Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda is making his directorial debut in the musical Tick.. Tick... Boom!

Has Showtime stumbled upon the next Sopranos? The network is developing an hourlong drama series about the Mafia's first family that will explore the history of organized crime in America. The untitled series hails from Goodfellas scribe Nicholas Pileggi, Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter and power producer Brian Grazer, whose Imagine Television Studios will produce alongside Showtime. All three men will serve as executive producers, as will Imagine TV's Samie Kim Falvey. Deadline broke the news, reporting that the show is "inspired by Pileggi's in-depth chronology of organized crime in America -- which is also the history …

After making his directorial debut with last year's Annabelle Comes Home, successful horror scribe Gary Dauberman has been set to direct New Line’s adaptation of Stephen King's vampire tale Salem’s Lot, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Dauberman had already been tapped to write the Salem's Lot script, but now he has closed a deal to direct the film as well. James Wan is producing with Roy Lee and Mark Wolper. Published in 1975, King’s book centers on an author who returns to his hometown to write about an abandoned mansion there, only to discover …

Marvel has tapped Loki scribe Michael Waldron to rewrite the script for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Collider has confirmed. Sam Raimi is in negotiations to direct the sequel. If a deal makes, the Spider-Man director would replace Scott Derrickson, who parted ways with the project over creative differences. As Collider first reported, Jade Halley Bartlett had been hired to write the new Doctor Strange movie, though Raimi clearly wanted some script issues addressed before signing on the dotted line. Marvel turned to Waldron, who serves as head writer on the Loki series that is expected to …

It's best you familiarize yourself with the name Krysty Wilson-Cairns right now because this Oscar-nominated screenwriter's star is on the rise. The 1917 scribe reportedly has a new TV series in the works which sees her re-teaming with Neal Street Productions, the team behind the aforementioned WWI one-shot epic directed and co-written by Sam Mendes. [caption id="attachment_865662" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Universal Pictures[/caption] According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wilson-Cairns is working with 1917 producers Mendes and Pippa Harris as well as Caro Newling (all three are founding members …

Unless you've been living under a rock these last few years, you know that, yes, Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election that left us stuck with Donald Trump, who is currently being threatened with impeachment as a result of his misconduct while in office. But how do we know this? Did that information just fall out of the sky? No. Someone had to expose that secret, and now that person will be the subject of a new movie from Big Beach, the production company behind this year's awards hopefuls The Farewell and A Beautiful Day …

Iron Man 3 scribe Drew Pearce is set to write and direct a high-concept thriller titled Quartermaster that is currently in development at Netflix, Collider has confirmed. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but Netflix has put the project on a fast track toward production, as Pearce has already started his casting search. According to Variety, which broke the news, Netflix executives bought Pearce's pitch in the room, taking it off the table before he could pitch it elsewhere. Marc Platt will produce with Adam Siegel, having previously worked with Pearce on his directorial debut, Hotel Artemis. […

Much hullabaloo was made last week when comic book writer Tom King announced he'd be leaving DC's weekly Batman book after issue #85 after previously stating he'd be on until #100. Whelp, it looks like he had a Darkseid-sized reason for doing so: According to The Wrap, King will co-write the script for Warner Bros.' The New Gods movie alongside Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay. King, a legit counterterrorism CIA officer turned comic book writer, is one of the most talented storytellers in the medium working today. Getting his start with DC's Grayson series, …

After adapting a pair of Stephen King novels for Blumhouse, Scott Teems is in talks to write the sequel to David Gordon Green's Halloween, which will be based on a well-liked treatment Teems has already written for the company, multiple sources familiar with the project have told Collider. Blumhouse had no comment. Halloween stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer and Andi Matichak are all expected to return along with producer Jason Blum, whose production company will produce the sequel alongside Miramax and Trancas International Films -- with Universal expected to once again handle distribution. Miramax's Bill Block and …