#Women Writers
TV Series in the Works About Producer Stevie Phillips, Judy Garland’s Manager
In theaters now, “Judy” revisits the final months of Judy Garland’s life. The iconic actress also serves as inspiration for a TV series that’s currently being developed by...
Bert & Bertie’s “Troop Zero” Coming to Amazon Prime Video, Viola Davis and Allison Janney Star
“Troop Zero” is breaking new ground. Bert & Bertie’s comedy about a group of misfit scouts will be released worldwide on Amazon Prime Video on January 17, 2020, making it the...
Galt Niederhoffer’s “10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up” Acquired by Vision Films
Galt Niederhoffer’s latest has secured distribution. Vision Films scored North American rights to romance “10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up,” Deadline reports. Christina...
Maryam Touzani’s Oscar Hopeful “Adam” Acquired by Strand Releasing
Maryam Touzani’s feature directorial debut, “Adam,” is heading stateside. U.S. rights to the Cannes pic, and Morocco’s selection for the International Feature Oscar, have been...
Beanie Feldstein-Starrer “How to Build a Girl” Lands at IFC
Beanie Feldstein stole hearts with her breakout supporting role in 2017’s “Lady Bird” and co-anchored “Booksmart,” one of the year’s funniest movies, with Kaitlyn...
Weekly Update for November 8: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
Women and Hollywood is organizing a casual meeting in London in the early evening of December 4. If you’re interested in participating, please email Melissa Silverstein...
Female Obama White House Staffers’ Book “Yes She Can” Being Adapted as ABC Drama
The stories of 10 female Obama White House staffers will serve as the basis for an ABC drama. According to Variety, the network is developing a women-driven, D.C.-set political series based on the...
Trailer Watch: A Teen’s Disappearance Uncovers Darkness in “Knives and Skin”
Carolyn Harper (Raven Whitley) has gone missing. A new trailer for “Knives and Skin” explores what happens after the teen disappears. Described as “part suburban nightmare, part...
“Weeds” Revival in Development at Starz, Mary-Louise Parker Attached to Star and EP
Cue the “Little Boxes.” Mary-Louise Parker has signed on to star and executive produce a “Weeds” sequel series that’s in the works at Starz. The project is written and...
Zoe Saldana to Lead Netflix Adaptation of “From Scratch” & Exec Produce Alongside Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon is working on yet another adaptation of a woman-penned book. Following in the footsteps of “Gone Girl,” “Wild,” and “Big Little Lies” comes word...
Christina M. Kim Is Developing a Female-Led “Kung Fu” Reboot at The CW
The legend continues — and evolves. A female-led reimagining of “Kung Fu” is in development at The CW, Deadline reports. Inspired by the original 1970s David Carradine-starrer, the...
Trailer Watch: “Wendy” Goes to Neverland
A new trailer for “Wendy” sees a sidekick taking the starring role in a wildly reimagined take on the beloved “Peter Pan” story. “All children grow up, but some, the...
Ava DuVernay and “Queen Sugar’s” Kat Candler Bringing Woman-Driven Union Drama to TNT
Ava DuVernay and Kat Candler are re-teaming to tell the story of a female workers rights activist. The “Queen Sugar” collaborators are developing an untitled drama, described as “a...
Margot Robbie & “Birds of Prey” Scribe Christina Hodson Team Up for Women’s Script-Writing Program
Margot Robbie is reuniting with her “Birds of Prey” screenwriter, Christina Hodson. The pair and their respective companies, LuckyChap Entertainment and Hodson Exports, have created the...
Haifaa Al Mansour to Direct Stephanie Shirley Biopic “Let It Go”
Haifaa Al Mansour is set to direct another biopic about a trailblazing woman. Deadline reports that the “Mary Shelley” helmer has signed on to step behind the camera for “Let It...
Hannah Marks Has a Futuristic Coming-of-Age Story in Development at The CW
Hannah Marks is set to explore the imminent future. The actress and filmmaker has a futuristic comedic drama about four 20-something female friends in development at The CW. Deadline broke the...
