Exclusive: Vertical has snapped up U.S. rights to Elevation, a new sci-fi thriller starring Anthony Mackie (Captain America franchise) and Morena Baccarin (Deadpool franchise). Directed by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) and produced by Brad Fuller, the film will be released in theaters later this year.
Elevation is set in a post-apocalyptic Rocky Mountains, where a single father and two women venture from the safety of their homes to face monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy.
Also starring Maddie Hasson (Malignant) and Danny Boyd Jr. (Bruised), the film was penned by John Glenn (Eagle Eye), Jacob Roman and Kenny Ryan (Seal Team). In addition to Fuller, producers included Nolfi, John Glenn, Lyrical Media’s Alex Black and Natalie Sellers, Jeremy Kipp Walker, Joel Viertel and Mackie. Lyrical’s Jon Rosenberg served as executive producer, with his company leading the development, production, and financing of the project.
Elevation is set in a post-apocalyptic Rocky Mountains, where a single father and two women venture from the safety of their homes to face monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy.
Also starring Maddie Hasson (Malignant) and Danny Boyd Jr. (Bruised), the film was penned by John Glenn (Eagle Eye), Jacob Roman and Kenny Ryan (Seal Team). In addition to Fuller, producers included Nolfi, John Glenn, Lyrical Media’s Alex Black and Natalie Sellers, Jeremy Kipp Walker, Joel Viertel and Mackie. Lyrical’s Jon Rosenberg served as executive producer, with his company leading the development, production, and financing of the project.
- 5/17/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Patrick J Adams and the Legacy of Suits When Patrick J. Adams stepped away from the high-stakes legal drama Suits, fans were left wondering what was next for the actor who so convincingly brought Mike Ross to life. His departure marked the end of an era, but also the beginning of a diverse journey through different mediums and genres. Ascending with The Right Stuff The Right Stuff TV series offered Adams a significant shift from his role in Suits. Portraying Major John Glenn, he delved into the historical depths of America’s space race. We discuss the pressure in playing real...
- 11/21/2023
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
The legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager took Philip Kaufman, the writer/director of the lauded 1983 space race epic “The Right Stuff,” for a ride in his plane during production. And at one point the man who broke the sound barrier in 1947 turned over the controls to Kaufman as he also turned off the engine. “He thought it would scare me being one of the ‘Hollywood’ guys,” Kaufman told me in a 2003 L.A. Times interview. “I just sort of looked at him and smiled, because I knew there was something blessed about this man. The funny thing about Yeager is that he would drive out to the sets, particularly in the high desert, and he would not go above the speed limit. He was the fastest man alive, but he wouldn’t go over 55 because he knew how dangerous it was on the highway”
Barbara Hershey, who played Yeager’s wife Glennis,...
Barbara Hershey, who played Yeager’s wife Glennis,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
It’s been four years since Patrick J. Adams suited up — get it? — as Mike Ross on the USA legal drama Suits. Since then the Canadian native’s continued acting, portraying everything from an astronaut and preacher to, yes, a lawyer. Ahead, check out what Adams has been in since Suits ended in 2019.
‘The Right Stuff’ marked Patrick J. Adams’s first project after ‘Suits’
From lawyer to astronaut, Adams took a step back in time with the 2020’s The Right Stuff. The Disney+ adaptation based on Tom Wolfe’s bestselling book of the same name followed Adams as John Glenn and the rest of the original Mercury 7.
The period drama ran for one season on Disney+ before being canceled and reportedly shopped to other networks (via Deadline). All eight episodes are available to stream on Disney+.
Since ‘Suits’: Adams lent his voice to 2021’s ‘Pandemica’
Adams joined many other celebs,...
‘The Right Stuff’ marked Patrick J. Adams’s first project after ‘Suits’
From lawyer to astronaut, Adams took a step back in time with the 2020’s The Right Stuff. The Disney+ adaptation based on Tom Wolfe’s bestselling book of the same name followed Adams as John Glenn and the rest of the original Mercury 7.
The period drama ran for one season on Disney+ before being canceled and reportedly shopped to other networks (via Deadline). All eight episodes are available to stream on Disney+.
Since ‘Suits’: Adams lent his voice to 2021’s ‘Pandemica’
Adams joined many other celebs,...
- 9/30/2023
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Every year, the fall film festival season (try saying that five times fast) brings all sorts of discussion points to those who of us who are way too plugged into such things, from Academy Awards buzz for certain performances and movies to potentially controversial subject matter on the horizon and everything in between. But, ideally, these sorts of early screenings also help put certain kinds of movies on the radar for a wider range of audiences, shining a spotlight on titles that many might not have even heard of before. And, in some cases, a wave of overwhelmingly positive critic reactions and reviews can play a big role in helping them land distribution partners at a pretty penny.
Such appears to be the case with "Hit Man," the latest movie by acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater. Upon debuting at this year's Venice Film Festival and swiftly building up even more hype...
Such appears to be the case with "Hit Man," the latest movie by acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater. Upon debuting at this year's Venice Film Festival and swiftly building up even more hype...
- 9/20/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
The crowd-pleasing “Hidden Figures” might be based on a true story in an unknown chapter of American history, but not every detail was drawn from real life. The film follows a trio of Nasa mathematicians and engineers during the early sixties “Space Race” era, including Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson, Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughn and Janelle Monae as Mary Jackson, but it also required the invention of at least one crucial character.
To create the fictional role of Space Task rroup director Al Harrison, screenwriter Allison Schroeder used three different Nasa past chiefs – including two of Johnson’s own bosses – to round out the character. She gave special attention to the inclusion of personality traits from John Stack, a lauded Nasa aeronautical engineer who Schroeder billed as “kind of this perfect chauvinist feminist,” a forward thinker who was compelled by finding the best person for the job, no matter their race or gender.
