Latest in Acquisitions

UPDATED with more details: ViacomCBS has struck a deal to acquire Some Good News, the digital series created and hosted by John Krasinski during the COVID-19 shutdown. Under terms of the deal, the series format and short-form content will appear across a number of Viacom and CBS properties, as a regular on CBS All Acce…

Fox Nation, the on demand subscription-based streamer, will roll out a new slate of adventure programming for the month of June including the entire series run of A&E’s Duck Dynasty. Duck Dynasty follows the Robertson family who skyrocketed to fame with their family-owned business, Duck Commander. The first six…

Saban Films has secured North American rights to Alex McAulay's directorial debut Don't Tell a Soul, a thriller starring Jack Dylan Grazer (Shazam!), Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), Mena Suvari (American Beauty), and Rainn Wilson (The Office). The Unbridled Films and Mangano Movies & Media film follows two young brothers…

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has acquired Armored, a film adaptation of the new audio book written by Mark Greaney, who’s best known for writing the Gray Man bestsellers and who is also co-author of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan novels. Michael Bay is producing through his new deal at Sony Pictures along with Erwin Stoff of 3…

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to the Ciro Guerra-directed feature, Waiting for the Barbarians, which stars Oscar winner Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), Oscar nominee Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean franchise), newly minted Batman Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse), Gana…

EXCLUSIVE: PG: Psycho Goreman, the horror comedy that had been bound for the Midnight section at SXSW before the festival was shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, has been acquired by RLJE Films and Shudder. RLJE Films is planning a late 2020 theatrical release, while Shudder will premiere the film on its…

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has optioned the Lev Rosen YA novel Camp and will turn it into a feature film. Dan Jinks will produce through his Dan Jinks Company. Script will be written by Kit Williamson, the creator, director and star of the Emmy-nominated LGBTQ series EastSiders, which recently premiered its fourth and final…

Australian theme park and movie theater operator Village Roadshow said Monday it’s agreed to exclusive takeover talks with BGH Capital after the private equity firm offered to buy it for $465 million – or about $2.40 a share – its second offer, and a lower one. The company said BGH will have four weeks to review its…

Gravitas Ventures has secured the North American distribution rights to Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story, a feature docu directed by Ron Cicero and Kimo Easterwood. It premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and will release in theaters and on-demand sometime in August. The doc offers a…

NBC is expanding its medical drama series programming lineup with hit Canadian series Transplant. The network has acquired the 13-episode first season of the medical drama, which is currently airing on Canada’s CTV network. A premiere date will be announced later. The move continues a network trend of acquiring…

EXCLUSIVE: In a seven-figure deal, Netflix has acquired Our Man From Jersey, a star vehicle for Mark Wahlberg that will be scripted by Safe House writer David Guggenheim. Described as a blue collar 007, the film will be produced by Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson, who hatched the idea. Deals are being wrapped up…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has nabbed the worldwide distribution rights to aTypical Wednesday, dark comedy written, directing, and starring J Lee (The Orville). The film, which also stars Seth Green, Michael Ealy, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Michael Mosley, Kelen Coleman, Bresha Webb, and Cooper Friedman, is set to be…