Producer (and Regency Enterprises founder) Arnon Milchan’s passion for RUNAWAY JURY dates back to the publication of John Grisham’s best-selling novel in 1996. Having previously produced two successful Grisham adaptations – “A Time to Kill” and “The Client” – Milchan thought RUNAWAY JURY’s compelling story and surprising plot twists could be turned into an powerful…
The Rundown Movie Production Notes (2003)
A contemporary action-comedy set against the raw, untamed landscape of the Amazon was the perfect melding of genres for The Rock as a follow-up to his first starring roles in The Scorpion King and The Mummy Returns (his big-screen debut). “The last two movies I’ve done, well, the only two movies I’ve done,” quips the…
School of Rock Production (2003)
As far as Jack Black and Dewey Finn are concerned, the actor and the character he portrays couldn’t be more similar or different. Black is the singer, songwriter, guitarist of his own band Tenacious D, and Finn is a singer, songwriter and guitarist of his own band No Vacancy.. .except they kick him out. And,…
Somethings Gotta Give Production Notes (2003)
Nancy Meyers combined both those interests and, in addition, decided to explore the younger-man-older-woman relationship.” Dealing with love between men and women beyond middle age wasn’t a concern,” Meyers states. “There’s a universality to what happens between Harry and Erica. Love is love, and it doesn’t matter at what age it happens, except maybe it…
Stuck on You Production Notes (2003)
Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly’s distinctive, envelope-pushing comedy style has been celebrated worldwide since their 1994 directing debut, “Dumb and Dumber.” They have created iconic characters in distinctively original stories that have tickled the funny bones and pulled on the heartstrings of movie audiences. The Farrellys’ subsequent directorial efforts – “Kingpin,” “There’s Something About Mary,”…
S.W.A.T. Movie Production Notes (2003)
When he selects the disgraced Street as part of the new elite team, Hondo makes a choice that tells us volumes about his character. “Hondo decides on Street,” says Farrell, “because he can see how hungry he is for a second chance. They’re alike in that way. Hondo was pushed out of S.W.A.T. by Fuller,…