#Winning Network: NBC Entertainment Studio: Universal Television Production Company: Working Title Television Executive Producer(s): Ben McMillan, Meredith Philpott, Josh Greenbaum, Gina Girolamo, Christine Conley Writer(s): Ben McMillan, Meredith Philpott Logline: A group of friends break up with by their sixth bestie once he becomes famous. SSN Insight: NBC has given an initial script commitment.

Cortes Network: HBO Studio: HBO Production Company: Sikelia Productions Executive Producer(s): Chris Gerolmo, Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Bickford Writer(s): Chris Gerolmo Logline: The story of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, who brought down the Aztec empire; Malinche, the Mayan girl who helped him do it; and Montezuma, the Aztec leader he befriended and finally put in chains. Details: Based on actual events involving the Spanish conquistador, Hernán Cortés. SSN Insight: Scorsese has worked with HBO beforeas he directed the pilot of Boardwalk Empire, for which he won an Emmy. He recently directed the pilot for an untitled Rock ‘N’ Roll drama for HBO, a collaboration with Mick Jagger and Terence Winter.  Previously Del Toro played Latin American historical figures in Escobar: Paradise Lost and Steven Soderbergh’s Che. 

Difficult People Network: Hulu Studio: Universal Cable Productions Production Companies: Marobru Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Amy Poehler, Dave Becky, Michele Armour Writer(s): Julie Klausner Logline: Billy Eichner and Julia Klausner star as frustrated comedians and pop culture-loving best friends living in New York City who hate everyone -- except each other. SSN Insight: This original series is the first team-up between Hulu and Universal Cable Prods. The project was previously shot as a pilot presentation for NBCUniversal’s USA Network.

Fox/ Untitled Rob Riggle Comedy Project Network: Fox Broadcasting Company Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Production Companies: Principato-Young Entertainment, Intrigue Executive Producer(s): Rob Riggle, Steve Hely, Tariq Jalil, Peter Principato, Paul Young Writer: Steve Hely Logline: The story follows the quirky inhabitants of a small struggling town whose mayor is prepared to do anything to save his community. Seriously. Anything. Details: Based on the Austrian series "Braunschlag," which aired on the ORF Network in 2012. SSN Insight: Jalil and WME first brought the format to Principato Young.  When Riggle signed up with the comedy, the project entered into a bidding war. 20th TV teamed up with sibling Fox to win the pitch, and they then attached Hely as a writer, who is under an overall deal at 20th TV.

Future Shock Network: Nickelodeon Production Company: Katlin/Bernstein Productions Executive Producer(s): Mitchel Katlin, Nat Bernstein Logline: Two brothers get the shock of their lives when a girl from the future accidentally transports them with their mom to the year 2070. SSN Insight: Initial pilot commitment given by Nickelodeon with production set for January 2015.

I Like You Just The Way In Am Network: ABC Entertainment Group Studio: Sony Pictures Television Production Company: FanFare Productions Executive Producer(s): Jenny Mollen, Jamie Tarses, Karen Kehela-Sherwood Writer(s): Jenny Mollen Logline: Based on Mollen's memoir about her life as an actress and best-selling author (not to mention Twitter celeb and wife of Jason Biggs). Details: Based on the memoir, "I Like You Just The Way I Am," written by Jenny Mollen and published by St. Martin's Press in June of this year.

Lip Sync Battle Network: Spike Studio: Viacom Production Companies: Viacom, Inc., Sunday Night Productions, Matador Content, Eight Million Plus Productions Executive Producer(s): Jimmy Fallon, Rick Schwartz, John Krasinski, Stephen Merchant, Jay Peterson Logline: Each episode will feature celebrities going head to head lip synching the song of their choice and battling for bragging rights. Details: Based on Jimmy Fallon’s Lip Sync Battle skits on Late Night and later Tonight Show. SSN Insight: Former SNL director Beth McCarthy-Miller will direct the pilot episode to be filmed in front of a live audience in New York in January.  It’s tentatively scheduled to premiere on April 2, 2015.

Luther Network: Fox Broadcasting Company Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Production Companies: Chernin Entertainment, BBC Worldwide Productions Executive Producer(s): Neil Cross, Idris Elba, Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope, Jane Tranter Writer(s): Neil Cross Logline: John Luther is a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can’t always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions. Based on the series. Based on the British series, "Luther," which aired on BCC One from 2010-2013. Initial Commitment: Put SSN Insight: Fox has greenlit a put pilot commitment with a hefty seven-figure penalty to the adaptation per Deadline. The original Luther series that aired in the U.S. on BBC America, garnered eight Emmy nominations for best miniseries, one for Elba for best actor, and best writing/directing.

Straight Up With A Twist Network: Oxygen Production Company: All3Media America Executive Producer(s): Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Stephen Lambert, James Flint Writer(s): No Writer Available. Logline: Cameras will capture various groups of Millennial friends and their post-work bar debates. These hilarious conversations will be intertwined with quick-witted animations and sketches to give viewers one truly legendary Happy Hour. SSN Insight: One of five new series under the Oxygen rebrand “Very Real” focusing on developing projects with "authentic, proudly imperfect and diverse characters". Preacher of LA was the first series under the rebrand to get the greenlight, previously announced in September.