To create the fictional role of Space Task rroup director Al Harrison, screenwriter Allison Schroeder used three different Nasa past chiefs – including two of Johnson’s own bosses – to round out the character. She gave special attention to the inclusion of personality traits from John Stack, a lauded Nasa aeronautical engineer who Schroeder billed as “kind of this perfect chauvinist feminist,” a forward thinker who was compelled by finding the best person for the job, no matter their race or gender.
- 1/5/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
“We’re three black women chasing a white cop down the freeway in 1961. That there is a goddamn miracle.” From that early line, Theodore Melfi’s well-intentioned “Hidden Figures” establishes itself as a blunt, feel-good adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly’s book, which chronicled three African-American women who played key roles in Nasa’s early space efforts. However, this is storytelling on autopilot, and it deserves more.
In that opening scene, Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) and her co-workers Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) are pulled over by a police officer; he’s shocked to find out they’re rushing to the space agency. Their retort: “There are quite a few of us women working on the space program.”
Soon, we see that the women in “Hidden Figures” are just that. Their work at Nasa sticks them in a back room digging through mounds of equations,...
In that opening scene, Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) and her co-workers Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) are pulled over by a police officer; he’s shocked to find out they’re rushing to the space agency. Their retort: “There are quite a few of us women working on the space program.”
Soon, we see that the women in “Hidden Figures” are just that. Their work at Nasa sticks them in a back room digging through mounds of equations,...
- 12/11/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
John Glenn (Allegiance) has teamed with Fast & Furious’ Justin Lin for The Evidence Room, a crime drama procedural that has landed at NBC with a put pilot commitment. Written by Glenn, The Evidence Room — as the title suggests — centers on the investigations tied to objects in the Evidence Room, a secure area in a police station where evidence and seized property is stored. The items in the room will serve as engine for the stories to tackle a wide array of crimes and…...
- 10/26/2016
- Deadline TV
CBS has put in development Under Suspicion, a drama series based on the bestselling crime thriller book series by Mary Higgins Clark, from Allegiance executive producer John Glenn, Momentum TV and Universal TV. Written and executive produced by Canadian writer Greg Spottiswood (Remedy), Under Suspicion is about a justice-seeking investigative journalism team that produces an award-winning true-crime series that investigates unsolved major crimes through the eyes of those…...
- 10/24/2016
- Deadline TV
NBC is putting a twist on the hot procedural drama genre this season with Dreamer, from Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) and John Glenn (Allegiance). The network has given a script plus penalty commitment to the project, a high-concept procedural from Universal TV, where Lopez and Glenn are under overall deals. Written by Lopez, Dreamer centers on a woman who discovers that her newfound “gifts” might be the result of a mysterious conspiracy. Lopez and Glenn…...
- 9/15/2016
- Deadline TV
Pharrell Williams has joined the production team of Fox’s “Hidden Figures,” the studio announced Tuesday. The musician will join Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and Ted Melfi, who is also directing. Williams will write and create the original songs and will oversee all musical elements for the film and its soundtrack. Also Read: Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams Appeal 'Blurred Lines' Copyright Infringement Lawsuit “Hidden Figures” tells the story of Katherine Johnson (played by Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe), African-American women who worked at Nasa on the launch of astronaut John Glenn into space.
- 4/5/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Gail O’Grady (NYPD Blue) is set as a series regular opposite Rebecca Breeds and Parker Sawyers in NBC's drama pilot Miranda's Rights. Written/co-executive produced by Katie Lovejoy and executive produced by John Glenn, Miranda's Rights is a one-hour legal soap about an idealistic group of lawyers — Young Law Group — who not only work together but live together at their start-up firm. The story centers on Miranda Coale (Breeds), a pretty and smart attorney plagued for the…...
- 3/24/2016
- Deadline TV
On the heels of his first feature starring role as Barack Obama in the indie Southside With You, which premiered at Sundance, Parker Sawyers has been cast as the male lead opposite Rebecca Breeds in NBC’s drama pilot Miranda’s Rights. Written/co-executive produced by Katie Lovejoy and executive produced by John Glenn, Miranda's Rights is a one-hour legal soap about an idealistic group of lawyers — Young Law Group — who not only work together but live together at their…...
- 3/22/2016
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Glen Powell is in negotiations to play astronaut John Glenn and House Of Cards’ Mahershala Ali has also joined the cast in director Ted Melfi’s Hidden Figures for Fox 2000. Ali will play castmember’s Taraji P. Henson’s love interest. The film is about a team of unsung heroes in American history: African-American female math wizards who helped Nasa win the space race. The project is an adaptation the Margot Lee Shetterly book and was optioned and developed by…...
- 3/15/2016
- Deadline
Rebel in the Rye
Zoey Deutch has landed the sought-after role of Oona O'Neill in Danny Strong's J.D. Salinger biopic "Rebel In The Rye" starring Nicholas Hoult as the author alongside Kevin Spacey, Laura Dern, Brian D'Arcy James and Hope Davis.
Oona O'Neill was the daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill and the toast of the New York City social scene, a fixture in gossip columns. She and a young Salinger dated and had a tumultuous relationship. [Source: EW]
Miss Sloane
Meghann Fahy ("Next to Normal") has joined the cast of John Madden's "Miss Sloane" at EuropaCorp and FilmNation. The story follows a ruthless and highly successful political strategist (Jessica Chastain) who exposes the cutthroat world of D.C lobbyists on both sides of the gun legislation debate.
