According to reports, director Ivan Reitman's 'buddy, military' comedy feature "Stripes" (1981) will be rebooted for Sony Pictures Television and CBS TV, with Reitman set to direct from a teleplay by Trevor Moore, Sam Brown and Zach Cregger:.
The original film starred Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, Sean Young, and John Candy, with John Larroquette, John Diehl, Conrad Dunn, Judge Reinhold, Joe Flaherty, Dave Thomas, Timothy Busfield and Bill Paxton:
"...'John Winger' is a cab driver who, in the span of a few hours, loses his job, his apartment, his car and his girlfriend. Realizing he has no prospects, he decides to join the Army.
"Talking his best friend 'Russell Ziskey', a teacher of English as a second language, into joining him, they go to a recruiting office and are soon sent off to basic training.
"Upon arriving at 'Fort Arnold', they meet their fellow recruits,...
The original film starred Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, Sean Young, and John Candy, with John Larroquette, John Diehl, Conrad Dunn, Judge Reinhold, Joe Flaherty, Dave Thomas, Timothy Busfield and Bill Paxton:
"...'John Winger' is a cab driver who, in the span of a few hours, loses his job, his apartment, his car and his girlfriend. Realizing he has no prospects, he decides to join the Army.
"Talking his best friend 'Russell Ziskey', a teacher of English as a second language, into joining him, they go to a recruiting office and are soon sent off to basic training.
"Upon arriving at 'Fort Arnold', they meet their fellow recruits,...
- 11/17/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Another classic film from the 80s is getting a series adaptation! This time, CBS is developing a show based on Bill Murray and Harold Ramis' comedy Stripes. I love that movie! I just recently watched it again last month and it's one of those movies that still makes me laugh! Variety offers the following details:
Like the film, the series will follow a perennial rebellious outsider who finally finds his purpose in life when he joins the Us military and must unite a group of ragtag eccentrics. The original 1981 film starred Bill Murray in the lead role with Harold Ramis playing his best friend and Ivan Reitman directing. It grossed over $85 million during its theatrical run.
You won't see any of the original cast come back for the series, but the director of the original film, Ivan Reitman, will helm and produce it, so that's pretty cool! The series...
Like the film, the series will follow a perennial rebellious outsider who finally finds his purpose in life when he joins the Us military and must unite a group of ragtag eccentrics. The original 1981 film starred Bill Murray in the lead role with Harold Ramis playing his best friend and Ivan Reitman directing. It grossed over $85 million during its theatrical run.
You won't see any of the original cast come back for the series, but the director of the original film, Ivan Reitman, will helm and produce it, so that's pretty cool! The series...
- 11/17/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
David Crow Kirsten Howard Nov 17, 2017
Stripes, the Bill Murray comedy classic, is getting a single-camera sitcom on CBS...
In the race to create more content for television and film that echoes back to nostalgic properties, it was inevitable that one day it would be Stripes’ turn. CBS announced late Thursday that the comedy classic from Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis, and the irreplaceable Bill Murray at the top of his lethargic disinterest is getting a television series.
Indeed, as revealed via Deadline, Stripes will be a single-camera comedy for CBS (so more Young Sheldon and less Big Bang) and will of course be a workplace comedy of sorts about the United States military. The project is being developed by the production company Whitest Kids U’Know, with Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, and Zach Creggar writing the script. Meanwhile Reitman, fresh off producing the Ghostbusters remake last year, will both be an...
Stripes, the Bill Murray comedy classic, is getting a single-camera sitcom on CBS...
In the race to create more content for television and film that echoes back to nostalgic properties, it was inevitable that one day it would be Stripes’ turn. CBS announced late Thursday that the comedy classic from Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis, and the irreplaceable Bill Murray at the top of his lethargic disinterest is getting a television series.
Indeed, as revealed via Deadline, Stripes will be a single-camera comedy for CBS (so more Young Sheldon and less Big Bang) and will of course be a workplace comedy of sorts about the United States military. The project is being developed by the production company Whitest Kids U’Know, with Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, and Zach Creggar writing the script. Meanwhile Reitman, fresh off producing the Ghostbusters remake last year, will both be an...
