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Footloose (2011 Film)
''Footloose'' is a 2011 American musical film co-written and directed by Craig Brewer. It is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name and stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Miles Teller, Andie MacDowell and Dennis Quaid. The film follows a young man who moves from Boston to a small Southern town and protests the town's ban against dancing. Filming took place from September to November 2010 in Georgia. It was released in Australia and New Zealand on October 6, 2011, and in North America on October 14, 2011. It grossed $15.5 million in its opening weekend and $63 million worldwide from a $24 million budget. Plot After a long night of partying, an intoxicated Bobby Moore and his friends are killed when their car collides head-on with a truck on a bridge on their way home to the town of Bomont, Georgia. This prompts his father Shaw Moore, the town reverend, to persuade the city council to pass several draconian laws and ordinances, one of which bans all unsupervis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Brewer
Craig Brewer (born December 6, 1971) is an American filmmaker. His 2005 movie ''Hustle & Flow'' won the Audience Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and achieved commercial success, along with an Academy Award for Best Original Song, " It's Hard out Here for a Pimp". He is also known for directing the 2011 remake of ''Footloose'', the 2019 film ''Dolemite Is My Name'' and the 2021 film '' Coming 2 America''; the latter two starring Academy Award-nominee Eddie Murphy. Early life Brewer is the son of Gail, a teacher, and Walter D. Brewer, an executive who worked for Matson Navigation Co. He is of Irish, English, and Spanish descent. He was born in Newport News, Virginia, where his father was stationed in the Army, and grew up in Vallejo, California. Career ''Hustle & Flow'' was financed by filmmaker John Singleton, also produced by Stephanie Allain, Preston Holmes and executive produced by Dwight Williams. Singleton was impressed by Brewer's first feature, '' The Poor & Hung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Teller
Miles Teller (born February 20, 1987) is an American actor. He played a jazz drummer in ''Whiplash'' and a supporting pilot in '' Top Gun: Maverick''. Teller made his feature film debut in 2010 and gained recognition for his starring role in the 2013 coming-of-age film ''The Spectacular Now'' and the ''Divergent'' film trilogy (2014–2016), both opposite Shailene Woodley. His role in the 2014 Academy Award-winning drama ''Whiplash'' served as his breakthrough and earned him wide acclaim. He later became a leading man, starring in multiple romantic comedies, the superhero film ''Fantastic Four'' (2015), and the 2016 biographical films ''War Dogs'' and '' Bleed for This'', among others. In 2022, Teller starred in the action film ''Top Gun: Maverick''. The film was directed by Joseph Kosinski, whom he had previously collaborated with on the film '' Only the Brave'' (2017). The pair teamed up again for the Netflix film ''Spiderhead'' (2022). On television, he has starred in the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playbill
''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's program. ''Playbill'' was first printed in 1884 for a single theater on 21st Street in New York City. The magazine is now used at nearly every Broadway theatre, as well as many Off-Broadway productions. Outside New York City, ''Playbill'' is used at theaters throughout the United States. As of September 2012, its circulation was 4,073,680. History What is known today as ''Playbill'' started in 1884, when Frank Vance Strauss founded the New York Theatre Program Corporation specializing in printing theater programs. Strauss reimagined the concept of a theater program, making advertisements a standard feature and thus transforming what was then a leaflet into a fully designed magazine. The new format proved popular with theatergoers, who s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Production Budget
Production budget is a term used specifically in film production and, more generally, in business. A "film production budget" determines how much will be spent on the entire film project. This involves identifying the elements and then estimating their cost, for each phase of filmmaking (development, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution). The budget structure normally separates " above-the-line" (creative) and " below-the-line" (technical) costs. In business, "production budget" refers to the budget set by a corporation for the number of units of a product that will be required and produced; (archived) see demand forecasting, capacity planning and ; and financial forecast more generally. See also *Film budgeting *Television crew *Budget References Sources * ''Film Budgeting'' by Ralph S. Singleton (1996) * ''Film Production Management'' by Bastian Clevé Bastian Clevé (born 1 January 1950, in Munich), is a German filmmaker and producer. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Ortega
Kenneth John Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American filmmaker, touring manager, and choreographer. He is known for directing the films '' Newsies'', '' Hocus Pocus'', ''The Cheetah Girls 2'', ''High School Musical'', ''Michael Jackson's This Is It'', '' Descendants'', and ''Julie and the Phantoms''. He also choreographed the films ''St. Elmo's Fire'', ''Pretty in Pink'', ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', and ''Dirty Dancing''; and directed multiple concert tours for Cher, Gloria Estefan, Miley Cyrus, and Michael Jackson. For his work, Ortega was honored with both a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Disney Legend Award in 2019. Early life Ortega was born in Palo Alto, California, the son of Madeline, a waitress, and Octavio "Tibby" Ortega, a factory worker. He also has a sister, Debra Ortega. Both of his parents were also born in Palo Alto, though his paternal grandparents were Spanish immigrants. He attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, where he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayson Warner Smith
