Sentences with phrase «comedy adaptation of»
Well that R - rated comedy adaptation of a classic - TV drama series was very successful, but it also had a big thing going for it: it was unique.
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ABC takes two Julie Anne Robinson projects, drama The Long Game and single - camera comedy adaptation of British No Angels (Deadline).
In a hilarious sketch to promote the new film; a semi-animated comedy adaptation of the Beatrix Potter story; James, Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie and director Will Gluck give spoof interviews with regards to James» habit of dressing up in a full rabbit costume, living off raw vegetables and opting for a hutch instead of a dressing room.
Back in the long ago days of 2012, the idea of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum teaming up for a buddy cop comedy adaptation of the»80s television series 21 Jump Street seemed like an absurd idea destined for failure, and the movie right away poked fun at the lack of originality in its concept along with the industry trend at large of adapting old series.
There's something for everyone, with the new «Power Rangers» movie featuring Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Banks, the sci - fi / thriller «Life» starring Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal, and the big screen comedy adaptation of the TV show «Chips».
Johnson takes over the David Hasselhoff role in «Baywatch,» a comedy adaptation of a TV series that probably didn't know it was funny.
The studio does have a pair of big spring releases in Ghost in the Shell, the controversial adaptation of the popular manga comic that stars Scarlett Johansson, as well as the action - comedy adaptation of the 1990s lifeguard TV show Baywatch.
Not exact matches
Spielberg's adaptation of the popular dystopian story from Ernest Cline fell to second with $ 25.1 million, while the new Universal Pictures comedy «Blockers» opened in third place.
But the new strategic direction of Amazon Studios, which comes as the company is launching several new shows, including a comedy with Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen and a Seth Rogen - produced comic book adaptation, underscores the financial constraints the division is under.
The half - hour presentation, which took place at Paramount's offices in New York City's Times Square, also teased footage for its sci - fi movie «Arrival» (opening November 11), starring Amy Adams; Robert Zemeckis» WWII drama «Allied» (November 23), starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard; the ensemble comedy «Office Christmas Party» (December 9), starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, T.J. Miller, and Kate McKinnon; the adaptation of «Ghost in the Shell» (March 2017), starring Scarlett Johansson; and «xXx: The Return of Xander Cage» (January 2017), starring Vin Diesel.
Steve Carell has signed on to star in a new sci - fi comedy from screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, the guy behind trippy dramedies including Adaptation, Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
It's not the first modern reboot of the retro comedy: Along with two really bad live action movie adaptations, even animators like Seth McFarlane have (unsuccessfully) tried their hand at bringing the series back.
Other interesting fare this year includes an adaptation of T.S. Eliot's «The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,» by Cavan P.M. Hallman, and a premiering comedy from the talented Sue Cargill with fine actress Amy Warren in the starring role, called «The Chapel Brown Papers.»
You may still find the love of your life even after 60 years, the dating rules tend to change and you must be able to make the necessary adaptations to win the 8 Simple Rules (originally 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter for the first season) is an American sitcom comedy television show, originally
8 Simple Rules (originally 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter for the first season) is an American sitcom comedy television show, originally You may still find the love of your life even after 60 years, the dating rules tend to change and you must be able to make the necessary adaptations to win the
She parlayed her small - screen success into roles in the comedy Get Him to the Greek, and the long - awaited adaptation of On the Road.
The Triumph of Love is an adaptation of Pierre Marivaux's 1732 comedy by the same name.
In 1997, Posey starred in no less than five independent films, including Henry Fool, her third Hartley outing; the temps - in - hell comedy drama Clockwatchers; Linklater's adaptation of Eric Bogosian's SubUrbia; and The House of Yes.
After a three - year hiatus from acting, Robbins returned to the screen in 1997 with the comedy Nothing to Lose; he soon announced plans to mount a film adaptation of Cradle Will Rock, the Marc Blitzstein play first staged by Orson Welles six decades earlier.
This frothy theatre adaptation dates from the period when Hollywood had pretty much perfected the art of the romantic comedy.
Prior to that, he produced and starred in Phil Morrison's black comedy ALL IS BRIGHT alongside Paul Rudd and lent his vocal talents to the English - language version of the Oscar - nominated French animated feature, ERNEST & CELESTINE, and the highly anticipated feature - film adaptation of THE LITTLE PRINCE, directed by Mark Osborne.
As an uberfan of the so - bad - it's - good masterpiece The Room and a solid admirer of The Disaster Artist, The Room co-star Greg Sestero's tell - all book about the making of mysterious vampiric figure Tommy Wiseau's «Tennessee Williams style melodrama as told by an alien who has apparently never seen normal human beings interact» drama - turned - dark - comedy - after - initial - audience - reactions - full - of - howling - laughter, I was a bit reserved in my excitement when I found out that James Franco was going to direct the film adaptation, as well as portraying Wiseau himself.
Grainger was also recognized for her character of Charlie Cooper in a one - off television adaptation of Kate Long's novel THE BAD MOTHER»S HANDBOOK; Grainger starred opposite Catherine Tate, Anne Reid, and Robert Pattinson in this popular comedy drama.
