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After three seasons on broadcast television, the sitcom as been canceled by Fox, but the online streaming service is now in talks with Universal Television, the studio behind the Mindy Kaling-starrer, to move the Fox comedy over to the streaming service for multiple seasons. The deal would reportedly include two new seasons, and possibly more.
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Cable net has picked up its flagship drama series for a 10-episode fourth season to air in 2016. The news comes ahead of the show’s third season finale on June 20th. The show earned a Peabody Award in 2014 and lead actress Tatiana Maslany has received two Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Actress, a TCA Award for Individual Achievement, and Golden Globe, SAG and People’s Choice nominations.
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The two-time Oscar winner will direct and star in
The Worst Marriage In Georgetown. Based on the
New York Magazine article by Franklin Foer, and adapted by David Auburn, the story follows the social climbing Albrect Muth, who ran in some of the most elite circles of American power and influence, but soon ran into trouble when his wealthy wife was found murdered.
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Network has officially given the green light to the first season of the show, set to star Melissa Benoist in the title role. The precise number of episodes has not yet been revealed, but the pilot is expected to debut on the network later this year. The pilot episode was written by Ali Adler and Greg Berlanti. They will also executive produce along with Sarah Schechter and Warner Bros. TV.
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Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson have sold an untitled comedy project to Fox. Feig, who knows a thing or two about funny women, having helped break the film careers of Melissa McCarthy and Kirsten Wiig, is attached to produce with his Feigco partner Jessie Henderson. Glazer and Jacobson are not attached to star, and Feig is not attached to direct. Plot details are under wraps.
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Witherspoon’s Pacific Standard shingle, which she runs with partner Bruna Papandrea, is reportedly developing a film adaptation of the S.J. Watson novel
Second Life. This will be the fourth film project released from three-year-old production house. Story centers on a woman who creates an online persona in an effort to learn more about her sister’s violent death. Unfortunately, she begins to get caught up in the web of lies that she creates.
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Based on a script by Jeff Morris, story finds the actor as a mild-mannered accountant who dreams of becoming a thriller writer. But when his fictional novel about the life of an international assassin is published as true story, he’s mistaken for a real hired killer and becomes something of a celebrity.
Kick-Ass 2 director Jeff Wadlow will helm the project.
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The eternal question remains: why remake a classic?
Battlestar showcased the benefits of remaking or rebooting a flawed original show, so what other failed programs would be ideal for such treatment. Herein is a list of a dozen titles that could be good candidates.
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The sequel to the 2012 sleeper hit follows the continuing adventures of Channing Tatum and co-stars Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Adam Rodriguez and Kevin Nash, as well as newcomers Stephen Boss, Donald Glover, Elizabeth Banks, Jada Pinkett Smith and Andie MacDowell. The film hits theaters July 1st.
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Have you sent out dozens of query letters? Hundreds? Thousands? No response? No reads? No meetings? Not even a polite rejection letter telling you why they won’t read your material? Then let’s be clear… It’s YOU. NOT them. You’re the problem. Or at least, your query letter is.
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