SSN ORIGINALS
Rep Moves for 1/20/16: Halle Berry Signs with Management 360, UTA Scoops Up 2016 Sundance Filmmaker Nicolas Pesce
Other rep moves include, actor James Marsden shifting from WME to CAA, Bond girl Olga Kurylenko shifting from CAA to WME, and crowdsource digital studio Tongal signing with UTA. (SSN)
Film & TV Deals for 1/20/16: Lionsgate & New Regency Launch TV Venture, Van Toffler Debuts New Studio Gunpowder & Sky, Eli Holzman Unveils IPC
Other film and TV deals include, industry vet Fred Bernstein launching a new production company and Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein extending their long-term agreements with Lionsgate. (SSN)
OTHER HEADLINES
‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Gets New Release Date
Star Wars: Episode VIII is being pushed back seven months, from Memorial Day weekend in 2017 to Dec. 15 of that year. Instead, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales will open on May 26, 2017, Star Wars‘ old release date. (THR)
‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Jumanji’ Get New Release Dates From Sony
Spider-Man has been moved up from its July 28, 2017 release date to July 7, 2017. Sony’s Jumanji reboot has been pushed from Dec. 25, 2016 to July 28, 2017, taking over Spider-Man’s previous slot. (WRAP)
‘Suits’ Creator Aaron Korsh Signs New Deal With UCP, Previews Season 5B
Universal Cable Productions has closed a new two-year overall Aaron Korsh, creator/executive producer of USA’s hit drama series Suits. (DH)
Netflix Is Making A Cyberpunk Detective Series
Netflix is making a series based on Altered Carbon, a cyberpunk detective novel from author Richard K. Morgan. An initial 10-episode season is planned based off a script by showrunner Laeta Kalogridis. (VER)
Rob Cohen Directing Disaster Movie ‘Category 5’
The Fast and the Furious helmer Rob Cohen will direct the disaster action thriller Category 5. Foresight Unlimited will handle foreign sales and introduce the film to buyers at the Berlin Film Festival next month. (VAR)
Lebron James-Backed Firm Sells Sportcaster Comedy To Go90
A new series from LeBron James’ Uninterrupted is set to debut this spring on Verizon’s go90 mobile app. Now We’re Talking comes from writers and executive producers Tommy Dewey (Casual) and Tug Coker (The Office). (THR)
First ‘Wonder Woman’ Footage: Gal Gadot Isn’t Messing Around
During last night’s TV special DC Films Presents: Dawn of the Justice League on The CW, in addition to the new trailer for Suicide Squad, the first footage from Wonder Woman was unveiled. (SF)