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Film Development for 10/22/15: Amy Schumer Set For Mother/Daughter, Young JFK Movie In The Works, Mark Ruffalo In Talks To Hulk Out In Thor 3
Other film development news includes, Warner Bros. acquiring a script out of turnaround from Paramount, Black List film Blind gets a new cast with Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore and Dylan McDermott and Open Road acquires Relativity film Collide. (SSN)
OTHER HEADLINES
Universal’s ‘Queen Of Hearts’ Lands ‘Maze Runner’ Scribe To Adapt
Grant Pierce Myers, who wrote last year’s The Maze Runner, has been tapped to adapt Queen Of Hearts, Universal Pictures’ pic based on the Colleen Oakes YA book series. (DH)
‘Dear White People’ Director Tackling Musical For Charles King’s Media Company
Justin Simien, the filmmaker behind Dear White People, is developing an untitled musical for Charles D. King and his multicultural media company MACRO. (THR)
Seth Rogen & ‘The Interview’ Team Producing Workplace Comedy For Fox
Along with his producing partner Evan Goldberg and scribe Dan Sterling, Seth Rogen will serve as an exec producer on Citizen Floyd, a comedy that has landed a put pilot commitment at Fox. (VAR)
‘The Whispers’ Canceled By ABC After 1 Season
ABC has cancelled the Steven Spielberg-produced summer series The Whispers after one season. The alien drama starring Lily Rabe, Barry Sloane, Milo Ventimiglia, Derek Webster, Kristen Connolly, Kylie Rogers and Kyle Harrison Breitkopf ended its run in August. (WRAP)
Laverne Cox To Star In Fox’s ‘Rocky Horror’ Reboot
Fox has cast the Emmy-nominated actress to star in a reboot of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. (EW)
‘Still Star-Crossed': Shondaland Sells ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Sequel Series To ABC
Shondaland’s Still Star-Crossed, a one-hour drama about the fallout from the legendary lovers’ deadly acts, based on Melinda Taub’s 2013 novel, has been sold to ABC. (TVL)
Perfecting Pixar’s Movies Takes A Crazy Amount Of Research
Pixar is as much a research firm as it is an animation studio, and a new exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City does an expert job at showing us how. (WIR)
Free Scripts! Download 2016 Oscar Contenders ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ ‘Ex Machina,’ Trainwreck’ And More
For aspiring screenwriters, these scripts amount to a free screenwriting class. In studying the language, structure and pacing of the original and adapted screenplays, you’ll see how story is carefully plotted and learn how strong characters are developed. (IW)