‘Ewan McGregor is joining Warner Bros./DC’s Birds of Prey as its villain Black Mask. Black Mask is a Gotham City mob boss aka Roman…
First Images of BBC & Netflix ‘Watership Down’
‘A Private War star Rosamund Pike, Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi, Crazy Rich Asians’ Gemma Chan and Kingsman’s Taron Egerton have joined the voice cast of the BBC and Netflix’s adaptation of Watership…
Anna David’s ‘Party Girl’ Optioned
‘Anna David’s novel Party Girl has been acquired by Niels Juul, an exec producer on Martin Scorsese’s Silence and The Irishman. The novel centers around…
Jerry O’Connell & Celia Weston Join Adaptation of ‘The Secret’
‘Veteran stars Jerry O’Connell (Billions, Sliders) and Celia Weston (The Intern, Dead Man Walking) have signed on to appear alongside Katie Holmes and…
Virginia Madsen Cast as Regular in DC Universe’s ‘Swamp Thing’
‘Virginia Madsen is set as a key series regular opposite Crystal Reed in Swamp Thing, the upcoming streaming drama series based…
Disney Hire’s Malcolm Spellman to Develop Series for Winter Solider/The Falcon
‘Disney’s upcoming streaming service is ramping up its content creation, with Empire writer/executive producer Malcolm Spellman hired to pen a potential limited series…
Netflix Releases First Look at Henry Cavill in ‘The Witcher’
‘Netflix has released a first look at Henry Cavill in character as Geralt of Rivia as production gets underway in Hungary on the…
Blue Fox Ent Picks Up Rights to ‘Saving Zoe’
‘Blue Fox Entertainment has taken worldwide sales rights to teen thriller Saving Zoe, while also picking up domestic distribution rights. The…
Second ‘Boy Erased’ Trailer Ahead of Release
Focus Features released the second official trailer for Boy Erased. The film is based on Garrard Conley’s memoir of the same name…
Hulu’s ‘Looking for Alaska’ Casts Leads with Kristine Froseth & Charlie Plummer
‘Hulu’s limited series Looking for Alaska has cast its two lead roles, with Kristine Froseth as the title character and Charlie Plummer as…
Jeff Davis Developing Dean Koontz ‘Strangers’ at Fox
‘The Dean Koontz novel “Strangers” is in development as a one-hour drama at Fox that hails from Jeff Davis. “Strangers”…
Lantern Entertainment Partners with MGM for ‘The Boys in the Boat’
‘In the first development deal Lantern Entertainment has made since acquiring the assets of The Weinstein Company in bankruptcy, Lantern has partnered with MGM to…
First Look at ‘Dirt Music’
‘Here’s a racy first look at Garrett Hedlund (Mudbound) and Kelly Macdonald (No Country For Old Men) in Oz-UK drama Dirt Music. Shoot began last…
Good Deed Ent. Buys North American Rights ‘Tell It to the Bees’
‘London-based sales and financing house Film Constellation has sold North American rights for Annabel Jankel’s “Tell It to the Bees,”…
BBC America Developing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Series
‘BBC America has greenlighted a new scripted series. The network home to Killing Eve has ordered a new drama, The Watch, based on Sir…
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