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Exclusive:Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler’s UK-us outfit Maven Screen Media, in Cannes as producers of Scarlett Johansson’sUn Certain Regard title Eleanor The Great, are lining up their next film Rose’s Baby, which Styler will direct and in which Antonio Banderas will appear.

It will shoot this summer in London.

Beta Cinema has international rights, with CAA representing North America. Piers Tempest’s Tempo Productions is also producing.

“It’s about a dysfunctional divorced couple who can’t bear each other,” said Rattray, who said Banderas will play the father. “The only thing they agree on is...

The party doesn’t stop at the 2025 Met Gala!

Celebs partied into the early morning at the Boom at The Standard Hotel Met Gala 2025 After Party for fashion’s biggest night out.

Stars like Shaboozey and Busta Rhymes hit the DJ booth after 2 a.m., following sets by Burna Boy and Black Coffee, per Wwd.

Chance the Rapper, Darren Criss, Mia Criss, Central Cee, Nick Jonas and wife Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Halle Bailey, Yara Shahidi, Lupita Nyong’o, Daniel Lee, Sergio Hudson and Leon Bridges were among the many star-studded attendees.

Coco Rocha, Christian Siriano, Bebe Rexha, Dascha Polanco, Bronwyn Newport, Adam Lambert, Sharareh Siadat, Shaun Hardy, Alex Moss, Sasha Pinto, Jennifer Lee, Chloe King, Henry Zankov, Victoria Seabrooks, Early Fontenette, David Graver, Erin Lichy, Big Sean, Ezra J. William, Tina Leung, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dapper Dan, and Mia Moretti were also among the many names.

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Station 19's Jack Gibson was a fan-favorite character even after his departure from the series. Since Gibson left, many fans found his departure sad and heart-wrenching. Thankfully, while he's not a series regular, Gibson is still a presence on the show, appearing for key scenes in Station 19.

Since its beginning in 2018, Station 19 has not just been a show about firefighters; it has been a show about family. The firefighters on the Station 19 team have supported each other through unimaginable losses, family issues, relationships beginning and ending, and so much more. Andy Herrera (Jaina Lee Ortiz), now the Captain of Station 19, has always made a point of talking about the team at 19 as a family, no matter where life takes them.

When Station 19's seventh season began in March 2024, viewers knew there would be some endings coming. Before the season began, ABC had already announced...

Patricia Louisiana Knop, a film screenwriter and television producer known for 9 1/2 Weeks, Wild Orchid and the Showtime series Red Shoe Diaries, died at age 78 on Aug. 7 in Santa Monica, Calif. from what her publicist said was a lengthy illness.

She was married for 46 years to producer/director Zalman King, who collaborated with her on many projects, including the scripts for Wild Orchid and 9 1/2 Weeks. He died in 2012.

Knop was born on Oct. 23, 1940 in Muskegon, Michigan. As a teenager longing for adventure, she wrote to the captain of a boat docked in Florida, and asked if she might join his crew. He said yes, so she boarded a train and made the long journey alone, only to discover that the captain had no idea who she was and what he had agreed to. However, he took her on.

At sea, she met and fell in love with fellow crewman Zalman King Lefkowitz.

Screenwriter Patricia Louisianna Knop, who collaborated with her producer-director husband Zalman King on erotically-charged films of the late 1980s and 1990s including “Siesta” and “9 1/2 Weeks,” died Aug. 7 in Santa Monica after a lengthy illness.

“9 1/2 Weeks,” starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger, was directed by Adrian Lyne, co-produced by King and co-written by Knop. The film proved controversial for its explicit S&m-theme and was heavily cut before its U.S. release.

Her writing credits also include “Delta of Venus,” “Wild Orchid” and “Red Shoe Diaries.” King directed “Wild Orchid” and the pair collaborated on the screenplay for the film starring Rourke and Jacqueline Bisset, which also had to be cut in order to obtain an R-rating.

