After teaming on forthcoming Uni monster thriller Abigail, both of the newest films in the Scream franchise, and Searchlight horror comedy Ready or Not, Project X and Radio Silence have entered into a new joint venture with MRC for the production and financing of modestly budgeted genre features.
Under the pact, the companies will pool their resources, expertise, and creativity, with an eye toward producing 2-3 new films per year. Levering both original scripts and untapped IP, the collaboration will allow the companies to move toward generating inventive and engaging horror and thriller projects, from both up-and-coming and established writers and directors. They’re currently sourcing and developing projects to kickstart the initiative and will be announcing their initial slate soon.
“Our partnership with Radio Silence, combined with MRC’s stellar track-record, innovative deal-making and creative and production support, will enable us to explore new horizons in...
Under the pact, the companies will pool their resources, expertise, and creativity, with an eye toward producing 2-3 new films per year. Levering both original scripts and untapped IP, the collaboration will allow the companies to move toward generating inventive and engaging horror and thriller projects, from both up-and-coming and established writers and directors. They’re currently sourcing and developing projects to kickstart the initiative and will be announcing their initial slate soon.
“Our partnership with Radio Silence, combined with MRC’s stellar track-record, innovative deal-making and creative and production support, will enable us to explore new horizons in...
- 1/17/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“National Treasure: Edge of History” has been canceled at Disney+ after one season, Variety has confirmed.
Based on the “National Treasure” film franchise, Disney’s TV adaptation followed treasure hunter Jess Venezuela. After a stranger gives her a tip about a centuries-old treasure possibly connected to her father, she and her friends set out on the hunt. Lisette Olivera, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Zuri Reed, Antonio Cipriano, Jordan Rodrigues, Jake Austin Walker, and Lyndon Smith were among the cast.
In the season one finale, which aired in February, co-creators Marianne and Cormac Wibberley (who also wrote the first two films) closed the first installment unveiling a “National Treasure” twist. FBI Agent Hendricks (Armando Riesco) — who appeared in both “National Treasure” films and recurred on the series — revealed himself to be the Cras Est Nostrum’s Salazar, a generational title for wizard behind the curtain and had been secretly sabotaging Billie’s (Zeta-Jones) Treasure Destoyer hunts.
Based on the “National Treasure” film franchise, Disney’s TV adaptation followed treasure hunter Jess Venezuela. After a stranger gives her a tip about a centuries-old treasure possibly connected to her father, she and her friends set out on the hunt. Lisette Olivera, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Zuri Reed, Antonio Cipriano, Jordan Rodrigues, Jake Austin Walker, and Lyndon Smith were among the cast.
In the season one finale, which aired in February, co-creators Marianne and Cormac Wibberley (who also wrote the first two films) closed the first installment unveiling a “National Treasure” twist. FBI Agent Hendricks (Armando Riesco) — who appeared in both “National Treasure” films and recurred on the series — revealed himself to be the Cras Est Nostrum’s Salazar, a generational title for wizard behind the curtain and had been secretly sabotaging Billie’s (Zeta-Jones) Treasure Destoyer hunts.
- 4/21/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Disney+ has canceled the John Stamos-led original series “Big Shot” and sequel series “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” after two seasons at the streamer.
From co-creator David E. Kelley, the dramedy “Big Shot” starred Stamos as men’s basketball coach Marvyn Korn, who found himself ousted from the NCAA and picking up a new job coaching a girls team at a private high school. The cast also featured Jessalyn Gilsig, Yvette Nicole Brown, Richard Robichaux, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Nell Verlaque, Tiana Le, Monique Green, Tisha Custodio and Cricket Wampler.
Kelley served as executive producer alongside co-creators Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett, along with Bill D’Elia. The show premiered in April 2021 and returned for a second season in October 2022.
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From co-creator David E. Kelley, the dramedy “Big Shot” starred Stamos as men’s basketball coach Marvyn Korn, who found himself ousted from the NCAA and picking up a new job coaching a girls team at a private high school. The cast also featured Jessalyn Gilsig, Yvette Nicole Brown, Richard Robichaux, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Nell Verlaque, Tiana Le, Monique Green, Tisha Custodio and Cricket Wampler.
Kelley served as executive producer alongside co-creators Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett, along with Bill D’Elia. The show premiered in April 2021 and returned for a second season in October 2022.
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- 2/18/2023
- by Jose Alejandro Bastidas
- The Wrap
Disney+ has canceled the John Stamos-led sports comedy-drama Big Shot, as well as The Mighty Ducks: Changers, both after two seasons, Deadline has confirmed.
Created by David E. Kelley, Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett, with Lorey serving as showrunner, Big Shot centered on Marvyn Korn (Stamos). After he is ousted from his position as head coach for an NCAA basketball team, he is given a chance at redemption with a coaching position at Westbrook, an elite private high school for girls, and soon learns that the teenage players require empathy and vulnerability – foreign concepts for the stoic Coach Korn.
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Created by David E. Kelley, Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett, with Lorey serving as showrunner, Big Shot centered on Marvyn Korn (Stamos). After he is ousted from his position as head coach for an NCAA basketball team, he is given a chance at redemption with a coaching position at Westbrook, an elite private high school for girls, and soon learns that the teenage players require empathy and vulnerability – foreign concepts for the stoic Coach Korn.
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- 2/17/2023
- by Denise Petski and Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney+ has canceled two series: “Big Shot” and “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.”
From David E. Kelley, comedy-drama series “Big Shot” starred John Stamos as Marvyn Korn, a men’s basketball coach whose temperamental nature has him ousted from the NCAA and ends up coaching girls at an elite private high school. The cast also included Yvette Nicole Brown, Jessalyn Gilsig, Richard Robichaux, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Nell Verlaque, Tiana Le, Monique Green, Tisha Custodio and Cricket Wampler.
Kelley co-created “Big Shot” with Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett, and all three served as executive producers along with Bill D’Elia. The series premiered in April 2021, followed by the debut of Season 2 in October of 2022.
