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EXCLUSIVE: Television writer-producer, Wayne Conley, has signed with APA. Conley’s recent television credits range from Showtime’s White Famous to OWN’s Delilah and Greenleaf, and he’s currently developing a fast-tracked half-hour dramedy for FX. Conley’s numerous feature film credits include Fox Searchlight’s Our Family Wedding, directed by Rick Famuyiwa and director Jeff Byrd’s King’s Ransom. Conley is the latest scribe to ink with APA since the agency signed the … Continue reading APA Signs Screenwriter Wayne Conley Continue Reading →

Eagle Pictures, one of Italy’s leading film distribution and production houses, has acquired fellow distributor M2 Pictures for around €8.5M ($10M), the company has confirmed to us. The deal will see M2’s 99 movies head to Eagle as the company looks to grow its library and bolster its position in the local market. Titles include The … Continue reading Italian Buyer Eagle Pictures Acquires ‘John Wick’ & ‘London Has Fallen’ Distributor M2 In $10M Deal Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: The Broadway production company behind the upcoming Michael Jackson musical MJ and the stage adaptation of the hit 2000 film Almost Famous has hired The Old Globe Theater’s Travis LeMont Ballenger as producer to help oversee both high-profile projects. Ballenger, most recently the Associate Artistic Director at the Globe in San Diego, also will work on the development of new shows in his job at Lia Vollack … Continue reading Broadway Production Company Behind Michael Jackson Musical ‘MJ’ Hires Producer Travis LeMont Ballenger Continue Reading →

Josh Telles/Deadline Apple TV+ will breathe new life into Louise Fitzhugh’s 1964 children’s book with Harriet the Spy, the first animated adaptation of the iconic children’s novel. The series will star Beanie Feldstein in the titular role, along with Jane Lynch and Lacey Chabert. Written by The Adventures of Pete & Pete co-creator Will McRobb based on Fitzhugh’s book, the newly greenlighted Harriet … Continue reading ‘Harriet The Spy’ Kids Animated Series Starring Beanie Feldstein, Jane Lynch & Lacey Chabert Ordered By Apple Continue Reading →

NBC The five broadcast networks in May and June unveiled their “fall” 2020 schedules, with Fox and the CW opting for pandemic-proof lineups featuring predominantly original and acquired series already in the can, while NBC, CBS and ABC bet on regular schedules featuring new and returning series yet to be filmed with the caveat that some launches could be delayed by the COVID-related production shutdown. … Continue reading NBC Sets September Debut For Canadian Medical Drama ‘Transplant’ As Pandemic Impacts Fall Schedule Plans Continue Reading →

Megan Meinero42 EXCLUSIVE: Management and production company 42 (The Courier) is teaming with new LA-based label A-Major Media to develop and produce Megan Chan Meinero’s play Good Fortune for film. New York playwright Chan Meinero is writing the adaptation. Mary Lee, previously head of film at Justin Lin’s Perfect Storm Entertainment, is producing for A-Major, which she set up last year year … Continue reading ‘The Courier’ Producer 42 & Mary Lee’s A-Major Media Team For Movie Adaptation Of Satirical Play ‘Good Fortune’ Continue Reading →

With Kelly Clarkson sitting in as a judge for a recovering Simon Cowell, America’s Got Talent was up a tenth from last week’s anniversary special, delivering a 0.8 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 6.67 million viewers Tuesday night in primetime. This marks the most-watched episode for the reality talent competition since July 15. NBC’s World of Dance (0.6, 3.89M) slipped … Continue reading ‘America’s Got Talent’ Rises To Lead Tuesday Ratings; ‘DC’s Stargirl’ Finale Steady Continue Reading →

Sony EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures will be hosting a high-end dual big-screen drive-in experience on its Culver City, CA lot starting Friday. It is the first major studio ever to turn its lot into a drive-in. The drive-in will be located in the studio’s Thalberg parking lot and showcase several classic Sony catalog titles. In addition, in lieu … Continue reading Sony Pictures Hosts First Studio Drive-In Experience At Historic Lot; Lineup Includes ‘Baby Driver’, ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ & More Continue Reading →

(L-R) Logan Lerman, Lee Atwater, Asa Butterfield and Karl RoveAP EXCLUSIVE: James Schamus has committed to direct College Republicans, a fact-inspired Dirty Rotten Scoundrels-style coming of age story about top Republican operatives. Logan Lerman has been set to star as a young Lee Atwater, Asa Butterfield as Karl Rove and Kristine Froseth to play Kate King — a composite character who threatens their dreams of glory. James Schamus, … Continue reading James Schamus To Direct ‘College Republicans:’ Logan Lerman Plays Young Lee Atwater, Asa Butterfield Is Karl Rove Continue Reading →