Chloe Bailey Boards ‘Midas Touch’; Hires At ‘The Pact’ Producer Little Door; ‘The Battle At Lake Changjin’ Named Golden Rooster Best Film; First Poster For Sudhanshu Saria’s ‘Sanaa’; ‘Ackley Bridge’ Ends — Global Briefs

15.11.2022 - 13:51 / deadline.com

Chloe Bailey Boards AGC Studio’s Wall Street Drama ‘Midas Touch’

Musician and actor Chloe Bailey (Grown-ish) has signed on to star in the Wall Street drama Midas Touch from AGC Studios. The flick follows the true story of Lauren Simmons, the youngest equity trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and only the second African American woman to hold that position. Bailey will star as Simmons in the pic, which will be directed by Numa Perrier (The Perfect Find). Simmons is an executive producer on the film, as are AGC’s Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz, and Glendon Palmer. CAA negotiated on behalf of Bailey and AGC’s SVP of Legal & Business Affairs, Anant Tamirisa, and Palmer negotiated on behalf of AGC.

‘The Pact’ Producer Little Door Expands With Drama Hires

The Welsh indie behind BBC drama The Pact, Little Door Productions, has hired Sherlock and Baker Boys exec Bethan Jones as an executive producer and Beth Jones as development executive. Jonesjoins from Playground, where her credits include Lionsgate+’s Dangerous Liaisons. She’ll also remain co-Creative Director of Red Seam, a company she co-founded in 2019 that will continue to develop projects with Little Door’s support. Grantwas previously development exec at the BBC’s Writersroom Wales and Story and Script Editoer on long-running medical drama Casualty. She’s also worked for Tidy Productions and Newman Street.

‘The Battle At Lake Changjin’ Named Golden Rooster Best Film

War epic The Battle at Lake Changjin was named Best Film at China’s Golden Rooster Awards on Saturday. Helmed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, the 2021 title also scored directing honors. It is the highest grossing local film ever in China with RMB 5.77B ($900M). A making-of documentary