#Women Producers

Films

Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Westfeldt Team Up For “The Idea of You” Adaptation

Anne Hathaway has escaped lockdown and is set to lead another book adaptation. She’s following up “Locked Down” and  “The Witches” by signing on to “The Idea of...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Zoe Lister-Jones Faces Her Fears In Apocalyptic Comedy “How It Ends”

Zoe Lister-Jones embarks on an existential scavenger hunt for her soul in “How It Ends.” A trailer for the apocalyptic Sundance comedy sees the “Life in Pieces” alumna...

News

Gina Rodriguez Set to Make Film Directorial Debut with Boxing Drama

Gina Rodriguez has stepped out of the world of telenovelas and is stepping into the ring. The “Jane the Virgin” alumna is set to make her feature directorial debut with a sports drama...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Jessica Chastain Transforms into Tammy Faye Bakker in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”

“You follow blindly. In the end, all you are is blind,” Jessica Chastain is told in a new trailer for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” The biopic sees the two-time Oscar nominee...

Awards

Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Wins Peabody’s Institutional Award

Less than one week ago ARRAY, the arts collective for women and people of color founded by Ava DuVernay, announced that it was teaming up with Google for a $500K film grant dedicated to bringing one...

News

Eiza González and Jennifer Fox Team Up For “Wolf Country”

After supporting turns in “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “I Care A Lot,” Eiza González is set to take the lead in “Wolf Country,” a thriller directed by Jennifer Fox....

News

Barbara Shearer Directing Ghislaine Maxwell Docuseries for Peacock

Barbara Shearer is bringing the story of alleged Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to Peacock. She directed the three-part docuseries “Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell,”...

Films

Niki Caro and Charlize Theron Team Up for Netflix Pic About Gender Equality in Surfing

Niki Caro is returning to the sea to tell another female-led story about overcoming odds. The “Whale Rider” breakout, who most recently helmed Disney’s live-action...

Television

“A Black Lady Sketch Show” Renewed for Season 3 at HBO

“A Black Lady Sketch Show” *clap clap* is getting another season *clap clap*. A press release has confirmed Robin Thede’s groundbreaking sketch series has been renewed for Season 3...

Films

Abby Ginzberg’s Barbara Lee Doc “Speaking Truth to Power” Acquired by Greenwich Entertainment

It can be hard to remember in times like this, but there are actually people in Congress who are on the right side of history. A documentary about one of them has landed at Greenwich Entertainment, a...

Television

Issa Rae Is Rebooting “Project Greenlight” at HBO Max

Issa Rae is spearheading a “Project Greenlight” reboot at HBO Max. The Emmy-nominated “Insecure” co-creator and star is set to appear in every episode of the...

Television

“Bridgerton” Spinoff About Queen Charlotte Greenlit By Netflix

Looks like Lady Whistledown missed the scoop: The Hollywood Reporter confirms that a “Bridgerton” spinoff has received a series order from Netflix. Currently untitled, the limited series...

Films

Regina King to Direct and Produce “Bitter Root” Comic Adaptation

Regina King is following up her Oscar-nominated feature directorial debut with a comic adaptation. Deadline reports that the “One Night in Miami” helmer has closed a deal with Legendary...

Television

Stacey Abrams’ New Novel “While Justice Sleeps” Getting TV Adaptation

Stacey Abrams’ latest novel just hit bookshelves yesterday, May 10, and an adaptation is already in the works. Deadline confirms Working Title Television scored the rights to “While...

Films

Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein’s “How It Ends” Lands at MGM American International Pictures

Zoe Lister-Jones’ journey to the last party on the last day on Earth has found a home. Variety reports that MGM’s American International Pictures label snagged rights to “How It...

News

Dawn Porter and National Geographic Join Forces on Tulsa Massacre Doc “Rise Again”

Dawn Porter’s latest documentary delves into one of the worst incidents of racial violence in the United States — yet one that is routinely left out of the history books. “Rise...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Five Frontline Camerawomen Share Their Stories in Tribeca Title “No Ordinary Life”

Heather O’Neill’s documentary “No Ordinary Life” centers on five pioneering frontline and combat camerawomen: Maria Fleet, Jane Evans, Cynde Strand, Mary Rogers, and Margaret...

Films

Gabourey Sidibe Will Make Feature Directorial Debut with Thriller “Pale Horse,” Effie T. Brown Producing

Gabourey Sidibe is directing her first film. According to a press release, the Oscar-nominated actress is set to helm thriller “Pale Horse,” with Gamechanger Films’ Effie T. Brown...

