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Jane the Virgin and
Glee will also be eligible to compete as comedies in 2015 despite their episodes clocking in at 45-60 minutes. Though the rules clearly stated all half-hour series would be considered "comedies" and all shows over 30 minutes would be seen as dramas, the petitioning process seems to have worked for these three series, resulting in their inclusion as comedies in 2015.
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On the heels of an announcement about STX Entertainment being on the verge of a Chinese deal, and Studio 8’s similar agreement, Lionsgate officially entered into a multiyear deal with the Chinese Broadcast Intermediary for co-financing, distribution, development and production. Funding for the deal was provided by East West Bank and Bank of China. Hunan would come in to provide financing on Lionsgate’s $1.5B slate over a three-year period.
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Company has put into development
Zero Footprint, a new drama about the 2012 attack on the American diplomatic compound in Libya. Alcon picked up a spec script by Scott Charnick, Charley Parlapanides, and Vlas Parlapanides. Told from the perspective of an anonymous (but real) ex-Special Forces operative, it’ll chronicle the events leading up to the attack.
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Equity follows an investment banker who is threatened by a financial scandal and must untangle a web of corruption. Broad Street was founded last year by
Orange Is the New Black actress Alysia Reiner and
Backwards actress Sarah Megan Thomas to produce films with strong female roles before and behind the camera.
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The soulful singer-songwriter behind such hits as "Wonderful World" and "Twistin' the Night Away," is getting the big-screen treatment that hopes to shine new light on the man's death. Music and film producer Romeo Antonio has made a deal with Cooke's family to develop the movie project, with a script being written by Mary Krell-Oishi. Cooke's family members L.C. Cooke and Eugene Jamison will function as consultants on the project.
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Network behind
Bates Motel has optioned the rights to Tomas Alfredson‘s exceptional 2008 Swedish film (based on John Ajvide Lindqvist‘s book). A&E won out over Showtime in a bidding war for the story, and will have
Teen Wolf showrunner Jeff Davis at the helm of their adaptation, with the assistance of Brandon Boyce, who has also been an actor on
Teen Wolf.
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Chris Kyle, who is currently working on Marvel’s
Thor: Ragnarok, has been hired to pen the script, working with producer Dana Brunetti and alongside Jason Blumenthal, whose Escape Artists company was also developing something along the same lines. Unlike a super high tech helicopter, this time the film will tap into the drone zeitgeist and follow the world’s most advanced unmanned weapon.
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The first look at the sci-fi action comedy starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Josh Gad, Michelle Monaghan and Peter Dinklage, and hits theaters July 24th.
(YT)
Latest trailer from the third part of the horror series, starring Patrick Wilson and Dermot Mulroney. The film hits theaters on June 5th.
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The 284-page (!) Oscar-winning shooting script by Robert Bolt, based on the novel by Boris Pasternak, dated September, 1964. A Broadway musical adaptation of the film begins previews later this month.
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