The Gersh Agency has promoted literary agent Sandra Lucchesi and talent agent Matt Vioral to partners, expanding its total leadership to 28 people.
Gersh, which ranks as the lone privately-owned full service agency, makes the move amid consolidation and rapid ground-shifting in the representation landscape. A spokesperson told Variety the elevations serve to “highlight the strength and history of our resources while taking advance of our business around multi-hyphenate clients.”
Agency co-presidents David and Bob Gersh, along with managing partner Leslie Siebert, said they were “very proud of the leadership Sandra and Matt have brought to the agency and their respective departments and how well respected they are by their industry peers. We are thrilled to promote them both to partner.”
Lucchesi has been involved with award winning films, representing notable writers and writer-directors such as Andrea Arnold, Oscar winner Kevin Willmott (“BlacKkKlansman”), Richie Mehta (“Amal”), Anna Konkle (“Plus One”), Vera Herbert...
Gersh, which ranks as the lone privately-owned full service agency, makes the move amid consolidation and rapid ground-shifting in the representation landscape. A spokesperson told Variety the elevations serve to “highlight the strength and history of our resources while taking advance of our business around multi-hyphenate clients.”
Agency co-presidents David and Bob Gersh, along with managing partner Leslie Siebert, said they were “very proud of the leadership Sandra and Matt have brought to the agency and their respective departments and how well respected they are by their industry peers. We are thrilled to promote them both to partner.”
Lucchesi has been involved with award winning films, representing notable writers and writer-directors such as Andrea Arnold, Oscar winner Kevin Willmott (“BlacKkKlansman”), Richie Mehta (“Amal”), Anna Konkle (“Plus One”), Vera Herbert...
- 9/30/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
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Gersh is expanding the ranks of its partner class with the promotion of two agents.
The Beverly Hills-based talent firm upped literary agent Sandra Lucchesi and talent agent Matt Vioral to partners, the company said Thursday. The promotions bring Gersh’s partners to 28, out of the 150 agents in its ranks across Los Angeles and New York locations.
“We are very proud of the leadership Sandra and Matt have brought to the agency and their respective departments and how well respected they are by their industry peers. We are thrilled to promote them both to partner,” said co-presidents David and Bob Gersh and managing partner Leslie Siebert in a joint statement.
Vioral started as an exec assistant at Gersh in 2006, became an agent four years later and was named to The Hollywood Reporter‘s “Next Gen” executive list in 2018. This June, he was part...
Gersh is expanding the ranks of its partner class with the promotion of two agents.
The Beverly Hills-based talent firm upped literary agent Sandra Lucchesi and talent agent Matt Vioral to partners, the company said Thursday. The promotions bring Gersh’s partners to 28, out of the 150 agents in its ranks across Los Angeles and New York locations.
“We are very proud of the leadership Sandra and Matt have brought to the agency and their respective departments and how well respected they are by their industry peers. We are thrilled to promote them both to partner,” said co-presidents David and Bob Gersh and managing partner Leslie Siebert in a joint statement.
Vioral started as an exec assistant at Gersh in 2006, became an agent four years later and was named to The Hollywood Reporter‘s “Next Gen” executive list in 2018. This June, he was part...
- 9/29/2022
- by Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars: John Cho, Mia Isaac, Kaya Scodelario, Mitchell Hope, Jemaine Clement | Written by Vera Herbert | Directed by Hannah Marks
When single father Max (John Cho) discovers he has a terminal disease, he decides to try and cram all the years of love and support he will miss with his teenage daughter Wally (Mia Isaac) into the time he has left with her. With the promise of long-awaited driving lessons, he convinces Wally to accompany him on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion, where he secretly hopes to reunite her with her mother who left them long ago.
Hannah Marks‘ Don’t Make Me Go is one of the most surprising films of the year. From the opening few scenes, it seems as though this will be just another, predictable coming-of-age story, as it follows a young, eighteen-year-old girl named Wally who would rather do...
When single father Max (John Cho) discovers he has a terminal disease, he decides to try and cram all the years of love and support he will miss with his teenage daughter Wally (Mia Isaac) into the time he has left with her. With the promise of long-awaited driving lessons, he convinces Wally to accompany him on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion, where he secretly hopes to reunite her with her mother who left them long ago.
Hannah Marks‘ Don’t Make Me Go is one of the most surprising films of the year. From the opening few scenes, it seems as though this will be just another, predictable coming-of-age story, as it follows a young, eighteen-year-old girl named Wally who would rather do...
- 8/4/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
The adventure comedy-drama film Don’t Make Me Go, written by Vera Herbert, directed by Hannah Marks, and starring John Cho and Mia Isaac, had its theatrical premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 13, 2022, and was released on Amazon Prime Video on July 15. It follows a single father who, after discovering that he has a terminal disease, takes his reluctant teenage daughter on a cross-country road trip. The film follows their journey as they visit some of the father’s old haunts and grapple with his impending death. Along the way, they discover new things about themselves and
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- 7/28/2022
- by A.E. Oats
- TVovermind.com
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[This story contains major spoilers from Don’t Make Me Go.]
In Don’t Make Me Go, teen lead and young narrator Wally — played by burgeoning star Mia Isaac — is just beginning to grapple with the idea that her father might not be around forever when the unthinkable happens.
The bittersweet road-trip film sees John Cho’s Max taking his daughter cross-country to a class reunion, under the guise of seeing friends. But unbeknownst to Wally, they’re really going in hopes that her dad will see his ex and Wally’s mother, who left them both. Max has been diagnosed with a terminal condition that requires surgery, which itself has a questionable survival rate, and he hopes her mother can be the one to take care of their child when he’s gone.
Max has kept his condition — and his plans to decline treatment and use his last year...
[This story contains major spoilers from Don’t Make Me Go.]
In Don’t Make Me Go, teen lead and young narrator Wally — played by burgeoning star Mia Isaac — is just beginning to grapple with the idea that her father might not be around forever when the unthinkable happens.
The bittersweet road-trip film sees John Cho’s Max taking his daughter cross-country to a class reunion, under the guise of seeing friends. But unbeknownst to Wally, they’re really going in hopes that her dad will see his ex and Wally’s mother, who left them both. Max has been diagnosed with a terminal condition that requires surgery, which itself has a questionable survival rate, and he hopes her mother can be the one to take care of their child when he’s gone.
Max has kept his condition — and his plans to decline treatment and use his last year...
