New Attachments
Braven
Logline: A logger who lives on the U.S./Canada border is confronted by a group of drug runners in his secluded mountain cabin, and must do everything he can to protect his family.
Production Company(s): LINK Entertainment, Pride of Gypsies, Hassell Free Productions
Producer(s): Jason Momoa, Brian Mendoza, Michael Nilon, Molly Hassell
Writer(s): Thomas Pa’a Sibbett
Director(s): Lin Oeding
Cast: Jason Momoa, Garret Dillahunt
SSN Insight: Dillahunt, who previously starred on Raising Hope, will play villain in the film.
Casual Encounters
Logline: When his girlfriend leaves him, Justin decides to try online dating.
Studio/Distributor(s): Grindstone Entertainment Group
Production Company(s): Traverse Media
Producer(s): Cole Payne, Roger M Mayer
Writer(s): Erik Steinmetz, Sebastian J. Michael
Director(s): Zackary Adler
Cast: Taran Killam, Brooklyn Decker, David Krumholtz, Mark Boone Junior, David Arquette
SSN Insight: Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired U.S. distribution rights and Lionsgate Home Entertainment is handling distribution for the film.
Dirty Thirty
Logline: About an epic 30th birthday party that gets a bit too epic.
Studio/Distributor(s): Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Michael Goldfine Productions
Writer(s): Mamrie Hart, Molly Prather
Director(s): Andrew Bush
Cast: Grace Helbig, Mamrie Hart, Hannah Hart, Kelen Coleman, Andy Ridings, Matt Dellapina, Drew Monson, Anna Akana
SSN Insight: Drew Monson is known on Youtube for his mytoecold channel, which has over 600,00 subscribers in addition to his 84,000 followers on Twitter.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor(s): Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Production Company(s): Marvel Entertainment
Producer(s): Kevin Feige
Writer(s): James Gunn
Director(s): James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Kurt Russell (In Negotiations)
Details: Sequel to “Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana. The original movie and sequel are based on “Guardians of the Galaxy” created by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and published by Marvel Comics.
SSN Insight: Russell is in negotiations to play the father of Peter Quill.
Leavey
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, Edie Falco, Ramon Rodriguez, Tom Felton, Damson Idris, Common
SSN Insight: Cowperthwaite previously directed Blackfish. LD Entertainment will finance as it did previously with Risen and Antropoid.
Move That Body
Logline: Five friends rent a beach house in Miami for a bachelorette weekend and accidentally kill a male stripper.
Studio/Distributor(s): Columbia Pictures
Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment, Matt Tolmach Productions, Paulilu
Producer(s): Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs, Matt Tolmach, Dave Becky
Writer(s): Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs
Director(s): Lucia Aniello
Cast: Paul W Downs, Scarlett Johansson (In Negotiations)
SSN Insight: Sony won a heated bidding battle on June 19, 2015 and closed a deal for an untitled R-rated comedy spec script. Project was included in the 2015 Black List.
The King Of Oil
Logline: The story of billionaire Marc Rich, who made deals with Iran during the Iran hostage crisis and received a controversial presidential pardon.
Production Company(s): BB Films Productions
Producer(s): Uri Singer, Daniel Turcan
Writer(s): Russell Gewirtz
Details: Based on the book “The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich” published by St. Martin’s Press in 2009.
SSN Insight: Gewirtz previously wrote the script for Inside Man. BB Film Productions also recently announced the production of the biopic, Tesla.
The Little Mermaid
Logline: A young mermaid gives up her life in the sea to be with a prince with whom she falls in love.
Studio/Distributor(s): Universal Pictures
Production Company(s): Working Title Films
Producer(s): Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Writer(s): Richard Curtis, Caroline Thompson, Kelly Marcel, Abi Morgan
Director(s): Rebecca Thomas (In Discussions)
Cast: Chlöe Grace Moretz
Details: Based on the fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” written by Hans Christian Andersen and originally published in Denmark by C. A. Reitzel in April 1837.
SSN Insight: Joe Wright was previously attached to direct. Sofia Coppola was previously attached to direct.
The Titan
Logline: In the near future, a military family is relocated so they can participate in a ground-breaking experiment of man’s genetic evolution into space.
Production Company(s): Motion Picture Capital, 42, Automatik
Producer(s): Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Benjamin Pugh, Rory Aitken, Arash Amel, Leon Clarance
Writer(s): Max Hurwitz
Director(s): Lennart Ruff
Cast: Sam Worthington, Ruth Wilson, Sofia Boutella, Taylor Schilling, Tom Wilkinson
SSN Insight: Schiling is known for her role on Orange is the New Black. Voltage Pictures is handling international sales, with CAA handling domestic sales.
The Yellow Birds
Logline: A look at the harrowing lives of two soldiers in Iraq and the effects of war on their families at home.
Production Company(s): Story Mining & Supply Co., Cinelou Films
Producer(s): Jeffrey Sharp, Evan Hayes, Mark Canton, Courtney Solomon
Writer(s): R. F. I. Porto, David Lowery
Director(s): Alexandre Moors
Cast: Tye Sheridan, Jack Huston, Alden Ehrenreich, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Patric, Toni Collette
Details: Based on the novel “The Yellow Birds” written by Kevin Powers and published by Little, Brown and Company September 11, 2012.
SSN Insight: Benedict Cumberbatch was previously attached to star. David Lowery was previously attached to direct.
Thor 3: Ragnarok
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor(s): Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Production Company(s): Marvel Entertainment
Producer(s): Kevin Feige
Writer(s): Stephany Folsom, Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost
Director(s): Taika Waititi
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Jaimie Alexander, Mark Ruffalo, Cate Blanchett (In Negotiations)
Details: Based on the comic book character Thor who first appeared in “Journey into Mystery” created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and published by Marvel Comics in August 1962. Sequel to “Thor” (2011) and “Thor: The Dark World” (2013).
