SSN ORIGINALS
12 SCREENWRITER GUIDELINES TO TAKE THE FEAR OUT OF GETTING NOTES & MAXIMIZE THE EXPERIENCE
Coming from the perspective of experienced Hollywood professionals, this book excerpt offers guidance on the entire storytelling process, as well as what comes before it in the life of the writer, and after it in the marketing of the screenplay. (SSN)
TV DEVELOPMENT FOR 8/11/15: LOUIS C.K.’S ‘BETTER THINGS’ SERIES ORDERED, FOX GREENLIGHTS PILOT FROM JOSH SCHWARTZ, SALMA HAYEK DEVELOPING ABC SOAP
Other TV development news includes, a new animated series on FX called Cassius & Clay, a 10 part series on BBC called Mafiya from writer William Nicholson and a Ryan Phillippe project on USA called Shooter. (SSN)
OTHER HEADLINES
Fox 2000 Makes ‘The Wonderling’ Book Deal With Stephen Daldry Circling
Fox 2000 is closing up a deal for The Wonderling, a partial manuscript for a futuristic YA novel by Mira Bartok that has Stephen Daldry attached to direct and produce. (DH)
Tom Hardy is Taking on Vertigo Adaptation 100 Bullets
Tom Hardy will produce and is in talks to star in the comic book adaption of Vertigo’s 100 Bullets for New Line Cinema. (CS)
‘The Notebook’ TV series in the works at The CW
The network is developing a series based on Sparks’ bestselling 1996 novel and the 2004 New Line sleeper hit film. (EW)
The ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ Movie Is Finally Happening
Aaron Eckhart Joins Tom Hanks in Captain Sully Movie
Eckhart will play the co-pilot in the Warner Bros. film, which Clint Eastwood is directing. (THR)
Showtime Cancels Lisa Kudrow’s ‘Web Therapy’ After 4 Seasons
Showtime boss David Nevins confirmed that the series will not be coming back for a fifth season. (VAR)
TV Land Orders George Lopez Sitcom
Lopez, to be written and exec-produced by John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky (Silicon Valley), revolves around the successful Hispanic American comedian as he struggles between his two worlds. (TVL)
Showtime Sets Patti Smith’s ‘Just Kids’ for Limited Series
Penny Dreadful creator and new Bond writer John Logan will co-write and co-produce with Smith. (IW)