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Prize Founded to Honor Thrillers That Don’t Depict Women Being Raped and/or Murdered
Love thrillers but tired of the genre being dominated by stories about brutalized women? You’re not alone. A newly launched honor is set to celebrate books where “no woman is beaten, stalked,...
TV Updates: Stephenie Meyer Adaptation, Pilots from Ilene Chaiken & Liz Meriwether in the Works
Another day, another batch of women-centric and created series announced. Projects from “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer and showrunners Ilene Chaiken (“The L Word”) and Liz Meriwether...
“Big Sick” Scribe Emily V. Gordon to Adapt “The Nest” for Amazon
“The Nest” is coming to the big screen, and Oscar nominee Emily V. Gordon is set to take it there. “The Big Sick” screenwriter has signed on to pen a feature adaptation of Cynthia D’Aprix...
“Edge of Seventeen” Writer-Director Kelly Fremon Craig to Adapt “Wild Game”
Kelly Fremon Craig has booked her follow-up to “The Edge of Seventeen.” The Hollywood Reporter confirms that the writer-director is taking the reins on a feature adaptation of “Wild Game: My...
Margaret Atwood’s “MaddAddam” Trilogy Coming to TV
Yet another Margaret Atwood adaptation is coming to the small screen. A re-telling of the Canadian author’s “MadAddam” trilogy — consisting of “Oryx and Crake,” “The Year of the...
Trailer Watch: Oprah Offers Words of Wisdom in “A Wrinkle in Time”
When Oprah Winfrey talks, everybody listens. The mogul and recent Cecil B. DeMille Award winner has a lot to say in the new trailer for Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time.” The big-budget...
Guest Post: Mary Pickford, Frances Marion, and the Influence of Women in Hollywood’s Early Days
Guest Post by Melanie Benjamin Some of the highest grossing and critically-acclaimed films released last year were by and about women. 2017 was somewhat of a banner year for women in Hollywood,...
Trailer Watch: Offred Is Back and Covered in Blood in “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 2
It’s nearly time to welcome back everybody’s favorite dystopian drama. A teaser has dropped for Season 2 of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and the world of Gilead still feels disturbingly...
Biopic About Oscar-Winning Actress Hattie McDaniel in the Works
McDaniel: Wikimedia Commons History-making actress Hattie McDaniel is getting the biopic treatment. McDaniel — the first African-American person to win an Oscar — will be the subject of a...
Millie Bobby Brown to Produce and Star in Film Adaptation of “Enola Holmes Mysteries”
Millie Bobby Brown is set to solve more mysteries. “Stranger Things’” second season saw her character, Eleven, digging for answers about her own mysterious past, and now Brown has signed on to...
Elizabeth Banks to Produce Adaptation of Tech Novel “Uncanny Valley”
Multi-hyphenate Elizabeth Banks is adding yet another project to her docket. The actor-producer-director has signed on to produce a film adaptation of “Uncanny Valley” for Universal Pictures,...
Trailer Watch: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are Back in Vanessa Caswill’s “Little Women”
“Four small children is a recipe for heartache, headache, and indigestion,” says a mighty critical Aunt March (Angela Lansbury) in the first trailer for “Little Women.” But anyone familiar...
Trailer Watch: Natalie Portman Tries to Save Her Husband’s Life in “Annihilation”
“Start from the beginning,” Natalie Portman is told in a new trailer for “Annihilation.” We’re transported to the not-so-distant past, and see the Oscar winner’s character, a biologist,...
Trailer Watch: Hayley Atwell Is Proud of Her Independence in “Howards End”
A trailer has arrived for Hayley Atwell-starrer “Howards End.” Starz’s upcoming period drama sees the “Agent Carter” alumna playing Margaret, a young woman who lives in London with her...
Sally Field Memoir on the Way
They like her. They really like her. Grand Central Publishing (GCP) has snagged the North American rights to Sally Field’s upcoming memoir, Deadline reports. Described as the two-time Oscar...
“The Girl on the Train” Is Coming to the Stage
“The Girl on the Train” has already sold over 15 million copies and been adapted into a film starring Emily Blunt. Broadway World reports that Paula Hawkins’ literary sensation is now heading...
Jenny Slate Is Writing a Book of Feminist Fables
Who doesn’t want to be Jenny Slate’s BFF? If you’re delighted by the “Landline” actress’ stories about going to astronomy class high and faking illnesses to get attention as a middle...