“The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” served as a follow-up to Steve Brill’s 1992 film “The Mighty Ducks.” The series was set in present day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks had evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive youth hockey team.
From David E. Kelley, comedy-drama series “Big Shot” starred John Stamos as Marvyn Korn, a men’s basketball coach whose temperamental nature has him ousted from the NCAA and ends up coaching girls at an elite private high school. The cast also included Yvette Nicole Brown, Jessalyn Gilsig, Richard Robichaux, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Nell Verlaque, Tiana Le, Monique Green, Tisha Custodio and Cricket Wampler.
Kelley co-created “Big Shot” with Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett, and all three served as executive producers along with Bill D’Elia. The series premiered in April 2021, followed by the debut of Season 2 in October of 2022.
“The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” served as a follow-up to Steve Brill’s 1992 film “The Mighty Ducks.” The series was set in present day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks had evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive youth hockey team.
- 2/17/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
The Mighty Ducks are stepping back onto the ice — this time under the watchful eye of Josh Duhamel’s Colin Cole, a former NHL player and intensive summer camp coach.
“The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” Season 2 trailer sees the ragtag bunch, led by coach Alex Morrow (Lauren Graham), head to a California-based summer hockey camp.
The Disney Branded Television series, produced by ABC Signature, picks up after the Mighty Ducks team name was restored in Season 1. Led by their ever-encouraging coach Alex, the team takes to the road to attend a boot-camp-like institute run by the charismatic yet hardcore Colin.
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But just as the new environment offers a place for the kids to excel at hockey without school to get in the way, the Ducks must triumph amid super-competitive stakes. In the meantime, Alex and Colin engage in...
“The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” Season 2 trailer sees the ragtag bunch, led by coach Alex Morrow (Lauren Graham), head to a California-based summer hockey camp.
The Disney Branded Television series, produced by ABC Signature, picks up after the Mighty Ducks team name was restored in Season 1. Led by their ever-encouraging coach Alex, the team takes to the road to attend a boot-camp-like institute run by the charismatic yet hardcore Colin.
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But just as the new environment offers a place for the kids to excel at hockey without school to get in the way, the Ducks must triumph amid super-competitive stakes. In the meantime, Alex and Colin engage in...
- 8/31/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Disney+ has set a fall premiere date for Season 2 of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. Lauren Graham and the “squad with heart” will return to the streamer on Wednesday, September 28. The date was announced today during the Disney+ presentation at the TCA summer press tour.
In Season 2, after winning back the Mighty Ducks team name last year, the squad-with-heart and their coach Alex Morrow (Graham) take to the road to attend an intense summer hockey institute in California run by charming yet hardcore former NHL player, Colin Cole (Josh Duhamel). It’s a place for kids to get excellent at hockey — without school to get in the way. As our Ducks try to survive in this super-competitive environment, they’re faced with the question: Can you win summer?
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In addition to Graham and Duhamel, the series also stars Brady Noon, Maxwell Simkins,...
In Season 2, after winning back the Mighty Ducks team name last year, the squad-with-heart and their coach Alex Morrow (Graham) take to the road to attend an intense summer hockey institute in California run by charming yet hardcore former NHL player, Colin Cole (Josh Duhamel). It’s a place for kids to get excellent at hockey — without school to get in the way. As our Ducks try to survive in this super-competitive environment, they’re faced with the question: Can you win summer?
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In addition to Graham and Duhamel, the series also stars Brady Noon, Maxwell Simkins,...
- 8/3/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: All the Way Home: Building a Family in a Falling-Down House, David Giffels’ best-selling memoir, is being adapted into a half-hour series.
Giffels, who wrote on MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head, and Lee Kirk, who directed feature film Ordinary World, will create the series, known as Wreckless, with Steve Basilone, a co-exec producer on ABC’s The Goldbergs, set to serve as showrunner.
It will be produced by Process Media and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
All the Way Home, which was published in 2009, follows David and Gina.
With their grand move to New York City imploding upon arrival and the discovery of an unexpected pregnancy, the pair find themselves retreating back to their Rust Belt hometown. David yearns to write the Great Midwestern Novel; Gina dreams of escaping her working-class upbringing. Instead, they’re scrambling to find a house to start their family. But Akron offers nothing to match their grandiose imaginations,...
Giffels, who wrote on MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head, and Lee Kirk, who directed feature film Ordinary World, will create the series, known as Wreckless, with Steve Basilone, a co-exec producer on ABC’s The Goldbergs, set to serve as showrunner.
It will be produced by Process Media and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
All the Way Home, which was published in 2009, follows David and Gina.
With their grand move to New York City imploding upon arrival and the discovery of an unexpected pregnancy, the pair find themselves retreating back to their Rust Belt hometown. David yearns to write the Great Midwestern Novel; Gina dreams of escaping her working-class upbringing. Instead, they’re scrambling to find a house to start their family. But Akron offers nothing to match their grandiose imaginations,...
- 7/26/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Naveen Paddock (New Amsterdam) is set as a series regular opposite Josh Duhamel and Lauren Graham for the upcoming second season of Disney+’s The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. Additionally, Margot Anderson-Song (Defending Jacob), Noah Baird (A Christmas Story Live), Stephnie Weir (A Million Little Things), Connor DeWolfe, Timm Sharp (Enlightened) and Tiffany Denise Hobbs (Claws) have been cast in heavily recurring roles on the Disney Branded Television series produced by ABC Signature.
In Season 2, after winning back the Mighty Ducks team name last year, the squad-with-heart and their coach Alex Morrow (Graham) take to the road to attend an intense summer hockey institute in California run by charming yet hardcore former NHL player, Colin Cole (Duhamel). It’s a place for kids to get excellent at hockey — without school to get in the way. As our Ducks try to survive in this super-competitive environment, they’re faced with...
In Season 2, after winning back the Mighty Ducks team name last year, the squad-with-heart and their coach Alex Morrow (Graham) take to the road to attend an intense summer hockey institute in California run by charming yet hardcore former NHL player, Colin Cole (Duhamel). It’s a place for kids to get excellent at hockey — without school to get in the way. As our Ducks try to survive in this super-competitive environment, they’re faced with...
