Book 2 Screen Pick Luisa by Carole Maurel (2018, Humanoids) Summary: At 32, Luisa encounters her 15-year-old self in this sensitive,…
Yetide Badaki Launches IndieGoGo Campaign for New ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Adaptation
‘American Gods actress Yetide Badaki is looking to do something different with Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. She recently launched a fundraising campaign for a…
Deborah Ellis’s ‘The Breadwinner’ Picks Up 3 Awards at Annecy
‘The Breadwinner picked up the jury award and the audience award in the competition section, as well as the best…
Alfie Allen cast in ‘How to Build a Girl’
‘Alfie Allen has been cast in How To Build A Girl, starring opposite Beanie Feldstein in the Coky Giedroyc-directed film. Feldstein…
Fitzgerald’s ‘Tender Is The Night’ optioned by Playground Ent
‘F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender Is The Night is heading to the small screen after Colin Callender’s Playground Entertainment optioned the…
Hyde Park Ent Acquires Rights to ‘Fordlandia’ by Greg Grandin with Werner Herzog To Direct
‘Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group has acquired the rights to Greg Grandin’s nonfiction book Fordlandia to develop as a…
Peter Outerbridge cast in ‘V-Wars’
‘Zoo alum Peter Outerbridge is set as a series regular opposite Ian Somerhalder and Adrian Holmes in Netflix’s upcoming vampire drama V-Wars, based on Jonathan Maberry’s bestselling book,…
‘How Far We Fall’ by Jane Shemilt optioned by Twelve Town
‘Jane Shemilt’s third novel, How Far We Fall (Michael Joseph), has been snapped up for development as a TV…
Entertainment One Acquires TV Rights to ‘They Came to Baghdad’ by Agatha Christie
‘Entertainment One has acquired TV rights for adventure novel “They Came to Baghdad” by Agatha Christie. Carolyn Newman and Polly Williams…
Kenneth Lonergan on Howard’s End Adaptation
‘The 55-year-old New Yorker, Kenneth Lonergan, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the unique problems of retelling Howards End. In the past…
‘Conquistador’ by Buddy Levy optioned by Overbrook and MOTOR
‘Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs by Buddy Levy has been optioned by OverbrookEntertainment and Don…
Hannah Begbie’s ‘Mother’ acquired by Clerkenwell Films
‘TV rights for former agent Hannah Begbie’s debut Mother have been sold to Clerkenwell Films following a four-way auction. The…
Noel Fisher cast in ‘Castle Rock’
‘Shameless alum Noel Fisher has booked a recurring role in Hulu’s upcoming psychological-horror drama series Castle Rock from J.J. Abrams and Stephen King. Set in…
New Anime Series ‘Butt Detective’ based on Picture Books Series
‘Oshiri Tantei (Butt Detective), an anime series based on a series of popular picture books, premiered on Japan’s NHK Educational TV…
Harrison Osterfield Cast in Hulu’s ‘Catch-22’
‘Harrison Osterfield is set for a key role in Catch-22, Hulu’s high-profile limited series directed by George Clooney. Written by Luke Davies…
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