Tika Sumpter, Ben Tavassoli and Jamie Lee Curtis have been set to star in The Pages, a political thriller written and being directed by Joe Chappelle. Chappelle and Colleen Griffen’s CorradoMooncoin is producing the pic, which beings principal photography this week in the pair’s hometown of Chicago. The plot centers…

Reza Tabrizi is succeeding his mentor Joe Chappelle as executive producer/director on Chicago Fire. As I previously reported, Tabrizi had been in talks for the job, and his deal has now closed. Meanwhile, actor-turned-director Eriq La Salle, who has been directing episodes of both Fire and Chicago P.D. is set as…

EXCLUSIVE: There are changes in the upper ranks of two Chicago series. Chicago Fire co-creator/executive producer/co-showrunner Michael Brandt is leaving, along with the series’ executive producer/director Joe Chappelle. Over at Chicago P.D., departing is executive producer/director Mark Tinker. That follows the…

Chicago Fire executive producer-director Joe Chappelle has signed an overall with the companies behind the successful NBC drama series, Dick Wolf’s Wolf Films and Universal TV. Chappelle has emerged as one of the key auspices of the Chicago Fire franchise. He has served as executive producer and director on the…