Annapurna Names Fox Marketing Exec Marc Weinstock President
Twentieth Century Fox President of Domestic Theatrical Marketing Marc Weinstock will leave the studio at the end of the year to become president of Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Films. (WRAP)
‘Big Bang Theory’ Sheldon Prequel Series In The Works At CBS
Co-creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady as well as showrunner Steve Molaro will oversee the project. (THR)
‘Young Justice’ Season 3 Officially Announced
When Young Justice went off the air, it left many plot threads unresolved, but Warner Bros. Animation announced that Young Justice Season 3 has begun production. (CB)
Margot Robbie Developing Thriller ‘Beautiful Things’ For Warner Bros.
Warner Bros., Margot Robbie, and producer Denise Di Novi have picked up movie rights to Gin Phillips’ thriller novel Beautiful Things. (VAR)
J.R.R. Tolkien Biopic ‘Middle Earth’ Lands Director James Strong
British director James Strong has signed on to direct the J.R.R. Tolkien biopic Middle Earth, to be produced by former New Line Cinema heads Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne’s Unique Features. (IW)
Shannen Doherty, Tom Green Horror Film ‘Bethany’ Finds Distribution
Uncork’d Entertainment has nabbed rights for the film from director and co-writer James Cullen Bressack. (THR)
‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Adds Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, And Newcomer Linnea Berthelsen
Danish actress Linnea Berthelsen will play Roman, Sean Astin will play Bob Newby, and Paul Reiser will play Dr. Owens. (COLL)
Alicia Silverstone-Led ’70s Dramedy ‘American Woman’ Snags TV Land Order
The cabler confirms that it has greenlit 12 episodes of the half-hour dramedy, which stars the Clueless actress an unconventional mother struggling to raise her two daughters after leaving her husband. (TVL)
BAFTA Film Awards Changes Venue For 2017; Stephen Fry Returns As Host
British Academy of Film and Television Awards has confirmed it is moving its EE BAFTA Film Awards to London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall for 2017. (DH)