Bryan Fuller Steps Down As ‘Star Trek Discovery’ Showrunner
Fuller will continue to be involved in breaking stories on the series as an executive producer, but showrunning duties have been handed over to executive producers Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts. (COLL)
Doug Liman Circling ‘Unearthed’ Adaptation From ‘These Broken Stars’ Scribes
Sci-fi adventure novel Unearthed has landed at Cross Creek Pictures with an eye for Doug Liman to develop and director. (TB)
ABC Sets John Corey Cop Drama Based On Novels; Mace Neufeld & John Davis To EP
ABC has given a script commitment plus penalty to John Corey, a drama series project based on DeMille’s book series. (DH)
20th Century Fox Communications Officer Chris Petrikin To Leave Post
Chris Petrikin, longtime chief communications officer for 20th Century Fox, has announced his departure from the film studio at the end of 2016. (VAR)
Andy Serkis’ Imaginarium To Adapt ‘Riftworld Chronicles’ Web Series For TV
The Hobbit star will reconfigure the online sci-fi comedy toplined by Battlestar Galactica stars Erin Karpluk and Tahmoh Penikett. (THR)
Disney Is Bringing Back ‘Muppet Babies’
Disney has announced it has begun production on a reimagined version of the classic kid series. The series, which will be CG animated, is slated to air in 2018 on Disney Junior. (CNN)
LL Cool J Developing ‘Brotherhood’ Comedy At CBS
The rapper, actor and host — who stars on NCIS: LA — is stepping behind the camera to produce a scripted CBS comedy. (VAR)
Jim Gaffigan Joins ‘Fargo’ Season 3
The actor and stand-up comedian will be part of the FX series’ upcoming third season. Gaffigan will play police deputy Donny Mashman. (TVL)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’
The new Billy Lynn trailer concerns itself less with the movie’s visually-impressive scenes and more with Billy himself, as he returns to the U.S. a war hero, only to find his actions used as part of a patriotic message he has no control over. (VUL)