"Jerry Weintraub Prods. has hired first-time screenwriter Don Handfield to pen the comedy spec "Genius." The story is described as a high-concept comedy set in the world of academia. Handfield is a graduate of the IFP Director's Lab..." (full details)
"Beacon Pictures has tapped Adam Ripp and Steven Wolfson to write the screenplay for "Serial". Ripp also will direct the film, which is described as a psychological horror thriller. Ripp and Wolfson wrote "Gang Tapes" for Lions Gate, which Ripp helmed..." (full details)
"Charlie Picerni's Corner Stone Pictures has acquired "Bar Starz," a comedy script from tyro scribes Pete Castanik and Marc James based on their gag Web site on nightclub life. Producer-writer Michael Pietrzak is set to direct the character-driven film, which tells the story of wacky club denizens..." (full details)
Thanks to 'KC'.
