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David Walliams Adaptation ‘Fing!’ Pulled by Doha Film Festival Following Sexual Harassment Allegations

The upcoming Doha Film Festival has removed fantasy feature “Fing!” from its program following sexual misconduct allegations against David Walliams, the British actor and writer who is the author of the book on which the film is based. Walliams, who rose to prominence for his comedy show “Little Britain” before becoming a judge on “Britain’s [
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Aura Entertainment Takes U.S. Rights To Louis L’Amour Adaptation ‘Flint’ Starring Josh Holloway — AFM

EXCLUSIVE: Aura Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Flint, the Western written and directed by Ryan Whitaker (Surprised by Oxford) and based on the novel by Louis L’Amour. The film stars Josh Holloway (Yellowstone) alongside an ensemble cast that includes Sarah Gadon, Max Martini, Dianna Agron, Mike Vogel, Charles Esten, Forrie J. Smith, Bailey Chase,

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Gal Gadot Producing With Eye To Star In Adaptation Of Bianna Golodryga & Yonit Levi’s Book ‘Don’t Feed The Lion’ In Works At Fox Entertainment Studios

EXCLUSIVE: Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman, Red Notice) and Jaron Varsano’s Pilot Wave Motion Pictures have teamed with Fox Entertainment Studios and Moriah Media, the storytelling arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, for a screen adaptation of Don’t Feed the Lion, the 2025 middle-grade novel by former CNN anchor Bianna Golodryga and Israeli Channel 12 news [
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M. John Harrison On Early Adaptation Interest & Why He Almost Added ‘A Film’ To His Booker-Winning Novel’s Title

With interest in a big-screen adaptation, M. John Harrison has told Deadline he wanted to call his Booker Prize-winning novel ‘The End of Everything: A Film’, but got cold feet at the last minute. Harrison won the Booker for ‘The End of Everything’, to give his book its final title. It follows a beachcomber living [
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Everything We Know About Netflix’s ‘Better Than The Movies’ Feature Adaptation So Far

Latest in the lineup of Netflix romantic comedies based on books is the feature adaptation of Lynn Painter’s best-selling book, Better Than The Movies. Painter’s novel came out five years ago, but its path to development has unfolded relatively smoothly and speedily since the adaptation found a director and home at Netflix. For everything we [
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TV Show Book Adaptations Arriving In 2026 So Far

Several best-selling books will make way for returning TV shows and new ones in 2026. Fall and the end of the year have some classics and modern best-seller adaptations in store. Summer has seen several adaptations like Every Year After, Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie, Peacock’s The Five-Star Weekend, Apple TV’s Lucky and Silo [
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Jacob Elordi To Star In Adaptation Of ‘The Executioner’s Song’ From United Artists

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Stuber’s United Artists has acquired the rights to the 1982 motion picture The Executioner’s Song and set Oscar nominee Jacob Elordi to star. Based on Norman Mailer’s landmark 1979 Pulitzer-winning true-life novel, Elordi will play convicted murderer Gary Gilmore and also will serve as a producer on the film adaptation. UA’s Stuber and [
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Sofia Franklyn on ‘Call Her Daddy,’ Alex Cooper and Hopes for a Scripted Adaptation of Her Memoir: ‘I Spent the First Few Years Very Scared. Now I’m Good’

It’s a week before Sofia Franklyn’s memoir, “Daddy Issues,” officially releases, and for the most part, her nerves have settled. “It depends on the day,” she says over Zoom from a hotel room in New York City, one of her two home bases. Franklyn, who splits her time between New York and Italy with her [
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Japanese Horror Manga ‘Noah Of The Blood Sea’ Set For Feature Adaptation As Tyrus Pictures Options Rights

EXCLUSIVE: In a sign of the growing global interest in Japanese IP, L.A.-based Tyrus Pictures is developing a feature film adaptation of horror manga Noah Of The Blood Sea (Kekkai no Noah). The L.A.-based production company has optioned the film adaptation rights from major Japanese publisher Takeshobo and is targeting a 2027 production start. Michael [
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Disney+ and ‘The House of Flowers’ Director Manolo Caro Prep Series Adaptation of ‘Blood Wedding’ by Federico García Lorca (EXCLUSIVE)

Disney+ and Mexican director-producer Manolo Caro (“The House of Flowers,” “Perfect Strangers”) are developing a new series adaptation of “Blood Wedding” (“Bodas de Sangre”) by iconic Spanish poet-playwright Federico García Lorca. It could not be more timely given the renewed interest in the works of the Spanish writer sparked by Oscar aspirant “La Bola Negr

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‘Good Boy’ Filmmaker Ben Leonberg to Direct Movie Adaptation of Horror Novella ‘Look Out’ for Republic Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

Ben Leonberg, in collaboration with Republic Pictures, is set to direct and co-write a film adaptation of “Look Out,” a horror novella from Artists Writers and Artisans and Vertigo Entertainment, Variety can reveal exclusively. Leonberg will co-write the script with Alex Cannon, who previously worked on Leonberg’s breakout hit “Good Boy.” Roy Lee and Andrew

