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Imogen Reid and Ellen Pompeo in ‘Good American Family’ (Disney)

Hulu’s dropped the first photos from Good American Family, a limited series starring Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy) and Mark Duplass (The Creep Tapes). The series is based on the true story of Natalia Grace, with a family adopting a child who may not be as young as she appears.

Pompeo, Duplass, and Imogen Reid lead the cast of the eight-episode series. Dulé Hill, Christina Hendricks, Sarayu Blue, and Jenny O’Hara are recurring guest stars.

“Told from multiple points of view, as a means to explore issues of perspective, bias, and trauma, this compelling drama is inspired by the disturbing stories surrounding a Midwestern couple who adopts a girl with a rare form of dwarfism. But as they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, mystery emerges around her age and background, and they slowly start to suspect...

Ellen Pompeo’s Natalia Grace-inspired Hulu series has released its first look and premiere date.

The anticipated eight-episode limited series, Good American Family, will release two episodes on March 19 on Hulu, followed by weekly installments for the remainder of its run.

The series was announced back in summer 2022, prompting Pompeo to scale back her onscreen role on ABC’s veteran medical series Grey’s Anatomy so she could star in and exec produce Good American Family, which was at the time described as an untitled orphan project for the streamer.

Pompeo stayed on as Grey’s weekly voiceover narrator but scaled back her appearances as Meredith Grey (she is also an executive producer). When filming wrapped on Good American Family, she upped her onscreen role for season 21, which returns March 6 on ABC.

Good American Family is a dramatization of the Natalia Grace story. Grace, who has a rare form of dwarfism known as spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita,...

Get ready for some major Orphan vibes in this new Hulu series.

The streamer announced on Monday that its drama series Good American Family, starring Grey’s Anatomy‘s Ellen Pompeo, will premiere with its first two episodes on Wednesday, March 19. One new episode will then roll out weekly.

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Pompeo and Mark Duplass (The Morning Show) star as a married couple who,...

Ellen Pompeo‘s new project – Good American Family – has a release date and first look photos from Hulu!

Here’s the synopsis: Told from multiple points of view, as a means to explore issues of perspective, bias, and trauma, this compelling drama is inspired by the disturbing stories surrounding a Midwestern couple who adopts a girl with a rare form of dwarfism. But as they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, mystery emerges around her age and background, and they slowly start to suspect she may not be who she says she is. As they defend their family from the daughter they’ve grown to believe is a threat, she fights her own battle to confront her past and what her future holds, in a showdown that ultimately plays out in the tabloids and the courtroom.

Mark Duplass and Imogen Reid also star. Acting as recurring guest stars are Dulé Hill,...

Hulu has revealed the premiere date for Good American Family, the eight-episode series starring and executive produced by Ellen Pompeo.

Previously dubbed Orphan, the series is inspired by the true story of Natalia Grace and the Midwestern couple who adopted her believing she was a little girl with dwarfism but gradually started to believe she may not be who she said she was.

The series premieres March 19 with two episodes, followed by one episode weekly. It also stars Mark Duplass and Imogen Reid. Dulé Hill, Christina Hendricks, Sarayu Blue and Jenny O’Hara are recurring guest stars.

Here’s the official logline for the series from Katie Robbins: “Told from multiple points of view, as a means to explore issues of perspective, bias, and trauma, this compelling drama is inspired by the disturbing stories surrounding a Midwestern couple who adopts a girl with a rare form of dwarfism. But as...

Hulu has shared a first look at its upcoming Original series Good American Family. The eight-episode series will premiere on March 19 with two episodes, followed by one episode weekly.

Told from multiple points of view, as a means to explore issues of perspective, bias, and trauma, this compelling drama is inspired by the disturbing stories surrounding a Midwestern couple who adopts a girl with a rare form of dwarfism.

But as they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, mystery emerges around her age and background, and they slowly start to suspect she may not be who she says she is.

As they defend their family from the daughter they’ve grown to believe is a threat, she fights her own battle to confront her past and what her future holds, in a showdown that ultimately plays out in the tabloids and the courtroom.

Good American Family stars...

