SSN ORIGINALS
Rep Moves for 10/28/15: Quantico’s Priyanka Chopra Shifts to WME, Kal Penn is Snagged by UTA, Viner Hayes Grier Signs with CAA
Other rep moves include, film and TV director Gary Fleder signing with UTA and WME signing Ouija 2 director Mike Flanagan. (SSN)
Film & TV Deals for 10/28/15: America Ferrera Unveils Take Fountain Prods, Bizarre Foods’ Andrew Zimmern Launches Intuitive Content, Common Inks Deal with HBO
Other film & TV deals include, Martin Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions extending its overall feature deal with Paramount Pictures and Bryon Allen’s Entertainment Studios acquiring Freestyle Releasing. (SSN).
OTHER HEADLINES
Martin Scorsese Extends Paramount Deal To 2019
Martin Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions has extended its overall feature deal with Paramount Pictures through 2019. (VAR)
NBC Buys ‘The Leeches’ Family Comedy From Nat Faxon & Jim Rash With Penalty
The Leeches, a half-hour ensemble comedy from The Descendants co-writers Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, has been set up at NBC with a script commitment plus penalty. (DH)
2015 Blood List Features Broad Green’s ‘Eli,’ New Line’s ‘Babysitter,’ Universal’s ‘Bump’
Michelle Rodriguez To Star In Gender-Reassignment Thriller ‘Tomboy’
Fast and Furious star Michelle Rodriguez will go under the knife for Tomboy, A Revenger’s Tale, the gender-swapping action movie to be directed by Walter Hill. (THR)
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Acquires Rights To Sammy Davis Jr. Biography
Fresh off his deal to acquire feature distributor Freestyle Releasing, Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has nailed down global rights to the Sammy Davis, Jr. Biography Deconstructing Sammy. (DH)
Rihanna’s Going To Wear Some Cool Space Outfits For Luc Besson’s Sci-fi Film ‘Valérian’
Rihanna is joining the cast of Luc Besson’s Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets, a film adaptation of the French sci-fi comic Valérian and Laureline. (VUL)
‘Ash vs. Evil’ Dead Renewed For Season 2 Ahead Of Season 1 Debut
Three days before Ash vs. Evil Dead‘s Halloween launch, Starz has already renewed the comedic horror series for a 10-episode second season. (TVL)