New Attachments
24 Hours to Live
Logline: An assassin is given a chance at redemption when his boss brings him back to life temporarily, right after he’s been killed on the job.
Production Company(s): Thunder Road Pictures, Fundamental Films
Producer(s): Mark Gao, Basil Iwanyk, Gregory Ouanhon
Writer(s): Zach Dean, Ron Mita, Jim McClain
Director(s): Brian Smrz
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Common, Qing Xu
SSN Insight: Xu appeared in the film Looper. Common last appeared in Selma.
Ad Astra
Logline: A group of astronauts embark on a journey through the solar system to bring a renegade back to Earth.
Production Company(s): Keep Your Head Productions, RT Features, MadRiver Pictures
Producer(s): James Gray, Rodrigo Teixeira, Anthony Katagas, Marc Butan
Writer(s): James Gray, Ethan Gross
Director(s): James Gray
SSN Insight: Casting is now underway and expected to be announced soon, with production eyeing an early 2017 shoot.
Ali & Nino
Logline: Ali is a Muslim, with his warrior ancestors’ passion for the desert; and Nino is a Christian Georgian girl with sophisticated European ways. The two have loved each other since childhood and Ali is determined that he will marry Nino, despite their cultural differences. But there is not only the obstacle of their different religions and parental consent to overcome. When the war breaks out, Baku’s oil becomes the focus of Russia’s vie for power.
Studio/Distributor(s): IFC Midnight
Production Company(s): PeaPie, Ltd., Archery Pictures
Producer(s): Diana Phillips, Kris Thykier
Writer(s): Christopher Hampton
Director(s): Asif Kapadia
Cast: Adam Bakri, María Valverde, Riccardo Scamarcio, Homayoun Ershadi, Halit Ergenc
Details: Based on the book “Ali & Nino” written by an author using the pseudonym Kurban Said and first published in German in 1937. The book was reissued in English by Overlook/Penguin in July 1996.
SSN Insight: Alicia Vikander was previously attached to star. IFC Films has bought the North American rights following the film’s premiere at Sundance. IM Global and CAA handled the sale.
Always Shine
Logline: Two friends, both actresses living in Los Angeles, go on a weekend trip to reconnect and begin to lose their grasp on reality when they come face-to-face with their suppressed jealousies and deep-seated resentments toward one another.
Studio/Distributor(s): Oscilloscope Pictures
Production Company(s): Little Teeth Pictures, Nice Dissolve, Balaboosta Pictures, Reality Pictures
Producer(s): Lawrence Levine, Sophia Takal, Pierce Varous
Writer(s): Lawrence Levine
Director(s): Sophia Takal
Cast: Mackenzie Davis, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Lawrence Levine, Khan Baykal, Alexander Koch
SSN Insight: Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired U.S. rights during the Cannes film market. Visit Films is handling the thriller’s worldwide sales and Oscilloscope plans a release later in 2016.
American Assassin
Logline: A black ops recruit whose fiancée was killed in a terrorist attack teams up with a shadowy CIA agent to stop a mysterious operative from unleashing a war of global proportions.
Studio/Distributor(s): CBS Films, Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Di Bonaventura Pictures, Nick Wechsler Productions
Producer(s): Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Nick Wechsler
Writer(s): Stephen Schiff, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Director(s): Michael Cuesta
Cast: Dylan O’Brien (in talks), Michael Keaton
Details: Based on the novel “American Assassin” written by Vince Flynn and published by Atria on October 12, 2010. It is the 11th book in the Mitch Rapp series written by Vince Flynn.
SSN Insight: Ed Zwick was previously attached to direct. Chris Hemsworth was previously in talks to star.
Andorra
Logline: A mysterious American picks up and moves to the country of Andorra where he befriends two women, but when a dead body turns up, the American must prove his innocence.
Production Company(s): Jump Street Films Pty Ltd., Unicorn Films
Producer(s): Jamie Bialkower, Lizzette Atkins
Writer(s): Peter Cameron, Jamie Bialkower
Director(s): Fred Schepisi
Cast: Clive Owen
Details: Based on the novel “Andorra,” written by Peter Cameron and published by Farrar Straus & Giroux in January 1997.
SSN Insight: Owen and Schepisi previously collaborated on 2013’s Words And Pictures. Project was previously in development at Cargo Entertainment.
Anthropoid
Logline: The true story of two Czech soldiers who parachuted into their homeland to assassinate ruthless SS general Reinhard Heydrich is recounted.
Studio/Distributor(s): Bleecker Street
Production Company(s): Zephyr Films, LD Entertainment, 22h22
Producer(s): Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Sean Ellis, Leonard Glowinski, Anita Overland
Writer(s): Sean Ellis, Anthony Frewin
Director(s): Sean Ellis
Cast: Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon, Toby Jones, Harry Lloyd
SSN Insight: Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. distribution rights during Cannes.
Ballerina (Animated)
Logline: An orphaned girl in 1879 Paris pursues her dream of becoming a ballerina.
