‘Shrek’ Director Andrew Adamson Boards ‘Curious George’ Live-Action Movie
Shrek director Andrew Adamson has come on board to helm Universal’s live-action adaptation of the classic children’s tale Curious George. (VAR)
Tom Cruise’s ‘Mena’ Movie Pushed To Fall 2017, Gets New Title
Universal is pushing back the release of Tom Cruise-starrer Mena from Jan. 6, 2017 to Sept. 29, 2017. The movie, directed by Doug Liman, is also getting a new title: American Made. (THR)
Warner Bros. Puts ‘Man of Steel’ Sequel Into Active Development
Henry Cavill‘s Superman will fly solo again in a sequel to Man of Steel going into active development at Warner Bros. (WRAP)
Breck Eisner Is The New ‘Friday The 13th’ Director
CBS Films Buys Helen Mirren’s ‘Winchester’ Movie
CBS Films announced has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Helen Mirren’s drama Winchester from Bullitt Entertainment and Diamond Pictures. The film is being directed by brothers Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig, who wrote the screenplay with Tom Vaughan. (VAR)
Martin Donovan Cast In ‘Roadside Picnic’ WGN America Pilot Based On Sci-Fi Novel
Martin Donovan is set to co-star opposite Matthew Goode in WGN America’s alien saga pilot Roadside Picnic, based on the famous novel by top Soviet/Russian science fiction writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. (DH)
‘Lucifer’ Season 2 Casts ‘The Sopranos’ Michael Imperioli As The Angel Uriel
Executive producer Ildy Modrovich announced the casting of Imperioli as the angel Uriel at the Television Critics Association summer press tour. (TVL)
‘Shadowhunters’: Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer Tapped As New Showrunners
Former Smallville showrunners Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer have been named as new executive producers/showrunners of Freeform’s fantasy series Shadowhunters. They will replace Ed Decter. (DH)
Rob Reiner Period Drama ‘The Tap’ Gets Pilot Order At USA Network
The pilot hails from writers Andrew Lenchewski and Aaron Tracy and comes from Universal Cable Productions. The Tap marks the second pilot order for USA Network as part of its 2016-17 development season. (THR)