The Tracking Board’s Daily Debrief (06.20.16)

Leonardo DiCaprio And Appian Way Team With Misher Films For The Outlaw Ocean At Netflix

DiCaprio will produce the film based on Ian Urbina’s New York Times Magazine article detailing the true story of a vigilante crew that stalked a fugitive fishing ship for 110 days and across two seas and three oceans.

What Does The Viacom Soap Opera Mean For The Future Of The Company?

If you’re not paying attention you’re missing out on one of the most bizarre, entertaining, disturbing, hilarious and all around mystifying case I’ve ever seen. I mean, if it were a movie, or a TV show, you wouldn’t believe it, and yet here it is.

Eli Roth Tapped To Direct Death Wish Remake Starring Bruce Willis

Eli Roth is set to direct a remake of the classic action vigilante pic Death Wish with Bruce Willis stepping into the role originated by Charles Bronson.

More News From Around The Web

• After speculation and rumors about the plot for Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, Marvel has released the official synopsis for the highly anticipated sequel. (Collider)

• Co-executive producer of the upcoming Star Trek TV series, Aron Coleite has been tapped to pen the adaptation of the iconic Japanese graphic novel Amulet at 20th Century Fox. (Deadline)

• Transformers: The Last Night has tapped actress Laura Haddock from the series Da Vinci’s Demon to star in the next installment of the franchise. (ComingSoon.net)

• Mark Cuban, NFL pro Rob Gronkowski and Victoria Secret model Sara Sampaio have joined the growing cast of the comedy The Clapper starring Ed Helms, Tracy Morgan, and Amanda Seyfried. (Deadline)

• Fresh Off The Boat actor Paul Scheer and Transparent‘s Rob Huebel are developing an Uber-themed comedy titled Drive Share at Insurrection Media. (Splitsider)

• Rapper and actor Xzibit has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming fall season of Empire. He made his debut on the show as Lucious’s rival in the season 2 finale. (TVLine)

• NBCUniversal, DreamWorks Animation and the preschool channel Sprout have picked up the original animated seriesNoddy Toyland Detective. This marks the first major post-acquisition move between NBC Universal and DreamWorks. (Deadline)

• Paul Schneider and Fiona Shaw are set to star in the Syfy horror anthology series Channel Zero: Candle Cove. Independent filmmaker Craig William Macneill will direct all sex episodes. (JoBlo)

• The BBC has commissioned a TV adaptation of the Agatha Christie crime drama The Witness for the Prosecution. Sara Phelps is set write the script. (Variety)

• Whitney Able and Samantha Soule have been tapped to join Steven Soderbergh and Scott Franks’s Netflix limited period drama series Godless. (Deadline)

• The San Francisco-based BitTorrent is looking to launch a TV news network for its live streaming service to coincide with the upcoming election this fall. (Variety)