- 3/25/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney+ has set Josh Duhamel as the new lead for the net season of ‘Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.’
Instead of taking over the role of the departing Emilio Estevez, Duhamel will take on the new character of a former NHL player turned coach, Gavin Cole. Cole is described as inspirational, charming and hardcore as he is big on the hockey metaphor that applies to life. He runs the super-intense summer hockey institute were the Mighty Ducks land for season two.
Estevez departed the show after a contract dispute rumours quickly emerged that he failed to comply with the mandatory Covid vaccine proof but swiftly went on to state it was down to creative differences.
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Instead of taking over the role of the departing Emilio Estevez, Duhamel will take on the new character of a former NHL player turned coach, Gavin Cole. Cole is described as inspirational, charming and hardcore as he is big on the hockey metaphor that applies to life. He runs the super-intense summer hockey institute were the Mighty Ducks land for season two.
Estevez departed the show after a contract dispute rumours quickly emerged that he failed to comply with the mandatory Covid vaccine proof but swiftly went on to state it was down to creative differences.
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Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith return as showrunners for season two and co-created the series alongside the film’s Steven Brill. James Griffiths and Michael Spiller exec produce,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers has found a new co-lead for Season 2!
Deadline is reporting that Josh Duhamel is joining the cast of the Disney+ series.
The outlet reports that Duhamel's Gavin Cole is a former NHL player-turned-coach.
"Inspirational, charming, hardcore — he’s big on the hockey metaphor that applies to life," the character breakdown reads.
"He runs the super-intense summer hockey institute where The Mighty Ducks land for Season 2."
Emilio Estevez, who reprised his role from the movies, officially exited Game Changers in November after reports of a contract dispute with ABC Signature.
The studio asked all actors and people working in Zone A on the spin-off to be vaccinated for Covid-19.
Estevez and his reps did not guarantee that he would comply, and the studio ultimately decided against picking up his contract.
The star shared in a statement to Deadline that he is "not anti-vaxx" and has taken "this pandemic very seriously,...
Deadline is reporting that Josh Duhamel is joining the cast of the Disney+ series.
The outlet reports that Duhamel's Gavin Cole is a former NHL player-turned-coach.
"Inspirational, charming, hardcore — he’s big on the hockey metaphor that applies to life," the character breakdown reads.
"He runs the super-intense summer hockey institute where The Mighty Ducks land for Season 2."
Emilio Estevez, who reprised his role from the movies, officially exited Game Changers in November after reports of a contract dispute with ABC Signature.
The studio asked all actors and people working in Zone A on the spin-off to be vaccinated for Covid-19.
Estevez and his reps did not guarantee that he would comply, and the studio ultimately decided against picking up his contract.
The star shared in a statement to Deadline that he is "not anti-vaxx" and has taken "this pandemic very seriously,...
- 1/24/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Josh Duhamel has joined Season 2 of the Disney Plus series “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.”
Duhamel joins the show as a new character named Gavin Cole, a former NHL player turned coach. Described as inspirational, charming, and hardcore, he’s big on the hockey metaphor that applies to life. He runs the super-intense summer hockey institute where The Mighty Ducks land in Season 2.
Duhamel was recently seen in the Netflix series “Jupiter’s Legacy” and lent his voice to the anime series “Blade Runner: Black Lotus.” He will next be seen in the NBC limited series “The Thing About Pam,” which will debut on March 8. He will also appear in the upcoming Lionsgate film “Shotgun Wedding” in June 2022. His other TV roles include “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.,” “11.22.63,” “Las Vegas,” and “All My Children.”
Duhamel is repped by ICM, John Carrabino Management, Hansen Jacobson, and Viewpoint.
Duhamel joins the show as a new character named Gavin Cole, a former NHL player turned coach. Described as inspirational, charming, and hardcore, he’s big on the hockey metaphor that applies to life. He runs the super-intense summer hockey institute where The Mighty Ducks land in Season 2.
Duhamel was recently seen in the Netflix series “Jupiter’s Legacy” and lent his voice to the anime series “Blade Runner: Black Lotus.” He will next be seen in the NBC limited series “The Thing About Pam,” which will debut on March 8. He will also appear in the upcoming Lionsgate film “Shotgun Wedding” in June 2022. His other TV roles include “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.,” “11.22.63,” “Las Vegas,” and “All My Children.”
Duhamel is repped by ICM, John Carrabino Management, Hansen Jacobson, and Viewpoint.
- 1/24/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
A new coach will hit the ice when The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers returns for Season 2.
Disney+ announced Monday that Josh Duhamel has joined the cast as Gavin Cole, a former NHL player-turned-coach who runs the super-intense summer hockey institute where the series is set this season. Described as inspirational, charming and hardcore, Cole is “big on the hockey metaphor that applies to life.”
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Disney+ announced Monday that Josh Duhamel has joined the cast as Gavin Cole, a former NHL player-turned-coach who runs the super-intense summer hockey institute where the series is set this season. Described as inspirational, charming and hardcore, Cole is “big on the hockey metaphor that applies to life.”
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- 1/24/2022
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Josh Duhamel has been tapped to star opposite Lauren Graham in the second season of Disney+’s The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.
Duhamel will play new character NHL player-turned-coach Gavin Cole in the hockey-themed sequel series. Inspirational, charming and hardcore, Gavin is big on the hockey metaphor that applies to life. He runs the super-intense summer hockey institute where The Mighty Ducks land for Season 2.
Duhamel’s casting follows the exit in November of star Emilio Estevez, who told Deadline he was departing the show due to a contract dispute and creative differences after a bout with long-haul Covid. The script was adjusted to continue the show without his character, Gordon Bombay.
The Disney Branded Television series is produced by ABC Signature, and executive produced by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith who are returning as showrunners on the second season. Additional EPs include Steve Brill, Graham, George Heller, Brad Petrigala,...
