Jay Z Signs Overall TV, Film Deal With Weinstein Company
Jay Z has signed a two-year overall TV and film deal with The Weinstein Company. The deal will allow TWC to have have first-look options with the rapper to produce both scripted and unscripted television projects and film projects. (WRAP)
Brad Anderson Set To Direct Gary Whitta-Scripted ‘Fate’
Brad Anderson has been set by financier-producer Amasia Entertainment to direct Fate, an original script by Gary Whitta. (DH)
Universal Cable Productions Developing Alfred Hitchcock Anthology Series
The NBCUniversal-owned production company has inked a deal with the Alfred Hitchcock Estate to re-imagine classic tales from the iconic horror filmmaker for the TV project that is titled Welcome to Hitchcock. (VAR)
Sandra Oh Plots TV Return With ABC’s ‘American Crime’
The Grey’s Anatomy grad will return to ABC with a recurring role on the John Ridley anthology. (THR)
An ‘Italian Job’ TV Series Is In The Works At NBC
An Italian Job TV series is now in the works, inspired by the 1969 film and its 2003 remake. Paramount TV will take on the project. (VUL)
‘Adventure Time’ Will End In 2018
Cartoon Network just announced the impending series finale of Adventure Time in 2018. (EW)
Michael Shannon Joins Benedict Cumberbatch In TWC’s ‘The Current War’
Michael Shannon has been cast as George Westinghouse in The Weinstein Company’s The Current War, a fact-based story about how he and rival Thomas Edison competed to create a sustainable electricity system and market it to the US. (DH)
Mike Epps To Appear In Eli Roth’s ‘Death Wish’
Mike Epps has stepped aboard to play Dr. Chris Salgado, a doctor and playboy who happens to be Kersey’s best friend. Roth is shooting the film now in Montreal for a planned 2017 release. (EMP)
Things Are Flat At Fox, But Their Innovation Keeps Them Going
The network is not just standing pat and hoping for the best. There’s some very different programming mixed in with the standard legal and cop stuff, which is almost certainly what it’s going to take for Fox to rise back to the top again. (TB)