Holy War (Turnaround)
Type of Material:	Screenplay
Genre:	Comedy
Writer:	Botrell, David
Buyer:	Artisan Ent.
Producer:	Bates, Ed   Bates, Rochelle
Date Logged:	10-04-2003
Agency:	William Morris
Logline:	Two pastors compete for the loyalty of a new female parishioner with a great singing voice.
Additional Information:	Pitch came from the producers of "Kingdom Come." They will produce through their Bates Ent. banner. First draft is due before May 2.
Comments:	UPDATE: Set up as a a pitch at Fox on 4/20/01. Today it was announced that Artisan picked up the project from Fox in turnaround. An article in the L.A. times a while back addressed the issue of churches doing what they can to attract an audience. Don't know if that's how Edward and Rochelle Bates got their idea but newspapers are a great source for stories. Bryan Barber will make his directing debut.

Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Type of Material:	TV Series
Genre:	Action / Drama
Buyer:	Ember Entertainment
Producer:	Dunlap, Lindsay
Date Logged:	10-04-2003
Logline:	Two agents of the United Network Command for Law Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) teamed on various adventures to fight evil, namely a group of bad guys called Thrush. two agents of the United Network Command for Law Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) who teamed on various adventures to fight evil, namely a group of bad guys called Thrush.
Additional Information:	TV show ran on NBC from 1964-1968. Producer Lindsay Dunlap struck a deal for the rights from series producer Norman Felton from Arena Prods.

Fun With Dick and Jane
Type of Material:	Directing Assignment
Genre:	Comedy
Writer:	Apatow, Judd   Stoller, Nick
Buyer:	Columbia Pics.   Imagine
Producer:	Grazer, Brian
Date Logged:	10-03-2003
Agency:	UTA
Logline:	Original movie was about an upper middle-class couple who turn to pulling heists to pay the bills. Remake will feature a spokesman for an Enron-like company who not only finds himself jobless, but also a pariah because he had been carrying the torch for a despicable enterprise.
Additional Information:	Remake of the 1977 film that starred Jane Fonda and George Segal.
Comments:	UPDATE: First set up on 6/04/03. Peter Tolan wrote the first draft. Judd Apatow (Repped by UTA) and Nick Stoller wrote the latest one. Dean Parisot ("Galaxy Quest") has come aboard to direct Jim Carrey and Cameon Diaz.

Jones/Kaufman Project
Type of Material:	Announcement
Genre:	Horror
Buyer:	Columbia Pics.
Date Logged:	10-03-2003
Additional Information:	Deals are being worked out at Columbia for the "Adaptation" team of Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman to collaborate on an untitled horror flick. Jonze is repped by CAA. Kaufman is repped by UTA.

Piece of My Heart
Type of Material:	Screenplay Assignment
Genre:	Biography
Writer:	Meredith, Anne
Buyer:	Paramount   Lakeshore Ent.
Date Logged:	10-03-2003
Agency:	Broder-Webb-Chervin-Silbermann
Logline:	Biopic of the legendary rock star.
Additional Information:	Renee Zellweger will star as Janis Joplin. Lakeshore will produce for Paramount.

XXX2
Type of Material:	Announcement
Genre:	Action
Writer:	Wilkes, Rich
Buyer:	Revolution Studios
Producer:	Moritz, Neal
Date Logged:	10-03-2003
Agency:	Endeavor
Logline:	Sequel to "XXX " which was about an extreme sports enthusiast who is hired by the government to bring down a high-powered group of Russian mob guys who want to wreak havoc on the world.
Additional Information:	UPDATE: Announced in 2002 that the sequel would star Vin Diesel and be directed by Rob Cohen. Today it was announced that they will both be back to exec produce but that Ice Cube will play the lead and Lee Tamahori will direct.

The Da Vinci Code
Type of Material:	Announcement
Genre:	Thriller
Writer:	Goldman, William
Author:	Brown, Dan
Buyer:	Columbia Pics.
Producer:	Grazer, Brian   Calley, John
Date Logged:	10-02-2003
Logline:	Story focuses on Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor who studies religious symbols. The murder of a curator at the Louvre leads our hero to a 2,000-year-old conspiracy encoded in the paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci.
Additional Information:	Published March, 2003 by Doubleday. Deal included this book and other books in the series that feature the Langdon character. The author was repped by Sanford J. Greenburger Associates and Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo.
Comments:	UPDATE: Book was set up on 6/27/03 for seven-figures. Today it was announced that William Goldman will adapt the book and Ron Howard will direct.

