The adaptation will be penned by J.P. Davis (Plane, The Contractor). There is currently no director attached. Watch on Deadline Hell Diverstakes place two centuries after World War III has poisoned the planet. Don LeeB&C Content, Blackstone Aging and outdated, most of the ships plummeted back to Earth long ago. They dive, so humanity survives. Xavier, or X, is a legendary Hell Diver at the center of the action. Ari Arad added, I couldnt be more excited to have Don Lee join ourHell Diversteam....

Its the present and its the future. Viewers are younger, more affluent and spend a lot more time with the game. A lot of our audience wasnt even watching NFL on other services. Amazon Prime broadcastersGetty Images She explained that the focus has remained on the fan since then. We didnt want to be different for the sake of being different. We needed to create a broadcast that worked. [Thats] not always easy on streaming, you needed to find it easily....

The consolidation in the talent representation space continues. Former longtime APA CEO Jim Gosnell will serve on the board of AGI alongside Osborne and Arfa. AGI was founded 35 years ago by Arfa and acquired by Ron Burkles Yucaipa Entertainment in 2012. Independent Artist Group (IAG)IAG AGIs President Marsha Vlasic is being named Vice-Chair of the IAG Music Division. It follows a year, during which APA bulked up by going on an agent hiring spree....

Hes the kind of man who always lends a hand and has a good word for everyone. But Aidan has a dark secret hes been keeping from everyone in town and those closest to him. Hes a kidnapper and serial killer. Knopf/Blumhouse Michallon said she knew from the beginning that her serial killer would not get to speak. Im a reporter by trade, so I took writing an authentic serial killer novel as a great responsibility....

CNNis planning anotherIndependence Dayspecial,The Fourth In America, that will include performances from Post Malone, Demi Lovato, Zac Brown Band and Leon Bridges. Dana Bash, Boris Sanchez, Victor Blackwell and Cari Champion will host the special, which also will include Sheryl Crow, Darius Rucker, Alanis Morrisette, Duran Duran, Flo Rida, Smash Mouth and The Plain White Ts. This will be the fourth year that the online grid has scheduled a Fourth of July special, following CNNs long running tradition of New Years Eve coverage from Times Square....

On todaysCrew Callwe talk withThe EnglishcomposerFederico Jusid, who came into Hollywoods spotlight after the industry caught his score on the Oscar winning 2009 foreign film,The Secret in Their Eyes. In the Prime Video series, Emily Blunt plays Cornelia Locke, a woman who arrives to America in 1890 to avenge her sons death. While an Ennio Morricone sound is natural with any westerns score, Jusid went further to distinguishThe Englishfrom the rest, incorporating 19th century piano and strings to represent Lockes homeland....

Latondra Newton, who has served asDisneys chief diversity officer since 2017, is leaving the company. An internal memo from Disney chief human resources officer Sonia Coleman announcing Newtons departure was circulated to staff Tuesday. Coleman wrote that Newton decided to leave The Walt Disney Company to pursue other endeavors. Latondra NewtonGetty Images We hear that she plans to join a corporate board and focus on a creative company she owns....

EXCLUSIVE: Ed Solomon, film and television writer, has teamed up withthe Black Listto hostWord by Word. The show will broadcast live on Zoom starting Thursday, June 29. This time, I wanted to open it up for others who maybe felt the same. ‘Word by Word’ with Ed SolomonThe Black List Im truly looking forward to learning from the many incredible guests who will be participating. I just hope I can shut up long enough to do so....

Emile Hirsch is looking back and reflecting on the2015 assault of a Paramount executiveduring the Sundance Film Festival. It was scary because it was so wrapped up in binge drinking, Hirsch toldThe Independentin a recent interview. I had no memory of what happened. Emile HirschMichael Buckner / Getty Images So Im reading the stuff the next day, like, What? Its like if you drink too much and then you wake up and youve done this horrible thing....

Members had surrounded Schiff as he appeared in the well of the House chamber to listen to the resolution. After the vote, Schiff hugged and shook hands with Democratic colleagues, as some chanted, Adam! Watch on Deadline The resolution accuses Schiff of misleading the American public on Donald Trump and Russia. C SPAN Schiff later wrote a message on his campaign account, with a link to a fundraising page. He wrote, MAGA Republicans passed their resolution to censure me....

Seth Meyershas become one of the elder statemen of late-night. I was the new guy for two months and a lot of shows have come and gone. Its been nine years, so it didnt happen overnight. United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks with host Seth MeyersPhoto by: Lloyd Bishop/NBC But there was certainly a boom of how many people were trying this format, he told Deadline. I hate being off, he says....

UPDATE:An on-record joint statement fromSteven Spielberg,Martin ScorseseandPaul Thomas Andersonhas been issued. Turner Classic Movieshas always been more than just a channel. It is truly a precious resource of cinema, open 24 hours a day seven days a week. From left: Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Paul Thomas AndersonGetty Images Earlier this week,David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, got in touch to talk about the restructuring ofTCM. Our primary aim is to ensure that TCMs programming is untouched and protected....

Deadlinecaught up with Wissman earlier this week as he was putting the final touches to the festival. Can you explain how the structure works? WISSMAN:The foundation does two things, the film festival and the arts festival afterwards throughout the summer. Barrett Wissmansubject’s own My job is the film festival while Beatrice Venezi is focused on the arts festival. But the film festival is really me, Im doing 90% of it....