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Dan Fogler, Danny Pudi and Maggie Q in ‘The Argument’ EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to the comedy The Argument directed by Robert Schwartzman (Dreamland, The Unicorn) and written by Zac Stanford (The Chumscrubber). The film is set to open in theaters and on demand September 4. In the film, Jack (Dan Fogler from the Fantastic Beasts franchise) and his girlfriend, Lisa (Emma Bell from The … Continue reading Gravitas Ventures Acquires Robert Schwartzman-Directed Comedy ‘The Argument’ Continue Reading →

Ohio State at Michigan in 2019AP Photo/Tony Ding) With the window of opportunity for college football nearly closed, the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences dealt the multi-billion-dollar sport a major blow Tuesday by calling off their fall sports seasons. Football, officials said, will hopefully be played again in the spring. It cannot be contested on the usual … Continue reading Pac-12 Joins Big Ten In Scrapping Fall Sports, Hoping Football Can Resume In Spring Continue Reading →

Celine Rattray and Trudie StylerAP The UK Creative Content EIS Fund has invested an undisclosed sum in Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler’s Maven Screen Media. Rattray (The Kids Are Alright) and Styler (Moon) recently rebranded their ten-year-old film and TV company Maven Pictures to Maven Screen Media as the company looks to focus more on UK … Continue reading Trudie Styler & Celine Rattray’s Maven Screen Media Gets Investment From UK Creative Content EIS Fund Continue Reading →

NBCUniversal Seth MacFarlane has set his first project under his overall deal with NBCUniversal inked earlier this year. UCP has put in development The Winds of War (working title), a limited series based on Herman Wouk’s The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, with MacFarlane and Seth Fisher (The Alienist) set to pen the adaptation and executive produce.The Winds of War is the epic story … Continue reading Seth MacFarlane Developing ‘The Winds Of War’ Limited Series At UCP Continue Reading →

Ruven Afanador Elisabeth Moss and her Love and Squalor Pictures production company and Blumhouse are developing a feature take of the upcoming Virginia Feito psychological thriller novel Mrs. March, a project in which the multi-Golden Globe and Emmy winning actress will play the titular character. Mrs. March follows a polished Upper East Side housewife who unravels when she begins to suspect the detestable … Continue reading Elisabeth Moss To Play ‘Mrs. March’ In Blumhouse Feature Adaptation Of Virginia Feito Thriller Novel Continue Reading →

iHeart EXCLUSIVE: The story of Phil Spector, murderer and musical genius, is being told through a new narrative podcast series from the team behind Disgraceland and iHeartRadio. Blood on the Tracks launches August 12 and features the fictionalized voices of the likes of Lenny Bruce, Ronnie Spector, Ike Turner, Keith Richards, John Lennon and Debbie Harry talking about … Continue reading ‘Disgraceland’ Producer Double Elvis & iHeartRadio Team On Phil Spector Narrative Podcast Series Continue Reading →

Courtesy of Smith House Strategy Emmy-winning syndicated talk show The Doctors is getting a major makeover in the coronavirus era. The long-running series will launch with a new format and sole host, Dr. Ian Smith, when it premieres its 13th season on September 21. Production is slated to begin this month. With the theme “Take Your Power Back,” … Continue reading ‘The Doctors’ Syndicated Talk Show Sets New Format & Sole Host Ahead Of Season 13 Premiere Continue Reading →

‘Chernobyl’HBO HBO and Sky are reteaming with Chernobyl producer Sister for a dark comic horror from debut screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace. The WarnerMedia cable network and the Comcast-owned pay-TV broadcaster have ordered The Baby to series and plan to shoot it in the UK next year. It was co-created by Robins-Grace, who was a co-exec producer on Charlie Covell’s upcoming Netflix series Kaos and developed Sex Education while at … Continue reading HBO & Sky Give Birth To Dark Horror Comedy ‘The Baby’ From Sister & Debut Screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace Continue Reading →

Scholastic Entertainment Paramount Pictures has optioned the film rights to magic-themed YA book, Caster, which will be adapted as a live-action feature with Scholastic Entertainment, Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road Pictures, and Josephson Entertainment developing and producing. Written by author Elsie Chapman, the book was first released in 2019 via Scholastic Press and is now a two-book series. … Continue reading Paramount Teams With Scholastic Entertainment, Akiva Goldsman & Josephson Entertainment On Film Adaptation For YA Book ‘Caster’ Continue Reading →

Exhibs have a lot riding on Tenet.Warner Bros. The UK economy suffered its biggest slump on record between April-June as the effects of the pandemic triggered an official recession for the first time since the economic crisis of 2009. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the economy shrank a record 20.4% compared with … Continue reading As The UK Economy Suffers A Record Slump, Can The Return Of Movie Theaters Help Ease The Pain? Continue Reading →