The story, which is being pitched as The Revenant with a strong female lead and an elevated supernatural horror component, centers on a pregnant witch in the Old West who hunts down the possessed man who killed her husband.
A new book from highly regarded author Ann Patchett is making its way into the film rights market and turning heads. Commonwealth has been receiving rave reviews since its publication in mid-September from Harpercollins.
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Anthony Mackie, Margaret Qualley, and Danny Huston will star in the science fiction film IO. The project was developed at the Sundance Institute’s Writers Lab and the Sundance Institute Catalyst Forum and will be directed by Jonathan Helpert. (The Wrap)
English stage and film actress Andrea Riseborough has been set to star opposite Garrett Hedlund in Andrew Heckler’s indie feature Burden. (Deadline)
Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Nicholas Braun, and Matthew Macfayden are set to star in the Adam McKay and Will Ferrell’s HBO family drama pilot for Succession. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Diane Keaton will be the recipient of the 45th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Keaton at a Gala Tribute on June 8, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AFI)
Jim Belushi has been tapped to play Taran Killam’s father in the Showtime comedy pilot Mating. The show centers on the recently divorced Jay (Killam) who married young and now finds himself completely unprepared for the brave new, frank and fluid world of dating and hooking up.(TVLine)
Busy Philipps has landed a guest-starring role as a love interest for Thomas Lennon’s Felix on The Odd Couple. The Cougar Town alum will play Natasha, a woman Felix meets in a bar and takes home for what is meant to be his first one-night stand. (Entertainment Weekly)
Jay Z and the Weinstein Company are teaming up for a six-part docuseries centered on Kalief Browder, a young student who spent three years at Rikers Island without conviction. (Complex)
Amazon announced that it has greenlit another Amazon Original series with the horror anthology Lore, based on the popular podcast of the same name. (Comingsoon.net)
Former Nashville co-executive producer Monica Macer has joined breakout new OWN drama series Queen Sugar as executive producer and showrunner for Season 2. (Deadline)
Freeform has announced that they have ordered a 10-episode third season of the sci-fi drama Stitchers starring Emma Isthta as a college student who is recruited for her extraordinary psychic ability by a secret organization who, with the aid of technology, utilize said ability to “stitch” her into the minds of murder victims to solve crimes. (Den of Geek)
The BBC has ordered a full season of comedy Motherland, written by Catastrophe star and writer Sharon Horgan along with Graham Linehan, Helen Linehan, and Holly Walsh. (The Hollywood Reporter)
The Freeform pilot The Deep has rounded out the cast with Alex Roe and Fola Evans-Akingbola. They will join previously announced Eline Powell, Ian Verdun, and Rena Owen. (Deadline)
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