Amazon In Talks To Fully Finance Next Woody Allen Film For $25M
The Coney Island-set project will shoot in the fall and stars Kate Winslet, Jim Belushi, Justin Timberlake and Juno Temple. (THR)
Jim Henson Company Adapting Terry Pratchett’s ‘Wee Free Men’ For The Big Screen
Both The Jim Henson Company and Narrativia have partnered together to bring Wee Free Men, part of the popular Discworld series, to life. (EW)
‘Mouse Guard’ Film Adaptation In The Works From Matt Reeves And Gary Whitta
David Petersen‘s 10-year running, Eisner-winning comic book series Mouse Guard is set for a film adaptation thanks to director Matt Reeves and screenwriter Gary Whitta. 20th Century Fox has optioned it with Reeves producing alongside Boom! Studios. (COLL)
Ava DuVernay’s ‘The 13th’ To Open New York Film Festival
Ava DuVernay‘s new documentary The 13th has been selected as the opening film of the 54th annual New York Film Festival. Documentary marks first non-fiction work to ever open festival. (WRAP)
Jake Gyllenhaal Will Return To The Theater For ‘Burn This’
Jake Gyllenhaal, who previously appeared in Constellations on Broadway, has signed on to Burn This, a Lanford Wilson play that follows a group of young adults in the 1980s dealing with the death of a friend. (VUL)
Paramount Hires Google Exec Rebecca Mall For Marketing Post
Paramount has named Google executive Rebecca Mall as co-president of domestic marketing and launched its first-ever brand strategy division. (VAR)
BBC Films Head Christine Langan Stepping Down
Langan is set to join Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions as CEO, although the deal hasn’t been formally signed. (THR)
Chloe Sevigny And Travis Fimmel Join Cast Of Andrew Haigh’s ‘Lean On Pete’
Chloe Sevigny and Travis Fimmel have boarded the cast of Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete. The Bureau’s Tristan Goligher is producing. Film4 is co-financing along with the British Film Institute.(DH)
Quentin Tarantino Raises The Stakes And Sticks To His Guns
Quentin Tarantino has hinted in the past that his filmography will end after his 10th picture. Last week, he reiterated that — on the heels of The Hateful Eight, released at Christmas — he’s only got two left in him. (TB)