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Spec Tracker (DB)
BREAKING NEWS IN YUBA COUNTY (SPEC)
After catching her husband in bed with a hooker and causing him to die of a heart attack, Sue Bottom buries the body and takes advantage of the local celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband.
Media
The Girl On The Train — Official Trailer (Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux)
Rachel, who is devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.
7 - IN DEVELOPMENT (DB)
HOLLER (SALES)
An Ohio boy and his brother get in over their heads with the owner of a local scrap yard.
4 - INDUSTRY NEWS
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN – Official Teaser Trailer (Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux)
Rachel spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there & becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.
2 - FILM NEWS
Laura Prepon Boards “The Girl On The Train”
Orange Is The New Black’s Laura Prepon has joined the all-star cast of DreamWorks’ adaptation of Paula Hawkin’s buzzy bestselling novel The Girl On The Train.
2 - FILM NEWS
“The Girl On The Train” Adds Allison Janney To Its Stellar Cast
DreamWorks’ The Girl On The Train, has added Allison Janney to its cast. Tate Taylor is directing the adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ best-selling novel from a script by Erin Cressida Wilson.
2 - FILM NEWS
Justin Theroux Circling “The Girl On The Train”
Theroux is in talks to join Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, and Jared Leto in the film based on the bestselling novel by Paul Hawkins.
2 - FILM NEWS
Jared Leto And Chris Evans Are In Talks To Play The Men Around “The Girl On The Train”
If both actors are free to shoot during that time, they may be locking down parts in the upcoming thriller.
2 - FILM NEWS
Haley Bennett To Star In “THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN”
Haley Bennett joins Emily Blunt and Rebecca Ferguson in the thriller based on Paula Hawkins’ novel.
2 - FILM NEWS
“The Help” Director Tate Taylor To Helm DreamWorks’ “Girl On The Train” Adaptation
The thriller follows a recent divorcee who spends her daily train-ride fantasizing about the perfect couple who live in a house that she passes each day, that is until she witnesses a shocking offense, tangling her in the mystery that follows.
2 - FILM NEWS
Tate Taylor to Helm Team Downey’s Untitled USS Indianapolis Drama
The Team Downey projects gets a director.
3 - TELEVISION NEWS
TV SALES, PICK-UPS, ATTACHMENTS, RENEWALS, & DEALS (10.10.14)
A round-up of the week’s TV News!
3 - TELEVISION NEWS
Tate Taylor Brings the “Heat” to Showtime
“The Help” scribe has sold his small screen reboot to Showtime.
3 - TELEVISION NEWS
MGM and Tate Taylor Reboot “In the Heat of the Night”
The book-turned-movie-turned-series is coming back to the TV landscape.
2 - FILM NEWS
Tate Taylor Takes Control of “A Moon Landing”
“The Help” helmer takes the reins of the period drama.
Media
GET ON UP – TRAILER #2 (CHADWICK BOSEMAN, VIOLA DAVIS, OCTAVIA SPENCER)
Story follows the life and times of James Brown, an American singer and songwriter often referred to as “The Godfather of Soul” who was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing.
3 - TELEVISION NEWS
TV SALES, RENEWALS, CANCELLATIONS, ATTACHMENTS, DEALS & GREENLIGHTS (05.02.14)
A recap of the week’s TV news!
2 - FILM NEWS
UNTITLED TAYLOR/TUPPERWARE PROJECT (SALES)
Logline: Based on the true story of Brownie Wise, the woman behind the concept of Tupperware parties which landed her on the cover of Business Week.
2 - FILM NEWS
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (SALES)
Logline: A woman becomes involved in a murder investigation after catching a glimpse of a stranger’s life through the windows of her daily commuter train.
2 - FILM NEWS
GET ON UP – TRAILER (Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer)
Story follows the life and times of James Brown, an American singer and songwriter often referred to as “The Godfather of Soul†who was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing.
2 - FILM NEWS
JOYLAND (SALES)
Logline: Set in 1973, a college student who moonlights as a carnival worker confronts the legacy of a vicious murder.
2 - FILM NEWS
Tate Taylor To Help James Brown Biopic Get On Up Out Of Development Hell
“The Help” director in talks to helm James Brown biopic.
2 - FILM NEWS
THE JURY (SALES)
Logline: The trial of a young Sikh student charged with the murder of a tormenting classmate, and the lives of the jurors as they reach a verdict.
2 - FILM NEWS
Tate Taylor Finds “Tammy”
“The Help” director re-teams with “Bridesmaids” breakout star Melissa McCarthy.
2 - FILM NEWS
TAMMY (SALES)
Logline: Story follows a woman who is laid off from her job, discovers her husband is having an affair, and decides to go on a road trip with her foul-mouthed, diabetic grandmother.
2 - FILM NEWS
IN THE EVENT OF A MOON DISASTER (SALES)
Logline: Story follows Buzz Aldrin and Neal Armstrong as they overcome disaster on Apollo 11, the spacecraft that landed the first humans on the Moon.
2 - FILM NEWS
“The Help” director circles his next novel adaptation “Peace Like A River”
Warner Bros. and Dreamworks court the suddenly hot helmer.
2 - FILM NEWS
THE HELP (SALES)
Logline: Story follows a young white woman in the early 1960s in Mississippi who becomes interested in the plight of the African-American domestic servants that every family has working for them. She writes their stories about mistreatment, abuse and heartbreak, all just before the Civil Rights revolution.
2 - FILM NEWS
PEACE LIKE A RIVER (SALES)
Logline: After his sixteen year-old son kills two boys who were terrorizing the family, a single father with a mysterious gift takes his two younger children on the road to search for their fugitive brother.