Exclusive: Dave Bautista, last seen in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 and Blade Runner 2049, is attached to star in Stuber, an action-comedy written by Tripper Clancy, which 20th Century Fox picked up for mid-six figures last year. Michael Dowse is directing the pic about a very determined detective (Bautista) who commandeers an unsuspecting Uber driver named Stu into a harrowing evening of hijinks and mayhem. Clancy and his manager Jake Wagner came up with the idea and…...
- 12/8/2017
- Deadline
The dead rise to eat the living in our second Horror Highlights of the day, which includes a trailer for Dawning of the Dead, details on the Lankershim Boulevard screening at Seraph Films' fifth annual Halloween Short Horror Film Night, the 2017 BloodList of renowned and un-produced thriller and horror scripts, and a trailer for the new found footage horror film The Faith Community.
Dawning of the Dead Trailer & Release Details: "Prepare for a zombie apocalypse this Christmas!
Uncork’d Entertainment and filmmakers Tony Jopia, Nika Braun, Yannis Zafeiriou and Alexander Zwart reanimate the silly season with Dawning of the Dead, premiering on Digital 12/5.
While a virus that causes the dead to reanimate brings the world to its knees, the scientist responsible entrusts his cataclysmic findings to Katya Nevin, a troubled ex-war correspondent turned anchor-woman at W.W News. While she and the rest of her crew witness the collapse...
Dawning of the Dead Trailer & Release Details: "Prepare for a zombie apocalypse this Christmas!
Uncork’d Entertainment and filmmakers Tony Jopia, Nika Braun, Yannis Zafeiriou and Alexander Zwart reanimate the silly season with Dawning of the Dead, premiering on Digital 12/5.
While a virus that causes the dead to reanimate brings the world to its knees, the scientist responsible entrusts his cataclysmic findings to Katya Nevin, a troubled ex-war correspondent turned anchor-woman at W.W News. While she and the rest of her crew witness the collapse...
- 10/25/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The winds of change are blowing through Hollywood. Feature specs are tougher than ever to move without source material and/or a compelling package, creators are finding new opportunities via Diy and streaming services rule the universe. We asked a panel of top literary representatives what this all means for them, their clients and everyone hoping to one day be on their lists. “The biggest change is I used to pretty much just rep feature writers, and they would be in one bucket. Then I had TV writers in another bucket,” Good Fear’s Jake Wagner said. “Now everyone needs to be.
- 6/26/2017
- by Jim Cirile
- The Wrap
X-Men Apocalypse
A new trailer for Bryan Singer's "X-Men: Apocalypse" is set to drop within a day, before that though the helmer released a new behind-the-scenes photo featuring Ben Hardy's Angel standing over his defeated cage fighting opponent who appears to be The Blob. Kevin Durand played the character in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" but that doesn't appear to be the case here. [Source: Instagram]
Man Alive
20th Century Fox has set "Fargo" TV series creator Noah Hawley to make his feature film directorial debut on the elevated sci-fi thriller "Man Alive". Joe Greenberg has penned the script for the project while Aengus McLoone, Leigh Kittay, John Cameron, Chris Bender, Jake Weiner and Jake Wagner will produce. [Source: Deadline]
Couple Up
Lionsgate has closed a deal for Joshua Friedlander's spec script "Couple Up" which will be distributed through its Codeblack Films label.
A married couple, verging on divorce, wishes they had never met.
A new trailer for Bryan Singer's "X-Men: Apocalypse" is set to drop within a day, before that though the helmer released a new behind-the-scenes photo featuring Ben Hardy's Angel standing over his defeated cage fighting opponent who appears to be The Blob. Kevin Durand played the character in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" but that doesn't appear to be the case here. [Source: Instagram]
Man Alive
20th Century Fox has set "Fargo" TV series creator Noah Hawley to make his feature film directorial debut on the elevated sci-fi thriller "Man Alive". Joe Greenberg has penned the script for the project while Aengus McLoone, Leigh Kittay, John Cameron, Chris Bender, Jake Weiner and Jake Wagner will produce. [Source: Deadline]
Couple Up
Lionsgate has closed a deal for Joshua Friedlander's spec script "Couple Up" which will be distributed through its Codeblack Films label.
A married couple, verging on divorce, wishes they had never met.
- 4/24/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: 20th Century Fox has made a six-figure deal to acquire Man Alive, an elevated sci-fi spec script by new writer Joe Greenberg. Fargo creator Noah Hawley is set to make his feature film directorial debut on the project, which Leigh Kittay and John Cameron from Hawley’s 26 Keys shingle will produce with Chris Bender, Jake Weiner and Jake Wagner. Hawley is the creator/executive producer of FX’s Fargo, and this is the first project in his overall deal at Fox. Kittay…...
