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Film Development For 9/18/14: ‘Darkest Minds’ Adaptation Set For 20th Century...
NEW ATTACHMENTS I Saw the Devil (Remake) Logline: After his fiancé is murdered by a madman, a man’s quest for revenge turns him from good guy to bad guy. Production Companies: Snoot Entertainment,...
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Ang Lee Helming ‘Long Halftime Walk’ for Tom Rothman’s TriStar, Shark Spec...
Ang Lee Helming 'Long Halftime Walk' for Tom Rothman's TriStar The Life of Pi helmer has signed on to direct an adaptation of Ben Fountain’s satirical novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk for TriStar...
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Rep Moves For 9/19/14: APA, Gersh, Paradigm & More
Agencies APA: Actress and singer Bonnie Somerville is now repped by Jim Osborne, Ryan Martin and Ashley Hanley. Somerville just wrapped production on the indie feature Pearly Gates, opposite Ozu Aduba...
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Exec Shuffle For 9/19/14: FOX TV, Viacom, eOne, HBO, Shine America, Endemol &...
Company Launches Bastei LLC: Imperative Entertainment and German media and publishing company Bastei Lübbe AG have launched a new joint venture, Bastei LLC. The new company will combine the publishing...
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Maze Runner Producers Talk YA Adaptations, Scott Frank on A Walk Among the...
SSN ORIGINALS Maze Runner Producers Talk YA Adaptations Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Wyck Godfrey talked to SSN Insider about the challenges of adapting material with a rabid fan base. (SSN) Scott Frank...
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The Maze Runner Bottlenecks Box Office Competitors, Disney Boasts Record $6.2...
The Maze Runner Bottlenecks Box Office Competitors Fox's film cracked the winning code at the weekend box office to earn $32.5 million and introduce the new young adult franchise on a stealthy note....
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On The Set For 9/22/14: Liam Hemsworth Starts By Way of Helena, Elisabeth...
Starts Vacation 09/15/2014 Logline: Centers on a grown-up Rusty Griswold who, now a father himself, takes his family on a road-trip vacation. Studio: New Line Cinema Production Companies: Big Kid...
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SSN Awards Watch: A Look At the Female Contenders, The Pitch Meeting...
SSN ORIGINALS SSN Awards Watch: A Look At the Female Contenders A rundown of potential nominees in the acting, directing, and writing categories. (SSN) The Pitch Meeting Structure Used by the...
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BET Locks Down Akils, First ‘Gone Girl’ Reviews Are In, ‘Maze Runner’ Sequel...
BET Locks Down The Akils for Another Two Years Husband-wife team of Salim and Mara Brock Akil, creators of The Game and Being Mary Jane, launched the network’s first scripted show. (THR) The First...
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TV Development For 9/23/14: Warner Bros. Lines Up DC Comic Property Lucifer...
Problem Child Network: NBC Studio: Universal Television Production Companies: TBD Entertainment, American Work, Inc. Executive Producers: Scot Armstrong, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan Writer: Scot...
View ArticleThe Best Twitter Feeds From This Fall’s Hottest Shows, TV Development for...
SSN ORIGINALS The Best Twitter Feeds to Follow from the People Involved in This Fall’s Hottest Shows Here’s a look at some actors, producers, and writers to check out as the fall’s freshman shows make...
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Lord and Miller Line Up Their Next Job, Gale Anne Hurd Sets Up New Drama at...
‘Lego Movie’ Directors Thinking of Taking on ‘The Rosie Project’ Phil Lord and Chris Miller are developing book adaptation with writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. (IW) Gale Anne Hurd Sets...
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Film Development For 9/24/14: Ang Lee Re-Teams with Tom Rothman on “Billy...
NEW ATTACHMENTS Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Logline: A young soldier hailed as a hero experiences a cavalcade of emotions and events on his last day home before returning back to the war in Iraq in...
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Film Development for 9/24/14, The #1 Most Common Misstep to Avoid to Better...
SSN ORIGINALS Film Development for 9/24/14: Ang Lee Re-Teams with Tom Rothman on ‘Billy Lynn’ Chris Hemsworth’s new project is also announced, as is a rather large spec sale by writer Anthony...
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Russia Mulls Boycott of Hollywood Movies, ESPN Suspends Bill Simmons for NFL...
Russia Mulls Boycott of Hollywood Movies After a string of recent movies featuring Russian villains, a member of the country’s parliament has suggested outlawing foreign movies that “demonize Russia...
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Antoine Fuqua On Working With Denzel Washington on Equalizer, Top 10 TV...
SSN ORIGINALS Antoine Fuqua On Working With Denzel Washington on Equalizer The director spoke to SSN about the film, and why movie stars like Washington and Liam Neeson are taking over the action...
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Rep Moves For 9/26/14: Shark Kevin O’Leary Moves to UTA, Tom Felton to Gersh,...
Agencies CAA: Actress Odeya Rush is now repped by Kim Hodgert, Rick Kurtzman and Jon Teiber. She was previously at Gersh. Rush most recently starred as the female lead in the Weinstein Co. release The...
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Exec Shuffle For 9/26/14: Shondaland, Blumhouse, STX Ent., Twitter, & More
Company Launches 3QU Media: Producer John H. Williams and financier Henry Skelsey have formed a new animation production company, 3QU Media. The company hopes to produce CG-animated family films for...
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7 Powerful Studio Execs: Where Are They Now?, NY Film Fest Movies That Could...
SSN ORIGINALS 7 Powerful Studio Execs: Where Are They Now? SSN looks at what top execs like Sherry Lansing, Mike Medavoy, and Jon Peters are doing now. (SSN) NY Film Fest Movies That Could Enter the...
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ICYMI: SSN’s Top Posts For 9/22-9/26
ICYMI: SSN's Top Posts For 9/22-9/26 The 13 Frequently Used Phrases That Make You Sound Like a Hollywood Rookie Rookie mistakes can add up—make enough of them in a pitch meeting, and your project may...
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