‘Castle’ Cancelled: Stana Katic Pens Note To Fans, And Other Cast Reactions
Castle leading lady Stana Katic pens a handwritten note to fans, cast and crew, in the wake of the news that the ABC drama had been cancelled. (TVL)
First Big Cannes Deal Near? STX In Exclusive Talks For ‘Molly’s Game In $9 Million Buy
STX Entertainment is on the verge of making the first big money deal of the Cannes Film Festival market. They are in exclusive negotiations to pay around $9 million for U.S. and China rights to Molly’s Game, with Aaron Sorkin directing and Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba starring. (DH)
ABC Cancels ‘Nashville,’ ‘The Family,’ ‘Galavant’
The country music drama had been on the air for four seasons while the Joan Allen-led mystery series was in its freshman year. Galavant was in its second season. (THR)
‘Supergirl’ Moves To The CW For Its Second Season
Supergirl has been renewed for a second season and is moving from CBS to The CW. The show will join fellow DC superhero series The Flash, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow. (VER)
Cannes: A24 Buys Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘You Were Never Really Here’
The drama, starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Lynne Ramsay, is one of the buzzier projects to be sold on the Cannes market. (VAR)
Oscar-Winning Documentary ‘March of the Penguins’ Getting A Sequel
A sequel to the hit 2005 non-fiction feature March of the Penguins, is officially underway entitled March of the Penguins 2: The Call. Jacquet is returning to direct and has already shot most of the project in 4K. (IW)
Dakota Johnson Boards ‘Under the Silver Lake’ With Andrew Garfield
Dakota Johnson is joining Andrew Garfield in David Robert Mitchell‘s crime thriller Under the Silver Lake. A24 has acquired the domestic rights, and production will begin in Los Angeles this summer. (WRAP)
Trailer Buzz: ‘The Accountant’
Gavin O’Connor’s new film, The Accountant, opens in theaters later this year. The thriller stars Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jean Smart, Jeffrey Tambor, and John Lithgow. (SF)
Screenwriters: ‘Elizabethtown’
The March 2003 draft by Cameron Crowe. (DS)