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Brain on Fire 7/13/2015 Logline: The film tells the story of a young woman's descent into insanity. Studio/Distributor: Broad Green Pictures Production Company(s): Denver & Delilah Films, Foundation Features, Broad Green Pictures Director: Gerard Barrett Producer(s): Charlize Theron, A.J. Dix, Beth Kono, Robert Merilees, Lindsay MacAdam Cast: Chloe Grace Moretz, Thomas Mann, Jenny Slate Writer(s): Gerard Barrett Details: Based on the memoir "Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness" written by Susannah Cahalan and published by Free Press in 2012. SSN Insight: Dakota Fanning was previously attached to the role played by Chloe Grace Moretz. Will Poulter was previously attached as a member of the cast.
Equity 7/11/2015 Logline: A female investment banker navigating the cutthroat world of Wall Street finds herself threatened by a financial scandal, forcing her to untangle a web of corruption and reexamine the business she has always loved. Production Company(s): Broad Street Pictures Director: Meera Menon Producer(s): Alysia Reiner, Sarah Megan Thomas Cast: Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas, Alysia Reiner, Carrie Preston Writer(s): Amy Fox SSN Insight: The film is being called the first female-driven Wall Street film. No wonder has Broad Street is producing and was founded in 2014 by Alysia Reiner and Sarah Megan Thomas to produce films with strong female roles behind and in front of the camera.
Miracles From Heaven 7/13/2015 Logline: The true story of a young girl suffering from a rare digestive disorder has a near-death experience, visits heaven and returns to life, healed of her crippling condition. Studio/Distributor: Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures Production Company(s): TDJ Enterprises, Roth Films, Franklin Entertainment Director: Patricia Riggen Producer(s): Joe Roth, DeVon Franklin, T.D. Jakes Cast: Jennifer Garner, Queen Latifah, Martin Henderson Writer(s): Randy Brown Details: Based on the memoir "Three Miracles From Heaven: A Sick Little Girl, Her Journey to Heaven, and the Lives Forever Changed," written by Christy Beam and to be published by Hachette in spring 2015. SSN Insight: Sony’s last faith-based film, Heaven Is For Real grossed $101 million on a $12 million dollar budget. Jennifer Garner was also cast in Barry Sonnenfeld’s Nine Lives in production and The Mark Gordon Company produced The Tribes of Palos Verdes in preproduction.
So B. It 7/13/2015 Logline: A 12-year-old girl decides to take a cross-country trip by herself, leaving the safety of her home with her mentally-challenged mother and agoraphobic neighbor. Production Company(s): Branded Pictures Entertainment, Outside the Box Pictures, LLC Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal Executive Producer(s): Adam Tenenbaum, Michael Nelson Producer(s): J. Todd Harris, Orien Richman Cast: Alfre Woodard, Talitha Bateman, John Heard, Cloris Leachman, Jacinda Barrett Writer(s): Garry Williams Details: Based on the young adult novel "So B. It" written by Sarah Weeks and published by Laura Geringer Books in 2004. SSN Insight: Alfre Woodard can next be seen in Mississippi Grind to be released by A24.
The Runaround 7/6/2015 Logline: During a last-minute layover in L.A., a workaholic father tries to visit his daughter and learns she’s disappeared, so he teams up with her ex-boyfriend to find her. Production Company(s): Spring Pictures, American Film Productions, Heretic Productions, Wing and a Prayer Pictures, Abbolita Productions Director: Gavin Wiesen Producer(s): Mandy Tagger, Adi Ezroni, George Voskericyan, Ron Perlman, Josh Crook Cast: J.K. Simmons, Emile Hirsch Writer(s): Seth W. Owen SSN Insight: J.K. Simmons is keeping busy with providing the voice of Kai in Kung Fu Panda 3, signing on for the cast of Summit’s La La Land in preproduction and on Relativity EuropaCorp Distribution’s The Lake in production.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi 7/12/2015 Logline: The true story of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. Special Mission Compound and an CIA Annex in Benghazi on the eleventh anniversary of 9/11 through firsthand accounts. Studio/Distributor: Paramount Pictures Production Company(s): 3 Arts Entertainment Director: Michael Bay Executive Producer(s): Richard Abate Producer(s): Erwin Stoff Cast: John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale, David Denman, Max Martini Writer(s): Chuck Hogan Details: Based on the book "Thirteen Hours: A Firsthand Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi" written by author Mitchell Zuckoff with surviving members of the Annex Security Team who fought the battle, published by Twelve September 9, 2014. SSN Insight: Michael Bay has also been named as a director of Sabotage, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon, Affirmative Action for Disney and an untitled adventure project at Paramount all in development. In addition he’s signed on to direct Time Salvager in active development.
