NEW ATTACHMENTS
All the Old Knives Logline: Two ex-lovers, a CIA spy and ex-CIA spy, meet for dinner and discuss a disastrous plane hijacking. Are they there to renew their romance or solve the case? One may not live through dinner. Production Companies: Chockstone Pictures, Nick Wechsler Producers: Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz, Nick Wechsler, Roger Schwartz (Co-Producer), Felicity Aldridge (Co-Producer) Writer: Olen Steinhauer (adaptation) Director: Neil Burger Details: Based on the novel "All the Old Knives" written by Olen Steinhauer and to be published in 2015. SSN Insight: Project marks first adaptation gig for author Olen Steinhauer.
All Quiet on the Western Front Logline: Young German student Paul Baumer enlists with his friends to fight in World War I, only to forget all his training when the bombs rain down on their trenches. As time goes on, Paul comes face-to-face with the senselessness of war. Production Companies: Radar Pictures, Sliding Down Rainbows Entertainment Producers: Ted Field, Mike Weber, Michael Napoliello, Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson Writers: Ian Stokell and Lesley Paterson (adaptation) Director: Roger Donaldson Details: Based on the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front," by Erich Maria Remarque, published in 1929 by Little, Brown. SSN Insight: Project reunites Ted Field and Roger Donaldson after more than two decades since they teamed on 1988’s Cocktail.
Gumball 3000 Logline: The caper revolves around the annual British race, the Gumball 3000. Studio/Distributor: Warner Bros. Production Company: Chernin Entertainment Producers: Peter Chernin, Maximillion Cooper (Executive Producer) Writers: Trey Kollmer & John Blickstead SSN Insight: Project marks the writing duo’s first joint gig for a major studio movie.
NEW PROJECTS
Road to Oz Logline: The early days of author L. Frank Baum who wrote the children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its thirteen sequels are chronicled. Studio/Distributor: New Line Cinema Production Company: Flynn Picture Co. Producer: Beau Flynn Writer: Josh Golden SSN Insight: Project and Josh Golden are finalists for the 2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowship.
In the Land of Imagined Things Logline: Storyline is under wraps. Studio/Distributor: Disney Production Company: Secret Machine Producer: Justin Springer Writer: Joe Henderson (spec) Director: Charlie Bean SSN Insight: Project marks sophomore directing gig for former storyboard artist Charlie Bean (Ninjago).
Neverhome Logline: A farmer’s wife leaves her husband to join the Union army disguised as a man. She becomes a hero, a madwoman and a traitor to the American cause. Production Company: Element Pictures Producer: Ed Guiney Director: Lenny Abrahamson Details: Based on the novel "Neverhome" written by Laird Hunt and published by Little, Brown and Co. in 2014. SSN Insight: Project marks a reteam for Element and Abrahamson after collaborating on such recent films as 2012’s What Richard Did, 2014’s Frank and the upcoming project currently in preproduction, Room.