Fahy steps into the part of Clara, a lobbyist on Chastain's team who gets bamboozled by one of her bosses' ploys. [Source: Deadline]
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Zoey Deutch has landed the sought-after role of Oona O'Neill in Danny Strong's J.D. Salinger biopic "Rebel In The Rye" starring Nicholas Hoult as the author alongside Kevin Spacey, Laura Dern, Brian D'Arcy James and Hope Davis.
Oona O'Neill was the daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill and the toast of the New York City social scene, a fixture in gossip columns. She and a young Salinger dated and had a tumultuous relationship. [Source: EW]
Miss Sloane
Meghann Fahy ("Next to Normal") has joined the cast of John Madden's "Miss Sloane" at EuropaCorp and FilmNation. The story follows a ruthless and highly successful political strategist (Jessica Chastain) who exposes the cutthroat world of D.C lobbyists on both sides of the gun legislation debate.
Fahy steps into the part of Clara, a lobbyist on Chastain's team who gets bamboozled by one of her bosses' ploys. [Source: Deadline]
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- 3/9/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Pop star Janelle Monae has landed the third lead alongside Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer in the Fox 2000 drama “Hidden Figures,” an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Ted Melfi is directing the movie and producing with Chernin Entertainment and Donna Gigliotti of Levantine Films. The film is based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s upcoming book “Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race,” which will be published in September by HarperCollins. The story follows three African-American women who served as the brains behind Nasa’s Friendship 7 mission,...
- 3/7/2016
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Ever since Kevin Costner did The Hatfields and The McCoys for the History Channel, his career got a second wind. He’s now set to star in a new film project called Hidden Figures. The story is set in the 1960s, and this is a brief summary we got thanks to Variety:
The story centers on Johnson, a brilliant African-American mathematician who, along with her colleagues Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson, served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history — the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and his safe return. Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission in 1962 and became the first American to orbit the Earth. The three women crossed all gender, race and professional boundaries by embarking on the mission.
Costner will play the head of the Nasa space program and he will be joined by Taraji P. Henson (Empire) as Katherine Johnson...
The story centers on Johnson, a brilliant African-American mathematician who, along with her colleagues Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson, served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history — the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and his safe return. Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission in 1962 and became the first American to orbit the Earth. The three women crossed all gender, race and professional boundaries by embarking on the mission.
Costner will play the head of the Nasa space program and he will be joined by Taraji P. Henson (Empire) as Katherine Johnson...
- 3/6/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Monique Coleman and Noel Fisher have booked series regular roles opposite Rebecca Breeds in NBC pilot Miranda’s Rights. Written/co-executive produced by Katie Lovejoy and executive produced by John Glenn, Miranda's Rights is a one-hour legal soap about an idealistic group of lawyers who not only work together but live together at their start-up firm. Coleman will play Emily Ellison, one of the founding partners and attorney at Ylg (Young Law Group), described as friendly…...
- 3/5/2016
- Deadline TV
Jamie Chung (Once Upon A Time) and John Gabriel have landed series regular roles opposite Rebecca Breeds in NBC pilot Miranda's Rights. Written/co-executive produced by Katie Lovejoy and executive produced by John Glenn, Miranda's Rights is a one-hour legal soap about an idealistic group of lawyers who not only work together but live together at their start-up firm. Chung will play Lana Harris, an attorney, the alpha-female at Ylg (Young Law Group), she is Tanner’s (not…...
- 3/3/2016
- Deadline TV
Sausage Party
Sony Pictures is set to show a work-in-progress cut of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's adult animated feature "Sausage Party" at this month's South by Southwest Film Festival - several months in advance of the film's August 12th release.
Rogen, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig, Paul Rudd and Nick Kroll lead the voice cast for the film about talking supermarket foods in a film that is said to look like a Pixar film, but be Nc-17 in terms of raunchy content. [Source: Deadline]
The Founder
The Weinstein Company has moved up "The Founder," the Michael Keaton-led biopic about McDonalds franchise creator Ray Kroc. Originally slated for a limited release on November 25th, it will now open wide on August 5th. "Lion," Garth Davis' film adaptation of Saroo Brierley's novel "The Long Way Home", will take over the November 25th slot. [Source: Variety
Hidden Figures
Kevin Costner will join Taraji P. Henson...
Sony Pictures is set to show a work-in-progress cut of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's adult animated feature "Sausage Party" at this month's South by Southwest Film Festival - several months in advance of the film's August 12th release.
Rogen, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig, Paul Rudd and Nick Kroll lead the voice cast for the film about talking supermarket foods in a film that is said to look like a Pixar film, but be Nc-17 in terms of raunchy content. [Source: Deadline]
The Founder
The Weinstein Company has moved up "The Founder," the Michael Keaton-led biopic about McDonalds franchise creator Ray Kroc. Originally slated for a limited release on November 25th, it will now open wide on August 5th. "Lion," Garth Davis' film adaptation of Saroo Brierley's novel "The Long Way Home", will take over the November 25th slot. [Source: Variety
Hidden Figures
Kevin Costner will join Taraji P. Henson...
- 3/2/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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The story of the 1960s space race, and the people who helped win it: Kevin Costner signs up for Hidden Figures...
Den Of Geek favourite Kevin Costner returns to our screens in Criminal next month, where he stars alongside man of the moment, Ryan Reynolds. But after that, he’s signed up for a new space drama, by the name of Hidden Figures.
This is a film set in the 1960s, that’ll reunite him with Octavia Spencer, following their work together on Black Or White. Costner will play the head of the Nasa space programme in the new movie. Person Of Interest’s Taraji P Henson meanwhile will play one of the key mathematicians behind the mission that saw John Glenn become the first American to orbit planet Earth.
Ted Melfi, who helmed St Vincent, is directing this one, and it’s based on the upcoming book by Margot Lee Shetterly,...
