China’s Wanda Group In Talks To Acquire Control Of Dick Clark Productions
AMC theaters owner is considering paying up to $1 billion for television production company. (WSJ)
Bill Pullman Joins Cast Of Jessica Biel’s USA Network Drama Pilot ‘The Sinner’
Jessica Biel’s new USA drama pilot The Sinner just got even more star-studded: Bill Pullman has joined the cast as a series regular. (TVL)
Amazon Greenlights ‘Budding Prospects’ Pot Comedy Pilot Starring Will Sasso
Amazon is joining the hot trend of marijuana-themed shows with Budding Prospect, a 1980s comedy from Bad Santa director Terry Zwigoff, which has tapped Will Sasso as one of the leads. (DH)
Mike Mills’ ‘20th Century Women’ Secures Oscar-Friendly Limited Release In Late 2016
20th Century Women, the latest drama from director Mike Mills, will see a limited release on December 25th, Christmas Day, to make the cut-off for the 2016 Oscars. (COLL)
Good Universe, Campo Santo Team Up For Video Game, Movie Slate
Good Universe is teaming with independent video game developer and publishing company Campo Santo to develop content for both video games and feature films. (THR)
Amazon Orders ‘The Tick,’ ‘I Love Dick,’ Jean-Claude Van Damme Comedies To Full Series
Amazon Studios announced that it has greenlit three comedies — Jill Soloway’s I Love Dick, Jean-Claude Van Johnson and its reboot of The Tick — as original series set to debut in 2017. (VAR)
Trailer Buzz: ’20th Century Women’
Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning are an indie dream team in Mike Mills’ coming-of-age comedy-drama. (IW)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Fences’
Watch the new official teaser trailer for Fences, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. Coming to theatres December 25, 2016. (YT)