Studio/Distributor(s): The Weinstein Company
Production Company(s): Quad Productions, Caramel Films
Producer(s): Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun, André Rouleau, Valerie D’Auteuil
Writer(s): Carol Noble, Laurent Zeitoun
Director(s): Eric Warin, Eric Summer
Cast: Elle Fanning, Maddie Ziegler, Carly Rae Jepsen
SSN Insight: Project will be shot using motion capture. The Weinstein Company bought U.S. rights to the animated film.
Baywatch
Logline: An elite group of lifeguards are forced to team up with a young, hotshot former Olympian to save their beloved bay.
Studio/Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures
Production Company(s): The Montecito Picture Company, Contrafilm, Vinson Films, Flynn Picture Co., 7 Bucks Entertainment
Producer(s): Beau Flynn, Ivan Reitman, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Michael Berk
Writer(s): Damian Shannon, Mark Swift, Barry Schwartz, Justin Malen, Robert Ben Garant
Director(s): Seth Gordon
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Rob Huebel
Details: Based on the NBC television show “Baywatch” (1989-2000) starring David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra and Yasmine Bleeth.
SSN Insight: Jeremy Garelick was previously attached to direct. Project was originally in development at Dreamworks, which paid seven figures for the film rights to the TV show.
Black Panther
Logline: The prince of the fictional African country of Wekanda transforms into a superhero known as the Black Panther.
Studio/Distributor(s): Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures,
Production Company(s): Marvel Entertainment
Producer(s): Kevin Feige
Writer(s): Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole, Mark Bailey, Keith Thompson
Director(s): Ryan Coogler
Cast: Chadwick A Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o (in talks)
Details: Based on the character “Black Panther” created by Stan Lee, illustrated Jack Kirby and first published by Marvel Comics.He first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 in July 1966.
SSN Insight: Wesley Snipes previously attached to star and produce. Previously in development at Artisan Pictures until they went out of business. Lupita Nyong’o is in talks to sign on as Black Panther’s love interest.
Early Man
Logline: Cavemen discover the game of soccer.
Production Company(s): Aardman Animations, StudioCanal
Writer(s): Mark Burton, John O’Farrell
Director(s): Nick Park
Cast: Eddie Redmayne
SSN Insight: Studio Canal is financing, selling and distributing the stop-frame feature film in its core markets.
Elle
Logline: A ruthless CEO of a gambling software company is attacked in her home by an intruder.
Studio/Distributor(s): Sony Pictures Classics
Production Company(s): France 2 Cinéma, Entre Chien et Loup, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion GmbH, SBS Productions
Producer(s): Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt
Writer(s): David Birke
Director(s): Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Anne Consigny, Christian Berkel, Virginie Efira, Vimala Pons
Details: Based on the novel “Oh…” written by Philippe Djian and published by Gallimard in 2013.
SSN Insight: Sony Pictures Classics acquired domestic rights prior to its premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Han Solo: A Star Wars Story
Logline: The film tells the story of how the young Han Solo became the scoundrel, smuggler thief who Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first met at the Mos Eisley cantina.
Studio/Distributor(s): Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Production Company(s): Lucasfilm, Ltd., Lord Miller
Producer(s): Chris Miller, Phil Lord, Kathleen Kennedy
Writer(s): Lawrence Kasdan, Jonathan Kasdan
Director(s): Chris Miller, Phil Lord
Cast: Alden Ehrenreich
SSN Insight: Alden Ehrenreich was last seen in Hail, Caesar! and before that Blue Jasmine.
How to be a Latin Lover
Logline: Follows an aging Latin lover forced to return to live with his estranged sister and her young son after being dumped by his sugar mama.
Production Company(s): Pantelion Films, 3pas Studios
Producer(s): Eugenio Derbez, Ben Odell
Writer(s): Ken Marino, Erica Oyama, Chris Spain, Jon Zack
Director(s): Ken Marino
Cast: Eugenio Derbez, Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell, Raquel Welch, Rob Riggle, McKenna Grace
SSN Insight: Eugenio Derbez was previously attached to direct. Grace will play Arden, the granddaughter of a very wealthy woman who bonds with her classmate Hugo.
I Am Not a Serial Killer
Logline: In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer whilst keeping his own inner demons at bay.
Studio/Distributor(s): IFC Midnight
Production Company(s): Fantastic Films, Liquid Noise Films, Floodland Pictures, Level 5 Films
Producer(s): Mark Lane, James Harris, Nick Ryan
Writer(s): Billy O’Brien, Chris Hyde
Director(s): Billy O’Brien
Cast: Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser, Karl Geary, Bruce Bohne
SSN Insight: IFC Midnight has acquired North American and Latin American rights to the film that bowed this year at SXSW.
In Order of Disappearance
Logline: Following a snowplow driver who doesn’t get worked up about much, until his son is murdered and it is made to look like an overdose, by criminals involved in drug deals. It turns the mild-mannered man’s attention from snow to body removal and becomes a tense action thriller with Dirty Harry-esque intensity, where bad guys pile up like snow drifts when the killers suspect a rival gang.
Production Company(s): Film i Väst, Paradox Productions, Studiocanal
Producer(s): Stein Kvae, Finn Gjerdrum, Michael Shamberg
Writer(s): Frank Baldwin
Director(s): Hans Petter Moland
Cast: Liam Neeson, Stellan Skarsgård, Bruno Ganz, Pål Hagen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Anders Baasmo Christensen
Details: Remake of the hit Norwegian film In Order Of Disappearance starring Stellan Skarsgard.