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A Reboot Of Classic Series ‘Tenko’ & A ‘Chalet Girl’ TV Adaptation Are In The Works At Two Brothers Pictures

EXCLUSIVE: A new version of classic BBC wartime drama Tenko is in the works from the producers of The Assassin and Fleabag. Prolific British drama label Two Brothers Pictures has mostly focused on original ideas but, having staffed up, is pushing into optioning and adapting existing works. Another IP-led project in the works is a [
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Bri Lee’s Novel ‘The Work’ Set For TV Adaptation At Dollhouse Pictures

EXCLUSIVE: Bri Lee’s Australian bestseller The Work is getting a TV adaptation. Dollhouse Pictures – the Sydney-based production collective led by Rose Byrne, Krew Boylan, Shannon Murphy and Jessica Carrera – landed the screen option on the novel following a negotiation with rights holder UTA. Published by Allen & Unwin, The Work is set between [
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Toni Collette To Star In TV Adaptation Of Norwegian Dramedy ‘Pernille’ For Apple

Toni Collette is to star in Apple’s latest dramedy. The Hereditary star is fronting Lenni, a comedy-drama based on Norwegian series Pernille, also known locally as Pþrni. The streamer has greenlighted the series from Nine Perfect Strangers producer Made Up Stories and Homeland producer Keshet International. Lenni follows a divorced social worker (Collette) w

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Paul W.S. Anderson Sets Film Adaptations Of Kevin J. Anderson Books ‘Nether Station’ & ‘Nether Vortex’

EXCLUSIVE: Paul W.S. Anderson, the filmmaker known for his work on six Resident Evil films, is set to direct Nether Station and Nether Vortex, film adaptations of the sci-fi horror books from bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson. The novels follow Cammie Skoura, a brilliant, neurodivergent young scientist aboard a deep-space expedition that uncovers a trail

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Zoe Kazan’s ‘East Of Eden’ Adaptation Manifests Audience Growth Comparable To ‘Adolescence’ — Here’s How It Happened

EXCLUSIVE: Zoe Kazan’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic American novel East of Eden is slowly but surely staking its claim on Netflix. The series has now amassed 4.4x its debut-week views, Deadline can reveal exclusively, growing from 6.5 million views in Week 1 to a cumulative 28.9 million views in Week 4. Per Netflix, only [
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Stage Adaptation of Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney-Starrer ‘The Housemaid’ Sets London Premiere

Lionsgate is bringing “The Housemaid” to the London stage, with an adaptation of the Amanda Seyfriend/Sydney Sweeney-starrer set to bow next fall in Richmond. Described as a “seductive psychological thriller,” it will be based on the novel by Freida McFadden and Paul Feig’s 2025 feature film adaptation, which starred Sweeney as troubled young woman Millie [


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Lionsgate’s ‘The Housemaid’ Stage Adaptation Sets Fall 2027 London Premiere

EXCLUSIVE: A new stage adaptation of The Housemaid, based on the Lionsgate film and Freida McFadden’s bestselling novel, will make its premiere next September with a tour opening at London’s Richmond Theatre. The tour will launch September 14, 2027. Additional tour dates will be announced. The psychological thriller is being adapted for the stage by [
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Frank Miller on Why He’s Relieved There Are Fewer Comic Book Adaptations Now: They Were ‘Really in Danger of Losing Their Souls’

Comic book writer and screenwriter Frank Miller – whose work includes “300,” “Sin City” and “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns” – returned this week to Lucca Comics and Games, an event that spans the gamut of geek culture and pop entertainment. As well as speaking at the event, to coincide with the 40th anniversary of [
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‘PUBG’: Donald Glover Starring In Live-Action Series Adaptation Of Hit Game In Works At Netflix

Netflix is developing PUBG, a live-action series adaptation of Krafton’s bestselling battle royale game. Emmy winner Donald Glover will direct and star in the adaptation, which he is writing and executive producing with his brother Stephen Glover. Also executive producing are Michael Schaefer for Neon TV, Fam Udeorji for Gilga, and Taeseok Jang and Sujin [
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Amazon MGM Developing Series Adaptation Of Melinda Leigh Thriller ‘The Courier’; ‘Blindspot’s Martin Gero Showrunning

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios is developing a series adaptation of The Courier, a new novel from bestselling thriller author Melinda Leigh, sources tell Deadline. The Courier is based on a concept from Blindspot creator Martin Gero, who will showrun, write and executive produce under his Quinn’s House banner, which along with producing partner Premeditated P

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‘Friends and Family’ Novel By ‘Queen Sugar’ Author Gets Series Adaptation At Universal TV From Mary J. Blige, Marissa Jo Cerar & Gina Prince-Bythewood

