Margin Call Producer Joe Jenckes Joins Benaroya Pictures As Head Of Production

March 7, 2012 (Los Angeles, CA)Joe Jenckes, a producer of the award-winning and critically acclaimed financial thriller MARGIN CALL, has joined Benaroya Pictures as its Head of Production. Jenckes, who had been partnered with MARGIN CALL writer-director J.C. Chandor for ten years, was one of the early supporters of the film, and through the course of production he developed ties with Michael Benaroya, CEO of Benaroya Pictures. He will work closely with Benaroya on all upcoming projects moving forward, serving as executive producer on the companys upcoming production KILL YOUR DARLINGS starring Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Olsen, Dane DeHaan, and Jack Huston. The film is currently in pre-production in NY City, with principal photography set to commence March 19. Jenckes is in NY overseeing prep on behalf of Benaroya. After seeing Joe’s great success as one of the first supporters of J.C. Chandor and ‘Margin Call’, we look forward to his continued track record of uncovering quality films, said Benaroya. He will be a valuable on-set presence with our future projects as we engage in additional productions.” Benaroya Pictures romantic mystery THE WORDS starring Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, and Ben Barnes recently premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by CBS Films, who will release it later this year. The companys financial thriller MARGIN CALL was recently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Best First Feature Award at the recent Independent Spirit Awards.

Fox Moves The Finder To Fridays, Pushes Hotel Hell To Summer

Displaced by new drama Touch, Fox’s The Finder will finish its freshman run on Fridays. The Bones offshoot was originally slated to air its entire season on Thursdays. But Fox recently announced that its high-profile midseason drama Touch will get the post-American Idol slot beginning March 15. So The Finder‘s last Thursday episode will air on March 8. After a brief hiatus, the drama will resurface in the Friday 8 PM slot, beginning April 6 for its last 3 episodes of the season and likely series. There, it will replace the latest Gordon Ramsay series, Hotell Hell, which will now premiere in the summer, possibly paired with one of the the other 2 Ramsay shows, Hell’s Kitchen (I can see the promos already — A Night Of Hell on Fox) and MasterChef.