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The story of the 1960s space race, and the people who helped win it: Kevin Costner signs up for Hidden Figures...
Den Of Geek favourite Kevin Costner returns to our screens in Criminal next month, where he stars alongside man of the moment, Ryan Reynolds. But after that, he’s signed up for a new space drama, by the name of Hidden Figures.
This is a film set in the 1960s, that’ll reunite him with Octavia Spencer, following their work together on Black Or White. Costner will play the head of the Nasa space programme in the new movie. Person Of Interest’s Taraji P Henson meanwhile will play one of the key mathematicians behind the mission that saw John Glenn become the first American to orbit planet Earth.
Ted Melfi, who helmed St Vincent, is directing this one, and it’s based on the upcoming book by Margot Lee Shetterly,...
- 3/2/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Kevin Costner is joining Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer in the drama “Hidden Figures,” TheWrap has learned. The Fox 2000 film is directed and produced by “St. Vincent” director Theodore Melfi, who is producing alongside Chernin Entertainment and Donna Gigliotti of Levantine Films. Costner is set to play the head of the space program in the film that follows an African-American mathematician (Henson) who, along with two female colleagues, was the brains behind astronaut John Glenn’s first trip into space and back. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. Also Read: Kevin Costner Defends 'Waterworld' and Swears.
- 3/1/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Nasa race drama Hidden Figures has today welcomed aboard Kevin Costner, according to Variety, who will now star alongside Octavia Spencer and Taraji P. Henson.
Adapted from Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed novel, Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, the 2017 drama has already found a home at Fox 2000, with a core premise that is packed to the brim with Oscar credentials.
Chronicling the true story of the brilliant black women that helped put Nasa on the map during the early 60s, Hidden Figures will have Spencer and Taraji P. Henson play the mathematicians and scientists instrumental in launching the Friendship 7 orbit and, by effect, ensuring that John Glenn become the first American astronaut to orbit the earth during the formative years of the space race.
No word yet on who Costner will be playing in the feature, though common logic...
Adapted from Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed novel, Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, the 2017 drama has already found a home at Fox 2000, with a core premise that is packed to the brim with Oscar credentials.
Chronicling the true story of the brilliant black women that helped put Nasa on the map during the early 60s, Hidden Figures will have Spencer and Taraji P. Henson play the mathematicians and scientists instrumental in launching the Friendship 7 orbit and, by effect, ensuring that John Glenn become the first American astronaut to orbit the earth during the formative years of the space race.
No word yet on who Costner will be playing in the feature, though common logic...
- 3/1/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Rebecca Breeds (The Originals) has landed the lead in NBC pilot Miranda’s Rights. Written/co-executive produced by Katie Lovejoy and executive produced by John Glenn, Miranda's Rights is a one-hour legal soap about an idealistic group of lawyers who not only work together but live together at their start-up firm. Jennifer Getzinger will direct the pilot. Universal TV is the studio. Breeds will play the title character Miranda Coale, an attorney who’s pretty and smart, but…...
- 2/19/2016
- Deadline TV
Octavia Spencer is set to join "Empire" star Taraji P. Henson in "Hidden Figures" for Fox 2000, Chernin Entertainment and Levantine Films.
Henson will play Johnson, a brilliant African-American mathematician who, along with her colleagues Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson, served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history - the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit in 1962 and his safe return.
The three women crossed all gender, race and professional lines while embarking on the mission. Spencer will play one of the three mathematicians.
Ted Melfi ("St. Vincent") is attached to direct and produce this adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly's upcoming novel.
Source: Variety...
Henson will play Johnson, a brilliant African-American mathematician who, along with her colleagues Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson, served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history - the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit in 1962 and his safe return.
The three women crossed all gender, race and professional lines while embarking on the mission. Spencer will play one of the three mathematicians.
Ted Melfi ("St. Vincent") is attached to direct and produce this adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly's upcoming novel.
Source: Variety...
- 2/18/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Variety is reporting that The Help actress Octavia Spencer will be given the chance to prove she’s made of The Right Stuff in upcoming Nasa race picture, Hidden Figures.
Setting up shop at Fox 2000, the real-life drama is to be directed by Ted Melfi (St. Vincent), and chronicles the true story of the black women that helped cement Nasa’s status as a pioneer of mathematicians and scientists during its formative years. It’s understood Spencer has been cast as the former, and will star opposite Taraji P. Henson.
Lifting inspiration from Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed novel, Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, Fox 2000’s awards-friendly feature looks set to bring the untold story of Nasa’s African-American talent to the big screen, with the drama unfolding around the momentous launch of John Glenn into orbit.
Becoming the...
Setting up shop at Fox 2000, the real-life drama is to be directed by Ted Melfi (St. Vincent), and chronicles the true story of the black women that helped cement Nasa’s status as a pioneer of mathematicians and scientists during its formative years. It’s understood Spencer has been cast as the former, and will star opposite Taraji P. Henson.
Lifting inspiration from Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed novel, Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, Fox 2000’s awards-friendly feature looks set to bring the untold story of Nasa’s African-American talent to the big screen, with the drama unfolding around the momentous launch of John Glenn into orbit.
Becoming the...
- 2/17/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Deadline’s Mike Fleming Jr broke the news over the summer that Fox 2000 and St Vincent director Ted Melfi were working to make a deal on Hidden Figures, the story based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s upcoming book about the unsung group of African American female math wizards who helped Nasa win the space race and launch John Glenn into orbit. At the time names were already in the mix for roles in the cool project including Oprah Winfrey, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Taraji…...
