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Although adapted from the fiction novel by Jami Attenberg, Saint Mazie is based on the real life New York hero Mazie Gordon-Phillips.
Melissa McCarthy’s single camera comedy, Nobodies, which she produced with her husband Ben Falcone has been ordered to series at TV Land.
Jeff Bridges is the latest to enlist in the Matthew Vaughn-directed Kingsman: The Golden Circle Over the weekend, the Academy Award-winning actor took to Twitter announcing that he will star in the sequel to the 2014 spy action flick.
Jeff Bridges and Taylor Kitsch have been tapped to join Summit Entertainment’s untitled firefighter film. The two will join Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and James Badge Dale.
Oprah Winfrey is set to star in HBO Films’ The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks. George C. Wolfe penned the adaptation and will direct.
Kurt Russell and Kate Hudson will star in the series, which will be directed and co-written by Mel Gibson. Kevin Bacon, meanwhile, joins Jill Soloway’s new series, while Walter Goggins replaces Joe Manganiello over at History.
Musician Tom Waits is to join Hulu’s Citizen. The drama pilot is set against the backdrop of a vibrant, ‘supernaturalized’ Los Angeles. It is a hero origin story, blending gritty vigilantism with elements of magical realism.
Plot details are kept under wraps.