Scoggins Report - 2012 Year-End Pitch Sales Scorecard

The Scoggins Reportby Jason Scoggins & Cindy KaplanJanuary 14, 2013

2012 Year-EndPitch Sales Scorecard

Welcome to our second annual Year-End Pitch Sales Scorecard. As usual, it was fun to compile, but we have to admit it’s nice to have this puppy behind us: Last year, buyers picked up a total of 81 pitches, down nearly 24% from 2011‘s total of 106. We’re looking forward to turning our attention to the Year-End Spec Market Scorecard next week, since that seems to be what the studios did in 2012 as well.

Like last year, this edition of the Scoggins Report combines our Pitch Scorecard and Pitch Roundups into one document covering the whole of 2012. We’ve inserted our year-over-year analysis into each Scorecard section below, which are followed by the Roundup sections, including the full year’s Weekly Activity Breakdown and an alphabetical list of each of 2012’s pitch sales, along with each project’s details.

So let’s get straight to it. The following are the Top 5 Pitch Buyers and Sellers of 2012. The number of sales for each company or person is to the right of their names.

Top 5 Buyers1. Universal - 11 (tie)1. Warner Bros. - 11 (tie)2. Disney - 9 (tie)2. Paramount - 9 (tie)3. Columbia Pictures - 7

Top 5 Agencies1. WME - 272. CAA - 163. UTA - 104. ICM - 75. Paradigm - 6

Top “5” Agents1. Mike Esola (WME) - 52. Ida Ziniti (Paradigm) - 4 (tie)3. 6-way tie - 3 (see full list below)

Top 5 Management Companies1. Circle of Confusion - 6 (tie)1. Energy - 6 (tie)2. Management 360 - 5 (tie)2. Mosaic - 5 (tie)2. Principato-Young - 5 (tie)

Top 5 Managers1. Brooklyn Weaver (Energy) - 62. Britton Rizzio (Circle) - 43. Allen Fischer (Principato-Young) - 34. 12-way tie - 2 (see full list below)

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Overall Pitch NumbersHere are overall pitch sales numbers for 2012 on their own...

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 2012 Pitch Sales 8 7 8 14 4 7 8 3 4 6 3 9 81 106 2011 Pitch Sales 4 8 13 7 8 15 10 4 5 10 8 14 106

...and here are combined spec and pitch sales numbers for 2012.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 Specs 12 14 14 11 12 14 4 13 8 12 7 7 128 119 Pitches 8 7 8 14 4 7 8 3 4 6 3 9 81 106 2012 Total 20 21 22 25 16 21 11 16 12 18 10 16 209 225 2011 Totals 7 21 28 16 15 28 20 9 12 30 16 24 225

Pitch Sales By GenreFor the second year in a row, Comedy was the number one genre, followed by Action/Adventure, Sci-fi and Thriller. Last year, the order was Comedy, Thriller and a tie for third between Action/Adventure and Drama.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total % Action/Adventure 1 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 2 17 21% Comedy 2 4 1 4 2 2 4 2 1 4 2 3 31 38% Drama 1 1 2 1 1 6 7% Horror 1 1 2 2% Sci-fi 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 14 17% Thriller 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 11 14%





Pitch Sales By Buyer - StudiosThe primary cause of the year-over-year drop in pitch sales is visible at a glance in the below grid. Nearly every studio that bought pitches in 2011 bought fewer in 2012, including six of 2011’s buyers who didn’t buy any in 2012. Only New Line bought more pitches in 2012 than 2011, and only Disney and New Regency were on par year-over-year.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 Columbia 2 3 1 1 7 9 Disney 1 3 1 2 2 9 9 DreamWorks 1 1 2 Fox 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 8 Fox Searchlight 1 1 0 Lionsgate 1 1 0 MGM 1 1 0 New Line 2 1 1 1 5 4 New Regency 1 1 2 2 Paramount 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 9 12 Universal 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 11 12 Warner Bros. 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 11 13

The studios that bought pitches in 2011 but not 2012 were: CBS Films, Dimension, Focus, Fox 2000, Sony Pictures Animation and Summit (which has since merged with Lionsgate, which didn’t buy any pitches in 2011). Those six companies bought a total of 9 pitches in 2011.

