Disney is Turning 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' Into a Movie!

Gold House, the nonprofit collective of Asian and Pacific Islander founders, creative voices and leaders, has unveiled its annual A100 List, honoring the most impactful Asians and Asian American & Pacific Islanders in culture.

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Florida.The bee had co-champions from 2014-16, and the 2019 bee ended in an eight-way tie after organizers ran out of words difficult enough to challenge the top spellers, whose preparation with personal coaches and comprehensive study guides was no match for the vaunted Scripps word list.Durnil did not directly criticize the previous bee but said ending with one winner was a priority.“I think the spellers don't enter into our competition thinking that they're going to have to share the ultimate

The Knick creators, executive producers and showrunners Jack Amiel and Michael Begler are returning to the HBO fold with a rich three-year overall deal. Under the pact, said to be in the eight-figure range, the duo have been tapped as writers, executive producers and showrunners for Season 2 of HBO’s drama series Perry Mason starring Matthew Rhys.

Disney is spelling "m-u-s-i-c-a-l," closing a deal to pick up the rights to hit Broadway showThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, with the intent of mounting a live-action adaptation. Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, who produced the billion-dollar-grossing live-action Aladdin remake for the studio, are producing Spelling Bee via their Rideback banner.

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.

Disney has picked up the rights to the hit Broadway show “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” and will adapt it into a live-action film, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, who produced the live-action “Aladdin” for the studio, will produce via their Rideback banner. Rideback’s Ryan Halprin will executive produce.The musical follows several competitors competing in a spelling bee.

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The Good Place‘s Jameela Jamil will host the 25th annual Webby Awards, which will take a virtual route for this year’s ceremony. The annual awards ceremony, which seeks to honor the year’s best of the Internet, will take place on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Like many other ceremonies this awards season and last, the Webby Awards has opted for a virtual event amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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A Black man died after being shot by police in a Minneapolis suburb during a traffic stop and crashing his car several blocks away, sparking violent protests that lasted into the early hours Monday as officers in riot gear clashed with demonstrators and the man’s mother called for calm.

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