Here's the latest news on feature scripts in development around town...
Actor Will Smith with produce and likely star in the spec script The City that Sailed by Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show and The Terminal). It's a whimsical tale of how a young girl's wish to be with her magician father in New York fuels the magic that causes Manhattan to break off from the continent and drift across the Atlantic to bring him home to England.
Director Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) is in talks to helm The City That Sailed for Fox. Lawrence is also developing a project entitled Water for Elephants, a historical novel about an orphaned boy who joins the circus by best-selling author Sara Gruen.
A feature adaptation of 80s ABC police drama T.J. Hooker is officially in development now at David Foster Productions based on an action-comedy script written by Brent Maddock. Here's a mini-sode to refresh your memory, starring a buff young William Shatner.
Relativity Media is developing a comedy called MacGruber based on the Saturday Night Live series of sketches parodying the 80s TV show McGyver. Will Forte and Kristin Wiig from the SNL series will reprise their roles. Ryan Phillipe and Val Kilmer are in talks to star in the Paramount Picture.
Mandate Pictures is also developing You're A Miserable Excuse for a Hero!, the first book in a new series called "Just Make a Choice" by comedian Bob Powers.
Meanwhile, veteran writer/director Gary Marshall began shooting the romantic comedy Valentine's Day by Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein (He's Just Not That Into You) for New Line Cinema this week. An all-star ensemble cast of 10 Angelinos who serendipitously meet on the February holiday.
And the best-selling novel A Dog Named Christmas by Greg Kincaid also began shooting yesterday. One hit dog movie deserves another I guess. Marley & Me has only been out on DVD a little over 90 days. The slate is obviously taking its cue from the box office, where comedy, fantasy and action continue topping the charts.
le 14 juillet
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