Jayson Warner Smith is an American actor who began his career in 2010 and is known for portraying Gavin in the television series '' The Walking Dead''. He is also known for his role in ''Rectify'' as Wendall Jelks and as Cooper in ''The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW on September 10, ...''. Early life and career Smith was born in Atlanta. He started in theatre at age nine. He also teaches acting at The Robert Mello Studio in Atlanta. In 2010, he finally scored a larger supporting role in a Hollywood film. He has performed in supporting roles in films and TV shows such as the 2011 remake of ''Footloose'' ''Anchorman II'', ''The Vampire Diaries'', ''99 Homes'', ''Mississippi Grind'', ''42'', and Fox's ''Sleepy Hollow''. In addition to those credits, Smith is best k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Warren
Josh Warren is an American actor, best known for portraying the lead in the Atom TV series ''M'Larky'', as well as his role as Rich in the ''Footloose Footloose may refer to: * ''Footloose'' (1984 film), a musical film ** ''Footloose'' (1984 soundtrack) ** "Footloose" (song), performed by Kenny Loggins * ''Footloose'' (2011 film), a remake of the 1984 film ** ''Footloose'' (2011 soundtrack) ...'' remake. As of June 2017 he is the executive producer of Action Show Programming Network. In 2019, Action Show Studios signed on to produce the fantasy, comedy web series "The Campaign" with Josh directing and editing episodes. In later 2020, "The Campaign" signed with streaming service The Fantasy Network. The first five episodes of "The Campaign" will being streaming in February 2022. Filmography Film Television External links * 1979 births American male television actors Living people {{US-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Elizabeth Jones
Maggie Elizabeth Jones is an American actress, best known for her roles in ''We Bought a Zoo'', the Fox sitcom ''Ben and Kate'', and as Lea Clark in '' An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue''. Personal life Jones attended Landmark Christian School Landmark Christian School is a K-12 private school, private Christian school in the Atlanta metropolitan area in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It has a main campus in Fairburn, Georgia, Fairburn, serving students in grades K4 thr ..., a private school in Fairburn, Georgia, and graduated in May 2022. She ran for the varsity cross country team during her time there. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Maggie Elizabeth Living people American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Dickens
Kimberly Jan Dickens (born June 18, 1965) is an American actress. Her film debut was in the 1995 comedy film ''Palookaville (film), Palookaville''. Dickens played lead roles in the films ''Truth or Consequences, N.M. (film), Truth or Consequences, N.M.'' (1997), ''Zero Effect'' (1998) and ''Mercury Rising'' (1998). Her other films include ''Great Expectations (1998 film), Great Expectations'' (1998), ''Hollow Man'' (2000), ''House of Sand and Fog (film), House of Sand and Fog'' (2003), ''Thank You for Smoking'' (2005), ''The Blind Side (film), The Blind Side'' (2009), ''Gone Girl (film), Gone Girl'' (2014), ''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' (2016), ''Lizzie (2018 film), Lizzie'' (2018), ''Land (2021 film), Land'' (2021), and ''The Good Nurse'' (2022). On television, Dickens had regular roles in the drama series ''Deadwood (TV series), Deadwood'' (2004–2006; Deadwood: The Movie, 2019), ''Treme (TV series), Treme'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray McKinnon (actor)
Raymond Wilkes McKinnon (born November 15, 1957) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. He is best known for the roles of H.W. Smith in '' Deadwood'' (2004) and Lincoln Potter in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2011) and ''Mayans M.C.'' (2018-2021), and for his film roles in '' Apollo 13'' (1995), ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000), and the Oscar-winning short '' The Accountant'' (2001). Early life and education McKinnon was born on November 15, 1957 and grew up in Adel, Georgia, the son of Raymond McKinnon, a car dealer, and his wife Dorothy McKinnon. He attended local schools. VSUVisit-2007 ''Valdosta Daily Times'', 2007 In 1981, McKinnon graduated with a degree in theatre from Valdosta State University. Career McKinnon began acting and later directed. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Reverend Smith in the HBO series '' Deadwood'', which ran from 2004 to 2006, a total of three seasons and 36 episodes. He is also known for his role as Lincoln ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Flueger
Patrick John Flueger (born December 10, 1983) is an American actor, known for a lead role as Shawn Farrell in the television series ''The 4400''. He currently appears in a main role on ''Chicago P.D.'', playing Adam Ruzek. Life and career Flueger was born in Red Wing, Minnesota, the eldest of three siblings. He attended Red Wing High School graduating in 2002. Flueger's first significant role was in the Disney film ''The Princess Diaries''. Next followed several television appearances, including '' JAG'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and ''CSI: Miami''. He then landed the role of Shawn Farrell in the USA Network series ''The 4400'' (2004–07). While still working on ''The 4400'', Flueger got the role of Rusty in the film ''The World's Fastest Indian'', starring Anthony Hopkins. In ''The World's Fastest Indian'', Flueger starred alongside Antony Starr. Flueger was later cast as the American version of the character Starr played in Outrageous Fortune, retitled in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
