James Patterson Strikes First-Look Deal With eOne; Sets ‘The Noise’ Adaptation As First Project

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is changing the game with its latest venture.

Showtime has signed a first-look TV deal with “Black Monday” star Regina Hall.Hall will develop and produce TV projects under her production company RH Negative. Already in the works is a one-hour special that Hall will star in and executive produce.Showtime recently renewed “Black Monday” for a third season.

Will Thorne Staff WriterRegina Hall is expanding her relationship with Showtime.Fresh off her comedy series “Black Monday” being renewed for third season, Hall has inked a first-look deal with the premium cabler.Under the new pact, Hall will develop and produce TV projects for Showtime via her production company, Rh Negative.

The President is Missing, the upcoming Showtime show from Bill Clinton and James Patterson‘s book by the same title, is officially not moving forward.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: UK producer-financier Goldfinch has struck a first look deal with UK podcast creators Stakhanov, launching with missing bookie story 5 Dimes, which is being jointly optioned for production.The idea will be for Goldfinch to develop and produce TV series and narrative features and documentaries based on Stakhanov podcasts.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVShowtime will no longer be making its drama pilot The President Is Missing, an adaptation of the novel by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson, from Christopher McQuarrie and Anthony Peckham.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe network had ordered the project to pilot, which was fully cast and ready to go when the coronavirus pandemic halted all production in mid-March.

Bill Clinton and James Patterson’s “The President Is Missing” will not be making it to the small screen, at least not at Showtime.The premium cabler has decided not to move forward with its buzzy pilot which starred David Oyelowo and was based on the book of the same name by Clinton and Patterson, Variety has learned exclusively from Oyelowo’s co-star Ann Dowd.Speaking at a junket for the new Netflix film “Rebecca,” Dowd revealed that a combination of COVID-19 and current political events were

a partially animated episode with Liz (Megan Boone) choosing to side with her mom, Katarina (Laila Robins), over Reddington (James Spader), whose mysterious illness looms large.

Gavin James is Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart for the very first time in his career.

Big Brother baby has arrived! James Rhine and his wife, Stephany Tornincasa, became parents on Wednesday, October 7, when they welcomed a a son named Tristan James Rhine, at 7:35. p.m., Us Weekly can exclusively reveal.

Netflix will be bringing a lot of joy to audiences this December with the movie musical The Prom, based on the Broadway show of the same name.

and being postponed to 2021 — but Ryan Murphy and his all-star troupe of actors are ensuring the year isn't completely without some song and dance.On Wednesday, Netflix released first-look photos from, Murphy's film adaptation of the Tony-nominated musical.

Temple Hill Entertainment, the Twilight movie franchise producer founded by Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, has signed a first look TV deal with Lionsgate. Known for its successful book-to-film adaptations, including James Dashner’s The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Temple Hill will work with the Hollywood studio to develop and produce premium scripted series for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.

Stephanie Beatriz and Broadway veteran James Monroe Iglehart () will guest star in the one-hour Darkwing-centric episode, «Let's Get Dangerous!» Beatriz and Iglehart will voice classic characters, Gosalyn and Taurus Bulba, respectively, marking the characters' debuts on . In the episode, which premieres Monday, Oct.

Peter White Television EditorLionsgate has struck a first-look television deal with Twilight producer Temple Hill.The Orange Is The New Black producer has inked a multi-year deal to develop and produce scripted programming with the company across broadcast, cable and streaming.On the television side, Temple Hill is behind series including, HBO’s The Outsider, Hulu’s Love, Victor and Looking For Alaska, FXX’s Dave and Mr.

Peter White Television EditorJohn Requa and Glenn Ficarra, who directed the pilot episode of NBC’s This Is Us, have inked a broadcast first-look deal with Fox Entertainment.The pair, who run Zaftig Films with production partner Charlie Gogolak, previously had an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television.This comes as John Slattery A.I.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorAudible has inked a global multi-project, first-look development and production deal with Team Coco.