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MARG’S LATEST FILM ‘ALMOST FRIENDS’ OPENS NOVEMBER 17TH

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We finally have some news on Marg’s latest film project ‘Almost Friends’ (formerly known as ‘Holding Patterns’).  It is scheduled to be released on November 17, 2017, both theatrically and on VOD.

[wp-svg-icons icon=”film” wrap=”i”]   You can also watch a trailer for Almost Friends on Entertainment Tonight.

 

Also, here’s a brief synopsis of the film from Deadline:

Freddie Highmore (The Good Doctor) leads the cast of Almost Friends, which will have a day-and-date release of Nov. 17 theatrically and on VOD. The other stars include Marg Helgenberger (CSI), Haley Joel Osment (Silicon Valley), Odeya Rush (Goosebumps), Jake Abel (Love & Mercy), Taylor John Smith (Wolves) and Christopher Meloni (Law and Order: SVU). The film follows a once promising young chef, Charlie who is now an unmotivated twenty-something living at home with his mom and stepfather while working at a small movie theatre and living vicariously through his best friend, Ben. His life takes an unpredictable turn however, when he finds himself falling for local barista Amber.

 

Sources:  deadline.com and Entertainment Tonight

THEATER NEWS: MARG JOINS THE CAST OF WHAT WE’RE UP AGAINST

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Marg arrived in New York this week to begin work on What We’re Up Against, a play written by Theresa Rebeck, which will have its Off Broadway premiere  at the WP Theater at the end of this month.  Joining Marg on this project are Skylar Astin, Jim Parrack, Krysta Rodriguez, and Damian Young.  The cast met the press yesterday for a photocall to begin promoting the play.

 

Credit: BroadwayWorld.com/WalterMcBride

 

For those unfamiliar with the play, here’s the synopsis from the WP Theater website:

“Why is it still like this?” Janice sighs to Eliza. It’s 1992, and Eliza is the brainy new recruit at a small-shop architecture firm. But she’s struggling to get a foothold on even the lowest rung of the company ladder, and starts making moves to blow the lid off their pandora’s box of office politics and social maneuvering, in this sharply hilarious black comedy. Rebeck brings her trademark blistering wit to the workplace in this darkly funny and all-too-relevant comedy of gender politics.

 

The play has also already received some high praise from various media outlets:

“A juicy black comedy!” – Variety

“A swift and merrily vicious kick in the pants!” – Washington Post

“Theresa Rebeck totally and completely nails it in her latest play! A biting, brilliant comedy!” – Houston Chronicle

What We’re Up Against will have a limited four-week run, from October 28 – November 26.  For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit wp.theater.org.

 

Credit:  wptheater.org and broadwayworld.com

FOX PASSES ON MARG’S “BEHIND ENEMY LINES” PILOT

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I hate sharing bad news, but since I know quite a few people have been waiting for news on Marg’s pilot, the official word is that FOX has unfortunately decided to pass on Behind Enemy Lines. No specific reasons were given for the pass.  I’m a firm believer that this just means an even better project is out there with Marg’s name all over it, but it’s disappointing news to hear we won’t have her back on our TVs this fall…

From deadline.com:

Fox postponed formal decision on five pilots until after the upfronts. There was very little chance of any of them going at the network, and it’s now official, with Fox passing on its remaining pilots, comedies Linda From HR, starring Lauren Graham, Type A, toplined by Eva Longoria who already had indicated she would not continue, and Thin Ice as well as dramas University Project and Behind Enemy Lines — all from 20th TV.

MARG ATTENDS PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 PREMIERE

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Last night Marg attended the premiere of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbeans: Dead Men Tell No Tales at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Based on her social media posts, it sounds like Marg had a great time and that the movie is a lot of fun. I don’t know about everyone else, but I personally can’t wait to see it!

Yo ho yo ho, the pirates life for me! #piratesofthecaribbean5

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MARG ATTENDS THE 24TH ANNUAL RACE TO ERASE MS GALA

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Last night Marg attended the 24th annual Race to Erase MS Gala.  This is a cause that is near to Marg’s heart because her father passed away in 1985 due to complications from MS.  The Race to Erase MS is an organization that is “dedicated to the treatment and ultimate cure of Multiple Sclerosis.  Funding research is the core focus of the Foundation and all funds raised support our Center Without Walls program, a selected network of the nation’s top MS research centers.”  To learn more about this organization, visit www.erasems.org.  Here are a couple of highlights from Marg’s attendance at this year’s event.

 

 Credit:  MaximoTV YouTube channel

 

Great evening, great people, great cause! #EraseMS #MSBuddy #Healthline

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Credit:  Marg’s Instagram

Additional photos can be found HERE.