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Exclusive: Following a competitive situation, Searchlight Pictures has landed the spec Clean Break from scribe Ryan Brennan. Scott Free is producing. The project is in development.

When a fiercely independent pool hustler finally meets her match in a fellow pool shark, their irresistible but destructive attraction to one another leads to deadly consequences that she can’t outrun.

SVP Production Taylor Friedman and Creative Affairs Manager Daniel Yu will oversee the project for Searchlight, reporting to Heads of Production and Development DanTram Nguyen and Katie Goodson-Thomas. SVP of Film Sam Roston will be running point for Scott Free Productions.

For Brennan, this marks his first major spec sale, an impressive feat for a rising writing talent as more and more studios are cautious to take on a script with no talent involved. He has been cutting his teeth in the short film world, most recently directing, writing and producing Skinned.

A new DC graphic novel by Ngozi Ukazu, Barda, explores Barda's early years as she rises to lead the Female Furies. Ukazu transitions from webcomics to DC Comics to write about Barda, inspired by Jack Kirby's New Gods lore. Barda's story delves into themes of love, self-discovery, and bravery against tyranny in the backdrop of the Fourth World.

This June, the Justice League's inimitable warrior, Big Barda, stars in her very own Young Adult graphic novel from DC Comics. Ahead of Barda's release, writer/artist Ngozi Ukazu spoke with Screen Rant about how she discovered New Gods lore, working on DC characters after the success of her original webcomic Check, Please!, and of course the power of love in superhero storytelling.

Barda follows the titular character in her early years, just as she's been promoted to leader of the sadistically cruel Female Furies all while being manipulated by her "guardian" and boss,...

A new update has been revealed on Blade Runner 2099. The series, which serves as a sequel to Blade Runner 2049, is gearing up to very soon start filming.

Per Collider, Blade Runner 2099 will officially start shooting in June 2024 and last through December. Its filming locations are also confirmed to be in both Prague and Spain. The update comes two years after the series was officially announced in mid-2022. It also follows the announcement that Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh will be leading the cast.

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Ridley Scott, who directed the 1982 original and produced the 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049, is serving as a producer on Blade Runner 2099. Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) will serve as showrunner on Blade Runner 2099.