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Boundaries
05/02/2016
Logline: Laura is a well-meaning single mother who is forced to drive her criminal father Jack from Texas to California, with her troubled son Henry along for the ride. Along the way, they encounter Jacks old criminal buddies, survive a botched drug-robbery, and Laura finally confronts Leonard – her dead-beat ex-husband.
Production Company(s): Odd Fellows Entertainment, Automatik
Director(s): Shana Feste
Executive Producer(s): Bailey Conway Anglewicz, Kenneth Burke, Jennifer Besser
Producer(s): Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Chris Ferguson
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Christopher Plummer, Lewis MacDougall, Bobby Cannavale, Kristen Schaal
Writer(s): Shana Feste
SSN Insight: Shana Feste wrote and directed the films Endless Love (2014), Country Strong and The Greatest.
Felt
05/02/2016
Logline: The true story of Mark Felt, the lifelong G-Man who, as “Deep Throat,” leaked information to the press and broke the Watergate scandal is dramatized.
Production Company(s): Ridley Scott Films , Playtone, Everyman Pictures, Endurance Media, Cara Films Ltd., MadRiver Pictures
Director(s): Peter Landesman
Executive Producer(s): Steven Shareshian, Michael Schaefer, Michael Bassick, Steven Marshall
Producer(s): Ridley Scott, Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Steve Richards, Giannina Scott
Cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Maika Monroe, Tony Goldwyn, Kate Walsh
Writer(s): Peter Landesman
SSN Insight: Playtone previously had the project set up at Universal with Jay Roach attached to produce. Jason Bateman was previously attached in the role of Charlie Bates.
FML
05/02/2016
Logline: Sam has a wife and two kids, is barely getting by and is having a mid-life crisis. Setting off on a road trip to reach 1 million followers, Sam brings Henry Fillmore along – just the kind of snarky kid he needs to boost his channel. Along the way, Sam is forced to wonder if he’s really doing this to provide for his family, or just to experience his own sense of fame.
Production Company(s): Digital Riot Media, Moopsy
Director(s): Jason Nash
Executive Producer(s): Stacy Maes, David Martin, Eric Wong, Tyler Condon, Doug Barry
Producer(s): John Baldecchi, Kevin Herrera
Cast: Jason Nash, Brandon Calvillo, Patton Oswalt, Andrew Daly, Jennifer Irwin
Writer(s): Jason Nash
SSN Insight: FML marks Nash’s feature directorial debut. He previously provided a voice on the digital series Very Mallory for CW Seed.
How to be a Latin Lover
05/02/2016
Logline: About an aging Latin lover who gets dumped by his sugar mama and is forced to to return to live with his estranged sister and her preteen son in their humble home. Sporting a wardrobe consisting mostly of Versace speedos, the man focuses on finding himself another sugar mama to support his expensive tastes
Production Company(s): Pantelion Films, 3pas Studios
Director(s): Ken Marino
Producer(s): Eugenio Derbez, Ben Odell
Cast: Eugenio Derbez, Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell, Raquel Welch, Rob Riggle
Writer(s): Ken Marino, Erica Oyama, Chris Spain, Jon Zack
SSN Insight: Eugenio Derbez was previously attached to direct.
Jacob’s Ladder
05/02/2016
Logline: A modern-day re-imagining of the 1990 supernatural thriller “Jacob’s Ladder” that introduces new situations and characters, though it will pose similar existential questions regarding life, death, reality and perception.
Production Company(s): Gaeta Rosenzweig Films, LD Entertainment, Will Packer Productions
Director(s): David M Rosenthal
Executive Producer(s): James Lopez
Producer(s): Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Michael Gaeta, Alison R Rosenzweig, Jennifer Hilton Monroe
Cast: Michael Ealy, Nicole Beharie, Jesse Williams
Writer(s): Sarah Thorp, Jeff Buhler, Jake Wade Wall
Details: Remake of “Jacob’s Ladder” (1990) directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Tim Robbins.
