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- ABOUT THE CAST MILA KUNIS
- ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS Team JON LUCAS and SCOTT MOORE
OH COME ALL YE WASTED One of the biggest challenges of the film for Hinds in conjunction with the Special Effects department was creating the exterior garish display of Ruth’s vision of the Twelve Days of Christmas on the front lawn of Amy’s house. Lights, creatures, and mechanics made up a spectacle for all the neighbors to see. The Special Effects department for the film left no turtle dove unturned as they executed Hinds’s vision of Ruth’s “cavalcade.” The yard was jam packed with this bigger than life décor. “We took an ‘It’s a Small World’ type of concept and spun it from there. We hand made and built from scratch multiple figurines from eight maids actually milking to eleven lords actually leaping to the ten drummer boys drumming. All of the figurines were mechanically rigged with motors by our Special Effects department and surrounded by fake snow. It was quite a sight in the middle of an Atlanta suburb in the heart of summer,” says Hinds. Continues set decorator Kristie Thompson, “Marcia designed every inch of this cavalcade. She brought in sculptors, illustrators, and then Special Effects made it all go into motion. The mechanics of it were just brilliant.” Says Christine Baranski, “It’s Christmas on acid. Ruth pushes it to the extreme, and keeps telling her daughter this is how Christmas should be done.” THE THIRD NOEL And if that wasn’t enough, the cherry on top was the live dromedary in attendance at Ruth’s Christmas bash. A one-thousand-pound female camel named Noel got the takes right, after her two male counterparts failed to do so. Scott Moore adds that having a female camel land the part was par for the course, “On our crew we tried to hire as many women as possible; the producer, the production designer, the costume designer, an editor, the first Assistant Director, we had women in the camera crew and half our post production staff was female.” When it came to Carla’s house, she doesn’t really decorate for Christmas, but her house was a fun set to create as her living space showcased her true bohemian personality from different colorful prints and textures to candles and chimes. A turntable and rock album collection sat in an old bulky wooden wall unit, while a match collection, and possibly questionable paraphernalia sat on the coffee table. Thompson hit the jackpot when she met someone on location in Atlanta who is a great collector of Christmas items. “We had a fantastic resource that fell in our laps, and he happened to be selling his house so we just looked thru box after box of his of Christmas items right there on the spot.” LET’S GET FLOCKED UP What would Christmas be without snow? Special Effects Coordinator Pete Chesney made sure there was plenty of snow to go around for filming and then some. Creating snow during the production was the icing on the cake of Hinds’s beautiful sets in all real locations, none of them built on stage. Chesney and his team had the challenge of creating snow in the middle of the Atlanta summer. To do so they made a few different types of snow. Snow made from shredded 100% biodegradable recycled paper was used to cover large spaces. Around 1000 cubic feet of durable paper snow was blown onto and then vacuumed off of the location sets. Chesney flocked close to thirty trees during filming. Snow that was seen close up on camera, often interacting with the cast, was made from ice. A local snow effects company came to help make 100 tons of ice snow for the filming, that would begin with block of ice that arrived in a freezer truck, exited thru a chipper, out a tube, and then shoveled onto set by a team of very strong and determined men and women. The result was flawless and often tempting for the cast and crew to throw a snowball or two at one another between takes. JUST THE TIP So how many Christmas trees were used all together during shooting? Both artificial and live trees were sourced by the art department totaling one hundred and twenty trees seen in the film. The real trees were brought in from a Christmas tree farm in North Carolina. Because it was Spring/Summer during filming the trees had started developing little cones on the tips. The art department experts had to do a lot of cutting and trimming to give these trees the traditional Christmas shape. The biggest live tree in the film was featured inside the Sky Zone set, towering with pride at 18 feet. The set decoration department had an in-house team in their warehouse just dedicated to decorating Christmas trees. This set dec team would wire the ornaments onto the tree, and wrap the whole tree in plastic to transport it to set. Because of the transport mostly plastic ornaments were used. In the scene where Amy and Ruth fight over the Christmas tree after Ruth’s party and the tree falls and the ornaments shatter on the floor, set decorators painted the inside of the plastic ornaments so they looked like glass. Usually the interior of plastic ornaments are black, but the set decorating team worked their magic and made them look reflective. 
ABOUT THE CAST MILA KUNIS (AMY) has established herself as one of Hollywood’s most sought after, vivacious and engaging actresses. Since beginning her career in acting, she has garnered an impressive body of work that includes both major motion picture and television roles. Last year, Kunis was seen starring in the STX hit comedy Bad Moms opposite Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate, Kathryn Hahn and Jada Pinkett Smith. Kunis just wrapped production on The Spy Who Dumped Me from Lionsgate in which she stars opposite Kate McKinnon. In 2010, Kunis starred as ‘Lilly’ opposite Natalie Portman in the critically acclaimed Golden Globe and Oscar nominated supernatural drama Black Swan directed by Darren Aronofsky from Fox Searchlight. Kunis was awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award for “Best Young Actress” for her performance in Black Swan at the 2010 Venice Film Festival. Kunis was also nominated for “Best Supporting Actress” for her performance for the 2011 SAG, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice Awards.
