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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeBanff is back. The Banff World Media Festival is returning to a live, in-person conference this June after two years of going virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Herbst has signed a new long-term agreement to stay on as Head of Scripted Development and EVP, Lionsgate Television.

Lionsgate Television Group Chair Kevin Beggs is to replace Randy Lennox as Chair of the Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) Board of Directors.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFormer WarnerMedia Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt has launched a new production company, The Green Room, and has set up shop at Lionsgate, where he will develop and produce TV projects under a new first-look deal. As part of the pact, Jon Wu will join Greenblatt to serve as a producer and The Green Room’s head of filmed content.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Susannah Grant, showrunner for Netflix’s Emmy-nominated limited series “Unbelievable” and Oscar-nominated “Erin Brockovich” screenwriter, has inked a first-look television deal with Lionsgate Television Group, chairman Kevin Beggs said today.“Susannah has an incredible repertoire of award-winning content across television and film, which makes this partnership and its possibilities very exciting,” said Beggs in a statement.

American Psycho is “in development” eight years after the project was first put forward.Lionsgate TV chairman Kevin Beggs confirmed the news in an interview with Deadline during a discussion of the company’s other shows.“We’ve just wrapped up Dear White People which was a really good experience, Blindspotting is coming up, American Psycho is in development,” he explained.

John Wick spin-off prequel series, The Continental.The news was confirmed by Lionsgate chairman Kevin Beggs who noted that the series will explore the John Wick universe 40 years prior to where the first film begins.The spin-off will reportedly focus on a young Winston – the owner of the famous hotel for assassins.Speaking to Deadline, Beggs also revealed that the show will be a limited series with episodes as long as films.

By Dade Hayes