Cranston Sells First TV Show, Jonathan Nolan Believes In the ‘Foundation,’ Evolution Merges With Primary Wave, T.D. Jakes To Adapt Inspirational Book

Bryan Cranston’s Career as a TV Producer and Impresario Has Begun With His First Big Sale

Breaking Bad star’s hour-long drama Sneaky Pete, which he co-wrote with House creator David Shore for Sony TV, gets a production commitment from CBS. (DH)

Jonathan Nolan Believes In the ‘Foundation,’ Will Adapt the Isaac Asimov Books For TV

Three book series, Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation, will be in conjunction with HBO and Warner Bros. TV, though no word on when a pilot will be shot. (TP)

Evolution Management Is Evolving Into a Merger With Primary Wave

Evolution, which recently financed Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, will become part of Primary Wave’s Talent Management division and will operate under the Primary Wave name. (VAR)

‘Heaven Is For Real’ Producer T.D. Jakes Keeps the Faith-Based Film Bus Rolling With a New Title

Minister’s production shingle picks up the rights to adapt Carter Paysinger and Steve Fenton’s Where a Man Stands: Two Different Worlds, an Impossible Situation, and the Unexpected Friendship That Changed Everything. (THR)

Brie Larson’s March to a 2015 Oscar Nomination Gets Help From Two Heavy Hitters

William H. Macy and Joan Allen join drama Room, an adaptation of the 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue, with Frank director Lenny Abrahamsson helping the shoot, which has begun in Toronto. (EMP)

Ash Fans Rejoice! ‘Evil Dead’ Series Is a Go on Starz

Ten-episode, half-hour Ash Vs. Evil Dead will feature Bruce Campbell, star of the original trilogy, with the first episode to be co-written and directed by series creator Sam Raimi. (COL)

Sundance TV Continues Its Diversity, Green Lights New Series With a Gay, African-American Veteran Hero

Cable network has set Jim Mickle and Nick Damici to write and direct the series, based on the Hap and Leonard series by writer Joe R. Lansdale. (SAA)

Behind the Scenes Of That Astonishing ‘Two Many Cooks’ Short

The creator of the viral sensation — and Adult Swim Infomercial Time standout — explains what went into the idea, what was “too wacky” to survive the final edit, and what’s with all those amazing names. (VUL)

Screenwriters: Submission Insanity — Cliché Clanger Dialogue

So, the average spec screenplay has waaaaay too much dialogue. We all know this. But worse than that, within that script will be cliché clanger dialogue lines that amount to a one way ticket to Passville. True story. (SM)