Exclusive: The Hideaway Entertainment has snapped up rights to Level Up, a high concept spec script from screenwriters David Matalon (Totally Killer) and Matthew Altman (Feed the Devil).
A sci-fi action comedy, Level Up is about a man who wakes up bound and blindfolded in a top-secret facility deep beneath Area 51, soon discovering that he has amazing but inexplicable new abilities. His only hope to escape is the alien he’s imprisoned with… and she hates humans. But as they navigate their way out, their unconventional alliance becomes the key to saving the world from an impending global catastrophe.
Jonathan Gray and Matthew Rhodes will produce on behalf of The Hideaway Entertainment, alongside Navid McIllhargey of Vandal Entertainment and Erik Olsen of Apocalyptic Entertainment. The Hideaway’s Ryan Cassells will serve as executive producer. The team is currently meeting with directors and plans to shoot next year.
“As writers,” Matalon and Altman said,...
A sci-fi action comedy, Level Up is about a man who wakes up bound and blindfolded in a top-secret facility deep beneath Area 51, soon discovering that he has amazing but inexplicable new abilities. His only hope to escape is the alien he’s imprisoned with… and she hates humans. But as they navigate their way out, their unconventional alliance becomes the key to saving the world from an impending global catastrophe.
Jonathan Gray and Matthew Rhodes will produce on behalf of The Hideaway Entertainment, alongside Navid McIllhargey of Vandal Entertainment and Erik Olsen of Apocalyptic Entertainment. The Hideaway’s Ryan Cassells will serve as executive producer. The team is currently meeting with directors and plans to shoot next year.
“As writers,” Matalon and Altman said,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
50 Cent says he was done wrong by his ex-lawyers in the Lastonia Leviston sex-tape case — and now he’s suing for $32 million to make it right. The “Get Rich or Die Tryin'” rapper — real name: Curtis Jackson III — filed his claim in U.S. bankruptcy court in Connecticut on Friday, alleging numerous misdeeds by law firm Reed Smith and attorney Peter Raymond, which put him at a disadvantage in Leviston’s lawsuit against him. In 2015, Jackson was hit with a total of $7 million in damages for posting a sex tape of Leviston and her partner online, overdubbing...
- 1/30/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Just last week, The New York Pops performed an inaugural concert at its new summer home, Forest Hills Stadium, with two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, joined by former Broadway co-stars Colin Donnell and Megan McGinnis. Among other numbers, she performed John Denver's 'Sunshine on my Shoulders,' Cole Porter's 'I Get a Kick Out of You,' and will reprise her touching duet 'Flight' with McGinnis. Donnell will perform a duet with Foster, in addition to 'On the Streets of Dublin,' from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's A Man of No Importance. The concert is sponsored by Morgan Stanley and Reed Smith.BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special night below...
- 8/10/2015
- by Jessica Fallon Gordon
- BroadwayWorld.com
On August 6, 2015, The New York Pops will perform an inaugural concert at its new summer home, Forest Hills Stadium, with two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, joined by former Broadway co-stars Colin Donnell and Megan McGinnis. Among other numbers, Foster will perform John Denver's Sunshine on my Shoulders, Cole Porter's I Get a Kick Out of You, and will reprise her touching duet Flight with McGinnis. Donnell will perform a duet with Foster, in addition toOn the Streets of Dublin, from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's A Man of No Importance. The concert is sponsored by Morgan Stanley and Reed Smith.
- 8/5/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Cast your minds back to 2002 - a time when Pop Idols didn't need to have The X Factor, Fifty Shades of Grey were just colours on a paint sampler chart and David Beckham was a mere international superstar rather than global megastar.
Bend It Like Beckham, with a modest estimated budget of £3.7 million, opened that same year and became a critical and commercial success - breaking box office records and scoring BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations, as well as making household names of many of its stars.
As the cast continues preparing for the West End stage adaptation of Gurinder Chadha's screen hit ahead of previews on May 15, find out what the movie's ensemble cast went on to achieve - including who is coming back for the musical...
Parminder Nagra (Jess Bhamra)
Nominated for Best Newcomer at the Empire Awards on the back of the movie's success, Parminder went...
Bend It Like Beckham, with a modest estimated budget of £3.7 million, opened that same year and became a critical and commercial success - breaking box office records and scoring BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations, as well as making household names of many of its stars.
