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U.S. rights for London Road have landed at BBC Worldwide North America. The film is based on the National Theatre musical of the same name.

Bob Cooper and Richard Saperstein’s Storyscape Entertainment has landed the romantic drama Backward Fall from scribes Byron Willinger and Phillip De Blasi. The project was brought in by Alex Schwartz of Storyscape.

CreativeChaos and Geena Davis are teaming up to produce an untitled documentary centered on gender disparity in Hollywood.

BBC Two’s adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Decline & Fall has landed Eva Longoria to star opposite Jack Whitehall. The actress is in final negotiations to play wealthy and powerful Margot Beste-Chetwynde.

DC Entertainment took a big hit with Guillermo Del Toro’s directing departure from Justice League Dark, but the company is still set to bring the characters to life on screen in the form of a direct-to-DVD animated film.

Tomorrowland star Britt Robertson has been tapped for the lead role in Netflix series Girlboss, based on the bestselling book by Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso.

Toronto-based Guru Studio has joined The Breadwinner, the animated feature from Nora Twomey. Twomey previously co-directed The Secret Of Kells with Tomm Moore.

HBO has given pilot orders to drama pilots Mogadishu, Minnesota from Kathryn Bigelow and Succession from Adam McKay and Will Ferrell.

Granite Mountain continues to add to its already impressive cast. In addition to the already cast Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, and Jennifer Connelly, the firefighter drama has now booked Alex Russell.

NBC has found the next Tracy Turnblad for their upcoming Hairspray Live with Maddie Baillio. The newcomer was chosen from a group of over a thousand in an open casting call.

Amazon continues to add to its ever-growing development slate with five new pilot orders. Additions include series from Amy Sherman-Palladino, Guillermo del Toro, and Travis Beacham.

The “Man of Steel” is flying back to The CW with his cousin Supergirl. As the DC series moves from CBS to a new channel, executive producers released a new statement announcing the arrival of the infamous hero.

Indie drama The Light Of The Moon has cast Stephanie Beatriz in the lead role. Production is currently taking place in Brooklyn and will run through the rest of the month.

AMC drama The Son has tapped Pierce Brosnan to star after losing previously cast Sam Neil. The role marks a return to television for Brosnan, who starred in Remington Steele over thirty years ago.

Jerry Seinfeld is joined by friends for a cup of coffee and a drive in a classic car, sharing stories all along the way.

After ramping up a bidding war between several major studios, Adam Mervis’s 17 Bridges has landed at STX Entertainment, with directors Joe and Anthony Russo in final negotiations to produce.

Passengers director Morten Tyldum is swapping space travel for time travel has he is in talks to helm The Shining Girls. The feature is based on the thriller novel from Lauren Beukes.

Granite Mountain has tapped Jennifer Connelly for a role in the drama, based on the 20-member Granite Mountain Hotshots who fought the deadliest wildfire in Arizona history.

Starz’s American Gods has added Gillian Anderson. The project reteams Anderson with executive producer Bryan Fuller after the pair previously worked together on Hannibal.

The all-female Ocean’s Eleven Reboot film is looking to build an all-star cast around previously announced Sandra Bullock, with Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett circling a role.

Paramount and Hasbro’s upcoming Transformers sequel from Michael Bay has added Anthony Hopkins to its growing cast.

Sicario sequel Soldado has found its director in Stefano Sollima who is in talks for the project. The first film was helmed by Denis Villenueve.

Ubisoft is developing their next feature based on a video game with Tom Clancy’s The Division. Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star and produce the project.

Netflix continues to expand their children’s series offerings with a 13 episode order of Julie’s Greenroom from Julie Andrews and The Jim Henson Company.

Nicola Yoon’s YA novel Everything, Everything has found its director for the feature adaptation with Stella Meghie. The project is set up at MGM and Alloy Entertainment.

David Strathairn is set to star opposite Brenton Thwaites in a new Christian drama An Interview with God. Perry Lang will helm the project with a script from Ken Aguado.

Showtime has ordered half-hour comedy pilot White Famous from executive producer Jamie Foxx and Tom Kapinos. Foxx will appear in a recurring role.

Eric Bross’s political thriller Public Affairs has added Thora Birch. She joins previously cast Adrian Grenier and Mimi Rogers.

The Mick Jackson-directed Denial has landed a September 30 release date. It stars Rachel Weisz and Tom Wilkinson.

Susanne Bier is on the shortlist to helm the next James Bond installment, with the news coming just days after Sam Mendes revealed he would not return to the franchise.