Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind this year’s worldwide hit THE SMURFS, continues to advance its development slate with the hiring of veteran animation writer/director Kelly Asbury.

Universal Pictures is planning an adaptation of Dark Horse's mini-series comic FORT: PROPHET OF THE UNEXPLAINED into a feature film, reports Heat Vision.

Sony Pictures has hired WAREHOUSE 13 writers Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia to penned its new ZORRO film, reports Deadline.com.

Summit Ent. has picked up a spec script based on Laura Whitcomb's teen novel A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT from producer Kristin Hahn, reports Variety.

Andrew Adamson’s Strange Weather Films has picked up the rights to supernatural mystery BLACKPINE, reports Deadline.com.

Screenwriter Billy Ray and JJ Abrams have sold a top-secret mystery pitch to Paramount, reports Deadline.com.

Sony Pictures has tapped Dante Harper (HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS) to adapt Isaac Asimov's sci-fi trilogy FOUNDATION for director Roland Emmerich, reports Deadline.com.

Marc Guggenheim (GREEN LANTERN) has been hired to write Disney's TIME ZONES, reports Heat Vision.

FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the commercial and brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, today announced it has acquired the rights to Universal Soldier, the hit movie franchise, rebooting it as a major new global television property.

Warner Bros. is looking to bring in Steven Spielberg for its epic Moses tale, GODS AND KINGS, reports Deadline.com.