- 7/17/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on July 14th, reviewing “Don’t Make Me Go,” a road trip picture shared by a father and daughter, streaming on Prime Video beginning July 15th.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
John Cho is Max, a single father raising his 16-year-old daughter Wallace (Mia Isaac), a child from his failed marriage. When Max finds out he has a rare bone tumor, he takes Wallace on a road trip to meet her estranged mother. Winding from California to New Orleans, the pair face off during a series of incidences, including Wallace staying out all night with strangers in Texas. Despite all the travails, they begin to come to terms with the truth, including that mother reluctant to meet her daughter. It all ends up in a surprising conclusion, and changes all lives along the way.
”Don’t Make Me Go” will...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
John Cho is Max, a single father raising his 16-year-old daughter Wallace (Mia Isaac), a child from his failed marriage. When Max finds out he has a rare bone tumor, he takes Wallace on a road trip to meet her estranged mother. Winding from California to New Orleans, the pair face off during a series of incidences, including Wallace staying out all night with strangers in Texas. Despite all the travails, they begin to come to terms with the truth, including that mother reluctant to meet her daughter. It all ends up in a surprising conclusion, and changes all lives along the way.
”Don’t Make Me Go” will...
- 7/15/2022
- by PatrickMcD
- HollywoodChicago.com
This review of “Don’t Make Me Go” was first published June 13, 2022, after its release in theaters.
Your enjoyment of the mostly half-baked road trip drama “Don’t Make Me Go” will probably depend on how you respond to its last-minute plot twist.
John Cho stars in and emotionally grounds this two-star tearjerker from director Hannah Marks (“After Everything”), which follows an insurance salesman who struggles to tell his teenage daughter that he’s got a malignant tumor when they travel cross-country to New Orleans for his college reunion.
Unfortunately, the movie’s unexpected plot twist violently re-directs its treacly uplift narrative for the sake of a Hail Mary conclusion that’s almost ridiculous enough to be campy fun. It’s not though, since the twist in question feels like a last-ditch effort to convince viewers that the movie’s otherwise plain story, credited to Vera Herbert (series writer on “This Is Us...
Your enjoyment of the mostly half-baked road trip drama “Don’t Make Me Go” will probably depend on how you respond to its last-minute plot twist.
John Cho stars in and emotionally grounds this two-star tearjerker from director Hannah Marks (“After Everything”), which follows an insurance salesman who struggles to tell his teenage daughter that he’s got a malignant tumor when they travel cross-country to New Orleans for his college reunion.
Unfortunately, the movie’s unexpected plot twist violently re-directs its treacly uplift narrative for the sake of a Hail Mary conclusion that’s almost ridiculous enough to be campy fun. It’s not though, since the twist in question feels like a last-ditch effort to convince viewers that the movie’s otherwise plain story, credited to Vera Herbert (series writer on “This Is Us...
- 7/14/2022
- by Simon Abrams
- The Wrap
Don’t Make Me Go Tribeca Festival Spotlight Narrative Section Reviewed for Shockya.com by Abe Friedtanzer Director: Hannah Marks Writer: Vera Herbert Cast: John Cho, Mia Isaac, Mitchell Hope, Jemaine Clement, Stefania Lavie Owen, Kaya Scodelario Screened at: Village East Cinema, NYC, 4/14/22 Opens: June 13th, 2022 Every parent-child relationship looks a little different, and there […]
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- 7/14/2022
- by Abe Friedtanzer
- ShockYa
Chicago – Exceptional films that reflect honest relationships are rare, but the latest film “Don’t Make Me Go” – streaming on Prime Video on July 15th – accomplishes the father/daughter dynamic with authentic situations and emotions. John Cho and Mia Isaac portray that relationship, in a film directed by Hannah Marks.
John Cho is Max, a single father raising his 16-year-old daughter Wallace (Mia Isaac), a child from his failed marriage. When Max finds out he has a rare bone tumor, he takes Wallace on a road trip to meet her estranged mother. Winding from California to New Orleans, the pair face off during a series of incidences, including Wallace staying out all night with strangers in Texas. Despite all the travails, they begin to come to terms with the truth, including that mother reluctant to meet her daughter. It all ends up in a surprising conclusion, and changes all lives along the way.
John Cho is Max, a single father raising his 16-year-old daughter Wallace (Mia Isaac), a child from his failed marriage. When Max finds out he has a rare bone tumor, he takes Wallace on a road trip to meet her estranged mother. Winding from California to New Orleans, the pair face off during a series of incidences, including Wallace staying out all night with strangers in Texas. Despite all the travails, they begin to come to terms with the truth, including that mother reluctant to meet her daughter. It all ends up in a surprising conclusion, and changes all lives along the way.
- 7/13/2022
- by PatrickMcD
- HollywoodChicago.com
Before she hit her sweet 16, Hannah Marks had already lined up an impressive array of acting credits for a rising young performer: an arc on “Weeds,” appearing as Justin Long’s little sis in comedy “Accepted,” and stints on series like “Ugly Betty,” “Criminal Minds,” and “Private Practice.” But what she really wanted to do was direct. And write. And keep acting, too. What she really wanted to do was everything.
As Marks rolls out her third directorial effort, the Amazon-backed coming-of-age dramedy “Don’t Make Me Go,” starring bonafide Internet Boyfriend John Cho and rising star Mia Isaac, the just-turned-29-year-old filmmaker is only continuing to grow as a creator, while building on the valuable stuff she learned as just a kiddo.
“Being an actor myself, and specifically a child actor, I do think it’s served me as a director,” Marks said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “I...
As Marks rolls out her third directorial effort, the Amazon-backed coming-of-age dramedy “Don’t Make Me Go,” starring bonafide Internet Boyfriend John Cho and rising star Mia Isaac, the just-turned-29-year-old filmmaker is only continuing to grow as a creator, while building on the valuable stuff she learned as just a kiddo.
“Being an actor myself, and specifically a child actor, I do think it’s served me as a director,” Marks said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “I...
- 7/13/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Don’t Make Me Go matches John Cho with Mia Isaac for a father-daughter road trip across the states. From director Hannah Marks and screenwriter Vera Herbert, the film hits familiar beats for its nearly two-hour runtime, allowing Cho and Isaac to present their acting chops, build rapport, and show off emotional chemistry. Both give committed, strong performances in a project desperately hoping to buck clichés before sabotaging all its legwork with a third-act twist.