A troubled young man is a caregiver for both his terminally ill mother and his mentally ill sister. When he makes a desperate attempt to save his mom, he unleashes a supernatural entity that feeds on human flesh.   Alex Kahuam's new film The Remedy recently wrapped up filming and has headed into post. We can expect it to show up on the festival circuit later this year. A teaser image heads this article with some BTS shots of Kahuam with his cast down below.    The psychological supernatural horror stars Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why?), London Thor (Gen V), Doug Jones (Shape of Water), Chris Mulkey (Whiplash) and Jenny O'hara (Devil).   Side note, Kahuam's last feature film, Failure!, is having a limited theatrical...

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Connie Stevens has been selected to receive the Ralph Morgan award, SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local’s highest honor.

“My mother’s star still shines so bright. However, it is her life of activism and service that inspires me the most,” said Stevens’ daughter Joely Fisher. “Her penchant for sparkly things is matched only by her desire to help the underserved and her fellow performers. She loves our country and this great union. I am humbled and proud that the Los Angeles Local’s highest honor, the Ralph Morgan Award, will be bestowed on Connie Stevens. My dreams are coming true, in that I might be able to bring to fruition some of what she fought for in the position she once held as secretary-treasurer of Screen Actors Guild.”

Stevens is an actor, singer and served as the Screen Actors Guild Secretary-Treasurer between 2005 and 2009. Between 2005 and 2022, she also served on numerous...

"I wanna be still, the way I want to get still." 1091 Pictures has released an official trailer for an indie, very dark comedy titled Killing Eleanor, which premiered at the Scad Savannah Film Festival and St. Louis Film Festival last year. A new film from director Rich Newey, this off-beat dramedy involves two women who strike up a friendship and a deal to help each other get through, or get out of, life. A terminally-ill old lady convinces a self-destructive pain killer addict to help kill her, in exchange for clean urine. Their right to die odyssey is filled with complications as Eleanor's past and Natalie's lies catch up with them. Uultimately, helping Eleanor die with dignity might just teach Natalie to live with dignity. Annika Marks co-stars with Jenny O'Hara, and with a cast including Jane Kaczmarek, Betsy Brandt, Thomas Sadoski, Camryn Manheim, and Chris Mulkey. Seems like...

SAG-AFTRA’s upcoming election is taking shape, with the union’s ruling party – headed by presidential candidate Fran Drescher – today unveiling its full slate of candidates.

Yvette Nicole Brown is running for president of the Los Angeles local, and Ezra Knight is running for president of the union’s New York local – each as part of the ruling parties’ Unite for Strength and Usan slate. Brown, a national board member, is nominated for an Emmy for A Black Lady Sketch Show, and Knight, who co-starred for many years on Law & Order, is the New York local’s vice president and a national board member.

“I believe nothing in our union works unless we are all working together,” Brown said. “As L.A. president I will advocate for each and every member and lead with kindness and respect. It’s been a tough time for us as work here in...

Title: Poor Greg Drowning Director: Jeffrey Scott Collins Screenwriter: Jeffrey Scott Collins Cast: Jeremy Luke, Christine Woods, Jenny O’Hara, Cedric the Entertainer, Jenny O’Hara, Laura Seay, Deborah S. Craig, Kevin Daniels, George Basil, Assaf Cohen, Luke Greenfield, Ajay Mehta, Sarah Baldwin, Graham Sibley, Ray Xifo, Andrew Dits, Marguerite Gioia Insolia, Paulina Michaels, Kate Prendergast. Article […]

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In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for ABC. For this season, the broadcast network has returning hits “Black-ish”, “The Conners”, “The Good Doctor” (Freddie Highmore), “Grey’s Anatomy” (Ellen Pompeo), “How to Get Away with Murder” (Viola Davis) and “Modern Family” (Ty Burrell). Variety programs “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Little Mermaid Live!” and “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” are also among their slate.

Below, the list of the network’s lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedies, dramas and other genres. More names might be added by the company on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.

“$100,000 Pyramid”

Competition Program

Reality Host – Michael Strahan

“America’S Funniest Home Videos”

Structured Reality Program

Reality Host – Alfonso Ribeiro

“American Housewife”

Comedy Series

Comedy Supporting Actress – Meg Donnelly,...

In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for Disney Television Studios. For this season, the company has returning hits “Black-ish”, “The Good Doctor” (Freddie Highmore), “Grey’s Anatomy” (Ellen Pompeo), “Homeland” (Claire Danes), “How to Get Away with Murder” (Viola Davis), “Modern Family” (Ty Burrell), “Pose” (Billy Porter) and “This Is Us” (Mandy Moore) among their slate.