Frost, the long - time comedy partner of Simon Pegg, has previously starred in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and BBC2's Martin Amis adaptation, Money.
With the recent casting announcements for the live - action adaptation of Disney's The Lion King, NBC's premier sketch comedy show did some reimagining.
Daniel Radcliffe, better known as Harry Potter, is apparently going to star in the big screen adaptation of The Amateur Photographer; a comedy about a man who sets out to capture life in a town.
An English - language adaptation of writer / director Francis Veber's 1998 comedy The Dinner Game, Dinner for Schmucks is at times uproariously funny, yet it's occasionally a little too broad... read more
We'll have the Patrick DeWitt book to film adaptation of Jacques Audiard's The Sisters Brothers drop at Cannes in May, and then we wouldn't be surprised if Kelly Reichardt begins lensing on her eight feature film — and not unlike Claire Denis, moves into the direction of comedy — a first for the helmer.
WHERE THE HEART IS Cute Natalie Port man is miscast in this adaptation of Billie Letts» novel, which sloshes between comedy and drama, and winds up being muddy.
The Argentine filmmaker discusses The Princess of France, the latest in his loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedies, this one based on Love's Labour's Lost.
With The Hippopotamus set to receive its North American premiere this weekend at the Palm Springs Film Festival, the first poster and trailer have arrived online for director John Jencks» upcoming adaptation of Stephen Fry's 1994 best - selling comedy novel of the same name; take a look below... A country manor mystery that's actually a deliciously -LSB-...]
Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad) has signed on to direct a big screen adaptation of the long - running police reality series COPS, in what is being described as «an edgy narrative with a buddy comedy bent on the order of a Lethal Weapon.»
Daniel Radcliffe, better known as Harry Potter, is apparently going to star in the big screen adaptation of The Amateur Photographer; a comedy about...
«Galaxy Quest» director Dean Parisot is the man behind the lens on the sequel to Summit Entertainment's surprise hit adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's Wildstorm miniseries «RED,» the 2010 action - comedy starring Bruce Willis as Frank Moses, a former operative dragged back into the lethal world of killers and spies against his will, all while trying to hold it together on the worst first date ever with Sarah (Mary - Louise Parker), a doe - eyed customer service rep entirely unfamiliar with Frank's line of work.
Jon Avnet's film adaptation of Fannie Flagg's novel «Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe» is a surprising, quirky comedy with real bite.
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The 20 - year - old former Nickelodeon star isn't referring to Ashby, the dark comedy starring Mickey Rourke and Emma Roberts, or the upcoming adaptation of John Green's Paper Towns.
Yet, in the space of eighteen months in 1956 — 7, Duvivier directed Jean Gabin in a noir, Fernandel in a comedy - thriller, and Danielle Darrieux in a Zola adaptation.
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Screenwriter Diablo Cody has the hot hand in television development these days, with Variety reporting that ABC has nabbed Cody's latest television project, an American adaptation of the British family comedy Raised By Wolves.
In a drastic, surprisingly smooth departure from his typical work directing major studio comedies, Adam McKay tackles the dense subject matter of The Big Short, a screen adaptation of Michael Lewis»
In a drastic, surprisingly smooth departure from his typical work directing major studio comedies, Adam McKay tackles the dense subject matter of The Big Short, a screen adaptation of Michael Lewis «best - selling book about the devastating financial collapse of the mid-aughts.
He is known for his roles as John in Love Actually, Tim Canterbury in the BBC's Golden Globe - winning comedy The Office, Arthur Dent in the film adaptation of Douglas Adams» The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dr. John Watson in Sherlock and Mr. Madden in Nativity!.
Veteran British actor Bill Nighy is set to star in next year's movie adaptation of legendary comedy «Dad's Army», but he's apparently...
In a drastic, surprisingly smooth departure from his typical work directing major studio comedies, Adam McKay tackles the dense subject matter of The Big Short, a screen adaptation of Michael Lewis «best - selling book about the devastating financial collapse of the...
Johnson also has another Fast and Furious movie on the cards, as well as an adaptation of the Rampage video game, action - comedy Central Intelligence, a Baywatch movie and the comic - book film Shazam!
She made a break - out performance in the film adaptation of Nicolas Spark's romance novel «The Notebook» and stole the show from Lindsay Lohan in the teen angst comedy «Mean Girls.»
Take some of her recent parts: the colonial survivor, tenacious in the face of social breakdown in Claire Denis's White Material (09); a flamboyant fantasist in Marc Fitoussi's frothy comedy Copacabana (10); the uncomprehending, vulnerable daughter of elderly parents in Michael Haneke's Amour (12); a comically lascivious Mother Superior in Guillaume Nicloux's Diderot adaptation The Nun (13); a bored married woman pondering an affair in a softer comedy, the recent French release Paris Follies (Fitoussi again, 14).
The stage show is an adaptation of the 1992 comedy starring Nicolas Cage, James Caan and Sarah Jessica Parker
Its frantic entrances and exits — the perpetually harried Hélène more than once needlessly announces that she will «go first» — prefigure those in Resnais's several late adaptations of Alan Ayckbourn's comedies, which the British playwright greatly admires, once commenting that the director «works in a very theatrical way.»