Marks, a director with a style and singularity, doesn’t give this story the jolt it needs. Rather, Herbert’s Black List script falls short time and again, trying to prove its different from other movies in this genre. It’s a step down for the young filmmaker, whose previous films Banana Split and Mark, Mary & Some Other People feature a sharper script, more defined vision, and sense of pure creativity. Her latest is down-the-middle, more by-the-book,...
Marks, a director with a style and singularity, doesn’t give this story the jolt it needs. Rather, Herbert’s Black List script falls short time and again, trying to prove its different from other movies in this genre. It’s a step down for the young filmmaker, whose previous films Banana Split and Mark, Mary & Some Other People feature a sharper script, more defined vision, and sense of pure creativity. Her latest is down-the-middle, more by-the-book,...
- 6/24/2022
- by Michael Frank
- The Film Stage
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Don’t Make Me Go opens with a warning. “You’re not gonna like the way this story ends,” a voiceover says, “but I think you’re going to like the story.” In the moment, it feels like both a defense and a dare: You can’t say the movie didn’t warn you that you’d be let down by its choices, but also, don’t you kind of want to stick around and see what they’re talking about?
Unfortunately, what it actually turned out to be, at least in my case, was just an accurate prediction. For most of its 110-minute run time, Don’t Make Me Go is a solidly likable drama, anchored by lovely, lived-in chemistry between John Cho and Mia Isaac as a father-daughter duo. But a misguided third-act choice throws off its bittersweet vibe, leaving a distinctly sour aftertaste.
Don’t Make Me Go opens with a warning. “You’re not gonna like the way this story ends,” a voiceover says, “but I think you’re going to like the story.” In the moment, it feels like both a defense and a dare: You can’t say the movie didn’t warn you that you’d be let down by its choices, but also, don’t you kind of want to stick around and see what they’re talking about?
Unfortunately, what it actually turned out to be, at least in my case, was just an accurate prediction. For most of its 110-minute run time, Don’t Make Me Go is a solidly likable drama, anchored by lovely, lived-in chemistry between John Cho and Mia Isaac as a father-daughter duo. But a misguided third-act choice throws off its bittersweet vibe, leaving a distinctly sour aftertaste.
- 6/20/2022
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Don’t Make Me Go Review — Don’t Make Me Go (2022) Film Review from the 21st Annual Tribeca Film Festival, a movie directed by Hannah Marks, written by Vera Herbert and starring John Cho, Mia Isaac, Kaya Scodelario, Josh Thomson, Otis Dhanji, Stefania Lavie Owen, Mitchell Hope, Jen Van Epps, Jemaine Clement, Quentin Warren, [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Don’T Make Me Go: John Cho and Mia Isaac Make Road Trip Movie a Winner [Tribeca 2022]...
Continue reading: Film Review: Don’T Make Me Go: John Cho and Mia Isaac Make Road Trip Movie a Winner [Tribeca 2022]...
- 6/18/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
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[This story contains spoilers for Don’t Make Me Go.]
In Don’t Make Me Go, a father, Max (John Cho), and his daughter Wally (Mia Isaac) take a cross-country road trip to attend his 20-year college reunion. At least that’s what Max tells his teen daughter.
In reality, he has a terminal condition that gives him a year to live, if he passes on a surgery that could see him die on the table. With no one to leave Wally with and little time left to ensure she’s Ok after he’s gone, Max turns to the reunion in hopes that it will put him back in touch with Wally’s mother, who left them both when she was young.
Directed by Hannah Marks and written by Vera Herbert, the movie is a portrait of a family trying to navigate each other amid the reality that...
[This story contains spoilers for Don’t Make Me Go.]
In Don’t Make Me Go, a father, Max (John Cho), and his daughter Wally (Mia Isaac) take a cross-country road trip to attend his 20-year college reunion. At least that’s what Max tells his teen daughter.
In reality, he has a terminal condition that gives him a year to live, if he passes on a surgery that could see him die on the table. With no one to leave Wally with and little time left to ensure she’s Ok after he’s gone, Max turns to the reunion in hopes that it will put him back in touch with Wally’s mother, who left them both when she was young.
Directed by Hannah Marks and written by Vera Herbert, the movie is a portrait of a family trying to navigate each other amid the reality that...
- 6/15/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“You’re not gonna like the way this story ends,” announces the teenage narrator of “Don’t Make Me Go” as the film opens, “but I think you’re gonna like the story.” The first half of that sentence is so accurate it complicates the second. The movie’s ending is misguided to the point of being perplexing rather than upsetting, recasting everything that came before it in a less favorable light. That’s a shame, as this father-daughter drama starring John Cho has more than its fair share of touching moments before hitting the roadblock that is its questionable third act.
Directed by Hannah Marks and written by Vera Herbert, “Don’t Make Me Go” is in some ways an inversion of the “unexpected kid” genre in which the protagonist is introduced to the child they didn’t know they had. The difference is that here, circumstances of the life-and-death variety...
Directed by Hannah Marks and written by Vera Herbert, “Don’t Make Me Go” is in some ways an inversion of the “unexpected kid” genre in which the protagonist is introduced to the child they didn’t know they had. The difference is that here, circumstances of the life-and-death variety...
- 6/14/2022
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
From its opening moments, Hannah Marks’ “Don’t Make Me Go” tries to put its audience at ease with a surprising promise: disappointment. “You’re not going to like the way this story ends, but I think you’re going to like this story,” young Wally Park (newbie Mia Isaac) tells us via voiceover. That may sound coy for a dramedy that doesn’t hide a heartbreaking truth at its center — a single father (John Cho) discovers he has a terminal disease and decides to take his daughter (Isaac) on a road trip before he, well, goes — but it cleverly announces that perhaps there’s something else beneath the surface of what appears to be a straightforward weepy.
Marks (and Isaac and Cho) will revisit Wally’s declaration and it will prove to be true: “Don’t Make Me Go” is Also true: Where this road trip movie ends its journey will...
Marks (and Isaac and Cho) will revisit Wally’s declaration and it will prove to be true: “Don’t Make Me Go” is Also true: Where this road trip movie ends its journey will...
- 6/14/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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John Cho is a father on a mission in the first trailer for Amazon Studios’ Don’t Make Me Go.
Directed by Hannah Marks (After Everything, Mark, Mary and Some Other People) and written by Vera Herbert (This Is Us), the film follows Cho’s single father Max and his daughter Wally, played by Mia Isaac, as the duo goes on the road trip of a lifetime from California to New York.
They’re going under the premise of driving lessons for Wally and Max’s 20-year college reunion, where he also hopes to reunite with her mother after she left the family years ago. But there’s another reason the father-daughter team is going on the long drive: Max has a terminal disease and is hoping to use their days together during the cross-country trip to cram in the time, experiences and love...
