Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’o Eying Disney’s Jungle Book, News Corp And Facebook To Launch News Service, Time Warner Cable Spent $62 Million in Q1 Prepping for Merger

Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o Eying Disney's Jungle Book

Jon Favreau is directing the live-action/CG hybrid adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling tale. (THR)

News Corp And Facebook To Launch News Service

Social news agency Storyful, which is a division of News Corp, has teamed with Facebook to launch of FB Newswire. (DH)

Time Warner Cable Spent $62 Million in Q1 Prepping for Merger

The company incurred $62 million in costs for the first three months of 2014 to lay the groundwork for Comcast’s $45 billion acquisition bid. (VAR)

William Hurt Exits Midnight Rider

Hurt has withdrawn from a bio-pic of southern rocker Gregg Allman that has been targeted with a boycott by Hollywood crew workers following the death of a camera assistant in February. (EW)

AMC Networks to Acquire German Channel KinoweltTV

AMC/Sundance Channel Global says it has reached an agreement to acquire German network KinoweltTV. (THR)

Summer Books For Creative Leaders

Recommended reads from the start of this year that speak to the work and lives of creative leaders. (FOR)