Antoine Fuqua Directing Film Adaptation of ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Hulu has ordered a nine-part docuseries chronicling the history of the storied Los Angeles Lakers franchise. The project, which joins the Hulu Originals lineup, comes from Lakers’ CEO and controlling owner Jeanie Buss, Emmy-winning director Antoine Fuqua, in association with Fuqua Films, Haven Entertainment and Los Angeles Media Fund.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films has nabbed North American rights to “John and the Hole,” an unorthodox coming-of-age story that had its premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.Directed by visual artist Pascual Sisto, the film follows 13-year-old John (Charlie Shotwell) who decides to drug his well-to-do parents (Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Ehle) and older sister (Taissa Farmiga).

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMore than 50 years after it hit theaters and ushered in a new and more sexually daring style of on-screen entertainment, “Midnight Cowboy” continues to rank among the greatest American films ever made.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Infinite,” a sci-fi thriller starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Antoine Fuqua, will exclusively debut on Paramount Plus in the U.S.The move was announced by ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish on the company’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday and comes as Paramount Plus is seeking to bolster its lineup of original content.

Another Paramount theatrical release is leaving the calendar, and that is the Antoine Fuqua-directed Mark Wahlberg sci-fi thriller Infinite, which will hit the Paramount+ streaming service in June.

Tiffany Haddish and Common!The couple turned up the heat in their steamy #SilhouetteChallenge video in January — and fans loved it. So will the two ever collaborate again? The answer is yes!"[Yes], as far as I know from our conversation this morning," Haddish tells ET's Kevin Frazier while promoting her and Billy Crystal's new movie,.

Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich are producing a Disney film adaptation of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, through their Rideback banner, Deadline can confirm.

“Training Day” director Antoine Fuqua is set to produce and direct an adaptation of “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” starring an all-Black cast.

Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Magnificent Seven) will direct and produce a film adaptation of the Tennessee Williams’ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof based on the 2008 Broadway production featuring an all-Black cast.

When you think of an Antoine Fuqua film, you are probably reminded of “Training Day,” “The Equalizer,” “Southpaw,” and even “The Magnificent Seven” remake. Those films are definitely good examples of the types of projects the filmmaker typically takes on, filled with action and thrills.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaHulu has acquired the “Changing the Game,” Michael Barnett’s look at transgender athletes, and will premiere the film on June 1 as part of its celebration of Pride Month.The film, which debuted at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, follows three high school students at different stages of their athletic seasons, personal lives, and unique paths as transgender teens.

(CNN)Georgia has lost a major production because of its newly restrictive voting legislation.It was announced Monday that director/producer Antoine Fuqua and his Fuqua Films and actor/producer Will Smith and his media company Westbrook Inc.

The Poet” was originally published by Greg Nichols and Matthew Pearl’s Truly*Adventurous banner.Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen from 21 Laps will produce alongside Pouya Shahbazian. Truly*Adventurous’ Nichols and Pearl will executive produce, with Becca Edelman overseeing for 21 Laps.“The Poet” is a true story with shades of “Gone Girl” and “The Gift” that has been told in full for the first time based on hundreds of pages of never-before-seen documents and newly discovered sources.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to Wyatt Rockefeller’s “Settlers.” The film, which marks Rockefeller’s feature narrative debut, stars Sofia Boutella or “Kingsman: The Secret Service” fame, and Brooklynn Prince, who first captured audiences’ hearts in “The Florida Project.” Ismael Cruz Córdova, Nell Tiger Free, and Jonny Lee Miller round out the cast. IFC Midnight will release the film in summer 2021.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaScreen Media has acquired North American rights to “The Birthday Cake,” a mob crime drama that boasts a murderer’s row of talent.

The Actor which has today (April 12) been acquired by distributor Neon.As reported on Deadline, Neon, the same distributor behind Oscar winner Parasite, acquired the rights to the film which is based on the best-selling novel Memory by Donald E. Westlake.Anomalisa director Duke Johnson is on board for the project, as is Charlie Kaufman as executive director.

The third annual Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival, and the first to take place virtually in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, kicks off tonight through April 23rd from Southern California flagship PBS stations, PBS SoCal and KCET, along with national independent satellite network Link TV, with the West Coast premiere of Playing With Sharks, the extraordinary life story of pioneering scuba diver Valerie Taylor who has dedicated her life to exposing  the myth surrounding the fear of sharks.