Ed Helms‘ starring role in the Hangover movies may have played into his season eight promotion on The Office.
In the upcoming book The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s by Andy Greene, never-before-seen interviews with stars and crew members shed light on the behind-the-scenes inner workings of the hit NBC comedy.
One of the topics discussed in the book, excerpted in Rolling Stone, is how the powers that be chose to make Andy Bernard (played by Helms) the new regional manager of Dunder Mifflin after Steve Carrell (who played lead character Michael Scott) exited the show.
In the upcoming book The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s by Andy Greene, never-before-seen interviews with stars and crew members shed light on the behind-the-scenes inner workings of the hit NBC comedy.
One of the topics discussed in the book, excerpted in Rolling Stone, is how the powers that be chose to make Andy Bernard (played by Helms) the new regional manager of Dunder Mifflin after Steve Carrell (who played lead character Michael Scott) exited the show.
- 3/6/2020
- by Benjamin VanHoose
- PEOPLE.com
My upcoming book, The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s (available March 24th), tells the entire saga of the groundbreaking workplace comedy, from its origin as an under-the-radar BBC show helmed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant to the beloved NBC incarnation that ran for nine seasons between 2005 and 2013. It’s an oral history that utilizes quotes and interviews, both from 86 brand-new interviews and from previously unpublished conversations, with stars and cast members like Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Kate Flannery, Oscar Nunez, Creed Bratton, Amy Ryan,...
- 3/5/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Sony Pictures has renewed its first-look deal with “Peter Rabbit” producer Will Gluck through his Olive Bridge production company.
Gluck’s history at Sony includes directing the Emma Stone comedy “Easy A” ($75 million worldwide), “Friends With Benefits” ($150 million worldwide), the 2014 musical “Annie” ($134 million worldwide) and “Peter Rabbit” ($351 million worldwide). Gluck is in post-production on “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway,” which hits theaters on April 3.
Olive Bridge has been developing two projects at Sony: “Steal Away,” a remake of the French romantic comedy “The Last Diamond,” written by Gluck and Chris Bremner; and “Move On,” a sci-fi romance spec script by Ken Kobayashi.
Gluck and the studio also announced several new projects on Wednesday — an ensemble comedy inspired by the Ubisoft video game “Just Dance,” with a screenplay by Amelie Gillette, Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka for Screen Gems; “Much Ado,” a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” from...
Gluck’s history at Sony includes directing the Emma Stone comedy “Easy A” ($75 million worldwide), “Friends With Benefits” ($150 million worldwide), the 2014 musical “Annie” ($134 million worldwide) and “Peter Rabbit” ($351 million worldwide). Gluck is in post-production on “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway,” which hits theaters on April 3.
Olive Bridge has been developing two projects at Sony: “Steal Away,” a remake of the French romantic comedy “The Last Diamond,” written by Gluck and Chris Bremner; and “Move On,” a sci-fi romance spec script by Ken Kobayashi.
Gluck and the studio also announced several new projects on Wednesday — an ensemble comedy inspired by the Ubisoft video game “Just Dance,” with a screenplay by Amelie Gillette, Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka for Screen Gems; “Much Ado,” a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” from...
- 1/15/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures has renewed its first-look deal with Will Gluck’s Olive Bridge Entertainment, the company announced on Wednesday.
Gluck, along with Jodi Hildebrand, Gluck’s feature producing partner, announced the hire of Gabby Zemer as a new executive at the company. Zemer spent the past three years at Blumhouse Productions, where she worked alongside Couper Samuelson on the upcoming “Black Christmas” remake, helmed by Sophia Takal. Prior to Blumhouse, Zemer worked under Deborah Jelin Newmyer at Outlaw Productions, shortly after graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Gluck’s long history at the studio includes the smash hit Emma Stone comedy “Easy A” ($75 million worldwide), “Friends with Benefits” ($150 million worldwide), the musical “Annie” ($134 million worldwide), and the worldwide animated blockbuster “Peter Rabbit” ($351 million worldwide). It became Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing film ever in the U.K., excluding the James Bond franchise films.
