Ben Wheatley And Tom Hiddleston Eye ‘Hard Boiled’ Movie
A Hard Boiled movie is set up at Warner Bros. that will adapt the Frank Miller and Geoff Darrow comic book. Wheatley and Hiddleston are said to be in talks at the studio. (CS)
CBS Isn’t Ordering More Episodes Of ‘Pure Genius’
CBS will not be ordering any more episodes of its new medical drama Pure Genius. The series was met with generally unfavorable reviews and its ratings have been paltry. (TVG)
James Corden To Host 2017 Grammys
Fresh off his acclaimed turn as host of the Tonys, James Corden will emcee the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. (TVL)
Penelope Ann Miller To Star In Lifetime Movie Based On Infamous 2015 NY Prison Break
Lifetime is taking on Prison Break: The Joyce Mitchell Story, setting Penelope Ann Miller to star in the network’s latest ripped-from-the-headlines TV movie. (DH)
Futuristic Western, Sci-Fi Tale Top Brit List Of Stellar Scripts
Projects in development at Ken Loach’s Sixteen Films, Colin Firth’s Raindog Films and Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow are among entries on this year’s Brit List, a compendium of stellar screenplays by non-U.S. writers. (VAR)
Angela Bassett Boards Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ In Key Role
Bassett has landed a key role in Marvel’s Black Panther as T’Challa’s mother, Romonda. (COLL)
Mark Burnett To Develop TV Series About Superstar Luis Miguel
Fans will learn more about the Mexican superstar in a television mini series about his life thanks to Mark Burnett, super producer and president of MGM Television, who was able to secure the exclusive rights to Luis Miguel’s story. (FOR)
Oscar’s Animation Throwdown: Big Studios Battle Small Indies For The Gold
Finding Dory, Zootopia and The Secret Life of Pets are box-off behemoths, but with a record 27 films jockeying for the feature animation Academy Award, tiny hand-drawn and stop-motion gems matter. (THR)
The Big Picture Possibility That All Of Hollywood Seems To Be Missing
In this era of shared universes, why aren’t studios working more together to combine their properties and make even bigger, more impressive tent poles? (TB)
