NEW ATTACHMENTS
100 Bullets
Logline: The core concept of 100 Bullets is based on the question of people willing to act on the desire of violent revenge if given the means, opportunity, and a reasonable chance to succeed.
Studio/Distributor: New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Production Company(s): DC Entertainment, Hardy Son and Baker
Producer(s): Tom Hardy, Dean Baker
Writer(s): Chris Borrelli
Cast: Tom Hardy (in talks)
Details: Based on the comic book “100 Bullets,” written by Brian Azzarello and published by DC Comics on June 9, 2004.
SSN Insight: Previously in development at Weed Road with Akiva Goldsman attached to produce. Project was previously in development at GG Filmz with Deborah Giarratana attached to produce.
Absolutely Fabulous
Logline: A neurotic fashion publicist and her best friend, an outrageous fashion editor.
Studio/Distributor: Fox Searchlight (in talks)
Writer(s): Jennifer Saunders
Cast: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley
Details: Based on the BBC television series “Absolutely Fabulous” (1992-1996), created by Jennifer Saunders and starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley.
SSN Insight: Production is set to commence October 12 in London. Fox Searchlight is in talks to co-produce, co-finance and distribute the film which would reunite the entire main cast.
Andorra
Logline: A mysterious American picks up and moves to the country of Andorra where he befriends two women, but when a dead body turns up, the American must prove his innocence.
Production Company(s): Jump Street Films Pty Ltd., Unicorn Films
Producer(s): Jamie Bialkower, Lizzette Atkins
Writer(s): Peter Cameron, Jamie Bialkower
Director(s): Fred Schepisi
Details: Based on the novel “Andorra,” written by Peter Cameron and published by Farrar Straus & Giroux in January 1997.
SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at Cargo Entertainment.
Book of Henry
Logline: A crime that centers on a mother and her two sons.
Studio/Distributor: Focus Features, Focus Features
Production Company(s): Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Double Nickel Entertainment
Producer(s): Carla Hacken, Sidney Kimmel, Jenette Kahn, Adam Richman, Matt Berenson
Writer(s): Gregg Hurwitz
Director(s): Colin Trevorrow
Cast: Naomi Watts (final negotiations)
SSN Insight: Thea Sharrock was previously attached to direct.
Collider
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor: Paramount Pictures, No Domestic Theatrical Distributor Available.
Production Company(s): Bad Robot
Producer(s): J.J. Abrams
Writer(s): Mark L. Smith, Mark Protosevich
Director(s): Edgar Wright.
SSN Insight: Mark L. Smith has closed a deal to write the next draft, he is also co-writing The Revenant with Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and is currently rewriting Ghost Recon at Warner Bros.
Ghostbusters (Reboot)
Logline: With paranormal activity on the rise, a Columbia University academic, her ghost-chasing friend, the friend’s business partner, and an MTA employee join forces to bust ghosts and save New York.
Studio/Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing
Production Company(s): The Montecito Picture Company, Apatow Productions, Ocean Pictures, Quantity Entertainment, Feigco Entertainment, Pascal Pictures
Producer(s): Ivan Reitman, Dan Aykroyd, Gene Stupnitsky, Ali Bell, Lee Eisenberg
Writer(s): Katie Dippold, Paul Feig, Etan Cohen, Dan Aykroyd, Ivan Reitman
Director(s): Paul Feig
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray
Details: Reboot of “Ghostbusters” (1984) and “Ghostbusters II” (1989) both directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver.
SSN Insight: Project will reportedly bring back the original team of Ghostbusters and introduce new, younger Ghostbusters front-and-center as well. Harold Ramis was previously attached to star.
Going in Style (Remake)
Logline: A group of retired, bored, senior citizens decide to rob a bank.
Studio/Distributor: New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Production Company(s): De Line Pictures
Producer(s): Donald De Line
Writer(s): Ted Melfi
Director(s): Zach Braff
Cast: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, Matt Dillon, Ann-Margret
Details: Remake of the film “Going in Style” (1979) directed by Martin Brest and starring George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg.
SSN Insight: Don Scardino was previously in discussions to direct. Ted Melfi was previously in discussions to direct.
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Paramount Pictures
Production Company(s): Gary Sanchez Productions, Flynn Picture Co.
