Starts
American Ultra
04/14/2014
Logline: The lives of stoner Mike and his girlfriend Phoebe take a unpredicted turn when he becomes the target of a government operation to kill him.
Production Companies: Likely Story, Circle of Confusion, PalmStar Entertainment, Merced Media Partners
Director: Nima Nourizadeh
Executive Producers: Kevin Scott Frakes, Raj Singh
Producers: Anthony Bregman, David Alpert, Britton Rizzio
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, Walton Goggins, Topher Grace, Uma Thurman
Screenwriters: Max Landis
SSN Insight: Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg starred in the 2007 film
Adventureland together.
The Great Gilly Hopkins
04/09/2014
Logline: Gilly is an unruly 11-year-old girl who bounces between foster families until she lands at the kooky Trotter house.
Production Company: Arcady Bay Entertainment
Director: Stephen Herek
Executive Producers: William Kay
Producers: William Teitler, David Paterson, Peyton Kay, John Paterson
Cast: Kathy Bates, Danny Glover, Sophie Nlisse, Octavia Spencer, Glenn Close
Screenwriters: David Paterson
Details: Based on the novel
The Great Gilly Hopkins, written by Katherine Paterson and published by HarperCollins in March 1978.
SSN Insight: Stephen Herek previously directed Glenn Close in 1996
101 Dalmatians.
The Man on Carrion Road
04/14/2014
Logline: The story of a botched Mexican cartel deal in the back roads of a border town
Production Company: Atlas Independent
Director: Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego
Producers: William Green, Aaron Ginsburg, Andy Horwitz
Cast: Patrick Wilson, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, Lynn Collins, James Belushi
Screenwriters: Niles Lyew
SSN Insight: Timothy Olyphant was previously scheduled to star but dropped out due to scheduling conflict.
Wraps
Kill Your Friends
04/11/2014
Logline: A cutthroat A&R music executive is desperate to find the next big hit and stops at nothing to maintain his success.
Production Companies: Altitude, Warner Music Group, Unigram, Access Industries, Pinewood Studios, World’s End Productions
Director: Owen Harris
Executive Producers: Aviv Giladi, Vince Holden, Steve Norris, Ivan Dunleavy, Danny Perkins, Jenny Borgars, Johnny Vaughan
Producers: Gregor Cameron, Will Clarke, Andy Mayson, Mike Runagall, Len Vlavatnik, Nicholas Hoult, Kate Buckley, Amanda Ghost, James Sully
Cast: Rafe Spall, Nicholas Hoult, Jim Piddock, Craig Roberts, Tom Riley, Edward Hogg, Georgia King
Screenwriters: Owen Harris
Details: Based on the novel
Kill Your Friends, written by John Niven and published by Harper on December 30, 2008.
SSN Insight: This is Owen Harris’ feature debut.