‘Apple has assembled a star-studded cast for its Octavia Spencer series Are You Sleeping, from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and the scripted drama … More
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Ewan McGregor cast as the lead in Stephen King’s ‘Doctor Sleep’
‘Ewan McGregor has been cast as adult Danny Torrance in “Doctor Sleep,” Variety confirms. The movie is adapted from Stephen King’s sequel … More
Trailer for Ian McEwan’s ‘The Children Act’
The Children Act, the legal drama starring Oscar winner Emma Thompson as a judge who, in the midst of a … More
Beano Studios teams up with Lime Pictures to Develop ‘Minnie the Minx’ Series
‘Minnie The Minx, the classic British comic book character, is to get her first starring TV role after Beano Studios teamed up … More
Disney Previews Adaptations at Annecy: The Rocketeer and 101 Dalmatian Street
‘Among a series of announcements at Annecy, Disney updated on two adaptation- a new “Rocketeer” project had been rumored for … More
Netflix Announces Hilda’s Series Date
‘At its first Annecy presentation ever, Netflix announced the upcoming Hilda, based on the books by Luke Pearson and directed by … More
FX Adapting Victor LaValle’s ‘The Changeling’ For TV
‘After a competitive situation with multiple outlets bidding, the cable network, FX, is adapting Victor LaValle’s 2017 novel, The Changeling, for TV. … More
Upcoming ‘David Copperfield’ film finalises cast with Gwendoline Christie, Benedict Wong, and Paul Whitehouse
‘Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History Of David Copperfield has finalised its cast ahead of principal photography, which kicks off today … More
Amazon straight-to-series for ‘Modern Love’ Anthology Series Based on NYT Column
‘Amazon Studios has given a straight-to-series order to Modern Love, a half-hour romantic comedy anthology series based on the popular New York Times … More
Julia Roberts to produce and star in Amazon’s drama of Chris Cleave’s ‘Little Bee’
‘Julia Roberts has come on board to produce and star in a feature drama based on Chris Cleave’s novel, “Little … More
Media Rights Capital Options the Rights to Stephen King’s ‘The Outsider’
‘Media Rights Capital is back in business with Stephen King, its partner on The Dark Tower. MRC has optioned the Stephen King #1 … More
Amazon Prime Trailer for ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’
A new first look at Amazon’s new “Jack Ryan” series with John Krasinski. Based on Tom Clancy’s novels, Krasinski is the latest … More
FremantleMedia X Random House team up with Brandon Sanderson to Develop ‘Dark One’ as Multi-Media Project
‘FremantleMedia North America, along with Random House Studio, has partnered with best-selling fantasy novelist Brandon Sanderson for an ambitious, multi-media collaboration. It … More
Camrus Johnson cast in ‘The Sun Is Also A Star’
‘Camrus Johnson (There’s Johnny) is set to star opposite Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton in The Sun Is Also A Star for Warner Bros/MGM. Based on Nicola Yoon’s New York Times best-seller, the … More
Loren Dean joins Clint Eastwood’s ‘The Mule’
‘Loren Dean is joining Clint Eastwood’s next film The Mule as a DEA agent in the film which Eastwood will be producing, directing, and … More