Skydance Signs Dietland Producers to Overall Deal

Skydance has entered into a multiyear overall deal, covering both feature films and television, with producers Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn of Mockingbird Pictures.

Skydance currently has multiple projects in development with Curtis and Lynn, including the upcoming AMC series Dietland. The pair has produced such films together as the Academy Award-nominated Albert Nobbs. Awaiting release is Marti Noxon’s feature directorial debut To the Bone, which will premiere on Netflix in July.

The studio already has overall and first-look deals with Sam Raimi, Marti Noxon, Laeta Kalogridis, and Michael B. Jordan, among others.

“Bonnie and Julie are exceptional people and incredible producers whose boundless energy, incomparable work ethic and collective eye for mining and cultivating creative material are second to none,” said Dana Goldberg, the chief creative officer of Skydance Media. “I have known and admired both of them for a long time and l am thrilled that they have become a part of the Skydance family. I look forward to the number of exciting film and television projects in our collective future.”

Added Curtis and Lynn: “Walking through this past year with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and their entire team speaks volumes to us about the kind of people they are and the quality of work they want to create. We’re thrilled and grateful for this opportunity.”