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The Simpsons may be revisiting old plots, but episode 13 of season 35 promises a fresh take on a wilderness adventure. Despite repeating storylines, the show continues to highlight new aspects of the characters in simple, heartfelt episodes. Season 35 could surprise viewers with a plot twist in "Clan of the Cave Mom," proving The Simpsons' unpredictability.

While The Simpsons season 35 has revisited a few familiar plots already, episode 13’s synopsis teases a return to a particularly fertile story setting. The Simpsons has been on the air for a long time. As a result, it is more than understandable when the long-running animated sitcom revisits familiar plot lines. After all, it has been 22 years and another 21 seasons of The Simpsons since South Park season 6, episode 7, “Simpsons Already Did It,” famously mocked the fact that the iconic show had seemingly mined every joke and played out every conceivable plot in existence.

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Lifetime has uttered a dismissive grunt in the direction of its pilot adaptation of The Clan of the Cave Bear.

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Per our sister site Deadline, the cabler passed on the pilot upon being able to reach an agreement with Fox 21 Studios on the size of the episode order. Lifetime envisioned a four-hour mini, while Fox 21 covets a full series order.

Lifetime also wanted it to be titled The Unauthorized Clan of the Cave Bear Story. #kidding

Fox 21 thus is shopping the pilot to other possible homes,...

Lifetime has opted not to move forward with their planned TV series based on Jean M. Auel's "Clan of the Cave Bear" best-selling novel series.

The project was ordered to pilot over a year ago with the likes of Auel, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Allison Shearmur and Francie Calfo and writer Linda Woolverton all attached. which starred Millie Brady, Johnny Ward, Hal Ozsan and Charlene McKenna starred in the pilot.

However, the trade says that Fox 21 and Lifetime are reportedly at an impasse on an episode count. The studio wanted to do an ongoing series, the network wanted a closed-end run.

Set over 25,000 years ago, the story follows a blond, blue-eyed young woman who must fight for survival in a time when Neanderthals shared the Earth with the first early modern humans.

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It was only last July, but it seems like thousands of years ago that we first heard about this "Clan of the Cave Bear" TV series -- and now we're finally getting updates on its progress.

Last year, Lifetime gave a pilot order to an adaptation of Jean M. Auel's six-book series, which features "The Clan of the Cave Bear" as the first title. The story follows a girl's struggle to survive in a prehistoric time when modern Cro-Magnons interacted with Neanderthals. There was a movie made in 1986 starring Daryl Hannah, but this series is probably trying to erase that from our memories.

"I've always admired Jean M. Auel's timeless work," Rob Sharenow, Lifetime's exec VP and general manager, told Variety at the time. "With the visionary creative team of Ron Howard, Linda Woolverton, Brian Grazer, Alli Shearmur, Jean M. Auel and Francie Calfo behind it, this project...

United Kingdom

David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike are in negotiations to star whilst "Belle" director Amma Asante has come aboard to direct the racial drama "A United Kingdom" at Pathe International. Filming begins in October.

Written by Guy Hibbert, the true story tale follows Seretse Khama, a member of the royal family in the country of Bechuanaland which became Botswana. Khama sparked international outrage when he married a white woman in 1948 and survived a deposition attempt by his uncle. [Source: THR]

Coco

Provocative hip-hop artist Azealia Banks has scored her first starring role in a feature film, playing the title character in RZA's second feature "Coco" for Lionsgate and Codeblack Films. Common, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, Lorraine Toussaint and Hana Mae Lee also star.

In the Brooklyn-set drama, Banks plays an aspiring twenty something rapper who wants a career in hip-hop but is torn by her parents’ dreams that she finish college.

Charlene McKenna is going from A.D. to B.C. (and the B.C. stands for Bear Cave).

The Ripper Street actress, who’s currently co-starring in NBC’s A.D. The Bible Continues, has nabbed a regular role in Lifetime’s Clan of the Cave Bear pilot, TVLine has learned.

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The project — based on the first of Jean M. Auel’s six-book series — takes place more than 25,000 years ago, when Neanderthals shared the Earth with the first early modern humans and a band of cave...

Charlene McKenna (A.D.: The Bible Continues) has joined the cast of Lifetime's drama pilot The Clan Of The Cave Bear, from Imagine TV, Allison Shearmur Prods., Fox 21 TV Studios and Lionsgate TV. Written by Maleficent scribe Linda Woolverton based on Jean M. Auel's series of best-selling novels, Clan Of The Cave Bear draws from the first book. It takes place at a time in prehistory more than 25,000 years ago when Neanderthals shared the planet with the first early modern…...

Filmmaker Pierre Morel ("Taken") will direct the Lifetime drama pilot "The Clan Of The Cave Bear" for Fox 21 TV Studios, Lionsgate TV, Imagine TV and Allison Shearmur Prods. The work is based on the first book of Jean M. Auel's Earth’s Children series.

