Screen Media has acquired U.S. digital rights to After the Murder of Albert Lima, a true-crime documentary thriller directed and produced by Aengus James and which counts Meredith Vieira among its executive producers. With the deal, it will be released as a Crackle Original in the first quarter of 2021.
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Gunpowder & Sky’s sci-fi arm DUST has teamed with Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood’s Balboa Productions to develop the sci-fi sports drama series Meshed based on the short story by the same name by Rich Larson. Edward Ricourt (Jessica Jones, Wayward Pines, Raising Dion) is on board to adapt.
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Gunpowder & Sky’s sci-fi label Dust is developing a modern take on the classic H.G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau. The series will be titled Moreau and will be written by Zack Stentz (X-Men: First Class, Thor, Rim Of The World, Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles).
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Vikram Gandhi's surprise Hulu documentary about the provocative rapper doesn't break any news, but it's a sobering look at modern-day fame.
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Werner Herzog and his son, Rudolph Herzog, will partner with Gunpowder & Sky on “Last Exit: Space,” a new documentary examining mankind’s push to colonize space. Rudolph Herzog will direct, with Werner Herzog attached to executive produce the film, as well as narrate the picture in his inimitable German-accented growl.
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Van Toffler's Gunpowder & Sky teams up with former MTV colleague Susanne Daniels and Lyor Cohen to launch YouTube’s 'Released', a reimagining of 'TRL' for a new generation. The first episode features K-pop stars Blackpink.
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Chrysalis charts an AI awakening to the destruction of the human race by an unknown alien species. Dust will drop the first two episodes in the 14-part season on September 16. You can check out the first trailer above.
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“The Dust team lives for amplifying the voices of diverse storytellers and when we first came across Jude’s short film, we knew we had something special,” said Eric Bromberg, General Manager of Dust.
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St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson and Alanis Morissette will release new projects via Audible in a new deal between the audio company and Gunpowder and Sky. The collaboration will begin with St. Vincent’s project, St. Vincent: Words and Music, in which Annie Clark will chronicle her lyrics and music and reflect on her influences.
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What is this…? In The Princess Bride, a little boy played by Fred Savage asks this question when his grandfather, portrayed by Peter Falk, starts reading him the offbeat fairy tale. It’s also what fans may wonder when they hear that there’s now a new version of that 1987 movie, created in a deliberately awkward but charming way.
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