In brief: ‘The People v. Gorilla Grodd’ headed to HBO Max and more

We now know the showrunners for Dungeon Crawler Carl. Deadline reports Chris Yost and Eric Heisserer have been named the co-showrunners of the upcoming Peacock series adaptation of Matt Dinniman’s sci-fi books. Yost is also a writer on the series. He previously worked on the Thor films and was an executive consultant and writer on The Mandalorian season 1. Heisserer was the showrunner and creator of Netflix‘s Shadow and Bone. He also wrote the films Bird Box and Arrival …

HBO Max has ordered a new DC Studios series. The show is called The People v. Gorilla Grodd. It will star Skyler Gisondo back as his Superman character Jimmy Olsen alongside Jimmy Tatro, who will play Gorilla Grodd. This comedy mockumentary series will find The Daily Planet‘s Jimmy Olsen reopening a case that follows a superintelligent ape who is convicted of murdering his father. Beck Bennett, Mikaela Hoover and Wendell Pierce are also set to star …

A special performance of Paranormal Activity on Broadway will be hosted by Jason Blum. The horror movie producer and Blumhouse founder is set to host the Aug. 26 performance of the stage production at the August Wilson Theatre. Blum will give a post-show speech during the performance that night …