“Ivy and Bean” director Elissa Down gushed over working with “Modern Family” star Jesse Tyler Ferguson, describing him as her “spirit animal,” at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles on Monday.
“We were shooting [during] a heat wave in Canada. The set was hot, but [Jesse] wasn’t waiting in his trailer — he came straight in and he goes, ‘I’ve got a joke to pitch,'” Down told Variety on the red carpet at Harmony Gold. “He just loves improvisation and he was such a generous actor.”
Based on the children’s book series by Annie Barrows, the upcoming film trilogy follows the adventures of unlikely best friends Ivy (Keslee Blalock) and Bean (Madison Skye Validum), from hunting down ghosts to enrolling in dance lessons. Ferguson plays ballet teacher Monsieur Joy in the third installment, “Ivy and Bean: Doomed to Dance.”
“I had this idea that he’s a fake...
“We were shooting [during] a heat wave in Canada. The set was hot, but [Jesse] wasn’t waiting in his trailer — he came straight in and he goes, ‘I’ve got a joke to pitch,'” Down told Variety on the red carpet at Harmony Gold. “He just loves improvisation and he was such a generous actor.”
Based on the children’s book series by Annie Barrows, the upcoming film trilogy follows the adventures of unlikely best friends Ivy (Keslee Blalock) and Bean (Madison Skye Validum), from hunting down ghosts to enrolling in dance lessons. Ferguson plays ballet teacher Monsieur Joy in the third installment, “Ivy and Bean: Doomed to Dance.”
“I had this idea that he’s a fake...
- 8/31/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s September 2022 lineup of new films includes the much anticipated drama Blonde starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, and Allison Janney channeling her inner action hero in Lou.
September’s lineup also includes The Umbrella Academy‘s Tom Hopper teaming up with The Vampire Diaries‘ Kat Graham for Love in the Villa, a romantic comedy set in Italy. Queen Latifah and Ludacris headline the action thriller End of the Road, and Riverdale‘s Camila Mendes and Stranger Things‘ Maya Hawke combine forces in Do Revenge.
Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in ‘Blonde’ (Photo Credit: Netflix © 2022)
September 2022 Releases
Sept. 1
Love in the Villa
Genre: Rom-com
Logline: A young woman (Kat Graham) takes a trip to romantic Verona, Italy, after a breakup, only to find that the villa she reserved was double-booked, and she’ll have to share her vacation with a cynical and very good-looking British man (Tom Hopper).
Cast: Kat Graham,...
September’s lineup also includes The Umbrella Academy‘s Tom Hopper teaming up with The Vampire Diaries‘ Kat Graham for Love in the Villa, a romantic comedy set in Italy. Queen Latifah and Ludacris headline the action thriller End of the Road, and Riverdale‘s Camila Mendes and Stranger Things‘ Maya Hawke combine forces in Do Revenge.
Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in ‘Blonde’ (Photo Credit: Netflix © 2022)
September 2022 Releases
Sept. 1
Love in the Villa
Genre: Rom-com
Logline: A young woman (Kat Graham) takes a trip to romantic Verona, Italy, after a breakup, only to find that the villa she reserved was double-booked, and she’ll have to share her vacation with a cynical and very good-looking British man (Tom Hopper).
Cast: Kat Graham,...
- 8/30/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
We have a major update from Netflix to share today, as the streaming service has announced their Fall 2022 Movie Preview, unveiling release dates through the end of the year! The fall movie fun begins this Thursday, September 1st, and the line-up includes Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, Blonde, Descendant, Enola Holmes 2, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, The Good Nurse, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Luckiest Girl Alive, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, My Father’s Dragon, The Redeem Team, Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, The Pale Blue Eye, The School for Good and Evil, Slumberland, The Swimmers, Wendell & Wild, and White Noise.
The full list can be seen below. Let’s break it down by month:
September
September 1: Fenced In
Genre: Comedy
Logline: Walter is stressed and collapses. Following medical advice, he abandons the urban rhythm and seeks peace in a small town, surrounded by nature. But...
The full list can be seen below. Let’s break it down by month:
September
September 1: Fenced In
Genre: Comedy
Logline: Walter is stressed and collapses. Following medical advice, he abandons the urban rhythm and seeks peace in a small town, surrounded by nature. But...
- 8/30/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Here in its near entirety are the streaming and some theatrical dates for Netflix’s fall and holiday movie lineup.
Many of these streaming dates have already been out there, i.e. the TIFF world premiere Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery hitting the service on Dec. 23 (yet still not theatrically dated). However, there’s 13 movies getting dates here, read Alejandro Iñárritu’s Venice Film Festival world premiere Bardo, which is getting an exclusive month and half theatrical window before it hits the service.
There’s also the Jessica Chastain-Eddie Redmayne drama thriller The Good Nurse (world premiering at TIFF), Noah Baumbach’s Venice and New York film festival opener White Noise, Sally Hosaini’s TIFF opener The Swimmers, Henry Selick’s animated pic Wendell & Wild (also at TIFF), and Scott Cooper’s period crime drama about Edgar Allen Poe, The Pale Blue Eye and The Volcano:...
