Exclusive: Skydance has closed a deal with Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) to produce and star in The 47 Night Stand, a new film scripted by 4x Emmy nominee Greg Malins.
The project is in the early stages and the logline is being kept under wraps, though it’s described as a fresh and funny take on romance in the tradition of classic favorites.
David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger will produce for Skydance, alongside Kunis for her Orchard Farm Productions, and Ruben Fleischer. Orchard Farm’s Lisa Sterbakov will serve as executive producer, with Carin Sage overseeing the project for Skydance.
No stranger to big screen romance, Kunis has previously showcased her chops in the genre as the lead of titles like Friends with Benefits and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Other notable film credits include the addiction drama Four Good Days, action comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me,...
The project is in the early stages and the logline is being kept under wraps, though it’s described as a fresh and funny take on romance in the tradition of classic favorites.
David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger will produce for Skydance, alongside Kunis for her Orchard Farm Productions, and Ruben Fleischer. Orchard Farm’s Lisa Sterbakov will serve as executive producer, with Carin Sage overseeing the project for Skydance.
No stranger to big screen romance, Kunis has previously showcased her chops in the genre as the lead of titles like Friends with Benefits and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Other notable film credits include the addiction drama Four Good Days, action comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mila Kunis has been set to star opposite Michael Keaton in comedy Goodrich, we can reveal.
Set in contemporary Los Angeles during the holidays, the film, which is due to shoot from next month, tells the story of art dealer Andy Goodrich (Keaton), a man whose life is upended when his younger second wife leaves him and enters a 90-day rehab program while also threatening divorce. Goodrich takes charge of their nine-year-old twins, thrusting him into the world of modern parenthood for which he is deeply unprepared. With his career falling by the wayside, he leans on his grown and pregnant daughter Grace for support, and ultimately evolves into the father Grace never had.
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Set in contemporary Los Angeles during the holidays, the film, which is due to shoot from next month, tells the story of art dealer Andy Goodrich (Keaton), a man whose life is upended when his younger second wife leaves him and enters a 90-day rehab program while also threatening divorce. Goodrich takes charge of their nine-year-old twins, thrusting him into the world of modern parenthood for which he is deeply unprepared. With his career falling by the wayside, he leans on his grown and pregnant daughter Grace for support, and ultimately evolves into the father Grace never had.
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- 3/14/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
What happens when Lady Luck is down, out, and in need of a reinvention after a traumatic attack?
Mila Kunis stars as the titular “Luckiest Girl Alive” in the Netflix adaptation of Jessica Knoll’s bestselling 2015 novel of the same name. The film premieres in select theaters September 30 and will stream on Netflix October 7.
Kunis plays New York Times Magazine editor Ani FaNelli, who seems to be living the perfect New York City life: with the best fashion, best friends, and best fiancé (Finn Wittrock). Ani has it all — until the director of a true crime documentary approaches her to relive a shocking incident from her prestigious high school. Ani is forced to confront a past that threatens her future.
“I don’t know what’s me, and what part I invented,” Kunis as Ani says in the trailer.
“Cruel Summer” breakout Chiara Aurelia plays the teen version of Ani,...
Mila Kunis stars as the titular “Luckiest Girl Alive” in the Netflix adaptation of Jessica Knoll’s bestselling 2015 novel of the same name. The film premieres in select theaters September 30 and will stream on Netflix October 7.
Kunis plays New York Times Magazine editor Ani FaNelli, who seems to be living the perfect New York City life: with the best fashion, best friends, and best fiancé (Finn Wittrock). Ani has it all — until the director of a true crime documentary approaches her to relive a shocking incident from her prestigious high school. Ani is forced to confront a past that threatens her future.
“I don’t know what’s me, and what part I invented,” Kunis as Ani says in the trailer.
“Cruel Summer” breakout Chiara Aurelia plays the teen version of Ani,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The dramatic thriller Luckiest Girl Alive is coming to Netflix on October 7th, and today the streaming service has unveiled a trailer for the film, which stars Mila Kunis (Black Swan). Check it out in the embed above!
