Deal Central
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‘Wonder Woman’ Finds New Director in Patty Jenkins
Michelle MacLaren recently left the project over creative differences
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‘Walking Dead’ Creator Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment Signs First-Look Deal With Universal
AMC TV series EP and comic book creator started production shingle in 2010
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Amanda Schull, Milo Ventimiglia to Star in Indie Thriller ‘Devil’s Gate’
Clay Staub will direct the suspense movie for Mednick Productions, Caramel Films and Inferno Pictures
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WME-IMG Expands Live Events With Professional Bull Riders Acquisition
PBR reaches more than 550 million households in more than 40 countries
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Chris Pratt to Star in Bootlegging Drama ‘The Real McCoy’
Pitch written by Bill Dubuque lands at Universal
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Matthew Vaughn in Talks to Direct ‘Flash Gordon’ Remake
“X-Men” and “Kingsman” director tackling comic-strip hero created by Alex Raymond
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Verve Signs ‘Doctor Who’ Director Joe Ahearne, Brit List Writer Malachi Smyth
Ahearne wrote Danny Boyle’s “Trance,” while Smyth wrote the futuristic film “Gateway 6”
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Emma Stone in Negotiations to Star in Musical ‘La La Land’ From ‘Whiplash’ Director
Damien Chazelle wrote and will direct the film for Lionsgate
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Weinstein Company Acquires Book, Film Rights to Self-Published Hit ‘Happy People Read and Drink Coffee’
Weinstein Books will publish Agnes Martin-Lugand’s debut novel in 2016
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Sony Exec Leaves Studio Post to Run Amy Pascal’s Production Company
Rachel O’Connor will transition to top post at Pascal Pictures
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Elisabeth Moss Thriller ‘Queen of Earth’ Acquired by IFC Films
The U.S. distributor has picked up the North American rights
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J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Hires ‘Star Wars’ EP Tommy Harper as COO
He has worked with the company on films such as “Star Trek” and “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”
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John Penotti Replacing Jim Tauber as Sidney Kimmel Entertainment President
The company is forming a new division called SKE Global, which is a joint venture with Ivanhoe Pictures
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‘Wonder Woman’ Movie Loses Director Michelle MacLaren
Gal Gadot is set to star in the comic book movie for Warner Bros.
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‘Captain Marvel’ Lands Female Writers Behind ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ ‘Inside Out’
Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve are nearing a deal to write the comic book movie for Disney and Marvel