Kunis’s other notable film credits include Jupiter Ascending, Oz, The Great and Powerful, Ted, Friends with Benefits, Date Night, The Book of Eli, Extract, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Blood Ties, Angriest Man in Brooklyn, Max Payne, Third Person, and Hell and Back. Kunis is best known for her roles on two of Fox’s most successful shows: “That 70’s Show” and the animated Emmy nominated show “Family Guy.” On “That 70’s Show” she played ‘Jackie Burkhart,’ which earned her two Young Star Awards for “Best Actress in a Television Series.” On “Family Guy” she is still currently the voice of ‘Meg.’ In 2015, Kunis started her production company called Orchard Farm Productions with Susan Curtis, Cameron Curtis and Lisa Sterbakov. KRISTEN BELL (Kiki) currently stars as ‘Eleanor Shellstrop’ in the NBC series “The Good Place” with Ted Danson, which returns for a second season this Fall. She was most recently seen in the Warner Bros. film adaptation of CHIPs, opposite husband Dax Shepard, who also directed. Bell starred as ‘Anna’ in the blockbuster Disney animated feature, Frozen which has grossed more than $1.2 billion worldwide, making it the highest grossing animated film and 9th highest grossing film of all time. Last year, she starred opposite Melissa McCarthy in the Ben Falcone directed comedy The Boss, and was seen as ‘Jeannie Van Der Hooven’ in the Showtime series “House of Lies” opposite Don Cheadle, which wrapped its fifth and final season. In 2014, she reprised her beloved title role in Warner Brothers’ film Veronica Mars, which raised $2 million on Kickstarter in less than eleven hours and broke the record at the time for the fastest project to reach $1 million and $2 million. Bell appeared in a guest-starring arc on NBC’s hit series “Parks & Recreation.” She also played the lead role in the independent film The Lifeguard, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival as well as starring in and co-producing the comedy Hit & Run, written and directed by her husband Dax Shepard. Her other film credits include: How to Be a Latin Lover, Movie 43, Some Girls, Writers, Big Miracle, You Again, Burlesque, When in Rome, Couples Retreat, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Pulse, Serious Moonlight and David Mamet’s Spartan. Kristen’s television credits include: “Veronica Mars,” “Unsupervised,” “Deadwood,” “Heroes,” and “Party Down.” Her Broadway credits include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Crucible, opposite Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. Her Off-Broadway credits include Reefer Madness and A Little Night Music. KATHRYN HAHN’s (Carla) versatility in both comedy and drama has made her one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actors— expertly shaping a career full of memorable roles. Upcoming, Hahn will star in the Jon Lucas and Scott Moore holiday-themed A Bad Moms Christmas, alongside Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell. The film is a follow up to Bad Moms, in which Hahn portrayed an over-worked, over-committed and exhausted mom who joins forces with two other moms who all go on a quest to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities. Hahn was recently seen in Jill Soloway’s Amazon comedy, “I Love Dick,” starring opposite Kevin Bacon. Adapted from the lauded feminist novel of the same name, the show is set in a colorful academic community in Marfa, Texas. It tells the story of a struggling married couple, Chris (Hahn) and Sylvere, and their obsession with a charismatic professor named Dick, while navigating their troubled marriage and the awakening of an artist. Prior to that, Hahn was seen in season three of the Emmy® Nominated Amazon original series “Transparent” created by Jill Soloway. For her portrayal of ‘Raquel Fein,’ Hahn received a 2017 Emmy Award nomination in the category of “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.” Hahn has completed production on Tamara Jenkins’ Private Life, which follows an author (Hahn) who is undergoing multiple fertility therapies to get pregnant, putting her relationship with her husband, played by Paul Giamatti, at risk. Additionally, she has lensed Max Winkler’s indie coming-of-age film, Flower, starring opposite Adam Scott, Zoey Deutch and Tim Heidecker, which premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. Film credits include Matt Ross’ Captain Fantastic opposite Viggo Mortensen; Steven Brill’s The Do- Over alongside Adam Sandler and David Spade; Peter Bogdanovich’s She’s Funny That Way, alongside Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston; M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit; Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel’s The D Train; Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland opposite George Clooney; as well as Shawn Levy’s This is Where I Leave You. Additional credits include Jason Bateman’s, Bad Words, Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; and Rawson Marshall Thurber’s We’re the Millers, alongside Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis. Hahn also starred in Jill Soloway’s Afternoon Delight, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and garnered Hahn a 2013 “Breakthrough Actor” Gotham Award nomination. Other feature film credits include David Wain’s Wanderlust; Jesse Peretz’s Our Idiot Brother; James Brooks’ How Do You Know; Neal Brennan’s The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard; Sam Mendes’ Revolutionary Road; Adam McKay’s Step Brothers; Robert Shaye’s The Last Mimzy; Nancy Meyers’ The Holiday; as well as Adam McKay’s Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Television credits include Showtime’s dark comedy “Happyish” opposite Steve Coogan. Hahn played the wife to Coogan’s character, a man facing his own obsolescence after his advertising agency is taken over. Hahn also had a guest-starring arc on the NBC hit show “Parks & Recreation,” as well as HBO’s “Newsroom” and “Girls.” Additional roles include NBC’s “Crossing Jordan,” “Four Kings,” “Hung” and “Free Agents.” She has also lent her voice to the FX animated series “Chozen,” and Fox’s “Bob’s Burgers” as well as “American Dad!” Hahn made her Broadway debut in the Tony®-winning play “Boeing-Boeing,” alongside Bradley Whitford, Gina Gershon, Mary McCormack, Christine Baranski and Mark Rylance. “Boeing-Boeing” won the 2008 Tony in the category of “Best Revival of a Play.” No stranger to the stage, her theatre credits also include “Dead End,” at the Ahmanson Theater and Huntington Theater Company; “Ten Unknowns,” at Huntington Theater Company; “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Chaucer in Rome” and “Camino Real,” at Williamstown Mainstage and “Hedda Gabler,” at Williamstown/Baystreet. Hahn received her Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and her Masters in Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama, where she appeared on stage in “Othello” and “The Birds.”
