‘Greg Silverman’s Stampede has acquired film and TV rights to Under Glass, the debut novel by Sam Marsden that first … More
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Netflix Commits to ‘The Laundromat’ Starring David Schwimmer, Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep & Antonio Banderas
‘Netflix has committed to finance and release The Laundromat, the Steven Soderbergh-directed drama about the Panama Papers scandal. David Schwimmer has just joined a killer … More
‘The Hate U Give’ Wins Audience Award at Hamptons Film Festival
’20th Century Fox’s The Hate U Give has won the narrative feature audience award at the Hamptons Film Festival, which just wrapped its … More
Holly Bourne’s 3rd Novel Within a Year to be Optioned
‘Bestselling author Holly Bourne’s latest offering in the world of Young Adult fiction, Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes?, has been optioned for … More
Made Up Stories Acquires Rights to Signe Pike’s ‘The Lost Queen’
‘Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories has acquired the rights to Signe Pike’s historical epic The Lost Queen to develop for television, through the company’s partnership … More
Roberto Ricci Working on TV Adaptation of ‘The Red Harlequin’
“The Red Harlequin,” the best-selling Italian young adult fantasy series, is leaping from the page to the screen, with series … More
Catherine Hardwicke to Direct ‘Dissonance’ by Erica O’Rourke
‘Catherine Hardwicke, who has directed such films as Twilight, Red Riding Hood, and Thirteen, has signed on to direct the fantasy film Dissonance for Straight … More
STXfilms Sets Release Date for ‘The Best of Enemies’
‘STXfilms has set an April 5, 2019 release date for The Best of Enemies, the drama starring Taraji P Henson and Sam Rockwell based … More
Marc Rissmann Joins ‘The Man in the High Castle’
‘German actor Marc Rissmann (Into the Badlands) is set for a recurring role on the fourth season of Amazon’s Emmy-winning drama series The … More
Legendary Picks Up Film Rights for ‘God Country’ Series
‘God Country is getting the film treatment. Legendary Entertainment has obtained the film rights to the comic series, by Geoff Shaw & Donny … More
Snap Originals Announces Suzy Cox ‘The Dead Girls Detective Agency’ Apart of its Fall Slate
‘From scripted dramas to mysteries to docuseries, Snap Originals is looking to reinvent the world of mobile TV with their very first … More
STX Acquires Jennifer Lopez Hustlers Project
‘STX has acquired the Jennifer Lopez Hustlers project, which was cut loose by Annapurna earlier in the day. At the same time, Crazy Rich Asians star Constance … More
James Gunn Boards Warner Bros/DC ‘Suicide Squad 2’
‘James Gunn has been hired by Warner Bros and DC to write with an eye to direct the next installment of the Suicide Squad franchise. … More
David Kajganich Adapting Tim Winton’s ‘The Riders’
‘Scott Free has set David Kajganich to adapt Australian author Tim Winton’s Booker Prize finalist novel The Riders. In the book, an expatriate Australian … More
Gabrielle Union Get’s Rights to Juleah Del Rosario’s ‘500 Words or Less’
‘Being Mary Jane star Gabrielle Union has teamed with Rebel Maverick and Amyale to secure the rights to Juleah Del Rosario’s debut novel, 500 Words Or Less, a … More