| | | | Netflix has made a deal to turn the Stephen King bestselling novel Cujo into a new feature film. Roy Lee is producing.
The novel, originally published in 1981, was first turned into a 1983 thriller that starred Dee Wallace as a mother desperate to protect her son from a formerly friendly 200-pound St. Bernard.
King continues to be as prolific as ever — Never Flinch will be his next book published, and he’s working on a third installment of The Talisman — but his backlist continues to be golden. The Osgood Perkins-directed adaptation of King’s short story The Monkey just came out, and upcoming are the Francis Lawrence-directed The Long Walk, the Edgar Wright-directed Glen Powell starrer The Running Man, the It prequel Welcome to Derry with Andy Muschietti directing, the Jack Bender-directed The Institute, and a series adaption of Carrie with Mike Flanagan directing. >>> Going Out To Writers |
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Huertas & Hawley On 'Fire' - NBC is developing a drama starring Jon Huertas (This Is Us), who will executive produce alongside The Rookie and The Recruit creator Alexi Hawley. Former Arrow co-showrunner Wendy Mericle is writing the untitled project based on the novel Fire with Fire by bestselling author Candice Fox. >>>2-Year Acting Break Disney's Witchy Ways - Continuing in the tradition of such Disney+ witchcraft staples as the Hocus Pocus movie franchise and Marvel’s Agatha All Along, Disney Branded Television has given a pilot order to Coven Academy (wt), a single-camera supernatural dramedy for Disney Channel and Disney+. >>>Focused On Teen Witches
Doc Talk Podcast: Ezra Edelman’s Prince Project - Hosts John Ridley and Matt Carey discuss what Ezra Edelman had to say about Netflix quashing his The Book of Prince about the Purple Rainmaker and the state of celebrity-authorized bio-docs, which Edelman likened to “slop.” Ridley suggests that many of these projects shouldn’t be considered documentaries, but rather branded content. >>> Listen
Deadline's 2024-2025 Broadway Reviews - The Broadway season has gotten off to an extraordinarily fine start, from the wildly popular and hysterically funny Oh, Mary! to the fabulous splash of Death Becomes Her and the wonderful left-field sleeper Maybe Happy Ending. There have been a few clunkers — looking at you, Tammy Faye — but if the spring season holds the ratio, theatergoers have much to look forward to. >>>' Streetcar Named Desire'
In Brief - Ice Cube signs with UTA... Liamani Segura signs with CAA... Amy Jackson & Lauren Dark launch Unified... Wendi McLendon-Covey & Gladys Gonzalez launch Strong Beach Productions |
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Exclusive
Omar Epps, rappers Wiz Khalifa and Quavo and Chukwudi Iwuji (The Day of the Jackal) have been set to star in gangland drama Moses The Black , with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his G-Unit Film and Television on board as executive producers. Pic is about a gangster in modern day Chicago, inspired by the repentance story of the fifth-century saint of the same name.
Peacock's new crime thriller M.I.A. from writer and EP Bill Dubuque (Ozark) will star Shannon Gisela (Chasers), Brittany Adebumola (The Other Black Girl) and Dylan Jackson (City on Fire ) in series regular roles. The project was given a straight-to-series order in August.
Billy Flynn is leaving Days of Our Lives. The actor who first joined the Peacock sudser in 2014 to play Chad DiMera is moving to CBS’ The Young and the Restless in a new role. He will debut sometime this spring on the daytime drama. |
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📱 Mobile gaming firm Scopely is paying $3.5 billion to acquire the video game business of Niantic, including marquee asset Pokémon Go.
🏛️ Gavin Newsom revealed that Lyle and Eric Menendez independently will have their final hearings on June 13, which could lead to commutation of their case.
🎥 Phoenix Pictures has set Jack Huston to direct the upcoming feature film Joseph Merrick, revolving around the individual known in history as the Elephant Man. The film will offer a fresh and deeply emotional perspective on Merrick’s remarkable life.
🖍️ Nickelodeon has ordered Wylde Pak, a new 2D-animated comedy series that follows the daily life of a blended multigenerational Korean American family. Set for premiere this summer, it is the second short from Nickelodeon’s Intergalactic Shorts Program to be greenlighted to series.
🎶 Lea Michele, whose last major project was her successful run in Broadway’s Funny Girl, is heading out on a concert tour starting in May and going through summer. |
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BY THE NUMBERS
$2.8M - Weekly gross for Broadway's 'Othello' starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, making the revival the top-grossing (eight performance) play in Broadway history |
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Trending
 The S1 finale of Dan Fogelman’s Hulu drama Paradise attracted 6.3M views globally in seven days, a season-high audience
🔻 Meghan Markle's With Love, Meghan struggled in the ratings, only just sneaking into Netflix’s weekly top ten chart in its first week |
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Obituaries
🕯️ Steve Wiener, who founded the UK-based exhibition chain Cineworld and spent 19 years at its helm, has died at the age of 73. 🕯️ Tony Etz, a 30-year veteran of the Creative Artists Agency, passed away March 10 in Los Angeles, after a long battle with Chordoma, a rare type of cancer. He was 64. 🕯️ Gene Winfield , a pioneering legend in the hot-rod world who created custom cars for numerous films and TV shows including Blade Runner, the original Star Trek series, RoboCop, Get Smart! and many others, has died. He was 97. 🕯️ 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries |
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On the Radar
Wed - Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney debuts; National CineMedia investor day
Fri - Black Bag opens; ACE Eddie Awards
Mon - St. Patrick's Day |
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Hammer Time - Conan O'Brien onstage during the "Claiming The Future Of Entertainment" session at SXSW |
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