Archive for March, 2009

COMEDY.

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

X-PATS
Representation: Chad Steers (The Gotham Group)
Written by: Stephen Holman & Josephine Huang
ROAD TRIP meets FOUR WEDDINGS & A FUNERAL.

SPEC.

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

ALL IS FAIR
Representation: Sheree Guitar (Sheree Guitar Entertainment)
Written by: Will Matthews
Rom-com adventure.

OUT TO SELECT PRODUCERS.

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

MIDAS HILLS
Representation: Brad Rosenfeld (Preferred Artists) & Dannie Festa (Festa Entertainment)
Written by: Ross Helford
Story by: Ross Helford & Andy Hurst
A team of mercenaries seeks the legendary wealth of a gold rush town that seemingly vanished off the face of the earth fifteen years earlier… but instead of riches, they find unspeakable horror.

SECRET SPEC… **UPDATED**

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Hearing that Robert Lazar and Emile Gladstone at ICM snuck a spec to Marc Platt over the weekend, and it is already into Universal…

HALF BAKED HEIST?

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

HIGH GRADE MEDICINE
Representation: Mosaic Media & ICM
Written by: Ben Rekhi
ROSHOMON heist movie set in the world of medical marijuana.  Bill Straus producing and looking to partner.

STATE STREET DOD.

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Looks like they found their woman… Hearing that Mira Shin from Rudin is in as the new DOD at State Street Pictures…

REP/PRODUCER ASSISTANT.

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Production company NIGHT & DAY PICTURES & Literary Management Company SLEEPING GIANT ENTERTAINMENT are looking for a shared assistant for the head of each company. Great opportunity to learn the production and representation side of the business. All of the regular duties. Interest in creative (doing coverage, etc.) preferred.  Looking for at least one year [...]

OPTION.

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Kai Pictures & film financier Ideal Partners have optioned EVERY GOOD BOY DOES FINE by Jonathan Dees.  It’s a modern day “Boy Who Cried Wolf” story about a young boy who starts to believe that the man who tunes his piano is responsible for a series of murders in the area.  When none of the adults [...]

YA BOOK TRILOGY.

Friday, March 27th, 2009

THE BOOK OF TIME
Representation: The Gotham Group
Attached to adapt: John Sayles
Father-son time travel adventure ala NATIONAL TREASURE.  The Gotham Group and Lindsay Devlin attached to produce.

THE VILLAIN HERO. **UPDATED**

Friday, March 27th, 2009

**ESCAPE INTO SONY & UNIVERSAL… GUNN FILMS INTO DISNEY… JOSEPHSON INTO DREAMWORKS & SUMMIT… RED WAGON INTO NEW LINE & RELATIVITY… HEARING IT’S MOVING UP LADDERS…**
**OUT TO ALL STUDIOS** 
**HEATING UP — HYDE PARK INTO WARNERS, PARAMOUNT & FOX WITH CO-FINANCING… HEARING DISNEY, UNI, & SONY GOING SOON… SUMMIT, & NEW LINE STILL OPEN** 
VILLAIN
Representation: Anthony Vasto (Instrumental [...]

PROMOTION.

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Congrats go out to one of our great contest judges, Charisse Nesbit, who has been promoted to Director of Development & Production at Lionsgate Films.   

HUG IT UP… **UPDATED**

Friday, March 27th, 2009

**GREEN HAT FILMS (TODD PHILLIPS CO.) INTO WARNER BROTHERS**
**DI BONAVENTURA INTO PARAMOUNT, NEW REGENCY, & CBS FILMS… LAWRENCE MARK INTO SONY… OFFSPRING INTO DISNEY… MIZEL INTO SUMMIT.   
**GOING INTO FOX, SONY & PARAMOUNT** 
**21 LAPS INTO FOX & FOX ATOMIC… JON SHESTACK INTO NEW LINE & LION’S GATE FILMS** 
**GOING INTO STUDIOS AFTER LUNCH** 
CUDDLE BITCHES
Representation: WMA & Energy Entertainment
Written by: [...]