Films
Rachel Givney’s Jane Austen-Inspired Novel “Jane in Love” Headed for the Big Screen
Jane Austen is set to anchor her own love story. Di Novi Pictures and Amazon Studios have acquired Rachel Givney’s novel “Jane in Love” with plans for a feature adaptation....
Charlène Favier’s “Slalom” Lands at Kino Lorber
Charlène Favier’s feature debut has found a home. Kino Lorber acquired U.S. rights to “Slalom,” a press release announced. The coming-of-age drama about an elite athlete premiered as...
Pamela B. Green Developing Biopic About First Female Filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché
Pamela B. Green is working on another Alice Guy-Blaché project. Green, the co-writer-director-producer of documentary “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché,” is in early...
Mary McCartney to Direct Abbey Road Studios Doc “If These Walls Could Sing”
Mary McCartney is taking us behind the scenes of one of the world’s most iconic recording studios. Her upcoming doc, “If These Walls Could Sing,” will offer audiences unprecedented...
Jessie Barr’s Coming-of-Age Pic “Sophie Jones” Lands at Oscilloscope Laboratories
Jessie Barr’s feature directorial debut has secured distribution. Oscilloscope Laboratories snagged North American rights to “Sophie Jones” and plans to release the coming-of-age...
Sarah Jones to Direct Sex Industry Doc “Sell/Buy/Date,” EPs Include Meryl Streep & Laverne Cox
Tony-winner Sarah Jones is bringing her 2016 play “Sell/Buy/Date” to the screen — and is stepping behind the camera to do so. According to Deadline, Jones will make her feature...
Jennifer Lopez Will Topline and Produce Serial Killer Drama “The Cipher” for Netflix
Jennifer Lopez’s upcoming slate sees her playing a music superstar (Kat Coiro’s “Marry Me”) and a drug lord (Reed Morano’s “The Godmother”). Now she’s...
Frances McDormand and Sarah Polley Team Up for “Women Talking” Adaptation
Two of Canada’s most acclaimed storytellers are joining forces with one of America’s finest actors. Sarah Polley is signed on to write and direct a feature adaptation of Miriam...
“Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time” Goes to Greenwich Entertainment
Greenwich Entertainment just snagged U.S. rights to an Oscar hopeful. Screen Daily reports that the distribution company will release “Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of...
Nikole Beckwith’s “Together Together” Lands at Bleecker Street
Nikole Beckwith’s sophomore feature has secured distribution. Bleecker Street scored North American rights to “Together Together,” Beckwith’s follow-up to 2015 Saoirse...
“A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem” Acquired by 1091 Pictures
We kicked off 2020 cheering on Gabi, Lexi, and La’Darius at Daytona’s NCA & NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship and we’ll ring in 2021 cheering on NFL cheerleaders...
Shaz Bennett’s “Alaska Is a Drag” Lands at ARRAY Releasing, Gets Trailer
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has acquired “Alaska Is a Drag,” Shaz Bennett’s award-winning feature directorial debut. A press release confirmed the news. Penned by Bennett...
Taraji P. Henson to Make Feature Directorial Debut with High School Comedy “Two-Faced”
Taraji P. Henson is directing her first movie. Variety confirms the Oscar-nominated actress will helm, produce, and star in Bron Studios’ high school comedy “Two-Faced.” The project...
Naomi Kawase’s “True Mothers” Lands at Film Movement
Naomi Kawase’s latest has secured distribution stateside. Variety reports that Film Movement scored U.S. rights to “True Mothers,” the Japanese auteur’s Oscar hopeful. Part of...
Catalina Aguilar Mastretta to Direct Jojo Moyes Adaptation “The Giver of Stars” for Universal
Another woman-directed Jojo Moyes adaptation is in the works. The author’s novels have already served as the source material for Thea Sharrock’s 2016 Emilia Clarke-led box office hit...
Queen Latifah and Millicent Shelton Team Up for Netflix Thriller “End of the Road”
Queen Latifah is set to star in another genre project. The Academy Award-nominated actress already has a gender-swapped “Equalizer” reboot in the works at CBS and now she’s set to...
Corinna Faith’s Supernatural Thriller “The Power” Lands at Shudder
Shudder’s got “The Power.” The streamer scored rights to the supernatural thriller for North America, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, Deadline reports. Described as being...
