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A Few Less Men
10/19/2015
Logline: This tale of wedding mayhem includes three men in wedding tuxedos, a coffin and travel plans gone haywire.
Production Company(s): Parabolic Pictures, Stable Way Entertainment
Executive Producer(s): Josh Kesselman
Producer(s): Lawrence Malkin, Share Stallings, Gary Hamilton, Tania Chambers
Cast: Kevin Bishop, Kris Marshall, Xavier Samuel
Writer(s): Dean Craig
Details: Sequel to “A Few Best Men” (AUS/2012) directed by Stephan Elliott.
SSN Insight: Dean Craig was previously attached to direct.
Besties
10/21/2015
Logline: The friendship of two high school girls is disrupted when one girl starts dating the other one’s older brother.
Production Company(s): Gracie Films, STX Entertainment
Director(s): Kelly Fremon Craig
Producer(s): James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai, Julie Ansell
Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, Blake Jenner, Hayden Szeto
Writer(s): Kelly Fremon Craig
SSN Insight: Hailee Steinfeld can next be seen in Jem and the Holograms and the upcoming Term Life to be distributed by Universal.
CHiPs
10/21/2015
Logline: California motorcycle cops take down a criminal organization.
Studio/Distributor(s): Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company(s): Panay Films, Primate Pictures
Director(s): Dax Shepard
Executive Producer(s): Rick Rosner
Producer(s): Andrew Panay, Dax Shepard
Cast: Dax Shepard, Michael Pena, Vincent D’Onofrio, Kristen Bell, Rosa Salazar
Writer(s): Dax Shepard, Paul A Kaplan, Mark Torgove
Details: Feature film version of television series “CHiPs” (1977-1983), which featured Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada.
SSN Insight: Wilmer Valderrama previously attached to star as Ponch. Previously in development with Tapestry Films.
Colossal
10/18/2015
Logline: After a giant lizard starts destroying Tokyo, a young woman in New York comes to realize that the power of her mind is connected to the far-off events and she tries to halt the destruction.
Production Company(s): Brightlight Pictures, Voltage Pictures, Sayaka Producciones
Director(s): Nacho Vigalondo
Executive Producer(s): Nacho Vigalondo, Garrett Basch
Producer(s): Nicolas Chartier, Shawn Williamson, Nahikari Ipina, Anne Hathaway
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell
Writer(s): Nacho Vigalondo
SSN Insight: Nacho Vigalondo’s past films include V/H/S Viral, Open Windows and Focus Features’ Extraterrestrial.
Crash Pad
10/18/2015
Logline: When a man learns that his “true love” was just using him as revenge against her husband, he threatens to tell her husband, but then the husband decides to move in with him.
Production Company(s): Sodona Entertainment, Wonderful Films, Indomitable Entertainment, Windowseat Films
Director(s): Kevin Tent
Executive Producer(s): Alexander Payne, Dominic Ianno, Jon Ferro, Stuart Pollok, Joseph McKelheer
Producer(s): Bill Horberg, Lauren Bratman
Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Christina Applegate, Thomas Haden Church, Nina Dobrev
Writer(s): Jeremy Catalino
SSN Insight: Along with Vampire Diaries, Nina Dobrev was also seen in The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Let’s Be Cops.
Dog Eat Dog
10/19/2015
Logline: A group of criminals target other criminals as their victims.
Production Company(s): Arclight Films Pty Ltd., Pure Dopamine
Director(s): Paul Schrader
Executive Producer(s): Gary Hamilton, Don Rivers, Tim Peternel, Shaun Redick, Raymond Mansfield
Producer(s): Mark Earl Burman, David Hillary
Cast: Nicolas Cage
Writer(s): Paul Schrader, Matthew Wilder
Details: Based on the novel “Dog Eat Dog” written by Edward Bunker and published in 1995.
SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at Hand Picked Films and Michael Mailer Films with Michel Shane, Anthony Romano and Michael Mailer attached to produce an adaptation written by Edward Bunker and Richard Stratton. Richard Stratton was previously attached to direct.
First Round Down
10/20/2015
Logline: A former hockey player and hitman returns home to escape his past and care for his brother.
Production Company(s): Marina Cordoni Entertainment, Substance Production
Director(s): Brett M. Butler, Jason G. Butler
Executive Producer(s): Marina Cordoni
Producer(s): Brett M. Butler, Jason G. Butler
Cast: Dylan Bruce, Rachel Wilson, Peter MacNeill, John Kapelos
Writer(s): Brett M. Butler, Jason G. Butler, Ennis Esmer
SSN Insight: Jared Keeso, Lauren Lee Smith, Gil Bellows, and Ennis Esmer were previously attached as cast members.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
10/19/2015
Logline: Former military cop Jack Reacher finds himself embroiled in a quandary when he visits his old unit.
Studio/Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures
Production Company(s): Skydance Productions, Don Granger Productions
Director(s): Edward Zwick
Executive Producer(s): Paula Wagner, Herb Gains
Producer(s): Tom Cruise, Don Granger, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh, Austin Hebert, Patrick Heusinger
Writer(s): Richard Wenk, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick
Details: Sequel to “Jack Reacher” (USA/2012) directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise. Based on the novel “Never Go Back” written by Lee Child and published by Delacorte Press on September 3, 2013.
SSN Insight: Tom Cruise can also be seen in the upcoming Mena to be released by Universal Pictures.
