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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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Sleeping Dogs Movie Director Explains Why The Adaptation Is Taking So Long

Like many video game movies , Sleeping Dogs seems stuck in development hell. Even though it looked like progress on this adaptation of the cult-classic action game was once again picking up when Shang-Chi star Simu Liu started teasing new developments last year, and Timo Tjahjanto (Nobody 2) was later announced as the director , there's been little word sinc

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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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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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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 Grégoire, “The Headliners” puts up to eight players in the roles of journalists who must capture photos of […]

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