As the cast continues preparing for the West End stage adaptation of Gurinder Chadha's screen hit ahead of previews on May 15, find out what the movie's ensemble cast went on to achieve - including who is coming back for the musical...
Parminder Nagra (Jess Bhamra)
Nominated for Best Newcomer at the Empire Awards on the back of the movie's success, Parminder went...
- 3/22/2015
- Digital Spy
Apparently kissing Gillian Anderson can change your life. At least that's what The Good Wife's Archie Panjabi said. Panjabi, who costars opposite Anderson in the BBC/Netflix series The Fall, said her decision to leave CBS's The Good Wife came after a scene in The Fall. Warning, spoilers ahead. In the third episode of The Fall's second season, Anderson's Stella Gibson kisses Panjabi's Dr. Reed Smith in a bar, seemingly to get a man to stop bothering them. But the next scene is the two of them making their way to Gibson's hotel room until Panjabi's character bails and leaves at the elevator. "When I was kissing her, Allan Cubitt, the show's creator and director, had to...
- 1/21/2015
- E! Online
How to avoid the pitfalls of film finance. Film Finance Infographic
Law firm Reed Smith have created a helpful guide for new entrants into the film finance market that aims to help avoid some of the pitfalls (click the button at the top right of the image to go full screen).
Click here to download the PDFClick here for the interactive version
The team has long been active in the film finance sector and recently worked on Mr. Turner, The Riot Club, A Most Wanted Man, Dad’s Army, Our Robot Overlords, Belle and Ex Machina.
Michael Maxtone-Smith, partner at Reed Smith, said: “The film industry is increasingly geared to encouraging new talent and making it easy, or easier, to enter the industry. This is a priority for a number of trade organisations like BFI, Pact, Nfts and The London Film School. Rightly the industry wants to encourage young and innovative, but inevitably...
Law firm Reed Smith have created a helpful guide for new entrants into the film finance market that aims to help avoid some of the pitfalls (click the button at the top right of the image to go full screen).
Click here to download the PDFClick here for the interactive version
The team has long been active in the film finance sector and recently worked on Mr. Turner, The Riot Club, A Most Wanted Man, Dad’s Army, Our Robot Overlords, Belle and Ex Machina.
Michael Maxtone-Smith, partner at Reed Smith, said: “The film industry is increasingly geared to encouraging new talent and making it easy, or easier, to enter the industry. This is a priority for a number of trade organisations like BFI, Pact, Nfts and The London Film School. Rightly the industry wants to encourage young and innovative, but inevitably...
- 1/21/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: After more than four years of lawsuits, disputed loans, tattered reputations and tens of millions in fees, the vitriolic war between film financier David Bergstein and Aramid Entertainment looks to be almost over. And the victor might shock you. The parties have reached a settlement agreement, according to filings this week that, if approved, would see Bergstein paid $6 million from the bankruptcy protection-seeking hedge fund. The film financier and his former associate investor Ron Tutor also will acquire “100%” of the equity that longtime legal foe and Aramid exec David Molner has in the film financing fund, estimated to be nearly 5% of the total. Bringing movies back into it, the deal additionally gives Bergstein full rights to the Tony Kaye-directed 2009 pic Black Water Transit, which never was released Stateside due to the litigation.
The settlement deal goes before the bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York on...
The settlement deal goes before the bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York on...
- 9/4/2014
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline
Washington (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a copyright lawsuit over the 1980 Oscar-winning movie "Raging Bull" can go forward, a decision that could open Hollywood studios to more claims from people seeking a share of profits from classic films, TV shows and other creative works. In a 6-3 decision, the justices said that Paula Petrella, daughter of the late screenwriter Frank Petrella, did not wait too long to file her lawsuit against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer claiming an interest in the film. Petrella's father collaborated with legendary boxer Jake Lamotta on a book and two screenplays, which inspired the movie directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert DeNiro. The elder Petrella died in 1981 and the copyrights passed to his daughter. She sued MGM in 2009 seeking royalties from continuing commercial use of the film. But a federal judge said she waited too long because she had been aware of the potential to file...
- 5/19/2014
- by Sam Hananel (AP)
- Hitfix
AMC/Sundance Channel Global makes its first foray into Germany, Austria and Switzerland with the acquisition of the German pay-tv channel
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has secured an agreement to acquire KinoweltTV, a basic pay-tv channel distributed throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The 24/7 linear network airs classic and contemporary films. The acquisition expands AMC/Sundance Channel Global’s European presence with full distribution across all platforms in German-speaking Europe. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including regulatory approval.