Knop’s other screenplays included “Lady Oscar” and “Silence of the North.”

Knop met King on a Caribbean-bound schooner in 1961, and King began acting on TV shows. Knop also co-wrote the book for Broadway...

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Brian and Angel seem to have it all – a beautiful baby, a loving relationship and an enviable house. When they let single mother Katie into their home, they think they are helping a troubled woman rebuild her life. Angela and Katie bond: Angela opens her soul to her new friend, but Katie is reluctant to talk about her own past. As Katie moves into the guest house, and becomes part of the household, Angela discovers Katie’s very dark secret – one that threatens to tear her family apart.

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Lionsgate Premiere has released the official trailer to Jonathan Baker’s forthcoming thriller Inconceivable, which is slated for release June 30. The pic, written by Chloe King, stars Nicolas Cage, Faye Dunaway, Gina Gershon, and Nicky Whelan. The film follows Katie (Whelan), who moves to town with her young daughter in order to start a new life after enduring abuse in her past and she quickly befriends another mother, Angela (Gershon), and her husband Brian (Cage)…...

Lionsgate Premiere has released the official trailer to Jonathan Baker’s forthcoming thriller Inconceivable, which is slated for release June 30. The pic, written by Chloe King, stars Nicolas Cage, Faye Dunaway, Gina Gershon, and Nicky Whelan. The film follows Katie (Whelan), who moves to town with her young daughter in order to start a new life after enduring abuse in her past and she quickly befriends another mother, Angela (Gershon), and her husband Brian (Cage)…...

Gina Gershon has signed on to the Jonathan Baker-directed thriller Inconceivable opposite Nicolas Cage, Faye Dunaway, Nicky Whelan and Natalie Eva Marie. Written by Chloe King, filming is set to begin next month with Lionsgate Premiere releasing the picture in the U.S., while Highland Film Group will sell internationally. The film follows Katie (Whelan), who moves to town with her young daughter in order to start a new life after enduring abuse in her past and she quickly…...

Exclusive: Oscar winners Nicolas Cage and Faye Dunaway have signed on to star in Inconceivable, with Nicky Whelan co-starring in the Jonathan Baker-directed thriller. Chloe King wrote the script, and Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films are producing with Baker and Daniel Herther of Baker Entertainment. Wayne Marc Godfrey of the Fyzz Facility and Arnaud Lannic and Barry Brooker are exec producing. The picture shoots next month, and it’s part of the E…...

ABC Family might still have us hooked with hits like Pretty Little Liars and The Fosters, but let’s not forget that the network — which transitions to Freeform on Jan. 12 — also has a history of suddenly canceling our dreams favorite shows, leaving us high and dry.

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With less than a month until the network draws its final breath — in name, at least — TVLine is looking back at 11 of ABC Family’s unfinished series in the hopes of finally getting some closure.

Who took a bullet on Twisted?...

Exclusive: Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films partners Randall Emmett and George Furla have made a production pact with newly formed Baker Entertainment Group’s Jonathan Baker and president Mike Burns. Deal calls for them to co-finance and co-produce three films together. That starts with Inconceivable, a Chloe King-scripted $15 million Hamptons-set thriller that will mark Baker’s directorial debut. The film has a September start date and Baker will produce with Burns, Emmett and…...

Good [afternoon], USA! Former Fox Sunday night staple American Dad relocates to TBS on Monday (9/8c), a move executive producer Matt Weitzman considers to be nothing short of a fairy tale.

Related Cougar Town Final Season Twist: [Spoiler] to Exit Early

“It’s like you had this family you were born into, and they raise you, but they don’t really understand you,” Weitzman explains to TVLine. “Finally, you get older and they kick you out of the house, then you find this other person who actually likes you for who you are and wants to spend the rest of their life with you.

Eva — excuse me, Amber — may be out of the picture, but in TVLine’s exclusive clip from Tuesday’s Awkward (MTV, 10/9c), you’ll see that she left a trail of, what else, awkwardness in her wake.