Comancheria 7/10/2015 Logline: Two brothers, Toby and Tanner, go on a calculated bank robbery spree that puts them on a collision course with a West Texas Ranger determined to take them down. Studio/Distributor: CBS Films Production Company(s): Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, OddLot Entertainment, Film 44 Director: David MacKenzie Executive Producer(s): Carla Hacken, Gigi Pritzker, Braden Aftergood Producer(s): Sidney Kimmel, Peter Berg, Julie Yorn Cast: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges Writer(s): Taylor Sheridan SSN Insight: Peter Berg was previously attached to direct. Marc Forster was previously attached to direct.
Keanu 7/10/2015 Logline: A group of friends pretend to be drug dealers in order to get back a stolen cat. Studio/Distributor: New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution Director: Peter Atencio Producer(s): Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Peter Principato, Paul Young, Joel Zadak Cast: Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Method Man, Gabrielle Union, Will Forte Writer(s): Jordan Peele, Alex Rubens SSN Insight: Key and Peele are also signed on to produce a Police Academy reboot for New Line that’s in active development along with Substitute Teacher to produce and star in for Paramount.
Mena 7/10/2015 Logline: The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s. Studio/Distributor: Universal Pictures Production Company(s): Imagine Entertainment, Quadrant Pictures, Rhea Films Director: Doug Liman Executive Producer(s): Kim Roth, Paris Kasidokostas-Latsis, Terry Dougas, Jean-Luc De Fanti Producer(s): Doug Davison, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Brian Oliver, Tyler Thompson Cast: Tom Cruise, Sarah Wright, Jayma Mays, Domhnall Gleeson, Jesse Plemons Writer(s): Gary Spinelli SSN Insight: Universal acquired the spec from Gary Spinelli for a reported $1 million. Screenplay was included in the 2014 Hit List. Ron Howard was previously attached to direct.
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiars 7/9/2015 Logline: On an isolated island off of Wales, 16-year-old Jacob discovers an abandoned orphanage that was a home for children with strange powers. Studio/Distributor: 20th Century Fox Production Company(s): Chernin Entertainment Director: Tim Burton Producer(s): Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Dylan Clark Cast: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Samuel L. Jackson Writer(s): Jane Goldman Details: Based on the novel "Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children" written by Ransom Riggs and published by Quirk on June 7, 2011. SSN Insight: Along with being in discussions to direct WB’s Beetlejuice 2, he’s also on board as a director on MGM’s The Addams Family and Disney’s Dumbo remakes along with WB’s Night of the Living.
Rupture 7/8/2015 Logline: A single mother must escape from the clutches of a mysterious organization that has abducted her, and during her struggles she uncovers a powerful secret about herself. Production Company(s): Tango Pictures, AIC Movie Director: Steven Shainberg Producer(s): Andrew Lazar, Christina Weiss Lurie, Steven Shainberg, Wynn Wygal, Andrea Iervolino Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Chiklis, Peter Stormare, Kerry Bishe, Lesley Manville Writer(s): Brian Nelson SSN Insight: AMBI Distribution repped international sales at Cannes film market. Shainberg is best known for directing the film Secretary.
Shot Caller 7/10/2015 Logline: A newly released prisoner is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a crime with a rival gang in Southern California. Studio/Distributor: Relativity Media Distribution Group Production Company(s): Participant Media, Bold Films Director: Ric Roman Waugh Executive Producer(s): Gary Michael Walters, Jeff Skoll Producer(s): Michel Litvak, Matthew Rhodes, Jonathan King, Ric Roman Waugh Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lake Bell, Omari Hardwick, Jon Bernthal, Benjamin Bratt Writer(s): Ric Roman Waugh SSN Insight: Relativity acquired U.S. distribution rights for an estimated $3 million.
Tallulah 7/11/2015 Logline: A young woman rescues a baby and the public thinks she's a kidnapper, so she turns to assistance from her ex-boyfriend's mother and sets out to return the kid, making discoveries about herself, personal responsibility, and the bonds of motherhood along the way. Production Company(s): Maiden Voyage Films, Route One Entertainment Director: Sian Heder Producer(s): Russell Levine, Heather Rae, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Todd Traina Cast: Ellen Page, Allison Janney Writer(s): Sian Heder SSN Insight: Ellen Page and Allison Janney previously were seen together in the 2007 Juno and the 2013 film Touchy Feely. Sian Heder is also a co-producer on Orange is the New Black.