#Women Writers
Trailer Watch: An Affair Unravels in the French Mountains in Caroline Vignal’s “My Donkey, My Lover, & I”
A primary school teacher crashes her married lover’s family vacation in Caroline Vignal’s “My Donkey, My Lover, & I.” Though she’s far from outdoorsy, Antoinette...
Cynthia Erivo to Topline and Produce Refugee Drama “Drift,” Alia Shawkat Will Also Star
Cynthia Erivo and Alia Shawkat are joining forces for a film about migration, trauma, and unexpected connection. The pair are set to star in “Drift,” an adaptation of Alexander...
Trailer Watch: Dolly Alderton and China Moo-Young Bring “Everything I Know About Love” to BBC
Dolly Alderton pays tribute to a “grubby, golden phase of life that’s so short-lived” in “Everything I Know About Love,” an upcoming BBC series based on her 2018 memoir....
Ava DuVernay Romantic Drama in the Works at Starz, Lauren Ridloff Stars
Ava DuVernay has yet another project in the works. The prolific Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated multi-hyphenate is set to reteam with one of writers and directors of “Queen Sugar,” Kat...
Pick of the Day: “Angelyne”
“I am not a woman,” says Emmy Rossum in the early moments of “Angelyne.” “I am an icon.” An affectionate, thoughtful tribute to LA’s Billboard Queen, a woman who...
Marielle Heller to Write and Direct Amy Adams-Starrer “Nightbitch”
Marielle Heller and Amy Adams are getting feral. The pair are teaming up on “Nightbitch,” a neo-horror pic that Searchlight has snagged worldwide rights to. They’re collaborating...
Watch: Bella Ramsey Shares Her Passions in “Catherine Called Birdy” Clip, Lena Dunham Directs
After 13 years in development, we finally have a glimpse of Lena Dunham’s adaptation of Karen Cushman’s 1994 historical YA novel, “Catherine Called Birdy.” Teen Vogue...
Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Directorial Debut Heading to IFC, Jessie Buckley, Fiona Shaw, & Vicky Krieps Star
“Hot Milk” has found a home. A press release confirms that the adaptation of the bestselling Deborah Levy novel, which marks renowned screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s directorial...
Julianne Moore, Sandra Oh, & Lynne Ramsay Teaming Up for Margaret Atwood Adaptation “Stone Mattress”
Another Margaret Atwood adaptation is on the way, this time with Lynne Ramsay at the helm. Deadline confirms the “You Were Never Really Here” filmmaker is directing “hot Cannes...
Trailer Watch: Tatiana Maslany Is “She Hulk: Attorney at Law”
Tatiana Maslany is bidding farewell to the Clone Club and joining the Marvel empire. The Emmy-winning “Orphan Black” alumna toplines “She Hulk: Attorney at Law.” “Whose...
Frances O’Connor’s “Emily” Lands at Bleecker Street, Emma Mackey Stars in the Emily Brontë Biopic
From dishing out sex advice in bathroom stalls to immortalizing Catherine and Heathcliff’s love story, “Sex Education” star Emma Mackey takes on the role of an iconic author in...
Léa Seydoux Will Topline Audrey Diwan’s English-Language Debut “Emmanuelle”
Léa Seydoux has signed on to topline Audrey Diwan’s third feature, “Emmanuelle.” The erotically-charged story will mark Diwan’s English-language debut and her follow-up to...
Trailer Watch: Emma Thompson Announces Her Sexual Bucket List in “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
“There are nuns out there with more sexual experience than me,” says Emma Thompson in a new trailer for “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.” From director Sophie Hyde, the...
Kerry Washington Will Lead “Unprisoned,” Onyx Collective Comedy About a Therapist & Single Mom
Kerry Washington has lined up her next project for the small screen. She’ll follow up her Emmy-nominated turn in “Little Fires Everywhere” with Onyx Collective’s...
Megan Stalter Set to Lead Hannah Pearl Utt’s “Cora Bora”
Best known for her role as a talent agent’s incompetent assistant on “Hacks,” Megan Stalter is set to step out of the office and into the limelight in “Cora Bora,”...
“Reality Bites” Series in Development at Peacock from Original Scribe Helen Childress
Cue up “My Sharona”: Lelaina Pierce is returning to the screen. A “Reality Bites” series is in development at Peacock from the scribe of the original 1994 pic, Helen...
