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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has greenlighted Shadow and Bone, an eight-episode series based on Leigh Bardugo’s bestselling Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows Grishaverse fantasy novels, from Eric Heisserer, writer of Netflix’s smash hit feature Bird Box, and Shawn Levy, executive producer of the Internet network’s mega hit…

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu is in early development on a series based onSimultaneous, a short story by Arrival and Bird Box screenwriter Eric Heisserer. We hear the streaming company struck a six-figure penalty deal in order to pick up the project, which is described as a cerebral detective thriller involving regenerative past…

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has closed a deal with Vin Diesel to star in the studio’s sci-fi/action movie Bloodshot, an adaptation of the Valiant comic book series. Dave Wilson, the longtime collaborator of Deadpool and the upcoming Terminator reboot helmer Tim Miller and creative director at their Blur Studios, is…

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television will be honoring Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer (Arrival), Annie Award-nominated animator Erick Oh (Finding Dory) and director Reed Morano (The Handmaid's Tale) will be honored at its 26th Annual Film Festival, This year, the festival takes place…

Film and TV production and finance veterans Erin Eggers, Chase Hudson and Matthew Porter have launched Penchant Entertainment. The plan is to produce 2-3 feature films per year for multiple platforms, and 2-4 scripted TV projects for network and non-traditional outlets. The first TV project on the slate is The Scrawl…

A screenwriter with an interest in genre storytelling, previously known for various outings in the horror genre, Eric Heisserer fought a lengthy uphill battle in pitching a film based on Ted Chiang’s short story, “Story of Your Life”, before director Denis Villeneuve came to the helm. With the acclaimed, intellectual…

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Young has been set to direct Extinction, the sci-fi thriller/drama that has James McAvoy circling for Good Universe and Mandeville Films. It is a big step up for Young, whose creepy kidnap tale Hounds Of Love made a big stir at its premiere at Venice (where UTA signed him) and has gotten him compared to…

This year’s Blood List has named the 13 best genre scripts around town, and in its sixth year the annual screenplay contest is expanding its scope to include hot books, TV pilots, and young scribes ripe for signing. Taking top honors in 2014 is sci-fi thriller Bird Box from The Thing and Final Destination 5 scribe Eric…

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has just made a pre-emptive acquisition of Understand, a sci-fi spec script by Eric Heisserer that is based on a short story by Ted Chiang. 21 Laps will produce. Deal comes after the record-breaking Cannes deal Paramount made to acquire North American and China rights to Story of Your Life, also a…