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Exclusive: Fresh off the release of The Accountant 2, which grossed over $100 million in theaters before debuting on Prime Video, Zero Gravity founders Eric and Mark Williams are partnering with Stage 32, an online platform for entertainment industry education and networking, to launch a talent incubator focused on emerging screenwriters working in the action and thriller genres.

The producers, who originally found Ozark creator Bill Dubuque through a cold query, will launch their worldwide talent search through Stage 32’s platform, featuring over 1.3 million members. Zero Gravity will personally review semi-finalist loglines and all top 10 finalist scripts, with winners selected based on both creative merit and commercial viability. The selected writers will receive script development and industry mentorship, the goal being to help fast-track production on their scripts. Stage 32 and Zero Gravity will jointly package developed projects for production. Stage 32’s Geoff Faugérolas developed the program and facilitated the collaboration with Zero Gravity.

“No Address” centers its narrative on a young woman suddenly left on her own after life takes an unexpected turn. The film introduces us to a teenager who finds herself without a home, meeting a diverse group of individuals who share similar hardships. This situation sets up a framework where personal challenges intersect with the broader issue of homelessness in America.

The movie aims to balance a thoughtful look at social issues with personal stories of pain and determination. Its tone carries a mix of serious emotion and surprising visual choices. The film offers a rich account of people striving to make sense of their lives amid unforeseen circumstances, even if the approach to storytelling sometimes creates a stir among its viewers.

From a setting point of view, the film makes use of locations in California, though there are moments when the portrayal of the environment seems at odds with the expected conditions.

Unfortunately, some movies are made with seemingly good intentions and just turn out to be really, really bad. Julia Verdin's No Address is one such film, purporting to shed light on the homelessness epidemic. Instead, it falls short with cringe-worthy dialogue, weird artistic choices, and an obvious religious agenda. The movie never unpacks the complexities of homelessness but instead uses its bloated runtime to portray its unhoused protagonists as devoted Christians and also skilled street fighters who overcome their struggles with prayer, a plucky attitude, and a little help from their friends.

In conjunction with her new narrative feature No Address, which will be released in 2025, director Julia Verdin and co-director Stephen Wollwerth embarked on a simultaneous documentary project about homelessness across the country with Americans with No Address. Her crew took a bus to twenty cities over three weeks, conducting over one-hundred and seventy-five interviews as a means to research common issues and various solutions utilized to combat a complex crisis. We sat with director Julia Verdin plus actors Xander Berkley and William Baldwin, who appeared in both the narrative and documentary feature, as they relay their thoughts and experiences.…...

“Americans With No Address” director/producer Julia Verdin wanted her documentary to put to rest a common misconception about people who are homeless. “We wanted to show the spectrum of the different types of individuals that ended up on the streets,” she said during a recent conversation with TheWrap’s Joe McGovern. “Because one thing that struck me and one of the reasons why I wanted to make this is that there’s a general perception that everybody on the streets are drug addicts or have mental issues. And that is just not true. There are a lot of regular people on the streets who, just through bad circumstances, [like] not being able to keep up with the rent, have ended up there.”

For the conversation, which followed a virtual showing of the film as part of TheWrap Screening Series, Verdin was joined by “Americans With No Address” narrator William Baldwin and featured talent Xander Berkeley.

Robert Craig Films held the red carpet premiere for its documentary “Americans With No Address” at Harmony Gold in Los Angeles on October 3. Narrated by William “Billy” Baldwin, the film investigates the homeless crisis in America and captures the untold stories of those experiencing homelessness while at the same time trying to find answers to the problem.

Following the special screening attended by filmmakers, press and invited guests, Baldwin headlined a panel to discuss the homeless crisis with the movie’s director, Julia Verdin, and actors Xander Berkeley and Ty Pennington, who appear in both the documentary and the scripted film due out next year titled “No Address.” The panel was moderated by Mark S. Allen, who launched right into Oscar campaign mode, stating, “Manifest right now. The Academy Award for Best Documentary goes to…!”

“We learned a lot, but for everything we learned we’re about to teach a lot of people,...

Exclusive: William Baldwin, Xander Berkeley, Ashanti and Beverly D’Angelo are among a raft of stars getting behind the upcoming drama No Address about a community of homeless people fighting eviction from their encampment.

They have been announced as key cast by Robert Craig Films as shooting gets underway in Sacramento.

Further cast members include Ty Pennington, Lucas Jade Zumann, Kristanna Loken, Patricia Velasquez, and Isabella Ferreira.

British LA-based Julia Verdin directs from a screenplay co-written with James J Papa.

They created the characters from true stories gathered during research trips to shelters, missions and charitable organizations across America.

Baldwin plays a gambler living beyond his means and desperate to close a lucrative deal involving the acquisition of land currently being camped on by a community of homeless people. He is determined to find a way to clear the unwanted residents off the lot.

Berkeley plays a war veteran,...