The Tracking Board’s Daily Debrief (10.13.16)

Jason Patric and Jake Picking To Star In Father-Son Addiction Drama Forgiving Kevin (EXCLUSIVE)

Patric and Picking are set to star in the addiction drama based on the autobiography by Larry Glenz. Producer Christopher J. Scott will direct from his own script.

Your Complete Weekend Box Office Tracking, Predictions, & Analysis

Ben Affleck has always had a relatively good box office draw for his wide release films and while his latest film, The Accountant, won’t be on the higher end of the spectrum, it should be able to snag first place and earn some decent numbers.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Official Trailer 2 Premieres

Disney and LucasFilm released the second official trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in which rebels set out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star.

More News From Around The Web

• ABC picks up game show from comedy actor Ricky Gervais where he and a panel of children will help adult contestant win prizes. (Variety)

• Harry Treadaway has replaced the late Anton Yelchin in the upcoming adaptation of Mr. Mercedes for AT&T Audience Network. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• The romantic drama Midnight Sun, starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger, has been picked up by Open Road Films in the U.S. (Deadline)

•  Jon Turteltaub’s shark thriller Meg is set to open two weeks early in China on March 2, 2018. (IndieWire)

• Lifetime has picked up a new drama about assisted suicide titled Mary Kills People. (TV Series Finale)

• CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta has teamed with long-time Larry King Live EP Wendy Walker for a medical drama that would draw on both of their experiences at the cable news network. (Deadline)

• Delroy Lindo has joined the cast of the CBS All Access spinoff of The Good Wife, in which he will play a lawyer who poaches Diane Lockhart’s associates and clients and threatens her ability to stay in business when she falls on hard times. (Variety)

• ABC has teamed with Black-ish co-executive producer Courtney Lilly for another single-camera comedy exploring what it means to be an African-American man in today’s society titled Joe 2.0. (Deadline)

• The content with having TV’s last standing musical competition in The Voice, NBC is adding The Stream, a social media-driven contest which will rely heavily on technology. (The Hollywood Reporter)