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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Sept 13, 2017 19:28:00 GMT -6
deadline.com/2017/09/richard-shepard-the-perfection-miramax-films-the-matador-1202168969/ Miramax Buys Richard Shepard's Next Pic, 'The Perfection' EXCLUSIVE: Hot on the heels of its Toronto domestic rights sale of I, Tonya to 30WEST and Neon, Miramax Films has acquired The Perfection, which will be the next film directed by The Matador and Dom Hemingway helmer Richard Shepard. Shepard wrote the script with Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder. Pic is a horror-thriller about two cello prodigies and a sinister obsession that drives the dark pursuit of perfection. Miramax Films will finance, and CEO Bill Block will produce with Shepard and Stacey Reiss (The Eagle Huntress). The plan is to quickly cast the leads and start production in early 2018. The writers first met on the pilot of the Sarah Michelle Gellar TV series Ringer, which Charmelo and Snyder created and Shepard directed. “I had been stewing on a cool idea for an elevated horror movie for some time,” says Shepard. “Knowing that Eric and Nicole love and know this genre, I thought they’d be a perfect fit.” The trio wrote the script on spec during the summer, and Block took it off the table 48 hours after he read it. “Bill’s always been such a great supporter of my work, and I thought he’d see the potential in this material,” Shepard said. “It’s ambitious, fun and truly scary. I can’t wait to get rolling.” Block called the script “the kind of project we at Miramax dream about, a true page-turner, full of the kind of surprises that make for amazing films. Richard has been a friend for years, always showing me his latest work. I’m thrilled to be able to take this new journey with him, and make this movie,” Block said. Aside from the films, Shepard directed 12 episodes of HBO’s Girls, and the pilots for Criminal Minds and Ugly Betty, as well as the Emmy-nominated docu I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale for HBO. He just sold his short Tokyo Project to HBO, with Elisabeth Moss starring. HBO premieres it October 14. He is repped by UTA, Tom Lassally of 3 Arts and Alan Wertheimer at Jackoway. Charmelo and Snyder, who besides Ringer co-executive produced and wrote for the CW’s Supernatural, are repped by UTA, the Shuman Company and attorney Jamie Mandelbaum.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 27, 2017 15:08:32 GMT -6
deadline.com/2017/10/allison-willliams-the-perfection-director-richard-shepard-horror-thriller-1202196357/Allison Willliams Toplines Horror Thriller 'The Perfection' For Director Richard Shepard EXCLUSIVE: Allison Williams (Get Out, Girls) is toplining Richard Shepard’s The Perfection, a horror-thriller that crosses borders and boundaries. The film tells the story of two cello prodigies and a sinister obsession. Production is slated to begin in early 2018 in Shanghai and Vancouver. The story was scripted by Shepard, Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder. The Perfection will be produced by Miramax CEO Bill Block, Richard Shepard and Stacey Reiss (The Eagle Huntress). Christian Mercuri’s Capstone Group is handling international sales for the film and will introducing the film to buyers at the upcoming AFM. Williams, who starred in Jordan Peele’s blockbuster horror thriller Get Out this year, is reuniting with Shepherd for this; the pair worked together as he directed several episodes of HBO’s Girls throughout its run including the memorable “The Panic in Central Park” episode in Season 5. “It’s truly exciting to be reunited with Allison. Our time together during the six seasons of Girls was amazing,” said Shepard. “I loved watching her grow as an actress, and a person and I was thinking of her the entire time we were writing this movie. I can’t wait to bring a different side of Allison to the screen.” Added Williams: “Ever since Get Out, I’ve been looking for a feature that had a similar magical alchemy to it — a writer-director I love, a subject matter that feels urgent and relevant, a character who fascinates me, and a script that feels almost too ambitious to pull off. The Perfection is all of those things, and I cannot wait to bring it to life so everyone can see why this project made me feel both eager and trepidatious (quickly becoming my favorite combination of sensations). “Without spoiling it, I’ll just say this: We’ve all been talking about this movie — without realizing that we’ve been doing so. And I feel very fortunate and grateful to be able to take part in its realization.” Williams, who will next be seen in Showtime limited series Patrick Melrose opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, is repped by CAA and Untitled.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 20, 2018 16:13:25 GMT -6
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 20, 2018 16:14:12 GMT -6
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