Television

Robin Roberts Will Sit Down with Debbie Allen, Billie Jean King, & More for New Disney+ Interview Series

Robin Roberts’ next project will see her engaging in conversations with women performers, artists, and athletes. The veteran anchor and journalist will welcome Debbie Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis,...

Films

Holly Hunter in Talks to Topline & Produce Adaptation of Sue Miller’s “Monogamy,” Dani Shapiro Will Write

A film adaptation of Sue Miller’s bestselling novel “Monogamy” is in the works at Killer Films and Yellow Bear Films, and Holly Hunter is in talks to star and produce. Memoirist and...

Festivals

Gale Anne Hurd to Be Honored at Locarno Film Festival

The 2021 Locarno Film Festival is set to pay tribute to Gale Anne Hurd. The “Terminator” producer and screenwriter will be honored with the Raimondo Rezzonico Prize, which is awarded to...

Films

“Lovecraft Country’s” Ihuoma Ofordire to Pen “Cleopatra Jones” Reboot for Warner Bros. & Macro

Cleopatra Jones is returning to the big screen. Deadline confirms a reboot of the classic Blaxploitation pic is in the works at Warner Bros. and Macro with “Lovecraft Country” scribe...

Television

Kimi Howl Lee’s Sugar Baby Dark Comedy “$ugar” Heading to Hulu

“$ugar,” a dark comedy about Stanford sugar babies, has landed at Hulu following a four-way bidding war. The Hollywood Reporter confirms Kimi Howl Lee’s show is in early development...

Television

Jenna Coleman to Topline and EP Series About Miss Moneypenny Inspiration Joan Bright

Jenna Coleman is heading to Whitehall. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the “Victoria” star will topline and executive produce TV drama “The War Rooms,” “telling the...

Trailers

Teaser Watch: Nicole Kidman Promises to Transform “Nine Perfect Strangers”

“We are on the precipice of something great,” says Nicole Kidman in a new trailer for “Nine Perfect Strangers.” An adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s novel of the same name,...

News

Alma Har’el Signs First-Look TV Deal with Amazon Studios

“Honey Boy” director Alma Har’el has inked a first-look television deal with Amazon Studios. According to Deadline, she will develop and create exclusive series for Amazon Prime Video...

Films

Nikyatu Jusu to Make Feature Debut with Horror Pic “Nanny,” the Story of an Undocumented Caregiver

“Nanny” is set to begin shooting a year after making the Black List, a survey of Hollywood’s most popular un-produced scripts. Deadline reports that Stay Gold Features and Topic...

Films

Hillary Shakespeare & Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare Bringing “The Upside of Unrequited” to the Screen

“The Upside of Unrequited” is heading to the big screen with woman writers, directors, and producers attached. Film rights to Becky Albertalli’s YA novel have been acquired by U.K....

Television

Serena Williams Sets Docuseries as First Project Under Amazon TV Deal

Serena Williams is heading to Amazon Studios. The tennis superstar has inked a first-look television deal with the company, which will see her developing scripted and unscripted projects, Variety...

Television

Netflix Orders Seasons 3 and 4 of “Bridgerton” Ahead of Season 2 Premiere

We won’t need to rely on Lady Whistledown for hot goss about the fate of “Bridgerton.” Netflix has renewed its biggest hit for Seasons 3 and 4 ahead of its Season 2 premiere. A...

Films

Savion Einstein Adapting Helen Hoang’s “The Kiss Quotient” for Lionsgate, Kristin Burr Producing

Helen Hoang’s romance novel “The Kiss Quotient” is one step closer to the big screen. Two years after Lionsgate acquired the rights to the book, Deadline has confirmed Savion Einstein...

Television

Stacey Lee’s YA Novel “The Downstairs Girl” Being Developed as TV Series

Miss Sweetie is bringing her voice to a new platform. According to Variety, Stacey Lee’s young adult novel “The Downstairs Girl” is being developed as a half-hour series at Bound...

News

Series Adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s “Summer of ’69” in the Works from 3000 Pictures

Elizabeth Gabler’s 3000 Pictures is going into business with the “Queen of Beach Reads.” The “Sony-housed label has optioned the rights to ‘Summer of ’69’ by New...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: “Girls5eva” Are Still Chasing Pop Stardom

Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, and Busy Philipps are determined to make “the biggest comeback in pop music history” in “Girls5eva,” a Peacock comedy...

