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John Wells will helm the Vietnam War drama Khe Sanh with a script from Jason Horwitch. The project tells the story of the unsung battle of the 20th century, Siege of Khe Sanh. (Deadline)
American Horror Story‘s Lily Rabe has joined the TNT pilot Deadlier Than the Male. She will play a woman given a new identity upon her release from prison in order to protect her form the killer with whom she once had a close connection. (Playbill)
Dome Karukoski is attached to direct the biopic of the life of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien. The project has been in development at Fox Searchlight and Chernin Entertainment since 2013. (Variety)
Madeline Brewer, Imogen Waterhouse, and Sarah Hay have teamed up to star in the indie psychological thriller, Braid. The film will be helmed by first-time feature director Mitzi Peirone, who also penned the script. (Deadline)
Digital stars Jay Versace and Miles McKenna have inked deals with studio Portal A to develop new half hour series. They join a slate at Portal of about forty shows that the company is looking to digitally license. (Variety)
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