Entourage Movie Release Date, Plot: Creator Doug Ellin Says Film Is 'A Go'
The Entourage movie has finally received the green light.
"It's a go. love you all," Doug Ellin, creator of the HBO series, said via Twitter.
For months, stars Kevin Connolly (Eric Murphy), Kevin Dillon (Johnny "Drama" Chase), Adrien Grenier (Vincent Chase) and Jerry Ferrara (Turtle) have been undergoing negotiations for the film, keeping "Entourage" fans' hopes alive. According to Deadline sources, the contracts have been finalized, and each actor will get a respectable portion of the movie's $30 million backend.
Jeremy Piven, who played Ari Gold in the 96-episode series, also took to Twitter to announce the long awaited film.
"Now it's time to go to WORK! the #EntourageMovie is on and I look forward to getting into it my friends. Thanks for your patience...," Piven said via Twitter.
Warner Bros. hopes to begin production on the Entourage movie in January, The Hollywood Reporter reports.
THS also reports that Piven originally negotiated his way into a higer-paying deal than his co-stars, who then slowed down the moviemaking process by requesting more comparable payment. The negotiations almost prevented Warner Bros. from escaping its California film tax credit, which would have seriously jeopardized the possibility of an Entourage movie.
According to rumors, Ferrara was the most difficult actor to get signed onto the film, but he finalized his deal first. On Monday, the Last Vegas actor appeared on "The Wendy Williams Show" where he said that the Entourage film was "looking real good" and that negotiations "could be closed today."
"Entourage" was a comedy that ran from 2004 until 2011 on HBO.