All articles by John Hazelton – Page 69
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         News NewsNetflix orders two seasons of comedy 'The Politician' (reports)Barbra Streisand, Gwyneth Paltrow reportedly in talks to join cast. 
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         News NewsNick Pepper to head TV at Legendary following Mark Gordon Company exitPepper leaves post as head of television at The Mark Gordon Company. 
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         News NewsJJ Abrams' sci-fi 'Demimonde' gets HBO series orderBad Robot to produce in association with Warner Bros Television and HBO. 
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         News News'Molly's Game' producer Mark Gordon named eOne content chiefSteve Bertram becomes eOne president, film, television and digital. 
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         News News'La La Land' director Damien Chazelle to direct drama for AppleTech titan keeps mum over details. 
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         News NewsMeryl Streep joins cast of 'Big Little Lies' season 2Oscar nominee joins second season of Emmy and Golden Globe-winning show. 
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         News NewsAnonymous Content, Paramount take Margaret Atwood 'Maddaddam' trilogyCanadian author ’very happy with the vision’ for upcoming adaptation after The Handmaid’s Tale, Alias Grace. 
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         News NewsNetflix reveals record subscriber growthStreaming giant adds 8.3 million subscribers in Q4; company praises Bright performance. 
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         News NewsTomorrow Studios acquires TV rights to 'The Oracle Year'Tomorrow Studios has acquired TV rights to The Oracle Year, a forthcoming debut novel by best-selling comic book writer Charles Soule. Tomorrow, the US partnership between producer Marty Adelstein (pictured) and ITV Studios, is in active development on an adaptation of the novel, about a twentysomething New ... 
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         News NewsLionsgate unveils first-look TV deal with Cassian ElwesFirst TV deal for independent stalwart. 
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         News NewsFacebook sets first drama series, 'Sacred Lies' from Blumhouse TelevisionFacebook unveils Blumhouse Television thriller as development director Ricky Van Veen tells NAPTE company not targetting ’prestige hour-long dramas’. 
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         News NewsAcorn TV revives ‘Agatha Raisin’All3media International to distribute outside English-speaking territories. 
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         News NewsGeorge Clooney’s 'Catch-22' set for HuluStar set to return to major TV role for first time since ER; will also direct. 
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         News NewsUS streamer BritBox sets first original seriesOmnifilm Entertainment producing in association with BritBox and World Productions. 
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         News NewsApple orders sci-fi series 'See' from 'Peaky Blinders' creator Steven KnightThe Hunger Games’ Francis Lawrence to direct. 
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         News NewsAnonymous Content, Paramount TV plot 'Shantaram' seriesPartners acquire rights to Gregory David Roberts’ epic novel. 
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         News NewsGlobal Road sets TV deal with Offspring EntertainmentThe television arm of the former IM Global has signed Adam Shankman’s Offspring Entertainment to a first-look TV deal. 
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         News NewsAlison Cross to receive WGA West's Paddy Chayefsky AwardCross is best known for writing TV movie Roe vs. Wade. 
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         Features FeaturesHow the 'spectacularly banal' special effects in 'Downsizing' were createdThe visual-effects team on Alexander Payne’s satirical sci-fi comedy created a realistic but artful miniature visual world. 
 








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