SSN Insight: Hans Petter Molland, Finn Gjerdum and Stein Kvae all worked on the original version. Paul Schwartzman is exec producer.
Inversion
Logline: When Earth suddenly loses its gravity, the planet’s inhabitants must find a way to reverse the catastrophic phenomenon in an epic cross-continent venture.
Production Company(s): Hwy61 Films, Facing East
Producer(s): Philip Lee, Michael Nozik, Markus Barmettler
Writer(s): Paul Haggis, Bragi Schut Jr., David Arata, Michael Finch
Director(s): Peter Segal
Cast: Travis Fimmel
SSN Insight: Scott Waugh was previously attached to direct.
Invisible
Logline: The parallel stories of an immigrant window cleaner who most people ignore and a man with a six figure salary who can go anywhere and do anything but is gravely unhappy is explored.
Production Company(s): Good Films
Producer(s): Miriam Segal
Writer(s): Tena Stivicic
Director(s): Danis Tanovic
Cast: Clive Owen, Jessica Biel
Details: Based on the play “Invisible,” written by Tena Stivicic and performed in London in 2011.
SSN Insight: Everardo Valerio Gout was previously attached to direct.
Juliet, Naked
Logline: When a once-famous singer releases his new album a woman who writes a review catches his attention, while the woman’s fan-obsessed, loser, boyfriend is clueless to what’s going on.
Production Company(s): Barry Mendel Productions, Apatow Productions, Bona Fide Productions
Producer(s): Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Jeffrey Soros
Writer(s): Evgenia Peretz, Phil Alden Robinson, Jim Taylor, Tamara Jenkins
Director(s): Jesse Peretz
Details: Based on the book “Juliet, Naked,” written by Nick Hornby and published by Riverhead on September 29, 2009.
SSN Insight: Los Angeles Media Fund (LAMF) is financing the picture.
Justice League Part 1
Logline: Storyline under wraps.
Studio/Distributor(s): Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company(s): DC Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment, Cruel & Unusual Films, Lin Pictures
Producer(s): George Miller, Barrie M. Osborne, Doug Mitchell, Dan Lin, Deborah Snyder
Writer(s): Chris Terrio, Will Beall, Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney
Director(s): Zack Snyder
Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Ezra Miller, Gal Gadot
Details: Based on the comic book series “Justice League of America” published by DC Comics.
SSN Insight: Common was previously attached to the role of Green Lantern. George Miller was previously attached to direct. Ben Affleck will also be the executive producer.
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
Logline: The story of Misty Copeland who studied ballet at age 13 while living in a welfare motel and became the second African-American female soloist with the American Ballet Theatre.
Studio/Distributor(s): New Line Cinema
Production Company(s): Offspring Entertainment
Producer(s): Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot, Philip Sandhaus
Writer(s): Gregory Allen Howard, Stephanie Allain, Lenore Kletter
Details: Based on the memoir “Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina” written by Misty Copeland with Charisse Jones and published by Touchstone Books in March, 2014.
SSN Insight: Howard is also executive producing and prepping his Harlem-based pilot, The Zone.
Logan Lucky
Logline: Centers around brothers who plan a crime during a NASCAR race.
Production Company(s): Gran Via Productions, Free Association
Producer(s): Gregory Jacobs, Mark Johnson, Reid Carolin
Director(s): Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Channing Tatum, Riley Keough, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane (in talks)
SSN Insight: Michael Shannon was previously attached to co-star.
Molly’s Game
Logline: Molly Bloom was a world-class skier while in college, but after failing to make the Olympic team, a chain of events lea to her into running the most exclusive high-stakes poker game in the world.
Production Company(s): Mark Gordon Company, Pascal Pictures
Producer(s): Mark R. Gordon, Amy Pascal
Writer(s): Aaron Sorkin
Director(s): Aaron Sorkin
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba
Details: Based on the memoir “Molly’s Game: From Hollywood’s Elite to Wall Street’s Billionaire Boy’s Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker” written by Molly Bloom and published by itbooks, an imprint of HarperCollins in 2014.
SSN Insight: Project was previously set up at Columbia Pictures.
Mother/Daughter
Logline: A mother and daughter are trapped with one another on a vacation gone awry.
Studio/Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox
Production Company(s): Chernin Entertainment, Feigco Entertainment
Producer(s): Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Paul Feig, Jessie Henderson
Writer(s): Katie Dippold, Amy Schumer, Kim Caramele
Director(s): Jonathan Levine
Cast: Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Tom Bateman, Óscar Jaenada, Christopher Meloni
SSN Insight: Chernin Entertainment bought the script by Katie Dippold for a reported low seven-figures.
Patriots Day
Logline: Centers around the Boston bombing.