Tara Miele to Write and Direct Carol Burnett Biopic
Tara Miele has lined up her next project days ahead of the release of her latest feature, Sienna Miller-starrer “Wander Darkly.” She will follow up the romantic drama about a couple whose...
A.V. Rockwell Making Feature Directorial Debut with “A Thousand and One,” Lena Waithe Producing
A.V. Rockwell is teaming up with Lena Waithe and Focus Features for her first feature film. A press release has announced that mother-son drama “A Thousand and One,” written and directed...
Gal Gadot Will Star in Original Spy Franchise “Heart of Stone”
Gal Gadot is set to play another heroine in a blockbuster pic. Deadline reports that “Wonder Woman” actress is set to topline “Heart of Stone,” a Skydance Media title...
“Once Upon a Time in Venezuela’s” North American Streaming Rights Go to Topic
Topic has acquired North American streaming rights to “Once Upon a Time in Venezuela,” Venezuela’s submission for best international feature film at the 2021 Academy Awards. Variety...
Jada Pinkett Smith Will Topline Netflix Drama “Redd Zone”
Jada Pinkett Smith is bringing healing conversations beyond “Red Table Talk.” Variety reports that she’s signed on to topline “Redd Zone,” a drama about a woman who...
Tina Mabry & Gina Prince-Bythewood Team Up for Searchlight’s “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat”
Gina Prince-Bythewood’s got another adaptation in the works following the smash success of “The Old Guard.” She’s following up the Charlize Theron and KiKi Layne-led comic...
Maggie Smith Is Bringing “A German Life” to the Screen
COVID-19 is taking “A German Life” in an unexpected direction. A screen version of the one-woman play about the life of Brunhilde Pomsel, Nazi politician and minister of propaganda Joseph...
Carrie Brownstein Is Directing a Heart Biopic
Carrie Brownstein is paying tribute to her fellow rock goddesses. The Sleater-Kinney musician and “Portlandia” alumna is set to write and direct a biopic about Heart for Amazon Studios....
Alejandra Márquez Abella in Negotiations to Direct “A Million Miles Away”
Alejandra Márquez Abella may be heading for the stars. The filmmaker is in talks to direct “A Million Miles Away,” a biopic of a Mexican American astronaut that’s set up at...
Maya Da-Rin’s “The Fever” Acquired by KimStim
Maya Da-Rin’s feature debut has secured distribution. Variety reports that KimStim snagged North American rights to “The Fever.” Co-written by Da-Rin, “The Fever” follows...
Angelina Jolie Will Direct Biopic About War Photographer Don McCullin
Angelina Jolie has lined up her next project. The Oscar-winning actress, whose last directorial effort, Khmer Rouge drama “First They Killed My Father,” received a Golden Globe nod, will...
Rose Byrne Toplining & Producing Musical from All-Women Creative Team, with Music by Dolly Parton
For her next project, Rose Byrne will collaborate with an all-women creative team, mark the debut film from her production company, Dollhouse Pictures, and pay tribute to an icon and real-life hero....
Lynne Ramsay to Direct Stephen King Adaptation “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon”
Lynne Ramsay is following up her violent vigilante thriller “You Were Never Really Here” with another disturbing story. She’s signed on to direct Village Roadshow’s...
Athina Rachel Tsangari to Take On Scapegoating with Her Next Film “Harvest”
Athina Rachel Tsangari has explored the complexities of modern masculinity and three-way relationships with “Chevalier” and “Trigonometry,” respectively. Next, she’ll...
Lesli Linka Glatter Will Direct “Ashley’s War” Adaptation
Lesli Linka Glatter is shifting her focus from a troubled CIA agent to a team of women soldiers on the special operations battlefield. The “Homeland” director has been tapped to direct...
“Novitiate” Director Maggie Betts Lines Up Two New Films
Maggie Betts is set to portray a reproductive rights activist and a bankrupt funeral home owner with her next directing gigs. The “Novitiate” director is set to helm a dramatic thriller...
Danai Gurira, Cherien Dabis, and Stephanie Allain Team Up for “The Fighting Shirley Chisholm”
No stranger to kicking ass in the Marvel universe and on “The Walking Dead,” Danai Gurira is set to portray a real-life hero. The Hollywood Reporter confirms she will topline “The...
