Screenwriter Mark Townend’s high-concept sci-fi action thriller, pitched as Looper meets Safe House, is setting the town on fire today in what could be shaping up to be a serious bidding battle ahead of the holiday weekend.
Temple Hill Entertainment has acquired the film rights to acclaimed 2013 picture book Journey by Aaron Becker and have attached Monster House screenwriter Pamela Pettler to adapt the script.
All summer long the writers at The Tracking Board have been talking about what we’re looking forward to seeing this fall on TV and now we’re just days away from premiere season. Looking at everything coming up in the next few months the number of new series can feel overwhelming, so here are 17 shows we’re most excited to see… and a few that we’ll probably be skipping out on. Here we go!
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Derek Cianfrance is eyeing an adaptation of Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History, S.C. Gwynne‘s book about the last great Comanche chief, Quanah Parker. (The Film Stage)
Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey’s Icon Productions has acquired the movie rights to Mark Donaldson’s best-selling autobiography The Crossroad. In the book, Donaldson shares the journey of a flawed man who turned away from self-destruction to fight his own war and save the life of a man he barely knew. (Variety)
Antoinette Robertson, DeRon Horton, John Patrick Amedori and Ashley Blaine Featherson are set as regulars in Netflix’s Dear White People half-hour comedy series based on Justin Simien’s acclaimed debut indie feature. (Deadline)
The BFI London Film Festival has announced its full program which will include The Birth of a Nation, Nocturnal Animals, Manchester By the Sea, and La La Land. The fest runs October 5 – 16. (Indiewire)
ABC and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced that the network will keep the broadcast rights for the Academy Awards until 2028. The previous contract was set to expire in 2020. (The Hollywood Reporter)
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