Here are the combined pitch and spec purchase numbers for studios that have bought at least one of each. Names in bold are new since the last scorecard:

Pitches Specs Total 2011Columbia 7 9 16 16

Disney 9 3 12 11DreamWorks 1 1 2 6

Fox 6 6 12 16Lionsgate 1 3 4 2New Line 5 1 6 8

New Regency 2 3 5 2Paramount 9 11 20 17Universal 11 9 20 19

Warner Bros. 11 7 18 30





Pitch Sales By Buyer - Other Buyers

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 1984 Films 1 1 2 0 Bazelevs 1 1 1 BroBible/Five All in the Fifth 1 1 0

Davis Entertainment 1 1 2 0 Imagine 1 1 0 Indian Paintbrush 1 1 2 1 Meteor Ent. 1 1 0 Nickelodeon Movies 1 1 0 Overbrook 1 1 0 Parkes/MacDonald 1 1 0 Prospect Park 1 1 0 Reel FX 1 1 0 Sidney Kimmel 1 1 0 Square One 1 1 0 State Street 1 1 0

Here are the combined pitch and spec purchase numbers for the other buyers that have bought at least one of each:

Pitches Specs Total 2011Bazelevs 1 2 3 1

Indian Paintbrush 2 2 4 1Sidney Kimmel 1 1 2 3

Each of the following production companies has been attached to at least one pitch sale so far this year. Companies in bold are new or were attached to an additional pitch sale since the last scorecard.

1stAveMachineAkil ProductionsAtlas EntertainmentBluegrass Films (2)Branded Films (2)Break MediaCaptivate Entertainment

CarouselChris Morgan ProductionsDan Jinks Co.Di Novi PicturesDisruption EntertainmentElectronic ArtsEscape Artists





Fake EmpireFour By Two Films (2)Gary Sanchez Productions (2)Grady Twins ProductionsGran ViaHartbeat ProductionsJC23 EntertainmentImagineInfinitum NihilInvention FilmsKatzsmith ProductionsLBI EntertainmentLangley ParkMandeville (3)Mark Gordon Company (2)OffspringOur Stories FilmsOverbrook Entertainment

Original FilmPalermo ProductionsPanay FilmsPlatinum DunesPoint Grey PicturesRickard PicturesRoth Films (2)Ryan Murphy ProductionsSmart EntertainmentStrange Weather FilmsTop CowVertigo Entertainment (2)Viking FuneralThe Walsh Co.Whitaker EntertainmentWild West Picture ShowWonderland Sound & Vision





Pitch Sales by Seller - AgenciesAs dominant as WME was among the agencies in 2012, even it ended up shy of its 2011 pitch sale tally thanks to the studios’ reduced appetite in 2012. Only Paradigm improved its performance year-over-year, jumping into the 5th place spot occupied by Gersh in 2011. UTA came in third behind WME and CAA, swapping spots with last year’s third place agency, ICM.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 APA 1 1 3 CAA 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 16 25 Gersh 1 1 1 3 6 ICM 1 2 1 1 1 1 7 14 Paradigm 1 2 1 1 1 6 4 UTA 1 1 6 1 1 10 13 Verve 1 1 1 1 4 5 WME 4 1 1 4 2 2 4 1 1 4 1 2 27 28

Here are the combined pitch and spec sales numbers for agencies that have sold at least one of each:

Pitches Specs Total 2011APA 1 10 11 11CAA 16 15 31 50

Gersh 3 8 11 14ICM 7 8 15 27

Paradigm 6 8 14 14UTA 10 22 32 30

Verve 4 5 9 9WME 27 34 61 50

For the second year in a row, WME’s Mike Esola topped the list of the 96 agents who were involved with at least one pitch sale in 2012. People in bold are new or sold an additional pitch since the last scorecard.

