AWARDS HEADLINES
‘Mad Max,’ ‘Danish Girl,’ ‘Beasts Of No Nation’ Triumph At Costume Designers Guild Awards
Mad Max: Fury Road’s Jenny Beavan, The Danish Girl’s Paco Delgado and Beasts of No Nation’s Jenny Eagan emerged as the night’s big film winners in the fantasy, period and contemporary categories, respectively. (VAR)
OTHER HEADLINES
‘Spartacus’ Creator Steven S. DeKnight To Direct ‘Pacific Rim 2’
Legendary Pictures has set Steven S. DeKnight to direct Pacific Rim 2. The current script was written by Jon Spaihts based on characters created by Beacham and del Toro. (DH)
Paramount’s Suitors? Here’s Seven Top Prospects
While Viacom paid $9.8 billion for the film and TV studio a dozen years ago, analysts suggest it’s worth $5.5 billion today. Here’s a few companies that might be able to afford it. (THR)
Park Chan-wook’s ‘The Handmaiden’ Finds A Home At Amazon
Amazon Studios has taken the European Film Market by storm in Berlin by securing U.S. distribution rights to Park Chan-wook’s highly anticipated The Handmaiden. The film marks the first Korean-language drama the director has made since 2009’s The Thirst. (IW)
Demi Moore To Lead TV Series ’10 Days in the Valley’
Demi Moore is returning to TV and will star in drama series 10 Days in the Valley. The drama, from Rookie Blue co-creator and executive producer Tassie Cameron, is being shopped to networks. (WRAP)
Jean-Claude Van Damme Will Star In Action-Comedy Pilot For Amazon
Jean-Claude Van Damme is coming to Amazon as a version of himself; a guy named Jean-Claude Van Johnson, in an action-comedy pilot also called Jean-Claude Van Johnson. (VUL)
Trailer Buzz: ‘The Light Between Oceans’
Based on the best-seller by ML Stedman, The Light Between Oceans stars Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander. Adapted for the screen and directed by Derek Cianfrance. the film will be released later this year. (GUAR)
Screenwriters: Dana Fox Podcast
Dana Fox discusses her role as both screenwriter and producer of How to Be Single. Dana is one of a handful of feature writers taking responsibility for delivering not just the script, but the finished movie. (JA)
Screenwriters: ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’
Read the June 22, 1960 draft by George Axelrod here. (DS)