HBO Orders Drama Series From Keshet & Hagai Levi To Film In Israel With Michael Lombardo Producing
HBO has given a 10-episode series order to a drama about the tragic events involving the disappearance of three teens that unfolded in Israel two years ago. (DH)
USA Drama ‘Damnation’ Taps ‘Ripper Street’ Alum To Replace Aden Young
Irish actor Killian Scott has signed on to star in the drama pilot in the role formerly belonging to Rectify star Aden Young. (THR)
CBS Orders ‘Modern-Day Robin Hoods’ Pilot From ‘Scorpion’ Team
CBS has given a put pilot commitment to an adaptation of A Burglar’s Guide to the City. Penned by Scorpion co-executive producer Paul Grellong, the series will follow a team of “modern-day Robin Hoods.” (TVL)
Robert De Niro And Christopher Walken Reunite For Family Comedy ‘The War With Grandpa’
Tim Hill’s The War with Grandpa has announced additional cast members Christopher Walken and Eugene Levy. The story is based on a children’s book by Robert Kimmel Smith. (COLL)
Variety’s 10 Actors To Watch For 2016
Here are Variety‘s 10 Actors to Watch for 2016, an honor the publication has bestowed since 1998. (VAR)
Candice Bergen, Michael Sheen Join Hallie Meyers-Shyer’s Comedy ‘Home Again’
Candice Bergen and Michael Sheen are joining Reese Witherspoon in the indie Home Again, written and to be directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer. Open Road will distribute the picture. (DH)
‘American Horror Story’ Renewed For Season 7
The network announced it has ordered a seventh installment of American Horror Story, the anthology series from co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. (CNN)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Jackie’
Chilean director Pablo Larraín’s first English-language film, Jackie, has debuted its first trailer for the Natalie Portman-starring biopic debute. (EW)
Screenwriters: Story Structure – The Linus Blanket
Paul Peditto discusses the Linus Blanket as part of structure and outlining in the screenwriting process. (SM)