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Elizabeth Banks and her husband Max have recently welcomed a baby boy into their family, Felix Handelman, through a surrogate! Congratulations to the happy family! 
I have been very fortunate in life both professionally and personally. I have had untold number of opportunities to work with inspiring people, on great projects as an actress, and I have had a fantastic long term relationship of nearly 20 years with my now husband, Max.
The one true hurdle I’ve faced in life is that I have a broken belly. After years of trying to get pregnant, exploring the range of fertility treatments, all unsuccessful, our journey led us to gestational surrogacy: we make a “baby cake” and bake it in another woman’s “oven”.
From that came two miracles. The first was meeting our carrier and her husband who were truly humbling in their decency and generosity. And the second miracle was the birth of our baby boy, Felix Handelman. Felix means “happy” and “lucky” in Latin. And true to his name, Felix is a very happy baby and a blessing on our life.
We have maintained a great deal of privacy throughout this process, and hope to continue to honor Felix’s privacy going forward.
Thanks to all our friends, family, and fans for your support.
If you need me, I’ll be changing dirty diapers and trying to get some sleep.
Today, February 10th, is Elizabeth Banks’ 37th birthday! On behalf of her fans from around the world, Elizabeth Banks Online wants to wish her an amazing day today!
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that the thriller THE NEXT THREE DAYS, starring Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson and Olivia Wilde, will be released in a BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack on March 8, 2011. The film follows Lara Brennan (Banks) who is wrongly accused of murdering her boss. When her husband (Crowe) can’t find any evidence to clear her name he decides to break her out so she can rejoin their family.
Special features for THE NEXT THREE DAYS include:
* Making The Next Three Days
* The Men of The Next Three Days
* True Escapes for Love
* Cast Moments
* Deleted and extended scenes
* Full-Length Bump Key Video
The Weinstein Company is currently closing a deal for worldwide rights to “The Details” starring Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks and Laura Linney.
The dark comedy from writer-director Jacob Aaron Estes (“Mean Creek”) focuses on a couple that spirals into chaos when their new lawn is repeatedly destroyed by raccoons—a plot point . inspired by Estes’ own experience with the creatures in his Echo Park neighborhood.
The film, which premiered Monday, is represented by CAA and UTA. Producers are Mark Gordon, Hagai Shaham and Bryan Zuriff, with Mickey Liddell and Jennifer Hilton as executive producers.
Good news for the film “My Idiot Brother” – The Weinsteins have acquired the film and that means that we should be seeing in theaters this year!
The Weinsteins have closed a deal on the Paul Rudd comedy My Idiot Brother and Fox Searchlight is believed to have taken most of the world on Homework as Sundance burst ito life on Sunday.
Jesse Peretz’s comedy (pictured) screened in the Premieres section and stars Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer. UTA represented worldwide rights. Relativity Media also bid on the film.
Elizabeth Banks Online would love to wish our visitors a very happy and safe New Year’s Eve / New Year’s 2011! Thank you for visiting us in 2010 and please keep coming back to see us in 2011!
Elizabeth Banks is negotiating to take on the female lead in Welcome to People, the Dreamworks drama written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jody Lambert.
Kurtzman will also direct the film, which has Chris Pine (who is on the cover of the new Hollywood Reporter) attached to star as well.
People follows a businessman who returns home after his estranged father’s death and discovers that he has an alcoholic sister with a 12-year-old son. Banks will play the sister.
Kurtzman and Orci (Transformers, Star Trek) are producing through their DreamWorks-based Paper Products banner, along with Bobby Cohen.
Banks, who is repped by UTA and Untitled, most recently appeared in The Uninvited, Role Models and W. She next stars in The Next Three Days, which Lionsgate will release next Friday, and she is currently filming the thriller Man on a Ledge for Summit.
Forthcoming films include The Details opposite Tobey Maguire and Laura Linney, and My Idiot Brother opposite Paul Rudd. Banks is also attached to Tink at Disney and the comedy Forever 21 at DreamWorks.
