Veteran unscripted producer Rachel Tung has renewed her development deal with ABC and Hulu, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the renewed deal, Tung will continue developing original unscripted programming for Disney and serve as showrunner on select projects for ABC and Hulu. Tung, who was formerly a vice president of unscripted at Paramount, developed and
On the field, the club’s men’s team sit sixth in the County Championship First Division, winning four of their first eight red-ball games of the season. The white-ball team reached the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast, where they were eliminated by eventual finalists Hampshire Hawks. Essex have now turned their attention to the One-Day Cup
Essex has appointed Rachel Lewis as the club’s first female chair of the board in its 150-year history. The former Olympic volleyball player replaces Jason Gallian with immediate effect after he resigned following “careful consideration” late last week. Lewis has served as Essex Cricket Community President for the past three years and now becomes the
“Obsession” star Michael Johnston is in early talks to join the fourth installment of “The Mummy.” Variety has confirmed. Johnston previously starred in the TV series “Teen Wolf,” but this year’s “Obsession” caught the attention of moviegoers when Curry Barker’s low-budget horror film became a box office sensation. As previously reported, Academy Award winners Brendan
The Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed the jury for its main feature competition, which is headed by actress Emily Watson, as previously announced. Joining Watson are filmmakers Athina Rachel Tsangari and Igor Bezinović, actress Sara Klimoska and European Film Academy executive director Matthijs Wouter Knol. Winners will be announced on August 21. Tsangari, one of
Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. rights to the psychological thriller “NDA,” starring Golden Globe winner Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story,” “Evita”), Penn Badgley (“You”) and Oscar nominee Amy Ryan (“Gone Baby Gone,” “The Wire”). The film, which is currently in production in New York, is Audrey Ellis Fox’s first feature film. Zegler plays Dana, a