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Barry Sonnenfeld To Direct CBS’ ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday February 8, 2013 @ 6:57pm PSTTags: Barry Sonnenfeld, Beverly Hills Cop
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Men In Black helmer Barry Sonnenfeld has come on board to direct and executive produce CBS’ Beverly Hills Cop pilot from Shawn Ryan, Eddie Murphy and Sony Pictures TV. The hourlong project, a continuation of the movie franchise, centers on Axel Foley’s police officer son Aaron (Brandon T. Jackson), who takes down the criminal elements of the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. Kevin Pollak and David Denman co-star, with Murphy set to guest star in the pilot. Sonnenfeld is with WME.

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Barry Sonnenfeld In Talks To Direct Dwayne Johnson In Warner Bros’ ‘Lore’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday September 25, 2012 @ 11:47am PDTTags: Andrew Lazar, Barry Sonnenfeld, Big Deals Film, Dwayne Johnson, Lore, Warner Bros
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Barry Sonnenfeld is in talks to direct Dwayne Johnson in Lore, a film based on an Ashley Wood IDW graphic novel about a secret order that defends the world against creatures thought to be mythological, but … Read More »

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Barry Sonnenfeld Has To Pay UTA $325K For ‘Men In Black 3′ As Arbitration Is Upheld

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday August 23, 2012 @ 2:51pm PDTTags: Barry Sonnenfeld, Men In Black 3, UTA

A federal judge has ruled that director Barry Sonnenfeld does have to pay his former agency UTA up to $325,000 in fees for Men In Black 3. The decision by U.S. District Court Judge S. James Otero denied … Read More »

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Barry Sonnenfeld And Guy Ritchie On Slate For Liquid Comics-Yahoo Tie-Up

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 20, 2012 @ 10:11am PDTTags: Barry Sonnenfeld, Guy Ritchie, Liquid Comics, Yahoo

Barry Sonnenfeld’s Dinosaurs Vs. Aliens and Guy Ritchie’s Gamekeeper are two of the projects that will help launch Liquid Comics’ original motion-comics programs on Yahoo Screen this summer. The partnership, … Read More »

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Arbitrator Rules Barry Sonnenfeld Owes UTA For ‘Men In Black III’

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday April 25, 2012 @ 12:32pm PDTTags: Barry Sonnenfeld, DGA, Men In Black 3, UTA

Barry Sonnenfeld must pay UTA up to $325,000 on his paycheck from Men In Black III, a DGA/ATA arbitration ruling revealed today. The director’s former agency will get even more if there are more sequels of the Will Smith-Tommy Lee Jones sci-fi franchise. The seven-page ruling (read it here) filed today in LA Superior Court determines that Sonnenfeld owes 10% of the $3.5 million he’s getting for the film. Men in Black III comes out on May 25, 2012. Read More »

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