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Exclusive: British filmmaker Tony Kaye has boarded the civil rights feature drama Civil.

Written by Austin Wright and Adam Knox, Civil follows two young men from opposite sides of the racial divide in the months leading up to the movement in 1955, who discover the real meaning of equality, through the ashes of tragedy.

Tina Treadwell, former VP of Disney Channel and current president of Treadwell Entertainment Group, is producing with Dru Davis who recently produced the Netflix Aaron Sorkin feature The Trial of the Chicago 7, as well as Kim Coleman, Joshua Uduma, Wright and Knox. Civil is a Treadwell Entertainment Group & Artistic Fortune Entertainment. The movie is planning to shoot early next year. Kaye is a six-time Grammy nominated music video director whose credits include Soul Asylum’s “Runaway Train”, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Dani California”, Roger Waters’ “What God Wants” and “Help Me” as well as Johnny Cash...

Today, Educating Young Minds (Eym), whose mission is to holistically change, impact or enhance the academic, emotional, social and professional trajectories of today’s at-risk, underserved and/or special needs students, in partnership with Treadwell Entertainment Group, Artistic Fortune, and Benefits Plus, announced the launch of its “Access / No Excuse” webinar series.

The initiative will provide informative and inspiring webinars/seminars and internships for at-risk high school students led by some of the most influential leaders working today. Participants including actor/producer Anthony Anderson, actress/director Debbie Allen, director/producer/choreographer Kenny Ortega, Netflix and Lego Group Board Director Anne Sweeney, Grammy Museum Founding Executive Director Bob Santelli, CAA Agent Brian Boone, USC Rossier School of Education Dean Dr. Pedro Noguera, and ActOne Group President Brett Howroyd will teach, motivate, and inspire students to believe in their own capabilities, understand the importance of a strong education, and seek opportunities wherever they dream possible.

A new mean girl is coming to McKinley High. Erinn Westbrook has been cast in a recurring role on the upcoming fifth season of Fox‘s Glee. She will play Bree, a new student and member of the Cheerios, a mean girl who’s going to shake things up. Harvard graduate Westbrook, repped by the Osbrink Agency, Tina Treadwell and Steve Younger, recurred on Byron Allen’s syndicated series Mr. Box Office and recently made her film debut in Lake Bell’s In A World … . Lela Loren (The Shield, Lost) has landed a major recurring role on Fox’s new drama series Gang Related, about Ryan Lopez (Ramon Rodriguez), a gang member sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department. Loren, repped by Sdb Partners and Inspire Entertainment, will play Sylvia who is caught between her ex-boyfriend, Ryan, and her current fiance, Dante Acosta (Jay Hernandez), gang lord Javier...