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Jawbone
02/29/2016
Logline: When a fighter hits bottom, he returns to his childhood boxing club and is willing to risk his life to regain his place in the world.
Production Company(s): Revolution Films, BBC Films, Emu Films
Director(s): Thomas Napper
Executive Producer(s): Christine Langan, Nichola Martin
Producer(s): Mike Elliott, Andrew Eaton
Cast: Ray Winstone, Michael Smiley, Johnny Harris, Ian McShane
Writer(s): Johnny Harris
Details: The story is semi-autobiographical, based on the experiences of actor/writer Johnny Harris, and the marks his debut as a screenwriter.
SSN Insight: Thomas Napper is the director behind the 2012 doc, Lost Angels: Skid Row is My Home, distributed by Paramount. Winston was recently seen in the feature Barney Thomson.
Power Rangers
02/29/2016
Logline: A group of teenagers who have been chosen to protect the world from aliens do it by morphing into superheroes and piloting giant robots.
Studio/Distributor(s): Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Temple Hill Entertainment, Saban Brands LLC, Allison Shearmur Productions
Director(s): Dean Israelite
Producer(s): Haim Saban, Brian Casentini, Allison Shearmur
Cast: Naomi Scott, Dacre Montgomery, Ludi Lin, RJ Cyler, Becky G.
Writer(s): Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz
Details: Based on the live-action TV series “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” which originally aired on Fox Kids from August 28, 1993 through November 27, 1995. The franchise has been in production ever since with the series re-named each year.
SSN Insight: Roberto Orci previously attached to produce. Naomi Scott last appeared in the features, The 33 and The Martian.
The Queen of Spain
02/29/2016
Logline: 18 years after fleeing Nazi Germany, Spanish film actress Macarena Granada has become a major Hollywood star and returns to Spain with to play to play Isabella I of Castille, surrounded by showbiz hype.
Production Company(s): Atresmedia, Fernando Trueba P.C.
Director(s): Fernando Trueba
Producer(s): Penélope Cruz, Anne Deluz, Cristina Huete, Eric Wilkinson
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Jorge Sanz, Rosa Maria Sarda, Santiago Segura
Writer(s): Fernando Trueba
SSN Insight: Post-production is due to be finalized late 2016 or early 2017. Project is the third collaboration between Trueba and Cruz, and their second collaboration, “The Girl of Your Dreams,” is a prequel to this film.
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A Storm In The Stars
Logline: The story of the love affair between poet Percy Shelley and 18-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft, which resulted in Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein.
Production Company(s): Burstein Company, Parallel Films, Gidden Media
Producer(s): Amy Baer, Alan Moloney, Ruth Coady
Writer(s): Emma Jensen
Director(s): Haifaa al-Mansour
Cast: Elle Fanning, Bel Powley, Douglas Booth, Ben Hardy, Tom Sturridge, Maisie Williams, Stephen Dillane, Joanne Froggatt
SSN Insight: Tom Sturridge was just nominated for an Olivier Award for the West End production of American Buffalo. Maisie Williams and Stephen Dillane have both appeared in Game of Thrones.
All Eyez on Me
03/01/2016
Logline: This biopic will follow rapper Tupac Shakur’s career, including his time at Death Row Records and his involvement in the rivalry between East coast and West coast rappers, culminating in his murder in 1996.
Studio/Distributor(s): Open Road Films
Production Company(s): Morgan Creek Productions, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films
Director(s): Benny Boom
Executive Producer(s): Afeni Shakur, Tom Ortenberg, Peter Lawson
Producer(s): James G. Robinson, David C. Robinson, LT Hutton, Randall Emmett, George Furla
Cast: Demetrius Shipp Jr., Jamal Woolard, Danai Gurira, Katerina Graham, Jamie Hector
Writer(s): John Singleton, Ed Gonzalez, Jeremy Haft, Michael Starrbury, David McKenna
SSN Insight: Antoine Fuqua was previously attached to direct. Soulja Boy was previously mentioned to star. Project was previously in development at Universal.
Bad Moms
03/01/2016
Logline: Three moms go on a quest to free themselves from their mundane, everyday chores, but they accidentally end up on a collision course with their children’s school’s PTA president and her devoted clique of “perfect” moms.
Studio/Distributor(s): STX Entertainment
Production Company(s): Team Todd, PalmStar Entertainment, Merced Media Partners, BillBlock Media
Director(s): Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Executive Producer(s): John Friedberg
Producer(s): Suzanne Todd, Bill Block, Raj Singh, Kevin Scott Frakes, Josh Church
Cast: Mila Kunis, Christina Applegate, Kristen Bell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Kathryn Hahn
Writer(s): Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
SSN Insight: Leslie Mann was previously attached to star, with husband Judd Apatow previously attached as producer. Jada Pinkett Smith is also attached as a producer Untitled Karate Kid Sequel at Columbia Pictures and a remake of Uptown Saturday Night at WB, both in active development.
Overdrive
02/29/2016
Logline: Two car thief brothers journey to the south of France for new challenges and wind up in the crosshairs of the local crime boss.
Production Company(s): Sentient Entertainment, Elastic Confusion
Director(s): Antonio Negret
Executive Producer(s): Renee Tab
Producer(s): Pierre Morel, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Christopher Tuffin
Cast: Scott Eastwood, Ana de Armas, Freddie Thorp, Gaia Weiss
Writer(s): Michael Brandt, Derek Haas
SSN Insight: Alex Pettyfer and Matthew Goode were previously attached to star. Karl Urban, Ben Barnes, Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin were previously attached to co-star.
Slumber
03/04/2016
Logline: A sleep doctor is forced to abandon reason and accept that a family is being terrorized by a parasitic demon, which paralyses victims as they sleep.
Production Company(s): Goldcrest, The Tea Shop & Film Company
Director(s): Jonathan Hopkins
Executive Producer(s): Nick Quested, Maggie Q
Producer(s): Mark Lane, James Harris, Pascal DeGove
Cast: Maggie Q, Will Kemp, Sylvester McCoy, William Hope
Writer(s): Jonathan Hopkins, Richard Hobley
SSN Insight: Kristen Connolly was previously attached to star. This marks the directorial debut for Jonathan Hopkins.
The Dinner
03/04/2016
Logline: As two couples dine at an upscale restaurant, their polite discourse disguises the fact that they are struggling to make the hardest decision of their lives over dinner.
Studio/Distributor(s): ,
Production Company(s): ChubbCo Film Co., Code Red Productions, Blackbird Films
Director(s): Oren Moverman
Executive Producer(s): Eva Maria Daniels, Olga Segura, Leonid Lebedev, Angel Lopez
Producer(s): Cotty Chubb, Lawrence Inglee, Edward Vaisman, Julia Lebedev
Cast: Laura Linney, Rebecca Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Richard Gere, Steve Coogan
Writer(s): Oren Moverman
Details: Based on the novel “The Dinner” written by Herman Koch, first published in Amsterdam by Anthos as “Het Diner” in 2009, and translated into English and published in the U.S. by Atlantic Books in 2012.
SSN Insight: Cate Blanchett was previously attached to direct, which would have been her directorial debut. Rebecca Hall can next be seen in Disney’s The BFG and The Orchard’s Christine.