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Cannes: Salma Hayek To Star In Black List Project ‘Everly’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday May 10, 2013 @ 8:38am PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Wrap-Up, Everly, Salma Hayek
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Salma Hayek has signed to star in Everly, which Joe Lynch will direct from a Black List script by Yale Hannon. The movie will be shot in Belgrade, Serbia this summer. Pic is an intense action thriller centered on a down-on-her-luck woman who is forced to fend off waves of assassins sent by her ex, a dangerous mob boss. The film is set entirely in one room. Hayek, repped by CAA and Management 360, is producing the animated film The Prophet with Participant Media Films and reprises with Adam Sandler in Grown Ups 2. Singapore-based Vega, Baby! will produce via Everly Productions in conjunction with Adam Ripp, Rob Paris and Luke Rivett. Rizal Risjad will executive produce and Brett Hedblom is co-producing. Sierra/Affinity is handling international sales and CAA is representing U.S. rights.

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OSCARS: Who Was Worst-Dressed?

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday February 24, 2013 @ 10:10pm PSTTags: Jennifer Aniston, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Bonham Carter, Melissa McCarthy, Oscars, Salma Hayek

Monica Corcoran Harel is contributing to Deadline’s Oscar coverage.

Jennifer Aniston Oscars Red CarpetAs I like to say, you’re only as good as your last gown. And while no one really spilled blood on the red carpet at the Oscars, a few actresses missed the mark today. Mostly because they just didn’t seem to care enough or try very hard. Jennifer Aniston’s matronly tomato-red Valentino reminded me of a sad little bowl of vanilla ice cream when I’m on a PMS snack binge. Kristen Stewart Oscars Red CarpetYawn. The classic silhouette also called for more effort with her hair and makeup. She looked like she came straight from Zuma Beach. Kristen Stewart’s cream strapless Reem Acra gown felt like a wishy-washy afterthought for the edgy, young star who fronts for Balenciaga. She appeared sullen, like she was heading for an arranged marriage.

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Oscars: Past Nominees Hayek, McCarthy, Neeson & Travolta Set As Presenters

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday February 18, 2013 @ 6:52am PSTTags: John Travolta, Liam Neeson, Melissa McCarthy, Oscars, Salma Hayek

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Actors Salma Hayek Pinault, Melissa McCarthy, Liam Neeson and John Travolta will present on the Oscar telecast, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today.

Hayek Pinault earned an Oscar nomination for her leading performance in “Frida.” She will be seen next in “Grown Ups 2.”

McCarthy earned a nomination for her performance in a supporting role in the 2011 hit film “Bridesmaids.” She stars in the recently released film “Identity Thief” and will be seen next in “The Heat.”

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Salma Hayek, Jeremy Renner Named Spirit Awards Co-Chairs

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday January 4, 2013 @ 10:41am PSTTags: Jeremy Renner, Salma Hayek, Spirit Awards

Film Independent announced today that Salma Hayek and Jeremy Renner will serve as honorary co-chairs for the 2013 Spirit Awards. The honor is bestowed on those who exemplify outstanding artistic achievement and embody Film … Read More »

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Salma Hayek, Silvio Horta & Mark Gordon Team For Latino Family Dramedy At ABC

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday December 6, 2012 @ 6:23pm PSTTags: Bastards, Mark Gordon, Salma Hayek, Silvio Horta
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Six years after the debut of Ugly Betty, two of the key auspices behind the successful dramedy are reuniting for another light drama at ABC and ABC Studios about a Latino family. In a last-minute buy, the network has put in development Bastards, from Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek and the show’s creator/executive producer Silvio Horta. Completing the A-list team behind the show is producer Mark Gordon, who will also executive produce. Written by Horta, Bastards centers on a colorful Cuban-American family who have their lives turned upside down when it’s revealed that the family patriarch had a child with the family maid over 25 years ago. Now his wife will do anything to protect her children’s inheritance and prevent her family’s deep dark secrets from ever seeing the light of day.

Bastards originated with an idea by Hayek. She and Jose Tamez, her producing partner at their ABC-Studios based Ventanarosa, had been trying to tackle the premise for awhile and had teamed with Gordon’s Mark Gordon Prods., which also is under a deal at ABC Studios. Horta, who is of Cuban- American descent, recently received a call from Tamez and Mark Gordon Prods.’ drama executive Nicholas Pepper who was once Horta’s ABC executive on Ugly Betty. “I immediately sparked to the concept — it was fun and juicy and had the opportunity for both a lot of salacious situations and humor as well as a lot of heart and emotions, hitting that sweet spot I like to write,” Horta said. After some very fast deal-making, the team sold the project at ABC. Back in 2005, others had taken a stab at adapting the popular telenovela Ugly Betty for American audiences before Horta, but his version stuck. “I hope history will repeat itself,” he quipped. Horta, Hayek, Tamez, Gordon and Pepper are executive producing. Read More »

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Salma Hayek & Lauren Shuler Donner To Produce ‘The Cisco Kid’ Drama For CBS

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday October 12, 2012 @ 3:37pm PDTTags: CBS, Lauren Shuler Donner, Salma Hayek
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: The Cisco Kid is riding back to TV. CBS has put in development The Cisco Kid, a drama series re-imagening the iconic Latino character that is executive produced by Salma Hayek (Ugly Betty) and Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men).

