Writing Low Budget Scripts, Rep Moves, Hugh Jackman Out of ‘Collateral Beauty,’ WME-IMG Acquires Wall Group

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DREAM BIG, WORK SMALL-ISH: ON WRITING LOW BUDGET SCREENPLAYS

ScriptShark offers up a pretty convincing argument from a working writer as to why writing a low budget screenplay is better than writing a tentpole. (SSN)

REP MOVES FOR 7/15/15: UMA THURMAN RETURNS TO CAA, PRODUCER PHIL ROSENTHAL INKS WITH UTA & 3ARTS TO REP MMA ATHLETES

Other moves include Angry Birds director, Clay Kaytis, signing with WME and Frank Whaley signing with Gersh as a writer/ director. (SSN)

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Hugh Jackman Drops Off ‘Collateral Beauty'; Palmstar Out To Johnny Depp

Hugh Jackman has dropped off Palmstar’s Collateral Beauty and producers are now out to Johnny Depp. PalmStar Media and Likely Story had acquired rights to the script written by Allan Loeb for $2.25 million. (DH)

WME-IMG to Acquire Wall Group, an Agency for Stylists

WME-IMG announced that it has bought the Wall Group, one of the pioneers of the stylist agency business, with one of the most prominent client lists in the industry. (NYT)

Reese Witherspoon At Center Of ‘All Is Not Forgotten’ Novel Deal By Warner Bros

Warner Bros closed a preemptive acquisition of the GG Walker novel All Is Not Forgottenn with Reese Witherspoon and her Pacific Standard producing partner Bruna Papandrea producing. (DH)

‘Twilight’s’ Catherine Hardwicke to Direct YA Novel Adaptation ‘Stargirl’

Catherine Hardwicke is on board to direct an adaptation of the bestselling YA novel Stargirl.  Kristin Hahn will adapt Jerry Spinelli’s book and produce the film, along with Gotham Group, Hahnscape Entertainment and BCDF Productions.  (VAR)

Nikki Reed to Play Betsy Ross on Fox's 'Sleepy Hollow'

The Twilight and Thirteen alum has landed the key series regular role of Betsy Ross on the upcoming third season of Fox's Sleepy Hollow.  (THR)

Martin Campbell to Direct Jackie Chan in The Foreigner

Martin Campbell is in talks to direct Jackie Chan in The Foreigner for STX Entertainment. The film, an adaptation of Stephen Leather’s novel The Chinaman, is scheduled to start filming in the fall. (CS)

Hayao Miyazaki Cancels Retirement Again

Legendary Japanese animator, director and writer, Hayao Miyazaki, has announced that he is putting his sixth attempt at retirement aside in order to work on a 10 minute CG short called Kemushi no Boro (“Boro the Caterpillar”) to screen exclusively at the Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. (AM)