‘Fox has made its first pilot-to-series order of the upfront season with drama The Passage, starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar, from Liz Heldens, Matt Reeves, … More
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Ron Nyswaner first project in exclusive deal with FremantleMedia to be based on Louisa Luna’s ‘Two Girls Down’
‘Homeland executive producer Ron Nyswaner has signed a multi-year exclusive overall deal with FremantleMedia North America. His first project with the studio will be Bounty, … More
Hulu straight-to-series order for ‘Light as a Feather’ by Zoe Aarsen
‘Hulu has made a 10-episode straight-to-series order for Light as a Feather, from AwesomenessTV, Wattpad and Kelsey Grammer’s Grammnet (Girlfriends). The supernatural thriller is based on … More
Starz finalises cast for adaptation of ‘The Rook’ by Daniel O’Malley
‘Emma Greenwell (Love and Friendship, The Path) is set as the lead in Starz’s supernatural spy thriller series The Rook. Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck, Red … More
Voltage Pictures strikes deal for Anna Todd’s ‘After’ adaptation
‘Voltage Pictures has struck key pre-sales on After by Ann Todd, an adaptation of the YA publishing phenomenon that marks the first … More
Screen Media aquires North American rights to ‘Bel Canto’ by Ann Patchett
‘Screen Media has acquired North American rights to “Bel Canto,” Paul Weitz’s adaptation of the acclaimed Ann Patchett novel. The … More
‘The Child in Time’ gets picked up by Vision Films for Debut in China
‘Vision Films has picked up China rights to the upcoming “The Child In Time.” The film, about a writer dealing with the … More
Sky Italia is co-producing ‘Catch-22’ adaptation
‘Sky Italia is coming on board to co-produce the Catch-22 adaptation from George Clooney, who will executive produce, direct and co-star in … More
Naoki Kobayashi boards ‘The Earthquake Bird’ adaptation
‘Netflix and Scott Free Productions have set Naoki Kobayashi to fill out the lethal love triangle with Alicia Vikander and Riley Keough of The Earthquake Bird. Kobayashi will … More
Ewan McGregor to star in ‘The Cow and I’ English remake
‘Ewan McGregor will play a World War II prisoner of war who hatches a plan to use a cow to help … More
Film Mode Entertainment gets North American Home Ent rights for ‘Little Pink House’ by Jeff Benedict
‘Film Mode Entertainment has struck a deal with Samuel Goldwyn Films for North American home entertainment rights to Catherine Keener-starring drama Little Pink House. Writer-director … More
Greg Berlanti Options ‘The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue’ by Mackenzi Lee
‘Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions has optioned the young adult novel “The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue,” by Mackenzi Lee, for Warner … More
Two adaptations scheduled from Universal ‘The Turning’ and ‘A Dog’s Journey’
‘Universal has given release dates for three Amblin Partners pics: Dreamworks Pictures’ The Turning on Feb. 22 next year, Amblin’s A Dog’s Journey on Friday, May 17, 2019 … More
Martin Freeman Joins Diane Kruger in ‘The Operative’
‘Martin Freeman is set to star opposite Diane Kruger in The Operative, an international espionage thriller from writer-director Yuval Adler and … More
Felix Culpahas gets Simon Stone to adapt ‘Sweet Lamb of Heaven’ by Lydia Millet to Star Riley Keough
‘Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s production company Felix Culpahas set Australian filmmaker Simon Stone to adapt and direct Lydia Millet’s New York Times bestseller Sweet Lamb of … More
The Book to Screen Club 