Directed by Mike Barker (whose credits include a dozen episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale), Luckiest Girl Alive is based on a novel by Jessica Knoll (get it Here), who also wrote the film’s screenplay. The story centers on
Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe, and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Brentley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
Directed by Mike Barker (whose credits include a dozen episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale), Luckiest Girl Alive is based on a novel by Jessica Knoll (get it Here), who also wrote the film’s screenplay. The story centers on
Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe, and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Brentley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
- 9/6/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Mila Kunis has partnered with superhero creator Sharad Devarajan of Graphic India to launch Armored Kingdom Media Inc.—a new entertainment franchise spanning a Web3 trading card game, digital comics, animation and film, which will be built on the carbon-neutral, community-driven blockchain, Near. To commemorate the launch of the sci-fi/fantasy franchise, a limited-edition Issue #0 comic book Nft will be made available for free, for seven days only, at this link.
Armored Kingdom chronicles the medieval dynasties of Armoria, a world named after a powerful and mysterious metal, Armorite. No one has been able to mine Armorite—no one since the Ancestors, a vanished dynasty who used it to forge magical weapons now scattered across the lands. Each of these weapons has the ability to change the balance of power among the warring dynasties, which include humans; the jungle dwelling creatures of the Kingdom of the Horn; the amphibious Costraca; and the Warri,...
Armored Kingdom chronicles the medieval dynasties of Armoria, a world named after a powerful and mysterious metal, Armorite. No one has been able to mine Armorite—no one since the Ancestors, a vanished dynasty who used it to forge magical weapons now scattered across the lands. Each of these weapons has the ability to change the balance of power among the warring dynasties, which include humans; the jungle dwelling creatures of the Kingdom of the Horn; the amphibious Costraca; and the Warri,...
- 6/10/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mila Kunis’ Orchard Farm Productions has sold its comedy The Masters of Mini-Golf to Warner Bros. for HBO Max, the company announced today.
Ashton Kutcher will star in the film, which is currently in development. It centers on a golf hustler (Kutcher) and his older brother who decide to take their schemes from the PGA to the Masters of Mini Golf. They quickly realize, thereafter, that while the holes might be smaller, the competitors and the challenges are much, much bigger.
Ava Tramer and Ari Berkowitz are set to script the feature, which Kunis will produce with Kristina Sorensen, with Orchard Farm partners Lisa Sterbakov and Cami Curtis exec producing.
Tramer and Berkowitz are a writing duo also currently at work on a holiday movie for Paramount Players. The pair have also worked on features for Warner Bros. Animation and TriStar, while staffing and developing independently in TV,...
Ashton Kutcher will star in the film, which is currently in development. It centers on a golf hustler (Kutcher) and his older brother who decide to take their schemes from the PGA to the Masters of Mini Golf. They quickly realize, thereafter, that while the holes might be smaller, the competitors and the challenges are much, much bigger.
Ava Tramer and Ari Berkowitz are set to script the feature, which Kunis will produce with Kristina Sorensen, with Orchard Farm partners Lisa Sterbakov and Cami Curtis exec producing.
Tramer and Berkowitz are a writing duo also currently at work on a holiday movie for Paramount Players. The pair have also worked on features for Warner Bros. Animation and TriStar, while staffing and developing independently in TV,...
- 10/7/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix’s adaptation of Jessica Knoll’s novel Luckiest Girl Alive starring Mila Kunis has rounded out its cast, adding Finn Wittrock, Scoot McNairy, Chiara Aurelia, Thomas Barbusca, Justine Lupe, Dalmar Abuzeid, Alex Barone, Carson MacCormac Jennifer Beals and Connie Britton.
Mike Barker is directing the pic, with Bruna Papandrea and Jeanne Snow for Made Up Stories producing along with Erik Feig and Lucy Kitada for Picturestart and Kunis for Orchard Farm Productions
Knoll will exec produce as will Lisa Sterbakov for Orchard Farm Productions, Shayne Fiske Goldner for Picturestart; Steve Hutensky for Made Up Stories and Barker. Julia Hammer will co-produce for Picturestart.
The film centers on Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe, and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to...