- 2/10/2016
- Deadline
NBC has ordered pilots for a Katie Lovejoy legal soap and a Monica Owusu-Breen fantasy drama. The first project, “Miranda’s Rights” will follow an idealistic group of lawyers who not only work together but live together at their start-up firm. Take a guess at what the female protagonist character will probably be named. That show, which counts John Glenn among its executive producers, hails from Universal Television and John Glenn Entertainment. The second pilot, “Midnight, Texas,” is based on the New York Times best-selling trilogy from the author of the “True Blood.” Also Read: Shonda Rhimes' 'Still Star-Crossed...
- 1/22/2016
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
In a highly competitive situation, Caesar, a sprawling contemporary drama from Matt Lopez and John Glenn, has landed at ABC with a put pilot commitment. The project, which reimagines Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar in modern-day Los Angeles, is described as a tale of power, sex and revenge — themes right in ABC’s drama wheelhouse. On the show, the murder of the powerful Hispanic mayor sends shockwaves through the city’s elite circles — and launches the search for a…...
- 8/28/2015
- Deadline TV
If you thought the Ashley Madison leak ended a lot of marriages, you obviously didn’t see Thursday’s Astronaut Wives Club finale.
RelatedMarvel’s Most Wanted: S.H.I.E.L.D. Spinoff Gets Pilot Order at ABC; Adrianne Palicki to Star
No, seriously, this was one of the very last lines of the series: “Of the 30 space couples in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, only seven marriages survived.” And, sadly, one of our favorite out-of-this-world twosomes were casualties of that marital bloodbath.
Here’s a quick rundown of where each of the couples ended up by series...
RelatedMarvel’s Most Wanted: S.H.I.E.L.D. Spinoff Gets Pilot Order at ABC; Adrianne Palicki to Star
No, seriously, this was one of the very last lines of the series: “Of the 30 space couples in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, only seven marriages survived.” And, sadly, one of our favorite out-of-this-world twosomes were casualties of that marital bloodbath.
Here’s a quick rundown of where each of the couples ended up by series...
- 8/21/2015
- TVLine.com
Haven
Syfy has officially cancelled its sci-fi series "Haven" after five seasons. The show, which centers on the strange events of a small Maine town, had its fifth season order doubled to twenty six episodes with the second half set to air in October. [Source: The Live Feed]
Miranda's Rights
NBC has handed out a script commitment to legal soap "Miranda's Rights". The story follows 28-year-old Miranda Coale, who, six years after a sex scandal upended her life, gets a shot at redemption when she's hired by a group of millennials at a start-up law firm.
Katie Lovejoy ("The Selection") will pen the script and exec produce alongside John Glenn ("Eagle Eye"). The aim is to do for legal dramas what "Grey's Anatomy" did for medical dramas. [Source: THR]
Doctor Who
In a recent Twitter Q&A session, "Agent Carter" actress Hayley Atwell was asked if she might want to make a guest appearance on "Doctor Who...
Syfy has officially cancelled its sci-fi series "Haven" after five seasons. The show, which centers on the strange events of a small Maine town, had its fifth season order doubled to twenty six episodes with the second half set to air in October. [Source: The Live Feed]
Miranda's Rights
NBC has handed out a script commitment to legal soap "Miranda's Rights". The story follows 28-year-old Miranda Coale, who, six years after a sex scandal upended her life, gets a shot at redemption when she's hired by a group of millennials at a start-up law firm.
Katie Lovejoy ("The Selection") will pen the script and exec produce alongside John Glenn ("Eagle Eye"). The aim is to do for legal dramas what "Grey's Anatomy" did for medical dramas. [Source: THR]
Doctor Who
In a recent Twitter Q&A session, "Agent Carter" actress Hayley Atwell was asked if she might want to make a guest appearance on "Doctor Who...
- 8/18/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
As part of NBC’s effort to redevelop Unveiled, the supernatural/spiritual drama pilot from Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, the network has tapped John Glenn (Eagle Eye) to write a new script. While the network in May opted not to pick up the original pilot, written by John Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart, the executives liked the general premise of flawed guardian angels who intervene in people's lives. Glenn, who has been under an overall deal at Universal TV, the studio behind Unve…...
- 8/13/2015
- Deadline TV
First rule of The Astronaut Wives Club: Don’t talk about the crushing fear and loneliness you know as the spouse of one of America’s first space cowboys.
Second rule of The Astronaut Wives Club: When in doubt, don pearls and a little lipstick.
ABC’s 10-episode period drama, which premiered Thursday (8/7c), centers on the spouses of the Mercury Program astronauts and their part in the late ’50s/early ’60s scramble to put a man in space. Written by Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl) and based on the book by Lily Koppel, the premiere focuses on the proper-to-a-fault,...
Second rule of The Astronaut Wives Club: When in doubt, don pearls and a little lipstick.
ABC’s 10-episode period drama, which premiered Thursday (8/7c), centers on the spouses of the Mercury Program astronauts and their part in the late ’50s/early ’60s scramble to put a man in space. Written by Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl) and based on the book by Lily Koppel, the premiere focuses on the proper-to-a-fault,...
- 6/19/2015
- TVLine.com
“5, 4, 3, 2, 1: Thunderbirds Are Go!”
A remake of the British television show is returning. The original aired on ITV in 1965, featuring Gerry Anderson’s “supermarionation” puppet techniques.
A film version of the series, directed by Jonathan Frakes, hit the big screen in 2004 and was considered a box office flop. Anderson, who died at the age of 83 on December 26, 2012, described the movie as “the biggest load of crap I have ever seen in my life”.
Thunderbirds Are Go! is due to air in the UK in 2015, the 50th anniversary year of the original.
When disaster strikes and there’s no one else to help, International Rescue answers the call! From their secret island base, this family of highly trained responders can reach every corner of the globe – and beyond – in minutes.
With their remarkable cutting edge Thunderbird Vehicles, brothers Scott, Virgil, John, Gordon and Alan Tracy along with head of security Kayo...
