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STARTS
The Zone
12/16/2013
Logline: Storyline is under wraps.
Studio: Universal Pictures
Production Companies: Blumhouse Productions, Platinum Dunes
Director: James DeMonaco
Producers: Jason Blum, Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, Sebastien Lemercier, James DeMonaco
Cast: Frank Grillo
Screenwriters: James DeMonaco
Details: Sequel to
The Purge (USA/2013), directed by James DeMonaco and starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey.
SSN Insight: Sebastien Lemercier previously produced James DeMonaco’s directing debut
Staten Island.
WRAPS
Barely Lethal
12/11/2013
Logline: A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a “normal” adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded.
Studio: Pantelion Films
Production Companies: RKO Pictures, Hopscotch Pictures, Rat Entertainment
Director: Kyle Newman
Executive Producer: Kevin Cornish
Producers: Ted Hartley, Vanessa Coifman, Sukee Chew, John Cheng, Brett Ratner
Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Alba
Screenwriter: John M D’Arco
SSN Insight: This is the first feature for writer John D’Arco and the sophomoric directorial effort for Kyle Newman.
Annie
12/16/2013
Logline: An orphan girl is adopted by a wealthy businessman and eventually wins over his heart.
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Production Companies: Overbrook Entertainment, Marcy Media Films
Director: Will Gluck
Executive Producer: Celia D Costas
Producers: Will Smith, Jay-Z, James Lassiter, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jay Brown, Tyran Smith, Will Gluck, Caleeb Pinkett
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Quvenzhan Wallis, Rose Byrne
Screenwriters: Will Gluck, Aline Brosh McKenna (previous draft), Emma Thompson
Details: Based on the 1977 stage musical
Annie with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin and book by Thomas Meehan. The musical was based upon the comic strip
Little Orphan Annie created by Howard Gray.
SSN Insight: Sandra Bullock had been in talks to play Miss Hannigan, the cruel drunkard who manages the orphanage.
The Interview
12/13/2013
Logline: A producer and his dashing talk show host wind up in the middle of an assassination conspiracy involving a high level North Korean official.
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Production Company: Point Grey Pictures
Directors: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Executive Producer: Shawn Williamson
Producers: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver
Cast: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Lizzy Caplan
Screenwriters: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
SSN Insight: James Franco starred with Seth Rogen in
This is the End.
