Starts
Spectral
08/07/2014
Logline: A special ops team must fight a new kind of terrorist threat that involves the supernatural.
Production Company: Legendary Entertainment
Director: Nic Mathieu
Executive Producers: Jillian Zaks, Guy Riedel
Producers: Jon Jashni, Thomas Tull
Cast: James Badge Dale, Emily Mortimer, Bruce Greenwood, Max Martini
Screenwriters: John Gatins (current draft), Jamie Moss (previous draft), Jayson Rothwell (previous draft), George J. Nolfi (previous draft), Ian Fried (spec)
SSN Insight: Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were previously attached to direct.
Untitled (Sony/Point Grey/Good Universe Xmas Comedy Project)
08/11/2014
Logline: Three childhood best friends reunite for their annual Christmas Eve outing in Manhattan.
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Production Companies: Point Grey Pictures, Good Universe
Director: Jonathan Levine
Executive Producers: Nathan Kahane, Joe Drake, Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir
Producers: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, James Weaver
Cast: Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anthony Mackie, Jillian Bell, Lizzy Caplan
Screenwriter: Jonathan Levine
SSN Insight: Jonathan Levine previously directed
50/50(USA/2011) produced by Point Grey Pictures.
The Last Face
08/11/2014
Logline: Set against the backdrop of war-torn Africa, a doctor and a relief worker must balance their blossoming love for each other with their passion for the meaningful work they are doing.
Production Companies: River Road Entertainment, FilmHaven Entertainment, Gerber Pictures
Director: Sean Penn
Producers: Bill Pohlad, Bill Gerber, Matthew Palmieri
Cast: Javier Bardem, Charlize Theron, Adéle Exarchopoulos
Screenwriter: Erin Dignam
SSN Insight: Robin Wright and Ryan Gosling were previously attached to star.
Wraps
Jurassic World
08/05/2014
Logline: Unfolding 22 years after the events of "Jurassic Park," this fourth film in the franchise takes place in a newly constructed resort on Isla Nublar, where humanity's continuing efforts to dominate nature generate unexpected, and dangerous, results.
Studio: Universal Pictures
Production Companies: Kennedy/Marshall Company, Amblin Entertainment
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Executive Producer: Steven Spielberg
Producers: Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley
Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Irrfan Khan, B.D. Wong, Vincent D'Onofrio
Screenwriters: Derek Connolly (current draft), Colin Trevorrow (current draft), Rick Jaffa (previous draft), Amanda Silver (previous draft), Mark Protosevich (previous draft), John Sayles (previous draft), William Monahan (previous draft)
Details: Sequel to "Jurassic Park" (USA/1993) directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern. Other sequels include “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” (USA/1997) directed by Steven Spielberg, and “Jurassic Park III” (USA/2001) directed by Joe Johnston.
SSN Insight: Director Colin Trevorrow, a proponent of shooting in film, worked with director of photography John Schwartzman to shoot
Jurassic World in 35 mm, as well as some sequences in large-format 65 mm.
The Outskirts
08/06/2014
Logline: After falling victim to a prank by their high school's alpha female, two friends decide to get their revenge by uniting the outcasts and starting a social revolution.
Production Companies: BCDF Pictures, Bousis Films
Director: Peter Hutchings
Executive Producers: Lauren Munsch, Brian Keady, Victoria Bousis
Producers: Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra
Cast: Victoria Justice, Eden Sher, Ashley Rickards, Katie Chang
Screenwriters: Dominique Ferrari, Suzanne Wrubel
SSN Insight: Producers Brice and Claude Dal Farra, with their company BCDF Pictures, also produced
Bachelorette (USA/2012) directed by Leslye Headland and starring Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, and James Marsden.
Terminator: Genisys
08/05/2014
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Production Companies: Annapurna Pictures, Skydance Productions
Director: Alan Taylor
Executive Producers: Megan Ellison, Paul Schwake, Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier
Producers: David Ellison, Dana Goldberg
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, Dayo Okeniyi
Screenwriters: Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier, James Cameron (characters as source material)
Details: Reboot of
Terminator (USA/1984) directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton.
SSN Insight: Production included three days of filming at Oracle Corporation headquarters in Redwood Shores, Redwood City, California. David Ellison, one of the film's producers, and Megan Ellison, one of the executive producers, are the son and daughter of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.