Stacey Snider To Take Over As Fox Film Chief Sooner Than Expected
Snider will take over as chairman and chief executive of 20th Century Fox Film on Sept. 1. She had originally been expected to assume Gianopulos’ duties in June 2017 after his current contract expires. (LAT)
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Croods 2’ Gets Rewrite With Hageman Brothers
Kevin and Dan Hageman have just been hired by DreamWorks Animation to rewrite The Croods 2, the sequel to studio’s 2013 film that grossed $587.2M worldwide. (DH)
UTA Agent Jon Huddle Departs To Start Management Firm
Fourth Wall Management’s launch clients include Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Evan Spiliotopoulos and Rob Lieber. (THR)
Biel, Schiff, Tennie Join Reiner’s ‘Shock and Awe’
Jessica Biel and newcomer Luke Tennie have joined The West Wing alum Richard Schiff to join Rob Reiner’s upcoming Shock and Awe at Acacia Filmed Entertainment and Voltage Films. (DAR)
U.K. Startup Catalyst Developing YA Novel ‘Cuckoo Song’ As TV Miniseries
Francis Hardinge’s award-winning bestseller set in 1920s England will be adapted into a four-part series. (THR)
STX Enters Virtual Reality With Purchase Of Surreal, Inc.
Robert Simonds’ STX Entertainment is going from the big screen to virtual reality with its acquisition of Surreal Inc., a VR company that will become a division of the studio. (WRAP)
AFI Cancels ‘Birth of a Nation’ Screening, Nate Parker Q&A
The American Film Institute has canceled its Friday screening of Birth of a Nation, which was to be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker and star Nate Parker, whose 1999 rape case has put the filmmaker and distributor Fox Searchlight on the defensive this past week. (VAR)
‘Fuller House’ Recasting 2 Key Roles
The Netflix comedy is currently casting the roles of Nelson Burkhard (D.J.’s rich ex-boyfriend, originally played by Jason Marsden) and Kathy Santoni (D.J.’s high school frenemy, originally played by Anne Marie McEvoy). (TVL)
Trailer Buzz: ‘La La Land’
Watch the new trailer below featuring Emma Stone performing the song “Audition.” (IW)