The Tracking Board’s Daily Debrief (04.06.17)

Legendary Comic Don Rickles Dies at 90, Read His Letter to Donald Trump

Rickles voiced Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story movies, though he also played a wise-cracking theater manager in Norm MacDonald’s Dirty Work, and played against type as Robert De Niro’s trusted pit boss in Martin Scorsese’s 1995 masterpiece Casino.

Carrie Fisher to be Among Those Honored as Disney Legends at D23 Expo 2017

The late Carrie Fisher will be among the nine recipients of the Disney Legend Award at this year’s D23 Expo in July. Her co-star Mark Hamill will also be receiving the awards.

Pirates of the Caribbean Director Joachim Rønning  in Talks to Helm Adaptation of Michael Crichton’s Micro

Amblin Entertainment is looking at Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales director Joachim Rønning to helm the upcoming adaptation of Michael Crichton novel Micro, the Tracking Board has confirmed The novel was the last from the Jurassic Park author before he died in 2008.

More News From Around The Web

• Scream Queens breakout Billie Lourd is set as a lead opposite Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters in the upcoming seventh season of Ryan Murphy’s FX anthology series American Horror Story. (Deadline)

• Saban Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to John Stockwell’s sci-fi thriller Armed Response starring Wesley Snipes. The film follows a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound after its AI is suddenly shut down. (Deadline)

• The Weinstein Company is protesting the MPAA’s rating for their forthcoming drama 3 Generations which follows the story of a family living under one roof as Ray transitions from female to male. (Deadline)

• The Paramount Network has picked up Jay Z and The Weinstein Company ‘s six-part event documentary series Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, based on the life and legacy of Trayvon Martin. (Deadline)

• Clouds of Sils Maria and Personal Shopper director Olivier Assayas is set to write and direct Wasp Network, an adaptation of Fernando Morais’ book, The Last Soldiers of the Cold War. (The Hollywood Reporter)