Five:Mike Esola! ! ! (WME)

Four:Ida Ziniti! ! ! (Paradigm)Sharon Jackson! ! (WME)

Three:Bill Zotti! ! ! (CAA)Billy Hawkins! ! (CAA)David Karp! ! ! (WME)Jeff Gorin! ! ! (WME)Kimberly Bialek! ! (WME)Sarah Self! ! ! (WME)





Two:Adam Venit! ! ! (WME)Ari Greenburg! ! (WME)Blake Fronstin! ! (WME)Bryan Besser! ! (Verve)Danny Gabai!! ! (WME)David Kramer! ! (UTA)Geoff Morely!! ! (UTA)Jason Burns!! ! (UTA)Julien Thuan!! ! (UTA)Matt Rosen! ! ! (CAA)Michael Sheresky! ! (UTA)Ramses Ishak! ! (UTA)Rowena Arguelles! ! (CAA)Simon Faber!! ! (WME)Trevor Astbury ! ! (Paradigm)Todd Hoffman! ! (ICM)Valarie Phillips! ! (Paradigm)

One:Abram Nalibotsky! ! (Gersh)Adam Weinstein! ! (Verve)Adriana Alberghetti! ! (WME)Allan Haldeman! ! (UTA)Andrea Nelson-Meigs! (ICM)Andy Patman! ! (Paradigm)Bayard Maybank! ! (Gersh)Bill Weinstein! ! (Verve)Blair Johan! ! ! (UTA)Bob Hohman!! ! (Gersh)Brett Loncar! ! ! (CAA)Brian DePersia! ! (WME)Brian Kend! ! ! (CAA)Bryan Diperstein! ! (ICM)Charles King!! ! (WME)Charlie Ferraro! ! (UTA)Chris Till! ! ! (CAA)Chris Von Goetz! ! (ICM)Christopher Smith! ! (Paradigm)Cliff Roberts! ! ! (WME)Cori Wellins! ! ! (WME)Dan Erlij! ! ! (UTA)Dan Rabinow! ! (CAA)Danny Greenberg! ! (WME)Daniel Cohan! ! (WME)

Dave Wirtschafter! ! (WME)Devra Lieb! ! ! (Gersh)Dianne McGunigle !! (CAA)Elia Infascelli-Smith! ! (WME)Emile Gladstone! ! (ICM)Eric Garfinkel ! ! (Gersh)Erin Junkin! ! ! (WME) Esther Newberg! ! (ICM)Greg Cavic! ! ! (CAA)Greg Hodes! ! ! (WME)Hanley Baxter! ! (WME)Jason Hayman! ! (CAA)Jay Baker! ! ! (CAA)Jay Mandel! ! ! (WME)Jeremy Zimmer! ! (UTA)Jessica Kovacevic! ! (WME)Joe Cohen! ! ! (CAA)John Burnham! ! (ICM)Jon Levin! ! ! (CAA)Josh Hornston! ! (UTA)Josie Freedman! ! (ICM)Kevin Huvane! ! (CAA)Larry Salz! ! ! (UTA)Lisa Harrison!! ! (WME)Mark Ross! ! ! (Paradigm)Martin Lesak!! ! (CAA)Matt Rice! ! ! (UTA)Melissa Myers! ! (WME)Nick Stevens!! ! (WME)Nicole Clemens! ! (ICM)Philip D’Amecourt! ! (WME)Phillip Raskind! ! (WME)Rebecca Ewing! ! (UTA)Rich Cook! ! ! (WME)Rob Herting! ! ! (Verve)Robert Bookman! ! (CAA)Robert Lazar!! ! (ICM)Ryan Saul! ! ! (APA)Scott Carr! ! ! (UTA)Scott Greenberg! ! (CAA)Spencer Baumgarten! (CAA)Stephanie Ritz! ! (WME)Steve Smooke! ! (CAA)Susie Fox! ! ! (CAA)Tim Phillips! ! ! (UTA)





Pitch Sales by Seller - Management CompaniesThe list of the top 5 management companies changed quite a bit from 2011 to 2012. Three of 2011‘s top companies -- Circle of Confusion, Management 360 and Mosaic -- were on par year-over-year and made the list for the second year in a row in 2012. But 2011‘s top two management companies, Madhouse and Anonymous, were replaced by Energy and Principato-Young in 2012.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 3 Arts 1 1 1 3 6 Abrams 1 1 0 Anonymous 1 1 1 3 7 Aperture 1 1 2 Apostle 1 1 3 Brillstein 1 1 1 Caliber 2 1 1 4 0 Circle of Confusion 2 1 2 1 6 6 The Collective 1 1 0 Energy 1 2 1 1 1 6 0 Fourth Floor 1 1 0 Generate 1 1 1 The Gotham Group 1 1 1 3 5 Industry 1 1 0 H2F (DMG) 1 1 0 Inphenate 1 1 0 Kailey Marsh 1 1 0 Kaplan/Perrone 1 1 1 3 5 Larry Kennar 1 1 0 Magnet 1 1 3 Management 360 2 1 1 1 5 5 Mosaic 1 1 1 2 5 5 New Wave Ent. 2 2 0 Oasis 1 1 0 Principato-Young 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 Rich Demato 1 1 0 The Safran Co. 1 1 0 Tom Sawyer 1 1 0 Thruline 1 1 1





