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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...
Trailer Watch: The Cards Are Stacked Against Jessica Chastain in “Molly’s Game”
“In this room, you couldn’t buy your win, you couldn’t buy me, and you couldn’t buy a seat at the table,” explains Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) in a new trailer for “Molly’s Game.”...
Liz Hannah to Write MGM’s 9/11 Air Force One Drama “Only Plane in the Sky”
Liz Hannah’s incredible breakout year just got even better. The screenwriter’s debut, “The Post,” bows December 22 and boasts Steven Spielberg as a director and stars Meryl Streep and Tom...
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...
Alyssa Milano Has Gigs in the Works with Netflix, The CW, and Lifetime
Alyssa Milano is lighting it up. Deadline reports that the “Charmed” alumna has three new gigs in the works, all at different networks. She just closed deals that will see her developing,...
Nicole Kidman to Star in Karyn Kusama’s Next Film
Karyn Kusama is joining forces with Hollywood royalty for her next feature. Nicole Kidman will topline “Destroyer,” an LA-based crime thriller directed by Kusama, The Hollywood Reporter...
Regina Hicks’ “Black Don’t Crack” Snagged by ABC, Viola Davis to Exec Produce
A new comedy from “Insecure” writer and co-executive producer Regina Hicks has sold to ABC, Deadline reports. The multi-camera show about old friends counts Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis...
Daisy Ridley to Star in “Daddio”
Daisy Ridley’s heading from a galaxy far, far away to New York City. The “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” star has signed on to topline “Daddio,” a spec project penned by Christy Hall....
Trailer Watch: A Human Rights Lawyer Will Do Anything to Get Justice in “Fearless”
The caption, “Don’t be afraid to do the wrong thing to make things right,” punctuates the screen in the trailer for “Fearless” — and that’s a credo protagonist Emma Banville (Helen...
Dee Rees’ Next Film “Uncivil War” Will Tell Story of the Equal Rights Amendment
Dee Rees is on a roll. Less than a week after news surfaced that the “Pariah” director would helm an adaptation of a Joan Didion’s “The Last Thing He Wanted,” Deadline has confirmed that...
Quote of the Day: Frances McDormand on How Her Feminist Politics Cross Over Into Her Roles
Frances McDormand is well-aware of the kinds of characters she’s known to play — and her own reputation. “I mean, I know I’m profane. And outspoken. But I don’t know, [these roles are]...
Patricia Arquette to Make Feature Directorial Debut with “Love Canal”
Patricia Arquette is stepping behind the camera. Deadline reports that the Oscar-winning actress is set to make her feature debut with “Love Canal,” a drama based on “The Canal,” an upcoming...
Save the Date: Women and Hollywood’s 10th Anniversary Celebration in London
Women and Hollywood will be hosting its final 10th anniversary event in London on November 27. As we honor a decade of educating, advocating, and agitating for greater gender diversity in film, we...
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...
Clea DuVall & Sally El Hosaini Among Selectees for Universal’s Directors Intensive
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group has announced the first eight filmmakers chosen for its “Directors Intensive: Pitch to Premiere” initiative — and seven of the participants are women....
Lucrecia Martel’s “Zama” Submitted as Argentina’s Foreign-Language Oscar Pick
Lucrecia Martel’s first feature in nine years may earn her an Academy Award nomination. Argentina has submitted “Zama” as their foreign-language Oscar pick, The Hollywood Reporter confirms....
Andrea Arnold Named Jury President of BFI London Film Fest’s Official Competition
“Fish Tank” director Andrea Arnold is heading to the 61st BFI London Film Festival. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that the Oscar-winning filmmaker will lead the official competition’s jury....
Tracy Oliver Writing New “First Wives Club” TV Reboot
Tracy Oliver struck box office gold with “Girls Trip,” and now the screenwriter is tackling a project for the small screen. Deadline reports that she’s signed on to pen a half-hour series...
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,...
Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s “Let the Corpses Tan” Acquired by Kino Lorber
“Let the Corpses Tan” has found a home weeks after screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. Variety reports that Kino Lorber snagged North American rights to the neo-Western,...
Council of Europe Condemns Gender Bias in Film and Issues Recommendations on How to Fight It
Europe’s leading human rights group, the Council of Europe, has published the Recommendation on Gender Equality in the Audiovisual Sector. In addition to being a strong rebuke to gender inequality...
Meryl Streep to Narrate Women’s Rights Documentary
Meryl Streep and Alicia Keys are teaming up on a short film chronicling the women’s rights movement. The former will narrate “We Rise,” and the latter’s song “We Are Here” will be...
Kristen Stewart & Lupita Nyong’o Being Eyed for Elizabeth Banks’ “Charlie’s Angels” Reboot
Kristen Stewart and Lupita Nyong’o may be stepping in front of the camera for Elizabeth Banks. The actresses are being eyed to star in Banks’ upcoming reboot of “Charlie’s Angels,” Variety...
Diablo Cody and Emily Silver Collaborating on New Cop Drama for Fox
Just over a week ago Diablo Cody signed an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, and now comes word that the Oscar winner has a new project in the works at Fox. Variety reports that the...
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...