Television

Ellen Rapoport’s Feminist Porn Comedy “Minx” Ordered to Series at HBO Max, Ophelia Lovibond Stars

“Minx” has been given the green light. Ellen Rapoport’s half-hour comedy about the first women’s porn mag has received a 10-episode series order at HBO Max, and lined up its...

Television

Nikole Hannah-Jones & Oprah Set “1619 Project” Docuseries at Hulu, Shoshana Guy to Be Showrunner

Nikole Hannah-Jones and Oprah Winfrey have set their first “1619 Project” adaptation. Last summer the duo announced they were collaborating with Lionsgate on a slate of features, TV...

News

Constance Wu Inks First-Look TV Production Deal with eOne

Constance Wu is expanding her repertoire. The star of “Fresh Off The Boat” and “Crazy Rich Asians” is starting her own production venture and has signed a first-look...

Features

Quote of the Day: Marsai Martin Explains Her “No Black Pain” Project Rule

Marsai Martin was just recognized at the NAACP Image Awards for her work on-screen but the history-making “black-ish” star is also blazing trails behind the scenes. The youngest person to...

Interviews

“The Place That Makes Us” Director Karla Murthy on Highlighting Community Leaders in Youngstown, Ohio

Karla Murthy is an Emmy Award-nominated producer. She began her career working for the veteran journalist Bill Moyers, and has been a producer, cameraperson, and correspondent for various PBS news...

News

Tracy Oliver Sets Eight-Figure Overall Deal at Apple

Earlier this week Issa Rae signed an eight-figure overall deal with WarnerMedia, and now comes word that another of Hollywood’s funniest women, Tracy Oliver, has also inked an eight-figure...

Films

Nadine Labaki to Direct Netflix’s “The Invisibles”

Nadine Labaki has been tapped to helm Netflix’s English-language remake of 2018 French dramedy “Les Invisibles.” Titled “The Invisibles,” the feature will mark the...

Television

Sharon Horgan and Paul Feig Joining Forces to Remake “Motherland” for the U.S.

Sharon Horgan is returning to the “Motherland” — and she’s bringing Paul Feig with her. According to Deadline, the multi-hyphenates are collaborating with Lionsgate on a U.S....

Awards

“Nomadland” Wins PGA Award for Best Picture

“Nomadland” is one step closing to capping off its historic awards season with an Oscar for Best Picture. The Frances McDormand-starrer took home the Best Picture Award at the PGA’s...

Interviews

“Shtisel” Producer Dikla Barkai on the Show’s Worldwide Reception, Season 3, & Shooting During COVID

Even though Israeli producer Dikla Barkai has a lengthy résumé of hit television, she is very selective about the shows she works on. After producing three seasons of the award-winning...

News

Issa Rae Signs Eight-Figure Overall Deal with WarnerMedia

“Insecure’s” upcoming fifth and final season won’t be the end of Issa Rae’s relationship with HBO. The collaborators are just getting started. The Emmy-nominated...

Films

Katie Holmes to Produce and Topline “The Watergate Girl”

Katie Holmes is tackling one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history. The “Dawson’s Creek” alumna has optioned “The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth and Justice...

Films

Inclusive SXSW Musical “Best Summer Ever” Gets Distribution at Freestyle Digital Media

“Best Summer Ever,” a teen musical from directors Lauren Smitelli and Michael Parks Randa, has nabbed distribution. Freestyle Digital Media will release the film — which was...

Television

Maya Rudolph to Topline and Exec Produce Half-Hour Apple Comedy

Maya Rudolph is about to make it rain. The Emmy winner will play a jilted billionaire in an as-yet untitled half-hour comedy series, which has been ordered at Apple. Variety confirmed the news. The...

Films

Tiffany Haddish to Star in and Produce Netflix Adaptation of “Mystery Girl”

Tiffany Haddish is joining another comic adaptation. The Emmy winner is following up “The Kitchen” with “Mystery Girl,” a Netflix feature adaptation of the Dark House comic of...

News

Davita Scarlett Signs Overall Deal with CBS Studios

Davita Scarlett is setting up shop at CBS Studios. The writer and producer has signed a multi-year overall deal to develop new projects for the studios on all platforms, Deadline reports. “The...

Television

Adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s “Kindred” in the Works at FX

The story of Dana Franklin is headed to the small screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, FX has ordered a pilot for “Kindred,” an adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s seminal...

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