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Based on the ancient Greek myth, follows Jason and his band of heroes as they search for the Golden Fleece, a token that will grant him the authority to command the throne of Iolcus and banish his tyrannical uncle.
In competition with 20th Century Fox’s stagnant version, Paramount Pictures is now developing a new Jason and the Argonauts film. Sources confirm that the project is moving along quickly, with concept art and VFX presentations already being put together.
Co-starring Steve Carell, the upcoming biopic, BATTLE OF THE SEXES, was set to star Emma Stone as Billie Jean King, the 1973 female tennis pro who defeated a male former Wimbledon champion.
Logline: When a couple loses their baby, they take a trip to a friends’ quiet seaside house where they find out the life of their dead child is lived out through a series of fantastical dreams.
Logline: Story will chronicle the life of tennis player Billie Jean King and her famed “Battle of the Sexes” match against Bobby Riggs.
Logline: The story will focus on the rivalry between runners Sebastian Cole and Steve Ovett who came from very different social classes and upbringings, but between them won three Olympic gold medals, two silvers, one bronze, and broke a total of twelve middle-distance records.
An infantryman recounts the final hours before he and his fellow soldiers return to Iraq.
Found footage thriller finds new writer and cast member!
Logline: After a man’s girlfriend is killed by a shark, he starts to experience gradual memory loss he believes is from a conceptual shark eating at his brain and must find a way to stop it.
Oscar-winning writer attached to pen sequel for Lionsgate.
Logline: In a town ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes, a group of storm chasers run toward the danger, testing how far they will go for the once-in-a-lifetime shot, all while the worst vortex is yet to come.
Logline: Follows Oliver Twist as he teams up with the Artful Dodger to foil an assassination attempt on the Queen, effectively creating Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Logline: Pitched as “Boyz In The Hood,” but with werewolves, centers on a trio of rival gang members who can transform into wolves, who are now battling it out for turf in the Los Angeles hoods.
Logline: Dr. Alfred Jones, a fisheries scientist in London, is approached by a mysterious sheikh about an outlandish plan to introduce the sport of salmon fishing into the desert in Yemen. The Sheikh’s absurd vision of bringing faith and hope to his people fails to resonate with the faithless, unhappy Brit. However, after initially refusing the proposal, Dr. Jones is swayed by the British government, the Sheikh and the Sheikh’s glamourous real estate rep Harriet and into accepting the job. The result is a ridiculous look at the dysfunction of government bureaucracy and the importance of faith in the face of impossiblity.
Logline: Centers on the story of mountaineer Aron Ralston, who’s right forearm got pinned for nearly five days under a boulder during a climb in Utah in May 2003. He used a dull knife to amputate the limb, then scaled a 65-foot sheer wall and hiked out before running into a family that gave him water and food. He was finally rescued by helicopter.
Sequel the 1997 film.