Friday, September 2, 2011
SEPTEMBER SCREENPLAYS SALES
INDUSTRY SCREENPLAY SALE
Title: Rapture-Palooza
Date: Friday, September 02, 2011
Logline: A comedic look at life in the fallout of a religious apocalypse.
Writer: Chris Matheson
Genre: Sci-Fi , Comedy
Saletype: Script
Studio: Lionsgate
Production Company: Mosaic
Producer: Craig Robinson, Chris Matheson, Ed Solomon
More: Anna Kendrick, Craig Robinson and John Francis Daley attached to star. Paul Middleditch attached to direct.
Title: Another Happy Day
Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Logline: The story of a strained family trying to survive a wedding.
Writer: Sam Levinson
Genre: Dark Comedy
Saletype: Script
Production Company: Phase 4 Films, Mandalay Vision
Producer: Celine Rattray, Todd Traina, Johnny Lin, Michael Nardelli, Salli Newman, Pamela Fielder, Ellen Barkin
More: Ellen Barkin, Demi Moore, Kate Bosworth, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Burstyn and Ezra Miller star in film. Sam Levinson directed film.
Title: Rid of Me
Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Logline: A young woman tries to improve her marriage against the backdrop of Portlands punk and rock scene.
Writer: James Westby
Genre: Dark Comedy
Saletype: Script
Production Company: Phase 4 Films, Alcove Prods
Producer: Katie OGrady, James Westby
More: Theresa Russell, Katie OGrady and Art Alexakis star in film. James Westby directed film.
Title: The Lady
Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Logline: The true-life story about Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent about 15 years under house arrest.
Writer: Rebecca Frayn
Genre: Drama , Biography
Saletype: Script
Production Company: Europa Corp., France 3 Cinéma, Left Bank Pictures
Producer: Luc Besson
More: Michelle Yeoh, William Hope and David Thewlis star in film. Luc Besson directed film.
Title: Tormented
Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Logline: The story centers on a young boy whose family seems to be falling apart around him. The situation gets worse when he manifests a growing and dangerous friendship with his stuffed toy rabbit.
Writer: Takashi Shimizu, Sôtarô Hayashi
Genre: Thriller , Horror
Saletype: Script
Production Company: Well Go USA, Fortissimo Films, Ogura Jimusyo Co.
Producer: Takashi Shimizu
More: Teruyuki Kagawa, Hikari Mitsushima and Nao Ohmori star in film. Takashi Shimizu directed film.
Title: I, Alex Cross
Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Logline: A Washington D.C. detective Alex Cross tracks a serial rapist who may have murdered his pregnant wife years before.
Writer: James Patterson, Marc Moss
Genre: Thriller , Crime , Suspense
Saletype: Script , Novel , Adaptation
Production Company: Summit Entertainment, QED International, IAC Productions, James Patterson Entertainment
More: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols, Cicely Tyson and Jean Reno attached to star. Rob Cohen attached to direct. Marc Moss adapted James Patterson's novel.
Title: Twelve Years a Slave
Date: Monday, August 29, 2011
Logline: The true-life story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who became enslaved.
Writer: Solomon Northup, John Ridley, Steve McQueen
Genre: Drama , Period , Biography
Saletype: Script , Novel , Adaptation
Production Company: Plan B
Producer: Brad Pitt
Agent: CAA (McQueen)
More: Chiwetel Ejiofor attached to star. Steve McQueen attached to direct and co-adapted Solomon Northup's book with John Ridley.
Title: Flatliners
Date: Friday, August 26, 2011
Logline: The story is centered on a group of medical students who subject themselves to near-death experiences in order to see if anything lies beyond the big sleep.
Writer: Ben Ripley, Peter Filardi
Genre: Sci-Fi , Drama
Saletype: Remake
Studio: Sony Studios
Production Company: Further Films
Producer: Laurence Mark
Agent: Gersh and Mosaic (Ripley)
More: Ben Ripley will rewrite Peter Filardi's script.
Title: Infinitely Polar Bear
Date: Friday, August 26, 2011
Logline: A husband and father, who suffers from a bipolar disorder, struggles to keep his wife and job.
Writer: Maya Forbes
Genre: Drama , Indie
Saletype: Script
Producer: J.J. Abrams, Megan Ellison, Maya Forbes
More: Maya Forbes attached to direct. Zoe Saldana and Mark Ruffalo attached to star.
Title: Dominion
Date: Friday, August 26, 2011
Logline: The story centers on a woman who is half-human, half-angel.