Studio/Distributor(s): CBS Films, Lionsgate
Production Company(s): Leverage Management, Closest To The Hole Productions, Bluegrass Films, Hutch Parker Entertainment
Producer(s): Scott Stuber, Dylan Clark, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Michael Radutzky
Writer(s): Peter Berg, Josh Zetumer, Eric Johnson, Paul Tamasy, Matt Charman
Director(s): Peter Berg
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, J.K. Simmons, John Goodman, Vincent Curatola, Kevin Bacon, Melissa Benoist, Khandi Alexander, Jake Picking
Details: 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: Originally “Boston Strong,” based on the book written by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge, was a competing project set up at 20th Century Fox. Fox let the “Boston Strong” project go to CBS Films where it was then merged with “Patriot’s Day”.
Plus One
Logline: When her long-term relationship ends, the only single friend she has left is Summer—the loud, sexually-oversharing wild card who becomes her only choice for wing woman.
Production Company(s): Gloria Sanchez Productions
Producer(s): Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
Writer(s): April Prosser
Director(s): Patrick Brice
Cast: Cecily Strong, Jessica Chastain
SSN Insight: Screenplay was included in the 2014 Hit List. Screenplay was included in the 2015 Bitch List. Project was included on the 2014 Black List.
Pottersville
Logline: The plot centers on Maynard, a beloved local businessman who is mistaken for the legendary Bigfoot during an inebriated romp through town in a makeshift gorilla costume. The sightings set off an international Bigfoot media spectacle and a windfall of tourism dollars for a simple American town hit by hard times.
Production Company(s): Storyland Pictures, Wing and a Prayer Pictures
Producer(s): Scott Lochmus, Ron Perlman, Josh Crook, Jonathan Gray
Writer(s): Daniel Meyer
Director(s): Seth Hendrickson
Cast: Michael Shannon, Christina Hendricks, Judy Greer, Ian McShane, Thomas Lennon
Details: The film was shot in the Upstate village of Hamilton and the Central New York Film Hub, a state economic development model designed to build a film and TV industry in the Syracuse area while providing next-generation innovations, workforce training and student involvement.
SSN Insight: The pic is the first produced in conjunction with SUNY Polytechnic Institute, enabled by New York state’s film tax credit.
Revenge Wedding
Logline: After discovering her fiancé has been cheating, a woman and her best friend exact revenge by turning the couple’s perfectly planned, high-society wedding into the biggest disaster in his storied family’s history.
Studio/Distributor(s): CBS Films
Production Company(s): What If It Barks Films, Suretone Pictures
Producer(s): Jordan Schur, Ray Marshall, Andrew O’Connor
Writer(s): Tamara Chestna, Andrew O’Connor
SSN Insight: CBS Films has hired Tamara Chestna to rewrite the romantic comedy.
Salty
Logline: Centers on Turk Henry, an aging rock star and reformed sex addict married to a supermodel who is abducted by pirates while on vacation.
Production Company(s): Simon West Productions, Carnaby Films
Producer(s): Simon West, Jib Polhemus, Harry Stourton
Writer(s): Toby Davies, Mark Haskell Smith
Director(s): Simon West
Cast: Antonio Banderas
Details: Based on the novel “Salty” written by Mark Haskell Smith published by Grove/Atlantic; June, 2007.
SSN Insight: Project is being financed by crowdfunding.
Spirit of the Game
Logline: Inspired by the so-called Mormon Yankees, groups of Mormon missionaries who used Basketball to evangelize in Australia from the 1930s through the early 60s, the film follows a squad who played exhibition games against Australia’s fledgling National Basketball Team as they prepared for the 1956 Olympics.
Studio/Distributor(s): Samuel Goldwyn Films, Purdie Distribution
Production Company(s): No Production Company Available.
Producer(s): Kate Whitbread, Spencer McLaren, Steve Jaggi
Writer(s): Darran Scott
Director(s): Darran Scott
Cast: Kevin Sorbo
SSN Insight: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired worldwide rights to the faith-based drama and plots a theatrical release in partnership with Purdie Distribution.
Steven
Logline: This unauthorized biopic of former Smiths leader Morrissey focuses on his his troubled childhood in Manchester and how he overcame it to become a star.
Studio/Distributor(s): Cleopatra Records
Production Company(s): Honlodge Productions
Producer(s): Orian Williams, Baldwin Li
Writer(s): Mark Gill, William Thacker
Director(s): Mark Gill
Cast: Jack Lowden, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jodie Comer, Finney Cassidy, Simone Kirby
SSN Insight: Brian Perera’s LA-based label Cleopatra Records is expanding into film distribution and production and has bought all U.S. rights to this film.
Tau
Logline: A street-smart vagabond is snatched and held captive in a deathly experiment.
Production Company(s): Phantom Four, Addictive Pictures
Producer(s): Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder, David S. Goyer, Kevin Turen
Writer(s): Noga Landau
Director(s): Federico D’Alessandro
Cast: Maika Monroe, Ed Skrein
SSN Insight: Screenplay was included in the 2014 Hit List. Project was included on the 2014 Blood List. Project was included on the 2014 Black List.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Logline: The Turtles face off against their arch-nemesis and his mutant thugs, while working with their human friends to protect New York City from alien invaders from another dimension.
