As the Hollywood strikes continue, studio deals are being put on pause.
21.08.2023 - 16:39 / variety.com
Todd Gilchrist editor The new film “Strays” may enlist Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Isla Fisher and Randall Park to “fill in” the personality of its four canine lead characters, but it’s real-life dogs — and an army of trainers — who work hard to deliver a convincing performance on screen that matches their voice work. Director Josh Greenbaum not only cast the pups with as much thought and detail as when he recruited their human counterparts, but worked closely with head animal trainer Mark Forbes to make sure that they learned the various activities, and behaviors to believably tell the story written by Dan Perrault about a discarded pet who travels cross country with three pals to exact revenge on his owner.
“The casting process on a film like this is one of the hardest things in the whole film,” says Forbes, who previously worked on everything from the 1996 live-action version of “101 Dalmations” to the 2018 remake of “Benji.” “We had four main characters that we’re all trying to find not only the right look for that character, but how does that character look in a frame next to this other character? And they really liked this idea of [Reggie, a border terrier] being somewhat smaller and having this giant [Great Dane] Hunter, and the other two dogs [Bug, a Boston terrier and Maggie, an Australian shepherd] were somewhere in between.” “In any movie, you’re dealing with normal chemistry questions of your cast, of ‘how do these guys play off each other?’” says Greenbaum, whose previous work includes “Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar” and the documentaries “Too Funny To Fail” and “Becoming Bond.” “In the script, there might’ve been three or so of the breeds labeled. But then as we got into it, I was just making the visual
.As the Hollywood strikes continue, studio deals are being put on pause.
BreAnna Bell Lionsgate’s Pilgrim Media Group has signed an exclusive unscripted deal with Sean Perry’s recently launched 2500 Media production company. As part of the deal, 2500 Media will immediately plug into the worldwide development and production staff at Pilgrim and the agreement includes a first-look scripted component with Lionsgate Television “When I looked around at ways to super charge my new company 2500 Media and deliver high quality production at a reasonable cost, it was clear that locking arms with Lionsgate and Pilgrim was the best and fastest way to accomplish our goals,” said Perry.
Sean Perry, the former WME non-scripted packaging agent and partner, has teamed up with one of his former clients after the launch of his own production company.
More than three months into the writers strike, Warner Bros. Television has moved in to suspend the remaining overall deals with some of its top creators. The list includes Greg Berlanti Productions, Bill Lawrence’s Doozer Productions, John Wells’ Productions and Mindy Kaling’s Kaling International, sources said. I hear the calls were made last night. JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot also is in the process of being notified, and Chuck Lorre Prods.’ pact had been previously suspended, I hear.
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Jaden Thompson Hollywood stars have taken to social media to pay tribute to the late Bob Barker, who recently died at the age of 99. Barker is known as the longtime host of the game show “The Price Is Right.” Adam Sandler posted a photo of himself alongside Barker on Instagram, writing, “The man. The myth.
Bob Barker, who died Saturday in his Los Angeles home. He was 99.Among those reacting includes his one-time co-star Adam Sandler, who took to Instagram just minutes after ET confirmed the tragic news and remembered the iconic TV personality as an all-around great person. Sandler, of course, conjured up their legendary fight in the 1996 comedy classic.«The man.
Bob Barker, who died Saturday in his Los Angeles home. He was 99.Among those reacting includes his one-time co-star Adam Sandler, who took to Instagram just minutes after ET confirmed the tragic news and remembered the iconic TV personality as an all-around great person. Sandler, of course, conjured up their legendary fight in the 1996 comedy classic.«The man.
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Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro has nominated 27 Latino-driven films for inclusion in the National Film Registry. Among the suggestions are films that brought Oscar nominations to Latino actors and artists, including Salma Hayek, as Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in “Frida” (2002); Catalina Sandino Moreno, who portrayed a desperate undocumented pregnant immigrant in “Maria Full of Grace” (2004) and Demián Bichir, who played an undocumented worker in Los Angeles in “A Better Life” (2011).
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The new movie Strays, featuring the voices of stars like Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx, is now in theaters and will definitely bring some laughs to audiences this weekend.
Todd Gilchrist editor Pet owners spend an inordinate amount of time imagining, ascribing, even acting out the behaviors of their animals. “Strays” feels like the natural — if comically exaggerated — extension of that impulse, chronicling the personality of a border terrier named Reggie as he and three canine pals make an arduous trek back to Reggie’s owner, along with all of the attendant misunderstandings and misinterpretations about the human world around them.
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” finally seemed to die down, my feed became infiltrated with a new dubious health claim—this time, that bee pollen might be, well, nature’s boob job.It all started when TikToker influencer Taylor Reynolds shared a viral asking, “Do any of my hormone girlies know if bee pollen makes your girls bigger?” In the video she claims that adding bee pollen (a mixture of flower pollen, enzymes, honey, wax, and honeybee nectar and secretions, and not to be confused with other bee products such as honey) to her oatmeal caused a noticeable increase in breast size.She later posted another video of her photos that led to similar videos popping up, including that claimed to show the “proper” way to eat bee pollen to grow your boobs. Let’s fact check this.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.One social media theory is that because bee pollen contains what’s known as phytoestrogens, these can bind to the estrogen receptors in the breast tissues, stimulating growth.
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