Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon among producers.
STXfilms has acquired comedy script The Miserable Adventures Of Burt Squire Aboard The Horn High Yo with Harrison Ford and Ed Helms attached to star.
Ben Bolea wrote the screenplay inspired by a true story about a family man in the middle of a midlife crisis who embarks on a dream sailing vacation, only to end up shipwrecked in the Atlantic with an unhinged sea captain.
Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon are producing the film alongside Kim Zubick, with Helms and Mike Falbo through their Pacific Electric Picture Co.
STXfilms has acquired comedy script The Miserable Adventures Of Burt Squire Aboard The Horn High Yo with Harrison Ford and Ed Helms attached to star.
Ben Bolea wrote the screenplay inspired by a true story about a family man in the middle of a midlife crisis who embarks on a dream sailing vacation, only to end up shipwrecked in the Atlantic with an unhinged sea captain.
Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon are producing the film alongside Kim Zubick, with Helms and Mike Falbo through their Pacific Electric Picture Co.
- 10/19/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
STX has acquired comedy script The Miserable Adventures Of Burt Squire Aboard The Horn High Yo with Harrison Ford and Ed Helms attached to star.
Inspired by a true story, Burt Squire revolves around a family man in the midst of a midlife crisis who embarks on what he hopes would be a dream sailing vacation, but ends up shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with a charming but unhinged sea captain.
Screenplay is by Ben Bolea. Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell, and Pete Shilaimon are producing the film alongside Kim Zubick. Ld’s Michael Glassman will executive produce. The film will be overseen by STXfilms’ Drew Simon and Spencer Ela.
After the project landed on the 2017 Black List writer Bolea was hired to write Mulkey and Oxy Rush for New Line Cinema.
Commenting on the announcement, Adam Fogelson, Chairman, STXfilms Motion Picture Group, said: “We love this story and and...
Inspired by a true story, Burt Squire revolves around a family man in the midst of a midlife crisis who embarks on what he hopes would be a dream sailing vacation, but ends up shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with a charming but unhinged sea captain.
Screenplay is by Ben Bolea. Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell, and Pete Shilaimon are producing the film alongside Kim Zubick. Ld’s Michael Glassman will executive produce. The film will be overseen by STXfilms’ Drew Simon and Spencer Ela.
After the project landed on the 2017 Black List writer Bolea was hired to write Mulkey and Oxy Rush for New Line Cinema.
Commenting on the announcement, Adam Fogelson, Chairman, STXfilms Motion Picture Group, said: “We love this story and and...
- 10/19/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Harrison Ford and Ed Helms will star in the STXfilms comedy “The Miserable Adventures of Burt Squire Aboard the Horn High Yo” about two men shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean.
“Burt Squire” is inspired by a true story and follows a family man who takes a dream sailing vacation while in the midst of a midlife crisis, only to wind up shipwrecked in the Atlantic with a charming, but unhinged sea captain.
Ben Bolea wrote the screenplay, and Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon will produce alongside Kim Zubick. Ld’s Michael Glassman will executive produce.
“Burt Squire” will be overseen by STXfilms’ Drew Simon and Spencer Ela.
“We love this story and and are looking forward to working with Mickey and the team at Ld and this incredible cast. There’s no one better than Ed Helms to play an everyday guy who gets saddled with every...
“Burt Squire” is inspired by a true story and follows a family man who takes a dream sailing vacation while in the midst of a midlife crisis, only to wind up shipwrecked in the Atlantic with a charming, but unhinged sea captain.
Ben Bolea wrote the screenplay, and Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon will produce alongside Kim Zubick. Ld’s Michael Glassman will executive produce.
“Burt Squire” will be overseen by STXfilms’ Drew Simon and Spencer Ela.
“We love this story and and are looking forward to working with Mickey and the team at Ld and this incredible cast. There’s no one better than Ed Helms to play an everyday guy who gets saddled with every...
- 10/19/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Harrison Ford and Ed Helms are attached to star in the shipwreck comedy “The Miserable Adventures of Burt Squire Aboard the Horn High Yo” for STXfilms.
Inspired by a true story, “Burt Squire” revolves around a family man — portrayed by Helms — in the midst of a midlife crisis who embarks on what he hopes will be a dream sailing vacation, but ends up shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with Ford’s charming but unhinged sea captain. The announcement was made Monday by Adam Fogelson, chairman, STXfilms Motion Picture Group.
The project screenplay is by Ben Bolea. Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell, and Pete Shilaimon are producing the film alongside Kim Zubick. Ld’s Michael Glassman will executive produce.