Here are the combined pitch and spec sales for management companies that have sold at least one of each in 2012.

Pitches Specs Total 20113 Arts 3 1 4 6

Anonymous 3 7 10 9Aperture 1 1 2 2Apostle 1 1 2 3Brillstein 1 1 2 2Caliber 4 1 5 2

Circle of Confusion 6 5 11 11Energy 6 9 15 7

Fourth Floor 1 1 2 0The Gotham Group 3 3 6 8

H2F (DMG) 1 1 2 7Industry 1 4 5 3

Kailey Marsh 1 2 3 0Kaplan/Perrone 3 6 9 10

Magnet Management 1 3 4 6Management 360 4 2 6 6

Mosaic 4 5 9 5New Wave Ent. 2 7 9 11

Oasis 1 1 2 0Principato-Young 4 1 5 4The Safran Co. 1 1 2 0

As you can see from the above, Energy’s Brooklyn Weaver more than doubled his pitch and spec sale tally year-over-year, and Brooklyn tops the below list of the 57 managers who were involved with at least one pitch sale in 2012. People in bold are new or sold an additional pitch since the last scorecard.

Six:Brooklyn Weaver! ! (Energy)

Four:Britton Rizzio!! ! (Circle)

Three:Allen Fischer!! ! (PYE)

Two:Aaron Kaplan! ! (K/P)Adam Marshall! ! (Caliber)Dallas Sonnier! ! (Caliber)Guymon Casady! ! (Mgmt 360)Jill McElroy!! ! (Mgmt 360)Josh Adler! ! ! (New Wave)Joy Gorman! ! ! (Anonymous)Michael Lasker! ! (Mosaic)Mike Goldberg! ! (New Wave)





Two (con’t):Paul Young! ! ! (PYE)Peter McHugh! ! (Gotham)Sean Perrone! ! (K/P)

One:Adam Goldworm! ! (Aperture)Adam Kossack! ! (Anonymous)Adam Schulman! ! (Anonymous)Alex Lerner! ! ! (K/P)Angelina Chen! ! (Energy)Benjamin Rowe! ! (Oasis)Bob Sobhani!! ! (Magnet)Brad Mendelsohn! ! (Circle)Chris Fenton!! ! (H2F)Darin Friedman! ! (Mgmt 360)David Becky !! ! (3 Arts)David Milner! ! ! (3 Arts)E. Brian Dobbins! ! (PYE)Elana Barry ! ! ! (Anonymous)Ellen Goldsmith-Vein! (Gotham)Eryn Brown! ! ! (Mgmt 360)George Heller! ! (Apostle)Glenn Rigberg! ! (Inphenate)

One (con’t):Gregory Shephard! ! (Circle)Greg Walter! ! ! (3 Arts)Jeff Silver! ! ! (Fourth Floor)Jennie Frisbie! ! (Magnet)Jeremy Platt! ! ! (Generate)Jess Rosenthal! ! (Industry)Jesse Hara! ! ! (Haven)Josh Kesselman! ! (Thruline)Josh Lieberman! ! (3 Arts)Julian Rosenberg! ! (Caliber)Kailey Marsh!! ! (Station3)Langley Perer! ! (Mosaic)Larry KennarMargaret Riley! ! (Brillstein)Molly Mandel!! ! (Mosaic)Noah Rosen!! ! (Circle)Peter Principato! ! (PYE)Randy Sherman! ! (Thruline)Rich DematoShawn Simon! ! (Gotham)Stacy AbramsSusan Solomon! ! (PYE)Tom Drumm! ! ! (Safran)Zach Tann! ! ! (Magnet)





