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Browsing: Paul Feig
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
THE SWEETEST FIG (SALES)
A dentist is given a pair of magic figs as a form of payment by a patient. The fruit, he’s told, has the power to make dreams come true. When his first wish comes true, he makes plans to use the second fig to become the richest man in the land. But when his dog eats the fig, man and dog switch places.
1 - BREAKING NEWS
Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively in Talks to Star in Paul Feig Thriller “A Simple Favor” (Exclusive)
The film presents a scheduling conflict with Late Night, the Mindy Kaling-Emma Thompson comedy at Fox 2000, which is expected to start shooting in the fall.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
TURNED ON (SALES)
An engineer creates an android that takes her place when life gets difficult, but she must deal with the consequences when the robot becomes self actualized.
2 - FILM NEWS
Paul Feig to Produce “Turned On” for Fox
Ghostbusters director Paul Feig has found his next project as he teams up with Charlie Kesslering for a feature comedy revolving around a female engineer. The spec, Turned On, was written by Kesslering who is currently assistant to The Late Late Show host James Corden.
2 - FILM NEWS
Paul Feig in Talks to Direct Mindy Kaling’s Late Night Talk Show Comedy
Ghostbusters helmer Paul Feig is circling the director’s chair for Mindy Kaling’s forthcoming comedy set in the world of late night talk shows. Kaling wrote the script which was recently acquired by Fox 2000 and she will star in the project alongside Emma Thompson.
2 - FILM NEWS
AFF 2016 — 5 Things We Learned About “Ghostbusters” From Paul Feig and Katie Dippold
During a special Ghostbusters panel at the Austin Film Festival, Paul Feig and Katie Dippold shared some bits of information that you may not know about the reboot of the horror comedy classic.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
SONG OF BACK AND NECK (SALES)
Paul Lieberstein’s directorial debut follows the life of the repressed Fred Trolleycar (Lieberstein) on a journey to find a cure for his chronic back pain.
Spec Tracker (DB)
TURNED ON (SPEC)
Logline: An engineer creates an android that takes her place when life gets difficult, but she must deal with the consequences when the robot becomes self actualized.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
UNTITLED LATE NIGHT COMEDY (KALING) (SALES)
Follows a venerated late-night talk show host who’s in danger of losing her long-running show right when she hires her first female writer.
2 - FILM NEWS
Paramount & Paul Feig Team Up For “Supermodel Snowpocalypse”
Paramount Pictures is teaming up with Ghostbusters director Paul Feig to develop the true story of Supermodel Snowpocalypse. The film is an adaptation of an Elle article by Mickey Rapkin.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
SUPERMODEL SNOWPOCALYPSE (SALES)
Follows two sisters, the older’s photographer boyfriend, advertising executives, and a group of models who all traveled to Chile for a lavish fur-themed photoshoot.
4 - INDUSTRY NEWS
GHOSTBUSTERS – Trailer 2 (Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon)
30 years after Ghostbusters took the world by storm, the beloved franchise makes its long-awaited return. Director Paul Feig brings his fresh take to the supernatural comedy, joined by some of the funniest actors working today.
4 - INDUSTRY NEWS
Ghostbusters — Kevin Administrative Professionals Day Featurette (Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Chris Hemsworth)
Continues the hit 1980s franchise with a new team of ghost-fighting heroes.
Media
Ghostbusters – International Trailer (Chris Hemsworth, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones)
Continues the hit 1980s franchise with a new team of ghost-fighting heroes.
1 - BREAKING NEWS
{Exclusive} “Ghostbusters” Director Paul Feig Will Officiate Gay Wedding Comedy “Groom”
The Bridesmaids director is set to helm a new romantic comedy with a contemporary twist.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
GROOM (SALES)
A subversive take on a romantic comedy centered around a gay wedding.
4 - INDUSTRY NEWS
GHOSTBUSTERS – Official Trailer (Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon)
Continues the hit 1980s franchise with a new team of ghost-fighting heroes.
4 - INDUSTRY NEWS
GHOSTBUSTERS – TRAILER ANNOUNCEMENT (Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon)
Thirty years after the original film took the world by storm, Ghostbusters is back and fully rebooted for a new generation.
2 - FILM NEWS
Goldie Hawn Set To Become Amy Schumer’s Mom In New Comedy
Goldie Hawn might be coming back into the spotlight as Amy Schumer’s mother in the yet-to-be-titled comedy from 50/50 director Jonathan Levine.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
A SIMPLE FAVOR (SALES)
Betrayals, reversals, a dead body, and doubts abound in a small town when the best friend of a mommy blogger suddenly disappears with her husband.
2 - FILM NEWS
Paul Feig Tweets Sigourney Weaver’s Involvement In The New “Ghostbusters”
Sigourney Weaver joins just about the entire original cast in the new Ghostbusters reboot. Will Rick Moranis be next to join the cameo list?
2 - FILM NEWS
Amy Schumer’s Mother-Daughter Comedy Nabs “50/50” Director
Jonathan Levine will be directing Amy Schumer in a new mother-daughter comedy from Katie Dippold and Paul Feig.
1 - BREAKING NEWS
{TB EXCLUSIVE} Cecily Strong To Star Opposite Jessica Chastain In Weinstein Comedy “Plus One”
SNL cast member Cecily Strong will star opposite Jessica Chastain in the romantic comedy Plus One, produced by The Weinstein Company and Gloria Sanchez Productions. With Strong on board, producers are ready to move forward, with eyes for a female director.
2 - FILM NEWS
First Glance: Official Photo Of The New Ghostbusters
Paul Feig tweeted a cast photo of the new Ghostbusters.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
UNTITLED ILANA GLAZER/ABBI JACOBSON COMEDY (SALES)
Kept under wraps, but based on a pitch from Broad City creators Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer.
3 - TELEVISION NEWS
{TV TRAILER} OTHER SPACE — SEASON 1 TRAILER (Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, Karan Soni)
In this futuristic workplace comedy, a spaceship on a routine collection mission stumbles into the greatest discovery in history: an alternate universe, far stranger and way more dangerous than ours.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
UNTITLED PLAY-DOH PROJECT (SALES)
Logline: Kept under wraps, in the vein of “The Lego Movie”, based on the children’s clay from Hasbro.