In the thick of awards season, “The Big Sick” star Zoe Kazan maintained the kind of multi-tasking she’s known for. In this case, that meant stumping for the Michael Showalter comedy, while also preparing for the New York city premiere of her latest play, “After the Blast.” Kazan is no stranger to juggling projects, but the timing of these two very different obligations was still ambitious, considering that both projects resulted from years of work and personal investment.
A veteran of the film industry at just 34 – her film debut was the 2003 feature “Swordswallowers and Thin Men,” which she starred in two years before graduating Yale with a degree in theatre, and that’s to say nothing of her familial pedigree, which includes a pair of directors: mother Robin Swicord and grandfather Elia Kazan – Kazan is usually looking for something new. Her current slate speaks to that variety: she’s...
A veteran of the film industry at just 34 – her film debut was the 2003 feature “Swordswallowers and Thin Men,” which she starred in two years before graduating Yale with a degree in theatre, and that’s to say nothing of her familial pedigree, which includes a pair of directors: mother Robin Swicord and grandfather Elia Kazan – Kazan is usually looking for something new. Her current slate speaks to that variety: she’s...
- 1/2/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that producer Patty West ("Some Girl(s)," AFI Class of 2006) will be Director for the AFI Directing Workshop For Women. The announcement coincides with the November 1 start of open enrollment for 2014, and the announcement of the Open House event for prospective applicants.The AFI Dww is an intensive one-year training program where artists study with master filmmakers, make a short film and develop a path for a career in screen directing. It is designed to advance women filmmakers who have a minimum of three years of professional experience working in the arts. Only eight are selected for this tuition-free program. Since the program's inception, more than 275 women have been trained and among their credits are "Mad Men" and "Homeland." Distinguished alumnae include Maya Angelou, Anne Bancroft, Neema Barnette, Tricia Brock, Ellen Burstyn, Rebecca Cammisa, Dyan Cannon, Hanelle Culpepper, Jan Eliasberg, Naomi Foner, Jennifer.
- 11/1/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Kristen Bell has been busy recently, working on all sorts of movies, including Some Girl(s), Writers, the Farrelly brothers’ big anthology comedy and Hit And Run, written and co-directed by fiancé Dax Shepard. She’s adding one more to the list, taking on The Lifeguard for director Liz W Garcia. The writer / producer, who has worked on shows such as Dawson’s Creek and Cold Case, is making the leap to film directing with this tale of Leigh (Bell), a 29-year-old reporter who ditches her life in New York to back to her home town and starts working as a lifeguard, just as she did when she was in high school.But that’s not the only drastic change in her life: she also starts a relationship with a 16-year-old delinquent. 30 seems a little early for a mid-life crisis if you ask us, but whatever works…Mamie Gummer, Martin Starr,...
- 7/17/2012
- EmpireOnline
News of the film adaptation of Neil Labute’s play, “Some Girls,” has been slim the past few months, with Kristen Bell coming on board a couple of days ago, and Adam Brody joining back in January, but recently a slew of impressive additions have emerged for the Jennifer Getzinger-directed film.
The plot follows Brody’s character, who on the eve of his wedding searches out his ex-girlfriends, all of whom are none too pleased for the surprise. According to THR, Emily Watson, the latest and final casting decision, plays one of the exes, Lindsay, while Zoe Kazan, Jennifer Morrison, and Mia Maestro play the other women. Labute is producing the film with Leeden Media in addition to supplying the adapted script, so the final product is sure to retain his signature dialogue and witty characters.
Watson, who was so brilliant in her turn as Adam Sandler’s love interest in “Punch Drunk Love,...
The plot follows Brody’s character, who on the eve of his wedding searches out his ex-girlfriends, all of whom are none too pleased for the surprise. According to THR, Emily Watson, the latest and final casting decision, plays one of the exes, Lindsay, while Zoe Kazan, Jennifer Morrison, and Mia Maestro play the other women. Labute is producing the film with Leeden Media in addition to supplying the adapted script, so the final product is sure to retain his signature dialogue and witty characters.
