Will Packer Productions Sets ‘Love and Theft’ Adaptation at Universal Pictures

EXCLUSIVE: Macro Television Studios has tapped Bad Boys For Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to direct the pilot episode of its action-adventure drama Cordoba. The filmmaking duo also will serve as executive producers of the potential series, which is currently being shopped.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set female-led action adventure series Palomino from Sony-backed The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures, with filming set to get underway later this year in Barcelona.

Her next big role is as a mom! Jackie Cruz exclusively invited Us Weekly to experience a day in her life while soaking up the sun in Mexico during her pregnancy.

Shia LaBeouf is expecting! The Transformers actor is reportedly going to be a parent with his ex-wife Mia Goth, per PEOPLE. On Jan. 28, Mia was spotted running errands around Pasadena, California wearing black leggings and a white sleeve long shirt, exposing the bottom part of her belly. The Emma actress paired the growing baby bump look with a pair of Birkenstocks and cute cat eye sunglasses. HollywoodLife has reached out to both Shia and Mia’s reps for comment.

Prentice Penny (Insecure, Uncorked) has signed on to direct an adaptation of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel New Kid for Universal Pictures, tapping Eli Wilson Pelton (Insecure, Bridgerton) to adapt the script. His production company A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment has also come aboard to develop and produce the film alongside The SpringHill Company.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterPrentice Penny, who served as showrunner on HBO’s popular series “Insecure,” is stepping behind the camera to direct a feature film for Universal Pictures.Penny has been hired to adapt “New Kid,” a movie version of Jerry Craft’s bestselling graphic novel. The children’s story follows a Black pre-teen named Jordan Banks, who experiences culture shock when his parents enroll him at an elite private school.LeBron James will produce “New Kid” through his production house The SpringHill Company, along with SpringHill executive Maverick Carter.

K.J. Yossman British pop singer Anne-Marie has landed a cameo in Pixar’s upcoming animated feature “Turning Red.”Anne-Marie will voice Lauren, a friend of lead character Mei’s in the film.“Turning Red” tells the story of 13-year-old Mei Lee (played by Rosalie Chiang) who sometimes turns into a red panda when she gets too excitable – a quirk Mei has to contend with along with hormones, high school and her slightly overbearing mom Ming (played by “Killing Eve’s” Sandra Oh).Joining Anne-Marie as Mei’s friends are Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Hyein Park while Addison Chandler plays Devon, Mei’s secret crush.Also lending their voices to the film are Jordan Fisher, Grayson Villanueva, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo and Finneas O’Connell who will play pop band 4*Town.

Peacock has set the cast for The Resort, a true-crime love story from Palm Springs writer Andy Siara, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail and UCP. Luis Gerardo Méndez (Narcos: Mexico, Murder Mystery), Nina Bloomgarden (Hot Pink, Jane) and Gabriela Cartol (La Camarista, Hernán) are set as series regulars, and Debby Ryan (Insatiable), Dylan Baker (Happiness), Michael Hitchcock (Black Monday, Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar) and Becky Ann Baker (Girls, Freaks and Geeks) will recur in the ensemble series.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentPantaya, the fast-growing premiere U.S. Hispanic/Latino SVOD service, has signed a multiyear production partnership with Mexico’s Corazón Films, producer and co-creator of smash hit “El Juego de las Llaves” and the anticipated “Mi Tío,” starring José Eduardo Dérbez and Ariadne Díaz.Both these series were produced with Amazon and Pantaya.

ViacomCBS has unveiled the lineup of the 15 performers set to perform for its 2022 Showcase. The event, which will once again go virtual, will live stream on Tuesday, Feb. 8 and Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. PT, 4. p.m. PT and 7 p.m. PT.

Chris Willman Music WriterWhile Adele’s stage sets are reportedly being loaded out of Caesars Palace, it’s clear the venue plans to make use of some of the many weekends she left dark on the Colosseum calendar, as Keith Urban has just been booked on some nights in March that tickets had been sold for her to play there.Urban was already set to perform at the Las Vegas theater on Memorial Day weekend, after Adele’s run was to have wrapped up there, and now Caesars has announced that it’s booked dates prior to those, too, for the country superstar. His additional dates at the Colosseum are March 25, 26 and 30 and April 1 and 2, 2022, a pair of weekends (with a weekday in-between) that Adele would have been playing as part of her now-scotched three-month residency.

EXCLUSIVE: Blumhouse Television has landed the rights to turn Stephen King’s bestselling novel Later into a limited series star vehicle for Lucy Liu. Series creator Raelle Tucker wrote the pilot script.

Salma Hayek seems to be having the best start to the year. The Mexican actress has been delighting fans with several pictures of herself in an exotic destination - and Monday's picture was no different.MORE: Salma Hayek shares rare glimpse into daughter Valentina's personal lifeIn the snap shared with her 20 million followers on Instagram, the mother-of-one could be seen wearing a stunning navy bikini and sitting down in the surf next to a huge rock.WATCH: Salma Hayek reveals exciting news in plunging pink outfitThe star was no doubt enjoying the moment of calm, and looked pensive as she was pictured with her eyes closed.READ: Salma Hayek turns heads in wetsuit in gorgeous new photosRELATED: Salma Hayek looks fabulous in backless swimsuit as she prepares for new adventures"If you forgot to make your new year's resolutions, it's still January.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNBC’s hit disaster action series “La Brea” will return to Australia for production of season two. The series will receive $11.5 million (A$16 million) of subsidy from the Australian federal government.The move was announced on Monday by Paul Fletcher, Australia’s federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts.

READ MORE: Monty Don bids farewell in "personal conclusion" to BBC seriesMeat Loaf has died at the age of 74, his family confirmed in a statement. The iconic rocker and star of Rocky Horror Picture Show had battled health problems for many years and even had to have "emergency back surgery". TMZ claimed earlier today that the singer did not attend a business dinner for his new show earlier this week.

Emiliano De Pablos Traditionally, Spanish broadcasters retained all rights, paying producers a percentage of the budget of their series, which prevented them from building catalogs of their own rights. Although at first, the arrival of SVOD platforms didn’t change their business relationship, the increasing demand for TV fiction and financial needs have forced an increased use of the co-production model.“There is a lot of creativity and versatility in co-productions from Spain,” says Caroline Servy, managing director at The Wit.Dipping its toe into the co-production arena in 2016 with “The Young Pope,” The Mediapro Studio, one of Europe’s super-indies, is expanding across Asia, Latin America and the U.S.