"Warner Bros. Pictures has hired "Danny Deckchair" helmer Jeff Balsmeyer to direct "Maid of Dishonor." Denise DiNovi produces the romantic comedy in which a jilted bride must face her former fiance as they are the maid of honor and best man at her sister's wedding. Cristi Limm wrote the script..." (full details)
"Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies will make his feature-directing bow with "Achates McNeil," which he will adapt from a short story by T. Coraghessan Boyle. Hart Sharp Entertainment optioned the property and will produce the tale of an undergrad who must face down the legacy of his famous-author father when he visits the college. The story was published in Boyle's 2001 collection "After the Plague," published by Viking..." (full details)
"John Glenn and Travis Wright have been hired to write a script based on the untitled Steven Spielberg idea that kicked off Kurtzman/Orci's first-look deal at DreamWorks. Thriller follows an innocent man who must go on the run when he becomes a target for the powers-that-be. Last year, Glenn and Wright sold their pitch "Radiant" to Sony for McG and Wonderland Films. Other credits include "The Warriors" for Paramount Pictures and MTV Films and "Journey to the Center of the Earth" for the Zanuck Co..." (full details)
"Production has begun on "The Secret Life of Superfans," a feature documentary focusing on people whose love for pop-culture heroes becomes an obsession. Directed by Deverill Weekes, pic will include interviews with Rob Zombie, Bryan Singer, Gary Oldman and Malcolm McDowell. Weekes is a Los Angeles-based photographer known for his work with figures in the film and music industries..." (full details)
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