Written by Diego Gutierrez (The Shield), The Cisco Kid is described as a modern day re-retelling of the classic story of a handsome outlaw and his faithful sidekick in the vein of Lethal Weapon. It follows Cisco as he returns to Los Angeles after serving several tours as a Marine in Afghanistan. After witnessing the murder of his father, Cisco and his best friend/fellow Marine, Sam, team up to solve the case and subsequently find themselves doing what the authorities can’t — defending the city’s oppressed and disenfranchised. Executive producing alongside Gutierrez are Hayek and Jose Tamez through their Ventanarosa production company, as well as Donners’ Co.’s Donner and Jack Leslie. CBS TV Studios is producing.

First introduced in O. Henry’s 1907 short story The Caballero’s Way, the Cisco Kid became a fixture of 20th century pop culture — a rare feat for a Latino character. He went on to headline more than dozen movies, beginning with the 1914 silent film The Caballero’s Way and most recently the 1994 TV movie starring Jimmy Smits as Cisco and Cheech Marin as his sidekick Pancho. The role won an Oscar for Warner Baxter, who played Cisco in several movies. The Cisco character also spawned radio shows, comic books as well as an oft-covered song by War. On TV, The Cisco Kid syndicated series starring Duncan Renaldo ran from 1950-56. CBS has been looking to do Latino-themed projects in the last few years with such efforts as drama series Cane and comedy Rob. This is the fourth high-profile reboot in the works at the network this season, which also has Beverly Hills Cop, from Shawn Ryan and Eddie Murphy; the Vince Vaughn-produced The Brady Bunch; and Have Gun, Will Travel, from David Mamet. Read More »

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Doha Film Institute’s Amanda Palmer Leaving To Form Talent Agency, Production Company

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Thursday July 5, 2012 @ 6:36am PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Mira Nair, Salma Hayek

Amanda Palmer DohaEXCLUSIVE: Doha Tribeca Film Festival and Doha Film Institute executive director Amanda Palmer is setting out on her own to represent and promote Arab talent in front of and behind the camera. The Qatar-based executive has yet to reveal the name of the new agency but tells me she and her Qatari and Dubai partners are self-financing the venture which is expected to be fully operational in November. Palmer launched the first Doha Tribeca film fest in 2009 and took over as director of the DFI in 2010. During her tenure, she’s been involved in packaging myriad projects including Ziad Doueiri’s festival-circuit title The Attack; Salma Hayek and Participant Media’s feature adaptation of Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet; Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist; and Cruel Summer, a 30-minute film installation directed by Kanye West which the rapper unveiled in Cannes this past May and which Palmer exec produced. Building on that experience, Palmer intends to “create a one-stop-shop for U.S. agencies looking to connect with Middle East filmmakers, actors and other relevant talent”. The production outfit will act as a consultant and liaison for producers and studios looking to film in the region. Read More »

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Hot Trailer: ‘Here Comes The Boom’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 27, 2012 @ 11:20pm PDTTags: Kevin James, Salma Hayek

Here’s Sony’s trailer for Kevin James and Salma Hayek in Here Comes The Boom, which opens October 12th:

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‘The Lion King’s Roger Allers Signs On For Salma Hayek’s ‘The Prophet’

By BRIAN BROOKS | Friday January 13, 2012 @ 12:12pm PSTTags: Roger Allers, Salma Hayek, The Prophet

The Lion King director Roger Allers has signed on to adapt and direct The Prophet, an animated film Salma Hayek’s Ventanarosa Productions will produce with Clark Peterson and Ron Senkowski. Pepe Tamez and Steve Hanson are executive … Read More »

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Hot Trailer: ‘The Pirates! Band Of Misfits’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday December 6, 2011 @ 10:57pm PSTTags: Aardman Animations, Hugh Grant, Imelda Staunton, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek, Sony Pictures Animation, The Pirates! Band of Misfits

The latest feature from the UK’s Wallace & Gromit gang Aardman Animations arrives in the US in partnership with Sony Pictures Animation. Directed by Peter Lord and co-directed by Jeff Newitt, the stop-motion 3D adventure is based on books by Gideon Defoe, who also scripted. With the voices of Hugh … Read More »

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Publicist Cari Ross Hangs New Shingle

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday November 21, 2011 @ 7:01am PSTTags: Alyson Hannigan, Cari Ross, Dylan McDermott, Jennifer Connelly, Julianna Margulies, Paul Schneider, Salma Hayek, Sarah Paulson
Mike Fleming