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Jenna thinks she and Matty are going to enjoy a quiet New Year’s Eve together to help get his mind off She-Who-Shan’t-Be-Named, but a needy Bff, a surprise guest and an ill-timed mom put a cork in the romantic rendezvous before Jatty even gets to pop a bottle.

Warning: The following contains spoilers from Tuesday’s premiere of Faking It. If you have yet to watch, head to a different TVLine story. Everyone else, read on…

Someone’s Faking It no more!

On Tuesday’s Season 2 premiere, the reason Lauren has been taking pills was exposed, and it was definitely not a drug addiction. The pint-sized mean girl is actually intersex — hence, the hormone pills — and now all her frenemies know the truth.

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TVLine chatted with executive producer Carter Covington and the cast about Lauren’s journey,...

Let’s all take a minute to applaud Awkward‘s midseason premiere — which, in my mind, could have been titled “Damage Control” — for essentially wiping the slate clean, doing away with so much of what alienated longtime fans in the first half of Season 4. And by “so much,” I mean Eva.

Related Awkward EPs Talk Eva’s Twist, Jenna’s Future and More

For starters, Eva’s name isn’t the only thing she’s been lying about. The pregnancy test she showed Matty at the ski lodge actually belonged to Whoria Gloria, and Eva paid her off — with Matty’s mom’s stolen earrings,...

Ding dong, the witches are… not dead.

Related Witches of East End‘s Rachel Boston on Ingrid’s Killer Twist: What’s Next?

Sunday’s Witches of East End reversed the tragic twist of last week’s episode, reviving Ingrid and Freya at a devastating cost, and TVLine has the exclusive first look at an intense — not to mention plot-twisty — scene that didn’t quite make the final cut. (To be fair, there was a lot to squeeze into the hour.)

Remember when Wendy woke Joanna from her pseudo-suicide, and she claimed she’d been with her daughters? This scene is that nightmare,...

At long last, the Kepner family tree is complete. Or at least it will be this fall when Grey’s Anatomy formally introduces April’s mother.

TVLine has learned exclusively that Connie Ray (The Big C, The Torkelsons) has been cast as the Kepner clan’s matriarch, Karen. This is technically a recast, since the character appeared briefly (sans dialogue) at April’s wedding to Jackson last season played by a different actress (the first person to ID said mystery actress in the comments wins a 20% off coupon to Bed Bath & Beyond).

Related Fall TV Spoilerpalooza: Exclusive Scoop and Photos From 42 Returning Favorites,...

Last Sunday’s Witches of East End left viewers hanging (too soon?) with a million burning questions, including: How can the Beauchamps possibly recover from this?

Related Witches of East End Recap: Only the Good Die Young

Fortunately, star Rachel Boston was ready and willing to give TVLine the inside scoop on Ingrid and Freya’s gut-wrenching twist, as well as offer a glimpse into the final few episodes of Season 2.

Tvline |What was your initial reaction when you found out Ingrid was going to be killed?

Our producers kept saying there was a huge cliffhanger for Ingrid and Freya...

Thursday’s season finale of You’re the Worst found one couple taking a major step forward, while another — albeit hilariously so — went down in flames.

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So what’s to become of Jimmy, Gretchen, Lindsay, etc., should FX’s “romantic” comedy be given a much-deserved second season? Creator Stephen Falk was more than happy to give TVLine the dirty deets:

Tvline | I’m obviously glad Jimmy and Gretchen are moving in together, but I’m more amused with how she burned her apartment down.

ABC’s Castle won’t unveil its Season 7 premiere until Monday, Sept. 29, but TVLine just caught an early showing of the much-anticipated hour.

Related Fall TV Spoilerpalooza: Exclusive Scoop on 42 Returning Favorites, Including Castle

To help tide the rest of you over (and more importantly, add fuel to all those theory-building fires), I jotted down a few non-spoilery thoughts about the intense, even twistier-than-expected episode, which was penned by new showrunner David Amann. Take a look:

* The cold open, which picks up immediately where the finale left off, is gorgeously directed by Rob Bowman, as Kate processes the ghastly scene before her,...

