Chinonye Chukwu Directing Elaine Brown’s Memoir ‘A Taste of Power’

‘Chinonye Chukwu is attached to direct an adaptation of former Black Panther leader Elaine Brown’s memoir, A Taste of Power.…

Lorraine Toussaint Joins Gloria Steinem Biopic

‘Lorraine Toussaint, who currently stars in AMC’s Into the Badlands, has been cast as the feminist, civil rights advocate and…

‘USA Network has picked up to series its drama pilot Dare Me, from Universal Cable Prods. in association with Petter…

‘Netflix has come out on top in a red-hot auction for the film version of J.D. Vance’s lauded bestseller Hillbilly…

‘George & George, the production company run by Joanna Scanlan and Vicki Pepperdine in association with Alan Partridge producer Baby…

‘Ahead of its premiere tonight at Sundance, the Rashid Johnson-directed Native Son has sold to HBO in the first splashy…

The just-released trailer for The Umbrella Academy series shows Netflix is still very much in the superhero business and is, in fact, elevating its…

Our February Books 2 Screen pick is, If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin (1994, Penguin). You can listen…

‘Sun Records alum Dustin Ingram has been tapped for a key recurring role on Watchmen, HBO’s upcoming drama series from…

‘Rialto Pictures has acquired rights to Yardie, the film that marks the directorial debut of Idris Elba. The company has…

‘Oscar Isaac is in negotiations to join the cast of Dune, Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic. Deadline…

‘Waterman Entertainment has acquired rights to The Billionaire’s Curse, an Australian children’s book series by Richard Newsome. Plans are in…

‘In a competitive situation with several companies pursuing, Entertainment One has acquired the TV rights to Jenny Lee’s upcoming YA…

‘As usual, the CW made the bulk of its pilot pickups in one fell swoop, and the network is betting heavily on…

‘It’s being described as Sons of Anarchy meets True Blood. Two USA Today bestselling, self-published paranormal romance books — Kade’s…