‘Attack On Titan’ Feature Adaptation Eyed By Warner Bros., Harry Potter Producer
Warner Bros. is looking to secure the film rights to the popular anime and manga series Attack on Titan. The potential film adaptation to fall under the leadership of producer David Heyman. (IGN)
Sundance: Grateful Dead Doc ‘Long Strange Trip’ Goes To Amazon
Amir Bar-Lev directed the six-part documentary, debuting May 26 on Amazon Prime Video and with Martin Scorsese among the executive producers. (THR)
ICG Publicists Announce 2017 Nominees
The International Cinematographers Guild has announced the nominees for the 54th Annual ICG Publicists Awards. Winners will be revealed at the awards luncheon on Friday, February 24 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. (AL)
WME-IMG Executive Chris Liddell Leaves Agency To Join Donald Trump Administration
WME-IMG Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell is exiting the agency to join the Trump administration as the incoming president’s director of strategic initiatives. (WRAP)
CBS Orders Pilots For Mark Feuerstein Comedy, Andy Weir NASA Drama
CBS has placed orders for two pilots — a comedy based on the life of actor Mark Feuerstein and a drama from The Martian author Andy Weir. (VAR)
Harris Dickinson To Star In Fox’s YA Adaptation Of ‘Darkest Minds’
Beach Rats star Harris Dickinson has landed a lead role opposite Amandla Stenberg in Fox’s upcoming adaptation of Alexandra Bracken’s popular young-adult novel series, Darkest Minds. (DH)
Paul Dano Joins Cockpit-Set ‘7500’
Paul Dano has signed on for Augenschein-Filmproduktion’s psychological thriller 7500 which takes place entirely in the cockpit of a plane during a normal commercial flight from Berlin to Paris. (DAR)
‘Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee’ Moving To Netflix
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is making the leap from Crackle to Netflix after wrapping Season 9. This deal also includes two new Seinfeld stand-up specials, as well as additional scripted and non-scripted programming developed by the comedian. (TVL)
Slamdance 2017: 13 Must-See Films At This Year’s Festival
From returning favorites to breakout offerings to watch for, Indiewire is serving up 13 films from this year’s festival that they’ve got their eyes on. (IW)