in-demand writers, directors, producers, and actors of his time. Hernandez starred in two of the biggest summer movies of 2016. He portrayed ‘El Diablo’ in the Warner Bros. feature Suicide Squad from director David Ayer that is based on the DC Comic about supervillains who are recruited by the government for dangerous black ops missions, which earned over $745 million worldwide. He also starred opposite Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell in the R-rated comedy Bad Moms from writer/directors Jon Lucas & Scott Moore (The Hangover) that grossed over $183 million worldwide. Hernandez is currently recurring on the hit ABC series “Scandal” opposite Kerry Washington for powerhouse producer/creator Shonda Rhimes. He reunited with director David Ayer and Will Smith on the Netflix crime fantasy Bright that will be released on December 22nd. Jay Hernandez emerged onto the Hollywood scene opposite Kirsten Dunst in the 2001 Buena Vista Pictures’ film Crazy/Beautiful which earned him an ALMA Award nomination for “Outstanding Actor.” Hernandez was also recently seen in the Warner Bros. family drama feature Max opposite Thomas Haden Church and Robbie Amell and on the small screen in an arc on the hit series “The Expanse” for SyFy opposite Thomas Jane. Hernandez was also one of the leads in the Fox series “Gang Related” from creator Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious franchise) and had a memorable arc on ABC’s “Nashville,” playing Hayden Panettiere’s love interest turned blackmailing ex-boyfriend who met an unfortunate end. He also had a stint as the villain on ABC’s “Last Resort” alongside Andre Braugher. In 2006, Hernandez starred alongside Nicolas Cage and Michael Pena in the acclaimed Oliver Stone 9/11 project World Trade Center for Paramount Pictures. The story follows three New York City Port Authority officers (Cage, Pena, and Hernandez) who volunteered to enter the World Trade Center after the planes were flown into the towers. Hernandez starred in the disturbing psychological thriller Hostel, from writer/director Eli Roth and executive producer Quentin Tarantino. Premiering at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews, the film opened #1 at the box office and earned Hernandez a Teen Choice Award nomination. Hernandez is also known for the Universal film Friday Night Lights opposite Billy Bob Thornton that won the AFI Award for “Movie of the Year,” Ladder 49 alongside Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta for Buena Vista Pictures, the Warner Bros. action-thriller Torque with Ice Cube, Disney’s sleeper hit The Rookie opposite Dennis Quaid for director John Lee Hancock, and the acclaimed, yet short-lived, J.J. Abrams drama series “Six Degrees” for ABC. Hernandez’s other credits include Screen Gems’ Takers opposite Matt Dillon and Idris Elba, Overture Films’ Nothing Like the Holidays alongside John Leguizamo and Alfred Molina, Screen Gems’ fast-paced action thriller Quarantine and the crime-drama Lakeview Terrace with Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington for Screen Gems. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Actress, Producer and Director CHERYL HINES (Sandy) is a two-time Emmy nominee for her role as ‘Cheryl David’ on HBO's Golden Globe Award-winning series "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the brainchild of “Seinfeld” co-creator Larry David. Cheryl will be returning for Season 9 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” premiering October 1st.
