Joel Edgerton Poised To Duet With Jennifer Lawrence In ‘Red Sparrow’
Joel Edgerton is in early talks to join Jennifer Lawrence in Red Sparrow, an adaptation of the Jason Matthews espionage novel at Fox. Francis Lawrence is directing. Justin Haythe rewrote a script by American Hustle scribe Eric Warren. (DH)
Rebel Wilson To Star In ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ Remake
MGM is developing a remake of the 1988 comedy classic Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Rebel Wilson attached to star. (VAR)
Broadway’s ‘Frozen’ Getting Creative Revamp With New Director And Choreographer
In a surprising move, Disney stated that it had parted was with the show’s director, Alex Timbers, and is searching for a new director. (PB)
Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Donald Sutherland Join Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Ice’
Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Donald Sutherland and Ray Winstone are set to star in filmmaker Antoine Fuqua’s new drama series Ice for AT&T’s Audience network. (DAR)
Apple’s ‘Planet Of The Apps’ Show Will Feature Will.i.am And Gwyneth Paltrow
The three entrepreneurs will offer guidance to app developers who appear on the show. It sounds like Planet of the Apps could be akin to a nerdier Shark Tank. Paltrow and Will.i.am will also serve as executive producers. (VER)
ABC, Kyra Sedgwick Team For Missing Child Thriller ‘Ten Days In The Valley’
ABC has given a straight-to-series, 10-episode order to Ten Days in the Valley, a thriller starring Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick. (TVL)
‘Game of Thrones’ Star Sophie Turner Joins Indie Drama ‘Huntsville’
Based on a 2014 Black List script by Anthony Ragnone, the Eric England-helmed film will also star Dylan McDermott and Jack Kilmer. (THR)
The Weinstein Company May Be Down – But Does Anyone Count Bob And Harvey Out?
The company has grossed $54.8 million domestically, but almost $50 million of that came from The Hateful Eight and Carol, which means that the four movies released by the company thus far this year have combined for under $5 million domestically. (TB)
Screenwriters: Collaboration And The Art Of Creative Disagreement
Paul Peditto discusses collaboration and how disagreeing is sometimes a good thing. (SM)