EXCLUSIVE: Derek Kolstad, the screenwriter behind the John wick series, collaborates with Amazon Studios to develop a live-action feature film based on the iconic Japanese action-horror manga Hellsing. “Ever since my brother introduced me to the manga and anime Hellsing a few years ago, I’ve been obsessed with adapting,” Kolstad said. “And when Mike Callaghan […]

EXCLUSIVE: WME has recruited first-generation Maltese-American filmmaker Alex Camilleri, whose directorial debut Luzzu premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the first Maltese feature film to appear at a major international festival. Camilleri also wrote, produced and edited the film, which revolves around Jesmark, a struggling fisherman on the island of Malta who is forced […]

Elle Fanning, star and executive producer of Civic Center Media / MRC Television’s Hulu series Great, expands relationship with independent studio partnership. She and her sister Dakota Fanning have teamed up to launch production company Lewellen Pictures and have a first-look television deal with the studio, a joint venture between UTA and MRC. The Fanning […]

Southern California counties and others across the state could be allowed to open more businesses and lift other restrictions earlier than expected under a plan announced Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom . The plan, for the first time, will tie reopenings to vaccination totals and prioritize the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines to communities hardest hit […]

EXCLUSIVE: Julie Taymor is attached to the realization Love of guns, an adaptation of Jennifer Clement’s novel. Babylon BerlinLiv Lisa Fries’s is committed to playing the role of Margot in the ensemble cast. Marissa Kate Goodhill (Come away) wrote the script. AP Nick Wechsler and Chockstone Pictures partners Steve Schwartz and Paula Mae Schwartz are […]