The Exec
Type of Material:	Comic Book
Genre:	Drama / Futuristic
Writer:	Nolan, Jonathan
Author:	Miers, Doug
Buyer:	Warner Bros.   Heyday Films   Weed Road Pictures
Producer:	Heyman, David   Thomas, Emma   Goldsman, Akiva
Date Logged:	10-02-2003
Logline:	Slightly futuristic look at a society where corporations govern and business is waged like warfare.
Additional Information:	Cult comicbook from Doug Miers. Christopher Nolan will direct. His brother Jonathan will write the screenplay.

Five Dollars A Day
Type of Material:	Directing Assignment
Genre:	Drama
Writer:	Dobrofsky, Neal   Dobrofsky, Tippi
Buyer:	Fine Line
Producer:	Baum, Carol   Goldenring, Jane
Writer's Attorney:	Antonio-Ketcham, Leah
Law Firm:	Loeb & Loeb
Manager:	Niad, Wendi
Date Logged:	10-02-2003
Logline:	Son is forced to reunite with his con artist dad on a cross-country journey.
Additional Information:	UPDATE: Set up as a spec sale on 10/22/02 for low-six figures / mid-six. Today it was announced that Nick Cassavetes has come aboard to direct.

The Akhanaten Adventure
Type of Material:	Book - Feature
Genre:	Children
Writer:	Kerr, Philip
Buyer:	DreamWorks
Purchase Price:	Seven-figures
Date Logged:	10-01-2003
Logline:	Story of Manhattan rich twins whose new wisdom teeth hold secret powers understood only by their eccentric Uncle Nimrod. He explains to them that the adolescents are actually genies. Their powers are put to the test in Egypt, where they must fight against an evil genie.
Additional Information:	Book was written by British thriller writer Philip Kerr. Steven Spielberg might write or direct.

Kingdom of Heaven (aka The Crusades)
Type of Material:	Screenplay Assignment
Genre:	Action
Writer:	Monahan, William
Buyer:	Twentieth Century Fox
Producer:	Scott, Ridley
Date Logged:	10-01-2003
Logline:	Story about the crusades, a time in history when Christians were directed by the Church to forcefully spread their faith across Europe and into Jerusalem.
Additional Information:	Ridley Scott hopes to direct this pic in 2003. His production entity, Scott Free will produce for Fox.
Comments:	UPDATE: January production start for this $100 mil. plus film in Morocco. Screenwriter came aboard on assignment on 3/04/02.

The Blessed Virgins
Type of Material:	Pitch
Genre:	Drama / Comedy
Writer:	Kelly, Sarah
Buyer:	Maverick Films
Producer:	Rothman, Rachel
Writer's Attorney:	Emmanuel, Craig
Date Logged:	09-29-2003
Additional Information:	Rachel Rothman, who has a first-look deal with Maverick will produce. Kelly will direct "Virgins" from her own script. Mark Morgan and Guy Oseary will executive produce

The Honeymooners
Type of Material:	Rewrite Assignment
Genre:	Comedy
Writer:	Rhymer, Don
Buyer:	Paramount   Deep River Prods.
Producer:	Friendly, David   Turtletaub, Marc   Durk, Julie   Rhone, Eric
Date Logged:	09-29-2003
Agency:	UTA
Logline:	Modern retelling of the classic TV show, concentrating on the actual honeymoon.
Additional Information:	Deep River Prods. to produce for Paramount. Rights were purchased from CBS.
Comments:	UPDATE: Don Rhymer has come aboard to rewrite the Barry Blaustein/ David Sheffield script with the intention on bringing the budget down. Project was originally set up on 3/28/02. Danny Jacobson wrote the original script, and Saladin Patterson ("The Fighting Temptations") did a rewrite. Hal Ross will executive produce. John Schultz will direct. Cedric the Entertainer and Mike Epps will star as Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton respectively.

