Netflix Acquires True Crime Article ‘The Poet’ for Feature Film Adaptation

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaProducers Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle have optioned Hermann Hesse’s “Demian” and plan to adapt the novel into a feature film. Nick Kreiss (“Afraid”) has penned a screenplay with cinematographer Andre Lascaris (“About Alex”) and under the supervision of the Hesse estate.The book was a bestseller in the U.S.

Netflix has launched yet another feature to help make the title selection process for TV users across the globe feel less like a task.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItaly’s Leone Film Group has teamed up with Wattpad, the user-generated fiction entertainment company, to develop a feature film based on “The Bad Boy’s Girl,” which is among the most popular stories on the storytelling platform.Leone Film Group, a leading Italian production and distribution company, has also optioned the full series of novels in author Blair Holden’s “The Bad Boy’s Girl” saga, which is touted as having more than 220 million online

As for when Angelina Jolie will be “directing a movie again,” we’re hearing that the actress has a loose timeline in mind. The 45-year-old Maleficent star recently made it known that directing is where her true passions lie, something that became impractical after a “change in [her] family situation” — AKA, her split with Brad Pitt in 2016 — while speaking to Entertainment Weekly.

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.

Change of plans. Angelina Jolie hinted Brad Pitt’s divorce affected her acting and directing career. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday, April 20, Jolie, who split from Pitt in 2016 after two years of marriage, opened up about why she had to take a break from directing.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAntoine Fuqua will direct and produce a new film adaptation of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning look at greed, family, death and sexual repression.The “Training Day” and “Magnificent Seven” director will join forces with producers Stephen C. Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey, who backed a 2008 revival of the show that made history with a sold-out 19-week run as the first all-African American production on Broadway.

Before her separation from Brad Pitt in September 2016, Angelina Jolie had slowly shifted focus from acting to directing, which was her passion. Whether it be the romantic drama By the Sea; which reunited her and Brad on-screen, years after first starring in Mr.

The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival has revealed its feature-film lineup, highlights of which include the world premiere of Hulu's Ilana Glazer starrer False Positive and the New York premiere of Sony's based-on-a-true-story, Depression-era football drama12 Mighty Orphans.

Amongst the highly-awaited movies up for release next year is Lost City of D, starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum.

Netflix Spain unveiled seven new projects, including “If Only,” a Spanish adaptation of the Turkish original banned from shooting by Erdogan’s government.Where once Netflix would host its presentations early in the year and announce its ambitions for the next twelve months, the platform’s original Spanish programming pipeline has grown to an extent that Thursday’s showcase only covers the next few months and hinted at plenty more to come in late 2021.In both level and volume of production, the

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSister has acquired “Never Far Away,” the new novel from bestselling author Michael Koryta, and will develop it as a feature film. Oscar-winning producer Cathy Schulman, who previously oversaw “Crash,” will produce the thriller for the company.

Steven Spielberg‘s “The Adventures of Tintin,” earned rave reviews for his feature debut “Attack the Block,” whose launched the career of leading man John Boyega.Joe Cornish is repped by CAA, Independent Talent Group and attorney George Davis.Also on the Millar front, Netflix has set a May premiere date for Mark Millar’s superhero series “Jupiter’s Legacy.”Based on the graphic novels by Millar and Frank Quitely, the eight-episode series centers on the second generation of superheroes, who

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