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NEW ATTACHMENTS
Until I Say Goodbye
Logline: A woman dying of ALS goes on a life-affirming journey with her daughter and husband.
Studio/Distributor: Universal
Production Company: Bluegrass Films
Producers: Scott Stuber, Alexa Faigen (Executive Producer), Peter H. McGuigan (Executive Producer)
Writer:
Sarah Treem
Details: Based on the memoir
Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year Of Living With Joy, written by Susan Spencer-Wendel and Bret Witter and to be published by Harper Collins
SSN Insight: Universal Pictures bought the project for a reported seven-figures.
The 33
Logline: Recounting the true-life story the collapse of the Chilean mine and the rescue of the 33 miners who were trapped underground for 69 days.
Production Company: Half Circle, Phoenix Pictures
Producers: Mike Medavoy, Edward McGurn, Bernie Williams, Carlos Eugino Lavin (Executive Producer), Leopoldo Enriquez (Executive Producer)
Cast:
Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, Oscar Nunez, Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro
Writer: Mikko Alanne, Jose Rivera
Director: Patricia Riggen
Details: Mike Medavoy has acquired the life rights of the story of the 33 Chilean miners.
SSN Insight: Jennifer Lopez was previously attached to star, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with
American Idol.
Pippin
Logline: The son of 9th century ruler Charlemagne sets out to find his purpose in life. After looking for meaning in religion, art, politics, war and sex, he finally discovers a meaningful existence through true love.
Studio/Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Production Company: Storyline Entertainment
Producers:
Neil Moran, Craig Zadan
Writer: James Ponsoldt
Details: Feature film adaptation of the 1972 Broadway musical
Pippin starring Ben Vereen and John Rubenstein with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, direction and choreography by Bob Fosse, and book by Roger Hirson.
SSN Insight: This project re-teams Craig Zadan and Neil Meron with Weinstein Company, with whom they collaborated on
Chicago, the 2002 screen adaptation that won Best Picture among six Oscars.
NEW PROJECTS
Time Tweaker
Logline: This storyline about time travel is under wraps.
Studio: Lionsgate
Producer: Erik Feig
Writer: David Crabtree
SSN Insight: Project marks the feature writing debut of David Crabtree, a music video and commercials director.
Untitled Fox 2000/Chernin Entertainment Drug Trafficking Project
Logline: The film is based on a true story about how U.S. federal agents from the IRS and the DEA set up a fake offshore bank to catch drug traffickers who were laundering money.
Studio/Distributor: Fox 2000
Production Company: Chernin Entertainment
Producers: Peter Chernin, Chris Cowles, Chris Fenton (Executive Producer)
Writer: Patrick Aison
Details: Based on the NPR report by David Kestenbaum
How the Government Set Up a Fake Bank to Launder Drug Money, broadcast on November 21, 2012.
SSN Insight: Patrick Aison is a hot writer right now, selling his Blacklist script,
Wunderkind which J.J. Abrams is now producing with Paramount distributing.
The Blood Spoon Council
Logline: A vigilante group hunts and kills of serial killers.
Production Company: Voltage Pictures
Producers: Nicholas Chertier, Zev Foreman, Dominic Rustam
Writer: Troy Duffy
Director: Troy Duffy
SSN Insight: This will be the first film that Duffy has directed since the
Boondock Saints sequel in 2009.
