Netflix And Gyllenhaal Plan A ‘Helicopter Heist’
Netflix has reportedly taken lead in an auction to acquire the rights to the fact-based drama The Helicopter Heist which has Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star and produce. (DAR)
Kaplan Leaving Discovery In International Reorganization
Former Animal Planet and TLC head Marjorie Kaplan is leaving Discovery Communications as part of a reorganization of the company’s international creative group. (BC)
‘Halt And Catch Fire’ Renewed For Fourth And Final Season
‘Bob’s Burgers’ Producer Launches Kids Unit, Teams With ‘Teletubbies’ Co-Creator
Bob’s Burgers producer Bento Box Entertainment unveiled the launch of a kids and family division, Sutikki, and a partnership with Teletubbies co-creator Andrew Davenport. (THR)
‘Clue’ On Stage: Play By Movie’s Writer-Director To Bow In 2017
Clue, the Hasbro board game and 1985 movie it inspired, is headed to the stage in a new play penned by the movie’s writer-director, Jonathan Lynn, and bowing regionally at the Bucks County Playhouse. (VAR)
HBO Inks Overall Deal With Writer-Producer Ron Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald began his career as a writer on Showtime’s long-running dark comedy Weeds. (DH)
Kevin Smith Pitching ‘Mallrats’ Sequel Series To Netflix, Amazon, And More
Kevin Smith announced over social media that he’s shopping the project around to networks like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Showtime. (COLL)
ABC Nabs Rapper Mayor Comedy From Jeremy Bronson, Daveed Diggs & Bluegrass FanFare
ABC has given a cast-contingent pilot production commitment to a single-camera comedy from writer Jeremy Bronson, Daveed Diggs and Jamie Tarses, Scott Stuber & Dylan Clark’s Bluegrass FanFare. (DH)
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