When writer/director Nancy Meyers is good, she is so good. We can thank her for bringing us Baby Boom and Father of the Bride, two of my favorite lighthearted late-'80s/early-'90s comedies. Then again, she's also responsible for What Women Want, Something's Gotta Give, and The Holiday.
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The critically acclaimed and insanely well-received Broadway show August: Osage County will be adapted for film, with the playwright Tracy Letts on board to write the screenplay. The show took home five Tony awards and a Pulitzer prize. Variety continues:
August follows one volatile Oklahoma family in the aftermath of its patriarch's unexplained disappearance.
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While Brad Pitt's been busy releasing photos of his new babies, his production company, Plan B, has picked up the rights to a four-volume manga series by Mark Crilley titled Miki Falls. Variety has more details:
Story chronicles the final year of high school for Miki Yoshida, the series’ protag who tries to befriend handsome new student Hiro Sakurai but is met with resistance. Stubborn Miki, however, refuses to take no for an answer, which leads to a surprising revelation about the secretive young man.
The writer they've tapped to adapt the books for the big screen is Sera Gamble, a writer and producer on Supernatural and a finalist on that filmmaker competition show Project Greenlight (remember that show?).
I'm curious to check out this series; it sounds like a cool project with a strong female lead, which is something we could always use more of.
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First of all, please note the cover: This book was endorsed by Lindsay Lohan, who apparently said, "I love fashion, but fashion has never been this much fun!" This from a "fashion lover" who designs leggings. (And are "fashion lover" and "leggings designer" mutually exclusive. Just saying.)
Anyway, back to the news at hand.
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In the 1979 film Rock 'n' Roll High School, the Ramones help a bunch of "rebellious students" thwart their "repressive, rock-music-hating principal." Now there's a remake coming, courtesy of none other than "shockjock" Howard Stern. Stern's other current movie project is an updated version of the raunchy 1982 comedy Porky's which, honestly, seems to make more sense for him than Rock 'n' Roll High School.
There aren't many details on the project yet, though we do know that Alex Winter, who played Bill to Keanu's Ted in their excellent adventures, will write the script.
Who do you think could replace the Ramones as the hip rock band that helps the kids.
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