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Paramount Players Buys Justin A. Reynolds ‘Opposite of Always’
‘Paramount Players has closed a deal for the Justin A. Reynolds YA novel Opposite Of Always. The film will be…
Pitch Perfect Options ‘Conan Doyle for the Defense’
‘Conan Doyle for the Defense — a true crime story with the famous detective novelist at the center — has…
Idris Elba in Negotations to Join ‘Mouse Guard’
‘Idris Elba is in final negotiations to star in Mouse Guard, Fox’s adaptation of the Boom! Studios comic being directed…
Focus Features Emma Adds Bill Nighy & Callum Turner
‘Focus Features’ Emma adaptation has added Bill Nighy and Fantastic Beasts actor Callum Turner as it heads into production this…
Netflix Doing a Modern Take on Dumas’s ‘The Three Musketeers’
‘Netflix has picked up a pitch from Harrison Query for a modern take on Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure tale The…
Amazon Casts Lead for Stephen King’s ‘The Dark Tower’
‘Amazon’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower book series has found its Gunslinger. Sam Strike (Nightflyers) has been cast…
Hulu Cast’s 6 More For ‘Looking For Alaska’
‘Denny Love (Empire), Jay Lee (American Vandal), Sofia Vassilieva (Supergirl), Landry Bender (Best Friends Whenever), Uriah Shelton (The Glades) and…
Steve Zaillian Adapting Patricia Highsmith’s ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’
‘The hot package that has several networks salivating is a series that Oscar-winning screenwriter Steve Zaillian will write and direct…
Jaeden Martell will Co-Star in Apple’s ‘Defending Jacob’
‘Apple’s Chris Evans-led series Defending Jacob has found its title character. It star Jaeden Martell will star opposite Evans in…
Netflix 6-Ep Order for ‘The Queen’s Gambit’
‘Netflix has ordered six episodes of The Queen’s Gambit, a limited series based on Walter Tevis’ novel from two-time Oscar…
Twentish Television Wins Rights to Esi Edugyan’s ‘Washington Black’
‘Twentieth Television, in conjunction with Sterling K. Brown’s Indian Meadows Productions, Anthony Hemingway Productions and The Gotham Group, has won…
Emily Blunt is in Talks to Star in ‘Not Fade Away’
‘Emily Blunt is in talks to star in Not Fade Away, a feature from Annapurna Pictures that has David O.…
Stormzy to Star in Adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s ‘Noughts and Crosses’
‘“Noughts and Crosses” just added another musical heavy hitter with grime supremo Stormzy set to star in the adaptation of…
GKIDS Pick Up North America Distribution for ‘Children of the Sea’
‘Indie distributor GKIDS has acquired North American distribution rights to the animated feature Children of the Sea, an adaptation from…
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