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Rabbit Bandini Productions
Rabbit Bandini Productions is a film and television production company founded in 2003 by actors/filmmakers James Franco and Vince Jolivette. The name comes from combining the titular hero from John Updike's Rabbit tetralogy with the hero of John Fante's ''Ask the Dust'', Arturo Bandini. Works Recent credits include director Gia Coppola's drama ''Palo Alto'' and Franco's directorial adaptations of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy's ''Child of God'' and Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner's ''As I Lay Dying'' and ''The Sound and The Fury'' premiering at the 2014 Venice Film Festival. Rabbit Bandini Productions has multiple projects in various stages of development. In production, ''In Dubious Battle'', based on the Steinbeck book of the same name. '' The Adderall Diaries'' directed by Pamela Romanowsky, starring Franco, Ed Harris, Amber Heard and Christian Slater. Completed in 2015 was Justin Kelly's directorial adaptation of the biopic '' I Am Michael'', wi ...
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Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank has a population of 107,337. The city was named after David Burbank, who established a sheep ranch there in 1867. Billed as the "Media Capital of the World" and only a few miles northeast of Hollywood, numerous media and entertainment companies are headquartered or have significant production facilities in Burbank, including Warner Bros. Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, The Burbank Studios, Cartoon Network Studios with the West Coast branch of Cartoon Network, and Insomniac Games. The broadcast network The CW is also headquartered in Burbank. The Hollywood Burbank Airport was the location of Lockheed's Skunk Works, which produced some of the most secret and technologically advanced airplanes, including the U-2 spy planes that uncovered Soviet Union missile components ...
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Pamela Romanowsky
Pamela Romanowsky is a film director and screenwriter best known for her 2015 film '' The Adderall Diaries'', an adaptation of Stephen Elliot's memoir of the same name. Early life Pamela Romanowsky, a native of St. Cloud, Minnesota, attended New York University's MFA Film Program. While there, she collaborated with James Franco and eleven other student filmmakers to co-direct ''The Color of Time'', a film on the life of poet C. K. Williams that starred Franco, Mila Kunis and Jessica Chastain. The film premiered at the 2012 Rome Film Festival. Directing career After collaborating with her on ''The Color of Time'', James Franco approached Romanowsky about directing Stephen Elliot's ''The Adderall Diaries''. Rowanowsky workshopped her script at the Sundance Institute, where she was mentored by Walter Salles. The film premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. She would collaborate again with Franco on the period-horror film '' The Institute'' in 2017. Rowanowsky has directed f ...
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The Disaster Artist (film)
''The Disaster Artist'' is a 2017 American biographical comedy-drama film starring, co-produced and directed by James Franco. It was written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell's 2013 non-fiction book of the same title. The film chronicles an unlikely friendship between aspiring actors Tommy Wiseau and Sestero that results in the production of Wiseau's 2003 film ''The Room'', widely considered one of the worst films ever made. ''The Disaster Artist'' stars brothers James and Dave Franco as Wiseau and Sestero, respectively, alongside a supporting cast featuring Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Josh Hutcherson, Jacki Weaver, and Seth Rogen. Principal photography began on December 8, 2015. A work-in-progress cut of the film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2017; it was later screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, and also played at the 2017 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it beca ...
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Evan Goldberg
Evan D. Goldberg (born September 15, 1982) is a Canadian-American filmmaker and comedian. He has collaborated with his childhood friend Seth Rogen on the films '' Superbad'', ''Pineapple Express'', ''This Is the End'', ''The Interview'', and ''Good Boys''. Personal life Evan Goldberg was born September 15, 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Jewish family. He was raised in Marpole. He attended Point Grey Secondary School (where he met and befriended Rogen) and McGill University, and is married to Lisa (Yadavaia) Goldberg. Career Goldberg started his writing career joining the staff of ''Da Ali G Show'' for its 2004 season, along with his childhood friend and comedy partner Seth Rogen. They collaborated on the films, ''Knocked Up'', '' Superbad'', ''Pineapple Express'', ''Funny People'', and ''The Green Hornet (2011 film), The Green Hornet'' with their production company Point Grey Pictures, named after Point Grey Secondary School. In a strategy to garner interest and fundi ...
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Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996, the magazine's original television advertising soliciting ...
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Will Ferrell
John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in comedy films such as ''Elf'' (2003), '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), '' Kicking & Screaming'' (2005), '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' (2006), ''Semi-Pro'' (2008), '' Step Brothers'' (2008), and ''Land of the Lost'' (2009). He founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 with his writing partner Adam McKay. Other notable film roles include ''The Other Guys'' (2010), '' The Campaign'' (2012), ''Get Hard'' (2015), ''Holmes & Watson'' (2018), and the animated films ''Curious George'' (2006), ''Megamind'' (2010) and ''The Lego Movie'' film franchise (2014-2019). Ferrell is considered a member of the "Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged ...
