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The Cellar 10/20/2014 Logline: A young woman wakes up after a terrible accident to find that she's locked in a cellar with a doomsday prepper, who insists that he saved her life and that the world outside is uninhabitable following an apocalyptic catastrophe. Uncertain what to believe, the woman soon determines that she must escape at any cost. Studio: Paramount Pictures Production Company: Bad Robot Director: Dan Trachtenberg Producers: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk Cast: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr. Screenwriters: Daniel Casey (current draft); Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken (spec) SSN Insight: Daniel Casey, who wrote the current screenplay, also wrote the screenplay for science-fiction thriller “Theory of Everything,” based on a comic book that he co-wrote with Nick Nantell, currently in development at 20th Century Fox.
The Dressmaker 10/17/2014 Logline: After spending 20 years as a haute couture designer in Paris, a woman is forced to deal with the hypocrisy of her small country town in 1950s Australia. Production Companies: Mirabella Productions, Film Art Media, Screen NSW Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse Producer: Sue Maslin Cast: Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving Screenwriter: Jocelyn Moorhouse Details: Based on the novel "The Dressmaker" written by Rosalie Ham and published in 2000 by Duffy and Snellgrove. SSN Insight: Isla Fisher and Elizabeth Debicki were previously attached to star.
Room 10/14/2014 Logline: In a tale of resilience and love, a mother musters courage and resources to make sure that her little boy enjoys his childhood, despite their having being held captive in a small, single room since before the boy was born. Production Companies: No Trace Camping, Element Pictures, Film4, Irish Film Board Director: Lenny Abrahamson Executive Producers: Andrew Lowe, Tessa Ross, Sue Bruce-Smith, Rose Garnett, Jeff Arkuss, Jesse Shapira Producers: Ed Guiney, David Gross Cast: Brie Larson Screenwriter: Emma Donoghue Details: Based on the novel "Room" written by Emma Donoghue and published by Little, Brown and Co. in 2010, which was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize. SSN Insight: Irish director Lenny Abrahamson most recently directed the feature film “Frank” (UK/2014) starring Michael Fassbender.
I Saw the Light 10/16/2014 Logline: The story of the brief, turbulent life of 1950s country music star Hank Williams, who wrestled with alcohol, chronic back pain, a tempestuous marriage, and his own monumental talents before his shocking, sudden death at age 29. Production Companies: 821 Entertainment Group, RatPac Entertainment, Bron Studios, Creative Wealth Media Finance Director: Marc Abraham Executive Producer: James Packer Producers: Marc Abraham, Aaron Gilbert, Brett Ratner, Eric A Geadelmann, G Marq Roswell Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Cherry Jones, Wrenn Schmidt, Maddie Hasson, David Krumholtz Screenwriter: Marc Abraham Details: Based on the book "Hank Williams: The Biography" by Colin Escott; published by Back Bay Books in 1994. SSN Insight: Project was previously in development at Strike Entertainment with Eric Newman and Anastasia Brown producing.
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My Name Is Emily 10/18/2014 Logline: On her 16th birthday, Emily escapes from her foster home, and with the help of Arden, the boy who loves her, she sets out to find her father, a visionary writer, locked up in a far-off psychiatric institution. Production Companies: Newgrange Pictures, Kennedy Films Ltd. Director: Simon Fitzmaurice Producers: David Kennedy, Lesley McKimm, Kathryn Kennedy Cast: Evanna Lynch, Michael Smiley, George Webster Screenwriter: Simon Fitzmaurice SSN Insight: Feature directorial debut for Simon Fitzmaurice, who was diagnosed with a motor neuron disease in 2008, shortly after a short film that he made screened at the Sundance Film Festival. He now cannot use his limbs and can only control his eye movements, so he finished the screenplay for "My Name Is Emily" by typing with his eyes using an iris-recognition screen.
One & Two 10/14/2014 Logline: Two young siblings with mysterious teleportation powers must contend with a beloved, dying mother and an abusive, totalitarian father to overcome obstacles and ultimately determine their own fate. Production Companies: Bow & Arrow Entertainment, Protagonist Pictures Director: Andrew Palermo Producers: Michael Sherman,Kim Sherman, Matthew Perniciaro Cast: Kiernan Shipka, Timothée Chalamet, Grant Bowler Screenwriters: Andrew Palermo, Neima Shahdadi SSN Insight: Star Kiernan Shipka, acclaimed for playing the role of Sally Draper on the television series “Mad Men” (AMC), previously appeared in the feature film “Cats & Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore” (USA/2010), in which her character was the only human to see cats and dogs talking.