Producer(s): Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Kevin J. Messick, Beau Flynn
Writer(s): Tommy Wirkola
Director(s): Bruno Aveillan
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton
Details: Sequel to the film “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” (2013) directed by Tommy Wirkola and starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton.
SSN Insight: Tommy Wirkola was previously in negotiations to direct.
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: 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, Finn Wittrock, Jason Fuchs, Meagen Fay
SSN Insight: Emma Watson was previously attached to star. Miles Teller was previously attached to star.
Lego Batman
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Production Company(s): Vertigo Entertainment, Animal Logic Entertainment, Lord Miller, LEGO Group, Lin Pictures
Producer(s): Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Writer(s): Seth Grahame-Smith
Director(s): Chris McKay
Cast: Zach Galifianakis (in talks), Michael Cera
Details: Spinoff of “The Lego Movie” (2014) directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Based on the line of toys manufactured by the Lego Group.
SSN Insight: The LEGO Batman Movie is set to hit theaters on February 10, 2017. Galifianakis is in talks to voice the Joker while Cera will by voicing Robin.
Partners
Logline: An LAPD detective falls for a beautiful woman after a one-night stand and then learns that she is a FBI agent and his new boss on a high-profile case.
Studio/Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Company(s): Leverage Management
Producer(s): Stephen Levinson
Writer(s): Evan Turner
Cast: Mark Wahlberg
SSN Insight: Former Walden executive Evan Turner wrote the spec script under a pseudonym.
Pay the Ghost
Logline: A professor whose young son vanishes during a Halloween parade in New York City must reconnect with his estranged wife to uncover clues and save the boy from a vicious ghost.
Studio/Distributor: RLJ
Production Company(s): Voltage Pictures, Midnight Kitchen Productions
Producer(s): Nicolas Chartier, Craig J. Flores, Ian Levy, Patrick Newall
Writer(s): Daniel Kay
Director(s): Uli Edel
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Veronica Ferres, Lyriq Bent
Details: Based on the short story “Pay the Ghost” written by Tim Lebbon and originally published in the anthology “October Dreams.”
SSN Insight: Previously in development at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Mark Gordon Company. Dennis Iliadis previously attached to direct.
Robin Hood: Origins
Logline: A gritty story of when Robin Hood returns to Sherwood Forest after The Crusades and finds only corruption and evil, so he forms a posse of outlaws to take over.
Studio/Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Appian Way, Safehouse Pictures
Producer(s): Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Tory Tunnell, Joby Harold
Writer(s): Joby Harold
Director(s): Otto Bathurst
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Taron Egerton (in talks)
SSN Insight: Guy Ritchie was previously attached to direct.
The Breadwinner
Logline: Parvana, a young Afghan girl living under the Taliban regime, must disguise herself as a boy and become the breadwinner of the family when her father is unfairly imprisoned.
Production Company(s): Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions
Producer(s): Tomm Moore, Paul Young, Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Stephan Roelants
Writer(s): Deborah Ellis, Anita Doron
Director(s): Nora Twomey
Details: Based on the novel “The Breadwinner” written by Deborah Ellis and published by Douglas & McIntyre, and distributed in the USA by Publishers Group West in 2001.
SSN Insight: Angelina Jolie is set to executive produce the film.
The Sense of an Ending
Logline: A man’s comfortable world is rocked by the discovery of a letter from his youth.
Production Company(s): Origin Pictures
Producer(s): David M. Thompson, Ed Rubin
Writer(s): Nick Payne
Director(s): Ritesh Batra
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Dockery
Details: Based on the novel “The Sense of an Ending” by Julian Barnes; published by Jonathan Cape in 2011.
SSN Insight: Principal photography starts August 16 on location in London and Bristol.
The Winter of Frankie Machine
Logline: Storyline under wraps.
Production Company(s): The Story Factory
Producer(s): Don Winslow, Shane Salerno
Writer(s): Don Winslow
Director(s): William Friedkin
Details: Based on the novel “The Winter of Frankie Machine” written by Don Winslow published by Knopf; September 26, 2006.
SSN Insight: Brian Koppelman and David Levien reportedly were paid low seven figures by Paramount to adapt the novel. Michael Mann was previously in talks to direct.
