The Tracking Board Daily Debrief (05.31.17)

Hailee Steinfeld in Talks to Star in Transformers Spinoff Bumblebee

Plot details regarding the Bumblebee movie remain a secret, though the Oscar-nominated actress is expected to play a tomboy who works as a mechanic after school and inevitably crosses paths with the yellow-and-black Autobot.

Sony’s Film Division Isn’t What it Was — Well, Most of it Isn’t (STUDIO SERIES)

Similar to Paramount, Sony hasn’t had the easiest go of things lately and they need to find something major to turn the ship around. Spider-Man: Homecoming will be a good-sized win for the studio but while their film division — made up of Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, and Screen Gems — isn’t going anywhere, it needs to become a more productive part of the company.

Launch Pad Alum Jai Brandon Signs With 3 Arts Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

Launch Pad alum Jai Brandon has signed with manager Will Rowbotham of 3 Arts Entertainment. Brandon’s Launch Pad Feature Competition script Whispers from the Watchtower won him a spot in the 2016 LPFC Top 10.

More News From Around The Web

• The Jodie Foster-fronted thriller Hotel Artemis, which begins production Thursday, has added Atlanta breakout Brian Tyree Henry and American Crime Story grad Kenneth Choi to its cast. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• TWC/Dimension is developing a TV reboot of Frank Miller’s iconic comic series Sin City. This one will hew closely to the graphic novels, with a fresh take by writer Glen Mazzara, the showrunner whose resume includes The Shield, The Walking Dead and The Omen. (Deadline)

• Pure Genius alumna Odette Annable has signed on for the series regular role of Reign in the upcoming third season of the CW’s Supergirl. The character is described as the big bad of Season 3, part of an interpretation of the infamous World Killer storyline from the pages of the DC Comics. (Deadline)

• Fox Animation has preemptively picked up the feature film rights to The Witch Boy, an upcoming graphic novel by Molly Knox Ostertag. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Quarry will not be returning to Cinemax (or another network) for a second season. Series co-creator Michael D. Fuller made the announcement in a lengthy blog post. (Deadline)

• Jared Hoffman and Chris Pollack have exited as co-presidents of DEFY Media’s Generate to launch a new production company, Forge Media. The duo and their banner have signed an exclusive deal with ITV America to create and produce scripted and unscripted content for network, cable and streaming platforms under the ITVA banner. (Deadline)

• Writer-director John Hamburg (Meet the Parents franchise) and his production company, Particular Pictures, have signed an exclusive production deal with Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. (Deadline)