Duhamel will play new character NHL player-turned-coach Gavin Cole in the hockey-themed sequel series. Inspirational, charming and hardcore, Gavin is big on the hockey metaphor that applies to life. He runs the super-intense summer hockey institute where The Mighty Ducks land for Season 2.
Duhamel’s casting follows the exit in November of star Emilio Estevez, who told Deadline he was departing the show due to a contract dispute and creative differences after a bout with long-haul Covid. The script was adjusted to continue the show without his character, Gordon Bombay.
The Disney Branded Television series is produced by ABC Signature, and executive produced by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith who are returning as showrunners on the second season. Additional EPs include Steve Brill, Graham, George Heller, Brad Petrigala,...
- 1/24/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers will be back for another go. Disney+ has picked up a second season of the hockey-themed follow-up series starring Lauren Graham, Brady Noon and Emilio Estevez, who reprises his role from the 1992 movie and its 1994 and 1996 sequels. Production on Season 2 is slated to begin in early 2022.
The series is set in present-day Minnesota, and the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom (Graham) set out to build their own team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of youth sports today. With the help of Gordon Bombay (Estevez), they rediscover the joys of playing just for love of the game.
Cast also includes Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham and DJ Watts.
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers...
The series is set in present-day Minnesota, and the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom (Graham) set out to build their own team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of youth sports today. With the help of Gordon Bombay (Estevez), they rediscover the joys of playing just for love of the game.
Cast also includes Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham and DJ Watts.
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers...
- 8/2/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” has been renewed for Season 2 at Disney Plus.
Set in present day Minnesota, the series takes place after the events of the original films. The Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Brady Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom, Alex (Lauren Graham), set out to build their own team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of youth sports today. With the help of Gordon Bombay, (Emilio Estevez) they rediscover the joys of playing just for love of the game.
The series also stars Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Julee Cerda, Luke Islam, Bella Higginbotham, Taegen Burns, Kiefer O’Reilly, and De’Jon Watts. The first season of “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” debuted on Disney Plus back in March. It consisted of 10 episodes. Production on Season 2 is slated to begin in early 2022.
Steve Brill,...
Set in present day Minnesota, the series takes place after the events of the original films. The Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Brady Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom, Alex (Lauren Graham), set out to build their own team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of youth sports today. With the help of Gordon Bombay, (Emilio Estevez) they rediscover the joys of playing just for love of the game.
The series also stars Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Julee Cerda, Luke Islam, Bella Higginbotham, Taegen Burns, Kiefer O’Reilly, and De’Jon Watts. The first season of “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” debuted on Disney Plus back in March. It consisted of 10 episodes. Production on Season 2 is slated to begin in early 2022.
Steve Brill,...
- 8/2/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Disney+ has renewed “Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” for a second season.
Steve Brill, the original creator, writer and executive producer of all three “Mighty Ducks” films from the ’90s, is co-creator and executive producer on the new series alongside showrunners Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa George Heller and Brad Petrigala of Brillstein Entertainment Partners are also executive producers on the new season.
Production on Season 2 is scheduled to begin early next year.
The series stars Brady Noon, Lauren Graham and Emilio Estevez, reprising his role as Gordon Bombay from the film series. Additional cast includes Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham and DJ Watts. Numerous actors from the film series made cameo appearances as well: Fulton Reed (Elden Henson), Adam Banks (Vinny La Russo), Kenny Wu (Justin Wong), Averman (Matt Doherty), Connie (Marguerite Moreau) and Guy (Garret Henson).
Set in present day Minnesota, the...
Steve Brill, the original creator, writer and executive producer of all three “Mighty Ducks” films from the ’90s, is co-creator and executive producer on the new series alongside showrunners Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa George Heller and Brad Petrigala of Brillstein Entertainment Partners are also executive producers on the new season.
Production on Season 2 is scheduled to begin early next year.
The series stars Brady Noon, Lauren Graham and Emilio Estevez, reprising his role as Gordon Bombay from the film series. Additional cast includes Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham and DJ Watts. Numerous actors from the film series made cameo appearances as well: Fulton Reed (Elden Henson), Adam Banks (Vinny La Russo), Kenny Wu (Justin Wong), Averman (Matt Doherty), Connie (Marguerite Moreau) and Guy (Garret Henson).
Set in present day Minnesota, the...
- 8/2/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
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The Ducks are back on ice. “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers,” the 10-episode series centering around a new crop of youth hockey players, premiered on Disney+ on Friday, March 26. The latest installment of the franchise is set in present day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from the scrappy underdogs of yesteryear to a powerhouse youth hockey team.
Emilio Estevez returns as Gordon Bombay in the new series, which focuses on 12-year-old Evan Marrow (Brandy Noon), a young hockey player who fails to make the Ducks team but turns his loss into a new opportunity. After a little encouragement from his mom Alex (Lauren Graham), along with Bombay’s help, they shun the cutthroat,...
The Ducks are back on ice. “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers,” the 10-episode series centering around a new crop of youth hockey players, premiered on Disney+ on Friday, March 26. The latest installment of the franchise is set in present day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from the scrappy underdogs of yesteryear to a powerhouse youth hockey team.
Emilio Estevez returns as Gordon Bombay in the new series, which focuses on 12-year-old Evan Marrow (Brandy Noon), a young hockey player who fails to make the Ducks team but turns his loss into a new opportunity. After a little encouragement from his mom Alex (Lauren Graham), along with Bombay’s help, they shun the cutthroat,...
- 3/26/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
It’s all go at the house of mouse this week what with the launch of the new entertainment brand Star on the 23rd and now Disney+ announcing a spate of Disney+ Original Series.
At the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, Disney+ panelled some of its upcoming series, including the Disney+ Original Series “Big Shot,” “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers,” and presented a Q&a with Kevin Feige, Producer, President of Marvel Studios and Chief Creative Officer, Marvel, in support of “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.”
The streaming service also unveiled Spring and Summer premiere dates for additional new scripted series including “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” Marvel Studios’ “Loki,” “Mysterious Benedict Society,” “Monsters At Work,” “Chip ‘N’ Dale: Park Life” and “Turner & Hooch.” The fan-favourite Disney+ Original series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” returns for its second season and Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zenimation,...