2012 Weekly Pitch Sales BreakdownWeek of January 2 (New Year’s Day):

• No pitch sales announced

Week of January 9:• ”Invasion”• “The Vatican”

Week of January 16:• “Something From Tiffany’s”

Week of January 23 (Sundance):• “Kill Switch”• “Prosthesis”• “Untitled Brian Miller/Ryan

Murphy Project”• “Untitled Max Landis Space

Adventure”

Week of January 30:• “Untitled Oren Uziel Action

Comedy”

Week of February 6:• “Interpol”• “Untitled Geoff LaTulippe

Ensemble Comedy”

Week of February 13:• “Untitled Zetumer Spy Thriller”

Week of February 20 (Presidents’ Day):• No pitch sales announced

Week of February 27:• “Archetype”• “One Hit Wonders”• “Untitled Dracula Pitch”• “Untitled Faxon/Rash Comedy”

Week of March 5:• No pitch sales announced

Week of March 12:• “Untitled Bermuda Triangle

Project”

Week of March 19• “The Signal”• “Untitled Robinson Supernatural

Teen Thriller”• “Untitled Rodney Rothman

Police Project”• “Untitled Salvador Dali Project”• “Untitled Shannon/Swift Horror

Pitch”

Week of March 26:• “Attila”• “Royal Honour Society”

Week of April 2:• “Speeding Bullet”• “The Great Unknown”• “Warren Lich”• “Woogles”

Week of April 9:• “Business Trip”• “Status Update”• “Untitled Rodney Rothman Mob

Comedy Project”

Week of April 16:• “Agent 13”• “Need for Speed”• “Untitled Overbrook/Stokes

Action Thriller”

Week of April 23:• “Law Zero”• “No Hearts Club”• “Untitled Country Western Love

Story”





Week of April 30:• “Untitled Basketball Wives Pitch”• “Untitled Sci-Fi Dinosaur Pitch”

Week of May 7:• “Untitled Michael Mitnick Musical

Comedy”

Week of May 14:• “Playdate”

Week of May 21 (run-up toMemorial Weekend):

• “Untitled Chris Paciello Project”

Week of May 28 (Memorial Day):• No pitch sales were announced

Week of June 4:• “Temple of Heaven”

Week of June 11:• “Stuff of Legend”

Week of June 18:• “Bloodstrike”• “Ruin”• “Untitled Allison Burnett Thriller”• “Untitled Chris McCoy Romantic

Comedy”• “Untitled Scott Rosenberg Action

Comedy”

Week of June 25:• “Ride”

Week of July 1 (Independence Day):• No pitch sales were announced

Week of July 8:• “The Rising”

Week of July 15:• “Gunslingers”• “The Canucks Fan Who...Got

Comped for Game 5”• “Untitled Drumm Project”

Week of July 22:• “De-Friended”• “The Gauntlet”

Week of July 30:• “Cupid”

Week of August 6:• “Untitled Cohen/Johnston James

Bond Spoof”

Week of August 13:• “Untitled Southern Action

Project”

Week of August 20:• No pitch sales were announced

Week of August 27 (run-up to Labor Day Weekend):

• No pitch sales were announced

Week of September 3 (Labor Day, TIFF):

• “Untitled Pally/Ozeri Comedy”

Week of September 10 (TIFF):• “Abandonment Issues”• “Metro 2033”

Week of September 17 (Rosh Hashana):

• “Spy Guys”

Week of September 24:• No pitch sales were announced





Week of October 1• “The Lesbian”• “Untitled Threesome Comedy”• “Untitled Zak Penn Sci-Fi

Project”

Week of October 8:• “Untitled Rebel Wilson Comedy”

Week of October 15:• “The Other F Word”• “Untitled Harnick/Cion Romantic

Comedy”

Week of October 22:• No pitch sales announced

Week of October 29:• “Happy Birthday”

Week of November 5:• No pitch sales announced

Week of November 12:• No pitch sales announced

Week of November 19 (Thanksgiving):• No pitch sales announced

Week of November 26:• “Firemen”• “Untitled Connolly & Newton

Project”

Week of December 3:• “Boston Strangler”• “Get Hard”• “Terra Incognita”• “Untitled Don Quixote Project”

Week of December 10:• “Friend Request”• “Wither”

Week of December 17:• “Revoc”• “Theory of Everything”• “Untitled Secret Service

Comedy”

Week of December 24 (Christmas):• No pitch sales announced.





