Guy Ritchie Will Direct Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ For Disney
Guy Ritchie is in talks to direct Disney’s next live-action remake; Aladdin. John August is on screenplay duty, while Dan Lin is producing. (IW)
Clint Eastwood To Direct Movie About Kidnapped Aid Worker Jessica Buchanan
Warner Bros. has optioned the rights to Buchanan and her husband’s memoir Impossible Odds, which was written with Anthony Flacco. Brian Helgeland is writing the script with Eastwood directing. (WRAP)
Brittany Maynard ‘Right to Death’ Story To Be Subject Of Good Universe Film
Good Universe has optioned the life rights to Brittany Maynard, the young woman who was an outspoken advocate for medical aid in dying. (THR)
Fox Lands College Rape Drama ‘Controversy’ From Sheldon Turner, Judy Smith & ‘This Is Us’ Helmers
The network has given a put pilot commitment to Controversy from co-writer Sheldon Turner, co-executive producer Judy Smith and This Is Us directors/exec producers John Requa & Glenn Ficarra. (DH)
‘The Grinder’ Creators Developing Workplace Comedy At Fox
Fox has given a put-pilot commitment to an untitled single-camera workplace comedy from Jarrad Paul and Andy Mogel, the creators of The Grinder. The project hails from 20th Century Fox Television. (VAR)
Michelle Williams In Talks To Star As Janis Joplin In Biopic
Sean Durkin, the filmmaker behind Martha, Marcy, May Marlene, is on board to direct the film on the rock icon. (THR)
STX Announces ‘Bad Moms’ Spinoff, ‘Bad Dads’
‘Krypton’ Adds ‘Game Of Thrones’ Alum Ian McElhinney, Five Others To Cast
Ian McElhinney has joined the cast of Syfy’s upcoming Superman prequel Krypton as a series regular, along with five other actors. (TVL)