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Russ & Roger

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The unlikely collaboration between two maverick outsiders - controversial director Russ Meyer and his fledgling screenwriter Roger Ebert - who stormed the gates of Hollywood and forever changed the course of motion picture history.

Screenwriter: Christopher Cluess

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All activity halted for this project. In some cases, shutdown movies restart development . The project was cancelled in 2018 because the "subject matter not being appropriate in the era of #MeToo and Time’s Up anti-harassment movements (per IndieWire)."

January 15, 2023

The unlikely collaboration between two maverick outsiders - controversial director Russ Meyer and his fledgling screenwriter Roger Ebert - who stormed the gates of Hollywood and forever changed the course of motion picture history.

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Set in the late 1960s when cheap counterculture films are minting money, struggling studio 20th Century Fox gives soft-core pulp director Russ Meyers the opportunity to direct "Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls" because his profit margins are so high and his costs are miniscule. Meyer agrees to take on "Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls" on the condition that the script is written by film critic Roger Ebert, who had written one of the few positive reviews Meyer had ever received. Meyers and Ebert struggle with the studio's board of directors and the ratings board, but despite being the rare major studio release with an X rating, they are vindicated when "Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls" is released in 1970 to big box office.
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Key Facts

  • As Producer David Permut explains to IndieWire, “We had funding and were ready to make the movie. That green button turned into a red button literally overnight the moment the Harvey [Weinstein] news hit the world. When those allegations happened, people had reservations about this film so essentially a green-lit picture turned into a project that was not going to get made.”
  • The film will feature a variety of A-list cameos.
  • Based on the true story.

Production Updates for Russ & Roger

Shutdown

Changed Russ & Roger movie production status. The project was cancelled in 2018 because the "subject matter not being appropriate in the era of #MeToo and Time’s Up anti-harassment movements (per IndieWire)."

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Approved for California Tax Credit program as a result assumed to be moving forward towards production.

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. STX is eyeing a late 2015 start date.

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Sobini Films has partnered with David Permut and Richard Waltzer to acquire a script by Emmy-winning Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons scribe Christopher Cluess.

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Also known as
Russ & Roger Go Beyond

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Russ & Roger is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,451 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, The Resurrection of the Christ and The Nightingale.

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Sun., Jan. 15, 2023

  • Changed the status of Josh Gad as Roger Ebert to Former

  • Changed the status of Will Ferrell as Russ Meyer to Former

  • Changed the US film release date from TBA 2016 to TBA

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