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 09/16/2008Scribes penciled in for 'Drawn' Fox 2000 is drawing on scribes Keith Merryman and David A. Newman to pen the Katherine Heigl action-comedy "Drawn Together." Details of the project are being kept under wraps. The studio would only say the film centers on an electronics designer who meets the woman of his dreams, only to find out that she's not who she seems to be.   06/18/2008Davis, Nash team for sports films John Davis has teamed with Bruce Nash to develop sports-themed theatrical films. The projects will be hatched through Nash's Fox Sports Net series "Amazing Sports Stories." Davis aims to set up the films through his first-look deal at 20th Century Fox.  06/09/2008Big wishes answered When Bruce Nash created "Amazing Sports Stories," the half-dramatic movie, half-documentary show that began airing on Fox Sports Net in April, there was one story he knew had to be told. It's the story of how former Houston Colt .45s third baseman Bob Aspromonte befriended a temporarily blinded 9-year-boy named Bill Bradley and hit not one, but three home runs at the request of Bradley, who's now a Memphian. Years later, Aspromonte nearly lost his eyesight when a car battery exploded in his face.  04/10/2008Under the radar but on the screen: 'Amazing Sports Stories' KU beats Memphis in overtime? That's a good sports story. The New York Giants upset the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl? That's a very good sports story. Bert Shepard pitches for the Washington Senators? Now that's really amazing. 04/07/2008New Nash Project to Premiere on FSN Producer Bruce Nash, known for his "Most" titles ("Most Shocking," "World's Most Amazing Videos," "Most Daring") has a new project premiering April 13 on FSN (8 p.m.). "Amazing Sports Stories," a 13-episode series, will use re-enactments, archival footage and interviews with historians to tell the story of an athlete or team from a bygone era whose story has largely been forgotten over the years. 03/28/2008FSN's New Series, "Amazing Sports Stories," Debuts on Sunday, April 13 Part movie, part documentary, FSN's newest program, AMAZING SPORTS STORIES, promises to touch the heart and soul of every sports fan. Using dramatic re-enactments, archival footage as well as interviews with historians and living principals, each of the 13 half-hour episodes focuses on an athlete or team whose unbelievable story has been lost to the annals of time.
10/11/2007Nash loosening his grip on reality Veteran reality TV producer Bruce Nash is expanding his Nash Entertainment into scripted series and features. The first property Nash hopes to turn into a series or a feature is "Masked Magician," an upcoming Virgin Comics graphic novel about a man who uses illusions to fight crime. "Magician" is inspired by the lead character in Nash's five unscripted "Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed" specials, which aired on Fox in the late 1990s and are now being rebroadcast on MyNetworkTV. 08/03/2007New practice for Dr. Heigl: film producer Katherine Heigl, who already has navigated the transition from television to film, is ready to embark on a new role as producer. Heigl and her manager and mother, Nancy Heigl, have formed a production shingle and set up an untitled action-comedy at Fox 2000 that also will serve as an acting vehicle for the actress. Spyglass also is on board to produce the project, whose plot is being kept confidential.  03/26/2007Nash waves wand over magic tale Nash Entertainment is resurrecting the Masked Magician -- but this time as the lead character in a graphic novel to be produced by Virgin Comics. The Masked Magician was the star of Nash's five "Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed" specs, which scored big ratings for Fox in the late 1990s.  01/29/2007Nash & Tobey Maguire to produce a soul saga Gerald Fraller, who is attempting to sell his soul online, has joined the long line of people who've optioned their souls to Hollywood. Fraller is brokering his soul in a lottery through his Winmysoul.com Web site, and his Web saga caught the attention of Tobey Maguire, who made a deal with him to adapt his story for the bigscreen. Maguire Entertainment's Maguire and Mark Ross will produce with Nash Entertainment's Bruce Nash and Robert Kosberg.  11/29/2006Court TV orders more "Most Shocking" episodes Court TV is bringing back its top-rated "Most Shocking" series for a second season. Renewal for another 13 hours of "Most Shocking" comes after eight episodes have aired. Exec produced by Bruce Nash, series features crime footage from all over the globe.  10/06/2006Season 2 of "Superhero" is official for Sci Fi Sci Fi Channel has renewed "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?," green-lighting an expanded 10-episode second season of the superhero search. Comicbook titan Stan Lee's Pow! Entertainment and Bruce Nash Entertainment will continue to exec produce the show, with new episodes slated for a premiere next summer.  06/20/2006Nash, Bridges get 'Smart' Josh Lucas has signed on for "Smart," a biopicbiopic based on the eccentric life of GQ and Esquire magazine founder David Smart. Bruce Nash's Nash Entertainment is producing along with Lucas' just-launched 2 Bridges Prods. "Smart" centers on the magazine powerhouse whose life was almost entirely consumed by his germ phobia. He and a circle of colleagues created a long string of classroom instructional films on health and hygiene. Meanwhile, he led an unorthodox personal life and was known for his womanizing and affinity for shirtless photos of himself. |
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