Tag: Easy A

  • Senior Year review – Rebel Wilson fails Netflix high school comedy

    Senior Year review – Rebel Wilson fails Netflix high school comedy

    A miscast lead is one of many issues plaguing a broad and unfunny attempt to recapture the spirit of films like Never Been Kissed and Mean GirlsThe spirit of sparky high school comedies, from Never Been Kissed to Mean Girls to Easy A, haunts Netflix’s junky “if you like…” offering Senior Year, with a progressively…

  • Sony Pictures Renews Deal With ‘Peter Rabbit’ Producer Will Gluck

    Sony Pictures Renews Deal With ‘Peter Rabbit’ Producer Will Gluck

    Sony Pictures has renewed its first-look deal with “Peter Rabbit” producer Will Gluck through his Olive Bridge production company.Gluck’s history at Sony includes directing the Emma Stone comedy “Easy A” ($75 million worldwide), “Friends With Benefits” ($150 million worldwide), the 2014 musical “Annie” ($134 million worldwide) and “Peter Rabbit” ($351 million worldwide). Gluck is in…

  • ‘Easy A’ Spinoff in the Works From Original Screenwriter (Exclusive)

    ‘Easy A’ Spinoff in the Works From Original Screenwriter (Exclusive)

    Nearly a decade after the success of “Easy A,” a spinoff of the coming-of-age comedy is in the works. Sources tell Variety that Screen Gems has appointed Bert Royal, who penned the first script, to write and direct the upcoming movie.Insiders stress that the film is still in early development, as Royal is still in…

  • ‘Peter Rabbit’ Is A Wildly Weird Take On A Beloved Classic [Review]

    ‘Peter Rabbit’ Is A Wildly Weird Take On A Beloved Classic [Review]

    It’s hard to make sense of “Peter Rabbit.” Based on Beatrix Potter‘s beloved, century-old British literary mainstay, this CG/live-action hybrid adaptation enlists Will Gluck, the American director/co-writer behind an inconsistent batch of studio comedies, including “Easy A,” “Friends With Benefits,” “Fired Up” and 2014’s “Annie” remake, to bring this early 20th century garden rabbit to…