‘Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has come on board “Storm Boy,” a multi-generational Australian drama starring Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney (“Suicide Squad”). The … More
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Amy Seimetz lands female lead in ‘Pet Semetary’
‘Alien: Covenant‘s Amy Seimetz has landed the female lead opposite Jason Clarke and John Lithgow in Pet Sematary, Paramount Pictures’ remake of the 1989 horror film based … More
First-Look at HBO’s ‘Watchmen’
Hollywood Pipeline managed to get some snaps of filming for the HBO adaptation (or remix) of ‘Watchmen’. You can view … More
Orlando Bloom, Freida Pinto, Leslie Odom Jr., and Cynthia Erivo set to star in ‘Needle in a Timestack’
‘Orlando Bloom, Freida Pinto, Leslie Odom Jr., and Cynthia Erivo will star in John Ridley’s time-travel drama “Needle in a … More
Adrian Holmes to co-star in ‘V-Wars’
‘Adrian Holmes (Arrow) is set to co-star opposite Ian Somerhalder in Netflix’s upcoming vampire drama V-Wars. In addition, Jacky Lai (Beyond) has booked a key role … More
LuckyChap Ent, Automatik and Good Films option Firefighters from Jaime Lowe’s NYT Piece
‘LuckyChap Entertainment and Automatik have teamed with Good Films to option Firefighters, based on Jaime Lowe’s New York Times Magazine article The Incarcerated … More
Cory Hardrict joins WWII Pic ‘The Oupost’
‘“American Sniper” and “Edge of Tomorrow” actor Cory Hardrict is set to join Scott Eastwood and Orlando Bloom in the … More
David Nicholls on the Adaptation Process of Edward St. Aubyn’s works for “Patrick Melrose”
At Variety, David Nicholls talk about his adaptation of Edward St. Aubyn’s semi-autobiographical novels for the new Showtime limited series … More
Keshet Int’l and HBO option ‘Rise and Kill First’ by Ronen Bergman
‘Israeli producer Keshet International has teamed with HBO to option the bestselling Ronen Bergman book Rise And Kill First: The Secret History Of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations (Random … More
SunnyMarch options ‘The Gender Games’ by Juno Dawson
‘TV rights to Juno Dawson’s memoir The Gender Games (Two Roads) have been optioned by Benedict Cumberbatch’s production outfit SunnyMarch. The company, co-run … More
‘Widows’ Trailer
Based on the novel of the same name by Lynda La Plante (Time Warner, 1995). Adapted by Gillian Flynn and … More
Sony Pulls ‘Silver and Black’ Off Current Slate
‘Sony has pulled the Spider-Man spinoff “Silver and Black” off its release schedule and is looking for a new date, the … More
b2s pick: Sabrina by Nick Drnaso
Book 2 Screen Pick Sabrina by Nick Drnaso (Granta, 2018) Summary: When Sabrina disappears, an airman in the U.S. Air Force is drawn … More
B2S Book Club June Pick: On Chesil Beach
It’s our monthly B2S Book Club, where we discuss a recent film adaptation and the book it’s based on! The … More
‘The Rook’ Behind-The-Scenes Shake Up
‘There is change at the helm of Starz’s upcoming spy thriller series The Rook, from Lionsgate and Liberty Global. Lisa Zwerling (Betrayal) and Karyn Usher(Bones) have … More
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