Media Murder for Monday

MOVIES

David Oyelowo (Selma) will star in and produce Another Day in the Death of America based on an upcoming nonfiction book by Guardian journalist Gary Younge. The book chronicled "the true story of the writer who investigated 10 children shot dead in one random day in America." The day in the title refers to November 23, 2013, when 10 children were shot dead, ranging in age from 9-19. None made the national news, meaning it was "just another day in America," where on average seven children and teens are killed by guns daily.

Film rights to A. A. Dhand's "gritty" Bradford-based thriller Streets of Darkness have gone to FilmWave, the producers behind the recent adaptation of JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy for the BBC and HBO. FilmWave bought rights to Streets of Darkness, the first book in a projected series described by its UK editor as "doing for Bradford (UK) what The Wire did for Baltimore."

Although there has been no official announcement, it's quite possible a Sherlock Holmes 3 starring Robert Downey, Jr., and Jude Law could begin filming later this year, according to a statement by Downey.

A trailer was released for the adaptation of Paula Hawkins' novel Girl on the Train, starring Emily Blunt as a woman caught up in the mystery of her ex-husband’s (Justin Theroux) missing nanny.

The official trailer was also released for the new Jason Bourne outing once again starring Matt Damon (after a long hiatus and new series featuring Jeremy Renner). The latest film picks up nearly a decade later after the last film, dropping Bourne into a story influenced by everything from Occupy Wall Street, the Greek debt crisis, and the Snowden leak as Bourne's past once again comes back to haunt him. Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Julia Stiles and Ato Essandoh also star in the film cowritten by Paul Greengrass and Christopher Rouse

TELEVISION

According to the Washington Post, NCIS' Mark Harmon was spotted at the White House and confirmed rumors that First Lady Michelle Obama will be part of a scene in an upcoming episode of the popular CBS series.

UK's Acorn Media Enterprises is partnering on a new series for ITV drama, The Level. The six-part crime thriller centers on Nancy Devlin (Karla Crome), a Detective Sergeant whose exemplary career masks a covert attachment to Frank Le Saux (Philip Glenister), a shady businessman and drug trafficker who is the father of her best friend (Laura Haddock). When she finds herself at the center of an investigation that puts her at risk of exposure and is stalked by a killer intent on destroying her, Nancy’s complicated love life and relationships with colleagues create further tension as she doesn’t know who she can trust.

Idris Elba (Luther) is taking on another leading role on the small screen in Guerrilla, the latest project from John Ridley, who won an Oscar for 12 Years A Slave and was behind the popular TV show American Crime. Elba's role in the show hasn't been announced, but the story centers on a couple in the London '70s political underground who liberate a political prisoner, then target the Black Power Desk, a branch of counter-intelligence aimed at suppressing black activism.  

If Castle gets an order for a Season 9, it will be without star Stana Katic, who plays Beckett, as well as fellow female longtime cast member Tamala Jones. ABC announced that neither actor was asked to continue with the series, which may be due to "budgetary reasons," according to Deadline.

News also came from NBC has cut Grimm's initial order for Season 6, which will now run at least 13 episodes versus the 22 the supernatural crime drama has produced for the previous seasons. The move is in part give the network greater flexibility in its fall schedule, which already includes eight drama series picked up for the 2016-17 TV season and potentially see Grimm return in a mid-season slot.

PODCASTS/VIDEO/RADIO

Suspense Radio's "Beyond The Cover" welcomed Allison Brennan, bestselling author of the Lucy Kincaid series and over two dozen other thrillers.

John Gaspard, magician and author of the Eli Mark’s Mysteries visited It's A Mystery to Me with Stacy Verdick Case to discuss the audio book release of Book 1 in the series The Ambitious Card.