Exec Shuffle for 3/21/16: Bravo and Mashable Teaming Up, Tom Rothman Appointed to National Council on the Arts, Viacom Signs Pact with comScore
Other exec shuffles include, MCN Fullscreen buying StageBloc, a fan engagement startup for the music industry and Naomi Kawase, President of the Cinéfondation, being named to the Short Films Jury at the Cannes Film Festival. (SSN)
Ava DuVernay To Direct ‘The Battle Of Versailles’ Movie In Works At HBO Films
The Battle Of Versailles, an HBO Films movie about the 1973 Palace of Versailles fashion show that put American designers and black models on the map, is being directed by Ava DuVernay. She is co-writing the project, now in development, with Michael Starrbury. (DH)
DreamWorks Animation Taps Terry Curtin To Head Theatrical Publicity
Terry Curtin is joining DreamWorks Animation as head of theatrical publicity. She will succeed Robin Chandler, who is stepping down to form an independent consulting firm. (THR)
Emma Stone Will Play Rosemary Kennedy In New Film, ‘Letters From Rosemary’
Emma Stone has been attached to play the lead in Letters From Rosemary, the Black List spec script by Nick Yarborough about the oldest, seldom-talked-about Kennedy sister. (VUL)
J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, Francis Ford Coppola Highlight Tribeca Film Festival Panels
Guy Pearce, Mary Louise-Parker, Rachel Griffiths Join ABC’s ‘When We Rise’
Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker, and Rachel Griffiths have all joined ABC’s When We Rise, a miniseries event from screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, which chronicles the struggles of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement. (EW)
CBS Finds New ‘MacGyver’ In ‘X-Men’ Star Lucas Till
CBS has found its modern-day MacGyver in X-Men star Lucas Till. Till will take on the title character first made famous by Richard Dean Anderson in the network’s pilot reboot of the 1980’s television series. (VAR)
Lily Collins Starring In Marti Noxon’s Directorial Debut ‘To The Bone’
Marti Noxon’s directorial debut, To The Bone, a dark comedy that tackles the sensitive subject of anorexia, has cast actress Lily Collins. (EMP)
22 Facts About Your Favorite Pixar Movies
From Toy Story to The Good Dinosaur, here are 22 things you might not have known about your favorite Pixar movies. (MF)