Exclusive: Will Yun Lee and Mark and Christine Holder’s Seoul Street and 04 Entertainment have preemptively nabbed the rights to My Summer in Seoul, bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken’s forthcoming romance novel set in the competitive world of K-Pop, to adapt as a television series. A search is out for a female Asian American writer to pen the adaptation.
The project comes amid a recent rise in the popularity of Korean dramas worldwide that culminated in the success of Squid Game on Netflix, which has become a global phenomenon.
My Summer in Seoul, set to be released later this fall, follows Korean-American Grace Lee as she embarks on a life-changing trip to Seoul working for her uncle’s record label. Her life changes as she begins an internship with one of the biggest Kpop bands in the world. As she builds friendships with the members, and starts to...
The project comes amid a recent rise in the popularity of Korean dramas worldwide that culminated in the success of Squid Game on Netflix, which has become a global phenomenon.
My Summer in Seoul, set to be released later this fall, follows Korean-American Grace Lee as she embarks on a life-changing trip to Seoul working for her uncle’s record label. Her life changes as she begins an internship with one of the biggest Kpop bands in the world. As she builds friendships with the members, and starts to...
- 10/20/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: 04 Entertainment has acquired the rights to Nurturing Healing Love: A Mother’s Journey Of Hope and Forgiveness, a memoir by Scarlett Lewis, inspired by the loss of Lewis’ son in the Sandy Hook massacre, for development as a television movie. Law & Order alumna Elisabeth Röhm is attached to star, direct and executive produce.
Per producers, Nurturing Healing Love is inspired by the horrific loss of Lewis’ son, Jesse following an act of unimaginable violence at the Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Lewis experienced something that no parent should ever have to endure on a day that started just like any other. When a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Scarlett’s life changed forever. However, this isn’t a story about a massacre. It’s a story about love and survival. It’s about how to face the impossible, how to find courage when you think you have none,...
Per producers, Nurturing Healing Love is inspired by the horrific loss of Lewis’ son, Jesse following an act of unimaginable violence at the Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Lewis experienced something that no parent should ever have to endure on a day that started just like any other. When a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Scarlett’s life changed forever. However, this isn’t a story about a massacre. It’s a story about love and survival. It’s about how to face the impossible, how to find courage when you think you have none,...
- 12/28/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Beasts of No Nation and Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker executive producers Christine Holder and Mark Holder of Wonder Street have set a feature adaptation of Anita Moorjani’s memoir Dying to Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing.
Released in 2014, Moorjani’s novel is about her almost four-year journey fighting cancer. He body, overwhelmed by the malignant cells spreading throughout her system, began shutting down and she lost consciousness. Upon regaining consciousness, Anita found that her condition had miraculously improved and that there was no trace of cancer in her body. After years of struggling to forge her own path while trying to meet everyone else’s expectations, she had the realization, as a result of her epiphany on the other side, that she had the power to heal herself and that there are miracles in...
Released in 2014, Moorjani’s novel is about her almost four-year journey fighting cancer. He body, overwhelmed by the malignant cells spreading throughout her system, began shutting down and she lost consciousness. Upon regaining consciousness, Anita found that her condition had miraculously improved and that there was no trace of cancer in her body. After years of struggling to forge her own path while trying to meet everyone else’s expectations, she had the realization, as a result of her epiphany on the other side, that she had the power to heal herself and that there are miracles in...
- 12/8/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Ridley Scott is set to launch a new genre label through his Scott Free Productions which has been dubbed "Ridley Scott Presents..."
The first project under that label is the Olatunde Osunsanmi-directed thriller "The Twisted" which will be produced alongside Verve Ventures. Scott, Giannina Scott and Colet Abedi will produce.
Ari Schlossberg ("Hide and Seek," "Lucky 13") penned the Sierra Nevada mountains-set story where strange things are happening to the children at an isolated orphanage.
Anna, a child psychologist with a haunted past, must team up with a parapsychologist and his cameraman to interview the children who are demonstrating mysterious behavior and soon start to wonder if it's the adults that are actually in danger.
Source: THR...
The first project under that label is the Olatunde Osunsanmi-directed thriller "The Twisted" which will be produced alongside Verve Ventures. Scott, Giannina Scott and Colet Abedi will produce.
Ari Schlossberg ("Hide and Seek," "Lucky 13") penned the Sierra Nevada mountains-set story where strange things are happening to the children at an isolated orphanage.
Anna, a child psychologist with a haunted past, must team up with a parapsychologist and his cameraman to interview the children who are demonstrating mysterious behavior and soon start to wonder if it's the adults that are actually in danger.
Source: THR...
