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Exclusive: Nicholas Braun, Tommy Dewey and Nicholas Podany have joined the cast of Sony Pictures’ SNL 1975, which will be directed by Jason Reitman and based on the real-life behind-the-scenes accounts of the opening episode of Saturday Night Live.

Braun will play Jim Henson, Dewey will play Michael O’Donoghue, and Podany will play Billy Crystal. The original screenplay is by Reitman and Gil Kenan.

On October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. SNL 1975 is the true story of what happened behind the scenes that night in the moments leading up to the first broadcast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. It depicts the chaos and magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, counting down the minutes in real time to the infamous words, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!”

The screenplay is based on an extensive series of interviews conducted by...

Exclusive: Actor, producer and writer Tommy Dewey has signed with Anonymous Content in all areas.

Most recently, Dewey starred in and executive-produced Caroline Lindy’s romantic comedy-horror feature, Your Monster, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Dewey stars in the film as ‘Monster’ opposite Melissa Barrera.

Additional film credits include Jason Reitman’s The Front Runner, opposite Hugh Jackman, Marc Carlini’s indie dramedy She’s In Portland, and Paramount hit Book Club.

Dewey is best known for his co-lead role on Hulu’s Golden Globe-nominated original series Casual opposite Michaela Watkins. His additional TV credits include the Fox comedy series Pivoting, HBO’s Perry Mason, and his recurring role on The Mindy Project.

He continues to be represented by The Kohner Agency and Myman Greenspan, et al.

Exclusive: Shudder has come aboard Jenn Wexler’s 1970s supernatural horror film The Sacrifice Game, starring Mena Massoud (Aladdin), Olivia Scott Welch (Fear Street), Gus Kenworthy (American Horror Story: 1984) and Chloë Levine (The Oa), which is heading into production next week. AMC Networks’ premium streamer for genre fare now holds all rights to the film in its territories, with Red Sea Media, Inc. having acquired international rights.

Wexler’s second feature following the 2018 horror film The Ranger (which was also distributed by Shudder) is set at a girls’ boarding school over Christmas break, 1971. It centers on Samantha and Clara, two students staying behind for the holidays, who must survive the night against uninvited visitors. Derek Johns (The Wolf and the Lion), Laurent Pitre (Under the Banner of Heaven), Madison Baines (1Up) and newcomer Georgia Acken will round out the cast.

Wexler and Sean Redlitz wrote the script. Wexler, Philip Kalin-Hajdu,...

Exclusive: Highland Film Group has hired Caleb Ward as VP Acquisitions and promoted Anita Levian to Head of Business and Legal Affairs, from Senior Director of Business Affairs. The moves are effective immediately.

In addition, a roster of Highland’s key senior executives — Todd Olsson, President of International Sales; Laura Voros, EVP Sales; Monique Green, CFO; and Sebastien Aussal, Head of Marketing and Communications — all are seeing their roles expanded as the company bolsters and broadens its scope following the launch of its U.S. distribution label The Avenue.

Ward will oversee feature acquisitions and production development for Highland’s global sales slate reporting to CEO Arianne Fraser and COO Delphine Perrier. He will also work alongside JJ Caruth, President of Domestic Marketing & Distribution, in acquiring projects for The Avenue.

Ward recently served as Director of Acquisitions at Freestyle Digital Media, the digital distribution unit of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures,...

Sales push begins on festival selection H.P. Lovecraft’s: The Deep Ones.

Brady Bowen’s distribution and sales company 123 Go Films has hired Priscilla Ross Smith to head up sales and announced a new title for AFM 2020 Online.

Smith, who most recently served as EVP of sales and acquisitions at Clear Horizon Entertainment, is based in France and participates in the virtual market alongside Bowen.

The sales veteran has been talking to buyers on H.P. Lovecraft’s: The Deep Ones, a horror title based on the Cthulhu writings of 20th century American genre writer Lovecraft that premiered at Sitges this year,...

Old friends are forced to confront their overall life choices, before it’s too late to change course, in the upcoming comedy-drama, ‘She’s in Portland.’ The characters most importantly contemplate their past relationships in the movie, which marks the feature film directorial debut of Marc Carlini. The filmmaker also produced and edited the feature, which he […]

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"She made me feel hope... I wanted every day to feel like that." Freestyle Dm has released an official trailer for a indie road trip dramedy titled She's in Portland, from filmmaker Marc Carlini. This first premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival earlier this year, and it also played at the Sedona, Sonoma, and Phoenix Film Festivals. She's in Portland follows two men who seemingly admire each other's lives and feel trapped in their own. Wes, tied to his demanding corporate career and his responsibilities to his growing family, extends a work trip to drag his dispirited artist friend Luke up the California Coast to find Luke's "one that got away". Through their travels and conversations, the trip takes a deeper look into life choices, acceptance, and commitment. The film stars Tommy Dewey and Ricco Ross, with Minka Kelly, Vishesh Chachra, Alexis Krause, Robin Gammell, Elaine Partnow, and François Arnaud.