"Columbia Pictures has acquired remake rights to the 2004 Danish film "Brothers" and set "Troy" and "Wolverine" scribe David Benioff to write an Americanized version of the drama. The Susanne Bier-directed original concerned two Danish brothers, one of whom is sent to fight in Afghanistan while his black sheep brother becomes caretaker to his wife and child......" (full details)
"Oscar-nominated cinematographer John Schwartzman will make his directorial debut on the pigskin movie "Carlisle School" for Walden Media. The film tells the true story of a rag-tag team of American Indian football players, led by future sports legend and Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe who overcame long odds in the early part of the 20th century to defeat some of the best college football teams in the nation..." (full details)
"Scribe Joe Conway has been tapped to write indie flick "The Other Side". The story centers on a 19-year-old American on a trip to Mexico who is wrongly implicated in the death of a local girl. The film will mark commercial helmer Pat Sherman's big-screen directing debut..." (full details)
Stone Village Pictures has obtained rights to the A.M. Homes novel "This Book Will Save Your Life" which will be published by Viking in April. The novel is about a wealthy day trader who is so insulated in his Hollywood Hills home that when he gets rushed to the hospital with heart- attack symptoms that turn out to be a panic attack, he has no loved one to call..." (full details)