Also Read: 'Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway...
Gluck, along with Jodi Hildebrand, Gluck’s feature producing partner, announced the hire of Gabby Zemer as a new executive at the company. Zemer spent the past three years at Blumhouse Productions, where she worked alongside Couper Samuelson on the upcoming “Black Christmas” remake, helmed by Sophia Takal. Prior to Blumhouse, Zemer worked under Deborah Jelin Newmyer at Outlaw Productions, shortly after graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Gluck’s long history at the studio includes the smash hit Emma Stone comedy “Easy A” ($75 million worldwide), “Friends with Benefits” ($150 million worldwide), the musical “Annie” ($134 million worldwide), and the worldwide animated blockbuster “Peter Rabbit” ($351 million worldwide). It became Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing film ever in the U.K., excluding the James Bond franchise films.
Also Read: 'Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway...
- 1/15/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Ahead of the release of the Peter Rabbit sequel, Will Gluck has renewed his first-look deal with Sony Pictures.
Under the pact, Gluck and his Olive Bridge banner have set several new projects at the studio, including an ensemble comedy at Screen Gems inspired by the Ubisoft video game Just Dance with a screenplay written by Amelie Gillette, Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka.
Other newly set projects include a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, based on a pitch from Ashley Bradley titled Much Ado, and an English-language adaptation of the best-selling Japanese book and Toho feature film ...
Under the pact, Gluck and his Olive Bridge banner have set several new projects at the studio, including an ensemble comedy at Screen Gems inspired by the Ubisoft video game Just Dance with a screenplay written by Amelie Gillette, Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka.
Other newly set projects include a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, based on a pitch from Ashley Bradley titled Much Ado, and an English-language adaptation of the best-selling Japanese book and Toho feature film ...
- 1/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ahead of the release of the Peter Rabbit sequel, Will Gluck has renewed his first-look deal with Sony Pictures.
Under the pact, Gluck and his Olive Bridge banner have set several new projects at the studio, including an ensemble comedy at Screen Gems inspired by the Ubisoft video game Just Dance with a screenplay written by Amelie Gillette, Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka.
Other newly set projects include a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, based on a pitch from Ashley Bradley titled Much Ado, and an English-language adaptation of the best-selling Japanese book and Toho feature film ...
Under the pact, Gluck and his Olive Bridge banner have set several new projects at the studio, including an ensemble comedy at Screen Gems inspired by the Ubisoft video game Just Dance with a screenplay written by Amelie Gillette, Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka.
Other newly set projects include a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, based on a pitch from Ashley Bradley titled Much Ado, and an English-language adaptation of the best-selling Japanese book and Toho feature film ...
- 1/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On Mondays, we report on news about films that involve social media speak in their titles. (On Wednesdays, we still wear pink.) Deadline reports that Mean Girls director Mark Waters is getting back into the game of high school politics and animal aggression with his, sigh, #Catfight, a feature that is clearly gunning for some major Twitter staying power even if its actual plotline doesn’t appear to call for such an immediately dated title. The outlet shares that Waters will next direct the Amelie Gillette-penned high school comedy, which centers on protagonist Lucy, “an insecure high school girl with a single mom who earns a scholarship to an elite private high school for her senior year and attempts to reinvent herself by hiding a past she wants to put behind her. On the day of her recruitment interview with her dream college, she finds out the boy she is dating has a psychotic ex-girlfriend. She...
- 11/10/2014
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Mean Girls director Mark Waters has signed up to direct new comedy #Catfight, according to Deadline.
The film is being scripted by Amelie Gillette and will be produced by Will Gluck through Olive Branch Entertainment with Brian Gatewood and Alex Tanaka.
The comedy sees insecure high-schooler Lucy win a scholarship to a private school for her senior year, where she decides to reinvent herself. However, on the day of her recruitment interview with her ideal college, she discovers that her boyfriend's psychotic ex is leaving jail and has challenged her to a fight after school.
