By Anthony D’Alessandro May 27, 2021 EXCLUSIVE: The Billion Dollar Spy screenwriter Ben August has just been tapped to adapt the story of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the only recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, as a feature film for Walden Media and Oscar nominated producer David Permut. August will adapt from the book …
By Greg Evans May 26, 2021 Columbia Pictures’ Escape Room: Tournament of Champions dropped its first trailer today, paving the way for the thriller sequel’s July 16 theatrical release. “This is way bigger than last time,” says one of the terrorized characters in the trailer, which begins on a subway ride from hell. The sequel …
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By Nellie Andreeva, Erik Pedersen May 25, 2021 It was a long, pandemic-impacted broadcast development cycle, with some pilots taking a year to get produced, but the broadcast networks have made their picks for new scripted series to debut in fall 2021 as well as the bulk of their decisions for new midseason 2022 shows. …
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By Mike Fleming Jr. May 23, 2021 EXCLUSIVE: Director Peter Farrelly finally is ready to follow his Best Picture Oscar winner Green Book. Apple Studios is in talks to finance The Greatest Beer Run Ever, with Zac Efron and Russell Crowe in talks to star and Bill Murray is being courted for a supporting role. …
By Nellie Andreeva May 20, 2021 EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television’s TriStar is adapting Laurie Fabiano’s bestselling 2010 historical novel Elizabeth Street for television, with Edoardo Ponti (The Life Ahead) attached to direct and executive produce. Tyler Hisel (Treadstone, Wayward Pines) has written a pilot for the project, based on Fabiano’s own great-grandmother’s epic struggles. Elizabeth Street is set in New York’s Little Italy at …
By Peter White May 17, 2021 NBCUniversal brought out the stars to its Upfront on Monday to demonstate how the company’s new content strategy might work in practice. The company — which has decentralized its buying across linear broadcast, cable and streaming — relied on the likes of Will Smith, Kelly Clarkson, Kevin Hart and Renee Zellweger to …
By Nellie Andreeva, Erik Pedersen May 16, 2021 It was a long, pandemic-impacted broadcast development cycle, with some pilots taking a year to get produced, but the broadcast networks have made their picks for new scripted series to debut in fall 2021 as well as the bulk of their decisions for new midseason 2022 shows. …
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By Adam B. Vary May 13, 2021 For 55 years, “Ultraman” has been one of Japan’s A-list superheroes — defending the planet from alien kaiju and inspiring all manner of global pop culture, from the “Power Rangers” to Paul Rudd’s “Ant-Man” suit. But while the character has a loyal following outside of Japan, Ultraman has never …
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By Brandon Choe May 2, 2021 La Brea, the new NBC series from writer David Applebaum, is bringing production to Australia, Universal Studio Group announced today. The Universal Group said the upcoming drama series is moving to Down Under for principal photography, visual effects and post-production. The overseas cross is part of a larger effort by the USG to invest in …
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