Kong: Skull Island
10/19/2015
Logline: Based on the mythic origins of King Kong on his home Skull Island, which is ruled by mutant giant creatures, the story follows a man who visits the island with a rescue party after his brother disappears during a search for a serum thought to cure all ill
Studio/Distributor(s): Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company(s): Legendary Entertainment, Disruption Entertainment
Director(s): Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Executive Producer(s): Alex Garcia, Eric McLeod
Producer(s): Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Mary Parent
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John C Reilly, Brie Larson, Corey Hawkins
Writer(s): Derek Connolly, Tony Gilroy, John Gatins, Max Borenstein
SSN Insight: Joe Cornish was previously mentioned to direct. Michael Keaton and JK Simmons were previously attached as members of the cast.
Secret Agent
10/22/2015
Logline: This period drama takes place in 1930s Korea during the Japanese colonial era.
Studio/Distributor(s): Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company(s): Grimm Pictures, Harbin
Director(s): Kim Jee-woon, Song Kang-ho
Producer(s): Jae-weon Choi, Choi Jung-hwa
Cast: Gong Yoo, Song Kang-ho
Writer(s): Lee Ji-min, Kim Jee-woon
SSN Insight: The first-ever Korean-language movie to be financed and distributed by Warner Bros.
Shambhala
10/21/2015
Logline: The lone survivor of a plane crash in the mountains of Northern Pakistan suffers from amnesia and must fight to survive and reach civilization in a remote and unfamiliar land.
Production Company(s): Xeitgeist, Marcys Holdings
Director(s): Summer Bodhi Nicks
Executive Producer(s): Pamela Godfrey
Producer(s): Huw Jones, Joe Thomas
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Pallavi Sharda, Akshay Kumar, Devika Urvashi Bhise, Allan Wu
Writer(s): Summer Bodhi Nicks
SSN Insight: Jonathan Rhys Meyers can also be seen in the upcoming London Town and the TV miniseries Roots for A+E.
Super Troopers 2
10/23/2015
Logline: The adventures of the five inept Vermont cops continue.
Studio/Distributor(s): Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production Company(s): Broken Lizard Industries
Producer(s): Richard Perello
Cast: Steve Lemme, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske
Writer(s): Steve Lemme, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske
SSN Insight: As of October 4, 2014, most of the estimated minimum budget of a $27 million was in place, but the producers planned an Indiegogo campaign to raise the remaining money. In March 2015, Broken Lizard launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise the remaining $2 million.
Wildling
10/21/2015
Logline: After a childhood in captivity under the care of a man who taught her to fear the outside world, a young woman’s new freedom is shattered by a series of unsettling events.
Production Company(s): Maven Pictures
Director(s): Fritz Bohm
Producer(s): Trudie Styler, Celine Rattray, Charlotte Ubben
Cast: Bel Powley, Liv Tyler, Brad Dourif, James LeGros
Writer(s): Fritz Bohm, Florian Eder, David C. Palmer
SSN Insight: The film marks the feature debut for German director Bohm. He graduated from the University of Television & Film Munich with the award-winning short Moonman.
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Below Her Mouth
10/22/2015
Logline: Two women begin an affair that changes their lives forever.
Production Company(s): Serendipity Point Films, Distant Horizon Corporation
Director(s): April Mullen
Producer(s): Melissa Coghlan
Cast: Natalie Krill, Erika Linder, Sebastian Pigott
Writer(s): Stephanie Fabrizi
SSN Insight: Serendipity Point Films’ other credits include Barney’s Version, Eastern Promises, Being Julia and Sunshine.
Gosnell
10/23/2015
Logline: This drama tells the story of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who’s dangerous and unethical practices in his abortion clinic resulted in his conviction on murder and manslaughter, and a life sentence in prison.
Director(s): Nick Searcy
Executive Producer(s): John Sullivan
Producer(s): Phelim McAleer, Ann McElhinney, Magda Segieda
Writer(s): Andrew Klavan
SSN Insight: Financing for the movie has be through the crowdfunding site Indiegogo and had raised $2.3 million as of March, 18, 2015.
Measure of a Man
10/18/2015
Logline: In the 1970s, a bullied teenager is mentored by a Wall Street executive at his summer job while his mother’s independence and career upset her marriage.
Production Company(s): Taylor Lane Productions
Director(s): Jim Loach
Executive Producer(s): Jim Reeve, Robert Halmi Jr., David Scearce
Producer(s): Christian Taylor
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Blake Cooper, Judy Greer, Luke Wilson, Beau Knapp
Writer(s): David Scearce
Details: Based on the young-adult novel “One Fat Summer” written by Robert Lipsyte and published by Harper & Row in 1977.
SSN Insight: Terry Loane was previously attached to direct. Christina Hendricks was previously in negotiations to star.
Milton’s Secret
10/21/2015
Logline: A young boy is bullied at school and finds a unique way to deal with the situation.
Production Company(s): Barnet Bain Films, Buck Productions, Berkshire Axis Media, Hulo Film
Director(s): Barnet Bain
Producer(s): Stephen Huszar, Sean Buckley, Ryan Lockwood, Fred Fuchs, Barnet Bain
Cast: Donald Sutherland, William Ainscough, Percy Hynes White, Michelle Rodriguez, David Sutcliffe
Writer(s): Barnet Bain, Sandra Cooper, Donald Martin
Details: Based on the novel “Milton’s Secret,” written by Eckhart Tolle and Robert Friedman and published by Hampton Roads Publishing on October 8, 2008.
SSN Insight: Peter Fonda was previously attached to star.