B&E Productions Nabs Film Rights to Ron Leibman’s Novel ‘Big Law’ – Film Briefs Filmmaker Mike Smith’s B&E Productions has obtained the film and television rights to Big Law, a legal thriller novel from Ron Leibman. The book, which was released January of last year via Penguin Group LLC, centers..

‘Dan the Weatherman’: Joanna Garcia Swisher Joins As Fox Pilot Remains In Midseason Consideration With Recastings Fox is making casting changes on its single-camera comedy pilot Dan the Weatherman, toplined by Thomas Lennon. JoAnna Garcia Swisher has been tapped as the new female lead, replacing..

Daytime Emmy For ‘The Bay’ Guest Star Patrika Darbo Revoked For Improper Submission The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has rescinded the Daytime Emmy Award it gave last month to Patrika Darbo for her guest-starring role on the Amazon soap opera The Bay. The organization said toda..

Lantern Capital Execs Meet With Weinstein Co. Employees In Los Angeles The Lantern Capital co-founders met for the first time today with the Weinstein Co. staff as the private equity firm moves closer to acquiring the studio’s film and television assets. Related Anonymous Content Ta..

Spotify Backs Away From Controversial Artist Conduct Policy UPDATED to include comment from women’s advocacy group UltraViolet. Related Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Says New, Tough Content Policy 'Rolled Out Wrong' Spotify today retreated from a controversial artist conduct poli..

Latest Screen Queen Saoirse Ronan Promises Heady Sexual Politics In ‘Mary, Queen Of Scots’ It’s a given of the movie business that there will be a queen somewhere in the mix. Lately, we’ve seen a tilt toward Victoria, broad-minded and firm, as in Victoria & Abdul and The Young Victoria. Earlier,..

‘The Rook’: Lisa Zwerling & Karyn Usher Join As Showrunners, EP Stephenie Meyer Exits Starz Spy Series EXCLUSIVE: There is change at the helm of Starz’s upcoming spy thriller series The Rook, from Lionsgate and Liberty Global. Lisa Zwerling (Betrayal) and Karyn Usher (Bones) have come onboard as..

SAG-AFTRA Network Code Negotiations Underway In New York Negotiations are underway for SAG-AFTRA’s Network Code, which generates more than $200 million a year in earnings for members working on a wide range of non-primetime and syndicated shows including soap operas, game shows, talk, news, spor..

‘Games Of Thrones’ Star Dean-Charles Chapman Joins Netflix Pic ‘The King’ EXCLUSIVE: Game Of Thrones actor Dean-Charles Chapman has joined the cast of Netflix feature The King, which is underway today in UK. Related Talpa Forges Closer Ties With ITV; 'America's Got Talent&..