Taraji P. Henson in Talks to Star in and Produce “Queenie” for BET Studios
The last time Taraji P. Henson played a character named Queenie, she received an Oscar nod for her portrayal. The “Curious Case of Benjamin Button” nominee is now in talks to lead and...
Pick of the Day: “The Essex Serpent”
I have not read “The Essex Serpent” by Sarah Perry, so I don’t know if the snake it’s named for is real, a metaphor, regional folklore, or some combination of the three. I do...
Apply Now: The Writers Lab UK & Ireland Program for Women Screenwriters Over 40
Attention women screenwriters over 40: The Writers Lab (TWL) UK & Ireland is returning for a second virtual program, set to kick off later this year. Up to 12 writers will be selected for the...
Emerald Fennell and Rosamund Pike Team Up for “Saltburn”
Emerald Fennell is collaborating with another Academy Award-nominated actress. The “Promising Young Woman” breakout, who landed an Oscar for writing the revenge thriller as well as nods...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “Candy” Writer and Exec Producer Robin Veith
“Candy” writer and executive producer Robin Veith will join the Girls Club to discuss the Hulu crime drama starring Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey. The virtual chat will take place...
Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, and Paul Feig Returning for “A Simple Favor” Sequel
Get ready for more mystery, twists, yuppie passive aggression, and (hopefully) custom suits. A sequel to “A Simple Favor,” the hit 2018 thriller starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively,...
Trailer Watch: Rose Byrne Is Ready to Build a Fitness Empire in Season 2 of “Physical”
Rose Byrne is “tired of playing defense” in “Physical.” A new trailer for Season 2 of Annie Weisman’s Apple TV+ dark comedy sees Sheila (Byrne) determined to grow her...
Lindsey Beer Inks Overall Deal with Paramount, Slate Includes “Susie Thunder”
Lindsey Beer is celebrating the wrap of her directorial debut, a “Pet Sematary” prequel, by entering a pact with the studio behind the pic. She’s signed a first-look deal with...
“Never Let Me Go” Series Adaptation from Melissa Iqbal in Development at FX
We haven’t seen the last of Hailsham. The mysterious boarding school at the center of Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 dystopian novel, and its 2010 film adaptation starring Carey Mulligan, Keira...
Léa Mysius’ “The Five Devils” Acquired by Mubi Ahead of Cannes Premiere
Léa Mysius’ latest, “The Five Devils,” has secured distribution ahead of its world premiere at Cannes in the Directors’ Fortnight section. According to a press release, Mubi...
Jodie Comer Boards Cannes Market Apocalyptic Thriller “The End We Start From,” Mahalia Belo to Direct
Jodie Comer has lined up her next project, hot off the heels of the end of “Killing Eve.” Deadline broke the news that she has signed on to star in thriller “The End We Start...
Cannes Market: “Dirty Dancing” Sequel Planning 2024 Release, Script Hails from Elizabeth Chomko
Get ready to have the time of your life — again. Lionsgate is bringing its long-in-the-works, “Dirty Dancing” sequel to the Cannes Market. The “hot market package” is...
Projects Starring Ann Dowd, Maisie Williams to Launch Sales at Cannes Market
Women-penned pics starring Ann Dowd and Maisie Williams are among the latest projects heading to the 2022 Cannes Film Market. Dowd will be toplining “The Undertaker’s Children,” a thriller...
Trailer Watch: Lola Quivoron’s Cannes Pic “Rodeo” Teases the Underground World of Dirt Bike Riding
Among the films set to premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the upcoming Cannes film festival is “Rodeo,” Lola Quivoron’s narrative feature directorial debut. Now, thanks to...
Tamara Lawrance Boards “Get Millie Black” from HBO and Channel 4, Tanya Hamilton to Direct
Tanya Hamilton (“Night Catches On”) is set to direct a new co-production from HBO and the U.K.’s Channel 4, a six-part drama series set primarily in Kingston, Jamaica. According to...
Renée Webster’s “How to Please a Woman” & More Secure Distribution Ahead of Cannes Market
A slew of women-directed films have just landed distribution deals ahead of their respective screenings at the Cannes film market later this month — they are WWII drama “The...
Pick of the Day: “Happening”
Shortly after I watched “Happening,” a French drama about a student trying to obtain an illegal abortion in 1963, a draft Supreme Court decision signaling the overturning of Roe v. Wade...
Georgia Oakley’s Feature Directorial Debut “Blue Jean” Set for Sales at Cannes Marketplace
The latest news out of Cannes teases a new directorial debut to look forward to. Deadline reports that “Blue Jean,” written and directed by Georgia Oakley, is among the many enticing...
