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MEET CUTE (SPEC)
When a woman finds a time machine in a downtown Manhattan nail salon, she uses it to keep traveling back in time 24 hours to make her previous night’s date perfect. Will she ever move on past this perfect night, or will she stay in this moment forever? A GROUNDHOG DAY for the modern day.
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Neil Gaiman, Akiva Goldsman Adapting Mervyn Peake’s “Gormenghast” for FremantleMedia TV Series
Gaiman will exec. produce the series under his multi-year exclusive deal with FremantleMedia following the success of the Starz series American Gods based on Gaiman’s novel.
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Netflix Signs Deal for “Deadpool” Creator Rob Liefeld’s Extreme Universe
Filmmaker Akiva Goldsman will put together a prestigious writers’ room in order to create a number of feature films out of Liefeld’s characters, including Brigade and Bloodstrike.
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Akiva Goldsman, Paramount Putting Together Impressive Writers Room to Adapt Popular “Ologies” Y.A. Book Series
Goldsman will lead the writers room and produce the seven-movie series via his Weed Road banner with the likes of Michael Chabon, NIcole Perlman, Jeff Pinkner and Christina Hodson participating.
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YOU’RE NOT REAL (SPEC)
A young school teacher reunites with her reclusive, scientific genius grandfather for the first time at his isolated country estate, uncovering disturbing truths about her childhood.
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“Firestarter” Remake in the Works With Akiva Goldsman Directing for Universal, Blumhouse
Based on a book by Stephen King, the original 1984 movie starred Drew Barrymore as a young girl with pyrokinetic abilities who is kidnapped by a secret government agency that wants to use her as a weapon.
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Rings — Official Trailer (Johnny Galecki, Vincent D’Onofrio, Alex Roe)
A young woman becomes worried about her boyfriend when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after he has viewed it. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a “movie within the movie” that no one has ever seen before.
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“Deadpool” Co-creator Rob Liefeld Developing Extreme Universe Titles With Graham King & Akiva Goldsman
The comic book characters from Rob Liefeld’s Extreme Universe are making their way to the big screen. The Deadpool co-creator recently struck a deal with Graham King and Fundamental Films to build movies from the comics created by Liefeld. Weed Road’s Akiva Goldsman has also signed on to produce alongside King.
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Paramount Nabs “Avengelyne” from “Deadpool” Creator Rob Liefeld
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld is hoping lightning will strike twice as Paramount Pictures has made a preemptive film rights deal for his other creation, Avengelyne. Akiva Goldsman is set to produce with an eye towards directing the feature.
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AVENGELYNE (SALES)
Based on the comic, it centers on an angel who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself face-to-face with demons and monsters. Described as John Wick with a fallen angel.
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Skydance Lands Hot Manuscript “A God In The Shed” from J.F. Dubeau with Akiva Goldsman Set To Produce (EXCLUSIVE)
As the first round of finalists in the 2016 Launch Pad Manuscript Competition were announced just 24 hours ago, two of the competition partners – Inkshares and Brooklyn Weaver – have set up the book partial with the producers behind the upcoming Jack Ryan and The Dark Tower series.
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SNAPSHOT 1988 (SALES)
In 1988, a teenage boy takes care of his elderly former housekeeper who he thinks suffers from dementia, but is unaware that her memories are being stolen by a camera belonging to an evil figure known as The Phoenician.
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CONTINGENCY PROTOCOL (SALES)
In the near future where global video surveillance has rendered the witness protection program obsolete, time travel is used to hide high profile witnesses.
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Rings — Trailer (Aimee Teegarden, Vincent D’Onofrio, Alex Roe)
A young woman becomes worried about her boyfriend when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after he has viewed it. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a “movie within the movie” that no one has ever seen before.
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Lori Evans Taylor Sells Thriller Pitch To Sony Pictures
Lori Evans Taylor has sold an untitled micro-budget thriller pitch to Sony Pictures. Akiva Goldsman has signed on to produce.
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UNT. LORI EVANS TAYLOR THRILLER (SALES)
Centers on a couple who rents out their home to a woman who soon begins to invade their lives.
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THE JANSON DIRECTIVE (SALES)
Follows a former clandestine operative, now the best private security consultant in the world, who is framed for a horrendous crime and must join forces with the protégée sent to kill him in order to survive.
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{Exclusive} “Avengers: Age Of Ultron” Star Claudia Kim Joins “The Dark Tower”
Kim has landed a role in Sony’s The Dark Tower, which is based on the best-selling series from Stephen King. Kim joins a growing cast that includes Matthew McConaughey, Idris Elba, and Abbey Lee.
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Jerrod Carmichael Eyed For “Transformers 5”
Comedic actor Jerrod Carmichael is looking to get behind the wheel of an Autobot (or Decepticon) in Transformers 5.
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Akiva Goldsman And Michael Chabon Lead The Charge For The Hasbro Cinematic Universe
Academy Award winner Akiva Goldsman will oversee a team of writers that will build this universe that will include classic Hasbro toy brands G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, M.A.S.K. and ROM.
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BUMBLEBEE (SALES)
Storyline is being kept underwraps but will exist in the Transformer’s universe.
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Jackie Earle Haley Joins The Cast Of “The Dark Tower”
Jackie Earle Haley will sink his teeth into the role of the evil vampire, Sayre in the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower.
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{Exclusive} Akiva Goldsman Adapting Stephen King’s “The Shining” Sequel “Doctor Sleep”
Akiva Goldsman has been tapped to write the script for Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to the horror classic The Shining. Goldsman is currently serving as a writer and producer on Sony’s adaptation of King’s The Dark Tower series.
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Warner Bros. Taps “Wonder Woman” Scribe Jason Fuchs To Pen “Lobo”
Wonder Woman screenwriter Jason Fuchs has been tapped to write yet another DC adaptation, which suggests that Warner Bros. has confidence in the work he’s done on the Gal Gadot solo feature.
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“The Dark Tower” Taps Newcomer Tom Taylor For Key Role
The highly anticipated adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower has added young up and comer Tom Taylor to the cast.
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Matthew McConaughey And Idris Elba Confirmed For Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower”
Following months of speculation, it has been confirmed that Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey will star in Sony’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. With the A-listers on board, production on the long-awaited project is expected to begin this spring.
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Abbey Lee Courted For Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower”
Model-turned-actor Abbey Lee is the latest name to be thrown into the ring for the highly-anticipated movie adaptation of The Dark Tower. Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey are also slated to star
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Idris Elba Circling Lead In Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower”
Idris Elba is said to be circling the lead role in Sony’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. Elba would anchor the first of what Sony expects to be a multi-film franchise.
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News From “Transformers” Writers’ Camp — An Animated Prequel Will Happen And Akiva Goldsman Is Ready For The Next Live-Action Film
Goldsman will tackle the script for a fifth film in Michael Bay’s live-action series, and Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari are going to work on an animated prequel.