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SSN ORIGINALS
One screenwriting pundit claims that there are sixteen or eighteen, or two dozen, or thirty genres, it doesn’t matter how many, and that each one has separate, distinct rules. According to Walter, though, there are only two. Click on the link to learn all about it.
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TODAY’S HEADLINES
American Civil Liberties Union is calling on people in Hollywood, via an email today, to sign a petition urging the government to investigate and monitor the industry's "biased hiring practices.” ACLU is also requesting that Women in Film and the Sundance Institute help circulate information about the petition.
(THR)
Move is likely to be the first of many new partnerships sought by Ben Latham-Jones, who recently acquired 100% of Ealing Studios Entertainment, the iconic studio’s production arm. Co-founded by Nadine Marsh-Edwards and Amanda Jenks in 2010, GreenAcre Films was acquired by Wall to Wall in 2012. The company’s drama slate includes projects for HBO, BBC and ITV.
(DH)
Benoist will be in Universal Pictures’
Lowriders, which explores the underground world of lowrider cars and street tagging. Both Lily Collins and Nicola Peltz had been previously attached to the role. Movie also stars Demian Bichir, Eva Longoria, Tony Revolori, Gabriel Chavarria, Theo Rossi and Yvette Monreal.
(CS)
They are teaming to develop the drama series
Warrior, which is inspired by the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. Lin is attached to direct the potential pilot, which was written by Jonathan Tropper, the co-creator/writer of Cinemax’s other hit original series
Banshee. Should Cinemax order it to series, Tropper would act as executive producer alongside Lin.
(COL)
Cable net’s six-episode series, set to premiere in October, will feature Iglesias and tour mates Martin Moreno and Rick Gutierrez as they travel to new cities, meet fans and attempt the impossible — balancing big meals with big workouts. The series is a comedy of consequences: If members of Fluffy’s crew want to eat a high calorie meal, they’re going to have to work to “break even” the next day by burning those calories.
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The man who made zombies cool with his
Dead series — beginning with
Night of the Living Dead — is turning his
Empire of the Dead comic book into a TV series. He and longtime writing partner Peter Grunwald are shepherding the project, with Demarest, which produced films such as
A Most Wanted Man and Kevin Smith’s horror comedy
Tusk, backing the effort.
(EMP)
Chinese company C2M Media Group has stepped up to co-develop and co-finance the film with the UK-based GFM Films. In the process, though, after being attached to direct the project for five years, Vincenzo Natali has left the project. Now, producer Lucas Foster is in talks with new writers and a new director. No names have been revealed as of yet. Project is based on the the 1984 cyberpunk classic by William Gibson.
(SF)
Strange to hear this about a 37-year-old actress, yes? The Oscar nominee, who is getting Emmy buzz for her work on the Sundance miniseries
The Honourable Woman, tells all in an interview in which she reveals the astonishing fact, and says, “It made me feel bad, and then it made me feel angry, and then it made me laugh.”
(TW)
The latest trailer for the heart-tugging documentary about how the city of San Francisco turned out to make a dying boy’s dream come true. It hits theaters June 26th.
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