WB saddles up for 'Stallions'
Warner Bros. has lassoed Stallions, a comedy spec from reality TV producers Steve Sobel and Alan Wieder, who are making their first foray into feature film. Principato-Young principals Peter Principato and Paul Young are producing.
Stallions tackles 21st century fatherhood through the eyes of four longtime buddies. Three of the friends, all with new babies, struggle with the pressures of being a modern dad: lack of sex, annoying in-laws, changes of lifestyle and identity. Meanwhile, their womanizing bachelor friend, envious of his pals' seemingly more meaningful lives, comes down with an unlikely case of baby fever. The studio is looking at it as a raunchy R-rated comedy.
Sobel and Wieder hail from the world of reality television, where they served as segment producers on Temptation Island and as co-producers on My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance and My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss. Principato-Young noticed their skills in comedy and pushed them into writing the spec, helping to develop it along the way.
Stallions tackles 21st century fatherhood through the eyes of four longtime buddies. Three of the friends, all with new babies, struggle with the pressures of being a modern dad: lack of sex, annoying in-laws, changes of lifestyle and identity. Meanwhile, their womanizing bachelor friend, envious of his pals' seemingly more meaningful lives, comes down with an unlikely case of baby fever. The studio is looking at it as a raunchy R-rated comedy.
Sobel and Wieder hail from the world of reality television, where they served as segment producers on Temptation Island and as co-producers on My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance and My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss. Principato-Young noticed their skills in comedy and pushed them into writing the spec, helping to develop it along the way.
- 9/19/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox sticks to script for fall sked
NEW YORK -- Fox Broadcasting Co. is taking a pass on new unscripted series for the fall and loading up on comedies in the 2005-06 season schedule unveiled to advertisers Thursday at the City Center in Manhattan. Five new dramas and two comedies will be ready for the fall, in stark contrast to the fleet of unscripted series like My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss that cratered Fox's primetime schedule in the fourth quarter of last year. Nonetheless, Fox rebounded strongly in January, with the heat of American Idol poised to deliver Fox its first-ever win for the season (albeit by the slimmest of margins over CBS) in the all-important 18-49 demographic. Less than six weeks into his post as president of entertainment for Fox, Peter Liguori, former president of FX, held up Fox as the network to beat next season. "We recognize we have a target on our backs," Liguori said. "Everyone is gunning for us." Borrowing a theme from 20th Century Fox's Star Wars franchise, Fox poked fun at its competitors Thursday, labeling CBS the Evil Empire under the leadership of Darth Moonves. Another taped skit skewered Liguori, who received advice on his new job from a range of people including Denis Leary, star of the FX drama Rescue Me, who ticked off a list of expletives that no longer can be used in shows Liguori oversees now that he's shifted from basic cable to broadcast TV.
- 5/20/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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