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Danai Gurira Signs Two-Year Overall Deal with ABC Studios
Danai Gurira may be leaving “The Walking Dead,” but she’ll be sticking around the small screen. Variety confirms the “Black Panther” actress has entered into a two-year...
Zoe Saldana and Claudia Forestieri Team Up for “The Gordita Chronicles” at HBO Max
Zoe Saldana and “Good Trouble” writer Claudia Forestieri are working on a family comedy for HBO Max. They’re collaborating on “The Gordita Chronicles,” a coming-of-age...
Marielle Heller to Serve as Showrunner and Direct Toxic Workplace Drama “Five Women”
Harvey Weinstein and Roger Ailes are among the most famous sexual predators to wreak havoc on their employees, but they are just two of the untold number of abusive bosses who have created...
Lesley Visser Will Make History as First Woman to Receive Sports Emmys’ Lifetime Achievement Award
For nearly half a century, Lesley Visser has reported on the sidelines of some of the most high-profile sporting events, and now she’s further cementing her own legacy in history books....
Trailer Watch: Kerry Washington Can See Right Through Reese Witherspoon in “Little Fires Everywhere”
“I have always had the best intentions,” claims Reese Witherspoon in a new trailer for “Little Fires Everywhere.” The fact that someone burns her house down while she’s...
Garrett Bradley’s Sundance Winner “Time” Acquired by Amazon
The winner of Sundance 2020’s Directing Award: U.S. Documentary is heading to Amazon. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon Studios acquired Garrett Bradley’s “Time” for...
Trailer Watch: Sarah Paulson Is a Creepy Mom with a Hidden Past in “Run”
Mommie Dearest does her best impression of Marmee in “Run.” Picture-perfect, warm, and loving on the surface, Diane (Sarah Paulson) is a mom whose true nature is gradually revealed in a...
Ellen Rapoport and Paul Feig Team Up for HBO Max Feminist Comedy Pilot “Minx”
Ellen Rapoport and Paul Feig are set to celebrate the female gaze. HBO Max just handed out a pilot order to “Minx,” their comedy about a young feminist who launches a business in the...
Geena Davis Institute, Universal, and USC Partner for Tool to Boost Latinx Representation
The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, alongside Universal Entertainment Group and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, is expanding upon its Spellcheck for Bias software. The organizations...
Thandie Newton to Topline Western Thriller “God’s Country”
Thandie Newton’s next project will see her returning to the Wild West. The Emmy-winning “Westworld” actress will star in neo-Western thriller “God’s Country” for Cold...
Trailer Watch: Ellen Page Exposes Environmental Racism in “There’s Something in the Water”
A new trailer for “There’s Something in the Water” sees Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page, who was born and raised in Nova Scotia, reflecting on the Canadian province’s...
Submit Now: The Inaugural Latinx TV List
The Black List, in partnership with The Latin Tracking Board, NALIP, Remezcla, and The Untitled Latinx Project, is now accepting submissions for the inaugural Latinx TV List. This new list is looking...
Trailer Watch: Toni Collette and Her “Dream Horse” Race Against the Odds
Toni Collette leads her small, struggling Welsh community to the national stage in “Dream Horse,” an upcoming inspirational pic based on a true story. A new trailer sees Jan (Collette)...
Claire Denis’ “The Stars at Noon” Acquired by A24, Margaret Qualley Stars
North American rights to Claire Denis’ latest led to “a competitive situation on the eve of the European Film Market,” with A24 coming out victorious. Deadline reports that...
Teaser Watch: Lyn and Emma Make “Vida” the Place to Be in Season 3
Lyn’s in charge of Vida now — and business seems to be booming. A new teaser for “Vida’s” upcoming third season has dropped, and sees the historic ne’er-do-well...
Katharine O’Brien’s “Lost Transmissions” and Frankie Ingrassia’s “Vampire Dad” Secure Distribution
Katharine O’Brien and Frankie Ingrassia have found homes for their respective feature directorial debuts, “Lost Transmissions” and “Vampire Dad.” The former is a drama...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for February 19
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s top recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and...
