Harry Potter Producer Joins With NBC Universal To Make TV Production Firm
David Heyman (Harry Potter, Paddington, Gravity) is set to create a television production company with NBC Universal in a move which underlines the trend for big name film-makers to move onto the small screen. (GUAR)
Emma Stone Will Star In Film Adaptation ‘Of Love May Fail’
Emma Stone will star in Columbia TriStar’s film adaptation of Love May Fail. The novel is one of the more recent releases of Silver Linings Playbook author, Matthew Quick and brought from Columbia to TriStar by Hannah Minghella when she took over the division. (VUL)
Casey Affleck To Direct Joaquin Phoenix In Western ‘Far Bright Star’
Affleck will direct the Western Far Bright Star, which takes place in 1916 and revolves around an aging calvaryman (to be played by Phoenix) who is leading a ragtag group of young men on a hunt for the legendary Pancho Villa. (COLL)
‘The Bastard Executioner’ Canceled By FX After One Season
The FX drama series is canceled following Tuesday’s airing of the season one finale. Series creator and showrunner Kurt Sutter saluted the hard work that went into producing the show while acknowledging that the ratings weren’t strong enough to justify a renewal. (VAR)
5 Biggest Hollywood Deals Of The Past 5 Years
A whopping $108.3 billion in sales included DirecTV going to AT&T and Walt Disney Co. purchasing San Francisco-based Lucasfilm. (THR)
‘The Merlin Saga': Lord of the Rings’ Philippa Boyens To Script
In the planning stages for some time (first at Warner Bros. and now at Walt Disney Pictures), a big screen adaptation of T.A. Barron‘s The Merlin Saga is moving forward with the addition of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Philippa Boyens. (CS)
Cary Elwes & Mary Birdsong Join Lena Dunham’s HBO Comedy Pilot ‘Max’
Cary Elwes (The Art Of More) and Mary Birdsong (The Descendants) have been cast in recurring roles in HBO’s comedy pilot Max, written by Murray Miller and directed by Girls creator Lena Dunham. (DH)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Zoolander 2′
Watch Justin Bieber get killed in new Zoolander 2 trailer (RS)
Screenwriters: ‘Popeye’
Undated first draft by Jules Feiffer (based on the characters by E. C. Segar) (DS)