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Josh Malkin To Adapt Jeff Maysh’s Los Feliz Murder Mansion Piece

October 30, 2015 0

Jeff Maysh’s article about the true story of the 1959 murder/suicide of Lillian Perelson by her husband Harold and the Los Angeles house that has remained untouched since that night is being adapted into a film.

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Ben Kingsley Joins Brad Silberling’s “An Ordinary Man”

October 28, 2015 0

Kingsley is hitting AFM hard this year with two project announcements, this time with An Ordinary Man, a thriller that follows a war criminal’s fight between survival and love.

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Chloë Sevigny Set To Play Lizzie Borden, Kristen Stewart Is In Talks To Join As Her Maid

October 28, 2015 0

With a new format and a sales package set up for AFM, Chloë Sevigny will be picking up an axe for Pieter Van Hees in the biopic of Lizzie Borden.

2 - FILM NEWS

Fox In Early Talks To Have Edgar Wright Direct Johnny Depp In Bret McKenzie’s Adaptation Of Neil Gaiman’s “Fortunately, The Milk”

October 23, 2015 0

With a powerhouse package of talent, from the source material to the star, Fox is looking to get a pretty sweet deal if it picks up the Neil Gaiman-based film.

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Benjamin Walker Joins Oren Uziel’s “Shimmer Lake”

October 23, 2015 0

Making his feature directorial debut, Oren Uziel is helming his 2009 Black List script that follows a crime investigation backwards from the end to the beginning over the course of a week, and Benjamin Walker is attached to star.

2 - FILM NEWS

Rhys Ifans And Ed Skrein Will Star In The Upcoming “Gateway 6”

October 23, 2015 0

This film should have no problem at AFM in a couple weeks now that Rhys Ifans and Ed Skrein have lent their action and performance gravitas to the sci-fi thriller project.

2 - FILM NEWS

Bella Thorne Joins “The Babysitter”

October 23, 2015 0

Shake it Up! and The DUFF star Bella Thorne is the final piece of Mcg’s casting puzzle for his upcoming horror-comedy The Babysitter which is set to being shooting within a month.

2 - FILM NEWS

After Years Of Development, Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore Are Set To Star In “Blind”

October 20, 2015 0

After many attachments and near misses, Michael Mailer will begin directing his brother’s script, Blind, with Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore teaming up again for the first time in almost 20 years.

2 - FILM NEWS

“Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” Squeezes In One More Cast Member Before Starting Production

October 20, 2015 0

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Has started shooting in New Orleans, and to celebrate they added another actor to the cast – perennial tough guy Holt McCallany.

2 - FILM NEWS

Skyler Gisondo Grows Up A Little Too Quick In “The Godmother”

October 20, 2015 0

The Vacation star is ready to take on some serious roles, and proves it by jumping aboard the upcoming Griselda Blanco biopic as a college student who bites off more than he chew when he thinks it would be a good idea to smuggle drugs.

2 - FILM NEWS

Dimension Options Feature Adaptation Of Award-Winning Short “Polaroid” With Director Attached

October 19, 2015 0

Lars Klevberg’s new horror short, Polaroid, gets picked up for a feature adaptation after winning best short at the LA Horror Competition. Klevberg is attached to direct the adaptation.

7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)

POLAROID (In Development)

October 19, 2015 0

Two instagram-obsessed girls unlock a deadly spirit when they try to take a selfie with an old Polaroid camera.

2 - FILM NEWS

Korean Actor/Singer Lee Joon-gi Is In The Final “Resident Evil” Sequel

October 19, 2015 1

The popular actor and singer will make his first Hollywood film appearance with the final chapter in the action-packed Resident Evil film series, based on the Capcom video game about the zombie apocalypse.

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Katie Khan’s Sci-fi Romance “Halcyon” Is Ready For The Rights Market

October 19, 2015 0

Khan’s debut follows Max and Carys, two lovers stuck in space, as they contemplate their relationship and their current situation as the last few minutes of oxygen deplete, and is prime for a film adaptation.

3 - TELEVISION NEWS

Melissa Leo, Sebastian Stan and Clark Duke Join Jim Carrey’s “I’m Dying Up Here”

October 16, 2015 0

Jim Carrey’s new series that explores the world of Los Angeles standup in the 1970s has three new talented cast additions for the pilot in Melissa Leo, Sebastian Stan and Clark Duke.

