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Weintraub client Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl is officially in development as a live-action television series at Peacock.

Based on Dinniman’s popular LitRPG book series, the project will be written and executive produced by Chris Yost, with Seth MacFarlane executive producing under his Fuzzy Door Productions banner. Dinniman will also serve as an executive producer alongside Erica Huggins.

The series follows a post-apocalyptic world where survivors are forced to compete in a deadly, televised intergalactic game show, blending dark humor with high-stakes fantasy.

Matt Dinniman is represented by Weintraub Tobin partner Matt Sugarman.

Read more about the project in Variety.

Air Systems Service and Construction has acquired 151 Blue Ravine Road in Folsom for $8.04 million. The 80,000-square-foot building, formerly occupied by VSP Vision, will serve as the company’s new headquarters.

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Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet is moving forward with the feature adaptation of his Tony Award-winning play Speed the Plow, firming up its cast as the project heads into production. The film will star Anthony Mackie, Ben Mendelsohn, Emily Alyn Lind, and Oscar nominee Sharon Stone, with production set to begin February 18, 2026 in Atlanta. International sales will launch at the European Film Market in Berlin.

Mamet will direct from his own script, with the film diverging in part from the original stage play. Set at the fictional American Prestige Studios, the story follows a junior executive unexpectedly elevated to head of production as he navigates studio politics alongside a seasoned insider, an ambitious temp, and a volatile movie star.

David Mamet is represented by Weintraub Tobin’s Stan Coleman.

For more on the development of Speed the Plow, please see the full article on Deadline.

Disney+ is moving forward with its live-action adaptation of Eragon, the first book in Christopher Paolini’s bestselling Inheritance Cycle fantasy series, firming up its creative team as the project advances in development. The series is being produced by 20th Television, following competitive interest in Paolini’s YA fantasy universe.

Todd Harthan has been tapped to co-create the series alongside Paolini, with Harthan and Todd Helbing set to serve as co-showrunners. Marc Webb has also joined the project as an executive producer. A writers room for Eragon opened late last year and is currently underway. Paolini will be closely involved in the adaptation as a co-creator and executive producer. The project encompasses the full Inheritance Cycle book series, which has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.

Christopher Paolini is represented by Weintraub Tobin Partner Matt Sugarman.

For more on Disney+’s development of Eragon, please see the full article on Deadline Hollywood.

Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce the appointment of shareholders Christopher Anderson as Chair and Justin Borrowdale as Vice-Chair of the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group.

Christopher (Chris) is a shareholder and accomplished transactional corporate and healthcare attorney based in the Firm’s Sacramento office. His practice focuses on business transactional matters, with particular emphasis on corporate and healthcare-related clients, healthcare regulatory advice, and complex healthcare mergers & acquisitions. He represents a broad range of clients, including private equity-backed healthcare management companies, ambulatory surgery center development companies, physician practices, hospitals, medical foundations, independent practice associations, clinical laboratories, healthcare technology companies, and telemedicine providers.

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