New Line has licensed graphic novel "Interman." Created and self-published by Jeff Parker, "Interman" concerns a young man raised in seclusion who discovers he was genetically engineered by the government to be a superhuman killing machine. The military is after him, and he has to fight his instinct to become a killer. "Exorcist: The Beginning" scribe Alexi Hawley is penning the adaptation..." (full details)
Fox Searchlight Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to the unfinished BBC Films/Wasted Talent production "Confetti," a mockumentary from writer-director Debbie Isitt. It features an ensemble of British comedy stars, including Martin Freeman ("The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"), Jessica Stevenson ("Shaun of the Dead"), Stephen Mangan ("Green Wing"), Felicity Montagu ("I'm Alan Partridge"), Mike Leigh, veteran Alison Steadman ("Topsy-Turvy") and film rookie Jimmy Carr..." (full details)
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights to Eugene Jarecki's "Why We Fight," winner of the Grand Jury Prize for documentaries at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Inspired by President Eisenhower's farewell speech in which he coined the phrase "military industrial complex," the film examines American foreign policy and its reliance on military rather than diplomatic solutions. It includes interviews with such figures as Gore Vidal, William Kristol, Chalmers Johnson, Richard Perle and Sen. John McCain..." (full details)
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