Spectrum Developing Adaptation Of Don DeLillo’s ‘Libra’ With ‘American Spy’ Author Lauren Wilkinson, Playground & Paul Giamatti’s Touchy Feely Films

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Dinklage and Shirley MacLaine are set to star in American Dreamer, an indie which has been set to begin production March 15 in Vancouver. The film is written by Academy Award nominee Theodore Melfi, and will be directed by award winning commercial director Paul Dektor.

‘The Drifters’ Lands DistributionEXCLUSIVE: Starcross Entertainment’s latest feature The Drifters has been boarded for international sales by Media Luna and UK distribution by Central City Media. The film will have a virtual cinema release on April 3 and will be on demand from April 5.

EXCLUSIVE: Following a lengthy search, director Baz Luhrmann has tapped up-and-comer Alton Mason to play legendary musician Little Richard in Warner Bros’ Elvis. Sources tell Deadline that even as the film got back into production following suspension due to Covid-19, Luhrmann wanted to make sure he took his time in finding the right American actor to play the part of the iconic showman.

Alex Marzano-Lesnevich’s memoir The Fact Of A Body is heading for the small screen after HBO put an adaptation in development.

EXCLUSIVE: Taylor John Smith and Harris Dickinson are set to join Daisy Edgar-Jones in 3000 Pictures and Hello Sunshine’s film adaptation of publishing phenomenon Where The Crawdads Sing, based on Delia Owens’ New York Times best-selling novel. Set up at Sony, the film is being directed by Olivia Newman from a screenplay written by Oscar-nominated scribe Lucy Alibar.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple is nearing an order for the limited series “In with the Devil,” with Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser onboard to star, Variety has learned.The six-episode series would be based on the 2010 novel “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin.

Apple TV+ is nearing a series order for In With The Devil, a 6-hour adaptation of a true crime memoir by James Keeene that has Taron Egerton set to star as the author and Richard Jewell’s Paul Walter Hauser in talks to join him as a suspected serial killer. Michael R. Roskam will direct a script by Dennis Lehane, It will shoot in New Orleans.

EXCLUSIVE: A Black Lady Sketch Show head writer Lauren Ashley Smith is to write and exec produce the U.S. remake of British comedy Timewasters, which is in the works at ABC.

After making into the top 20 during the 2020 season of “American Idol”, country singer Lauren Mascitti returned to Nashville and resumed her nursing careerl.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterStampede Ventures and wiip have partnered to adapt the first book in Gareth L. Powell’s epic sci-fi novel series “Embers of War” as a television show, Variety has learned exclusively.Gary Graham is attached to adapt the book for the screen, with Breck Eisner onboard to direct.

Beyoncé, Rihanna and Reese Witherspoon have created their own fashion lines that are heavily influenced by their personal style, and the best part is—these brands are more affordable than you think. Lauren Conrad is selling smart-looking blazers that are perfect for your budget.

Leading German actors Sebastian Koch (The Lives Of Others) and Paula Beer (Frantz), co-stars in Oscar-nominated 2018 drama Never Look Away, are set to topline the German adaptation of hit Israeli series Your Honor, we can reveal.

Sign up for our What's On newsletter - for all the latest whether you're staying in or heading out and aboutA new musical adaptation of the classic family film Matilda will soon be arriving on Netflix.And in anticipation of its release, the video streaming site has recently revealed the star-studded cast set to play our favourite characters.Matilda (1996) - the first film adaption of Roald Dahl's children's novel of the same name - originally starred Mara Wilson as the genius child, Embeth

EXCLUSIVE: HBO is developing an adaptation of Elizabeth Wetmore’s novel Valentine – set in 1976 in a West Texas oilfield town – with Salma Hayek and My Brilliant Friend exec producer Jennifer Schuur.

Angie Jakusz was a reality TV star who competed in “Survivor: Palau” in 2005.Jakusz was working as a bartender when she was cast on Season 10 of “Survivor,” set on the Pacific island of Palau. She stood out for her many colorful tattoos, and though she was initially seen as an outsider, she bonded with other cast members and became part of the losing Ulong tribe.

alum, whose full name was Cassandra Anne Jakusz, died last Friday, according to an obituary. A GoFundMe set up in her name reveals Jakusz was diagnosed with a rare form of squamous cell colorectal cancer last November. «Angie was an incredibly passionate person with an extraordinary lust for life,» her obit reads.

Sad news.

Paula Abdul hasn’t watched “American Idol” in a while despite being part of the original cast.

Noah Baumbach is a filmmaker that is always on our radar. Whatever new feature he has coming is a film that we’re going to be eagerly anticipating.

Paula Abdul appeared on the Jan. 13 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and was asked about the rebooted American Idol series on ABC. Admittedly, Paula hasn’t been watching the revamped series, and wasn’t able to name one person who’s won the show in the past three seasons that its been on. However, she had nothing but great things to say about the judges and the series in general.