Walk Like a Duck Entertainment Buys Life Rights of John Fairfax, Who Crossed Oceans in Rowboat (EXCLUSIVE)

EXCLUSIVE: Chernin Entertainment has won the rights to Erik Larson‘s audiobook original, No One Goes Alone, with plans to adapt as a feature film. Penguin Random House Audio published this audiobook original, Larson’s first published work of fiction, on Sept. 28.

Suge Knight biopic is currently being planned after the infamous Death Row Records co-founder is said to have sold his life rights in a recent deal.According to Deadline, the hip-hop mogul – who is currently incarcerated after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter back in 2018 – has sold his life rights to producer Steve Whitney (whose production credits include 2005’s Amityville Horror remake) and his company TSW Films.Included in the report are extensive comments from Knight (real name

K.J. Yossman Wendy Morgan‘s animal welfare docu-drama “Mercy” has been picked up by Los Angeles-based distributor All Channel Films, Inc.

EXCLUSIVE: Producer Freddy Wexler is developing a feature film based on the true story of Keith Adams—a Deaf football coach who last month led an all Deaf football team to the D2 California State Championship—and Adams’ two sons, Kaden and Trevin, who played on the team (Trevin was the starting quarterback).

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIn 2020, Jordan Goudreau, a former U.S. Army special forces medic who won three Bronze Stars for bravery in combat, partnered with a rebellious former Venezuelan military officer accused by the U.S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korean entertainment-tech firm Kakao Entertainment has acquired Wuxiaworld, a Hong Kong-based online platform for English-language, Asian fantasy fiction.The acquisition was handled through Radish Media, a New York-based Kakao subsidiary that pitches itself as a mobile fiction platform for serialized storytelling. Deal terms were not disclosed.Wuxiaworld boasts millions of page views per day from users in over 100 countries.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMaverick artist Nam June Paik will be the subject of a new feature-length documentary that will highlight unseen footage and archival materials. The currently untitled production will be completed in 2022.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Independent Lens” is unveiling its winter lineup, which highlights a collection of award-winning documentary films that tackle everything from economic inequality and immigration to gun violence and gentrification.The PBS documentary anthology series is presented by ITVS, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization, and the films being showcased will make their broadcast debut beginning Jan. 17.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Entertainment said it acquired MarVista Entertainment, a studio that specializes in, among other things, production for digital platforms.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaChristopher Nolan is adding more star power to his World War II drama “Oppenheimer.”Oscar winner Rami Malek, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh and “Uncut Gems” director Benny Safdie have joined an ensemble that already includes Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt.The film, with its oh-so-commercial-sounding story about the development of the atomic bomb, is an artistic and financial risk for Nolan and Universal Studios.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 14 is almost here and Jennifer Lopez will finally be making her first-ever appearance on the show in a special guest role.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaBroadwayHD, a streaming service based around live theater, will exclusively show “Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook” starting this month. The show is from Broadway and film composer, Stephen Schwartz, and writer David Stern.

Naman Ramachandran Studiocanal and Working Title have revealed a first look from “Elizabeth” director Shekhar Kapur’s upcoming cross-cultural British romantic comedy “What’s Love Got to Do with It?”The image features stars Lily James (“Rebecca,” the upcoming “Pam & Tommy”) and Shazad Latif (“Star Trek: Discovery”).The cast also includes Oscar-winner Emma Thompson (“Last Christmas”), Pakistani star Sajal Aly (“Mom”), Indian veteran Shabana Azmi (“The Empire”), Asim Chaudhry (“People Just Do

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films has acquired Justin Kurzel’s “Nitram,” a searing drama about a mass killing that debuted at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it won a best actor prize for Caleb Landry Jones.The film will have a hybrid release. It will premiere in theaters on March 30, 2022, while also debuting day and date on AMC Plus, AMC Networks’ streaming service.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star Stephanie March has joined the cast of Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship’s DC superhero drama “Naomi” for the CW.“Naomi” is based on the comic series of the same name and centers on a teenage superhero whose life is upended when supernatural events occur in her hometown.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFew stars shone as brightly as Sidney Poitier.In films like “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and “In the Heat of the Night,” Poitier turned in powerful performances that electrified audiences.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentKino Lorber has acquired U.S. and Canadian  distribution rights to Aly Muritiba’s “Private Desert” (“Deserto Particular”) Brazil’s International Feature Oscar submission and a love story hailed for its large sensibility as well as political point.The deal was negotiated with the film’s world sale agent, Rome-based Intramovies.