NEW ATTACHMENTS
Spider-Man (Reboot) Logline: Storyline is under wraps, but involves a teenage Peter Parker. Studio/ Distributor: Columbia Pictures Production Companies: Marvel Entertainment, Pascal Pictures Producers: Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal Director: Jon Watts Cast: Marisa Tomei (in final negotiations), Tom Holland SSN Insight: Tomei attaches to the role of Aunt May. Previous actresses who took on the role include Rosemary Harris and Sally Field.
Lioness Logline: While working in Afghanistan, Marine Lance Corporal Leslie Martz was torn between loyalty to her superiors and the Afghan women she was befriending to get information on their Taliban husbands. Production Company: Modern Man Films Producers: James Dahl Writer: Rosalind Ross Cast: Ellen Page SSN Insight: The indie is being developed and packaged by James Dahl who also produced The End of the Tour with an upcoming release of July 31. CHiPS Logline: California motorcycle cops take down a criminal organization. Studio/ Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Production Company: Panay Films, Primate Pictures Producers: Andrew Panay Writer: Dax Shephard Director: Dax Shephard Cast: Kristen Bell, Dax Shephard, Michael Pena, Vincent D’Onofrio Notes: Feature film version of television series CHiPs, which featured Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada. SSN Insight: The film was previously in development years ago with Wilmer Valderrama slated to star. Assassin’s Creed Logline: A bartender finds out he comes from a long line of assassins. He is captured by a secret corporation who sends him back to various times and places in order to bring back artifacts. Studio/ Distributor: 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises Production Company: Ubisoft Motion Pictures, New Regency Productions, Kennedy/ Marshall Company, DMC Films Producers: Jean-Julien Baronnet, Eli Richbourg, Michael Fassbender, Coor McCaughan, Frank Marshall, Arnon Milchan, Patrick Crowley Writers: Adam Copper & Bill Collage Director: Justin Kurzel Cast: Michael K Williams, Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Ariane Labed SSN Insight: Williams, who played Chalky White on Boardwalk, is also in negotiations for a supporting role in Sony’s Ghostbusters.
Ghosbusters (Reboot) Logline: With paranormal activity on the rise, a Columbia University academic, her ghost-chasing friend, the friend's business partner, and an MTA employee join forces to bust ghosts and save New York. Studio/Distributor: Columbia. Pictures Production Company: Ocean Pictures, Apatow Productions, Montecito Picture Company, Quantity Entertainment, Pascal Pictures, Feigco Entertainment Producers: Ivan Reitman, Dan Aykroyd, Gene Stupnitsky, Ali Bell, Lee Eisenberg, Alex Plapinger Amy Pascal Writer: Katie Dippold, Paul Feig Director: Paul Feig Cast: Michael K Williams, Neil Casey, Andy Garcia, Matt Walsh, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnnon, Dan Aykroyd, Chris Hemsworth, Cecily Strong, Pat Kiernan SSN Insight: Garcia will play the mayor of New York City, Williams will be someone named Hawkins, and Walsh (Veep's press secretary Mike McClintock) will play a guy named Rourke.
Stratton Logline: The adventures John Stratton, an operative of the special forces of the British Navel Service, are chronicled. Production Companies: Amber Entertainment, GFM Films Producers: Ileen Maisel, Lawrence Elman, Charlie Cavill, Rex Glensy Director: Simon West Cast: Dominic Cooper, Austin Stowell, Gemma Chan, Tyler Hoechlin, Tom Felton Details: Based on the 8-novel "Stratton" series written by Duncan Falconer and published by Little, Brown Book Group. The first novel, "The Hostage" was published on March 1, 2003 and the eighth novel "Assassin" was published on published July 26, 2012. "Duncan Falconer" is a pseudonym for the author who drew on his own military background to create the character "John Stratton." SSN Insight: Henry Cavill was previously attached to star. Shooting will begin next week in Italy.
