James Franco To Direct ‘The Pretenders’ With Trio Of Rising Stars
Jack Kilmer, Shameik Moore and Jane Levy will star in the project with a script by Josh Boone. (THR)
‘The Night Shift’ Renewed For Season 4 At NBC
The medical drama most recently aired its third season this summer, and will return with its fourth season sometime in 2017. (VAR)
Courtney B. Vance Joins Felicity Huffman In ABC’s Political Family Comedy From Kenya Barris & Vijal Patel
Courtney B. Vance is set to star opposite Felicity Huffman in ABC’s political family comedy series project Libby & Malcolm from Black-ish creator/executive producer Kenya Barris and co-executive producer Vijal Patel. (DH)
Holly Hunter To Star In Alan Ball’s New HBO Family Drama Series
Alan Ball has tapped Oscar winner Holly Hunter to play the matriarch in his new tragicomic family drama for HBO. (TVL)
David Ayer Adds ‘Suicide Squad’s’ Ike Barinholtz To ‘Bright’
The director has now added him to the cast for his latest, fantasy cop thriller Bright, which stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton and was spawned from the brain of Max Landis. (EMP)
Paramount’s Latest Is A 4-Year-Old’s Fever Dream
The studio’s already taken a $115 million write-down on Monster Trucks, which is about trucks, but also monsters. (VF)
‘Wedding Crashers 2′ Is In The Works, According To Isla Fisher
Isla Fisher announced today on Today that a sequel to Wedding Crashers is in the works. (COLL)
Trailer Buzz: ‘The Zookeepers Wife’
Diane Ackerman’s bestselling novel looks to be in good hands thanks to star Jessica Chastain and Whale Rider director Niki Caro. (IW)