Michelle Ashford to Adapt Elizabeth Gilbert Novel “City of Girls”
Michelle Ashford is taking “City of Girls” to the big screen. The “Masters of Sex” creator is on board to adapt Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling novel. A press release...
Nahnatchka Khan Will Explore the World of Cruise Entertainment with “Showboat”
Nahnatchka Khan is steering the “Showboat.” According to Deadline, the “Fresh Off the Boat” creator and “Always Be My Maybe” director will helm the feature comedy...
Trailer Watch: A Pakistani-American Teen Seeks Understanding in “Hala”
“I am of two parts divided,” says Geraldine Viswanathan in a new trailer for “Hala.” The coming-of-age drama sees the “Blockers” actress playing Hala, a Muslim...
Jessica Chastain to Star in and Produce Lucía Puenzo’s “Losing Clementine”
Jessica Chastain just took on Pennywise the clown in “It Chapter Two” and the X-Men in “Dark Phoenix,” but she’ll do battle with herself in a new feature. The two-time...
Queen Latifah-Led “Equalizer” Reboot Lands Pilot Production Commitment at CBS
Queen Latifah is poised to kick some ass. The “Star” alumna is signed on to topline “The Equalizer,” which Deadline reports just scored a pilot production commitment from...
Trailer Watch: A Crisis Brings Women Together in “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open”
Two Indigenous women living vastly different lives cross paths in a new trailer for “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open.” Written and directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and...
Trailer Watch: Elsa and Anna Travel Beyond Arendelle in “Frozen 2”
A newly released TV spot for “Frozen” sees Olaf (Josh Gad) wondering if being put into mortal danger is “going to be a regular thing.” Based on the footage, the answer is yes:...
Weekly Update for November 1: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Harriet – Directed by Kasi Lemmons; Written by Kasi Lemmons and Gregory Allen Howard I seriously can’t believe that it has taken this long to tell the story of...
Lady Gaga Will Star in Biopic About the Gucci Family Dynasty
Lady Gaga played a pop star in the public eye in “A Star Is Born,” and is following up that Oscar-nominated performance with a story about a woman who’s famous for very different...
Elaine May to Be Honored by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) is paying tribute to the work of actress, filmmaker, and comedy icon Elaine May. According to Deadline, the two-time Oscar nominee will receive...
Trailer Watch: Issa Rae Digs into Family History and Falls in Love in “The Photograph”
“My mother wasn’t very good at love,” says Issa Rae in the first trailer for “The Photograph.” “What if I’m just like her? How are you supposed to know if...
Krista Vernoff Has an Erin Brockovich-Inspired Drama in the Works at ABC
Erin Brockovich became a household name in 2000 thanks to Julia Roberts’ Oscar-winning portrayal. But Brockovich was changing lives and making history before the film inspired by her life hit...
Trailer Watch: Abby McEnany Is a “Work in Progress”
“I laid out 180 almonds, and everyday I’m going to just throw one away, and if there’s one almond left and I don’t feel any better, I’m just done. I’m out,”...
ABC Is Developing a Legal Drama from “Scandal’s” Raamla Mohamed and Kerry Washington
“Scandal” wrapped its seventh and final season in 2018, but the political thriller was just the beginning for star Kerry Washington and writer and producer Raamla Mohamed’s...
Charly Evon Simpson to Receive Vineyard Theatre’s Paula Vogel Playwriting Award
“Behind the Sheet” playwright Charly Evon Simpson has been named the recipient of the The Vineyard Theatre’s 2019-20 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award. Named for the Pulitzer...
Quote of the Day: Nell Scovell Calls for “More Dialogue” in the #MeToo Movement
In October 2009, veteran TV writer Nell Scovell wrote a piece for Vanity Fair taking her former boss David Letterman to task for his sexism, the toxic work environment he oversaw, and his...
November 2019 Film Preview
Awards season kicks into high gear this November. A host of films by and about women — prestigious biographical films, Oscar hopefuls, and blockbusters alike — are set to premiere. One...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for October 31
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...
