Richard Brener & Carolyn Blackwood To Run New Line Amid WB Shuffle
New Line Cinema veterans Richard Brener and Carolyn Blackwood will take over running the Warner Bros label after Toby Emmerich was elevated to Chief Content Officer at Warner Bros Pictures Group today. (DH)
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Kingkiller Chronicle’ Adaptation Adds ‘Leverage’ Showrunner
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s adaptation of the popular book franchise The Kingkiller Chronicle has found an unexpected showrunner in John Rodgers, best known for Leverage, The Librarians and The Player. (TVG)
Struggling Relativity Media Lays Off More Staffers
Relativity Media has laid off roughly a half dozen employees. They are primarily administrative and lower-level staffers. (VAR)
‘Walking Dead’s’ Sonequa Martin-Green Cast As ‘Star Trek: Discovery Lead’
Sonequa Martin-Green has been cast as the lead in the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery. Martin-Green will play a lieutenant commander in the sci-fi reboot. (TVL)
Skydance Media Forms Overall With Award-Winning Writer-Producer Laeta Kalogridis
Skydance announced that it has formed an exclusive, multi-year overall agreement for television production with award-winning writer-producer Laeta Kalogridis, who currently serves as writer and executive producer on Altered Carbon. (BW)
Juan Antonio Bayona’s ‘A Monster Calls’ Leads Goya Award Nominations
Pedro Almodovar’s Julieta will vie for the top prize before competing as Spain’s bid for the foreign-language Oscar. (THR)
‘Fleabag’s’ Phoebe Waller-Bridge Turns ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ Into A Story of the Boyfriend From Hell
Watch Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s critically adored Fleabag, an exceedingly dark and twisted narrative of the Christmas song The Twelve Days of Christmas, about a relationship reaching its breaking point. (VUL)
Disney’s Cable Networks May Be Bigger Than Most, But They Have A Lot Of The Same Problems
After close to four months delving into the television industry, we complete our expansive survey with the networks owned by the Walt Disney Company, including the Disney Channel, ESPN, Freeform, and the A+E Networks. (TB)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Despicable Me 3′
Universal Pictures has released the first Despicable Me 3 trailer. In the sequel, Steve Carell will not only be reprising his role as Gru, but also Gru’s long-lost twin brother Dru. (COLL)