"Just two years after making an acclaimed telepic from the same source material, BBC Films is poised to set up a Hollywood movie version of Philippa Gregory's historical novel "The Other Boleyn Girl". Scott Rudin has come aboard alongside British producer Alison Owen, who has been developing the project with BBC Films, and a studio deal to bankroll the $25 million pic is understood to be imminent. Peter Morgan wrote the bigscreen adaptation of Gregory's book, which tells the story of two ferociously ambitious sisters, Mary and Anne Boleyn, who were rivals for the bed and heart of the 16th century English king Henry VIII..." (full details)
"Los Angeles-based Avatar has ponied up a low-six-figure sum to acquire sci-fi action-thriller spec "Lifers" by writing team Luke Borghi and Bart Rachmil. "Lifers," seen as a sci-fi twist on "The Fugitive," centers on a boy and a girl who must solve a mystery involving a futuristic law system under which children born with a certain genetic code are automatically imprisoned. "Lifers" is the first spec for Rachmil and Borghi, who have been assistant editors on several studio pictures..." (full details)
"Warner Bros. has optioned the Ethan Watters book "Urban Tribes" and will use it as the template for a drama to be directed by "Roger Dodger" helmer Dylan Kidd. Kidd will write the script with Ira Glass, host of NPR's "This American Life." Book is a sociological examination of the proliferation of affluent people between 25 and 39 who don't get married, instead forming friendships that take the place of traditional families. In the pic, a man attempts to subvert his girlfriend's desire to settle down by "discovering" this urban tribes trend and declaring it the new, hip alternative to commitment. She accompanies him on a research trip, bent on proving that his discovery is idiotic and he should marry her..." (full details)
Thanks to 'KC'.
