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Fences
04/22/2016
Logline: A former professional baseball player, also an ex-convict, refuses to let his 17-year-old son be recruited for college football. He magnifies the tension in his family by bringing his baby daughter, which he has had through an affair, home.
Studio/Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures
Production Company(s): Scott Rudin Productions
Director(s): Denzel Washington
Producer(s): Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, Todd Black
Cast: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby, Jovan Adepo
Writer(s): Tony Kushner
Details: Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Fences,” written by August Wilson, which first premiered in 1983 before debuting on Broadway in 1987.
SSN Insight: John Singleton was previously attached to direct. Eddie Murphy was previously attached to star. Washington will play the role created on Broadway by James Earl Jones.
G-Funkumentary (Documentary)
04/20/2016
Logline: Explore the roots of G-Funk, the era itself and the influence it has had on rap and hip-hop artists of today. Featuring exclusive interviews with top west coast hip-hop artists who discuss the untold story of how rap music’s most commercial and iconic subgenre, G-Funk (gangster funk), came to be.
Production Company(s): G-Funk Productions, The Chavez Brothers Productions, Omega Point Films
Director(s): Karam Gill
Executive Producer(s): Matt Carpenter
Producer(s): Warren G, Rafael Chavez, Gary Ousdahl, Robert Ruggeri
SSN Insight: Warren G is the stepbrother of rapper and producer Dr. Dre. In July 2015, Warren G posted the first single “My House” for his August released EP “Regulate.. G Funk Era, Pt. II”.
Krystal
04/18/2016
Logline: A young man living a sheltered life develops a crush on a stripper and joins her Alcoholics Anonymous group just so he can be in the same room with her.
Production Company(s): Pantry Films
Director(s): William H. Macy
Producer(s): Rachel Winter, Dan Keston
Cast: William H. Macy, Grant Gustin, Rosario Dawson, Nick Robinson, Joe Manganiello
Writer(s): Will Aldis
SSN Insight: Macy’s upcoming films include Lionsgate’s Blood Father, The Bachelors, and The Layover.
One Last Thing
04/20/2016
Logline: Tells the story of a lonely dentist in Florida whose days are filled by work and his solo daily golf game. When he’s confronted by a figure from the past bringing news that he has an adult daughter living in Brooklyn, he begins an eventful journey outside his comfort zone.
Production Company(s): Beech Hill Films, Low Profile Films
Director(s): Tim Rouhana
Producer(s): Alexa L. Fogel, Brendan Mason
Cast: Jurnee Smollett, Wendell Pierce, Rajeev Jacob
Writer(s): Tim Rouhana
SSN Insight: Tim Rouhana is also currently executive producing the Chicken Soup for the Soul feature for Warner Bros. This film marks his feature directorial debut.
Trouble
04/18/2016
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Production Company(s): El Camino Entertainment
Director(s): Theresa Rebeck
Producer(s): Theresa Rebeck, Rachel Dengiz, Julie Buck, Jaclyn Bashoff
Cast: Bill Pullman, Anjelica Huston, David Morse
Writer(s): Theresa Rebeck
SSN Insight: Bill Pullman can next be seen in Independence Day Resurgence, Battle of the Sexes, LBJ and Walking Out.
Vengeance: A Love Story
04/21/2016
Logline: About a Niagra Falls Police detective who becomes impassioned with a case concerning the brutal rape of a young mother of a 12-year-old girl. When the meth-head rapists are caught, their parents hire a slick criminal defense attorney who then puts the victim on trial.
Production Company(s): Patriot Pictures LLC
Director(s): Nicolas Cage
Executive Producer(s): Patricia Eberle
Producer(s): Michael Mendelsohn, Richard Rionda Del Castro, Johnny Martin
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Talitha Bateman, Emily Sandifer, Joshua Mikel
Writer(s): John Mankiewicz
Details: Based on the novella “Rape: A Love Story” written by Joyce Carol Oates and published by Da Capo Press on December 14, 2003.
SSN Insight: Cage stepped into direct after Harold Becker left during pre-production. Maria Bello and Uma Thurman were, at different times, previously attached to star.
You Get Me
04/18/2016
Logline: Fresh out of an argument with his perfect girlfriend Ali, Tyler lands in the arms of sexy out-of-towner Grace. The morning after, Tyler and Ali get back together, but Grace turns out to be a new student at their school, and she is dead set on her new man.
Studio/Distributor(s): CBS Films
Production Company(s): AwesomenessTV
Director(s): Brent Bonacorso
Producer(s): Brian Robbins, Matt Kaplan
Cast: Bella Thorne, Halston Sage, Taylor John Smith, Nash Grier, Anna Akana
Writer(s): Ben Epstein
SSN Insight: Awesomeness’ other projects include the Tyler Oakley documentary Snervous, Smosh: The Movie, which debuted at the No. 1 comedy spot on iTunes and Dance Camp, which was one of the first original movies in the YouTube Red subscription service.
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Collateral Beauty
04/16/2016
Logline: A man who works in a New York ad agency finds his life turned upside down when a tragedy sends him into a depression, and his colleagues set out to lift his spirits.
Studio/Distributor(s): Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Production Company(s): Village Roadshow Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Anonymous Content, PalmStar Entertainment, Likely Story, Merced Media Partners
Director(s): David Frankel
Executive Producer(s): Kevin Scott Frakes, Anthony Bregman, Steven Pearl, Michael Bederman, John Lasseter
Producer(s): Michael Sugar, Bard Dorros, Will Smith, Allan Loeb
Cast: Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Edward Norton, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris
Writer(s): Allan Loeb
SSN Insight: Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp and Rooney Mara were at different times, previously attached to co-star.
Mayhem
04/16/2016
Logline: A virus capable of making people act out their wildest impulses infects a corporate law office on the very day attorney Derek Saunders is framed by a co-worker and wrongfully fired. Trapped in the quarantined building, Derek is forced to fight tooth and nail for not only his job but also his life.
Production Company(s): Circle of Confusion, Royal Viking Entertainment
Director(s): Joe Lynch
Producer(s): Lawrence Mattis, Matt Smith, Sean Sorensen, Mehrdad Elie, Parisa Caviani
Cast: Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, Lucy Chappell, Nina Senicar, Nikola Kent
Writer(s): Matias Caruso
SSN Insight: Joe Lynch previously directed the features Everly, Knights of Badassdom and Wrong Turn 2: Dead End.
No Bed of Roses
04/22/2016
Logline: Life can be unkind at times, but death is a great equalizer which restores love, honor and compassion. In this story, the members of two families discover the finer fabric of love when the headman of a family dies.
Studio/Distributor(s): Jaaz Multimedia
Production Company(s): Eskay Movies, Jaaz Multimedia, IK Company
Director(s): Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Producer(s): Abdul Aziz
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Parno Mitra, Rokeya Prachy
SSN Insight: This will be both a Bengali and English language film. 65 percent of the film will be in Bengali.