Marvel rumored to be adding another female superhero to the MCU by bringing Brunnhilde aka Valkyrie to Thor: Ragnarok. Marvel recently named Taika Waititi as the new director in the third piece of the trilogy.
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Following Jennifer Lawrence’s announcement that she will be leaving The Rosie Project, director Richard Linklater is following suit–citing Lawrence as the reason he wished to work on the project in the first place.
Neal Moritz wins the rights to the popular video game, Crossfire, from South Korea’s Smilegate Group for potential franchise.
Bestselling author Gillian Flynn places her award-winning short story, The Grownup on the film rights market. It is described as “a ghost story similar to Henry James’ Turn of the Screw” and centers around a dynamic female lead.
Josh Gad and writing partner Ryan Dixon will pen the script for the biopic Gorgeous George, the infamous professional wrestler and entertainer. WWE Studios and Great Point Media are currently developing the project.
Last week, ABC Family announced that in January they will emerge from winter break as Freeform. In an effort to guide Freeform through their rebranding rollout, here’s a look at some of the hits and misses in other recent network transformations.
After turning down the female lead in Fox’s X-Men spin-off, Gambit, Rebecca Ferguson is now in talks to join Michael Fassbender and director Tomas Alfredson in The Snowman.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author T.J. Stiles has written an in-depth analysis of a wild and gritting time, starring the complex man behind the mythos. The biography paints a deeply personal story of Custer while still sweeping in scope, proving how much of his legacy is fact and how much is fiction.
The Oscar-winning actress drops out of Rosie, signs onto Darren Aronfsky film, and openly declares her support for equal pay for actresses in Lena Dunham’s newsletter, “Lenny Letters.”
Bestselling author John Grisham is back on the rights with new novel Rogue Lawyer that is primed for the television market. The book is repped by David Gernet at The Gernet Company and they are already looking at offers.
Lionsgate is getting into the zombie business with the help of Double Take’s Z-Men from Jeff McComsey. The comic is one of ten in a new comic universe created around the 1968 cult classic Night of the Living Dead.
DiCaprio’s shingle Appian Way has acquired the rights to a book proposal from Jack Ewing surrounding the recent scandal at Volkswagon. It was revealed that the company had committed fraud, programming the cars sold in the U.S. to show lower emissions when tested.
The novel tells the story of Emma Wood, who is one week out from her wedding when she sets out on a road trip with her best friend, Liv, to find her father who left home years ago. It’s being hailed as a comedic drama with a Bridesmaids flair.
While out stumping for his new movie Bridge of Spies, Steven Speilberg was questioned about working with Indy’s Harrison Ford and Spies star Tom Hanks multiple times. Speilberg’s response sent fans into a frenzy.
Koontz’s next bestselling thriller is this psychological suspense about a woman who cheats death, miraculously recovering from a fatal illness, and then becomes obsessed with finding the woman whose well-being, she’s told, is her payback…
Jeff Goldblum reveals that Bryan Cranston will be joining himself, Edward Norton, and Bob Balaban in the latest Wes Anderson film. The stop-motion animated film will center around a group of dogs.
HBO’s sister channel Cinemax has ordered a script for George R.R. Martin’s Skin Trade. The novella is considered to be one of the best pieces of werewolf fiction, having won a World Fantasy Award in 1989.
Brian Grazer appears to finally be getting his LA Riots film into production next spring as the Oscar-winning writer of the script, John Ridley, has been tapped to take over directing duties.
From Alan Glynn, whose The Dark Fields became the hit film and TV series Limitless, comes a new novel, Paradime. The novel is set to hit shelves next summer while the film rights hit the market now.
It was a big week as development season picks up in the TV world. Let’s take a look back at some of the biggest stories and trends.
Rob Riggle takes a dramatic turn opposite Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger in Midnight Sun. Riggle’s most well-known for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and his comedic partnership with Rob Huebel.
It was a huge week for the rival superhero ‘verses with news coming from film, television, and new media worlds. It caused a big stir in the TB offices, and a few debates (including our own Captain America vs. Iron Man “civil war”), so let’s look back at the week and see some of the major announcements from both camps.
Brie Larson is in talks to reteam with Short Term 12 director Destin Cretton on the film adaptation of Jeannette Walls memoir The Glass Castle. The book tells the story of Walls life growing up as the child of an alcoholic father, unbalanced mother, and their nomadic lifestyle.
Home and Away actress Samara Weaving has been chosen for the lead role in The Babysitter. The film follows a lonely twelve year-old boy who is in love with his babysitter and discovers some hard truths about life, love, and murder.
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter spinoff has added Ron Perlman to its increasingly long list of top tier talent. Details are tight on the film’s plot but it is rumored that the Hellboy star will play a goblin.
Tribe from Sebastian Junger combines history, psychology, and anthropology to investigate the stresses that veterans face after completing their service. The book is follow up to the book War and documentary Restrepo.
David Gordon Green’s, Stronger starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is looking to add Tatiana Maslany as one of the runners during the Boston Marathon bombing, adapted by John Pollono from the book of the same name.
After months of various reports speculating who the female lead will be in Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Episode VIII, it seems Disney has finally decided on Belle‘s Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
Jay McInerney has returned to his roots yet again with Thin City, the third book featuring married couple Russell and Corinne Calloway. The latest novel completes a trilogy, and the rights to all three books are available on the market.
Fox is developing a new event series with Gina Prince-Blythewood and Brian Grazer inspired by the growing number of police-shootings that have gained national attention recently. Sanaa Lathan is set to star as an investigator of the shooting.
