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Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin, and Alastair Stout for Harry Potter (HBO)

Film Development 🗒️

• Peter Sohn will direct ‘Incredibles 3,’ taking over from Brad Bird, who remains on board as writer and producer. (more)
• Sony Pictures Animation has set Stephen Curry, Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, and Nick Kroll for the voice cast of ‘Goat.’ (more)
• Patrick Schwarzenegger will star opposite Margaret Qualley in ‘Love Of Your Life,’ a new Amazon MGM film directed by Rachel Morrison. (more)
• Nintendo has delayed its live-action ‘Legend of Zelda’ movie to May 7, 2027, citing production reasons. (more)
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has joined David Fincher’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ sequel. (more)
• Mark Ruffalo will star in ‘Being Heumann,’ Apple’s adaptation of Judy Heumann’s memoir, directed by ‘CODA’s’ Siân Heder. (more)
• Jonathan Daviss will star as Snoop Dogg in Universal’s upcoming biopic, directed by Craig Brewer. (more)
• Scott Cooper will write, direct, and produce a new untitled crime drama for United Artists and Scott Stuber at Amazon MGM Studios. (more)
• ‘Oldboy’ screenwriter Hwang Jo-yoon makes his streaming debut with Disney+ Korean crime thriller ‘Gold Land.’ (more)
• Emily Mortimer will direct ‘Dennis,’ a Moscow-set romance starring Alison Oliver and Yura Borisov, produced by A24 and Fruit Tree. (more)
• Mia Goth will play the villain opposite Ryan Gosling in ‘Star Wars: Starfighter,’ a stand-alone film set after ‘The Rise of Skywalker.’ (more)
• Channing Tatum and Brad Pitt are teaming with Amazon MGM Studios for a film and docuseries on the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race. (more)
• Michelle Randolph is in talks to star in ‘Malibu,’ a subterranean horror thriller directed by ‘Paranormal Activity 2’s’ Tod Williams for Screen Gems. (more)
• Rob Riggle and Jordana Brewster will star in ‘The Pirate King,’ a veteran-centered redemption drama about pirate reenactors. (more)
• Craig Brewer will direct Universal’s Snoop Dogg biopic, revising the script and joining producers including Snoop himself. (more)
• ‘Supacell’ creator Andrew “Rapman” Onwubolu will direct Netflix’s crime biopic ‘The Council,’ about Harlem kingpin Nicky Barnes. (more)
• Hulu has acquired an untitled college comedy starring Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone. (more)

TV Development 📺

• Rachel Brosnahan will star in and executive produce S2 of Apple’s legal drama ‘Presumed Innocent.’ (more)
• Gemma Chan and Chloë Sevigny have joined Peacock’s ‘The Five-Star Weekend’ as a series regular alongside Jennifer Garner, Regina Hall. (more)
• Felicity Huffman is joining S2 of Fox’s medical drama ‘Doc’ as a series regular, playing a sharp and ambitious doctor with a secret. (more)
• Titus Welliver will star alongside J.K. Simmons in ‘The Westies,’ an MGM+ crime drama about a brutal Irish gang in 1980s Hell’s Kitchen. (more)
• Iris Apatow has joined S3 of Hulu’s ‘Tell Me Lies’ in a recurring role as a college freshman hiding a secret. (more)
• HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series has added nine characters, including Molly Weasley, and Lucius Malfoy, and Draco Malfoy. (more)
• Prime Video has renewed ‘Maxton Hall – The World Between Us’ for S3 ahead of its S2 premiere this November. (more)
• Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Love Story’ has cast Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy, with Sydney Lemmon and Alessandro Nivola joining. (more)
• ‘The Hunting Wives,’ the thriller series starring Malin Åkerman and Brittany Snow, has moved from Starz to Netflix for a July 21 U.S. premiere. (more)
• Bertie Carvel will play Cornelius Fudge in HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series, joining the growing ensemble for the high-profile adaptation. (more)
• Doug Jung has joined Amazon’s long-gestating video game adaptation ‘Mass Effect’ series as showrunner. (more)
• Regina Hall has joined Jennifer Garner in Peacock’s upcoming drama ‘The Five-Star Weekend,’ based on Elin Hilderbrand’s bestselling novel. (more)

Renewed & Canceled ✅ ❌

• ‘Étoile’ has been canceled by Prime Video after S1, despite an initial two-season order. (more)
• ‘Couples Therapy’ has been renewed for S5 at Paramount+ following a 30% viewership jump during S4. (more)
• ‘Alert’ and ‘The Cleaning Lady’ are cancelled by Fox. (more)

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