SSN ORIGINALS
Exec Shuffle for 11/23/15: Tony Sella Launches Branding Firm AKS Content, Endemol Signs Deal to Project Star Holograms, Shifts at APA
In addition Comedy Gives Back CEO Amber Lawson has launched new MCN Good Amplified, Eric Weinberger is now the president of Bill Simmons Media Group and Nick Collins has been promoted from talent agent to partner at the Gersh Agency among other moves. (SSN)
OTHER HEADLINES
Netflix Expanding Indie Film Slate, Nabbing Chris Sparling’s ‘Mercy’ and the Bob Odenkirk Starrer ‘Girlfriend’s Day’
Netflix is ramping up its movie ambitions, scooping up two new indie films as it campaigns Beasts for an Oscar. “We’re excited to expand our independent film slate and work hand-in-hand with some of today’s great creators,” says CCO Ted Sarandos. (THR)
Need to Clear a Cast-Contingent Pilot for Production? Just Sign On Matt Bomer
Matt Bomer (White Collar, AHS: Hotel) has been tapped as the lead in The Last Tycoon, Amazon Studios’ drama pilot based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s final unfinished novel. The casting of Bomer lifts the cast-contingent order given by Sony’s TriStar Television, clearing the pilot for production. (DL)
Adele’s ’25’ is Only the Second Album to Sell More than 2 Million Copies in a Week
Since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991, Adele’s 25 is only the second album to top 2 million in sales in a week with 2.3 million copies sold and should surpass the single-week sales record, currently held by *NSYNC’s No Strings Attached. (BB)
HBO Takes on Israeli Drama Adaptation ‘Nevelot’ from Happy Madison
Described as a thriller with dark comedic overtones, Bastards follows two elderly Vietnam vets in contemporary Miami, whose resentment of today’s entitled youth causes a small act of self-defense to snowball into something much bigger. (DL)
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Has a New View on Life and Will Leave ‘Fox & Friends’
Hasselbeck, who signed on to Fox News in 2013 after nearly a decade at ABC’s The View, is putting her TV career on hold to devote more time to raising her three children, the network said. (CNN)
Will ‘By the Sea’s Sinking Box Office Drown Future Star Passion Projects?
With the failures of Universal’s By the Sea and Warner Bros.’ Sandra Bullock political drama Our Brand Is Crisis many believe the major studios will be now be more hesitant to finance and put their marketing muscle behind star passion projects. (THR)
Trailer Buzz: Star-Studded ‘The Big Short’ Trailer Drops
The film investigates the housing and credit bubble of the 2000s through the story of four economic “outsiders”, played by Christian Bale, Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt. (COL)
TV Trailer Buzz: ‘Full Frontal’ Trailer Takes Notes from ‘Star Wars’
“If you like smart, edgy satire about world events then you are going to love my show,” Samantha Bee says of her new late-night talk show premiering on TBS in February. (VAR)
Try This Unbelievably Easy Productivity Hack
Want to up your productivity? Then learn to use this simple lifehack and hint- it’s something you probably already do. (MON)