Below, the list of the studio’s lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedies, dramas, limited series and other genres. These programs air across many networks, including ABC, Fox, FX, Hulu, NBC, Netflix and Showtime. More names might be added by the company on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.

“9-1-1”

Drama Series

Drama Actor – Peter Krause

Drama Actress – Angela Bassett

Drama Supporting Actor – Kenneth Choi, Rockmund Dunbar,...

Cinema Guild has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the Hong Sangsoo comedy Yourself and Yours, which will open on June 5 with digital and home video releases set for later this year.

The film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2016 and follows Youngsoo (Kim Joohyuk), who learns that his girlfriend, Minjung (Lee Yooyoung), was recently seen having drinks with another man. When Youngsoo questions her about it, they fight and part on bad terms. The next day, Youngsoo tries to find her, but can’t. As he wanders and frets, Minjung has a series of encounters with other men. But to them, it seems she’s not herself.

Yourself and Yours is the second film to open as part of Cinema Guild’s virtual cinema initiative .

Comedy Dynamics has acquired the Jeffrey Scott Collins-directed rom-com Poor Greg Drowning. The film will be released through the Comedy Dynamics network on August 11. This netflix includes Amazon Prime Video, Spectrum, Apple TV, Dish, Google Play, among others.

The comedy follows a love addict named Greg (On Becoming A God in Central Florida‘s Graham Sibley), whose girlfriend left him for their couples’ therapist. Depressed, heartbroken, and unemployed, Greg must find a roommate to help pay rent. But Greg scares all potential roommates away, except for a girl named Peyton who moves in and whom Greg falls madly in love with.

Poor Greg Drowning also features Cedric the Entertainer, Christine Woods, George Basil, Marguerite Gioia Insolia (Mad Men), and Jenny O’Hara.

This acquisition deal was negotiated by Anna Roberts of Comedy Dynamics and Tiffany Boyle and Geoff Lee of Ramo Law.

Network: Amazon.

Episodes: 40 (half-hour) + musical special.

Seasons: Five.

TV show dates: August 27, 2014 — September 27, 2019.

Series status: Ended.

Performers include: Jeffrey Tambor, Judith Light, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, Rob Huebel, Kathryn Hahn, Alexandra Billings, Zackary Arthur, Carrie Brownstein, Melora Hardin, Jenny O'Hara, Brett Paesel, Cherry Jones, Trace Lysett, Emily Robinson, Alex MacNicoll, Kiersey Clemons, Jerry Adler, Clementine Creevy, Julia Butters, Alia Shawkat, Anjelica Huston, Bradley Whitford, and Lawrence Pressman.

TV show description:

An Amazon dark comedy, the Transparent TV show centers on a Los Angeles family. After some false starts, patriarch Mort Pfefferman (Tambor) comes out to her family as Maura -- a transgender woman.

The clan includes Maura's former wife Shelly (Light), who has long...

If you watched television in the late 1980s, you probably remember the My Sister Sam TV show on CBS. The sitcom revolves around San Francisco freelance photographer Samantha "Sam" Russell (Pam Dawber). Sam's world is turned upside down when her 16-year-old sister, Patti (Rebecca Schaeffer), comes to live with her. Others in the cast include Jenny O'Hara, Joel Brooks, and David Naughton. Executive produced by Diane English (pre-Murphy Brown), the series did well enough in its first season to be renewed but the ratings saw a big decline in year two and was cancelled in May 1988 with 12 installments left unaired.

While My Sister Sam didn't last, it looked clear that Schaeffer was destined for bigger things. Tragically, in July 1989, the actress was fatally shot by an obsessed fan in the doorway of her Los Angeles apartment. He had been stalking her for three years.

Updated with details and reactions: As expected, Ken Howard has been re-elected President of SAG-aftra, defeating challenger Patricia Richardson. But in a big surprise, his Unite for Strength running mate Jenny O'Hara was beaten in the race for Secretary-Treasurer by Richardson’s Membership First running mate Jane Austin. Howard received 16,233 votes – 163 fewer than two years ago, when he beat Esai Morales – to Richardson's 13,976, or 53.7%-46.3%. Austin beat O’Hara by…...

