With streamers already supplanting broadcasters as the top destination for original scripted programming, a 2020 writers strike may be the last nail in the coffin of scripted series’ dominance.
London-based sales agent Embankment Films has boarded world rights on Frankie, Anthony's Wonke’s (Ronaldo, Being AP) feature doc about horse racing star Frankie Dettori. The movie follows Dettorri over the course of one season and is currently in production. Producers are Nick Ryle, Pete Russell and Damien O'Donohoe…
Netflix has ordered a 10-episode fourth season of Atypical. It will be the final chapter for the critically praised series from creator/executive producer Robia Rashid and director/executive producer Seth Gordon. The renewal comes almost four months after the release of the show's third season. And the new fourth and…
Nickelodeon has ordered 13 half-hour episodes of Side Hustle, a new live-action multi-camera buddy comedy headlined by social media stars and real-life best friends Annie LeBlanc (Annie vs. Hayley) and Jayden Bartels (Coop & Cami Ask the World).
Created and executive produced by Dave Malkoff (Henry Danger, Sam & Cat, V…
Nina Yang Bongiovi, the producer behind critically acclaimed features such as Fruitvale Station and Sorry to Bother You and the Epix crime drama Godfather of Harlem, is collaborating with Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin and Gold House chairman Bing Chen to launch AUM Group, a multicultural film fund. Also on board for…
AGC International has closed a raft of pre-sales on Little America, the Sylvester Stallone-fronted sci-fi action-thriller they are producing with Balboa Productions.
Major territory deals have closed with Metropolitan in France, Leonine in Germany and Switzerland, Wild Bunch in Italy, and Sun Distribution for…
EXCLUSIVE: This month marks two years since the sudden tragic death of Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson, a two-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner noted for his work on Sicario, The Theory Of Everything and Arrival. To mark it, I invited some of his closest collaborators to share memories of the man and his…
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 950 points at the open today, erasing the index’s gains for the year, and showbiz stocks followed the broader market lower on jitters over the spread of the coronavirus, which has moved into Italy, South Korea and Iran.
The drop was expected as…
NEON has picked up world rights to Benjamin Ree's The Painter And The Thief, which won the world cinema documentary special jury prize at Sundance last month.
In the film, when two paintings by Czech naturalist Barbora Kysilkova are stolen from an Oslo art gallery, the thieves are quickly identified though the…
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Oscar-winner Caroline Link's feature adaptation of the novel by Judith Kerr, has been boarded for U.S. rights by Greenwich Entertainment.
German sales agent Beta Cinema brokered the deal at EFM. Pic was a local hit in German when it was released last year, grossing $5.8M.
The movie is a…
EXCLUSIVE: ITV has ordered a mystery thriller from Sophie Petzal, creator of breakout Irish drama Blood, and All3Media's West Road Pictures.
The British broadcaster has commissioned four-part series Hollington Drive, which focuses on the lives of two sisters, Theresa, and her older head teacher sibling, Helen, and a…
Disney has opened a pre-sale offer for subscriptions to its Disney+ streaming service in the UK and revealed which originals will be available at launch, although there's no word on its plan for The Simpsons.
The Hollywood studio is offering customers the chance to sign up to the service for £49.99 for a year, a…
The public memorial service for Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, is sold out, and those not holding a ticket are being told to stay away from the Staples Center arena where the “Celebration of Life” will be held Monday.
But those who didn’t get one of the coveted tickets can…