Survival of the Clickiest Network: Oxygen Production Company: Trium Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Mark Koops, Eric Day, Ronak Kordestani, Stephen Lentini Writer(s): No Writer Available. Logline: A group of young, budding online style stars each forge a path in the ultra-competitive world of vlogging. With no rules, no backup plans and plenty of haters, life outside the online bubble is never as glamorous as it seems as these emerging entrepreneurs juggle the demands of their followers, friends and family. SSN Insight: One of five new series under the Oxygen rebrand “Very Real” focusing on developing projects with "authentic, proudly imperfect and diverse characters". Preacher of LA was the first series under the rebrand to get the greenlight, previously announced in September.

Taboo Network: FX Network Studio: BBC One, FX Productions Production Companies: Scott Free Productions, BBC Worldwide Productions, Hardy Son and Baker Executive Producer(s): Tom Hardy, Ridley Scott, Liza Marshall, Kate Crowe, Dean Baker Writer(s): Steven Knight Logline: Set in 1813, Taboo follows a man who returns from Africa with 14 ill-gotten diamonds and seeking to avenge his father’s death. Refusing to sell the family business to the East India Company, he sets out to build his own trade and shipping empire and finds himself playing a dangerous game with two warring nations, Britain and America. Details: Based on an original story by Tom Hardy and his father, Chips Hardy. SSN Insight: BBC One has ordered eight one-hour episodes. In a statement Hardy commented that, “We’re creating a flagship British drama for this generation. A hybrid of orthodox and unconventional story telling, packed with darkness and spirited characters. “

Teaching English Network: Oxygen Production Company: Relativity Television Executive Producer(s): Tom Forman, Brad Bishop Logline: Whether it be the spontaneous decision to teach English to children in Singapore or to work at an international school in Russia, this adventurous project will follow a group of young Americans living abroad in countries where English is rarely heard. Fortunately, there are other fellow expats to rely on when the idea of "taking off" proves to be more difficult than expected. SSN Insight: One of five new series under the Oxygen rebrand “Very Real” focusing on developing projects with "authentic, proudly imperfect and diverse characters". Preacher of LA was the first series under the rebrand to get the greenlight, previously announced in September.

The Dunes Club Network: Nickelodeon Executive Producer(s): Heather Flanders Logline: Set at a high-end beach club, the story centers on the unlikely friendship that forms between a sheltered, privileged boy and a street-smart local girl who takes a job for the summer to earn extra cash. SSN Insight: Initial pilot commitment given by Nickelodeon with production set for January 2015. Per Variety, Nickelodeon president Russell Hicks said this pilot along with “Future Shock” will exemplify Nick’s dedication to “relatable concepts with unique voices, bold, breakout characters and fresh humor with heart.”

The Long Gray Line Network: No Broadcast Network Available. Studio: No Studio Available. Production Company: Linson Entertainment Executive Producer(s): Phil Klay, Art Linson, John Linson Writer(s): Phil Klay Logline: A twenty-five-year saga of the West Point class of 1966. Details: Based on the book, "The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966," written by Richard Atkinson and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1989.

The Misty Copeland Project Network: Oxygen Production Company: Sirens Media Executive Producer(s): Rebecca Toth, Valerie Haselton, Misty Copeland Writer(s): No Writer Available. Logline: As talented hopefuls from diverse backgrounds descend upon New York to take on the next major step in their ballet careers, who better to train and mentor them than Misty Copeland — the renowned ballerina who herself has defied all odds and shattered boundaries by overcoming the cultural pressures of professional ballet. SSN Insight: One of five new series under the Oxygen rebrand “Very Real” focusing on developing projects with "authentic, proudly imperfect and diverse characters". Preacher of LA was the first series under the rebrand to get the greenlight, previously announced in September.

Vamp Network: ABC Entertainment Group Studio: Warner Bros. Television Production Companies: Offspring Entertainment, A.B. Baby Productions Executive Producer(s): Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot, Amy B. Harris Writer(s): Amy B. Harris Logline: A ballerina is torn between her mother - a woman who gave up her dreams for her family - and her mentor, a prima ballerina at the end of her career. Trapped between the hopes, desires and regrets of these two strong women, our young ingénue, finds her escape dancing at Vamp; New York City’s most decadent and outrageous nightclub. SSN Insight: ABC gave an initial script commitment plus penalty. This is Harris’ second sale this season, the first was a comedy for Fox based on the movie Monster-In-Law. Vamp will face competition as Starz also has a drama about a young ballerina in New York, Flesh And Bone, airing as a limited series in 2015.

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We’ve all been there – you get a job, celebrate your success, and show up on day one only to find that you’re working for a lunatic who likes to hurl garbage cans at your head when a call gets dropped. We’ve all been there - at least once. It’s the age-old case of the horrible boss.

Not all bosses are tyrants (just like not all assistants are perfect), but Hollywood is notorious for its terrible, ridiculous, tyrannical bosses – see Swimming With Sharks, The Player, and Entourage, for a start. Ari Gold was lovable and hilarious on TV, but if you were working for him in real life you’d probably be in a straightjacket.

In honor of this week’s release of Horrible Bosses 2, we asked several former and current assistants about their own real-life horrible boss stories. They all spoke on condition of anonymity of course – you’ll see why when you read their sordid tales of humiliation, agony, and normal, workaday torture below.

“I worked at a small production company and one of my tasks was to organize my boss’ four-year old collection of Variety (and this was when it was still Daily Variety, in print) by date and file them all neatly – even though she never, ever looked at a single one of them once she’d read it. It was probably the least productive thing I’ve ever done.”

