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MGM and The Black List have selected Jennifer Grand as the second recipient to receive a two-step guild minimum blind script deal. As part of the partnership, Franklin Leonard and Scott Silver are on board to produce Grand’s script for the studio. The third opt-in period of the partnership, whose mission is to discover new voices from historically underrepresented communities around the world, kicks off January 27-April, 29 2022, and is open to all genres. “Breaking in isn’t easy for anyone and those of us coming to screenwriting after a career in another industry find that many of the paths and positions are designed for younger people just starting their careers,” said Grand. “I turned to The Black List to increase my exposure and my network and now I have my first writing deal! I’m grateful to MGM for such an incredible opportunity and to Franklin Leonard and Scott Silver for selecting me to work with.” Michael De Luca, MGM’s Film Group Chairman and Pamela … [Read more...] about Jennifer Grand Lands Blind Feature Film Script Deal Through MGM & The Black List Partnership

After Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt recently sparked romance rumours with Swedish singer Lykke Li. Reports claimed that the two have been dating for some time, however, Page Six's source has refuted the claim. An insider told the portal, there's nothing going on between the two. Brad Pitt and Lykke Li sparked relationship rumours after a report of an anonymous tip revealed that the actor was seen hanging out with Li at a famous Hollywood eatery joint. Now as per a Page Six source disclosed that, "He [Brad] hasn't seen her in two years. He met her a couple of years ago. [There's] nothing negative. They are just not dating." Meanwhile, another report revealed that the two are just friends. People Magazine revealed that Brad and Lykke are part of "a large group of artsy friends that he enjoys hanging out with." This group also reporteldy includes Alia Shawkat who was previously linked to Brad Pitt in June 2020. Jennifer Aniston Says There Is No 'Oddness' With … [Read more...] about Brad Pitt & Lykke Li Are Not Dating; Actor Reportedly Has Not Met The Singer ‘In Years’

EXCLUSIVE: Brely Evans and Ben Stephens , who recur on Carl Weber ’s The Family Business as Sonya Duncan and Curtis Duncan, have been promoted to series regulars for the upcoming fourth season. Additionally, Bern Nadette Stanis ( Good Times ), Nayirah Bosley and Sacaiah Shaw have joined the BET+ series in heavily recurring roles. Filming on Season 4 got underway last week in Los Angeles. Based on Weber’s bestselling crime drama book series, The Family Business follows the Duncans, an upstanding, tight-knit family that by day owns and operates an exotic car dealership in New York. By night, their business activities are more illicit in nature. Evans’ Sonya Duncan is newly married to Junior Duncan; Sonya strategically compiles family secrets to make sure her husband is always one step ahead. Stephens’ Curtis Duncan is a bounty hunter and the strikingly handsome nephew of L.C. Duncan who has become the family favorite in the kitchen and in the streets. … [Read more...] about ‘The Family Business’ Ups Brely Evans & Ben Stephens To Series Regulars For Season 4, Adds 3 To Cast

Mattel ’s live-action Masters of the Universe based on its iconic 1980s muscular action figure toy line is determined to live on. After being in development at Sony for quite some years, the feature project is now moving over to Netflix for a summer 2022 start. There was buzz about this some time ago, however, Sony would not confirm at the time. That rumor is now a reality. Sony, meanwhile, will keep rights to the film in China. Adam and Aaron Nee ( The Lost City ) are still attached to direct with a screenplay they wrote with David Callaham ( Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Wonder Woman 1984 ). Kyle Allen ( West Side Story ) will star as Prince Adam/He-Man. In Masters of the Universe , an orphan named Adam discovers he is a prince destined to be the savior of a faraway land and must quickly learn of his power and the importance of saving his true home from an evil force. “ Masters of the Universe is an iconic property that shaped the … [Read more...] about ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Live-Action Mattel Movie Heads To Netflix After Being In Development At Sony; Kyle Allen To Play He-Man

Sean Penn is getting a lot of attention for comments he made yesterday in the Independent while promoting his latest film, Flag Day . The project is Penn’s latest directorial effort, one in which he also stars with real-life daughter Dylan Penn. Based on the autobiographical Flim-Flam Man: The True Story of My Father’s Counterfeit Life written by Jennifer Vogel, Flag Day is about the unique bond between a daughter and a messed-up but charismatic father, John Vogel, who spent years in prison for a bank robbery, was a grand schemer and dreamer, and who became the most notorious counterfeiter in U.S. history, single-handedly faking over $20 million. Deadline’s reviewer, Pete Hammond called Penn’s character “an underworld guy who feels he is always just one step away from the American Dream.” Penn told the Independent he feels the Vogel is reflective of a certain “white American male entitlement” that he sees in the country these days. “Or rather, I should say, … [Read more...] about Sean Penn, Discussing His Father-Daughter Film ‘Flag Day,’ Says: “Men Have, In My View, Become Quite Feminized”