First Look Media, Fuqua Films Team Daniel Radcliffe & Zachary Quinto For ‘We Do Not Forget’
First Look Media is going to finance We Do Not Forget, a drama to star Daniel Radcliffe and Zachary Quinto. Scripted by Stranger Than Fiction scribe Zach Helm to direct. (DH)
Greg Berlanti To Direct Coming-Out Drama ‘Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda’
Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill are producing the film adaptation of Becky Albertalli’s YA best-seller. (THR)
National Board Of Review Sets Dates For 2016 Awards Season
The National Board of Review will announce the recipients of its year-end honors Nov. 29, with awards themselves to be handed out at the NBR’s annual gala on Jan. 4, 2017 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. (VAR)
‘Heathers’ Pilot Ordered At TV Land
The cabler announced that it has formally greenlit a pilot for a half-hour, single camera series based on the 1988 cult classic, which starred Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. (TVL)
Ben Mendelsohn And Kristin Scott Thomas Join ‘Darkest Hour’
Gary Oldman is already set to play Churchill and now Ben Mendelsohn, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hurt and Lily James are all joining Joe Wright’s film set to arrive via Focus Features in the States. (EMP)
‘Murder On The Orient Express’ Adding Tom Bateman
Kenneth Branagh is directing and starring in the adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic story. (THR)
‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Director Jared Hess To Helm ‘Shanghai Dawn’
Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan will finally be reprising their roles in the third installment of MGM’s Shanghai Noon comedy series, Shanghai Dawn, but this time, it will be helmed by Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess. (IW)
J.K. Rowling’s ‘Cormoran Strike’ Series Casts Tom Burke As Lead
British actor Tom Burke has been cast to star in the series, which is based on novels written by Rowling, under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. (VUL)
The Best And Worst Of The Year In Movies So Far
A look over the first two-thirds of the year for the best and the worst of what the film world has had to offer right before we head into the Important Part of the Year. (TB)