The Tracking Board’s Daily Debrief (08.28.17)
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Ed Skrein Exits “Hellboy” Reboot After Whitewashing Controversy
“It is clear that representing this character in a culturally accurate way holds significance for people, and that to neglect this responsibility would continue a worrying tendency to obscure ethnic minority stories and voice in the Arts,” the actor said in a statement.
Chris, Eleanor Columbus’ Maiden Voyage Help First-Time Filmmakers Realize Their Vision
After decades in the business making movies like Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire and the first two Harry Potters, the filmmaking vet is helping new filmmakers with films like The Witch and this year’s Patti Cake$.
Mark Webb, Nick Hornby Team for Megan Phelps-Roper Story “This Above All”
The director of The Amazing Spider-Man movies and the acclaimed author and Oscar-nominated writer of Brooklyn will tell the story of the granddaughter of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps, along with the production team behind Reese Witherspoon’s Wild.
More News From Around the Web
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The CW and Hulu have formed a new arrangement with the streaming network landing live streaming rights for CW shows for subscribers of Hulu with Live TV. Last year, The CW pulled their recent episodes from Hulu, instead giving Netflix season streaming rights two weeks at the end of a season. (Deadline)
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Fox is teaming up with Vacation writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein on developing the one-hour sci-fi drama Proxy. The series centers on a technology that allows onling followers to live voyeuristically through the experiences of hedonistic young “Proxies”. (Variety)
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Sepideh Moafi has booked a series regular role on USA’s Falling Water. The supernatural thriller follows three unrelated people whose worlds collide when they discover newfound abilities to manipulate dreams. (Deadline)
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Lifetime has order the holiday original movie Secret Santa starring Tatyana Ali, Mindy Sterling, Dan Lauria, and Brendan Fehr. (Deadline)
