The popular conceit around Hollywood is that video game movies seldom work. But Just Dance is going to be a little different. It's been a minute since Step Up was all the rage, and we haven't seen a good dance drama in a few years, so turning this popular Ubisoft video game into a hit at the multiplex may be quite possible. Screen Gems has won the right to turn Just Dance into a big screen endeavor after a competitive bidding war. The title is the best selling video game franchise of all time, pulling in 120 million players from all over the world in all age ranges. It's easy to see why multiple studios were eager to get their hands on Just Dance, which should appeal to a wide range of audience members if done right. The drama is being developed by Ubisoft Film and Television and Olive Bridge Entertainment, with producers Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin attached for Ubisoft. Jodi Hildebrand and Will Gluck are producing for Olive Bridge. Writers are currently being sought to bring this … [Read more...] about Just Dance Video Game Is Becoming a Movie at Screen Gems
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Screen Gems to Produce Big Screen Adaptation of Ubisoft’s Just Dance
just dance Movie news Peter Rabbit ubisoft video game will luck By Jeff Ames ON January 15, 2019 Screen Gems to produce big screen adaptation of Ubisoft’s Just Dance According to Deadline, Screen Gems just won the rights to the popular Ubisoft video game Just Dance and plans to turn it into a full fledged feature film. Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin will produce for Ubisoft Film and Television while Jodi Hildebrand and Will Gluck will set the stage for Olive Branch Entertainment. RELATED: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reboot Could Begin Production this Year Per the report, a script is already in place and Gluck, of Easy A and Friends with Benefits fame, is circling the director’s chair, though no formal commitment has been made. Gluck recently directed the hit comedy Peter Rabbit, and is already hard at work on a sequel. Released in 2009, Just Dance quickly emerged as the best selling music video game of all time with 120 million players around the … [Read more...] about Screen Gems to Produce Big Screen Adaptation of Ubisoft’s Just Dance
Big-screen gems mark 2018
.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... What a year it was for movies! Some critics are saying 2018 was the best film year of the 21st century, and it’s hard to disagree. Check out this list of memorable films: “Annihilation,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Ben Is Back,” “Boy Erased,” “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” “Creed 2,” “Eighth Grade,” “The Favourite,” “First Man,” “First Reformed,” “Green Book,” “The Hate U Give,” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Love, Simon,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” “A Simple Favor,” “The Old Man and the Gun,” “A Quiet Place,” “Sicario: Day of the Soldado,” “Sorry to Bother … [Read more...] about Big-screen gems mark 2018
Crazy Rich Asians’ Constance Wu to Star in Rom-Com for Screen Gems
crazy rich asians romantic comedy Screen Gems By Jeff Ames ON December 11, 2018 Crazy Rich Asians’ Constance Wu to star in rom-com for Screen Gems According to The Hollywood Reporter, Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians) is negotiating to star in an untitled romantic comedy for Screen Gems. GLOW actress Kimmy Gatewood will helm the film based on a script by Savion Einstein. RELATED: Crazy Rich Asians Wins Labor Day Weekend Box Office Per the report, the story follows a “charmingly chaotic woman who has to get her life together when she becomes pregnant with two babies from two different men” via a rare process called superfecundation. This will mark the third project Wu has in development since the popular Crazy Rich Asians film, with the others being the animated film Wish Dragon and Low Budget Ethnic Movie from director Daniel Yoon. Wu rose to fame on ABC’s popular Fresh Off the Boat comedy. Crazy Rich Asians was a certified hit with over … [Read more...] about Crazy Rich Asians’ Constance Wu to Star in Rom-Com for Screen Gems
Exposure: Deon Taylor To Direct Screen Gems’ Cop Body Cam Thriller
Exposure: Deon Taylor to direct Screen Gems’ cop body cam thriller Deadline reports that Traffik director Deon Taylor will helm the body cam cop thriller Exposure, based on Peter A. Dowling’s spec script Screen Gems acquired last year. The film follows a rookie Detroit African-American female cop who accidentally stumbles on some fellow officers who murder a drug dealer, an incident captured by the body cam on her uniform. The cops then spend the night chasing her down in an attempt to destroy the footage. To make things worth, those same crooked cops tip off a criminal gang, blaming her for the dealer’s death. Sean Sorensen will produce alongside Hidden Empire Film Group, Taylor’s own production company with partners Roxanne Avent and Robert F. Smith. Avent will serve as Exposure’s executive producer. Next month, Taylor will begin filming the noir thriller Fatale, starring Hilary Swank. The director recently wrapped … [Read more...] about Exposure: Deon Taylor To Direct Screen Gems’ Cop Body Cam Thriller