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Aloha Santa
12/22/2015
Logline: Chris Cringle, adopted son of Santa Claus, finds his life thrown into disarray when his father passes away and leaves all Santa duties to him, a big new responsibility that becomes even more difficult after Cringle’s sled trial-run crash lands in Hawaii, with Christmas fast approaching.
Production Company(s): Infinite Entertainment Now
Director(s): Jonathan Ari Yudis
Executive Producer(s): JC Spink, Jamie Foxx, Mark Bakshi, Gato Scatena, Jordan Rosner
Producer(s): Jonathan Ari Yudis, Eric Gilliom, Dominique Telson
Cast: George Lopez
Writer(s): Jonathan Ari Yudis, Adam “Tex” Davis, Mike Davis
SSN Insight: George Lopez is currently executive producing and in the cast of Lopez, a TV series for TV Land. He’s also cast in the feature, Car Dogs in active development.
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Before I Fall
12/19/2015
Logline: Centers on Samantha Kingston, a high school senior who finds that she may be living the last day of her life over and over until she gets it right. Amid that, she must untangle the mystery surrounding her death—and discover the true value of everything she is in danger of losing.
Production Company(s): Jon Shestack Productions, AwesomenessTV
Director(s): Ry Russo-Young
Producer(s): Jonathan Shestack, Carla Hacken, Matt Kaplan, Brian Robbins
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, Kian Lawley, Diego Boneta
Writer(s): Gina Prince-Bythewood, Maria Maggenti
Details: Based on the novel “Before I Fall” written by Lauren Oliver and published by HarperCollins on March 2, 2010.
SSN Insight: Previously in development with Paper Pictures. Gina Prince-Bythewood was previously attached to direct.
Bushwick
12/30/2015
Logline: When Lucy comes out of the Brooklyn subway and finds her neighborhood under attack, she crosses five dangerous blocks of Bushwick with her new companion Stupe to get home to her grandmother.
Production Company(s): XYZ Films, Bullet Pictures
Director(s): Cary Murnion, Jonathan Milott
Producer(s): Nate Bolotin, Adam Folk
Cast: Dave Bautista, Brittany Snow
Writer(s): Nick Damici, Graham Reznick
SSN Insight: Shot in New York. Bautista will next be seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Gods and Secrets
12/31/2015
Logline: The film focuses on the dark side of being a superhero, for the heroes themselves and for the people they protect.
Production Company(s): Discourse Productions
Director(s): Adi Shankar, Stewart Yost
Producer(s): Jenni Powell
Cast: Denise Richards, Jane Seymour, Max Alder, Mark Salling, Josh Sussman
Writer(s): Shawn Deloache
SSN Insight: Shankar has previously executive produced The Grey, Lone Survivor and Dredd. He is also known for producing the unauthorized short film, Power Rangers.
Prevenge
12/29/2015
Logline: A pregnant woman goes on a killing spree and her motivation for revenge is gradually revealed.
Production Company(s): Western Edge Pictures/Gennaker
Director(s): Alice Lowe
Producer(s): Jennifer Handorf, Jamie Adams, Vaughan Sivell
Cast: Alice Lowe, Eileen Davies, Kate Dickie
Writer(s): Alice Lowe
SSN Insight: Western Edge Pictures/Gennaker is fully financing. Lowe previously co-wrote and starred in Sightseers.
The Godmother
12/23/2015
Logline: The true story of Griselda Blanco, who became the deadliest, wealthiest woman to head a Colombian drug cartel.
Production Company(s): First Born Films
Director(s): Gerard Johnson
Executive Producer(s): Nicholas Pileggi, Nicolas Meyer, Marc Schaberg, Kelly McCormick
Producer(s): Daniela Cristina Cretu
Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Olivier Martinez, Jordi Mollà, Mehdi Dehbi
Writer(s): Frank Baldwin
Details: Life rights of Griselda Blanco optioned by Daniela Cretu.
SSN Insight: Eva Sorhaug was previously attached as director. Jon Bernthal and Oscar Jaenada were previously attached as cast members.
Tomboy
12/23/2015
Logline: After an assassin is double-crossed by gangsters and sent to a rogue surgeon who turns him into a woman, he (now she) sets out for revenge, aided by a nurse.
Production Company(s): SBS Productions
Director(s): Walter Hill
Producer(s): Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
Writer(s): Walter Hill, Denis Hamill
SSN Insight: Producers were interested in Andrea Riseborough to play the assassin, but a potential deal fell through because of scheduling issues with her role on the Netflix series “Bloodline.” Freida Pinto was previously attached to co-star.
True Crimes
12/20/2015
Logline: Based on the journalistic account of a cold case investigation by a hard boiled detective, in which an author became a suspect when the incidents described in his hit novel closely resembled the firsthand inner-workings of the unsolved murder.
Production Company(s): InterTitle Films, RatPac Entertainment
Director(s): Alexandros Avranas
Producer(s): Brett Ratner, David Gerson, John Cheng
Cast: Jim Carrey, Agata Kulesza, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kati Outinen, Zbigniew Zamachowski
Writer(s): Jeremy Brock
Details: Based on the article “True Crime” written by David Grann and published in The New Yorker on February 11, 2008.
SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at Focus Features. Roman Polanski was previously in discussions to direct.