STXfilms, Shekhar Kapur and Cliff Dorfman (Warrior) are developing a biopic based on the life of former President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Kapur, who directed Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age will direct from a screenplay being written…

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth helmer Shekhar Kapur has attached to direct Three Apples Fell From Heaven, a film based on the Micheline Aharonian Marcom novel adapted by Motorcycle Diaries writer José Rivera. The film is set in 1915-1917 as Turks slaughtered Armenians, and revolves around a young female refugee taken in by…

Elizabeth helmer Shekhar Kapur has been set to direct and is co-scripting a biopic about the young Bruce Lee. The $20M Little Dragon (working title) project is currently in pre-production and is planned as a U.S.-China-Hong Kong co-pro financed by Dadi Media Group, Beijing Golden World Pictures, Shanghai Longzhilin…

TNT’s new Bard-as-rock-star drama Will takes that “dusty thing in history books” called William Shakespeare and drags him “kicking and screaming” into this century, says Laurie Davidson, the just-graduating-from-school actor who plays the young playwright. Asked at TCA about his models for this Shakespearean…

Young British actor Laurie Davidson has landed the title role in Will, TNT’s drama pilot chronicling the 20s of William Shakespeare. Elizabeth helmer Shekhar Kapur is directing the pilot, which comes from Craig Pearce, the longtime writing partner of auteur filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. It tells the wild story of young…

David Ellender’s Slingshot Global Media is developing Cleopatra as a TV series with Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Elizabeth: The Golden Age) attached to write and direct. Slingshot Global will distribute the series. A search is underway for an actress to play the famous queen of ancient Egypt. The series will be a new…

EXCLUSIVE: Merlin star Bradley James has landed the title role in Damien, Lifetime’s straight-to-series drama follow-up to 20th Century Fox's classic horror film The Omen. In his TV directing debut, Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth) will helm and executive produce the first episode. Produced by Fox TV Studios, the…

Elizabeth director Shekhar Kapur will helm Tiger’s Curse, an epic adventure adapted from the best-selling YA novel series by Colleen Houck. Adding more YA juice to the project is The Vampire Diaries and The Originals creator Julie Plec, who adapted the tale of a girl with a powerful connection to a beautiful white…