Ellen Rapoport’s “Minx” Secures a Second Season at HBO Max
Feminist erotic mag Minx will be returning to shelves — the HBO Max comedy of the same name from creator and showrunner Ellen Rapoport has been renewed for a second season, according to a press...
Cannes Market: Elizabeth Banks to Star in Medical Drama “A Mistake” from Writer-Director Christine Jeffs
Elizabeth Banks is somehow finding time in her busy slate as an actor, director, and producer to star in medical drama “A Mistake,” to be helmed by New Zealand-born filmmaker Christine...
Pick of the Day: “Girls5eva”
“Girls5eva’s” second season proves that the Tina Fey comedy is anything but a one-hit wonder. From creator Meredith Scardino and exec produced by Fey, the Peacock series sees its...
Liz Feldman Real Estate Dark Comedy “No Good Deed” Gets Straight-to-Series Order from Netflix
Liz Feldman has another Netflix dark comedy on the way. The “Dead to Me” creator scored a straight-to-series order from the streamer, where she’s under an overall deal, for...
Viola Davis in Talks to Star in HBO Max “Peacemaker” Spinoff Series
Viola Davis may be heading from the White House back into the world of “Suicide Squad.” Currently starring as Michelle Obama in “The First Lady,” the Oscar and Emmy winner is...
Issa Rae to Serve as 2022 American Black Film Festival Ambassador, Will Premiere New Series “Rap Sh*t”
Actress, writer, director, producer, and creator Issa Rae is taking on another role. The Emmy nominee will serve as Festival Ambassador for the 2022 edition of the American Black Film Festival...
Trailer Watch: Florence Pugh Starts Doubting Utopia in Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling”
Ever since her critical success in 2019 with comedy “Booksmart,” Olivia Wilde’s directorial follow-up has been hotly anticipated — especially once details started to emerge...
Trailer Watch: Stargirl Keeps Spreading Her Magic in Julia Hart’s “Hollywood Stargirl” Sequel
Sometimes we just need a little bit of magic in our lives — enter Stargirl Caraway (Grace VanderWaal), the free-spirited, ukelele-playing teenager who, in Julia Hart’s...
Erica Lipez to Write and EP “We Were the Lucky Ones” Limited Series for Hulu, Joey King to Star
An adaptation of Georgia Hunter’s bestselling book “We Were the Lucky Ones,” about a Jewish family separated at the start of WWII, has been ordered to series at Hulu. According to...
May 2022 Film Preview
Where one might expect a heavy slate of mom-centric films in honor of Mother’s Day, this month’s releases buck expectations, relying primarily on darker, sometimes more unsettling, themes —...
Soo Hugh’s “Pachinko” Scores Season 2 Renewal at Apple TV+
There are still plenty more stories to be told about the family at the center of “Pachinko.” The Apple TV+ drama, which follows four generations of a Korean immigrant family across Korea,...
Lexi Alexander in Production on Netflix Martial Arts Pic “Absolute Dominion”
Deadline reports that filmmaker Lexi Alexander is currently in production on a new martial arts feature film set in a post-apocalyptic future. Alexander is directing from a script she wrote, which...
Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer-Winning Play “Cost of Living” Will Make Broadway Debut This Fall
Martyna Majok’s play “Cost of Living” is getting another staging — this time on Broadway. Deadline reports the production will make its debut on the Great White Way at the Samuel...
Quote of the Day: June Diane Raphael on Why She Wrote a Spinoff for Her “Grace and Frankie” Character
While Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie” prepares to wrap up its final series on April 29, one of its stars, actor and screenwriter June Diane Raphael, is not ready to say goodbye just...
Trailer Watch: Lesley Manville’s Housekeeper Searches for the Perfect Dress in “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”
Lesley Manville may have played an accomplished dressmaker in “Phantom Thread,” but now she’s filling the shoes of the outsider looking in, in this new trailer for “Mrs....
Katie Aselton’s Diane Keaton-Starrer “Mack & Rita” Acquired by Gravitas Premiere
Gravitas Ventures is launching a new theatrical release label, and the first title on its docket is Katie Aselton’s third feature. Deadline reports that Gravitas Premiere has acquired...
Exclusive: A Woman Falls for the Wife of the Man She’s Having an Affair with in “Anaïs in Love” Clip
A graduate student meets the latest object of her affection — who also happens to be the wife of a man she’s having an affair with — in Women and Hollywood’s exclusive clip of...