Studio/Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures
Production Company(s): Nickelodeon Movies, Platinum Dunes, Alibaba Picture Group, Movie Media Group
Producer(s): Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Galen Walker, Scott Mednick
Writer(s): Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec
Director(s): David Green
Cast: Megan Fox, Stephen Amell, Laura Linney, Brian Tee, Will Arnett
Details: Movie Media Group, a subsidiary of Wanda Cinema Line, has come aboard the film as a co-financer.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Logline: When father and son coroners investigate the death of beautiful “Jane Doe” they find increasingly bizarre clues.
Studio/Distributor(s): IFC Midnight
Production Company(s): 42, Impostor Pictures
Producer(s): Rory Aitken, Benjamin Pugh, Fred Berger, Eric Garcia
Writer(s): Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing
Director(s): André Øvredal
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox, Ophelia Lovibond, Parker Sawyers
SSN Insight: IFC Midnight has acquired U.S. rights to the film. Project was included on the 2013 Black List. Project was included on the 2013 Blood List. Martin Sheen was previously attached to the role played by Brian Cox.
The Death of Stalin
Logline: Follows the Soviet dictator’s last days and depicts the chaos of the regime after his death in 1953 after 30 years of iron-fisted rule over the Soviet Union.
Production Company(s): Gaumont, Free Range Films, Quad Productions
Producer(s): Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky, Laurent Zeitoun, Yann Zenou, Kevin Loader
Writer(s): Ian Martin, Armando Iannucci, David Schneider
Director(s): Armando Iannucci
Cast: Jeffrey Tambor, Steve Buscemi, Olga Kurylenko, Timothy Dalton, Toby Kebbel, Michael Palin, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Andrea Riseborough
Details: Based on the graphic novel “The Death of Stalin”/”La mort de Staline” by Fabien Nury; published by Dargaud October 1, 2010.
SSN Insight: France’s Gaumont is financing and selling the film.
The Guardian Brothers (Animated)
Logline: Pic follows a Chinese family in danger of losing its family owned business – a wonton soup shop that’s been passed down generation after generation for hundreds of years. Millions of miles away in the Spirit World, we meet The Guardians – who have watched over and protected the humans on Earth for centuries. Raindrop and her mom are fending off a rival soup shop owner’s attempt to sabotage the family restaurant. When the retired Guardian brothers find out, they spring into action.
Studio/Distributor(s): Alibaba Pictures
Production Company(s): Light Chaser Animation Studios
Producer(s): Zhou Yu
Writer(s): Gary Wang
Director(s): Gary Wang
Voice Cast: Mel Brooks, Nicole Kidman, Zendaya
SSN Insight: The film, which was released in China by Alibaba Pictures on January 1 under the title The Little Door Gods. TWC will sell the film at Cannes.
The Hollow Point
Logline: The story of a botched Mexican cartel deal in the back roads of a border town.
Studio/Distributor(s): Vertical Entertainment
Production Company(s): Atlas Independent
Producer(s): William Green, Aaron Ginsburg, Andy Horwitz
Writer(s): Nils Lyew
Director(s): Gonzalo López-Gallego
Cast: Patrick Wilson, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, Lynn Collins, James Belushi
SSN Insight: Timothy Olyphant was previously scheduled to star but dropped out due to scheduling conflict.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Logline: A young man is bent on revenge, a doctor needs to make a decision and his family is trying survive.
Studio/Distributor(s): A24
Production Company(s): Element Pictures
Producer(s): Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
Writer(s): Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou
Director(s): Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Colin Farrell
SSN Insight: The film is a reteam of Colin Farrell with The Lobster director Lanthimos.
The King Of Oil: The Secret Lives Of Marc Rich
Logline: The story of billionaire Marc Rich, who made deals with Iran during the Iran hostage crisis and received a controversial presidential pardon.
Production Company(s): BB Films Productions
Producer(s): Uri Singer, Daniel Turcan
Writer(s): Matt Rager, Russell Gewirtz
Details: Based on the book “The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich” published by St. Martin’s Press in 2009.
SSN Insight: Matt Rager wrote three films directed by Franco: As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, and In Dubious Battle.
The Last Full Measure
Logline: The film is based on the true story of a present-day cover-up investigation and follows young Pentagon investigator Scott Huffman as he battles the political machine in Washington. He reluctantly teams with veterans of Operation Abilene to convince Congress to award the Medal of Honor to a courageous Air Force medic, William Pitsenbarger, who sacrificed his life saving more than 60 soldiers ambushed by Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.
Production Company(s): Trilogy Entertainment Group, Foresight Unlimited, Solar Filmworks
Producer(s): Lauren Selig, John Watson, Pen Densham, Julian Adams
Writer(s): Todd Robinson
Director(s): Todd Robinson
Cast: Scott Eastwood, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, Laurence Fishburne
Details: Project is based on a true story.
SSN Insight: Brett Ratner was previously attached to direct. Shekhar Kapur was previously attached to direct.
The Leisure Seeker
Logline: An elderly couple take a road trip along Route 66 to spend their remaining time on their own terms.
Production Company(s): RAI Cinema, Indiana Production Company
Producer(s): Fabrizio Donvito, Benedetto Habib, Marco Cohen
Writer(s): Paolo Virzì, Francesco Piccolo, Francesca Archibugi, Stephen Amidon, Jens Jonsson
Director(s): Paolo Virzì
Cast: Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland
Details: Based on the novel “The Leisure Seeker” written by Michael Zadoorian and published by HarperCollins on January 27, 2009.
SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at Sharp Independent at HarperCollins with Jeffrey Sharp attached to produce. Jens Jonsson was previously attached to direct.
The Neon Demon
Logline: An aspiring model finds herself in a terrifying predicament with her survival hanging in the balance.
Studio/Distributor(s): Amazon, Broad Green Pictures
Production Company(s): Space Rocket Nation
Producer(s): Lene Børglum
Writer(s): Nicolas Winding Refn, Mary Laws
Director(s): Nicolas Winding Refn
Cast: Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee
SSN Insight: Under terms of the pact, Amazon and Broad Green will co-distribute the film in theaters, with Broad Green handling the home entertainment windows before the film premieres on Amazon Prime.
The Possibility of Fireflies
Logline: Set in 1989 in suburban Maryland, the story follows Ellie Roma, a precocious teenager who dreams of becoming a writer but must cope with her chaotic, self-destructive mother Susanna and a volatile metal-head sister, Gwen. When Ellie falls in love with her older neighbor, aspiring singer Leo, she gets caught up in the allure of the freedom his lifestyle represents and must make a decision that will change her life forever.
Production Company(s): Junction Films
Producer(s): Brad Wyman, Donald Kushner, Tatiana Kelly, Laura Rister
Writer(s): Dominique Paul
Director(s): Dominique Paul
Cast: Courtney Love, Joey King
Details: Based on the novel “The Possibility of Fireflies” written by Dominique Paul published by Simon & Schuster; October 3, 2006.
SSN Insight: Epic Pictures Group will handle international sales rights to the film and is repping it at the Cannes market.
Three Christs
Logline: The true story of three men in a mental asylum who each believe that they are Jesus Christ, while their doctor tries to convince them that there can only be one Christ.
Production Company(s): Brooklyn Films, Highland Film Group, Hassell Free Productions
Producer(s): Jon Avnet, Dr. Aaron Stern, Arianne Fraser, Delphine Perrier, Molly Hassell
Writer(s): Jon Avnet, Eric Nazarian, Shane Connaughton
Director(s): Jon Avnet
Cast: Richard Gere
Details: Based on the novel “The Three Christs of Ypsilanti: A Psychological Study” by Milton Rokeach; published by Columbia University Press January 1, 1964.
SSN Insight: Project was previously set up at MGM and Haft Entertainment with Jordan Kerner and Steven Haft attached to produce.
Under the Silver Lake
Logline: Storyline of the contemporary noir crime thriller is under wraps.
Studio/Distributor(s): A24
Production Company(s): Benderspink, Michael De Luca Productions
Producer(s): Michael De Luca, Chris Bender, Jake Weiner, Adele Romanski
Writer(s): David Robert Mitchell
Director(s): David Robert Mitchell
Cast: Andrew Garfield
SSN Insight: A24 has snagged domestic rights in a deal believed to be upwards of $3 million.
Untitled Nash Edgerton Action Comedy
Logline: On the verge of losing his job, a man discovers his wife has been cheating on him, so he kidnaps himself in hopes of collecting ransom.
Studio/Distributor(s): Amazon Studios, Amazon, STX Entertainment
Production Company(s): Denver & Delilah Films, Ahimsa Films, Amazon Studios
Producer(s): Charlize Theron, Rebecca Yeldham, A.J. Dix, Beth Kono, Anthony Tambakis
Writer(s): Matthew Stone, Anthony Tambakis
Director(s): Nash Edgerton
Cast: Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo, Amanda Seyfried, Joel Edgerton, Thandie Newton
SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at Annapurna. STX will co-release the title domestically with Amazon and oversee international sales here in Cannes.
Unwind
Logline: In the future, a group of teens cross paths when their parents decide to do away with them through an organ transplant program called unwinding.
Production Company(s): Constantin Film Development, Inc., Don Carmody Productions, Tasty Films, Stay Whole Productions, Voltage Pictures
Producer(s): Robert Kulzer, Marc Benardout, Julian Stone, Don Carmody, Roger Avary
Writer(s): Roger Avary, Gala Avary, Todd Stein
Director(s): Roger Avary
Cast: Ian Nelson, Kiernan Shipka, Percy Hynes White, Bill Paxton, Jay Baruchel
Details: Based on the novel “Unwind,” written by Neal Shusterman and published by Simon & Schuster Books on November 6, 2007.
SSN Insight: Voltage Pictures has come on board to co-finance and handle foreign sales for the film.
When We First Met
Logline: After spending the night with the girl of his dreams only to become “just friends,” a man gets to time travel back to the evening, and the outcome, over and over.
Studio/Distributor(s): ,
Production Company(s): Wonderland Sound and Vision, MXN Entertainment, Footprint Features
Producer(s): Adam Saunders, Mason Novick, Mary Viola
Writer(s): John Whittington, Adam DeVine, Scotty Landes
Director(s): Ari Sandel
Cast: Adam DeVine, Alexandra Daddario
SSN Insight: Jamie Travis was previously attached to produce.
Wild Man
Logline: Two unlikely friends meet when Bo serves house arrest across the street from Elliott.