Updated with details and reactions: As expected, Ken Howard has been re-elected President of SAG-aftra, defeating challenger Patricia Richardson. But in a big surprise, his Unite for Strength running mate Jenny O'Hara was beaten in the race for Secretary-Treasurer by Richardson’s Membership First running mate Jane Austin. Howard received 16,233 votes – 163 fewer than two years ago, when he beat Esai Morales – to Richardson's 13,976, or 53.7%-46.3%. Austin beat O’Hara by…...

In what could be a sign of things to come, candidates endorsed by SAG-aftra President Ken Howard and his running mate Jenny O'Hara have won landslide victories in local elections in New England. Michele Proude was re-elected President of the New England local, outpolling challenger Chuck Slavin by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, while Tom Kemp was re-elected VP with more than 60% of the vote in a three-way race. Howard and O'Hara are running on the Unite for Strength ticket, and…...

If you’re worried that The Mindy Project won’t be the same once Mindy and Danny’s baby arrives, well...you’re right.

“The show won’t be the same. It will be different,” Dr. Castellano himself, Chris Messina, told ETonline while discussing the film Alex of Venice, his upcoming directorial debut. (More on that tomorrow.) “But the style of the show won’t change…They’ll still get the laughs.”

In our Q&A, he discussed everything from what he thinks of the surprising pregnancy reveal, to what kind of dad he thinks Danny will be, to the Annette and Dot spin-off we all want to see. And of course we asked if we’ll see Danny bust out his stripper moves again this season.

News: Mindy Kaling opens up about her love life: ‘I don’t need marriage’

ETonline: What was your reaction when you found out they were doing the pregnancy storyline?

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Lincoln Center TheaterLCT3's 2012-2013 season continues with the opening of Luck of the Irish, a new play by Kirsten Greenidge, directed by Rebecca Taichman, and featuring Marsha Stephanie Blake, Eisa Davis, Dashiell Eaves, Frank Harts, Robert Hogan, Jenny O'Hara, Carra Patterson, Amanda Quaid and Victor Williams, at the Claire Tow Theater, LCT3's new home atop the Vivian Beaumont Theater 150 West 65th Street. BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos from the cast party below...

Lincoln Center TheaterLCT3's 2012-2013 season continues with the opening of Luck Of The Irish, a new play by Kirsten Greenidge, directed by Rebecca Taichman, and featuring Marsha Stephanie Blake, Eisa Davis, Dashiell Eaves, Frank Harts, Robert Hogan, Jenny O'Hara, Carra Patterson, Amanda Quaid and Victor Williams, at the Claire Tow Theater, LCT3's new home atop the Vivian Beaumont Theater 150 West 65th Street. BroadwayWorld brings you performance highlights below...

Lincoln Center TheaterLCT3's 2012-2013 season continues Monday, February 11 at 7pm with the opening of Luck Of The Irish, a new play by Kristen Greenidge, directed by Rebecca Taichman, and featuring Marsha Stephanie Blake, Eisa Davis, Dashiell Eaves, Frank Harts, Robert Hogan, Jenny O'Hara, Carra Patterson, Amanda Quaid and Victor Williams, at the Claire Tow Theater, LCT3's new home atop the Vivian Beaumont Theater 150 West 65th Street.

A season of Project Runway where every challenge is a team challenge? Er, okay.

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Raising Hope is planning a big My Name is Earl reunion, TVLine reports. Jason Lee, Jaime Pressly, Ethan Suplee and Eddie Steeples will all reprise their regular Earl roles and Nadine Velaquez will play a party supply store employee.

CBS is developing a small screen version of the Cameron Diaz comedy Bad Teacher, which sounds like a bad idea, but it does have a Happy Endings writer working on it.

According to EW, Taissa Farmiga is in talks to appear in the third season of American Horror Story.

Still looking for a show to capitalize on The Hunger Games like The Vampire Diaries did with Twilight, the CW is filming a new pilot for the post-apocalyptic romance The Selection. The network also ordered a pilot from Supernatural producer Sera Gamble, Company Town about a Virginia...

Big congrats to Chris Colfer, who won the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedic Actor last night.

Birthday shoutouts go to Shawn Colvin, who is 57, and Pat Benatar is 60. This year's biggest Oscar snubs. Did anyone really believe Matthew McConaughey was going to get a nomination?ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee insists that the network loves Happy Endings, and that's why it's now also seen on Sunday, "To raise sampling," but no decision about its future has been made.In a bit of a surprise, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower beat The Vow and Magic Mike for Favorite Dramatic Film at the People's Choice Awards.In ratings news, Stars In Danger wasn't ready for the deep end.Chris Colfer blogs about Struck By Lightning. Speaking of, here he is with Lea Michele, who won the People's Choice award for Favorite TV Comedic Actress.

