Rise Literary Partners With ’13 Reasons Why’ & ‘Little House On The Prairie’ Producer Joy Gorman As Publisher Expands Book-To-Screen Ambitions

Rise Literary Partners With ’13 Reasons Why’ & ‘Little House On The Prairie’ Producer Joy Gorman As Publisher Expands Book-To-Screen Ambitions

Rise Literary is heightening its book-to-screen ambitions through a new advisory partnership and publishing imprint with TV producer Joy Gorman. Gorman, whose credits include 13 Reasons Why and Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Little House on the Prairie, joins the team in a consulting capacity to offer insights to the Rise Literary team and CEO Kristen…

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‘Saturday Night Live UK’ Sets Inaugural Cast Of 11

‘Saturday Night Live UK’ Sets Inaugural Cast Of 11

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live UK, the first ever British incarnation of NBC’s legendary late-night series, has found its inaugural cast of 11. Cast members include Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi, and Paddy Young. Plans for a British version of SNL…

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WME Independent Boards Jaume Collett-Serra’s ‘Play Dead’ — EFM

WME Independent Boards Jaume Collett-Serra’s ‘Play Dead’ — EFM

WME Independent is handling world rights on Jaume Collett-Serra’s genre feature Play Dead and will launch the film at the upcoming EFM.  Written by Natalie Conway and Peter Stanley-Ward, Play Dead is described as a “World War II white-knuckle thriller” about an Allied soldier who, after an ambush, must play dead to survive the night…

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Andrea Londo, David Arquette, James Le Gros & Jeremy Gimenez Lead Tennis Drama ‘Wildcard’ — EFM

Andrea Londo, David Arquette, James Le Gros & Jeremy Gimenez Lead Tennis Drama ‘Wildcard’ — EFM

EXCLUSIVE: Andrea Londo (Narcos) leads the cast of Wildcard, a recently completed indie drama also starring David Arquette (Scream), James Le Gros (Drugstore Cowboy), and Jeremy Gimenez (So Help Me Todd). The film, marking Greg Bekkers’ directorial debut, “centers on Isabel Collins (Londo), a former tennis prodigy newly out of rehab and struggling to reclaim her identity in…

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US software stocks hit by Anthropic wake-up call on AI disruption

Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 12:02 AM [NEW YORK] US software stocks extended their slide on Wednesday, driven by fears of disruption caused by artificial intelligence, with some analysts warning of more volatility as investors assess whether the challenge is existential for the sector. The sell-off was triggered by a new legal tool from…

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‘Talk To Me’ & ‘Babygirl’ Star Sophie Wilde Set For Sc-Fi ‘Soon You Will Be Gone And Possibly Eaten’; Anton Launches For EFM

‘Talk To Me’ & ‘Babygirl’ Star Sophie Wilde Set For Sc-Fi ‘Soon You Will Be Gone And Possibly Eaten’; Anton Launches For EFM

EXCLUSIVE: Talk To Me and Babygirl actress Sophie Wilde is set to star in sci-fi thriller Soon You Will Be Gone And Possibly Eaten, which Anton is launching ahead of next week’s European Film Market. Egor Abramenko, the filmmaker behind A24’s upcoming horror film Altar and Russian sci-fi Sputnik, will direct from a script by…

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A24 Wins ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Rights: TV Series In Works From JT Mollner, Glen Powell & Roy Lee; ImageNation Pic In Early Development

A24 Wins ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Rights: TV Series In Works From JT Mollner, Glen Powell & Roy Lee; ImageNation Pic In Early Development

A24 is finally working on the next iteration of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise with a TV series from JT Mollner being the first project out of the gate. This comes after winning a months long bidding war for the 1974 horror feature’s franchise TV and film rights, which we’ve told you about; A24 winning…

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