In today’s film news roundup, the “Toy Story 4” writer signs for abortion movie “This Is Jane,” Viggo Mortensen-Masershala Ali’s “Green Book” is honored in Denver and the WGA West names its feature access honorees.
Writing Deal
Amazon Studios is moving ahead with its Michelle Williams underground abortion movie “This Is Jane,” and has signed “Toy Story 4” screenwriter Stephany Folsom to write the script, Variety has learned exclusively.
Williams came on board to star in May. “Boys Don’t Cry” director Kimberly Peirce is helming “This Is Jane,” which is backed by John Lesher’s Le Grisbi Productions. Lesher and Peter Heller are producing.
The project is based on Laura Kaplan’s book “The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service,” which follows women who provided abortion services in the years before 1973’s Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion. Kaplan, who...
Writing Deal
Amazon Studios is moving ahead with its Michelle Williams underground abortion movie “This Is Jane,” and has signed “Toy Story 4” screenwriter Stephany Folsom to write the script, Variety has learned exclusively.
Williams came on board to star in May. “Boys Don’t Cry” director Kimberly Peirce is helming “This Is Jane,” which is backed by John Lesher’s Le Grisbi Productions. Lesher and Peter Heller are producing.
The project is based on Laura Kaplan’s book “The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service,” which follows women who provided abortion services in the years before 1973’s Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion. Kaplan, who...
- 11/13/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Greenlit means a project is officially a go, so all you have to do is follow these leads to stay up to date. You never know where you’ll find an opportunity to land an audition! “This is Jane”Laura Kaplan’s nonfiction book, “The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service,” is getting a timely screen treatment from Amazon, and Kimberly Peirce will direct it. The story follows the Chicago woman who founded a safe abortion service before Roe v. Wade was passed in 1973. No talent is attached, but that seems to be the next step now that a director, writer, and producer are all on board. No casting director has been announced either, but Peirce has worked with Avy Kaufman in the past. “Bad Boys II” SpinoffThe “Bad Boys II” spinoff TV series starring Gabrielle Union was trying to find a home in October, and NBC has claimed it.
- 11/6/2017
- backstage.com
Kimberly Peirce has come aboard to direct Amazon’s This Is Jane from writer Dan Loflin, which will be produced by John Lesher's Le Grisbi Productions. Based on Laura Kaplan's nonfiction book The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service, the story follows a Chicago woman who founded and maintained the underground abortion service "Jane," a group of women who taught themselves how to perform abortions in the years before Roe v. Wade. From 1968-73…...
- 10/30/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: There are now two ‘Jane’ underground projects on their way in Hollywood. An indie film Ask For Jane is just now getting underway in New York from Cait Johnston and co-starring this year’s Emmy-nominated actress Alison Wright (The Americans). That follows a very similar project from Amazon, who bought a spec titled This is Jane based on Laura Kaplan’s non-fiction book The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service. Amazon picked that up ea…...
- 7/26/2017
- Deadline
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