Exclusive: Hollywood management and production company The Gotham Group has launched a new international division and appointed long-time manager and producer Justin Littman as its head.
The appointment see Littman join The Gotham Group partners roster alongside Peter McHugh, Julie Kane-Ritsch, Lindsay Williams, Jeremy Bell, Eric Robinson, Lee Stollman, Rich Green, and Matt Shichtman.
“We’re thrilled to have Justin leading The Gotham’s Group’s surging international client roster,” said The Gotham Group Founder and CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein.
“This initiative underscores our ability and intention to expand the boundaries of our business, to tap into the creative minds of artists around the globe to create entertainment for audiences everywhere,” said Goldsmith-Vein.
Littman said the time was ripe for such a move.
“International voices are driving a huge part of the conversation in film and TV,” he said. “The Gotham Group is excited to launch a dedicated department to focus on these artists,...
The appointment see Littman join The Gotham Group partners roster alongside Peter McHugh, Julie Kane-Ritsch, Lindsay Williams, Jeremy Bell, Eric Robinson, Lee Stollman, Rich Green, and Matt Shichtman.
“We’re thrilled to have Justin leading The Gotham’s Group’s surging international client roster,” said The Gotham Group Founder and CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein.
“This initiative underscores our ability and intention to expand the boundaries of our business, to tap into the creative minds of artists around the globe to create entertainment for audiences everywhere,” said Goldsmith-Vein.
Littman said the time was ripe for such a move.
“International voices are driving a huge part of the conversation in film and TV,” he said. “The Gotham Group is excited to launch a dedicated department to focus on these artists,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: David Kushner’s bestselling book Levittown: Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America’s Legendary Suburb is in the works for the small screen. Independent studio wiip has optioned the rights to the book and partnered with The Gotham Group to develop as a limited series. BAFTA-winning screenwriter and director Amma Asante is attached to pen the series adaptation and direct the pilot. Emmy winner Thomas Schlamme is on board to produce.
Per the description: The book chronicles the true account of the explosive events that transpired when the first African American family moved into the iconic whites-only suburb of Levittown, Pa. While the harrowing conflict that unfolded would transform an entire nation, at its heart, Levittown is really the story about three families: The Levitts, second generation immigrants turned real estate titans with an empire fueled by scrappy ingenuity and sibling rivalries; the Wechslers,...
Per the description: The book chronicles the true account of the explosive events that transpired when the first African American family moved into the iconic whites-only suburb of Levittown, Pa. While the harrowing conflict that unfolded would transform an entire nation, at its heart, Levittown is really the story about three families: The Levitts, second generation immigrants turned real estate titans with an empire fueled by scrappy ingenuity and sibling rivalries; the Wechslers,...
- 5/27/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Journalist and best-selling author David Kushner has signed a first-look television deal with Hulu. Under the pact, the streaming platform will have access to Kushner’s complete back catalogue of articles and books, along with all forthcoming pieces of IP. Kushner will be an executive producer on all projects that fall under the deal, along with The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson, Jeremy Bell and DJ Goldberg.
Kushner’s articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, GQ, Wired and Esquire, among others. A24 is currently in production on Zola, a stripper saga based on Kushner’s Rolling Stone article. In addition, Fox has given a put pilot commitment to Forrest’s Treasure, inspired by Kushner’s upcoming book on the treasure of Forrest Fenn, with The Chi executive producer Elwood Reid, McG, the Gotham Group and 20th Century Fox TV.
Kushner’s books also include Masters of...
Kushner’s articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, GQ, Wired and Esquire, among others. A24 is currently in production on Zola, a stripper saga based on Kushner’s Rolling Stone article. In addition, Fox has given a put pilot commitment to Forrest’s Treasure, inspired by Kushner’s upcoming book on the treasure of Forrest Fenn, with The Chi executive producer Elwood Reid, McG, the Gotham Group and 20th Century Fox TV.
Kushner’s books also include Masters of...
- 12/13/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Glass Castle and The Shack screenwriter Andrew Lanham is adapting David Arnold’s novel The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik for Paramount Players.
The studio acquired the Viking Books novel back in February which centers on a 16-year-old boy who gets hypnotized and starts seeing changes in the world around him– except for his Strange Fascinations. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Eric Robinson of The Gotham Group are set to produce. The rights to the novel were negotiated by ICM on behalf of Daniel Lazar at Writers House.
Lanham is repped by UTA and Lighthouse Management & Media. Arnold is repped by ICM partners and Writers House. Arnold is the New York Times bestselling author of Mosquitoland and Kids of Appetite. The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik was his fourth novel and it hit shelves back in May.
Paramount Players...
