Phillip Noyce Sets First-Look Deal With 20th Century Fox Television, Hires New VP of Production

by eCasting, Oct. 31, 2017

Director Phillip Noyce has signed a first look deal with 20th Century Fox Television, the studio announced Thursday. Noyce recently directed the pilot for the Fox medical drama “The Resident,” which is set to air at midseason. He is also an EP on the show and directed the second episode of the season order as well. Noyce’s other projects with the studio include the literary soap “800 Grapes”, sold as a put pilot to ABC in partnership with writer and executive producer Julia Brownell and Temple Hill, as well as thriller “Green-Lit” from writer and executive producer Kevin O’Hare and Milo Ventimiglia’s Divide Pictures. Noyce has previously directed pilots for NBC, Fox, Showtime, and ABC. Initiated before his deal with Fox, Noyce is also developing the classic Erich Von Daniken non-fiction book “Chariots of The Gods” from writer Joe Ahearne in partnership with Sonar and Unique Features for BBC America. He is currently finishing post-production on the film “Above Suspicion”, starring Emelia Clarke and Jack Huston, and is developing “Killer 10,” an action-adventure Australia/China co-production written by Paul Staheli, David Schickler, and Justin Monjo. “Killer 10” will be produced in partnership with Arclight Films and Thunder Road. http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/phillip-noyce-20th-century-fox-television-1202599848/