"J. Mills Goodloe is adapting John Grisham's high school football novel "Bleachers" for Revolution Studios. Pic will be directed by Don Burgess and is about a high school football hero returning to his small-town Southern home to join a vigil for a dying coach, who was both loved and feared by his players. Goodloe wrote and will direct "August and Everything After...," which is set up at Bob Yari's Yari Films..." (full details)
"Paramount Pictures has acquired film rights to Dan Zevin's "The Day I Turned Uncool: Confessions of a Reluctant Grown-Up" and set up the project with Producer Kevin Misher ("The Interpreter", "The Rundown"). Zevin's book, published by Villard in 2002, centers on the author's awkward transition from his 20s to his 30s, marked by such milestones as employing his first cleaning lady, becoming abnormally attached to his dog and committing flagrant acts of home improvement. Zevin's also penned "Entry-Level Life" and "The Nearly-wed Handbook"..." (full details)
"MTV Films has tapped Argentine director Gabriella Tagliavini ("Ladies' Night") to helm "Rumble." The $3 million pic is about four female high school volleyball players from well-off families who transfer to the barrio school of their inner-city rivals when their private campus burns down. It's based on the real-life experience of scribe Karol Ann Hoeffner, whose daughter and niece are volleyball players. "Rumble" will air on MTV with an option for a theatrical release. Casting is under way and project is due to start shooting in June in LA..." (full details)
Thanks to 'KC'
