"Universal Pictures has picked up the comedy screenplay "Quest to Ref" from first-time feature writers Ben Watkins and Guy Guillet. The script follows a young married guy obsessed with being a sports referee who has hopes of entering a national contest with the help of a broken-down former referee. The script is based on a 2002 short film of the same name, which Watkins (TV's "The Young & The Restless") wrote, produced, co-directed and starred in..." (full details)
"Warner Bros. and Imagine Entertainment are teaming up on "The People's House," a Stacy Sherman-scripted comedy that Brian Grazer will produce. In Sherman's script, the US President is caught philandering, and the first lady kicks him out of the house and files for divorce. Because the first couple has few personal assets beyond the promise of future riches from memoirs and speaking engagements, she's granted custody of the most famous residence in D.C. The most powerful world leader finds himself sleeping in his childhood bedroom, returning to the Oval Office for only for work..." (full details)
"New Line is pitching a tent with "Happy Campers," buying the comedy spec from scribes Peter Gaulke and Gerry Swallow ("Black Knight"). Script is about a mild-mannered accountant who, in order to convince his son that he's tough and cool, agrees to lead a class camping trip..." (full details)
"Indie animation studio Laika Entertainment has greenlit its second feature after "Coraline. "Jack and Ben's Animated Adventure" is being written and helmed by Jorgen Klubien, and is a fully CG animated adventure about a pair of brothers in the animal kingdom. Company is aiming for a late 2007 release of "Coraline," to be followed shortly thereafter by "Jack and Ben."..." (full details)
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