"Universal Pictures has acquired the Tom Pabst ("Fracture", "Indianapolis") drama pitch "Turbulence" which Mirage partners Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella will produce. Pabst will write the script about an L.A.-based pilot who is frustrated by his life until, over the course of several flights to Tokyo, he stumbles on a conspiracy that fascinates him. Soon, he's drawn to commit a crime that leads him into the arms of a beautiful woman and into the Tokyo underworld..." (full details)
"Rodney Rothman ("Committed", "Undeclared") has flown his "Early Bird" over to Paramount Pictures as a feature to be produced by Judd Apatow. Rothman's project originally started as a book inspired by his own life after losing his writing gig at "Late Show With David Letterman." Before his tome hit shelves, NBC bought it and ordered a pilot, though it was never picked up for series. 'Bird' centers on a scribe in his late 20s who loses his television job. He then moves into a Florida senior community and learns to love the laid-back lifestyle..." (full details)
"Australian newcomer Peter Cornwell is in negotiations to direct "The Dionaea House," a horror thriller that David Heyman is producing for Warner Bros. Pictures. Written by Eric Heisserer, the story centers on a married man who has grown apart from his old friends. When one of them commits a double murder-suicide, the men feel compelled to investigate, eventually stumbling upon an evil force that perpetuates itself through tract housing..." (full details)
Thanks to 'KC'
