
The purpose of this weekly news roundup is to highlight and celebrate films/TV from and about women. The news collected in this week’s roundup was announced between November 4 to November 10. As there is an abundance of news, some stories may slip through the cracks. In the event of this happening, please reply below with any news or release information about films/TV made or about women that should be shared.
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Women Behind The Camera
Margot Robbie (Birds of Prey) and Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey) team up to launch a female-driven action movie writing program. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Sandra Bullock (Bird Box) to produce and star in the movie adaptation of ITV miniseries Unforgiven. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Lucia Puenzo (The German Doctor) will direct Jessica Chastain (355) in the movie adaptation of Ashley Ream’s novel Losing Clementine. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Paramount buys Krystin Ver Linden’s scripted Robert Johnson biopic Love in Vain. Source: Deadline
Kay Cannon (Blockers) to direct a biopic about Chicago improv gurus Charna Halpern and Del Close. Source: Deadline
Nahnatchka Khan (Always Be My Maybe) to write and direct cruise performer comedy Showboat. Source: Deadline
J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts 3 moving forward at Warner Bros. Jessica Williams’ Lally to play a central role in the sequel. Source: Deadline
Haifaa Al-Mansour (The Perfect Candidate) to direct Stephanie Shirley biopic Let It Go. Source: Deadline
Casting News
Inanna Sarkis (After) joins Suki Waterhouse in mystery horror film Seance. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Sadie Sink (Stranger Things) will lead coming-of-age drama Dear Zoe. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Aubrey Plaza (Child’s Play) cast opposite Michael Caine in Lina Roessler’s feature debut Best Sellers. Source: Deadline
Josephine Langford (After) joins the cast of Amy Poehler’s next directorial feature Moxie. Source: Deadline
Andrea Riseborough (Mandy) set to lead supernatural thriller Geechee. Source: Deadline
Crystal Reed (Swamp Thing) to star in Emerson Moore’s thriller Escape The Field. Source: Deadline
Chloe Bailey (Grown-ish) and Ryan Simpkins (Fear Street) to star in Joshua John Miller’s and M.A. Fortin’s (Final Girls) supernatural thriller The Georgetown Project. Source: Deadline
TV News
Jessica Gao (Rick and Morty) has been tapped to develop and lead the writing team for She-Hulk from Marvel and Disney+. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Queen Sugar‘s Ava DuVernay and Kat Chandler developing Texas-set labour drama for TNT. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Mary-Louise Parker to star in and executive produce potential follow-up series to Weeds. Source: Variety
Georgia King to write and star in a new half-hour romantic comedy series from Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video. Source: Deadline
D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place) to star in A League of Their Own series from Amazon. Source: Variety
Merle Dandridge (Greenleaf) joins Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory) in HBO Max’s thriller drama The Flight Attendant. Source: Deadline
The CW buys friends comedy from Hannah Marks, Corinne Brinkerhoff, and Ben Stiller. Source: Deadline
New Releases
*releases may vary depending on region*
In theatres:
- Last Christmas written by Emma Thompson and Bryony Kimmings
- The Kingmaker (Documentary) directed by Lauren Greenfield (Limited release in NY and LA)
- Mickey and the Bear written and directed by Annabelle Attanasio (November 13 in NY; November 22 in LA; Wide Release on November 29)
- Good Girls Get High directed by Laura Terruso and co-written by Terruso and Jennifer Nashorn Blakenship (Limited release/DirectTV)
- Honey Boy directed by Alma Har’el
- Harriet written and directed by Kasi Lemmons
- Tales From the Lodge written and directed by Abigail Blackmore (Limited release in the UK)
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil written by Linda Woolverton
- The Elephant Queen (Documentary) co-directed by Victoria Stone and Mark Deeble (Limited release)
- Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (Documentary) written and directed by April Wright (Limited release)
Streaming:
- Let It Snow written by Victoria Strouse (Netflix)
- Dublin Murders created by Sarah Phelps (Starz)
- Dickinson created by Alena Smith (Apple TV+)
- Hache created Verónica Fernández (Netflix)
- Jenny Slate: Stage Fright directed by Gillian Robespierre and written by Jenny Slate (Netflix)
- Sid & Judy (Documentary) written by Claire Didier (Showtime)
VOD/Home Video:
- The Weekend written and directed by Stella Meghie
- Paradise Hills directed by Alice Waddington
- The Farewell written and directed by Lulu Wang
- Wonder Woman: Bloodlines written by Mairghread Scott
- Satanic Panic directed by Chelsea Stardust
- The Kitchen written and directed by Andrea Berloff
- Blue directed by Gabriela Ledesma; written by Ledesma and Callie Schuttera
- Angel of Mine directed by Kim Farrant
- Miss Virginia written by Erin O’Connor
- Greener Grass written and directed by Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe
- Netizens (Documentary) written and directed by Cynthia Lowen
Update
Gunpowder & Sky acquired the U.S. rights to Neasa Hardiman’s sci-fi thriller Sea Fever. Source: Deadline
Film Bridge Intl. to handle international sales for Tanya Wexler’s Buffaloed. Source: Variety
IFC Films buys the North American rights to Coky Giedroyć’s (Harlots) How to Build a Girl. Source: Deadline
Strand Releasing acquires the U.S. rights to Maryam Touzani’s drama Adam. Source: Variety
Trailer of the Week
First trailer for Stella Meghie’s The Photograph
Categories: Anything and Everything, News, Women Film-makers