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ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at the trailer and poster for the comedy Sassy Pants , premiering at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Saturday, January 28th. Written and directed by Coley Sohn, Sassy Pants was produced by Adam Wilkins and Pavlina Hatoupis, and executive produced by Eyde Belasco and Paul Korver. Anna Gunn, Ashely Rickards, Haley Joel Osment, Martin Spanjers, Rene Rosado, Shanna Collins, Drew Droege, Jenny O'Hara and Diedrich Bader star. In the film, Bethany Pruitt (Rickards) is valedictorian of her class - her one student homeschool class. Stuck with younger brother Shayne (Spanjers) under their perky but oppressive mother June's (Gunn) thumb, Bethany's only escape is a teen fashion 'zine courtesy of her absentee gay dad. Life at...

Actor Gabrielle Carteris has been elected president of the Los Angeles local of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the union announced late Thursday night. Carteris succeeds Ron Morgan, who did not seek re-election as president but was elected to a seat on the local's board of directors.Los Angeles 1st vice president Susan Boyd Joyce, 3rd vice president Bobbie Bates, 4th vice president Jason George, and recording secretary Patrika Darbo were re-elected to their posts. Mike Sakellarides and Matthew Kimbrough were newly elected to the respective posts of 2nd vice president and treasurer. Kimbrough is also AFTRA's national treasurer.Morgan, Bates, George, Darbo, Sumi Haru, Sean Valentine, and Linda Harmon were re-elected to the local board of directors. Newly elected to the local board were Bob Bergen, Michee Harris-Hardaway, D.W. Moffett, Jenny O'Hara, Clyde Sacks, David Westberg,  Heather Branch, Holly Pitrago, and Dorenda Moore. Re-elected as Los Angeles representatives.

2010 - 81 mins. - Rated PG-13

D: John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle

C: Logan Marshall-Green, Chris Messina, Jenny O'Hara, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend, Jacob Vargas, Matt Craven

A group of people are trapped inside of an elevator only to find that the Devil himself might be amongst them picking them off for their past transgressions.

With Devil, the only way the film knows how to generate scares or suspense is to cut to the black screen, have the film's various characters skriek or act terrified with the viewer unaware of exactly what is happening since all of the lightening is out, and then to have the film light back up only to reveal that some horrific or diabolical act has occurred in the meantime, then repeat. In the past this technique was effective with film's like The Blair Witch Project, but the problem is that it has been done...

Did you see the M. Night Shyamalan produced flick Devil in theatres? Judging from the film's box office tally, probably not, but thanks to a speedy home video turnaround you'll be able to dig it this holiday season in your own living room.

According to Video Eta the flick will be coming home to DVD and Blu-ray on December 21st, but that's subject to change!

Directed by John Erick and Drew Dowdle, Devil stars Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Jacob Vargas, Matt Craven, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend, and Caroline Dhavernas.

Look for arwork and specs as soon as we get them in!

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With Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green and Jenny O'Hara. Directed by John Eric Dowdle.

By Lita Robinson - October 7, 2010

Although “Devil” was written but not directed by M. Night Shyamalan his influence is palpable throughout. Just like with “Signs” and “The Village” the story centers around a small group of people held in confined surroundings and battling an unknown menace. The difference with previous Shyamalan vehicles is that “Devil” is cast with only five people who spend the length of the film stuck together in an elevator. And if it weren’t for the other characters on the outside, it would be pretty difficult to sustain an interest in the film.

Detective Bowden (Chris Messina) gets called to a huge skyscraper in Philly after someone jumps out a window. A heavy-handed (and annoyingly stereotyped) Latino voiceover informs us that the Devil often appears in the wake of suicides to wreak havoc among random strangers.

