The Tracking Board has confirmed that 20th Century Fox is jumping into the musical world with Atlantis, a pitch they won inspired by musician Pharrell Williams.
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Musical inspired by musician Pharrell’s childhood in Virginia Beach.
Centers on Katherine Johnson’s involvement in the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. Based on the book Hidden Figures: The Story Of The African-American Women Who Helped Win The Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Logline: Follows Malcolm Adekanbi, a geek living in a drug infested, gang run ghetto part of Inglewood who gets caught in the crossfires of a drug buy gone bad and must use his wits to take a dicey situation and make it work in his favor.
Logline: Kids in an inner-city neighborhood look for a way out improve their lives.
Industry executive comings-and-goings from the last week.
