SSN ORIGINALS
Exec Shuffle for 10/26/15: Time Acquires Zooey Deschanel’s Hello Giggles, Universal Shutters Sports Network, FX Networks Names Multiple EVPs
In addition production studio The Uprising Creative has launched Vehiclevr, WME | IMG has partnered with AGT to build a new platform for live events, and interactive entertainment company Activision Blizzard has opened a new eSports division. (SSN)
OTHER HEADLINES
50 Feet from Syria and Nine Other Documentaries Make the Oscar Short List
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the field of documentary short subject contenders for the 88th Academy Awards has been narrowed to 10 films from 74 eligible entries. Half of the films on the short list will receive Oscar nominations. (VAR)
TBS Greenlights Comedy about BFFs from Real-Life Besties Matt Fogel and Todd Strauss-Schulson
TBS has greenlit and cast a series from longtime best friends Matt Fogel (Bob: The Musical) and writer-director Todd Strauss-Schulson (The Final Girls). They penned the pilot, inspired by their own lives as sensitive, modern men. (DL)
Mila Kunis, Christina Applegate and Kristen Bell Team Up for Mom Comedy
The comedy project, which was to have starred Leslie Mann and be produced by Judd Apatow is back on at STX Entertainment which has picked up the now untitled project, with writer/directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the writers behind The Hangover. (THR)
Hunger Games‘ Josh Hutcherson Along with Sir Ben Kingsley Have Boarded Backstabbing For Beginners
From Danish helmer Per Fly, Backstabbing For Beginners is a political thriller inspired by international relations veteran Michael Soussan’s memoir Backstabbing For Beginners: My Crash Course In International Diplomacy with pre-sales to start at AFM next week. (DL)
Yahoo’s $20 Million Gamble Pays Off as 15 Mil. Stream NFL Game
Yahoo and the National Football League say more than 15.2 million viewers went online to watch Sunday’s football game livestream. The event was historic, as it served as an initial step in the NFL’s plans to offer more of its games available via streaming services in the future. (TC)
FX Divorces Married Sitcom After Two Seasons
The cancellation comes as creative changes — including new jobs for Nat Faxon and Judy Greer’s married couple — did little to move the needle and the series’ recently concluded second run ranked as the lowest-rated FX series so far this year and down from last year. (THR)
How Bradley Cooper Has Finessed His Career and Transitioned from Smarmy to Likable Roles
Bradley Cooper has done what so many actors wish, changed his image, gracefully transitioning from smarmy roles to likable ones. How did this happen? When, exactly, did Cooper become likable? Grantland combed through his filmography to isolate the moments of this shift. (GL)
The Four James Bond Films That Could Have Been
When a film franchise lasts for more than five decades, it’s bound to gather a few unrealized projects along the way, and the James Bond series is no exception, these four came close to actual production. (VAR)
Chronically Unproductive? It’s Not You, It’s Your Tools
Most productivity “solutions” fit our personalities like a square peg does a round hole. Check out this list of productivity tools that are best suited for each of the four main productivity styles. (FC)