Non-Human Animal
Type of Material:	Pitch
Genre:	Family
Writer:	Bird, Chris
Buyer:	DreamWorks SKG   Vanguard Films
Producer:	Williams, John
Date Logged:	09-29-2003
Agency:	Original Artists
Logline:	A personal injury lawyer is charmed by a sweet-talking activist into becoming a reluctant hero of the animal rights movement during a landmark legal challenge.
Additional Information:	Vanguard Films which has a first-look deal at DreamWorks will produce this live action flick for the studio. Vanguard paid for it out of its discretionary fund.

Valet Daze
Type of Material:	Pitch
Genre:	Comedy
Writer:	Kelly, Sarah
Buyer:	Maverick Films
Producer:	Kelly, Sarah   Oseary, Guy   Morgan, Mark
Writer's Attorney:	Emmanuel, Craig
Date Logged:	09-29-2003
Additional Information:	Sarah Kelly is writing the project and and will direct. Rachel Rothman, who has a first-look deal with Maverick, will produce along with Maverick president Mark Morgan and Guy Oseary.

Escape From Libby Prison
Type of Material:	Book - Feature
Genre:	Drama
Writer:	Wolpert, Jay
Author:	Gindlesperger, James
Buyer:	Warner Bros.
Purchase Price:	Mid-six figures / high -six
Producer:	Sellers, Dylan
Date Logged:	09-26-2003
Agency:	Writers & Artists
Logline:	Set in 1864 at the Confederate Army's notorious lockup in Richmond Virginia, the book tells the true story of the escape of 109 Union soldiers from the dreaded institution.
Additional Information:	UPDATE: Set up as a book sale on 5/21/1998. Today it was announced that Jay Wolpert has been hired to rewrite for mid-high six figures. Script, originated by Scott Abbott ("Queen of the Damned"), has since been rewritten by scribe John Orloff and Charlie Mitchell.

Married In The Morning
Type of Material:	Pitch
Genre:	Romantic comedy
Writer:	Elfont, Harry   Kaplan, Deborah
Buyer:	Columbia Pics.   Original Films
Purchase Price:	$975k / $3 mil.
Producer:	Moritz, Neal
Date Logged:	09-26-2003
Logline:	Story is about an ambitious small-town newscaster who dreams of being the next Katie Couric. She gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when she's picked to host a morning-show segment about a young couple on their way to the altar, but things get complicated when she falls for the groom

Spy Hunter
Type of Material:	Cast Addition
Genre:	Action
Writer:	Brandt, Michael   Haas, Derek
Buyer:	Universal
Producer:	Askarieh, Adrian   Gordon, Charles
Writer's Attorney:	Kaller, Adam
Manager:	Deane, Andrew
Date Logged:	09-26-2003
Agency:	William Morris
Logline:	Story is about an ex-fighter pilot who has become an intelligence agent. Using a fully armed G-6155 Interceptor vehicle, which has morphing capabilities, he hunts dangerous spies and assassins, who engage him in their own sophisticated vehicles.
Additional Information:	Producers got the film rights for this video game from Midway, before setting up the project with Universal. Dwayne Johnson "The Rock" will star.
Comments:	UPDATE: The Rock has come aboard to star. On 3/28/03 Universal hired Michael Brandt and Derek Haas ( upcoming "2 Fast 2 Furious") to script. Video game was first set up on 7/22/02. Writers are managed by Immortal Ent. Neal Moritz and Marty Adelstein are expected to come aboard in some producing capacity.

Strange Son
Type of Material:	Book - Unpublished
Genre:	True Story
Author:	Iverson, Portia
Buyer:	Revolution Studios
Producer:	Roberts, Julia   Goldsmith-Thomas, Elaine   Schindler, Deborah   Sherak, Tom
Date Logged:	09-26-2003
Logline:	Story of two mothers -- one who lives in a mansion in Los Angeles, the other in a one bedroom flat without running water in Bangalore, India -- who unite in a tireless search to find help for their severely autistic sons. Together they make breakthrough discoveries which help their sons.
Additional Information:	Julia Roberts will produce through her Red Om Films and possibly star. Riverhead Books will publish the book next year.

