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EXCLUSIVE:  Lionsgate has picked up an action comedy pitch from writers Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith and Mamrie Hart for Zoë Bell to direct, inspired by the stuntwoman’s viral short film Boss Bitch Fight Challenge.  The new project will be produced by Rob Tapert and Romel Adam alongside Rock Shaink and Dash Aiken for Romark…

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has put into development Misfit City, a series adaptation of the bestselling BOOM! Studios graphic novel series created by Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith & Kurt Lustgarten and illustrated by Naomi Franquiz. Popular writers Hannah Hafey and Kaitlin Smith will serve as creators and executive producers for the…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that a reboot of Blake Edwards hit 1979 comedy 10 is happening at Warner Bros. with Legally Blonde‘s Karen McCullah and Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith writing. Sue Kroll, through Kroll & Co. Entertainment's exclusive deal at the Burbank, CA studio, will produce alongside Jeff Nathanson. Julie Andr…

EXCLUSIVE: Aubrey Plaza will star in the Netflix movie Hope, directed by New Zealand duo Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami. Hope, whose plotline is under wraps, marks the second feature to be directed by van Beek and Sami following their female-driven comedy The Breaker Upperers, which they also co-wrote and starred…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has picked up Party Girls, an original pitch from the Legally Blonde screenwriting duo Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith and Karen McCullah, with Todd Garner attached to produce via his Broken Road Productions banner. Garner is the producer behind such films as Paul Blart: Mall Cop and its sequel, Scou…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has given a series order to Trinkets, based on Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith‘s young adult novel. Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool, Tragedy Girls), Kiana Madeira (The Flash, Sacred Lies) and Quintessa Swindell are set as the three female leads of the show from Viacom’s Awesomeness. Rounding out the cast are Larry…

EXCLUSIVE: MGM is near a deal with Reese Witherspoon to reprise her role as the precocious, idealistic Elle Woods in Legally Blonde 3, and they’ve brought back most of the creative team from the first film. The pic is coming together quickly. Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Karen McCullah, who adapted the Amanda Brown novel…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has hired Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith and Harper Dill to co-write an adaptation of the Sweet Valley High book series by Francine Pascal. Chernin Entertainment is producing. Sweet Valley High is a YA publishing phenomenon totaling over 600 books, and spawning spinoffs and a TV series. Known for…