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Swanberg had been slated to make his studio directorial debut on the project since February of this year, though sources now indicate that the Drinking Buddies helmer has fallen off the project.
Kept under wraps, but serves as a sequel to 2014’s Annabelle.
Sources confirm that Annabelle 2 is actively in development, with Gary Dauberman returning for another sinister outing. The Conjuring helmer James Wan is once again producing, while Dave Neustadter and Walter Hamada oversee for New Line.
New Line Cinema and the creator of Saw have signed on to produce Keith Donohue’s 2014 novel about an autistic boy who brings the monsters that he draws to life.
An autistic 10-year-old is locked away from most of the world due to his Asperger’s and agoraphobia. He does, however, have the gift of bringing anything he draws to life; unfortunately he only seems to draw monsters.
Hendricks joins the schoolyard comedy, which already boasts Charlie Day, Ice Cube and the return of Tracy Morgan after being injured in a car accident over a year ago.
The young actress continues her streak of choice roles over the last few years by nabbing the part of Francis O’Connor’s daughter in the upcoming The Conjuring sequel that will follow the story of the Enfield Poltergeist.
After over a year in recovery and a spectacular reception at the Emmys last night, Morgan has made significant progress and is ready to start taking on gigs again.
Actor Simon McBurney has joined The Conjuring 2. The cast already includes Francis O’Connor, Vera Farmiga, and Patrick Wilson, with the latter two reprising their roles as Lorraine and Ed Warren.
O’Connor joins Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga for her second Blumhouse film.
The critically acclaimed Vertigo comic, created by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, is the first adaptation to move forward at New Line after Warner Bros. transferred their DC Comics offshoot’s titles to the sibling studio.
Centers on Agent Graves, a man who gives people the opportunity to take action against a person who has ruined their lives by providing them with their aggressor’s identity, a gun, and a hundred rounds of untraceable ammunition.
Kept under wraps, but serves as a reboot of the iconic franchise featuring Freddy Krueger.
Plans are to scrap the lackluster 2010 reboot and start with a fresh new take. There’s no producer on board yet, but Orphan scribe David Leslie Johnson has been tapped to script. The new film will serve as a remake of the 1984 classic.
Logline: A social worker investigating the mysterious disappearances of two children discovers that her own family might also be in jeopardy.
Logline: Follows Sara and Ben, two thirty-something lawyers whose close friendship becomes strained after they hook up after hours in the office. Now the two must navigate their newfound feelings as they attempt to keep their relationship a secret for fear of getting canned.
Logline kept under wraps but centers on a massive coastal hurricane.
Jojo Moyes is adapting her bestselling novel for the studio.
Logline: A struggling single-parent family road trips across the country with the mom’s soon-to-be-disgraced boss in order to get the family’s genius teenage daughter to the Math Olympiad.
Logline: Tells the life story of Misty Copeland, who went from her first dance lessons at 13 at the local Boys and Girls Club to being the second ever African-American female soloist for the American Ballet Theater.
Kept under wraps, but based on the work of real life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren as they investigate the various claims of sinister poltergeist activity that occurred at a council house in Enfield, England during the late 1970s.
The classic film goes in an interesting new direction with Wilson as the lead!
Logline: Remake of the classic Goldie Hawn film about the trials and tribulations of a female army recruit.
Logline: Follows a dying father who makes his three estranged sons promise they will work together to stop their younger sister from marrying her obnoxious fiancee.
Logline: An OkCupid encounter that resulted in an eight country, three-week date with one catch – no luggage allowed.
Logline: Kept under wraps.