"Bristol Bay Prods. has hired husband-and-wife writing team Yuri Zeltser ("The Circle") and Cary Bickley to pen a family comedy centered on a Texas Hold 'Em tournament. When an enterprising eighth-grader unintentionally loses his older sister's savings, the entire family is compelled to converge in Las Vegas for a high-stakes poker match as they learn the true meaning of family along the way. Texas Hold 'Em is a mild obsession of the writing team as Zeltser has participated in many professional poker tournaments..." (full details)
"New Line has picked up Johnny Rosenthal's comedy pitch "Me, Me, Me" for Shawn Levy ("The Pink Panther," "Cheaper By The Dozen") and Tom McNulty to produce and the former to potentially direct. Story centers on the world's most obnoxious narcissist, who wishes people could be more like him and then enters a living hell when his dream becomes a reality..." (full details)
"Columbia Pictures has acquired the life rights to Jason McElwain, an autistic teenager who morphed from an unknown basketball benchwarmer into an international media sensation after hitting six three-pointers in the final four minutes of a high school game. Laura Ziskin is producing through her Sony-based shingle, while Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Mary Martin are executive producing..." (full details)