TriStar TV’s Suzanne Patmore Gibbs Teases New Women-Centric Series, More “Good Girls Revolt”
Much like the main characters in “Good Girls Revolt,” Suzanne Patmore Gibbs is a feminist force. In an interview with Deadline, the TriStar TV exec vp of original series discussed a number of...
Ruth Ware’s “The Lying Game” Is Coming to TV
“The Lying Game” is heading to the small screen. Entertainment One (eOne) and The Gotham Group are teaming up for the adaptation of Ruth Ware’s New York Times-bestseller, Deadline reports. The...
Viola Davis To Star in and Produce “I Almost Forgot About You”
Viola Davis is teaming up with the director of “Girls Trip.” The “How to Get Away with Murder” star will topline and produce an adaptation of Terry McMillan’s best-selling novel “I...
Trailer Watch: A Girl Becomes a Warrior to Save Her Dad in Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time”
“You can’t keep using your father’s disappearance as an excuse to act out,” Meg (Storm Reid) is told at school in a new trailer for Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time.” Rather than...
Liz Hannah and Amy Pascal Developing Female Astronaut Miniseries for Amazon
Liz Hannah and Amy Pascal are teaming up again. The respective co-writer and producer of “The Post” are adapting Martha Ackmann’s non-fiction book “The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of...
Jesmyn Ward Makes History and Wins Second National Book Award for “Sing, Unburied, Sing”
This year’s National Book Awards were dominated by women. Female writers took home prizes in three major categories: fiction, nonfiction, and young people’s literature. An event celebrating the...
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“Lady Macbeth” Actress Florence Pugh to Topline John le Carré Miniseries at AMC
Florence Pugh is gearing up to star in another thriller about love and betrayal. Fresh from her turn as a 19th-century femme fatale in this summer’s “Lady Macbeth,” Pugh has signed on for the...
Elizabeth Cantillon Developing Series Based on Souad Mekhennet’s “I Was Told to Come Alone”
Producer Elizabeth Cantillon is working on another series. Just a few weeks after news broke about her collaboration with Lynn Shelton, Liz Tigelaar, and Amy Pascal on Hulu’s “LA Woman,”...
Chelsea Handler, Mary McCormack, & Cynthia Mort Teaming Up for “Unspeakable” at Hulu
Chelsea Handler has never been one to shy away from taboo subject matter, and now the outspoken “Chelsea” host has found a project that promises to tackle topics that most media — and...
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Being Resurrected as Middle-Grade Book Series
Buffy Summers is coming back from the dead. Again. Entertainment Weekly reports that Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, in association with 20th Century Consumer Products, has acquired a new...
Sophie Turner to Star in Survival Story “Girl Who Fell From the Sky”
Sophie Turner is heading from Winterfell to the rain forest. The “Game of Thrones” actress is set to play another resilient young woman who overcomes overwhelming odds to survive in “Girl Who...
Julianne Moore to Star in Julie Taymor’s Gloria Steinem Biopic
Julie Taymor’s upcoming adaptation of Gloria Steinem’s memoir has found a leading lady. “My Life on the Road” — which already seemed too good to be true — just got even better....
Elizabeth Banks to Direct “The Paper Bag Princess”
Looks like we’re going to be seeing even more Paper Bag Princess Halloween costumes in the next few years. Elizabeth Banks is taking the beloved literary character to the big screen. The...
Guest Post: How a Joan Didion Doc Became a Kickstarter Success and Landed at Netflix
Guest Post by Elise McCave This past week “Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold” arrived on Netflix. It’s been quite a road to launching the doc on the streaming service, including a New...
Trailer Watch: A Girl Cuts Her Hair and Changes Her Life in “The Breadwinner”
“My family is in a desperate situation,” says Parvana (Saara Chaudry, “Max and Shred”) in a new trailer for “The Breadwinner.” And desperate situations call for desperate measures. The...
Sam Taylor-Johnson Working on “A Million Little Pieces” Adaptation
Sam Taylor-Johnson is bringing another controversial, best-selling book to the big screen. The “Fifty Shades of Grey” director is working on an adaptation of James Frey’s “A Million Little...
Selma Blair Nabs Rights to Sarah Beth Durst’s “The Lost”
Selma Blair wants us to get lost. The “Kath & Kim” alumna and her production company, Sainted Productions, have snagged the rights to Sarah Beth Durst’s 2013 novel “The Lost,”...
