Paramount acquired the rights to yet another comic today - NEW KID, by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Mary Parent‘s Disruption Entertainment will produce the movie. Gary Whitta will write the adaptation.
Earlier today, we blogged that Paramount and Disruption will produce THE MIGHTY, based on a graphic novel.
UPDATE 6/2/11:
Sold to Paramount, for Mary Parent‘s Disruption Entertainment to produce.
4/18/11:
Peter Tomasi and Keith Champagne‘s comic book, THE MIGHTY, is out from JC Spink at Benderspink.
David Fincher optioned Jason Starr‘s thriller PANIC ATTACK. Ted Griffin will adapt the novel for the screen. Fincher’s Panic Pictures will produce through their deal with MRC.
The Little Mermaid is the latest fairy tale to get a restyling for the big screen. Columbia acquired the rights to MERMAID: A TWIST ON THE CLASSIC TALE, a novel by Carolyn Turgeon. Shana Feste (COUNTRY STRONG) will write and direct, and Tobey Maguire‘s Material Pictures will produce.
Some other fairy tale adaptations in the works:
THE BROTHERS GRIMM: SNOW WHITE
HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS
Fox picked up the rights to the forthcoming novel MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN by Ransom Riggs. Chernin will produce.
Fox 2000 is adding an adaptation of Adam Mansbach‘s book GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP to its development slate. Erin Siminoff will oversee the project.
Catherine Hardwicke (TWILIGHT, RED RIDING HOOD) has found her next project, an adaptation of the 2006 novel THE BITCH POSSE by Martha O’Connor. Tristine Skyler will write the screenplay.
Indian Paintbrush acquired the rights to the upcoming Harry N. Abrams, Inc. YA novel ME & EARL & THE DYING GIRL. Dan Fogelman, one of the hottest writers in town with two multi-million dollar spec sales in the past 18 months (CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE and IMAGINE), will direct the film, which will be written by the novelist, Jesse Andrews.
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Here's a round-up of changes we've made to the grid over the past few days. Links take you through to the IOTG project page (subscription required).
Chronicle, by Max Landis and Josh Trank, sold to Davis Entertainment
Fantasy Dads, by Jon Guerra and Eugene O'Neil
Fractured Souls, by Kai Yu Wu
The Neverlanders, by Larry Lasky and Tim Muraviov
Fuck Me, by Jeffrey Kurz
Argonauts (Twentieth Century Fox)
Beaujolais (Twentieth Century Fox)
Dating Mr. Huggles (Twentieth Century Fox)
Dork Recess (Twentieth Century Fox)
Elling (Twentieth Century Fox)
The Book Thief (Fox 2000)
Carousel (Fox 2000)
The City that Sailed (Fox 2000)
Contact Zero (Fox 2000)
Nemesis (Twentieth Century Fox)
A Late Quartet (Independent)
Peggy Lee (Fox 2000)
The Contortionist's Handbook (Fox 2000)
Every Secret Thing (Independent)
Green Lantern 2: writer added.
Here's
a roundup of the additions and changes we made to the IOTG database over the
past couple of days. Links take you through to specific IOTG pages (subscription required).
Ion, by Will Dunn (Sold to Fox 2000 by WME; Step Dawg, by Jeff Tetreault (Sold to Morgan Creek Cool Moons, by Allan Pell and John Fisher Ness/Capone, by Grant Pierce Myers [Note: Sold specs are in bold]
Hell To Pay, by the Parlapanides brothers (Sold to
Mandate by WME)
originally went out in May 2009)
Productions by WME)
Open
Writing and Directing Assignments
Priceless (GK Films)
The Martian Chronicles (Davis Entertainment Company)
Twelve Untitled M.
Fly Me to the Moon (Fox
Other
Projects in Development
Strangers (Universal Pictures)
Night Shyamalan Mystery Project (not set-up)
Elliot
Allagash (Independent)
2000)
Fifty-Nine in '84 (Film
rights sale)
The Down Home Zombie Blues (Film
rights sale)
Tenn (Infinity Films)
We Bought a Zoo (Twentieth Century Fox)
Great Hope Springs (Mandate Pictures)
Broken City (Mandate Pictures)
A Dolphin's Tale (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Project
Updates:
As She Climbed Across the Table: Director added.
Avon Man: Project status updated: Packaging.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules: Project status updated: Packaging.
Judge Dredd: Project status updated: Packaging.
Dream On: Project status updated: Packaging.
Horrible Bosses: Project status updated: Packaging.
Arthur: Project status updated: Packaging.
The Lucky One: Project status updated: Packaging.
A Star is Born: Project status updated: Packing.
Sherlock Holmes 2: Project status updated: Packaging.
Motor City: Project status updated: Packaging.
People/Company
Updates/Additions:
Ashwin Rajan promoted to
President of Production at Night Chronicles.
Ben Shiffrin, formerly at Ozla, in transition.