At the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, Disney+ panelled some of its upcoming series, including the Disney+ Original Series “Big Shot,” “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers,” and presented a Q&a with Kevin Feige, Producer, President of Marvel Studios and Chief Creative Officer, Marvel, in support of “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.”
The streaming service also unveiled Spring and Summer premiere dates for additional new scripted series including “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” Marvel Studios’ “Loki,” “Mysterious Benedict Society,” “Monsters At Work,” “Chip ‘N’ Dale: Park Life” and “Turner & Hooch.” The fan-favourite Disney+ Original series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” returns for its second season and Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zenimation,...
- 2/25/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
After Emilio Estevez wrapped up his time as Gordon Bombay in 1996 for D3: The Mighty Ducks, he shifted his focus from acting to directing. More than twenty years after the final Ducks movie, The Public and Culture Clash in AmericCCa director now says the Disney+ reboot series is his chance to get back into on-screen spotlight.
“It’s interesting to come back now using The Mighty Ducks as a re-entry vehicle,” the actor-director said during Disney+’s TCA panel on Wednesday.
He said that he told series executive producer Steve Brill he would only join the show “if we can capture the films fo the franchise, if we can create a cinematic experience and not just try to cash in on the nostalgia aspect of it.” After working in all 10 episodes of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Estevez said he and the rest of the team did just that.
Co-created by Brill,...
“It’s interesting to come back now using The Mighty Ducks as a re-entry vehicle,” the actor-director said during Disney+’s TCA panel on Wednesday.
He said that he told series executive producer Steve Brill he would only join the show “if we can capture the films fo the franchise, if we can create a cinematic experience and not just try to cash in on the nostalgia aspect of it.” After working in all 10 episodes of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Estevez said he and the rest of the team did just that.
Co-created by Brill,...
- 2/24/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
It's time to revisit one of the most beloved movie franchises.
Disney+ gave fans a first look at its new original series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers on Thursday, with a thrilling teaser trailer that gave us a taste of what to expect on the TV iteration, premiering Friday, March 26.
Nearly 30 years after first taking flight, The Mighty Ducks returns in a brand new chapter starring Lauren Graham and Emilio Estevez in the iconic role he originated as legendary Coach Gordon Bombay.
In the 10-episode season set in present-day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team.
After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Brady Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom, Alex (Lauren Graham), set out to build their own team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of youth sports today.
With the help of Gordon Bombay, they...
Disney+ gave fans a first look at its new original series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers on Thursday, with a thrilling teaser trailer that gave us a taste of what to expect on the TV iteration, premiering Friday, March 26.
Nearly 30 years after first taking flight, The Mighty Ducks returns in a brand new chapter starring Lauren Graham and Emilio Estevez in the iconic role he originated as legendary Coach Gordon Bombay.
In the 10-episode season set in present-day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team.
After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Brady Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom, Alex (Lauren Graham), set out to build their own team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of youth sports today.
With the help of Gordon Bombay, they...
- 1/28/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” will premiere on March 26 on Disney Plus, but don’t start quacking just yet.
In this 10-episode new series, the beloved Mighty Ducks team from the 1990s film franchise have evolved beyond scrappy underdog status to become an ultra-competitive powerhouse team — a team that cuts 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Brady Noon), leading to the creation of a new team for which to root.
“I want you to think about all of the other kids who have been told that they’re too small or too slow, they just want to get out there and play. Let’s start our own team. All we need is an ice rink,” Lauren Graham, who plays Evan’s mom Alex, says in a teaser for the show, which you can watch above.
With a little help from Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) and his Ice Palace, Evan and Alex set out...
In this 10-episode new series, the beloved Mighty Ducks team from the 1990s film franchise have evolved beyond scrappy underdog status to become an ultra-competitive powerhouse team — a team that cuts 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Brady Noon), leading to the creation of a new team for which to root.
“I want you to think about all of the other kids who have been told that they’re too small or too slow, they just want to get out there and play. Let’s start our own team. All we need is an ice rink,” Lauren Graham, who plays Evan’s mom Alex, says in a teaser for the show, which you can watch above.
With a little help from Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) and his Ice Palace, Evan and Alex set out...
- 1/28/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Everyone loves an underduck, and now that ragtag franchise from the 1990s is back for a new generation. Disney+ said today that its hockey-themed follow-up series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers will premiere March 26 on the streamer. Check out a teaser trailer above.
The 10-episode original from ABC Signature stars Lauren Graham, young Brady Noon and Emilio Estevez — reprising his role as Coach Gordon Bombay from the 1992 movie and its 1994 and 1996 sequels. Joining the team are Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham and DJ Watts.
The setting is present-day Minnesota, and the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom, Alex (Graham), set out to build their own team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of today’s youth sports. With the help of Coach Bombay,...
The 10-episode original from ABC Signature stars Lauren Graham, young Brady Noon and Emilio Estevez — reprising his role as Coach Gordon Bombay from the 1992 movie and its 1994 and 1996 sequels. Joining the team are Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham and DJ Watts.
The setting is present-day Minnesota, and the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom, Alex (Graham), set out to build their own team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of today’s youth sports. With the help of Coach Bombay,...
- 1/28/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney+ has released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming “Mighty Ducks” sequel series starring Lauren Graham and original franchise star Emilio Estevez.
Along with the teaser came a Friday, March 26 premiere date for the series, which also stars the young actors Brady Noon , Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham, and DJ Watts.
In the 10-episode series, which is set in the present day, nearly 30 years after the first film, the Mighty Ducks have “evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team,” according to Disney+.
“Game Changers” centers on 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Noon), who is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, and sets out with his mother, Alex (Graham), to build their own team of misfits with the help of Gordon Bombay (Estevez reprising his original role).
Steve Brill, the original creator, writer and executive producer of all three “Mighty Ducks” films...
Along with the teaser came a Friday, March 26 premiere date for the series, which also stars the young actors Brady Noon , Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham, and DJ Watts.
