#Bruna Papandrea
Kate Brooke to Adapt Crime Thriller “The Fields” for TV, Bruna Papandrea Among Exec Producers
Bruna Papandrea is bringing yet another page-turner to the screen. With credits like “Gone Girl,” “Wild,” “Big Little Lies,” and “Nine Perfect...
Bruna Papandrea & Lynette Howell Taylor Bringing Jennifer Donnelly’s “Poisoned” to the Big Screen
A new take on Snow White is on the way from Bruna Papandrea and Lynette Howell Taylor. Endeavor Content has acquired the rights to “Poisoned,” Jennifer Donnelly’s new YA fantasy novel,...
Bruna Papandrea Developing Christina Baker Kline’s “The Exiles” as TV Series
Christina Baker Kline is the latest author whose work will be adapted by Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories. The production company has optioned the rights to Kline’s eighth novel, “The...
Lupita Nyong’o to Topline and Produce Sci-Fi Comedy
After breaking audience’s hearts in “12 Years a Slave,” inspiring them in “Black Panther,” and terrifying them in “Us,” it looks like the Lupita Nyong’o is...
Bruna Papandrea Producing Series Based on Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple Books
Miss Marple will solve more mysteries with the help of Bruna Papandrea and her production company, Made Up Stories. A press release has announced that Made Up, alongside Endeavor Content, has a...
Bruna Papandrea Giving Holly Ringland’s “Lost Flowers of Alice Hart” the TV Treatment
Another day, another TV project from Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories. Last week we reported the company would be adapting Signe Pike’s “The Lost Queen” for the small screen, and now Made...
Bruna Papandrea Developing Signe Pike’s Historical Epic Novel “The Lost Queen” for TV
Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories plans to adapt yet another book for the small screen. Since this spring the company has announced it will be bringing Allison Pearson’s “How Hard Can It...
Bruna Papandrea Developing Karin Slaughter Novel for TV, Lesli Linka Glatter to Direct
So far, “Big Little Lies” producer Bruna Papandrea has had a busy year. Over the past few months, she snagged the rights to both Allison Pearson’s “How Hard Can It...
Bruna Papandrea Is Bringing Jessica Knoll’s “The Favorite Sister” to TV
Jessica Knoll’s novel “The Favorite Sister” is getting a television adaptation. “Big Littles Lies” producer Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories obtained the rights...
Reese Witherspoon Continues to Push into TV With ABC Divorce Drama
With the pace of filmmaking so slow, it’s no wonder that Reese Witherspoon, a self-described "Type A," is moving into the faster world of television. Witherspoon and her...
Systemic Change in Hollywood: So What Do We Do Now?
Earlierthis week, Reese Witherspoon spoke at the Glamour Women of the Year event, and in her fantastic, passionate, feminist speech, she talked about whyshe started Pacific Standard, her production...
Reese Witherspoon to Star in and Produce Original Supernatural Thriller ‘Cold’
Reese Witherspoon will be dipping back into the icy waters of the thriller genre in “Cold,” a supernatural thriller. Acquired by Lionsgate, the project was pitched by Witherspoon, her producing...
Reese Witherspoon Makes Producing Deal with ABC Studios
After optioning several female-driven books for big-screen adaptation, Reese Witherspoon and her producing partner Bruna Papandrea are looking to develop projects for the small screen. Witherspoon...
Emmy-Winning Screenwriter Abi Morgan to Adapt Reese Witherspoon-Produced ‘Ashley’s War’
Abi Morgan — the Emmy- and BAFTA-winning screenwriter behind “The Iron Lady,” “Shame,” “The Hour,” “The Invisible Woman” and the upcoming “Suffragette” (and that’s just...
Trend of Women-in-War Films Continues With Planned Adaptation of Air Force Memoir ‘Shoot Like a Girl’
Expect to see more leading ladies in uniform over the next couple of years. After facing off with a number of other interested parties, TriStar Pictures has secured the film rights to Air Force...
Listen: Melissa Silverstein, Nicole Kidman, Others Discuss Gender Inequality in Hollywood on NPR
“That a movie with a female protagonist can be a big hit is no surprise, but for those who want to see more gender parity in Hollywood, the opportunities for women to make and star in blockbusters...
Reese Witherspoon Developing Female Wall Street Comedy Called ‘Opening Belle’
Eagle-eyed Reese Witherspoon has announced another page-to-screen adaptation of a novel yet to be published. Witherspoon and her producing partner Bruna Papandrea will develop a female-driven Wall...
Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea Discuss “Making Movies with Women at the Center of the Story”
Reese Witherspoon and her Pacific Standard co-founder Bruna Papandrea aren’t like most producing teams. One half of the shingle is an Oscar-winning actress, of course, but more importantly, the...
Reese Witherspoon to Play Tinker Bell in Live-Action Disney Movie
Reese Witherspoon is claiming one of Disney’s most iconic characters as her next big-screen role. The Oscar-winning actress will play Tinker Bell in “Tink,” a live-action, revisionist take on...
Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea to Produce Lionsgate Film ‘Luckiest Girl Alive’
Reese Witherspoon and her producing partner Bruna Papandrea have attached themselves to the film adaptation of another hotly anticipated, yet-to-be-published book. Witherspoon and Papandrea will...
Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea Option Female Special-Ops Book ‘Ashley’s War’
The bibliophilic producing team of Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea has optioned another female-centric book. The film rights to journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon’s “Ashley’s War: The...
Reese Witherspoon: “It’s Time That We Start Seeing Women for How Complex They Really Are”
Reese Witherspoon’s makeover from America’s Sweetheart to America’s Bookworm continues with a segment on 60 Minutes, in which the Wild actress and Gone Girl producer talks to Charlie Rose...