Before
Type of Material:	Pitch
Genre:	Supernatural thriller
Writer:	Johnson, Niall
Buyer:	Universal   Mostow-Lieberman
Purchase Price:	Mid-six figures
Manager:	Zide, Warren   Perry, Craig
Date Logged:	09-25-2003
Agency:	Paradigm
Logline:	Focuses on reincarnation.
Additional Information:	Mostow/Lieberman used its discretionary fund to buy the pitch.

Girlfriends Guide Book Series
Type of Material:	Book - Feature
Genre:	Drama / Comedy
Author:	Iovine, Vicki
Buyer:	DreamWorks   Team Todd
Purchase Price:	$3 mil.
Producer:	Todd, Suzanne   Todd, Jennifer   Iovine, Vicki
Date Logged:	09-25-2003
Logline:	Seven non-fiction books on such subjects as pregnancy, surviving the first year of motherhood, and toddlers.

Green Monkeys
Type of Material:	Directing Assignment
Genre:	Family
Writer:	Connaughton, David   Trozak, John
Buyer:	Paramount   Nickelodeon
Producer:	Klasky, Arlene   Csupo, Gabor
Date Logged:	09-25-2003
Agent:	Weinberg, Sandy
Agency:	Summit Talent & Literary Agency
Logline:	Follows green monkeys who think they are human.
Additional Information:	Live-action / CGI flick to be directed by Gabor Csupo. Klasky/Csupo and Nickelodeon optioned the comic strip created by Mickey and Betty Parskevas and attached the writers before taking it to Paramount. Screenwriters are managed by Kustom Ent.

The Longest Yard
Type of Material:	Screenplay Assignment
Genre:	Drama / Comedy
Writer:	Turner, Sheldon
Buyer:	Paramount   Happy Madison
Producer:	Giarraputo, Jack   Sandler, Adam
Date Logged:	09-25-2003
Logline:	Retired pro football player is sent to prison and leads of team of inmates against a team of guards.
Additional Information:	Remake of the 1974 film which starred Burt Reynolds. Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Prods. will produce for Paramount but Sandler has no plans to star. A writer is being sought.
Comments:	UPDATE: First set up on 7/22/03. Today it was announced that Sheldon Turner has come aboard to write the remake. MTV might join Happy Madison in producing this project for Paramount.

Revelation
Type of Material:	Directing Assignment
Genre:	Drama
Writer:	Petroni, Michael
Buyer:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Teitel, Robert   Canton, Mark
Date Logged:	09-25-2003
Agency:	CAA
Logline:	Story is about an FBI agent who's wounded while foiling an assassination attempt on a cardinal who is first in line to replace the recently deceased Pope. As the agent heals, his search for the shooter dovetails with his own religious re-examination.
Additional Information:	Assignment for George Tillman Jr. to direct. His partner from State Street Pics. Robert Teitel, will produce with Mark Canton for Warner Bros.

Take Me To Your Leader
Type of Material:	Announcement
Genre:	Comedy
Writer:	Black, Marita   Black, Simon
Buyer:	Paramount   Happy Madison
Date Logged:	09-25-2003
Agency:	Endeavor
Logline:	A NASA janitor accidentally launches himself into space. After he falls back to Earth and lands in Iowa, he finds everyone believes he's an alien.
Additional Information:	First set up as a pitch on 11/1/97 at Paramount by writers Marita and Simon Black. Today it was announced that Adam Sandler's Happy Madsion Prods. Will develop and produce the project although Sandler is next expected to take a role in the film. A new writer is being sought. Happy Madison partner Jack Giarraputo will exec produce, with Gold/Miller producing.

Underworld 2 & 3
Type of Material:	Sequel
Genre:	Horror
Writer:	McBride, Danny   Wiseman, Len
Buyer:	Lakeshore Ent.   Screen Gems
Date Logged:	09-25-2003
Agency:	ICM
Logline:	First pic which is out now has a werewolf and vampire falling in love.
Additional Information:	Lakeshore Entertainment and Screen Gems. Pic will team up to bring one sequel and one prequel to the screen. No actors are attached as yet.

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