Latest news with #Film&TelevisionOffice
Boston Globe
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
M. Night Shyamalan to film ‘supernatural romantic thriller' in R.I. this summer with Jake Gyllenhaal
'Night is a visionary who always attracts top-notch talent in front of and behind the camera,' Steven Feinberg, executive director of the state Film & Television Office, said in a statement. 'Rhode Island is a special location steeped in history, beauty and great mystery. With all of these amazing ingredients in the hands of a master filmmaker, we can expect M. Night Shyamalan and his outstanding team to tantalize our senses and make a movie we can all be proud of!' Get Globe Rhode Island Food Club A weekly newsletter about food and dining in Rhode Island, by Globe Rhode Island reporter Alexa Gagosz. Enter Email Sign Up Further details about the film have not yet been reported. But in announcing the partnership with Shyamalan Advertisement 'I'm teaming up with the brilliant Academy Award-nominated director M. Night Shyamalan to create a film adaptation that will blend the heartfelt, timeless romance you know and love with his signature touch of mystery and suspense,' Sparks said. In separate statements on Thursday, Rhode Island House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio touted the production is slated to bring jobs and help boost the state economy. Advertisement Rhode Island most recently served as a backdrop for 'Ella McCay,' a movie starring Emma Mackey, Woody Harrelson, and Jamie Lee Curtis 'With our unique landscape and talented local artists, Rhode Island is an ideal location to film a motion picture or television series,' Governor Dan McKee said in a statement on Thursday. 'Every time a production shoots here we see a positive impact on our local businesses. This is the type of energy that keeps moving our economy forward.' Christopher Gavin can be reached at
Boston Globe
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
R.I. plays a starring role in forthcoming Rod Serling documentary
'Prolific, creative and insightful, Rod Serling was a provocative storyteller whose narratives such as 'The Twilight Zone' series and the original 'Planet of the Apes' feature film impacted my life along with millions of others,' Steven Feinberg, executive director of the state's Film & Television Office, said in a statement. 'Rod Serling has and always will be an inspiration. Get Globe Rhode Island Food Club A weekly newsletter about food and dining in Rhode Island, by Globe Rhode Island reporter Alexa Gagosz. Enter Email Sign Up 'The Rhode Island film and t.v. community is honored to host our friends, Chad Verdi and Verdi Productions, along with Leonardo DiCaprio, Appian Way, and the Serling Family, as they create a much-needed documentary about the life and unique talents of the master storyteller Rod Serling,' Feiberg's statement continued. 'We know it will be a special event and we could not be prouder to be part of it!' Advertisement Although Serling, who died in 1975 at the age of 50, hailed from upstate New York, the documentarians used locations in East Greenwich, Providence, and Wakefield — the village in South Kingstown, R.I. — to help recreate moments in Serling's life, 'mirroring the same cinematic black and white style' of his signature show, officials said. Advertisement Actor Tom DeNucci, a Cranston, R.I. native, will portray Serling in the film's reenactments. The movie is directed by Jonah Tulis, who also wrote the screenplay. The production will the second that Verdi Productions has co-produced with Appian Way this year. The other was 'Sleepwalker.' a psychological thriller starring Hayden Panettiere, Beverly D'Angelo, Justin Chatwin, Mischa Barton, and Lori Tan Chinn. 'We are enthusiastic to finish another successful shoot with Appian Way in Rhode Island — our second co-production with them in the span of three months. Our company's goal is to keep creating jobs in Rhode Island with high profile and meaningful projects that our small state can be proud of.' Verdi, president of Verdi Productions, said in a statement. 'We expect to announce our third collaboration with Leo and the Appian Way team very soon.' Christopher Gavin can be reached at
