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8 - THE JOB MARKET (DB)
Summer/Fall 2022 Creative Development Trainee, MPG
The Sony Pictures Entertainment Professional Trainee program offers a unique opportunity to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences.
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NO FLYING IN THE HOUSE
Sony Pictures Entertainment picked up NO FLYING IN THE HOUSE by Frederick Seton. A young girl must choose between being fully human or fully fairy.
8 - THE JOB MARKET (DB)
Spring 2022 Creative Trainee, MPG at Columbia Pictures
Duties involve aiding the executive assistants in the department with clerical work, errands, meeting preparation, and additional duties as assigned.
8 - THE JOB MARKET (DB)
Story Department Trainee Summer/Fall 2021 at Columbia Pictures
This position is a great opportunity for those who have an interest in the process of feature Film development or screenwriting.
Spec Tracker (DB)
UNTITLED HEFFERNAN/ROBITEL SUPERNATURAL PROJECT (SPEC)
Story details are being kept under wraps.
1 - BREAKING NEWS
Red Hot Spec MAVERICK First to Storm Studios Post Labor Day!
Lawrence Grey, DeVon Franklin, Bill Gerber & Matt Tolmach amongst the producers taking this one into every studio!
Spec Tracker (DB)
MAVERICK (SPEC)
When his plane is shot down over Hanoi at the height of the Vietnam War, Lieutenant Commander John McCain fights to survive as a POW at the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” prison.
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UNTITLED EMILIA SERRANO COMEDY PROJECT (SPEC)
A cultural coming-of-age story about a career-driven Latina American during her “double quinceañera” — celebrated at age 30 because she missed having her first quinceñera at 15. She invites her parents, best friends, and brazen married cousin to a work trip disguised as a double quince, inviting trouble that could jeopardize her job and her relationships.
2 - FILM NEWS
“Nutcracker” Writer Ashleigh Powell Adapting Melissa Albert’s “The Hazel Wood” for Columbia
Albert’s fantasy novel has been on the New York Times Young Adult bestsellers list for seven weeks.
Film Rights Tracker (SM-DB)
THE HAZEL WOOD (Film Rights)
Teenager Alice lives on the road with her mother, but when her mother is kidnapped, Alice realizes that her grandmother’s dark fairy tales might be based more on reality than fantasy.
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WHERE THE DEVIL HIDES (Film Rights)
Follows an Eastern European physician set to experiment on the six deadliest killers in history, who’ve been imprisoned for life within a remote mental asylum that has a dark history and bloody secrets all its own.
Spec Tracker (DB)
INFINITUM (SPEC)
The storyline is currently under wraps, but is described as a high-concept love story.
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NIGHTLIGHT (HILL/MACINTYRE) (SPEC)
A monster-obsessed kid witnesses a murder in his neighborhood and must defend his house when it comes under siege by the killers.
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AFRAID (ALTMAN/ELLSWORTH) (SPEC)
The Purge meets Bourne Identity. Four criminal soldiers, whose skills have been enhanced by horrifying experiments, escape to a small Wisconsin town and begin a campaign of terror. Only a former army medic, his tough high school sweetheart, and a weathered local sheriff stand in the way of these brutal killers who are on a mission to find the eccentric who holds the key to their survival.
2 - FILM NEWS
Gina Rodriguez, Catherine Hardwicke Circling “Miss Bala” Remake at Sony
While Rodriguez doesn’t have an offer yet since Hardwicke just boarded the project, there’s no doubt she would absolutely crush this role, as the rising star of Jane the Virgin is a strong match for the material.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS (SALES)
Set in 1960s Chicago, the story is told from the point of view of a 10-year girl who loves monsters (and wants to be one) and hates the cancer that is eating her mother. When her Holocaust survivor neighbor dies under mysterious circumstances, the girl decides to play detective.
2 - FILM NEWS
Sony Adds Another Faith-Based Film to Their Inventory with Pitch “Hope Heals”
Via their Columbia Pictures banner, Sony Pictures has acquired the pitch Hope Heals from writers Bob Smiley and Justin Hensley, the Tracking Board has confirmed. The project is based on the memoir of the same name and adds to the growing list of faith-based films from the studio.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
HOPE HEALS (SALES)
After suffering a stroke, Katherine and her husband use their experience to help give faith and hope to others who are struggling from a similar situation.
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Timely Spec “Inauguration Day” Going into Major Territories with Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
A brand new — and appropriately timely — spec is hitting the market this week from scribe Patrick McConville. The political thriller Inauguration Day has already captured the attention of several producers and is moving into major territories.
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INAUGURATION DAY (SPEC)
When a malicious cyber attack against U.S. Space Command forces the President-Elect and the outgoing President into the Situation Room hours before the Inauguration ceremony, the rival Presidents and their National Security teams work with and against each other to determine who is responsible for the attack and how to respond before it’s too late.
2 - FILM NEWS
Columbia Nabs Fantasy YA “The Lost Property Office”
James R. Hannibal’s The Lost Property Office is headed for the big screen as Columbia Pictures has acquired the film rights to the YA novel. The property is the first in a series published earlier this year.
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THE LOST PROPERTY OFFICE (SALES)
A 13-year-old named Jack Buckles, who is uncanny at locating missing things, test his mettle and searches for his father, who disappeared one day in London without a trace.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING 2
The storyline is under wraps but will chronicle the further adventures of teenaged Peter Parker.
2 - FILM NEWS
Sci-Fi Novel “The Diabolic” Nabbed by Sony & Matt Tolmach
Sci-fi novel The Diabolic has been scooped up by Matt Tolmach Productions and Columbia Pictures. The project from writer S.J. Kincaid is described as Red Queen meets The Hunger Games.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
THE DIABOLIC (SALES)
As the galaxy’s most fierce warrior, a humanoid teen masquerades as a senator’s daughter and a hostage of the galactic court.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
MULAN (SONY) (SALES)
Based on the myth of a Chinese female warrior who disguises herself as a male soldier to take her fahter’s place in the army.
1 - BREAKING NEWS
Broken Road Moves Hot Spec “Hummingbird” Into New Territories with A-List Star Circling (EXCLUSIVE)
The hot spec Hummingbird from writer John McClain is hitting the market with production company Broken Road leading the way. The project already has Marcus Kryler and Frederick Akerstrom attached to direct and actor Shailene Woodley interested in starring.