The Dailies reports on the latest in development, greenlights, renewals, and cancellations.
Lily Collins in Emily in Paris (Netflix)
Film Development 🗒️
- Tom Hanks will play Abraham Lincoln in Starburns Industries’ ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ a live-action and stop-motion hybrid he’ll also produce. (more)
- Lily Collins will play Audrey Hepburn in a film about the making of ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s,’ from Imagine Entertainment. (more)
- Andrew Scott will star opposite Emily Blunt in ‘Walk the Blue Fields,’ with Netflix boarding the romantic drama. (more)
- Ed Skrein has been cast as villain Baldur in Prime Video’s ‘God of War,’ series adaptation. (more)
- Jared Harris has joined Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in Martin Scorsese’s Apple film, ‘What Happens at Night.’ (more)
- Sony Pictures Classics has acquired John Turturro’s Sundance crime thriller, ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York,’ for a fall release. (more)
- ‘Venom’ is getting an animated feature at Sony, with ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines,’ filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein set to direct. (more)
- Taylor Schilling will lead NBC’s crime drama pilot, ‘What the Dead Know.’ (more)
- ‘Regency,’ CBS’ period family comedy pilot starring Rhys Darby, has added Mia Challis and Hayley Griffith to its cast. (more)
TV Development 📺
- Aimee Lou Wood is set to star as the heroine in Working Title’s new TV adaptation of ‘Jane Eyre.’ (more)
- Taylor Sheridan has retitled the Samuel L. Jackson-led ‘Tulsa King’ spinoff to ‘Frisco King,’ and will write all eight episodes. (more)
- Ryan Coogler has landed a Hulu pilot order for his ‘The X-Files’ reboot, with Danielle Deadwyler set to star. (more)
- Daniel Minahan will direct HBO Max drama pilot ‘How To Survive Without Me,’ starring Ray Romano and Joshua Jackson. (more)
- MGM+ has renewed ‘Robin Hood,’ for a 10-episode second season. (more)
Business 🤝
- Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films has signed a first-look film and TV deal with Searchlight Pictures. (more)
- Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson have signed an overall deal with Paramount Television Studios, extending their partnership beyond ‘Yellowjackets.’ (more)
Do you think the uptick in network pilots points to a renewed pilot season? Let us know in the comments.