In a Screen Actors Guild election that was widely considered a referendum on merger with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, proponents of that idea emerged with a clear mandate.When the results of SAG's 2010 national board of directors election were announced Sept. 23, MembershipFirst, the SAG faction that emerged from the group of actors who helped scuttle merger in 2003, lost the fight for all 13 Hollywood-based national seats up for grabs to its rival faction, the pro-merger Unite for Strength. MembershipFirst partisans had held all 13 of those seats. The loss hands the coalition of Hollywood, New York, and regional moderates who had held a slim majority of the national seats—and who have been vocal in support of merger—a commanding boardroom advantage.Even more striking is MembershipFirst's loss of its majority on the Hollywood board. Unite for Strength won an overwhelming 33 of 35 open seats. Ufs, formed in...

Devil Director: John Erick DowdleStarring: Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend, Jacob Vargas, Matt Craven, Joshua PeaceReleased on September 17, 2010; Rated PG-13 with a running time of 80 minutes.Images from Devil Mention the name M. Night Shyamalan and chances are that you'll either get faces of intrigue or actually hear people booing his mere involvement. He has had many successes including Signs, Unbreakable, and most notably The Sixth Sense. Other films people consider to be total bombs and those are Lady In The...

Devil Written by: Brian Nelson (screenplay), M. Night Shyamalan (story) Directed by: John Erick Dowdle Starring: Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Bojana Novakovic The most menacing shadow in Devil is that cast by its producer, M. Night Shyamalan. The perceived decline in the quality of his work has eroded public praise into apathy and apathy into contempt over the course of his downhill career. Things have gotten so ugly for the once (briefly) untouchable filmmaker that I wonder how the reaction to Devil might have changed had he divorced his name from it completely. Written by Brian Nelson (30 Days of Night, Hard Candy) and directed by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine), it stands to reason that M. Night, after pitching the idea and relinquishing creative control, would have receded into the background. The problem, I think, is that Shyamalan’s fingerprint is still so clear on the final product. Psychologically speaking,...

Seen on: September 20, 2010

The players: Director: John Erick Dowdle, Writer: Brian Nelson, Cast: Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Bojana Novakovic

Facts of interest: M. Night Shyamalan developed the film's story.

The plot: Five strangers get on an elevator that breaks down and causes panic among them. Is the devil lurking anywhere close by?

Our thoughts: John Erick Dowdle’s “Devil” is the first movie in M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Night Chronicles” series, and while this little horror thriller lacks the kind of originality that would set it apart from others in the genre, the film still boasts a solid pace that provides 80 minutes of decent entertainment.

"Bad Things Happen For a Reason" is the tagline for Universal's Devil (2010), starring Chris Messina (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Logan Marshall-Green (The Kindness of Strangers), Jenny O'Hara (Matchstick Men), Bojana Novakovic (Edge of Darkness), Bokeem Woodbine (Freeway), Geoffrey Arend (500 Days of Summer), and Jacob Vargas (Traffic).  The film is about a group of strangers (Marshall-Green, O'Hara, Novakovic, Woodbine, and Arend) who have entered an elevator in a corporate building with different intentions and different...

Ben Affleck-directed "The Town" debuted in top spot with an estimated $23.8 million from 2,861 venues. Starring and co-written by Affleck, the film includes Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm and Blake Lively. Crime drama averaged $8,319 per theatre and is also scripted by Peter Craig and Aaron Stockard, based on the novel "Prince of Thieves" by Chuck Hogan. In second, Screen Gems' "Easy A" comedy managed $18.2 million from 2,856 venues, averaging $6,372.55. Starring in the Will Gluck film penned by Bert V. Royal are Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Cam Gigandet, Stanley Tucci, Malcolm McDowell, Penn Badgley, Lisa Kudrow and Dan Byrd. M. Night Shyamalan-written horror "Devil" managed third position under the helm of Drew and John Erick Dowdle, with $12.5 million earned from 2,809 locations. Brian Nelson of "Hard Candy" and "30 Days of Night" fame wrote the script. Chris Messina, Geoffrey Arend, Logan Marshall-Green, Bojana Novakovic, Jenny O'Hara, Bokeem Woodbine and Jacob Vargas star.

Directed by: John Erick Dowdle

Written by: Brian Nelson, M. Night Shyamalan

Cast: Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend, Jacob Vargas, Matt Craven, Joshua Peace, Caroline Dhavernas

An elevator isn't really the most comfortable place to be; it is a cramped and slow experience fraught with the torments of bad Muzak. More than all that, you can never really be sure that you're not standing next to the great hoary lord of the infernal abyss.

Such it is for the poor lost souls of Devil.