“We love this story and and are looking forward to working with Mickey and the team at Ld and this incredible cast,” Fogelson said. “There’s no one better than Ed Helms...
Inspired by a true story, “Burt Squire” revolves around a family man — portrayed by Helms — in the midst of a midlife crisis who embarks on what he hopes will be a dream sailing vacation, but ends up shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with Ford’s charming but unhinged sea captain. The announcement was made Monday by Adam Fogelson, chairman, STXfilms Motion Picture Group.
The project screenplay is by Ben Bolea. Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell, and Pete Shilaimon are producing the film alongside Kim Zubick. Ld’s Michael Glassman will executive produce.
“We love this story and and are looking forward to working with Mickey and the team at Ld and this incredible cast,” Fogelson said. “There’s no one better than Ed Helms...
- 10/19/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Evan Rachel Wood has been tapped to star alongside Jim Sturgess and Shinobu Terajima in “One Thousand Paper Cranes,” the story of Hiroshima survivor Sadako Sasaki and author Eleanor Coerr, who wrote the worldwide bestselling children’s book “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.”
Independent has boarded sales ahead of Cannes, where the project will be at the Marche. CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights.
Richard Raymond (“Desert Dancer”) will direct the project from Ben Bolea’s script, which was featured on the Black List. Ian Bryce (“Saving Private Ryan”) will produce alongside Richard Raymond and Irene Yeung.
Also Read: 'Frozen 2': Evan Rachel Wood, Sterling K Brown in Talks to Join Cast
“One Thousand Paper Cranes” tells the true story of Sasaki, who was a two-year-old in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped on the city in 1945. She was later diagnosed with leukemia caused by exposure to radiation from the blast.
Independent has boarded sales ahead of Cannes, where the project will be at the Marche. CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights.
Richard Raymond (“Desert Dancer”) will direct the project from Ben Bolea’s script, which was featured on the Black List. Ian Bryce (“Saving Private Ryan”) will produce alongside Richard Raymond and Irene Yeung.
Also Read: 'Frozen 2': Evan Rachel Wood, Sterling K Brown in Talks to Join Cast
“One Thousand Paper Cranes” tells the true story of Sasaki, who was a two-year-old in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped on the city in 1945. She was later diagnosed with leukemia caused by exposure to radiation from the blast.
- 5/3/2019
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Evan Rachel Wood will star alongside Jim Sturgess and Shinobu Terajima in “One Thousand Paper Cranes,” the story of Hiroshima survivor Sadako Sasaki and author Eleanor Coerr, who wrote the worldwide bestselling children’s book “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.” Independent has boarded sales ahead of Cannes, where the project will be at the Marche. CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights.
Richard Raymond (“Desert Dancer”) will direct from Ben Bolea’s script, which featured on the Black List, the roster of Hollywood’s hottest yet-to-be-produced screenplays. Ian Bryce (“Saving Private Ryan”) will produce alongside Richard Raymond and Irene Yeung.
The film will tell the true story of Sasaki, who was a 2-year-old in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped on the city in 1945. She was later diagnosed with leukemia caused by exposure to radiation from the blast. She drew strength from a Japanese legend that, if she folded 1,000 paper cranes,...
Richard Raymond (“Desert Dancer”) will direct from Ben Bolea’s script, which featured on the Black List, the roster of Hollywood’s hottest yet-to-be-produced screenplays. Ian Bryce (“Saving Private Ryan”) will produce alongside Richard Raymond and Irene Yeung.
The film will tell the true story of Sasaki, who was a 2-year-old in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped on the city in 1945. She was later diagnosed with leukemia caused by exposure to radiation from the blast. She drew strength from a Japanese legend that, if she folded 1,000 paper cranes,...
- 5/3/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Part psychological thriller, part horror comedy, “Stranger Things” writer Kate Trefry’s totally clever first film — the short “How to Be Alone,” which just debuted at SXSW in its Midnight Shorts section — takes its eponymous idea and runs with it, straight into some unexpected new avenues.
The film features “It Follows” and “The Guest” star Maika Monroe “as a woman whose deepest fears seem to manifest physically when her husband, played by Joe Keery, leaves for the night shift.” From standard scares like “creepy things in the closet” and “dark corners” to some more, well, specific chills, Trefry’s first film cleverly toes the line between the scary and the silly. Snappily edited, Trefry also knows when to pull back when things are getting too icky (be aware: there’s plenty of fake blood) and lean back into something a touch more humorous.