Production Company(s): Londonderry Entertainment
Producer(s): Jacquie Phillips, Sarena Khan, Brian Adler
Writer(s): Stefanie Black
Cast: Ted Welch, George Dalton, Kate Upton, Mike Vogel, Christine Woods
SSN Insight: Londonderry Entertainment, the finance and management company co-founded by Patrick Millsaps has come on board to finish financing for the film.
Winchester
Logline: The true story of heiress Sarah Winchester who believed she was cursed by her family’s legacy.
Production Company(s): Diamond Pictures, Imagination Design Works, Blacklab Entertainment
Producer(s): Brett Tomberlin, Tim McGahan, Benedict Carver, Daniel L Diamond
Writer(s): Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig, Tom Vaughan
Director(s): Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig
Details: Based on the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California.
SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at Ubiquity Pictures and Exclusive Media with Guy East and Nigel Sinclair attached to produce.
Z
Logline: Reboot of the classic tale of Zorro.
Production Company(s): Sobini Films, Lantica Media
Producer(s): Mark Amin
Writer(s): Jonas Cuarón, Justin Marks, Lee Shipman, Brian McGreevy, Glenn Gers
Director(s): Jonas Cuarón
Cast: Gael García Bernal
Details: Based on the character Zorro created by Johnston McCulley and first appearing in All-Story Weekly in 1919.
SSN Insight: Rpin Suwannath previously attached to direct. Bryan Singer was previously attached to produce for Bad Hat Harry Productions.
New Projects
All Creatures Here Below
Logline: Tells the story of a desperate young couple on the run who seek refuge in Kansas City.
Production Company(s): Live Free or Die Films
Producer(s): Amy Greene Vines, Chris Stinson, Nacho Arenas
Writer(s): David Dastmalchian
Director(s): Collin Schiffli
Cast: David Dastmalchian
SSN Insight: David Dastmalchian credits include Ant-Man and The Dark Knight.
Captain Dad
Logline: When a man takes his wife, their six kids and their partners on a sailing trip through the Caribbean, his nominal sailing skills and overbearing attitude take their toll on the group.
Production Company(s): Killer Films, Archer Gray Productions
Producer(s): Anne Carey
Writer(s): Sebastián Silva
Director(s): Sebastián Silva
Cast: Will Ferrell, Catherine Keener, Michael Cera
SSN Insight: UTA Independent Film Group packaged the film and will handle the domestic sale.
Come Away
Logline: In this origin story, Alice (of Wonderland) and Peter (before Pan) are brother and sister, trying to help their grieving parents after their brother dies, and finally choosing between home and imagination.
Production Company(s): MM Productions
Producer(s): Michelle Manning, Leesa Kahn, Andrea Keir
Writer(s): Marissa Kate Goodhill
Director(s): Brenda Chapman
SSN Insight: Brenda Chapman is an animation veteran who won the Oscar for Disney/Pixar’s Brave.
Euphoria
Logline: Two estranged sisters travel across Europe together heading toward a mysterious destination.
Production Company(s): B-Reel Films, Vikarious Productions
Producer(s): Alicia Vikander, Patrik Anderson, Frida Bargo, Charles Collier
Cast: Alicia Vikander, Eva Green
SSN Insight: First film for Vikander’s own production banner Vikarious Productions which she will head along with her London-based agent Charles Collier of Tavistock Wood.
God Bless the Broken Road
Logline: After a young woman loses her husband in Afghanistan, she struggles to raise their young daughter without him.
Studio/Distributor(s): 10 West Studios
Production Company(s): A Really Good Home Pictures, 10 West Studios, Great Basin Entertainment
Producer(s): Harold Cronk, Andy Fraser, Stephen Afendoulis, Dustin Solomon, Edgar Struble
Writer(s): Harold Cronk, Jennifer Dornbush
Director(s): Harold Cronk
Details: The project is inspired by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band song title of the same name.
SSN Insight: Harold Cronk directed God’s Not Dead which grossed $62.6M on a budget of only $2 million.
Jake
Logline: When a suburban dad’s oddball friends and family intervene on the supposed drug habit of his fifteen-year-old son, it’s a night of finger-pointing, thievery, backstabbing and emotional revelations.
Studio/Distributor(s): Global Genesis Group
Production Company(s): Darius Films, Inc., K.Jam Media, Global Genesis Group
Producer(s): Nicholas D. Tabarrok, Kia Jam
Writer(s): Joshua Turek
Director(s): Bob Saget
Cast: Bob Saget
SSN Insight: Global Genesis Group has come aboard to finance and co-produce the pic.
Live Like Line
Logline: Based on a true story, this is how an Iowa high school volleyball team overcame their grief at the loss of their captain, setter and beloved team member, Caroline “Line” Found.
Production Company(s): LD Entertainment, Apex Entertainment
Producer(s): Mickey Liddell, Mark Ciardi, Pete Shilaimon, Scott Holroyd, Campbell G. McInnes
Writer(s): Elissa Matsueda
Director(s): Sean McNamara
Cast: Helen Hunt
SSN Insight: Helen Hunt previously teamed with Sean McNamara on 2011’s Soul Surfer.
Mortal
Logline: A young man discovers he has god-like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology.
