"Lions Gate Films has just inked a development deal for a feature based on the life of Danny Basavich (aka "Kid Delicious"), currently the No. 1-ranked pool player in the nation. Pact includes rights to a Sports Illustrated article by L. Jon Wertheim. Treatment and first draft screenplay will be written by Wertheim, who's also writing a book on Kid Delicious. Book and the planned pic will follow Basavich's transformation from a creative and successful pool hustler to the top-ranked professional billiards player in the country..." (full details)

"Chris Robinson, one of the most prominent directors in the hip-hop music video world, is making the leap to feature films. Robinson has signed on to make his movie debut on an untitled musical ensemble comedy set in an Atlanta hip-hop roller-skating rink. Shooting is scheduled for the summer in Atlanta. Will Smith and TLC member T-Boz will take producer credits..." (full details)

"Paramount Pictures has beaten four rival studios to the punch, landing a seven-figure rights and screenwriting deal for boxing biopic "The Fighter." True story concerns two half-brother boxers from south Boston. One lost a tough bout with Sugar Ray Leonard and ultimately went to prison for armed robbery. The other was a cult favorite on ESPN but quit, eventually finding work as a prison guard. The former ended up coaching the later all the way to win the IBO junior welterweight championship of the world. Screenwriter-producer Paul Tamasy ("Air Bud") and Eric Johnson will script..." (full details)

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