SSN Insight: James Foley was previously in talks to direct.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
05/03/2016
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox
Production Company(s): MARV Films
Director(s): Matthew Vaughn
Producer(s): Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Taron Egerton, Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Edward Holcroft, Mark Strong
Writer(s): Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn
Details: Based on the comic book series “The Secret Service,” written by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons and published by Marvel Comics on April 11, 2012. Sequel to “Kingsman: The Secret Service” (2015) directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Colin Firth.
SSN Insight: Matthew Vaughn is currently attached to direct Ascension and Flash Gordon for Fox and direct I Am Pilgrim for MGM, all in active development.
The Lovers
05/01/2016
Logline: A relationship gone bitterly bad between Michael and Mary; both have lovers who want them to get out of their marriage. However, when the couple sits down to call it quits, they find themselves suddenly, unexpectedly and even awkwardly falling back in love again.
Production Company(s): A24, COTA Films
Director(s): Azazel Jacobs
Executive Producer(s):
Producer(s): Ben LeClair, Chris Stinson
Cast: Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Eric Satterberg
Writer(s): Azazel Jacobs
SSN Insight: Azazel Jacobs was a co-producer, director on the Sky Atlantic/HBO series Doll & Em.
Thumper
05/02/2016
Logline: Tough teen, Kat Carter, isn’t the disaffected rebel she appears — but an undercover police officer out to bust a drug ring at a local high school. But this time, Kat becomes emotionally involved with the underprivileged students she’s investigating — and her sympathy for these have-not kids just may get.
Production Company(s): Parliament Of Owls
Director(s): Jordan Ross
Executive Producer(s): Cary Fukunaga
Producer(s): Fernando Loureiro, Roberto Vasconcellos
Cast: Eliza Taylor, Daniel Webber, Lena Headey, Jazzy De Lisser, Brett Rice
Writer(s): Jordan Ross, Matt Michnovetz
SSN Insight: Cary Fukunaga, along with his production company Parliament of Owls, has signed a two-year overall deal with Paramount Television. Fukunaga is also attached to the Columbia film The Black Count as director, writer and producer.
Wolverine 3
05/02/2016
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox,
Production Company(s): Donners’ Company, Hutch Parker Entertainment
Director(s): James Mangold, Garrett Warren
Producer(s): Lauren Shuler Donner, Hutch Parker
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Boyd Holbrook, Richard E Grant, Stephen Merchant
Writer(s): Michael Green, David James Kelly, James Mangold
Details: Sequel to “Wolverine” (2013) directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman.
SSN Insight: The film will shoot in New Orleans, Louisiana and in New Mexico. A wide release scheduled in United States March 3, 2017.
Wonderstruck
05/04/2016
Logline: Two children, each living in a different era, set out to solve a mystery.
Studio/Distributor(s): Amazon
Production Company(s): Killer Films, Cinetic Media, Amazon Studios, Killer Content
Director(s): Todd Haynes
Producer(s): Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler, John Sloss
Cast: Millicent Simmonds, Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Jaden Michael
Writer(s): Brian Selznick
Details: Based on the children’s book “Wonderstruck” written by Brian Selznick and published by Scholastic Press on September 13, 2011.
SSN Insight: Half the film will be presented in silent film format, with an unprecedented number of deaf actors in roles that would normally go to hearing actors.
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And Then There Was Light
05/06/2016
Logline: The story centers on a young girl who loses her eyesight after a traumatic accident. Her parents seek out various options to help her adjust, including enrolling her in a program for seeing-eye dogs, but she is unable to connect until the head trainer of Southeastern Guide Dogs trains a miniature horse to be her companion.
Production Company(s): Sweet Tomato Films, Character Brigade
Director(s): Castille Landon
Producer(s): Dori Sperko, Joseph Restaino
Cast: Amy Smart, Burt Reynolds, Jack Griffo, Lindsay Lamb, Castille Landon
Writer(s): Castille Landon
SSN Insight: The film was shot in Bradenton, Florida.
Golden Exits
05/06/2016
Logline: An intersecting narrative of two families in Brooklyn and the unraveling of unspoken unhappiness that occurs when a young foreign girl spending time abroad upsets the balance on both sides.