- 9/10/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Freshly minted packaging and sales division Verve Ventures will launch sales here on The Twisted from Scott Free Productions’ new label Ridley Scott Presents.
Amy Beecroft [pictured] heads Verve agency’s new Verve Ventures, which packaged The Twisted and represents world sales.
Scott, whose The Martian gets its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival tomorrow [Sept 11], produced the film with Giannina Scott and Colet Abedi, who developed for Scott’s company Cara Films.
Verve client Olatunde Osunsanmi will direct from Ari Schlossberg’s screenplay about a troubled child psychologist and a cameraman sent in to interview children at an isolated orphanage in Sierra Nevada following reports of strange occurrences.
Osunsanmi’s credits include the upcoming features Dark Moon for Universal and Eden for Gold Circle Films. He also wrote and directed Fourth Kind for Universal and his TV directing credits include Falling Skies, Under The Dome and Minority Report.
“I am thrilled that The Twisted is the...
Amy Beecroft [pictured] heads Verve agency’s new Verve Ventures, which packaged The Twisted and represents world sales.
Scott, whose The Martian gets its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival tomorrow [Sept 11], produced the film with Giannina Scott and Colet Abedi, who developed for Scott’s company Cara Films.
Verve client Olatunde Osunsanmi will direct from Ari Schlossberg’s screenplay about a troubled child psychologist and a cameraman sent in to interview children at an isolated orphanage in Sierra Nevada following reports of strange occurrences.
Osunsanmi’s credits include the upcoming features Dark Moon for Universal and Eden for Gold Circle Films. He also wrote and directed Fourth Kind for Universal and his TV directing credits include Falling Skies, Under The Dome and Minority Report.
“I am thrilled that The Twisted is the...
- 9/10/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Freshly minted packaging and sales division Verve Ventures will launch sales here on The Twisted from Scott Free Productions’ new label Ridley Scott Presents.
Amy Beecroft [pictured] heads Verve agency’s new Verve Ventures, which packaged The Twisted and represents world sales.
Scott, whose The Martian gets its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival tomorrow [Sept 11], produced the film with Giannina Scott and Colet Abedi, who developed for Scott’s company Cara Films.
Verve client Olatunde Osunsanmi will direct from Ari Schlossberg’s screenplay about a troubled child psychologist and a cameraman sent in to interview children at an isolated orphanage in Sierra Nevada following reports of strange occurrences.
Osunsanmi’s credits include the upcoming features Dark Moon for Universal and Eden for Gold Circle Films. He also wrote and directed Fourth Kind for Universal and his TV directing credits include Falling Skies, Under The Dome and Minority Report.
“I am thrilled that The Twisted is the...
Amy Beecroft [pictured] heads Verve agency’s new Verve Ventures, which packaged The Twisted and represents world sales.
Scott, whose The Martian gets its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival tomorrow [Sept 11], produced the film with Giannina Scott and Colet Abedi, who developed for Scott’s company Cara Films.
Verve client Olatunde Osunsanmi will direct from Ari Schlossberg’s screenplay about a troubled child psychologist and a cameraman sent in to interview children at an isolated orphanage in Sierra Nevada following reports of strange occurrences.
Osunsanmi’s credits include the upcoming features Dark Moon for Universal and Eden for Gold Circle Films. He also wrote and directed Fourth Kind for Universal and his TV directing credits include Falling Skies, Under The Dome and Minority Report.
“I am thrilled that The Twisted is the...
- 9/10/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Ridley Scott‘s company, Scott Free Productions, has launched a new division called Ridley Scott Presents, and Olatunde Osunsanmi’s thriller “The Twisted” will be the first film produced under the label, it was announced Thursday. The project is also the first from Verve Ventures, the packaging, finance and sales division of the talent and literary agency Verve. “Ridley Scott Presents: The Twisted” will be produced by Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott and Colet Abedi. The project was developed by Giannina Scott and Abedi for Scott’s company Cara Films. Verve client Osunsanmi will direct from a script by Ari Schlossberg...
- 9/10/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Ridley Scott is launching a new genre label through his Scott Free Productions. Dubbed Ridley Scott Presents…, the division has set the thriller The Twisted as its first project. The film also marks the first project from Verve Ventures, the new packaging, finance and sales division of talent and literary agency Verve. The two new entities are partnering to produce The Twisted, which will be directed by Verve client Olatunde Osunsanmi. Scott is producing The Twisted with Giannina Scott and Colet Abedi. The project was developed by Giannina Scott and Abedi for Scott's company Cara Films. International sales veteran Amy
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- 9/10/2015
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Ridley Scott has teamed with Giannina Facio and Colet Abedi to option Dying To Be Me, the bestselling book by Anita Moorjani. They will produce through Ridley Scott Films and Cara Films Ltd. In the book, Moorjani writes of her four-year battle against cancer, when she felt she was near the end. Overwhelmed by malignant cells, her body began shutting down. As her organs failed, she entered into an extraordinary near-death experience where she realized her…...
