ARE WE OFFICIALLY DATING?
ARE WE OFFICIALLY DATING? by Tom Gormican
Out from Oly Obst (Underground) & Elia infascelli and Simon Faber
Andrew O’Conner Attached to produce and looking to partner.
The male answer to HE’S NOT THAT INTO YOU, it’s a male-driven romantic comedy in the vein of FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL.
2010 Variety’s Writers to Watch
Will link to the Variety profiles when it’s released:
Travis Beacham
Sheila Callaghan
Adam Cozad
Michael Diliberti
Tim Dowling
Lena Dunham
Seth Grahame-Smith
Mike Jones
Rashida Jones & Will McCormack
Alan Schoolcraft & Brent Simons
casting news
CBS FILMS Ben Affleck offered the role of “Mitch Rapp” in Antoine Fuqua’s CONSENT TO KILL.
FOCUS Casey Affleck offered the role of “Nick Flynn” & Robert De Niro offered the role of “Jonathan”in Paul Weitz’s ANOTHER BULL**** NIGHT IN SUCK CITY.
FOX Adam Berg has been offered directing duties on the Robert Rodriguez-vacated DEADPOOL.
Tom Hardy (not doing “Snowhite and the Huntsman”) offered the role of “Henry Sturgess” in Timur Bekmambetov’s ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER. WARNER BROTHERS
Zac Efron offered the lead role in Albert Hughes’ AKIRA.
Ryan Gosling offered the role of “Private Billy Cage” in Doug Liman’s upcoming ALL YOU NEED IS KILL.
Charlize Theron in consideration for the role of “Detective Sarah Essen” in director Christopher Nolan’s upcoming THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.
Kacie Thomas and Vera Farmiga are both in contention for the role of “Julie Madison” for THE DARK KNIGHT.
FOX SEARCHLIGHT Jodie Foster offered the role of “Evelyn Stoker” & Carey Mulligan offered the role of “India Stoker”in the upcoming STOKER. Deborah Ann Woll is up for the female lead “Chantry” in director Alex Holdridge’s THE F-WORD. NEW LINE CINEMA Jeremy Renner offered the role of “Snake Plissken” in Breck Eisner’s remake ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. SPYGLASS Reese Witherspoon offered the lead role of “Alex” in Elizabeth Allen’s IS HE THE ONE?. LIONSGATE Bradley Cooper is atop of the list for the role of “Mr. Darcy” and Tilda Swinton is atop of the list for “Lady Catherine” in the upcoming PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES. Mike White has become the top contender to replace David O. Russell in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES. NEW REGENCY Brad Pitt is on top of the short list for New Regency’s THE GRAY MAN. MISC Sam Rockwell, Casey Affleck, Mark Ruffalo and Javier Bardem are on the shortlist to join Brad Pitt in writer/director Andrew Dominik’s upcoming COGAN’S TRADE.
THE FORGOTTEN MAN
Bruckheimer into Disney
Gough/ Miller into Fox
Sam Raimi into Sony
Benderspink into WB, Spyglass, Dreamworks
Virgin Produced into Relativity, Lionsgate, Summit
Doug Davison into Paramount, Universal
Verso into New Line
Direct into CBS, New Regency, GK Films
THE FORGOTTEN MAN by Max Burnett
Out from: H2F (Chris Fenton)
Genre: Sci-FiAttachments: H2F to produce, looking to partner
Logline: I AM LEGEND meets AVATAR. In 2067 the world faces an onslaught of irreversible evils leading the human population to an inevitable extinction. Moments before the death of his wife and son, a scientist promises to search the universe for a new planetary home to continue what’s left of the human race. 337 years later our hero returns to Earth to find a civilization altered beyond his worst nightmares and unwelcoming to his promise of hope.
Executive moves
Mike Aho
Now: Vice President, Factual Television and Executive Producer, Collins Avenue (A ContentFilm Company)
Was: Freelance Executive Producer
Tracy Green
Now: Senior Vice President, Development, LMNO Productions
Was: Executive Vice President, Head of Development, Original Productions
Troy Knowles
Now: Agent, Below the Line, WME
Was: Assistant, WME
Josh McLaughlin
Now: Executive VP, Film, Chernin Entertainment
Was: Executive VP, Motion Pictures Division, The Mark Gordon Company
Melissa Reid
Now: Sr. VP, Production, Jerry Bruckheimer Films & Television
Was: VP, Development, Jerry Bruckheimer Films & Television
Adam Steinman
Now: Vice President, Non-Scripted International Development & Sales, Warner Bros. International Television Production
Was: Vice President, Development, Tiger Aspect USA
Monika Zielinska
Now: Director of Development, Comedy Central
Was: Manager of Development & Original Programming, Comedy Central
ROBBING THE GRAVE
by Karl Gajdusek & Mike Finch
Gregory Hoblit (FRACTURE, FREQUENCY) attached to direct.
Benderspink producing. Going directly in to buyers.
WARRIOR STRAIN
WARRIOR STRAIN by Ben Ramsey
Out from: Magnet Management/Jennie Frankel Frisbie
Logline: Fun contained popcorn action/sci-fi script that can be made for a price and is best described as DIE HARD meets THE THING.
THE LOVE HOUND
THE LOVE HOUND by Onalee Hunter and Sara Morrow
Out from: Magnet Management/Brandy Rivers
Logline: HITCH with a dog.
THE FIRING SQUAD
THE FIRING SQUAD by Gruber & Matalon
Out from ROAR & Kaplan/Stahler
Logline – In the future, where corporations own their employees as well as their products, a low-rent extraction team get’s hired to break out and relocate a scientist only to discover that they’re on a suicide mission.
MIDNIGHT RUN meets DEMOLITION MAN
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