The studio acquired the Viking Books novel back in February which centers on a 16-year-old boy who gets hypnotized and starts seeing changes in the world around him– except for his Strange Fascinations. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Eric Robinson of The Gotham Group are set to produce. The rights to the novel were negotiated by ICM on behalf of Daniel Lazar at Writers House.
Lanham is repped by UTA and Lighthouse Management & Media. Arnold is repped by ICM partners and Writers House. Arnold is the New York Times bestselling author of Mosquitoland and Kids of Appetite. The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik was his fourth novel and it hit shelves back in May.
Paramount Players...
- 12/10/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Active Measures documentarian Jack Bryan is under new management. The Gotham Group has signed the filmmaker behind the pic that chronicles Vladimir Putin’s attack on the 2016 American election and the Donald Trump campaign’s collaboration.
The film, which bowed day-and-date on August 31 via Super Ltd, is about what allegedly was the most successful espionage operation in Russian history. Bryan claims to expose a 30-year history of covert political warfare devised by the ex-Kgb chief to disrupt and ultimately control world events. Featuring exclusive interviews with Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Michael McFaul and others, Active Measures follows a trail of money, real estate, mob connections and on-the-record confessions to expose an insidious plot that leads directly back to the White House.
Bryan’s first documentary feature was 2009’s Life After Dark, which features Anthony Bourdain, Michael Imperioli, and chronicles the life and death of Siberia Bar, New York’s most notorious dive bar.
The film, which bowed day-and-date on August 31 via Super Ltd, is about what allegedly was the most successful espionage operation in Russian history. Bryan claims to expose a 30-year history of covert political warfare devised by the ex-Kgb chief to disrupt and ultimately control world events. Featuring exclusive interviews with Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Michael McFaul and others, Active Measures follows a trail of money, real estate, mob connections and on-the-record confessions to expose an insidious plot that leads directly back to the White House.
Bryan’s first documentary feature was 2009’s Life After Dark, which features Anthony Bourdain, Michael Imperioli, and chronicles the life and death of Siberia Bar, New York’s most notorious dive bar.
- 9/10/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Steve Coogan, Neve Campbell and Taylor Russell will star in Frank Coraci’s indie film Hot Air.
The project, which will start shooting in New York on July 24, follows a conservative talk radio host who finds his world turned upside down when his 16-year-old niece comes crashing into his life. What follows is a relationship that will change both their lives.
Aimee Keen, Coraci and Susan Leber are producing the project. Robert Halmi, Jim Reeve, Coogan, Will Reichel, Eric Robinson and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein will serve as executive producers on the film. Great Point Media is fully financing the film,...
The project, which will start shooting in New York on July 24, follows a conservative talk radio host who finds his world turned upside down when his 16-year-old niece comes crashing into his life. What follows is a relationship that will change both their lives.
Aimee Keen, Coraci and Susan Leber are producing the project. Robert Halmi, Jim Reeve, Coogan, Will Reichel, Eric Robinson and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein will serve as executive producers on the film. Great Point Media is fully financing the film,...
- 7/19/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two Canadian men just discovered that they were switched at birth. Leon Swanson and David Tait Jr., both 41, wept at a press conference on Friday after it was announced that they were raised by different biological mothers, according to CBC News. "What happened here is lives were stolen," Eric Robinson, a former New Democratic Party member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for Keewatinook told the media. "You can't describe it as anything less than that." Swanson and Tait were born three days apart at Norway House Indian Hospital in 1975. At the time, the hospital was run by the federal government.
- 8/27/2016
- PEOPLE.com
Two Canadian men just discovered that they were switched at birth. Leon Swanson and David Tait Jr., both 41, wept at a press conference on Friday after it was announced that they were raised by different biological mothers, according to CBC News. "What happened here is lives were stolen," Eric Robinson, a former New Democratic Party member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for Keewatinook told the media. "You can't describe it as anything less than that." Swanson and Tait were born three days apart at Norway House Indian Hospital in 1975. At the time, the hospital was run by the federal government.
- 8/27/2016
- PEOPLE.com
Julia Roberts won an Oscar for playing heroic legal clerk Erin Brockovich in the 2001 movie named for her. Now she could be eyeing another awards-caliber gig in Train Man, which will have the actress again playing a real-life legal figure. According to Variety, this time she'll be portraying Sally Butler, the defense attorney for Darius McCollum, an infamous New York City subway and bus thief. Butler also considers herself a friend of her client. The McCollum part has yet to be cast, and the movie also currently lacks a director. But the script is by Simon Stephenson, who wrote episodes of the UK series Eleventh Hour, and Roberts might be a producer alongside project shepherd Eric Robinson (Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil) and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (The Maze...
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- 3/15/2016
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
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