Twentieth TV is shaking up its executive ranks with Patrick Moran stepping down as head of development for the studio and Michael Thorn taking the reins.
Thorn will report to the studio's executive vp of creative affairs, Jennifer Nicholson-Salke.
"We are so excited to be bringing in Michael, who is an amazingly talented executive, to run this critical area of our company," said Nicholson-Salke. "We're also very grateful to our friend Marty Adelstein, who has been a partner to us on so many projects, for supporting our desire to bring him on board. Michael has fantastic instincts and great taste in material, and will be a tremendous asset our company."
Thorn is currently with Marty Adelstein's Lost Marbles TV and in June will take the title of senior vp of drama development at the studio. Thorn worked on MTV's "Teen Wolf," and 20th's "Supreme Courtships" and "Cop House." Previously...
Thorn will report to the studio's executive vp of creative affairs, Jennifer Nicholson-Salke.
"We are so excited to be bringing in Michael, who is an amazingly talented executive, to run this critical area of our company," said Nicholson-Salke. "We're also very grateful to our friend Marty Adelstein, who has been a partner to us on so many projects, for supporting our desire to bring him on board. Michael has fantastic instincts and great taste in material, and will be a tremendous asset our company."
Thorn is currently with Marty Adelstein's Lost Marbles TV and in June will take the title of senior vp of drama development at the studio. Thorn worked on MTV's "Teen Wolf," and 20th's "Supreme Courtships" and "Cop House." Previously...
- 5/8/2010
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar winner Marisa Tomei has been tapped for the title role of CBS' comedy pilot The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud, lifting the contingency on the project.
Additionally, Camille Guaty and Kate Burton have been tapped to star in Fox's pilot Supreme Courtships; Lucy Punch, Christopher Denham and Geneva Carr have landed leads in Fox's comedy pilot Two Families; Jarrad Paul and Kurt Fuller have joined ABC's comedy pilot See Jane Run; and Holly Robinson Peete has joined ABC's drama pilot Football Wives.
Mae Whitman has joined NBC's drama pilot The Bionic Woman, Mo Collins has come aboard NBC's comedy pilot Wild Life, Reg Rogers has been cast in Fox's drama pilot Them, John Carroll Lynch and Tawny Cypress have been added to Fox's drama pilot K-Ville, and D.B. Woodside has been added to CBS' Viva Laughlin!
Cloud, from ABC TV Studio and CBS Par TV, centers on a brilliant, opinionated writer (Tomei), struggling to deliver the follow-up to her acclaimed first novel, who has an epiphany and tries to recapture her youthful optimism. Jeff Greenstein is the writer/executive producer. Tomei, who co-stars in Wild Hogs, recently wrapped the features Brand Hauser and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. She is repped by CAA and Management 360.
Additionally, Camille Guaty and Kate Burton have been tapped to star in Fox's pilot Supreme Courtships; Lucy Punch, Christopher Denham and Geneva Carr have landed leads in Fox's comedy pilot Two Families; Jarrad Paul and Kurt Fuller have joined ABC's comedy pilot See Jane Run; and Holly Robinson Peete has joined ABC's drama pilot Football Wives.
Mae Whitman has joined NBC's drama pilot The Bionic Woman, Mo Collins has come aboard NBC's comedy pilot Wild Life, Reg Rogers has been cast in Fox's drama pilot Them, John Carroll Lynch and Tawny Cypress have been added to Fox's drama pilot K-Ville, and D.B. Woodside has been added to CBS' Viva Laughlin!
Cloud, from ABC TV Studio and CBS Par TV, centers on a brilliant, opinionated writer (Tomei), struggling to deliver the follow-up to her acclaimed first novel, who has an epiphany and tries to recapture her youthful optimism. Jeff Greenstein is the writer/executive producer. Tomei, who co-stars in Wild Hogs, recently wrapped the features Brand Hauser and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. She is repped by CAA and Management 360.
Veteran TV director Ian Toynton has inked an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television.
Under the mid-six-figure pact, which begins in May, Toynton will develop new projects for the studio. He also will direct episodes of 20th TV series as well as a pilot that might come out of his development.
