A live-action feature adaptation of Voltron, co-written and to be directed by Red Notice‘s Rawson Marshall Thurber, has sparked a bidding war among both studios and streamers, Deadline can confirm.
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Apple TV+ has signed an overall deal extension with Jonathan Tropper, the executive producer/showrunner of streamer’s original series See, starring Jason Momoa. In addition to continuing to shepherd See, currently in production on Season 3, under the new three-year pact Tropper will develop television projects exclusively for Apple TV+ through his banner Tropper Ink.
Tropper, a screenwriter and novelist, joined See as executive producer and showrunner for Season 2 under a three-year overall deal with Apple TV+ he entered in 2019.
Prior to See, Tropper created and ran drama series Warrior, which did two seasons on Cinemax, executive producing it alongside Justin Lin and Shannon Lee. He remains an executive producer on the series as it moves over to HBO Max for Season 3.
On the feature side, Tropper recently penned the screenplay for Netflix’s buzzed-about upcoming film The Adam Project, starring Ryan Reynolds, Zoe Saldana, Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner, and directed by Shawn Levy. The Adam Project‘s March 11 release caps Tropper’s eight-year journey to get the movie made as the project went through multiple iterations.
The author of six bestselling novels that have been translated into over 30 languages, Tropper’s TV credits also include the Cinemax hit Banshee, which he co-created and ran for four seasons. In features, he wrote the Warner Bros. comedy This Is Where I Leave You, also directed by Levy, starring Jason Bateman and Tina Fey, which he adapted from his bestselling novel, as well as the Netflix feature Kodachrome, starring Ed Harris, Jason Sudeikis and Elizabeth Olsen.
Tropper is currently writing an untitled action comedy starring Momoa and Dave Bautista, which was bought by MGM in a four-way bidding war in
A live-action feature adaptation of Voltron, co-written and to be directed by Red Notice‘s Rawson Marshall Thurber, has sparked a bidding war among both studios and streamers, Deadline can confirm.
Millie Bobby Brown), Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin) and Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) face an all-new set of challenges — without each other. “Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time and navigating the complexities of high school hasn't made things any easier,” the official series description reads.
EXCLUSIVE: Amina Munir is formalizing her relationship with Universal Television.
Angelique Jackson Taraji P. Henson’s TPH Entertainment has signed a new overall deal with BET Studios.Under the new pact, Henson and TPH Entertainment will partner with the studio venture, which supplies content to Paramount Plus, Showtime, CBS, Nickelodeon, BET Plus and BET, as well as select third-party platforms.
MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount want to stay in business with the Emmy-winning Antoine Fuqua and his Hill District Media banner. The executive producer of the Paramount+ drama Mayor of Kingstown has signed overall deal with the studios that will focus on original scripted and unscripted content for TV.
Rich Moore, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind such titles as Zootopia and Wreck-It Ralph, has entered into an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Skydance Animation, which will see him create, develop and produce original animated features for the studio.
Skydance Animation has landed another major talent.Rich Moore, director of “Zootopia,” “Wreck-It Ralph” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” is joining the team in an exclusive, multi-year overall deal. Under the new pact, Moore will create, develop and produce original animated features for the studio.
The Adam Project, Reynolds was asked by a young boy if his make-out scene with Zoe Saldaña was “real.” Reynolds, ever the jokester, first accused the kid of being in disguise, but then came clean: yeah…and that's weird!“I guess it was kind of real. How do I answer this? It’s being broadcast everywhere too. I didn’t mean it.
Tony McNamara, creator of Hulu series The Great, is staying in the Disney family.
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterABC Signature has signed a two-year overall deal with Tony McNamara, the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated writer who created Hulu’s “The Great” and penned films “The Favourite” and Disney’s “Cruella.”Under the pact, McNamara will develop and supervise projects for the Disney Television Studios-owned division.“Tony’s work on ‘The Great’ and ‘Cruella’ is sly, subversive and delicious, and we made it our mission to get this spectacular talent to our studio,” ABC Signature president Jonnie Davis said in a statement Wednesday. “Thankfully, he said ‘yes.’ We’re so excited to support him in whatever he wants to do next.”McNamara is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated series “The Great” on Hulu, starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, which is based on his stage play.
