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EXCLUSIVE: In what will be one of the biggest movies on sale at Cannes, Stuart Ford’s recently minted AGC Studios will be enticing buyers with Roland Emmerich’s WWII action epic Midway, which we understand has Woody Harrelson and Mandy Moore in negotiations to star as part of a strong ensemble cast. Wes Tooke’s script…

UPDATED 10:34 AM: The Mark Gordon Co. dismissed its petition for a restraining order against a man for alleged threats against staff over the Aaron Hernandez movie project. The judge formalized the Feb. 27 dismissal this morning in a Santa Monica courtroom where the accused Todd Guzze attended, clad in a suit and tie…

The Mark Gordon Company, which is behind Aaron Sorkin’s awards-season pic Molly’s Game based on Molly Bloom’s memoir, has just acquired feature film rights to All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderer's Row. The upcoming book, to be published next January by…

UPDATED, 5:12 PM: Christopher Ashley, who won a Tony Award for directing the Broadway musical Come From Away, has just agreed to direct the feature film adaptation for the Mark Gordon Co., which is financing. PREVIOUSLY, August 15: Nominated for seven Tonys and winning for Best Direction, the Broadway musical Come From…

Oscar-winner Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets), Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse), Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner franchise), and Josh Hutcherson (Hunger Game films) have been tapped the star in action romance film Die In A Gunfight from The Mark Gordon Company. Marvel’s Ant-Man And The Wasp scribes Andrew Barrer and…

Prolific film and TV producer Mark Gordon popped into the Edinburgh International Television Festival today for a look back and a look ahead as part of a Gamechanger session. Along the way, he offered his take on the current state of the business. With talent migrating to cable and SVOD, and as ratings erode, he said…

ABC has put into development a single-camera Bollywood comedy from The Mark Gordon Company and ABC Studios. Sri Rao (What Goes On) is writing the pilot and Quantico star Priyanka Chopra will executive produce. The untitled project is inspired by the true-life story of Indian actress and global icon Madhuri Dixit, who…

The prolific The Mark Gordon Company has hired veteran executive and producer David Brownfield as Executive Vice President. In his new role, Brownfield will supervise all production activities for TMGC's current series as well as work closely with the company's creative team in developing premium television content…

EXCLUSIVE: The Mark Gordon Company and eOne have set a multi-year partnership with respected industry veteran Xavier Marchand who has launched UK-based film and TV development and production outfit Moonriver Content. The trio has already set its first feature project, Exposure, with Niki Caro attached to direct…

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Costner is in talks to take a seat at the table for The Mark Gordon Co’s Molly’s Game. The Jessica Chastain- and Idris Elba-starrer marks the directorial debut of Aaron Sorkin. A deal still may not make, but I’m hearing if it does, Costner would play the father of Chastain’s eponymous…

Hot on the heels of its North American premiere last night, Kiefer Sutherland starrer Designated Survivor has gone up on Netflix’s platform worldwide. Deadline has confirmed that the streaming giant has inked a deal for international rights to the series from the Mark Gordon Company and ABC Studios. This follows…

UPDATED, with statement from ITV: Entertainment One has rejected a takeover approach from UK broadcaster ITV that values the global film and TV indie at about £1 ($1.3B). EOne said the proposal, which ITV has now confirmed, “fundamentally undervalues the company and its prospects.” The statement was made after shares…