Made Up Stories (company)

Made Up Stories is a film & television development and production company founded in 2017 by producer Bruna Papandrea that champions women on and off the screen.[1] The company has offices in Los Angeles and Sydney.

Made Up Stories
Privately held company
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2017
FounderBruna Papandrea
Number of locations
2 (Los Angeles, Sydney)
ServicesFilm production and Television production

History

In 2012, Bruna Papandrea co-founded Pacific Standard with actress Reese Witherspoon, a production company focusing on creating films made by and about women.[2] Their first two projects at Pacific Standard were Gone Girl and Wild, both adapted from books whose rights were acquired before publication. Both films were released in 2014, receiving commercial success and extensive accolades. The company had finished production on Hot Pursuit (2015), by the time the first two pictures were released.

See also: List of accolades received by Gone Girl (film) and Wild (2014 film) § Accolades

In 2016, Papandrea and Witherspoon announced that they were ending their partnership, though they would continue to work on the projects that were in the middle of production, including the HBO series Big Little Lies which was received 16 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won eight, including Outstanding Limited Series.

Papandrea launched Made Up Stories in January 2017 to carry on her mission in championing female filmmakers, adapting female-written novels and creating stories featuring multi-faceted female characters.[3] The company is also committed to inclusivity in less-acknowledged departments behind-the-scenes such as transportation teams and gaffers.[4][5] Papandrea has expressed intent to start a foundation, Made Up Solutions, to provide opportunities for women from low socio-economic and diverse backgrounds.[6][7]

Upcoming projects

On film side, Made Up Stories has adapted The Dry based on the book by Australian novelist Jane Harper for release in August 2020. The book won numerous international awards and has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.[8] The film is directed by Robert Connolly and stars Eric Bana.[9] The company is also in post-production on upcoming drama film Penguin Bloom, directed by Glendyn Ivin, based on the book of the same name by Bradley Trevor Greive. The film stars Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, and Jacki Weaver.

On the television side, Made Up Stories produced the upcoming HBO miniseries The Undoing debuting in October 2020. The series stars Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Donald Sutherland and Edgar Ramirez, is written and produced by David E. Kelley, and directed by Susanne Bier. It is based on the novel You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz. The company also produced the upcoming thriller drama series Tell Me Your Secrets, created by Harriet Warner, and starring Lily Rabe, Amy Brenneman, and Hamish Linklater. Made Up Stories in pre-production on Nine Perfect Strangers, based on the book by Liane Moriarity, for Hulu. The series, written by David E. Kelley, stars Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy;[10] and in pre-production on the Netflix series, Pieces of Her based on the book by Karin Slaughter, and featuring an all-female creative team including director Minkie Spiro and executive producers Lesli Linka Glatter, Charlotte Stoudt and Bruna Papandrea.[11] The show stars Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote[12]

The company is also developing other projects including the film adaptation of the thriller novel As Long As We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Chaney,[13] the television adaption of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart based on the debut novel from Australian writer Holly Ringland,[14] the adaptation of the historical epic The Lost Queen by Signe Pike for television,[15] the short story collection Roar by Cecelia Ahern,[16] a TV series based on the Jessica Knoll novel The Favorite Sister,[17] a limited TV series on Tina Brown based on her book The Vanity Fair Diaries[18], a six-episode series adaption of the novel Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan for Netflix with 3Dot Productions' Liza Chasin[19], a feature film adaptation of the fantasy book The Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly with Lynette Howell Taylor's 51 Entertainment,[20] the multi-generational novel The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty,[21] a TV adaption of Christina Baker Kline's upcoming book The Exiles[22], a TV show based on Greer Macallister's Woman 99 with Nina Dobrev[23], among many others.