Patricia Vidal Delgado’s “La Leyenda Negra” Acquired by HBO
“La Leyenda Negra” is heading to HBO. A press release confirmed that the cabler acquired North American rights to Patricia Vidal Delgado’s story of a teen immigrant making her way...
Selena Gomez to Play History-Making Gay Mountaineer Silvia Vasquez-Lavado in “In the Shadow of the Mountain”
The mountains are calling Selena Gomez. The pop star and actress has signed on to topline “In the Shadow of the Mountain,” a biopic of trailblazing Peruvian mountaineer Silvia...
Cathy Brady’s “Wildfire” Secures UK Distribution
Cathy Brady’s feature directorial debut has landed UK distribution. According to Screen Daily, Modern Films secured UK and Ireland rights to the award-winning Irish drama that’s screened at...
Louise Linton’s “Me You Madness” Acquired by STX
Louise Linton’s feature directorial debut has found a home. According to The Hollywood Reporter, STX acquired U.S. rights to “Me You Madness,” and Highland will shop the...
Emma Thompson and Lily James Will Star in Rom-Com from Screenwriter Jemima Khan
Emma Thompson and Lily James will ask Tina Turner’s eternal question in a new romantic comedy from Working Title. They, alongside Shazad Latif (“Star Trek: Discovery”), will star in...
Claire Foy-Starrer “Dust” Picked Up by Searchlight
The Claire Foy-starring horror-thriller “Dust,” first introduced at Cannes’ Virtual Market in June, has been acquired. According to Variety, rights to the Dust Bowl-set project have...
Rachel Bloom Is Writing a Movie About *NSYNC Superfans for TriStar
Rachel Bloom is attached to another female-led project revolving around obsession. After saying “Bye Bye Bye” to “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the multi-hyphenate is once again...
Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, & Kate Mara Join Abortion Drama “Call Jane,” Phyllis Nagy Directing
Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, and Kate Mara are set to “Call Jane.” Deadline reports that they have boarded the long-in-the-works drama about the Jane Collective, a real 1960s...
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina Will Play Sisters in Netflix Comedy Feature
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina are set to make quite the dream team. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the duo will star as sisters in an as-yet-untitled Netflix comedy. They are also producing the...
Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway Team Up for “Mothers’ Instinct” English-Remake
Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway are joining forces on an English-language remake of “Duelles.” The pair will star in “Mothers’ Instinct,” a press release announced....
Mindy Kaling to Topline and Produce HBO Max Adaptation of Jennifer Weiner’s “Good in Bed”
Mindy Kaling is taking Jennifer Weiner’s beloved debut novel to HBO Max. The “Late Night” star and screenwriter has signed on to topline and produce an adaptation of “Good in...
Emma Thompson to Topline Sophie Hyde’s Sexual Awakening Comedy “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
For her next gig, Emma Thompson is getting her groove back. The Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter is set to star in Sophie Hyde’s “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” a comedy about...
Victoria Mahoney Will Direct Kerry Washington-Starrer “Shadow Force” for Lionsgate
Victoria Mahoney has lined up another genre pic. Back in June she signed on to helm “Kill Them All,” the story of a woman on a revenge campaign with a high body count, for Paramount, and...
Bruna Papandrea & Lynette Howell Taylor Bringing Jennifer Donnelly’s “Poisoned” to the Big Screen
A new take on Snow White is on the way from Bruna Papandrea and Lynette Howell Taylor. Endeavor Content has acquired the rights to “Poisoned,” Jennifer Donnelly’s new YA fantasy novel,...
Clea DuVall’s “Happiest Season” Will Debut on Hulu, Kristen Stewart Stars
Clea DuVall’s holiday-themed queer rom-com will debut on Hulu. The streamer snagged domestic rights to Kristen Stewart-starrer “Happiest Season.” According to Deadline, Sony...
Kelly Oxford’s “Pink Skies Ahead” Lands at MTV Studios
Kelly Oxford’s feature debut has secured distribution. A press release announced that MTV Studios snagged worldwide rights to “Pink Skies Ahead,” which made its world premiere at...
Deepa Mehta’s “Funny Boy” Lands at Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has acquired Deepa Mehta’s latest. An adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s coming-of-age novel of the same name, “Funny Boy” will launch on Netflix in...