Archive for February, 2009
VAN SANT MEETS SCORSESE. **UPDATED**
Friday, February 27th, 2009**UNIQUE INTO WARNERS… LAWRENCE MARK INTO SONY, CBS FILMS, & UNIVERSAL… TEAM TODD INTO PARAMOUNT & THE FILM DEPARTMENT… CHUCK ROVEN INTO LION’S GATE FILMS, RELATIVITY, & SUMMIT**
BREAKING IRISH
Representation: Mike Wise & Brendan Bragg
Written by: Steven Feder
GOOD WILL HUNTING meets GOODFELLAS in this true story of a young math prodigy from Hell’s Kitchen with a [...]
DODGEBALL IN THE KITCHEN. **UPDATED**
Friday, February 27th, 2009**HEARING A COUPLE OF STUDIO HEADS READING THIS WEEKEND**
**HEARING THIS IS RECEIVING POSITIVE RESPONSES AND MOVING UP THE CHAIN AT 2 TERRITORIES**
**HEARING MARC PLATT & RADAR INTO STUDIOS… MORE GOING SOON**
RIDICULOUSLY DELICIOUS
Representation: Bryan Miller & Aaron Kaplan (Kaplan-Perrone Entertainment)
Written by: Trevor Umbreit
DODGEBALL set in the world of gourmet cooking. This is the greatest underdog story in [...]
MEMBERS: THE MARCH PASSWORD HAS BEEN SENT.
Thursday, February 26th, 2009If you have not received it, please e-mail The Insider. Thank you.
Management
ENERGY/WMA SPEC. **UPDATED**
Thursday, February 26th, 2009**IN EVERYWHERE — MOVING UP THE LADDER AT 4 STUDIOS**
**HEARING TALENT MAY BE CIRCLING**
**HEATING UP… HEYMAN INTO WB… GUNN/GOUGH-MILLAR INTO DISNEY… YORNS INTO FOX/NEW REGENCY…**
**GOING WIDE TO PRODUCERS**
ATLAS
Representation: Mike Esola (WMA) & Brooklyn Weaver (Energy Entertainment)
Written by: Ben Magid
Action-fantasy tentpole.
B-TEAM GETS BIDS… **UPDATED — SOLD TO SONY!**
Thursday, February 26th, 2009Bidding heating up for B-TEAM, an Adam McKay-Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg action comedy that Gary Sanchez head Chris Henchy will script.
PITCHED AS…BLADERUNNER MEETS CHINATOWN.
Thursday, February 26th, 2009THE REVERSAL
Representation: Chris Emerson (E-Squared)
Written by: Robby Henson
Action-thriller set in the not-so-distant future about a cop who uncovers a larger conspiracy while investigating a series of grisly murders.
STUDIO EXEC/SCREENWRITER. **UPDATED — SOLD TO SUMMIT!**
Thursday, February 26th, 2009**CONFIRMED — SOLD TO SUMMIT!**
**HEARING AN OFFER IS IN ON THIS FROM SUMMIT!**
**IN EVERYWHERE… THUNDER ROAD INTO WARNERS… VARSITY PICTURES INTO LION’S GATE**
**OUT WIDE**
ELEVATOR MEN
Representation: Jeff Gorin (WMA) & Charlie Gogolak/JC Spink (Benderspink)
Written by: Marc Haimes
Thriller. Single mom in pursuit of Mr. Right ends up meeting a horrific creature in human guise.
ABOUT… DESPERATION? **UPDATED**
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009**HEATING UP… DI BONAVANETURA INTO PARAMOUNT… BARRY JOSEPHSON INTO FOX… BEAU FLYNN INTO NEW LINE**
DESPERATE
Representation: Jason Burns & Tobin Babst(UTA) & Josh Kesselman (Principal Entertainment)
Written by: Thumann & Malkin
TAKEN meets FALLING DOWN.
WMA PHONES DOWN.
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009FYI… WMA phones are currently down for the afternoon…
PROMOTION/OPENING.
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Emily Rose, promoted off Julie Darmody’s desk at Mosaic Media, to Coordinator of the Management Division at Mosaic… and yes, she’s now looking for her replacement. Resumes to: erose@mosaicla.com
THE OFFICIAL MEMO.
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009From: Office of Peter Chernin
Subject: Memo from Peter Chernin
I wanted to let you know that I have decided to leave News Corporation when my contract expires on June 30th.
This is not a decision that came easily, but after more than 12 years in my current job, 20 years at Newscorp, and 30 years of corporate [...]