ABC Orders Crime Drama Pilot From ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ Director Drew Goddard

Jamie Lee Curtis has insisted her career was not "handed to [her] on a plate. " The 63-year-old actress is the daughter of late Hollywood legends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh but has often felt "oppressed" by the notion that her own successful career in film is down to her family connections. She said: "The only thing I’ve ever found oppressive was people thinking that my career was all because of my family, all connected to having Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis as parents.

Vice TV has picked up a third season of The Nacelle Company’s anthology docuseries Icons Unearthed, which will spotlight The Fast and the Furious film franchise.

Year-round development for the broadcast networks became something of a buzz phrase during Covid as the likes of ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC battled the pandemic to get new shows on the air.

EXCLUSIVE: Ireland’s Lighthouse Studios is developing its first original series, Savage Town.

EXCLUSIVE: Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Abby McEnany (Work In Progress) and Eric Graise (Step Up: High Water) are set as leads opposite Justin Hartley in CBS drama pilot The Never Game, an adaptation of Jeffery Deaver’s novel. The quartet, as well as recently announced Mary McDonnell, comprise the core cast of the project from director Ken Olin and 20th Television.

EXCLUSIVE: Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar and two-time Emmy nominee, has been tapped as a lead opposite Justin Hartley in CBS drama pilot The Never Game, an adaptation of Jeffery Deaver’s novel, from director Ken Olin and 20th Television.

Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz have known each other for over thirty years, having met when they were fourteen and sixteen, respectively.MORE: Drew Barrymore admits to difficulties with revealing childhood traumaThey have starred in movies together, partied together, seen one another's ups and downs, plus, have witnessed a slew of different significant others each has dated.You're not always going to like the person your best friend is dating, and during a recent conversation on The Drew Barrymore Show, Cameron opened up about how she really feels about the host's dating life.WATCH: Cameron Diaz shows a glimpse of her new kitchen at homeMORE: Drew Barrymore celebrates her daughter's birthday with an adorable photo you can't missDuring a conversation that took place as they were being driven around New York City, Drew proposed they play a game in which whenever they stopped at a red light, Cameron had to make a confession.Leaving the juiciest for last, she finally asked the There's Something About Mary lead: "Did you ever lie about liking anyone that I have dated?"The two quickly were engulfed in hysterical laughter, and the mother-of-two first answered for her longtime friend, saying: "You're incapable of doing that.

There’s another plus in town – Epix is being rebranded as MGM+.

Cloverfield franchise is in development at Paramount Pictures, according to reports.Babak Anvari, best known for directing horror films Under The Shadow and 2019’s Wounds, is set to direct the project from a script written by Joe Barton (Giri/Haji). J.J.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of Top Gun: Maverick and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Paramount Pictures is looking to get the wheels turning on another popular franchise as sources tell Deadline a new Cloverfield pic is in the works with Babak Anvari directing and Joe Barton writing the script. J.J. Abrams is producing from Bad Robot, along with Hannah Minghella and Jon Cohen. Bryan Burk, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard will executive produce.

William Earl Another chapter in the “Cloverfield” universe is coming. “Wounds” director Babak Anvari has been tapped to helm the newest installment of the hit horror series. J.J. Abrams is producing from Bad Robot, along with Hannah Minghella and Jon Cohen. Bryan Burk, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard will executive produce. Joe Barton, who penned the 2017 cult horror hit “The Ritual,” is set to write the script. This next installment is currently in development at Paramount Pictures, and will be the fourth chapter in the experimental sci-fi series. The first film, 2008’s “Cloverfield,” was a found footage alien invasion movie which became a sleeper hit. The second chapter, 2016’s “10 Cloverfield Lane,” modified an existing script to fit within the “Cloverfield” universe and became a commercial and critical hit, anchored by strong performances from Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman. The third installment, 2018’s space thriller “The Cloverfield Paradox,” was widely panned but gained notoriety as Netflix announced the project during the Super Bowl, confirming that fans would be able to watch it immediately after the game.

When he’s not making films like “The Cabin In The Woods” or “Bad Times At The El Royale,” Drew Goddard puts his signature on TV shows of all kinds. And over the years, he’s left his mark on shows as diverse as “Alias,” “Lost,” “Daredevil,” and “The Good Place.” Now he looks to do it again with ABC and a pilot of a French detective series the network picked up the rights to last week.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAs he prepares to celebrate two decades in late night, Jimmy Kimmel has agreed to stick around for at least three more years. Kimmel announced on Tuesday that he would continue his run as host of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” through the show’s 23rd season, extending his contract — which was set to expire in the next year. Kimmel has fronted “Jimmy Kimmel Live” as host and executive producer since 2003. “After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” he quipped in a statement.News comes as Kimmel prepares to return to Brooklyn next week for the show’s sixth visit to the borough. This marks the first time “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has been back in New York since 2019 (before the COVID-19 pandemic put such trips to a halt, of course). The late night talk show will once again tape in front of a live studio audience at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter ABC has ordered a drama pilot from Drew Goddard based on the French series “HPI.” The news comes less than a week after it was reported that ABC Signature had acquired the English language adaptation rights to the series. The official series logline reads, “A single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.”

ABC has given a pilot order to a character-based procedural drama from top TV and film writer Drew Goddard (Daredevil, The Martian) and ABC Signature, where Goddard and his Goddard Textiles are based.

EXCLUSIVE: The prevalence of Korean projects heading to the U.S. continues.

EXCLUSIVE: ABC is developing a character-based procedural drama from top TV and film writer Drew Goddard (Daredevil, The Martian) and ABC Signature where Goddard and his Goddard Textiles are based. I hear the project, based on TF1’s popular detective series HIP (High Intellectual Potential), has been a standout and is looking good for a fall “second cycle” round of pilot pickups, which ABC is planning. According to sources, the network has an early, mid-October script delivery date deadline for a few projects that are in more advanced stages of development to contend for about 2-3 pilot orders. The Drew Goddard drama, which is considered a frontrunner for a spot, is targeted for the 2023-24 season.

the Queen's passing on 8 September, celebrities and dignitaries alike all over the world have taken to social media and beyond to pay their respects to the royal family, and share their stories of meeting Her Majesty.MORE: Drew Barrymore unveils new look as season three of her talk show premieresDrew Barrymore is the latest to do so, though her story is about the new head of state, King Charles III.The star met the new King when premiering her remake of Charlie's Angels in London, back in November of 2000, and she let fans know of a little mishap she accidentally had!WATCH: Drew stuns with filter-free appearanceMORE: Drew Barrymore reunites with her ex-boyfriend and they recall their time together: 'I'll love you always'Speaking on The Drew Barrymore Show with Hillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, who are promoting their own new show, Gutsy, the three women recalled their meetings with the royals.Drew revealed: "I had a dinner with who is now King Charles, and it was so fun! A lot of mayhem ensued."Recalling said mayhem, the star shared a photo of herself in which the King is standing in between actress Lucy Liu and the daytime host, and Drew, in an attempt to apparently hug His Majesty, accidentally placed her hand over her co-star's breast area instead.

Disney+ has put Italian true crime drama This is Not Hollywood — Avetrana into production in Puglia.