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10/10/2015
Logline: The true story of Seretse Khama is told. Heir to the throne in Botswana, Khama caused an international uproar when he married a white woman in 1948.
Production Company(s): Pathe International, Perfect Weekend, Harbinger Pictures, Film United, Yoruba Saxon Productions
Director(s): Amma Asante
Executive Producer(s): Guy Hibbert
Producer(s): David Oyelowo, Rick McCallum, Cameron McCracken, Brunson Green, Justin Moore-Lewy
Cast: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Tom Felton, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Writer(s): Guy Hibbert
SSN Insight: David Oyelowo can be seen on screen in the film Captive now playing. His upcoming films include Five Nights in Main, The Queen of Katwe and Nina.
Ab Fab: The Movie
10/12/2015
Logline: A neurotic fashion publicist and her best friend, an outrageous fashion editor.
Studio/Distributor(s): Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production Company(s): BBC Films
Director(s): Mandie Fletcher
Executive Producer(s): Dawn French
Producer(s): Jon Plowman, Damian Jones
Cast: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha
Writer(s): Jennifer Saunders
Details: Based on the BBC television series “Absolutely Fabulous” (1992-1996), created by Jennifer Saunders and starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley.
SSN Insight: The project is also expected to include many star cameos. Fletcher helmed a number of the original TV episodes.
Cruise
10/12/2015
Logline: In the summer of 1987, a working-class Italian-American, who has little on his mind but racing cars and chasing girls, meets a Jewish girl from Long Island who has gone to his neighborhood for some illicit thrills on the wrong side of the tracks.
Studio/Distributor(s): UTA
Production Company(s): AG Studios
Director(s): Robert Siegel
Producer(s): Alex Garcia, Laura Walker, Holly Brown, Scott Lastaiti
Cast: Emily Ratajkowski, Spencer Boldman
Writer(s): Robert Siegel
SSN Insight: Robert Siegel previously wrote scripts for Turbo and The Wrestler. He also wrote The Founder which The Weinstein Company will release.
Ghost Team
10/14/2015
Logline: A team of ghost hunters who get more than they bargained for when they set out to do their own paranormal investigation.
Production Company(s): Preferred Content, Mott Street Pictures, Tandem Pictures
Director(s): Oliver Irving
Executive Producer(s): Kevin Iwashinia
Producer(s): Julie Christeas, Schuyler Weiss, Oliver Irving, Alex Sagalchik
Cast: Jon Heder, David Krumholtz, Melonie Diaz, Paul W Downs, Justin Long
Writer(s): Peter Warren
SSN Insight: The producers that that this will be the first feature to use the new Steadicam Tango, an innovation by cinematographer Garrett Brown.
Marjorie Prime
10/11/2015
Logline: As elderly Marjorie’s memories begin to fail her, she subscribes to a service that provides holographic recreations of her deceased loved ones as she would like to remember them.
Production Company(s): BB Films Productions
Director(s): Michael Almereyda
Producer(s): Uri Singer, Isen Robbins
Cast: Lois Smith, Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Tim Robbins
Writer(s): Michael Almereyda
Details: Based on the play “Marjorie Prime” written by Jordan Harrison which premiered at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles on September 10, 2014.
SSN Insight: Lois Smith also starred as Marjorie in the original stage production of “Marjorie Prime” at LA’s Mark Taper Forum.
Megan Leavey
10/12/2015
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
Director(s): Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Producer(s): Mickey Liddell, Jennifer Hilton Monroe, Pete Shilaimon
Cast: Kate Mara, Edie Falco
Writer(s): Annie Mumolo, Tim Lovestedt, Jordan Roberts, Pamela Gray
SSN Insight: Kate Mara’s upcoming films include Man Down and Fox’s Morgan with Fighting Jacob in devleopment.
Midnight Sun
10/12/2015
Logline: Sheltered 17-year-old Katie, who has a rare disease that makes sunlight deadly to her, meets Charlie and they have a summer romance.
Production Company(s): Boies/Schiller Film Group, LLC, Rickard Pictures
Director(s): Scott Speer
Executive Producer(s): Alan Ou, James McGough, Scott Speer, David Boies, Hiroki Shirota
Producer(s): John Rickard, Zachary Schiller, Jen Gatien
Cast: Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle, Quinn Shephard
Writer(s): Eric Kirsten
Details: Based on “Taiyo No Uta (Midnight Sun”) (Japan/2006) directed by Norihiro Koizumi and starring Takashi Tsukamoto.