- 4/15/2015
- Deadline
Horns
The first poster is out for Alexandre Aja's upcoming thriller "Horns" which opens at Halloween. Daniel Radcliffe plays a young man who is the prime suspect in the violent rape and murder of his girlfriend, though he's innocent.
Soon, horns starting to grow from his own head - horns with the ability to make people confess their darkest sins and unspeakable impulses. He uses them on his quest to find the killer and learn the truth.
Brownie Wise
Oscar winner Sandra Bullock will star in Tate Taylor's new film "Brownie Wise" for Sony Pictures. Bullock will play the home marketing pioneer and businesswoman who created the Tupperware home party strategy.
Taylor will write, produce and direct the film based on Bob Kealing’s non-fiction book "Tupperware Unsealed". David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Tom Shelly will also produce. [Source: Screen]
The Devil In The Kitchen
Ridley Scott, Giannina Facio and...
The first poster is out for Alexandre Aja's upcoming thriller "Horns" which opens at Halloween. Daniel Radcliffe plays a young man who is the prime suspect in the violent rape and murder of his girlfriend, though he's innocent.
Soon, horns starting to grow from his own head - horns with the ability to make people confess their darkest sins and unspeakable impulses. He uses them on his quest to find the killer and learn the truth.
Brownie Wise
Oscar winner Sandra Bullock will star in Tate Taylor's new film "Brownie Wise" for Sony Pictures. Bullock will play the home marketing pioneer and businesswoman who created the Tupperware home party strategy.
Taylor will write, produce and direct the film based on Bob Kealing’s non-fiction book "Tupperware Unsealed". David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Tom Shelly will also produce. [Source: Screen]
The Devil In The Kitchen
Ridley Scott, Giannina Facio and...
- 7/19/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
When chef Marco Pierre White published his autobiography in 2006, his infamously tumultuous life was guaranteed to be a dramatic read. Originally titled White Slave, the book was released in America under the new moniker, The Devil In The Kitchen, and readers were not disappointed. Now, it seems the story of the man widely regarded as the first ‘celebrity chef’ may be headed for the screen, as Ridley Scott, Giannina Facio and Colet Abedi have optioned the work for development.
Following the man from his humble and tragic beginnings in Leeds, UK, to the height of fame and fortune at the centre of London’s restaurant scene, The Devil In The Kitchen depicts the genesis of “the godfather of modern cooking.” Earning his stripes from some of the best chefs in the country, such as Albert Roux and Raymond Blanc, White himself would go on to train Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal,...
Following the man from his humble and tragic beginnings in Leeds, UK, to the height of fame and fortune at the centre of London’s restaurant scene, The Devil In The Kitchen depicts the genesis of “the godfather of modern cooking.” Earning his stripes from some of the best chefs in the country, such as Albert Roux and Raymond Blanc, White himself would go on to train Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal,...
- 7/18/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Ridley Scott will produce a biopic based on the life of television chef Marco Pierre White.
Scott, Giannina Facio and Colet Abedi have optioned the rights to White's memoir The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef, Deadline reports.
It isn't yet clear if Scott will also serve as director on the project, which will chart White's rise to fame as one of the first celebrity chefs.
The memoir focuses on White's tumultuous early years and his success as a chef in 1980s London.
The 52-year-old - who trained Gordon Ramsay - was the first and youngest chef to win three Michelin stars. He has appeared on cooking shows like Hell's Kitchen, MasterChef and Marco Pierre White's Kitchen Wars.
Last month, it was reported that The Martian will be Ridley Scott's next project. The 20th Century Fox's sci-fi adventure, starring Matt Damon,...
Scott, Giannina Facio and Colet Abedi have optioned the rights to White's memoir The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef, Deadline reports.
It isn't yet clear if Scott will also serve as director on the project, which will chart White's rise to fame as one of the first celebrity chefs.
The memoir focuses on White's tumultuous early years and his success as a chef in 1980s London.
The 52-year-old - who trained Gordon Ramsay - was the first and youngest chef to win three Michelin stars. He has appeared on cooking shows like Hell's Kitchen, MasterChef and Marco Pierre White's Kitchen Wars.
