Screenwriting News (June 13-June 19, 2016)

This week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Andrea Berloff adapting comic book series “The Kitchen” for New Line Cinema.

Matt Charman sells thriller Untitled Cronkite Project to DreamWorks SKG.

Julia Cox sets up 2015 Black List thriller “Do No Harm” at Paramount Pictures.

Matt Ember and Tom Astle rewriting comedy “The War With Grandpa” for Dimension Films.

Christian Gudegast and Paul Sheuring with “Den of Thieves” at STX Entertainment.

Lee Hall scripted “Victoria and Abdul” with BBC Films, Focus Features, and Working Title Films.

Jinder Ho adapting “My Descent Into Death” for Alcon Entertainment.

David Leslie Johnson writing “The Nun” for New Line Cinema.

Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson adapting their play “F****ing Identical Twins” for Twentieth Century Fox.

J. Michael Straczynski adapting comic book series “Rising Stars” for MGM.

Miriam Toews and Erik Rutherford writing animated movie “Charlotte” for Telefilm Canada and January Films.