Ava DuVernay Set To Direct Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle In Time’; Script By ‘Frozen’s Jennifer Lee
Selma director Ava DuVernay has just been set by Disney to direct A Wrinkle In Time that has a script by Oscar-winning Frozen writer and co-director Jennifer Lee. (DH)
Demian Bichir Joins The ‘Alien: Covenant’ Cast
‘The Witch’ Director Robert Eggers Conjures Rasputin TV Series
Hot director Robert Eggers will write and direct a miniseries about Rasputin. Media Rights Capital are behind the project, and it will likely spark some major interest when it goes out to the networks and streaming sites for consideration. (IW)
CW Pilot News: Peyton List Joins ‘Frequency’, ‘Transylvania’ Finds Lead
Peyton List will star opposite Riley Smith in Frequency, the reboot of the 2000 Jim Caviezel-Dennis Quaid film and Aussie actress Laura Brent has been cast in the 1880-set drama Transylvania. (TVL)
FX Renews Zach Galifianakis Comedy ‘Baskets’ For Season 2
FX has renewed Baskets, Zach Galifianakis’ comedy series, for a second season at FX. Season 2 is set to premiere in early 2017. (VAR)
Dan Byrd To Co-Star In ABC Drama Pilot ‘Model Woman’
Former Cougar Town star Dan Byrd has lined up his follow-up series project, signing on for a co-starring role in the drama pilot Model Woman at ABC. (DH)
PBS To Launch New Kids Channel, Digital Live Stream
The move comes as competitors like Netflix, Amazon and HBO, which recently acquired first-run rights to PBS mainstay ‘Sesame Street,’ have increased their library of programming aimed at children. (THR)
‘The Jungle Book’: 20 Things To Know About Jon Favreau’s New Adaptation
Directed by Jon Favreau and drawing from both Rudyard Kipling’s stories and Disney’s animated film, The Jungle Book is an all-new, live-action epic adventure about Mowgli, the young boy who’s been raised by a family of wolves. (COLL)
Stan Lee’s Universe
He built Marvel Comics and laid the foundation for today’s blockbuster superhero movies. So why, at 93, is his legacy in question? (VUL)