Russell Crowe Joining Tom Cruise In ‘The Mummy’
Russell Crowe is poised to join the Universal Pictures’ classic monsters universe. Crowe is in early talks to play a Jekyll-like role opposite Tom Cruise in The Mummy. (DH)
OWN Shakes Up Leadership Team, Co-President Sheri Salata To Exit
OWN is shaking up its leadership team, with co-president Sheri Salata set to step down from her post to launch her own firm. Erik Logan will continue as the sole president of the cabler. (VAR)
Jon M. Chu In Talks To Direct ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
Jon M. Chu is in talks to direct Crazy Rich Asians. Color Force and Ivanhoe Pictures are developing the adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s 2013 book. (THR)
Daisy Ridley And Naomi Watts To Co-Star In Hamlet Reimagining ‘Ophelia’
Simon West To Direct Fantasy-Action Movie ‘War Wolf’
Veteran action director Simon West has been set to helm War Wolf, with shooting set for Italy in November. Fortitude International will launch international sales in Cannes. (VAR)
Zeitgeist Films Picks Up Johnny Ma’s Debut Feature ‘Old Stone’
Zeitgeist Films has picked up distribution rights to Johnny Ma’s heart-pounding feature debut, “Old Stone,” which debuted at the Berlin Film Festival in February. (IW)
TNT Shares ‘Foreign Bodies’ with UK’s Channel 4
TNT is partnering with United Kingdom broadcaster Channel 4 for a comedic drama called Foreign Bodies. The two networks have ordered eight episodes from Eleven and Entertainment One. (BC)
Harvey Weinstein Really Doesn’t Want People to Make Documentaries About Him
In an excerpt from his upcoming book, Moguls, Monsters and Madmen: An Uncensored Life in Show Business, Avrich explains just how incredibly persistent Weinstein was in sabotaging the 2011 doc based exclusively on him since its inception. (VUL)
Anatomy Of A Scene: Behind The Year’s Most Uplifting Movie Moment, From ‘The Meddler’
Fast Company talks with filmmaker Lorene Scafaria about making the charmingly irresistible chicken coop scene from The Meddler. (FCC)