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NEW ATTACHMENTS
The Ballad of Richard Jewell
Logline: The true story of Richard Jewell is told. Jewell’s reputation was ruined after he was wrongly accused of planting a bomb at the 1996 Olympics.
Studio/Distributor: 20
th Century Fox
Production Companies: Appian Way, Misher Films
Producers: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Kevin Misher, Andy Berman
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill
Writer:
Billy Ray
Details: Based on the article
American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell, written by Marie Brenner and published in
Vanity Fair in February 1997.
SSN Insight: Writer Billy Ray, fresh off his Oscar nomination for
Captain Phillips will bring yet another true story to the screen, as well as quickly reuniting Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill since their Oscar nominated film
The Wolf of Wall Street.
The Lego Movie Sequel
Logline: The story about Lego figures who join forces against a wicked Lego despot continues.
Studio/Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Animation, Lin Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment
Producers: Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Roy Lee, Jill Wilfert (Executive Producer)
Writers: Jared Stern, Michelle Morgan
Director:
Chris McKay
Details: Sequel to
The Lego Movie (USA/2014) directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
SSN Insight: Director Chris McKay is also negotiating a first-look producing deal at Warner Bros. Warner Bros. started working on the sequel before the release of the original film based on advanced market research that showed the first film would be a big hit, which it was, earning over $360 million worldwide so far.
Pushing Daisy
Logline: In 1999, young Daisy meets a mysterious young woman who teaches her to pursue her dreams.
Production Company:
Linsefilm
Producers: Brian Linsie, Michael Cerenzie
Writers: Neal Gumpel, A.J. Benza
SSN Insight: This marks the first comedy project for Linsefilm.
Fletch Won
Logline: The early days of Fletch as a junior newspaper reporter, who teams up with a crime reporter to solve a murder.
Studio/Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Companies: RoadDog Industries, Inc., Anonymous Content
Producers: David List, Steve Golin, Michael Sugar, Amanda White (Co-Producer)
Cast:
Jason Sudeikis
Writers: Kevin Smith, Bill Lawrence, Eli Jorne
Details: Based on the novel
Fletch Won, written by Gregory McDonald published by Warner Books; 1985. Prequel to
Fletch (USA/1985) directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Chevy Chase.
SSN Insight: This project has been in development for years. Warner Bros. nabbed the rights from The Weinstein Company in 2011.
NEW PROJECTS
A Perfect Day
Logline: A diverse group of aid workers race against time to complete a mission in a conflict zone landscape.
Production Companies: Reposado Producciones, Mediapro
Producers: Fernando Leon de Aranoa, Jaume Roures, Javier Mendez (Executive Producer), Patricia de Muns (Executive Producer)
Cast: Benicio del Toro, Tim Robbins, Olga Kurylenko, Melanie Thierry, Fedja Stukan
Director: Fernando Leon de Aranoa
Details: Based on the novel
Dejarse Llover, written by Paula Farias and published by Espasa-Calpe on January 12, 2005.
SSN Insight: This project marks the first English-language film for Spanish producer/director Fernando Leon de Aranoa.
Death of a Heart
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Company: The Mark Gordon Company
Producer: Mark Gordon
Details: Based on the book
Death of a Heart, currently being written by Howard Blum.
SSN Insight: Sony nabbed the rights to this upcoming novel by Howard Blum, but Blum has 2 other novels being developed into features;
The Floor Of Heaven at Fox and at
Dark Invasion Warner Bros
.
Out at Home: The Glenn Burke Story
Logline: The true story of Glenn Burke, the first openly gay player in major league baseball.
Production Company: Juma Entertainment
Producers: Ross Katz, Jamie Lee Curtis. Bob Horowitz
Writer: Ross Katz
Details: Based on the memoir
Out at Home, written by Glenn Burke and Erik Sherman and published by Excel Publishing in 1995.
SSN Insight: Subject Glenn Burke is credited to have invented the “high five”.