In the 10-episode series, which is set in the present day, nearly 30 years after the first film, the Mighty Ducks have “evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team,” according to Disney+.
“Game Changers” centers on 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Noon), who is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, and sets out with his mother, Alex (Graham), to build their own team of misfits with the help of Gordon Bombay (Estevez reprising his original role).
Steve Brill, the original creator, writer and executive producer of all three “Mighty Ducks” films...
- 1/28/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Emilio Estevez has joined Disney+ “The Mighty Ducks” TV series, reprising his iconic role as the beloved Coach Gordon Bombay from the hit ’90s film franchise.
He will star alongside previously announced series regulars Lauren Graham and Brady Noon. Also joining the cast are Swayam Bhatia, Taegen Burns, Julee Cerda, Bella Higginbotham, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Maxwell Simkins and De’Jon Watts.
In addition to starring, Estevez will serve as an executive producer on the 10-episode show, which is set to premiere later this year on Disney’s streaming service.
Also Read: 'Mighty Ducks' Reboot Set at Disney+ With Lauren Graham as the New Coach
Here’s the official description for the reboot series:
In present day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex (Graham) set out...
He will star alongside previously announced series regulars Lauren Graham and Brady Noon. Also joining the cast are Swayam Bhatia, Taegen Burns, Julee Cerda, Bella Higginbotham, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Maxwell Simkins and De’Jon Watts.
In addition to starring, Estevez will serve as an executive producer on the 10-episode show, which is set to premiere later this year on Disney’s streaming service.
Also Read: 'Mighty Ducks' Reboot Set at Disney+ With Lauren Graham as the New Coach
Here’s the official description for the reboot series:
In present day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex (Graham) set out...
- 2/13/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Emilio Estevez has closed a deal to reprise his role as Coach Gordon Bombay in the Disney+’original series The Mighty Ducks, based on the hit ‘90s Disney movie franchise. On the series, Estevez will star opposite lead Lauren Graham and young lead Brady Noon. Estevez also will serve as an executive producer.
Also cast in the 10-episode series are Swayam Bhatia, Taegen Burns, Julee Cerda, Bella Higginbotham, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Maxwell Simkins and De’Jon Watts. The show comes from the original film’s writer Steve Brill, Till Death creators Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and ABC Signature Studios.
Co-created by Brill, Goldsmith and Yuspa, the reboot is set in present-day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex (Graham) set out to build their...
Also cast in the 10-episode series are Swayam Bhatia, Taegen Burns, Julee Cerda, Bella Higginbotham, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Maxwell Simkins and De’Jon Watts. The show comes from the original film’s writer Steve Brill, Till Death creators Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and ABC Signature Studios.
Co-created by Brill, Goldsmith and Yuspa, the reboot is set in present-day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex (Graham) set out to build their...
- 2/13/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Emilio Estevez is hitting the ice once again.
The actor is set to reprise the role of Gordon Bombay, which he played in the original “Mighty Ducks” features, for the new sequel series coming to Disney Plus.
“Once a Duck, always a Duck!,” said Estevez, celebrating the news. “After 25 years, I am delighted to lace up my skates, put on Coach Bombay’s jacket and return to play the iconic character for this new chapter in ‘The Mighty Ducks’ franchise. Likewise, I am thrilled to return to my old stomping grounds with my friends at Disney and Steve Brill, the original creator of the franchise, to join them on their exciting new platform, Disney Plus.”
The new “Mighty Ducks” is set in present day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Brady Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks,...
The actor is set to reprise the role of Gordon Bombay, which he played in the original “Mighty Ducks” features, for the new sequel series coming to Disney Plus.
“Once a Duck, always a Duck!,” said Estevez, celebrating the news. “After 25 years, I am delighted to lace up my skates, put on Coach Bombay’s jacket and return to play the iconic character for this new chapter in ‘The Mighty Ducks’ franchise. Likewise, I am thrilled to return to my old stomping grounds with my friends at Disney and Steve Brill, the original creator of the franchise, to join them on their exciting new platform, Disney Plus.”
The new “Mighty Ducks” is set in present day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Brady Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks,...
- 2/13/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
There’s some quacking news over at Disney Plus.
The streamer has issued a 10-episode series order for a sequel to “The Mighty Ducks,” and has tapped “Gilmore Girls” star Lauren Graham to play the lead.
Graham will star as Alex and “Good Girls” standout Brady Noon is set to portray her son, Evan. Based on the 90s franchise, which was comprised of three live-action films and one animated series, this updated version begins production in the next couple weeks in Vancouver and is slated to premiere later in 2020 on Disney Plus. Graham is also a co-executive producer on the series.
The new “Mighty Ducks” is set in present day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex (Graham) set out to build their own ragtag...
The streamer has issued a 10-episode series order for a sequel to “The Mighty Ducks,” and has tapped “Gilmore Girls” star Lauren Graham to play the lead.
Graham will star as Alex and “Good Girls” standout Brady Noon is set to portray her son, Evan. Based on the 90s franchise, which was comprised of three live-action films and one animated series, this updated version begins production in the next couple weeks in Vancouver and is slated to premiere later in 2020 on Disney Plus. Graham is also a co-executive producer on the series.
The new “Mighty Ducks” is set in present day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex (Graham) set out to build their own ragtag...
- 2/12/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Game on: “The Mighty Ducks” reboot at Disney+ is a go, with Lauren Graham set to star as the new coach of the youth hockey team.
The series is set in present-day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Brady Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex (Graham) set out to build their own ragtag team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of competitive youth sports.
The 10-episode series will begin production this month and debut later this year on the streaming service.
Also Read: Rick Moranis to Return to 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' Franchise With New Disney Film
Steve Brill, who wrote all three of the original “Mighty Ducks” films in the 1990s, will return as co-creator and executive producer, with Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa serving as showrunners.
The series is set in present-day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Brady Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex (Graham) set out to build their own ragtag team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of competitive youth sports.
The 10-episode series will begin production this month and debut later this year on the streaming service.