Universal Television is developing Good People, a drama series based on Friends and Family, the second novel by Queen Sugar author Natalie Baszile. Marissa Jo Cerar (Black Cake) will write the adaptation, with Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard) set to direct the potential pilot and Mary J. Blige and Debra Martin Chase attached to executive [
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Rotterdam Festival World Premieres Include Malaysian Horror Movie and Nepalese Dostoevsky Adaptation

International Film Festival Rotterdam has revealed the first wave of world premieres for its 56th edition, which runs from Jan. 28-Feb. 7. The 10 titles will screen as part of the festival’s Bright Future and Harbour sections. The Harbour strand includes several films by filmmakers whose work previously featured at the festival. These include Kiluanji [
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Kristen Brancaccio To Direct Microdrama & Feature Adaptations Of Claren Hammond’s Short Story ‘Summer Session’

EXCLUSIVE: Clarence Hammond’s romantic short story Summer Session is in development as a microdrama and a feature film. Microdrama veteran Kristen Brancaccio will direct both versions, and will develop the story in vertical format, with Hammond adapting the script for the feature. Plot details are under wraps for the moment. Hammond will produce alongside An

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Korean Webtoon Adaptations, ‘The Vanishing Act’ Lead 2027 Vertical Slate Unveiled by COL Group, V47 and Virtue Asia

Adaptations of Korean webtoons and web novels developed with CJ Group and a batch of new originals headline the 2027 vertical slate unveiled in Singapore on Wednesday by FlareFlow parent COL Group, V47 Entertainment and Virtue Asia. The lineup was presented at Inside Microdramas, which organizers described as an upfront without precedent. The Korean titles,

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‘iHunt: Killing Monsters in the Gig Economy’ Film Adaptation Set; Lilly Wachowski Among Exec Producers (EXCLUSIVE)

A wholly modern horror story is set to get the feature treatment. “iHunt: Killing Monsters in the Gig Economy,” the independently distributed novel series and tabletop RPG by Hill and Young, is getting a film adaptation. Olivia Hill wrote the script. Hill and Young are a Chicago-based queer married writing duo who have developed the [
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‘Madison’ Horror Game to Get Movie Adaptation From Story Kitchen

Pulse-pounding psychological horror game “Madison” is going to splash some blood on the silver screen. L.A.-based Story Kitchen, a production company specializing in game-to-movie adaptations, has inked a pact with “Madison” developer Bloodious Games to develop a feature film set in the world of the first-person horror title. Currently, there’s no casting in

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‘These Summer Storms’ Series Adaptation In Works At Hulu From Melanie Marnich, Erin & Sara Foster

EXCLUSIVE: With their Netflix comedy series Nobody Wants This launching its third season on Netflix this weekend, Erin and Sara Foster have lined up another series project, These Summer Storms. The drama based on Sarah MacLean’s 2025 novel of the same name is in development at Hulu through 20th Television where the Fosters’ Fatigue Sisters [
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Fusion Entertainment Signs Director Ryan DeForeest, Sets Feature Adaptation of His Short Film ‘My Brother & Me’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Talent management and production company Fusion Entertainment has signed writer-director Ryan DeForeest and started development on a feature adaptation of his short film “My Brother & Me,” Variety can reveal exclusively. “My Brother & Me,” which premiered at the 2024 American Black Film Festival, follows “two brothers across three decades, from South Los Ang

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YA Vampire Adaptation ‘House Of Night’ Gets New Director, Casting Underway & Shoot Eyed For Early 2027

EXCLUSIVE: The first big screen adaptation of House of Night, the popular YA fantasy romance book series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, has a new director in the shape of Johanna Watts. A long-time collaborator of the film’s producer Davis Films, Watts previously directed the short Career Girl and is currently in post-production on [
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Brian Selznick’s Rome-Set Queer YA Romance ‘Run Away With Me’ Set For Feature Adaptation With Gianni Nunnari Producing

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood vet and Italian native Gianni Nunnari, producer on movies including the 300 franchise, Immortals, and From Dusk Til Dawn, is bringing Brian Selznick’s (The Invention of Hugo Cabret) young adult novel Run Away With Me to the screen, with Selznick adapting his own novel. Rome-born Nunnari, an exec producer on The Departed and [
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Book-To-Movie Adaptations Coming Out In 2026

Many books will provide backbone to both theatrical and streaming releases in 2026. From the long-awaited rom com film adaptation of Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation, which hit Netflix in January, to the Ridley Scott-directed adaptation of The Dog Stars starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley that arrived in August, several [
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Studiocanal’s Sixth Dimension Sets Feature Adaptation of Horror Video Game ‘The Headliners’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Studiocanal’s genre label Sixth Dimension is in early development on a feature adaptation of the multiplayer horror game “The Headliners,” Variety can reveal exclusively. Released by Kafi Games in 2025 and developed by Lucas Bouyoux and Bruno GrĂ©goire, “The Headliners” puts up to eight players in the roles of journalists who must capture photos of [
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