Watson, who was so brilliant in her turn as Adam Sandler’s love interest in “Punch Drunk Love,...
- 3/8/2012
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
Let me just start by saying that Adam Brody is my homeboy. No, I don't mean that literally, I mean it as in I really enjoy just about everything he is in. Sure, a big part of it is due to my sad obsession with The Oc, but it mostly comes from the fact that he has been great in everything he's been in since (not that all of the films have been great).
Read more on Neil Labute’s Some Girls with Adam Brody just got some more girls...
Read more on Neil Labute’s Some Girls with Adam Brody just got some more girls...
- 3/8/2012
- by John Mulhern
- GordonandtheWhale
Yesterday we reported that Kristen Bell would be starring alongside Adam Brody in Some Girls. Now the cast of that movie has grown exponentially as Some Girls is adding four names. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emily Watson, Jennifer Morrison, Zoe Kazan, and Mia Maestro have joined the cast of the movie, where they will play as ex-girlfriends of Adam Brody’s character.
The movie centers on a man who attempts to make amends with several ex-girlfriends on the eve of his wedding. We already know that Bell plays Bobbi, a smart, articulate woman he bailed on years before without a word, leaving her without respect or love for him. Watson will play as Lindsay, a older married woman who once had an affair with Brody’s character. We don’t know who Morrison, Kazan, and Maestro will play, but its safe to say that they too will have had...
The movie centers on a man who attempts to make amends with several ex-girlfriends on the eve of his wedding. We already know that Bell plays Bobbi, a smart, articulate woman he bailed on years before without a word, leaving her without respect or love for him. Watson will play as Lindsay, a older married woman who once had an affair with Brody’s character. We don’t know who Morrison, Kazan, and Maestro will play, but its safe to say that they too will have had...
- 3/8/2012
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
Hey, Kristen Bell lovers, get ready to hear the former Heroes actress showcase her pipes. Disney has tapped Bell for an exciting new animated project. Singing is most definitely required.
I know the girl can dance. Burlesque was proof enough of that. But today’s casting news suggests the actress can do plenty more than just that. THR shined a spotlight on Disney’s upcoming film, Frozen.
The picture is an adaptation of the Neil Labute play. In it, Bell will play the role of Bobbi, a bright, educated young lady who was once upon a time dating Adam Brody’s character. He’s the film’s star. He suddenly dumped her with no warning or explanation. You can imagine she’s been left with pretty low thoughts of him.
Enter the turn. Brody’s character is on the verge of marrying and decides to make amends with ex-girlfriends from his past.
I know the girl can dance. Burlesque was proof enough of that. But today’s casting news suggests the actress can do plenty more than just that. THR shined a spotlight on Disney’s upcoming film, Frozen.
The picture is an adaptation of the Neil Labute play. In it, Bell will play the role of Bobbi, a bright, educated young lady who was once upon a time dating Adam Brody’s character. He’s the film’s star. He suddenly dumped her with no warning or explanation. You can imagine she’s been left with pretty low thoughts of him.
Enter the turn. Brody’s character is on the verge of marrying and decides to make amends with ex-girlfriends from his past.
- 3/7/2012
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
Just on the heels of the announcement that Kristen Bell had signed on to be the first of Adam Brody’s many ex-girlfriends in Some Girls, THR has a report that a whole bevy of additional actresses have come out of the woodwork to fill out the ranks of Brody’s former flames. You see, Some Girls is an adaptation of a Neil Labute play about a young writer who is looking to take stock of his past romantic entanglements and gain closure with each of his exes before he moves forward in his life and marries his current fiancée. Bell is said to be playing a character named Bobbi, a whip-smart little lady who Brody’s character walked away from without so much as a word. And with this new casting announcement, it’s looking like the Jennifer Getzinger-directed film version of this story will be including four other girls that have a bone to...