That Tyrant reign just won’t let up.

FX on Thursday announced the renewal of its political drama for a 13-episode second season.

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“We’re so proud of Tyrant’s performance throughout its first season,” Nick Grad, President of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions, said in a statement. “Howard Gordon is one of the best and most successful producers in this business. His ability to combine intelligent, edge-of-your-seat storytelling with events from the current geopolitical climate is truly groundbreaking. We look...

Mike Darnell is about to pop the question at ABC — 500 of ‘em, to be exact.

The former Fox reality chief, who now serves as president of unscripted and alternative TV at Warner Bros., is teaming up with megaproducer Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Voice) for the game show 500 Questions — which has scored a direct-to-series order at ABC.

Related American Idol Judges on Season 14: J.Lo Wants Less Cruelty, Adam Lambert Seeks Artistry, Harry Flinches at ‘Geek’ Label

The network describes the event series as a “genius game show” that will “test the smarts — and nerve — of contestants in a pressure-packed,...

A king and a witch are counseling Beauty and the Beast.

Alan Van Sprang (Reign) and Natasha Henstridge (The Secret Circle) will recur on Season 3 of the CW series as the titular duo’s relationship mentors, E! Online reports.

Related Fall TV Spectacular: Exclusive Scoop and Photos on 42 Returning Favorites!

Van Sprang and Henstridge will play Homeland Security agents Bob and Carol, a perfectly in-sync married couple who, as mirror images of Vincent and Catherine, offer the engaged pair some relationship advice. Unfortunately, the beauty and the beast begin to discover that there’s more than meets the eye when...

After spending time in one very famous zip code, AnnaLynne McCord may soon need to change hers.

The actress, best known for playing self-centered Naomi Clark on 90210, has landed a guest-starring role on Stalker, Mashable reports.

Related Stalker Boss Rejects Following Comparisons, Stylized Violence Label

The upcoming CBS procedural, which stars Nikita‘s Maggie Q and Hostages‘ Dylan McDermott, follows Lapd detectives in the Threat Assessment Unit who take on stalking cases. McCord will appear in one episode as Nina Preston, a television star who needs the Tau’s help after an obsessed fan threatens her life.

McCord also recurs...

Can Grumpy Cat do an epic eyeroll?

Parks and Recreation snarkmaster Aubrey Plaza has been tapped to voice the Internet’s purrfectly sour feline in Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever, a Lifetime original premiering Nov. 29.

Related Parks and Rec to Bring Back Megan Mullally, Revive Lost ‘Jammy’ Plot

In the holiday season telepic, Grumpy Cat (real name: Tardar Sauce) lives in a mall pet shop, where having never been chosen by a customer she has developed a lousy outlook on life. But one day, a 12-year-old girl named Chyrstal warms up to the feline upon realizing she is the...

Sons of Anarchy is taking Alicia Coppola for a ride, taping the Jericho alum to guest-star in the FX drama’s current seventh and final season, TVLine has learned exclusively.

Related Fall TV Spoiler Spectacular: Exclusive Scoop and Photos on 45 Returning Favorites, Including Sons of Anarchy

Coppola will play Mildred Treal, the Principal at the preschool where Jax and Wendy’s son, Abel, is a student. (As TVLine previously reported, rocker Courtney Love is set to recur as Abel’s straight-shooting teacher, Ms. Harrison.).

Since Jericho ended in 2008, Coppola has appeared on countless other shows, including NCIS: Los Angeles, The Nine Lives of Chloe King,...

Never underestimate the things a son will do for his mama.

That’s the takeaway from the Extant series finale, in which both of Molly’s (for lack of a better term) “kids” play a significant role — and one of them sacrifices himself to protect her and the rest of the world.

But which non-human saved the world: the robot or the alien? Read on to find out.

