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Category: Film and TV Development
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A24 Will Survive the AI Backlash, but Some Are Convinced the Company Has ‘Sold Its Soul’
Film and TV Development this week: A24 has entered a $75 million research partnership with Google DeepMind to develop AI workflows for filmmaking; and A first-time feature director details the development and production of his debut film…
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Thailand’s CEA Launches Bangkok International Content Market; First Edition Set For July
Film and TV Development this week: Thailand’s Creative Economy Agency (CEA) is launching the Bangkok International Content Market (BICM), a full-scale; and Zack Snyder is set to write and direct a theatrical reimagining of John…
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Film Festival Market and, Zack Snyder Direct Reimagining John Carpenter s Escape, and more.
Film Festival Market and International Co-Productions this week: Zack Snyder is attached to write and direct a reimagining of John Carpenter’s 1981 dystopian action film ‘Escape; and The Cannes Film Festival remains a prestige venue, but…
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Industry Deals, Finance, and Labor, How LA s Fight Its Entertainment Future May, and more.
Industry Deals, Finance, and Labor Updates this week: The Los Angeles mayoral and city council elections are pivoting on the city’s ability to retain film and television; and The California Film Commission has allocated tax credits to 38…
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New Series Orders, Renewals, and, Big Bang Theory’ Spinoff, and more.
New Series Orders, Renewals, and Cancellations this week: Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions have set a July release on HBO Max for ‘Stuart Fails to Save the; and The April 2026 renewal and cancellation cycle crystallizes…
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Michael De Luca Warns About the Danger of Hollywood Cutting Development Funds for Original
Film and TV Development this week: Warner Bros. Pictures co-chair Michael De Luca, speaking at the Produced By conference, framed studio development; and United Talent Agency has signed Barry Levinson for representation across all areas.
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Michael De Luca Warns About the Danger of Hollywood Cutting Development Funds for Original
Film and TV Development this week: Warner Bros. Pictures chief Michael De Luca, speaking at the Produced By conference, framed studio development; and United Talent Agency has signed Barry Levinson for representation across all areas.
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Tax Credits, Financing, and Industry, Governor Newsom announces 38, and more.
Tax Credits, Financing, and Industry Economics this week: The California Film Commission has allocated tax credits to 38 new productions, generating an estimated $796 million; and The California Film Commission has allocated tax credits…
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Industry Deals and Partnerships, Maxime Saada Says Canal Will No Longer Work, and more.
Industry Deals and Partnerships this week: Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada has publicly declared the company will cease working with the 600+ film professionals who; and MGM Television has signed a first-look television development deal with…
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New Film & TV Projects and Series, Very Young Frankenstein Starring, and more.
New Film & TV Projects and Series Orders this week: FX has greenlit ‘Very Young Frankenstein,’ a series adaptation of the Mel Brooks classic, from the executive; and FX and Hulu have issued a series order for ‘Very Young Frankenstein,’ a…