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Corbin Nash
03/30/2016
Logline: Corbin Nash is a New York City cop who transfers to Los Angeles to hunt for his parents’ killer. Once there, he’s brutally murdered and returns to life as the ultimate killer. Bloodshed ensues.
Production Company(s): StarTree Productions
Director(s): Ben Jagger
Executive Producer(s): Richard Wagner
Producer(s): Ben Jagger, Todd Grossman, Justin Steele, Matt Berkowitz, Carmen Aiello
Cast: Dean S. Jagger, Malcolm McDowell, Rutger Hauer, Bruce Davison, Fernanda Romero
Writer(s): Dean S. Jagger, Ben Jagger, Christopher P. Taylor
SSN Insight: Ben Jagger previously directed The Paddy Lincoln Gang, released in 2014, about a rock band on the verge.
Journeyman
04/01/2016
Logline: A boxing champ defends his title and collapses at home after the bout, resulting in a coma, memory loss, and the most important fight of his life.
Production Company(s): Inflammable Films
Director(s): Paddy Considine
Producer(s): Diarmid Scrimshaw
Cast: Paddy Considine, Jodie Whittaker, Faraz Ayub, Tony Pitts, Paul Popplewell
Writer(s): Paddy Considine
SSN Insight: Paddy Considine previously was in the cast of Macbeth, Miss You Already, Child 44 and Pride.
Patriots Day
03/29/2016
Logline: Surrounds the events surrounding the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Studio/Distributor(s): CBS Films, Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Leverage Management, Closest To The Hole Productions, Bluegrass Films, Hutch Parker Entertainment
Director(s): Peter Berg
Executive Producer(s): Louis G Friedman, Dan Wilson
Producer(s): Scott Stuber, Dylan Clark, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Michael Radutzky
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, J.K. Simmons, John Goodman, Vincent Curatola, Kevin Bacon
Writer(s): Peter Berg, Josh Zetumer, Eric Johnson, Paul Tamasy, Matt Charman
Details: Matt Charman wrote a previous adaptation based on the firsthand account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, whose life rights have been optioned by CBS Films, and on research done and footage shot by “60 Minutes.” Based on the book “Boston Strong” written by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge and to be published by University Press of New England in 2014.
SSN Insight: Casey Affleck was previously attached to produce and star, alongside his producing partner John Ridley, when the project was at Fox.
The Ashram
03/31/2016
Logline: After receiving a cryptic message, American skeptic Jamie travels to the Indian Himalayas to pick up on the trail of his disappeared girlfriend. There, he discovers a secretive community led by a guru with strange powers who may or may not be involved in her disappearance.
Production Company(s): Sikhya Entertainment
Director(s): Ben Rekhi
Executive Producer(s): Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Producer(s): Guneet Monga
Cast: Melissa Leo, Sam Keeley, Kal Penn, Hera Hilmarsdottir, Radhika Apte
Writer(s): Ben Rekhi, Binky Mendez
SSN Insight: Production will take place in northern India. Sikhya Entertainment is mostly known for making new wave cinemas in Bollywood.
The Discovery
03/28/2016
Logline: Soon after the existence of the afterlife has been scientifically proven, the son of the man who made the discovery falls in love with a woman with a tragic past.
Production Company(s): Endgame Entertainment, Verisimilitude
Director(s): Charlie McDowell
Producer(s): Alex Orlovsky, James D. Stern, Hunter Gray
Cast: Rooney Mara, Jason Segel, Robert Redford, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough
Writer(s): Charlie McDowell, Justin Lader
SSN Insight: Nicholas Hoult was previously attached. ICM Partners is overseeing domestic rights.
To The Bone
03/28/2016
Logline: A young woman suffering from anorexia tries to find a doctor who can help her.
Production Company(s): Mockingbird Pictures, Sparkhouse Media
Director(s): Marti Noxon
Producer(s): Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn, Karina Miller
Cast: Lily Collins, Keanu Reeves
Writer(s): Marti Noxon
SSN Insight: Noxon also wrote the current draft of Valley Girl: The Musical and the previous draft for the reboot of Tomb Raider, both in active development.
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If You Saw His Heart
03/28/2016
Logline: A gypsy is excluded from his community after the death of his best friend. After finding refuge at the Métropole Hotel, where outcasts and broken souls are drawn together, he plunges headfirst into the world of crime.
Production Company(s): Nord Ouest Productions
Director(s): Joan Chemla
Producer(s): Pierre Guyard
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Marine Vacth, Karim Leklou, Nahuel Perez Biscayart
Writer(s): Joan Chemla, Guillermo Rosales
Details: Based on the novel “The Halfway House” by Guillermo Rosales; published January 1, 1987.
SSN Insight: The film has been pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+. Marks the feature debut for Joan Chemla. It was shot over seven weeks in Marseille.
The Most Hated Woman in America
03/30/2016
Logline: The true story of Madalyn O’Hair, an atheist who got the Supreme Court to overturn prayer in public schools.
Production Company(s): Brownstone Productions
Director(s): Tommy O’Haver
Producer(s): Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Laura Rister
Cast: Melissa Leo, Juno Temple, Peter Fonda, Adam Scott, Josh Lucas
Writer(s): Tommy O’Haver, Irene C Turner
SSN Insight: Netflix has worldwide rights and will distribute this film day-and-date on its streaming service and in theaters in 2016.
The Titan
03/28/2016
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
Director(s): Lennart Ruff
Executive Producer(s): Fred Berger
Producer(s): Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Benjamin Pugh, Rory Aitken, Arash Amel, Leon Clarance
Cast: Sam Worthington, Ruth Wilson, Sofia Boutella, Taylor Schilling, Tom Wilkinson
Writer(s): Max Hurwitz
SSN Insight: Filming took place in Gran Canaria. Voltage Pictures will oversee international sales, with CAA handling domestic sales.