AFI Awards, ‘Penguin Bloom’ Adaptation, ‘A.D. After Death’ Comic Adaptation, Paul Haggis’ Flint Water Scandal Doc

AFI Names Top Movies, TV Shows For 2016

The American Film Institute has picked its ten best movies and TV shows of the year. (DAR)

Reese Witherspoon And Naomi Watts To Produce Adaptation Of ‘Penguin Bloom’

Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Watts and Bruna Papandrea have landed the rights to the Australian book Penguin Bloom, with plans to make it into a feature film. (VAR)

Scott Snyder, Jeff Lemire Comic ‘A.D.: After Death’ Headed To The Big Screen

Sony has picked up the film rights to A.D.: After Death, a buzzy comic book miniseries from two of the industry’s leading creators, Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire. Josh Bratman is attached to produce the adaptation. (THR)

Paul Haggis To Supply Documentary About Flint Water Scandal

Haggis is working with director William Hart on Lead and Copper, a film that aims to investigate the ongoing crisis, which began in 2014. (GUAR)

Nick Styne Leaving CAA To Form Management/Production Venture

After more than 25 years as a talent agent, Nick Styne is leaving CAA to start a management/production startup that he has yet to name. (DH)

Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling Join Emilio Estevez’s Occupy Movement-Inspired Dramedy ‘The Public’

Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling, Jena Malone and Che “Rhymefest” Smith have joined the cast of Emilio Estevez’s Occupy-esque dramedy The Public. (WRAP)

Trailer Buzz: ‘War For The Planet Of The Apes’

20th Century Fox has unveiled the first trailer for Matt Reeve’s upcoming film War for the Planet of the Apes, which sets up what appears to be the biggest confrontation between humans and apes in the series. (VER)