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Paramount Pictures has picked up an untitled action comedy pitch from Lauryn Kahn, which has Adam McKay and Will Ferrell attached to produce and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates helmer Jake Szymanski on board to direct.
Set in the ’80s, the comedy centers on frat brothers that die in a fraternity house and end up staying around to haunt the house’s present-day residents.
Carter landed on the Hit List in 2013 with his feature script for the thriller Camden which was set up at The Exchange.
A star cop who, after being involved in a huge shootout, wakes up after 20 years to find himself in 2016. He gets back into the game and is out to find who killed his partner with the help of his partner’s risk-averse son.
The film, which channels sci-fi wonder and mystery of J.J. Abrams’s Super 8, is based on the popular 2013 children’s book.
While investigating the disappearance of her best friend, a precocious little girl finds a trail of evidence that leads her to believe that her friend was abducted by aliens. Upon her discovery, she puts herself in danger of being abducted as well.
Daniel Bruhl is the latest to circle the sci-fi thriller God Particle at Paramount. The growing cast includes David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, John Krasinski, and Elizabeth Debecki.
Oscar Isaac is officially set to star in the political thriller A Foreigner at Paramount. Based on David Grann’s 2011 New York Times article, “A Murder Foretold”, the film will be directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.
Elizabeth Debicki is circling a role in J.J. Abrams’s long-gestating God Particle. The cast of the Paramount sci-fi flick currently includes David Oyelowo and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. John Krasinski is also in talks to join.
The original CJ Parker is headed back to the beach as Pamela Anderson has signed on for a key role in Paramount Pictures’ Baywatch feature.
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are teaming up again for Paramount Pictures’ Daddy’s Home. The first film bowed over the holiday season and racked up $240 million worldwide gross.