Michelle Mulroney: Last News

Ron Howard will direct a new, as-yet-untitled biopic on world-renowned pianist Lang Lang based on the memoir Journey of a Thousand Miles by Lang and David Ritz. Stuart Ford's AGC Studios is financing the new film, which Brian Grazer will produce through his and Howard's Imagine Entertainment shingle.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAGC Studios will fully finance an untitled biopic about Lang Lang from Oscar-winning director Ron Howard.The film about the world-renowned pianist will be produced by Howard’s longtime partner Brian Grazer, as well as Imagine Entertainment President of Features Karen Lunder and AGC Studios Stuart Ford. The screenplay by Michelle Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney, the team behind “Paper Man” and “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” is based on “Journey of a Thousand Miles,” a memoir that Lang Lang wrote with David Ritz.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMembers of the Writers Guild of America West saw their earnings grow a healthy 3.1% to $1.68 billion last year, thanks to gains in television and digital platforms.The guild’s newly released annual report notes that the number of writers working in feature films rose 4% last year compared to 2017, while the level of employment for TV and digital platforms increased by 3.2%.The WGA West report also reassured members that the guild — which has been embroiled in a bitter legal battle with top Hollywood talent agencies for more than a year — is on solid financial footing. The report, from the membership and finance committee chaired by Michelle Mulroney, was sent to members Tuesday night.