And, like all good shorts, “How to...
The film features “It Follows” and “The Guest” star Maika Monroe “as a woman whose deepest fears seem to manifest physically when her husband, played by Joe Keery, leaves for the night shift.” From standard scares like “creepy things in the closet” and “dark corners” to some more, well, specific chills, Trefry’s first film cleverly toes the line between the scary and the silly. Snappily edited, Trefry also knows when to pull back when things are getting too icky (be aware: there’s plenty of fake blood) and lean back into something a touch more humorous.
And, like all good shorts, “How to...
- 3/14/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Seventy-three unproduced screenplays comprise this year’s Black List, an annual ranking of well-regarded scripts that have yet to make the leap from page to screen. More than 250 executives in the film industry voted on this year’s edition, and their consensus is that Elyse Hollander’s Madonna biopic “Blond Ambition” is the “most liked” of them.
Previous screenplays that have appeared on the Black List and gone on to be produced include “Spotlight,” “Arrival” and “Manchester by the Sea.” Full list below:
“Blond Ambition” by Elyse Hollander (48)
“Life Itself” by Dan Fogelman (35)
“The Olympian” by Tony Tost (35)
“The Post” by Liz Hannah (35)
“Voyagers” by Zach Dean (28)
“In the Blink of an Eye” by Colby Day (25)
“O2” by Christie LeBlan (22)
“Untitled Lax Mandis Project” by Seth Spector (22)
“Dark Money” by Matt Fruchtman (21)
“Letters from Rosemary Kennedy” by Nick Yarborough (21)
“Linda and Monica” by Flint Wainess (20)
“Hala” by Minhal Baig (19)
“The...
Previous screenplays that have appeared on the Black List and gone on to be produced include “Spotlight,” “Arrival” and “Manchester by the Sea.” Full list below:
“Blond Ambition” by Elyse Hollander (48)
“Life Itself” by Dan Fogelman (35)
“The Olympian” by Tony Tost (35)
“The Post” by Liz Hannah (35)
“Voyagers” by Zach Dean (28)
“In the Blink of an Eye” by Colby Day (25)
“O2” by Christie LeBlan (22)
“Untitled Lax Mandis Project” by Seth Spector (22)
“Dark Money” by Matt Fruchtman (21)
“Letters from Rosemary Kennedy” by Nick Yarborough (21)
“Linda and Monica” by Flint Wainess (20)
“Hala” by Minhal Baig (19)
“The...
- 12/12/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Everyone goes through a midlife crisis eventually. Some people will resolve it with purchasing a new car, getting a new career, or even obtaining a new wardrobe.
Not for Burt Squire. He goes on an adventure in the middle of the ocean.
Ld Entertainment recently acquired Ben Bolea’s script The Miserable Adventures Of Burt Squire Aboard The Horn High Yo.
The misadventures follows a family man as he embarks on a dream sailing vacation, but ends up shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with a charming, but unhinged sea captain who’s off his meds.
Wme represented Bolea and brokered a mid-six figure deal.
Ld’s Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon and Jennifer Monroe will produce the project along with Kim Zubick (The Zookeeper’S Wife).
“Ben’s script is riveting. This story is incredibly funny and smart, reminding me of classic 1980s buddy comedies like Planes, Trains And Automobiles and Midnight Run.
Not for Burt Squire. He goes on an adventure in the middle of the ocean.
Ld Entertainment recently acquired Ben Bolea’s script The Miserable Adventures Of Burt Squire Aboard The Horn High Yo.
The misadventures follows a family man as he embarks on a dream sailing vacation, but ends up shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with a charming, but unhinged sea captain who’s off his meds.
Wme represented Bolea and brokered a mid-six figure deal.
Ld’s Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon and Jennifer Monroe will produce the project along with Kim Zubick (The Zookeeper’S Wife).
“Ben’s script is riveting. This story is incredibly funny and smart, reminding me of classic 1980s buddy comedies like Planes, Trains And Automobiles and Midnight Run.
- 10/17/2016
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Exclusive: Ld Entertainment, which is in the Oscar mix with the tersely titled Jackie, has apparently grown more title ambitious. Ld won a spec battle for a Ben Bolea spec script that has the longest title I can remember. The Miserable Adventures of Burt Squire Aboard the Horn High Yo is fact-based, and follows a family man in the midst of a midlife crisis who embarks on what he hoped would be a dream sailing vacation. He ended up shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with a…...
- 10/6/2016
- Deadline
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