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Assassin’s Creed
8/31/15
Logline: A bartender finds out he comes from a long line of assassins. He is captured by a secret corporation who sends him back to various times and places in order to bring back artifacts.
Studio/Distributor(s): Regency Enterprises, 20th Century Fox Distribution
Production Company(s): Kennedy/Marshall Company, New Regency Productions, DMC Films, Ubisoft Motion Pictures
Director(s): Justin Kurzel
Producer(s): Jean-Julien Baronnet, Eli Richbourg, Michael Fassbender, Conor McCaughan, Frank Marshall
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Ariane Labed, Michael K. Williams
Writer(s): Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Scott Frank, Mike Lesslie
Details: Based on the video game “Assassin’s Creed” published by Ubisoft and first released on November 14, 2007.
SSN Insight: Columbia Pictures was in negotiations to produce in 2011. Alicia Vikander was previously in discussions to play the role ultimately filled by Ariane Labed.
Eliminators
8/31/15
Logline: A mysterious man in the witness protection program must go on the run, and save his daughter’s life, when his cover is blown and a world-class assassin is hired to track him down.
Production Company(s): WWE Studios, The Tea Shop & Film Company
Director(s): James Nunn
Executive Producer(s): Richard Lowell
Producer(s): James Harris, Mark Lane, Michael Luisi
Cast: Stu Bennett, Scott Adkins, Wade Barrett
Writer(s): Nathan Brookes, Bobby Darby
SSN Insight: WWE Studios and UK’s Richwater Films out of the UK will co-produce and co-finance the action-thriller Eliminators and Rampage. Eliminators will start shooting in London.
Neighbors 2
8/31/15
Logline: In this sequel, a sorority moves next door to married parents Mac and Kelly, who turn to their former nemeses from the Delta Psi Beta fraternity to help battle the wild young women.
Studio/Distributor(s): Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures
Production Company(s): Point Grey Pictures, Good Universe
Director(s): Nicholas Stoller
Executive Producer(s): Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O’Brien, Nathan Kahane, Joe Drake
Producer(s): Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver
Cast: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Ike Barinholtz, Chloe Grace Moretz
Writer(s): Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O’Brien
Details: Sequel to “Neighbors” (2014), directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, and Zac Efron.
SSN Insight: Nicholas Stoller is currently in preproduction as well on Storks for WB, which he is writing, co-directing and producing.
Viceroy’s House
8/30/15
Logline: This film follows iconic British statesman Lord Mountbatten in 1947 Delhi, when he served as India’s last Viceroy, and was charged with handing India back to its people.
Production Company(s): Kintop Pictures, BBC Films, Bend It Films
Director(s): Gurinder Chadha
Executive Producer(s): Christine Langan
Producer(s): Gurinder Chadha, Deepak Nayar, Paul Ritchie
Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson
Writer(s): Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, Moira Buffini
SSN Insight: Gurinder Chadha previously wrote and directed Bend it like Beckham and Paris, I Love You.
War Machine
8/31/15
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, RatPac Entertainment, Netflix
Production Company(s): New Regency Productions, Plan B Entertainment, Ian Bryce Productions
Director(s): David Michod
Executive Producer(s): Brett Ratner
Producer(s): Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Ian Bryce
Cast: Brad Pitt, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Scoot McNairy, Keith Stanfield
Writer(s): David Michod
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.
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All We Had
9/4/15
Logline: Set during the worldwide financial crisis in 2008, a single mother and her teenage daughter find a new home and hope for their future when they move to a small Midwestern town.
Production Company(s): Tribeca Films
Director(s): Katie Holmes
Producer(s): Jane Rosenthal, Berry Welsh, Katie Mustard
Cast: Katie Holmes, Stefania Owen, Richard Kind, Luke Wilson, Judy Greer
Writer(s): Josh Boone, Jill Killington
Details: Based on the novel “All We Had: A Novel” by Annie Weatherwax; published by Scribner August 5, 2014.
SSN Insight: Feature film directorial debut of Katie Holmes.
Burn Your Maps
9/2/15
Logline: A nine-year-old boy, grieving with his parents over the recent loss of his baby sister, becomes obsessed with the idea that he’s actually a Mongolian goat herder who belongs back home in his small village in Mongolia.
Production Company(s): Patrick Aiello Productions, Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC, After Dark Films, Cinelou Films
Director(s): Jordan Roberts
Executive Producer(s):
Producer(s): Patrick Aiello, Mark Canton, Courtney Solomon
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Virginia Madsen, Jacob Tremblay, Suraj Sharma, Ramon Rodriguez
Writer(s): Jordan Roberts
Details: Based on the short story by Robyn Joy Leff; published January 2002 in the Atlantic Monthly.
SSN Insight: Sam Worthington was previously attached to co-star.
Miracles From Heaven
8/31/15
Logline: The true story of a young girl suffering from a rare digestive disorder has a near-death experience, visits heaven and returns to life, healed of her crippling condition.
Studio/Distributor(s): Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing
Production Company(s): TDJ Enterprises, Roth Kirschenbaum Films, Franklin Entertainment
Director(s): Patricia Riggen
Executive Producer(s): Matthew Hirsch, Derrick Williams, Zack Roth
Producer(s): Joe Roth, T.D. Jakes, DeVon Franklin
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Martin Henderson, John Carroll Lynch, Eugenio Derbez, Queen Latifah
Writer(s): Randy Brown
Details: Based on the memoir “Three Miracles From Heaven: A Sick Little Girl, Her Journey to Heaven, and the Lives Forever Changed,” written by Christy Beam and to be published by Hachette in spring 2015.
SSN Insight: Patricia Riggen also directed The 33, which WB will release in November.
Suicide Squad
8/28/15
Logline: A team of supervillains is given one last shot at redemption by taking on missions that will most likely get them killed.
Studio/Distributor(s): Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Production Company(s): DC Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment
Director(s): David Ayer
Executive Producer(s): Colin Wilson, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Geoff Johns
Producer(s): Charles Roven, Richard Suckle
Cast: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, Jared Leto, Jai Courtney
Writer(s): David Ayer
Details: Based on the comic book series “Suicide Squad” created by John Ostrander and published by DC Comics from May 1987 to June 1992. An early incarnation of “Suicide Squad,” created by Robert Kanigher, appeared in DC Comics’ The Brave and the Bold #25 in 1959.
SSN Insight: Jesse Eisenberg was rumored to be attached in the role of Lex Luthor. Lin Pictures previously attached to produce.
The Late Bloomer
8/30/15
Logline: A man has a tumor removed and goes through puberty at age 30.
Production Company(s): Ineffable Pictures, Eclectic Pictures
Director(s): Kevin Pollak
Producer(s): Jesse Israel, Raphael Kryszek, Heidi Jo Markel
Cast: Johnny Simmons, J.K. Simmons, Maria Bello, Jane Lynch, Brittany Snow
Writer(s): Paul A Kaplan, Kyle Cooper, Austyn Jeffs, Mark Torgove, Joe Nussbaum
Details: Based on the book “Man Made: A Memoir” written by Ken Baker and published in 2001.
SSN Insight: Project was originally in development at Circle of Confusion with a screenplay written by Gary Rosen. Alcon optioned the source material and the script by Rosen. Seth Rogen was previously mentioned to star.