‘Legendary Television has signed a two-year overall deal with comics creators Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction’s Milkfed Criminal Masterminds. … More
Category: Deals
Topic Studios Buys Rights to Rachel Lyon’s ‘Self-Portrait With Boy’
‘Topic Studios (“Leave No Trace”) has bought rights to Rachel Lyon’s debut novel “Self-Portrait With Boy” and plans to develop … More
Paper Kite Productions Options Rebecca Makkai’s ‘The Great Believers’
‘Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions has come aboard to option rights to Rebecca Makkai’s 2018 novel The Great Believers, set … More
Jonathan Entwistle Picks Up 2nd Charles Forsman Comic ‘I Am Not Okay With This’
‘Jonathan Entwistle is taking another series of Charles Forsman comics, which channel the teenage ethos, I Am Not Okay With … More
NBC Developing ‘Blacksmith’ by Malik Evans and Richard Sparkman
‘NBC has put in development drama Blacksmith based on the graphic novel by Malik Evans and Richard Sparkman, from feature … More
Michael Sucsy Options Peter Radar’s Playing to the Gods
‘Grey Gardens writer-director Michael Sucsy has formed his HungryDuck production shingle by optioning Peter Radar’s Simon & Schuster novel Playing … More
Jean-Marc Vallée Signs Up for Zack McDermott ‘Gorilla And The Bird’
‘Jean-Marc Vallée has lined up yet another HBO project. Vallée has signed on to direct and executive produce the limited … More
Fox 2000 + 21 Laps Acquires Rights to ‘Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are Terrifying’ by Alice Sola Kim
‘In a bidding battle between multiple studios, Fox 2000 and 21 Laps have acquired feature rights to Mothers, Lock Up … More
TBS Putting into Development ‘Strange Times’ by Tom DeLonge
‘TBS has put in development Strange Times, based on Tom DeLonge’s graphic novel and book series, as a potential adult … More
Andrew Latham Signs Up for David Arnold’s ‘The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik’
The Glass Castle and Just Mercy screenwriter Andrew Lanham is adapting David Arnold’s novel The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik … More
Netflix Announces New ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Anime
‘Netflix’s new Ghost in the Shell series, this one featuring a Japanese 3D computer graphics-rendered main character, is set to … More
Lionsgate + Freedom Road Acquire Rights to Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’
‘Lionsgate and Common’s Freedom Road Productions have acquired the rights to Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo’, the … More
Made Up Stories Acquires Film Rights to JoAnn Chaney’s ‘As Long As We Both Shall Live’
‘Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories has acquired film rights to As Long As We Both Shall Live, the upcoming JoAnn … More
Brian K. Vaughan Inks 3-Year Deal with Legendary
‘Bestselling and award-winning comic book creator, television and film writer Brian K. Vaughan has signed a three-year overall deal with … More
BBC Developing David Burke’s ‘The Spy Who Came in From The Co-Op’
‘The BBC loves a spy drama from The Night Manager to London Spy and Phoebe Waller-Bridge acquisition Killing Eve. It … More
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