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Television creator Eric Kripke had been a longtime fan of Garth Ennis' comic books —The Boys among them — but it was his love of another one of Ennis' properties, Preacher, that paved the path to his eventual Amazon show. When he heard that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were turning Preacher into a television series at AMC, Kripke was filled with envy, he recalled during a recent THR Presents Q&A powered by Vision Media.

Geena Davis has signed on to executive produce the kids animated series I Am for Kickstart Entertainment. Kickstart is the animation and live-action producer behind Netflix's Starbeamand Amazon’s superhero programThe Boys, directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen of Point Grey Pictures.

I, Tonya” director Craig Gillespie is teaming up with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg for a new Hulu miniseries project. Sources tell Deadline that Hulu is developing a limited series based on the lives of celebrity couple Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee using the working title “Pam & Tommy” (title subject to change).

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSebastian Stan and Lily James are in talks to star in a Hulu limited series about Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson.The project will delve into the tumultuous relationship between the rock star and the model/actress, including the infamous incident in which their honeymoon sex tape was stolen and leaked to the public.Rob Siegel will serve as writer on the eight-episode series, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg producing via Point Grey.

The romance of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee is being dramatized for the screen.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorDarkwing Duck may be making a comeback. A reboot of the 1990s’animated action-adventure comedy series is in the works at Disney+.

Dave McNary Film ReporterLionsgate has acquired the horror spec script “Video Nasty” for Seth Rogen’s Point Grey and Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures to produce, Variety has learned exclusively.“Video Nasty,” written by Chris Thomas Devlin, centers on three teens who rent a cursed VHS and are pulled into an ’80s slasher movie that threatens to trap them forever.

Jonah Hill, Emma Stone and more Superbad stars have continued with their thriving careers since the comedy film’s 2007 premiere.The coming-of-age movie, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, was based on the duo’s experience growing up in Vancouver, Canada.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has added Superbad to its growing list of film and TV reunion fundraisers. Stars Jonah Hill (Seth), Michael Cera (Evan),Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Fogell akak McLovin),Seth Rogen (Officer Michaels; writer), Bill Hader (Officer Slater) and Martha MacIssac (Becca) are all participating, along with writer Evan Goldberg, director Greg Mottola, and producer Judd Apatow.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerMasters of Sex alum Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr from Amazon’s The Boys, Cleopatra Coleman, and Woody Norman are set to star in Cobweb, a Lionsgate thriller which will begin production later this month in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Pineapple Express didn’t come to fruition.The 2008 action-comedy, which stars Rogen, James Franco, and Danny McBride, follows a process server and his marijuana dealer who wind up on the run from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after witnessing a murder.Back in 2011, screenwriter Evan Goldberg hinted that a follow-up featuring a Superbad crossover could be on the cards.“We toyed with that idea right after Pineapple came out,” he explained.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe 2008 comedy Pineapple Express was a hit with audiences and a box office success, earning over $100 million worldwide so it had all the ingredients for a sequel and it was about to all happen — until it didn’t.

Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino will direct an untitled Scotty Bowers project written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.The feature is based on the 2017 documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, a look into the late Hollywood legend Bowers, whose memoir documented his times spent as a sexual procurer to the stars over a number of decades.Bowers, a World War II veteran, fought at the Battle of Iwo Jima, and later became a well-known bisexual male hustler and all-purpose

The director behind the Oscar-winning drama Call Me By Your Name and the comedy duo behind Pineapple Express are teaming for an Old Hollywood biopic. Luca Guadagnino will helm from a script by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg a movie about Scotty Bowers, the supposed "male madame" to stars like Rock Hudson, Katherine Hepburn and Bette Davis.

In a surprising announcement – from an otherwise quiet company as of recent – Searchlight has slated “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino to direct the dramatic adaptation of the Matt Tyrnauer-directed documentary “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood.” Searchlight also set Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogan to adapt and write the screenplay.

Dave McNary Film Reporter“Call Me by Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino will direct Searchlight’s untitled Scotty Bowers project with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg writing the script.Matt Tyrnauer and Corey Reeser are producing through Altimeter Films, with Rogen and Goldberg producing through their Point Grey Pictures.The project is based on the 2017 documentary “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood” by Tyrnauer, a portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Bowers, whose memoir chronicled his

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Searchlight, which last year acquired rights to make a narrative film from the Matt Tyrnauer-directed documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, has set Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to write the script and Luca Guadagnino to direct the film.Tyrnauer and his Altimeter Films partner Corey Reeser will be joined as producers by Point Grey Pictures.The film focuses on Scotty Bowers, a World War II Marine combat veteran who fought at the

The Boys has been renewed for a third season by Amazon Studios.The decision comes ahead of the launch of the second season of the hit series, due to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on September 4, 2020.Based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the show, which launched on Amazon Prime last year, follows the story of a group of vigilantes fighting back against superheroes who abuse their abilities.Created by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Eric Kripke, the

Also Read: A Month After HBO Max Launched, Why Is It Still Not on Roku or Amazon?Rich adapted his own story for the screen. Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver are producers for their Point Grey productions.

Paramount is moving ahead with yet another new iteration of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” film franchise. But this time, instead of relying on Michael Bay and his production company, the studio has done a complete reversal and decided to enlist the help of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to make an animated version of the classic action franchise.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Nickelodeon is rebooting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the big screen with Point Grey Pictures’ Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver producing, and Jeff Rowe (Gravity Falls, Connected) directing. Brendan O’Brian (Neighbors: Sorority Rising, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates) will write the screenplay.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterPrior to Amazon’s not-suitable-for-kids superhero series The Boys, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg adapted another graphic comic book series by the name of Preacher. Both came from a common bond the pair had in high school over Garth Ennis comics.“It spoke to us because they were comics for adults,” Goldberg said during Deadline’s virtual Contenders Television event.

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