‘Sources told Variety that Marc Maron is in talks to join Joaquin Phoenix in Todd Phillips’ “Joker” origin pic. Besides Phoenix, Maron will be … More
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Archie Comics and Spotify Partner Up to Create Animated Series
‘Archie Comics has teamed with Spotify to bring the adventures of the crew from Riverdale to a new audience, adapting … More
HBO Goes Straight-to-Series with Audrey Niffenegger’s ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’
‘HBO, under orders to do more from new corporate parent WarnerMedia, has handed out a straight-to-series order for a take … More
New ‘Venom’ Trailer
A new trailer for the Sony’s upcoming Venom film starring Tom Hardy. We get to hear a lot more of … More
Ophelia Lovibond Lands Role in Disney’s Stephen Pastis ‘Timmy Failure’ Adaptation
‘British actress Ophelia Lovibond has landed the role of Patty Failure in Disney’s Timmy Failure, the Tom McCarthy directed film adaptation, which will be released on … More
Diane Guerrero Cast in DC Universe’s ‘Doom Patrol’
‘Diane Guerrero has signed on to the upcoming “Doom Patrol” series at the DC streaming service, DC Universe. The live-action series … More
Priyanka Chopra in Talks to Join ‘Cowboy Ninja Viking’
‘Priyanka Chopra is in talks to join Universal’s adaptation of “Cowboy Ninja Viking” starring Chris Pratt. The role was one of the … More
LaToya Morgan Developing Hugh Howey’s ‘Wool’ for AMC TV Series
‘LaToya Morgan is developing a TV series at AMC based on Hugh Howey’s “Wool,” as revealed by Variety. Originally released … More
Amazon Greenlights Blossom Films ‘The Expatriates’ by Janice Y.K Lee
‘Amazon Studios has greenlit new drama “The Expatriates” from Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films. “The Expatriates” is based on the best-selling novel … More
b2s pick: Satania
BOOK 2 SCREEN PICK Satania by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoet (NBM, 2017 English Edition) Summary: Charlotte – aka Charlie – a … More
Sundance Now Acquires Helen FitzGerald ‘The Cry’ For U.S. SVOD
‘AMC Networks’ Sundance has acquired “The Cry” for the Sundance Now streaming service. Starring Jenna Coleman (“Victoria”), the four-part series will play on the Sundance linear … More
Canal+ Buys ‘Catch-22’ Rights for France
‘Paramount has sold anticipated six-part mini Catch-22 to Canal+ in France. Based on the celebrated novel of the same name written by Joseph Heller, … More
Netflix Greenlights ‘Madam C.J. Walker’ From Octavia Spencer and LeBron James
‘Netflix has given the green light to Madam C.J. Walker, an eight-episode limited series starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Octavia Spencer and executive … More
‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Premiere Date Announced
Series creator/EP Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has announced that ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ will drop on Netflix on October 26th! View this … More
Frank Miller Regains TV & Film Rights for ‘Sin City’
‘Frank Miller has regained the rights to film and TV adaptations of Sin City, the noir comic book he created in … More
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