Hine’s feature film directorial debut, “Serious Moonlight" was released in 2009 through Magnolia Films. The film premiered with critical acclaim at the Tribeca Film Festival. The screenplay was written by the late Adrienne Shelly, who directed Cheryl in the critically acclaimed Waitress. The film is a dark comedy centered on the troubled marriage of a high-powered female attorney (played by Meg Ryan) who learns that her husband (Timothy Hutton) is about to leave her for another woman. Hines has also produced and directed several television projects including serving as Executive Producer and creator of the NBC Television Series "School Pride," a proactive, alternative series that told the stories of communities coming together to renovate their aging and broken public schools. The cameras followed students, teachers and parents as they rolled up their sleeves and rebuilt their own schools, concluding with the unveiling of a brand new, completely transformed school. She also produced the award-winning comedy series “Campus Ladies” for the Oxygen Channel and the Starz Networks original comedy series "Hollywood Residential." Hines is one of Hollywood's busiest film actresses with starring roles in a number of critically acclaimed feature films and box office hits including Christmas Eve, Life After Beth, Cold Turkey, The Ugly Truth, RV, Waitress, The Grand and Bart Got a Room.” Born in New York City, PETER GALLAGHER (Hank) is an award-winning actor at home on stage, film and TV. He last appeared on Broadway in 2008 in Mike Nichols’ production of The Country Girl co-starring with Frances McDormand and Morgan Freeman. Previously he has starred in The Royal National Theatre’s hit revival of Noises Off, the 1992 revival of Guys and Dolls as Sky Masterson (Drama Desk Nomination), Long Day’s Journey Into Night opposite Jack Lemmon (Tony Award nomination), Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing also directed by Mike Nichols (Clarence Derwent Award), The Corn is Green starring with Cicely Tyson (Theatre World Award), and Harold Prince’s production of the Comden and Green musical, A Doll’s Life. Gallagher made his Broadway debut in the first revival of Hair and then joined the original Broadway production of Grease in the role of Danny Zuko. In film, Gallagher made his debut in Taylor Hackford’s The Idolmaker and has done over 50 films since then, including Sex, Lies & Videotape and The Underneath for Steven Soderbergh and The Player and Short Cuts (Golden Globe Award) for Robert Altman. Gallagher received a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role as ‘Buddy Kane’ in the Academy Award® winning American Beauty. Most recently, he had a supporting role in the film, Hello My Name is Doris starring Sally Field and Max Greenfield. Other films include Dreamchild, High Spirits, Watch It, The Hudsucker Proxy, While You Were Sleeping, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, The Man Who Knew Too Little, Center Stage, Mr. Deeds, Burlesque, Conviction, Adam and Step Up Revolution. On television, currently, Gallagher recurs on both NBC’s “Law and Order: SVU” and Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie.” He wrapped five seasons as Arthur Campbell in the international spy drama “Covert Affairs.” He completed a recurring role in the first season of Mark and Jay Duplass’ comedy for HBO, “Togetherness.” Previously, Gallagher starred as Sandy Cohen on, “The OC,” as Dean Koons opposite David Duchovny on “Californication,” Father Phil on Denis Leary’s “Rescue Me” and as Whitney’s father, Vince, on “Whitney” as well as roles on “How I Met Your Mother” and “The Nick Kroll Show” for Comedy Central. Gallagher’s other television work includes the Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning miniseries “The Murder of Mary Phagan,” “Terrible Joe Moran,” “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial” for Robert Altman, “Fallen Angels” for Steven Soderbergh, “The Big Knife,” and “Path to Paradise.” As a singer, Gallagher recorded an album, 7 Days in Memphis, for Epic Records and is featured on the soundtracks for Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls, A Doll’s Life and others. He continues to perform his one-man show, How’d All You People Get in My Room?, all over the country. Gallagher was honored with a Light on the Hill Award and a Jumbo Award from Tufts University. He also received the Steve Chase Humanitarian Award from The Desert AIDS Project. He serves on the National Advisory Council of the Alzheimer’s Association, and is presently co-chair of the National Board of Advisors for the Actor’s Fund. JUSTIN HARTLEY (Ty Swindel) can currently be seen starring on NBC’s record-breaking hit series “This Is Us” alongside Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown and Chrissy Metz. This critically acclaimed, provocative drama follows a group of people who share the same birthday, and whose lives intertwine and challenge the everyday presumptions about the people you think you know. Hartley shines as Kevin, a handsome, successful television actor who has become disinterested with his current bachelor lifestyle, and yearns for more than his guaranteed paycheck as the “Manny” on national TV. “This Is Us” debuted to record-breaking numbers, earning the series an immediate two-season renewal. The show has since been nominated for dozens of awards including: 2017 Golden Globe Award for “Best Television Series – Drama” (nomination), 2016 Critics' Choice TV Award for “Most Exciting New Series” (won), and 2017 AFI Awards “TV Program of the Year” (won). Hartley’s additional film credits include indie Race you to the Bottom, Red Canyon opposite Norman Reedus and Christine Lakin, Spring Breakdown opposite Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, and Seth Meyers for Warner Home Video, A Way with Murder opposite Michael Madsen, and most recently the award winning, boxing indie The Challenger for Vision Films. He is currently in post-production on Another Time, which he stars in alongside Arielle Kebbel, and executive produced. Born in Knoxville, Ill., and raised in Orland Park, Ill., Hartley had a love for bringing characters to life at an early age, however he began to take acting seriously once he got to college. He attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale and University of Illinois at Chicago, majoring in History and Theatre. After watching Edward Norton in Primal Fear, Hartley was fascinated watching an actor take on a completely different personality, and do it so seamlessly. He decided at