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Barbershop 3 5/11/2015 Logline: In this sequel, with the neighborhood changing, Calvin considers shuttering the barbershop and moving uptown. Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), New Line Cinema Production Company(s): State Street Pictures, CubeVision Director: Malcolm D. Lee Producer(s): Robert Teitel, George Tillman Jr., Ice Cube Cast: Ice Cube, Cedric The Entertainer, Eve, Queen Latifah, Nicki Minaj Writer(s): Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver Details: Sequel to "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" (2004) directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. 2nd Sequel to "Barbershop" (2002) directed by Tim Story. SSN Insight: Matt Alvarez was previously attached to produce.
Carnage Park 5/11/2015 Logline: A botched robbery forces two crooks to flee into the desert, where they encounter a disturbed ex-sniper. Production Company(s): Diablo Entertainment Director: Mickey Keating Producer(s): Eric B. Fleischman, Sean Tabibian Cast: Ashley Bell, Darby Stanchfield, Pat Healy, Alan Ruck Writer(s): Mickey Keating SSN Insight: Keating was previously an assistant to Jason Blum. His film Pod which he directed, wrote and produced is awaiting release by Vertical Entertainment.
Central Intelligence 5/6/2015 Logline: After reconnecting with an old friend via Facebook, an accountant is thrown into the world of international espionage. Studio: New Line Cinema Production Company(s): Principato-Young Entertainment, Bluegrass Films Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Executive Producer(s): Matt Berenson, Allen Fischer, Ed Helms Producer(s): Peter Principato, Paul Young, Scott Stuber Cast: Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Danielle Nicolet, Amy Ryan Writer(s): Rawson Marshall Thurber, Sean Anders, John Morris, Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky SSN Insight: Zach Galifianakis was previously attached to co-star. Project was previously set up at Universal Pictures. Dean Parisot was previously attached to direct.
Florence Foster Jenkins 5/11/2015 Logline: The true story of New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins, who aspired to become an opera singer despite an assertive lack of talent, and her aristocratic British "husband" and manager who both championed her skills and sought to protect her from the hard truth about her abilities. Production Company(s): N1 European Film Productions and Co. KG, Qwerty Films Director: Stephen Frears Producer(s): Michael Kuhn, Tracey Seaward Cast: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda Writer(s): Nicholas Martin SSN Insight: Streep is also starring in Ricki and the Flash and Suffragette, both awaiting release along with The Good House in active development.
My Blind Brother 5/11/2015 Logline: Bill's brother Robbie is blind and is also an all-star athlete and full of arrogance. When Bill falls for Robbie's girlfriend, the brothers' relationship changes. Production Company(s): Safehouse Pictures, Low Spark Films Director: Sophie Goodhart Producer(s): Tyler Davidson, Tory Tunnell Cast: Adam Scott, Jenny Slate, Nick Kroll, Charlie Hewson Writer(s): Sophie Goodhart Details: Based on the short film "My Blind Brother" (2003) directed by Sophie Goodhart and starring Tony Hale and John Mattey. SSN Insight: Scoot McNairy and Jessica Biel were previously attached to star. Daniel Dubiecki and The Allegiance Theater were previously attached to produce.
The Birth of a Nation 5/11/2015 Logline: The true story of Nat Turner, the educated slave and preacher who led a violent slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831. Production Company(s): Phantom Four Director: Nate Parker Producer(s): Kevin Turen, Nnamdi Asomugha Cast: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Aunjanue Ellis, Colman Domingo Writer(s): Nate Parker SSN Insight: The film was initially slated to start production in January. Parker gained acclaim for his role in 2007’s The Great Debaters opposite Denzel Washington and starred in this year’s Beyond The Lights. This project is his directorial debut and he also star in the film alongside Hammer.
The Long Home 5/4/2015 Logline: In 1940s small-town Tennessee, a young man goes to work for a bootlegger who turns out to be responsible for killing the young man's father 10 years ago. Production Company(s): Rabbit Bandini Productions Director: James Franco Executive Producer(s): Robert Halmi Jr., Jim Reeve Producer(s): James Franco, Vince Jolivette, Jay Davis Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Tim Blake Nelson, Courtney Love, Giancarlo Esposito, Timothy Hutton Writer(s): Steve Janas, Matt Rager Details: Based on the novel "The Long Home" written by William Gay and published by MacMurray & Beck in 1999. SSN Insight: Franco was last seen in The Adderall Diaries featured at Tribeca and has lent his voice to Sausage Party for Sony and Little Prince for Paramount.
