Tag: Pitch Perfect
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Brittany Snow to make directing debut on ‘September 17th’ for Yale, Great Escape to launch EFM sales (exclusive)
Sales head Nick Donnermeyer introducing drama project to buyers.Brittany Snow, the Pitch Perfect franchise star whose acting credits include Hairpspray, will make her feature directorial debut on the drama September 17th for Yale Productions, whose newly minted sales stablemate Great Escape is kicking off talks with EFM buyers.The project is based on an original story…
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Sing 2 Review: Let’s Close The Curtains On Sing-Off Movies
It was 2012. “Pitch Perfect” was released at the height of the “singing competition” genre, one that had been popularized (and quickly run into the ground) by “Glee” — itself a thin satire riding on the coattails of popular reality shows like “American Idol” and “The X Factor.” Even by the time the first “Sing”…
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Daily Podcast: Pitch Perfect TV Show, Netflix’s Roald Dahl Universe, And An Interview With David S. Goyer
On the September 23, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Netflix’s Roald Dahl extended universe and a “Pitch Perfect” TV series. Then, /Film senior news editor Jacob Hall interviews David S.…
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‘X’: Brittany Snow Joins The Cast Of Ti West’s Horror Film For A24
She may have sung her way to the Icca Finals in “Pitch Perfect,” but before that, Brittany Snow dipped her toes in the horror genre with “Prom Night.” Now, she returns to horror in Ti West‘s A24 project, “X,” joining an impressive cast that includes Kid Cudi and Mia Goth.Read More: ‘X’: Mia Goth &…
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‘Dummy’ Trailer: Anna Kendrick is Best Friends With a Sex Doll
If your streaming service launches and it doesn’t have an original title that stars Anna Kendrick, does it really exist? In the case of Quibi, even Kendrick’s star power may not help. The Pitch Perfect star, who has managed to star in originals for Disney+, HBO Max, and Quibi, stars in Dummy, a comedy about…
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‘Cats’ Reviews: What the Critics Are Saying
After its official trailer debuted in November, many were equal parts horrified and enraged by the litany of humanoid cats preparing for the Jellicle ball and Jellicle sacrifice in “Cats.” Based on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical of the same name, said outrage came to no one’s surprise.Unfortunately for director Tom Hopper and team, the rage…
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Lionsgate Lands K-Pop Comedy ‘Seoul Girls’ Penned And Produced By Rebel Wilson
Exclusive: Lionsgate has obtained the rights to Seoul Girls, a comedy feature written by Pitch Perfect star Rebel Wilson, with a recent revision by Young II Kim.Wilson will also take on a role in the pic, which follows a Korean American high school girl and her friends who enter a worldwide talent competition to be…
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‘The Politician’ Trailer: Ryan Murphy’s First Netflix Original Stars Gwyneth Paltrow & Ben Platt
As a child you’re often asked about what you want to be when you grow up, the answers tend to lean towards professional athletes or astronauts. Well, how about the President of the United States? “The Politician” looks at how a young man navigates high school before embarking on his political aspirations.The creator of the…
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Camila Cabello To Star In ‘Cinderella’ Retelling At Sony
Camila Cabello, formally of the pop group Fifth Harmony, has been tapped to star in a new iteration of Cinderella, written and to be directed by Pitch Perfect scribe Kay Cannon. Set at Sony Pictures, the project, which is on the fast track for production, is based on an original idea from late night host…
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How ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Turned a Recasting Problem on Its Head
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Season 4, Episode 8, “I’m Not The Person I Used To Be.”]On Friday’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) can’t recognize her alcoholic ex-boyfriend Greg (Santino Fontana) when he shows up at his high school reunion party after two years away. That’s because “Pitch Perfect” star Skylar…