Production Company(s): Washington Square Films , Faliro House Productions, Webber/Gilbert Media Group, Bow & Arrow Entertainment, Forager Film Company
Director(s): Alex Ross Perry
Producer(s): Alex Ross Perry, Adam Piotrowicz, Christos Konstantakopoulos, Joe Swanberg, Eddie Linker
Cast: Emily Browning, Adam Horovitz, Mary-Louise Parker, Lily Rabe, Jason Schwartzman
Writer(s): Alex Ross Perry
SSN Insight: Perry can be seen in the cast of Lionsgate’s upcoming film, Joshy. He is also attached to Disney’s Winnie the Pooh feature in development as a screenwriter.
Old Boys
05/06/2016
Logline: In the school-set re-working of Cyrano, an awkward but imaginative pupil helps the handsome but spectacularly dim school-hero pursue the fiery daughter of a visiting French teacher.
Production Company(s): Film4 Productions, British Film Institute
Director(s): Toby MacDonald
Executive Producer(s): Erik Hemmendorff
Producer(s): Luke Morris
Cast: Alex Lawther, Pauline Etienne, Jonah Hauer-King, Denis Ménochet, Joshua McGuire
Writer(s): Freddy Syborn
SSN Insight: The marks Pauline Étienne’s English-language debut.
That Good Night
05/06/2016
Logline: a once-famous screenwriter has two final wishes in life: to be reconciled with his long-lost son, and to ensure he doesn’t become a burden on his wife by hiring a mysterious “visitor” to help him pass painlessly into “that good night,” to quote Dylan Thomas’ poem. However, his wishes do not go to plan.
Production Company(s): GSP Studios
Director(s): Eric Styles
Executive Producer(s): Julian Hicks, Gary Collins, Paul Ward
Producer(s): Alan Latham, Charles E Savage
Cast: Erin Richards, John Hurt, Max Brown, Sofia Helin, Sonita Henry
Writer(s): Charles E Savage
Details: Based on the stage play “That Good Night” written by N.J. Crisp which premiered at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, England on April 2, 1996.
SSN Insight: The title is inspired by a Dylan Thomas poem of the same name. GSP Studios’ Alan Latham was the producer of the original play.
The Discovery
05/06/2016
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 to the cast.
The Lears
04/30/2016
Logline: Focuses on world-renowned cutting-edge architect Davenport Lear. Nearing retirement, he summons his four dysfunctional children Glenn; twins Regan and Rory; Kent; and Regan’s husband Tom Cornwall to a weekend family retreat in one of his signature architectural creations.
Production Company(s): Raven West Films, NeoClassics Films
Director(s): Carl Bessai
Producer(s): Irwin Olian, Carl Bessai
Cast: Bruce Dern, Anthony Michael Hall, Sean Astin, Nic Bishop, Aly Michalka, James Hoare
Writer(s): Carl Bessai
SSN Insight: Nic Bishop recently starred in the Mark Burnett, Roma Downey produced film Woodlawn alongside Sean Astin. On the TV side, he was seen in SyFy’s Dominion as well as USA’s Covert Affairs alongside Piper Perabo.
The Oath
05/02/2016
Logline: A well respected doctor’s daughter starts dating a dangerous criminal.
Production Company(s): Working Title Films, Marc Platt Productions, RVK Studios, XYZ Films, Access Industries
Director(s): Baltasar Kormakur
Producer(s): Baltasar Kormakur, Agnes Johansen
Cast: Baltasar Kormakur, Hera Hilmarsdottir, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
Writer(s): Olafur Egilsson, Baltasar Kormakur
SSN Insight: Baltasar Kormakur was the director of Everest, 2 Guns, The Deep and Contraband.
The Solutrean
05/06/2016
Logline: An epic survival story set 20,000 years ago during the last Ice Age.
Studio/Distributor(s): Sony Pictures Releasing
Production Company(s): Buzz Filmz, Studio 8, The Picture Company
Director(s): Albert Hughes
Executive Producer(s): Stuart Besser
Producer(s): Andrew Rona, Albert Hughes
Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Leonor Varela, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Jens Hultén, Natasha Wilson
Writer(s): Dan Wiedenhaupt
SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at Atlas Entertainment with Charles Roven attached to produce.