Author: Madiha Ahmed

Amazon has struck a first-look deal with Good As Hell singer Lizzo. Lizzo, real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson, is to work with the streamer to develop and produce TV series. Albert Cheng and Vernon Sanders, Co-Heads of Television at Amazon Studios, revealed the news as part of the company’s virtual TCA press tour. Lizzo popped by the virtual call to say that she … Continue reading Amazon Strikes First-Look Deal With Pop-Star Lizzo Continue Reading →

Courtesy of UTA EXCLUSIVE: Veteran TV and film writer Dana Stevens has signed with UTA for worldwide representation in all areas. Most recently, Stevens wrote the upcoming Sony Pictures drama Fatherhood, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Kevin Hart. The film is an adaptation of Matt Logelin’s memoir which details Logelin’s life after his high school sweetheart passed away after giving birth … Continue reading ‘Reckless’ Creator, ‘Safe Haven’ Writer Dana Stevens Signs With UTA Continue Reading →

Frank ZappaMagnolia Pictures EXCLUSIVE: It won’t be absolutely free, but a new Frank Zappa movie is coming to North America. Magnolia Pictures has acquired rights to Zappa, a documentary directed by Bill & Ted’s Alex Winter that will hit theaters and VOD on Thanksgiving weekend. Billed as an intimate and expansive look into the innovative life of the iconic — and iconoclastic — musician and … Continue reading ‘Zappa’: Magnolia Pictures Serving Up Frank Zappa Documentary For Thanksgiving Continue Reading →

Walmart.com; Universal Pictures Hasbro will remove a Trolls World Tour doll from major retailers following complaints that it encourages child abuse and pedophilia. The toy company announced Wednesday that it will remove the movie’s “Trolls World Tour Giggle and Sing Poppy” doll from store shelves after an online petition signed by upwards of 160 thousand concerned parents  … Continue reading Hasbro Pulls ‘Trolls World Tour’ Doll After Online Petition Points Out Inappropriate Button Placement Continue Reading →

Heavy snow falls on the Egyptian Theatre along Main Street during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)AP The Sundance Film Festival 2021 edition, which will be adapting to the pandemic environment, will run from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3. That’s only seven days versus previous … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival 2021 Edition Cuts Down From 11 To 7 Days Continue Reading →

Byronlane.com They are secretive. They are loyal.  They are tribal. They often are rude, unless they have reason to fear you. They are officially “assistants,” but specialized: They only “assist” superstars and, as such, their behavior represents both the best and worst of the celebrity circus. A smart and appropriately bitchy tell-all about celebrity assistants … Continue reading Peter Bart: New Book Spotlights Celebrity Hand-Holders Who Shield The Famous, Reap Rewards & Suffer The Fallout Continue Reading →

Kwame Patterson, Arlen EscarpetaOWN EXCLUSIVE: Kwame Patterson (Snowfall, The Wire) is set to play the title role and Arlen Escarpeta (The Oath) also is set as a series regular in the second season of OWN’s acclaimed Peabody-winning drama series David Makes Man. Patterson has been tapped to portray the title character, the adult version of David, and Escarpeta will play his … Continue reading ‘David Makes Man’: Kwame Patterson & Arlen Escarpeta Join Season 2 Of OWN Series Continue Reading →

Jason Mendez/Invision/AP Bobby Cannavale is set as a series regular opposite Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy in Hulu’s tentpole limited series Nine Perfect Strangers. Based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s latest book, the project is from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, Kidman’s Blossom Films and Endeavor Content. Co-written by Kelley, John Henry Butterworth and Samantha Strauss … Continue reading Bobby Cannavale Joins ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Hulu Limited Series Continue Reading →

Joseph Kell Valerie Mahaffey (Dead To Me) has been cast opposite Brian Geraghty, Katheryn Winnick, Ryan Phillippe and Natalie Alyn Lind in Big Sky, ABC’s straight-to-series drama created and executive produced by David E. Kelley. Based on The Highway, the first book in C.J. Box’s Cassie Dewell series of novels, the project, hails from A+E Studios, which will produce in association … Continue reading ‘Big Sky’: Valerie Mahaffey Joins David E. Kelley’s PI Drama Series For ABC Continue Reading →

WB In a competitive situation, Warner Bros. Television has acquired the rights to Diane Cook’s upcoming novel The New Wilderness to develop as a television series. Matt Reeves’ 6th & Idaho will executive produce the project as part of its overall deal with WBTV. Cook is slated to write and executive produce the pilot for the series inspired by her book of … Continue reading Diane Cook’s ‘The New Wilderness’ Novel In The Works For Television From Matt Reeves’ 6th & Idaho & Warner Bros. TV Continue Reading →