You are viewing the archive: “Baggage Claim”

Fox Searchlight’s ‘Baggage Claim’ Gets September Release Date

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday April 4, 2013 @ 2:11pm PDTTags: Baggage Claim, Fox Searchlight

Paula PattonBaggage Claim will be flying on to the big screen on September 27, 2013, Fox Searchlight announced today. Starring Paula Patton, the romantic comedy is directed by David Talbert, who adapted it from his bestselling 2003 novel of the same name. Talbert and Steven J. Wolfe are the producers of Baggage Claim. Derek Luke, Taye Diggs, Jill Scott, Boris Kodjoe, Adam Brody and Djimon Hounsou also are in the film with Patton. In Baggage Claim, the Mission Impossible actress plays flight attendant Montana Moore, who at 35 is the oldest unmarried woman in her family. With her sister about to walk down the aisle, Montana uses her airline connections to get the perfect husband in 30 days or 30,000 miles. This is Talbert’s second stint as a feature director. He wrote and directed 2008′s First Sunday for Screen Gems, which was based on one of his plays.

Comments (7)

‘The Help’s Octavia Spencer Joins ‘Baggage Claim’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday August 2, 2012 @ 11:37am PDTTags: Baggage Claim, Octavia Spencer, The Help
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Octavia Spencer, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Help, will join the cast of Baggage Claim, the David E. Talbert-directed comedy for Fox Searchlight. Paula Patton stars as a flight attendant who is … Read More »

Comments (3)

Fox Searchlight Teams Paula Patton And David Talbert For ‘Baggage Claim’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday May 8, 2012 @ 3:00pm PDTTags: Baggage Claim, Fox Searchlight, Paula Patton
Mike Fleming

Paula Patton Baggage ClaimEXCLUSIVE: Fox Searchlight has set Paula Patton to star in Baggage Claim, a comedy that David Talbert has adapted and will direct from his bestselling 2003 novel. Patton will play flight attendant Montana Moore, who at 35 is the oldest woman in her family not married. With her sister tying the knot, Montana and her fellow flight attendants become determined to put a claim check on a husband in 30 days or 30,000 miles.

The film will shoot in September and it will be Talbert’s second time behind the camera. He wrote and directed First Sunday for Screen Gems, which was based on his play. Talbert is an underrated resource at a time when urban-themed films are in high demand after the success of Think Like A Man. Like Tyler Perry, Talbert developed a following in the black community by writing and touring his plays, the most recent of which was What My Husband Doesn’t Know, which played in 40 cities. He’s been doing that for 20 years and seems poised for a screen breakthrough. Read More »

Comments (18)