Amazon Studios Lands ‘Shelly,’ Jude Weng-Helmed Comedy To Star Awkwafina & Karen Gillan

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Upstart Solstice Studios has won an auction for the Toronto buzz title Good Joe Bell, the Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed drama scripted by the Oscar-winning Brokeback Mountain team of Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as the title character.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterBREAKING: In a competitive situation, Amazon has closed a deal with Berlanti Productions to produce untitled pic based on the acclaimed novel My Policeman with Harry Styles and Lily James in negotiations to star.

Also Read: Chris Pine in Talks to Star in 'The Saint' Reboot For ParamountEx-lovers Henry and Celia, one a CIA spy, the other an ex-spy, meet over dinner in Carmel-by-the-Sea to reminisce on their time in Vienna.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has come on to produce the actioner All the Old Knives, starring Chris Pine and Thandie Newton.

Chris Rock has hosted the Oscars twice, and says he’d be down to do so a third time — though he doesn’t see it happening, in part because he hasn’t been shy about the show’s dry format. “Like, is it a TV show or is it that scene from About Schmidt where Jack Nicholson gets the award for selling insurance?” he cracks.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, Showtime released a trailer for its docuseries, “The Comedy Store,” and “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team” has been renewed for the show’s 15th season on CMT.The CMT series “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team” has been renewed for a 15th season and is scheduled to premiere sometime this fall. The season will follow potential members of the cheer team as they engage in rigorous activities at the training camp.

Showtime has shared the first look at its star-studded new documentary series, “The Comedy Store”.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsIf laughter is the best medicine, comedy spots should be considered essential businesses, comedian and director Mike Binder said.“I am so surprised that the governor and the mayor of the state and the city have not declared the comedy stores essential businesses.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAmazon Studios has tapped Lorenza Muñoz as senior global awards executive, Variety has learned.Muñoz joins the studio from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where she led the internal member relations and awards department.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMarketing veteran Ukonwa Ojo has been named CMO of Amazon’s Prime Video and Amazon Studios, joining the ecommerce giant’s entertainment division from chief marketing post at MAC Cosmetics.Ojo is responsible for leading global brand and originals marketing, reporting directly to Mike Hopkins, SVP of Prime Video and Amazon Studios, who joined the company in February.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorSeasoned marketer and corporate executive Ukonwa Ojo has joined Amazon as Chief Marketing Officer for Prime Video and Amazon Studios.The former M∙A∙C Cosmetics and Coty CMO will be responsible for leading global brand and originals marketing, reporting to Mike Hopkins, SVP of Prime Video and Amazon Studios.In a memo to staff (read it in full below), Hopkins said Andy Donkin will shift from his current position as head of global marketing for the video operation to a new,

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana is the latest celebrity to call for film festivals to adopt gender-neutral acting awards categories.Following in the footsteps of Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett and director Kornél Mundruczó, who have voiced their support for the change while at this week’s Venice Film Festival, Khurrana told us: “Gender-neutral awards should become the norm.

Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell have signed on to star in a Korean War movie called Devotion, according to Deadline.

this hilariously profane video Ryan Reynolds made at Karen Gillan’s expense, are a treat.This year’s participants, along with their benefiting charities of choice, are: Joe Russo (The Arthritis Foundation), Season 1 Champion Chris Hemsworth (Australian Childhood Foundation), Robert Downey, Jr.

Also Read: Awkwafina to Portray World's Most Successful Female Gambler in 'The Baccarat Machine'Ian Bryce on behalf of his Ian Bryce Productions will produce “Shelly.” Will McCance will executive produce, and Katie Malott will co-produce.Awkwafina will be seen in “Breaking News in Yuba County” and is working on Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” She also lent her voice to the new “Spongebob” film and the Disney animated movie “Raya and the Last Dragon” and will be a voice in

 J Balvin ’s documentary, ‘The Boy From Medellín’. The documentary is directed by Matthew Heineman and is a dive into Balvin’s story and how he rose to stardom in Columbia.

Amazon Studios has picked up the worldwide rights to director Matthew Heineman's The Boy From Medellín, a portrait of Colombian Latin music star J Balvin. The Endeavor Content-backed feature-length documentary follows Balvin,the “Prince of Reggaeton" and a Latin Grammy–winning performer, in the lead-up to a sold-out 2019 homecoming concert performance in Medellín, Colombia.