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Viola Davis in Talks to Star as Amanda Waller in ‘Peacemaker’ Spinoff Series at HBO Max

By Joe Otterson May 3, 2022 Viola Davis is eyeing a return to the role of Amanda Waller in her own spinoff series currently in the works at HBO Max, Variety has learned from sources. Exact plot details are mostly under wraps at this point, but sources say the show will build off of Waller’s …

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‘When They See Us’ Scribe Michael Starrbury Inks Overall Deal With Netflix

By Alexandra Del Rosario July 08, 2021 Michael Starrbury continues his collaboration with Netflix as he inks a multi-year overall deal with the streamer to develop new series programming. Starrbury received an Emmy nomination for writing “Part Four” of Netflix’s When They See Us with Ava DuVernay in 2019 and will work with the director …

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Adam Robitel & Gavin Heffernan Set Up Thriller Series At Netflix With Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures

By Peter White June 30, 2021 EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is developing a new thriller drama series from Escape Room director Adam Robitel and Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension writer Gavin Heffernan. The writing duo are working up The Craving for the streamer. They have written the pilot and are set to open a writers’ room for …

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Writer LaToya Morgan Inks Overall Deal With Warner Bros. Television Group, Launches Production Company

By Nellie Andreeva July 1, 2020 EXCLUSIVE: Writer/producer LaToya Morgan (The Walking Dead, Into the Badlands) has signed a major exclusive overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group. WBTVG landed Morgan in a competitive situation. No one is commenting but I hear the deal is for three years and is valued in the high-seven figures. …

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Laika’s Chris Butler on ‘Missing Link’: ‘Stop-Motion Requires a Different Frame of Mind’

By Tim Gray Dec 13, 2019 Chris Butler, Oscar-nominated for the 2012 animated “ParaNorman,” is back in the race again with Laika’s “Missing Link,” a beautiful and sweet tale of friendship told in stop-motion. Butler says: “When people learn what I do, their reaction is ‘Fun!’ It is fun, but it’s also extremely hard.” He adds with a laugh, …

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Skydance Media Taps ‘Tangled’s Nathan Greno In Multiyear Deal, Will Direct ‘Powerless’

By Anita Busch February 22, 2018 EXCLUSIVE: Skydance Media has entered into a multiyear deal with Nathan Greno (Tangled) to direct the company’s upcoming animated feature film Powerless (working title). Under the agreement, Greno, an animation veteran, will also consult on projects currently in development. Greno is a well-known and respected name in animation, having …

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