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Writer's Block: Gwen, Potter, Lucky

By Garth Franklin Wednesday March 1st 2006 03:32AM

"Oscar-nominated scribe Josh Olson ("A History of Violence) has adapted and will direct "Until Gwen," an indie feature based on the acclaimed Dennis Lehane short story. "Gwen" is described as a dark crime drama that explores a relationship between a father who is a con man and a son who has been raised on the edges of society, without going to school and without a Social Security number. The relationship turns complicated when the son falls for a woman who helps him find his own identity..." (full details) "Warner Bros. Pictures has bought a pitch for an untitled supernatural thriller from writing duo Richard Potter and Matthew Stravitz. WB and Mosaic are keeping the logline under tight wraps, except to say the story is inspired by actual events. Producers are Mosaic Media's Charles Roven and Alex Gartner..." (full details) "Radar Pictures has preemptively bought and will produce the comedy spec "Lucky's Last Stand" by the writing team of Adam Larson Broder, Tony R. Abrams and Andrew Rose. Story concerns a one-legged homeless man who finds a special, cleated, wooden leg that enables him to become the new star kicker for the San Francisco 49ers. Broder and Abrams wrote and directed MGM's "Pumpkin"..." (full details)

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