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- Vulture· 8 OctCarrie’s Fatal Miscalculation
The changes Mike Flanagan’s series makes to the story’s iconic climax has major implications, none of them good.
- Deadline· 8 OctBig Shot Pictures Lands Film Rights To ‘CookieRun’ Game Franchise; 2029 Theatrical Release Eyed
EXCLUSIVE: Brian Robbin’s family entertainment company, Big Shot Pictures, has optioned the feature rights to adapt CookieRun, the South Korean hit gaming franchise which counts over 300 million downloads.
- Literary Hub· 8 OctCan romance novels solve the straight man reading crisis?
Extra, extra. You’ve seen the headlines. Men—particularly straight men—have stopped reading fiction. This year saw the rise and fall of the performative lit-bro. And though history, crime, and self-help books still persuade a certain type, the most recent NEA survey found
- Deadline· 8 OctPaul Walter Hauser Set For Crime Drama ‘Garden City’ From John Curran, Magenta Light Studios
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off Resident Evil, which is now Zach Cregger’s highest-grossing film at over $280M worldwide, Paul Walter Hauser has inked to star in Garden City, a new crime drama from Magenta Light Studios. Based on a true story.
- Variety· 8 OctKevin MacLellan, Paramount’s Head of Global Content Distribution and International, Is Leaving Skydance Post-Merger
Kevin MacLellan, the veteran media exec who led Paramount’s global content distribution and international networks, is departing the newly merged Skydance Corp., Variety has learned. The larger international structure for the new Skydance Corp.
- TVLine· 8 OctHBO's Canceled Green Lantern Series: See Finn Wittrock As Guy Gardner, Show's Cosmic Scope
Arrowverse architect Marc Guggenheim posted concept art showing what Finn Wittrock would have looked like as Guy Gardner in the canceled Green Lantern series.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 8 Oct‘Other Mommy’ First Reactions: “Jessica Chastain’s Worst Movie in a Long Time”
The first reactions are in the Universal horror film, which is being held back from most critics until the last minute.
Other Mommy - Deadline· 8 OctSony Pictures Acquires Casey Giltner Thriller Spec ‘This Land Is Our Land’
EXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter Casey Giltner has sold elevated thriller spec This Land Is Our Land to Sony Pictures, Deadline has learned. Plot details are being kept under wraps. Andrew Form, of the A Quiet Place franchise, will produce alongside Lawdie Pahlavan.
- Variety· 8 Oct‘The Land’ Scores Post-Super Bowl Premiere Date: First Look at Dan Fogelman’s NFL Hulu Drama (EXCLUSIVE)
Dan Fogelman’s “The Land,” a family drama with an NFL twist, will debut on Monday, Feb. 15 on Hulu, just hours after the Super Bowl. The first two episodes will drop at 9 p.m. PT, followed by one new episode a week.
Also atTVLine - Deadline· 8 OctScott Bakula To Headline Detective Drama In Works At CBS From Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: NCIS: New Orleans star Scott Bakula is eying a return to CBS with another procedural drama, which is in development at the network. Bakula is set to star in and executive produce the untitled project,.which comes from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment.
- Deadline· 8 Oct‘Love Language’ Trailer: Chloë Grace Moretz Finds Work Writing Vows & Love Triangle With Manny Jacinto, Anthony Ramos In Rom-Com
The romantic-comedy genre is in for a return to form with Love Language, premiering this month. On Thursday, Vertical released the first trailer for the romantic-comedy starring Chloë Grace Moretz, debuting Oct.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 8 Oct‘Inside Out 2’ Director Kelsey Mann Signs with UTA (Exclusive)
The storyboard artist and director had been Pixar's inside mann since 2009.
Inside Out 2 - Vulture· 8 OctThe Young Producer Old Guys Love
You may not know Andrew Watt’s name, but Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, and Elton John sure do.
- Variety· 8 OctElizabeth Banks Officially Set to Play Karen Read in Amazon Series
Amazon has officially greenlit a drama series about Karen Read with Elizabeth Banks set to star, Variety has learned. The untitled, one-hour series was first reported to be in the works in 2025.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctAnime Director Masaaki Yuasa Set to Curate Toronto Fest Classic Film Showcase
The Japanese filmmaker has selected 17 features and four shorts that inspired his work and will screen in the ‘Drawn Universes: Visions in Animation’ spotlight to run Nov. 19 to Dec. 29.
- Deadline· 8 OctElizabeth Banks-Led Karen Read Series Ordered At Prime Video
Prime Video has ordered a new series about Karen Read, starring and executive produced by Elizabeth Banks (Cocaine Bear, Pitch Perfect).
Also atThe Hollywood Reporter - The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctAI-Podcasting Company Rebel Audio Raises Series A Funding at $50 Million Valuation (Exclusive)
Draft Kings co-founder Matt Kalish, now CEO of Hardscope, led the funding round.
- Variety· 8 OctReview‘Matchbox: The Movie’ Review: John Cena Can’t Make This Toy-Car Spinoff Feel Grownup
As audiences have seen with films like “Barbie,” intellectual property yields the best results when it’s mined with some intellect.
Matchbox the MovieAlso atIndieWire - The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctCynthia Erivo to Headline Benefit at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City
The fundraiser is set to take place at David Geffen Hall on Nov. 16.
- Variety· 8 OctOscar Predictions: Best Cinematography — Where Fantasy, Mythology, Epics and Horror Collide
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
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