{"id":1291,"date":"2018-09-07T23:38:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T23:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2018-09-22T23:42:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T23:42:23","slug":"film-news-roundup-adrian-grenier-mya-taylor-joining-drama-comedy-stage-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/film-news-roundup-adrian-grenier-mya-taylor-joining-drama-comedy-stage-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"Film News Roundup: Adrian Grenier, Mya Taylor Joining Drama-Comedy \u2018Stage Mother\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"VarietyLogo1\"<\/a>In today\u2019s film news roundup, Adrian Grenier and Mya Taylor join \u201cStage Mother,\u201d Steve Coogan teams up with Michael Winterbottom and Kandoo Releasing launches.<\/p>\n

CASTINGS
\nFilm Mode Entertainment and Branded Pictures Entertainment have added Adrian Grenier and Mya Taylor (\u201cTangerine\u201d) to the cast of the drama-comedy \u201cStage Mother.\u201d
\nJacki Weaver and Lucy Liu have been previously announced as starring in \u201cStage Mother,\u201d set in the drag world of San Francisco. The film is set to go into production on Sept. 14 with much of the filming to take place in Nova Scotia. Rights for the film are for sale at the Toronto International Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Film Mode Entertainment\u2019s Clay Epstein and Branded Pictures Entertainment founder and producer J. Todd Harris announced the project at the Cannes Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Grenier is best known for his starring role in \u201cEntourage.\u201d Taylor won the Gotham Award for \u201cBreakthrough Actor\u201d for her performance in \u201cTangerine\u201d and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for the film, making her the first openly transgender actor to win a Spirit award.<\/p>\n

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Steve Coogan and David Mitchell have been cast in Michael Winterbottom\u2019s untitled comedy, with portraying a clothing billionaire and Mitchell as a journalist hired to tell the rich man\u2019s life story.
\nSony Pictures International Productions and Film4 are producing the movie and planning on a fall shoot. Melissa Parmenter is producing for Revolution Films with Damian Jones of DJ Films.<\/p>\n

Winterbottom and Parmenter have collaborated on the British TV series \u201cThe Trip,\u201d \u201cThe Trip to Italy\u201d and \u201cThe Trip to Spain,\u201d which stars Coogan with Rob Brydon. The three series, all which feature the actors doing Michael Caine impresssions, have been edited into feature films.<\/p>\n

Coogan will next be seen in the Laurel and Hardy biopic \u201cStan and Ollie\u201d with John C. Reilly. Winterbottom\u2019s \u201cThe Wedding guest,\u201d starring Dev Patel, is premiering at the Toronto Film Festival.<\/p>\n

DISTRIBUTOR LAUNCH
\nKandoo Films, which focuses on emerging new artists, is launching its distribution arm Kandoo Releasing, founded by producer Howard Barish.
\nKandoo Releasing will strategically distribute its slate of films from emerging and diverse artists into day and date theatrical and VOD\/digital releases for audiences worldwide.
\n\u201cOur goal is to create a more direct connection from filmmaker to viewer, providing audiences with the unfiltered film viewing experiences they crave,\u201d said Barish. \u201cBy focusing on this niche market, Kandoo Releasing will foster a home for passionate rising filmmakers and help quality independent films find their audience. Our boutique agency approach will allow our team to deliver the attention and personal touch each film deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first feature film release has been set for Dec. 7 for \u201cHospitality,\u201d written and directed by Nick Chakwin and David Guglielmo with Emmanuelle Chriqui starring as a mother with a checkered past who must protect her son when a dangerous man (Sam Trammell) checks in to her isolated bed and breakfast.<\/p>\n

Future releases from Kandoo Releasing include \u201cSkin in the Game,\u201d from first time director Adisa. Starring Erica Ash, Elisabeth Harnois, Angelica Celaya, and Sammi Hanratty, \u201cSkin in the Game\u201d centers on the abduction of a 15-year-old girl who finds herself trapped in the horrific underground world of human trafficking.<\/p>\n

View this article at Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In today\u2019s film news roundup, Adrian Grenier and Mya Taylor join \u201cStage Mother,\u201d Steve Coogan teams up with Michael Winterbottom and Kandoo Releasing launches. CASTINGS Film Mode Entertainment and Branded Pictures Entertainment have added Adrian Grenier and Mya Taylor (\u201cTangerine\u201d) to the cast of the drama-comedy \u201cStage Mother.\u201d Jacki Weaver and Lucy Liu have been
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