http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com Film Industry and Entertainment News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:01:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/19/jeff-stockwell-madeleine-lengle-cary-granat-wrinkle-in-time-bedrock-studios/ http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/19/jeff-stockwell-madeleine-lengle-cary-granat-wrinkle-in-time-bedrock-studios/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:09 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10823 By Jay A. Fernandez There is such a thing as a tesseract… Just ask Mrs. Whatsit. Screenwriter Jeff Stockwell has been hired to adapt author Madeleine L’Engle’s classic time-travel headtrip, “A Wrinkle in Time,” for Cary Granat and his newly formed Bedrock Studios. L’Engle’s 1962 Newbery Medal-winning science fiction novel concerns teenaged Meg Murry, her genius brother Charles [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/19/jeff-stockwell-madeleine-lengle-cary-granat-wrinkle-in-time-bedrock-studios/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/signing-gersh-ali-nixon-writers-stephen-rivele-christopher-wilkinson/ http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/signing-gersh-ali-nixon-writers-stephen-rivele-christopher-wilkinson/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:00:02 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10792 By Jay A. Fernandez “Ali” screenwriters Stephen J. Rivele and Christopher Wilkinson have signed with Gersh. They were previously repped by CAA. The writing pair is currently working on the screenplay for “Jonestown” for Overbrook Entertainment at Sony as well as “The Green Wave” (formerly called “Mulkey”) for director-producer Michael Tollin (“Radio”), ESPN and New Line. Rivele and [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/signing-gersh-ali-nixon-writers-stephen-rivele-christopher-wilkinson/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/keir-pearson-cesar-chavez-larry-meil-biopic-exclusive/ http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/keir-pearson-cesar-chavez-larry-meil-biopic-exclusive/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:45:14 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10826 By Jay A. Fernandez Screenwriter Keir Pearson and Larry Meli have optioned the life rights of renowned civil rights activist and labor organizer César Chávez. Pearson, who will write the feature screenplay, is producing with Meli for Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna’s Mexico-based Canana Films. The life rights were controlled and granted by the César Chávez [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/keir-pearson-cesar-chavez-larry-meil-biopic-exclusive/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/movies-they-should-make-blog-fake-posters/ http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/movies-they-should-make-blog-fake-posters/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:28:25 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10871 http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/movies-they-should-make-blog-fake-posters/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/jay-roach-showest-comedy-director-of-the-decade-austin-powers-meet-the-parents/ http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/jay-roach-showest-comedy-director-of-the-decade-austin-powers-meet-the-parents/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:12 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10809 By Zorianna Kit Jay Roach has helmed two of the most successful comedy franchises in history (“Austin Powers” and “Meet the Parents”). After six years off the big screen, he returns this year with “Dinner for Schmucks,” a comedy starring Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and fellow ShoWest honoree Zach Galifianakis. THR: Have you always been interested [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/jay-roach-showest-comedy-director-of-the-decade-austin-powers-meet-the-parents/feed/ 1 http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/todd-phillips-showest-director-of-the-year-the-hangover/ http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/todd-phillips-showest-director-of-the-year-the-hangover/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:48:35 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10800 By Zorianna Kit After directing the raucous comedies “Road Trip,” “Old School” and “Starsky & Hutch,” Todd Phillips made “The Hangover,” which became the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time ($480 million worldwide) last summer. For his encore, he reteams with “Hangover” co-star and fellow ShoWest honoree Zach Galifianakis for the November Warner Bros. release “Due Date,” [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/todd-phillips-showest-director-of-the-year-the-hangover/feed/ 1 http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/signing-wme-jonah-nolan-batman/ http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/signing-wme-jonah-nolan-batman/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:11:14 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10782 By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit WME has scooped up screenwriter Jonah Nolan, who is currently working on the screenplay for the next Batman film for his writer-director brother, Christopher. Jonah was previously repped by UTA. Jonah wrote the original short story “Memento Mori,” on which Christopher based his breakthrough film, “Memento.” He then co-wrote the [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/signing-wme-jonah-nolan-batman/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/trailer-teaser-dreamworks-animations-megamind-will-ferrell-vide/ http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/trailer-teaser-dreamworks-animations-megamind-will-ferrell-vide/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:55:44 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10777 http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/trailer-teaser-dreamworks-animations-megamind-will-ferrell-vide/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/zach-galifianakis-comedy-star-of-the-year-showest-the-hangover/ http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/zach-galifianakis-comedy-star-of-the-year-showest-the-hangover/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:00:58 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10757 By Zorianna Kit He’s been a working comic for years, but thanks to “The Hangover,” Zach Galifianakis and his bushy beard are now bona fide movie stars. This year he co-stars with Robert Downey Jr. in “Due Date,” directed by “Hangover” filmmaker and ShoWest honoree Todd Phillips, and “Dinner for Schmucks” for another ShoWest honoree, Jay Roach. THR: [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/18/zach-galifianakis-comedy-star-of-the-year-showest-the-hangover/feed/ 2 http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/17/sxsw-film-festival-janet-pierson/ http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/17/sxsw-film-festival-janet-pierson/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:00:23 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10755 By Jay A. Fernandez and Daniel Carlson Is the Austin-set SXSW Film Festival getting too big for its chaps? As far as problems go, excessive demand is a good one to have for a film festival. It means programmers are making strong choices, the venues are attractive and the regional vibe welcoming. But as of the 2010 edition, [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/2010/03/17/sxsw-film-festival-janet-pierson/feed/ 1