EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has made a deal to mount a new version of the 1956 science fiction classic Forbidden Planet. The film will be written by comic book and screenwriter Brian K. Vaughan, and it will be produced by Emma Watts. For its forward-thinking themes, the film is considered a north star for…

EXCLUSIVE: New York Times bestselling writer and award-winning comic creator Brian K. Vaughan has signed with UTA for representation. A giant in the world of comic books, who has won 14 Eisner Awards and the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, Vaughan is co-creator of numerous critically acclaimed…

Netflix said Monday that it has set Kong: Skull Island helmer Jordan Vogt-Roberts to direct a live-action Gundam, based on the iconic Japanese mecha franchise. The feature film hails from Legendary, which is reteaming with Vogt-Roberts from Skull Island and comes off the outsized box office success of its tentpole Godz…

Paper Girls, based on Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang's graphic novel, has been ordered to series by Amazon. The project, from Legendary Television in association with Plan B, initially landed in development with a series commitment last year in a competitive situation, as revealed by Deadline. Toy Story 4 co-writer…

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Amazon Studios has landed Paper Girls, a drama based on Brian K. Vaughan’s best-selling graphic novel. The project, which has received a series commitment, hails from Legendary Television and Plan B (12 Years A Slave, Moonlight). Toy Story 4 co-writer Stephany Folsom will pen the…

EXCLUSIVE: Famed comic book creator and New York Times bestselling author Brian K. Vaughan has signed on to write the screenplay for Gundam, the first live-action film based on the popular mecha anime and science fiction media franchise created by Sunrise. The project hails from Legendary Entertainment, in a…

Bestselling and award-winning comic book creator, television and film writer Brian K. Vaughan has signed a three-year overall deal with Legendary Entertainment. This is the first such deal for Vaughan and one of the first major deals Legendary has made since the overhaul of the TV division and arrival of Nick Pepper…

Diane Haithman is a Deadline contributor. This morning members of the press got a first look at the first episode of CBS' Under The Dome at CBS Studios in Studio City. The heavily promoted 13-episode summer series from Steven Spielberg and Stephen King premieres June 24 at 10 PM. But there also is an interesting story…

EXCLUSIVE: After an extensive search, comic book and Lost writer Brian K. Vaughan has been tapped to pen Showtime’s drama series adaptation of Stephen King’s 2009 novel Under the Dome, from DreamWorks Television. The supernatural thriller revolves around locals at a Maine vacation spot who battle one another when…

EXCLUSIVE: Drew Pearce has been chosen by Marvel Studios to write Iron Man 3. Robert Downey Jr. will reprise his signature Tony Stark role, and Marvel recently locked Downey’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang helmer Shane Black to direct. Pearce got the job after writing the script for Runaways, a Marvel project based on the cult…

In its first development season since focusing on primetime TV with a first-look deal at Sony TV and the hire of CBS’ Robert Zotnowski as TV head, Sam Raimi and Joshua Donen’s Stars Road Entertainment has sold 3 hourlong projects to 3 networks, Fox, ABC and CBS. While the company plans to develop across all TV, the…

Studios brought stars and film clips to Comic-Con, seeking geek love for all of its superhero and fantasy projects. While they’re paying attention, how about some of the more ambitious films these die-hards have waited years to see? After numerous conversations with agents, writers and studio execs who orbit the geek…