Jamie Tarses, Scott Stuber & Dylan Clark Launch Bluegrass FanFare With ABC Studios Overall Deal
Veteran TV producer Jamie Tarses has teamed with Bluegrass Films partners Scott Stuber and Dylan Clark to form Bluegrass FanFare. The television production company will be based at ABC Studios, where it has entered a two-year overall deal. (DH)
Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling In Talks To Join Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle In Time’
Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling are in negotiations to star in A Wrinkle in Time, Ava DuVernay and Disney’s adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic children’s book. (THR)
NBC Developing Series Based On ‘The Curve’ Novel With ‘Mysteries Of Laura’ Creator
NBC is developing a series based on this summer’s book The Curve: A Novel. Based on The Curve: A Novel by Jeremy Blachman and Cameron Stracher, which was published this June, the project is a satire on legal education. (VAR)
‘Star’ Shake-Up: Showrunner Exits Fox’s New Lee Daniels Drama
Producer-writer Charles Murray (Sons of Anarchy) has stepped down as showrunner of Fox’s latest musical-themed drama, which is slated to bow at midseason. (TVL)
‘White Girl’s Guide To The Hip-Hop World’ On Way To Big Screen
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, creator and co-executive producer of MTV’s new series Sweet/Vicious which will premiere in November, has just been set to adapt Hold My Gold: A White Girl’s Guide to the Hip-Hop World. (DH)
USA Network Orders A Pilot Dor Jessica Biel Drama ‘The Sinner’
USA has just ordered a pilot of the drama, which Biel will executive produce and star in. The story will be based on the book of the same name by Petra Hammesfahr. (VUL)
Harvey Weinstein Isn’t Alone: Why Independent Film Distributors Are Taking A Beating
The game has changed for distributors like The Weinstein Company and others that are scrambling to adapt to the turbulent times for indie film. (IW)
New Survey Spotlights 30 Promising Female Directors, Highlights Gender Imbalance
A massive social movement to fix the gender imbalance in Hollywood was launched and now a new survey described as a Black List for female directors has emerged to highlight promising but still untapped female talents. (COLL)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Collateral Beauty’