A small group of individuals become trapped when an elevator carting them up a tall business high-rise stalls between floors. It might have something to do with the nameless sod who threw himself off of the building earlier that morning while shrieking something or other about Satan; we'll never know. Building security works to free them all, but a...

Devil (2010) Dir: John Erick Dowdle.Rated PG-13, for violence and disturbing images, thematic material and some language including sexual referencesThis film is currently playing in theaters.Directed by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine), written by Brian Nelson (30 Days of Night) based on a story by M. Night Shyamalan, who also produced, this film takes place with five people—a security guard (Bokeem Woodbine), a young lady (Bojana Novakovic), a middle aged lady (Jenny O'Hara), a salesman (Geoffrey Arend), and a hooded young man (Logan Marshall-Green)--stuck in an elevator. As...

Devil

Starring Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Bojana Novakovic, Jenny O'Hara, Bokeem Woodbine

Directed by John Erick Dowdle

Rated PG-13

With his name tarnished by a string of badly-reviewed and poor-performing movies, M. Night Shyamalan is taking a back seat for a trilogy of movies called The Night Chronicles. He comes up with the stories and produces, but allows others to write and direct. Devil is the first entry in this series, and it looks like this could be a career-saving move for Shyamalan.

The premise is pretty straightforward, but the approach and the execution are enough to make this movie stand out. Five strangers find themselves trapped in an elevator, and there's reason to believe that the devil is among them. We know this because of narration supplied by Ramirez (Jacob Vargas), a stock character of the "superstitious Hispanic" variety. He shares a story his mother used to tell him...

Due to a strange set of events, several people end up stuck in an elevator of a highrise office building. An 'old woman' (Jenny O'Hara, 'Mystic River'), a young woman (Bojana Novakovic, 'Drag Me To Hell'), a temporary guard (Bokeem Woodbine, Saving Grace), a salesman (Geoffrey Arend, '500 Days of Summer') and a mechanic named Tony (Logan Marshall-Green, 'Brooklyn's Finest') are the unfortunate souls stuck in this elevator.  Besides the bother of being stuck, one of the trapped people is the devil! This is the basic plot of M. Night...

Two new clips have been released for the Universal horror movie Devil. Written by Brian Nelson (30 Days of Night) from a story written by M. Night Shyamalan, the story revolves around a group of strangers who are trapped in an elevator with the devil. A veteran of suspense and horror in a confined space as the director of Quarantine, John Erick Dowdle helms this first chapter in Shyamalan's new The Night Chronicles series of supernatural thrillers, which sees different writers and directors adapting original concepts created by Shyamalan. The ensemble cast includes Bojana Novakovic, Chris Messina, Jenny O'Hara, Geoffrey Arend, Logan Marshall-Green, Bokeem Woodbine and Jacob Vargas.

Next Showing: Devil opens September 17

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M. Night Shyamalan | John E Dowdle | Devil...

Ready for a scare? Universal Pictures' "Devil" looks to deliver. M. Night Shyamalan wrote the story and produced the film which is helmed by John Erick Dowdle from the screenplay by . Check out interviews with Chris Messina, Geoffrey Arend, Logan Marshall-Green, Bojana Novakovic, Jenny O'Hara, Bokeem Woodbine and Jacob Vargas as well as helmer John Erick Dowdle, producers Sam Mercer and Shyamalan and executive producer Drew Dowdle. John Erick Dowdle's directing/writing credits include "The Pughkeepsie Tapes" as well as "Quarantine." Devil is a supernatural thriller with M. Night Shyamalan’s signature touch. The film tells of a group of folks who are trapped in an elevator and realize that the devil is one of them...

And what a way to round out the ever-so busy Friday news day! Sit back, kids. We've got two new clips from the M. Night Shyamalan produced flick Devil that will help you get to know our victims a bit better!

Along with Shyamalan, Devil is being produced by Sam Mercer. It was the first pic in a deal between Shyamalan and Media Rights Capital to create Night Chronicles, a banner that will hatch one genre film per year for the next three years.

Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Jacob Vargas, Matt Craven, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend, and Caroline Dhavernas star in the flick.

Even with its release date approaching, the only thing that we know about the plot is that Messina plays the lead role of Bowden, a sobered-up homicide detective, and it's a "supernatural thriller" set in an elevator with one of the passengers being the devil.