Pitch Sales (alphabetical by title)Note: The following are presented as we originally listed them in the various 2012 Pitch Sales Roundups.

Abandonment IssuesWriters: Mara Brock AkilReps: ICM (Andrea Nelson-Meigs, Chris Von Goetz)Buyer: ParamountGenre: DramaAttachments: Akil will produce through Akil Productions with partner Salim Akil, who will also direct.Logline: Under wraps

Agent 13Writer: TS NowlinReps: WME (Mike Esola) and Caliber (Adam Marshall)Buyer: UniversalGenre: Sci-FiAttachments: Rupert Wyatt to direct, Charlize Theron to star. Sean Daniel will produce through his Sean Daniel Company.Notes: Based on the graphic novel by Flint Dille and David Marconi. Jason Brown will oversee for Sean Daniel CompanyLogline: Follows a man brainwashed by an evil organization. Once he realizes its true nature he commits to fight against it.

ArchetypeWriters: Guy Busick & Ryan MurphyReps: Paradigm (Trevor Astbury, Ida Ziniti)Buyer: Davis EntertainmentGenre: Sci-FiAttachments: Aaron Sims is attached to direct. Davis’s John Davis will produce with John Norris. Notes: Based on Sims’ short film. Brittany Morrissey will oversee for Davis.Logline: Movie will tell the story of an eight-foot-tall combat robot named RL7 that malfunctions during a mission, developing unexplained memories, causing its creators to investigate its odd behavior.

AttilaWriters: Nick SchoenfeldReps: ICM (Bryan Diperstein, Todd Hoffman) and Management 360 (Jill McElroy)Buyer: Warner Bros.Genre: ThrillerAttachments: Denise Di Novi will produce through her Di Novi Pictures.Logline: Story follows the formative years of the leader of the Huns, the man who brazenly attacked Rome and laid waste to much of Europe before dying under mysterious circumstances on his wedding night.





BloodstrikeWriter: Rob LiefeldReps: Energy Entertainment (Brooklyn Weaver)Buyer: 1984 FilmsGenre: ActionAttachments: Adi Shankar will produce with Weaver.Notes: Based on the ‘90s comic book series by Rob Liefeld.Logline: Follows a team of top-secret super agents/assassins who had died but were revived by the government via a secret initiative called “Project: Born Again.”

Boston StranglerWriter: Chuck Maclean (“Bridges on the Fort Point Channel”)Reps: CAA (Billy Hawkins) and Oasis (Benjamin Rowe)Buyer: Warner Bros.Genre: ThrillerAttachments: Casey Affleck is attached to star. Kevin McCormick will produce through his Langley Park Productions.Logline: Follows the search for the serial killer who terrorized Boston during the early 1960s.

Business TripWriter: Steve ConradReps: CAA (Spencer Baumgarten) and The Collective (Ilan Breil)Buyer: New Regency Genre: ComedyLogline: Under wraps.

CupidWriter: Joe NussbaumReps: WME (Kimberly Bialek) and Principato Young (Allen Fischer)Buyer: Warner Bros.Genre: ComedyAttachments: Branded Films’ Russell Brand and Nik Linnen will produce.Logline: The god of love is forced to create the perfect romance.

De-FriendedWriters: Fax Bahr & Harry DunnReps: CAA (Bill Zotti, Steve Smooke, Martin Lesak, Jason Heyman, Greg Cavic) and Circle of Confusion (Brad Mendelsohn)Buyer: ColumbiaGenre: ComedyAttachments: Steve Tisch, Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal producing through their Escape Artists.Logline: A lonely woman in her late 30s seeks revenge against a popular girl from high school who de-friends her on Facebook.

FiremenWriter: Rob LiefeldReps: Energy (Brooklyn Weaver)Buyer: Meteor EntertainmentGenre: Action adventureNotes: Meteor is developing the feature and videogame versions simultaneously.Logline: Under wraps, but said to be a high concept PG-13 tentpole in the tone of “Transformers.”





