‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!’ Author Teams Up With Stampede and RedBird to Launch Entertainment Company
Children’s book author Mo Willems, who is known for his stories like “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” and “Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!” has partnered with Stampede Ventures and RedBird Capital Partners to launch Hidden Pigeon Company. The entertainment company will bring Willem’s storytelling to children and families through television programming, gaming, […]
‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson to Lead Timur Bekmambetov’s Action Thriller ‘Motor City’ From Stampede, Black Bear Intl. (EXCLUSIVE)
Alan Ritchson (“Reacher,” “Fast X”) has been set as the lead in “Motor City,” an action thriller from director Timur Bekmambetov (“Wanted,” “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”). Black Bear Intl. will launch sales at Cannes. Ritchson will play John Miller, a Detroit man released from prison, who unleashes a rampage of brutal vengeance on those who framed him. The […]
Emma Thompson to Star in Brian Kirk Action Thriller ‘The Fisherwoman’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Emma Thompson is set to star in Brian Kirk’s upcoming action thriller “The Fisherwoman,” Variety can exclusively reveal. In the feature, Thompson is set to play a widowed fisherman who, while trapped in a Minnesotan blizzard, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenager and soon finds she is the young victim’s only hope. Kirk will direct from a screenplay by […]
Stampede Ventures Ups Cara Fano, Grant Torre & Amelia Mysko In Operations, Creative And International
EXCLUSIVE: Stampede Ventures has promoted Cara Fano to Vice President of Content and Operations, Grant Torre to Vice President of Film Development and Production, and Amelia Mysko to Director of Development in International. Both Fano and Torre have been with the global media company since its inception. Mysko, meanwhile, rapidly worked her way up at Stampede after joining the company as an intern. […]
Stampede Ventures Adds Poppy Liu To Emma Roberts & Gabrielle Union Feature Comedy ‘Space Cadet’
EXCLUSIVE: Poppy Liu has joined the Stampede Ventures movie Space Cadet, which is currently filming with Emma Roberts (Holidate, Madame Web), Gabrielle Union (The Inspection, Bad Boys II), Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy, Love in the Villa), Colombian pop star Sebastián Yatra, David Foley (The Kids in the Hall,) and Desi Lydic (The Daily Show, Awkward). Liz. W. Garcia (The Lifeguard) is helming […]
Emma Roberts To Exec Produce & Star In Liz W. Garcia’s Stampede Ventures Rom-Com ‘Space Cadet’; Prime Video Distributing Internationally
Emma Roberts (Madame Web) will exec produce and star in Space Cadet, a new rom-com from Stampede Ventures, which enters production this month. Also now aboard the film from writer-director Liz W. Garcia (The Lifeguard) is Prime Video, which will distribute it internationally. Space Cadet follows the Florida party girl Rex (Roberts), who turns out to be the only hope for the […]
Hot Project: Grammy Winner Anderson .Paak To Make Feature Directorial Debut With Dramatic Comedy ‘K-POPS!’ For Stampede Ventures
EXCLUSIVE: Anderson .Paak, the eight-time Grammy Award winner born Brandon Paak Anderson, will make his feature directorial debut with the dramatic comedy K-POPS! for Stampede Ventures—starring in the film alongside his son, Soul Rasheed. The film centers on a washed-up musician who travels to Korea to write for K-pop stars, discovering that his long-lost son is set to front one […]
Biotech Entrepreneur Jonathan Lim Launches City Hill Arts; Unveils Slate Of Projects With Stampede Ventures & More
EXCLUSIVE: Biotech entrepreneur Jonathan Lim, M.D. is moving into the realm of film production and financing with the launch of City Hill Arts. Lim’s start-up will acquire IP, develop, package, produce and fund projects, while investing in those that meet its criteria, via exceptional writing, talent and collaborators. Executives joining him at the company include Participant Media […]
‘You’ Showrunner Sera Gamble to Develop ‘Weetzie Bat’ Series for Peacock (EXCLUSIVE)
Sera Gamble is developing a series adaptation of the Francesca Lia Block book “Weetzie Bat,” Variety has learned exclusively. The series follows Weetzie, her best friend Dirk, and their found family as they traverse the sparkling, dangerous, secret world beneath the surface of 1980s Los Angeles. Weetzie faces the deepest heartbreaks of life with a spirit of hard-won […]
