Lionsgate film chief Adam Fogelson told investors on Thursday that the studio is actively developing a sequel to its Michael Jackson biopic. The first film ended in 1987 with the 'Bad' tour, leaving decades of Jackson's career untouched, and Fogelson said the studio already has 25-30% of a second film shot from the first production.

20th Century Studios has tapped Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett) to direct a big-screen adaptation of 'Choose Your Own Adventure,' the nonlinear gamebook series that sold over 250 million copies between 1979 and 1998. 'Andor' and 'The Disaster Artist' screenwriter Tom Bissell will pen the script.

Quinta Brunson will develop and star as Betty Boop in a feature film adaptation from Fleischer Studios and her production company, Fifth Chance Productions. The film will trace Betty Boop's origin and evolution through the perspective of her creator, Max Fleischer, examining the relationship between the artist and his animated icon as he navigates creative and commercial pressures in the 1930s.

Revolution Software, Story Kitchen, and screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos are developing a film adaptation of the "Broken Sword" video game franchise. The mystery-adventure series, created by Charles Cecil and first released in 1996, follows American George Stobbart and French journalist Nicole Collard investigating conspiracies across Europe. Story Kitchen, which is producing the "Sonic the Hedgehog" films and Amazon's "Life Is Strange" series, will produce alongside Revolution's Cecil and Noirin Carmody.

Netflix announced that "The Adventures of Cliff Booth," David Fincher's sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," will debut in Imax theaters on November 25, 2026, for a two-week exclusive run before hitting the streamer on December 23. The film brings back Brad Pitt in his Oscar-winning role as longtime stuntman Cliff Booth, with the story set in 1977 Hollywood. The release takes the Thanksgiving Imax slot from Greta Gerwig's "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew," which has been delayed to 2027.

Paul Schrader revealed on Facebook that he "procured an online AI girlfriend" to understand "male/female interaction in our matrix," but the chatbot terminated their conversation after he attempted to probe the boundaries of its programming. The *Taxi Driver* screenwriter said the AI "fell into evasive patterns" and shut down when he persisted in questioning her knowledge of her own creation.

Lionsgate is developing a stage adaptation of 'The Housemaid,' the psychological thriller based on Freida McFadden's novel that became a $400 million box-office hit starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried. The production is being developed by British producers Melting Pot (Broadway's 'Life of Pi') and playwright Bekah Brunstetter (Broadway's 'The Notebook'), though no production timeline has been announced.