Many of these streaming dates have already been out there, i.e. the TIFF world premiere Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery hitting the service on Dec. 23 (yet still not theatrically dated). However, there’s 13 movies getting dates here, read Alejandro Iñárritu’s Venice Film Festival world premiere Bardo, which is getting an exclusive month and half theatrical window before it hits the service.
There’s also the Jessica Chastain-Eddie Redmayne drama thriller The Good Nurse (world premiering at TIFF), Noah Baumbach’s Venice and New York film festival opener White Noise, Sally Hosaini’s TIFF opener The Swimmers, Henry Selick’s animated pic Wendell & Wild (also at TIFF), and Scott Cooper’s period crime drama about Edgar Allen Poe, The Pale Blue Eye and The Volcano:...
- 8/30/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
"We're not playing, we're on a mission!" Netflix has revealed trailers for a set of three (!!!) movies called Ivy + Bean, about two young best friends on adventures. It's adapted from the beloved, best-selling book series of the same name by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall. Two unlikely friends, the loud and fearless Bean, and the thoughtful and quiet Ivy – they discover that an adventure can reveal that even seemingly different people can become the best of friends. "Each girl thinks the other one is weird. Each girl thinks she could never be friends with the other. But sometimes opposites can become the best of friends… because they're opposites!" All three movies will be released on the same day and feature back-to-back stories, based on the first three books in the series. They star Keslee Blalock as Ivy, and Madison Skye Validum as Bean, with Lidya Jewett, Garfield Wilson, Marci T. House,...
- 8/19/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: We have learned first that Netflix has set the cast for their adaptation of Annie Barrows’ New York Times bestselling book series Ivy & Bean and that is Emmy Award Nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Emmy Award Winner Jane Lynch, Pretty Little Liars‘ Sasha Pieterse, Oscar nominee Nia Vardalos, Garfield Wilson, Jaycie Dotin and Marci T. House.
The group joins previously announced Keslee Blalock as Ivy; Madison Skye Validum as Bean and Lidya Jewett as Nancy in the series of one-hour family movies from the streamer.
In the Elissa Down-directed and Kathy Waugh and Jeff Stockwell-penned screenplay, Ivy and Bean never expected to be friends. Ivy is quiet, thoughtful and observant. Bean is playful, exuberant and fearless. However, sometimes an adventure reveals that opposites can become the best of friends.
Producers are Anne Brogan and Melanie Stokes as well as Lionsgate TV backed Kindle Entertainment.
Ivy & Bean reunites...
The group joins previously announced Keslee Blalock as Ivy; Madison Skye Validum as Bean and Lidya Jewett as Nancy in the series of one-hour family movies from the streamer.
In the Elissa Down-directed and Kathy Waugh and Jeff Stockwell-penned screenplay, Ivy and Bean never expected to be friends. Ivy is quiet, thoughtful and observant. Bean is playful, exuberant and fearless. However, sometimes an adventure reveals that opposites can become the best of friends.
Producers are Anne Brogan and Melanie Stokes as well as Lionsgate TV backed Kindle Entertainment.
Ivy & Bean reunites...
- 8/16/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has announced the cast and filmmaking team for its upcoming family friendly movie series “Ivy and Bean.”
Elissa Down is directing the live-action films, based on the best-selling children’s book series. Down has previously worked with the streaming platform on the musical comedy “Feel the Beat” and the drama “The Honor List.”
Young actors Keslee Blalock and Madison Skye Validum will play Ivy and Bean, respectively, while Lidya Jewett is portraying a character named Nancy. Blalock has previously appeared in “Family Camp” and “Pulled From Darkness.” Jewett’s screen credits include “Good Girls,” “Feel the Beat” and “Nightbooks.”
“Ivy and Bean” centers on two girls who never expected to be friends. However, the quiet and thoughtful Ivy and the playful and fearless Bean soon discover that seemingly different people can become the best of pals. The series, written Barrows and illustrated by Sophie Blackall, has 12 books in total.
Elissa Down is directing the live-action films, based on the best-selling children’s book series. Down has previously worked with the streaming platform on the musical comedy “Feel the Beat” and the drama “The Honor List.”
Young actors Keslee Blalock and Madison Skye Validum will play Ivy and Bean, respectively, while Lidya Jewett is portraying a character named Nancy. Blalock has previously appeared in “Family Camp” and “Pulled From Darkness.” Jewett’s screen credits include “Good Girls,” “Feel the Beat” and “Nightbooks.”
“Ivy and Bean” centers on two girls who never expected to be friends. However, the quiet and thoughtful Ivy and the playful and fearless Bean soon discover that seemingly different people can become the best of pals. The series, written Barrows and illustrated by Sophie Blackall, has 12 books in total.
- 6/30/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
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