Comedy Writer Don D. Scott Inks Overall Deal With CBS Studios

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorR&B star and former Fifth Harmony member Normani has inked a global publishing deal with Hipgnosis Songs Group — but the most eye-grabbing news in the announcement comes toward the end: “Normani has confirmed new music and a larger body of work is on the way.”Fans have been impatiently awaiting new material from the singer for years, and the announcement of a publishing deal often means (although does not guarantee) that its release is relatively imminent. She was named Collaborator of the Year at Variety‘s Hitmakers event in December.The deal includes all of the future works by Normani, a six-time BMI Award winning songwriter.

Oderbruch (working title), the CBS Studios and Syrreal Entertainment supernatural mystery drama for Germany’s ARD Degato, has added four cast members, as principal photography begins this week.

Scott Disick's immediate reaction to Kourtney Kardashian's engagement has finally been revealed. On the latest episode of , fans got to see the lead up and the aftermath of Travis Barker's October proposal to Kourtney, who had a years-long, on-and-off relationship with Scott, with whom she shares Mason, 12, Penelope, 9, and Reign, 7.Ahead of the proposal, Kourtney's family and friends gathered in the location of the upcoming surprise party, and Kim Kardashian stated that Scott was «going to lose his f**king mind» when he found out about his ex's engagement.Later, the group questioned why Travis' kids — Alabama, 16, and Landon, 18 — were present at the bash, when Kourtney's were not.«For us to have to lie to Scott and get them here under false pretenses would’ve been really hard for all of us, so this is the right thing to do,» Kris Jenner explained. When the engagement became official, Scott reached out to Khloe Kardashian to share his feeling on the subject, a conversation she recounted to her sisters."'You guys are gonna kick me out now.

Katrina Scott is breaking barriers for expectant mothers.

British broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered an apocalyptic comedy series starring Friday Night Dinner and The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird.

Anna Franklin Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby will start shooting next week in Malta on Ridley Scott’s film “Kitbag,” about Napoleon’s rise to power. Polish cinematographer Dariusz Adam Wolski is lensing, according to Film New Europe. Phoenix, who plays the French emperor, and Kirby, who plays his wife Josephine, arrive in Malta this week, according to Times of Malta, quoting sources in the local film industry.

Travis Scott will return to festival stages this winter with three performances at Primavera Sound in South America, Pitchfork reports. The first show will take place in São Paulo, Brazil on November 6, with shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina (November 12) and Santiago, Chile (November 13) to follow.

Travis Scott is slated to make his first public performance since the Astroworld Festival tragedy next weekend in Miami. The upcoming appearance will be followed by the rapper headlining a music festival in South America.The «Goosebumps» rapper will perform May 7 at the famed nightclub E11even as the city welcomes Formula One for the 2022 Miami Grand Prix.

EXCLUSIVE: Crown Media Family Networks has nabbed another big star before the Christmas movie season. Aimeé Teegarden (Friday Night Lights, Star-Crossed) has signed an exclusive multi-picture overall deal with the company.

Jenny Han’s relationship with Amazon Studios is expanding. The author has signed an overall deal to produce both television and film content for the studio.The deal comes ahead of Han’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty” adaptation’s debut on Prime Video.

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before and The Summer I Turned Pretty author Jenny Han is expanding her relationship with Amazon Studios, with an overall television and film deal. The pact comes ahead of the series premiere of her Prime Video Original series, The Summer I Turned Pretty, based on her book, which she created, co-showruns, and executive produces. Beyond Summer, she will exclusively create, develop and produce additional projects to premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, via her newly formed production banner, Jenny Kissed Me.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJenny Han has singed an overall film and television deal with Amazon.The news comes as Han is currently adapting her YA novel “The Summer I Turned Pretty” for the streamer. She created the series version and serves as co-showrunner and executive producer.

The Summer I Turned Pretty author Jenny Han is expanding her relationship with Amazon Studios, with an overall television and film deal. The pact comes ahead of the series premiere of her Prime Video Original series, The Summer I Turned Pretty, based on her book, which she created, co-showruns, and executive produces. Beyond Summer, she will exclusively create, develop and produce additional projects to premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, via her newly formed production banner, Jenny Kissed Me.

EXCLUSIVE: Actor, singer, and producer Diego Boneta (Rock of Ages, Luis Miguel: The Series) and his production company Three Amigos have signed an overall deal with Prime Video.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television has signed an overall deal with writer Brittany Miller. Under the pact, Miller will focus on comedy development for scripted series across cable and streaming.

Sasha Urban editorBobak Esfarjani, best known for his work as a writer and producer on NBC’s “Manifest” and as a story editor on “WandaVision” for Disney+, has signed an overall deal with FX Productions.Esfarjani is currently a writer and supervising producer on FX’s upcoming “Alien” series, as well as a show based on the Octavia Butler novel “Kindred.” Esfarjani was previously nominated for a WGA award for his work on “WandaVision.” He will continue work on these and other series for FX, in addition to developing new content.“Bobak has greatly contributed to FX’s upcoming ‘Kindred’ and ‘Alien’ and now, under this agreement, he will be able to apply his considerable talents to other FX series while developing original content that draws on his vision as a writer and creator,” said Kate Lambert, FX’s executive vice president of original programming. Credits of Esfarjani’s also include James Wan’s “Archive 81” for Netflix.

FX Productions has signed writer and contributing producer Bobak Esfarjani (FX’s Kindred and Alien) to an overall deal. Under the agreement, Esfarjani will continue to work on these and other series while developing new content for the network.

Kourtney Kardashian may have kept her opinions off social media in the summer of 2021 when her ex, Scott Disick, was caught direct messaging her other ex, Younes Bendjima, disparaging comments about her, but she didn't let things slide with the father of her three kids. In the second episode of the family's Hulu series,, Kourtney reveals that she did, in fact, confront Scott about his disparaging comments. In the screenshots, which Younes posted online, Scott shared a photo of Kourtney and her now-fiancé, Travis Barker, passionately making out on a boat in Italy. Scott wrote alongside the paparazzi pic, «Yo is this chick ok!???? Broooo like what is this. In the middle of Italy.» Younes replied that he didn't care as long as Kourtney was happy and posted the exchange online. According to Kourtney, Scott texted her and came clean about the back-and-forth with Younes. «I was like, 'That's not really the vibe.

EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Cole, best known for her roles in Hallmark’s “Making Spirits Bright” and CW’s The Originals, has signed an exclusive multi-picture overall deal with Crown Media Family Networks.

Angelique Jackson CBS Studios has set in motion two initiatives focused on providing a diverse range of emerging creators with opportunities in filmmaking and casting.First, CBS Studios has announced a new casting fellowship targeted toward BIPOC representation. Developed to address the diversity gap in the casting industry, the 10-week program allows fellows to have a fully immersive, hands-on experience working in a casting office, along with mentorship from the studio’s casting executives.The studio has also set its second cohort for the CBS Leadership Pipeline Challenge, which arms 35 early-career storytellers with $5,000 budgets to make mission-inspired short films.“We always strive to create opportunities for prospective executives… In only its second year, this inclusive program is helping us grow an even more vibrant and motivated studio team,” CBS Studios President David Stapf said of the initiatives conceived by casting executives Lori Erickson and Rob Decina.