The Tracking Board’s Daily Debrief (10.31.17)

By TBA on October 31, 2017 Daily Debrief, Industry News

Up-and-Comers of the Month: “Florida Project” Stars Brooklynn Prince and Bria Vinaite on Their Blessed Hollywood Journey

The past month has been a dark time for Hollywood, which is why we need feel-good stories like these two more than ever.

The doc about the Armenian genocide is latest from Oscar-nominated filmmaker who returns to narrative features for the first time in 17 years.

The news comes just days after New Line and DC set Zachary Levi (NBC’s “Chuck”) to play Shazam in the superhero film of the same name.

Elizabeth Banks and Margot Robbie are teaming up to adapt the 1980 children’s book fairy tale The Paper Bag Princess. Universal landed the rights to the book by Robert Munsch with Banks directing, and Banks and Robbie producing. (Hollywood Reporter)
Anne Heche is circling the sci-fi thriller Vestige from Stephon Stewart. She would join previously cast Analeigh Tipton and Mickey Rourke. (Deadline)
Fox is in the works on the space alien comedy Spacebound with The Danish Girl actor Emerald Fennell attached to write and executive produce. Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley will executive produce and serve as showrunners of the series moves forward. (Variety)
Amazon and BBC Two have tapped Anna Maxwell Martin to join the fantasy drama series Good Omens as Beelzebub. Mireille Enos, Lourdes Faberes, and Yusuf Gatewood will play the Horsemen of the Apocalypse. (Deadline)