- 11/17/2017
- Den of Geek
What’s that, you say? Yet another TV series adaptation of a movie?!
Lighten up, Francis.
CBS has put in development a single-camera comedy series based on Stripes, the 1981 Ivan Reitman film starring Bill Murray and Harold Ramis (and P.J. Soles, if teenage Matt has any say in this).
Per our sister site Deadline, Reitman would direct and exec-produce the adaptation, to be penned by the Whitest Kids U’Know’s Trevor Moore, Sam Brown and Zach Cregger and again follow a rebellious outsider who finds his purpose by enlisting with the Army, where he joins a ragtag unit of misfits.
Lighten up, Francis.
CBS has put in development a single-camera comedy series based on Stripes, the 1981 Ivan Reitman film starring Bill Murray and Harold Ramis (and P.J. Soles, if teenage Matt has any say in this).
Per our sister site Deadline, Reitman would direct and exec-produce the adaptation, to be penned by the Whitest Kids U’Know’s Trevor Moore, Sam Brown and Zach Cregger and again follow a rebellious outsider who finds his purpose by enlisting with the Army, where he joins a ragtag unit of misfits.
- 11/17/2017
- TVLine.com
One of Bill Murray's most iconic comedies is apparently ripe to be adapated for television, as CBS is in the process of developing a single-camera comedy series based upon the film. There's no way this goes horribly wrong. Right? The potential TV reboot will be written by Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, and Zach Cregger, who are best known for their work in sketch comedy troupe The Whitest Kids... Read More...
- 11/16/2017
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
CBS has put in development Stripes, a single-camera comedy based on the 1981 Bill Murray-Harold Ramis film, Deadline has learned. The project hails from the Whitest Kids U’Know trio of Trevor Moore, Sam Brown and Zach Cregger, Sony Pictures TV and CBS Television Studios. Ivan Reitman, who helmed the movie, is attached to direct and executive produce via his the Montecito Picture Company. Like the film, the series adaptation penned by Moore, Brown and Cregger focuses on a…...
- 11/16/2017
- Deadline TV
CBS is heading into the trenches with “Stripes.” The network is developing a single-camera TV reboot of the 1981 Ivan Reitman-directed film that provided an early-career leading role for Bill Murray. Trevor Moore, Sam Brown and Zach Cregger from IFC’s “Whitest Kids U’ Know” are writing and executive producing. Also Read: 'Magnum Pi' Reboot Lands at CBS Like the popular movie, the show will focus on a rebellious outsider who finds direction in life by joining the military and uniting a group of quirky misfits. The co-production from Sony Pictures Television Studio and CBS Television Studios is directed by Reitman,...
- 11/16/2017
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Wrap
Jennifer Aniston is in talks to star in an untitled parenting comedy for Stx Films, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Sophie Goodhart (“My Blind Brother”) wrote the script and will direct. The film is about an over-scheduled and over-burdened suburban couple who go to great lengths to try to recapture the fun of their youth. Safehouse Pictures’ Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell are producing. Matt Schwartz and Douglas Banker are executive producing. Sam Brown is overseeing for Stx along with Drew Simon and Jeannette Francis. Read More See Jennifer Aniston's latest Power Move. PowerRank: 703 ...
- 8/15/2017
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Jennifer Lopez will produce and star in the romantic comedy “Second Act” for STXfilms, Chairman Adam Fogelson and President of Production Sam Brown announced Thursday. “50 First Dates” director Peter Segal will helm the project, developed by Stx with Lopez from an idea conceived by Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Justin Zackham, who also wrote the screenplay. Lopez, Goldsmith-Thomas, Zackham and Benny Medina will produce. The movie will follow a big box store employee who reinvents her life and gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as a college degree. Also Read: Jennifer Lopez's 'Bye Bye Birdie.
- 6/22/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
STX is sitting pretty now that they’re in business with Amy Schumer.
The young mini-major acquired domestic distribution rights to the comedy out of Cannes. The title was repped by UTA Independent Film Group lead Rena Ronson. The package will begin shooting this July in Boston.
Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, screenwriters of films like “Never Been Kissed” and “How to Be Single,” make their directorial debut here.
The announcement, made by STX Films Chairman Adam Fogelson and production head Sam Brown, also disclosed the...
The young mini-major acquired domestic distribution rights to the comedy out of Cannes. The title was repped by UTA Independent Film Group lead Rena Ronson. The package will begin shooting this July in Boston.
Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, screenwriters of films like “Never Been Kissed” and “How to Be Single,” make their directorial debut here.
The announcement, made by STX Films Chairman Adam Fogelson and production head Sam Brown, also disclosed the...
- 5/25/2017
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
STXfilms is teaming with Melissa McCarthy for the raunchy R-rated puppet movie The Happytime Murders, which Brian Henson will direct in conjunction with Jim Henson Company’s Henson Alternative banner. STXfilms Chairman Adam Fogelson and President of Production Sam Brown made the announcement today. The comedy is set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans co-exist. Two clashing detectives, one human (McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together…...
- 5/2/2017
- Deadline
The Whitest Kids U' Know is a sketch comedy troupe that also had a television program of the same name. Consisting of Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger, Sam Brown, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter, they managed to pump out 5 seasons of their brand a comedy about a decade ago, as well as a film, Miss March. It looks like they're aiming to bring Wkuk to the big screen, as Trevor Moore took to... Read More...
- 2/13/2017
- by Sean Wist
- JoBlo.com
Does anyone remember “The Whitest Kids U Know?” The show’ss roots go all the way back to 1999 while Trevor Moore was in visual arts school. The group consists of Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger, Sam Brown, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter, though other actors occasionally appear in their sketches. They were accepted into the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in 2006 and won the award for Best Sketch Group. The show itself lasted for 4 seasons both on Fuse and IFC. Moore and Cregger wrote, directed and starred in the 2009 comedy film Miss March. In 2012, Moore wrote on
Appears Like there’s Going to be a Whitest Kids U’ Know Movie...
Appears Like there’s Going to be a Whitest Kids U’ Know Movie...
- 2/12/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Thanks to its work on sites like Twitter and Reddit, Taco Bell has a reputation as a social-savvy brand. Now, it’s looking to bring some of that savvy to YouTube. According to Co.Create, the fast food brand wants to launch at least 40 pieces of video content in 2017. To kick off that initiative, it has launched Taco Tales, which reenacts a series of stories about the restaurant chain that the show’s writers found on the Internet.
Taco Bell launched Taco Tales in partnership with the studio Madison + Vine. Each of the series’ six episodes features its own tale, and each tale is set, at least in part, at Taco Bell. There are some familiar faces among the cast -- Sam Brown from Whitest Kids U Know shows up in the pilot -- and the stories are funny enough to serve as fine distractions.
Taco Tales is the first...
Taco Bell launched Taco Tales in partnership with the studio Madison + Vine. Each of the series’ six episodes features its own tale, and each tale is set, at least in part, at Taco Bell. There are some familiar faces among the cast -- Sam Brown from Whitest Kids U Know shows up in the pilot -- and the stories are funny enough to serve as fine distractions.
Taco Tales is the first...
- 12/8/2016
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
George Harrison became the first former Beatle to have a solo No. 1 when he released “My Sweet Lord” in 1970. Though slightly marred by a copyright lawsuit — he was found guilty of “subconsciously plagiarizing” the Chiffon’s 1963 hit “He’s So Fine”— the rock hallelujah included on his majestic triple album All Things Must Pass went on to become Harrison’s signature song.
By 2000 Harrison’s strength was fading due to his battle with lung cancer, but he threw what remaining energy he had into supervising an elaborate 30th anniversary edition of his breakout album. “To create something extra for the Anniversary issue,...
By 2000 Harrison’s strength was fading due to his battle with lung cancer, but he threw what remaining energy he had into supervising an elaborate 30th anniversary edition of his breakout album. “To create something extra for the Anniversary issue,...
- 11/29/2016
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
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