Steven Yeun Signs With WME (Exclusive)
Steven Yeun, an Oscar, SAG and Emmy nominee most recently seen in the critically acclaimed series Beef, has signed with WME for representation. He was previously at CAA. Yeun is perhaps best known for the role of Glenn Rhee for six seasons on AMC’s The Walking Dead, which was at the time one of, if […]
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Brian Michael Bendis Reteams With Alex Maleev for Crime Caper Miniseries ‘Masterpiece’ (Exclusive)
The last time comics author Brian Michael Bendis worked with his longtime collaborator, artist Alex Maleev, the result was Scarlet, a two-volume series that was dark and dystopian, telling the tale of a corrupt police state and a new American civil war. The second volume hit in 2016, as the Donald Trump presidency began, seemingly […]
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‘Dumb Money’ Director Craig Gillespie Signs With CAA
Fresh off the buzzy Toronto International Film Festival debut of his movie Dumb Money, director Craig Gillespie has signed with CAA. The filmmaker, who helmed the Disney movie Cruella and Oscar-winning drama I, Tonya, was previously at UTA. Dumb Money is the GameStop dramedy that features an all-star cast that includes Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Nick […]
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James Cameron Executive Producing Maori-Centric Drama ‘Taonga’ (Exclusive)
Avatar filmmaker James Cameron will executive produce Taonga, a Maori-centric drama from actor and first-time director Shane Rangi. Rangi, who worked with Cameron on the Avatar movies, which were shot in New Zealand, wrote the script and will direct the feature that has the backing of Fandomodo Films, a boutique development, production and financing company […]
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‘Paranormal Activity’ Stage Play in the Works (Exclusive)
Get ready for Paranormal Activity, the stage play. Simon Friend, the veteran producer who brought Life of Pi to Broadway, has picked up the license to the Paramount horror movie series with the intent of bringing it to the West End via his Simon Friend Entertainment. Levi Holloway, who wrote the horror-tinged Broadway play Grey […]
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Screen Gems President Steve Bersch Stepping Down After 16-Year Sony Run
Sony film division Screen Gems, best known for its lower-budgeted genre and comedy fare, is getting a shake-up. Steve Bersch, the division’s president, is stepping down and retiring after a 16-year stint at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Scott Strauss, executive vp of production and development, is taking the moment to exit as well. Sony Motion Picture […]
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Sword-and-Sorcery Cult Movie ‘Deathstalker’ Getting Comic From Slash, Vault Comics (Exclusive)
The 1983 cult sword-and-sorcery movie Deathstalker produced by Roger Corman is getting resurrected, this time as a 21st century comic book. Guns N’ Roses rocker Slash and Vault Comics have teamed up for the comic, which will also have involvement from Shout! Studios, the owner of the rights to the Corman library, and Raven Banner […]
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Donald Glover’s ‘Lando’ Project Revealed to Be a Movie
Donald Glover is shifting gears with his planned Disney+ Lando series. The project is now being developed as a film for Lucasfilm, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Glover’s brother, Stephen Glover, was working on the project with Donald before the writers strike began in May, and during an appearance on the Pablo Torre Finds Out […]
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Jessica Chastain Reteams with Michel Franco for Secret Drama ‘Dreams’
While Jessica Chastain and director Michel Franco walked carpets and conducted press conferences at the Venice Film Festival, where they were feted for their film Memory, the duo were also holding a little secret close to their vests. Prior to Memory hitting Venice, Chastain and Franco completed shooting a feature this summer in San Francisco. […]
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‘Mother-Daughter Murder Night,’ Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick, Optioned by Aaron Kaplan (Exclusive)
Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment has optioned Mother-Daughter Murder Night, the debut novel by Nina Simon that was selected last week by Reese Witherspoon as her September book club pick. The murder mystery, which hit shelves last week from William Morrow, has been described as Gilmore Girls meets Only Murders in the Building as it follows […]
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Jenna Davis, Jack Griffo and Rio Mangini Starring in Indie Horror Thriller ‘Stay at Home’ (Exclusive)
Jenna Davis, the voice behind the killer doll in M3GAN, The Thundermans star Jack Griffo, and Wolf Pack actor Rio Mangini are toplining Stay at Home, an indie horror movie from writer-director K. Asher Levin. Lilah Pate, from hit YA shows The Summer I Turned Pretty and Outer Banks, along with Armen Nahapetian (Beau is Afraid), Analesa Fisher (Metal Lords), Ashlyn Jade […]
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Hot Christopher Yost Comic ‘Unnatural Order’ No. 1 Snags Over 137,000 Copies Ordered (Exclusive)
Vault Comics has disrupted the natural comic book order and set a company milestone. The company announced Thursday that orders for its upcoming comic Unnatural Order No. 1 exceeded 137,000 — making it the best-selling comic ever for the growing independent publisher and one of the top ordered indies of 2023, if not the decade. […]
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