“I had a bag of pretzels thrown at my head when I was working as an agent’s assistant because I bought the ‘wrong’ shaped pretzel for one of his clients.”

“The same week Lloyd prevented Ari from throwing his rented computer out the window on an episode of Entourage, I had to do the same when my producer boss was in a rage over someone’s contract and wanted to toss his computer. I managed to save the computer and avoid being hit after he threw a tissue box. Later that day, he commented on how much he loved Entourage and that Ari Gold was his hero.”

“My producer boss would call me to his office by yelling ‘Jesus Christ Donna!’ It got to the point where it sounded like Jesus Christ was my first name.”

“I worked as the assistant to the Executive Producers of a TV show; one of the office rules was that negativity was never allowed. Unfortunately, during my tenure, my mother-in-law-to-be died and it was very unexpected. I came to work the next day and was brought into the office and was told that my ‘hello’ was not elevated enough. I asked to take time off for the funeral and was granted my request. The day of the funeral I got a call from the office where my boss called me ‘selfish’ for going to the funeral instead of helping her plan a vacation with her boyfriend and then proceeded to fire me for taking the time off to attend the funeral.”

“One boss I had never smiled and had zero sense of humor. One day she told our department she was taking us to happy hour, which shocked us all, but we thought maybe she was lightening up. We got to happy hour, got our drinks, and then she pulled out some papers and told us all we were going to take one of those ‘personality tests’ – so we basically spent the entire happy hour in silence, filling them out. Fun.”

“Months after our show wrapped, one of our crew members passed away. At the funeral service, the showrunner (my former boss) texted me, demanding to know why I hadn't reminded him of the funeral and that it was my fault that he now looked like a ‘dick.’ …I had emailed him twice in the week and sent a reminder.”

“I once had a (female) boss tell me that she prefers to have male assistants because ‘They’re just better.’ And I’m a female.”

“My seventy-two year old producer boss was away on a cruise and outside cell service when I received a call from his maid that his house had flooded. As the producer had put me in charge of his entire life, I had access to his homeowner’s policy and called them up and took care of it. Upon going over to oversee the damage, the plumber asked if I could remove everything from the bathroom cabinets. Front and center was a very sticky box holding what was described as a “tight Asian pu**y”. Not wanting my boss to know I had seen it and not wanting to pick it up, I found oven mitts and hid it in a toiletries bag. When he returned he didn’t thank me for saving his house but we also never spoke of the box.”

Do you have a story to share? Sound off in the comments below (you can change your name to protect the innocent). Warner Bros’ Horrible Bosses 2 opens November 26.

WME: Writing and directing duo Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer have signed with WME. Their SXSW thriller Starry Eyes has done well on iTunes and it debuted in select theaters and digital platforms this fall via Dark Sky Films.

ICM: Actor Jared Harris has signed with ICM Partners just as he has two big films slated in 2015: Warner Bros.' The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Fox 2000’s Poltergeist remake. Harris is best known for his role as Lane Pryce on AMC's Mad Men, which landed him a Best Supporting Actor Emmy nod.

Gersh: The Case Against 8’s Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo, both LGBT advocates, have signed with Gersh. The couple was one of two who served as plaintiffs in the American Foundation for Equal Rights’ lawsuit over Proposition 8, as seen in the HBO documentary.

Verve: Filmmaker Shane Acker has signed with Verve. He received an Academy Award nomination for his 2005 animated short 9 when he was a UCLA student. He turned that into the 2009 feature of the same name, which was produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov. He has worked as a visual effects supervisor (47 Ronin, Oz the Great and Powerful, 2012’s Total Recall), and is preparing to direct Reel FX’s CG-animated adaptation of the Dark Horse comic Beasts of Burden.

APA: Actor John Robinson has signed with APA. The Portland native was discovered by Gus Van Sant with his 2003 drama Elephant, and was cast by Stacy Peralta (to portray a younger version of Peralta) in the autobiographical Lords of Dogtown, opposite Heath Ledger and Emile Hirsch. Robinson has appeared in Peter Bogdanovich’s comedy She’s Funny That Way, and the horror thriller Something Wicked.

Wolf-Kasteler: Unbroken lead Jack O’Connell has signed with Wolf-Kasteler’s Lisa Kasteler. The British thesp got his start on the U.K. teen series Skins and appeared in 300: Rise of an Empire earlier this year. His role in Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken is expected to make him a breakout star.

Shelter PR: Actor Miyavi has signed with Shelter PR, which was formed by WKT’s Cara Tripicchio, Christine Tripicchio and Marla Farrell in August. Miyavi, aka Takamasa Ishihara, could get Oscar attention for his supporting role as Louis Zamperini’s sadistic tormenter in Unbroken.

Shelter PR: Firm has also signed Bobby Cannavale. The actor is starring in the untitled HBO period rock drama from Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter and he is filming a role in Marvel’s Ant-Man. This year he appeared in indie comedies Chef and Adult Beginners.

