In today’s film news roundup, Andrew Garfield joins Gia Coppola’s “Mainstream,” Jonathan Rhys Meyers is starring in a hot-air balloon thriller, and Jennifer Lawrence has a first-look deal.
Castings
Gia Coppola will direct and co-write “Mainstream,” with Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff, and Jason Schwartzman starring.
The story, to be co-written by Tom Stuart, centers on an eccentric love triangle and cautionary tale of preserving your identity within the fast-moving internet age. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic sales. Wild Bunch is handling foreign sales, and will be introducing the movie at the American Film Market, which opens Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif.
“La La Land” producer Fred Berger is producing “Mainstream” through his Automatik production company. The film will begin shooting at the end of 2018.
Coppola most recently directed “Palo Alto” for Tribeca Film, which starred Jack Kilmer, Wolff, Emma Roberts, and James Franco. Garfield’s credits include “Hacksaw Ridge,...
Castings
Gia Coppola will direct and co-write “Mainstream,” with Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff, and Jason Schwartzman starring.
The story, to be co-written by Tom Stuart, centers on an eccentric love triangle and cautionary tale of preserving your identity within the fast-moving internet age. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic sales. Wild Bunch is handling foreign sales, and will be introducing the movie at the American Film Market, which opens Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif.
“La La Land” producer Fred Berger is producing “Mainstream” through his Automatik production company. The film will begin shooting at the end of 2018.
Coppola most recently directed “Palo Alto” for Tribeca Film, which starred Jack Kilmer, Wolff, Emma Roberts, and James Franco. Garfield’s credits include “Hacksaw Ridge,...
- 10/31/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is in talks to star in Altitude, a thriller set on on a runaway hot-air balloon in the works from writer-director Marc Fienberg. The pic is in preproduction and shooting is scheduled to start in January in South Africa. 13 Films is repping international rights to the project and is presenting it to buyers at the American Film Market, which kicks off Wednesday in Santa Monica. Meyers would play a man who has planned the perfect romantic proposal to his girlfriend in front of their friends and family aboard a hot air balloon. An abrupt accident leaves only the couple and Bailey’s estranged ex-boyfriend on board as the balloon rises at out-of-control speeds, forcing the trio to try anything to stay alive. Branded Pictures Entertainment’s J. Todd Harris, 13 Films’ Greg Schenz, South African based Charl Van der Merwe of Silverline 360 and Kalahari Film & Media’s Irfaan Fredericks are producers.
- 10/31/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
South African shoot set for January 2019.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is in advanced talks to join the hot air balloon thriller Altitude, which 13 Films is introducing to buyers at Afm.
Writer-director Marc Fienberg and the producers have earmarked a January 2019 start in South Africa on the story about a man whose plan to propose to his fiancée in a hot air balloon goes horribly wrong.
When the airborne vessel climbs out of control, it leaves the couple and the woman’s estranged ex-boyfriend on board and fighting for their lives.
“I could not be more thrilled to be in talks with Jonathan Rhys Meyers,...
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is in advanced talks to join the hot air balloon thriller Altitude, which 13 Films is introducing to buyers at Afm.
Writer-director Marc Fienberg and the producers have earmarked a January 2019 start in South Africa on the story about a man whose plan to propose to his fiancée in a hot air balloon goes horribly wrong.
When the airborne vessel climbs out of control, it leaves the couple and the woman’s estranged ex-boyfriend on board and fighting for their lives.
“I could not be more thrilled to be in talks with Jonathan Rhys Meyers,...
- 10/30/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Play The Game
Directed by: Marc Fienberg
Cast: Andy Griffith, Paul Campbell, Marla Sokoloff, Liz Sheridan
Running Time: 1 hr, 45 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: August 28, 2009
Plot: The story of a grandfather whose allegiance to his deceased wife trumps his need to “play the field.” When his witty-remark-a-second grandson pays him a visit, he opens his eyes to the plethora of opportunities for him to score. With the guidance of the young Casanova, Grandpa Joe learns how to “play the game.” It’s only when David (Campbell) meets Julie (Sokoloff) that he finds there’s more to the “game” than the rules he’s passed on to his granddad.
Who’s It For? Fans of films that hold true to the strict rules of the predictable sit-com format. This film is a by-the-book interpretation of how lessons are learned by those who think they’ve already figured themselves out.
Expectations: My...
Directed by: Marc Fienberg
Cast: Andy Griffith, Paul Campbell, Marla Sokoloff, Liz Sheridan
Running Time: 1 hr, 45 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: August 28, 2009
Plot: The story of a grandfather whose allegiance to his deceased wife trumps his need to “play the field.” When his witty-remark-a-second grandson pays him a visit, he opens his eyes to the plethora of opportunities for him to score. With the guidance of the young Casanova, Grandpa Joe learns how to “play the game.” It’s only when David (Campbell) meets Julie (Sokoloff) that he finds there’s more to the “game” than the rules he’s passed on to his granddad.
