NEW ATTACHMENTS
Consider Yourself Logline: The true life story of Lionel Bart, writer and composer of "Oliver!", who sold his rights to the famous play. Production Company: BBC Films, Mob Film Company, Gold Circle Entertainment Producers: Vadim Jean, Paul Brooks Writer: Elliot Davis Director: Vadim Jean Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Stephen Fry, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Matt Lucas, Michelle Dockery SSN Insight: The film is being sold by Good Universe at the upcoming Berlin Film Festival.
Nine Lives Logline: After a terrible accident, a workaholic businessman finds himself trapped in the body of the family cat. Financier: EuropaCorp Production Company: EuropaCorp Writer: Daniel Antoniazzi, Ben Shiffrin Director: Barry Sonnenfeld Cast: Kevin Spacey SSN Insight: This will be one of EuropaCorp’s first releases through Red, the distribution pipeline it shares with Relativity.
Ghostbusters Reboot Logline: Storyline is under wraps, but this reboot will focus on female Ghostbusters. Studio/ Distributor: Columbia Pictures Production Company: Ocean Pictures, Apatow Productions, The Montecito Picture Company, Quantity Entertainmen Producers: Ivan Reitman, Dan Aykroyd, Gene Stupnitsky, Ali Bell, Lee Eisenberg, Alex Plapinger Writer: Katie Dippold, Paul Feig Director: Paul Feig Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon SSN Insight: With the all-female cast finally in place, Sony also announced they will be opening the film July 22, 2016 against Warner Bros. King Arthur and Lionsgate’s Power Rangers.
USS Indianapolis Logline: Story of an 11-year old boy who, in 1996, helped exonerate the court-martialed captain of the USS Indianapolis, which sank during World War II. Studio/ Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Production Company: Team Downey Producers: Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey Writer: Mike Jones Director: Tate Taylor SSN Insight: Universal first acquired the rights in 1998 when Hunter Scott, the 11 year old boy, was 13, but the project languished. Then Warner Bros. acquired his life rights in 2011.
Independence Day 2 Logline: Enemy aliens return to Earth Studio/ Distributor: 20th Century Fox Production Company: Centropolis Entertainment Producers: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, herald Kloser Writer: Carter Blanchard Director: Roland Emmerich Cast: Liam Hemsworth, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Michael B. Jordan SSN Insight: Hemsworth would be replacing Will Smith who starred in the original movie.
Passengers Logline: A spaceship passenger is prematurely thawed from a cryogenic slumber a century before anyone else. Studio/ Distributor: Columbia Pictures Production Company: Company Films, Start Media, Keep Your Head Productions, Original Film Producers: Stephen Hamel, Keanu Reeves, Michael Maher, Neal Moritz, Ori Marmur, Anthony Katagas Writer: Jon Spaihts Director: Morten Tyldum SSN Insight: The project was initially scheduled to be released by the Weinstein Company on April 3, 2015 until its star, Rachel McAdams, dropped out. The project has many previous high-profile attachments such as, Marc Forster, Emily Blunt, Keanu Reeves and Reese Witherspoon.
My Cousin Rachel Logline: An orphan believes his cousin Rachel is responsible for the murder of his beloved guardian and plots his revenge, but finds his feelings being complicated as he falls under her spell. Studio/ Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures Writer: Roger Michell Director: Roger Michell
Star Wars Spinoff Logline: Storyline under wraps. Studio/ Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Production Company: Lucasfilm, Ltd. Writer: Chris Weitz Director: Gareth Edwards SSN Insight: After completing a first draft, previous writer Gary Whitta, left the project and Disney hired Weitz. Film is thought to be a heist movie that would take place between Star Wars: A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back.
The Jetsons Logline: The live-action misadventures of George, Jane, Judy, Elroy and Astro Jetson, an Earth family in a retro-future 21st century. Studio/ Distributor: Warner Bros. Production Company: Di Novi Pictures, De Line Pictures, Callahan Filmworks, Hanna Barbera Productions Producers: Donald De Line, Alison Greenspan, Michael Ewing Writer: Matt Lieberman SSN Insight: Many a writer has attempted to adapt the classic cartoon for today’s audience. Studio System has 16 plus high profile writers listed in the database as having attempted an updated version of The Jetsons. Lieberman is said to be starting from scratch.
This Man, This Woman Logline: A divorced couple meet again and recount their life together and the affair that led to their parting. They end up reconciling and falling in love again. Financier: Fortitude International Production Company: Mike Lobell Productions Producers: Mike Lobell Writer: Frederic Raphael Director: Isabel Coixet Cast: Penelope Cruz, Diane Kruger SSN Insight: The project was previously in development at Universal Pictures with stars such as Michael Douglas, Kim Basinger and Richard Gere attached to star.
Born to Run Logline: The true story of an American journalist who traveled deep into the hidden valleys of Mexico to discover a secret tribe believed to be the greatest distance runners in the world. Financier: LD Entertainment Production Company: Outlaw Productions, Process Media, LD Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures Producers: Deborah Jelin Newmyer, Michael Glassman, Tim Perell, Mickey Liddell, Lorenzo di Bonaventura Writer: Matthew Carnahan Director: Peter Sarsgaard Cast: Matthew McConaughey Notes: Based on the book "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen " by Christopher McDougall; published by Knopf May 5, 2009. SSN Insight: The book spent 178 weeks on the NYT Bestseller list and is a bestseller in 12 countries and sold 2 million copies in the U.S.
NEW PROJECTS
The Secret Logline: A hardworking young, widowed mother’s life is upended by the arrival of a mysterious stranger. As he shares his philosophy with her and her three children, they find both self-fulfillment and love. Financer: Constantin Film Production Company: Robert Cort Production Producers: Robert Cort, Rhonda Byrne Writer: Bekah Brunstetter Director: Raja Gosnell Notes: Based on the best-selling self-help book by Rhonda Byrne. SSN Insight: It’s taken a long while to get this 2006 novel to the screen but the producers are hoping to be in production by May this year. Darkmouth Logline: In the last town on Earth where monsters still invade, a 12-year-old must follow in his father’s footsteps and prepare for an epic battle to prevent a major attack. Production Company: Alcon Entertainment, Canyon Creek Films, 8:38 Productons Producers: Simon Brooks, Kira Davis, Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove Writer: Shane Hegarty Notes: Based on "Darkmouth," the debut novel in a series of comedic fantasy-adventure children’s stories written by Shane Hegarty and published in the US by HarperCollins Children’s Books in April, 2015. SSN Insight: The comedic fantasy adventure series was acquired by HarperCollins Children’s Books in a big auction at the Bologna Book Fair in 2013.
Untitled Hurricane Katrina Project Logline: A love story and murder mystery unfold during the chaos of Hurricane Katrina. Production Company: Participant Media Producers: Ava Duvernay Writer: Ava Duvernay Director: Ava Duvernay Cast: David Oyelowo SSN Insight: The project will mark the third collaboration between DuVernay and Oyelowo after Selma and Participant’s Middle of Nowhere.