that moment that acting wasn't something he just loved to watch, but a craft he wanted to work at and dedicate his life to as a career. Upon graduation, he decided to make the move to Los Angeles, packing up his truck with no money and job, to give the entertainment industry a shot. In 2002 Hartley landed his first regular gig on the daytime soap “Passions,” a role he held until 2006. He then landed the role of billionaire Oliver Queen (the Green Arrow) on the long running, hit CW series “Smallville.” He quickly became a fan favorite on the Superman-inspired show, joining the cast in Season six and becoming a series regular by Season 8. Hartley was able to showcase his talents behind the camera as well, writing (“Sacrifice,” Season 9) and directing (“Dominion,” Season 10) two episodes. Once “Smallville” came to an end, Hartley went on to appear on a handful of hit series including: “Chuck,” “Castle,” and “Hart of Dixie.” In 2012, he returned to the CW as a series regular on the medical drama “Emily Owens, M.D.” opposite Mamie Gummer. Throughout 2013-16 Hartley juggled a handful of TV projects, appearing on 12 episodes of ABC’s “Revenge,” 16 episodes of ABC’s summertime drama “Mistresses,” and taking over the role of Adam Newman in the long running CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless.” Hartley was nominated for a 2016 Daytime Emmy Award for “Lead Actor in a Drama Series,” for his work on the show. While filming “Y&R” it was announced that Hartley would be joining the cast of NBC’s fall 2016 passion project: “This Is Us.” On the charity front, Hartley has been a supporter of The Water Project for several years. When not on set you can find him following his favorite teams (the Cubs, Dodgers, and the Chicago Bears), traveling (in the last few years he has been to Mexico, Brazil, Canada, France, and all over the US) and spending time with his hilarious daughter, Isabella. One of the entertainment industry’s most honored actresses, CHRISTINE BARANSKI (Ruth), has achieved acclaim in every medium in which she has performed. Christine is an Emmy, two-time Tony, Screen Actors Guild, Drama Desk and American Comedy Award winner. A native of Buffalo, Baranski attended the Juilliard School. She received her big break being cast in Tom Stoppard’s hit Broadway comedy The Real Thing, directed by Mike Nichols for which she won a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award. Baranski went on to earn a second Tony Award for her performance in Neil Simon’s Rumors. She also appeared in Boeing-Boeing, Hurlyburly, The House of Blue Leaves, The Loman Family Picnic, Regrets Only, Encores! productions of Follies, Promises, Promises, and On Your Toes and the Kennedy Center productions of Sweeney Todd and Mame. In addition to the Emmy for the hit CBS comedy CYBILL, Baranski received an American Comedy Award as “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy,” as well a Screen Actors Guild Award as “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy.” She also received three additional Emmy and three Golden Globe nominations. She was also seen as a guest on Frasier, for which she received a fifth Emmy nomination. She has appeared on multiple episodes of the CBS series The Big Bang Theory, and received four Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Guest Actress in A Comedy Series”. She recently concluded seven years on the hit CBS series The Good Wife, for which she received six Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series” and two Critics’ Choice Television Award Nominations. Recently, Baranski starred and reprise her role as Diane Lockhart in The Good Fight, which picks up one year after the events of the series finale of The Good Wife. The series had its broadcast premiere on CBS on February 19, 2017 and then moved exclusively to CBS All Access. It’s been announced that CBS has renewed The Good Fight for a second season, which will premiere in early 2018. Next year, audiences will be able to see Baranski in Mamma Mia 2!. Her other film credits include Trolls, Miss Sloane, Into the Woods, Mamma Mia!, Chicago, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Bowfinger, Bulworth, Cruel Intentions, The Birdcage, Reversal of Fortune, Legal Eagles, The Ref, The Addams Family Values, Welcome to Mooseport, The Guru, 9 ½ Weeks, and Jeffrey. The extremely versatile SUSAN SARANDON (Isis) brings her own brand of sex appeal and intelligence to every role – from her fearless portrayal of Annie Savoy in Bull Durham to her Oscar®-nominated performances in Thelma & Louise, Lorenzo’s Oil, The Client, and Atlantic City to her Academy Award®-winning and SAG® Award-winning role as Sister Helen, a nun consoling a death-row inmate in Dead Man Walking.
Sarandon made her acting debut in the movie Joe in 1970, which she followed with a continuing role in the TV drama “A World Apart.” Early film credits include The Great Waldo Pepper, Lovin’ Molly, Billy Wilder’s The Front Page, the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Louis Malle’s controversial Pretty Baby. She went on to receive her first Oscar® nomination in Malle’s Atlantic City. Additional film credits include The Hunger, The Witches of Eastwick, A Dry White Season, White Palace, Light Sleeper, Bob Roberts, Little Women, Stepmom, Cradle Will Rock, Igby Goes Down, The Banger Sisters, Moonight Mile, Shall We Dance?, Alfie, Elizabethtown, Romance and Cigarettes, Enchanted, The Lovely Bones, Jeff Who Lives at Home, Robot & Frank, Arbitrage, Tammy and The Meddler.
The hard-working actress has made a career of choosing diverse and challenging projects in film as well as television, having just finished portraying ‘Bette Davis’ in Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Bette & Joan opposite Jessica Lange. In 2008, she received an Emmy® Nomination for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries” for her role in the HBO film “Bernard and Doris,” as well as a Golden Globe® and SAG® nomination. She received an Emmy and SAG nomination for her work in Barry Levinson’s You Don't Know Jack with Al Pacino for HBO. Sarandon has made guest appearances on “Friends,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” “ER,” “30 Rock,” “The Big C,” “Doll & Em,” “Mike & Molly” and in the “Mother Lover” video on “Saturday Night Live” as well as lent her voice to numerous animation projects including The Simpsons, James and the Giant Peach, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, April and the Extraordinary World, Hell and Back, Spark: A Space Tail and Skylanders Academy.