Friend RequestWriter: Christopher BaldiReps: CAA (Bill Zotti) and New Wave (Josh Adler, Mike Goldberg)Buyer: Nickelodeon MoviesGenre: ComedyLogline: Under wraps.

Get HardWriters: Ian Roberts & Jay Martel (“Key and Peele”)Reps: Verve (Bill Weinstein) and Principato Young (Allen Fischer, Peter Principato, Susan Solomon)Buyer: Warner Bros.Genre: ComedyAttachments: Will Ferrell will star with Kevin Hart and produce through Gary Sanchez Productions.Logline: When a rich, soft-handed investment bank manager is sentenced to a maximum security prison for a crime he didn’t commit, he hires the streetwise guy who normally washes his car to get him ready to do hard time in the 30 days before he has to report to prison.

GunslingersWriter: Randall WallaceReps: WME (Kimberly Bialik, Blake Fronstin, Ari Greenburg, David Wirtschafter)Buyer: New RegencyGenre: Action/adventureAttachments: Vince Vaughn to star and produce through his Wild West Picture Show.Notes: Price was reportedly mid-six figures.Logline: Set in modern day Los Angeles, where heroic and iconic characters from the past collide with contemporary urban reality.

Happy BirthdayWriters: Jeremy Miller & Dan Cohn (“Entourage”)Reps: WME (Danny Greenberg, Rich Cook) and Brillstein Entertainment Partners (Margaret Riley)Buyer: DisneyGenre: ComedyAttachments: Chris and Jim Whitaker will produce through Whitaker Entertainment.Notes: Elizabeth Ingold will supervise for the studio.Logline: Follows a man who, dreading his 40th birthday, vows never to have another birthday again. When he unexpectedly has his wish granted, the man finds that, in the absence of new birthdays, old ones are coming back to haunt him and he's reliving some of his very worst.

InterpolWriters: Brant Boivin & Jonathan KeaseyReps: Paradigm (Valarie Phillips) and Kaplan/Perrone (Alex Lerner)Buyer: ColumbiaGenre: Action comedyAttachments: Overbrook’s Will Smith, James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz will produce.





InvasionWriter: J. Daniel ShafferReps: Verve (Bryan Besser, Rob Herting)Buyer: Reel FXGenre: Supernatural thrillerAttachments: Brad Peyton (“Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”) attached to direct and produce with Strange Weather Films’ Andrew Adamson and Cary Granat.Logline: Revolves around a group of unarmed and unprepared students from Philadelphia who have to become soldiers to survive an attack by a supernatural force. In the vein of CLOVERFIELD.

Kill SwitchWriter: Ken WoodruffReps: WME (Mike Esola) and manager Rich DematoBuyer: Warner Bros.Genre: Action comedyAttachments: JC23 Entertainment’s Michael Aguilar to produce.

Law ZeroWriters: Bruno Zacharias & Miguel “MacGregor” de OlasoReps: UTA and MosaicBuyer: Warner Bros.Genre: Sci-fi actionAttachments: Vertigo’s Roy Lee will produce.Logline: Under wraps.

Metro 2033Writer: F. Scott FrazierReps: WME (Daniel Cohan, Mike Esola) and H2F (Chris Fenton)Buyer: MGMGenre: Sci-fi actionAttachments: Mark Johnson will produce through his Gran Via along with Eugene Efuni and Marina Hall.Notes: Mark Ceryak will oversee for Gran Via. Based on the 2005 Russian sci-fi novel by Dmitri Glukhovsky.Logline: Set in 2033 after a nuclear holocaust devastates Moscow and survivors head underground. A young survivor is forced to go on a journey that will see him deal with mutants, soldiers of a Fourth Reich and political factions of various metro stations in order to reach the surface.

Need for SpeedWriter: George GatinsReps: UTA (Blair Johan, Larry Salz, Jeremy Zimmer)Buyer: DreamWorksGenre: ThrillerAttachments: John Gatins (“REAL STEEL”) will produce along with Electronic Arts.Notes: Jonathan Eirich and Mark Sourian will oversee for DreamWorks. Logline: Adaptation of the EA video game series in the vein of THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS.





