Avatar: The Last Airbender
Flying Bark Productions (“Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” Marvel’s “What If”) has been appointed as the animator of the first of three untitled “Avatar: The Last Airbender” films from Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation.
Lauren Montgomery directs the first film with original series creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael DiMartino producing. The projects will couple traditional 2D animation with substantial CG elements. [Source: Variety]
Heatwave
HBO Max is reportedly developing the limited series “Heatwave” from director Shannon Murphy (“Killing Eve,” “Babyteeth”), writer Anna Symon (“The Essex Serpent,” “Mrs. Wilson”) and Tiger Aspect Productions.
The series follows a scorching family holiday in Ibiza where a forty-something woman embarks on a reckless affair with her friends’ teenage son. As the temperature rises, long-held secrets and buried grievances set fire to both marriages. [Source: Deadline]
Untitled Stallone-Grylls Series
Sylvester Stallone is teaming with “Man vs. Wild” star Bear Grylls and production powerhouse Endemol Shine North America for a new genre-bending, high-adrenaline, hybrid unscripted adventure series. Stallone, Grylls, Kourosh Taj and Carrie Keagan executive produce. [Source: C21 Media]
Save Our Squad with David Beckham
Disney+ has released the official trailer for its David Beckham-hosted series “Save Out Squad” which premieres on the service on November 9th.
In the series, Beckham travels back to his boyhood hometown of East London to help a young group of players called the Westward Boys – a youth soccer team who continuously find themselves ranking the lowest in the league. He helps them better themselves both on and off the field.
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