John Cho is a father on a mission in the first trailer for Amazon Studios’ Don’t Make Me Go.
Directed by Hannah Marks (After Everything, Mark, Mary and Some Other People) and written by Vera Herbert (This Is Us), the film follows Cho’s single father Max and his daughter Wally, played by Mia Isaac, as the duo goes on the road trip of a lifetime from California to New York.
They’re going under the premise of driving lessons for Wally and Max’s 20-year college reunion, where he also hopes to reunite with her mother after she left the family years ago. But there’s another reason the father-daughter team is going on the long drive: Max has a terminal disease and is hoping to use their days together during the cross-country trip to cram in the time, experiences and love...
- 6/7/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Everyone with a license remembers how they learned to drive. But for teen Wally (Mia Isaac), that lesson comes with a heartbreaking truth: Her father Max (John Cho) is dying, and she will need to be in the driver’s seat as he battles a terminal illness.
Hannah Marks directs the road trip dramedy “Don’t Make Me Go,” set for a world premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. The film will debut on Prime Video from Amazon Studios on July 15. Check out the trailer below.
Director Marks returns to Tribeca after last year’s “Mark, Mary, and Some Other People,” while “This Is Us” screenwriter Vera Herbert pens the script, which is centered on Max dragging Wally on a cross-country road trip for his 20th college reunion.
The official “Don’t Make Me Go” synopsis reads: “When single father Max discovers he has a terminal disease, he decides to try and...
Hannah Marks directs the road trip dramedy “Don’t Make Me Go,” set for a world premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. The film will debut on Prime Video from Amazon Studios on July 15. Check out the trailer below.
Director Marks returns to Tribeca after last year’s “Mark, Mary, and Some Other People,” while “This Is Us” screenwriter Vera Herbert pens the script, which is centered on Max dragging Wally on a cross-country road trip for his 20th college reunion.
The official “Don’t Make Me Go” synopsis reads: “When single father Max discovers he has a terminal disease, he decides to try and...
- 6/7/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: The Maze Runner and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City star Kaya Scodelario has joined Amazon Studios’ father-daughter adventure dramedy Don’t Make Me Go.
Scodelario joins John Cho, Mia Isaac and Jade Harlow. Hannah Marks directed the film from a script penned by Vera Herbert.
Currently in post-production, Don’t Make Me Go follows a single father who takes his teenage daughter on a road trip to find her estranged mother as he tries to teach her everything she might need to know for the rest of her life along the way.
Producers include De Line Pictures’ Donald De Line and Big Beach Films’ Leah Holzer and Peter Saraf.
Brit actress Scodelario next will be seen in the origin film Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City, which Sony is releasing in November. Best known for the Maze Runner franchise, she got her break on cult UK series Skins. She...
Scodelario joins John Cho, Mia Isaac and Jade Harlow. Hannah Marks directed the film from a script penned by Vera Herbert.
Currently in post-production, Don’t Make Me Go follows a single father who takes his teenage daughter on a road trip to find her estranged mother as he tries to teach her everything she might need to know for the rest of her life along the way.
Producers include De Line Pictures’ Donald De Line and Big Beach Films’ Leah Holzer and Peter Saraf.
Brit actress Scodelario next will be seen in the origin film Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City, which Sony is releasing in November. Best known for the Maze Runner franchise, she got her break on cult UK series Skins. She...
- 8/13/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Newcomer Mia Isaac has landed the lead role opposite John Cho in Don’t Make Me Go, the father-daughter adventure dramedy from Amazon Studios. Hannah Marks is directing the film, which follows a single father who takes his teenage daughter on a road trip to find her estranged mother, as he tries to teach her everything she might need to know for the rest of her life along the way.
Vera Herbert penned the screenplay, which is being produced by Donald De Line, Leah Holzer, and Peter Saraf.
Filming is slated to commence next month in New Zealand.
Isaac’s credits include an unaired Lovestruck pilot for Fox and Fuller/Tedder pilot for Nickelodeon. She is repped by 3 Arts Entertainment, The Osbrink Agency, and J Pervis Talent Agency.
Vera Herbert penned the screenplay, which is being produced by Donald De Line, Leah Holzer, and Peter Saraf.
Filming is slated to commence next month in New Zealand.
Isaac’s credits include an unaired Lovestruck pilot for Fox and Fuller/Tedder pilot for Nickelodeon. She is repped by 3 Arts Entertainment, The Osbrink Agency, and J Pervis Talent Agency.
- 4/13/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon Studios has signed on to finance and distribute “Don’t Make Me Go,” a father-daughter road trip dramedy that will star John Cho.
Hannah Marks, an actress, writer and director, is directing the film from a screenplay by “This is Us” writer Vera Herbert. The script first appeared on the Black List in 2012, and Herbert is also executive producing the film.
“Don’t Make Me Go” follows a single father who takes his teenage daughter on a road trip to find her estranged mother. Along the way, he tries to teach her everything she might need to know for the rest of her life.
“Don’t Make Me Go” will be produced by Donald De Line of De Line Pictures alongside Big Beach’s Peter Saraf and Leah Holzer (“Land”).
Cho recently wrapped production on the first season of the live-action series “Cowboy Bebop” for Netflix, and he also...
Hannah Marks, an actress, writer and director, is directing the film from a screenplay by “This is Us” writer Vera Herbert. The script first appeared on the Black List in 2012, and Herbert is also executive producing the film.
“Don’t Make Me Go” follows a single father who takes his teenage daughter on a road trip to find her estranged mother. Along the way, he tries to teach her everything she might need to know for the rest of her life.
“Don’t Make Me Go” will be produced by Donald De Line of De Line Pictures alongside Big Beach’s Peter Saraf and Leah Holzer (“Land”).
Cho recently wrapped production on the first season of the live-action series “Cowboy Bebop” for Netflix, and he also...
- 3/24/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Amazon Studios has signed on to finance and distribute the Hannah Marks-directed father-daughter adventure dramedy Don’t Make Me Go starring John Cho.
The script for Don’t Make Me Go was written by Vera Herbert (This Is Us) and originated as a spec script that landed on the 2012 Black List. Herbert will also executive produce.
Don’t Make Me Go follows a single father who takes his teenage daughter on a road trip to find her estranged mother, as he tries to teach her everything she might need to know for the rest of her life along the way.
