HBO is developing a limited series based on the Gillian Flynn novel “Dark Places,” Variety has learned exclusively. Flynn will serve as co-creator, writer, and co-showrunner on the project and holds the rights to the novel. Brett Johnson will also serve as co-showrunner, co-creator and
The San Francisco 49ers are heading to the Super Bowl, setting the stage for a rematch of the 2020 NFL championship game in which the Kansas City Chiefs bested the 49ers for the win. The NFL’s big game is set for Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium
Is there anything Olivia Colman cannot do? The British chameleon has been taken on an array of roles across film and television for over 25 years, assembling a resume only the most established actors can dream of. Her extraordinary range of performances in various genres,
Bosnian-Dutch writer and director Ena Sendijarević has signed with Black Bear’s management arm. Sendijarević’s second feature “Sweet Dreams” was selected as the official Dutch submission for this year’s Academy Awards and deemed a “startlingly accomplished sophomore film” by Variety. She was also one of Variety’s 10 Directors
France-based sales agency Lightdox has acquired the international rights to feature documentary “As the Tide Comes In” by Basque director Juan Palacios, co-directed with Sofie Husum Johannesen, ahead of its Nordic premiere at the 47th edition of Göteborg Film Festival. The film is competing for
BMG is to part ways with Roger Waters, the Pink Floyd co-founder whose inflammatory comments about Israel, Ukraine and the United States have caused no shortage of controversy, Variety has learned. The German-based company signed a publishing agreement with the musician in 2016 and was
Production has begun on “Star Trek: Section 31,” the Paramount+ movie starring Michelle Yeoh. As previously announced, Yeoh will reprise the role of Emperor Philippa Georgiou in the film, having originated the character in the first season of “Star Trek: Discovery.” Georgiou, after crossing over
Patrick Wolf was hired as chief accounting officer at the Motion Picture Association. The corporate finance and accounting executive will lead the MPA’s worldwide financial planning and reporting functions. Based out of the Los Angeles office, he will report to Hunter Paletsas, executive vice president