An ex-con who has found spirituality becomes embroiled in a conspiracy amongst the backdrop of the Flint, Michigan water crises.
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John Singleton
The Directors Guild of America revealed the nominees for their 69th annual DGA Awards in the TV, commercials and documentary categories. Stranger Things, Westworld and The People v. O.J. received nods for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series while Golden Globe winner Atlanta and HBO favorites Silicon Valley and Veep were nominated for comedy.
FX has added John Singleton’s L.A.-set drama about the early days of the cocaine epidemic to their lineup while the animated adult comedy Archer has set an end date.
Singleton co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Amadio. The story follows three men caught up in the new world of the crack cocaine epidemic in LA in 1981.
The “Boyz N The Hood” director was formally with WME.
Helmer attached again to direct biopic.
A recap of the week’s TV news!
Logline: A reimagined version of the classic adventure tale that is expected to concern the mysterious eighth voyage of legendary sailor Sinbad and his crew, who are on a quest to find Aladdin’s lamp.
Tupac biopic going through the director’s carrousel once again!
Ice Cube has a lot of good choices.
Logline: A student at Georgetown interviewing with the CIA is called on to spy on another student at the University. It turns out that things aren’t what they seem and he may not be working for the CIA after all.
Logline: Follows a young diplomatic courier who doesn’t take his job too seriously until he finds himself framed for stealing state secrets and has to go on the run.
Logline: Story of Tupac Shaukr’s rise to fame in the late 80s and early 90s, his violent music themes, his rivalry with other rappers and the feud between hip-hop artists on both coasts, up until his untimely death in 1996.
John Singleton has signed on as director for ABDUCTION, written by Shawn Christensen. The story follows a teenager thrusted into a vast conspiracy and must go on the run in order to survive.
Logline: When a teenager who has always felt distanced from his parents discovers that he was, in fact, kidnapped as a child, he is thrust into a vast conspiracy and must go on the run in order to survive.