The Tracking Board’s Daily Debrief (02.06.17)

Why oh Why Do Any Movies Come Out Super Bowl Weekend?

Super Bowl weekend always delivers a blow to the box office, with movies taking extreme falls from previous weekends. What’s the formula surrounding this time of year with movie releases and are there any movies that are immune to the damage inflicted by the Super Bowl? There just might be.

The Tracking Board’s 2017 Oscar Pool

Once again we’re crowning one winner of the Tracking Board’s Annual Oscar Pool and award them with an exclusive prize package! Enter by February 25 for your chance to win!

James Hutchinson’s New Sci-Fi Spec Haldane Into Territories (Exclusive)

Manager Kailey Marsh is out with a hot new sci-fi spec titled Haldane, written by scribe James Hutchinson and described as a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Under the Skin.

More News From Around The Web

• Michael Sheen and Michelle Monaghan to star in The Price of Admission, to be produced by Casey Affleck and The Affleck/Middleton Project. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• The English Patient’s Kristin Scott Thomas is set to make her directorial debut with an adaptation of The Sea Change. Mark Strong is in talks for a lead role. (Variety)

• Sex and the City executive producer Jenny Bicks makes overall deal with HBO and signs on as new showrunner of Divorce, reuniting her with Sarah Jessica Parker. (Deadline)

• Sienna Miller, Jacki Weaver, Aaron Paul and Christina Hendricks have all joined the cast of The Burning Woman. (Empire)

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales star Brenton Thwaites is attached to star in Ghosts of War from writer-director Eric Bress. (Coming Soon)

• Hulu series Casual adds Judy Greer in a recurring role for Season 3. (AV Club)

• Timothee Chalamet to join Steve Carell in drama Beautiful Boy. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• NBC pilot Good Girls has cast Kathleen Rose Perkins in the lead role of the ensemble series hopeful. (Deadline)