June 19 2006
First, Script Radar would like to give a "shout out" to Ellen H. for inviting us to the cool-as-hell party last Saturday night - where we had a chance to chat with Andrew Cohen who recently sold the feature version pitch to his short comedy film "American Storage" starring Steve Carell (click here for a flashback). The celebrities on-hand included "Freaks and Geeks" alum John Francis Daley and Samm Levine, and "Numb3rs" star David Krumholtz. More from Andrew on Script Radar soon.
Now on with the news...
Don Handfield has sold his pitch “Valentine’s Day” to DreamWorks Pictures for low- to mid-six figures. The romantic comedy is basically like “Groundhog’s Day” – except this version has a dueling couple who get stuck in a time loop. David Beaubaire and Chloe Dan are shepherding for the studio. 6/19
Nora and Delia Ephron have been hired to write the film version of Wendelin Van Draanen’s book “Flipped.” The young adult romance/coming-of-age novel follows two separate and distinct perspectives – that of a teen girl who’s smitten with the boy-next-door ever since his family moved to her neighborhood, and the boy who thinks the girl is kind of weird. Nora is attached to direct the film. Tracy Trench and Kelly Gonda (East of Doheny) are producing. 6/19
Video director Jamie Thraves has signed on to helm the film version of the biography “Torn Apart: The Life of Ian Curtis” by Mick Middles and Lindsay Reade. The book has been adapted by Tom Browne and chronicles the life of Joy Division’s trouble and inevitably suicidal lead singer – in particular his efforts before hitting it big in the music industry. Amy Hobby and Neal Weisman are producing the project. 6/19
Taraji P Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, and Mike Epps are joining Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor in “Talk To Me” for Pelagius Films. Kasi Lemmon, Rick Famuyiwa and Michael Genet all did versions of the drama biopic script that follows the life of Ralph Waldo “Petey” Green, an African American ex-con who turns his life around and becomes a controversial 60s Washington D.C. radio talk show host. Lemmons is directing the film. Sidney Kimmel and Mark Gordon are producing the project. 6/19
Now on with the news...
Don Handfield has sold his pitch “Valentine’s Day” to DreamWorks Pictures for low- to mid-six figures. The romantic comedy is basically like “Groundhog’s Day” – except this version has a dueling couple who get stuck in a time loop. David Beaubaire and Chloe Dan are shepherding for the studio. 6/19
Nora and Delia Ephron have been hired to write the film version of Wendelin Van Draanen’s book “Flipped.” The young adult romance/coming-of-age novel follows two separate and distinct perspectives – that of a teen girl who’s smitten with the boy-next-door ever since his family moved to her neighborhood, and the boy who thinks the girl is kind of weird. Nora is attached to direct the film. Tracy Trench and Kelly Gonda (East of Doheny) are producing. 6/19
Video director Jamie Thraves has signed on to helm the film version of the biography “Torn Apart: The Life of Ian Curtis” by Mick Middles and Lindsay Reade. The book has been adapted by Tom Browne and chronicles the life of Joy Division’s trouble and inevitably suicidal lead singer – in particular his efforts before hitting it big in the music industry. Amy Hobby and Neal Weisman are producing the project. 6/19
Taraji P Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, and Mike Epps are joining Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor in “Talk To Me” for Pelagius Films. Kasi Lemmon, Rick Famuyiwa and Michael Genet all did versions of the drama biopic script that follows the life of Ralph Waldo “Petey” Green, an African American ex-con who turns his life around and becomes a controversial 60s Washington D.C. radio talk show host. Lemmons is directing the film. Sidney Kimmel and Mark Gordon are producing the project. 6/19
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