EXCLUSIVE: Following a competitive auction, Legendary Television has snapped up rights to the hugely popular ‘romantasy’ novel Assistant to the Villain for development as a series. Published by Red Tower Books, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, on August 29th, Assistant to the Villain is the first novel from Hannah Nicole Maehrer, a rising fantasy romance
0 Comments
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Amazon MGM Studios and NBCUniversal have come aboard as sponsors of this year’s Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program. The Writers Guild Foundation initiative aims to provide TV writers who are BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, writers with disabilities, and writers over the age of 50, with tools, education and opportunity to become writers’
0 Comments
EXCLUSIVE: We’ve learned that STX Entertainment has reached a deal with Nadya Tolokonnikova, the artist, activist, and creator of the legendary Russian feminist protest art collective Pussy Riot, to develop a limited scripted series based on her forthcoming memoir. The project was brought to the studio by former President of STX Sophie Watts. The series
0 Comments
The Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Cinema and Television honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements took place at the Fairmont Century Plaza. Hosted by Nicco Annan, the night celebrated stars like Edward James Olmos, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Ken Jeong, Jeffrey Wright, America Ferrera, Charles D. King, Eva Longoria, Greta Lee, Colman Domingo, Da’Vine Joy Randolph,
0 Comments
Fox Corp. CFO Steven Tomsic said ESPN is “a great product” with strong potential in streaming, but the long-established brand is also just “a sliver of sports.” The exec was asked during an appearance at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference about ESPN’s forthcoming direct-to-consumer launch and the implications for Fox. “We did a
0 Comments