ICYMI: SSN’s Top Stories For 8/11 – 8/15/14
Go Hunting for Your Next Franchise at These 8 Treasured Indie LA Bookstores Whether you’re a development exec, writer, director, producer, or agent, these brick-and-mortar gems are worth frequenting to...
View ArticleOn The Set For 8/18/14: Olivia Wilde Starts Meadowland, John Krasinski Wraps...
Starts Dark Signal 08/18/2014 Logline: A stranded woman must solve the mystery of a murdered girl whose spirit has returned with a message. Production Company: Yona Films Director: Edward...
View ArticleSSN On The Set, August Vacation Spots, Happy Birthday, Robert Redford,...
SSN ORIGINALS SSN On the Set for 8/18/14: ‘Meadowland’ Begins, “The Hollars’ Wraps SSN’s weekly film production charts for the latest films that have started and wrapped production. Olivia Wilde’s...
View ArticleToronto Film Festival Unveils Lineup, The Voice of Saturday Night Live Don...
Toronto Film Festival Unveils Lineup The fest reveals an impressive roster of helmers and performers planning to boost their latest work in Toronto next month. (VAR) The Voice of Saturday Night Live...
View ArticleTV Development for 8/19/14: Stephen Frears Set to Direct Fox FDR Limited...
The Sound Of The Sumners Network: FOX Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Production Company: Small Dog Picture Company Executive Producers: Peter Knight, Renate Radford, Jason Winer Writer: Peter...
View ArticleAgents of SHIELD Enlists Adrianne Palicki as Marvel Superspy, Assistants...
SSN ORIGINALS Assistants Guide To Surviving August Downtime in L.A. There of plenty of ways you can spend your time while the boss is away. Here are a few suggestions. (SSN) TV Development For...
View ArticleTV Castings For 8/20/14: Thandie Newton & Miranda Otto Set For HBO’s ‘Westworld’
Pilots Thandie Newton and Miranda Otto have joined HBO’s Westworld, that centers on a robot malfunction that creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed...
View ArticleFilm Development For 8/21/14: ‘A Thousand Pounds of Dynamite’ Set For Warner...
NEW ATTACHMENTS Aquaman Logline: Storylines are under wraps. Studio/Distributor: Warner Bros. Production Company: DC Entertainment Writers: Will Beall, Kurt Johnstad Details: Based on the character...
View ArticleRep Moves For 8/22/14: WKT Public Relations, WME, CAA, ICM Partners
Agencies CAA: Actor and musician Evan Ross is now repped by Cameron Mitchell. Ross will be portraying Messalla in the upcoming sequels The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and Part 2. He’ll also soon...
View ArticleExec Shuffle For 8/22/14: CBS Entertainment, The Jackal Group, Intellectual...
Company Launches Anchor Media Strategy: Alison Rou has launched a new Public Relations company, Anchor Media Strategy. The company will focus on representing showrunners. Rou’s first clients include...
View ArticleICYMI: SSN’s Top Stories For 8/18 – 8/22/14
When the Town Shuts Down in August, Where Do All the People Go? SSN indulges in some travel porn and takes a look at some of the top vacation spots from Italy to Paris to Canada. (SSN) Assistants Guide...
View ArticleOn The Set For 8/25/14: Tom Cruise – Christopher McQuarrie Reteam ‘Mission:...
Starts Mission: Impossible 5 08/24/2014 Logline: Story details are under wraps. Studio: Paramount Pictures Production Company: Skydance Productions, Bad Robot Director: Christopher McQuarrie Executive...
View ArticleTV Development For 8/26/14: Malcolm Gladwell & Glen Gordon Caron’s ‘The Cure’...
Ashecliffe Network: HBO Studio: Paramount Television Production Companies: Phoenix Pictures, LBI Entertainment, Appian Way, Mythology Entertainment Executive Producers: Dennis Lehane, Martin Scorsese,...
View ArticleTV Castings For 8/27/14: Steve Zahn Joins ‘Modern Family’ For ABC
Pilots Shohreh Aghdashloo and Steven Strait join Syfy’s The Expanse, that follows the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship’s captain together in a race across...
View ArticleFilm Development For 8/28/14: Screenwriter David Weil Marks Third Feature...
NEW ATTACHMENTS Chaos Walking Logline: In a dystopian future, a war has wiped out all women and a virus has created the Noise, which allows for everyone's thoughts to be heard at all times....
View ArticleRep Moves For 8/29/14: Octagon, UTA, WME, Paradigm
Agencies CAA: Writer and producer René Balcer is now repped by Adam Berkowitz, Kevin Cooper, Rob Kenneally, Andy Elkin and Margaret Mendelson. Balcer is probably best known for his work on the Law...
View ArticleExec Shuffle For 8/29/14: Lucid Road Productions, Mad Riot Entertainment,...
COMPANY LAUNCHES Lucid Road Productions: Aaron Paul has launched a new production shingle, Lucid Road Productions. Lucid Road Productions has signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television...
View ArticleICYMI: SSN’s Top Stories For 8/25 – 8/29/14
Summer 2014 TV Wrap-Up: Renewals Galore with The Last Ship, Major Crimes & More In an attempt to boost audience confidence, and reward investment with long-term storytelling, a number of networks...
View ArticleTV Development For 9/2/14: Lord Miller’s ‘The Greatest American Hero’ Set For...
All Together Now Network: FOX Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Executive Producers: Alec Sulkin, Julius “Goldie” Sharpe Writers: Alec Sulkin, Julius “Goldie” Sharp. Logline: Revolves around 6...
View ArticleTV Castings For 9/3/14: Jennifer Carpenter Set As Lead In ‘Stanistan’ For USA
Pilots Riley Voelkel and Patrick Heusinger have been cast in Amazon’s Point of Honor, that centers on best friends and brothers-in-laws, who find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict during the...
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