'Where the Crawdads Sing' Movie Adaptation Finds Its Director

Jared Leto‘s Tron movie will be moving forward once again, as Disney has hired a director to helm the project.

straight to your inboxHere is the latest on the potential arrival of Jadon Sancho to Old Trafford this summer from other outlets:Daily Star: Sancho ‘already in’ WhatsApp group with United playersUnited’s number one transfer target is reportedly already in a WhatsApp group with several of the club’s players. As reported by the Daily Star , it is believed that the 20-year-old is in frequent contact with multiple players at the club who he knows from international duty with England.

straight to your inboxSanchez leaves Alexis Sanchez’s Manchester United nightmare is finally over.  The Chilean, who scored just three league goals for the club, has spent the 2019/20 season on loan with Inter Milan and the move has been made permanent.According to Inter’s chief executive,, the news should be made official this morning.  "The player is entirely owned by Inter,” Inter's chief executive Beppe Marotta told Sky Sports on Wednesday ahead of the move being made official on

straight to your inboxJadon Sancho is Manchester United's number one priority for this summer's transfer window, and a move for the England star is gaining momentum. The Reds' interest in Sancho is long-standing and while MEN Sport understands no official bid has yet been submitted for the Borussia Dortmund star, he is expected to complete a club-record move to Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand got Manchester United fans excited as he dug up an old tweet posted by Jadon Sancho. MEN Sport revealed last week Inter Milain were confident of securing a permanent deal for Alexis Sanchez, 31, early in the transfer window and the Chilean's move to Italy could accelerate Sancho's move to United.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester United morning headlines for Tuesday, August 4.Manchester United are edging closer to completing a move for Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho.Sancho is United’s leading transfer target this summer as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer aims to build a squad capable of challenging for the Premier League title.MEN Sport understand Inter Milan are close to sealing a permanent transfer for Alexis Sanchez which will pave the way for Sancho to arrive at Old Trafford.

straight to your inboxInter Milan are close to signing Alexis Sanchez to pave the way for Manchester United to finalise a £108million deal for Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho.The MEN revealed last week Inter were confident of securing a permanent deal for Sanchez, 31, early in the transfer window and it is understood the move is expected to be finalised this week.United's eagerness to shift Sanchez permanently has been intensified by their desire to sign long-time target Sancho, 20.

Even Andrew Lloyd Webber isn’t a fan of “Cats”.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe movie version of Cats may have been released last year, but it is still very much present in our lives. In a recent interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer of the original musical, he shared the same sentiment of critics when it came to the big-screen adaptation.

George Clooney has lined up his next project.

Little Fires Everywhere, Reese Witherspoon is adapting another book for screen, but this time for cinema.It’s very much the case if you haven’t read it already you will have heard of it.The Legally Blonde actress is bringing the massively popular best-selling book Where The Crawdads Sing to the silver screen.Where The Crawdads Sing is the debut novel by retired zoologist Delia Owens that has seen remarkable success.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorOlivia Newman will direct 3000 Pictures and Hello Sunshine’s film adaptation of Delia Owens’ New York Times crime thriller bestseller Where the Crawdads Sing which is setup at Sony, we can confirm.  As Deadline previously first told you, Oscar nominated Beasts of the Southern Wild scribe Lucy Alibar is adapting.Newman’s feature directorial debut, First Match, premiered at the 2018 SXSW, where it won the Audience Award for Best Narrative

Also Read: Reese Witherspoon to Star in Pair of Netflix Rom-ComsSet against the backdrop of the mid-20th century South, “Where the Crawdads Sing” centers on a young woman named Kya who, abandoned by her family, raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. However, when her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is thrust into the spotlight, instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

Summer Lovin’, a prequel to the movie Grease, is in the works at Paramount Pictures and the movie is making big moves right now!

Just Cause video game franchise has landed its director, Michael Dowse.The news was revealed exclusively by Deadline. Dowse is best known directing the 2020 Netflix original film Coffee & Kareem and the 2019 buddy cop flick Stuber.