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ROCKET MEN
Representation: Allen Fischer & Peter Principato (Principato-Young)
Written by: Jake Fleisher
ANCHOR MAN/REVENGE OF THE NERDS style comedy set in the early days of the NASA space program.  A group of nerdy, but lovable Rocket Engineers/social misfits are given the ultimate challenge — to put a man on the Moon… But their biggest obstacle [...]

A PERSON OF INTEREST
Representation: Jim Wedaa (Parallax Talent Management)
Written by: John Housley
Comedy.  Sort of a cross between THE LIVES OF OTHERS, DR. STRANGELOVE, & OUR MAN IN HAVANA.  Set at the NSA, the script tells the story of a man working in the electronic surveillance department who innocently begins spying on a cute girl he [...]

Deadline Hollywood reported earlier today that Benderspink talent managers Courtney Kivowitz & Christian Donatelli (clients include: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sissy Spacek, Colin Hanks, Emmy Rossum, and  Ellen Burstyn) have exited Benderspink to join The Schiff Company, and we have some additional details to add. 
We hear that the duo have not moved into the Schiff offices just yet, [...]

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EXIT 31
Representation: Nick Brondo (Union Entertainment)
Written by:  Bob Locash
Thriller in the vein of NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN.  Everyone’s fate in a small West Texas town is altered when a woman on the run from her mysterious past takes drastic measures in order to change her own.

BIG GAME HUNTER
Representation: Marcello Robinson (The 777 Group)
Written By: David LoPresti 
In the vein of TAKEN and WANTED.  When a brilliant videogame programmer has his newest ultra-violent video game blocked due to its controversial content, he snaps and begins unleashing the game himself, level by level, on the streets of Los Angeles.  Meanwhile, Jeff, a recovering gambling [...]

**WRITER WON AN OSCAR FOR WRITING AND PRODUCING SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE**
COLD DARK SEA
Representation: Amotz Zakai (Echo Lake Entertainment)
Written by: Marc Norman
Thriller.  CRIMSON TIDE on steroids.

**Variety is reporting that Eric Robinson has joined Gotham Group to oversee their deal with SPA.  His focus will be on family entertainment**
*Originally posted on: Nov. 18th, 2009*
Hearing that Eric Robinson has exited TWC, leaving Abby Ex as the sole development executive left in the Los Angeles office.

WEREWOLVES OF RESEDA
Representation: Mike Esola (WME)
Written by: Brian Frank
In the vein of THE HANG-OVER.  Ensemble R-rated wish fulfillment comedy where a group of guys gradually turn into werewolves and their suburban family lives benefit from it.  Steve Pink (HOT TUB TIME MACHINE) attached to direct.  Lawrence Grey producing, but will partner.

WME is out with a David Auburn pitch based on the book CASEBOOK OF VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN with Timur Bekmambetov attached to direct… Elia Infascelli is handling.

HELD BACK
Representation: Lis Rowinski (WME) & Chris Fenton (H2F)
Written by: Josh Kagan
A high school athlete who goes from Big Man On Campus status to outcast learns from some unlikely friends that there’s more to life than the big game.