In the past couple of days, some star players in Hollywood have scored some major deals including Harrison Ford’s Iraq war drama, Official Secrets and the George Clooney-directed Suburbicon.
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Follows Jo, a clumsy cop who dreams of working for the RAID, France’s anti-gang squad whose mission is to fight violent crimes and terrorism.
The life of the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen is set to get the cinematic treatment courtesy of Andrew Haigh. The Weekend director will direct the biopic that will also be produced by Damian Jones and Pathe. Breakout playwright, Chris Urch, has been tapped to pen the project.
Logline kept under wraps, but it will be a film based on the life of the famed fashion designer.
Follows the true story of Viceroy’s House, the Delhi home of the British rulers of India, and the momentous political decisions that led to the Partition of India in 1947.
Logline: Kept under wraps, but is based upon the Playmobil brand toys.
Logline: The true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress and socialite who coveted a career as a great opera singer,but who lacked any real ability.
Logline: Set in an old Sicilian villa, follows the story of a match-up between two women: a mother and her son’s fiancee. The two spend the Easter holiday together waiting for the son to show up and slowly get to know each other.
Logline: Story of two octogenarians, one a long retired composer, the other a working film director, who are vacationing together at the base of the Alps and, together, decide to finish what they believe will be the last of their important works.
Logline: Set in the fictional seaside town of Walmington-on-Sea, the series followed the Home Guard, a group of local volunteers otherwise ineligible for military service, during WWII.
Logline: Pitched as being in the vein of “Jane Eyre”, story follows the three Bronte sisters and their journey into adulthood.
Logline: Story follows three generations of women and their children, all born into a Catholic bourgeois family, as the women evolve from girls to mothers then widows, their husbands often killed by wars.
Logline: Follows the true story of Seretse Khama, heir to the throne of Botswana, who married an English office worker in 1948 much to the dismay of both families and the British and South African governments.
Logline: Based on the documentary, “Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthersâ€, which revolves around the world’s most successful diamond thieves who take the audience into the dark world of the international jewel trade.
Logline: Set in 1984 during the Margaret Thatcher era, story follows a group of gay and lesbian activists who decide to raise money to support the families of National Union of Mineworkers members who are on strike.
Logline: Follows the true story of Philomena Lee and her search for her son, who was given up for adoption and sent to America and who himself, having contracted AIDS and knowing his days were numbered, set out to find his mother.
Logline: Follows the unlikely relationship between a hopeless romantic hypochondriac and his physician.
Logline: Successful journalist Jep Gambardella indulges in Rome’s culture on a daily basis, preserving the city’s beauty which is often hidden behind its decay.
A romance blossoms between the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times and the mysterious beast her father owes a debt to.
Logline: Inspired by a true story, follows a ten year old boy and a two year old giraffe who travel from Sudan to the metropolis of Paris.
Logline: Set in the early 20th century, story follows a group of militant British women who fought for the right to vote.
Logline: After the death of his father, Cesar learns more about his parent’s history and discovers that his real, biological father is actually someone else.
Logline: After her childhood love, Marius, leaves her to travel the world, Fanny discovers her pregnancy and agrees to marry another. Complications ensue when Marius returns and wishes to be part of Fanny and his son’s life.
Logline: Tells the story of a man who is torn between his love for his childhood friend and his desire to take to the sea, and to go round the world.
Logline: Follows the true story of the glamorous and tormented singer Yolanda Gigliotti, also known as “Dalida,” who was renowned for the revolution she created in the French and global music industry by introducing powerful, stupendous and colourful performances.
Logline: When a woman takes in her son’s best friend, she soon finds herself and his course, loud-mouthed father in an unlikely and complex relationship.
Logline: Story will focus on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the 17 days before the Falklands War in 1982.
Logline: Based on “Winnie the Pooh” author A.A. Milne and his family getaway to the London countryside, where his relationship with his young son, Christopher Robin, inspired him to begin his classic stories.
Logline: Story focuses on the historic–and often violent–marches that took place in Selma, Alabama in 1965, which marked the political and emotional peak of the civil rights movement.
Logline: Given just a few months to live, Tessa compiles a list of “things to do before I die.” Released from the constraints of normal conventions, Tessa seeks out new experiences to make her feel as alive as possible before she dies. Along the way, Tessa’s relationships with her parents and friends must all be resolved before her time runs out.
