Bret Easton Ellis and Irvine Welsh Are Developing a Drama Series Based on American Tabloids

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorPantheon, AMC’s first hourlong animated primetime drama series has announced its full cast.

Seth Rogen spent 10 months growing out his beard just to shoot one additional scene for his new movie An American Pickle.The Pineapple Express star takes on double duty in the film, which is based on 2013 New Yorker novella Sell Out, about 1920s factory worker Herschel Greenbaum, who falls into a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years, only to emerge in his great-grandson’s modern-day New York without having aged a day.Rogen grew out his facial hair to play Herschel first and then went

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorAmazon Studios has picked up to series to A League Of Their Own, a reimagining of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film, from co-creators Abbi Jacobson (Broad City), who also stars, and Will Graham (Mozart in the Jungle), and Sony Pictures TV.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe hourlong series, described as a fresh approach to Marshall’s classic about the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, will follow brand new

hereMr Trump said US military generals had told him they “seem to feel” the explosion was the result of a “terrible attack” most likely caused by a bomb.“It would seem like it based on the explosion,” Mr Trump told reporters in Washington.In a tweet, Mr Raab said: “My thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the devastating explosion in #Beirut today.“The UK stands in solidarity with the people of Lebanon and is ready to offer help and support, including to those British nationals

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: iHeartRadio, FlynnPictureCo., Psychopia Pictures and UpperRoom Productions have defied the pandemic to complete production on There Be Monsters, a 10-part narrative sci-fi thriller podcast. Starring are Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker‘s John Boyega and American Crime: The Assassination of Gianni Versace‘s Darren Criss.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: You wait years for one bus, and then two come along at the same time. That’s the phrase Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh used when reflecting on how two of his first-ever TV projects got unveiled within the same week.

Peter Bart Editor-At-LargeVeteran journalists know that the public mood is quirky, so it’s always risky to report “a consensus.” A few days ago, for example, there seemed a “consensus” that Americans had lost confidence in their neighborhood cops.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Faith-based drama Hunter’s Creed (previously known as Hunting God), starring Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman (Dog The Bounty Hunter), has scored a North American deal with Cinedigm.The story follows a man who loses his wife and reunites with his church buddies to film the hunting show they’ve always wanted to make together. Before long, he senses a dark presence in the woods eventually bringing him face to face with death and his faith.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOscar and Emmy nominated actor Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Deadwood) is set to reprise his role as the voice of the titular murderous doll in the forthcoming Syfy and USA Network series Chucky.Dourif originated the voice of the character in the original 1988 Child’s Play movie and its six sequels, which are all part of the Chucky-verse. Don Mancini (Hannibal, Channel Zero), who penned the entire franchise, serves as the showrunner and

American Tabloid, the working title, will show a weekly publication across different decades.The project is expected to be a fictional place “where political correctness, morals and ethics are left firmly at the door”.Burning Wheel said it was “positive” the deal would be firmed up shortly, with development to begin soon.Producer Shelley Hammond said: “To do this production justice we always knew we would require writers who don’t hold back and go way further than most would dare.“We are just

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVHulu is developing Rodham, a provocative take on one of the most famous female American politicians of the past two decades, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

U.S. tabloid culture is set to come under the satirical microscopes of authors Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho) and Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting), who are in talks to co-create a new dramatized series for U.K.