- 3/7/2012
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
I don’t know how she’s doing it, but Kristen Bell‘s been booking roles almost faster than we can write them up this week. Hot on the heels of news that she’d been cast in Disney’s Frozen and the Neil Labute adaptation Some Girls, Bell has also landed a part in the dramedy Writers. Recent additions [...]...
- 3/7/2012
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Having nabbed what’s described by Variety as a “dream role,” Michael Peña will star for Diego Luna in Chavez, a biopic of social activist César Chávez that also has America Ferrera and Rosario Dawson lending their talent. Written by Luna and Keir Pearson, the picture will illustrate the way in which Chávez organized “the largest non-violent protest in U.S. history to accomplish his ultimate goal of obtaining basic human rights for over 50,000 farm workers in California”; Ferrera will play his wife, while Dawson has agreed to star as Chávez’s aide, Dolores Huerta.
Telling the story of a man who allowed others to “see themselves as deserving of basic rights and to rise up against injustice” Luna hopes to make a film that can “send the message that change is in our hands.” Here’s hoping he can make a) just that, and b) something narratively compelling. (The...
Telling the story of a man who allowed others to “see themselves as deserving of basic rights and to rise up against injustice” Luna hopes to make a film that can “send the message that change is in our hands.” Here’s hoping he can make a) just that, and b) something narratively compelling. (The...
- 3/7/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Jackie Earle Haley and Johnny Depp in Dark Shadows
Photo: Warner Bros. I have added four new images from Tim Burton's Dark Shadows to the gallery, including the pic you see above. Get them all here. Columbia Pictures will distribute MGM's Robocop, the remake of the 1987 Paul Verhoeven-directed science fiction film that will star Joel Kinnaman in the role originated by Peter Weller and will be directed by Jose Padilha (Elite Squad). [source] Zoe Saldana is set to join Christan Bale in Out of the Furnace for Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper. The film is described as a gritty throwback to 1970s movies that's based on Brad Ingelsby's script "The Low Dweller." Story follows an ex-con bent on avenging the death of his younger brother as soon as he's released from prison. Casey Affleck is reportedly in negotiations as well. [Variety] Elizabeth Olsen confirmed to The Playlist that she...
Photo: Warner Bros. I have added four new images from Tim Burton's Dark Shadows to the gallery, including the pic you see above. Get them all here. Columbia Pictures will distribute MGM's Robocop, the remake of the 1987 Paul Verhoeven-directed science fiction film that will star Joel Kinnaman in the role originated by Peter Weller and will be directed by Jose Padilha (Elite Squad). [source] Zoe Saldana is set to join Christan Bale in Out of the Furnace for Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper. The film is described as a gritty throwback to 1970s movies that's based on Brad Ingelsby's script "The Low Dweller." Story follows an ex-con bent on avenging the death of his younger brother as soon as he's released from prison. Casey Affleck is reportedly in negotiations as well. [Variety] Elizabeth Olsen confirmed to The Playlist that she...
- 3/6/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Kristen Bell’s television career has always been on the up and up, and her shining performance in Forgetting Sarah Marshall only shows how capable the actress really is. Now coming off a lead role in Showtime’s House of Lies, Bell is taking another step in her movie career. Two steps to be more precise.
THR has learned that Kristen Bell to be starring in two movie roles. One is an adaptation of Neil Labute’s play called Some Girls, and the other Disney’s computer generated project called Frozen. The latter will not only show case Bell’s voice talent, but also her singing ability.
Directed by Jennifer Getzinger, Bell will star opposite Adam Brody in a movie which centers on a man who attempts to make amends with several ex-girlfriends on the eve of his wedding. Bell plays Bobbi, a smart, articulate woman he bailed on years before without a word,...
