Dwayne Johnson is set to star in and produce a biopic about legendary country singer CHARLEY PRIDE. Dany Garcia, Randy Jackson, and John Daines will also produce.
A Little Bit Country, a Little Bit “Rock”
April 30, 2011
Broadway’s GOOD PEOPLE to hit the big screen
April 29, 2011
David Lindsay-Abaire (RABBIT HOLE) is adapting his latest Broadway play, GOOD PEOPLE, for Dan Jinks and Focus Features to produce. Frances McDormand, who currently stars in the stage version will reprise her role in the film.
Spec Script Roundup: 4/25 - 4/29
April 29, 2011
Here’s a roundup of the specs that went out/sold this past week:
SPECTER, by Todd Berger
QUID PRO QUO, by Deborah Dean Davis & Margaret Oberman
BIG BASEBALL PLAYER, by Alex Drummond
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, by Joe Ballarini
THE CHRISTMAS CODE: TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, by Daniel and Steven Altiere
AESOP & THE MOUNTAIN KING, by Seth Lochhead
LADY PARTS, by Miranda Thompson
THE DOMAIN, by Michael Raymond
NESS/CAPONE, by Grant Pierce Myers sold to Relativity
THE GREYS, by Adam Cohen, sold to Dimension
UNTITLED GREENFIELD/THOMAS ACTION COMEDY, by Luke Greenfield and Nicholas Thomas sold to Fox
UPDATE: UNTITLED KODACHROME LAB PROJECT, by Jonathan Tropper
April 29, 2011
4/29/11:
Fox picked up the pitch as part of its first-look deal with 21 Laps.
3/30/11:
UTA-repped Jonathan Tropper sold an untitled pitch to DreamWorks. Shawn Levy and Dan Levine at 21 Laps will produce alongside Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Eric Robinson at The Gotham Group.
Brett Ratner to direct HERCULES: THE THRACIAN WARS
April 29, 2011
Brett Ratner is set to direct the adaptation of HERCULES: THE THRACIAN WARS for MGM.
Spec sale: UNTITLED GREENFIELD/THOMAS ACTION COMEDY by Luke Greenfield and Nicholas Thomas
April 29, 2011
CAA-repped Luke Greenfield and APA-repped Nicholas Thomas sold an untitled action comedy screenplay to Fox for Simon Kinberg’s Genre Films to produce. Greenfield will direct and produce through his WideAwake shingle.
Pitch sale: AMNESTY, by Max Landis
April 29, 2011
WME and Circle of Confusion-repped Max Landis (CHRONICLE) sold a fantasy thriller pitch to Universal for Imagine to produce. Ron Howard is attached to direct and Brian Grazer will produce.
Exec Shuffle: Kristy Maurer
April 28, 2011
Big congratulations to friend of IOTG Kristy Maurer on her promotion to Creative Executive at Endgame.
New pitch: UNTITLED HOSSEIN AMINI PROJECT
April 28, 2011
Writer Hossein Amini has an UNTITLED PROJECT out from Adriana Alberghetti and Philip d’Amecourt at WME. The logline is being kept under wraps, but THOR‘s Chris Hemsworth is attached to star.
