DT Hollywood Bits & Pieces

Lots of Penn news happening this week on-campus and off!...

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Marc Platt (C'79) has extended his contract with Universal Pictures for five years and has several projects of in the works, including a film version of the Broadway show Wicked, a remake of the 1973 Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice film "Jesus Christ Superstar" and a new motion picture about the life of the late composer George Gershwin.

More here
My past posts about Marc here

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Mark Cronin's (Eng'86) Rock of Love comes back for a third season ...this time on a tour bus!

More here
Past posts about Mark Cronin here

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Roy Bank's (C'94) upcoming reality show "Jingles" has reportedly been delayed due to its own lack of jingle time... More here

Check out who will be hosting this new show currently in production! More here
Past posts about Roy here

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According to Cynthia's Cynopsis, Nancy Glass Productions made several exclusive talent and development deals with Penn's Off the Beat a capella group! Anyone know anything more about this?

Past posts about Off the Beat here

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Jib Jabbed: Gabriel Mann is the Voice of Obama!

Gabriel Mann (C'95, Off the Beat) emailed to let me know that he's the voice of Barack Obama in the latest viral Jib Jab video going around the web (see above, minute 1:16)

If you're not familiar with DT favorite Gabriel Mann, click here to check out my past posts to learn about this accomplished musician and all the cool things he's done (i.e toured with Alanis Morrisette, been on the grammys, his music in many tv and films!)

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Last Week She Met Dave, This Week Elizabeth Banks Meets Bill!

On the heels of her Meet Dave film, yesterday, Elizabeth Banks' (C'96) new (direct to DVD) film, Meet Bill debuted.  (It's sort of interesting that Meet Bill came out within the week of her other film, Meet Dave.)

Check out the trailer above.

Per Yahoo Movies, the plot is as follows:

Aaron Eckhart (Thank You For Smoking) stars in this dramedy about a man whose life is less than impressive. He's miserable in his job, his wife (Elizabeth Banks, Definitely, Maybe) may be having an affair with the local newsman, and he's unhappy with his growing gut. When he begins to mentor a student, his own life surprisingly starts to make sense, though that may also have something to do with the arrival of a sexy young woman (Jessica Alba).

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The Procrastination Poster Child Has a Plan...And It's A Good One

Amin Osman (C'09) and Michael Shomin (C'10) created this video about a kid who is on his way to turning in his final term paper. Along the way, he flashes back to everything that's led to this moment.

Pay attention to the interesting story telling here ...and its good payoff!

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Missed Elizabeth Banks on The Tonight Show? Watch It Here!

In case you missed Elizabeth Banks (C'96) on Friday night on the Tonight Show, she talked about:

• her first day at Penn and how she met her husband Max Handelman (C'95) on the AEPi lawn (and what he was wearing! ...Yes, I was in AEPi too and yes, I think what she said was the style back then for other guys as well!)
• her path to becoming an actor

Jay also showed a (hot!) Zima commercial Liz did years ago.

Check out some great shots of Liz in a whole bunch of magazines here!

Watch the videos (part 1 and 2) below:

If the clips don't work above, you can watch here as well (July 11 episode)!

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Actress Elizabeth Banks Meets Dave ...And Jay, Tonight!

A good couple of weeks have passed since I've blogged about Elizabeth Banks (C'96).

Today, Liz's new film, Meet Dave, starring Eddie Murphy comes out in theaters nationwide.

Per Yahoo Movies, the plot is as follows:

"A massive fireball from space hits New York's Central Park and an ordinary man emerges unscathed. The man turns out to be a spaceship operated by 100 human-looking aliens who are one-quarter inch tall and seeking a way to save their planet; complications ensue when their captain falls in love with an Earth woman [Elizabeth Banks] who's always picked losers for previous romances."

Watch the trailer here!


...And set your DVRs for tonight when Liz promotes the film with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show!

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Dreamworks CEO Stacey Snider Has Some Great Advice For You

Last year Stacey Snider (C'82), Dreamworks CEO, gave a FANTASTIC speech at Penn.

The video just got released and it is a MUST for anyone wanting to come to Hollywood ...and/or for anyone who wants to make a career change!

Here's what she talked about:

• Her career change (from law school grad to CEO)
• Don’t worry about your first job
• She will always interview Penn grads
• At Tri-Star, they called their hall "Locust Walk" because there were a bunch of Penn alumni who worked with her: Marc Platt (C'79), Rick Hess (C'84), Kevin Misher (C'87), Ali Brecker Shearmur (C'89)
• Her mentorship with Steven Spielberg

Find out:

• What she attributes her accomplishments to
• How she transitioned from UCLA law student to mailroom worker to secretary to Director of Development to CEO!
• How she networked with Penn Alumni ...Listen to her tips as it could help you!
• What she did to advance her career when she was a secretary
• Her tip on how to talk salary with an employer
• What types of scripts she's looking for
• Her thoughts on the state of the business now and what is wreaking havoc on the industry these days
• What may have given her credibility early in her career in a then male dominated industry
• The most difficult time in her career
• Her advice on juggling a career with a personal life
• Which of her films she loves
• About a time when gender played a part in another well known Hollywood player's promotion over her! (last minute of video)

Click here to watch this very inspiring video!
(Stacey comes on screen at minute 12:35)

Want to work in Hollywood? Check out these recommended books!

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Find out how other Penn alumni in entertainment got their start! (great advice for anyone starting out!)

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