From Sheryl Sandberg To Peter Chernin: Counting Down Potential Disney Successors
The sudden departure of Thomas Staggs as Walt Disney Company’s chief operating officer has blown open the race to succeed Bob Iger atop the entertainment giant. (VAR)
Will Ferrell, Sony & Temple Hill Warm To North Pole Expedition Tale
Sony Pictures, Temple Hill producers Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen and Will Ferrell will build a movie around one of the most snowy Arctic expeditions in history based on Guy Lawson’s article for The New York Times Magazine. (DH)
Charlize Theron, Diablo Cody, Jason Reitman Eyeing Motherhood Movie
After tackling Young Adult, actress Charlize Theron, director Jason Reitman, and screenwriter Diablo Cody are setting their sights on their next project, which is about motherhood and does not yet have a title. (EW)
Alec Baldwin And Scott Eastwood Starring In ‘Crown Vic’
The new cop film is set to star Alec Baldwin and Scott Eastwood. Joel Souze wrote and will direct the film starting next month in Los Angeles. (EMP)
2016 Webby Awards Nominees Announced
The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) announced the nominees for the 20th anniversary presentation of the Webby Awards, highlighting the individuals, programs and movements that defined the digital space over the past year. (IW)
Diane Lane To Star In ‘The Cherry Orchard’ On Broadway
Diane Lane will play the lead role, Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya, in a revival of the Chekhov classic this fall. She first appeared as a child in the same production thirty-nine years ago. (NYT)
Bologna 2016: A Busy First Day As The Fair Opens
The 53rd Bologna Children’s Book Fair opened on Monday morning. Check out the latest hype for potential film and TV adaptations. (PW)
ABC Orders Mark Burnett-Steve Harvey Business Competition Series
Macaulay Culkin And Adam Green’s ‘Aladdin’ Movie
Down the rabbit hole with a cult-favorite downtown musician turned filmmaker and his former-child-star best friend. (VUL)