We’re hearing that Paramount‘s THE SECRET LIVES OF ROAD CREWS has found itself a director in Chris Columbus. Weston and Hal Lieberman are producing the project. Dante Harper is now on board to write.
LIMITLESS Director Heads Into UNCHARTED Territory
Neil Burger has signed on to write and direct the adaptation of popular video game UNCHARTED: DRAKE’S FORTUNE.
Director hired for UNFORGIVING WORLD
Nanette Burstein, best known for directing GOING THE DISTANCE, has been hired to direct the Focus Feature romantic drama UNFORGIVING WORLD. Nicole Holofcener has written the screenplay based on the French film produced by Haut et Court.
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IOTG Round-up - 8/19/10
Here's a list of changes we've made to the grid over the past few days. Links take you through to the IOTG project pages (subscription required).
New Projects
OWA/ODA
7 Minutes in Heaven (Paramount)
Other Projects
Wednesday (DreamWorks)
Tower Heist (Universal)
Drive (Independent)
Safe (Independent)
Triple Nine (Warner Bros.)
ISOPOD (Independent)
Lola Versus (Fox Searchlight)
Project Updates
The Kid Table: writer added.
Will: status updated.
My Mother's Curse: director and cast added, status updated.
World War Z: cast added, status updated.
The Vow: cast added.
The Courier: producer and production companies added.
Slide: cast, director, producer and production company added.
Tomorrow: cast added.
Young Adult: production company added.
Incarceron: writers added, production company changed.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: producers added.
Gravity: producer and production company added.
The Hangover 2: production companies added.
I'm.mortal: cast and producer added.
The Lucky One: writer and cast added.
Man on a Ledge: writers added.
Mr. Popper's Penguins: writer and director added, no longer ODA.
People/Company Updates
Alexandra Loewy moved from Unique Films to Red Wagon..
Jessie Henderson is now CE at Chernin.
Hugh Jackman and John Palermo dissolved Seed Productions. Palermo started Palermo Productions and is bringing former Seed exec Allan Mandelbaum along.
IOTG Round-up 7/14/10
Here's a round-up of the changes made to the grid over the past few days. Links take you through the IOTG project page (subscription required).
New Projects
Specs/Pitches
The Boys Club, by Katherine Brooks (spec)
The Link, by Ric Gibbs (spec)
The Proofreader, by Joel Thomas (spec)
360, by Tim Earnheart (spec)
Live! Nude! Uncle!, by Kyle Kinsella and David Mendel (spec)
The Secret of Ka, by Christopher Pine (book rights)
Untitled Will Block and Jake Emanuel Action Comedy, sold to Paramount (pitch)
Play Things, by David Benullo and Jessica Doyle (pitch)
OWA/ODA
All Creatures Great and Small (Columbia)
Death of a Hostess (Endgame)
I Am Vanessa Delgado (Columbia)
True Crime (Focus Features)
The Matarese Circle (MGM)
Origin (Relativity Media)
Summer's End (Relativity Media)
Untitled Wendy Miller Thriller (Relativy Media)
The Wedding Doctor (Relativity Media)
Other Projects
Occupied City (Warner Bros. Pictures)
I'm.mortal (New Regency)
Wicked: The Musical (Universal)
Reading in the Dark (Independent)
Untitled Zac Efron Project (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Project Updates
Batman 3: cast added; project status updated to greenlit and packaging.
Moscow: cast and writer added.
Killer Pizza: now ODA.
My Beautiful Coma: producer added.
21 and Over: studio, production company, producers, and director added.
Hunter-Killer: now ODA; writer and director added.
Kashmir: now ODA.
People/Company Updates
Carrie Stein is now at 3 Arts, formerly CEO at Alchemy TV.
Zac Efron's production company is now called Ninjas Runnin' Wild.


