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La La Land to be Adapted into Broadway Musical

In a theatrical display of bicoastal proportions, La La Land is coming to the Great White Way. The 2016 film that starred Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling is being adapted as a Broadway musical, with a cast and launch date still undetermined. The film follows the careers of two young performers—one an actress and the…

HBO lands ‘Doomsday Machine’ Facebook Limited Series Starring Claire Foy As Sheryl Sandberg

HBO has bought the rights for Doomsday Machine, a limited series about Facebook that will star Claire Foy as embattled tech giant chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg. The premium cable network’s acquisition comes after multiple outlets placed bids on the project, Deadline is reporting. Doomsday Machine was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright-novelist, Ayad Akhtar, whose…