Cho recently wrapped production on the first season of the live-action series Cowboy Bebop for Netflix. Based on the popular original Japanese animated series from 1997, Cho will star as the impossibly cool bounty hunter Spike Spiegel. He also lent his voice to the Oscar-nominated...
The script for Don’t Make Me Go was written by Vera Herbert (This Is Us) and originated as a spec script that landed on the 2012 Black List. Herbert will also executive produce.
Don’t Make Me Go follows a single father who takes his teenage daughter on a road trip to find her estranged mother, as he tries to teach her everything she might need to know for the rest of her life along the way.
Cho recently wrapped production on the first season of the live-action series Cowboy Bebop for Netflix. Based on the popular original Japanese animated series from 1997, Cho will star as the impossibly cool bounty hunter Spike Spiegel. He also lent his voice to the Oscar-nominated...
- 3/24/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rachael New, who is showrunner and creator of British drama Miss Scarlett and the Duke, has signed with Gersh.
This comes ahead of the launch of the series, which stars The Crown’s Kate Phillips, on PBS in the U.S. on Sunday, January 17.
The show, which is the first international scripted co-production from A+E Networks International, stars Phillips as Eliza Scarlet, the first-ever female detective in 19th century London.
New is currently writing season two of the drama.
She previously wrote episodes of hit ITV crime drama Grantchester and BBC drama The Mallorca Files and worked with Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio on Lady S, a pilot for CBS.
New is the latest writer/showrunner signed by Gersh since it became the first major full-service talent agency to enter a franchise agreement with the WGA last year. Over the last twelve months, it has signed The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean,...
This comes ahead of the launch of the series, which stars The Crown’s Kate Phillips, on PBS in the U.S. on Sunday, January 17.
The show, which is the first international scripted co-production from A+E Networks International, stars Phillips as Eliza Scarlet, the first-ever female detective in 19th century London.
New is currently writing season two of the drama.
She previously wrote episodes of hit ITV crime drama Grantchester and BBC drama The Mallorca Files and worked with Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio on Lady S, a pilot for CBS.
New is the latest writer/showrunner signed by Gersh since it became the first major full-service talent agency to enter a franchise agreement with the WGA last year. Over the last twelve months, it has signed The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean,...
- 1/15/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vera Herbert, a key writer-producer on NBC’s flagship drama series This Is Us, has signed with the Gersh Agency.
Herbert is a co-executive producer on This Is Us where she has been since after the pilot. The first episode she wrote on the show, Season 1’s The Trip, earned her a WGA Award for Episodic Drama. Additionally, Herbert has shared in This Is Us‘ three Drama Series Emmy nominations to date.
Prior to that, Herbert was a writer-producer on the popular MTV comedy series Awkward. She also wrote the drama script Blink, which went to pilot at the CW during the 2012-13 season.
Herbert is additionally repped by Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Herbert is a co-executive producer on This Is Us where she has been since after the pilot. The first episode she wrote on the show, Season 1’s The Trip, earned her a WGA Award for Episodic Drama. Additionally, Herbert has shared in This Is Us‘ three Drama Series Emmy nominations to date.
Prior to that, Herbert was a writer-producer on the popular MTV comedy series Awkward. She also wrote the drama script Blink, which went to pilot at the CW during the 2012-13 season.
Herbert is additionally repped by Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
- 6/12/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“Green Book” has won the top prize at the Producers Guild of America Awards, meaning we have an official Best Picture frontrunner. Often seen as an Oscar bellwether, the PGA Awards’ top winner has matched up with that of the Academy 20 times since the Guild started giving out awards — including last year, when “The Shape of Water” won both.
Avail yourself of the full list below, with winners in bold.
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
“Black Panther” (Producer: Kevin Feige)
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody” (Producer: Graham King)
“Crazy Rich Asians”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“A Quiet Place”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
“The Dawn Wall”
“Free Solo”
“Hal”
“Into the Okavango” (Producer: Neil Gelinas)
“Rbg”
“Three Identical Strangers”
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs...
Avail yourself of the full list below, with winners in bold.
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
“Black Panther” (Producer: Kevin Feige)
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody” (Producer: Graham King)
“Crazy Rich Asians”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“A Quiet Place”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
“The Dawn Wall”
“Free Solo”
“Hal”
“Into the Okavango” (Producer: Neil Gelinas)
“Rbg”
“Three Identical Strangers”
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs...
- 1/20/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Last year’s Producers Guild Awards told us which movie — “The Shape of Water” — would win the Oscar for Best Picture weeks before the Academy Awards. In fact 20 of the previous winners of this important prize have then gone on to Best Picture victories.
For the 30th annual PGA ceremony slated for Saturday evening, January 19, at the Beverly Hilton, we already know that the top choice will be at the very least a major front-runner for this year’s Oscar. Could it be a blockbuster like “A Star Is Born,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” or “Black Panther”? Or maybe a critical favorite such as “Roma,” “Green Book” or “The Favourite”?
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We’ll have the actual champs indicated below with an ** immediately after they are announced. Here is the full list of nominations for the 2019 PGA Awards in...
For the 30th annual PGA ceremony slated for Saturday evening, January 19, at the Beverly Hilton, we already know that the top choice will be at the very least a major front-runner for this year’s Oscar. Could it be a blockbuster like “A Star Is Born,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” or “Black Panther”? Or maybe a critical favorite such as “Roma,” “Green Book” or “The Favourite”?
Seepga Awards predictions: ‘A Star Is Born’ will be reborn with a Best Picture win
We’ll have the actual champs indicated below with an ** immediately after they are announced. Here is the full list of nominations for the 2019 PGA Awards in...
- 1/20/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
The Producers Guild of America hands out its awards on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. That is three days before the academy announces the nominations for the Oscars. While the PGA ceremony is not televised, it is an important stop on the road to the Oscars.
The PGA Awards has an enviable track record at presaging the eventual Best Picture winner at the Academy Awards. The guild and the academy have agreed on 20 of the most recent 29 Best Picture champs, including last year’s double winner. “The Shape of Water.”
Since both groups expanded the Best Picture category, the PGA has predicted 70 of the 81 of the Best Picture nominees over the past nine years. Last year the guild went seven for nine in previewing the Oscars line-up: “Call Me by Your Name,” “Dunkirk,” “Get Out,” “Lady Bird,” “The Post,” “The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” The other four guild nominees were “The Big Sick,...
The PGA Awards has an enviable track record at presaging the eventual Best Picture winner at the Academy Awards. The guild and the academy have agreed on 20 of the most recent 29 Best Picture champs, including last year’s double winner. “The Shape of Water.”
