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Dream cast checks in to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsFrom Variety – Fox Searchlight and Participant Media have partnered up for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Based on the book These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach. John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) […] -
BBC builds Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No CommentsFrom the BBC – Stephen Mangan (Green Wing) has been cast as the title character in BBC Four’s adaptation of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, where he will […] -
The Familiars are getting animated
Posted on October 6, 2010 | 1 CommentFrom Variety – Doug Sweetland, a Pixar veteran of 16 years, has signed on to helm The Familiars for Sony Pictures Animation. Based on the novel by Adam Jay Epstein […] -
Screen Gems picks up The Mortal Instruments
Posted on October 5, 2010 | No CommentsFrom Variety – In what is probably no surprise to anyone, Screen Gems is developing Cassandra Clare’s bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments, as a possible film franchise, in partnership with Constantin Film […] -
Fox wins Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Posted on October 4, 2010 | No CommentsFrom DHD – When it hit the market last week, the buzz surrounding this project was deafening. Several major studios pursued it, including Sony, Paramount, Universal and Summit, but at last […] -
What’s coming up next from the BBC
Posted on October 4, 2010 | No CommentsWow. This sizzle reel of the BBC’s upcoming fall season left me agog – Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson, the three most recent Dr. Whos, Rufus Sewell, Gillian Anderson, Romola […] -
Wonder Woman returns
Posted on October 4, 2010 | No CommentsFrom DHD – You last saw her back in the 70’s, in The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, embodied by Lynda Carter. A feature adaptation has been simmering in development for […] -
My Stroke of Insight to be feature
Posted on October 4, 2010 | No CommentsFrom DHD – Sony Pictures Entertainment and Imagine Entertainment are teaming up for a feature adaptation of My Stroke of Insight, neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor’s memoir about her eight year journey […] -
The CW tries again for Confessions of a Back-Up Dancer
Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsFrom DHD – Alloy Entertainment is having a big week. First they have two pilots picked up at ABC Family, and now the CW is finalizing a script deal for […] -
Universal wins the hand of Snow White
Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsFrom DHD: The Hollywood fairy tale blitz continues – in one of the biggest spec deals this year, Universal has inked a multi-million dollar deal to land Snow White and the […]
![Dream cast checks in to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel From Variety – Fox Searchlight and Participant Media have partnered up for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Based on the book These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach. John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/These-Foolish-Things-115x115.jpg)
![BBC builds Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency From the BBC – Stephen Mangan (Green Wing) has been cast as the title character in BBC Four’s adaptation of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, where he will […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Dirk-Gently-2-115x115.jpg)
![The Familiars are getting animated From Variety – Doug Sweetland, a Pixar veteran of 16 years, has signed on to helm The Familiars for Sony Pictures Animation. Based on the novel by Adam Jay Epstein […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/The-Familiars-115x115.jpg)
![Screen Gems picks up The Mortal Instruments From Variety – In what is probably no surprise to anyone, Screen Gems is developing Cassandra Clare’s bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments, as a possible film franchise, in partnership with Constantin Film […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/City-of-Bones-115x115.jpg)
![Fox wins Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter From DHD – When it hit the market last week, the buzz surrounding this project was deafening. Several major studios pursued it, including Sony, Paramount, Universal and Summit, but at last […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Abraham-Lincoln-Vampire-Hunter-115x115.jpg)
![What’s coming up next from the BBC Wow. This sizzle reel of the BBC’s upcoming fall season left me agog – Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson, the three most recent Dr. Whos, Rufus Sewell, Gillian Anderson, Romola […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Song-of-Lunch-115x115.jpg)
![Wonder Woman returns From DHD – You last saw her back in the 70’s, in The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, embodied by Lynda Carter. A feature adaptation has been simmering in development for […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Wonder-Woman-115x115.jpg)
![My Stroke of Insight to be feature From DHD – Sony Pictures Entertainment and Imagine Entertainment are teaming up for a feature adaptation of My Stroke of Insight, neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor’s memoir about her eight year journey […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/My-Stroke-of-Insight-115x115.jpg)
![The CW tries again for Confessions of a Back-Up Dancer From DHD – Alloy Entertainment is having a big week. First they have two pilots picked up at ABC Family, and now the CW is finalizing a script deal for […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Confessions-of-a-back-up-dancer-115x115.jpg)
![Universal wins the hand of Snow White From DHD: The Hollywood fairy tale blitz continues – in one of the biggest spec deals this year, Universal has inked a multi-million dollar deal to land Snow White and the […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Snow-White-115x115.jpg)