Mile 22 Logline: A CIA agent stationed in Indonesia must contend with dangerous foes and internal double-crosses to deliver a compromised informant from the middle of the city to a getaway plane at the airport 22 miles away. Studio/ Distributor: STX Entertainment Production Company: Film 44 Producers: Peter Berg (in negotiations), Mark Wahlberg (in negotiations), Stephen Levinson, Braden Aftergood Writer: Graham Roland Director: Peter Berg (in negotiations) Cast: Mark Wahlberg (in negotiations), Ronda Rousey, Iko Uwais SSN Insight: Wahlberg and Berg are in negotiations with STX to team-up for this film. Currently they’ve teamed up to shoot Lionsgate’s Deepwater Horizon, a disaster drama based on the April 2010 oil-rig explosion and previously they worked together on the 2013 action drama Lone Survivor. Mother's Day Logline: A group of mothers and daughters have separate experiences on Mother's Day. Studio/ Distributor: No Studio Available. Production Company: Siempre Viva Productions Producers: Danielle James, Amy Morrison Williams Writers: Paige Cameron Director: Paul Duddridge, Nigel Levy Cast: Courtney Cox, Susan Sarandon, Eva Amurri Martino, Christina Ricci, Andie MacDowell, Rainey Qualley, Sharon Stone SSN Insight: Not to be confused with Garry Marshall’s Mother’s Day starring Julia Roberts that will also feature interwoven stories. Production on this film has already begun in LA and slated to wrap this fall.
NEW PROJECTS
Good Time Logline: The indie film centers on a bankrobber's flailing efforts to evade the dragnet closing in on him. Pattinson will star as Connie. Production Companies: Elara Pictures Producers: Sebastian Bear-MCclard Writers: Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein Directors: Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie Cast: Robert Pattinson SSN Insight: The directing duo recently signed with WME and directed Heaven Knows What, currently in theaters. The film is said to be in the theme of a neo-grindhouse caper. Untitled Marriage Equality Project Logline: The film is about Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Distributor/ Financier: Fox 2000 Production Companies: Temple Hill Entertainment Producers: Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey Notes: The story will be based in part on the forthcoming book "21 Years to Midnight: The Promise that Brought Marriage Equality to America" to be written Jim by Obergefell and Debbie Cenziper. SSN Insight: Film will be based on Obergefell’s true life story - he married John Arthur in Maryland in 2013, three months before Arthur died. The state of Ohio refused to list Obergefell as his spouse on the death certificate, so Obergefell sued. Untitled Hans Solo Origin Story Logline: The film tells the story of how the young Han Solo became the scoundrel, smuggler thief who Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first met at the Mos Eisley cantina. Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures Producers: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord Writer: Lawrence Kasdan, Jonathan Kasdan Director: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord SSN Insight: This film is not to be confused with the origin story of Boba Fett, which had Josh Trank attached to direct before he left the project due to issues on his Fantastic Four shoot.
Prince Charming Logline: The story about the iconic prince is seen from the point of view of his brother who never quite lived up to the family name. Studio/ Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures Production Companies: Mandeville Films/ TV Producers: David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Tripp Vinson Writer: Matthew Fogel SSN Insight: UTA took the spec out to studios last week and several studios put in bids for the property before Disney finally outbid all suitors.
Hello Kitty Logline: Storyline about the iconic kitty with the red bow is under wraps. Financier: Sanrio Communications Production Companies: Sanrio Communications SSN Insight: Sanrio is planning to finance and produce the film through its recently established US subsidiary. The project will have an expected budget of anywhere from $160 million-$240 million and be released in 2019. Untitled Puppet Murder Mystery Project Logline: In a place where puppets and humans co-exist, a puppet private eye teams with his former partner from the police force to track down a serial killer. Production Companies: STX Entertainment, Jim Henson Company Producers: Brian Henson, Robert Simonds Writers: Erich & Jon Hoeber Director: Brian Henson SSN Insight: The project used to be set up at Lionsgate and Katherine Heigl was attached to star. Project is said to be racy enough for an R-rating.