A remake of the British television show is returning. The original aired on ITV in 1965, featuring Gerry Anderson’s “supermarionation” puppet techniques.
A film version of the series, directed by Jonathan Frakes, hit the big screen in 2004 and was considered a box office flop. Anderson, who died at the age of 83 on December 26, 2012, described the movie as “the biggest load of crap I have ever seen in my life”.
Thunderbirds Are Go! is due to air in the UK in 2015, the 50th anniversary year of the original.
When disaster strikes and there’s no one else to help, International Rescue answers the call! From their secret island base, this family of highly trained responders can reach every corner of the globe – and beyond – in minutes.
With their remarkable cutting edge Thunderbird Vehicles, brothers Scott, Virgil, John, Gordon and Alan Tracy along with head of security Kayo...
- 3/16/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We all would like to believe that we have that someone special to look up to for guidance and direction. From time to time we practice the art of worship for the mentor that appears larger than life to us. Whether our designated mentors that we choose to follow are inspirational or insidious it does not matter because that yearning to follow in their footsteps are so great that we blindly give anything to replicate that original blueprint.
Maybe if one dreams of being a famous astronaut you designate Neii Armstrong or John Glenn as your mentoring heroes? Perhaps your foray into film criticism was ignited by Judith Crist, Vincent Canby or Siskel & Ebert? How about emulating your favorite actor or singer and following their paths to success?
In Follow My Lead: Top Ten Mentors in the Movies we will look at some movie characters that served as mentors to...
Maybe if one dreams of being a famous astronaut you designate Neii Armstrong or John Glenn as your mentoring heroes? Perhaps your foray into film criticism was ignited by Judith Crist, Vincent Canby or Siskel & Ebert? How about emulating your favorite actor or singer and following their paths to success?
In Follow My Lead: Top Ten Mentors in the Movies we will look at some movie characters that served as mentors to...
- 3/6/2015
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
A lot of people are likely to look down on Allegiance before it even starts, and only because The Americans isn’t that old. I have to give them that, if I’m really being honest, but this one is quite a different spin on things, and I’m a lot more intrigued by the possibilities.
In this telling of the Russian agents living as American citizens story, Mark and Katya O’Connor (Scott Cohen and Hope Davis) have a complicated backstory. They fell in love when Katya was still working for the Kgb, and a deal was ultimately made that allowed the couple to marry and live in America, but with a vague understanding that one is never really out of the Kgb… or whatever.
Fast-forward a lot of years, and their son, Alex (Gavin Stenhouse), has started working as analyst for the CIA. He also rather a sharp cookie,...
In this telling of the Russian agents living as American citizens story, Mark and Katya O’Connor (Scott Cohen and Hope Davis) have a complicated backstory. They fell in love when Katya was still working for the Kgb, and a deal was ultimately made that allowed the couple to marry and live in America, but with a vague understanding that one is never really out of the Kgb… or whatever.
Fast-forward a lot of years, and their son, Alex (Gavin Stenhouse), has started working as analyst for the CIA. He also rather a sharp cookie,...
- 2/2/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
NBC is developing a new supernatural series called The Possession of Maggie Gill, not to be confused with other "possession" fare like The Possession of David O'Reilly and, recently, The Possession of Michael King.
THR says this one comes from Amblin Television and, at the time of this writing, the network has only committed to a script so far. So this may or may not go to series. John Glenn is writing.
The post NBC Gets in the Exorcism Biz With Possession of Maggie Gill appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
THR says this one comes from Amblin Television and, at the time of this writing, the network has only committed to a script so far. So this may or may not go to series. John Glenn is writing.
The post NBC Gets in the Exorcism Biz With Possession of Maggie Gill appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
- 9/3/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Could a seemingly innocent 15-year-old girl be the prime suspect of savage murders taking place in town? The answer could be ‘yes’ if she’s possessed by a demon like Regan was in The Exorcist. In NBC’s upcoming exorcism drama, The Possession of Maggie Gill, two detectives will explore the primal and perilous effects of paranormal activity surrounding a teenager.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has committed to a script for Amblin Television’s The Possession of Maggie Gill. John Glenn (The Lazarus Project) will handle scripting duties and will also executive produce alongside Adam Kane and Amblin’s Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, and Harris Fishman. We have the show’s official synopsis (courtesy of THR!):
“Maggie centers on the Gills, a loving a middle-class family in Eugene, Ore., who find themselves in the midst of crisis when paranormal occurrences begin to affect the everyday fabric of their home.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has committed to a script for Amblin Television’s The Possession of Maggie Gill. John Glenn (The Lazarus Project) will handle scripting duties and will also executive produce alongside Adam Kane and Amblin’s Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, and Harris Fishman. We have the show’s official synopsis (courtesy of THR!):
“Maggie centers on the Gills, a loving a middle-class family in Eugene, Ore., who find themselves in the midst of crisis when paranormal occurrences begin to affect the everyday fabric of their home.
- 9/3/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
NBC is developing a ten-hour miniseries about the Ten Commandments based on the 1989 Danish format "Decalogue". That series consisted of ten one-hour contemporary-set films with each exploring one or several moral/ethical issues.
The original boasted such famous fans as Roger Ebert and Stanley Kubrick, and the NBC adaptation will follow the same format. "Damages" creators Steve McPherson and Todd A. Kessler are also onboard the project.
The project is not to be confused with a very similar event series being developed at Wgn America which has the likes of Gus Van Sant, Lee Daniels, Jim Sheridan, Wes Craven and Michael Cera attached to direct episodes.
Meanwhile, the network has also handed out a script commitment to the exorcism drama series "The Possession of Maggie Gill". John Glenn ("Eagle Eye") is penning the script and will executive produce.
