The Tracking Board’s Daily Debrief (09.20.17)
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Matthew Vaughn Returns for Second Dose of Spy Action with “Kingsman: The Golden Circle”
The director of KIck-Ass and X-Men: First Class explains why he decided to do a sequel and move the story to America with the Statesmen and a female villain, played by Julianne Moore.
It’s the Best of Times and the Worst of Times at ABC
While ABC came in a close second to NBC last season in the prime demo rankings, without any sports programming to speak of, they also finished a distant third place in total viewers, with 6.2 million per show, losing nine percent of their audience from the year before.
Gal Gadot to Join Bradley Cooper in MGM’s Max Landis-Scripted Thriller “Deeper”
Cooper will play a former astronaut who’s hired to lead an expedition to the deepest part of the ocean, where supernatural activity lurks.
More News From Around the Web
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iZombie creator Rob Thomas is developing the multicamera comedy I Mom So Hard at CBS. The project is penned by Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, based on the web series of the same name. They will also star. (Hollywood Reporter)
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Sean Penn is heading to the small screen with his first major television role to star in the Hulu straight-to-series drama The First from House of Cards creator Beau Willimon. It will premiere in 2018. (Deadline)
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Law & Order veteran Sam Waterston is returning to the franchise with a guest role on Law & Order: SVU. He will reprise his role as prosecutor Jack McKoy after playing the character in the original series for 16 years and leaving in 2010. (Variety)
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ABC has bought the drama project Paradise Falls from Criminal Minds executive producer and showrunner Erica Messer. It is described as a grounded look at the challenging life of a multi-generational family. (Deadline)
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New Girl scribe and co-executive producer David Feeney is developing a single-camera comedy at ABC. Sanctuary Family follows a hard-bitten husband and empathetic wife who butt heads over the chaos created when they provide sanctuary for their undocumented nanny and her family. (Variety)
