Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore announced via his Twitter account on Tuesday that he will premiere his latest documentary at the IFC Center in New York on Tuesday evening. Following the free screening, the film will have a limited theatrical release at the IFC Center starting on October 19.
Snowden star Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to lead the sci-fi thrillerSovereign. Marc Munden is directing from a script by Geoff Tock and Gregory Weidman – which was featured on the 2013 Black List.
Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story is renewed for a third season ahead of the filming of season two, while CBS axes the political supernatural satire BrainDead and the family drama American Gothic after one season.
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Following roles in The Magnificent Seven and Jackie, Peter Sarsgaard is looking to add to his already busy 2016 by starring opposite Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz in the Pablo Escobar pic Escobar. (Variety)
Director Brandon Camp’s retelling of his father Joe Camp’s 1974 Benji movie has unveiled its cast and has started production in New Orleans. (Deadline)
Uri Singer has optioned the rights to Don DeLillo’s White Noise, with Experimenter writer/director Michael Almereyda set to adapt the screenplay. (Indiewire)
Producer DeVon Franklin has signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox. In March of this year, Franklin developed and produced the hit faith-based film Miracles From Heaven, which starred Jennifer Garner and Queen Latifah. (The Wrap)
Gina Gershon has landed a guest role on Empire where she will play Helene Von Wyeth, the tough and uncompromising founder of her own fashion label, who partners with Empire for her annual fashion show. (Variety)
Rookie Blue alum Lyriq Bent has been cast as one of the male leads opposite DeWanda Wise in Spike Lee’s 10-episode Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It, a contemporary update of Lee’s groundbreaking 1986 indie film. (Deadline)
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