The story follows a loving a middle-class family in Oregon who find themselves terrorised by paranormal occurrences.
The original boasted such famous fans as Roger Ebert and Stanley Kubrick, and the NBC adaptation will follow the same format. "Damages" creators Steve McPherson and Todd A. Kessler are also onboard the project.
The project is not to be confused with a very similar event series being developed at Wgn America which has the likes of Gus Van Sant, Lee Daniels, Jim Sheridan, Wes Craven and Michael Cera attached to direct episodes.
Meanwhile, the network has also handed out a script commitment to the exorcism drama series "The Possession of Maggie Gill". John Glenn ("Eagle Eye") is penning the script and will executive produce.
The story follows a loving a middle-class family in Oregon who find themselves terrorised by paranormal occurrences.
- 9/3/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Along with announcing "The Shop," which we told you about earlier today, TNT has rebranded itself as "TNT Drama - Boom," picked up "Proof" as a new series, and has a few more in development.
You can see the trailer for "Proof" below, and per Deadline, here are the horror and horror-ish projects the network currently has in development:
"Breed" - Producers: Invention Film Co, Nicky Weinstock, Scott Winant ("True Blood"), John Scott Shepherd ("Save Me," "Life or Something Like It"); Writer: John Scott Shepherd
This atmospheric, supernatural drama centers on a volatile race of creatures who are committing brutal murders in the Pacific Northwest and the reluctant FBI investigator who pairs with a female assassin to track them. "Breed" mixes suspense, excitement, and humor to create an exhilarating ride full of unexpected moments and unforgettable characters.
"Fix-It Men" - Producers: Mark Gordon ("Criminal Minds," "Grey’s Anatomy"), Nick Pepper,...
You can see the trailer for "Proof" below, and per Deadline, here are the horror and horror-ish projects the network currently has in development:
"Breed" - Producers: Invention Film Co, Nicky Weinstock, Scott Winant ("True Blood"), John Scott Shepherd ("Save Me," "Life or Something Like It"); Writer: John Scott Shepherd
This atmospheric, supernatural drama centers on a volatile race of creatures who are committing brutal murders in the Pacific Northwest and the reluctant FBI investigator who pairs with a female assassin to track them. "Breed" mixes suspense, excitement, and humor to create an exhilarating ride full of unexpected moments and unforgettable characters.
"Fix-It Men" - Producers: Mark Gordon ("Criminal Minds," "Grey’s Anatomy"), Nick Pepper,...
- 5/14/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
A Stephen King-inspired series is headed to TNT. The cable network is developing The Shop, a sequel to King’s 1980 bestseller Firestarter.
The drama centers on the insidious agency responsible for kidnapping and attempting to exploit the psychokinetic powers of a young girl named Charlie McGee in the original story. Now it’s 20 years later and Charlie has been tracked down by one of The Shop’s former members, Henry Talbot, who introduces her to a group of people with their own unique abilities. From the announcement: “It turns out The Shop is very much alive, bigger and badder than ever,...
The drama centers on the insidious agency responsible for kidnapping and attempting to exploit the psychokinetic powers of a young girl named Charlie McGee in the original story. Now it’s 20 years later and Charlie has been tracked down by one of The Shop’s former members, Henry Talbot, who introduces her to a group of people with their own unique abilities. From the announcement: “It turns out The Shop is very much alive, bigger and badder than ever,...
- 5/14/2014
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Azure Parsons (True Detective, Salem) will co-star opposite JoAnna Garcia Swisher in ABC‘s summer drama series Astronaut Wives Club. The project, from Fake Empire, Groundswell Prods and ABC Studios, tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race. Parsons, repped by Sweeney Entertainment and Imperium 7, will play one of them, Annie Glenn, the wife of John Glenn whom she’s known since they were toddlers in Ohio. Related: 2014 ABC Pilots Kellee Stewart (Soul Man) has joined Lauren Iungerich’s ABC comedy pilot Damaged Goods. It revolves around damaged men (Justin Hartley, Steve Talley) and damaged women who explore the minutiae of love and relationships. Stewart, repped by Domain and Robyn Bluestone Management, will play one of the women, Betsy, who is living off alimony. She is coming off Lifetime pilot Hr.
- 3/5/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Updated: NBC has passed on Conception, its supernatural mystery drama project from writer John Glenn and producer David Janollari. The project, from Universal Television, where Glenn’s and Janollari’s companies are based, was set up at at the network in August with a put pilot commitment, a rare such big commitment for a pitch from a sibling studio. Co-written by Glenn and Lars Jacobson, Conception tracks a modern-day immaculate conception on a large scale. The show was to follow those few children that survived and how they’re destined to change the world. Being a big-swing, out-there concept, NBC in January opted to order backup scripts (3) instead of a pilot to get a better grasp of the idea and how it would evolve. However, the network since greenlighted the Heroes: Reborn event miniseries, and I hear NBC brass felt the two projects were too similar. It is unclear yet...
- 3/5/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The Coen brothers' beguiling new film about a struggling folk singer is propelled by a rarely discussed dilemma – when do artists cut their losses and abandon their careers?
• Interview: The dark side of Carey Mulligan
• The Coen brothers on losers, likability and Llewyn Davis
The Coen brothers' exquisitely sad and funny new comedy is set in a world of music that somehow combines childlike innocence with an aged and exhausted acceptance of the world. It is a beguilingly studied period piece from America's early-60s Greenwich Village folk scene. Every frame looks like a classic album cover, or at the very least a great inner gatefold – these are screen images that look as if they should have lyrics and sleeve notes superimposed. This film was notably passed over for Oscar nominations. Perhaps there's something in its unfashionable melancholy that didn't hook the attention of Academy award voters. But it is...
