EXCLUSIVE: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment will finance and produce Picking Cotton, and the company has set Jessica Sanders to direct a David Birke & Tony Mosher-scripted adaptation of the bestselling memoir by Ronald Cotton, Jennifer Thompson and Erin Torneo.

Sidney Kimmel, SKE president John Penotti and Sanders will…

The story of the successful rescue of the Thai soccer team trapped in a flooded underground cave is a hot commodity in Hollywood, but Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu says he is determined to bring authenticity and respect to the story.

Chu is attached to direct a film based on the news story that has captivated t…

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