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Ascension Network: ABC Entertainment Group Studio: ABC Studios Production Companies:  Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Underground Executive Producer(s): Kevin O'Hare, Trevor Engelson Writer(s): Kevin O'Hare Logline: Centers on brilliant but impulsive FBI agent Alexa Reyes who discovers that a staggering amount of the country's most brutal and violent offenders can be traced back to Ascension, Fla. When she tries to uncover the origin of the evil in the resort town she's confronted by her own haunted past, and forces far greater than she ever expected. SSN Insight: ABC has given an initial script commitment

Big Little Lies Production Companies:  Pacific Standard, Blossom Films Production Executive Producer(s): David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea, Per Saari Writer(s): David E. Kelley Logline: The tale of three mothers of kindergartners whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder. Details: Based on the novel "Big Little Lies," written by Liane Moriarty and published by Putnam Adult on July 29, 2014. SSN Insight: Project is planned as a limited series. Witherspoon and Kidman’s shingles optioned the film and TV rights to Big Little Lies earlier this year. The series will be shopped to buyers soon per Deadline.

Comments Section Network: E! Studio: E! Production Company: Free Period Productions, Pygmy Wolf Productions Executive Producer(s): Joel McHale, Jason Burns, KP Anderson Logline: Will focus on deconstructing the often snarky comments on popular websites starring comedian Michael Kosta. SSN Insight: This marks the first project under McHale’s new producing deal with E! In addition to hosting The Soup he will also be seen in Community on Yahoo!

Conviction Network: ABC Entertainment Group Studio: ABC Studios Production Companies: Martin Chase Productions, JuVee Executive Producer(s): Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Jeff Melvoin, Debra Martin Chase, Kim Swann Writer(s): Jason Wilborn Logline: A legal drama inspired by the life of Kym Worthy, the chief prosecutor of Wayne County, MI, known as the toughest woman in Detroit. Details: Inspired by the life of Kym Worthy, the chief prosecutor of Wayne County, MI.

Deep State Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Production Companies: Teakwood Lane Productions, Boom! Studios Executive Producer(s): Howard Gordon, Hugh Fitzpatrick, Ross Richie, Stephen Christy Writer(s): Anna Fricke Logline: Centers on a curious and driven FBI agent Katherine Branch, who was recruited by a shadowy branch of the government known as Control where she discovers its role in promoting popular conspiracy theories to distract from fantastical happenings and unexplained events. Partnered with mysterious Control agent John Harrow, Branch finds out how far Control goes to cover up the truth and how much their own lives are at stake. Details: Based on the comic book series "Deep State," created and written by Justin Jordan and drawn by Ariela Kristantina. SSN Insight: This is one of two drama projects under comic book publisher BOOM! Studios’ first-look deal with 20th Century Fox TV. Their acquisition of indie publisher Archaia increased their new original series to 29, will increase to 35 next year making BOOM! the biggest library of controlled original comic series outside of Marvel and DC. BOOM! also has a first-look deal with Fox on the feature side, which has yielded Malignant Man, with James Wan directing and The Foundation which Evan Daugherty is adapting.

The Indris Elba Project Network: Discovery Channel Studio: Discovery Networks International Production Companies: Shine North, Green Door Pictures Executive Producer(s): Idris Elba, Elizabeth McIntyre, Victoria Noble, Rick Murray Logline: Six part reality show about extreme racing. Elba will push is body, mind and engineering skills to the edge by racing on land, water and in the air. SSN Insight: This is Elba’s first project from of his co-production deal with Shine North, they previously worked together on Elba’s racing documentary, King of Speed.  Discovery will air the docu-series in mid-2015 in upwards of 220 countries including the U.S.

Jeff & Some Aliens Network: Comedy Central Studio: Viacom Production Company: ShadowMachine Executive Producer(s): Sean Donnelly, Alessandro Minoli, Alexander Bulkley, Corey Campodonico Writer(s): Sean Donnelly, Alessandro Minoli Logline: Follows Jeff and three extraterrestrials who are sent to Earth to study the world's most average guy to evaluate whether humanity and the planet should be destroyed. Details: Spinoff of "TripTank" currently airing on Comedy Central. SSN Insight: Donnelly and Minoli are also developing an animated/live-action comedy called The Amazing Danny which has reaped a script commitment. Kate on Later Network: NBC Studio: Warner Bros. TV Production Companies: A Very Good Production Executive Producer(s): Ellen DeGeneres, Liz Tuccillo, Jeff Kleeman, Lauren Graham Logline: It centers on Kate (Graham) who thought her day job was all her life would amount to when an opportunity arises that’s bigger than she ever dreamed possible. But that opportunity means she’s going to have to break one of the last remaining glass ceilings — the world of late-night network television talk shows. SSN Insight: In addition to being a lead in the single-camera half hour comedy with a script commitment, Lauren Graham will co-write along with EP Tuccillo. This project is Graham’s second collaboration with A Very Good Production. Last season, they developed Someday, Someday, Maybe, that sold to the CW, a drama based on Graham’s debut novel.

The Bazillion Dollar Club Network: SyFy Studio: NBCUniversal Production Company: Zero Point Zero Productions, Inc. Executive Producer(s): Lydia Tenaglia, Christopher Collins, Craig H. Shepherd Logline: Follows two of the world’s most aggressive accelerator programs: the software concentrated 500 Startups, led by the relentless drill sergeant Dave McClure; and the hardware focused Highway 1, headed by quirky genius Brady Forrest. SSN Insight: SyFy has ordered six episodes. The one-hour series will shoot later this year and will air in 2015. McClure was an early employee of PayPal and in five years has raised over $2 billion for tech entrepreneurs through his venture capital firm. Meanwhile, Forrest has developed mobile medical testing kits, baking assistant and iPhone HUD for cars and has funded over 35 consumer product companies through PCH & Highway1.