• Interview: The dark side of Carey Mulligan
• The Coen brothers on losers, likability and Llewyn Davis
The Coen brothers' exquisitely sad and funny new comedy is set in a world of music that somehow combines childlike innocence with an aged and exhausted acceptance of the world. It is a beguilingly studied period piece from America's early-60s Greenwich Village folk scene. Every frame looks like a classic album cover, or at the very least a great inner gatefold – these are screen images that look as if they should have lyrics and sleeve notes superimposed. This film was notably passed over for Oscar nominations. Perhaps there's something in its unfashionable melancholy that didn't hook the attention of Academy award voters. But it is...
- 1/24/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: Patrick Heusinger (Gossip Girl, Royal Pains) has been cast as the male lead in Tin Man, NBC’s drama pilot from top feature writer Ehren Kruger. Set in the near future, Tin Man is a psychological crime thriller that focuses on fugitive robot Adam (Heusinger) accused of first-degree murder, who may hold the key to the future of human evolution, and the young female public defender forced to fight for his cause. Adam, a robotic valet, became a murder suspect after his builder and master was found stabbed to death. Kruger is executive producing the pilot with Daniel Bobker and John Glenn. D.J. Caruso is directing. Heusinger got the attention of NBC executives with his arc on the network’s drama Revolution this season. He is with Gersh and Kyle Luker. Related: NBC Gives Pilot Order To Futuristic Crime Thriller ‘Tin Man’...
- 12/10/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Paul Walker movies: Few worthwhile efforts away from the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise (photo: Paul Walker in ‘Hours’) (See previous post: “Paul Walker Dead: Fast and Furious Actor Killed in Fiery Car Crash.”) Aside from the Fast and Furious franchise, Paul Walker was featured in about 15 movies since the turn of the century; most of those were little-seen releases that did nothing to expand his following beyond fans of slick, high-speed shenanigans, e.g., John Glenn’s thriller and straight-to-dvd release The Lazarus Project (2008), co-starring Piper Perabo; Wayne Kramer’s box office bomb Running Scared, with Vera Farmiga; John Stockwell’s mix of deep-sea adventure and crime thriller Into the Blue, with Jessica Alba and Josh Brolin; and another straight-to-dvd effort, Mukunda Michael Dewil’s poorly received thriller Vehicle 19 (2013). Paul Walker’s handful of more prestigious and/or successful films were Clint Eastwood’s World War II drama Flags of Our Fathers...
- 12/2/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
D.J. Caruso (Eagle Eye) has come on board to direct Tin Man, NBC’s drama pilot from top feature writer Ehren Kruger (The Ring and Transformers franchises). Set in the near future, Tin Man is a psychological crime thriller that focuses on a fugitive robot accused of first-degree murder, who may hold the key to the future of human evolution, and the young female public defender forced to fight for his cause. Kruger is executive producing with his partner at Bobker/Kruger Films Daniel Bobker and John Glenn. Caruso’s involvement in Tin Man stems from his collaboration with Kruger on the feature side where the two have been developing sci-fi tentpole Invertigo at Sony, produced by Bobker/Kruger Films and Neal Moritz. This marks Caruso’s return to TV series where he has done episodic work in the past, including helming four episodes of FX’s The Shield.
- 11/25/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
How's this for a corny anniversary present? To celebrate 50 years of marriage, Paul Derthick surprised his wife recently by carving 17 acres of their Ohio farm into a giant corn maze that looks, from above, just like the couple's 1963 wedding photo. "He did it with the kids. They kept it a secret," Marie Derthick tells Good Morning America. "I thought they were nuts, but it's actually turned out very well." "They put it together very nicely, with the church where we were married at the top, and our wedding picture of the two of us in the middle and the old tractor at the bottom,...
- 10/15/2013
- by Tim Nudd
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: NBC has given an early pilot order to drama Tin Man, from top feature writer Ehren Kruger (The Ring and Transformers franchises). Set in the near future, Tin Man is a psychological crime thriller that focuses on a fugitive robot accused of first-degree murder, who may hold the key to the future of human evolution, and the young female public defender forced to fight for his cause. Kruger knows a thing or two about bots in the future, having co-written the three Transformers sequels. This would mark his TV debut. It reunites Kruger with NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt for whom he worked as an assistant 17 years ago at Fox. Tin Man was brought to NBC and Universal TV by John Glenn through his Uni TV deal. Glenn will serve as an executive producer on the pilot alongside Kruger and Kruger’s partner Daniel Bobker (The Skeleton Key). This marks...
- 10/5/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
According to reports, NBC is developing the Oni Press title "Ghost Projekt" as a potential TV series, to be written by John Glenn and André Øvreda, with Øvreda directing the pilot and executive producing with Glenn, Eric Gitter and Noah Greenshner:
"...Russia is often remembered from the shadow cast during the Cold War-era when every stranger was a spy, but now that the Cold War is long over, some things left behind from that era may not stay lost.
"An abandoned Soviet research facility somewhere in Siberia has been home to a strange and dangerous weapon that is now in the hands of thieves claiming it for their own. Us weapons inspector 'Will Haley' has been assigned to find out what dangers the weapon poses and with the help of Russian agent 'Anya Romanova' they will find the answers..."
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"...Russia is often remembered from the shadow cast during the Cold War-era when every stranger was a spy, but now that the Cold War is long over, some things left behind from that era may not stay lost.
"An abandoned Soviet research facility somewhere in Siberia has been home to a strange and dangerous weapon that is now in the hands of thieves claiming it for their own. Us weapons inspector 'Will Haley' has been assigned to find out what dangers the weapon poses and with the help of Russian agent 'Anya Romanova' they will find the answers..."
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- 9/20/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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