Who’s It For? Fans of films that hold true to the strict rules of the predictable sit-com format. This film is a by-the-book interpretation of how lessons are learned by those who think they’ve already figured themselves out.
Expectations: My...
- 8/28/2009
- by Chris De Salvo
- The Scorecard Review
Andy Griffith does the nasty in "Play the Game."
Yes, that Andy Griffith -- and though this comedy discreetly respects the boundaries of a PG-13 comedy, Griffith leaves no doubt he's supposed to be receiving some very special attention down there from Jerry Seinfeld's TV mother.
Opie's dad demonstrated his fearlessness as a performer more than half a century ago, as a redneck celebrity with delusions of grandeur in the classic "A Face in the Crowd."
Though Marc Fienberg's quasi-autobiographical "Play the Game" isn't remotely in the same class,...
Yes, that Andy Griffith -- and though this comedy discreetly respects the boundaries of a PG-13 comedy, Griffith leaves no doubt he's supposed to be receiving some very special attention down there from Jerry Seinfeld's TV mother.
Opie's dad demonstrated his fearlessness as a performer more than half a century ago, as a redneck celebrity with delusions of grandeur in the classic "A Face in the Crowd."
Though Marc Fienberg's quasi-autobiographical "Play the Game" isn't remotely in the same class,...
- 8/28/2009
- by By LOU LUMENICK
- NYPost.com
Chicago – When Marc Fienberg, first time director/writer of ‘Play the Game,’ was casting the role inspired by his grandfather, little did he know he soon would be working with the film and TV legend Andy Griffith.
Rating: 2.0/5.0 Griffith joined other sitcom stalwarts – including Doris Roberts of “Everyone Loves Raymond” and Liz Sheridan, best known as Jerry’s mother on “Seinfeld” – in a contemporary romantic comedy.
David (Paul Campbell) is a hotshot car salesman. When it comes to women, he is a player that uses the “game” to score easy relationships. In encouraging his widowed grandfather (Griffith) to use similar techniques, he sets off a series of events that have them both learning lessons about love and connection.
Show Biz Legends Andy Griffith and Doris Roberts ‘Play the Game’
Photo credit: Story Films HollywoodChicago.com recently had a chance to interview writer/director Marc Fienberg in regard to his film debut.
Rating: 2.0/5.0 Griffith joined other sitcom stalwarts – including Doris Roberts of “Everyone Loves Raymond” and Liz Sheridan, best known as Jerry’s mother on “Seinfeld” – in a contemporary romantic comedy.
David (Paul Campbell) is a hotshot car salesman. When it comes to women, he is a player that uses the “game” to score easy relationships. In encouraging his widowed grandfather (Griffith) to use similar techniques, he sets off a series of events that have them both learning lessons about love and connection.
Show Biz Legends Andy Griffith and Doris Roberts ‘Play the Game’
Photo credit: Story Films HollywoodChicago.com recently had a chance to interview writer/director Marc Fienberg in regard to his film debut.
- 8/27/2009
- by PatrickMcD
- HollywoodChicago.com
Play the Game is the little independent film that could -- and writer-director Marc Fienberg hopes it can do even more. To be sure, Fienberg knows the odds against his independently distributed film -- opening Friday (8.28.09) in limited release -- but he also knows his audience. "One of the reasons it's hard to get the studios' attention is they don't believe seniors go to see movies," Fienberg says in a phone interview. "But boomers and seniors see a lot more movies than other people. They don't make an appointment to go out because the movies aren't marketed to them. When you do market to them, they come out in droves." That's what happened when the romantic comedy -- which stars Andy Griffith, Doris Roberts and Liz Sheridan -- tested in Florida earlier this year: A one-week engagement turned into a three-month...
- 8/26/2009
- by Marshall Fine
- Huffington Post
Chicago – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 35 admit-two passes up for grabs to the Chicago screening of “Play the Game”. The film stars Andy Griffith, Paul Campbell, Doris Roberts, Marla Sokoloff, Liz Sheridan, Clint Howard, Rance Howard, Geoffrey Owens and Juliette Jeffers from writer and director Marc Fienberg.
To win your free pass to the advance screening of “Play the Game” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our question below. That’s it! The screening will be held on Aug. 24, 2009 at 7 p.m. in Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “Play the Game” with Andy Griffith.
Image credit: Story Films
Here is the “Play the Game” plot description:
Ladies’ man David teaches his dating tricks to his lonely and widowed grandfather, Joe, while using...
To win your free pass to the advance screening of “Play the Game” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our question below. That’s it! The screening will be held on Aug. 24, 2009 at 7 p.m. in Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “Play the Game” with Andy Griffith.
Image credit: Story Films
Here is the “Play the Game” plot description:
Ladies’ man David teaches his dating tricks to his lonely and widowed grandfather, Joe, while using...
- 8/19/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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