‘The Martian’ Team Coming Together Again At 20th Century Fox For Andy Weir Pitch
20th Century Fox just acquired an untitled pitch from Andy Weir, the author of The Martian. Weir will write the screenplay for Simon Kinberg and director Ridley Scott, who will produce this project. (DH)
CBS Plans ‘Good Wife’ Spinoff Led By Christine Baranski
CBS announced plans for a spinoff of drama The Good Wife, which wrapped up a seven-season run earlier this month. The new, as-yet-untitled series, will star Christine Baranski and Cush Jumbo, and is to be offered exclusively online via CBS’s All-Access streaming app. (USA)
Woody Harrelson Joins The Cast Of George Clooney’s ‘Suburbicon’
George Clooney is gearing up his next directorial project, Suburbicon and has just attached Woody Harrelson as the latest A-lister to sign up. (EMP)
CNN Orders Three New Series From Producers Dwayne Johnson, Sean Hayes And Tom Hanks
CNN is expanding its originals slate with three new unscripted series that count Dwayne Johnson, Sean Hayes and Tom Hanks among their executive producers. Each eight-part series, Soundtracks: Songs That Made History, The History of Comedy and The Nineties will launch in 2017. (THR)
Cannes: Carl Franklin Directing ‘Intruder in the Dust’ Adaptation
Devil in a Blue Dress helmer Carl Franklin has come on board to direct a movie adaptation of William Faulkner’s Intruder in the Dust. (VAR)
Milla Jovovich To Star With James Franco In His Sci-Fi Film ‘Future World’
Milla Jovovich is joining the cast of James Franco’s new indie film Future World. Franco and Bruce Thierry Cheung are directing and Franco is also acting in the film, the story of which he created.
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Trailer Buzz: ‘Personal Shopper’
The first trailer for Personal Shopper has landed following the film’s world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Kristen Stewart leads the thriller in a reunion with her Clouds of Sils Maria director Olivier Assayas. (COLL)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Napping Princess’
Here’s a teaser for Napping Princess: The Story Of the Unknown Me, the new anime film by director Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex), opening in Japan later this year via Warner Bros. (IW)