SSN Insight: Scott Speer previously directed Step Up: Revolution and is on board to direct Spinback for Summit that’s in active development.
Moonlight
10/15/2015
Logline: A young man deals with his dysfunctional home life and comes of age in Miami during the War on Drugs era.
Production Company(s): Plan B Entertainment, A24
Director(s): Barry Jenkins
Producer(s): Adele Romanski
Writer(s): Barry Jenkins
Details: Based on the stage play “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue” written by Tarell McCraney.
SSN Insight: Plan B Entertainment’s upcoming films include The Big Short, By the Sea and The Voyage of Time.
Shimmer Lake
10/13/2015
Logline: This murder mystery centers on a sheriff investigating a series of killings, as well as the disappearance of a bank robber wanted for a heist committed three days earlier.
Production Company(s): Footprint Features
Director(s): Oren Uziel
Executive Producer(s): Steve Eddy, Daniel Bekerman
Producer(s): Britton Rizzio, Adam Saunders
Cast: Benjamin Walker, Wyatt Russell
Writer(s): Oren Uziel
SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at Fox Atomic. Project was previously in development at Josephson Entertainment with Barry Josephson attached to produce.
War for the Planet of the Apes
10/14/2015
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Distribution
Production Company(s): Bluegrass Films, Chernin Entertainment, Shinbone Productions
Director(s): Matt Reeves
Producer(s): Peter Chernin, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Jenno Topping, Dylan Clark
Cast: Andy Serkis, Gabriel Chavarria, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn
Writer(s): Matt Reeves, Mark Bomback
Details: Sequel to “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (2011) and “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” (2014).
SSN Insight: Matt Reeves previousy directed Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as well as Let Me In and Cloverfield.
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Gold
10/12/2015
Logline: Loosely based on a true story, an enormous amount of gold is discovered in the jungles of Indonesia in 1993, leading to a scandal involving the mining corporation.
Production Company(s): j.k. livin Productions, Hwy61 Films, Black Bear Pictures
Director(s): Stephen Gaghan
Executive Producer(s): Paul Haggis, Ben Stillman, Richard Middleton
Producer(s): Michael Nozik, Teddy Schwarzman, Patrick Massett, John Zinman, Matthew McConaughey
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell
Writer(s): Patrick Massett, John Zinman
SSN Insight: Michael Mann previously attached to direct and produce. Spike Lee previously attached to direct. Michelle Williams was previously attached to the role played by Bryce Dallas Howard.
Marauders
10/15/2015
Logline: When an FBI agent is investigating a bank robbery, he uncovers a trail of secrets that the bank owner has been protecting.
Studio/Distributor(s): Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, 4th Wall Entertainment
Director(s): Steven C. Miller
Executive Producer(s): Barry Brooker, Stan Wertlieb, Jason Trawick, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones
Producer(s): Randall Emmett, George Furla, Joshua Harris, Rosie Charbonneau
Cast: Bruce Willis, Christopher Meloni, Dave Bautista, Lydia Hull, Tyler Olson
Writer(s): Michael Cody, Chris Sivertson
SSN Insight: Bruce Willis’s upcoming films include Extraction, The Bombing, Precious Cargo and Rock the Kasbah.
Star Trek Beyond
10/15/2015
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures
Production Company(s): Bad Robot, Skydance Productions
Director(s): Justin Lin
Executive Producer(s): David Ellison, Dana Goldberg
Producer(s): J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Roberto Orci
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg
Writer(s): Simon Pegg, Doug Jung, JD Payne, Patrick McKay
SSN Insight: Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz had been considered to write the script. Joe Cornish had been considered to direct. Project will be shot digitally.
The Journey is the Destination
10/14/2015
Logline: The story of 22-year old photojournalist Dan Eldon who was beaten to death in war-torn Somalia in 1991.
Production Company(s): Creative Visions, Red Om Films, Buena Onda Films, Prospero Pictures, Reliance Entertainment
Director(s): Bronwen Hughes
Producer(s): Kathy Eldon, Julia Roberts, Donald K Ranvaud, Martin Katz
Cast: Ben Schnetzer, Ella Purnell
Details: Based on the book “The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon” edited by Kathy Eldon with material by Dan Eldon and published by Chronicle Books on August 1, 1997.
SSN Insight: Orlando Bloom was previously attached to star as Dan Eldon. Project was previously in development at Columbia Pictures and Manifest Film Co.