"Production outfits Funny Boy Films and Mythgarden are teaming up to make the $1 million-budgeted gay-themed coming-of-age dramedy "Elliot Loves." The script from first-time feature director Terracino chronicles two stages of a Dominican-American youth's life -- first as a 9-year-old struggling to build a relationship with his young mother, then as a 21-year-old looking for love in New York. Shooting is slated to begin shooting in July in New York..." (full details)
"Avatar Films and Sekretagent Prods. have optioned bigscreen rights to survival horror game "Cold Fear" from developer Darkworks and publisher Ubisoft. It's an unusual license, since "Cold Fear" didn't sell well to gamers. But producers are betting that the scary atmosphere and compelling story -- a Coast Guard Officer trying to reconnect with his daughter is adrift on a whaling ship infested with aliens -- will translate well as a horror film. Producers are looking to attach a director before pitching studios..." (full details)
"In a multimillion dollar deal, Universal Pictures and Working Title have acquired the script "The Troubleshooter" by John Hamburg. Hamburg also will direct and produce the movie. The comic thriller follows a mild-mannered TV installation technician who, after a case of mistaken identity, goes on the run from a pair of killers. The script is based on a story by Hamburg and Mark Shanahan..." (full details)
