NEW ATTACHMENTS
20th Century Women Logline: In 1979 Santa Barbara, three women are teaching a boy about men, women, love and freedom when his mother takes in a boarder, shaking his world view. Production Company(s): Annapurna Pictures, Archer Gray Productions Producer(s): Megan Ellison, Anne Carey, Youree Henley Writer(s): Mike Mills Director(s): Mike Mills Cast: Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning, Billy Crudup SSN Insight: Mike Mills previously directed Beginners. Billy Crudup can next be seen in Spotlight alongside Michael Keaton.
All We Had Logline: A woman and her 13-year-old daughter live on the edge of poverty. Production Company(s): Tribeca Films Producer(s): Jane Rosenthal, Katie Holmes, Berry Welsh Writer(s): Josh Boone Director(s): Katie Holmes Cast: Katie Holmes, Stephania Owen Details: Based on the novel "All We Had: A Novel" by Annie Weatherwax; published by Scribner August 5, 2014. SSN Insight: Marks Katie Holmes’ directorial debut. Holmes optioned the book prior to publication in 2014.
Bone Tomahawk Logline: Four men set out in the Wild West to rescue a group of captives from cannibalistic cave dwellers. Studio/Distributor(s): RLJ Entertainment Production Company(s): Caliber Media, The Fyzz Facility Producer(s): Dallas Sonnier, Jack Heller Writer(s): S Craig Zahler Director(s): S Craig Zahler Cast: Kurt Russell, Richard Jenkins, Matthew Fox, Patrick Wilson, Lili Simmons SSN Insight: Timothy Olyphant was previously attached to star. Peter Sarsgard was previously attached to star. Jennifer Carpenter was previously attached to star. RLJ Entertainment acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to the film ahead of its world premiere as the closing-night film at Fantastic Fest.
Charming (Animated) Logline: Prince Charming woos Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White, but gets into trouble when he makes them all happy. Production Company(s): Cinesite Europe Ltd., Vanguard Animation, 3QU Media Producer(s): John H. Williams Writer(s): Ross Venokur Director(s): Ross Venokur Voice Cast: Avril Lavigne, Ashley Tisdale, G.E.M. SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at Mirada.
Chloe and Theo Logline: About an Inuit man named Theo who travels to New York as part of an effort to draw attention to the destructive effects of global warming. While there, he meets a young homeless woman with a zest for life and an obsession with Bruce Lee – forming an unlikely friendship, the two join forces to fight climate change. Studio/Distributor(s): ARC Entertainment Production Company(s): Arctica Films Producer(s): Monica Ord Writer(s): Ezna Sands Director(s): Ezna Sands Cast: Dakota Johnson, Theo Ikummaq, Mira Sorvino, Christopher Backus, Larry King SSN Insight: ARC Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights for the global warming-themed drama Chloe And Theo. The film will be released in theaters and VOD simultaneously on September 4, 2015.
Collateral Beauty Logline: A man who works in a New York ad agency finds his life turned upside down when a tragedy sends him into a depression. Production Company(s): Overbrook Entertainment, Anonymous Content, PalmStar Entertainment, Scarlet Fire Entertainment, Likely Story Producer(s): Michael Sugar, Bard Dorros, Will Smith, Allan Loeb Writer(s): Allan Loeb Director(s): Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Cast: Rooney Mara, Jason Segel, Will Smith SSN Insight: Hugh Jackman was previously attached to co-star. Johnny Depp was previously in talks to co-star.
Dungeons & Dragons Logline: Storyline is under wraps. Studio/Distributor(s): Warner Bros. Pictures Production Company(s): Sweetpea Entertainment, Vertigo Entertainment, Hasbro, Inc. Producer(s): Roy Lee, Stephen J. Davis, Brian Goldner, Courtney Solomon Writer(s): David Leslie Johnson Details: Based on the fantasy, role-playing game "Dungeons & Dragons" originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. SSN Insight: WB just announced the project after a lawsuit over whether production company Sweetpea Entertainment or toy giant Hasbro held the sequel rights was finally resolved.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Part One) Logline: 70 years before Harry Potter’s birth, Newton Artemis Fido Scamander is commissioned to write a reference guide to magical beasts, which would become a Hogwart’s textbook. Studio/Distributor(s): Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution Production Company(s): Heyday Films, Wigram Productions, Bronte Film and Television Producer(s): David Heyman, Steve Kloves, Lionel Wigram, J.K. Rowling Writer(s): J.K. Rowling Director(s): David Yates Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Collin Farrell Details: Based on the novel "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling; published by Arthur A. Levine June 2001 . SSN Insight: Project is the first in a trilogy. Alfonso Cuaron had previously been mentioned to direct.
