Last Looks: Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock Reunite, The Studio Renewed for Season 2, and More!

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Film Development 🗒️

• David O. Russell will direct ‘Shutout,’ a high-stakes pool hustler drama starring Robert De Niro and Jenna Ortega. (more)
• Shia LaBeouf will star in ‘God of the Rodeo,’ a prison-set crime thriller from Rosalind Ross and producer Giannina Scott. (more)
• Miles Teller will star in Greg Kwedar’s fantastical comedy ‘Possum Song,’ with FilmNation producing and sales launching at Cannes. (more)
• Mandy Moore joins Nate Bargatze in ‘The Breadwinner,’ a comedy about a dad upended by his wife’s ‘Shark Tank’ success. (more)
• Zoey Deutch, Jon Hamm, and John Slattery will star in an R-rated Hollywood comedy from ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ director David Wain. (more)
• Amazon MGM has acquired worldwide rights to ‘The Beekeeper 2’ in a deal worth over $50M, with Jason Statham set to return this fall. (more)
• Rebecca Hall, Gael García Bernal, Noomi Rapace, and Beanie Feldstein will star in ‘The End of It,’ a sci-fi drama launching sales at Cannes. (more)
• Dennis Quaid and Jean Reno have wrapped filming on action-thriller ‘The Florist,’ which has pre-sold in multiple territories ahead of Cannes. (more)
• Margaret Qualley will star in ‘Love of Your Life,’ a new Amazon MGM film directed by Rachel Morrison and produced by Ryan Gosling. (more)
• Susan Sarandon, Aubrey Plaza, and Everly Carganilla star in ‘The Accompanist,’ a drama marking Zach Woods’ feature directing debut (more)
• Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Michel Franco’s ‘Dreams,’ a drama starring Jessica Chastain. (more)
• ‘John Wick’ creator Derek Kolstad will adapt Devney Perry’s upcoming romantasy novel ‘Shield of Sparrows’ for Amazon MGM. (more)
• James Cameron has tapped Martin Sheen to narrate the audiobook ‘Ghosts of Hiroshima,’ which Cameron will adapt into his first post-‘Avatar’ film. (more)
• Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock are reuniting for an untitled romantic thriller at Amazon MGM Studios. (more)
• Angelina Jolie will star in ‘Anxious People,’ a comedy from director Marc Forster, based on the bestselling novel by Fredrik Backman. (more)
• Luke Wilson and Heather Graham will star in ‘Getting Rid of Matthew,’ a rom-com with Emma Roberts in talks to join and sales launching at Cannes. (more)
• Will Poulter, Kit Connor, and Manu Ríos will star in ‘Rapture’, a medieval zombie horror, with sales launching at Cannes. (more)
• The Andrea Iervolino Company has launched its new label Aventura, backing thriller ‘Deep Water’ starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley. (more)
• Jeremy Allen White, Mandy Patinkin, and Isabella Rossellini will star in Jeremiah Zagar’s family drama ‘The Painted Bride.’ (more)

TV Development 📺

• Aaron Waltke has been named showrunner of Amazon’s ‘Wings of Fire’ animated series, based on the book series by Tui T. Sutherland. (more)
• Jimmy Tatro and Dan Lagana are reuniting with A24 for ‘Lifties,’ a snow-set ensemble comedy series in the works at HBO. (more)
• Julia Garner is set to star in and executive produce a Netflix limited series about the FTX scandal, playing Caroline Ellison. (more)
• Netflix’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’ reboot casts Luke Bracey, Crosby Fitzgerald, and Skywalker Hughes as the Ingalls family. (more)
• Skydance has paused new spending on Jeremy Strong’s 9/11 first responders series ‘9/12’ amid growing uncertainty over its merger with Paramount. (more)

Greenlights, Renewals, & Cancellations ✅ ❌

• ‘The Studio’ is renewed for S2 at Apple. (more)
• ‘Acapulco’ will end with S4 at Apple. (more)
• ‘Trying’ is renewed for S5 at Apple TV+. (more)
• ‘The Equalizer’ is cancelled after S5 at CBS. (more)

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