‘Netflix has closed for In The Tall Grass, a novella written by Stephen King and his son and fellow horror author Joe Hill. Westworld‘s James … More
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Ron Nyswaner first project in exclusive deal with FremantleMedia to be based on Louisa Luna’s ‘Two Girls Down’
‘Homeland executive producer Ron Nyswaner has signed a multi-year exclusive overall deal with FremantleMedia North America. His first project with the studio will be Bounty, … More
Pedro Pascal and Edgar Ramirez sign on to star in series based on Fernando Morais’ book ‘The Last Soldiers of the Cold War’
‘Narcos’ Pedro Pascal and Edgar Ramirez, who played Gianni Versace in Ryan Murphy’s recent American Crime Story franchise, have signed up to star in Oliver … More
Hulu straight-to-series order for ‘Light as a Feather’ by Zoe Aarsen
‘Hulu has made a 10-episode straight-to-series order for Light as a Feather, from AwesomenessTV, Wattpad and Kelsey Grammer’s Grammnet (Girlfriends). The supernatural thriller is based on … More
Starz finalises cast for adaptation of ‘The Rook’ by Daniel O’Malley
‘Emma Greenwell (Love and Friendship, The Path) is set as the lead in Starz’s supernatural spy thriller series The Rook. Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck, Red … More
‘A Very English Scandal’ Trailer
Ben Whishaw and Hugh Grant star in the first trailer for BBC One and Amazon drama A Very English Scandal, based on the book by John Preston (Viking, 2016) It … More
‘Asako (I & II)’ Trailer ahead of Cannes Debut
Asako (I & II) is an upcoming adaptation of Netemo Sametemo, a 2010 novel by Tomoka Shibasaki. It tells the tale of … More
John Landau and Robert Rodriguez assures that ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ won’t be Whitewashing
‘Director Robert Rodriguez and producer John Landau are the team behind 20th Century Fox’s Christmas tentpole “Alita: Battle Angel,” which is based … More
Voltage Pictures strikes deal for Anna Todd’s ‘After’ adaptation
‘Voltage Pictures has struck key pre-sales on After by Ann Todd, an adaptation of the YA publishing phenomenon that marks the first … More
Screen Media aquires North American rights to ‘Bel Canto’ by Ann Patchett
‘Screen Media has acquired North American rights to “Bel Canto,” Paul Weitz’s adaptation of the acclaimed Ann Patchett novel. The … More
‘The Child in Time’ gets picked up by Vision Films for Debut in China
‘Vision Films has picked up China rights to the upcoming “The Child In Time.” The film, about a writer dealing with the … More
Sky Italia is co-producing ‘Catch-22’ adaptation
‘Sky Italia is coming on board to co-produce the Catch-22 adaptation from George Clooney, who will executive produce, direct and co-star in … More
Naoki Kobayashi boards ‘The Earthquake Bird’ adaptation
‘Netflix and Scott Free Productions have set Naoki Kobayashi to fill out the lethal love triangle with Alicia Vikander and Riley Keough of The Earthquake Bird. Kobayashi will … More
‘Adrift’ Trailer
Free-spirited sailors Tami Oldham (Woodley) and Richard Sharp (Claflin) set out on a journey across the ocean, they couldn’t anticipate that … More
Ewan McGregor to star in ‘The Cow and I’ English remake
‘Ewan McGregor will play a World War II prisoner of war who hatches a plan to use a cow to help … More
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