Films
Martha Stewart Doc Coming to Netflix
A documentary about Martha Stewart is heading to Netflix. From “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry” director R.J. Cutler, the doc will explore the “life and times”...
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...
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, & Kathy Najimy Return for “Hocus Pocus 2,” Anne Fletcher Directing
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy will lure a new generation of little children into a land of enchantment: the trio are set reprise their roles as the Sanderson Sisters in a...
Angela Robinson in Final Talks to Direct Warner Bros. Remake of “The Hunger”
Angela Robinson is reuniting with the undead. The “True Blood” alumna, who most recently wrote and directed 2017’s “Professor Marston & the Wonder Women,” is set to...
Lindsey Beer Will Direct “Pet Sematary” Follow-Up at Paramount Players
“Pet Sematary” is rising from the grave. A new installment of the franchise is in the works at Paramount Players. Lindsey Beer is set to make her directorial debut with the follow-up to...
Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer to Direct Psychological Drama “God’s Creatures,” Emily Watson to Star
Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer are re-teaming for a psychological horror pic. “The Fits” collaborators are currently in production on A24’s “God’s Creatures,”...
Kristine Stolakis Conversion Therapy Doc “Pray Away” Lands at Netflix
“Pray Away” has found a home ahead of its world premiere at next month’s Tribeca Film Festival. Deadline reports that Netflix snagged rights to Kristine Stolakis’ conversion...
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...
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...
“Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters” Acquired by Kino Lorber
Rosalynde LeBlanc and Tom Hurwitz’s tribute to “D-Man in the Waters,” a trailblazing ballet inspired by the AIDS crisis, has secured distribution. Kino Lorber scored North American...
Nancy Buirski’s Next Doc Will Go Behind the Scenes of “Midnight Cowboy”
Nancy Buirski’s filmography has covered miscarriages of justice (“A Crime on the Bayou”), the intersection of racism, misogyny, and sexual violence (“The Rape of Recy Taylor”), and a...
Over-Parenting Doc “Chasing Childhood” Acquired by Abramorama
Margaret Munzer Loeb and Eden Wurmfeld’s exploration of contemporary childhood and parenting has found a home. Abramorama acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Chasing Childhood.” A...
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...
Kaitlyn Dever and Karen Maine Team Up for “Rosaline,” a Revisionist Take on “Romeo and Juliet”
Karen Maine is following up a “love story between one woman and her vagina” with the most famous love story of all. The “Yes, God, Yes” writer-director has been tapped by 20th...
Diane Warren Documentary Now in Production, Bess Kargman Directing
Legendary songwriter and musician Diane Warren is getting her own documentary. A press release has announced a doc feature about Warren is now in production from director Bess Kargman (“Defying...
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...
Hilary Swank Set to Portray History-Making Race Car Driver Janet Guthrie in “Speed Girl”
Hilary Swank is putting the pedal to the metal and bringing Janet Guthrie’s story to the big screen. The two-time Oscar-winning actress is set to topline and produce “Speed Girl,”...
Nicole Newnham to Direct Doc About Pioneering Feminist Sex Researcher Shere Hite
Oscar-nominated “Crip Camp” director Nicole Newnham had lined up her next project. She is set to helm a feature documentary about groundbreaking sex researcher Shere Hite for NBC News...
“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...
Atsuko Hirayanagi Will Direct Awkwafina-Starrer “The Last Adventures of Constance Verity”
Awkwafina is set to save the world again. The Golden Globe-nominated actress is following up her role as a heroic warrior in Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” by teaming up with...
“CODA” Breakout Siân Heder Set to Direct “Impossible” Adaptation
“CODA” writer-director Siân Heder will follow up her history-making Sundance hit with a rom-com. She’s been tapped to direct “Impossible,” a feature based on the Sarah...
Elise Forier Edie’s Play “The Pink Unicorn” Getting Film Adaptation, Amy E. Jones Directing
The story of a Christian mother coming to terms with her genderqueer child’s coming out is headed to the screen. A press release has announced that a film adaptation of Elise Forier...
Fallon Fox, the First Openly Trans MMA Fighter, Is Getting a Biopic
A biopic about Fallon Fox, the first openly trans MMA fighter, is in development at Mark Gordon Pictures. The groundbreaking athlete will consult on the project and spouses Allison Glock-Cooper and T...
Siân Heder’s Sundance Winner “CODA” Gets a Release Date
“CODA” made history as the first film to win all three top U.S. Dramatic honors at Sundance Film Festival and scored a record-breaking distribution deal at the fest when it premiered in...
Hannah Berryman’s “Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm” Acquired by Abramorama
The star-studded story of the first residential recording studio is coming to home cinema May 14. Abramorama has secured U.S. distribution rights to “Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm”...
