Ezra Miller is facing more legal trouble.
10.03.2022 - 21:43 / deadline.com
Lucy Kitada has joined Lord Miller, the production company of Oscar winners Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, as EVP, Film. In this new role, she will find, develop and produce film projects, reporting to President of Film Aditya Sood.
Lord Miller also announced today that it has extended the contracts of VP, Film Rebecca Karch Tomlinson and VP, Film NikkI Baida, promoting Justin Lee to Creative Executive. Tomlinson exec produced the upcoming indie Los Frikis from directors Mike Schwarz and Tyler Nilson, with Baida exec producing the upcoming Universal feature Strays, starring Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx and Will Forte, which is slated for release on June 9, 2023.
Kitada previously served as EVP of Film at Picturestart. She most recently produced Stephanie Allyne & Tig Notaro’s Am I Ok?, starring Dakota Johnson, Soyona Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons and Molly Gordon, which she brought in as Picturestart’s first fully-financed feature. The film generated buzz when it premiered at Sundance 2022 and sold to HBO Max in one of the festival’s major deals. She also produced Luckiest Girl Alive, alongside Made Up Stories, for Netflix. Mike Barker directed that film based on Jessica Knoll’s bestselling novel, with Mila Kunis, Chiara Aurelia, Finn Wittrock and Connie Britton starring.
“Lucy’s exceptional taste and strong creative relationships make her the perfect fit for Lord Miller,” said Lord, Miller and Sood in a joint statement. “Along with Nikki, Rebecca and Justin, we now have the smartest, most creative film team in town with the lowest cumulative Wordle score which is a timeless reference we guarantee will never age poorly.”
Other recently produced projects from Kitada include the upcoming Lionsgate video game
Ezra Miller is facing more legal trouble.
Zack Sharf Ezra Miller has been hit with a temporary restraining order by two residents in Hilo, a small town in Hawaii where Miller was arrested earlier this week. The “Fantastic Beasts” and “The Flash” actor was released from jail after paying $500 in bail and then reportedly threatened a couple on the property they’ve been staying at in Hawaii, the Associated Press reports.According to Hawaii Police Assistant Chief Kenneth Quiocho, police escorted Miller off the property hours after they posted bail. A resident on the property called the police and asked for advice on removing two houseguests.
Hawaii County police arrested Ezra Miller in the early hours of Monday morning after an alleged incident at a bar in the town of Hilo, Hawaii.
Ezra Miller in the early hours of Monday morning after an alleged incident at a bar in the town of Hilo, Hawaii.According to the police report, which authorities shared on Monday, the star was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and harassment.«South Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of disorderly patron at a bar on Silva Street. During the course of their investigation, police determined that the man, later identified as Ezra Miller, became agitated while patrons at the bar began singing karaoke.»3-28-22 Vermont Visitor Arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Harassment in Hilo https://t.co/12RMQ3eckHPolice allege that Miller «began yelling obscenities and at one point grabbed the microphone from a 23-year-old woman singing karaoke (disorderly conduct offense) and later lunged at a 32-year-old man playing darts (harassment offense).»«The bar owner asked Miller to calm down several times to no avail,» the report states.
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