Roya Sadat’s “A Letter to the President” Is Afghanistan’s Foreign-Language Oscar Pick
Roya Sadat is joining the foreign-language Oscar race. Afghanistan has submitted her feature debut, “A Letter to the President,” as its pick for the upcoming ceremony, The Hollywood Reporter...
Debra Martin Chase Signs First-Look Deal with Universal Television
Debra Martin Chase is joining forces with Universal Television. The film and TV producer, whose credits include “The Princess Diaries” and “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” has signed a...
Apply Now for the 2018 Fox Writers Lab
Calling on up-and-coming TV writers: applications for the 2018 Fox Writers Lab (FWL) are now being accepted. The goal of the Lab is to build “a strong pipeline of well-rounded talent for potential...
Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams-Starrer “Disobedience” Acquired by Bleecker Street
“Disobedience” has found a home following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival a few weeks back. Deadline reports that Bleecker Street snagged the U.S. distribution...
Julie Taymor to Adapt Gloria Steinem’s Memoir
In what sounds like fan fiction dreamed up by feminist film lovers, word has come that Gloria Steinem’s memoir, “My Life on the Road,” is being adapted for the big screen. And Julie Taymor and...
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...
Diane Kruger to Topline and Produce Miniseries About Hedy Lamarr
Coming off of the North American premiere of her upcoming drama “In the Fade” at TIFF, Diane Kruger has just signed on to topline another project. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the “Inglourious...
DGA Study Finds Big Increase in First-Time Female TV Directors in 2016–17 Season
Reed Morano, who made her TV directorial debut with a fall 2016 episode of “Halt and Catch Fire”: IMDb/YouTube The number of first-time female episodic TV directors increased by 13 percent over...
Octavia Spencer, Patty Jenkins, Priyanka Chopra, & More to Be Honored at Variety’s Power of Women
Some of the most philanthropic and inspiring women in Hollywood will be celebrated at an upcoming event. A press release has announced Variety’s honorees for their Power of Women luncheon in LA....
Sofia Vergara Tops Forbes’ Highest-Paid TV Actresses List for Sixth Year in a Row
“Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara is TV’s highest-paid actress yet again. Forbes published its annual list of the world’s highest-earning television actresses and Vergara sits atop it with...
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...
“Pretty Woman” Coming to Broadway, Samantha Barks to Star
Vivian Ward made it to Rodeo Drive and now she’s going all the way to Broadway. “Pretty Woman” is headed to the stage. According to the BBC, “Les Misérables” actress Samantha Barks will...
Julie Dash to Direct Biopic of Rosa Parks
Writer-director Julie Dash made history with 1991’s “Daughters of the Dust,” the first feature directed by an African-American woman to be distributed theatrically in the U.S. Now she’s...
Women In Entertainment to Launch Women-Directed Doc Series at ArcLight Santa Monica
Women in Entertainment and ArcLight Santa Monica are joining forces. The group of activists, artists, entrepreneurs, executives, and journalists are set to launch a series highlighting...
Apply Now for Raising Films’ Program for Parents and Carers in the Film Biz
Raising Films, the organization advocating for parents and carers in the UK film industry, is now accepting applications for its Making it Possible Personal Development Programme 2017. Thirty-six...
Fox Snags Legal Dramedy from “Guilt” Creators Kathryn Price and Nichole Millard
“Guilt” creators Kathryn Price and Nichole Millard have scored a script commitment plus penalty from Fox for their new project, “One Call That’s All.” Deadline writes that the network...
Nominate Women-Written TV Scripts for WeForShe’s 2018 WriteHer List
WeForShe is now accepting nominations for the 2018 WriteHer List. Part of WeForShe’s overall mission to “improve the numbers of female storytellers employed in the industry,” the WriteHer List...
Trailer Watch: Steven Spielberg Steps in Front of the Camera for Susan Lacy’s HBO Doc
Steven Spielberg is one of the most prolific and celebrated filmmakers of all time, but according to the man himself, he still gets nervous every time he starts a new scene. “When that verges on...
“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...
Trailer Watch: Jane Goodall Enters the Field and History Books in “Jane”
“Day after day, in the sun and the rain and the wind, I climbed into the hills,” recalls Jane Goodall in the first trailer for “Jane.” “This is where I was meant to be. The more I learned,...
“Pretty Little Liars” Spinoff on the Way, Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish to Star
We haven’t seen the last of Alison DiLaurentis and Mona Vanderwaal just yet. The reformed Rosewood mean girls are leading an expansion of the “Pretty Little Liars” universe. According to...
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...
Singapore Selects Kirsten Tan’s “Pop Aye” for Foreign-Language Oscar Pick
“Pop Aye” will be representing Singapore in the 2018 foreign-language Oscar race, Variety reports. Written and directed by Kirsten Tan, the award-winning drama is set in Thailand and centers on...
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...
Margot Robbie’s “I,Tonya” to Get Awards-Qualifying Run
Tonya Harding never found herself on an Olympic podium, but a biopic about the figure skater may be headed for awards season glory. “I, Tonya” has received an awards-qualifying release date, The...
Trailer Watch: Rebecca’s on the Warpath in Season 3 of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
Rebecca Bunch has never been one for subtlety, and it looks like Season 3 of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” will see its anti-heroine really embrace the “crazy” part of her moniker like never before....