Katie Lovejoy’s Drama Series “Dead Inside” Put Into Development by The CW
Screenwriter Katie Lovejoy’s new project could join the ranks of “Jane the Virgin” and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Deadline confirms that her drama series “Dead Inside” has been put into...
NBC Developing “Nancy Drew” Reboot Series
If you were disappointed by CBS’ decision not to proceed with a “Nancy Drew” series, you’re in luck. NBC is now working on a reboot based on the beloved novel series,...
Meg Gardiner’s “UNSUB” Being Developed as Series at CBS with Liz Friedman Writing
“UNSUB” hit shelves this June, and the crime story is already serving as inspiration for the small screen. CBS has bought a drama based on Meg Gardiner’s novel with Emmy nominee Liz Friedman...
Trailer Watch: Joan Didion Finds Her Voice in Netflix Doc “The Center Will Not Hold”
“My first notebook was given to me by my mother with the suggestion that I amuse myself by writing down my thoughts,” says Joan Didion in a new trailer for an upcoming Netflix documentary about...
Amanda Coe Bringing Famous UK Scandal to TV with “The Trial of Christine Keeler”
Television writer and novelist Amanda Coe’s next project will explore the UK’s notorious Profumo Affair. Per Deadline, the “Apple Tree Yard” writer-producer and Ecosse Films are bringing...
Lynn Shelton, Liz Tigelaar, Amy Pascal, & Elizabeth Cantillon Team Up for Hulu Comedy
Quite the dream team has assembled for a new Hulu project. According to Deadline, director Lynn Shelton (“Your Sister’s Sister”), “Casual” EP/showrunner Liz Tigelaar, and producers Amy...
Quvenzhané Wallis Adds Author to Her Résumé
Quvenzhané Wallis holds the record for the youngest-ever Best Actress Oscar nominee, and now she’s making her mark on another medium. The 14-year-old “Beasts of the Southern Wild” and...
Trailer Watch: Three Young Women Are Forced into the Sex Trade in “Trafficked”
“You both owe me 500 men,” Mali (Jessica Obilom) and Amba (Alpa Banker) are told in the new trailer for “Trafficked.” The two young women — from Nigeria and India,...
Glenn Close-Starrer “The Wife” Acquired by Sony Classics
Glenn Close’s latest project has found a home weeks after bowing at the Toronto International Film Festival. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony Pictures Classics snagged all North American...
Dee Rees to Direct Film Adaptation of Joan Didion’s “The Last Thing He Wanted”
Dee Rees has lined up her next project before her latest has even hit theaters. Since its debut at Sundance, “Mudbound” has been earning rave reviews and causing plenty of Oscar buzz. Rees will...
Author Erin Carlson on Her New Book “I’ll Have What She’s Having” and the Legacy of Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron died in 2012, at the age of 71, but she left an indelible mark on the world as one of the most influential voices of our time. She left behind a strong legacy and continues to inspire...
Teaser Watch: Natalie Portman Embarks on a Terrifying Expedition in “Annihilation”
Natalie Portman is subjected to a bizarre interrogation in the first teaser for Alex Garland’s hotly anticipated follow-up to “Ex-Machina,” “Annihilation.” After returning home from...
“Insecure” Director Melina Matsoukas to Adapt “A Brief History of Seven Killings” for Amazon…
“Insecure” Director Melina Matsoukas to Adapt “A Brief History of Seven Killings” for Amazon Studios If you haven’t already heard Melina Matsoukas’ name, you will soon. The frequent...
Annie Proulx to Receive National Book Award for Lifetime Achievement
Annie Proulx is adding yet another major accomplishment to her storied CV. The Pulitzer and PEN/Faulkner award-winning author will be presented with the National Book Foundation’s Medal for...
Black Panther Leader Elaine Brown’s Memoir to Be Adapted for the Screen
The story of Elaine Brown, the only woman to serve as a Black Panther Party leader, is coming to the big screen. The Firm has obtained the rights to Brown’s 1992 memoir, “A Taste of Power: A...
ABC Scores Modern “Pride and Prejudice” Drama Based on Curtis Sittenfeld’s “Eligible”
The Bennett sisters are making their way towards the small screen. Deadline reports that ABC has given a put pilot commitment to “Eligible,” a drama based on Curtis Sittenfeld’s 2016 novel...
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Riley Keough and Producer Gina Gammell Team Up for Felix Culpa Production Co.
Riley Keough is the latest actress to begin her own production company. Deadline reports that the “Logan Lucky” star has officially launched company Felix Culpa with producer Gina Gammell....