The Tracking Board’s Daily Debrief (03.01.17)
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Spotlight‘s Tom McCarthy to Rewrite Christopher Robin For Disney (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscar-winning Spotlight filmmaker Tom McCarthy has been hired to rewrite Disney’s Christopher Robin, a live-action fantasy film about the human character in Winnie the Pooh, the Tracking Board has exclusively learned.
The State of the Comic Book Industry (Part Two)
In the second part of Neil Turitz’s examination of the comic industry, he focuses on the juggernaut that is Marvel Comics. While it’s easily the number one company in the industry, that doesn’t mean its immune to some of the most basic problems that plagues an industry like this.
Academy President Says Two PWC Accountants Responsible For Best Picture Snafu Will Never Return to the Oscars
Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz will be watching next year’s ceremony from their living rooms after this year’s epic gaffe, though it’s unclear why Ruiz is being punished for Cullinan’s mistake.
More News From Around The Web
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Netflix on Wednesday announced a premiere date for Season 1 of GLOW starring Alison Brie, a scripted comedy series inspired by the 1980s phenomenon Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. (TVLine)
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Eyewitness has been cancelled after one season at USA Network. The crime thriller hailed from Shades of Blue” creator Adi Hasak, and starred Julianne Nicholson. (Variety)
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AMC is expanding The Walking Dead aftershow Talking Dead” into a year-round talk franchise. The cable channel announced Wednesday Talking With Chris Hardwick, a new hour-long talk show that will air on Sunday nights. (Variety)
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Scandal star Tony Goldwyn and The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies will narrate Above the Drowning Sea, a documentary about the Jewish refugee experience in Shanghai during World War II. (The Hollywood Reporter)
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Arianne Zucker, the Days of Our Lives actress who welcomed Donald Trump and Billy Bush onto a studio lot in 2005 and got dragged into the men’s vulgar scandal 11 years later, is leaving the soap after a nearly 20-year run. (Deadline)