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Seth Rogen
Seth Aaron Rogen (; born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian and filmmaker. Originally a stand-up comedian in Vancouver, he moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd Apatow's series ''Freaks and Geeks'', and then got a part on Apatow's sitcom ''Undeclared'', which also hired him as a writer. After landing his job as a staff writer on the final season of ''Da Ali G Show'', Apatow guided Rogen toward a film career. As a staff writer, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. His first movie appearance was a minor role in ''Donnie Darko'' (2001). Rogen was cast in a supporting role and credited as a co-producer in Apatow's directorial debut, ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' (2005). Universal Pictures subsequently cast him as the lead in Apatow's films ''Knocked Up'' (2007) and ''Funny People'' (2009). Rogen and his writing partner, Evan Goldberg, co-wrote the films '' Superbad'' (2007), ''Pineapple Express'' (2008), ''The ...
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Megan Fox
Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the family film '' Holiday in the Sun'' (2001), which was followed by numerous supporting roles in film and television, such as the teen musical comedy ''Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen'' (2004), as well as a starring role in the ABC sitcom ''Hope & Faith'' (2004–2006). Her breakout role was as Mikaela Banes in the blockbuster action film ''Transformers'' (2007), which she reprised in its sequel '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009). She also portrayed the titular character in the horror comedy ''Jennifer's Body'' (2009), starred as April O'Neil in the superhero action film ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (2014) and its sequel '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows'' (2016), and starred as Reagan Lucas in the fifth and sixth seasons of the Fox sitcom ''New Girl'' (2016–2017). Fox has also made appearances in numerous magazines such as ''Maxim'', ''Rollin ...
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Zeroville (film)
''Zeroville'' is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by James Franco, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Steve Erickson. The film stars Franco, Megan Fox, Seth Rogen, Joey King, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson and Jacki Weaver. The film was first announced in March 2011, but did not begin filming until October 2014. Originally set to be released in 2015 or 2016 by Alchemy, the distribution of the project was held off following the company's filing of Chapter 7 bankruptcy. It was eventually picked up by myCinema, and was released on September 20, 2019 in limited theaters, to largely negative reviews. The film was nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards. Plot A young excommunicated seminarian named Vikar arrives in Los Angeles on August 9, 1969. After briefly being suspected of complicity in the Tate—LaBianca murders, which occurred the same day, Vikar takes a job at Paramount Studios, where he meets film editor Dotty Langer. Dotty senses potential in Vikar a ...
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Emma Roberts
Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991 Additional on October 9, 2016) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television projects of the horror film, horror and thriller (genre), thriller genres, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Emma Roberts, various accolades, including a Young Artist Award, an MTV Movie & TV Award, and a National Association of Theatre Owners, ShoWest Award. After making her acting debut in the crime film ''Blow (film), Blow'' (2001), Roberts gained recognition for her lead role as Addie Singer on the Nickelodeon television teen sitcom ''Unfabulous'' (2004–2007). For the series, she released her debut soundtrack album, ''Unfabulous and More'', in 2005. She went on to appear in numerous films, including ''Aquamarine (film), Aquamarine'' (2006), ''Nancy Drew (2007 film), Nancy Drew'' (2007), ''Wild Child (film), Wild Child'' (2008), ''Hotel for Dogs (film), Hotel for Dogs'' (2009), ''Valentine's Day (2010 film), Va ...
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Zachary Quinto
Zachary John Quinto (; born June 2, 1977) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles as Sylar, the primary antagonist from the science fiction drama series ''Heroes (American TV series), Heroes'' (2006–2010); Spock in the film ''Star Trek (film), Star Trek'' (2009) and its sequels ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' (2013) and ''Star Trek Beyond'' (2016); Charlie Manx in the AMC (TV channel), AMC series NOS4A2 (TV series), ''NOS4A2'', and Dr. Oliver Thredson in ''American Horror Story: Asylum,'' for which he received a nomination for an Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy award. His other starring film roles include ''Margin Call'' (2011), ''Hitman: Agent 47'' (2015), ''Snowden (film), Snowden'' (2016), and ''Hotel Artemis'' (2018). He also appeared in smaller roles on television series, such as ''So Notorious'', The Slap (American miniseries), ''The Slap'', and ''24 (TV series), 24'', and on stage in ''Angels in America, The Glass Menagerie,'' and ''Smokefall.'' Early ...
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I Am Michael
''I Am Michael'' is a 2015 American biographical drama film written and directed by Justin Kelly. Based on the journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis' ''New York Times Magazine'' article "My Ex-Gay Friend", the film stars James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Emma Roberts, and Charlie Carver. Franco plays Michael Glatze, a gay activist who renounces homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor. Filming ran in New York City from August 11 to August 30, 2014. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on January 27, 2017, by Brainstorm Media. Premise Based on a true story, the film depicts gay activist Michael Glatze, who rejects homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor. Cast * James Franco as Michael Glatze * Zachary Quinto as Bennett * Emma Roberts as Rebekah * Charlie Carver as Tyler * Avan Jogia as Nico Gladstone * Devon Graye as Cory * Leven Rambin as Catherine * Daryl Hannah as Deborah * Lesley Ann Warren as Susan * Blake Lee as Benoit * Kevin Cahoo ...
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