Last month, it was reported that The Martian will be Ridley Scott's next project. The 20th Century Fox's sci-fi adventure, starring Matt Damon,...
- 7/18/2014
- Digital Spy
It.s no secret that we.re huge fans of Jon Favreau.s Chef around these parts, which means we.re not at all surprised that chef movies are on the rise - though maybe from places we didn.t expect. Blockbuster filmmaker Ridley Scott has teamed up with his oft-collaborative actress Giannina Facio and Iranian screenwriter Colet Abedi (Fashion House) in optioning The Devil in the Kitchen, the excellent memoir from the original culinary genius asshole Marco Pierre White. If you.ve read The Devil in the Kitchen, or if you keep up with world-renowned chefs in general, you.re aware of Marco Pierre White. In 1994, he became (at 33) the then-youngest chef to earn 3 Michelin stars, arguably the highest honor in the land. This was done by dedicating a large portion of his life to the kitchen, where he often turned boys into men in a sense, while holding...
- 7/18/2014
- cinemablend.com
Ridley Scott always has so many projects bubbling away in his development kitchen that it’s a wonder he has time to monitor them all. Still, that’s what a production company like Scott Free is for. The delivery truck has backed up to the loading bay, bringing yet another new possibility: Marco Pierre White’s memoir The Devil In The Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness And The Making Of A Great Chef.Scott has splashed some cash alongside fellow producers Giannina Facio and Colet Abedi to buy the rights to White’s tome, which somewhat unsurprisingly, chronicles his rise to become one of the pioneers of the celebrity chef archetype. It has all the usual ingredients: a riotous childhood, rock star status in the 1980s kitchen scene bristling with other trendy types and his work training the likes of Mario Batali and Gordon Ramsay. Oh, and the fact that he...
- 7/17/2014
- EmpireOnline
Ridley Scott explored the extraterrestrial origins of man to, let's say, mixed results in Prometheus, and now he's continuing the trend with a television series that will contend aliens had a hand in the construction of Ancient Egypt. That sounds awesome. Even better: this series is for HBO. The show, entitled "Pharaoh", was created by David Schulner (executive producer on NBC's "Dracula" and "Do No Harm") along with Giannina Facio and Colet Abedi, while...
- 4/24/2014
- by Eric Walkuski
- JoBlo.com
Scott Free Non Fiction, the unscripted division of Ridley Scott’s Scott Free, has partnered with TV personality Bill Rancic for a reality series project. Titled Training Day, the project, which is being taken out, will feature Rancic testing his mettle in adrenaline-charged training sessions for the country’s most dangerous jobs. In the vein of Dirty Jobs, Rancic will embed with tough men and women — from Ice Road Truckers to Swat teams — to get a firsthand look at the grueling work and prove he has what it takes to perform at an elite level… and survive. Scott and Rancic will executive produce with Giannina Facio, Mary Lisio and Colet Abedi. On the unscripted side, Scott Free most recently produced the series Crimes of the Century for CNN.
- 8/20/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
As we’ve been reporting, Syfy had its Upfront presentation to potential advertisers Wednesday night, and they spent yesterday issuing press releases. It’s a good thing they held the event at a pier, as there is a boatload of information included in the summary press release below. We made sure to get it posted before the weekend, since it will take you the entire weekend to absorb it all.
Some of it is information we’ve already posted, like the Ringworld and Childhood’s End development and the High Moon pilot production, some of it we posted about fairly recently, like Ronald D. Moore‘s Helix, some of it we haven’t heard about in quite some time, like Orion, Proof, and Dominion, and some, like the nonscripted shows, the anthology, and some of the projects announced, are news to us.
You’ll also see ratings info and other...
Some of it is information we’ve already posted, like the Ringworld and Childhood’s End development and the High Moon pilot production, some of it we posted about fairly recently, like Ronald D. Moore‘s Helix, some of it we haven’t heard about in quite some time, like Orion, Proof, and Dominion, and some, like the nonscripted shows, the anthology, and some of the projects announced, are news to us.
You’ll also see ratings info and other...
- 4/12/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
It was a blue Father's Day for Giuliana and Bill Rancic - literally. Before officially announcing that they are expecting a boy, the couple broke the news in a very special way to guests at their baby shower Sunday afternoon. Blue and pink balloons filled the room at the private home in a gated Beverly Hills community. The big reveal: Giuliana - in a yellow dress - and Bill released a set of blue balloons into the sky to the cheers of partygoers, a source tells People. Related: Giuliana Rancic Is Having a Boy!About 100 people, including Lisa Ling, Melissa Rivers and George Katsopolis,...
- 6/18/2012
- by Alison Schwartz
- PEOPLE.com
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