SSN ORIGINALS
The Accidental Turitz: At Long Last, We’re Getting the Romantic Comedies We Deserve
SSN’s Neil Turitz discusses the state of the romantic comedy genre, both at the studio and independent level. (SSN)
Film Development for 9/10/15: TIFF Acquisition News, WB Sets Mystery Nolan Film, Dave Bautista in for Bushwick and Marauders
Other film development news includes, Jamie Foxx attaches to Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver, Patrick Dempsey to star in Bridget Jones sequel, and Universal buys a pitch for Amy Poehler to produce. (SSN)
OTHER HEADLINES
Women, Minorities Still Underrepresented As First-Time Episodic TV Directors: DGA Report
Woman and minorities are still lagging among first-time directors in episodic television, a new study from the Directors Guild of America shows. (VAR)
Idris Elba To Produce ‘The Crusaders’ Drama For Fox
‘American Gods’ Adds ‘Hannibal’ Alum David Slade As Director & EP
David Slade will be joining Bryan Fuller on American Gods, I’ve learned. He is set to helm the pilot and several more episodes of FremantleMedia North America’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning contemporary fantasy novel. (DH)
Critic’s Notebook: From Telluride to Toronto, Here Comes the Future of the Movie Business
Indiewire breaks down the intimacy of Telluride and the mayhem of Toronto and discusses next steps for distributors. (IW)
Vivica A. Fox To Appear As Cookie’s Sister in ‘Empire’
Vivica A. Fox will be appearing on season 2 of the Fox hit as the oldest sister of Cookie (Taraji P. Henson). (EW)
Teri Hatcher Joins CBS’ ‘Odd Couple’
Teri Hatcher is joining CBS’ The Odd Couple for multiple episodes as a love interest for Matthew Perry’s lovelorn alter ego. (TVL)
Are Young Actors Bailing on Movies? How the Oscars Reveal Hollywood’s Leading-Man Drought
Hollywood has failed to grow a new crop of young leading men like Leonardo DiCaprio, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Ryan Gosling, all of whom were Oscar-nominated for 25-and-under roles that helped establish them as the standard-bearers of their generation. (VUL)