Upcoming projects include the upcoming season of Showtime’s “Ray Donovan” with Liev Schreiber, The Death & Life of John F. Donovan with Kit Harrington and Jessica Chastain and Going Places with John Turturro, Bobby Cannavale and Audrey Tautou. Sarandon was also named as one of the new faces of L’Oreal in 2016. OONA LAURENCE (Jane Mitchell) appeared most recently in Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled for Focus Features opposite Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning and Kirsten Dunst. In July, 2017 she was singled out in Variety's Young Hollywood Impact report. She was last seen playing Mila Kunis’ daughter in STX’s highly successful Bad Moms for Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, as well as David Lowery’s Pete’s Dragon for Disney with Bryce Dallas Howard and Robert Redford. Previously, Laurence received rave reviews for her heartbreakingly poignant performance as ‘Leila Hope,’ opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Antoine Fuqua’s Southpaw, after which she was named as one of Variety's “Actors to Watch.” In 2014's acclaimed festival-winner Lamb, she gave a haunting performance as a young girl who develops an unlikely relationship with a 47-year-old man for writer/director/co-star Ross Partridge. The singer/dancer/actress won a Tony Award in 2013 as one of Broadway’s original “Matilda's.”
training wheels, he began modeling and was selected for a National Werther's Candy commercial at the age of 4. At the age of 5, Emjay relocated to his parent's home state of California and within the first year he booked the 2009 feature film It’s Complicated starring Meryl Steep and Alec Baldwin, playing the role of Baldwin's step son, Pedro. After a short break to focus on schooling, Anthony returned to acting where he booked several national commercials as well as the pilots “Applebaum” and “Members Only” for CBS, he went on to book a series regular role in the Fox series “Rake,” starring Greg Kinnear. He also worked on the series “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Mentalist,” “What Would Diplo Do,” and played kid #1 opposite Johnny Depp in “Donald Trump’s the Art of the Deal.” Anthony most notably starred as Percy, son to Jon Favreau and Sophia Vergara, in the Favreau written and directed feature Chef. He rejoined Favreau to appear in the Disney feature The Jungle Book where he played the voice of a young wolf. In addition to playing the role of Hector in the second installment of Veronica Roth’s book series Insurgent, the sequel to Divergent, he stars opposite Toni Collette and Adam Scott in the Universal feature Krampus and played the role of Keanu Reeves son in Replicas due to come out late 2017. When he is not working or schooling, Anthony enjoys playing air soft, riding his dirt bike and his BMX bike with his dad. Emjay's sister, Sage, is his only sibling who is ten years older. WANDA SYKES (Dr. Karl) has been called "one of the funniest stand-up comics" by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. Her smart-witted stand up has sent her career in many different areas. In 2012, Sykes joined forces with veteran producer Page Hurwitz to form Push It Productions, a production company dedicated to creating quality, comedy-based programming for network and cable television outlets. The company's diverse slate of projects includes sketch comedy, concerts, reality talk/variety, and competition formats. Their first set of specials; “Herlarious” aired in summer of 2013 and January 2014 on Own and was the recipient of a 2014 Gracie Award. In just its first year, Push It has made a first look production deal with NBC, had a new series on OWN, and has shows currently in development with NickMom (Comedy Camp) and Comcast. Push It Productions produced the 8th and 9th seasons of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” Last Spring their new show “Talk Show The Game Show” premiered on TruTV and this Fall “Face Value” hosted by Deon Cole will premiere on BET. Her fourth comedy special shot “What Happened…. Ms. Sykes” premiered in Fall 2016 on Epix. Shot in Los Angeles, the special will focus on Wanda’s life, family, race and politics as she questions, “How Did I Get Here?” Her first HBO comedy special “Wanda Sykes; Sick and Tired” debuted in October 2006 and was nominated for a 2007 Primetime Emmy for “Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.” It was taped in Seattle Washington and covered everything from racial profiling to gay marriage. She returned to HBO for her second stand up special “I’ma Be Me.” This time it was taped at the Warner theatre in Washington DC where she tackled topics like the first black president, gay cruises, being a new mom and aging. The special was nominated for two 2010 Primetime Emmy awards: “Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special” and “Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special.” Her first special “Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied” premiered on Comedy Central in 2003. Last summer she was seen in the Fox comedy Snatched with Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn in Hawaii. Sykes was also seen in the feature films Evan Almighty, the sequel to Bruce Almighty, in which she co-starred with Steve Carell; the New Line feature Monster-In-Law starring opposite Jane Fonda, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Pootie Tang, Nutty Professor 2; The Klumps, and Down to Earth. Sykes was previously seen on several television shows over the past few years. She can currently be seen on ABC’S “Blackish,” which she was nominated for a 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.” Showtime’s “House if Lies,” Amazon Prime’s “Alpha House” created by Gary Trudeau about a group of Republican Senators who share the same DC rental house, HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” she also spent five years on CBS's “New Adventures of Old Christine.” In 2010, she starred on her own late-night talk show on FOX, “The Wanda Sykes Show.” Other TV credits include Fox's “Wanda at Large” which she wrote, produced and starred in; “Wanda Does It” on Comedy Central and on “Crank Yankers” as the voice of ‘Gladys Murphy.’ She can be heard in many animated feature films including Fox’s Ice Ace; Collision Course reprising her voice as ‘Granny’ from Ice Age: Continental Drift; in Dreamworks’ Over the Hedge and Paramount’s The Barnyard. Her first book titled Yeah, I Said It, published by Simon and Schuster, hit bookstores in September 2004. Yeah, I Said It is a hilarious collection of essays touching on life, family and current events. She spent 5 years as part of the HBO's critically acclaimed “Chris Rock Show.” As a performer and writer on the show, she was nominated for three Primetime Emmy's and in 1999 won the Emmy for “Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special.” In 2001, she won the American Comedy Award for “Outstanding Female Stand Up Comic.” She won three more Emmy’s, in 2002, 2004 and 2005, for her work on “Inside the NFL” for “Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly.” Sykes was born in Portsmouth, Virginia and raised in Maryland. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton University. Her stand-up career began at a Coors Light Super Talent Showcase in Washington, DC where she performed for the first time in front of a live audience. In 2010, she won a GLAAD award for promoting a good image of equal rights for gays and lesbians. ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS Team JON LUCAS and SCOTT MOORE (Writers/Directors) are best known as the writers of The Hangover, starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zack Galifianakis. Winner of the 2010 Golden Globe for “Best Comedy,” The Hangover grossed more than $275 million dollars domestically, making it the highest R-rated comedy of all time. The script earned Lucas and Moore nominations for “Best Original Screenplay” from both the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Most recently, Lucas and Moore wrote and directed the sleeper hit Bad Moms, starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, and Christina Applegate. Produced for just $20 million, Bad Moms went on to earn more than $180 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing R-rated comedy of the year. The film also won the People’s Choice Award for “Best Comedy of 2016.”
