Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman In Venice Film Fest Lineup
This year’s Venice Film Festival will include a stylish thriller from Tom Ford, a sci-fi drama with Jeremy Renner and Amy Adams and a star turn from Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. (NYT)
TCA Journal No. 2: Mitch Hurwitz Talks Secret ‘Arrested Development’ Project
The Hollywood Reporter’s chief TV critic Tim Goodman will be filing a series of journals from the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour. (THR)
Netflix Renews Will Arnett’s ‘Flaked’ For 2017 Second Season
Netflix has officially renewed the Will Arnett and Mark Chappell-created sitcom Flaked for a second season set to air in 2017. (DH)
‘Daria,’ ‘Beavis & Butt-Head’ Returning To TV As VH1 Classic Becomes MTV Classic
On Aug. 1, the channel currently known as VH1 Classic will be rebranded as MTV Classic, and be pumped full of all the shows that built Music Television into a viewing destination. (VAR)
‘Ballers’ Renewed For Season 3 At HBO
Two episodes into Season 2, the premium cabler has re-upped its sports comedy for a third go-around, star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced. (TVL)
‘Diary Of A Wimpy Kid’ Franchise Rebooting With New Cast
Jason Ian Drucker and Owen Asztalos have been cast as the young leads in the film, which will be directed by David Bowers. (THR)
Trailer Buzz: ‘The Great Wall’
Why It’s Not A Bad Time To Be Focus Features
Earlier this year, Focus merged with Universal Pictures International to create a much stronger operation and allow the indie a great measure of reach, one that few other companies of similar size possess. (TB)
Screenwriters: The Three Commonalities Of A Compelling Character
Tim Long explains the three ubiquitous yet distinguishing features that a compelling character seems to share in successful screenplays and films. (SM)