Tribune Media CEO Peter Liguori To Step Down
Tribune Media Co. Chief Executive Officer Peter Liguori is resigning after four years at the helm, during which time he slimmed the media company down to focus more on its broadcast and cable-programming holdings. (WSJ)
Universal Wins Bidding War For Michael Bay-Produced Script About Trump-Like Dystopia
Little America is set in a future where a U.S. president has bankrupt America and China has called in its debts. (THR)
Netflix Buys Anorexia Drama ‘To The Bone’, Starring Lily Collins And Keanu Reeves
Netflix has added drama To the Bone to its film-festival shopping cart. Written and directed by Marti Noxon and based on her own experiences living with an eating disorder, the movie stars Lily Collins. (VUL)
Fox Searchlight Takes Sundance Doc ‘Step’
Fox Searchlight Pictures announced that the company has acquired worldwide distribution and remake rights to director and producer Amanda Lipitz’s inspiring documentary Step. (CS)
Fox Orders Workplace Comedy ‘Linda From HR’ From Aaron Kaplan, Tracy Katsky
Fox has given a cast-contingent pilot commitment to the workplace comedy Linda From HR. The single-camera comedy comes from writers Geoff Barbanell and Itai Grunfeld. (WRAP)
CBS Orders Drama Pilot ‘The Get’ From ‘11.22.63’ Showrunner Bridget Carpenter
CBS has given a pilot order to hour-long drama The Get from writer and executive producer Bridget Carpenter. Show is produced by CBS Television Studios. (VAR)
Le Vision Buys Untitled Alex Litvak Thriller In Pre-Emptive Strike
Le Vision Entertainment just bought worldwide rights to an untitled Alex Litvak feature project, described as “an international high-octane thriller in the vein of Ocean’s Eleven about seven rival thieves chasing after one heist,” in a pre-emptive strike. (DH)
Bryan Singer Is Making An Untitled ‘X-Men’ TV Series Pilot For Fox
Fox has officially ordered a pilot for its untitled X-Men series. The new series will involve Matt Nix as showrunner, and X-Men series director Bryan Singer is on board as executive producer. (VER)
Netflix Rebooting ‘Queer Eye For The Straight Guy’
Netflix is rebooting the groundbreaking series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. The original Bravo version of the series ran from 2003-2007. (EW)