Lucas and Moore’s other credits include the hit holiday comedy Four Christmases, starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon, the romantic comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner and Michael Douglas, The Change-Up, starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman, and 21 & Over, starring Miles Teller and Skylar Astin, which they also directed. Lucas and Moore met in 1999 while working for Daniel Petrie, Jr., the Oscar-nominated writer of Beverly Hills Cop and The Big Easy, and have been working together ever since. In 2013, Lucas and Moore created and wrote their first television show, “Mixology,” which aired on ABC in 2014. SUZANNE TODD (Producer) is an award-winning producer whose movies have grossed over three billion dollars worldwide. In 2016, after producing films under her Team Todd banner with her sister Jennifer, she launched Suzanne Todd Productions with the STX comedy, Bad Moms. Written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore, the film stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate, and Kathryn Hahn. The success of the film has already spawned the sequel A Bad Moms Christmas which will be released November 3, 2017. She recently wrapped production on Magic Camp for Walt Disney Pictures. The film stars Adam Devine, Gillian Jacobs, and Jeffrey Tambor, and will be released April 2018. She’s currently in production on the female Santa Claus film Nicole for Disney starring Anna Kendrick, Bill Hader, and Shirley MacLaine. Earlier in 2016, Todd released Alice Through the Looking Glass, which has grossed three-hundred million worldwide. It is the sequel to the Oscar winning Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anne Hathaway. Todd’s other producing credits include Across the Universe, Memento, Celeste and Jesse Forever, Must Love Dogs, Prime, Boiler Room and the Austin Powers Trilogy. She also executive produced HBO’s successful “If These Walls Could Talk” and “If These Walls Could Talk 2.” Both films went on to earn numerous awards and honors including Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award wins. She is currently working on a new installment with Lena Dunham and HBO. In addition to her work in Film and TV, Suzanne has also branched out into interactive entertainment, working as a creative and business consultant for Activision/Blizzard on their game development. She consulted on the multi-billion-dollar Call of Duty franchise, including Black Ops, Black Ops 2, Modern Warfare 3, Ghosts, and Advanced Warfare. Similarly, Todd consulted on Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure and Skylanders: Giants, which together have grossed over $2 billion in game sales with more than 175 million toys sold. Over the years, Todd has been presented with numerous awards including Women In Film’s celebrated Lucy Award, the Spirit Award for “Best Picture,” Cosmo’s Fun Fearless Female Award, the Glaad Media Award, three Saturn Awards, several MTV Movie Awards, and a People’s Choice Award. She regularly devotes her time and resources to several charitable causes including St. Joseph Center and Tia’s Hope, serving on the Board since its inception. She has also served as Vice-Chair on the Board for the Archer School for Girls and is a major fundraiser at her children’s schools. In addition, Suzanne mentors aspiring filmmakers through the USC Stark Mentorship Program and the Producers Guild of America. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America. Todd lives in Los Angeles with her three children, a rescue puggle and two chinchillas. She is an avid player of video games, poker and tennis. MITCHELL AMUNDSEN (Director of Photography) was the cinematographer on CHiPs, Ride Along 2, starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, Now You See Me, Transformers, Red Dawn, and Premium Rush. He recently finished filming The Happytime Murders starring Melissa McCarthy. Amundsen's early credits include working as a production assistant for Michael Apted on First Born and technician on Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish and The Outsiders. He worked assistant camera on Joel Coen's Raising Arizona and was a focus puller on the Glass Menagerie, directed by Paul Newman, and Michael Lehman's Heathers and Meet the Applegates. He then became a camera operator, working on such films as Wolfgang Peterson's In the Line of Fire; John Singleton's Higher Learning, Nick Castle's Major Payne and Mr. Wrong; Betty Thomas' Private Parts; Richard Donner's Conspiracy Theory; Ron Howard's Edtv; Barry Sonnenfeld's Wild Wild West; Billy Bob Thornton's All the Pretty Horses; and Michael Bay's Armageddon. He subsequently rose to second unit director for Bay's Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys II, and The Island; Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Frank Marshall's Eight Below; Gary Ross' Seabiscuit; Paul Greengrass' The Bourne Supremacy; J.J. Abrams' Mission Impossible III; and Brad Bird's Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. MARCIA HINDS (Production Designer) returns after having worked on Bad Moms, and has worked extensively in both film and television over the past 30 years. Her most recent feature film as production designer is the upcoming Magic Camp for Disney and How to Be a Latin Lover which was released this past Spring. Her other feature film credits include Get a Job, the 2014 re-make of Annie, Friends with Benefits, Easy A, Tooth Fairy, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Fired