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Being Charlie 5/7/2015 Logline: When 18-year-old Charlie breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic and goes home, his parents send him to adult rehab where he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva. Production Company(s): Castle Rock Entertainment, Jorva Productions Director: Rob Reiner Executive Producer(s): Alan Greisman, Lucas Jarach, Nicolas Veinberg Producer(s): Rob Reiner, Simon Goldberg, Johnson Chan, Stephanie Rennie, Blythe Frank Cast: Nick Robinson, Morgan Saylor, Common, Devon Bostick, Susan Misner Writer(s): Nick Reiner, Matt Elisofon SSN Insight: Reiner is also set as a director on You Belong to Me in active development, also produced by Castle Rock.
Krampus 5/7/2015 Logline: During the Christmas season, a pagan demon is busy punishing the wicked. Studio: Legendary Entertainment Director: Michael Dougherty Executive Producer(s): No Executive Producer Available. Producer(s): Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Alex Garcia Cast: Allison Tolman, Adam Scott, David Koechner, Stefania Owen, Emjay Anthony Writer(s): Michael Dougherty, Todd Casey, Zach Shields SSN Insight: This marks Dougherty’s second outing as writer/director, his first project being 2009’s Trick ‘r Treat for Warner Bros. His screenwriting credits include X2: X-Men United and Superman Returns.
Lion 5/8/2015 Logline: A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on a train and ends up being adopted by an Australian couple. Using Google Earth he attempts to find his lost family 25 years later. Based on a true story. Studio: The Weinstein Company Production Company(s): Sherman Pictures (AUS), See-Saw Films, Aquarius Films (Australia), Sunstar Entertainment Director: Garth Davis Executive Producer(s): Andrew Fraser, Shahen Mekertichian, Daniel Levin Producer(s): Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Angie Fielder Cast: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priyanka Bose, Tannishtha Chatterjee Writer(s): Luke Davies Details: Based on the novel "A Long Way Home" written by Saroo Brierley and published by Putnam on June 12, 2014. SSN Insight: Weinstein acquired worldwide distribution rights, excluding Australia and New Zealand, for a rumored $12 million.
Miles 5/6/2015 Logline: A young gay man joins the girls’ volleyball team in order to win a college scholarship after he learns his deceased father lost his tuition fund. Production Company(s): Cranium Entertainment Director: Nathan Adloff Executive Producer(s): Anne Clements, Stephen Israel, Lisa G. Black, Jim Stephens, Abraham Brown Producer(s): Ash Christian Cast: Molly Shannon, Paul Reiser, Tim Boardman, Missi Pyle, Stephen Root Writer(s): Nathan Adloff, Justin D.M. Palmer SSN Insight: Shannon also is in the cast for upcoming films Fresno, Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant, and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
Stephanie 5/8/2015 Logline: A young girl's powers force her into solitude. Studio: Universal Pictures Production Company(s): Gotham/Principal, Blumhouse Productions, Unbroken Pictures, Chapter One Director: Akiva Goldsman Executive Producer(s): Nate Matteson, Eric Robinson, Bryan Bertino Producer(s): Jason Blum, Matt Kaplan, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Adrienne Biddle Cast: Frank Grillo, Anna Torv, Shree Crooks, Kenneth Choi Writer(s): Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski SSN Insight: Screenplay was included on the 2012 Blood List. Jonathan van Tulleken was previously attached to direct. Grillo also starred in the Universal Pictures/Blumhouse Productions film "The Purge: Anarchy" (2014).
Tell-Tale Lies 5/6/2015 Logline: Four friends at a prestigious university are connected to an accidental death, and a female student knows that they are involved, so the friends plot to murder her to keep the secret from leaking. Production Company(s): Stargazer Entertainment, Synthetic Cinema International Director: Colin Theys Executive Producer(s): Rich J. Lucas, Bonnie Farley-Lucas Producer(s): Andrew Gernhard, Shane O'Brien, Zach O'Brien Cast: Beau Mirchoff, Alexa PenaVega, Renee Olstead, Michael Willett, Bailey De Young Writer(s): John Doolan Details: Based on short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in the inaugural issue of The Pioneer magazine in January, 1843.
The Wrong Stuff 5/9/2015 Logline: Story about Red Sox pitcher William "Bill" Lee, the wild and irreverent player who changed major league baseball in the 1970s. Production Company(s): Rhino Films Director: Brett Rapkin Executive Producer(s): Ron Shelton, Eric Gagne Producer(s): Stephen Nemeth Cast: Josh Duhamel, Ernie Hudson, Winter Ave Zoli, Carlos Leal Writer(s): Paul Tatara Details: Based on the autobiography "The Wrong Stuff" by Bill Lee and published by Three Rivers Press May 23, 2006. SSN Insight: Project was previously in development with the Laura Pels/Peter Bogdanovich Pictures Corp. Previously in development with Paramount Pictures. Filming is set to start in Los Angeles. Duhamel is currently starring in the CBS crime drama series Battle Creek. Hudson is best known for appearing in Ghostbusters.