Author: Madiha Ahmed

Lynn NottageAP Images A new work by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage will join Second Stage Theater’s Broadway line-up for 2021, joining the company’s postponed revival of Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out starring Patrick J. Adams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams. The newly announced, as-yet-untitled production of Nottage’s new play will be directed by Kate Whoriskey, who directed the … Continue reading New Play By Two-Time Pulitzer-Winning Lynn Nottage Joins Upcoming Broadway Line-Up Continue Reading →

CAA Creative Artists Agency today announced the promotion of Praveen Pandian to Head of Television Literary department. “Praveen is an exceptional agent with a tremendous work ethic and great taste,” said Joe Cohen, CAA Board Member and Head of Scripted Television. “He is a shining example of what we stand for at CAA, and I am thrilled to have … Continue reading Praveen Pandian Named CAA’s Head Of Television Literary Department Continue Reading →

Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP EXCLUSIVE: Gael García Bernal is set to join M. Night Shyamalan’s new secret movie from Universal. Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Aaron Pierre, Alex Wolff, Vicky Krieps, Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Ken Leung are already on board to star in the top-secret project. Shyamalan will write, produce and direct the untitled film. Like most of … Continue reading Gael García Bernal Joins M. Night Shyamalan’s Next Film Continue Reading →

Elisabeth Moss Lindsey McManusCourtesy of Ruven Afanador; Sandy Honig Emmy and Golden Globe winner Elisabeth Moss has launched Love & Squalor Pictures production company and signed a joint first-look deal with Fox 21 Television Studio and Hulu. In addition,  The Handmaid’s Tale and Mad Men star has enlisted former WME agent Lindsey McManus to serve as President of Film & TV. Under the new … Continue reading Elisabeth Moss Launches Love & Squalor Pictures; Inks First-Look Deal With Fox 21 & Hulu Continue Reading →

Associated Press Shamrock Capital, the LA-based investment firm created by the late Roy E. Disney, has closed a new content fund with $400 million in committed capital to acquire existing entertainment IP rights in film, TV, music and video games. The Shamrock Capital Content Fund II follows an inaugural fund that raised $250 million and holds … Continue reading Shamrock Capital Closes $400 Million Content Investment Fund For Entertainment IP Continue Reading →

(L-R) Kim Coates, Ali Liebert and Steve BacicAP Syfy said today that production has resumed on the fifth and final season of Van Helsing, its action-horror series from Nomadic Pictures and Dynamic Television. Sons of Anarchy alum Kim Coates has joined the cast along with Ali Liebert and Steve Bacic. Coates — who co-starred as “Tig” Trager on SOA — will play Count Dalibor, the husband of Olivia who, … Continue reading ‘Van Helsing’ Adds Kim Coates & Others As Production Resumes On Syfy Series’ Final Season Continue Reading →

The Montreal-set Just for Laughs Festival is going virtual for its 2020 edition this fall, setting a two-day online event for the annual A-list comedy showcase for October 9-10. In April, organizers had postponed the 38th edition of the confab to the September amid the coronavirus pandemic; it had originally been set for mid-July. Programming lineups will … Continue reading Just For Laughs Sets Online-Only Festival Plan For October Continue Reading →

(L-R) Natalie Portman, Mia Hamm, Alexis Ohanian and Serena WilliamsAP A group led by some of the biggest names in Hollywood and women’s soccer have joined with financiers including Alexis Ohanian, Kara Nortman and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman to secure rights to bring a National Women’s Soccer League team to Los Angeles in spring 2022. Investors … Continue reading Hollywood A-Listers, U.S. Women’s Soccer Veterans, More Team To Bring NWSL Franchise To L.A. Continue Reading →

From left: Gabrielle Allan, Jennifer CrittendenCourtesy of Gabrielle Allan/Jennifer Crittenden Fox has put in development Foxy, a single-camera comedy from writer-producers Jennifer Crittenden & Gabrielle Allan (Veep, Divorce), Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman’s Brownstone Productions and Warner Bros. Television, where Brownstone is under a deal. The project is a co-production of Warner Bros. TV and Fox Entertainment. Written by Crittenden and Allan, Foxy is a comedy about two … Continue reading ‘Foxy’ Comedy From Jennifer Crittenden, Gabrielle Allan & Elizabeth Banks In Works At Fox Continue Reading →

(L-R) David Zabel, Sabrina Wind and Masi OkaCourtesy of Guttman PR EXCLUSIVE: CBS is developing Repeat, a drama series executive produced by Masi Oka and Sabrina Wind, from ABC Studios. Written and executive produced by David Zabel (Mercy Street, ER) Repeat is based on the award-winning book of the same name by Kurumi Inui and the 2018 TV series, which aired on Yomiuri Television in Japan. … Continue reading ‘Repeat’ Time-Travel Drama Based On Japanese Format From Masi Oka & Sabrina Wind Back In Works At CBS With David Zabel As Writer Continue Reading →