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Abattoir
11/23/2014
Logline: An investigative reporter works to solve the mystery of a haunted house constructed from rooms of the deceased.
Production Companies: Hydraulx, Radical Studios
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Executive Producer(s): Barry Levine, Jesse Berger, Greg Strause, William Brent Bell, Chris Contogouris
Producers: Darren Lynn Bousman
Cast: Dayton Callie, Lin Shaye
Screenwriter(s): Chris Monfette, Darren Lynn Bousman
SSN Insight: Radical Publishing plans to release a graphic novel based on the concept by Bousman and Michael Peterson.
Green Room
11/20/2014
Logline: After a punk band witnesses a murder at one of their shows, they find themselves trapped in the green room of the middle-of-nowhere venue and targeted for death by a gang of white power skinheads.
Production Companies: Film Science, Broad Green Pictures
Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Executive Producer(s): Gabriel Hammond, Daniel Hammond, Vincent Savino
Producers: Anish Savjani, Neil Kopp, Victor Moyers
Cast: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Callum Turner, Joe Cole, Macon Blair, Patrick Stewart
Screenwriter(s): Jeremy Saulnier
SSN Insight: The director’s last film, Blue Ruin, premiered at Cannes in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar, and there won the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize. Production started this month in Portland, Oregon, and BGP plans to release the film next year.
Point Break
11/17/2014
Logline: An undercover FBI agent infiltrates a globe-trotting eco-terrorism ring made up of extreme athletes who surf, snowboard, motocross, wingsuit-fly, and rock climb.
Production Company: Alcon Entertainment
Director: Ericson Core
Executive Producer(s): John McMurrick, Devesh Chetty
Producers: Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, John Baldecchi, Chris Taylor, Kurt Wimmer
Cast: Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Édgar Ramírez, Teresa Palmer
Screenwriter(s): Kurt Wimmer
Details: Remake of Point Break (1991) directed by Katherine Bigelow and starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.
SSN Insight: Project was previously set up at Michael De Luca Productions. Gerard Butler was previously in discussions to play the role of Bodhi.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
11/21/2014
Logline: The timeless story of Elizabeth Bennet’s quest for love and independence amid the outbreak of a deadly virus that turns the dead into zombies.
Production Companies: Darko Entertainment, Handsomecharlie Films, Allison Shearmur Productions
Director: Burr Steers
Executive Producer(s): Ted Hamm, Aleen Keshishian
Producers: Natalie Portman, Annette Savitch, Richard Kelly, Sean McKittrick, Allison Shearmur
Cast: Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote, Jack Huston, Emma Greenwell
Screenwriter(s): Burr Steers, David O. Russell, Marti Noxon, Craig Gillespie, Seth Grahame-Smith
Details: Based on the novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies written by by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen and published by Quirk Books on April 1, 2009.
SSN Insight: David O. Russell previously attached to direct. Natalie Portman was previously attached to star in the role of Elizabeth Bennett.
Spotlight
11/21/2014
Logline: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Production Companies: Anonymous Content, Participant Media, Rocklin/Faust
Director: Tom McCarthy
Executive Producer(s): Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Michael Bederman, Tom Ortenberg, Peter Lawson
Producers: Nicole Rocklin, Blye Pagon Faust, Steve Golin, Michael Sugar
Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Stanley Tucci, Liev Schreiber
Screenwriter(s): Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy
Details: Based on the series of articles written by the Boston Globe staff in 2002. Project was previously set up at DreamWorks Studios.
SSN Insight: Matt Damon was previously mentioned to star.
The Black Prince
11/22/2014
Logline: The last Sikh prince of Punjab is placed on the throne at five, but when India is annexed to the British, he is sent to England and never allowed to return to his home.
Production Company: Brillstein Entertainment Partners
Director: Kavi Raz
Producers: Jai Khanna
Cast: Satinder Sartaaj
Screenwriter(s): Kavi Raz
SSN Insight: Project is bilingual, in English and Hindi. The film’s estimated budget is $5 million. Brillstein will help coordinate the international cast, provide crew and production logistics, as well as assist in securing international sales.
The Choice
11/21/2014
Logline: When Travis and Gabby meet as neighbors, they begin a love affair that evolves and is tested during a decade.
Production Companies: The Safran Company, Nicholas Sparks Productions
Director: Ross Katz
Executive Producer(s): No Executive Producer Available.
Producers: Nicholas Sparks, Theresa Park, Peter Safran
Cast: Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Tom Welling, Alexandra Daddario, Maggie Grace
Screenwriter(s): Bryan Sipe
Details: Based on the novel “The Choice” written by Nicholas Sparks and published by Grand Central Publishers in 2007.
SSN Insight: Sparks invested in the project and developed it before shopping it, so Lionsgate bought a fully developed film. Project marks the first feature film to be independently developed and produced by Nicholas Sparks Productions.
The Light Between Oceans
11/24/2014
Logline: A couple who reside in a lighthouse discover a baby in a boat along with a dead body. They decide to raise the child, which later alters their lives along with others.
Studio: DreamWorks Studios
Production Companies: Heyday Films, Participant Media
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Executive Producer(s): Rosie Alison
Producers: David Heyman, Jeffrey Clifford
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz
Screenwriter(s): Derek Cianfrance, William Nicholson
Details: Based on the novel The Light Between Oceans, written by M.L. Stedman and published by Scribner on July 31, 2012.
SSN Insight: EP Rosie Allen shepherded the project to Heyday Films. Former DreamWorks head Stacey Snider commented on the project to Deadline, saying, “We certainly believe Cianfrance can make a modern epic from M.L.’s poignant novel and will be able to capture the great epic sweep and emotional honestly of this story.”
Vacation
11/21/2014
Logline: No Logline Available.
Studio: New Line Cinema
Production Companies: Big Kid Pictures, S&K Pictures, Inc.
Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Executive Producer(s): Nan Morales, Toby Emmerich
Producers: David Dobkin, Chris Bender, Jeff Kleeman
Cast: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Keegan-Michael Key
Screenwriter(s): Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley
Details: Sequel to National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) written by John Hughes, directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase.
SSN Insight: David Dobkin previously attached to possibly direct. Peter Segal had been mentioned to direct.
You Were Never Here
11/23/2014
Logline: An artist who follows and photographs strangers begins to suspect she’s being watched.
Production Companies: Good ‘N Proper, Before the Door Pictures
Director: Camille Thoman
Executive Producer(s): Zachary Quinto, Neal Dodson, Corey Moosa
Producers: Bronwyn Cornelius, Julian Cautherley, Erika Hampson
Cast: Mireille Enos, Josephine de la Baume
Screenwriter(s): Camille Thoman
SSN Insight: Project marks the narrative feature film directorial and screenwriting debut of former performance artist and documentarian Camille Thoman.