Also Read: Rick Moranis to Return to 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' Franchise With New Disney Film
Steve Brill, who wrote all three of the original “Mighty Ducks” films in the 1990s, will return as co-creator and executive producer, with Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa serving as showrunners.
- 2/12/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Parenthood and Gilmore Girls alumna Lauren Graham is set to play the lead in and co-executive produce The Mighty Ducks TV series, based on the ’90s hit film franchise, which has gotten an official 10-episode order at Disney+.
Brady Noon has been cast as the young lead in the sequel series, from the original film’s writer Steve Brill, Till Death creators Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, and ABC Signature Studios.
The films’ star, Emilio Estevez, has been in talks about reprising his role as Gordon Bombay. Those conversations are still ongoing. The Mighty Ducks series is slated to begin production this month in Vancouver for a premiere later this year on the streaming service.
Co-created by Brill, Goldsmith and Yuspa, the reboot is set in present day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks,...
Brady Noon has been cast as the young lead in the sequel series, from the original film’s writer Steve Brill, Till Death creators Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, and ABC Signature Studios.
The films’ star, Emilio Estevez, has been in talks about reprising his role as Gordon Bombay. Those conversations are still ongoing. The Mighty Ducks series is slated to begin production this month in Vancouver for a premiere later this year on the streaming service.
Co-created by Brill, Goldsmith and Yuspa, the reboot is set in present day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks,...
- 2/12/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Television and Anonymous Content, in association with Brillstein Entertainment, have acquired the TV rights to Susan Orlean’s best-seller “The Library Book,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Published in October by Simon & Schuster, “The Library Book” tells the true story of the fire that nearly destroyed the Los Angeles Public Library on April 28, 1986. The fire burned for more than seven hours, consuming 400,000 books and damaging 700,000 more. More than thirty years later, the mystery surrounding how the fire began remains. The book has spent six months on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list to date.
“Susan has created a captivating narrative that is part mystery, part magic, and part love letter to the dedicated stewards who fight to keep these beloved institutions alive,” said Nicole Clemens, president of Paramount TV. “Each day at the library, the human drama that unfolds among staff and patrons of every socio-economic level – funny,...
Published in October by Simon & Schuster, “The Library Book” tells the true story of the fire that nearly destroyed the Los Angeles Public Library on April 28, 1986. The fire burned for more than seven hours, consuming 400,000 books and damaging 700,000 more. More than thirty years later, the mystery surrounding how the fire began remains. The book has spent six months on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list to date.
“Susan has created a captivating narrative that is part mystery, part magic, and part love letter to the dedicated stewards who fight to keep these beloved institutions alive,” said Nicole Clemens, president of Paramount TV. “Each day at the library, the human drama that unfolds among staff and patrons of every socio-economic level – funny,...
- 4/1/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Leigh (Elizabeth Olsen) is a walking bruise. Three months after her husband died suddenly, she’s only getting darker and more wicked the longer her grief stretches on. Every time it seems like it might finally be fading, someone’s cloying sympathy or misplaced word inevitably jolts her back into feeling the full brunt of her pain all over again.
So, no, Leigh isn’t exactly the most fun character to follow around, as “Sorry For Your Loss” asks us to do. As she acknowledges with a snarl in her grief support group, she’s angry, sour, and quick to snap at people trying to help, most especially her newly sober sister Jules (Kelly Marie Tran) and would-be yoga mogul mother (Janet McTeer). But with the help of some sharp writing, charismatic supporting characters, and Olsen’s slyly sympathetic performance, Kit Steinkellner’s drama finds a way to portray the...
So, no, Leigh isn’t exactly the most fun character to follow around, as “Sorry For Your Loss” asks us to do. As she acknowledges with a snarl in her grief support group, she’s angry, sour, and quick to snap at people trying to help, most especially her newly sober sister Jules (Kelly Marie Tran) and would-be yoga mogul mother (Janet McTeer). But with the help of some sharp writing, charismatic supporting characters, and Olsen’s slyly sympathetic performance, Kit Steinkellner’s drama finds a way to portray the...
- 9/8/2018
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Television is taking over film festivals, and Tiff has been part of the trend since 2015. That’s when the Toronto International Film Festival first launched its Primetime program, and since then attendees have been treated to premieres like “Black Mirror,” “Casual,” “The Girlfriend Experience,” “The Deuce,” “Transparent,” and more.
In 2018, the TV slate includes big brand names and movie stars — including Julia Roberts and Elizabeth Olsen — as well as a number of lesser known series looking to make their mark. Tiff has seen similar names in the past, but not all of the TV shows debuting at the festival made the impression their distributors, producers, and stars hoped when they landed on TV. Just like the buzziest films may not break the box office, the festival may not elevate TV enough in this peak TV era.
Still, it’s a publicity boon and a helpful prestige play. Amazon, for instance,...
In 2018, the TV slate includes big brand names and movie stars — including Julia Roberts and Elizabeth Olsen — as well as a number of lesser known series looking to make their mark. Tiff has seen similar names in the past, but not all of the TV shows debuting at the festival made the impression their distributors, producers, and stars hoped when they landed on TV. Just like the buzziest films may not break the box office, the festival may not elevate TV enough in this peak TV era.
Still, it’s a publicity boon and a helpful prestige play. Amazon, for instance,...
- 9/5/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Facebook is about to take Elizabeth Olsen to a really dark — but funny — place in their new half-hour dramedy, “Sorry for Your Loss.”
In the official trailer for the 10-episode series, Olsen stars as Leigh Shaw, a young widow struggling to put her life back together after her husband’s unexpected death. Luckily, she has her sister, Jules (portrayed by “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” star Kelly Marie Tran), to help with the grieving process.
Per the Facebook Watch’s official description: the show is simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can. The series dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh’s journey will teach us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or “muscle through,” but an essential part of the human experience.
Also Read: Elizabeth Olsen to Executive Produce, Star in Facebook...
In the official trailer for the 10-episode series, Olsen stars as Leigh Shaw, a young widow struggling to put her life back together after her husband’s unexpected death. Luckily, she has her sister, Jules (portrayed by “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” star Kelly Marie Tran), to help with the grieving process.