Bruce Tuchman, President of AMC/Sundance Channel Global and MGM Channel Global, said: “The acquisition of KinoweltTV is an important moment for AMC/Sundance Channel Global as it increases its international footprint and provides widespread distribution across all major platforms throughout German speaking Europe.
“KinoweltTV’s high quality critically acclaimed films complement Sundance Channel’s distinctive programming and we expect this acquisition will fit perfectly into our portfolio.”
KinoweltTV’s existing...
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has secured an agreement to acquire KinoweltTV, a basic pay-tv channel distributed throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The 24/7 linear network airs classic and contemporary films. The acquisition expands AMC/Sundance Channel Global’s European presence with full distribution across all platforms in German-speaking Europe. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including regulatory approval.
Bruce Tuchman, President of AMC/Sundance Channel Global and MGM Channel Global, said: “The acquisition of KinoweltTV is an important moment for AMC/Sundance Channel Global as it increases its international footprint and provides widespread distribution across all major platforms throughout German speaking Europe.
“KinoweltTV’s high quality critically acclaimed films complement Sundance Channel’s distinctive programming and we expect this acquisition will fit perfectly into our portfolio.”
KinoweltTV’s existing...
- 4/24/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Patrick Jane's need for secrecy put seven innocent lives in jeopardy throughout "Red Listed."
Well, perhaps they weren't quite so innocent... but they weren't Red John.
Below, TV Fanatic Christine Orlando is joined by The Mentalist fans Feint, @SteeleSimz, and @Donnamour1969 as they debate Kirkland's place in the Red John legacy and the long awaited return of Madeleine Hightower.
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Did you think Bob Kirkland was Red John?
Feint: Yes, I thought and hoped Kirkland was Red John. Of course, it was obvious he would be just another person hunting for him but they made such a good case of him. After Partridge, he was my #1 suspect.
@SteeleSimz: I never pegged Kirkland to be Red John even when he first appeared in season five. Yes, he did have that creepy vibe but I always figured he was on the same mission as Jane and for the same reason.
@Donnamour1969: No,...
Well, perhaps they weren't quite so innocent... but they weren't Red John.
Below, TV Fanatic Christine Orlando is joined by The Mentalist fans Feint, @SteeleSimz, and @Donnamour1969 as they debate Kirkland's place in the Red John legacy and the long awaited return of Madeleine Hightower.
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Did you think Bob Kirkland was Red John?
Feint: Yes, I thought and hoped Kirkland was Red John. Of course, it was obvious he would be just another person hunting for him but they made such a good case of him. After Partridge, he was my #1 suspect.
@SteeleSimz: I never pegged Kirkland to be Red John even when he first appeared in season five. Yes, he did have that creepy vibe but I always figured he was on the same mission as Jane and for the same reason.
@Donnamour1969: No,...
- 10/22/2013
- by christine@tvfanatic.com (Christine Orlando)
- TVfanatic
Drones and explosions took a back seat to Red John's antics in "Black-Winged Redbird," as we were left to contemplate how many of the final seven are involved with the evil mastermind. Or could Red John be more than just one man?
Wasn't Director Bertram oddly calm when he found out that Partridge was dead and Lisbon was down? He barely reacted to the news. Was that because he already knew or was it just because Bertram's an odd individual?
Remember last week when Jane said he wasn't freaking out? I'd say he's definitely freaked out now. The way he begged the crowd of law enforcement officers for a bottle of water showed his sense of panic better than anything else could have. Then he gently set about removing Red John's handiwork from Teresa's face. It was as though he couldn't rest until he got that maniac's mark off of her.
Wasn't Director Bertram oddly calm when he found out that Partridge was dead and Lisbon was down? He barely reacted to the news. Was that because he already knew or was it just because Bertram's an odd individual?
Remember last week when Jane said he wasn't freaking out? I'd say he's definitely freaked out now. The way he begged the crowd of law enforcement officers for a bottle of water showed his sense of panic better than anything else could have. Then he gently set about removing Red John's handiwork from Teresa's face. It was as though he couldn't rest until he got that maniac's mark off of her.
