Exclusive: Judy Greer (White House Plumbers) and Pete Holmes (Crashing) have entered production in Winnipeg on The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, an inspirational comedy that The Chosen‘s Dallas Jenkins is helming for Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company.
Co-starring in the pic, based on the international bestseller by Barbara Robinson, is Molly Belle Wright (Deep Water).
The film centers on the Herdman kids, who are the absolute worst. They lie, they steal, they bully… and they’ve hijacked the town Christmas pageant. As the rowdy and raucous siblings force themselves into all of the lead roles, they drive the pageant’s director, Grace (Judy Greer), and other members of her family, including husband Bob (Holmes), up the wall. But through their misfit mischief, these unlikely messengers might turn out to be the ones to deliver the town’s sensational and moving portrayal of the true meaning of Christmas.
Script was...
Co-starring in the pic, based on the international bestseller by Barbara Robinson, is Molly Belle Wright (Deep Water).
The film centers on the Herdman kids, who are the absolute worst. They lie, they steal, they bully… and they’ve hijacked the town Christmas pageant. As the rowdy and raucous siblings force themselves into all of the lead roles, they drive the pageant’s director, Grace (Judy Greer), and other members of her family, including husband Bob (Holmes), up the wall. But through their misfit mischief, these unlikely messengers might turn out to be the ones to deliver the town’s sensational and moving portrayal of the true meaning of Christmas.
Script was...
- 12/12/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Chinese director, screenwriter and producer He Ping, best known internationally for his hybrid ‘Chinese Westerns’, has died aged 65. Local press reported that he died of illness in Beijing on January 10.
He Ping was well known on the international film festival circuit and was one of the first Chinese filmmakers to work with a U.S. studio, directing Warriors Of Heaven And Earth with backing from the now defunct Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia (Cpfpa) in 2003. Similar to two award-winning films he made in the 1990s, the film was shot in the Western deserts of China and combined elements of classic Westerns and Chinese wuxia (swordplay) movies.
Born in Shanxi province, He started his career in the 1980s, initially directing stage productions and documentaries, and later transferring to the state-owned Xian Film Studio, where acclaimed directors such as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige had also started their careers. His early fiction...
He Ping was well known on the international film festival circuit and was one of the first Chinese filmmakers to work with a U.S. studio, directing Warriors Of Heaven And Earth with backing from the now defunct Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia (Cpfpa) in 2003. Similar to two award-winning films he made in the 1990s, the film was shot in the Western deserts of China and combined elements of classic Westerns and Chinese wuxia (swordplay) movies.
Born in Shanxi province, He started his career in the 1980s, initially directing stage productions and documentaries, and later transferring to the state-owned Xian Film Studio, where acclaimed directors such as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige had also started their careers. His early fiction...
- 1/12/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Best Christmas Pageant Ever snags Andy Fickman as helmer. Walden Media's set Fickman for the film which follows a mom who is lured into directing her town's Christmas pageant, and ends up stuck with the "worst kids in the world," reports Variety. Pic is based on the Barbara Robinson-written HarperCollins book with the same title, which Kristen Buckley and Brian Regan are adapting. The novela, originally published back in 1972 in McCall's magazine, was also turned into a TV movie and book. Gerald R. Molen, Chet Thomas and Darin McDaniel are producing Best Christmas Pageant Ever, while Betsy Sullenger, Kelly Charles Crabb and Fickman are serving as executive producers...
- 4/4/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Best Christmas Pageant Ever snags Andy Fickman as helmer. Walden Media's set Fickman for the film which follows a mom who is lured into directing her town's Christmas pageant, and ends up stuck with the "worst kids in the world," reports Variety. Pic is based on the Barbara Robinson-written HarperCollins book with the same title, which Kristen Buckley and Brian Regan are adapting. The novela, originally published back in 1972 in McCall's magazine, was also turned into a TV movie and book. Gerald R. Molen, Chet Thomas and Darin McDaniel are producing Best Christmas Pageant Ever, while Betsy Sullenger, Kelly Charles Crabb and Fickman are serving as executive producers...
- 4/4/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Best Christmas Pageant Ever snags Andy Fickman as helmer. Walden Media's set Fickman for the film which follows a mom who is lured into directing her town's Christmas pageant, and ends up stuck with the "worst kids in the world," reports Variety. Pic is based on the Barbara Robinson-written HarperCollins book with the same title, which Kristen Buckley and Brian Regan are adapting. The novela, originally published back in 1972 in McCall's magazine, was also turned into a TV movie and book. Gerald R. Molen, Chet Thomas and Darin McDaniel are producing Best Christmas Pageant Ever, while Betsy Sullenger, Kelly Charles Crabb and Fickman are serving as executive producers...
- 4/4/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, a family story about the true meaning of Christmas, will open at the Lakewood Theatre Company on Wednesday, December 16 at 7:30 Pm. This year marks the 19th time this holiday production has been staged by Lakewood Theatre Company. The show, directed by Steve Knox, is an adaptation of the popular short story written by Barbara Robinson and originally published by McCall's Magazine.
- 11/25/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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