Up, John Tucker Must Die and 28 Days. She was nominated for an Emmy Award and won the Art Directors Guild Award for “Excellence in Production Design” for her work on the Six Feet Under pilot in 2002. She was previously nominated for an Emmy for “Winchell” in 1999. JAMES THOMAS (Editor), who edited Bad Moms and now most recently A Bad Moms Christmas, got his start editing music videos and commercials in London in the early 90’s for artists such as U2, Sting and Blur. But working with comedy soon became his passion and he was able to transition over to television with his first freelance editing gig, “The 11 O’Clock Show.” There he met Sacha Baron Cohen and began a collaboration spanning more than 18 years. He continued to hone his craft initially moving with Baron Cohen to both the British and HBO variants of “Da Ali G Show” and then onto feature film projects including; Borat, Bruno, The Dictator and the latest installment The Brothers Grimsby. The “11 O’clock Show” was also where he met director James Bobin. Thomas and Bobin have worked together on many successful TV shows and Movies including: “Flight of the Conchords” for HBO, The Academy award winning The Muppets for Disney and now most recently Alice Through the Looking Glass also for The Walt Disney Company. Thomas lives in Los Angeles, California and has three daughters. JULIA CASTON (Costume Designer) returns from having done Bad Moms, and has extensive experience in both film and television, and is currently designing “The Kicker,” a CBS pilot executive produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. Her credits also include two notable collaborations with director Lee Toland Krieger: the Sundance hit Celeste and Jessie Forever, starring Rashida Jones, Emma Roberts, Elijah Wood and Andy Samberg, and Krieger’s short film, Modern/Love. Additional feature credits include Nick Moore’s Wild Child, starring Emma Roberts; Matt Ross’s 28 Hotel Rooms, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival; Rodger Grossman’s What We Do Is Secret, an LA Film Festival premiere; Rodman Flender’s Idle Hands; and Scott King’s Treasure Island, a Sundance Official Selection and winner of a Special Jury Prize. From its genesis through season six, Caston designed for the award-winning television series, “The Middle,” created by Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline. Other television credits include the pilot for HBO’s “Untitled Sarah Silverman Project,” directed by Charlie McDowell; Don Scardino’s “Sober Companion;” and “Surviving Suburbia” for ABC. Most recently she collaborated on NBC’s new television show “Great News.” While Star Wars, Van Halen, and Bye Bye Birdie may be responsible for his love of movies, music, and theater, it was a chance meeting with Henry Mancini in college that changed CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ (Composer) life forever. In awe of Mancini’s ability to compose for any genre, Lennertz has modeled his career to be just as diverse. He has written music for some of the world’s greatest storytellers. Whether its soaring heroics for Seth Rogen as a hot dog saving the world in Sausage Party or the lush orchestral melodies of Steven Spielberg’s “Medal of Honor” series...a stark, out of tune gospel piano for Mark Ruffalo’s battle with addiction in Thanks for Sharing or futuristic dystopian Americana for J.J. Abrams’ “Revolution,” this classic eclectic ability has now become his signature. He has worked in almost every genre imaginable and spent weeks on Billboard charts. He has an Emmy nomination for the cult hit “Supernatural,” a Grammy for his arrangements on Ozomatli’s album Street Signs, and an amazing eleven BMI awards for blockbusters like Bad Moms, Horrible Bosses, Ride Along, and more. “At the heart of everything is a collaboration.” says Lennertz “Collaboration to tell stories that move people.” To embrace this spirit of musical storytelling, Chris has teamed up with legendary artists like Grammy winners Arturo Sandoval and Dave Grusin, The RZA, and Sheila E. as well as members of Pearl Jam, No Doubt, The Beastie Boys, Dave Matthews Band, Jurassic 5, and Jane’s Addiction. Collaborations with directors Tim Story, Seth Gordon, John Favreau, and Ben Stiller as well as producers Chris Meledandri, JJ Abrams, Seth Rogen, Brett Ratner, Doug Liman, Ed Norton, McG, Joel Silver, and so many others have led to a stream of box office successes. Equally comfortable on the small screen, on stage, and at festivals, Lennertz has written eclectic scores for Marvel’s Agent Carter and Sundance award-winner Adam for Fox Searchlight. He has written with Broadway legends David Zippel, Glenn Slater, and Oscar and Tony winner Alan Menken on Sausage Party as well as the musical adventure Galavant. He is also one of the most in demand composers in video games with hits like Medal of Honor, James Bond, The Godfather, and the Mass Effect series. His passion for education and philanthropy plays a major part in his life serving on the board of Education Through Music Los Angeles and The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation as well as Hands Together in Haiti. He personally launched the Symphony of Hope project after the 2011 earthquake to rally the film music community around the cause. Ultimately mixing his love of storytelling, his eclectic background, and his relentless passion for all styles of music, Lennertz has become one of the most valued and sought-after composers in Hollywood today. # # #
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