Since both groups expanded the Best Picture category, the PGA has predicted 70 of the 81 of the Best Picture nominees over the past nine years. Last year the guild went seven for nine in previewing the Oscars line-up: “Call Me by Your Name,” “Dunkirk,” “Get Out,” “Lady Bird,” “The Post,” “The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” The other four guild nominees were “The Big Sick,...
- 1/19/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The Americans, The Handmaid’s Tale up for outstanding episodic drama.
The Producers Guild Of America (PGA) has announced its theatrical and television nominations in Los Angeles (4).
The Favourite, Roma and Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians are in contention for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures alongside Green Book, BlacKkKlansman, and Bohemian Rhapsody, A Quiet Place, A Star Is Born, and Vice.
The PGA winners will be announced at the Producers Guild Awards ceremony on January 19 in Los Angeles.
Full list of theatrical nominees and select television nominees appears below. All producers listed below title.
The Producers Guild Of America (PGA) has announced its theatrical and television nominations in Los Angeles (4).
The Favourite, Roma and Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians are in contention for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures alongside Green Book, BlacKkKlansman, and Bohemian Rhapsody, A Quiet Place, A Star Is Born, and Vice.
The PGA winners will be announced at the Producers Guild Awards ceremony on January 19 in Los Angeles.
Full list of theatrical nominees and select television nominees appears below. All producers listed below title.
- 1/4/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Now we know what the most popular movies are vying for Oscars this year: The Producers Guild of America’s motion picture and television nominations went mainstream. Winners will be revealed at the 30th Annual Producers Guild Awards, to be held January 19 at the Beverly Hilton.
Many of these films will wind up on the the final list of Oscar nominations to be revealed on January 22; the eventual winners are here as well. That does not mean that “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “A Quiet Place,” or “Crazy Rich Asians” will land Best Picture nominations, but it is a sign of strength and popularity. Oscar voters tend to take degree of difficulty in production into consideration, and may lean into big box office hits this year.
(Left off the PGA list are long-shot Best Picture contenders “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” and “First Man.”)
The 2019 PGA motion picture nominations are...
Many of these films will wind up on the the final list of Oscar nominations to be revealed on January 22; the eventual winners are here as well. That does not mean that “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “A Quiet Place,” or “Crazy Rich Asians” will land Best Picture nominations, but it is a sign of strength and popularity. Oscar voters tend to take degree of difficulty in production into consideration, and may lean into big box office hits this year.
(Left off the PGA list are long-shot Best Picture contenders “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” and “First Man.”)
The 2019 PGA motion picture nominations are...
- 1/4/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Let's hear it for the writers!
The Writer's Guild of America held their annual awards show on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, where Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Donald Glover's breakout series, Atlanta were among those recognized for their achievement of the written word.
Read on below to see the full list of winners.
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Film Winners
Original Screenplay
Moonlight, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; A24
Adapted Screenplay
Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films
Television And New Media Winners
Drama Series
The Americans, Written...
The Writer's Guild of America held their annual awards show on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, where Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Donald Glover's breakout series, Atlanta were among those recognized for their achievement of the written word.
Read on below to see the full list of winners.
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Film Winners
Original Screenplay
Moonlight, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; A24
Adapted Screenplay
Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films
Television And New Media Winners
Drama Series
The Americans, Written...
- 2/20/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The Writers Guild Awards and the Academy writing nominees always don’t line up; many films are ineligible. This year, those included Oscar-writing nominees “Lion” and “The Lobster.”
This year, the WGA and the Academy differed dramatically. While the WGA deemed “Moonlight” and “Loving” as Original Screenplays, the Academy considered both as Adapted; only “Moonlight” landed a nomination.
At the WGA, as at the BAFTAs, Barry Jenkins’ script for “Moonlight” competed for the Original Screenplay Award against both Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” and Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land.” Unlike the BAFTAs, Jenkins emerged the winner over Lonergan, a sign of strength for “Moonlight,” which is nominated for eight Oscars.
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However, in the Oscars’ Original Screenplay contest, lauded playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,...
This year, the WGA and the Academy differed dramatically. While the WGA deemed “Moonlight” and “Loving” as Original Screenplays, the Academy considered both as Adapted; only “Moonlight” landed a nomination.
At the WGA, as at the BAFTAs, Barry Jenkins’ script for “Moonlight” competed for the Original Screenplay Award against both Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” and Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land.” Unlike the BAFTAs, Jenkins emerged the winner over Lonergan, a sign of strength for “Moonlight,” which is nominated for eight Oscars.
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However, in the Oscars’ Original Screenplay contest, lauded playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,...
- 2/20/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The 69th Annual Writers Guild Awards were handed out Sunday night in Los Angeles and New York City, and FX walked away with four of the most coveted trophies.
Donald Glover’s Atlanta was recognized as both TV’s Best Comedy and Best New Series, while The Americans took home the gold for Best Drama and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story won for Best Long-Form Adapted Series.
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NBC’s This Is Us and Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt earned individual episode accolades. Fellow Netflix laugher...
Donald Glover’s Atlanta was recognized as both TV’s Best Comedy and Best New Series, while The Americans took home the gold for Best Drama and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story won for Best Long-Form Adapted Series.
RelatedNAACP Image Awards: This Is Us, black-ish, Queen Sugar Among Winners
NBC’s This Is Us and Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt earned individual episode accolades. Fellow Netflix laugher...
- 2/20/2017
- TVLine.com
Writers of Hell or High Water, La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards.
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East branches of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester By The Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animals produced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command And Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game Of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East branches of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester By The Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animals produced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command And Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game Of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
Writers of Hell or High Water, La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards.
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East brances of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animalsproduced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command and Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East brances of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animalsproduced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command and Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
Ewan McGregor is in final negotiations to star in "The Vow" director Michael Sucsy's road trip drama "Don't Make Me Go" for Bold Films.
The story centers on a single father to a teenage daughter who, upon learning that he has a fatal brain tumor, decides to take her on a road trip to find the mother who abandoned her years before. Along the way he tries to teach her everything she might need over the rest of her life.
Vera Herbert penned the 2012 Black List script while Donald De Line, Michael Litvak and Peter Saraf are producing.
Source: THR...
The story centers on a single father to a teenage daughter who, upon learning that he has a fatal brain tumor, decides to take her on a road trip to find the mother who abandoned her years before. Along the way he tries to teach her everything she might need over the rest of her life.