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Back In The Saddle | Molly preps to go back into space, because she’s the only person on the...

In the world of professional basketball, there are few milestones more exciting and nerve-wracking than the Final Four.

In the world of Big Brother, the Final Four is just as pivotal.

If it’s not enticing enough that this week’s Head of Household is eligible to play for the crown again next week, what makes the Final Four unique is the sole eviction vote (usually cast by the Power of Veto winner). Aside from the finale, this week in the Bb house boasts the highest stakes of the summer.

How did those pivotal moments shake out? Let’s recap:...

This is so sad. Ava-Jayne Corless, an 11-month-old baby from Lancashire, England, was mauled by a dog and killed on Feb. 10. Her mother and her mother’s boyfriend have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.

A beautiful 11-month-old baby girl named Ava-Jayne Corless was mauled and killed by a dog on Feb. 10, and her mother and her mother’s boyfriend have been arrested for child neglect and manslaughter. Ava’s father called her the most “beautiful and adorable girl in the world” and he is “devastated” by her death.

British Girl Mauled To Death By Dog — Couple Arrested For Manslaughter

In a tragic accident, Ave-Jayne Corless died after she was mauled by a vicious dog. The dog has been put down but was believed to be a “pit bull-type” dog, though authorities are still investigating the exact breed and history of the animal, according to MailOnline.

Woman & Child Mauled By...

Los Angeles -- Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film "9 1/2 Weeks," has died. He was 70.

King's son-in-law Allison Burnett says the filmmaker died Friday morning at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., after a six-year battle with cancer.

Born Zalman King Lefkovitz in 1941, King began his career as an actor in the 1960s. He and wife, Patricia Louisianna Knop, collaborated on the screenplay for "9 1/2 Weeks," which became a cult hit starring Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke.

King's other credits include "Wild Orchid" and "Two Moon Junction," which he wrote and directed.

He is survived by his wife and daughters Chloe King and Gillian Lefkovitz.

Some sad news has come in: Producer, director, and screenwriter Zalman King, age 69, died this morning at his Santa Monica, California, home following a six-year battle with cancer. While best known for his erotically-charged projects like 9 1/2 Weeks, "Red Shoe Diaries," and Wild Orchid, King did dip his toes into the horror genre on more than one occasion.

He got his start as an actor in the 60's and 70's (this writer being a big fan of his back in those days) but gained the most notoriety for writing, producing, and directing the aforementioned titles. His genre-related performances included appearances on the small screen in "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" back in 1964 and "The Munsters" in 1965 as well as the feature films Saint Francis, Galaxy of Terror, Blue Sunshine, and Trip with the Teacher.

In his later career King focused on documentaries about musicians, directing films about country singers Willie Nelson and...

Exclusive: Benita Robledo has landed the lead in MTV's half-hour pilot presentation Patito Feo. Meanwhile, sitcom veteran Amy Pietz has been tapped to co-star opposite Skyler Samuels in the ABC Family drama pilot Nine Lives. Based on the hugely successful Argentinean format, Patito Feo centers on a Mexican teenage girl (Robledo) who moves to Florida with her mother and grandmother only to discover that the reality of high school in America is nothing like she expected when she crosses paths with the Queen Bee and accidentally sets off a war at school. Easy A scribe Bert V. Royal wrote the adaptation and is executive producing with Teri Weinberg. Andy Fickman is directing. Robledo is best known for her recurring role on Gossip Girl. Based on Alloy's Nine Lives of Chloe King series of 3 young-adult novels by Celia Thomson, Nine Lives centers on Chloe King (Samuels), a teenager with heightened abilities (super speed,...