Incognito Logline: After ruthless super-villain Zack Overkill is caught, he rats out his boss, The Black Death, goes into witness protection, and starts working as a mailman. Production Company(s): Circle of Confusion, Chernin Entertainment Producer(s): Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping Writer(s): Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues Director(s): Fede Alvarez Details: Based on the 6-issue graphic novel "Incognito" written by Ed Brubaker, illustrated by Sean Phillips and published by the Icon Comics imprint of Marvel Comics from December 2008 to September 2009. SSN Insight: Robert Schenkkan wrote a previous draft of the screenplay.
La La Land Logline: Lonely aspiring actress Mia and cocky jazz pianist Sebastian balance their art and love in Los Angeles, the land of the dreamers. Studio/Distributor(s): Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment, LLC Production Company(s): Marc Platt Productions, Gilbert Films, Impostor Pictures Producer(s): Jordan Horowitz, Fred Berger, Marc Platt Writer(s): Damien Chazelle Director(s): Damien Chazelle Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, J.K. Simmons, John Legend, Jessica Rothe, Rosemarie DeWitt SSN Insight: Emma Watson was previously attached to star. Miles Teller was previously attached to star.
Patriots’ Day Logline: Based on the true events of the Boston Marathon Bombing, the story follows the intense five-day search leading up to the infamous siege where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was pulled from a boat in Watertown. Studio/Distributor(s): CBS Films, No Domestic Theatrical Distributor Available. Production Company(s): Leverage Management, Closest To The Hole Productions, Bluegrass Films Producer(s): Scott Stuber, Dylan Clark, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Michael Radutzky Writer(s): Matt Charman Director(s): Peter Berg (in talks) Cast: Mark Wahlberg Details: Based on the firsthand account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, whose life rights have been optioned by CBS Films, and on research done and footage shot by "60 Minutes." SSN Insight: Peter Berg is also in talks to direct Mile 22 in preproduction with Mark Wahlberg starring and will direct Deepwater Horizon for Summit in preproduction as well.
Resident Evil 6 Logline: Alice must save humankind from the Red Queen. Studio/Distributor(s): Screen Gems, Screen Gems Production Company(s): Constantin Film Development, Inc., Impact Pictures, Davis Films Producer(s): Robert Kulzer, Jeremy Bolt, Samuel Hadida, Paul W.S. Anderson Writer(s): Paul W.S. Anderson Director(s): Paul W.S. Anderson Cast: Milla Jovovich, Wentworth Miller, Ali Larter Details: Sequel to "Resident Evil (2002),"Resident Evil: Apocalypse" (2004), "Resident Evil: Extinction" (2007), "Resident Evil: Afterlife" (2010) and “Resident Evil: Retribution” (2012). SSN Insight: Anderson has directed the first, second and fifth films in the franchise.
Untitled Bruce Willis Detective Film Logline: When a Los Angeles private investigator’s dog Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang, he has to deal with vicious gang leaders, various goons, and crooked characters to get his dog back. Production Company(s): Voltage Pictures Producer(s): Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman, Lauren Ford, Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen Director(s): Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen Cast: Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa, Thomas Middleditch, Famke Janssen, John Goodman, Jessica Gomes SSN Insight: Voltage Pictures launched international sales at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Untitled STX Drama Project Logline: The friendship of two high school girls is disrupted when one girl starts dating the other one's older brother. Studio/Distributor(s): STX Entertainment Production Company(s): Gracie Films Producer(s): James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai, Julie Ansell Writer(s): Kelly Fremon Craig Director(s): Kelly Fremon Craig Cast: Hailee Steinfeld (in talks) SSN Insight: Steinfeld recently appeared in Universal’s Pitch Perfect 2 and has signed on for the third installment in the franchise. Her Sundance drama 10,000 Saints will be distributed later this month.
Untitled Woody Allen 2015 Feature Film Logline: Logline under wraps. Production Company(s): Gravier Productions Producer(s): Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Edward Walson Writer(s): Woody Allen Director(s): Woody Allen Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Parker Posey, Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively, Corey Stoll, Ken Stott, Jeannie Berlin, Anna Camp, Stephen Kunken, Sari Lennick, and Paul Schneider SSN Insight: Shooting to being this month in New York and LA.
