On The Set For 9/29/14: Tom Hardy & DiCaprio Start The Revenant, Seth Rogen Wraps Good Universe Project

Starts

  The Revenant 09/29/2014 Logline: After a 19th-century fur trapper gets mauled to near-death by a grizzly bear, robbed by his companions, and left behind to perish in the woods, he survives against all odds and seeks revenge on his betrayers. Production Companies: Anonymous Content, New Regency Productions, Zeta Films Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Executive Producer: Paul Green Producers: Keith Redmon, Steve Golin, David J Kanter, Arnon Milchan, Brad Weston, James Skotchdopole, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter Screenwriters: Mark L Smith; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (current draft) Details: Based on the novel "The Revenant: A Novel Of Revenge" by Michael Punke and published by Carroll & Graf in March 2003. SSN Insight: Sean Penn was previously mentioned to star. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 09/24/2014 Logline: The timeless story of Elizabeth Bennet's quest for love and independence amid the outbreak of a deadly virus that turns the dead into zombies. Production Companies: Handsomecharlie Films, Darko Entertainment, Allison Shearmur Productions Director: Burr Steers Executive Producers: Ted Hamm, Aleen Keshishian Producers: Natalie Portman, Annette Savitch, Richard Kelly, Sean McKittrick, Allison Shearmur, Brian Oliver, Marc Butan, Tyler Thompson Cast: Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote, Jack Huston Screenwriter: Burr Steers, David O. Russell (current draft); Marti Noxon (previous draft); Craig Gillespie (previous draft); Seth Grahame-Smith (previous draft) Details: Based on the novel "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" written by by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen and published by Quirk Books on April 1, 2009. SSN Insight: Previously in development at Lionsgate. Wait Till Helen Comes 09/28/2014 Logline: When a family moves into a new home, their little girl becomes friends with, and gets tormented by, a lonely ghost. Production Companies: DCP Mystery Arts, Just Believe Productions, Caramel Films, Inferno Pictures Director: Dominic James Producers: Don Carmody,Victoria Sanchez Mandryk, André Rouleau, Ian Dimerman Cast: Maria Bello, Sophie Nélisse, Isabelle Nelisse, Liam Dickinson Screenwriter: Victoria Sanchez Mandryk Details: Based on the novel "Wait Till Helen Comes" written by Mary Downing Hahn and published by Avon Camelot in 1986. SSN Insight: Jennifer Love Hewitt was previously attached to make her feature directorial debut and produce via her Fedora Films. Freeheld 09/29/2014 Logline: The true story of Laurel Hester, a detective with the New Jersey Police Department, who spends the final year of her life fighting a policy that will not allow her to transfer her pension to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree. Production Companies: Endgame Entertainment, Double Feature Films, Incognito Pictures, Vie Entertainment Director: Peter Sollett Executive Producer: Douglas E. Hansen Producers: Ellen Page, James D. Stern, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Kelly Bush Novak, Cynthia Wade, Jack Selby, Richard Fischoff, Duncan Montgomery Cast: Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell Screenwriter: Ron Nyswaner Details: Based on the short film "Freeheld" (USA/2007) directed by Cynthia Wade, which won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. SSN Insight: Catherine Hardwicke was previously in discussions to direct.

Wraps

  We Are Your Friends 09/26/2014 Logline: In this coming-of-age story set in the world of electronic music and Hollywood nightlife, a young DJ navigates relationships, his passions, and his prospects for the future while he works on what he hopes will become his first hit track. Production Company: Working Title Films Director: Max Joseph Executive Producer: Richard Silverman Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Liza Chasin, Johanna Byer Cast: Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski, Jon Abrahams, Wes Bentley, Shiloh Fernandez, Alex Shaffer Screenwriters: Max Joseph, Meaghan Oppenheimer; Richard Silverman (story by) SSN Insight: Co-lead Emily Ratajkowski also played the role of Andie Fitzgerald in the upcoming feature release “Gone Girl” (USA/2014), directed by David Fincher, and she gained fame last year by appearing in the music video for the Robin Thicke song “Blurred Lines.” Untitled (Sony/Point Grey/Good Universe Xmas Comedy Project) 09/29/2014 Logline: Three childhood best friends reunite for their annual Christmas Eve outing in Manhattan. Studio: Columbia Pictures Production Companies: Good Universe, Point Grey Pictures 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, Ilana Glazer Screenwriter: Jonathan Levine SSN Insight: During the project's late-summer production schedule, the filmmakers used massive quantities of fake snow to give several Lower East Side street locations a Christmas vibe, even though the temperature in New York was topping 86 degrees.