Updated: October 22, 2010 Never miss an episode of your favorite fantasy TV show again! What follows is a list of all fantasy and fantasy-esque shows currently on the air, the projected U.S. start-dates for upcoming seasons of existing and new television shows, and a look at some potential new shows that we will hopefully be seeing in the future. We'll keep this list as up-to-date as possible, so check back often. On Now: Day Station Genre Chuck Monday NBC Sci-Fi Comedy The Event Monday NBC Sci-Fi? No Ordinary Family Tuesday ABC Super Heroes? Tower Prep Tuesday Cartoon Network Supernatural? Caprica Tuesday Syfy Sci-Fi Stargate Universe Tuesday Syfy Sci-Fi Riese Tuesday/Thursday Syfy.com Steampunk Vampire Diaries Thursday CW Supernatural Supernatural Friday CW Supernatural Smallville Friday CW Super Heroes Medium Friday CBS Supernatural Star Wars: Clone Wars Friday Cartoon Network Animated Sci-Fi Haven Friday Syfy Supernatural Sanctuary Friday Syfy Supernatural -...

Well it didn’t take long for Skyler Samuels to be snatched up for another television show. Samuels, who played succubus Andie Bates on ABC’s canceled supernatural Buffy-meets-Desperate-Housewives show, The Gates, will star in a new ABC Family pilot. The pilot is based on Celia Thomson’s young adult series The Nine Lives of Chloe King in which a young girl “discovers that she has feline abilities.”

The pilot is produced by Dan Berendsen (Wizards of Waverly Place, Sabrina, The Teenaged Witch). Check out what this book series is about:

“She did her homework and got good grades, but she wasn’t afraid to ditch class sometimes to hang out with her best friends. She slept at home, but otherwise avoided all human contact with her mom. The usual stuff. Then she fell from San Francisco’s highest tower, and her life changed. For starters, she died. And then,...

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FX has picked up 'Wilfred,' an American adaptation of the Australian hit, for 13 episodes. The show will Elijah Wood as Ryan a shy guy struggling with social and professional happiness -- that is until he meets Wilfred, a dog played by Jason Gann.

Wood's character sees Wilfred as a man in a dog suit, but the rest of the world sees him as a dog. Jason Gann is the co-creator of the series and he played the title character in the Australian version.

"We loved how well the pilot turned out, and we were blown away by the chemistry between Elijah Wood and Jason Gann," said Nick Grad, executive vice president of original programming at FX Networks, in a statement.

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o. 'Family Guy' star Alex Borstein has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox TV. Under the agreement,...

Skyler Samuels (ABC's The Gates) has landed the lead in ABC Family's pilot Nine Lives, which is based on Alloy's Nine Lives of Chloe King series of 3 young-adult novels by Celia Thomson. The pilot, produced by Alloy Entertainment, centers on Chloe King (Samuels), a teenager with heightened abilities (super speed, agility, hearing…claws) who discovers she’s being pursued by a mysterious figure. Update: Also cast in the pilot are Grey Damon as Brian and Alyssa Diaz as Jasmine. Dan Berendsen penned the script and is executive producing with Alloy's Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo.

ABC Family has ordered pilots for three new shows. According to TV Guide, the network's president Michael Riley explained that the projects are being developed to add "depth" to the programming slate. Former Sabrina The Teenage Witch producer Daniel Berendsen is currently working on Nine Lives, which is based on the novel The Nine Lives Of Chloe King. The show focuses on a girl who discovers that she has feline skills. Elsewhere, Switched At Birth features two teenage girls from extremely different economic backgrounds (more)...

Exclusive: New ABC Family president Michael Riley is making his first development move a month after he took over the cable network following nm2712251 autoPaul Lee[/link]'s move to ABC. ABC Family has greenlighted 3 pilots, Strut, Nine Lives and Switched at Birth. I hear the pickup of a fourth pilot, The Lying Game, is imminent. Two of the pilots, Nine Lives and The Lying Game, hail from Alloy Entertainment, the company behind ABC Family's freshman hit Pretty Little Liars. Strut, whose order is cast-contingent, centers on a Las Vegas showgirl who unwittingly gets married to a stranger after a wild night and becomes a high school instructor for a misfit drill team in a small Texas town. Lamar Damon wrote the script and is executive producing with Anna Mastro, Karey Burke, Charlie Stratton and Norman Buckley. Nine Lives is based on Alloy's Nine Lives of Chloe King series of 3 young-adult novels by Celia Thomson.