Trailer Watch: A Recovering Addict Wants to “Feel Good” in Mae Martin’s Netflix Series
“Aren’t you guys tired of trying to do the right thing all the time? When was the last time that any of us felt any joy?” asks Mae Martin in a new trailer for “Feel...
Ruth Wilson Will Play an AIDS Activist in “The Book of Ruth”
Ruth Wilson is bringing Ruth Coker Burks’ story to the big screen. The “His Dark Materials” actress will topline “The Book of Ruth,” a drama inspired by the life of the...
Gaby Dellal to Direct Shark Pic “Something in the Water”
Cue the “Jaws” theme. Another shark pic will make beachgoers think twice before taking a dip. “Something in the Water,” a shark thriller directed by Gaby Dellal, is headed to...
Trailer Watch: Sophia Lillis Discovers Her Superpower in “I Am Not Okay With This”
A self-described “boring 17-year-old white girl” who is “not special” discovers that she’s actually extraordinary in a new trailer for “I Am Not Okay With...
Mary Wharton’s “Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President” Will Open Tribeca Film Festival
The 19th edition of Tribeca Film Festival will kick off with a tribute to a presidential hopeful who harnessed the power of music on his road to the White House. Deadline reports that Mary...
Jenny Carchman Will Direct an HBO Docuseries Based on The Cut’s Sex Diaries
Jenny Carchman will entertain and enlighten by offering insight into what goes on in New Yorkers’ bedrooms. The “Fourth Estate” filmmaker has been tapped to direct a verité...
Trailer Watch: A “Vagrant Queen” Is the Last Hope For Her People
A former child queen finds herself an orphaned outcast in a new trailer for “Vagrant Queen.” The upcoming SYFY show is based on the Vault Comics series of the same name. “The...
Hilary Brougher’s “South Mountain” Acquired by Breaking Glass Pictures
“South Mountain” has found a home. Broadway World reports that Breaking Glass Pictures secured U.S. rights to Hiliary Brougher’s award-winning drama. Set in the Catskills,...
Weekly Update for February 14: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING The Photograph – Written and Directed by Stella Meghie When famed photographer Christina Eames unexpectedly dies, she leaves her estranged daughter Mae Morton (Issa...
New Time’s Up Campaign Encourages Women to Pursue Careers Behind the Camera
Time’s Up’s mission includes striving to protect women and marginalized communities in the workplace — in Hollywood and beyond. Now the organization is focusing on supporting women...
Trailer Watch: Cindy Meehl Turns the Camera on a Polarizing “Dog Doc”
Dismissed as a “charlatan” and “snake oil salesman” by some and celebrated as a “maverick” and “miracle worker” by others, Dr. Marty Goldstein is a...
Julie Taymor’s Gloria Steinem Biopic “The Glorias” Lands at LD Entertainment & Roadside Attractions
“The Glorias” will hit theaters early this fall. LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions have scored domestic rights to Julie Taymor’s adaptation of Gloria Steinem’s 2015...
Olivia Wilde Will Direct “Perfect” Biopic of Olympic Gymnast Kerri Strug
Olivia Wilde has an Independent Spirit Award win and a new gig to celebrate this week. On Saturday the multi-hyphenate picked up the Spirit Award for Best First Feature for “Booksmart,”...
Grandmas, Girlhood, and Growing Up: Crowdfunding Picks
Growing up can be tough — navigating personal identity and self-expression as well as increasingly complicated relationships with family and friends is no easy task, especially when factors...
Lydia Dean Pilcher and Ginny Mohler’s “Radium Girls” to Open at the Quad
“Radium Girls” will soon be hitting theaters. Lydia Dean Pilcher and Ginny Mohler’s feature directorial debut will open April 3 at the Quad Cinema in New York City, a press release...
WeForShe Announces 2020 WriteHer List
WeForShe has unveiled its annual slate of “industry-vetted, quality-female driven” TV scripts. The 2020 WriteHer List has been announced via a press release, and this year’s 20...
Oorlagh George Begins Filming IRA-Inspired Drama “Stranger With a Camera,” Ellie Bamber Stars
Oorlagh George has kicked off principal photography on “Stranger With a Camera,” the Oscar-winning producer’s directorial debut. Screen Daily broke the news. Developed via the...
