Media 8 Entertainment Inc. announced today that it will produce, finance and distribute the feature film project ILovewrecked/I. Written by Stephen Langford, the film is charming family comedy in the vein of IFreaky Friday/I and IWhat a Girl Wants/I. The film will be directed by Randal Kleiser, the director of such notable feature films as IGrease/I and IThe Blue Lagoon/I. ILovewrecked/I will be a co-production of Media 8 Entertainment and Bacon & Eggs, the production company owned by Lance Bass, Wendy Thorlakson, and Joe Anderson. Media 8 Entertainment's Stewart Hall will produce with Anderson and Thorlakson. The film is slated for production in June in the Caribbean. Nancy Nayor (IThe Whole Ten Yards, Road Trip/I) has signed on as casting director, and the film has begun actively casting.
"ILovewrecked/I is an incredibly fresh and fun script. It's a delightful, family-oriented project that we expect will have very wide audience appeal," stated Sammy Lee, Vice Chairman of the Board for Media 8 Entertainment. "This project is a great vehicle for a teen star, and the concept and comedy will appeal to all ages. This project is a wonderful addition to our current slate of high profile feature films," further added Lee.
"ILovewrecked/I is the only script out of literally hundreds I have read this year that made me laugh out loud, perhaps because I know firsthand how passionate fans can be!" said Lance Bass. "We are very excited to be working with Media 8 Entertainment to bring this story to life."
ILovewrecked/I tells the story of Jenny, an eighteen year-old girl who is ecstatic when she finds that her favorite rock star, Jason, is a guest at the tropical resort where she is working for the summer. When they are both thrown overboard during a cruise, Jenny is even more thrilled to find herself stranded on a remote beach, alone with Jason. Jenny soon learns that they are actually just down the beach from the resort - but Jenny keeps the truth from Jason so that she will have a chance to win him over. Things get even more complicated when Jenny's rival Brittany pretends to be shipwrecked too, and they must compete for Jason's affections.
Media 8 Entertainment's current slate of upcoming releases includes the Mike Binder-directed IThe Upside of Anger/I, a bittersweet comedy which is slated to be released in the US through New Line Cinema, and stars three-time Academy Award nominee Joan Allen, two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri Russell, and Alicia Witt. Also upcoming is ISanta's Slay/I, an action infused horror-comedy that casts everyone's favorite holiday figure, Santa, in an entirely new and sinister light. Media 8 Entertainment is co-producing ISanta's Slay/I with Brett Ratner (director of mega-box office hits IRush Hour, Rush Hour 2/I, and IRed Dragon/I), and the film features WWE wrestling star Bill Goldberg as the devilish Santa Claus, alongside up-and- coming young stars Douglas Smith (IState's Evidence, Sleepover/I) and Emilie de Ravin ("Roswell"). Also forthcoming is IHavoc/I, Academy Award winner Stephen Gaghan's (ITraffic/I) searing music-driven story of teen culture as it clashes with the real world of urban Latino gangsters, directed by two-time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple, and starring Anne Hathaway and Bijou Phillips.
Media 8 Entertainment's recent theatrical releases include the highly acclaimed IMonster/I, starring Charlize Theron, which has garnered numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild award; as well as IThe United States of Leland/I starring two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey, Ryan Gosling, and Don Cheadle. |
