Not To Be Outdone By Marvel’s Announcement, Warner Bros. Taps Scott Rudin To Oversee ‘Justice League Dark’
Despite the departure of Guillermo Del Toro, it’s now apparent that the adaptation, otherwise known as Dark Universe, is moving forward under Rudin’s supervision. Del Toro is still staying on as a producer, though he’ll no longer direct. Rudin is moving quickly, making updates to the script and approaching directors. The project is now a priority for the studio, as it is looking to shoot the superhero team-up film in 2016. (TB)
Paramount Has Created Its Own YouTube Channel to Let You Stream Movies For Free
The Paramount Vault has technically been around for three weeks, but it arrived with little fanfare. Now, word is spreading that the channel exists. It is the first time a major movie studio has created a YouTube channel that offers viewers the chance to watch a selection of their films for free. (SF)
The Latest Comic-To-TV Adaptation Is Happening, and It’s a Humdinger From Boom! Studios
Universal Cable Productions has picked up the rights to the sci-fi-horror ongoing comic book series The Woods, with Boom! CEO Ross Richie as EP along with the company’s president of development, Stephen Christy. Created by Batman writer James Tynion IV and artist Michael Dialynas, Woods tells of an entire prep school in suburban Milwaukee that vanishes without a trace … only to re-appear light years away in the primordial forest of another planet. (HV)
Fox Is Going Country, Teaming With Jack Black and Dwight Yoakum For New Country Music Family Sitcom
Created by Alex McAulay, single-camera half-hour comedy Belles and Whistles — which has received a script commitment — centers on an unfulfilled father who, after being fired from his comfortable tech job in Silicon Valley, decides to move his dysfunctional family to Nashville in order to pursue his lifelong dream of music stardom. (LF)
Seeing the Success Of CBS’ ‘Madame Secretary’, NBC Now Developing Dreamed On Former Texas Senator Wendy Davis
She made national headlines in 2013 for filibustering anti-abortion legislation in the Texas Senate. Now the former Democratic state senator is poised for more national attention as the inspiration for a dramedy series in development at the Peacock network. Written by Jennifer Cecil, the untitled project centers on a female Democratic senator who, after losing the Texas governor’s race, gets her world turned upside down. (DH)
AFI Changes Its Tune, Will Offer Lifetime Achievement Award To John Williams
This will be the first time the American Film Institute will grant its highest honor to a composer, but it makes sense that Williams would be the first. The man who has scored just about all of Steven Spielberg’s films, as well as Star Wars and Superman, has over 150 film credits, 49 Oscar nominations and five wins. (COL)
Nicholas Hoult, Luke Evans and Henry Cavill Join War Film ‘Sand Castle’
Written by Chris Roessner and directed by Fernando Coimbra, the film is set in Iraq circa 2003 and is based on Roessner’s experience as a machine gunner in Iraq’s Sunni Triangle. Mark Gordon of The Mark Gordon Company, Justin Nappi through his company Treehouse Pictures, and Ben Pugh are producing. (CS)
Fresh Off Yesterday’s Marvel Announcement, 10 Movies You Should Expect To See In Phase Four
The news that Ant-Man and The Wasp is coming out in 2018 wasn’t the only big Marvel reveal today. The studio also announced that three movies will arrive in theaters on May 1st, 2020, July 10th, 2020, and November 6th, 2020. However, they didn’t attach any titles to these release dates, leaving it anyone’s guess what the beginning of the next decade holds for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (CB)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Jessica Jones’
Marvel and Netflix have released the latest look at their upcoming series, starring Krysten Ritter and Mike Colter. The trailer gives the first look at the series villain, Zebediah Kilgrave, played by David Tennant. It premieres on the streaming service on November 20th. (EMP)
Screenwriters: ‘Jane Eyre’
The 92-page screenplay by Moira Buffini, based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë, and labeled Green Revisions. (GITS)