WATCH: Margot Robbie's best red carpet make-up looksWe're only in March, and already some of our favourite stars have wowed on the red carpet, with the likes of Lady Gaga looking radiant in Armani Privé at the SAG Awards and Bridgerton newcomer Simone Ashley looking pretty in pink Valentino at the BAFTAs.Scroll through for our top picks of the best red carpet fashion moments of the year so far.Held on Sunday, March 13, at The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.Selena Gomez wears Louis Vuitton at the Critics' Choice Awards 2022.Mandy Moore wears Elie Saab at the Critics' Choice Awards 2022.Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith, both in Gucci, at the Critics' Choice Awards 2022.Kristen Stewart wears Dolce & Gabbana at the Critics' Choice Awards 2022.Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith at the Critics' Choice Awards 2022.Elle Fanning wears Oscar de la Renta at the Critics' Choice Awards 2022.Held on Sunday, March 13, at Royal Albert Hall in London.Lady Gaga wears Ralph Lauren at the 2022 BAFTAs.Salma Hayek wears Gucci at the 2022 BAFTAs.Emma Watson wears Oscar de la Renta at the 2022 BAFTAs.Simone Ashley wears Valentino and Jonathan Bailey wears Dior at the 2022 BAFTAs.Millie Bobby Brown wears Louis Vuitton and Jake Bongiovi wears Fendi at the 2022 BAFTAs.Ryan Reynolds walked the red carpet for his new Netflix film, The Adam Project, alongside wife Blake Lively, at the Alice Tully Hall In New York on February 28.Blake wore a pastel rainbow gown by Versace, while Ryan wore a grey pinstripe suit.Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds at The Adam Project premiere.Held on Sunday, February 27, at Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar in Los Angeles.Reese Witherspoon wears Schiaparelli at the 2022 SAG Awards.The cast of Squid Games, Lee
EXCLUSIVE: Former Grown-ish co-showrunner Jeni Rice-Genzuk Henry has signed an overall deal with BET Studios, the venture launched last year by Paramount and BET to generate premium content from Black creators for Paramount+, Showtime, CBS, Nickelodeon, BET+ and BET, as well as select third-party platforms.
EXCLUSIVE: The Blacklist showrunner John Eisendrath is extending his relationship with Sony Pictures Television, the studio behind the long-running NBC drama. He has signed a new three-year overall deal with Sony TV through 2025.
Time travel can be tricky and “The Adam Project” shows us just how complicated it can really get. Directed by “Free Guy” filmmaker and “Stranger Things” producer Shawn Levy, the new sci-fi movie also involves some complicated concepts, like time travel and meeting your younger (or older) self. The script, written by Jonathan Tropper, T.S. Nowlin, Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin, also makes room for emotional themes and a heart-wrenching family dynamic.
Pathos and action are found in equal parts in “ The Adam Project,” the latest attempt by Netflix to create the kind of throwback blockbuster that you might have paid to see in movie theaters.Starring Ryan Reynolds as a time traveling pilot and directed by Shawn Levy, the movie takes the old cliche about what you’d tell your younger self and adds PG-13 snark, space action, “Guardians of the Galaxy” energy, a megalomaniac businesswoman, a dead father and a lost love to the mix. And it’s pretty satisfying popcorn fare with some genuinely affecting beats.
Warner Bros made a slew of release-date moves for some high-profile movies today. Deadline hears that the changes are due in part to Covid-related delays.
Apple has released information and first-look images for many movies on their upcoming film slate, which boasts a mix of scripted feature films alongside some fantastic sounding documentaries. As the streamer looks to give audiences a rather excellent lineup and a strong reason to subscribe to Apple TV+, as the market grows day-by-day as each service adds new original content vying for attention and subscriber dollars.
The first look at Spirited is here!
Apple has unveiled new details with regard to its upcoming slate, including premiere dates for its titles Cha Cha Real Smooth and Luck, along with a series of first-look photos from titles including Argylle, Raymond and Ray and The Greatest Beer Run Ever.
Writer-producer-director Latoya Raveneau is expanding her relationship with Disney. The Rise Up, Sing Out EP and Proud Family revival series director has signed an overall deal to develop and produce animated projects with Disney Television Animation and 20th Television Animation, along with live-action content development.