Picturestart and Lionsgate TV Team On TV Series Set In The World Of Fencing

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Picturestart, the media company founded by former Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-president Erik Feig, has won the right to Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss’ 2016 comic book series 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, in what was said to a competitive bidding situation.The company is developing, producing, and co-financing the feature project based on the book, with Matt Pizzolo of Black Mask Studios, which published the series, attached to produce and

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the Channel Four soap a year ago at the conclusion of a harrowing far-right storyline.

Dave McNary Film ReporterLionsgate, Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen are developing the horror film “Mother Land,” based on the spec script by Kevin Coughlin and Ryan Grassby.Lionsgate bought the project in a competitive situation. Levy and Cohen will produce through their 21 Laps banner.

Also Read: Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Levy Time Travel Movie Jumps to Netflix From ParamountCoughlin and Grassby wrote 2016’s “Mean Dreams,” which starred the late Bill Paxton and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.Lionsgate’s Aaron Janus and Chelsea Kujawa will oversee for Lionsgate, and Emily Morris will oversee for 21 laps.“Mother Land” is 21 Laps most recent sale for the banner which continues to set up projects during quarantine.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits) is set as a series regular on HBO Max’s Lena Dunham-produced half-hour dramedy, Generation.Created by Zelda Barnz and her father Daniel Barnz, who also directs, Generation is a dark yet playful half-hour following a group of high school students whose exploration of modern sexuality (devices and all) tests deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: After QC Entertainment won an auction for TV the Chuck Wendig dystopian sci-fi novel Wanderers back in early 2019, the effort to turn it into an event series has grown stronger. Lionsgate has expanded its partnership with QC Entertainment and come aboard to develop the series.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Canadian singer/actress Jordan Alexander has been cast as one of the leads in  HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersStart of production on the 10-episode series — from Joshua Safran, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Fake Empire, Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros TV and CBS Television Studios — was delayed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Laurence Fishburne, Stephan James and Jasmine Cephas Jones and executed produced by Antoine Fuqua, is the powerful Quibi series about an innocent man (James) suspected of being involved in the death of a police officer. After barricading himself in his apartment with his girlfriend (Jones) and young son, a standoff between Rayshawn and the SWAT team plays out on social media while Lt.

Henri Stout Dirt Real Estate EditorThose eager to flee the COVID-infested confines of crowded cities might consider the remote art-centric hipster’s paradise, Marfa, Texas, as a possible destination. Deep in the Chihuahuan high desert, Marfa was colonized in 1979 by minimalist sculptor Donald Judd, who purchased a compound of decommissioned military buildings and transformed them into austere exhibition spaces for art by he and his friends.

A version of this story about Nicole Kassell first appeared in the Emmy Hot List issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.Not only did Nicole Kassell have the burden of directing the first episode of HBO’s “Watchmen” limited series, she had to introduce a massively-scaled series that would go from Tulsa in 1921 to a moon of Jupiter in an alternative present.“It’s a huge responsibility,” she said. “The success of the show, at that moment, is in your hands.

Universal Orlando is bouncing back faster than Walt Disney World attendance-wise, according to a new report fromDeutsche research analysts Bryan Kraft and Benjamin Soff. Released on Thursday,Kraft andSoff note in their report that Universal, which reopened its theme parks in June (to a greatly diminished capacity), is seeing an “uplift in admissions," highlighting Saturdayswhen attendance is down 64 percent from 2019 crowds.

“American Idol” will return for its fourth season on ABC mostly unscathed.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, as seen in Netflix’s hit doc series Tiger King, has closed its doors for good.Current owner Jeff Lowe confirmed the news in a Facebook post, saying that he was voluntarily forfeiting his USDA exhibitors license.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K. version of popular reality show “The Masked Singer,” broadcast on ITV, will film in September in front of live audiences, albeit with strict coronavirus restrictions, according to ticketing company SRO Audiences.“If selected to attend, we will send you detailed guidance and protocols devised to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections in audience members and staff,” SRO says on its website.

Jurassic World: Dominion has resumed filming post-coronavirus, and new on-set images have now been shared.Work on the film was initially delayed following the outbreak of the pandemic earlier this year, but is back underway now.New photos of the film have now been shared as part of a New York Times article documenting the COVID-19 safety measures that Dominion are employing on set, as one of the biggest Hollywood films to have resumed filming.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterActors’ Equity Association, the union that represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers, including around 750 Disney live performers, has reached an agreement with the Walt Disney Company for its performers to return to work at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., as the company sets up a COVID-19 testing site outside of the park.

Here’s an interesting one with a semi-interesting story. Like Netflix back in the day, HBO Max has to fill its content coffers and one way the streaming service is doing that—just like Netflix and Amazon did originally—is license previously made content and repackage it as something relatively new.

Another week, another studio film ditches a theatrical release and heads straight for the digital domain. Last week, it was announced that Lionsgate is taking its upcoming thriller, “Antebellum,” and sending it straight to PVOD.

If you had a childhood anything at all like mine, you’re well aware of the 1987 romance film, “Dirty Dancing.” Not because you’re obsessed with dance and/or Patrick Swayze (“Roadhouse” is still incredible, FYI), but only because your parents (my mom, in this case) played the hell out of the film during your formative years.