mark Ciardi and Campbell McInnes will produce.
"Chappaquiddick" will begin filming late Summer.
Source:...
The story deals with the infamous car accident in 1969 when, after driving off a bridge, the young Ted Kennedy panicked and left the scene of the accident - leaving his 28 year-old passenger Mary Jo Kopechne to drown.
After the accident and over the course of the next week, Kennedy struggled between following his own moral compass or using his power and influence to save his Presidential aspirations and protect the Kennedy family legacy.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" helmer Sam Taylor-Johnson was previously attached to direct but had to pull out due to scheduling issues with Netflix's "Gypsy". Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan wrote the screenplay while Mark Ciardi and Campbell McInnes will produce.
"Chappaquiddick" will begin filming late Summer.
Source:...
- 4/25/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Producers Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan, who are developing the indie feature Chappaquiddick, just optioned the film rights to Geri Spieler's award-winning book, Taking Aim At The President: The Remarkable Story Of The Woman Who Shot At Gerald Ford. Spieler's book is the true account of Sara Jane Moore, who unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate President Ford and remains the only woman in U.S. history to fire a bullet at a sitting president. Lynette “Squeaky”…...
- 2/5/2016
- Deadline
Now that she’s broken free of the bonds of Fifty Shades of Grey, Sam Taylor-Johnson has moved on to a scandalous saga of a different sort. She’s in talks to direct Chappaquiddick, about Ted Kennedy’s 1969 car accident that killed his passenger. The script by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan landed on the 2015 Black List earlier this week. Get […]
The post Sam Taylor-Johnson to Direct Ted Kennedy Black List Drama ‘Chappaquiddick’ appeared first on /Film.
The post Sam Taylor-Johnson to Direct Ted Kennedy Black List Drama ‘Chappaquiddick’ appeared first on /Film.
- 12/15/2015
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Film execs have voted for their favourite unproduced Us screenplays.
A script about Michael Jackson’s pet chimp Bubbles and a Moon-based roadtrip adventure are both on this year’s Black List of “most liked” unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.
The annual list, which was first published in 2005, surveys around 500 film executives on their favourite unmade scripts, with a typical response rate of 60%.
This year’s list features 81 screenplays, and was revealed in a series of Youtube videos hosted by the likes of Channing Tatum, Ava DuVernay and Lily James.
2015’s top screenplay is Isaac Adamson’s Bubbles, the story of the late pop star Michael Jackson’s life told through the narration of his pep chimp Bubbles.
Previous films on the list include Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech and Ben Affleck’s Argo, all of which went on to win best picture Oscars.
Spotlight and The...
A script about Michael Jackson’s pet chimp Bubbles and a Moon-based roadtrip adventure are both on this year’s Black List of “most liked” unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.
The annual list, which was first published in 2005, surveys around 500 film executives on their favourite unmade scripts, with a typical response rate of 60%.
This year’s list features 81 screenplays, and was revealed in a series of Youtube videos hosted by the likes of Channing Tatum, Ava DuVernay and Lily James.
2015’s top screenplay is Isaac Adamson’s Bubbles, the story of the late pop star Michael Jackson’s life told through the narration of his pep chimp Bubbles.
Previous films on the list include Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech and Ben Affleck’s Argo, all of which went on to win best picture Oscars.
Spotlight and The...
- 12/15/2015
- ScreenDaily
"Fifty Shades of Grey" director Sam Taylor-Johnson is in talks to direct "Chappaquiddick" for Apex Entertainment and Dmg. Mark Ciardi, Campbell McInnes and Chris Cowles are producing.
Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan penned the political thriller that chronicles the true story of what is described as the seven most dramatic days of Senator Ted Kennedy's life.
On the eve of the moon landing, Kennedy became entangled in a tragic car accident that results in the death of former Robert Kennedy campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne.
The senator struggles to follow his own moral compass and simultaneously protect his family's legacy, all while simply trying to keep his own political ambitions alive. Casting is underway with principal photography set to begin in late spring.
Source: THR...
Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan penned the political thriller that chronicles the true story of what is described as the seven most dramatic days of Senator Ted Kennedy's life.
On the eve of the moon landing, Kennedy became entangled in a tragic car accident that results in the death of former Robert Kennedy campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne.
The senator struggles to follow his own moral compass and simultaneously protect his family's legacy, all while simply trying to keep his own political ambitions alive. Casting is underway with principal photography set to begin in late spring.
Source: THR...
