Fox Nabs Buddy Drama Loosely Based On ‘I Spy’
A hot action drama from House creator David Shore, Charlie’s Angels director McG and John Davis’ Davis Entertainment, has landed at Fox with a put pilot commitment. (DH)
Neil Burger To Direct Bryan Cranston And Kevin Hart In ‘Intouchables’
Jon Favreau To Direct Seth MacFarlane’s Space-Set Comedic Drama ‘Orville’
The Iron Man director has been tapped to direct the first episode of Orville. Favreau also will serve as executive producer alongside MacFarlane for that episode. (EW)
Rupert Wyatt To Write And Direct Sci-Fi Film ‘Captive State’
Wyatt will direct from a script he co-wrote Erica Beeney. There are currently no details on the plot other than it’s a sci-fi film, and it will go into production sometime in 2017. (COLL)
Amy Pascal Nails Down Attica Prison Riot Book For TriStar
Blood in the Water, a book about the Attica prison riot, was just plucked away by producer Amy Pascal who will be developing the project for TriStar Pictures. (DH)
Julie Plec To Develop New Drama ‘Rise’ At CW
The writer and producer is developing Rise with writing team Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux. The drama, from Warner Bros TV and Plec’s My So-Called Company, is set in the aftermath of a terrorist attack, when martial law has been declared. (WRAP)
Comedy Central Greenlights Series Starring Comedian James Davis
Davis, who has hosted “Swag-A-Saurus with James Davis.” will star in a new weekly series set to debut on the Viacom-owned network in January 2017. (VAR)
‘Underground’ Season 2: Aisha Hinds Cast As Harriet Tubman
The new season of the WGN America series follows an unremitting struggle for freedom within a divided America on the brink of civil war. (IW)
The Ballad Of A24, Open Road, And Roadside Attractions
Gradually, an increasing number of smaller distributors have popped up and developed specific plans to gain some traction on a very slippery slope. (TB)