The story is set more than 25,000 years ago when Neanderthals shared Earth with the first early modern humans and a band of cave dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla (Millie Brady) a child of the 'Others'. Linda Woolverton wrote the pilot and is executive producing with Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Allison Shearmur, Francie Calfo and Jean M. Auel.

Meanwhile, "Charlie's Angels" and "Terminator Salvation" director McG has signed on to direct the pilot episode and serve as an executive producer on ABC Family's "Shadowhunters" series. Ed Decter wrote the pilot script and will serve as show runner.

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Taken helmer Pierre Morel will direct the Lifetime drama pilot The Clan Of The Cave Bear, from Fox 21 TV Studios, Lionsgate TV, Imagine TV and Allison Shearmur Prods. Based on the first book of Jean M. Auel's Earth's Children series, The Clan Of The Cave Bear takes place at a time in prehistory more than 25,000 years ago when Neanderthals shared Earth with the first early modern humans and a band of cave dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla (Millie Brady) a child of…...

Scream Queens

Nick Jonas has scored a recurring role on Fox's fifteen-episode, horror comedy anthology series "Scream Queens". Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk will produce the series will produce in the Fall.

The story is set on a college campus that's rocked by a series of murders. Jonas joins a cast that includes Joe Manganiello, Lea Michele, Keke Palmer, Abigail Breslin, Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ariana Grande star. Filming begins in the Spring. [Source: The Live Feed]

Jobs

Danny Boyle has begun filming in San Francisco on the Steve Jobs biopic at Universal Pictures with Michael Fassbender as the Apple co-founder. Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay and worked from Walter Isaacson’s biography.

The full cast list has been revealed and includes Kate Winslet as former Macintosh marketing chief Joanna Hoffman, Seth Rogen as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Jeff Daniels as former Apple CEO John Sculley, and the likes of Katherine Waterston,...

Lifetime is typically known for reality shows and women’s movies. Now they are eager to join in the growing success of original dramas. Thus, they decided to order up a pilot episode based off of Jean M. Auel’s book series called The Clan of the Cave Bear. No word on who will star in the show, which is expected to be released sometime next year. Here is what Lifetime released the show will be loosely based upon the following plot.

“when Neanderthals shared the Earth with the first early modern humans and a band of cave dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla,” a courageous young woman who fights against “the jealous bigotry of Broud, who will one day be clan leader,”

ABC tried to do a pre-historic comedy and it flopped. It will be interesting to see if Lifetime’s show will take off. It sounds like it could,...

Lifetime has ordered a pilot for a new film adaptation of Jean M. Auel's best-selling novel series "The Clan of the Cave Bear".

Imagine Entertainment's Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo will team with Auel, "Hunger Games" producer Allison Shearmur and "Maleficent" writer Linda Woolverton on the project which Fox 21 and Lionsgate will also co-produce.

The ambitious effort is Lifetime's latest attempt to push into high-end scripted drama. It's a costly risk, but it comes with an in-built audience as the six-book series has sold more than 60 million copies globally.

Set 25,000 years ago when Neanderthals shared the Earth with the first early modern humans, a group of cave dwellers adopt a blond, blue-eyed young girl named Ayla who matures into a young woman and must fight for survival against the jealous bigotry.

Daryl Hannah and James Remar starred in a 1986 film adaptation by Scorsese cinematographer turned director Michael Chapman.

Lifetime has given a drama pilot order adapted from Jean M. Auel's “The Clan of the Cave Bear” novels from executive producers Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Allison Shearmur. “I've always admired Jean M. Auel's timeless work,” said Lifetime's executive vice president and general manager, Rob Sharenow, said in a statement. Also read: Zendaya on Exiting Lifetime's Aaliyah Movie: It ‘Wasn't All the Way There’ A co-production of Fox 21 and Lionsgate in association with Imagine Television and Allison Shearmur Productions, the project will be written by Linda Woolverton, Francie Calfo and Auel will also serve as executive producers.

With ABC’s failed 2007 Cavemen sitcom now just a hard-to-fathom memory, Lifetime is taking a big swing at the prehistoric era — with classier source materian than a Geico ad — by giving a pilot order to The Clan of the Cave Bear, based on Jean M. Auel’s series of best-selling novels.

The one-hour drama project, which is being eyed for a possible 2015 launch, is executive produced by Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) and Oscar and Emmy winner Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, 24), along with Allison Shearmur (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), Linda Woolverton (Maleficent), who is writing the pilot,...

Lifetime is taking a plunge back in time. The cable network has ordered a pilot for The Clan of the Cave Bear, based on Jean M. Auel’s series of best-selling novels. The drama project, which is targeting a 2015 launch, hails from Imagine's Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo along with Allison Shearmur (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), Auel and writer Linda Woolverton (Maleficent). Photos The Biggest Book-to-Film Adaptations “I’ve always admired Jean M. Auel’s timeless work,” said Lifetime Gm Rob Sharenow in a statement announcing the news Wednesday. “With the visionary creative team of Ron Howard, Linda Woolverton, Brian Grazer, Alli Shearmur, Jean

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