Bonnie Pipkin’s YA Novel ‘Aftercare Instructions’ Gets TV Adaptation From Stampede Ventures, Wiip
By Angelique Jackson1 Stampede Ventures and independent studio Wiip will adapt Bonnie Pipkin’s debut novel, “Aftercare Instructions.” The project is described as a half-hour “coming-of-age dramedy.” Stampede Ventures and Wiip have tapped Marguerite MacIntyre as showrunner, writer and executive producer, and Alex Kalymnios is set to executive produce and direct the pilot. Greg Silverman and Paul Shapiro will executive produce […]
Adam Goldberg Developing Instagram Fame Series at Quibi From Stampede Ventures (EXCLUSIVE)
Adam Goldberg, star of “God Friended Me” and the upcoming Russell Crowe pic “The Georgetown Project,” is developing a series at Quibi which is loosely based on his own experiences with social media, Variety has learned exclusively. The project in question is called “@GeneralStories” (working title) and also hails from Eric Siegel (“The Emoji Movie,” “Men at Work”) and […]
HBO Max Sets ‘Son Of A Bitch’ For Kelly Oxford To Direct After Long Journey For Raucous Comedy Fom Anonymous Content & Stampede Ventures
EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of her debut feature film Pink Skies Ahead, writer-director Kelly Oxford’s spec feature script Son of a Bitch has been put into development at HBO Max with Oxford being brought on to direct. In the vein of Bridesmaids, the script is a raucous comedy about a young stoner who tries to maintain her popular party-girl image […]
Quibi Commits To ‘The Long Distance Relationship Project’ From Guy Nattiv And Jaime Ray Newman & Stampede Ventures
EXCLUSIVE: Long-distance relationships are easy for some couples, but for others, it can be difficult to navigate — and Quibi is looking to explore exactly that with the forthcoming series The Long Distance Relationship Project (wt) from real-life Oscar-winning filmmaking couple Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman (Skin) and Stampede Ventures. The scripted series for the short-form streaming platform will be written and executive produced […]
Matt Reeves, ‘Dunkirk’ Star Fionn Whitehead and Stampede Ventures Team for Quibi Series About Fake News in the 2016 Election (EXCLUSIVE)
Quibi is making a series about fake news and its impact on the 2016 presidential election. The short-form content platform has issued a series order for “Clickbait” (working title), which tells the true story of a group of Macedonian teenagers who made a fortune creating fake news in the run-up to the 2016 election. “Clickbait” will explore the […]
Jason Momoa To Voice Frosty The Snowman In Live-Action Pic For Warner Bros & Stampede Ventures
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros and Stampede Ventures have set up Frosty the Snowman, a live-action film that will see Aquaman star Jason Momoa voicing the iconic snowman. Jon Berg and Greg Silverman of Stampede produce with Geoff Johns of Madghost, Roy Lee, and Momoa. Berg and Silverman were Warner Bros senior execs who helped architect the DC franchise launch of Aquaman with James Wan at the helm. David […]
Stampede Ventures Teams With Winklevoss Twins To Adapt Ben Mezrich’s ‘Bitcoin Billionaires’
EXCLUSIVE: Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures has teamed with the Winklevoss Twins to produce a feature film adaptation of Bitcoin Billionaires, the bestselling non-fiction book by Ben Mezrich. Silverman and Jon Berg will produce with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The Twins began their journey with Mezrich on his bestseller The Accidental Billionaires, the basis for the Oscar-winning film The Social Network, […]
Village Roadshow Boards Film Adaptation Of Stephen King Novel ‘The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’; Christy Hall Scripting
EXCLUSIVE: Village Roadshow Pictures has optioned Stephen King’s psychological horror novel, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, which will be adapted for the screen by Christy Hall, the co-creator and executive producer of the Netflix series, I Am Not Okay With This. Jon Berg of Stampede Ventures is producing the project alongside It Chapter Two and Doctor Sleep producer Roy […]
Stampede Ventures Taps Jonathan Berg As Production President
Former Warner Bros exec and Vertigo Entertainment partner Jonathan Berg has been hired as President of Production at Stampede Ventures, tasked with overseeing day-to-day development and film production at the company run by Greg Silverman and Gideon Yu. The move reunites Silverman and Berg, who worked together at Warner Bros. Silverman was president of the studio and Berg was SVP […]
HBO Max Signs Exclusive Multi-Year Deal with Beloved Children’s Author Mo Willems and Stampede Ventures
Emmy®-Award Winning Willems to be HBO Max’s First Ever Artist in Residence Deal Includes Streaming Rights to Willems’ First Live Action Special Don’t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime! Produced by Stampede Ventures and Willems Los Angeles, February 25, 2020 – Following a highly competitive negotiation, HBO Max has announced an exclusive, multi-year deal with beloved […]