The Rinse Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Production Company: Boom! Studios Executive Producer(s): Mick Betancourt, Ross Richie, Stephen Christy Writer(s): Mick Betancourt Logline: Follows Jeff Sinclair, an underworld money laundering figure, who is unwillingly pulled into a dangerous gig laundering $25 million in stolen casino skim money. Details: Based on the comic book series "The Rinse," created and written by Gary Phillips and drawn by Marc Laming. SSN Insight: This is one of two drama projects under comic book publisher BOOM! Studios’ first-look deal with 20th Century Fox TV. Their acquisition of indie publisher Archaia increased their new original series to 29, will increase to 35 next year making BOOM! the biggest library of controlled original comic series outside of Marvel and DC. BOOM! also has a first-look deal with Fox on the feature side, which has yielded Malignant Man, with James Wan directing and The Foundation which Evan Daugherty is adapting.

Suze Orman’s Money Wars Studio: Warner Bros TV Group’s Telepictures Executive Producer(s): Suze Orman Logline: Centering on families, friends and couples whose arguments over money are affecting their lives. Orman will assist the opposing parties resolve their conflicts while starting them on the road to financial responsibility. SSN Insight: The two time Emmy winner and New York Times best seller, Orman is ending her 14 year run on CNBC of The Suze Orman Show. Money Wars will air five days a week.In addition, she has co-produced and hosted eight PBS specials based on her books and is presently an editor for O: The Oprah Magazine.

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Paradigm: Actor Stephen Dorff has signed with Paradigm. Previously he moved to Resolution from Gersh to go back to his longtime agent David Unger. Dorff launched his career with films like The Power Of One, Judgment Night, and Backbeat in the '90s, and he starred in Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere.

ICM: ICM Partners has signed Emmy winner Anna Gunn, who won for best supporting actress in a drama series two years in a row for AMC’s Breaking Bad. She was previously with UTA. Gunn currently stars on Fox’s Gracepoint, the U.S. adaptation of the British series Broadchurch.

WME: Japanese star Miyavi is making waves for his work in Angelina Jolie’s Oscar contender Unbroken, which recently premiered. The Japanese rock star-turned-actor has signed with WME in all areas.

ICM: Actor/comedian Tom Arnold has signed with ICM Partners after the closure of agency Resolution. Arnold reteams with John Burnham, the former William Morris agent who got the actor a role in his first film, 1992's Hero, and got him in front of James Cameron who cast him opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies.

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Awards 2015: Golden Globes Animated Feature Race Heats Up With ‘Big Hero 6,’ ‘The LEGO Movie’ and More

This year’s field is quite different, without offerings from usual heavy hitters like Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman, or Pixar. Today, we run down the potential nominees in what will be a fiercely competitive and interesting race. (SSN)

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Composer Antonion Sanchez Takes SSN Into the Jam Sessions That Created ‘Birdman’s’ Percussion Score

Fox Searchlight’s acclaimed film stands out from the rest with its look of one continuous shot, intense acting by Michael Keaton, sharp commentary on the blockbuster superhero genre, and a score that solely features percussion.  (SSN)

Awards 2015 Spotlight: ‘Two Days, One Night’ Directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardennes On Finding a “New Look and Physicality” For Marion Cotillard

The Belgian brothers have been collaborating since the late 1970s, and their 2011 film The Kid with a Bike earned a Golden Globe nomination. Their latest film has been generating Globes and Oscar buzz for them and star Cotillard. (SSN)

TODAY’S HEADLINES

Rep Moves For 12/3/14: Anna Gunn Shifts To ICM, ‘Unbroken’ Star Miyavi Snapped Up By WME, and More

ICM actually makes a couple of moves, and Paradigm also gets in on the action with this week’s look at agency updates. (SSN)

Sundance Has Released Its First Slate Of Films That Made the Cut

The festival revealed the films that qualified for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary competitions, as well as the out of competition NEXT selection. (DH)

This Sony Cyber Attack Has Spread To Accounting Firm Deloitte

Last week’s attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment also has exposed detailed salary information for the New York-based auditing firm, thanks to files that the hackers, calling themselves the Guardians of Peace, have sent to members of the media. (THR)

Fans of ‘The Kroll Show’ Are Going To Be Very Disappointed By This News

The comic’s popular Comedy Central sketch show will come to an end after the third season, which will premiere in February. Kroll himself made the decision to close things up. (VUL)

Kerry Washington and ‘Belle’ Director Amma Asante Are Getting Into the Big Screen Thriller Business

The Scandal star will take the lead in Unforgettable, in which she’d play a new wife who’s being threatened by her husband’s ex-wife. Kate Hudson is in talks to star as the cuckoo ex. (MF)

Kristen Wiig Comedy ‘Welcome To Me’ Finds a Buyer In Millennium

The industry comedy follows a woman obsessed with celebrity who wins $86 million in the lottery and spends it all on a TV show about herself. Shira Piven directed. (TOH)

First Look: The Vision From ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’

The initial look at Paul Bettany’s character, long associated with Ultron in the comics and now finally making his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  (EMP)

Finally, We Know Much More About ’Bond 24,’ Including Its Title and Cast

AMC Orders the Seth Rogen-Evan Goldberg ‘Preacher’ Project To Pilot

Jonah Hill Hops Aboard Todd Phillips’ Next Film, ‘Arms and the Dudes’