Productions
See also: Bruna Papandrea § Filmography

Films
Year Title Director Gross (worldwide) Notes
2018 The Nightingale Jennifer Kent $661,809[24][25] Premiered in competition at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, winning two awards

Swept the 9th AACTA Awards including winning Best Film and Best Director

Distributed in the United States by IFC Films

2019 Little Monsters Abe Forsythe N/A Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival

Released in the United States by NEON and Hulu

2020 The Dry Robert Connolly
2020 Penguin Bloom Glendyn Ivin

Television Series
Year Title Network Notes
2018 Queen America Facebook Watch Created by Meagan Oppenheimer
2020 The Undoing HBO Created by David E. Kelley, based on a Jean Hanff Korelitz book
2021 Pieces of Her Netflix Created by Charlotte Stoudt, based on the Karin Slaughter book
2021 Nine Perfect Strangers Hulu Created by David E. Kelley, based on the Liane Moriarty book
TBA Anatomy of a Scandal Netflix Created by David E. Kelley and Melissa James Gibson, based on the Sarah Vaughan book
TBA Tell Me Your Secrets TBA Created by Harriet Warner

References
  1. "How Australian producer Bruna Papandrea is championing women on and off screen". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. Riley, Jenelle (7 October 2014). "Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea Push for Female-Driven Material With Pacific Standard". Variety. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. Hazelton, John. "How Bruna Papandrea is powering her production outfit with female-centric content". Screen Daily. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. Gallagher, Caitlin. "Bruna Papandrea Didn't See A Space For Women In Hollywood, So She Created One Herself". Bustle. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. "Hollywood's Doors Are Finally Opening". Time. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. Gallagher, Caitlin. "Bruna Papandrea Didn't See A Space For Women In Hollywood, So She Created One Herself". Bustle. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. "Bruna Papandrea: From Adelaide to Hollywood". www.australiaunlimited.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  8. Steger, Jason (27 October 2017). "Jane Harper wins Britain's top crime-writing award". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  9. "Eric Bana Signs to Star in Detective Thriller 'The Dry'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  10. Andreeva, Nellie (7 January 2020). "Melissa McCarthy Joins Nicole Kidman In 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Hulu Limited Series From David E. Kelley". Deadline. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  11. Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (3 February 2020). "Toni Collette To Star In 'Pieces Of Her' Netflix Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  12. Andreeva, Nellie (26 February 2020). "Bella Heathcote To Star In 'Pieces Of Her' Netflix Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  13. Fleming, Mike, Jr. (28 November 2018). "Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories Lands JoAnn Chaney Thriller Novel 'As Long As We Both Shall Live'". Deadline. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  14. Hipes, Patrick (11 October 2018). "Aussie Novel 'The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart' Headed For TV In Deal With Bruna Papandrea". Deadline. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  15. Petski, Denise (9 October 2018). "Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories Acquires Signe Pike's Novel 'The Lost Queen' For Television". Deadline. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  16. Hipes, Patrick (21 August 2018). "'Roar' TV Series In Works Based On Cecelia Ahern Short Stories; 'GLOW' Duo To Showrun, Nicole Kidman Among EPs". Deadline. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  17. Fleming, Mike, Jr. (22 June 2018). "Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories Acquires Jessica Knoll Novel 'The Favorite Sister' For Series". Deadline. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  18. Andreeva, Nellie (26 September 2017). "Bruna Papandrea Options Tina Brown's 'Vanity Fair Diaries' For Limited TV Series". Deadline. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  19. "David E. Kelley Adapting 'Anatomy of a Scandal' as Netflix Anthology". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  20. "Lynette Howell Taylor, Bruna Papandrea Team for Cinderella Reimagining 'Stepsister'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  21. "How Australian producer Bruna Papandrea is championing women on and off screene". Vogue Australia. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  22. Otterson, Joe; Otterson, Joe (15 July 2020). "Bruna Papandrea to Develop Christina Baker Kline's 'The Exiles' as TV Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  23. "Nina Dobrev to Star in 'Woman 99' Adaption Acquired by Bruna Papandrea's Production Banner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  24. "The Nightingale (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  25. "The Nightingale (2019)". The Numbers. IMDb. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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