We are hearing that NOTTINGHAM written by Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris has sold to Universal (Imagine producing) for seven figures with Russell Crowe starring and Ridley Scott directing.  Ramses Ishak and Danny Gabai at WMA repped. 

Universal has bought THE BIRTHDAY PARTY for Jud Apatow. It is a hilarious story of a mugging gone very wrong in New York City. Prostitutes, thugs, sex, drugs… and a kidnapped straight-laced 38 year old Assistant D.A.

Brings back so many memories… none of which I can share here…
 
ALL NIGHTER
Representation: David Saunders (APA)
Written by: Mark Schwartz
Comedy. A slacker must figure out how to pass a math final for a course that he didn’t realize he was enrolled in.

THE WORST FIRST DATE
Representation: Todd Hoffman
Written by: Peter Mattei
Already into the studios.

We have it on good authority (whatever that means) that CAA literary agent Jared Hoffman will be exiting the agency to join Generate as a partner.

We hear the next spoof will be a spoof of spoofs…
 
DIRTY STEP STOMP – Written by: Steve Basilone & Annie Mebane
Dance movie spoof out from Bender Spink
INSPIRATIONAL FOOTBALL MOVIE
Spoof of inspirational football movies out from Michael Kives (CAA) and Shawn Simon (Anonymous).

JUROR 13
Representation: Eva Lontscharitsch & Ava Jamshidi (ICM)
Written by: John Scott Lewinski
A woman sequestered for jury duty believes the person who has been
stalking her is also on the jury. Thriller/Horror.

THE DEVIL’S TEETH
Representation: Lis Rowinski & Phil D’Amecourt
Written by: Amy Sorlie

Dreamworks has purchased the time travel comedy GULLIBLE’S TRAVELS from Steve Bencich and Ron J. Freidman, the screenwriters of CHICKEN LITTLE and OPEN SEASON. Landscape will produce.

TINY DANCERS
Representation: Caren Bohrman (The Bohrman Agency) & Michael Lasker (Foursight Entertainment)
Written by: Michael Ambruster & Shawn Ku
PARENTHOOD meets BRING IT ON. A comedy/drama about parenthood, relationships and extra curricular activities from various POV’s.
Shawn Ku (PRETTY DEAD GIRL) attached to direct.

THE LAST SECOND
Representation: Fuse Entertainment
Written by: Chris Fedak
Thriller in the vein of SPY GAME.
Peter Berg attached to direct. Fuse and James Vanderbilt producing.

In case you missed the first one… Based on the book.
 
DESCENT (THE SEQUEL)
Representation: Josie Friedman (ICM)
A scientist finds the real hell beneath the earth’s crust.