‘Lockwood & Co.’ Trailer: Netflix’s Adaptation Of YA Ghosthunting Book Series Hits The Streamer On January 27

Legendary Entertainment announced today it will develop Syd Hoff’s book series “Danny and the Dinosaur” into a live-action feature film.Caroline Fraser of HarperCollins Productions, the publisher’s in-house publishing company (“Carmen San Diego,” “The Oregon Trail” and “Pretzel and the Puppies”) will produce.The story follows the adventures of young Danny and a dinosaur he meets at a museum. The books were first published by HarperCollins in 1958 and have since sold over 11 million copies in 12 languages.The rights to “Danny and the Dinosaur” are held by the Authors Guild Foundation, with the Anti-Defamation League Foundation, ORT America, Inc., and the United Negro College Fund, Inc.

Stephen King horror films and his macabre I.P. have always done well in Hollywood— “The Shining,” “Carrie,” “Firestarter,” “Misery,” “Cujo,” “Pet Sematary,” and more—but there’s no denying a new King resurgence has happened in the last fifteen years with a lot of remakes (“Firestarter,” “Carrie,” “Pet Sematary”) some of them incredible successful (the “IT” franchise), some sequels to classic works (“Doctor Sleep”), and much-anticipated adaptations that didn’t quite work (“The Dark Tower”).

Joe Cornish’s teen ghosthunter drama Lockwood and Co. launches on Netflix globally today. The show, the streamer’s latest young-adult scripted series from the UK, stars Ruby Stokes (Bridgerton) and newcomers Cameron Chapman and Ali Hadji-Heshmati as a teen trio who run an independent ghost fighting agency in London while competing with adult-run corporate rivals.

Kevin’s family is looking for a fresh start when they move into their new home, but things quickly turn creepy when they learn that it is known as the “House of Death,” and rumors circulate claiming the house is haunted.Cut to a rocking chair in motion by itself, and Kevin (Jahi Winston) captures a video of Ernest the phantom (David Harbour) attempting to scare him. All Kevin does is laugh.

EXCLUSIVE: Aloke Devichand, Netflix’s Head of Asian Original Documentaries who commissioned docs on Blackpink and Naomi Osaka along with an Oscar-nominated short, has exited the streamer after nearly five years.

A West Lothian-born author is celebrating after her popular series of books was snapped up by a major publisher.

Jennifer Lopez has been married a few times, both in life and in the movies, most recently twice last year with her real life wedding(s) to Ben Affleck, and on screen in her delightful Valentines Day-timed comedy, Marry Me. Both made me happy for her, but her latest, Shotgun Wedding, is something altogether different, a frenetic action comedy that never puts on the brakes. It is a wild ride, no doubt but it isn’t the kind of wedding to which I need to be invited any time soon.

Making marriage their own. Over the years, celebrity couples like Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham have decided to shake things up when it comes to their married names.

EXCLUSIVE: Momo, one of the best-loved works by The Neverending Story scribe Michael Ende, is getting a big-canvas, English-language screen adaption from leading German producer Christian Becker (The Wave, Fuck You, Goethe) and bilingual writer-director Christian Ditter (How To Be Single).

There’s no surprises on Netflix‘s English-language TV and film charts in the U.S. for the week of January 9 to January 15.

It looks like the end of the road for Salto, the French streamer backed by the country’s major broadcasters.

Working mama! Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young) has found filming Selling Sunset season 7 to be bittersweet — since her maternity leave is fast approaching.

Looking toward the future. Prince Harry revealed he has concerns about Prince William and Princess Kate‘s kids potentially going through the same issues he had as part of the royal family.

Netflix Animation had a strong slate of projects last year, including “The Sea Beast,” the criminally underseen “Wendell & Wild,” and “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.” So what animated projects hit the streamer this year? One of the first is “My Dad The Bounty Hunter,” a family adventure that spans the galaxy. READ MORE: The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2023 The upcoming follows a couple of siblings who sneak their way into their dad’s latest work trip, only to realize he’s a space bounty hunter in hot pursuit of a fugitive.

Ginny & Georgia is at the top of the Netflix English-language TV charts for the week of January 2 to January 8.

Back in early 2022, there was quite a bit of controversy surrounding the acclaimed limited series, “Pam & Tommy.” While many people thought it was a quality series with incredible performances from its leads, there were others who felt that the series was exploitative and traumatizing towards Pamela Anderson, as her controversial past was brought to light again. Well, a year later, Netflix is here with a documentary, “Pamela, a love story,” that aims to set the record straight and give audiences a real peek into the life of the blonde bombshell.

EXCLUSIVE: In a very competitive situation, with five streamers/networks bidding, Netflix has nabbed a series adaptation of Adam Silvera’s No. 1 New York Times bestselling YA novel They Both Die at the End, I have learned. The project, which hails from Bridgerton creator Chris Van Dusen, Yellowjackets executive producer Drew Comins and studio eOne as well as music superstar Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known professionally as Bad Bunny, has received a significant, script-to-series commitment, I hear. It marks Van Dusen’s return to Netflix where he created and served as executive producer/showrunner on the first two seasons of Shondaland’s hit period drama Bridgerton, each of them ranking as Netflix’s most popular English-language TV series at the time of their launch.

In the first of a number of interviews promoting new memoir Spare, Prince Harry has said he’s “spent the last six years trying to get through to my family privately” before reaching the point of “fleeing my home country fearing for our lives.”

Veteran communications executive Shannon Buck has joined Peacock as Executive Vice President, Publicity, overseeing publicity, events and activations for Peacock original and exclusive content.