Skydance Reunites ‘Apollo 13’ Team For Neal Stephenson Sci-Fi Novel ‘Seveneves’
Skydance has set the Apollo 13 team of writer Bill Broyles, director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer for an adaptation of bestselling author Neal Stephenson’s sci-fi novel Seveneves. (DH)
Warner Bros. Names Blair Rich As President Of Worldwide Marketing
Blair Rich has been promoted to president of worldwide marketing at Warner Bros. In her new post, Rich will oversee the development and execution of all of the studio’s marketing campaigns. (VAR)
Kate Winslet In Talks To Join Idris Elba In ‘Mountain Between Us’
Kate Winslet is in negotiations to join Idris Elba in The Mountain Between Us, Fox 2000’s adaptation of the Charles Martin book. Hany Abu-Assad is directing the film. (THR)
Storyscape Nabs “Backward Fall” Spec From “The Commuter” Duo
Bob Cooper and Richard Saperstein’s Storyscape Entertainment has landed the romantic drama Backward Fall from scribes Byron Willinger and Phillip De Blasi. The project was brought in by Alex Schwartz, head of feature films at Storyscape. (TB)
‘Criminal Minds’ Adds Adam Rodriguez As Series Regular
CSI: Miami alum Adam Rodriguez is joining Criminal Minds as series regular next season. Rodriguez’s yet-to-be-named character is an agent with the Fugitive Task Force who joins the BAU. (TVG)
Lea Michele, Robert Buckley Join Hulu Anthology Series ‘Dimension 404′
Lea Michele and Robert Buckley have been cast in a standalone episode of Dimension 404, a new Hulu series. The anthology series, also from RocketJump and Lionsgate, has been ordered for six episodes. (TVL)
Cristin Milioti To Lead New FX Comedy Pilot From ‘It’s Always Sunny’ Team
Cristin Milioti has been tapped to lead a new, untitled comedy pilot for FX, co-starring Nina Pedrad. The pair will executive produce alongside It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton. (BW)
‘Every Man A Menace’ Crime Thriller Nabbed By Studio 8
Studio 8 has preemptively acquired the rights to Patrick Hoffman’s upcoming novel Every Man A Menace. Tanya Seghatchian will produce. (THR)
Screenwriters: ‘The Wild Bunch’
The February 7, 1968 unspecified draft by Walon Green & Sam Peckinpah (Story by Roy Sickner). (DS)