Mike Barker is directing the pic, with Bruna Papandrea and Jeanne Snow for Made Up Stories producing along with Erik Feig and Lucy Kitada for Picturestart and Kunis for Orchard Farm Productions
Knoll will exec produce as will Lisa Sterbakov for Orchard Farm Productions, Shayne Fiske Goldner for Picturestart; Steve Hutensky for Made Up Stories and Barker. Julia Hammer will co-produce for Picturestart.
The film centers on Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe, and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to...
- 7/15/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
If she wasn’t already, Mila Kunis is now the “Luckiest Girl Alive,” signing on to star in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel for Netflix.
Kunis stars as Ani FaNell in the upcoming film, based on Jessica Knoll’s 2015 New York Times best-selling thriller about a New York magazine editor whose “meticulously crafted life” is upended when a crime documentary forces her to relive the shocking truths of a devastating incident from her teenage years. The “Bad Moms,” “Black Swan” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star will also produce the project under her Orchard Farm Productions banner.
The film is being shepherded by producers Bruna Papandrea and Jeanne Snow for Made Up Stories and Erik Feig and Lucy Kitada for Picturestart, the latter of which will oversee the production. Papandrea and Feig have been attached to produce “Luckiest Girl Alive” since they acquired the rights to Knoll’s then-unpublished...
Kunis stars as Ani FaNell in the upcoming film, based on Jessica Knoll’s 2015 New York Times best-selling thriller about a New York magazine editor whose “meticulously crafted life” is upended when a crime documentary forces her to relive the shocking truths of a devastating incident from her teenage years. The “Bad Moms,” “Black Swan” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star will also produce the project under her Orchard Farm Productions banner.
The film is being shepherded by producers Bruna Papandrea and Jeanne Snow for Made Up Stories and Erik Feig and Lucy Kitada for Picturestart, the latter of which will oversee the production. Papandrea and Feig have been attached to produce “Luckiest Girl Alive” since they acquired the rights to Knoll’s then-unpublished...
- 2/22/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Mila Kunis is set to star in Netflix’s film adaptation of “Luckiest Girl Alive,” which is based on author Jessica Knoll’s 2015 bestselling novel.
Mike Barker will direct the film, and Knoll herself is adapting the screenplay based on her book.
In “Luckiest Girl Alive,” Kunis will play Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
The book is told through Ani’s perspective and was heralded for its examination of the pressure faced by women to have it all and put on appearances,...
Mike Barker will direct the film, and Knoll herself is adapting the screenplay based on her book.
In “Luckiest Girl Alive,” Kunis will play Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
The book is told through Ani’s perspective and was heralded for its examination of the pressure faced by women to have it all and put on appearances,...
- 2/22/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Mila Kunis has signed on to topline the Netflix feature adaptation of Luckiest Girl Alive, based on author Jessica Knoll’s 2015 New York Times bestselling novel of the same name.
Knoll will write the screenplay, while Mike Barker, who served as a director and executive producer of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, will direct.
The plot centers on Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe, and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
Kunis is also producing the pic for Orchard Farm Productions along with Bruna Papandrea and...
Knoll will write the screenplay, while Mike Barker, who served as a director and executive producer of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, will direct.
The plot centers on Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe, and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
Kunis is also producing the pic for Orchard Farm Productions along with Bruna Papandrea and...
- 2/22/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Cartel Entertainment has optioned Andrea Bartz’s soon-to-be-released debut thriller The Lost Night novel for development as a limited series, with Mila Kunis’ Orchard Farm set to produce.
Based on the novel to be published by Crown this month, the story centers on Edie, who despite having New York’s social world in her thrall and being the shining star of a group of recent graduates living in a Brooklyn loft and treating New York like their playground, is found dead near a suicide note at the end of a long, drunken night. Grief, shock, and resentment scatter the group and bring the era to an abrupt end. A decade later, Edie’s friend Lindsay has come a long way from the drug-addled world of Calhoun Lofts – she has devoted best friends, a cozy apartment, and a thriving career as a magazine’s head fact-checker. When a chance reunion leads...
Based on the novel to be published by Crown this month, the story centers on Edie, who despite having New York’s social world in her thrall and being the shining star of a group of recent graduates living in a Brooklyn loft and treating New York like their playground, is found dead near a suicide note at the end of a long, drunken night. Grief, shock, and resentment scatter the group and bring the era to an abrupt end. A decade later, Edie’s friend Lindsay has come a long way from the drug-addled world of Calhoun Lofts – she has devoted best friends, a cozy apartment, and a thriving career as a magazine’s head fact-checker. When a chance reunion leads...