SSN Insight: If Blanchett is signed on, it will be her first role in a superhero film. The role is unspecified.
Untitled Barbie Project
Logline: Barbie uses the skills she has gained in her personal life and professional experience to help others
Studio/Distributor(s): Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing
Production Company(s): Mattel, Inc., Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, Image Nation, Pascal Pictures
Producer(s): Walter F Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Amy Pascal
Writer(s): Lindsey Beer, Hilary Winston, Bert V. Royal, Diablo Cody, Jenny Bicks
Details: Based on the Barbie fashion doll created by Ruth Handler and manufactured by Mattel, Inc. Barbie made her debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959.
SSN Insight: In a push for the project, Sony has hired Beer, Winston and Royal to each turn in a separate draft of the script. Bicks wrote the first draft and Cody was also previously tapped to write the script.
Valerian
Logline: A man and woman are partners for a space-time police organization.
Production Company(s): EuropaCorp, Fundamental Films
Producer(s): Virginie Silla
Writer(s): Luc Besson
Director(s): Luc Besson
Cast: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock
Details: Based on the comic book series “Valerian,” written by Pierre Christin and published in France by Pilote in 1967.
SSN Insight: During the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, China’s Fundamental Films agreed to invest $50,000,000 into this project, marking the biggest deal of the year’s festival.
Zoom
Logline: A cartoonist draws a comic book about a filmmaker, who shoots a film about a novelist, who writes a book about a cartoonist.
Studio/Distributor(s): Screen Media Ventures
Production Company(s): Rhombus Media, Inc., O2 Filmes
Producer(s): Niv Fichman, Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Writer(s): Matt Hansen
Director(s): Pedro Morelli
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Alison Pill, Mariana Ximenes, Don McKellar, Tyler Labine
SSN Insight: Screen Media has acquired U.S. rights to the film with plans to release it day and date in Q3 2016.
New Projects
& Sons
Logline: Following a breakdown, a legendary and reclusive writer tries to make amends with the people he’s hurt, and gathers his three sons together for the first time in years.
Production Company(s): Le Grisbi Productions, RatPac Entertainment
Producer(s): Brett Ratner, John Lesher (In Talks)
Director(s): Sarah Polley
Details: Based on the novel “& Sons” written by David Gilbert and published by Random House on July 23, 2013.
SSN Insight: Sarah Polley previously wrote and directed the films Stories We Tell, Take this Waltz and Away From Her.
51 Dons
Logline: In 1951, the University of San Francisco Dons football team declined an invitation to play the Orange Bowl because it required them to leave their black players behind.
Production Company(s): Walden Media, Mandalay Sports Media
Producer(s): Michael Tollin
Writer(s): Isaac Adamson
Cast: Live Schreiber
SSN Insight: Adamson’s script Bubbles topped the 2015 Black List.
Avtomat
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox
Production Company(s): Hutch Parker Entertainment
Producer(s): Hutch Parker, Dan Wilson
Details: Based on the novel “Avtomat” written by Daniel H. Wilson and to be published by Doubleday.
SSN Insight: Wilson previously wrote the novel Robopocalyspe, to which Steven Spielberg remains attached as director at DreamWorks, as well as How To Stop A Robot Uprising.
Chappaquiddick
Logline: In 1969, Ted Kennedy is involved in a tragic car accident that takes the life of campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne and results in a political scandal for the Senator.
Production Company(s): DMG Entertainment, Apex Entertainment
Producer(s): Mark Ciardi, Campbell G. McInnes, Chris Cowles
Writer(s): Taylor Allen, Andrew Logan
Director(s): Sam Taylor-Johnson
SSN Insight: Project was included on the 2015 Black List. Sam Taylor-Johnson previously directed Fifty Shades of Grey.
Marshall
Logline: Young Thurgood Marshall goes conservative 1940s Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur in a famous attempted murder trial.
Production Company(s): Chestnut Ridge Productions, Super Hero Films, Ltd.
Producer(s): Paula Wagner, Reginald Hudlin, Jonathan Sanger, Jun Dong
Writer(s): Michael Koskoff, Jacob Koskoff
Director(s): Reginald Hudlin
Cast: Chadwick A Boseman
SSN Insight: Marshall is being financed by China-based Super Hero Films, Ltd. Boseman will next be seen as the Black Panther in the Marvel film Captain America: Civil War.
Untitled Operation Pandora Project
Logline: In 2011, the LA County Sheriff’s Department was rocked by the scandal of Operation Pandora’s Box, in which an informant inmate fed the FBI information on abuse at the Men’s Central Jail.
Production Company(s): Aggregate Films, Black Label Media
Producer(s): Jason Bateman, Aaron Schmidt, Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, Thad Luckinbill
Writer(s): Jesse Zwick, Mike Weintraub
SSN Insight: Black Label previously was behind Sicario, which is making waves in the awards circuit.
Untitled Jason Moore/John Lyons Comedy Project
Logline: After an ordinary woman performs a heroic act that makes her world famous, she sells the rights to her life story to a huge movie star, who starts shadowing her in preparation for the role.
Studio/Distributor(s): Fox 2000
Producer(s): Jason Moore, John S. Lyons
Director(s): Jason Moore
SSN Insight: Moore previously directed Pitch Perfect and Sisters which opens December 18.
Untitled Matthew Orton Sci-Fi Action Pic
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor(s): Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM),
Writer(s): Matt Orton
SSN Insight: MGM has acquired the film from Orton in a preemptive deal for mid-six figures. Last month MGM made a pre-emptive deal for his untitled spec script about the team that hunted down and captured Adolf Eichmann.