STX Entertainment has titled its intergalactic love story as "The Space Between Us," starring Gary Oldman, Asa Butterfield, Carla Gugino, Britt Robertson, BD Wong and Janet Montgomery. Peter…
Director Terry Gilliam, the only American member of the Monty Python comedy troupe and an Oscar nominee for the screenplay to his film “Brazil,” has died. He was <<Â bo…
The West Coast members of the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical Employees " Hollywood's key below-the-line union " have ratified a three-year successor deal to the union’s master contract w…
Kim Allen will play Jackie Kennedy in Rob Reiner's upcoming Lyndon B. Johnson movie “LBJ,” starring Woody Harrelson. Bill Pullman has been cast as Ralph Yarborough and Richard Je…
The editorial staff of Vice Media’s digital operations will now be represented by the Writers Guild of America East after management agreed to a request to allow the staff to unioni…
Songwriter Bret McKenzie and author Michael Chabon are joining Disney’s musical comedy “Bob the Musical.” The project, in which a man suffers a head injury and can subseque…
Sundance Selects has acquired U.S. rights to Nelson George's “A Ballerina’s Tale,” centered on a critical part of dancer Misty Copeland’s career. The documentary was …
Ray Jessel, who had extensive TV credits on “The Love Boat” and “Head of Class,” died July 17 of natural causes at his home in Studio City, Calif. He was 85. Jessel w…
George Coe, an actor with extensive credits and a longtime activist in the Screen Actors Guild, died Saturday in Santa Monica, Calif., after battling a long illness. He was 86. Coe acted for…
Disney is developing “Genies,” a live-action comedy prequel to its 1992 animated hit “Aladdin.” Tripp Vinson is on board to produce “Genies” through his V…
Hugh Jackman has dropped out of the drama “Collateral Beauty” a month after the project was unveiled by Palmstar Media. Producers have indicated that they hope to replace Jackman…
IFC Films will release Elisabeth Moss’ psychological thriller “Queen of Earth” starting Aug. 26 in New York, followed by a national rollout. “Queen of Earth,…
Outfest has selected writer-director-actor John Cameron Mitchell ("Hedwig & the Angry Inch," "Rabbit Hole," "Shortbus") as the recipient of its 19th annual Outfest Achievement Award. The…
The Disney ABC Television Group has reversed course on cutting jobs for up to 35 application developers, two weeks after informing the employees that they were being laid off. The developers…
Michael J. Roth and Steve Longi have acquired feature film and TV rights to the Off-Broadway musical-comedy “Zombie Prom,” Variety has learned exclusively. Roth is producing thro…
A remake of Whoopi Goldberg’s comedy “Sister Act” is in the works at Disney. Goldberg is not yet involved with the new “Sister Act.” Kirsten Smith and Karen McC…
“Annie” director Will Gluck has signed on to direct Disney’s lottery movie, formerly titled “Lucky Guy,” with “The Lego Movie’s” Dan Lin attac…
Abrams Artists Agency has reorganized its executive suites in its Los Angeles and New York offices with a quartet of veterans receiving promotions, Variety has learned exclusively. Nea…
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The American Film Institute will confer honorary degrees on actress Angela Lansbury and writer-director-producer Lawrence Kasdan on June 10. The Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees will be presen…
Pacific Mercantile Bank has provided Mike and Marty Productions with financing for its legal thriller “Beyond Deceit,” starring Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino. The production f…
Level 33 Entertainment has acquired North American rights to romantic drama “After Words,” starring Marcia Gay Harden, Oscar Jaenada and Jenny Ortega, Variety has learned. Red Se…
Disney is developing a live-action version of “Pinocchio” with Peter Hedges on board to write the story that’s loosely based on the studio’s 1940 animated movie. Hedg…
James Franco has come on board to direct and produce William Gay’s “The Long Home,” a coming-of-age story set in rural Tennessee in the 1940s. Franco and Vince Jolivette wi…
Disney is developing a live-action movie version of its animated “Winnie the Pooh” property, hiring “Listen Up Philip” writer-director Alex Ross Perry to write the ad…