Vera Herbert penned the 2012 Black List script while Donald De Line, Michael Litvak and Peter Saraf are producing.
Source: THR...
- 4/29/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
A couple of key script deals to announce today.
First up, scribe Katie Dippold has been hired to pen a new comedy film script for director Paul Feig, Chernin Entertainment and 20th Century Fox. The storyline is being kept under wraps, but the project is described as a mother/daughter action comedy.
This follows in the wake of the team's first collaboration on the upcoming R-rated buddy comedy "The Heat" starring Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock. That film opens around the July 4th holiday weekend.
Next, Tom Shepherd ("Hey, Stella!") has made a deal to pen a re-write of the Al Capone biopic "Cicero". Tom Hardy remains attached to play Capone in the film which chronicles his rise to power.
Finally, Big Beach and De Line Pictures have made a deal to pick up Vera Herbert's Black List script "Don’t Make Me Go".
The story follows a single Dad who,...
First up, scribe Katie Dippold has been hired to pen a new comedy film script for director Paul Feig, Chernin Entertainment and 20th Century Fox. The storyline is being kept under wraps, but the project is described as a mother/daughter action comedy.
This follows in the wake of the team's first collaboration on the upcoming R-rated buddy comedy "The Heat" starring Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock. That film opens around the July 4th holiday weekend.
Next, Tom Shepherd ("Hey, Stella!") has made a deal to pen a re-write of the Al Capone biopic "Cicero". Tom Hardy remains attached to play Capone in the film which chronicles his rise to power.
Finally, Big Beach and De Line Pictures have made a deal to pick up Vera Herbert's Black List script "Don’t Make Me Go".
The story follows a single Dad who,...
- 4/4/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Big Beach and Donald De Line’s De Line Pictures have made a deal for Don’t Make Me Go, the script by Vera Herbert that made last year’s Black List. It tells the story of a single Dad who, after learning he has a serious illness, takes his teenage daughter on a road trip to find the mother who abandoned her years before. In the process, he seizes his final opportunity to teach her essential life lessons. De Line will produce with Big Beach’s Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf. Big Beach will finance the film. Leah Holzer of Big Beach and De Line’s Jacob Robinson will oversee development. De Line, Saraf and Turtletaub confirmed the deal. They said in a statement: “It’s rare to find such honest, mature and truly hilarious material, especially from a writer in her early 20′s. Vera brings a wisdom...
- 4/3/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
John Benjamin Hickey (The Big C) is set as a lead in the CW’s pilot Blink. Written by Vera Herbert and exec produced by David Marshall Grant, Blink is a quirky, humorous family drama narrated by the father, Greg (Hickey), who is in a coma-like state following a car accident where he cannot speak or move, but can see and hear all. Hickey is with Paradigm and The Schiff Co.
- 3/1/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Here is the full list of the CW pilots in contention to become series. Network executives will decide in the spring what shows to order to series. What do you think looks good? What looks bad? And what do you think the CW will order to series? Tell us what you think in the comments, and check back regularly for additions and updates we'll post in bold. Dramas Blink (CBS Television Studios, Timberman-Beverly Prods.) Writer: Vera Herbert Producers: David Marshall Grant, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly Logline: Warm, quirky, humorous drama about a family whose lives are forever...
- 2/28/2013
- by TheWrap Staff
- The Wrap
Stephen Louis Grush has landed a lead in ABC’s drama pilot Lucky 7, from ABC Studios and Amblin TV. Written by David Zabel and Jason Richman, Lucky 7 is about seven employees of a service station in Queens whose lives are changed in many unexpected ways when they win a lottery jackpot. Grush will play one of them, Nicky, a reckless but likeable young guy who served time. Grush, repped by Robert Stein Management and Wme, will next be seen in films At Any Price and Shreveport. Johnny Simmons (The Perks Of Being A Wallflower) is set to co-star in the CW’s pilot Blink. Written by Vera Herbert, Blink is a quirky, humorous family drama narrated by the father, Greg, who is in a coma-like state following a car accident where he cannot speak or move, but can see and hear all. Simmons will play Greg’s goofy son Dodge,...
- 2/27/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Onetime House private eye Michael Weston has joined The CW’s whimsical hour-long pilot Blink, TVLine has learned.
Described as a “warm, quirky, humorous drama,” Blink revolves around a family patriarch who lands in a coma-like state after a car accident, but can still see and hear all.
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Weston, whose other credits include Burn Notice, Six Feet Under and Law & Order: Svu, will play Neal, the brother of said patriarch.
The cast also includes Madeline Carroll (Mr. Popper’s Penguins) as Ari, an angsty...
Described as a “warm, quirky, humorous drama,” Blink revolves around a family patriarch who lands in a coma-like state after a car accident, but can still see and hear all.
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Weston, whose other credits include Burn Notice, Six Feet Under and Law & Order: Svu, will play Neal, the brother of said patriarch.
The cast also includes Madeline Carroll (Mr. Popper’s Penguins) as Ari, an angsty...
- 2/22/2013
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Peter Riegert (The Good Wife) has been cast as a lead opposite Tommy Dewey in Dads, Fox‘s six-episode multi-camera comedy series from Ted‘s Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild and Seth MacFarlane. Written by Sulkin and Wild, Dads centers on two successful guys in their 30s, Eli and Warner (Dewey), who have their lives turned upside down when their nightmare dads unexpectedly move in with them. Riegert, repped by Buchwald/Fortitude, will play Eli’s Jewish father, described as a quiet monster of negativity. Having spent his life being impossible to please, David finds that no one can tolerate his company. 20th TV is producing. Michael Weston (House) is set to co-star in Blink, the CW’s drama pilot executive produced by David Marshall Grant (Smash). Written by Vera Herbert, Blink is a quirky, humorous family drama narrated by the father, Greg, who is in a coma-like state following a...
- 2/22/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
As pilot season forges on, both NBC’s Believe and The CW’s Blink have cast lead roles.
Jake McLaughlin, who played Alex’s brother Aaron on Grey’s Anatomy, joins Believe as a young man who is sprung from prison to protect a young girl with special, developing gifts from evil elements looking to co-opt her powers. Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men), J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk (Fringe) are the executive producers.
McLaughlin’s other TV credits include Starz’s Crash and In Plain Sight.
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Meanwhile,...
Jake McLaughlin, who played Alex’s brother Aaron on Grey’s Anatomy, joins Believe as a young man who is sprung from prison to protect a young girl with special, developing gifts from evil elements looking to co-opt her powers. Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men), J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk (Fringe) are the executive producers.
