Rain Man writer Ron Bass will adapt the novel with McMillan, the two of them having collaborated on How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale.
Ron Bass
A round-up of the week’s TV News!
Logline: A hard-boiled detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.
Logline: Follows a 19 year old girl who gets horribly burned in a car accident and receives a special skin graft from a higher life form which changes her life and the lives of those around her forever.
Logline: The residents of a block in New York are given control of a bank.
Logline: A man accused of brutally murdering his wife is given the chance to go back in time to save her but only in one-hour increments.
Logline: Story chronicles the true inspirational story of the trials, tragedies and vindication of the single-most celebrated scientist of the 20th century. Torn between the burdens of a family and his restless pursuit of unlocking the mysteries of the universe, he not only achieved unparalleled stature as a genius but he also changed the world forever – at no small cost to himself and those around him.
Logline: A highly successful lawyer who has always lived vicariously through her friends, and is godmother to their children, begins to question whether having a family can actually guarantee happiness as she becomes more involved in their lives.
Logline: While on a trip to Paris with her best friend and soon-to-be-stepsister, Grace is mistaken for a British socialite, resulting in all three young women flying to Monte Carlo for a charity ball, auction, and the chance for international romance. However, when a million-dollar necklace goes missing, Grace and her friends must scramble to find it before the auction is ruined and their identities are exposed.
Logline: Story follows an anxiety-wracked bride-to-be who gets cold feet three days before her wedding and secretly hires a relationship analyst known as “The Wedding Doctor” to ensure she’s marrying the right man. But things go terribly wrong when the wedding doctor determines that he is the ideal man for her.
Logline: Story follows a wealthy man in a relationship with a woman, but unbeknownst to him, his best friend wants to be with her as well. The best friend teams with a working-class girl – who has her sights set on the wealthy man – in an attempt to drive a wedge between the couple and make way for each to be with their object of desire. What the schemers do not plan on, though, is falling in love with each other.
Logline: When they purchase a brand new HDTV, a cartoon cat and mouse duo are sent through it, and become human in the real world, where they have to learn an important lesson about friendship before being pummeled by the neighborhood bulldog.
Logline: Inspirational true story of Simon Hauger, an engineer-turned-teacher, whose curriculum inspired a group of inner city high schoolers to build an award-winning, soybean-fueled vehicle.
Logline: Chronicles musician Louis Armstrong’s impoverished early years in New Orleans and his career as a trumpet virtuoso and improvisational singer.
Logline: Story centers on a DC publicist who finds herself in hot water when she uses her blog to vent her frustrations, and makes a humorous suggestion that senior citizens voluntarily commit suicide to solve the Social Security crisis.
Logline: Two strangers meet in Manhattan on the 1:30 train to Boston and spend one crazy night together.