Writer: Dean McCreary, Chester Hastings
Genre: Supernatural
Saletype: Pitch
Studio: Paramount Studios
Producer: Zoe Saldana, Robbie Brenner
Agent: Gersh (McCreary & Hastings)
More: Zoe Saldana attached to star.
Title: The Last Exorcism
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011
Logline: TBA
Writer: Damien Chazelle
Genre: Supernatural , Horror
Saletype: Sequel
Production Company: Strike Entertainment, Studio Canal
Agent: Gersh (Chazelle)
Manager: Gary Ungar and Tyler Ruggeri (Chazelle)
Attorney: Don Steele (Chazelle)
Title: Untitled Supernatural Action
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011
Logline: Story centers on a team of mercenaries whose search for a missing person in the jungles of Cambodia becomes a descent into the heart of darkness as they confront the dark force of a vampire.
Writer: Paul Sloan
Genre: Action , Supernatural
Saletype: Pitch
Production Company: Millennium/Nu Image
Producer: Frank De Martini, Leo Amari, Richard Salvatore
Agent: Brucks Entertainment (Sloan)
Title: Untitled Family Comedy
Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Logline: The story is set in a world where an asteroid didn't hit the Earth, thus allowing the creatures to keep living and evolving.
Genre: Family , Animation , Fantasy
Saletype: Pitch
Studio: Disney Studios
Producer: John Walker
More: Bob Peterson attached to direct.
Title: Pitch Perfect
Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Logline: The comedy is about the cappella group Divisi.
Writer: Mickey Rapkin
Genre: Comedy , Musical
Saletype: Novel , Adaptation
Studio: Universal Studios
Production Company: Gold Circle
More: Jason Moore attached to direct. Rebel Wilson attached to star.
Title: The Wedding Video
Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Logline: The story of a shambolic yet loveable best man who decides the greatest gift he can give his friend and his bride is a video of their wedding.
Writer: Nigel Cole, Firth
Genre: Comedy
Saletype: Script
Production Company: Entertainment Film Distributor, Timeless Films
Producer: James Gay-Rees, Nigel Green, Ralph Kamp
More: Lucy Punch, Rufus Hound, Robert Webb, Miriam Margolyes, Michelle Gomez and Harriet Walter attached to star. Nigel Cole attached to direct.
Title: The East
Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Logline: The story revolves around a female agent who infiltrates an eco-terrorist group.
Writer: Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling
Genre: Thriller
Saletype: Script
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Production Company: Scott Free Prods
Producer: Michael Costigan
More: Alexander Skarsgard attached to star. Brit Marling attached to direct.
Title: The Great Gatsby
Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Logline: Set in 1920s Long Island, Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.
Writer: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Baz Luhrmann
Genre: Drama , Period
Saletype: Script , Novel , Adaptation
Studio: Warner Bros.
Production Company: Bazmark Films, Red Wagon Productions
Producer: Baz Luhrmann
More: Baz Luhrmann attached to direct. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan attached to star. Baz Luhrmann adapted F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel.
Title: Line of Sight
Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Logline: The story centers on an elite commando squad transporting cargo while dealing with a global threat.
Writer: Peter OBrien, F. Scott Frazier
Genre: Thriller , Action , Suspense
Saletype: Script
Studio: Warner Bros.
Executive Overseeing: Sarah Schechter, Chantal Nong
Production Company: Silver Pictures
Producer: Joel Silver, Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman, Ben Affleck
More: Ben Affleck attached to star and direct. Peter O'Brien rewrote F. Scott Frazier's script.
Title: Blade Runner
Date: Thursday, August 18, 2011
Logline: tba
Writer: Philip K. Dick
Genre: Sci-Fi
Saletype: Sequel
Studio: Warner Bros.
Production Company: Alcon Entertainment, Thunderbird Films, Scott Free Productions
Producer: Bud Yorkin, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ridley Scott
More: Ridley Scott attached to direct.
Title: Neighborhood Watch
Date: Thursday, August 18, 2011
Logline: The sci-fi comedy centers on a suburban "neighborhood watch" group that serves as a front for dads to get some male-bonding time away from their families. The group finds itself in over its head when it uncovers a plot to destroy the world.
Writer: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Genre: Sci-Fi , Comedy
Saletype: Script
Studio: Fox Studios
Production Company: 21 Laps
More: Rosemarie DeWitt, Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn attached to star. Akiva Schaffer attached to direct.