- 4/22/2016
- Deadline
Exclusive: Fox has acquired for mid-six figures Stuber, an action-comedy spec by Tripper Clancy takes place over one harrowing night in the life of an Uber driver named Stu. Tripper and his manager Jake Wagner hatched the idea, and Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley worked with him to develop the script. Goldstein and Daley will produce under their GoldDay banner and Wagner will be exec producer. Jeremy Kramer will oversee for Fox. UTA-repped Goldstein and Daley…...
- 4/15/2016
- Deadline
Exclusive: Dimension Films is optioning the rights to the short horror film Polaroid, which was written and directed by Lars Klevberg. It has been getting strong buzz since recently winning the L.A. Horror short film festival. Klevberg is also attached to direct the feature version which will go out to writers to adapt. Several offers came in, but an exclusive negotiation with Dimension started on Friday afternoon. Chris Bender, Jake Weiner and Jake Wagner will produce at…...
- 10/20/2015
- Deadline
It has been a busy day for new feature film projects based on existing material.
First up, "Parenthood" duo Lauren Graham and Mae Whitman are teaming up to adapt Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks' novel "The Royal We" for CBS Films. Graham will write the script for the project, which is being eyed as an acting vehicle for Whitman. The pair will also produce.
The story follows an American girl-next-door who moves to England to study at Oxford and falls in love with a fellow student, who happens to be the future King of England. There's also elements such as a red-headed troublemaking brother, her sudden tabloid fame and the royal family's many requirements.
Paramount Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer have nabbed the rights to S. Bergstrom's 2014 debut young adult action-thriller "The Cruelty". Bergstrom is already writing the next book in what could end up being a trilogy.
The story...
First up, "Parenthood" duo Lauren Graham and Mae Whitman are teaming up to adapt Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks' novel "The Royal We" for CBS Films. Graham will write the script for the project, which is being eyed as an acting vehicle for Whitman. The pair will also produce.
The story follows an American girl-next-door who moves to England to study at Oxford and falls in love with a fellow student, who happens to be the future King of England. There's also elements such as a red-headed troublemaking brother, her sudden tabloid fame and the royal family's many requirements.
Paramount Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer have nabbed the rights to S. Bergstrom's 2014 debut young adult action-thriller "The Cruelty". Bergstrom is already writing the next book in what could end up being a trilogy.
The story...
- 10/19/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: NBC has put in development Midnight, Mass., a drama series based on characters from the Vertigo comic books and graphic novels published by DC Entertainment. Snow White And The Huntsman co-writer Evan Daugherty will write the adaptation, produced by Warner Bros. TV and Bill Gerber‘s Gerber Pictures, which has received a script commitment. The Midnight, Mass. comics creator John Rozum will serve as an executive consultant on the TV project, about a sophisticated, sexy, globe-trotting husband and wife paranormal investigator team — based in Midnight, Massachusetts — that takes on supernatural foes, macabre mysteries and the most frightening creature of all: marriage. Feature producer Gerber (Gran Torino) executive produces, with Daugherty co-executive producing. This is the second time NBC and Warner Bros. TV are taking a stab at a Midnight, Mass. drama series. In 2009, Wbtv’s adaptation with a different team, writers Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts and non-writing executive...
- 9/20/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures have tapped newcomer Evan Daugherty to pen the latest draft of "Grayskull," the studio's big-screen take on Mattel's "Masters of the Universe" cartoon and toy line.
John Stevenson ("Kung Fu Panda") is attached to direct the adaptation of the show, which followed a blond warrior named Prince Adam who, when uttering the magic words, "By the power of Grayskull -- I have the power," turned into the heroic He-Man. He and his allies -- Battle Cat, Man-at-Arms and Orko -- defended their planet Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor, who tried week after week to conquer the fortress Castle Grayskull, which imbued He-Man with his powers.
Warners sees the big-screen version as a gritty fantasy and reimagines Adam as a soldier who sets off to find his destiny, happening upon the magical world of Eternia. There, Skeletor has raised a technological army and is bent on eradicating magic.
John Stevenson ("Kung Fu Panda") is attached to direct the adaptation of the show, which followed a blond warrior named Prince Adam who, when uttering the magic words, "By the power of Grayskull -- I have the power," turned into the heroic He-Man. He and his allies -- Battle Cat, Man-at-Arms and Orko -- defended their planet Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor, who tried week after week to conquer the fortress Castle Grayskull, which imbued He-Man with his powers.
Warners sees the big-screen version as a gritty fantasy and reimagines Adam as a soldier who sets off to find his destiny, happening upon the magical world of Eternia. There, Skeletor has raised a technological army and is bent on eradicating magic.
- 5/12/2009
- by By Borys Kit and Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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