{
  "id": 12914149,
  "title": "Paramount Teaming With Medieval Times On New Family Comedy; Eric Appel Directing From Script By Blaise Hemingway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/paramount-teaming-with-medieval-times-on-new-family-comedy-eric-appel",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/medieval-times-movie-paramount-eric-appel-1237150107/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is in early development on a live-action, four-quadrant, family comedy based on the IP of Medieval Times, the family-friendly dinner theater company. A recent pitch sale has resulted in Eric Appel’s attachment to direct from a script to be written by Blaise Hemingway. Blending fantasy, adventure, and heart, the story is set […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}