"Material Entertainment has picked up film rights to the novel "The Wedding Officer" by Anthony Capella ("The Food of Love"). Due to be published April 6 in the UK, the romantic comedy follows an young British officer in Naples during WWII. His job is to assess the eligibility of Italian girls who want to marry British soldiers. But when he takes his responsibilities too seriously, they enlist a beautiful young woman to distract him from his duty..." (full details)
"Sony has bought the pitch "Minutemen" by scribes Brandon Camp and Mike Thompson ("Steinbeck's Point of View") for Original Film to produce. In the pic, an axis of enemies attack America for its perceived imperialism, forcing the inhabitants of an unassuming quarry town to thwart the invading armies' plan to destroy the nation's command center..." (full details)
"Ed Solomon has sold the comedy pitch "Me & Olivia" to Paramount Pictures and Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Described as being in the vein of "Bruce Almighty," the story centers on a man who finds the solution to his on-the-job problems via the imaginary world of his 6-year-old daughter. Solomon also will pen the screenplay with writing partner Chris Matheson ("Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure"..." (full details)