Untitled STX Entertainment Sci-Fi Project Logline: A boy born to an American astronaut while on a mission to Mars and raised on a space station returns to Earth as a teen and embarks on a US road trip in search of the father he has never met. Studio/Distributor(s): STX Entertainment Production Company(s): Southpaw Entertainment Producer(s): Gabrielle Jerou Writer(s): Peter Chelsom, Tinker Lindsay, Allan Loeb Director(s): Peter Chelsom Cast: Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Gary Oldman, Carla Gugino SSN Insight: Project was previously set up at Relativity Media with Robbie Brenner attached to produce and Ryan Kavanaugh and Tucker Tooley attached as Executive Producers.
War Machine Logline: A satirical fictionalized behind-the-scenes look at the Afghanistan war from the military commanders with their high-stakes decisions and infighting, to the soldiers on patrol. Studio/Distributor(s): Regency Enterprises, Netflix Production Company(s): New Regency Productions, Plan B Entertainment, Ian Bryce Productions, RatPac Entertainment Producer(s): Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Ian Bryce Writer(s): David Michodhe Director(s): David Michodhe Cast: Brad Pitt, Emory Cohen Details: Based on the book "The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan," written by Michael Hastings and published by Penguin on January 5, 2012. SSN Insight: When "War Machine" was in preproduction, Netflix acquired distribution rights
What Happened to Monday? Logline: In a world where families are allowed only one child, some resourceful, identical septuplets must avoid governmental execution while investigating the disappearance of one of their own. Production Company(s): Raffaella Productions, Vendome Pictures Producer(s): Raffaella De Laurentiis, Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi Writer(s): Kerry Williamson, Max Botkin Director(s): Tommy Wirkola Cast: Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Marwan Kenzari, Christian Rubeck SSN Insight: Morten Tyldum was attached to direct. The lead was originally written for a male actor but was rewritten when Rapace met with Wirkola.
Wrong Move Logline: An elderly man, who survived the Nazi's as a young boy, is scammed by thieves whom he takes revenge on. Production Company(s): Nick Wechsler Productions, Chockstone Pictures, Good Universe Producer(s): Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz Writer(s): Christopher Kyle Details: Based on the novel "Moving Day," written by Jonathan Stone and published by Thomas & Mercer on June 1, 2014. SSN Insight: Good Universe has optioned rights to the thriller and put the project on the fast-track. They are actively looking for a director.
NEW PROJECTS
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Logline: Rafe must deal with bullies, hormones and a tyrannical principal when he starts a new middle school. Studio/Distributor(s): CBS Films, Lionsgate Production Company(s): James Patterson Entertainment Producer(s): James Patterson, Leopoldo Gout, Bill Robinson Writer(s): Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer Director(s): Steve Carr Cast: Griffin Gluck Details: Based on the book "Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life," written by James Patterson and published by Little, Brown and Company on November 6, 2012. SSN Insight: Steve Carr is also slated to direct films The Wedding Guests and Love on a Bet (remake), both in active development.
My Fight/Your Fight Logline: The true story of UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey is dramatized. Studio/Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures Production Company(s): Disruption Entertainment Producer(s): Ronda Rousey, Mary Parent Writer(s): Mark Bomback Cast: Ronda Rousey Details: Based on the autobiography "My Fight/Your Fight" written by Ronda Rousey with Maria Burns Ortiz and published by Regan Arts in 2015. SSN Insight: Rousey will next be shooting Pete Berg’s Mile 22 in January. She is also attached to star in the all-female commando film The Athena Project.
The Children Logline: A social worker investigating the disappearance of two children discovers her own family might also be in danger. Studio/Distributor(s): New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution Production Company(s): Emile Gladstone Productions Producer(s): Emile Gladstone, Gary Dauberman Writer(s): Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis SSN Insight: New Line is looking to get it into production early next year. The writers made the 2013 Black List with their spec Elsewhere, and they also adapted the Spanish film Sleep Tight for producers Guy Stodel and Peter Block.
Untitled (Brad Peyton Action-Adventure Project) Logline: Storyline for this military action-adventure film is under wraps. Studio/Distributor(s): Columbia Pictures Production Company(s): Original Film Producer(s): Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur Writer(s): Art Marcum, Matt Holloway Director(s): Brad Peyton SSN Insight: Peyton directed San Andreas for Warner Bros, which has grossed more than $461 million and will re-team with San Andreas star Dwayne Johnson for Rampage.
Untitled (Envision Media/Animated Pez Candy Project) Logline: The animated film is based on Pez, 88-year-old tablet-shaped candy that come in dispensers that usually feature iconic pop culture characters. Production Company(s): Hung Entertainment Group, Envision Media Arts Producer(s): Lee Nelson, David Buelow Writer(s): Cameron Fay SSN Insight: PEZ dispensers have been a collectable for over 50 years. Hollywood-based EMA recently finished Henry Joseph Church with Britt Robertson and Eddie Murphy.