Per the Facebook Watch’s official description: the show is simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can. The series dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh’s journey will teach us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or “muscle through,” but an essential part of the human experience.
Also Read: Elizabeth Olsen to Executive Produce, Star in Facebook...
- 8/29/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Facebook Watch has released the trailer for Sorry for Your Loss ahead of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The dark comedy stars Elizabeth Olsen as Leigh, a young widow dealing with the grief of losing her husband. Kelly Marie Tran (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) co-stars as her sister Jules, along with Janet McTeer, as their mother Amy.
Created and written by Kit Steinkellner (Z: The Beginning of Everything), the 10-episode, half-hour drama, is described as “simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can and dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh Shaw’s journey shows us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or “muscle through,” but an essential part of the human experience.”
Jovan Adepo and Mamoudou Athie also star. Olsen also executive produces,
James Ponsoldt(Netflix’s Master of None, The Spectacular Now) is executive producer and director on multiple episodes of the series. Writer Lizzy Weiss, creator of the Peabody award-winning Switched at Birth, is the showrunner. The series is executive produced by Robin Schwartz, Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf for Big Beach TV, and Cynthia Pett, Brad Petrigala, and Jon Liebman for Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Sorry for Your Loss premieres Tuesday, September 18 at 9 Pm Et/6 Pm Pt on Facebook Watch.
Check out the trailer above.
Created and written by Kit Steinkellner (Z: The Beginning of Everything), the 10-episode, half-hour drama, is described as “simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can and dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh Shaw’s journey shows us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or “muscle through,” but an essential part of the human experience.”
Jovan Adepo and Mamoudou Athie also star. Olsen also executive produces,
James Ponsoldt(Netflix’s Master of None, The Spectacular Now) is executive producer and director on multiple episodes of the series. Writer Lizzy Weiss, creator of the Peabody award-winning Switched at Birth, is the showrunner. The series is executive produced by Robin Schwartz, Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf for Big Beach TV, and Cynthia Pett, Brad Petrigala, and Jon Liebman for Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Sorry for Your Loss premieres Tuesday, September 18 at 9 Pm Et/6 Pm Pt on Facebook Watch.
Check out the trailer above.
- 8/28/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Logging into Facebook can be depressing for anyone, but for the recently bereaved, it’s even worse. So perhaps that honestly makes Facebook Watch a fitting home for “Sorry For Your Loss,” the half-hour drama created by playwright Kit Steinkellner about young widow Leigh, played by Elizabeth Olsen, struggling to cope with the death of her husband — a struggle which is all too human, as we see in the trailer below.
Per the official description, “The show is simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can. The series dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh’s journey will teach us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or ‘muscle through,’ but an essential part of the human experience.”
Beyond Olsen, a beloved indie favorite who’s also been seen kicking ass in the Marvel universe,...
Per the official description, “The show is simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can. The series dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh’s journey will teach us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or ‘muscle through,’ but an essential part of the human experience.”
Beyond Olsen, a beloved indie favorite who’s also been seen kicking ass in the Marvel universe,...
- 8/28/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Author: Zehra Phelan
90’s Disney box office success, The Mighty Ducks, could be set for a revival with a new TV series on the franchise being in the works at ABC signature studios.
With a script yet to be written for the TV show, there are no cast members attached. Whether Estevez will be returning to reprise his role is still to be discussed.
Original trilogy screenwriter Steven Brill has been appointed to pen the script in-house at ABC Signature. Brillstein Entertainment’s George Heller and Brad Petrigala will, like Brill, be credited as executive producers.
Directed by Stephen Herek and starring Emilio Estevez, the original film followed the reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay (Estevez) after he gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice but isn’t eager to return to hockey. A point hit...
90’s Disney box office success, The Mighty Ducks, could be set for a revival with a new TV series on the franchise being in the works at ABC signature studios.
With a script yet to be written for the TV show, there are no cast members attached. Whether Estevez will be returning to reprise his role is still to be discussed.
Original trilogy screenwriter Steven Brill has been appointed to pen the script in-house at ABC Signature. Brillstein Entertainment’s George Heller and Brad Petrigala will, like Brill, be credited as executive producers.
Directed by Stephen Herek and starring Emilio Estevez, the original film followed the reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay (Estevez) after he gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice but isn’t eager to return to hockey. A point hit...
- 1/24/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A “Mighty Ducks” television series is in the “very early stages of development,” TheWrap is told by a person with knowledge of the project. ABC Signature Studios is the production company behind the adaptation, though no network is currently attached. Steven Brill, the screenwriter of the original trilogy, will write the script and executive produce. His Brillstein Entertainment’s George Heller and Brad Petrigala will also earn executive producer credits. Also Read: 'Mighty Ducks' Star Shaun Weiss Sentenced to 90 Days After Meth Arrest “The Mighty Ducks” was a 1992 movie starring Emilio Estevez as the coach of a struggling youth ice-hockey team. It spawned two...
- 1/22/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Apparently Comedy Central is not a safe space for Nikki Glaser. According to The Wrap, the cable channel has cancelled the Not Safe with Nikki Glaser TV show after only one season.Glaser, Chris Convy, Chris McGuire And Brillstein Entertainment Partners’ Alex Murray and Brad Petrigala executive produced the late night talk show, which featured a comedic and confessional take on sex.Read More…...
- 11/14/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Anderson executive producer Terence Noonan has signed with Apa. The five-time Daytime Emmy Award winner most recently served as supervising producer of Harpo's syndicated The Dr. Oz Show. Noonan’s other credits include producing The Rosie O'Donnell Show and serving as supervising producer for Ellen, among others. He also created TLC's DC Cupcakes and Travel Channel's A Slice of Brooklyn. James Ponsoldt, co-writer and director of 2012 Sundance selection Smashed, has signed with UTA. Ponsoldt previously directed the Nick Nolte-starring indie drama Off The Black. He is also represented by manager Brad Petrigala of Brillstein Entertainment Partners and lawyer Andrew
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- 12/9/2011
- by Daniel Miller
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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