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
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Computer-screen thriller ‘Searching’ transcends its gimmick
Lindsey Bahr, Ap Film Writer Updated 11:54 am PDT, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 This image released by Sony Pictures shows John Cho in Screen Gems' thriller "Searching." Cho stars as a father trying to find his missing teenage daughter. (Sebastian Baron/Sony Pictures via AP) This image released by Sony Pictures shows John Cho in Screen Gems' thriller "Searching." Cho stars as a father trying to find his missing teenage daughter. (Sebastian Baron/Sony Pictures via AP) Photo: Sebastian Baron, AP This image released by Sony Pictures shows John Cho in Screen Gems' thriller "Searching." Cho stars as a father trying to find his missing teenage daughter. (Elizabeth Kitchens/Sony Pictures via AP) This image released by Sony Pictures shows John Cho in Screen Gems' thriller "Searching." Cho stars as a father trying to find his missing teenage daughter. (Elizabeth Kitchens/Sony Pictures via AP) … [Read more...] about Computer-screen thriller ‘Searching’ transcends its gimmick
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
The Strange Way Searching Got Its Special On-Screens Look
10 minutes ago Similar to how found footage emerged as a popular new form of storytelling in the last 20 years, Hollywood is starting to develop a cool new way to present a narrative, specifically through on-screen stories. The latest example is Aneesh Chaganty's Searching -- following a father (John Cho) as he uses laptops, smartphones, and other devices to find his missing daughter -- and you might be surprised just goes what into the process. Fortunately, you can learn about it straight from the people who experienced it by clicking play on the video below: Stars John Cho and Debra Messing and writer/director Aneesh Chaganty talked all about the process of making Searching earlier this month during the Los Angeles press day for the film -- and it definitely doesn't sound like a real cakewalk, even for a seasoned performer. This is because the direct interaction between characters was cut off for most of production, as the actors not only typically inhabited sets by themselves, … [Read more...] about The Strange Way Searching Got Its Special On-Screens Look
On the silver screen in Hampton Roads: The Rock, horror and a classic gem
“Rampage” A primatologist (Dwayne Johnson) tries to save his gorilla friend when a genetic experiment goes awry. PG-13 (107 min.)“Truth or Dare” Lucy Hale (“Pretty Little Liars”) stars in this horror film about a deadly game. PG-13 (100 min.)“Casablanca” The Bogart and Bergman classic is part of the “Gems From the Golden Age” film festival, hosted by film critic Mal Vincent. 7:15 p.m. Monday at Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, 2200 Parks Ave., Virginia Beach. www.virginiamoca.org … [Read more...] about On the silver screen in Hampton Roads: The Rock, horror and a classic gem