THR has learned that Kristen Bell to be starring in two movie roles. One is an adaptation of Neil Labute’s play called Some Girls, and the other Disney’s computer generated project called Frozen. The latter will not only show case Bell’s voice talent, but also her singing ability.
Directed by Jennifer Getzinger, Bell will star opposite Adam Brody in a movie which centers on a man who attempts to make amends with several ex-girlfriends on the eve of his wedding. Bell plays Bobbi, a smart, articulate woman he bailed on years before without a word,...
- 3/6/2012
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
In a story on Kristen Bell joining the cast of Jennifer Getzinger's cinematic adaptation of Neil Labute's play "Some Girls," The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively revealed that the actress-formerly-known-as-Veronica Mars will "provide the speaking and singing voice" as the lead in Disney's upcoming feature "Frozen," which means she will play the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale character the Snow Queen (first published way back in 1845). Additionally, the trade states that Warner Bros. and Weed Road (Akiva Goldsman's WB-based production shingle) have picked up the forthcoming graphic novel "Bolivar" for Irish animator Kealan O'Rourke to write and direct.
Tucked away in the "Some Girls"/"Frozen" story is the tidbit that Chris Buck, a legendary animator who worked on everything from Brad Bird's "Family Dog" episode of "Amazing Stories" to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" to "Little Mermaid," before co-directing Disney's lush 1999 animated feature "Tarzan" (with Kevin Lima), will direct.
Tucked away in the "Some Girls"/"Frozen" story is the tidbit that Chris Buck, a legendary animator who worked on everything from Brad Bird's "Family Dog" episode of "Amazing Stories" to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" to "Little Mermaid," before co-directing Disney's lush 1999 animated feature "Tarzan" (with Kevin Lima), will direct.
- 3/6/2012
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Kristen Bell ("Heroes," "Veronica Mars") has joined the cast of both the film adaptation of Neil Labute's play "Some Girls" and Disney's upcoming animated feature "Frozen" says The Hollywood Reporter.
Jennifer Getzinger’s helms 'Girls' in which Adam Brody plays a man who attempts to make amends with several ex-girlfriends on the eve of his wedding.
Bell plays Bobbi, a smart, articulate woman he bailed on years before without a word, leaving her without respect or love for him. Labute will produce along with Patty West, Chris Schwartz, and Andrew Carlberg.
Bell will also provide the speaking and singing voice as the lead in "Frozen" which Chris Buck ("Surf’s Up") is helming.
Jennifer Getzinger’s helms 'Girls' in which Adam Brody plays a man who attempts to make amends with several ex-girlfriends on the eve of his wedding.
Bell plays Bobbi, a smart, articulate woman he bailed on years before without a word, leaving her without respect or love for him. Labute will produce along with Patty West, Chris Schwartz, and Andrew Carlberg.
Bell will also provide the speaking and singing voice as the lead in "Frozen" which Chris Buck ("Surf’s Up") is helming.
- 3/6/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It's a good day to be Kristen Bell. The erstwhile private eye from "Veronica Mars" has bounced back and forth from the big screen to the small one, starring in films like Forgetting Sarah Marshall and taking a lead in Showtime's "House of Lies" opposite Don Cheadle and Ben Schwartz. Today is especially memorable for the actress, as THR reports she's booked two feature film gigs, one live action and one animated. The first is called Some Girls, an adaptation of Neil Labute's play, and the animated project is Disney's upcoming Frozen, in which she'll be both speaking and singing the lead role. More on both projects below. Some Girls is an adaptation of filmmaker/playwright Neil Labute's 2006 play. Adam Brody will star as a man who, on the eve of his wedding, visits multiple ex-girlfriends to make amends for treating them poorly. Bell will play Bobbi, one of the exes.
