"Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment will turn the life of an iconic hip-hop tattoo artist called Mister Cartoon into a feature film. "Ink" will be produced by Brian Grazer and directed by Estevan Oriol, who directed a documentary of the same name on the artist's life. Drama will be based on the story of an East L.A. graffiti artist who got a job as an illustrator for Hustler magazine and a designer of low-rider cars. He eventually stretched his talents to tattooing and has etched his artwork into the skin of such hip-hop stars as Eminem, Red Man, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Method Man and Xzibit. He also has done cartoon cover art for many album covers..." (full details)
"Disney has grabbed book and movie rights to Entertainment Weekly scribe Josh Wolk's still-unfinished nonfiction book "Cabin Pressure" in a preemptive deal. "Cabin Pressure," based on an article Wolk wrote for the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, is about his experiences taking time to go back to summer camp in the months before he got married. He had been a camper and a counselor at the camp many years before..." (full details)
"Infinity Media has picked up David Bourla's script "Push" for high-six figures. "Push" will be on the fast track to shoot this year in China. The sci-fi thriller involves a group of young American expats with telekinetic and clairvoyant abilities who are hiding from a U.S. government agency in Beijing. They must use their different talents and band together for a final job enabling them to escape the agency forever..." (full details)
Thanks to 'KC'
