Gotham Awards: Big Night For ‘Moonlight’
The drama cleaned up at the indie film ceremony, winning the top prize of best feature as well as the audience and screenplay awards, along with a special jury ensemble honor. (LAT)
Peter Facinelli To Make Directing Bow With Comedy ‘Breaking and Exiting’
Peter Facinelli is set to make his directorial debut with Breaking and Exiting, a feature written by and starring Jordan Hinson. (DH)
‘MadTV’ Producer David Salzman Adapting ‘Decker-Lazarus’ Novels For TV
Salzman and Canada’s Thunderbird Films plan to bring Faye Kellerman’s best-selling crime fiction series to the small screen. (THR)
Lionsgate Developing ‘You + Me = Everything’ With ‘Twilight’ Producers
Lionsgate has launched development of a movie based on the upcoming novel You + Me = Everything and set up the project with Twilight producers Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen. (VAR)
Kevin Smith Says He’s “No Longer Involved” With ‘Buckaroo Banzai’ TV Series
Kevin Smith has dropped out of the project because of a lawsuit filed by MGM against Earl Mac Rauch (the original screenwriter) and W.D. Richter (the original director). (COLL)
Kelly Reichardt Adapting Dark Comedic Mystery ‘Undermajordomo Minor’ For Next Feature
The Certain Women director is set to put her own unique spin on Patrick DeWitt’s dark fable. (IW)
Amazon Orders ‘Bug Diaries’ & ‘Sigmund & The Sea Monsters’ Kids Series
Amazon Studios has ordered animated comedy series The Bug Diaries, based on the best-selling children’s book series, and live-action Sid & Marty Krofft’s Sigmund and the Sea Monsters starring David Arquette, based on the classic 1970s Saturday morning TV series. (DH)
Screenwriters: Saying “I Do” To The Right Idea
In the industry, there is no denying that the idea is king. This makes choosing an idea the decision of a lifetime. (SM)