Dakota Johnson to Star in “Persuasion” Adaptation for Netflix & MRC Film, Carrie Cracknell Directing
Another “Persuasion” screen adaptation is on the way. In the past year, a Sarah Snook-led retelling of the Jane Austen novel, directed by Mahalia Belo, was announced, and a contemporary...
“144” Doc About WNBA’s 2020 Season in COVID-19 Bubble Gets ESPN Premiere Date
ESPN Films is offering an all-access look into a WNBA season like no other. “144” takes viewers inside the bubble of the 2020 season, which saw the league creating a single site at the...
Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo Have Disney Live-Action Pic in the Works About Cinderella’s Stepsisters
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo are following up their trip to Vista Del Mar by revamping a classic fairy tale. The “Bridesmaids” and “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”...
Sabrina Van Tassel’s “The State of Texas vs. Melissa” Acquired by Hulu
Sabrina Van Tassel’s portrait of the first Hispanic woman on death row is now streaming on Hulu. Variety confirms the platform picked up U.S. streaming rights to “The State of Texas vs....
Elvira Lind Making Narrative Directorial Debut with Writer Amy Herzog
Oscar-nominated Danish filmmaker Elvira Lind is set to make her narrative feature debut. She’s collaborating with playwright Amy Herzog on the project, which is set to shoot later this year in...
Parker Hill & Isabel Bethencourt’s Coming-of-Age Doc “Cusp” Lands at Showtime Documentary Films
Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt’s intimate portrait of three teenage girls living in rural Texas has found a home. Showtime Documentary Films acquired worldwide rights to “Cusp,”...
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...
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....
Natalie Portman & Maggie Betts Team Up on HBO Adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s “The Days of Abandonment”
Natalie Portman is joining forces with “Novitiate” writer-director Maggie Betts. The pair are collaborating on HBO Films’ “The Days of Abandonment,” an adaptation of...
Maya Sarfaty’s Holocaust Doc “Love It Was Not” Lands at Greenwich Entertainment
Maya Sarfaty’s award-winning documentary about the romance between an Auschwitz prisoner and a Nazi will be released in North America this fall. Deadline confirms “Love It Was Not” has...
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...
Emma Roberts and Tiffany Paulsen Re-Team for Rom-Com “About Fate”
Emma Roberts and “Holidate” screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen have another holiday-themed rom-com on the way. They’ll follow up their hit Netflix pic with “About Fate.”...
Focus Features Acquires Agnieszka Smoczynska’s “Silent Twins,” Letitia Wright & Tamara Lawrance Star
Focus Features has secured worldwide rights to Agnieszka Smoczynska’s English-language debut, a press release announced. Written by Andrea Seigel, “Silent Twins” stars Letitia...
“Shiva Baby’s” Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott to Reteam for “Bottoms” at Orion Pictures
Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott are celebrating the success of “Shiva Baby” by reteaming on another comedy. The pair are set to co-write “Bottoms,” the story of “two...
Helen Mirren Will Portray Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in “Golda”
Helen Mirren’s returning to public office. In 2007 the actress took home an Oscar for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in “The Queen.” In 2020 she received a Golden Globe nod for...
“No Ordinary Man” and “Les Nôtres” Acquired by Oscilloscope
Oscilloscope Laboratories has secured U.S. rights to Aisling Chin-Yee’s and Chase Joynt’s “No Ordinary Man,” a documentary about a misunderstood transmasculine trailblazer,...
PBS’ “POV” Acquires SXSW Doc “Fruits of Labor”
“Fruits of Labor” has found a home following its world premiere at SXSW Film Festival. A press release announced that PBS documentary series “POV” scored broadcast rights to...
Beth B’s “Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over” Lands at Kino Lorber
Beth B’s tribute to a New York No Wave icon has secured North American distribution. Kino Lorber landed rights to “Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over” with plans to release the doc in...
ARRAY Releasing Acquires Shantrelle P. Lewis Doc “In Our Mothers’ Gardens”
“In Our Mothers’ Gardens” is joining the ARRAY family. Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has acquired Shantrelle P. Lewis’ feature film debut with plans to release the doc...
Mariem Pérez Riera’s “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It” Lands at Roadside Attractions
“Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It” has found a home following its well-received world premiere at Sundance Film Festival. Roadside Attractions snagged rights to Mariem Pérez...
Yael Bridge’s Socialism Doc “The Big Scary ‘S’ Word” Lands at Greenwich Entertainment
A culture and climate that’s seen President Joe Biden labeled as “far left” and “socialist” is one in dire need of a political education. Thankfully, “The Big...
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...
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...
Emerald Fennell to Write Zatanna Superhero Movie for DC Films
Emerald Fennell is celebrating her Oscar nominations with a high profile gig. Variety reports that the “Promising Young Woman” writer, director, and producer is set to tell another...
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...
Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s “Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation” Acquired by Kino Lorber
Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s ode to the bond between two literary giants has secured distribution. Kino Lorber scooped up North American rights to “Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate...