Exclusive: Signature Entertainment has acquired UK & Irish rights to J.K. Simmons thriller You Can’t Run Forever from Voltage Pictures.
The movie follows a teenage girl (Anaya) struggling with a tragic past who is hunted through the woods by a sociopath (Oscar winner Simmons) on a murderous rampage.
Pic is produced by Randle Schumacher (3 Geezers!) and is directed by Michelle Schumacher (I’m Not Here) from a script co-written with Carolyn Carpenter. Led by Simmons (Whiplash), it also stars Allen Leech (Downton Abbey: A New Era), Fernanda Urrejola (Cry Macho) and Isabelle Anaya (Donny’s Bar Mitzvah).
The deal was negotiated between Signature’s Director of Acquisitions & Development Elizabeth Williams and Voltage Pictures’ President and COO Jonathan Deckter.
Williams said: “We are delighted to be the UK & Irish home for You Can’t Run Forever and can’t wait for audiences to see the brilliant J.K. Simmons in his most fiery role yet.
The movie follows a teenage girl (Anaya) struggling with a tragic past who is hunted through the woods by a sociopath (Oscar winner Simmons) on a murderous rampage.
Pic is produced by Randle Schumacher (3 Geezers!) and is directed by Michelle Schumacher (I’m Not Here) from a script co-written with Carolyn Carpenter. Led by Simmons (Whiplash), it also stars Allen Leech (Downton Abbey: A New Era), Fernanda Urrejola (Cry Macho) and Isabelle Anaya (Donny’s Bar Mitzvah).
The deal was negotiated between Signature’s Director of Acquisitions & Development Elizabeth Williams and Voltage Pictures’ President and COO Jonathan Deckter.
Williams said: “We are delighted to be the UK & Irish home for You Can’t Run Forever and can’t wait for audiences to see the brilliant J.K. Simmons in his most fiery role yet.
- 4/28/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at a new clip from the comedy 3 Geezers! featuring Randy Couture. You can watch it in the player below. The May 22 release also stars J.K. Simmons, Basil Hoffman, Lou Beatty Jr., Anthony Cummings, Tim Allen, Mike O'Malley, Kevin Pollak, Scott Caan, Sam Raimi, Breckin Meyer and Fernanda Romero. Follow actor J Kimball as he researches what it's like to be old for a role in an upcoming movie. When he meets the residents at The Coconuts Convalescent Home, he quickly discovers that his perceptions of the elderly may be off from reality. After being on the wrong end of some pranks, J enlists the help of his Hollywood friends (Tim Allen, Scott Caan, Breckin Meyer, Randy Couture, Kevin Pollak) to turn the tides. Mayhem ensues.
- 5/8/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Gravitas Ventures has sent along a new 3 Geezers! clip where Kevin Pollack channels Christopher Walken int he comedy which opens in limited areas on May 22nd, 2013. It's hysterical! Gotta love Walken. Randle Schumacher, Eric Radzan and Michelle Schumacher wrote, with names like J.K. Simmons, Basil Hoffman, Lou Beatty Jr., Anthony Cummings with Tim Allen, Mike O’Malley, Scott Caan, Randy Couture, Sam Raimi, Breckin Meyer and Fernanda Romero also forming the cast. Follow actor J Kimball (J.K. Simmons of Juno, Spider-man, Up In The Air) as he researches what it's like to be old for a role in an upcoming movie. When he meets the residents at The Coconuts Convalescent Home, he quickly discovers that his perceptions of the elderly may be off from reality. After being on the wrong end of some pranks, J enlists the help of his Hollywood friends (Tim Allen, Scott Caan, Breckin Meyer, Randy Couture,...