Jeremy Piven and Kate Walsh are set to star in "Waska," the indie ensemble drama which is being helmed by Gaby Dellal ("On a Clear Day"). Thomas Dekker, Lynn Collins, Mira Sorvino, Elizabeth McGovern and Joseph Morgan also star in the Catherine Trieschmann script adapted from the novel "Angels Crest" by Leslie Schwartz. The story tells of a young father who loses his son, throwing the community into disarray during the time of Waska which is the first snowfall of the year which may be magical but is oftentimes treacherous. Dellal is also attached to helm the Chloe King-written "Lorelei."...

Ryan Murphy is in negotiations to rewrite and direct Need for Escape Artists and Paramount Pictures. Need is based on Lawrence David's novel that centers on a psychiatrist who discovers that her new patient, a maniacally depressed woman, is having an affair with her husband. The project is a long-gestating one, and Murphy is being looked at as a reboot. Chloe King and Jon Bokenkamp were previous adapters of the book, and at one point Marcus Nispel was attached to direct. Diane Lane, who was going to star, no longer is attached.

Going from psychos to psychotherapists, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre director Marcus Nispel has signed to helm Need for Escape Artists and Paramount Pictures. Production is slated to start Feb. 1 in Los Angeles. In Need, a successful New York therapist discovers that one of her patients -- a suicidal woman named Beth -- is having an affair with her husband. Diane Lane is in final negotiations to star as the therapist. The co-starring roles have yet to be cast. Chloe King wrote the script, which is loosely based on David Lawrence's novel of the same name. Jon Bokenkamp rewrote the material. Escape Artists' Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch and David Alper are producing. Marc and Peter Samuelson are also producing through their Samuelson Prods., as is Jonathan Prince. Nispel became a wanted man around town when his feature directorial debut, the $9 million-budgeted Chainsaw, opened to $28.1 million. Its gross stands at $66.1 million. The Monday after the film's opening weekend, Nispel was deluged with offers, sources said. Before turning his attention to movies, the German-born director worked in the music video world. He is repped by Endeavor.

Academy Award-nominated actress Diane Lane has come aboard to star in Sony-based Escape Artists' "Need". No director is on board, but production is slated to begin early next year. In "Need", Lane will star as a successful New York therapist who discovers that one of her patients -- a suicidal woman named Beth -- is having an affair with her husband. The co-starring role has yet to be cast. Chloe King wrote the script, which is based loosely on Lawrence David's novel of the same name. Jon Bokenkamp rewrote the material. Escape Artists' Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch and David Alper are producing. Marc and Peter Samuelson are also producing through their Samuelson Prods., as is Jonathan Prince. Lane, repped by Endeavor and Joan Hyler Management, was nominated for a best actress Oscar this year for her role in "Unfaithful". She is garnering positive reviews for her upcoming turn in the Walt Disney Co.'s "Under the Tuscan Sun".

Academy Award-nominated actress Diane Lane has come aboard to star in Sony-based Escape Artists' Need. No director is on board, but production is slated to begin early next year. In Need, Lane will star as a successful New York therapist who discovers that one of her patients -- a suicidal woman named Beth -- is having an affair with her husband. The co-starring role has yet to be cast. Chloe King wrote the script, which is based loosely on Lawrence David's novel of the same name. Jon Bokenkamp rewrote the material. Escape Artists' Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch and David Alper are producing. Marc and Peter Samuelson are also producing through their Samuelson Prods., as is Jonathan Prince. Lane, repped by Endeavor and Joan Hyler Management, was nominated for a best actress Oscar this year for her role in Unfaithful. She is garnering positive reviews for her upcoming turn in the Walt Disney Co.'s Under the Tuscan Sun.