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HBO Max to Develop Heidi Fleiss Scripted Series From ‘The Staircase’ Co-Showrunner Maggie Cohn

Heidi Fleiss (Courtesy of Getty Images) HBO Max is developing a drama series based on the life of Heidi Fleiss. The untitled series hails...

Oscar-Nominated Screenwriters Andrea Berloff, John Gatins Form Creative Partnership With Netflix

Academy Award nominees Andrea Berloff and John Gatins have formed a creative partnership with Netflix to write feature films for the...

U.S. Agencies Court International Distributors as Market Consolidation Puts Domestics in Disarray

WME Independent / UTA / CAA As the global film industry emerges from the worst of the pandemic — and wide-ranging consolidation in the...

‘I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson’ Creators Set HBO Max Comedy Pilot ‘Computer School’

Courtesy of Netflix Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin have set up the comedy pilot “Computer School” at HBO Max, Variety has learned. In the...

Selwyn Seyfu Hinds Signs Overall Deal With UCP, Will Adapt Graphic Novel ‘The Sixth Gun’

Selwyn Seyfu Hinds (Courtesy of UCP) Selwyn Seyfu Hinds has signed an overall deal with UCP, which will see him adapt the Civil War...

Keegan-Michael Key, Johnny Knoxville to Star in Hulu Comedy Pilot From Steve Levitan, John Enbom

Keegan-Michael Key (Left) and Johnny Knoxville (Right) (Courtesy of Todd Lipson/Hulu) Hulu has ordered a comedy pilot from Steve Levitan...

Milla Jovovich, Dave Bautista to Star in Paul W.S. Anderson’s Adaptation of ‘In the Lost Lands’

Milla Jovovich (Left) and Dave Bautista (Right) (Courtesy of AP) Director Paul W.S. Anderson, best known for the “Resident Evil”...

WME Reaches Deal With WGA on Packaging and Endeavor Content Divestment

Courtesy of Michael Buckner for Variety WME and the WGA have finally come to terms on a settlement that will allow WME to resume...

#PayUpHollywood Survey: Support Staffers Hit Hard By the Pandemic

Colleen Hayes/NBC Being a Hollywood assistant has always been a tough gig, but the COVID-19 pandemic has only made it tougher on the...

CAA Promotes Rachel Rusch to Co-Head of Motion Picture Talent

Rachel Rusch (CAA) Creative Artists Agency executive Rachel Rusch has been elevated to co-head of motion picture talent. In her new role,...

CAA Promotes Jim Burtson to President, PWC’s Carol Sawdye Named CFO

Jim Burtson and Carol Sawdye (CAA) CAA has promoted Jim Burtson to the post of president, a move that is another sign of generational...

WGA Rejects WME’s Latest Offer: ‘No Going Last Bonus’

Courtesy of Cheyne Gateley/Variety Intelligence Platform The Writers Guild of America has flatly rejected the latest proposal from WME to...

More Streaming, More Screaming: Showbiz Predictions for 2021

Courtesy of King: Anthony Behar/Sipa USA/AP Images; Zuckerberg: Olivier Douliery/Abaca/Sipa/AP Images; Chalamet: Chia Bella James/Warner...

CAA Reaches Deal With WGA, Will Resume Repping Writers

CAA Campus (Courtesy of Michael Buckner for Variety) UPDATED: CAA has reached an agreement with the Writers Guild of America that will...