"Peter Chelsom is in negotiations to direct "The Food of Love" for Warner Bros. Pictures. Denise Di Novi is producing the feature, which is based on the novel by Tony Strong, whose pen name is Anthony Capella. Set in Rome, the romantic comedy involves an art-history student seduced by the supposed culinary skills of a waiter masquerading as a chef, who turns out to be a Cyrano de Bergerac type named Bruno..." (full details)
"Sobini Films has acquired the spec script "Prey," a psychological thriller from Jerrold E. Brown. Sobini has a first-look deal with Lions Gate and says it plans to immediately look for a director with the intention of starting production in early 2006. "Prey" follows a man who sets out on a solo hunting expedition in the middle of winter and severely injures his leg. He is rescued by a mysterious trapper whose intentions are more sinister than he leads the hunter to believe..." (full details)
"Columbia Pictures is in final negotiations to snap up high-concept action pitch "Twitch" from scribes Brendan Cowles and Shane Kuhn ("Drive Thru"). Neal Moritz's Original Film banner is partnering with Brian Koppelman and David Levien to produce the pic, set in the world of gaming..." (full details)
"LA-based director-producer Bob Clark and Toronto producer Victor Solnicki have pacted to produce a slate of films with budgets ranging from $10 million to $40 million. The slate will include a remake of "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things," the 1973 Canuck zombie horror pic that was Clark's debut as a writer-director. He has penned the new script and will helm the $12 million-budgeted pic. Pic will shoot in September in British Columbia. The slate also includes "From Here to Infirmity," a comedy penned by Jeff Schechter and set to shoot in 2006. Budget will be $25 million..." (full details)
Thanks to 'KC'