20th TV president Gary Newman said execs were so impressed with Toynton's work on two Fox dramas -- the studio's 24 as well as on the Fox/Warner Bros. TV soap The O.C. -- that they recruited him to direct 20th TV pilot Supreme Courtships, a soapy comedic drama for Fox about the lives of Supreme Court clerks and the judges for whom they work.
"More than anything, it's his versatility as a director," Newman said. "He can go from doing a great job on a show full of action and intensity like '24' to a show with romance and humor."
Toynton most recently worked on O.C. as director/co-executive producer and helmed the show's series finale, which aired Wednesday night.
Under the mid-six-figure pact, which begins in May, Toynton will develop new projects for the studio. He also will direct episodes of 20th TV series as well as a pilot that might come out of his development.
20th TV president Gary Newman said execs were so impressed with Toynton's work on two Fox dramas -- the studio's 24 as well as on the Fox/Warner Bros. TV soap The O.C. -- that they recruited him to direct 20th TV pilot Supreme Courtships, a soapy comedic drama for Fox about the lives of Supreme Court clerks and the judges for whom they work.
"More than anything, it's his versatility as a director," Newman said. "He can go from doing a great job on a show full of action and intensity like '24' to a show with romance and humor."
Toynton most recently worked on O.C. as director/co-executive producer and helmed the show's series finale, which aired Wednesday night.
- 2/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Freddie Prinze Jr. has been tapped to star in CBS' comedy pilot Atlanta, Blake Lively and Leighton Meester are set to star in the CW's drama pilot Gossip Girl, and Charles S. Dutton will play a lead role in ABC's drama pilot Suspect.
In other castings, Kristin Chenoweth will co-star in ABC's drama pilot Pushing Daisies, Eddie Cibrian landed a role in ABC's drama pilot Football Wives, Bridget Regan has joined Fox's Supreme Courtships, and Dorian Brown will be a lead in Fox's untitled Liz Meriwether comedy pilot, lifting the contingency on the project.
Additionally, Natalie Zea has joined ABC's drama pilot Dirty Sexy Money, Tyler Labine has come aboard the CW's drama pilot Reaper, Amanda Walsh has been cast in NBC's comedy pilot The Mastersons of Manhattan, and Jim Rash has joined Fox's comedy pilot Hackett.
Atlanta, from CBS Paramount Network TV and Paul Reiser, revolves around a man (Prinze) and a woman who meet at a funeral and can't stay away from each other. Prinze's character is a funny and charming ad executive.
The actor most recently starred last season on ABC's comedy Freddie.
Girl, from Warner Bros. TV and Josh Schwartz, is based on the best-selling book series and centers on the rivalry between two rich Manhattan girls, Serena (Lively) and Blair (Meester), at a private school.
Lively, who starred in the feature "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," next appears in one of the title roles for Elvis and Anabelle, which will debut next month at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
In other castings, Kristin Chenoweth will co-star in ABC's drama pilot Pushing Daisies, Eddie Cibrian landed a role in ABC's drama pilot Football Wives, Bridget Regan has joined Fox's Supreme Courtships, and Dorian Brown will be a lead in Fox's untitled Liz Meriwether comedy pilot, lifting the contingency on the project.
Additionally, Natalie Zea has joined ABC's drama pilot Dirty Sexy Money, Tyler Labine has come aboard the CW's drama pilot Reaper, Amanda Walsh has been cast in NBC's comedy pilot The Mastersons of Manhattan, and Jim Rash has joined Fox's comedy pilot Hackett.
Atlanta, from CBS Paramount Network TV and Paul Reiser, revolves around a man (Prinze) and a woman who meet at a funeral and can't stay away from each other. Prinze's character is a funny and charming ad executive.
The actor most recently starred last season on ABC's comedy Freddie.
Girl, from Warner Bros. TV and Josh Schwartz, is based on the best-selling book series and centers on the rivalry between two rich Manhattan girls, Serena (Lively) and Blair (Meester), at a private school.
Lively, who starred in the feature "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," next appears in one of the title roles for Elvis and Anabelle, which will debut next month at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
- 2/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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