Matthew Vaughn and His Marv Films Just Optioned the Next Big YA Franchise

Comic Book Fans Waiting For Info About the Upcoming ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot Now Have It

The Long-Gestating ‘The Crow’ Remake Has Yet Another New Director 

So, Ridley Scott Might End Up Directing That ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel, After All

Monterey Media Nabs Itself American Distribution Rights To ‘3 Nights In the Desert’

Trailer Buzz: ‘Top Five’

Screenwriters: Breaking In — Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Script Doom

NEW ATTACHMENTS

Arms and the Dudes Logline: Based on a Rolling Stone article about two stoners who became mega arms dealers. Studio/Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Production Company: Mark Gordon Company, S/Z Pictures, Unnamed Todd Phillips and Bradley Cooper Production Company Producers: Todd Phillips, Bradley Cooper, Scott Budnick, Mark R. Gordon Cast: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller Writer:  Jason Smilovic, Todd Phillips, Stephen Chin Director: Todd Phillips Notes: Based on the Rolling Stone magazine article "Arms and the Dudes" by Guy Lawson, published March 31, 2011. SSN Insight: Jesse Eisenberg and Shia LaBeouf were previously attached to star. Chris Pratt was previously mentioned as one of the stars.

Ben-Hur (Remake) Logline: A young Ben-Hur, who encounters Jesus Christ, finds himself betrayed by his best friend but survives after being sold into slavery and extracts revenge. Studio/Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Paramount Pictures Production Company: Mark Burnett Productions, Point Blank Productions, The Sean Daniel Company Producers: Sean Daniel, Joni Levin, Mark Burnett Cast: Jack Huston, Nazanin Boniadi, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Pedro Pascal Writer:  John Ridley, Keith Clarke Director: Timur Bekmambetov Notes: Based on the novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ," written by Lew Wallace and published in 1880. Source material was previously adapted as "Ben-Hur" in 1959 and "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" in 1925. SSN Insight: Gal Gadot was previously in negotiations to play Esther, but had to pass on the project because of production conflicts with "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," in which she played Wonder Woman, as well as ongoing commitments to play the superhero in upcoming Warner Bros. films.

Beyond Skyline Logline: Storyline under wraps, sequel to "Skyline" (2010) directed by Colin & Greg Strause. Studio/Distributor: Universal Pictures Production Company: Hydraulx Producers: Liam O'Donnell, Kristian Andersen, Greg Strause, Colin Strause, Matthew E Chausse Cast: Frank Grillo, Antonio Fargas, Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian Writer:  Liam O'Donnell, Joshua Cordes Director: Liam O'Donnell SSN Insight: Greg and Colin Strause made careers as visual effects artists with films like Galaxy Quest, 300 and The Incredible Hulk. After a series of shorts, the duo made their directorial debut in 2007 with Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem, which grossed $128 million worldwide.

Inferno Logline: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is drawn into the nightmarish world of Dante's "Inferno" when he follows its clues to stop a worldwide plague. Studio/Distributor: Columbia Pictures Production Company: Imagine Entertainment Producers: Ron Howard, Brian Grazer Cast: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones Writer:  David Koepp Director: Ron Howard Notes: Based on the novel "Inferno" written by Dan Brown and published by Doubleday on May 14, 2013.

Source Code (Sequel) Logline: Storyline is under wraps. Production Company: Mark Gordon Company, Vendome Pictures Producers: Philippe Rousselet Cast: TBA Writer:  Ben Ripley Director: Anna Foerster SSN Insight: This will mark Foerster’s first feature as a director, she previously served as a DP on White House Down and as a DP in the second unit on Aeon Flux and 10,000 BC. Spectre Logline: James Bond springs into action when a cryptic message from his past provides a gateway to the powerful, deceptive, and sinister organization known as SPECTRE, while M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive. Studio/Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Columbia Pictures Production Company: Danjaq, LLC., Eon Productions Producers: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson Cast: Daniel Craig, Penelope Cruz, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Andrew Scott, Monica Bellucci Writer:  Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan Director: Sam Mendes SSN Insight: Hoyte Van Hotema, hot off lensing Interstellar has been tapped as Director of Photography as well.

Unforgettable Logline: A woman settling into a new marriage and life as a mom must contend with her husband’s ex, who is seemingly trying to gaslight her. Studio/Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Production Company: Di Novi Pictures Cast: Denise Di Novi, Alison Greenspan Cast:  Kerry Washington, Kate Hudson Writer: Christina Hodson Director: Amma Asante SSN Insight: Director Amma Asante, is one of the few black women in her field. She gained heat with her previous film, Belle, a critical hit, about a mixed-race aristocrat in the 18th century. The script is penned by newcomer Christina Hodson.

NEW PROJECTS

The Seven Five Logline: The true story of Michael Dowd is told. Dowd led a ring of criminalized cops in the corrupt 1980s NYPD until he was arrested in 1992. Studio/Distributor: Columbia Pictures Production Company: Chernin Entertainment Producers: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping Notes: Based on the documentary The Seven Five (USA/2014) directed by Tiller Russell.

