Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Momentum Entertainment Restructures, TV Pilots For 4/23/13, Focus Features Buys 'Dallas Buyers Club'


Momentum Entertainment Restructures, TV Pilots For 4/23/13, Focus Features Buys 'Dallas Buyers Club'


Momentum Entertainment Restructures, Focuses On Scripted

Group president Steven Marrs is reportedly no longer with the company and the unscripted division, headed by Chuck Dalaklis, has folded. (DH)

TV Pilot Report For 4/23/13: Projects at MTV, FX, E!, And More

A look at recent television pilots. (SSN)

Matthew McConaughey AIDS Drama Acquired by Focus Features

Jean-Marc Vallee’s Dallas Buyers Club has been picked up by Focus, after a prior gestation at Universal, with plans for a third or fourth-quarter release. (THR)

In Search of a Great ‘Gatsby’

Peter Bart’s look back, in advance of the upcoming Baz Luhrmann retelling, at the history of the classic novel’s feature adaptation history since its 1925 publication. (VAR)

The TV Upfront/Digital NewFront Calendar

The 2013 Upfront Events Calendar through June 6, 2013. (AA)

Chloe Moretz In Talks To Join ‘Sils Maria’

Moretz, already with two high profile roles this year via her Hit Girl reprisal in Kick-Ass 2 and as Carrie in the fall, is in talks to star opposite Juliette Binoche and Mia Wasikowska in the Olivier Assayas film. (DH)

Mike Nichols In Early Talks to Direct 'One Last Thing Before I Go'

The Bad Robot produced adaptation of Jonathan Tropper’s novel would be Nichols’ first project since Charlie Wilson's War in 2007. (THR)

E! Delays Scripted Series, Adds WWE and The Wanted To Unscripted Stable

Highlights from E!’s upfront presentation last night in NYC, including plans for six new unscripted series,  ten new specials and eight original scripted programs in development. (AA)

'Malibu Country' Showrunner Exiting

Writer-producer Nastaran Diba, who replaced series creator Kevin Abbott in October of last year,  is departing the series. (EW)

YouTube Turns Eight

A look at the top ten YouTube videos and their respective, staggering view counts. (TDB)

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