Cari Ross, the New York-based publicist who just left ID-PR after eight years as senior vice president, has established her new company. It will be called Balance Public Relations, and her clients include Jennifer Connelly, Alyson Hannigan, Salma Hayek, Julianna Margulies, Dylan McDermott, Arian Moayed, Sarah Paulson, Paul Schneider … Read More »

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Don Winslow To Write Prequel To ‘Savages’ As Oliver Stone Ramps Up Production

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday June 6, 2011 @ 10:19am PDTTags: Aaron Johnson, Blake Lively, Don Winslow, Emile Hirsch, John Travolta, Oliver Stone, Salma Hayek, Savages, Shane Salerno, Simon & Schuster, Taylor Kitsch, Uma Thurman
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Simon & Schuster has made a deal for Don Winslow to write a prequel novel to Savages, his bestseller that forms the basis of the film that Oliver Stone will begin shooting for Universal Pictures July 6, with Taylor … Read More »

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Hugh Grant Takes On Animated Role In Aardman’s ‘The Pirates! Band Of Misfits’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday May 5, 2011 @ 8:08am PDTTags: Aardman, Brendan Gleeson, David Tennant, Hugh Grant, Imelda Staunton, Jeremy Piven, Martin Freeman, Richard Curtis, Salma Hayek
Mike Fleming

Sony Pictures Animation and Aardman Animations announced they’ve set Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek, Brian Blessed, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey and Ashley Jenson to provide the voices in The Pirates! Band of Misfits, … Read More »

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John Travolta, Uma Thurman And Blake Lively Join ‘Savages’ Cast

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday April 21, 2011 @ 6:36pm PDTTags: Aaron Johnson, Benicio Del Toro, Don Winslow, John Travolta, Oliver Stone, Salma Hayek, Shane Salerno, Taylor Kitsch, Uma Thurman
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Oliver Stone is putting together a killer cast for Savages, the drama based on Don Winslow’s bestselling novel.  Stone is arranging a Pulp Fiction reunion of John Travolta and Uma Thurman, as the two actors are in talks to … Read More »

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TOLDJA! Universal Nearing ‘Savages’ Deal

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday March 28, 2011 @ 2:30pm PDTTags: Aaron Johnson, Abbie Cornish, Benicio Del Toro, Don Winslow, Jennifer Lawrence, Oliver Stone, Olivia Wilde, Salma Hayek, Savages, Shane Salerno, Taylor Kitsch
Mike Fleming

Despite the laughable claim of exclusivity just now by another outlet, I can report that Deadline’s March 19 scoop about Oliver Stone’s Savages heading to Universal is getting closer, but it’s not closed yet. They are now in exclusive … Read More »

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Benicio Del Toro In ‘Savages’ Talks

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday March 22, 2011 @ 4:26pm PDTTags: Aaron Johnson, Benicio Del Toro, Don Winslow, Gary Ross, Jennifer Lawrence, Oliver Stone, Rick Yorn, Salma Hayek, Savages, Shane Salerno, Taylor Kitsch
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Benicio Del Toro is signing on to play a deadly drug cartel enforcer in Savages, joining Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch in the drama that Oliver Stone is directing, based on the Don Winslow bestseller. The project is moving … Read More »

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Oliver Stone In Talks With Universal, Taylor Kitsch For ‘Savages’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Saturday March 19, 2011 @ 9:41am PDTTags: Don Winslow, Jennifer Lawrence, Oliver Stone, Olivia Wilde, Salma Hayek, Savages, Shane Salerno, Taylor Kitsch, Universal Pictures
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Savages, the Oliver Stone-directed adaptation of the Don Winslow novel, is zeroing in on a distribution deal. Universal is in pole position with two others in the running. Along with Aaron Johnson, Stone is in talks with Taylor … Read More »

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Salma Hayek Joins Effort To Turn ‘The Prophet’ Into Animated Feature

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday March 4, 2011 @ 6:41am PSTTags: Clark Peterson, Salma Hayek
Mike Fleming

Salma Hayek and her Ventanarosa Productions have joined Clark Peterson and Ron Senkowski to produce an animated feature based on the Kahlil Gibran book The Prophet. Hayek’s producing partner Jose Tamez will executive produce with co-financier Steve Hanson. The intention … Read More »

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ABC Developing 8-Hour ‘Wicked’ Miniseries Produced by Salma Hayek

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday January 9, 2011 @ 4:23pm PSTTags: ABC, ABC Development, Paul Lee, Salma Hayek, TV, Wicked
Nellie Andreeva

ABC is looking to get back in the event mini-series business with Wicked, an eight-hour mini-series produced by Salma Hayek, TVLine‘s Michael Ausiello reports. The project is not based on the highly-successful Broadway musical but on Gregory … Read More »

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