Under the Radar: “Scattered Night” Delicately Handles Divorce from the Adolescent Perspective
Possibly emblematic of changing societal attitudes, “Scattered Night” — directed by Lee Jihyoung and Kim Sol, and written by the former — is one of several recent festival films from...
Kirstie Swain Adapting C.J. Skuse’s “Sweetpea” for Sky Atlantic
“Sweetpea” is heading for the small screen. See-Saw Films is developing an adaptation of C.J. Skuse’s novel with “Pure” scribe Kirstie Swain signed on to pen it....
British Independent Film Award Nominations: “The Souvenir,” “For Sama,” & More
Nominations for the 2019 British Independent Film Awards have been unveiled. Set to take place December 1, this year’s ceremony will celebrate a number of women-directed titles, with Joanna...
Projects from Mindy Kaling, Elizabeth Banks, & Issa Rae in the Works at HBO Max
The list of women-driven projects on HBO Max’s slate keeps getting longer. WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming platform has revealed that it has half-hour comedies from Mindy Kaling,...
Series Adaptation of Juno Dawson’s “Hollow Pike” in the Works
Fans of “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Nancy Drew,” take note: another supernatural teen story is on the way. Lime Pictures is developing an adaptation of...
Marta Kauffman to Receive PGA’s Norman Lear Achievement Award
Marta Kauffman has been named the recipient of the Producers Guild of America’s (PGA) Norman Lear Achievement Award. Given in recognition of producers “who have made a remarkable impact...
Trailer Watch: A Plant Breeder Gets in Over Her Head in “Little Joe”
A plant breeder must reckon with her dangerous creation in a new trailer for Jessica Hausner’s “Little Joe.” Alice (Emily Beecham, “Daphne”) has admirable aims —...
Writers to Watch: Bo Yeon Kim and Erika Lippoldt, Rising Stars of “Star Trek”
Although it was Varsity Badminton at Pennsylvania’s Bryn Mawr College that initially brought writers Bo Yeon ‘Boey’ Kim and Erika Lippoldt together, it was the doubles partners’ shared love...
Weekly Update for October 25: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Paradise Hills – Directed by Alice Waddington (Available on VOD November 1) On an isolated island, Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up to find herself at Paradise Hills, a...
Kitty Green’s “The Assistant” Lands at Bleecker Street, Will Open in January
Kitty Green’s portrait of an aspiring filmmaker working for a powerful, abusive media mogul is hitting theaters this winter. Deadline reports that Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. rights to...
Jill Soloway Is Heading to Space with Sally Ride Biopic
“Transparent’s” musical series finale dropped less than a month ago, but its Emmy-winning creator, writer, director, and exec producer Jill Soloway is showing no signs of slowing...
Esta Spalding, Mary Young Leckie, & Alison Duke Among WIFT-Toronto’s 2019 Crystal Awardees
Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) will celebrate writers, producers, executives, and activists alike at the 32nd Crystal Awards Gala. The advocacy group for women in Canadian...
Rebecca Lenkiewicz to Pen Movie About NYT Writers Who Helped Bring Down Harvey Weinstein
It’s difficult to overstate the impact that Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s investigation into Harvey Weinstein had — and continues to have — on the entertainment industry and...
Trailer Watch: Zoe Kazan Relies on “The Kindness of Strangers” in Lone Scherfig’s Latest
“I want you to be worldly,” Zoe Kazan tells her kids in a new trailer for “The Kindness of Strangers.” Lone Scherfig’s latest sees “The Deuce” actress...
Gotham Awards Nominations: “The Farewell,” “Hustlers,” & More
Nominations for the 29th Gotham Awards have been announced, and if they’re any indication of what’s to come this awards season, Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” is off to a...
Tig Notaro & Stephanie Allynne to Direct Feature Inspired by “Ellen” Head Writer Lauren Pomerantz
“One Mississippi” collaborators Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allyne will bring “Ellen” head writer Lauren Pomerantz’s story to the big screen. The married couple are making...
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for October 24
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...