Rep Moves and Exec Shuffle for 10/17/14, Obst and Scott Bring Ebola Series to TV, Redford On For ‘Pete’s Dragon’

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Rep Moves for 10/17/14: Filmmaker Nia Vardalos moves to APA, Zoey Deutch Now Repped by CAA

Other moves include actors Stacy Martin, Mizuo Peck and Emily Meade, as well as writer-director Damián Szifrón and director Brad Peyton. (SSN)

Exec Shuffle for 10/17/14: Oddlott Promotes Stacy Keppler, Leslie Sloan Launches Vision PR, and More

Other items include new production companies, a new pay TV channel, and plenty of promotions around town. (SSN)

In Light of Current Events, It Was Inevitable That Someone Would Develop an Ebola TV Series

And A-Listers Lynda Obst and Ridley Scott are behind it, and have hired I, Robot writer Jeff Vintar to adapt for a Fox TV Studios limited series. (THR)

The ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Remake Looks Like It Will Have a Little Taste of Sundance

Robert Redford set to join the film as the resident of a logging community that tells stories of dragons. David Lowery is directing. (VAR)

Why “Gamergate" Is Important to Everyone in the Industry, Regardless of Whether or Not You Play Videogames

Three prominent women in the gaming industry say they have been forced to flee their homes after receiving threats of rape, torture, and even murder over the last two months, targets of a very loosely organized movement of mostly anonymous gamers. (VUL)

Shawn Levy Is Warner’s Choice to Direct a ‘Minecraft’ Movie

Studio acquired rights to the video game franchise in February, on the heels of its success with The LEGO Movie. (DH)

Warwick Davis Is Returning to the Star Wars Universe, Will Appear in ‘Episode VII’

The actor, who famously played a heroic Ewok in Return of the Jedi, has officially confirmed his appearance in the new film, due in theaters next year, but no word on his role. (HP)

Eddie Murphy Is Coming Back to the Big Screen, and He’s Doing It in a Drama

Comedy legend replaces Samuel L. Jackson as a cook hired by a dying man in Bruce Beresford’s new, untitled film. (IF)

Trailer Buzz: ‘Top Five’

The comedy written and directed by (and starring) Chris Rock sold to Paramount for $12.5 million at the Toronto Film Festival, and will be in theaters before the end of the year. (UR)

Screenwriters: The Four Rules of Writing Comedy for Screenwriters

As the saying goes, "Funny is money." The person who can write funny has a definite edge over the person who finds it difficult. So if you're humor challenged when it comes to dialogue, what can you do about it?  (MO)