Title: Magic Mike
Date: Thursday, August 18, 2011
Logline: The story revolves around a male stripper club called Xquisite.
Writer: Reid Carolin
Genre: Comedy
Saletype: Script
Production Company: Nick Wechsler Productions
Producer: Nick Wechsler, Steven Soderbergh
More: Joe Manganiello, Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey and Matt Bomer attached to star. Steven Soderbergh attached to direct.
Title: Peace Like a River
Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Logline: The story is about an asthmatic 11-year-old named Reuben Land, who lives with his eccentric family in 1962 Minnesota.
Writer: Leif Enger, Kathy McWorter
Genre: Drama
Saletype: Script , Novel , Adaptation
Studio: Dreamworks, Warner Bros.
Production Company: Plan B
Producer: Brad Pitt, David Brown, Kit Golden
More: Kathy McWorter adapted Leif Enger's novel. Tate Taylor attached to direct.
Title: Untitled comedy
Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Logline: TBA
Writer: Jack Angelo, Sam Brown
Genre: Comedy
Saletype: Pitch
Studio: Paramount Studios
Production Company: Hope Town Entertainment, Panay Films
Producer: Tish and Miley Cyrus, Andrew Panay, Jodi Zuckerman Weiner, Adam Glass
Agent: UTA and Anonymous Content (Brown and Angelo)
More: Miley Cyrus attached to star.
Title: Bachelorette
Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Logline: The story centers on three friends who are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.
Writer: Leslye Headland
Genre: Indie , Comedy
Saletype: Script
Production Company: Gary Sanchez Productions, BCDF Pictures
Producer: Leslye Headland
More: Kyle Bornheimer, Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher and Lizzy Caplan attached to star. Leslye Headland attached to direct.
Title: The Guv'nor
Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Logline: The brutal life story of one of Britains most notorious bare-knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean.
Writer: Paul Van Carter, Martin Askew, Peter Gerrard
Genre: Drama , Biography
Saletype: Novel , Adaptation
Production Company: Revolver Entertainment
Producer: Justin Marciano, Nick Taussig, Jamie McLean
More: Paul Van Carter and Martin Askew will adapt Peter Gerrard's book.
Title: Boy
Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Logline: The story follows a daydreaming 11-year-old Maori boy obsessed with American pop culture as he is reunited with his ex-con father.
Writer: Taika Waititi
Genre: Drama
Saletype: Script , Co-Production
Production Company: Paladin, Unison Films, Radius Films
Producer: Mark Urman, Emanuel Michael, Ainsley Gardiner, Cliff Curtis
Agent: CAA and Manage-Ment (Waititi)
More: Taika Waititi directed film and co-starred with James Rolleston.
Title: Resident Evil 5
Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Logline: In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the undead, Alice, continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety.
Writer: Paul W. S. Anderson
Genre: Supernatural , Horror
Saletype: Video Game , Sequel , Adaptation
Studio: Kipling Studios
Producer: Paul W. S. Anderson
More: Paul W. S. Anderson attached to direct and adapt video game. Milla Jovovich attached to star.
Title: One Shot
Date: Monday, August 15, 2011
Logline: The story centers on Jack Reacher, an ex-Army cop, who gets sucked into the mystery surrounding the arrest of a sniper accused of killing five random people in a shooting.
Writer: Christopher McQuarrie, Lee Child
Genre: Thriller , Crime
Saletype: Script , Novel , Adaptation
Studio: Paramount Studios
Production Company: Skydance, Mutual Film Company
Producer: Tom Cruise
More: Christopher McQuarrie attached to direct and adapted Lee Child's novel. Tom Cruise attached to star.
Title: Mirkwood
Date: Monday, August 15, 2011
Logline: The story centers around a fictional version of author J.R.R. Tolkien's life.
Writer: Steve Hillard
Genre: Drama
Saletype: Novel , Adaptation
Production Company: EMO Films
Producer: Joel Eisenberg, Timothy Owens
More: Steve Hillard will adapt his novel.
Title: Untitled action-adventure comedy
Date: Monday, August 15, 2011
Logline: TBA
Writer: Chris Galletta, Todd Strauss-Schulson
Genre: Action , Adventure , Comedy
Saletype: Pitch
Production Company: New Line, Ulterior Productions, Mosaic
Producer: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Agent: UTA and Anonymous Content (Galletta), UTA and Mosaic(Strauss-Schulson)
More: Todd Strauss-Schulson attached to direct.