A featurette is now online from the new thriller "Devil." "Devil" is set to hit theaters on September 17, 2010. Have a look at the new film clip and let us know what you think. Directed by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine, The Poughkeepsie Tapes) from a screenplay by Brian Nelson (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night) and a story by M. Night Shyamalan, Devil stars Chris Messina (Julie & Julia), Logan Marshall-Green (Brooklyn's Finest), Geoffrey Arend (500 Days of Summer), Bojana Novakovic (Drag Me to Hell), Jenny O'Hara (Mystic River), Bokeem Woodbine (The Last Sentinel) and Jacob Vargas (Death Race). In the film, a group of people is trapped in the elevator, and one of them is the devil. Source: Universal Pictures...

If you follow this link to Apple, you'll find that Universal has released a featurette on the making of Devil . Not much has been said about the M. Night Shyamalan-produced picture from the Dowdle Bros until now. Check out the link. Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Jacob Vargas and Matt Craven star in this thriller about a group of folks who get trapped in an elevator. Guess what? One of them is the Devil. The film opens on September 17.

Excited for John Erick and Drew Dowdle's upcoming terror tale Devil? Well you should be. Everything we have seen thus far has been on the badass side of the fence and this latest featurette keeps things nicely on track!

Along with M. Night Shyamalan, Devil is being produced by Sam Mercer. It was the first pic in a deal between Shyamalan and Media Rights Capital to create Night Chronicles, a banner that will hatch one genre film per year for the next three years.

Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Jacob Vargas, Matt Craven, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend, and Caroline Dhavernas star in the flick.

Messina plays the lead role of Bowden, a sobered-up homicide detective who is involved with a group of people trapped in an elevator -- when they begin to mysteriously die one by one.

Directed by John Erick and Drew Dowdle, the flick...

See fresh pics from Universal Pictures' "Devil" produced by M. Night Shyamalan and Sam Mercer. The film stars Chris Messina, Geoffrey Arend, Logan Marshall-Green, Bojana Novakovic, Jenny O'Hara, Bokeem Woodbine and Jacob Vargas. Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle direct the supernatural thriller which finds venues on September 17th. Shyamalan wrote the story which was screenwritten by Brian Nelson of "30 Days of Night" and "Hard Candy" fame. The film tells of a group of folks who are trapped in an elevator and realize that the devil is one of them. Intriguing...you'd think the devil would know how to get out of a snag or two...wouldn't you? Still, I think this will scare the hell out of quite a few folks.

A new clip from director John Erick Dowdle’s (Quarantine) latest movie, Devil, has just been released. Written by Brian Nelson (30 Days of Night) from a story by M. Night Shyamalan, Devil is a supernatural thriller that revolves around five strangers — one of whom happens to be Satan in the flesh — trapped together in a malfunctioning elevator. In the new clip, which appears to take place shortly after the events seen in the first clip released last week, the strangers begin to turn on each other after one of them (Bojana Novakovic) is mysteriously bitten and another (Geoffrey Arend) ends up with blood on his hands.

Devil also stars Chris Messina, Jenny O'Hara, Logan Marshall-Green, Bokeem Woodbine, and Jacob Vargas.

Next Showing: Devil opens September 17

Link | Posted 9/6/2010 by BrentJS...

We have added two terrifying clips from the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan written and produced suspense horror 'Devil'. Directed by the Dowdle brothers the film stars Chris Messina, Geoffrey Arend, Bojana Novakovic, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Bokeem Woodbine and Jacob Vargas.Watch the clips below;'Devil' is released across the Us from September 17thM. Night Shyamalan's 'Devil' is the first is a series called the 'Night Chronicles' written by the film maker.The film surrounds a group of individuals in an elevator that becomes stuck. Among the people trapped in the elevator is something more horrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.

Universal Pictures has released a new film clip for their upcoming horror thriller Devil. Despite the fact that M. Night Shyamalan came up with the story it looks like a decent film. I do think it's funny that whenever I go to the movies, and the trailer for the film shows, everyone in the theater groans when they see Shyamalan's name come up on the screen. The guy just doesn't have the marketable name anymore. People are tired of him, and his films. Even though Devil may end up being a good film it could very well bomb at the box-office because Shyamalan's name is attached to the project. The best thing Universal can do to market this film is to remove Shaymalan's name from it. Then it might have a chance.

The movie comes out on September 17th, and it was directed by the Dowdle brothers. The film stars Chris Messina,...