June 26 2006

Gerard Butler and Steven Strait have signed on to top-line “Priest” for Screen Gems. The post-Apocalyptic horror film adapted by Cory Goodman from the Tokyopop graphic novel by Min-Woo Hyung is about a priest, young sheriff and priestess who track down vampires who have abducted the priest’s niece. Andrew Douglas is directing. Michael De Luca, Sam Raimi, Josh Donen and Mitchell Peck are producing. 6/26

Scott Westerfeld has sold the film rights to his novel “Uglies” to 20th Century Fox. The young adult fantasy is the first of a trilogy about a 16-year old girl who is denied an operation to make her “pretty” unless she infiltrates an anti-social group of peers who reject the operation themselves. The follow-up titles are “Pretties” and “Specials.” The project is out to writers. John and Jordan Davis will produce. 6/26