- 5/2/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch the trailer for 3 Geezers!, starring J.K. Simmons, Basil Hoffman, Lou Beatty Jr., Anthony Cummings with Tim Allen, Mike O’Malley, Kevin Pollak, Scott Caan, Randy Couture, Sam Raimi, Breckin Meyer and Fernanda Romero. Gravitas Ventures distributes the comedy which opens on May 22nd. Michelle Schumacher directs from the script by Randle Schumacher, Eric Radzan and Anthony Cummings. Follow J Kimball (J.K. Simmons of Juno, Spider-man, Up In The Air) as he researches what it's like to be old for a role in an upcoming movie. When he meets the residents at The Coconuts Convalescent Home, he quickly discovers that his perceptions of the elderly may be off from reality. After being on the wrong end of some pranks, J enlists the help of his Hollywood friends (Tim Allen, Scott Caan, Breckin Meyer, Randy Couture, Kevin Pollak) to turn the tides. Mayhem ensues.
- 4/25/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Spider-man Star Simmons To Lead Aged Hangover Cast
Spider-man and Juno star J.K. Simmons is set to lead the cast of a new The Hangover-esque movie for seniors.
The actor, who played newspaper boss J. Jonah Jameson in all three of Tobey Maguire's webslinger movies, will play a method actor who moves into a residential home to research a character in Geezers .
Co-star Breckin Meyer tells BlogTalkRadio.com, "(He has) to work on an old man character he's about to play... so he moves in. Mayhem ensues with three old guys he meets... It's being described as Cocoon meets Hangover."...
The actor, who played newspaper boss J. Jonah Jameson in all three of Tobey Maguire's webslinger movies, will play a method actor who moves into a residential home to research a character in Geezers .
Co-star Breckin Meyer tells BlogTalkRadio.com, "(He has) to work on an old man character he's about to play... so he moves in. Mayhem ensues with three old guys he meets... It's being described as Cocoon meets Hangover."...
- 7/14/2011
- WENN
The SAG Foundation presents a Q&A with Mike O'Malley. With a prolific career encompassing theater, film and television, Mike O'Malley is a man of unstoppable talent in front of and behind the camera.O'Malley currently stars in the critically-acclaimed television series "Glee." He plays 'Burt Hummel,' the father of a gay son, played by Chris Colfer. O'Malley received an Emmy Award nomination for his work in the role, written specifically for him by series co-creator Ryan Murphy.O'Malley was seen in the film "Cedar Rapids" alongside an all-star cast of Sigourney Weaver, Ed Helms and John C. Reilly. He will soon be seen in the major motion picture "So Undercover" with Miley Cyrus, Jeremy Piven and Kelly Osbourne. O'Malley has also recently wrapped filming the comedy film "Geezers!" alongside Tim Allen and J.K. Simmons.O'Malley's accomplished acting career is matched by his writing talent, displayed by his guest writing work for the Showtime.
- 6/27/2011
- by help@backstage.com ()
- backstage.com
Rejoining the casting for Jason Reitman‘s upcoming Diablo Cody-scribed twisted dramedy Young Adult, J.K. Simmons is set to provide his extending vocal range for narration. A rough rasping-voiced actor may not be bring back to life his J. Jonah Jameson role in The Amazing Spider-Man, but that doesn’t mean he’s not keep driving.
Some actors and directors just like working together such as John Ratzenberger, who gives voice to everything Pixar makes, and Bruce Campbell, who appeared in many of Sam Raimi’s movies. The winning combo on that list is writer/director Jason Reitman and J.K. Simmons, who have joined forces on Thank You for Smoking, Juno and Up in the Air, which all went onto great acclaim.
Young Adult, Reitman’s second film directed from a Cody script after the Oscar-nominated Juno, stars Charlize Theron as Mavis Gary, a fiction writer who, following her divorce,...
Some actors and directors just like working together such as John Ratzenberger, who gives voice to everything Pixar makes, and Bruce Campbell, who appeared in many of Sam Raimi’s movies. The winning combo on that list is writer/director Jason Reitman and J.K. Simmons, who have joined forces on Thank You for Smoking, Juno and Up in the Air, which all went onto great acclaim.
Young Adult, Reitman’s second film directed from a Cody script after the Oscar-nominated Juno, stars Charlize Theron as Mavis Gary, a fiction writer who, following her divorce,...
- 3/14/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
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