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EXCLUSIVE : Gladys Knight , the Empress of Soul who recorded hits such as “Midnight Train to Georgia” and “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” is gearing up for a scripted mini-series about her life. Knight has teamed up with Cineflix Productions to develop the series and she will exec produce through her Empress of Soul Productions banner. It’s suggested that the project could run similar to The Crown , taking on different periods of Knight’s life. If the project progresses, Knight would become the latest soul legend to have a series set around her; Cynthia Erivo starred as Aretha Franklin in the third iteration of Nat Geo’s Genius anthology last year. Cineflix Productions is coming off the success of feature doc Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy, from Nancy Buirski, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The company previously worked with another Motown legend, Smokey Robinson, on Lifetime telemovie Miracle in Motor City. … [Read more...] about Gladys Knight Scripted Series In The Works With Cineflix

EXCLUSIVE : MGM is repping sales on the new movie version of Long Day’s Journey Into Night , starring Jessica Lange , Ed Harris , Ben Foster and Colin Morgan. As we reported Monday, filming has wrapped on the under-the-radar screen adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer prize-winning play. Well known British theater and opera director, Jonathan Kent, has made his feature directorial debut on the project, which filmed in Ireland. Above is a first image from the production. The project sees double Academy Award and five-time Golden Globe winner Lange reprise her 2016 Tony-winning Broadway role, also directed by Kent. She portrays the troubled, emotionally fragile and addiction-plagued Mary Tyrone. Four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris is her husband James, a celebrated actor but failed property magnate – and a man with fears and regrets deeply rooted in his impoverished beginnings. Foster will play their wayward, charming and hard-drinking elder son, Jamie. And … [Read more...] about MGM Repping Sales On ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ With Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ben Foster & Colin Morgan

EXCLUSIVE : Sony’s 3000 Pictures has finalized a deal that will see Oscar winner Ang Lee direct Bruce Lee , a film that will star the filmmaker’s son Mason Lee in the role of the iconic martial artist. Dan Futterman , whose work includes Capote and Foxcatcher , is working on a script that has seen previous versions by Jean Castelli, Alex Law and Mabel Cheung, and, most recently, Wells Tower. Lawrence Grey, Shannon Lee, Ang Lee, Ben Everard and Brian Bell are producing, and Elizabeth Gabler and Marisa Paiva are overseeing the project for the studio. The project will see Gabler, Paiva and Tom Rothman reunited with the director after they worked together previously on Life of Pi. The director, who left his stamp on the martial arts genre with Best Foreign Film Oscar winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2000 (it remains the highest-grossing international film in the U.S.) has long wanted to delve into the making-of-a-legend tale. Lee came to the U.S. … [Read more...] about Ang Lee Taps Son Mason Lee To Play Martial Arts Legend Bruce Lee In Epic At Sony’s 3000 Pictures