Next Monday, we’re releasing the 2016 Young & Hungry List, our compilation of the new voices making names for themselves in Hollywood, as voted on by industry professionals. In preparation for its release, today we’re taking a look back at the 2012 Young & Hungry List writers — where they’ve been, and where they are today.
Director Steve McQueen has tapped Academy Award-nominated actress Viola Davis for his adaptation of the heist thriller Widows. The film, which will be based on the 2002 British miniseries about a caper gone wrong, will be co-written by the 12 Years a Slave helmer as well as Gone Girl screenwriter and novelist Gillian Flynn.
Amazon Studios has ordered three new pilots, which first premiered in August as a trial run, to series: I Love Dick, Jean-Claude Van Johnson,and The Tick.
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HBO has signed an overall deal with Rough House Pictures, the production company headed by Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Jody Hill and Brandon James that brought us Vice Principals. (Variety)
Sonar Entertainment has come on board eight-episode event series Das Boot, joining Germany’s Bavaria Fernsehproduktion and Sky Deutschland as co-producer and distributor. The series is set to begin production in 2017 for premiere worldwide in 2018. (Deadline)
FX’s The Strain has been renewed for a fourth season. That’s the good news. The downside is that it will be the show’s final season. (Entertainment Weekly)
British actress Claire Cooper has landed a recurring role on ABC’s Still Star-Crossed period drama series from Shondaland and ABC Studios. (Deadline)
Jackie will make its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival. Pablo Larrain’s historical drama, which stars Natalie Portman as former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, will screen Oct. 13 at Alice Tully Hall. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Executive producer Brandon Milbradt has optioned 50 short stories from erotica novelist Anaïs Nin’s including the collections: Delta of Venus, Waste of Timelessness, Under A Glass Bell, and others. (Deadline)
NBC drama This is Us has landed a full season order for 18 episodes. It is the first freshman of the season to receive an order and was an early favorite after the show’s trailer went viral earlier this year. (The Hollywood Reporter)
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