Untitled Will Ferrell Shakespearean Theatre Project Logline: The story takes place inside an intensely competitive Shakespearean theater company. Studio/Distributor: Columbia PIctures Production Company:  Mosaic Cast: Will Ferrell Writer:  David Guion and Michael Handelman SSN Insight: Project was developed internally at Mosaic and then pitched to Sony. No director named yet. Ferrell can next be seen in the prison comedy Get Hard, to be released in March. Guion and Handelman have been on a hot streak when it comes to comedies. They recently wrote Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb and are no stranger to Will Ferrell having worked on Blades of Glory.

Untitled Logline: Storyline under wraps Studio/ Distributor: Universal Pictures Production Company: Chris Morgan Productions Producers: Chris Morgan Writers: Matt Allen, Chris Borrelli SSN Insight: Project is said to be an action comedy tent-pole.  Allen and Borrelli both have long-standing relationships with Fast & Furious writer/producer Chris Morgan. Matt Charman Bank Heist Thriller Logline: Storyline under wraps. Studio/Distributor: 20^th Century Fox Production Company:  Material Pictures. 6^th & Idaho Producers:  Tobey Maguire, Matt Reeves, Matthew Plouffe, Adam Kassan Writer:  Matt Charman, Matthew Plouffe Director: Matt Reevves SSN Insight: The idea was hatched by Matthew Plouffe, who runs Tobey Maguire’s production company, Material Pictures.  Matt Charman is the hot writer of Steven Spielberg’s Cold War spy thriller starring Tom Hanks.

DJ Tatiana Project Logline: The true story of DJ Tatiana, who disguised herself as a man in order to break into the electronic dance business, is dramatized. Studio/Distributor: Warner Bros. Production Company: Phoenix Pictures Producers:  Mike Medavoy, Brian Medavoy, Erwin More SSN Insight: This is the first joint project for More and the Medavoy’s after 13 years of being apart.  Warner Bros. bought the rights to the life story in a pre-emptive bid.

SSN AWARDS ORIGINALS

GOLDEN GLOBES: TELEVISION

Awards 2015: ‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ and More Make SSN’s Golden Globes TV Noms Predictions

Awards 2015 Spotlight: ‘Scandal’s Jeff Perry Talks Cyrus’s Evolution and Shonda Rhimes

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Joanne Froggatt Opens Up About ‘Downton Abbey’ Season Five

TODAY’S HEADLINES

Film Development For 12/04/14: Felicity Jones Continues Her Blazing Career With ‘Inferno’

And, Your New Star Of Netflix and Marvel’s Upcoming ‘Jessica Jones’ Series Is …

CBS Has Set a Premiere Date For Its four-Hour Event Series, ‘The Dovekeepers’

Chris Pratt Is Doing His Darnedest To Become the Biggest Star In the World

More Titles Have Been Revealed as Part Of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival

Trailer Buzz: ‘Terminator: Genisys’

In the Wake Of Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Recent Update On the ‘Sandman’ Movie, A Brief History

Studios, Networks, Conglomerates

Universal Pictures has tapped Michael Wise as SVP and Chief Technology Officer. Wise will oversee tech strategies and operations for the studio, working with SVP-CIO Steve Lapinski to handle IT issues for the film group.

The MPAA has hired Dean Marks as Deputy General Counsel for its war on piracy. The studio lobby group said Marks will be taking over as EVP, Deputy General Counsel and Chief of Global Content Protection this winter. The move by the Warner Bros. Longtime executive Michael Robinson will be retiring in March.

Jasmine Madatian is now Executive Vice President, Communications, at DreamWorks Studios. Previously Madatian
served as Managing Director, Communications, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences/Oscars. She’s taking over for Chip Sullivan, former head of publicity who was promoted to head of global brand integration at DreamWorks Animation this fall.

Film

David S. Goyer is growing his film and TV production company Phantom Four. He’s hired Kevin Turen as president. Turen’s background is with independent films like A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints, Arbitrage, last year’s Robert Redford-starrer All Is Lost and, most recently, the film 99 Homes. Margaret O'Brien has been appointed to the newly created position of EVP Corporate Development at eOne. She will beresponsible for overseeing the company's M&A activities. O'Brien joined eOne in 2008.

3AM, the new consultancy venture between Ridley Scott’s RSA Films and theatrical advertising agency Wild Card, has hired Chris Eyerman as Creative Director. He will be responsible for spearheading content strategy and creative for the new company, and will report to Managing Partners Alison Temple and Jules Daly.

Television

E!’s head of digital John Najarian is now EVP, News and Digital for the network, taking on oversight of the News division and E! News series. He will continue to lead E!’s digital and business development. Najarian takes over the E! News duties of network vet Cyndi McClellan, President of Network Strategy & E! News.

E! head of marketing Jen Neal has been named EVP, Marketing for E! Entertainment and Esquire Network, adding oversight of brand strategy and marketing for Esquire Network to her existing responsibilities.

Tony Maxwell
has been tapped as Senior Vice President, Promotional Creative & Strategy at Nickelodeon Group. Previously he served as Senior Vice President, Promotional Strategy & Creative, VH1, VH1 Classic and Palladia.

Digital

Soon after Evan Shapiro left as Pivot president in a management shakeup at Participant Media's startup network, he is moving to NBCUniversal as EVP Digital Enterprises. The newly created position involves companywide strategic development of digital opportunities to reach emerging audiences, including alternative platforms and direct to consumer distribution models.

