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AMC Adapting Novella ‘Sorcerers’ From Maurice Broaddus, Otis Whitaker And Jim Mahfood Into Series
EXCLUSIVE: AMC has optioned the rights to Sorcerers, a novella by co-writers Maurice Broaddus and Otis Whitaker and featuring illustrations by internationally renowned artist Jim Mahfood, with plans to adapt it into a series.
The short story is a psychedelic urban fantasy about a 30-year-old man from Harlem who comes…
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‘Aladdin”s Naomi Scott To Star Opposite Anthony Ramos in Amblin’s ‘Distant’
EXCLUSIVE: Naomi Scott, who had a breakout performance as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin, is set to co-star with Hamilton star Anthony Ramos in Amblin Partners' upcoming comedic sci-fi film Distant. Scott joins the film after the withdrawal of Rachel Brosnahan, who had to part ways with the project due to…
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‘The Kissing Booth’ Star Joey King Turns Assassin Opposite Brad Pitt in Sony’s ‘Bullet Train’
EXCLUSIVE: The Kissing Booth’s Joey King is in negotiations to star opposite Brad Pitt in the action-thriller Bullet Train for Sony Pictures.
Hobbs & Shaw director David Leitch will direct and also supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz. The film has been moving at light speed since Leitch…
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Taps Homeboy Industries As 2020 Humanitarian Recipient
Homeboy Industries has been chosen as The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation as the 2020 Humanitarian Prize recipient and will receive $2.5 million in unrestricted funding. As the world's largest annual humanitarian award, the Prize is presented to a nonprofit organization judged to have made extraordinary contributions…
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Jason Bateman In Talks To Direct Netflix Heist Pic ‘Here Comes The Flood’
EXCLUSIVE: After earning his third consecutive Emmy nomination earlier this week, Jason Bateman has now turned his sights on what comes after Ozark finishes shooting its final season, and he may have found his next project. We are hearing Bateman is in early negotiations to direct the Netflix heist pic Here Comes the F…
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Rooney Mara And Joaquin Phoenix To Exec Produce Documentary On Public Health
EXCLUSIVE: Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix have teamed up with Cowspiracy filmmaker Keegan Kuhn and BAFTA Award-winning director Alex Lockwood, to executive produce, The End of Medicine, a new feature-length documentary about zoonotic diseases, which threaten the health and lives of the entire human population.
The…
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Millie Bobby Brown To Star And Produce Netflix’s Adaptation of ‘The Girls I’ve Been’; Jason Bateman’s Aggregate Films Also Producing
EXCLUSIVE: Following the news of Ozark and Stranger Things each earning Emmy noms for Best Drama series, Netflix is looking to stay in business with the shows’ respective leads on a new film project. We are hearing Netflix is adapting Tess Sharpe's novel The Girls I’ve Been into a feature film with Millie Bobby Brown…
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Lionsgate And BuzzFeed Launch Motion Picture Partnership
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate and BuzzFeed are partnering on a new venture to develop, produce and distribute a multi-picture slate of socially relevant and high-concept feature films for global millennial and Gen Z audiences. As part of the partnership, Lionsgate will greenlight full-length feature films to be produced with…
CAA Furloughs 275 Employees And Lets Go Of 90 Agents & Executives In A Bombshell Move
CAA has dropped a bombshell today. The agency has confirmed rumors that it has let go of 90 agents and executives, and has furloughed 275 employees because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first layoff exercise that the agency has gone through, to this point, though technically the affected hourly employees…
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‘Lowriders’ Ricardo de Montreuil Signs On To Direct Social Thriller ‘Daniel’ For Producer Steven Schneider And Tetrad Studios
EXCLUSIVE: Mancora writer-director is set to direct and co-write the social thriller Daniel with first-time feature writer Owen Renfroe.
The story follows, Daniel, an unlicensed Latinx doctor who works for a dying billionaire on his private, remote estate. When he suddenly uncovers a sinister secret about his boss's…
LeBron James’ Agent Rich Paul Joins UTA’s Board of Directors
Rich Paul, CEO and founder of Klutch Sports Group, has been appointed to UTA’s Board of Directors. Paul also serves as Head of UTA Sports and is a UTA partner, roles he assumed in July 2019 after UTA took a significant stake in Klutch Sports Group.
Paul founded Klutch in 2012 and built it into a sports representation…
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‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Star Tony Revolori Signs With WME
EXCLUSIVE: Tony Revolori has signed with WME for representation.
He first came to the attention of audiences and critics with his breakout performance as Zero, the scene-stealing lobby boy in Wes Anderson's Oscar-winning The Grand Budapest Hotel. The film also starred Ralph Fiennes, Adrien Brody, Bill Murray and…
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