NBC Broadcasting Chairman Ted Harbert Is Leaving
Mark Lazarus to take over some of Mr. Harbert’s responsibilities, becoming chairman of NBC Broadcasting and Sports. (WSJ)
SPC Close To Landing ‘The Leisure Seeker’ – Toronto
Sony Pictures Classics is close to landing the Paolo Virzi-directed feature The Leisure Seeker which stars Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland. (DAR)
‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Replaces Its Composer
Alexandre Desplat was originally slated to compose the music for the new movie. Then the reshoots happened. (THR)
John Stamos, Craig Zadan, And Neil Meron Are Making A Cable Series Described As ‘Boogie Nights’ In The Soap World’
The Fuller House star will look back on his soap days with a new cable series drama that will chronicle the wild times of daytime soaps in the ’80s. (VUL)
‘Empire,’ ‘AHS’ Producers Get Fox Put Pilot Commitment For Civil Rights Drama
Danny Strong and Jessica Sharzer have teamed for a Fox legal drama, which has a put pilot commitment at the network. (WRAP)
Syfy Orders Three Pilots Including TV Adaptation Of ‘The Machine’ Film
Syfy has picked up pilots for three potential series: Haunted, Happy! and The Machine, based on the 2013 movie of the same name. (VAR)
NBC Buys Family Comedy From Suzanne Martin & Hazy Mills
Comedy writer-producer Suzanne Martin is reteaming with Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills for another comedy series project. The single-camera half-hour has been set at NBC. (DH)
‘Hand Of God’ Cancelled At Amazon
Hand of God is done at Amazon. The Ron Perlman-Dana Delany drama will end after its upcoming second season. (TVL)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Bastards’
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the upcoming comedy Bastards, starring Owen Wilson and Ed Harris. Scripted by Justin Malen, the film marks the directorial debut of Lawrence Sher. (COLL)
Screenwriters: I Liked It, Didn’t Love It
The third edition of ‘I Liked it, I Didn’t Love It.’ Script caught up with Rona Edwards and Monika Skerbelis to discuss what’s new in this edition and the world of filmmaking, in general. (SM)