After a heated auction, Universal Pictures has landed a package for an untitled drama that has David Leitch directing Ryan Gosling. Drew Pearce, who wrote for Universal the Leitch-directed hit Fast and Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw, is set to write the script. The deal is seven figures.

NBCUniversal has elevated Janine Jones-Clark to EVP, , Inclusion – Talent & Content, NBCUniversal Film, Television and Streaming.

The Boss Baby is back and this time it’s a family affair. DreamWorks Animation has added Jeff Goldblum, James Marsden, Eva Longoria, Ariana Greenblatt, and Amy Sedaris to the voice cast of the upcoming Boss Baby sequel, which has officially been titled The Boss Baby: Family Business. Alec Baldwin is returning as Boss Baby Ted, with Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow also reprising the roles of Ted’s parents.

Nazrin Choudhury has been set by Universal to pen American Radical, the thriller that reunites Rami Malek and his Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail. Malek is attached to star with Esmail directing

Broadway original cast Mean Girls actor DeMarius Copes has joined Universal’s feature musical Dear Evan Hansen, we can exclusively report. Copes will be making his feature debut playing Oliver, one of Zoe Murphy’s friends. Zoe is played by previously announced actress Kaitlyn Dever.