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Trade Breaks: Pound, Winged, Heirhead

By Garth Franklin Monday October 3rd 2005 07:30PM

"The Ruddy Morgan Organization is developing F.X. Toole's "Pound for Pound," the last work of the author, whose work served as the basis of "Million Dollar Baby" before his death last year. The story revolves around a trainer whose life is spinning out of control and the young Latino boxer who comes into his life..." (full details)

"Luis Mandoki has been hired to direct "The Winged Boy" for Gold Circle Films. "Boy" is a based on an unpublished story by Mary Hayley Bell. Described as a family film with a slice of magical realism, the story centers on a young boy in a contemporary Irish village who begins to grow wings and then starts to fly. Shooting takes place in Ireland and the U.K. in the spring..." (full details)

"New Line has bought spec script "Heirhead Apparent" from tyro scribe David Clawson. Script is a "Legally Blonde"-like story about the spoiled daughter of a department store tycoon who campaigns to save the store after spending time with workers on the sales floor. Mike Karz is producing..." (full details)

Thanks to 'KC'.

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