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Joe Otterson TV ReporterGet Lifted Film Co. has entered a multi-year overall deal for scripted content at UCP.
The deal also includes a first-look deal for unscripted programming.Get Lifted is led by Mike Jackson, John Legend, and Ty Stiklorius. The company previously had an overall deal with ABC Studios (now ABC Signature), which they entered into in 2019.“We are elated to align with the talented team at Get Lifted Film Co to bring their incredible scripted and unscripted stories to life,” said Beatrice Springborn, president of UCP.
“Mike, John and Ty have an absolutely astonishing track record, and we’re excited to support their vision through this new alliance.”Get Lifted’s upcoming projects include a feature adaptation the S.A. Cosby novel “Blacktop Wasteland,” the documentary “Loudmouth” about Al Sharpton, and the third season of the IFC comedy series “Sherman’s Showcase.” “Loudmouth” recently premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.
“We’re so excited to broaden our relationship with the Universal family,” said Jackson. “Especially working closely with Beatrice, Toby and Pearlena to help us continue to define our voice as producers within the television landscape.”Among Get Lifted’s recent credits are the documentaries “Citizen Ashe,” “The Legend of the Underground,” and “A Crime on the Bayou.” The company also produced the musical “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” for Netflix as well as the docuseries “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children” for HBO.Get Lifted and Erik Feig’s Picturestart also formed Picture Lift, a joint venture focused on developing, producing and financing multiple films in the $10M range, featuring diverse filmmakers and inclusive casts.Get Lifted Film Co.
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David Harbour revealed he thought the Netflix hit Stranger Things would 'never' get a season two when he first started out on the show.
Donald Glover’s acclaimed FX series, . The final season will debut in September, bringing our travel-weary crew back to their homestead in the A.The network dropped a brief teaser, featuring Glover, Zazie Beetz, Brian Tyree Henry and LaKeith Stanfield as they come together in front of a liquor store, surrounded by a surreal series of callbacks to previous episodes.
A match made outside of Hollywood. Steven Yeun is famous for his roles in The Walking Dead and Minari, but the actor met his wife, Joana Pak, before he became a household name.
Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is still not 100 percent sure she's going to actually go through with her weight-loss surgery, citing concerns over going under during the procedure and the ensuing pain.During a conversation with ET's Rachel Smith at Lauryn «Pumpkin» Shannon's house in Atlanta, Alana addressed recent reports that she'll be going under the knife following her 17th birthday next month and undergo a $13,000 procedure called suture sculpt endoscopic sleeve from a Queens, New York, doctor. These reports say the goal's to slim down from around 275 pounds to 150 pounds.Alana tells ET that while the weight-loss surgery is «still in the works,» it's certainly not something she's 100 percent ready to do, at least not yet.«I just wanna make sure that this is actually something I wanna do before I just go and do it,» Alana tells ET. «I wanna make sure that it's, like, not something that's, like, gonna kill me.
EXCLUSIVE: Derek Hough is celebrating more than just his recent Emmy nomination for his choreography work in the ABC special The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough. The longtime Dancing with the Stars pro-turned judge has signed an overall deal with Walt Disney Television Alternative.
Phaedra Parks handed in her peach on , and despite fan pleas to make a return, Phaedra says she has no interest in picking up that piece of fruit ever again.«No, I don't want to pick up a peach,» she declares to ET. «If I wanted a peach, I would have a peach pie, but that's not… no, as I've made it very clear, that's not what I want to do. No.
American soul superstar John Legend got married to his biggest hit. Legend’s gloriously romantic All of Me – “‘Cause all of me loves all of you/ Love your curves and all your edges/ All your perfect imperfections” – has become one of the wedding songs of our time.
Road trip! The third season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip has been greenlit by Peacock, with a brand-new group of Housewives on board.
Out on Film has announced the first five films that will comprise the 35th edition of the Oscar® qualifying Atlanta-based LGBTQ film festival, held from September 22 to October 2, 2022.
Jordan Moreau Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski are Patriots again — at least, they will be on the big screen next year.The former New England Patriots quarterback and his loyal tight end will be reunited in Paramount’s “80 for Brady,” a comedy that Brady is starring in and producing for a 2023 theatrical release. Along with Gronkowski, former New England wide receivers Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman will have cameo roles.“80 for Brady” is based on the true story of four girlfriends in their ’80s who are lifelong Brady fans and travel to the Super Bowl to see him on the field.
Tom Brady will be returning to play for his beloved New England Patriots. But before you call your extended family in Boston to celebrate, know that this homecoming is only for a movie. In “80 for Brady,” the three-time MVP-winning quarterback, who jumped to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020, is playing the 2017 version of himself at Super Bowl LI.
EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has rounded out the musician-heavy cast for its film Praise This, starring Grown-ish‘s Chloe Bailey, with Anjelika Washington, Quavo, Druski, Koryn Hawthorne, Tristan Mack Wilds and Jekalyn Carr among those signing on for roles. Other new cast members include newcomers Kiara Iman Heffner and Ilario Grant, Birgundi Baker, Loren Lott, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Cocoa Brown, Vanessa Fraction and Kountry Wayne.
Get Lifted Film Co., the production company run by John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius, is getting into business with NBCUniversal.
BET has signed comedian, actress and producer Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams to a multi-year overall deal under which she will produce, write and perform in new series and other projects—both scripted and unscripted— across BET and Paramount Global.
Poison were forced to cancel their performance in Nashville on Thursday night (June 30), after frontman Bret Michaels was hospitalised due to “an unforeseen medical complication”. The glam-metal outfit is currently on ‘The Stadium Tour’ with Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe, all of whom are co-headlining the North American run with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts as their support act. Initially slated to go down in 2020 (before being pushed back due to the ongoing pandemic), the tour kicked off in Atlanta on June 16. Thursday’s show in Nashville – which took place at the 69,000-capacity Nissan Stadium – was the eighth show on the itinerary.
Naman Ramachandran Poison frontman Bret Michaels has confirmed the hospitalization that caused the band to pull out of a concert in Nashville on Thursday.“To the incredible fans in Nashville, thank you for all your well wishes!!” Michaels posted on his Instagram account. “I was truly fired up to get on stage in the music city and perform, but due to an unknown complication & following hospitalization, it was not possible. I send my deepest apologies for being unable to rock the stage tonight!!! I’m working on being back 100% very soon & hope you rocked hard with my friends Motley/Leppard/Joan and Classless Act!!!A post shared by Bret Michaels Official (@bretmichaelsofficial)Poison were due to perform at Nashville’s Nissan stadium on Thursday alongside Def Leppard, Motley Crüe and Joan Jett at the Nashville stop of their The Stadium Tour.
Tommy Lee played his first full Mötley Crüe show this week since breaking his ribs – see the footage below.The drummer sustained the injury earlier this month after he fell down a flight of stairs while on vacation in Nashville, as revealed this week by his wife Brittany Furlan.“The day that we were leaving Nashville, our driver came and we had all this luggage and he wasn’t helping us – he just stayed in the car,” Furlan explained. “Tommy was trying to carry all of our luggage for us.