Showtime is developing a small screen adaptation of the graphic novel THE DAMNED, reports Deadline.com.

U.S. District Judge Denny Chin has ruled that writer James Muller must repay 20th Century Fox's attorney fees after losing his lawsuit against the studio over ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Millennium/Nu Image has bought Paul Sloan's jungle-set spec script, reports Heat Vision.

Damien Chazelle (GUY AND MADELINE ON A PARK BENCH) has been hired to write a sequel to THE LAST EXORCISM, reports Heat Vision.

FilmNation Ent., in a bidding war, has won the rights to Mike Jones' spec script IN THE EVENT OF A MOON DISASTER, reports Deadline.com.

ABC has snagged a modern day twist on JEKYLL & HYDE from UP IN THE AIR scribe Sheldon Turner, reports Live Feed.

Karl Gajdusek (UNKNOWN) has been hired to write Working Title's VIKING, reports Variety.

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announces its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 39th Annual Annie Awards.

Sony Pictures has already received a first draft for THE SMURFS 2 from the original film's writers, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Warner Bros. and Robert and Susan Downey are teaming up to bring the true-life story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis to the screen, reports Heat Vision.