Legendary Lands Rights To Classic Sci-Fi Novel ‘Dune’
Legendary Entertainment has acquired the rights from the Frank Herbert estate for his iconic novel Dune, granting the production entity the film and television motion picture rights to the work. (VAR)
Gary Shore To Direct ‘The Great Game’ For Cross Creek
Gary Shore will direct The Great Game, Cross Creek’s historical epic about the illustrious Nobel family, written by two-time Blacklist honoree Bryan McMullin. (DH)
Matthew McConaughey’s ‘Gold’ Shifts Wide Release To 2017
The mining drama, initially scheduled for a wide release on Dec. 25, will now hit theaters on Jan. 27. (THR)
‘Snowpiercer’ Series Pilot Lands At TNT
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles boss Josh Friedman’s pilot adaptation of the futuristic thriller Snowpiercer is pulling into station at TNT. (TVL)
Netflix Will Release Three Dave Chappelle Comedy Specials
After spending millions on two Chris Rock comedy specials in October, the site announced that it will also release three Dave Chappelle comedy specials. (VUL)
Google’s Spotlight Stories Series And The Future Of Animation
The company continues collaborations with animators to create cutting-edge story development software for the 360-degree, mobile world. (FCC)
The Late Night Television Conundrum
What used to be an opportunity to sit down and spend some time with a trusted face who we knew could entertain us for an hour every night, has become a sort of entertainment roulette. (TB)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Cars 3′ Teaser
Disney and Pixar have unveiled the very first teaser trailer for Cars 3, which teases a dramatic twist in the Lightning McQueen story. (COLL)
Trailer Buzz: Smurfs: The Lost Village’
Following up on the film’s teaser release in September, Sony has delivered a full trailer for the fully-animted Smurfs: The Lost Village. (CB)