Reese Witherspoon In Talks To Star In Nancy Meyers-Produced Indie ‘Home Again’
The actress, who once was attached to star in Meyers’ The Intern before dropping out due to scheduling conflicts, is in talks to star in the film that Meyers’ daughter, Hallie Meyers-Shyer, will direct. (THR)
STX Closing Deal On Revenge-Thriller Script ‘Red Widow’
STX Entertainment is in final talks to close a deal on the script for the action-pic Red Widow, from screenwriter Matthew Altman. (DH)
Josh Mond To Helm ‘Jake Ellis’ Comic Adaptation
Writer/director Josh Mond has been set to direct the film adaptation of the graphic novel Who Is Jake Ellis? at 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment. (DAR)
Anthony Mackie & Kathryn Bigelow Reteam For Detroit Riots Movie
Andrea Riseborough To Board BBC’s Agatha Christie Adaptation ‘The Witness For The Prosecution’
Andrea Riseborough has signed on to play the role of Romaine in the BBC’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Witness for the Prosecution. The two-parter will be a Christmas special for the broadcaster. (DH)
Natalie Portman Is Set To Star In Marta Kauffman Miniseries ‘We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves’ For HBO
Natalie Portman is starring in and executive-producing We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, an HBO miniseries. The project comes from Marta Kauffman and is based on Karen Joy Fowler’s acclaimed novel. (VUL)
Alexander Payne Is Developing A Family Pot Comedy For A&E
Sideways and The Descendants director Alexander Payne are working on an as-yet-untitled series for A&E, based on a popular Dutch TV show about a family that finds itself embroiled in the world of pot farming after the patriarch inherits his father’s secret weed-growing operation. (AV)
‘Shadowhunters’ Showrunner Exits As Production Begins On Season 2
Ed Decter will no longer be in charge when the series — based on Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments books — returns for its second season. (TVL)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Dunkirk’
Christopher Nolan’s first World War II story, Dunkirk, got its first teaser trailer. The film, which stars Tom Hardy, Fionn Whitehead, and Mark Rylance, also features One Direction’s Harry Styles. (VER)