Production Company(s): Nordisk Film, 42, Automatik
Producer(s): Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Benjamin Pugh, Rory Aitken, John Hagen
Writer(s): André Øvredal
Director(s): André Øvredal
Cast: Robert Sheehan
SSN Insight: IM Global is launching sales in Cannes.
The Aspern Papers
Logline: In 1885 Venice, as a young writer becomes obsessed with obtaining the letters the Romantic poet Jeffrey Aspern wrote to his mistress who still has them, so he rents a room at her villa.
Studio/Distributor(s): The Cohen Media Group
Production Company(s): Film House Germany, Princeps Films
Producer(s): Gabriela Bacher, Julien Landais
Writer(s): Jean Pavas, Julien Landais, Hannah Bhuiya
Director(s): Julien Landais
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson
Details: Based on the novella “The Aspern Papers” written by Henry James and published on September 29th 1888.
SSN Insight: Carnaby International will oversee international rights with Cohen Media releasing in the U.S.
The Final Six
Logline: A coalition between the UN and the international space agencies plan to send a team of six brave teenagers to create the first human settlement on Jupiter’s moon Europa.
Studio/Distributor(s): Columbia Pictures
Production Company(s): Immersive Pictures
Producer(s): Josh Bratman
Details: Based on the novel “The Final Six” written by Alexandra Monir.
SSN Insight: Sony acquired the unfinished novel in a pre-emptive deal.
The Hidden Girl
Logline: A team of assassins navigate between dimensions
Production Company(s): Studio 8
Details: Based on the short story “The Hidden Girl” written by Ken Liu.
SSN Insight: Studio 8 has pre-emptively acquired the rights to develop a feature from the short story. Studio 8 is funded by the Chinese investment management firm Fosun Group and Sony Pictures.
The King of Counterfeit
Logline: A crooked superstar lawyer tutors a couple in becoming counterfeiters and they get rich, but when a ruthless con man feels threatened by them, they find themselves in danger.
Production Company(s): Phoenix Pictures, Robert Greenhut Productions
Producer(s): Mike Medavoy, Robert Greenhut, Bill Murray
Writer(s): Jimmy Sclafani
Director(s): John McNaughton
Cast: Bill Murray, Josh Hutcherson, Linda Cardellini
SSN Insight: Lotus Entertainment will head up international sales on the project at Cannes.
The Last Days of Night
Logline: New York, 1888. Technological geniuses Thomas Edison and his rival George Westinghouse engage in a no-holds-barred legal battle over who will electrify America.
Production Company(s): Black Bear Pictures, Bristol Automotive
Producer(s): Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman
Writer(s): Graham Moore
Director(s): Morten Tyldum
Details: Based on the novel “The Last Days of Night” written by Graham Moore and published by Random House on September 20, 2016.
SSN Insight: Teddy Schwarzman’s Black Bear Pictures has won an auction to acquire the film.
The Wraiths of the Broken Land
Logline: This Western centers around the desperate attempt to rescue two kidnapped sisters who were forced into prostitution.
Studio/Distributor(s): 20th Century Fox
Production Company(s): Ridley Scott Films , Genre Films, Goddard Textiles
Producer(s): Michael Schaefer, Simon Kinberg, Aditya Sood, Drew Goddard
Writer(s): Drew Goddard
Director(s): Ridley Scott
Details: Based on the novel “Wraiths Of The Broken Land” written by S. Craig Zahler and published by Raw Dog Screaming Press in 2013.
SSN Insight: Scott is also directing Alien: Covenant for release in 2017.
Tully
Logline: Marlo, a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully.
Studio/Distributor(s): Bron Studios
Production Company(s): Denver & Delilah Films, Bron Media Corp., Right of Way Films
Producer(s): Charlize Theron, Jason Reitman, Diablo Cody, Aaron Gilbert, Helen Estabrook
Writer(s): Diablo Cody
Director(s): Jason Reitman
Cast: Charlize Theron
SSN Insight: Bron Studios will co-produce and finance the film.
Undying
Logline: After a tragic accident, 18-year-old Chris watches his girlfriend Olivia from a ghostly afterlife, and seeing her blame herself for his death, he reaches out to her in her dreams.
Production Company(s): The Cutting Edge Group, Thunder Road Pictures, Summerstorm Entertainment, Film House Germany
Producer(s): Gabriela Bacher, Basil Iwanyk, Sean Finegan
Writer(s): O’Neil Sharma, Max Work
Director(s): Marco Kreuzpaintner
Cast: Patrick Schwarzenegger, Liana Liberato
SSN Insight: Lotus Entertainment will begin selling rights at the Cannes Film Festival.
Wheelman
Logline: A getaway driver ends up in a scramble to survive after a bank robbery goes horribly wrong. Driving a car full of money and with the fate of his family on the line, the wheelman must find out who betrayed him, and connect with the only person he can trust
Production Company(s): The Solution Entertainment Group, Chambara Pictures
Producer(s): Frank Grillo, Joe Carnahan, Myles Nestel
Writer(s): Jeremy Rush
Director(s): Jeremy Rush
Cast: Frank Grillo
SSN Insight: Principal photography begins in September.