20th Century Fox has acquired an untitled pitch from Sheldon Turner. Based on in idea by Stuart Alexander, the story line is being kept tightly under wraps but is described as being a high-concept thriller. Turner ("The Longest Yard") and Klein teamed up on the project "Hexxx," which is in development at MGM and which Turner rewrote. No stranger to Fox, Turner also is writing "Magneto" for the studio, which is based on the archvillain from the "X-Men" films. He also is writing the drama thriller "Wanted" for Warner Bros. Pictures, which is set to star Meryl Streep and Jennifer Aniston..." (full details)
Comicbook scribe & "Smallville" producer Jeph Loeb ("Batman: The Long Halloween" and "Batman: Dark Victory") has been tapped to pen a bigscreen version of "The Spirit," based on the hero created in 1940 by Will Eisner. Project follows a masked detective who is believed dead and uses that to his advantage to fight the criminals of Central City from his base at Wildwood Cemetery..." (full details)
Scribe Brandon Noonan has landed a scripting deal with DreamWorks, based on his adaptation of "Dem," William Melvin Kelley's satirical novel, written in 1967. "Dem" concerns a selfish white marketing professional who's forced to take stock of his life when his wife gives birth to a black baby. Playwright Neil LaBute is attached to direct..." (full details)
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