NYFF Reveals Main Slate Of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Manchester By the Sea,’ ‘Paterson’ and ‘Personal Shopper’
The New York Film Festival rolls out an impressive Main Slate, including a number of festival favorites and awards contenders. (IW)
Fox Buys Ben Mezrich’s ‘Woolly’: Next ‘Jurassic Park?’
The studio has landed Ben Mezrich’s novel Woolly: The True Story of the De-Extinction of One of History’s Most Iconic Creatures. Temple Hill partners Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen are going to produce, and they are locking a filmmaker shortly. (DH)
New ‘Chronicles Of Narnia’ Movie Planned By TriStar, Mark Gordon
TriStar, the Mark Gordon Company and Entertainment One will finance an adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Silver Chair from the author’s Chronicles of Narnia book series. (THR)
‘Croods 2’ Release Pushed Back To 2018
Fox has moved DreamWorks Animation’s family film The Croods 2 from 2017 to an unknown date in 2018. (VAR)
Warner Bros Firms ‘Ocean’s 8’ Lineup
Warner Bros has firmed an October start date in New York for Ocean’s Eight, the female-driven caper spinoff directed by Gary Ross. Aside from the previously identified Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett, deals are close with Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling and Awkwafina. (DH)
‘Criminal’ Relic-Heist Pilot From ‘Blindspot’ Team Lands At ABC
ABC has made a put pilot commitment to Criminal, a heist drama from Blindspot producers Martin Gero, Brendan Gall, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter. (TVL)
An Angela Davis Biopic Is In The Works
Codeblack Films has acquired the movie rights to activist Angela Davis’s autobiography, which covers her history as a radical leader in the civil-rights movement. (VUL)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Arrival’
Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for director Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi drama Arrival. Previously titled Story of Your Life, the film stars Amy Adams. (COLL)
Getting High On The New TV Trends
It’s been four years since Weeds left the air, three since the end of Breaking Bad, which means there has definitely been a dearth of television shows dealing with controlled substances. Good thing, then, that there are so many on the horizon. (TB)