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Maggie’s Plan
2/23/2015
Logline: A young woman tries to make a life for herself in New York City.
Production Companies: Locomotive, Rachael Horovitz Productions, Round Films, Hall Monitor
Director: Rebecca Miller
Producer(s): Rachael Horovitz, Damon Cardasis, Rebecca Miller
Cast: Greta Gerwig, Julianne Moore, Ethan Hawke, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader
Writer(s): Rebecca Miller
SSN Insight: Clive Owen was previously attached to the role ultimately played by Ethan Hawke.
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiars
2/22/2015
Logline: On an isolated island off of Wales, 16-year-old Jacob discovers an abandoned orphanage that was a home for children with strange powers.
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Production Company: Chernin Entertainment
Director: Tim Burton
Producer(s): Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Dylan Clark
Cast: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Samuel L. Jackson
Writer(s): Jane Goldman
Details: Based on the novel “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” written by Ransom Riggs and published by Quirk on June 7, 2011.
SSN Insight: Jackson is said to be playing the role of “Barron,” a new character created just for the film.