"Paramount Pictures and MTV Films have acquired Ned Vizzini's young-adult novel "It's Kind of a Funny Story" for Misher Films to produce. Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden are adapting, with Fleck attached to direct. In recent months, Fleck has become an in-demand helmer after his film "Half Nelson" generated a great deal of buzz at this year's Sundance Film Festival..." (full details)
"Neal Moritz's Original Film has pre-emptively acquired Erik Lohla's untitled eloping comedy spec. The purchase was made out of Moritz's Sony discretionary fund, and the project is expected to land at Columbia Pictures. The story is described as a romantic comedy in the same vein as "Meet the Parents" and chronicles all of the nightmares that go into planning a wedding..." (full details)
"The Weinstein Co. has struck a deal to rep international rights to Exodus Film Group's CG-animated feature "Igor". TWC is distributing the pic in North America and will start selling off rights in Cannes. A twist on the monster genre penned by Chris McKenna, "Igor" follows a mad scientist's hunchbacked lab assistant, who has big dreams of winning the Evil Science Fair. No cast or helmer is set for the feature-length "Igor," which is in pre-production..." (full details)