- 10/7/2013
- by christine@tvfanatic.com (Christine Orlando)
- TVfanatic
The BBC has revealed the total cost of its three inquiries following the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.
The cost for the BBC and BBC Trust to March 31, 2013 was confirmed as £4.9 million, with £2.4m of this sum being for The Pollard Review.
BBC Executive costs, excluding tax, were £2.1m, with this sum also including the publication of the report and its appendices and transcripts.
The cost of the Pollard Review to the BBC Trust, also excluding tax, was £360,910.
Nick Pollard himself was paid £81,6000, legal firm Reed Smith was paid £893,501.35 and witnesses' legal costs were £391,120.92.
Ex-Sky News boss Pollard sought to discover if there were failures in BBC management over the decision to axe a Newsnight investigation into Savile's actions, in addition to the handing over of the BBC's material to the police and other authorities.
The other reviews were the Respect at Work Review assisted by Dinah Rose QC published...
The cost for the BBC and BBC Trust to March 31, 2013 was confirmed as £4.9 million, with £2.4m of this sum being for The Pollard Review.
BBC Executive costs, excluding tax, were £2.1m, with this sum also including the publication of the report and its appendices and transcripts.
The cost of the Pollard Review to the BBC Trust, also excluding tax, was £360,910.
Nick Pollard himself was paid £81,6000, legal firm Reed Smith was paid £893,501.35 and witnesses' legal costs were £391,120.92.
Ex-Sky News boss Pollard sought to discover if there were failures in BBC management over the decision to axe a Newsnight investigation into Savile's actions, in addition to the handing over of the BBC's material to the police and other authorities.
The other reviews were the Respect at Work Review assisted by Dinah Rose QC published...
- 7/17/2013
- Digital Spy
Rihanna is suing Topshop because they used an ''unflattering'' image of her on their T-shirts. The 25-year-old star is allegedly demanding $5 million from the UK high street chain after they used a picture of her with her hair tied up in a bandanna on the clothing, and a claim filed by the brunette beauty and her lawyers Reed Smith claims she would have never allowed the photograph to be used. One section in the High Court papers - which were filed in March last year and have been obtained by the Daily Mirror newspaper - reads: ''The base image...
- 5/23/2013
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
SAG-aftra announced Tuesday that Feb. 14 will be the start of talks between it and the advertising industry. As anticipated, New York will play host to the deal making. The union will be hoping that Douglas Wood, a partner at Reed Smith LLC in New York and the ad industry's lead negotiator, brings more than chocolates to the table. Having had a labor dispute with the ad industry in 2000, performers go into next year's talks with the strength of a merged union. One of their main concerns: how to effectively monetize and track ad viewership that must be measured in an increasing number of ways. Wood has played down the possibility of an issue arising that could lead to a work stoppage. In 2000, he told Backstage in a recent interview, there was a disagreement over whether online advertising would be covered by union rules. After the strike, the parties agreed it would be.
- 12/5/2012
- backstage.com
How have internet service providers, rights holders and campaigners reacted to the Newzbin2 court ruling?
Internet service providers, rights holders and lobbying groups have reacted to Thursday's landmark high court ruling forcing BT to block access to the illegal filesharing website Newzbin2.
Simon Milner, director of group policy at BT
"This is a helpful judgement, which provides clarity on this complex issue. It clearly shows that rights holders need to prove their claims and convince a judge to make a court order. BT has consistently said that rights holders need to take this route. We will return to court after the summer to explain what kind of order we believe is appropriate."
Chris Marcich, president and managing director of the Motion Picture Association, the Hollywood studios industry body that brought the action against BT
"This ruling from Justice Arnold is a victory for millions of people working in the UK...
Internet service providers, rights holders and lobbying groups have reacted to Thursday's landmark high court ruling forcing BT to block access to the illegal filesharing website Newzbin2.
Simon Milner, director of group policy at BT
"This is a helpful judgement, which provides clarity on this complex issue. It clearly shows that rights holders need to prove their claims and convince a judge to make a court order. BT has consistently said that rights holders need to take this route. We will return to court after the summer to explain what kind of order we believe is appropriate."
Chris Marcich, president and managing director of the Motion Picture Association, the Hollywood studios industry body that brought the action against BT
"This ruling from Justice Arnold is a victory for millions of people working in the UK...
- 7/28/2011
- by Josh Halliday
- The Guardian - Film News
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