Entertainment
Entertainment Industry Updates: Layoffs and Adaptations
National Geographic's Charlie Parsons, SVP of Development, has exited the broadcaster as part of Disney layoffs. Meanwhile, Sony Pictures is adapting Alex Michaelides' best-seller 'The Silent Patient' for a feature film with Annapurna and Plan B.
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Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has boarded the adaptation of Alex Michaelides’ New York Times best-selling first novel, The Silent Patient. The Studio joins Annapurna and Plan B, who are set to produce. Sources tell Deadline that project is being fast-tracked at the studio with hopes to add a writer in th
2026-07-21 19:30 UTC
Rolling Stone
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2026-07-21 19:32 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic was hit by this morning’s latest round of Disney layoffs and one of its longest serving executives was one of those affected. Charlie Parsons, SVP, Development at the factual brand, is exiting as part of the cuts. Parsons has been with the broadcaster for over 15 years
2026-07-21 19:35 UTC