EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros and DC Entertainment have chosen Cathy Yan to be the director of an untitled girl gang movie, likely the next superhero film to be graced by Suicide Squad scene-stealer Harley Quinn, in the form of Margot Robbie. A deal has to be completed, but it is expected that Yan will become the third…

Deadline has confirmed that Transformers spinoff Bumblebee screenwriter Christina Hodson is now working on Warner Bros./DC’s Batgirl feature, a project last year that Joss Whedon was attached to write, but then stepped away from. The story will revolve around Barbara Gordon, who is the daughter of Gotham Police…

EXCLUSIVE: If you’re a studio not named Disney, you never have enough branded film franchises. They are hard to hatch, but they are the life blood of studios trying to change their station on a global scale. Paramount is sure trying to hatch one with the Ology series of 13 books: the studio has some of the top…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is getting closer to liftoff on Bumblebee, the first spinoff of its billion dollar Transformers franchise, this one based on a popular character in the series. The studio finally has a script it’s sweet on, and will shortly go out to directors. This comes after Paramount and Michael Bay…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures and Michael Bay have added the first two female screenwriters to the brain trust of writers who'll hatch Transformers sequels, prequels and spinoffs under the supervision of Akiva Goldsman. Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer have both joined the group that will help craft ideas to expand th…

Sony has acquired The Eden Project, a female-centric spec script by Christina Hodson. The principals are mum on plot details, but it is described as a sci-fi actioner revolving around two women.