The Tracking Board’s Daily Debrief (09.20.16)

Robotic Novel Fuzzy Makes a Battery-Powered Impression on Film Rights Market (EXCLUSIVE)

Authors Tom Angleberger and Paul Dellinger joined forces to write the recently published children’s book Fuzzy. Now the human and robot friendship novel is making its way into the film rights market in a big away and getting plenty of attention.

Jared Leto Tapped to Star as Andy Warhol in Upcoming Biopic

There’s another Andy Warhol film in the works because the world could never have enough of them. This time, Academy Award-winning actor Jared Leto is set to star as the iconic pop artist in the biopic appropriately titled Warhol.

Comedy Series Aout Presidential Campaign Trail in Development With Megyn Kelly

As if the current campaign trail wasn’t entertainment enough, a new scripted series about a presidential campaign is in development with Fox’s Megyn Kelly attached to produce alongside Michael De Luca.

More News From Around The Web

• Crackle has announced that it’s working on a movie titled  Mad Families starring Charlie Sheen. The comedy—which sees the former Two And A Half Men and Anger Management star play to type as a “lovable man-child with a heart of gold”—centers on three families waging war over a coveted Fourth Of July camping spot. (The A.V. Club)

• The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced that Academy Award-winning actor Warren Beatty will be honored with the eleventh annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film. (Awards Daily)

• Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment and Codeblack Films are partnering to co-produce and co-finance a slate of films, starting with an adaptation of La La Anthony’s The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex, and Happiness. (Variety)

• Super Troopers 2 have recruited Haes MacArthur and Will Sasso for the crowdfunded comedy sequel. The news comes only a few short days Emmanuelle Chriqui and Rob Lowe had inked deals to join the ongoing production. (We Got This Covered)

• Greg Berlanti is reteaming with Julie Plec and Jake Coburn for the ABC drama The Marquis, which is described as a sexy and twisted character soap set in the most iconic and exclusive  building in Manhattan. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Grandfathered alum Ravi Patel has been tapped to guest star on the upcoming 13th season of ABC’s medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. He will play Tamir Dahr, a nurse at the hospital. (Deadline)

• John Bell is set to play  young Ian and Wil Johnson will play her close friend and medical colleague Joe Abernathy in the new season of Outlander that will kick off in 2017. (Entertainment Weekly)

• Emmy-winning actress Cherry Jones has signed on for Season 3 of ABC’s American Crime. Jones will have a recurring role as the matriarch of a large family agricultural operation. (Variety)

• Bull star Michael Weatherly has signed on as executive producer of Mata Hari at the CW, a reimagining of the life of the infamous dancer, notorious lover, and World War One double agent. (Deadline)