Last Looks: Disney Acquires 'Impossible Creatures,’ Prime Video Renews 'Ballard' For Season 2

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Maggie Q in Ballard (Prime Video)

Film Development 🗒️

• Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway will star in Ron Howard’s military drama ‘Alone at Dawn.’ (more)
• Jason Bateman is in talks to direct ‘The Partner’ for Universal, with Tom Holland set to star in the John Grisham adaptation. (more)
• Passage Pictures snagged film rights to ‘The Talented Miss Farwell,’ a con-artist tale inspired by a real $50M fraud. (more)
• New Line is in final talks with Michiel Blanchart to direct ‘Final Destination 7’ after the franchise’s record-breaking ‘Bloodlines’ installment. (more)
• Johnny Depp’s film ‘Modi,’ starring Riccardo Scamarcio, has been acquired by Vertical for North American release. (more)
• Matt Dillon will play Frank Stallone Sr. in Amazon MGM’s Sylvester Stallone biopic ‘I Play Rocky,’ directed by Peter Farrelly. (more)
• Rebecca Sugar will write and direct an Annapurna animated feature based on ‘Moomin.’ (more)
• Ashley Judd will star in the indie drama ‘21 Down’, inspired by college football player Caden Cox. (more)
• Disney has acquired Katherine Rundell’s fantasy series ‘Impossible Creatures’ in a major seven-figure deal, with the author set to adapt it. (more)
• Chris Pine and Jenny Slate will star in Rachel Lambert’s indie romance ‘Carousel,’ which recently wrapped production in Ohio. (more)
• Tony Leung and Léa Seydoux’s Venice winner ‘Silent Friend’ has been acquired by 1-2 Special for North American release. (more)
• Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is co-developing Mattel and Amazon MGM’s live-action ‘Polly Pocket’ movie starring Lily Collins. (more)

TV Development 📺

• FX has cast Karl Glusman, Alan Ruck, and Katja Herbers in Peter Gould’s drama pilot ‘Disinherited.’ (more)
• Netflix has ordered a competition series based on the classic murder mystery game ‘Clue,’ featuring contestants solving real-life whodunits. (more)
• NBC is developing a ‘Wordle’ game show hosted by Savannah Guthrie and produced by Jimmy Fallon. (more)
• Alex Honnold will host ‘Get a Little Out There With Alex Honnold,’ a 2026 travel adventure series exploring Nevada for the Outside network. (more)
• Netflix has unveiled the cast for its coming-of-age drama ‘The Body,’ about Catholic school girls whose visions spark mass hysteria. (more)
• Warner Bros. has acquired Mark Ronson’s memoir ‘Night People’ for a feature adaptation produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B. (more)
• Prime Video has renewed ‘Ballard’ for S2. (more)
• Fox has canceled animated comedy ‘The Great North’ after five seasons. (more)

Business 🤝

• Paramount’s domestic distribution chief Chris Aronson is exiting the studio, staying through Dec. 1 to oversee ‘The Running Man’ release. (more)
• John Gore Studios has acquired Hilary Bevan Jones’ Hilltop Screen and hired Francis Hopkinson as creative director. (more)
• Sony Pictures has hired longtime Disney exec Louie Provost as executive VP of production. (more)
• Erin Doyle has been promoted to ‘SNL’’s top producing circle alongside veterans Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward. (more)

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