Apply Now: 2020 Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship
The 10th annual Karen Schmeer Emerging Editor Fellowship is now accepting submissions, a press release has announced. Named in honor of the Sundance-winning editor of “Sergio,” the...
Zoe Saldana Will Play an Olympic Hopeful in Jasmine McGlade’s “Fencer”
Zoe Saldana is eyeing a trip to the Olympics after battling in space, “Avatar,” and everywhere in between. The actress will play a competitive fencer in new drama, a press release...
Krysten Ritter and Nahnatchka Khan Re-Team for a Serial Killer Series
Krysten Ritter is following up her role as a reluctant do-gooder in Marvel’s “Jessica Jones” by embracing the darkness within. She’s reuniting with her “Don’t Trust...
Sundance Winner Garrett Bradley Directing Netflix Docuseries About Naomi Osaka
Garrett Bradley recently won Sundance’s Directing Award: U.S. Documentary for “Time,” the story of a real-life superheroine fighting to free her incarcerated husband. Her next...
Awkwafina Will Play a High Profile Gambler in “The Baccarat Machine”
Awkwafina plays an underachieving stoner in her semi-autobiographical Comedy Central series “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens,” but she’ll step into the shoes of a high roller on the...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for February 13
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s top recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and...
Stephanie Allain Signs Multi-Year First-Look Deal with Warner Horizon Scripted Television
Stephanie Allain is coming off her Oscars producing gig with her first TV studio deal. According to Deadline, the veteran producer has inked a multi-year first-look pact with Warner Horizon Scripted...
Diane Warren and Anna Netrebko to Receive the Polar Music Prize
Eleven-time Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren and opera singer Anna Netrebko have been named the 2020 Polar Music Prize Laureates. Variety reports that the two will receive the award, and its...
Trailer Watch: Kristin Scott Thomas & Sharon Horgan Form a Choir with Their Fellow “Military Wives”
Kate (Kristin Scott Thomas) needs something to occupy her time — and worrying mind — while her colonel husband is off on his fifth tour in Afghanistan. So, as we see in the new trailer...
Cynthia Erivo to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller “Carrier”
Cynthia Erivo kicked off the week at Sunday’s Oscars, where she was up for two awards and performed, and now word comes that the “Harriet” breakout is set to topline another pic...
Trailer Watch: A Gifted Herbalist Fights the Darkness Within in Agnieszka Holland’s “Charlatan”
“I would like to learn how to heal like you. I know I have the gift,” says Jan Mikolasek (Josef Trojan) in a new trailer for Agnieszka Holland’s “Charlatan.” The drama is...
Unjoo Moon & Beanie Feldstein Among Athena Awardees, Fest Announces Athena List Winners & More
The 10th annual Athena Film Festival (AFF) kicks off in just over two weeks and — adding to the excitement — the fest has unveiled its 2020 awardees, the winners of the Athena List, and...
Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson Will Topline Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Adaptation of “The Lost Daughter”
Maggie Gyllenhaal has assembled a star-studded cast for her directorial debut. Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson will topline the Oscar-nominated actress’ adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s...
Sarah Adina Smith Directing Ballet Drama “Birds of Paradise,” Kristine Froseth & Diana Silvers Star
Sarah Adina Smith’s latest will be of special interest to fans of “Black Swan” and “Bunheads”: the writer-director of “Buster’s Mal Heart” is working...
New MAKERS Doc About Feminist Changemakers to Premiere on PBS this Summer
We’ve made gains on the road towards gender equality, but the work is far from over. MAKERS, a media brand dedicated to “accelerating the women’s movement,” has announced a...
Dee Rees Will Write and Direct Big Screen Rendition of “Porgy and Bess” for MGM
It’s wintertime and, thanks to this news, the livin’ is still easy. Dee Rees is writing and directing a big screen adaptation of the Gershwins’ “Porgy and Bess” for MGM,...
Rachel Chavkin Will Direct Paramount’s Psychological Thriller “Shrew’s Nest”
A Tony-winning director is set to make her feature directorial debut. Rachel Chavkin, who snagged last year’s Tony for Best Direction of a Musical for “Hadestown,” is locked in to...