Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor to write ‘Legally Blonde 3’

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on May 28, 2020 | 0 comments

Witherspoon’s banner Hello Sunshine, and the company’s head of television and film Lauren Neustadter, will produce the sequel, along with Marc Platt and Adam Siegel of Platt Productions.

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Riley Keough, Niki Caro to rock Amazon original series ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Nov 27, 2019 | 0 comments

Director Niki Caro (“While Rider,” Disney’s upcoming live-action “Mulan”) is on board the show, based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Caro will direct multiple episodes, including the initial installment, and will work as executive producer alongside Reese Witherspoon.

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Reese Witherspoon and Fox 2000 to adapt fact-based, femme-focused Vietnam War story ‘The League of Wives’

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Nov 16, 2018 | 0 comments

The book, which is to be published by St. Martin’s Press in April, tells of a group of women — wives of military men who would never describe themselves as feminists — who banded together to save their husbands. When their fighter pilot husbands were shot down, captured and imprisoned for years under deplorable conditions during the Vietnam War, the group of well-educated military wives transformed into a league of take-charge lobbyists, human rights activists and even spies.

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WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: Mimi Leder directing new Reese Witherspoon-Jennifer Aniston series, Geneva Robertson-Dworet to adapt novel ‘Artemis’ for film, Disney empowering young female filmmakers with global #DreamBigPrincess video series

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Jul 18, 2018 | 0 comments

Mimi Leder directing new Reese Witherspoon-Jennifer Aniston series, Geneva Robertson-Dworet to adapt novel ‘Artemis’ for film, and Disney empowering young female filmmakers with global #DreamBigPrincess video series.

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WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: Women protest on the red carpet at Cannes, Jessica Chastain-led spy thriller ‘355’ makes a big deal, Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine helps launch female filmmaker program for teen girls

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on May 13, 2018 | 0 comments

WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: 82 women – a significant number in more ways than one, protest on the red carpet at Cannes, Jessica Chastain-led spy thriller ‘355’ makes a big deal in the Cannes market, and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine helps launch female filmmaker program for teen girls.

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WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: Texas’ South By Southwest Festival to showcase women filmmakers; Director’s Guild honors ‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Big Little Lies’ and more; and Mila Kunis receives Harvard’s Hasty Pudding award

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Feb 4, 2018 | 0 comments

Texas’ South By Southwest Festival to showcase women filmmakers; Director’s Guild honors ‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Big Little Lies’ and more; and Mila Kunis receives Harvard’s Hasty Pudding award

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WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 confirmed with Andrea Arnold; Disney boasts new $100 million club of women directors; motion picture academy establishes code of conduct in Harvey Weinstein fallout

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Dec 10, 2017 | 0 comments

‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 has been confirmed with Andrea Arnold; Disney boasts new $100 million club of women directors; and the motion picture academy establishes code of conduct in Harvey Weinstein fallout.

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THE WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: St. Vincent to direct woman-led ‘Picture of Dorian Gray,’ Reese Witherspoon talks modern-day rom-coms, filming begins on ‘Mary, Queen of Scots,’ Patty Jenkins negotiating big payday for ‘Wonder Woman 2’

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Aug 20, 2017 | 0 comments

While Patty Jenkins is reportedly in final talks to receive a historic payday for helming the “Wonder Woman” sequel, three women are making their feature film directorial debuts on widely divergent projects.

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THE WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: Jodie Whittaker becomes first female lead on ‘Doctor Who,’ Ava DuVernay wows with first ‘Wrinkle in Time’ trailer, Taraji. P. Henson joins ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ sequel

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Jul 17, 2017 | 0 comments

Jodie Whittaker becomes first female lead on ‘Doctor Who,’ Ava DuVernay wows with first ‘Wrinkle in Time’ trailer, Taraji. P. Henson joins ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ sequel and Lily James joins the “Mamma Mia!” follow-up.

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THE WEEK IN WOMEN news roundup: Oscar nominations to be announced Tuesday, SAG to honor Lily Tomlin, Reese Witherspoon and Natalie Portman speak out

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Jan 23, 2017 | 0 comments

Oscar nominations to be revealed Tuesday The nominations for this year’s Academy Awards will be announced Tuesday. As previously reported, Oscar winners Brie Larson (Room) and Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) will help announce this year’s Academy Award nominees on Jan. 24. According to the Associated Press, Oscar nominees Jason Reitman and Ken Watanabe and Oscar-winning cinematographer […]

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‘Supergirl’ soars to big ratings on TV, while women settle for remakes and long waits at the movies

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Nov 2, 2015 | 0 comments

‘Supergirl’ soars to big ratings on TV, while women are still waiting for female superheroes at the movies – and are increasingly asked to settle for female-driven remakes.

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Is ‘Trainwreck’ a feminist success or feminist failure?

Posted by Brandy McDonnell on Jul 26, 2015 | 1 comment

Amy Schumer was being lauded as the new face of feminism before her first movie, “Trainwreck,” even opened in theaters. Is the romantic comedy a success or failure for feminist storytelling?

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