McLaughlin’s other TV credits include Starz’s Crash and In Plain Sight.
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Meanwhile,...
- 2/15/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Meet the CW’s potential new leading lady. Madeline Carroll (Mr. Popper’s Penguins) has landed the lead in Blink, the CW’s drama pilot executive produced by David Marshall Grant (Smash). Written by Vera Herbert, Blink is described as a warm, quirky, humorous drama about a family whose lives are forever changed, for better and worse, when the patriarch has a car accident resulting in a coma-like syndrome where he cannot speak or move, but can see and hear all. His narration and fantasy sequences emanating from his mind provide context and a wry counterpoint to the stories and conflicts of the family and his own situation. Carroll will play the teen daughter, Ari, an old soul brimming with teen angst who is having hard time dealing with her father’s accident and spends most of her time at the hospital with him. Blink is produced by CBS TV Studios and studio-based Timberman-Beverly,...
- 2/15/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Just when we thought TV was about to be taken over by some unsavory types, fantastic news comes down the line from some of our all-time favorite showrunners.
The CW has ordered a pilot for a current adaptation of "The Tomorrow People," a beloved '70s British series about humans with supernatural abilities. Powers like telepathy, telekinesis, teleportation, and other interesting tele-things emerge in teenagers, complicating their lives and relationships. Presented as the next stage of human evolution, the only thing these teenagers can't do is intentionally kill other people.
The new adaptation has quite a pedigree, as it's executive produced by Greg Berlanti ("Arrow," "Political Animals") and Julie Plec ("The Vampire Diaries," "Kyle Xy"). The pilot was written by Phil Klemmer ("Chuck").
In other C-dub news, the network also picked up hour-long family dramedy pilot "Blink." It's about a man who gets into a car accident and enters a...
The CW has ordered a pilot for a current adaptation of "The Tomorrow People," a beloved '70s British series about humans with supernatural abilities. Powers like telepathy, telekinesis, teleportation, and other interesting tele-things emerge in teenagers, complicating their lives and relationships. Presented as the next stage of human evolution, the only thing these teenagers can't do is intentionally kill other people.
The new adaptation has quite a pedigree, as it's executive produced by Greg Berlanti ("Arrow," "Political Animals") and Julie Plec ("The Vampire Diaries," "Kyle Xy"). The pilot was written by Phil Klemmer ("Chuck").
In other C-dub news, the network also picked up hour-long family dramedy pilot "Blink." It's about a man who gets into a car accident and enters a...
- 1/28/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The CW on Monday afternoon made the last of its pilot orders for the season — yet the Wonder Woman origin saga Amazon remains Mia.
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The Tomorrow People, adapted from the 1970s UK series, follows several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, all possessing special powers including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to score above a 3.5 demo rating defeat the forces of evil. Greg Berlanti (Arrow) and Julie Plec...
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The Tomorrow People, adapted from the 1970s UK series, follows several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, all possessing special powers including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to score above a 3.5 demo rating defeat the forces of evil. Greg Berlanti (Arrow) and Julie Plec...
- 1/28/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The CW wants to stage a comeback, of sorts, for the classic UK children’s series The Tomorrow People. Greg Berlanti and Julie Plec will executive produce a drama pilot that’s based on the British series that aired in the ’70s.
It’s the story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the forces of evil. The writer is Phil Klemmer.
The Tomorrow People first ran in Britain between 1973 and 1979. It...
It’s the story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the forces of evil. The writer is Phil Klemmer.
The Tomorrow People first ran in Britain between 1973 and 1979. It...
- 1/28/2013
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
Every year, film executive Franklin Leonard releases his list, called The Black List, of most-liked unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. This year's list was compiled from the suggestions of 290 film executives, each of whom picked up to ten of their favorite scripts. Since the list started in 2004, many screenplays ended up being turned into films. In 2005, two of the top three scripts were "Lars and the Real Girl" which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay Oscar, and "Juno" which actually won the Oscar. See the 2012 Black List below, broken up by how many votes each screenplay received. Some of the projects are already in the works. 65 - Draft Day (Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman) On the day of the NFL Draft, Bills General Manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in Buffalo when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in...
- 12/19/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
There is either a couple of football fans or Jerry Maguire/Moneyball with this year’s most liked unproduced screenplay. Close to 300 hundred film executives provided with the Black List creators a top ten of their favorite screenplays of the year and the consensus first overall pick (with 65 votes) comes from the recently featured in Variety (10 Screenwriters to Watch 2012) tandem of Rajiv Joseph & Scott Rothman and their drama which has nothing to do with enlisting in the armed forces. Draft Day – about the day in the life of a fictitious Buffalo Bills Gm appears to currently be in turnaround — which only means I expect to see this greenlight perhaps a little later than sooner – worth noting: top spot almost guarantees that the film will indeed go into production (2006, 2010 and 2011 are the exceptions.) Among the more alluring logline subjects we find on the list, I’d be keen on reading the...
- 12/18/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Awkward., Season 2, Episode 9: “Homewrecker Hamilton”
Written by Kelly Fullerton and Vera Herbert
Directed by Joe Nussbaum
Airs Thursdays at 10:30 Pm on MTV
Betrayal is an emotion that never elicits a healthy response. Whether its from a friend or a romantic partner, the sense that pertinent information has been withheld, or continues to be withheld, can throw a person for a loop, and make even the most rational person act in a harsh manner. While Awkward. explored how Jake reacted to the news of Jenna and Matty’s consummated relationship last week, this week sees him having to come to terms with what he witnessed following Ally’s wedding, and the weight of multiple betrayals, and the show continues to prove its capabilities by making what could have been a predictable plot path into a continually interesting storyline.
The episode continues the dramatic tone associated with the disintegrating triangle between Jake,...
Written by Kelly Fullerton and Vera Herbert
Directed by Joe Nussbaum
Airs Thursdays at 10:30 Pm on MTV
Betrayal is an emotion that never elicits a healthy response. Whether its from a friend or a romantic partner, the sense that pertinent information has been withheld, or continues to be withheld, can throw a person for a loop, and make even the most rational person act in a harsh manner. While Awkward. explored how Jake reacted to the news of Jenna and Matty’s consummated relationship last week, this week sees him having to come to terms with what he witnessed following Ally’s wedding, and the weight of multiple betrayals, and the show continues to prove its capabilities by making what could have been a predictable plot path into a continually interesting storyline.
The episode continues the dramatic tone associated with the disintegrating triangle between Jake,...
- 8/25/2012
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
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