- 3/6/2012
- by Ben Pearson
- firstshowing.net
• Looks like Dwayne Johnson will finally have to start working out. The former WWE superstar has signed up to play the title role in director Brett Ratner’s Hercules, based on the 2008 graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian War. Filming is due to start in October. Johnson’s also signed on to Ciudad, playing a soldier of fortune hired to rescue the daughter of a drug lord in the Brazil-set film, to be helmed by Community and Happy Endings directors Joe and Anthony Russo. [Variety, Deadline]
• Zoe Saldana is in early talks to star in the crime thriller Out of the Furnace, playing...
• Zoe Saldana is in early talks to star in the crime thriller Out of the Furnace, playing...
- 3/6/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
Since Kristen Bell burst onto the scene in 2004 with "Veronica Mars," we've been waiting for her to become a superstar. Despite being totally awesome, she hasn't quite gotten the recognition — or roles — that she deserves.
She had a memorable part in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and several TV shows like "Heroes" and "Gossip Girl," but her breakout big screen role has eluded her.
Well, that's hopefully about to come to an end, because The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Bell has just signed on to not one but two upcoming features.
Could one of these propel Bell onto the A-list where she belongs?
First up on the docket is an adaptation of the acclaimed Neil Labute play "Some Girls," which is set to star Adrien Brody as a guy who sets out on the eve of his wedding to make nice with all the girls he wronged in the past, kind...
She had a memorable part in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and several TV shows like "Heroes" and "Gossip Girl," but her breakout big screen role has eluded her.
Well, that's hopefully about to come to an end, because The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Bell has just signed on to not one but two upcoming features.
Could one of these propel Bell onto the A-list where she belongs?
First up on the docket is an adaptation of the acclaimed Neil Labute play "Some Girls," which is set to star Adrien Brody as a guy who sets out on the eve of his wedding to make nice with all the girls he wronged in the past, kind...
- 3/5/2012
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
A couple months ago it was reported that The Oc’s Adam Brody was attached to star in an adaptation of a Neil Labute play called Some Girls. To be helmed by Mad Men and Flight of the Conchords director Jennifer Getzinger, and shot from a screenplay by Labute himself, Some Girls is one of those naval-gazing relationship stories about a character taking stock of their romantic history. In this case, said character is a writer who feels like he has to get closure with his ex-girlfriends before he can enter into a marriage with his current fiancée. That means flying all across the country to track these girls down and get a little of the old face-to-face. And, for this movie, it means a need to cast a gaggle of young actresses. So far, Getzinger and company seem to be off to a good start. THR reports that the first female member of the Some Girls cast...
- 3/5/2012
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Now that she’s finished helping to save whales in Big Miracle, noted sloth aficionado Kristen Bell is looking to settle an old romantic score and get animated again, as she’s signed on to both the adaptation of Neil Labute’s Some Girls and Disney’s ‘toon Frozen.Let’s tackle the live-action gig first, shall we? Some Girls finds Adam Brody as a bloke on the verge of getting married. Feeling the need to make amends with some of the women he’s wronged over the years, he visits several ex-girlfriends on a sort of heartbreak reunion tour.Bell will co-star as Bobbi, a woman who Brody left years previously without a word. We predict there could be fireworks when they meet again. Jennifer Getzinger is on board to direct the adaptation, which Labute has handled himself.Also on Bell’s agenda is a role in Disney’s...
- 3/5/2012
- EmpireOnline
Kristen Bell has been cast in Some Girls, director Jennifer Getzinger’s adaptation of Neil Labute’s play. Adam Brody (Damsels in Distress) co-stars as a man who attempts to make amends with several ex-girlfriends on the eve of his wedding. Photos And Video: Behind the Scenes: TV's 6 Most Wanted Women Comic-Con Roundtable Bell plays Bobbi, a smart, articulate woman he bailed on years before without a word, leaving her without respect or love for him. The film is being produced by Neil Labute, along with Leeden Media's Patty West and Chris Schwartz, and also Andrew Carlberg. After
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- 3/5/2012
- by Todd Gilchrist
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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