"Universal Pictures is tying the knot with "The Divorcees," a spec script by Jesse Wigutow and John Maggio. "Divorcees" revolves around two guys in their early 30s whose longtime wives up and leave them. They are then forced out into the wild dating scene, trying to party and live like they did when they were bachelors. The script is described as a hard R-rated broad comedy..." (full details)
New Line has greenlit Julia Fowler's "Possum Trot Cloggers" comedy with Howard Deutch ("Pretty in Pink", "The Replacements") directing. Fowler's script revolves around a woman who's thrown off a clogging dance team by her two-timing boyfriend-coach. She then scrapes together a ragtag team to compete for the national clogging championship, finding love along the way..." (full details)
DreamWorks has plunked down $1 million to pick up a pitch from the team behind "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" -- Ben Stiller, writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber and producer Stuart Cornfeld. Thurber came up with the idea for the pic and will write and direct. Title and subject of the film are being kept under wraps. All that's known is it's a high-concept comedy..." (full details)
