Telluride Film Festival Lineup: ‘Sully’, ‘La La Land’, ‘Arrival’, ‘Bleed For This’ & More
Hot on the heels of the opening last night of the Venice Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival announced the official lineup one day ahead of its opening Friday. (DH)
Judge Judy Developing Scripted Series At CBS Based On Her Life
The famed television judge is developing Her Honor, a drama series at CBS, which is inspired by her own life. Showrunner Michael Chernuchin is penning the pilot, alongside Judge Judy who is billed as story co-writer. (VAR)
ABC Buys Iranian-American Family Comedy From Andrew Reich & Reza Aslan
The latest effort is a single-camera comedy from former Friends executive producer/co-showrunner Andrew Reich and author, scholar and TV host/producer Reza Aslan. The project, from ABC Studios, is part of a new overall deal Reich has signed with the studio. (DH)
‘Moulin Rouge!’ Stage Musical In The Works
Alex Timbers will helm the production, featuring a book by screenwriter and playwright John Logan. A timeline and opening venue will be announced at a later date. (THR)
Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Prison Earth’ From ‘Creed’ Producer In The Works
Creed producer David Winkler and Roger Mincheff‘s Big Boots Studios are partnering to create Prison Earth, a feature-length sci-fi movie to be released digitally. (WRAP)
Natalie Dormer Joins ‘The Professor And The Madman’
Alpha Forms L.A. Animation Studio Under CEO Bob Bacon
Alpha Group Co. announces that Bob Bacon will serve as Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Animation — a new division based in Los Angeles and dedicated to developing and producing high-quality animated feature content for a worldwide audience. (AM)
‘Watching You, Watching Me’: Refinery29 Premieres First Shatterbox Anthology Short Film
Watching You, Watching Me is the first short film from Refinery29’s “Shatterbox Anthology,” a new initiative that is producing 12 shorts from different female directors, writers and animators. (IW)