The Tracking Board’s Daily Debrief (03.15.17)

JOHN KRASINSKI, EMILY BLUNT TO STAR IN “A QUIET PLACE,” WHICH HE’LL ALSO DIRECT FOR PARAMOUNT

Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller of Platinum Dunes will produce the film, which comes on the heels of Krasinski’s starring turn in Bay’s Paramount pic 13 Hours.

THE STATE OF THE COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY (PART FOUR)

It used to be that the automatic response a non-comic book reader had to the genre was the connection to Superman and Batman and Spider-Man and all the rest. Now things have changed quite a bit and there is no denying that the medium has evolved, allowing for more daring and interesting forms of storytelling.

PARAMOUNT ACQUIRES IAN SHORR SPEC “INFINITE”

In a quick turnaround, Paramount Pictures has acquired the spec Infinite from writer Ian Shorr, the Tracking Board has confirmed. The script only hit the market recently.

 More News From Around The Web

• CBS All Access’ first series, The Good Fight, the spinoff series from The Good Wife, has been renewed for Season 2. (E! Online)

• The Office co-stars reteaming as Amy Ryan signs on to join Steve Carell in Beautiful Boy. (Uproxx)

• Emmy Rossum joins Liam Neeson in revenge thriller Hard Powder. (Empire)

• Netflix’s Master of None announces the premiere date for Season 2: May 12. (Decider)

• Indie drama Princess of the Row adds Martin Sheen to its cast. (IMDB)

• Jacki Weaver, Timothy Simons, and Claire Holt join Gugu Mbatha-Raw and more in the romantic drama Irreplaceable You. (Variety)

• Winchester, starring Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke, add Sarah Snook and Angus Sampson. (Yahoo)

• Bates Motel star Freddie Highmore and showrunner Kerry Ehrin reteam for NBC drama Long Distance. (Hollywood Reporter)

• Fox has pushed the series The Beast off its pilot schedule after casting problems and other issues. (Hollywood Reporter)

• Hopper Penn and Paz de la Huerta to star in indie dramatic comedy Puppy Love. (Variety)