Charlie Hunnam Drama ‘Lost City of Z’ Lands At Amazon Studios
The streaming giant has acquired North American rights to the film, which is set in the Brazilian rain forest. (THR)
Jon Favreau To Reprise ‘Iron Man’ Role In ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
With Robert Downey Jr. already set to reprise his role of Tony Stark, Sony and Marvel are looking to add Jon Favreau to his role of Happy, Stark’s personal driver in the Iron Man movies, in Spider-Man: Homecoming. (VAR)
Greg Berlanti To Develop ‘Black Lightning’ DC Superhero Series
Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil are writing drama based on one of DC’s first African-American superheroes. (WRAP)
‘Gone Girl’ Producers Reese Witherspoon & Bruna Papandrea Parting
Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea, who co-founded and co-ran the production company Pacific Standard are ending their long partnership. (DH)
Zachary Levi And ‘Smallville’ Duo Developing CIA/Sci-Fi Thriller For NBC
Chuck alum Zachary Levi‘s Middle Man Productions is developing for NBC Unidentified, a high-octane thriller with science fiction elements. (TVL)
The ‘Pitch Perfect 3′ Director Is Trish Sie
Elizabeth Banks vacated the Pitch Perfect 3 director slot and has now revealed that Trish Sie, a music video helmer and choreographer who made her feature debut on 2014’s Step Up All In, will fill in. (CS)
Macfarlane, O’Neal & More Join ‘Rock Paper Dead’
Luke Macfarlane, Tatum O’Neal, Michael Madsen and Jennifer Titus have joined the cast of Child’s Play and Fright Night director Tom Holland’s upcoming horror film Rock Paper Dead. (DAR)
‘Devious Maids’ Canceled On Lifetime
The network has opted not to renew the primetime soap from Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry. (EW)
STX Entertainment And Studio 8 Try To Stay Ahead Of The Curve
While Studio 8 has been in the works for some time, it’s really just getting started. STX has made some bold moves over the last year or so, starting with Joel Edgerton’s The Gift, which did almost $44 million domestically and close to $59 million worldwide. (TB)