Andy Forssell
is now Chief Executive Officer at Showyou in San Francisco.
Previously Forssell served as Acting Chief Executive Officer, Hulu.

Ken Tucker, one of the founding editors of Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly, will join Yahoo as TV critic. Previously, he was editor-at-large for Entertainment Weekly and was the magazine’s DVD critic. Agencies, Management Companies, Marketing, Public Relations, Law Firms PromaxBDA, the leading global association for marketing, promotion and design professionals in the entertainment industry, has announced that the company's former board member Steve Kazanjian has been named president and CEO. Kazanjian is a Fortune 500 brand marketing executive and former vice president of Global Creative for MWV, a worldwide leader in consumer packaging.

Music

Live Nation Entertainment has named music vet Jimmy Iovine to the concert promoter's board of directors. Iovine serves as an independent director of the board.

Exec Shuffle For 12/05/14: Jasmine Madatian To DreamWorks, Kevan Turen To Phantom Four, and More

Is Robin Hood the New Potential Franchise For the Studios? Disney Seems To Think So

On the Heels Of Marvel and Netflix Announcing Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones Comes News Of a Luke Cage Casting

The ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie Is Closing In On Nabbing Itself a Writer

Not To Tell You Something You Didn’t Already Know, But Now It’s Official: Cumberbatch Is Doctor Strange

Fox and Ryan Reynolds Are Closing a Deal For the Actor To Return as Deadpool

That ‘Walking Dead’ Spinoff Has Found Its Lead Actor

Trailer Buzz: ‘While We’re Young’

A Brief and Entertaining Look At the 30 Most Important Sex Scenes In Movie History

Screenwriters: ‘The Lion In Winter’

SSN AWARDS ORIGINALS

GOLDEN GLOBES: BEST MOTION PICTURE

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Rob Marshall On Producing-Directing the Modern, Darker Fairy Tale ‘Into The Woods’ For Disney

The director has directed adaptations of two Broadway musicals: Chicago and Nine. Now, he’s back with his third musical, an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. The ensemble cast includes Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, and Chris Pine, among others. (SSN)

Awards 2015 Spotlight: ‘Unbroken’ Producer Matt Baer On Trusting Angelina Jolie’s Instincts and the True Meaning Of “Passion Project”

Hollywood is full of producers who struggle for years to get their passion projects off the ground. Unbroken producer Baer stuck with Lou Zamperini and his story for nearly fifteen years, and the result is a beautifully directed film with Angelina Jolie at its helm. (SSN)

TODAY’S HEADLINES

The Academy’s Visual Effects Shortlist Has Been Announced, Is Your Film On It?

Ten movies have made it, including Captain America: The Winter Solider, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Interstellar, to be cut down to a final five when the Visual Effects Branch meets on January 10th.  (TOH)

Sony’s Woes Continue, as It’s Slammed With Antitrust Class Action, Along With DWA and Disney

With one now-consolidated lawsuit already before the courts, it looks like the burgeoning legal battle over alleged secret wage-fixing and anti-poaching deals among animation studios has another front on which to fight. (DH)

Cameron Crowe Has Added the First Two Cast Members To His Showtime Roadies Show

Luke Wilson and Imogen Poots join the show, called Roadies, is being executive produced by Crowe and J.J. Abrams. The one-hour pilot will shoot in 2015. (SF)

Warner Bros. Would Really Like Christopher Nolan To Direct ‘Ready Player One’

The studio has offered the film to the Interstellar director, a sci-fi flick based on the novel by Ernest Cline. The film will be set in 2044, where a teenage boy is steadily becoming obsessed with a virtual-reality utopia known as the OASIS. (GR)

Fans Of James Bond Universe Continuity Will Appreciate Another Important Bit Of ‘Spectre’ Casting News

Jesper Christensen, who played Mr. White in the first two Daniel Craig films, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, will reprise his role in the upcoming film, which will bring the evil Quantum organization back into play. (EMP)

CBS Gives Vince Gilligan’s ‘Battle Creek’ Its Plum, Post-‘Good Wife’ Sunday Night Time Slot

The 13-episode detective series, will land on Sunday nights in March. The network is also slotting CSI: Cyber on Wednesdays, leaving several episodes of Stalker to air at a later date. (TLF)

On the Heels Of His Emmy Win For Directing ‘True Detective,’ Cary Fukunaga Has Lined Up a Sweet New Gig

Stephen King’s It is getting a 21st century makeover, and the director has signed on to helm the first movie of what will be a two-part series, according to producer Dan Lin. (MF)

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Rob Marshall On Producing-Directing the Modern, Darker Fairy Tale ‘Into The Woods’ For Disney

Awards 2015 Spotlight: ‘Unbroken’ Producer Matt Baer On Trusting Angelina Jolie’s Instincts and the True Meaning Of “Passion Project”

Awards 2015: ‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ and More Make SSN’s Golden Globes TV Noms Predictions

Awards 2015: Golden Globes Animated Feature Race Heats Up With ‘Big Hero 6,’ ‘The LEGO Movie’ and More

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Composer Antonion Sanchez Takes SSN Into the Jam Sessions That Created ‘Birdman’s’ Percussion Score

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Screenwriter James Lapine On Adapting ‘Into The Woods’ From His Broadway Play

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Jennifer Aniston Opens Up On the Struggles Of Shooting ‘Cake’

Awards 2015 Spotlight: Oscar Isaac On His Character In ‘A Most Violent Year’