2 - FILM NEWS

Mark Ruffalo Is Almost A Lock For “Thor: Ragnarok”

October 15, 2015 0

Rumors have been flying and characters have been hinted, but it looks like Thor and Hulk may be buddying up for the latest sequel in the thunder god’s series.

2 - FILM NEWS

Myriad Pictures Picks Up The Domestic Rights To Marya Cohn’s “The Girl In The Book”

October 15, 2015 0

Marya Cohn has made an auspicious directorial debut at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and Myriad Pictures has picked up the domestic rights for her drama starring Emily VanCamp and Michael Nyqvist.

3 - TELEVISION NEWS

Brian K. Vaughan And FX Are Teaming Up To Bring “Y: The Last Man” To TV

October 14, 2015 0

After years of development and multiple iterations, Y: The Last Man is going to try the small screen with FX in a promising move that leaves creator Brian K. Vaughan to tell his story his way.

2 - FILM NEWS

From Vogue To V-Day: Kate Winslet Will Play Lee Miller In The Amazing Story Of Her Life

October 13, 2015 0

Kate Winslet is going right from playing Joanna Hoffman for Steve Jobs to another historically important woman, Lee Miller, who went from fashion model to photojournalist over the course of her extraordinary life.

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{EXCLUSIVE} Mattel Is Interested In A “Dino-Riders” Film

October 12, 2015 47

Mattel is working with Solipsist Film to bring the 1988 Tyco cartoon Dino-Riders to theaters and give Paramount’s Transformers some worthy competition in the next few years.

2 - FILM NEWS

China, The US, And The UN Come Together To Bring “T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents” To The Screen

October 12, 2015 0

In a deal that will bring together Chinese media groups, a veteran Batman producer and the UN, the 1960s comic series T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents is being adapted into a film.

2 - FILM NEWS

Bobbie Peers’ “William Wenton” Book Series Is Picked Up By Norse Code

October 12, 2015 0

Morten Tyldum will be directing the first book in the upcoming Norse book series by filmmaker Bobbie Peers, which is focused on a young code-breaker who has left London to hide in Norway.

3 - TELEVISION NEWS

“Key & Peele” Producer Sets Up New Series At Fox With King Bach

October 12, 2015 0

Vine star King Bach (Andrew Bachelor) is starring in a new show on Fox from Key & Peele‘s Alex Rubens as an undercover cop in his old neighborhood.

2 - FILM NEWS

Toni Collette And Sam Trammell Are Joining Daniel Radcliffe In Domestic Terrorist Thriller “Imperium”

October 9, 2015 0

Collette and Trammell will be playing an FBI agent and a white supremacist, respectively, on either sides of a plot to bomb innocent civilians in Daniel Ragussis Imperium.

2 - FILM NEWS

{Exclusive} Ottessa Moshfegh’s “Eileen” Hits Rights Market

October 9, 2015 0

Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen is hitting the rights market hard. The book has drawn favorable comparisons to Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, described as Girl on a Train meets To Die For.

2 - FILM NEWS

The Orchard Purchases Horror Anthology “Southbound” From The Makers of “V/H/S”

October 8, 2015 0

The horror anthology premiered at TIFF’s Midnight Madness and consists of five interlocking horror stories told by a group of travelers as they make their way down a long stretch of highway.

3 - TELEVISION NEWS

John Harrison Is Set To Bring “The Call Of The Stryx” To TV with Element 8

October 7, 2015 0

The Call of the Stryx, one of France’s most popular graphic novels is coming to TV thanks to Element 8 Entertainment, and will be adapted by Dune‘s John Harrison.

2 - FILM NEWS

George Lopez Plays Santa’s Successor In “Aloha Santa”

October 7, 2015 0

The comedian will play Santa Claus’ irresponsible son who needs the help of Hawaiian locals to save Christmas when he takes over Santa’s duties and crash-lands his sled in Maui.

1 - BREAKING NEWS

{Exclusive} True Story Of “Togo” The Hero Sled Dog In Development At Disney

October 7, 2015 0

Disney is working on the story of Togo, the lead sled dog who is considered by those close to the story (including the owner of Balto and Togo) to be the true hero of the Nome Serum Run of 1925.

2 - FILM NEWS

Patrick Rothfuss And Lionsgate Work Out Multi-Platform Deal For “The Kingkiller Chronicles”

October 1, 2015 0

After the option from Fox expired in July, Rothfuss sat down with companies and worked out a deal with Lionsgate to work out his hugely popular Kingkiller Chronicles completely through the use of film, TV, and video games.