- 12/15/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Rounding up the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, as voted on by hundreds of film executives, The Black List has been a strong resource to clue one in on projects to potentially anticipate, but first, to kickstart Hollywood on bringing them to screen. Last year’s chart-topper Catherine the Great is still waiting to be produced and today we have this year’s editiong
Topping the 2015 edition, we have Isaac Adamson‘s Bubbles, which tells the story of Michael Jackson through the strange perspective of his adopted baby chimp. Also included is the Boston Marathon bombing drama Stronger, which Jake Gyllenhaal was circling, and Miss Sloane, which has Jessica Chastain attached. So, as an early look for some potential upcoming films to keep on your radar, take a looked at the full, detailing list below, along with the number of votes each earned.
Bubbles by Isaac Adamson 44
A baby chimp...
Topping the 2015 edition, we have Isaac Adamson‘s Bubbles, which tells the story of Michael Jackson through the strange perspective of his adopted baby chimp. Also included is the Boston Marathon bombing drama Stronger, which Jake Gyllenhaal was circling, and Miss Sloane, which has Jessica Chastain attached. So, as an early look for some potential upcoming films to keep on your radar, take a looked at the full, detailing list below, along with the number of votes each earned.
Bubbles by Isaac Adamson 44
A baby chimp...
- 12/15/2015
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
"Fifty Shades of Grey" director Sam Taylor-Johnson is in talks to direct one of 82 scripts selected Monday for the 2015 Black List, an annual poll of industry executives that highlights the best unproduced scripts. Read More: "The Black List Unveils the Best Unproduced Screenplays of 2015 (Full List)" "Chappaquidick," from writers Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan, is "a historically factual look at what really happened when [Sen.] Ted Kennedy drove off the road into a Martha’s Vineyard bay with Mary Jo Kopechne in the car" in 1969, according to the logline. Apex Entertainment is financing the project. It would be Johnson's first film since "Fifty Shades," which amassed more than $570 million worldwide.
- 12/14/2015
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Sam-Taylor Johnson, best known for helming the first cinematic chapter in the Fifty Shades of Grey saga, will take point for new thriller Chappaquiddick.
Setting up shop at Apex Entertainment, the drama is set to orbit around the infamous incident of ’69 that involved U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and his young colleague, Mary Jo Kopechne. Upon visiting the titular island off the coast of Massachusetts, Kennedy accidentally sent his car careering off the road and into a nearby river, killing Kopechne. What spawned a national scandal was the fact that Kennedy fled the scene of the crash immediately, a decision that led to an irredeemable public stigma and two-month suspended jail sentence.
Taking place on the eve of the USA’s first moon landing, Kennedy regrettably claimed his deplorable act was an attempt to salvage his political campaign all the while sheltering his family name,...
Setting up shop at Apex Entertainment, the drama is set to orbit around the infamous incident of ’69 that involved U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and his young colleague, Mary Jo Kopechne. Upon visiting the titular island off the coast of Massachusetts, Kennedy accidentally sent his car careering off the road and into a nearby river, killing Kopechne. What spawned a national scandal was the fact that Kennedy fled the scene of the crash immediately, a decision that led to an irredeemable public stigma and two-month suspended jail sentence.
Taking place on the eve of the USA’s first moon landing, Kennedy regrettably claimed his deplorable act was an attempt to salvage his political campaign all the while sheltering his family name,...
- 12/14/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson is moving from “Fifty Shades of Grey” to “Chappaquiddick,” a political thriller that chronicles one dramatic week in the life of Senator Ted Kennedy, TheWrap has learned. Written by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan, the script was just voted to the 2015 Black List early Monday morning. Mark Ciardi and Campbell McInnes of Apex Entertainment will produce alongside Chris Cowles of Dmg Entertainment. Production is slated to begin next spring. Also Read: Black List 2015 Features Michael Jackson Chimp Drama, Movie About Making of 'The Godfather' Kennedy was famously involved in a car accident that left campaign worker Mary Jo.
- 12/14/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Sam Taylor-Johnson is in talks to helm the Apex Entertainment feature Chappaquiddick, about the 1969 Ted Kennedy scandal. She has been available after declining to come back to the sequels after directing the smash adaptation of the El James novel Fifty Shades Of Grey. Written by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan, Chappaquidick is a political thriller based on the true story of the seven most dramatic days of Sen. Kennedy’s life. On the eve of the moon landing, Kennedy is…...
- 12/14/2015
- Deadline
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