Snapchat Shutters Original Content Channel, Wes Anderson’s New Voice Cast,...
Snapchat Shutters Original Content Channel, Lays Off Team Company is laying off members of a team assigned to a channel on its Discover platform devoted to original programming, dubbed Snap Channel....
View ArticleTV Development for 10/13/15: George R.R. Martin Novel to be Adapted, Halle...
Deja Vu Network: ABC Entertainment Group Studio: ABC Studios Production Company(s): Mandeville Films/TV Executive Producer(s): Eric C Charmelo, Nicole Snyder, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Laurie...
View ArticleTV Development, David Linde Named CEO of Participant, Lionsgate Developing...
SSN ORIGINALS TV Development for 10/13/15: George R.R. Martin Novel to be Adapted, Halle Berry Sets up Legalease at CBS, Jack Black Developing Belles & Whistles for Fox Other TV Development news...
View ArticleMattel Pursues ‘Dino-Riders’ Franchise, WWE Snags Gad To Write Gorgeous...
Mattel Wants To Duplicate ‘Transformers’ Success, Developing Little Known ‘Dino-Riders’ Into Film Franchise What was another in the long line of 80s cartoons that were really just 30-minute animated...
View ArticleRep Moves for 10/14/15: Frank Langella Shifts from Paradigm to ICM, UTA Signs...
ICM Partners/Circle of Confusion: Oscar nominee and three-time Tony winner Frank Langella has shifted from Paradigm to ICM and has additionally signed with Circle of Confusion for management. He...
View ArticleFilm & TV Deals for 10/14/15: Sacha Baron Cohen Launches TV Shingle,...
Lionsgate and Chinese online video platform iQIYI have signed a long-term output deal for movies from the studio as well as third-party titles. The deal gives iQIYI an exclusive SVOD and TVOD window on...
View ArticleLessons from Snapchat’s Failed Content Play, Robert Rodriguez in Talks for...
SSN ORIGINALS The Accidental Turitz: What Can Be Learned from Snapchat’s Risky Original Content Play that Hit the Skids Earlier this year, Snapchat created Snap Channel that developed original content,...
View ArticleFilm Development for 10/15/15: Godzilla vs. Kong to Square Off, Robert...
New Attachments Alita: Battle Angel Logline: A female cyborg, discovered in a trash heap by a scientist, becomes a bounty hunter who tracks down criminals with her martial arts expertise....
View ArticleIs Warner’s Facing ‘Tarzan’ Trouble? New ‘Die Hard’ On the Way, Cameron...
Just a Few Days After ‘Pan’s Flop, Warners Might Now Be Looking At a Similar Fate For ‘Tarzan’ Still tallying its staggering loss (perhaps upwards of $150 million) on Pan, Warner is said to be facing...
View ArticleFilm Development, Tavis Smiley Signs Overall at Warner Bros. TV, Aaron Tveit...
SSN ORIGINALS Film Development for 10/15/15: Godzilla vs. Kong to Square Off, Robert Rodriguez Circling Alita: Battle Angel, Jennifer Lawrence in Talks for Darren Aronofsky Project Other film...
View ArticleOn the Set for 10/16/15: ‘Ab Fab: The Movie’&‘Planet of the Apes’ Sequel...
STARTS A United Kingdom 10/10/2015 Logline: The true story of Seretse Khama is told. Heir to the throne in Botswana, Khama caused an international uproar when he married a white woman in 1948....
View ArticleNBC’s New Streaming Service, Universal’s ‘Mena’ Lawsuit, Hulk To Appear In...
NBC’s New Streaming Service Appears To Be For Comedy Fans Only Network’s new Seeso service is s a subscription video on demand service designed for the “comedy super fan,” and it will begin streaming...
View ArticleThe Low Risk, High Reward of Faith-Based Films, On the Set as Star Trek...
SSN ORIGINALS Trend Watch: Why Woodlawn and Other Faith-Based Films are the Low Risk, High Reward Bet to Make For many studio executives faith-based films used to be associated with a stigma, but...
View Article‘Goosebumps’ Wins the Weekend, Ryan Seacrest Sells Two To CBS, SPC Pushes ‘I...
‘Goosebumps’ Finally Unseats ‘The Martian’ At the Top Of the Box Office, as ‘Spies’ and ‘Peak’ Stumble Sony’s adaptation of the R.L. Stine series debuted in first place with $23.5 million, just ahead...
View ArticleExec Shuffle for 10/19/15: BFI Launches Diversity Fund, David Linde Named CEO...
Company Launches & Partnerships Newsy, the millennial-oriented digital news network has partnered with TV broadcaster Raycom Media: Raycom. In the deal, Newsy content will be featured across its...
View ArticleExec Shuffle, ‘Finding Your Roots’ To Return To PBS, Paramount Buys Alcatraz...
SSN ORIGINALS Exec Shuffle for 10/19/15: BFI Launches Diversity Fund, David Linde Named CEO of Participant Media, Defy Media Shifts & More Other exec shuffle news includes, Conde Nast acquiring...
View Article‘The Force Awakens’ Trailer, Advance Ticket Sales Crush Crashes Websites,...
Trailer Buzz: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Disney and Lucasfilm have released the official trailer for what might be the most highly anticipated movie ever made. In case you missed it on TV last...
View ArticleTV Development for 10/20/15: Amazon Greenlights 6 Pilots, ‘Gilmore Girls’ a...
#blessed Network: MTV (in negotiations) Executive Producer(s): Carter Covington Writer(s): Dan Steele Logline: A high school student who has been home-schooled his whole life but wants to go to a...
View ArticleTV Development, Chris Rock in Talks to Host Oscars, Relativity Gets 11th Hour...
SSN ORIGINALS TV Development for 10/20/15: Amazon Greenlights 6 Pilots, ‘Gilmore Girls’ a Go at Netflix, Marvel Developing ‘Legion’ and ‘Hellfire’ Series Other TV Development news includes, ABC...
View Article‘The Force Awakens’ Big New Box Office Record, Yahoo’s Big Financial Hit,...
In What Should Be a Surprise To No One, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Has Already Shattered Box Office Records Upcoming film has established a new record, bypassing The Hunger Games to move the most...
View Article