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): Annie Mumolo, Tim Lovestedt, Jordan Roberts, Pamela Gray
Director(s): Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Cast: Kate Mara
SSN Insight: Mara previously starred in Fantastic Four, now in theaters.
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: Regency Enterprises, RatPac Entertainment, Netflix
Production Company(s): New Regency Productions, Plan B Entertainment, Ian Bryce Productions
Producer(s): Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Ian Bryce
Writer(s): David Michod
Director(s): David Michod
Cast: Brad Pitt, Topher Grace, John Magaro
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 for both theatrical and digital streaming for an estimated $30 million, marking the company’s biggest investment to date in a single feature film. Brad Pitt’s character is based on real-life General Stanley McChrystal, US Army, retired.
NEW PROJECTS
The Devil in the White City
Logline: Storyline under wraps.
Studio/Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Company(s): Appian Way, Sikelia Productions, LBI Entertainment, Shiny Penny
Producer(s): Stacey Sher, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Rick Yorn
Writer(s): Billy Ray, Graham Moore
Director(s): Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio
Details: Based on the book “The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America” written by Erik Larson published by Crown; February, 2003.
SSN Insight: Kathryn Bigelow previously attached to direct and produce. Cruise/Wagner previously attached to produce. Paramount let the option lapse on the project in 2004, but then re-optioned in 2007 with Double Feature Films.
Lady Bird
Logline: The film revolves around a young woman’s last year spent in Sacramento, California.
Production Company(s): Scott Rudin Productions
Producer(s): Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Evelyn O’Neill
Writer(s): Greta Gerwig
Director(s): Greta Gerwig
SSN Insight: Gerwig will not be in the cast. IAC’s most recent films include Paul Thomas Anderson-directed Inherent Vice, the Noah Baumbach-directed While We’re Young and the Chris Rock-directed Top Five.
Reunion (Universal)
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Company(s): Bluegrass Films
Producer(s): Scott Stuber, Dylan Clark
Writer(s): Randall Green
SSN Insight: Green is currently writing the live action Scooby-Doo reboot at Warner Bros, and he wrote two scripts on the Black List last year: Swimsuit Issue and Cartoon Girl.
The Wonderling
Logline: In a future world divided into ruling and serving classes, a human/fox hybrid and a human/bird hybrid journey from an orphanage to the city to save music.
Studio/Distributor: Fox 2000
Producer(s): Stephen Daldry
Director(s): Stephen Daldry
Details: Based on the unpublished novel “The Wonderling” written by Mira Bartok. The book will be shopped to publishers on August 12, 2015 and it part of a planned trilogy.
SSN Insight: A preemptive bid was made on the book and Stacey Snider along with Elizabeth Gabler were very involved. Daldry is signed on to direct The Hellfire Club and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, both in development.
Gods and Secrets
Logline: Kept under wraps, but explores the darker ramifications of a world filled with superheroes — for the citizens they save and the famed protectors themselves.
Production Company(s): Discourse Productions
Producer(s): Jennie Powell
Director(s): Adi Shankar, Stewart Yost
Writer(s): Shawn Deloache
Cast: Andy Milonakis, Dallas Page, Denise Richards, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz
SSN Insight: Marks the directorial debut of Shankar, who’s known for executive producing films such as The Grey, Dredd 3D, Lone Survivor, Killing Them Softly, and The Voices.
Breaking In
Logline: Story centers on a mother who must break into her own home to save her children from the home invaders who have taken them hostage.
Studio/Distributor(s): Focus Features
Production Company(s): Gramercy Pictures, Practical Pictures, Will Packer Productions
Producer(s): Craig Perry, Peter Fried, Will Packer
SSN Insight: Packer has produced franchises Think Like a Man and Ride Along, In addition, he also executive produced the $28 million budgeted Straight Outta Compton.
Pet
Logline: Centers on an introverted man who imprisons a woman, only to find the tables turned on him.
Production Company(s): Magic Lantern, Revolver Picture Company
Producer(s): Carles Torrens, Kelly Martin-Wagner, Nick Phillips
Director(s): Carles Torrens
Writer(s): Jeremy Slater
Cast: Dominic Monaghan, Jennette McCurdy, Ksenia Solo, Nathan Parsons
SSN Insight: Torrens previous film was Apartment 143 and he is also slated to direct Visceral in active development.