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On The Set For 6/2/14: Bill Murray-Starrer ‘Rock the Kasbah’ Starts, ‘American Sniper’ Wraps

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Actor Bill Murray is photographed at the Waldorf Astoria, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, in New York, while in town to promote his new film "City of Ember." (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff) ORG XMIT: NYET661

Starts

Pixels 06/02/2014 Logline:  Aliens unleash old-school video game characters in an attack on the real world, and a former almost-champion childhood gamer turned home-entertainment theater installer must lead a motley group of highly skilled video game players to save the planet. Studio: Columbia Pictures Production Companies:  Happy Madison Productions, One More Production, 1492 Pictures, Arcade Productions Director: Chris Columbus Executive Producers: Tim Herlihy, Barry Bernardi, Jack Giarraputo, Patrick Jean, Seth Gordon, Heather Parry Producers: Adam Sandler, Benjamin Darras, Michael Barnathan, Matias Boucard, Mark Radcliffe, Johnny Alves, Allen Covert Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan Screenwriters: Timothy Dowling, Tim Herlihy Details: Based on the 2010 animated short film Pixels, created and directed by Patrick Jean. SSN Insight: Seth Gordon had been previously mentioned to direct. Rock the Kasbah 06/01/2014 Logline:  When a burned-out manager finds himself stranded in Afghanistan, he discovers a girl with an outstanding voice and he takes her Kabul to compete on the Afghan version of American Idol. Production Companies:  QED International , Venture Forth Productions, Shangri-La Entertainment, Baltimore Pictures Director: Barry Levinson Executive Producers: Brian Grazer, Tom Freston Producers: Bill Block, Jacob Pechenik, Steve Bing, Mitch Glazer, Marsha L Swinton Cast: Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Leem Lubany, Kate Hudson, Zooey Deschanel, Scott Caan Screenwriter: Mitch Glazer SSN Insight: Yusef Islam, aka Cat Stevens, wrote four new songs for Leem Lubany's character to sing in the film. Insurgent 05/27/2014 Logline:  Tris Prior must try to save those she loves as she grapples with looming war between factions, her own conflicted feelings, new discoveries, and shifting relationships, all while she embraces and comes to terms with her Divergence. Studio: Summit Entertainment, LLC Production Companies:  Red Wagon Entertainment, New Leaf Literary & Media, Mandeville Films/TV Director: Robert Schwentke Executive Producers: Barry Waldman, Neil Burger Producers: Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Pouya Shahbazian, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Octavia Spencer Screenwriters: Akiva Goldsman, Brian Duffield Details: Based on the book Insurgent, written by Veronica Roth and published by Katherine Tegen Books on May 1, 2012. Sequel to Divergent. SSN Insight: Neil Burger, the director of Divergent, was unable to direct this film as post production and pre-production overlapped.

Wraps

The Moon and the Sun 05/30/2014 Logline:  A magical sea monster is captured by Louis XIV, who believes the creature holds the keys to immortality. Meanwhile, the king's illegitimate daughter with his favorite lover comes of age and is summoned to his court. The fates of the creature and the girl intertwine to make history. Production Companies:  Pandemonium, Cosmos Filmed Entertainment, Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, Good Universe Director: Sean McNamara Producers: Ralph Kamp, Bill Mechanic, Paul Currie, Timothy Mou Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, William Hurt Screenwriters: Bill Mechanic, Barry Berman, James Schamus, Laura Harrington Details: Based on the novel The Moon and the Sun, written by Vonda N. McIntyre and published by Pocket Books on September 1, 1997. SSN Insight: Project was previously set up at Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. American Sniper 05/30/2014 Logline:  A Navy SEAL sniper with the highest number of enemy kills tries to balance family and going to war. Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Production Companies: Mad Chance Productions, Malpaso Productions, 22nd & Indiana Director: Clint Eastwood Executive Producers: Jason Dean Hall, Tim Moore Producers: Bradley Cooper, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Peter Morgan, Steven Spielberg Cast: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Navid Negahban Screenwriter: Jason Dean Hall Details: Based on the autobiography American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, written by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, and Jim DeFelice and published by William Morrow on January 3, 2012. SSN Insight: Steven Spielberg was previously attached to direct. Set the Thames On Fire 05/29/2014 Logline:  Two boys survive in a London which is a present-day Sodom and Gomorrah that is controlled by a violent leader. Production Company: Blonde to Black Pictures Director: Ben Charles Edwards Producers: Sadie Frost, Emma Comley Cast: Sadie Frost,Michael Winder, Max Bennett, Sally Phillips, Noel Fielding Screenwriter: Al Joshua SSN Insight: Project marks the feature directorial debut of Ben Charles Edwards.  

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