We are hearing great things about WAR IS, LIKE, TOTALLY HELL out from Caren Bohrman at The Bohrman Agency and written by Michael Elyanow. Original took it into Sony and Screen Gems and we are hearing that Sony may want it for them… CPF is taking Paramount and MTV. Now it’s also into The Weinstein Co [...]
A cute pet robot is hard to resist.
PET ROBOTS, first reported here back on July 17th, has sold to Disney. Benderspink repped the graphic novel from Scott Sava’s Blue Dream Studios, and will produce the project for the Pixar House.
RED
Representation: Marc Manus (Manus Entertainment)
Written by: Jennifer Quintenz
Epic tale that tells the story of the origin of THE LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD fairy tale.
OUTCLASSED
Representation: Sonny Mallhi (Vertigo Entertainment) & Bard Dorros (Anonymous Content) & ICM
Written by: Johnathan Ross Igla
A comedy about an MIT type college where the profs are crazier than the students.
Quick little story for you. The Insider is in college (yes, I graduated). Just finished the final exam of the year. Picked up a corn beef sandwich at my favorite deli and headed to the local theatre. Going to pick what I’ll see when I get there. The poster for a movie called SWINGERS catches [...]
HOME FREE
Representation: Max Roman (Innovative)
Written by: Alexi & Noah Hawley
New project from the twins who recently sold DEAD IN THE WATER to Touchstone Pictures at Disney. Noah wrote on BONES, while Alexi scripted EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING (The Renny Harlin version).
IN THE DETAILS
Representation: Lee Keele (The Gersh Agency)
Written by: Carol Doyle
Carol wrote HUMAN TRAFFICKING starring Miro Sorvino. Taut thriller.
Hearing that producers are already asking for territories on this hip spec. Writer scripted the very funny IDIOT BOX currently playing at The Fist Theatre until Aug. 25th… it’s getting rave reviews from the trades (A must see). This one’s a must read…
WAR IS, LIKE, TOTALLY HELL
Representation: Caren Bohrman (The Bohrman Agency)
Written by: Michael Elyanow
A fresh [...]
HUG IT OUT
Representation: Jewerl Ross (Silent R Management)
Written by: Bob Reece
An unassuming water salesman and a cocky B-list actor become unlikely friends as they struggle to survive a Mexican vacation. Think SIDEWAYS.
IMMACULATE
Representatation: Brian Levy (ICM) & Spencer Baumgarten (CAA)
Written by: Andrew Lobel
Marcus Nispel attached to direct. In the vein of ROSEMARY’S BABY. A Catholic school girl discovers that she is miraculously pregnant abd finds herself at the center of a religious conspiracy that could change the world forever.
I like how BS teases a little before the weekend… This will be out Monday. Going into buyers Tuesday… Better get on it.
29TH GRADE
Representation: JC Spink & Corey Hebenstreit (Benderspink) & Jay Baker (CAA)
Written by: Brendan Malloy
SIXTEEN CANDLES meets OFFICE SPACE meets CLUELESS. Set at a corporate campus, 30-something office workers take life journeys as a [...]
So, the trades yesterday reported that ICM’s talent agent Carol Bodie “volunteered” to step down as head of Motion Picture Talent so that Toni Howard could replace her. But here’s how it really went down. Bodie, who represents Claire Danes & Jada Pinkett Smith among others has been the subject of recent rumors that she [...]