Lucy soon faces a struggle to complete her college admissions work and take down her rival, while continuing to hide from her past.
No cast details have yet been revealed.
Waters has also directed Mr Popper's Penguins, The Spiderwick Chronicles and Freaky Friday.
The Mean Girls cast reunited earlier this week to celebrate the hit film's tenth anniversary.
The film is being scripted by Amelie Gillette and will be produced by Will Gluck through Olive Branch Entertainment with Brian Gatewood and Alex Tanaka.
The comedy sees insecure high-schooler Lucy win a scholarship to a private school for her senior year, where she decides to reinvent herself. However, on the day of her recruitment interview with her ideal college, she discovers that her boyfriend's psychotic ex is leaving jail and has challenged her to a fight after school.
Lucy soon faces a struggle to complete her college admissions work and take down her rival, while continuing to hide from her past.
No cast details have yet been revealed.
Waters has also directed Mr Popper's Penguins, The Spiderwick Chronicles and Freaky Friday.
The Mean Girls cast reunited earlier this week to celebrate the hit film's tenth anniversary.
- 11/9/2014
- Digital Spy
John Duigan ("Sirens," "Head In The Clouds) is set to direct the teen surf feature "Bluer Than The Sky". Leighton Lloyd will produce and filming will mostly take place in Newquay, Cornwall late next year.
The story follows a Cornish teenager who has a whirlwind romance with a famous pro surfer from Hawaii. The story is based on Lisa Glass' young adult novel "Blue".
Meanwhile, Mark Waters ("Mean Girls") has signed on to direct "#Catfight" for Screen Gems and Olive Bridge Entertainment. Will Gluck, Alessandro Tanaka and Brian Gatewood will produce.
Amelie Gillette ("Growing Up Fisher") penned the story which follows Lucy, an insecure high school girl being interviewed by a recruiter from her dream college. On the same day she learns that her boyfriend's psychotic ex-girlfriend has just gotten out of a juvenile detention facility and challenges her to a fight after school.
Source: Screen...
The story follows a Cornish teenager who has a whirlwind romance with a famous pro surfer from Hawaii. The story is based on Lisa Glass' young adult novel "Blue".
Meanwhile, Mark Waters ("Mean Girls") has signed on to direct "#Catfight" for Screen Gems and Olive Bridge Entertainment. Will Gluck, Alessandro Tanaka and Brian Gatewood will produce.
Amelie Gillette ("Growing Up Fisher") penned the story which follows Lucy, an insecure high school girl being interviewed by a recruiter from her dream college. On the same day she learns that her boyfriend's psychotic ex-girlfriend has just gotten out of a juvenile detention facility and challenges her to a fight after school.
Source: Screen...
- 11/9/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The man behind Mean Girls is ready to jump back into the icy waters of high-school drama. Mark Waters, who directed the cool-girl classic that just celebrated its 10-year anniversary in the EW Reunions Issue, has signed on to helm a comedy called #Catfight, EW has confirmed. And as if its name wasn't a big enough tell, the plot is filled with Plastics-level drama. According to Deadline, which first reported the news, the story centers on Lucy, an insecure high-schooler with a single mom who earns a scholarship to a private high school for her senior year and "attempts to...
- 11/8/2014
- by Emily Blake
- EW - Inside Movies
Screen Gems has acquired Amelie Gillette's spec script "Catfight," which Will Gluck will produce through his Olive Bridge Entertainment banner along with Brian Gatewood and Alex Tanaka. Gluck brought the script to Screen Gems' president Clint Culpepper, with whom he collaborated on "Easy A." Culpepper will oversee the project for the studio. "Catfight" follows an insecure high school girl from a single parent household who gets a scholarship to an elite private high school in an attempt to reinvent herself. It's all going well until she finds out the boy she's dating...
- 6/14/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
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