One Piece
Producer Marty Adelstein has offered an update on how Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the beloved pirate-themed manga “One Piece” is going. Originally the production was scheduled to begin in August in Cape Town, South Africa. Now though, filming is being delayed to “September, at the latest”.
Adelstein says: “we have basically all ten scripts written. We will start casting when we go back… we should be in production in September. We have been working very closely with Sensei Oda. So, we’re going to get started, and this one is very big. I mean, Snowpiercer was a big production; this is even bigger.” [Source: ComicBook.com]
Come Play
Jacob Chase’s horror film “Come Play” is moving from its July 24th release to an October 30th one by distributor Focus Features. Newcomer Azhy Robertson stars as Oliver, a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else.
Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents (Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.) must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen. [Source: Deadline]
Three Pines
Left Bank Pictures is closing a deal to adapt Louise Penny’s best-selling Chief Inspector Gamache crime novels for Amazon. The series, titled “Three Pines,” follows a French-speaking detective probing crimes in his Quebec community – digging up long-buried secrets and discovering his own ghosts.
Among his quirks is speaking English in an English accent thanks to his Cambridge education. “The Crown” director Sam Donovan will helm four episodes while Emilia di Girolamo (“The Tunnel”) pens the series. [Source: ]
Queens
HBO has begun development of the drama series “Queens” based on the play by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok. Prentice Penny executive produces and serves as showrunner while Majok will pen the adaptation and executive produce.
The story revolves around the lives of two generations of immigrant women that collide in a basement apartment in Queens, as the choices they’ve made about their security, dignity, and desires come back to confront them. When trying to move your life forward, what cannot – and should not – be left behind? [Source: Deadline]