Untitled Megan Leavey Project Logline: Megan Leavey, a US Marine who was injured with her dog Rex by an IED while on patrol in Iraq, was awarded the Purple Heart, and years later fought through bureaucratic red tape to adopt and reunite with Rex upon his retirement from duty. Production Company(s): LD Entertainment Producer(s): Mickey Liddell, Jennifer Hilton Monroe, Pete Shilaimon Writer(s): Pamela Gray Cast: Kate Mara Details: Based on a true story. SSN Insight: Kata Mara can next be seen in Fantastic Four and after that Captive.
Untitled (Tina Fey Atlantic City Comedy) Logline: Follows three friends that set off to Atlantic City to make it big after receiving lessons from a card-counting guru. Studio/Distributor(s): Universal Studios Production Company(s): Little Stranger Producer(s): Tina Fey Cast: Tina Fey Details: Based on the Good Housekeeping article You Bet! written by Ruth Palmer. SSN Insight: Fey will next be seen in the Universal film Sisters marking Fey’s second outing with Universal, which also released her 2008 comedy Baby Mama and is behind her Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Stuart Little (Remake) Logline: Hybrid live-action/animation take in the vein of John Hughes, following the escapades of the titular mouse and his adopted family, the Littles. Studio/Distributor(s): Sony Pictures Production Company(s): Red Wagon Entertainment Producer(s): Douglas Wick, Lucy FIsher Details: Based on the classic children’s novel Stuart Little, written by E. B. White in 1945. Serves as a remake of the 1999 Sony adaptation, which featured Geena Davis and Michael J. Fox as Stuart. SSN Insight: The 1999 adaptation was a critical and financial success earning a sequel in 2002 and a fully animated third film in 2005. The success of the franchise led to a short-lived animated series.
Action Movie Kid Logline: Kept under wraps, but pitched in the vein of Night At The Museum, following a youngster who can see and interact with an imaginative world he inhabits, though invisible to the rest of us. Studio/Distributor(s): Fox 2000 Production Company(s): Temple Hill Ent. Producer(s): Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey Details: Based on the hugely successful webseries Action Movie Kid, created by Daniel Hashimoto. SSN Insight: The 2014 Streamy award-winning webseries features Hashimoto’s son James playing in different situations, which Hashimoto then adds lavish visual effects to make it appear as though his son is in a spaceship, fighting giant robots, or saving the world.
Tower of Terror Logline: Kept under wraps, but pitched as a Tim Burton-esque take with supernatural elements about a group of hotel guests disappearing from an elevator. Studio/Distributor(s): Walt Disney Pictures Production Company(s): Whitaker Ent. Producer(s): Jim Whitaker Writer(s): John August (outline) Details: Inspired by the famed Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror attraction. The story was adapted into a TV movie in 1997, starring Kirsten Dunst and shot onsite at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and holds the title for being the first film based on a Disney ride. SSN Insight: Though August isn’t penning the script, his outline will serve as the basis for the feature. There were rumors in 2009 of the project taking shape at Disney but nothing was previously confirmed.
Black Money Logline: Focuses on MacDonald’s private eye protagonist Lew Archer. Hired by a spurned lover to expose the suave Frenchman who has run off with his client’s girlfriend, Archer follows a trail that leads to a deep conspiracy as the mysterious paramour is connected to a seven-year-old suicide and a ton of gambling debts. Studio/Distributor(s): Warner Bros. Production Company(s): Silver Pictures Ent. Producer(s): Joel Silver, Steve White (EP) Writer(s): Joel and Ethan Cohen Details: Based on the 1966 crime novel of the same name written by Ross MacDonald SSN Insight: The Coens have recently wrapped Hail Caesar! for Universal with a cast including George Clooney, Channing Tatum, Scarlett Johansson and Jonah Hill.
Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket Logline: After stumbling upon a potential ghost hunting in her family’s Nantucket vacation home, she enlist the help of her older brother Jake and friend Maddi to explore the world of the paranormal in an effort to find the truth behind the Caulfield House’s “White Widow.” Studio/Distributor(s): MarVista Entertainment Producer(s): Bailee Madison, Amy Baker, Kim Dawson Director(s): Paul Serafini Cast: Bailee Madison, Robert Capron SSN Insight: At just 15 years old, this project marks Madison’s first film as a producer. Madison can currently be seen in the Good Witch on Hallmark Channel, set to starting shooting season two late 2015. Shooting for this film is scheduled to start September 10.