‘PBS Masterpiece and British broadcaster ITV have teamed up to bring Jane Austen’s unfinished final novel Sanditon to television. The broadcasters have partnered on … More
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Atlas and LuckyChap Entertainment Option Film Rights to ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’ by Ottessa Moshfegh
‘Atlas Entertainment and LuckyChap Entertainment have optioned the film rights to My Year of Rest and Relaxation by PEN Award-winning author Ottessa Moshfegh. The book gets … More
Studiocanal Handling Wordwide Sales for Adaptation of Jessica Koch’s ‘So Near The Horizon’
‘Studiocanal is to handle world sales on Tim Trachte’s adaptation of Jessica Koch’s debut autobiographical novel So Near The Horizon … More
Italian Distributor Vision Reveal Adaptation of Roberto Salviano ‘La Paranza Dei Bambini’
‘Italian distributor Vision, the potent collaboration between Sky Italia and leading local producers Cattleya, Wildside, Lucisano Media Group, Palomar and … More
BBC Two orders adaptation of Adam Kay’s ‘This is Going to Hurt’
‘BBC Two has ordered an adaptation of This is Going to Hurt, a funny medical memoir from former junior doctor … More
BBC Acquires 51% Stake in Lookout Point Producers of ‘War and Peace and ‘Ripper Street’
‘The BBC’s production and distribution arm has acquired the 51% it did not already own in Lookout Point, the U.K.-based drama … More
GKids + StudioCanal Enlist British Talent for English-Language Version of ‘The Big Bad Fox’
‘Gkids and Studiocanal have enlisted a host of Brit actors to voice the English-language version of animated family feature The Big Bad Fox And Other … More
Sony Moves Tom Hanks ‘Greyhound’ to March 2019 Release
‘Sony has shifted next year’s release of Tom Hanks’ World War II drama Greyhound from Feb. 8 to March 22. … More
Sky One Commission Tiger Aspect for ‘Aliens Love Underpants’ Adaptations
‘Tiger Aspect Productions has been commissioned to produce a thirty-minute Aliens Love Underpants and Christmas special for the flagship channel … More
Sony Grabs Film Rights to ‘Skyward’ Comic Series
‘Sony Pictures has preemptively landed the film rights to Joe Henderson’s comic series “Skyward,” with Henderson adapting and “Rampage” director … More
Innis Lake Entertainment Option Film & TV Rights to John Verdon’s ‘Dave Gurney’ Series
‘Toronto-based production company Innis Lake Entertainment has optioned the film and television rights to John Verdon’s “Dave Gurney” mystery book series. Richard Wernham … More
Matt Damon looking to star in John Krasinki’s ‘The King of Oil’ Adaptation
‘Matt Damon is in the early stages of attaching to star as the fugitive billionaire commodities trader Marc Rich in The King of Oil. Universal … More
Legendary Acquires Film Rights to ‘Animosity’ Comic
‘Legendary Entertainment has acquired the worldwide film rights to Animosity, an AfterShock comic survival story about an 11-year-old girl who … More
Martellus Bennett ‘A.J.’ Kids Series Released as Animated Series Next Month
‘Former National Football League Pro Bowl tight end Martellus Bennett retired recently from the violent world of pro football. Now he’s focusing … More
Sony Moving Forward with Superhero ‘Faith’ Adaptation with Maria Melnik to Adapt
‘Sony Pictures is moving forward with a live action adaptation of the Valiant Comics superhero story Faith, and the studio has hired American Gods scribe, Maria … More
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