John Lennon, Yoko Ono Love Story Movie In The Works
Producer Michael De Luca is working with Ono on an untitled feature that would track her relationship with the Beatle. Scribe Anthony McCarten will pen the feature and act as a producer on the project, along with Ono, De Luca and Immersive Pictures’ Josh Bratman. (THR)
Todd Solondz To Direct ‘Love Child’ With Penelope Cruz, Edgar Ramirez
IMR International will kick off pre-sales in Berlin on the dark comedy to star Penelope Cruz and Edgar Ramirez. (SD)
‘Selfie’ Creator’s Rom-Com, Dentist Family Comedy Pilots Greenlit At ABC
The woman behind Selfie and Suburgatory is taking another crack at an ABC romantic comedy. Emily Kapnek’s Splitting Up Together has nabbed a pilot order at the Alphabet network. (TVL)
Katherine Waterston To Star In ‘A Separation’
Actress Katherine Waterston has scored the screen rights to Katie Kitamura’s upcoming novel A Separation. Waterston, who voiced the audio version of the book, has attached herself to star in the adaptation. (DAR)
Kenneth Choi To Star In Kourtney Kang & Nahnatchka Kahn’s NBC Comedy Pilot
Kenneth Choi is set as a lead in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot from Fresh Off the Boat co-executive producer Kourtney Kang and creator/executive producer Nahnatchka Khan. (DH)
Tribeca Film Festival To Open With Clive Davis Documentary ‘Soundtrack Of Our Lives’
The documentary Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives has been set as the opening night film for the 16th Tribeca Film Festival on April 19 at the Radio City Music Hall. (VAR)
The Orchard Buys Sundance Documentary ‘Dina’
The Orchard has acquired the North American distribution rights to the documentary Dina, which won the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize. (IW)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Teaser
Check out the Super Bowl teaser here for the Scarlet Johansson adaptation of the manga series. (VUL)
The Effect Of Writing Contests On Hollywood (Part One)
The writing contest has become a staple of the industry and has led to the burgeoning of countless careers. Writers stuck in a personal limbo, or at crummy jobs they hate, or just looking for a break, ended up with agents and managers, scoring jobs writing blockbusters and winning Oscars. (TB)