"Paramount Pictures has acquired "King Tut", a pitch from scribe Neil Crawford for Lorenzo Di Bonaventura to produce. Story is described as an action-adventure/romance pic, loosely based on Howard Carter's discovery of King Tut's treasures in 1922 Egypt. Deal marks Crawford's first studio deal..." (full details)
"New Line has decided to "Lift Every Voice," picking up a pitch by scribe Bobby Smith Jr. ("Jason's Lyric", "Their Eyes Were Watching God") about gospel choir competitions. Smith's story centers on a young minister who returns to the mean streets of Camden, N.J., and creates a gospel choir to keep kids away from drugs, gangs and violence. The choir begins to win gospel competitions, culminating in the national championship..." (full details)
"German actor-director Til Schweiger is producing and starring in English-language pic "Blaze." Written and directed by Swiss helmer Reto Salimbeni, "Blaze" stars Michael Clarke Duncan, Lauren Lee Smith, Stefanie von Pfetten, Eric Roberts and Ned Bellamy. Schweiger plays a star ad exec whose world is turned upside down after he provides a false alibi for a colleague who, unbeknownst to him, has committed rape. The first English-language film produced by Schweiger, is shooting on location in New York, Toronto and Cologne, Germany..." (full details)
