AWARDS HEADLINES
Awards 2016: France’s Oscar Nominated ‘Mustang’ Filmmaker Deniz Gamze Erguven On Courageously Breaking Free Of Gender Roles
When France’s Mustang, directed by Deniz Gamze Erguveny, was announced as an Academy Award nominee in the best foreign film category last month, it marked the first time since 2009 the European country had been nominated in that division. (SSN)
OTHER HEADLINES
Film Development for 2/18/16: ‘San Andreas 2’ A Go, Ryan Reynolds in Talks for ‘Life’, Julianne Moore Circling ‘Kingsman’ Sequel
Other film development news includes, Emily Blunt lending her voice talent to the animated My Little Pony, Saoirse Ronan attaching to On Chesil Beach and Paramount nabbing rights to Suburbicon. (SSN)
MGM Eyes ‘Game Of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke For Katie Silberman Spec ‘Set It Up’
MGM has acquired the Katie Silberman spec script Set It Up, and the studio has attached Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke. MGM has high hopes for Me Before You, an adaptation of the JoJo Moyes novel which Clarke stars in with Sam Claflin. (DH)
Woody Allen’s New Movie Starring Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively Sells To Amazon
Christian Bale Reteaming With Scott Cooper For ‘Revenant’-Esque ‘Hostiles’
After dropping out of Michael Mann’s biopic Ferrari, Christian Bale will star in the 1892-set Hostiles, which Out of the Furnace filmmaker Scott Cooper will write and direct. (COLL)
Amazon Orders A New Jill Soloway Pilot, ‘I Love Dick’
Amazon has given a pilot order to I Love Dick, a half-hour comedy directed and executive-produced by Transparent creator Jill Soloway, based on Chris Kraus’s 1997 novel of the same name. (VUL)
Jessica Chastain Launching Freckle Films Production Company
Jessica Chastain has launched production company Freckle Films, where she will serve as president alongside development executive Elise Siegel. Freckle Films has entered into a first-look overhead deal with Maven Pictures. (VAR)
‘Blade Runner’ Sequel Gets Release Date
The sequel to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner has gotten a domestic release date from Warner Bros. The film will hit theaters on Jan. 12, 2018, over Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. (THR
HBO Renews ‘Vinyl’ After Only One Episode
Vinyl will get a second spin: HBO has renewed the record industry period drama for another season. (EW)