EXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter Janine Eser (Fanie Fourie's Lobola) has been brought on to adapt the screenplay to Trevor Noah's bestselling memoir, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, which has Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o attached to star. Liesl Tommy, the director behind the upcoming Jennifer…

The Daily Show host Trevor Noah has signed a long-term deal with Viacom for his Day Zero Productions to create TV, movie, digital and shortform projects. Under the strategic partnership, the Comedy Central parent also will invest in Day Zero. First up is a previou Paramount Players feature adaptation Noah's memoir, Bor…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o, currently starring as Nakia in Disney/Marvel’s record-smashing, watershed hit Black Panther, has signed on to star in Born a Crime, the film adaptation of The Daily Show host Trevor Noah's bestselling debut autobiography Born a Crime: Stories from a South African…

Imprint Spiegel & Grau, publisher of Trevor Noah's debut memoir Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, has bought Noah's untitled follow-up memoir in a pre-emptive bid. The new book, which will be published by Random House on November 13, will pick up where Born a Crime ends, following Noah's journey…