- 2/12/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theatrical organization in the United States, announces Golden Globe nominated actress, Mila Kunis, as the recipient of its 2018 Woman of the Year Award.
The Pudding is excited to honor a talented actress, whose career has taken her from television to film and now to producing as well.
The Woman of the Year Award is the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ oldest honor, bestowed annually on performers who have made lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment. Established in 1951, the Woman of the Year Award has been given to many notable and talented entertainers, including Meryl Streep, Debbie Reynolds, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson, and most recently Octavia Spencer.
The Woman of the Year festivities will begin at 2:45p.m. on January 25th, 2018, when Ms Kunis will lead a parade through the streets of Cambridge. Following the parade, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals will host a celebratory roast for the actress.
The Pudding is excited to honor a talented actress, whose career has taken her from television to film and now to producing as well.
The Woman of the Year Award is the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ oldest honor, bestowed annually on performers who have made lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment. Established in 1951, the Woman of the Year Award has been given to many notable and talented entertainers, including Meryl Streep, Debbie Reynolds, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson, and most recently Octavia Spencer.
The Woman of the Year festivities will begin at 2:45p.m. on January 25th, 2018, when Ms Kunis will lead a parade through the streets of Cambridge. Following the parade, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals will host a celebratory roast for the actress.
- 1/19/2018
- Look to the Stars
Rob Zombie and Mila Kunis are teaming up to executive produce Trapped, a new horror comedy series in development at Starz. In addition to producing, Zombie is also lined up to direct the story about a family under siege by a violent cult.
Press Release (via The Futon Critic): "Beverly Hills, Calif. - September 22, 2015 - Starz today announced the series development of "Trapped" in association with Mila Kunis' Orchard Farm Productions with Kunis (Black Swan, Ted, "Family Guy," Jupiter Ascending) serving as Executive Producer alongside Rob Zombie (House of 1,000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Halloween) who will also direct. Created and written by Joey Slamon ("Arrested Development") and produced in association with Orchard Farm Productions, the half-hour horror comedy series takes places over a single night in the home of a wealthy family under attack by a murderous cult. Susan Curtis, Cami Curtis and Lisa Sterbakov of Orchard Farm Productions will also executive produce.
Press Release (via The Futon Critic): "Beverly Hills, Calif. - September 22, 2015 - Starz today announced the series development of "Trapped" in association with Mila Kunis' Orchard Farm Productions with Kunis (Black Swan, Ted, "Family Guy," Jupiter Ascending) serving as Executive Producer alongside Rob Zombie (House of 1,000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Halloween) who will also direct. Created and written by Joey Slamon ("Arrested Development") and produced in association with Orchard Farm Productions, the half-hour horror comedy series takes places over a single night in the home of a wealthy family under attack by a murderous cult. Susan Curtis, Cami Curtis and Lisa Sterbakov of Orchard Farm Productions will also executive produce.
- 9/22/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Starz has put in development Trapped, a half-hour horror comedy series from Mila Kunis’ Orchard Farm Productions. Kunis is executive producing alongside cult genre filmmaker Rob Zombie (Halloween), who also will direct. Created and written by Joey Slamon (Arrested Development), Trapped takes places over a single night in the home of a wealthy family under attack by a murderous cult. Orchard Farm’s Susan Curtis, Cami Curtis and Lisa Sterbakov also executive produce. "We're…...
- 9/22/2015
- Deadline TV
Mila Kunis is heading to The CW. The actress will executive produce Meridian Hills, a drama set in 1972 that explores the women's liberation movement, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Sydney Sidner (The Rite) will pen the drama and executive produce the CBS Television Studios effort alongside Chris Keyser, Kunis and the Tannenbaum Co.'s Eric and Kim Tannenbaum. Robot Chicken's Lisa Sterbakov, who worked with Kunis on the Adult Swim series, and the Black Swan actress' managers Cami Curtis and Susan Curtis are also on board to exec produce. More TV Development News Meridian Hills is set in
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- 11/6/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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