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Kevin Misher Prods. has tapped into its discretionary fund to hire Glenn German and Adam Rogers for writing duties on "Mad Dog, an Englishman." Based on an original idea by Misher, "Mad Dog" is a fish-out-of-water action comedy about a rogue Chicago cop forced to travel the globe to solve a crime committed in his own back yard..." (full details) "New Line Cinema has bought an untitled paranoia thriller pitch for Katherine Laupot to write and Contrafilms partners Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson to produce. Laupot scripted "Now You See It" for Turman-Morrissey and then sold "Consequence" to producer Jerry Bruckheimer..." (full details) "Ving Rhames and Kip Konwiser have launched a deal to produce films together, beginning with "Animal," a gritty urban drama that stars Rhames that was written by David C. Johnson ("Woo"). Rhames plays a violent felon nicknamed Animal, who is released from prison on a technicality. Led to reconsider the futility of the life he is leading, Animal tries to go straight to keep his son from following in his footsteps. Terrence Dashon Howard ("Ray") plays the son; Chazz Palminteri and Jim Brown are inmates. Wes Studi, Beverly Todd, Faizon Love and Paula Jai Parker also star..." (full details)

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