Marc Shmuger To Replace Christophe Lambert as Head of EuropaCorp
Former Universal Pictures Chairman Marc Shmuger is replacing Christophe Lambert as chief executive of EuropaCorp, the international production and distribution company behind the Taken and Transporter franchises. (VAR)
Paramount Boards Vin Diesel Starrer ‘xXx’
xXx has been casting up in recent weeks, but remained without a distributor in place (Sony released the previous two xXx films). Paramount, however, will be the likely home. (THR)
MTV Developing ’99 Days’ Comedy Based On Katie Cotugno Book
MTV has put in development 99 Days, a half-hour single camera comedy based on the New York Times bestselling book by Katie Cotugno, from Lila Feinberg, Alloy Entertainment (Gossip Girl) and Warner Horizon TV. (DH)
Nasim Pedrad To Play Teen Boy In Fox Comedy Pilot ‘Chad: An American Boy’
The Saturday Night Live alum will portray a 14-year-old male in Chad: An American Boy, a comedy pilot Fox greenlit on Wednesday. (TVL)
Ryan Coogler Named Warner Bros. Creative Talent Ambassador
The Creed director has come aboard the studio’s U.K.-based initiative to nurture young talent. (THR)
Taraji P. Henson Will Topline Film Based on Story of Black Women Mathematicians Who Worked for NASA During the Space Race
The book , Hidden Figures, was optioned and developed by producer Donna Gigliotti with Allison Schroeder penning the screenplay adaptation. Fox 2000 picked it up last summer with an early 2016 production start date eyed. (IW)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Equals’
Equals stars Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart as two members of a totalitarian state where emotions have been eradicated. Take a look at the first trailer for the film from the director of Like Crazy. (COLL)
A Producer Is Tweet-Shaming Awful Female Character Intros From Scripts He’s Been Sent
Those first appearances, in the scripts of so many screenwriters with a dream and a very limited understanding of how to describe a woman, are now being shared by producer Ross Putnam on the Twitter account @FemScriptIntros. (FCC)