No Hearts ClubWriter: Ben SchwartzReps: WME (Brian DePersia) and Tom Sawyer Entertainment (Jesse Hara)Buyer: UniversalGenre: Romantic comedyAttachments: Brian Grazer will produce and Kim Roth will executive produce for Imagine.Notes: Maradith Frankel will oversee for Universal.Logline: Under wraps.

One Hit WondersWriters: Ian Brennan & Brad Falchuk & Ryan MurphyReps: CAA (Rowena Arguelles, Kevin Huvane)Buyer: ColumbiaGenre: Comedy, musicalAttachments: Murphy will direct and produce through his Ryan Murphy Productions. Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, Cameron Diaz and Andy Samberg attached to star (Beyonce had also been rumored to be attached to star). Paltrow will also produce.Notes: Reportedly sold preemptively for seven figures. Amy Pascal will oversee for Columbia.Logline: Three singers who each scored a top hit song in the 1990’s watch their careers go down the drain, so they decide to form a super group.

PlaydateWriters: Tim Hill & Dave JohnsonReps: Gersh (Abram Nalibotsky) and Principato-Young (Peter Principato, Paul Young)Buyer: FoxGenre: ComedyAttachments: Hill (“Hop,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks”) will direct. Nicky Weinstock will produce for Invention Films.Logline: Under wraps.

ProsthesisWriter: Arvind PalepReps: WME (Elia Infascelli-Smith) and The Gotham Group (Peter McHugh)Buyer: UniversalGenre: Action sci-fiAttachments: Palep is attached to direct. Serge Patzak will produce for 1stAveMachine alongside Sam Penfield and Gotham’s McHugh, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Eric Robinson.Notes: Sold based on Palep’s 10-minute VFX storyboard presentation; currently an open writing assignment. Anikah MacLaren will oversee for Universal.Logline: Under wraps, said to be an epic set in immersive worlds parallel to our own.

RevocWriter: Olaf de Fleur Johannesson (“City State”)Reps: WME (David Karp, Philip Raskind) and Thruline (Josh Kesselman, Danny Sherman)Buyer: LionsgateGenre: Sci-fi thrillerAttachments: Mandeville’s David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman will produce.Logline: Under wraps, but said to be in the vein of “District 9” and “Moon.”



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RideWriter: Jeremy Passmore & Andre FabrizioReps: Paradigm (Trevor Astbury, Valarie Philips) and Aperture (Adam Goldworm)Buyer: FoxGenre: ActionAttachments: Vince Vaughn, Victoria Vaughn and Sandra J. Smith will produce for Wild West Picture Show.Logline: Under wraps.

Royal Honour SocietyWriter: Ernest LupinacciReps: CAA (John Levin) and Mosaic (Jimmy Miller)Buyer: Columbia PicturesGenre: AdventureAttachments: Joe Roth and Palak Patel will produce through Roth Films.Logline: Pitched as being in the vein of X-Men, the 19th century tale centers on a young Winston Churchill as he is tasked to form a secret society of the most brilliant young minds of the time (H.G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mary Wolstonecraft [Mary Shelley], Jules Verne, Rudyard Kipling, and Bram Stoker) to fight the forces of evil and save the world in a series of adventures that would later be fictionalized into each writer’s most acclaimed novels.

RuinWriters: Wes Ball & T.S. NowlinReps: APA (Ryan Saul) and The Gotham Group (Peter McHugh)Buyer: FoxGenre: Sci-fi actionAttachments: McG will produce through Wonderland Sound & Vision.Notes: Based on the short film “Ruin,” directed by Ball.Logline: Under wraps.

Something From Tiffany’sWriter: Melissa StackReps: Paradigm (Mark Ross, Christopher Smith, Ida Ziniti) and Kaplan/Perrone (Aaron Kaplan, Sean Perrone)Buyer: FoxGenre: Romantic comedyAttachments: LBI Entertainment’s Julie Yorn will produceNotes: Daria Cercek to oversee for FoxLogline: In the vein of THE FIRST WIVES CLUB, but with younger leads.

Speeding BulletWriters: Jeremiah Friedman & Nick PalmerReps: UTA (Jason Burns, Rebecca Ewing, David Kramer, Geoff Morley)Buyer: UniversalGenre: ActionAttachments: Seth Graham-Smith & David Katzenberg will produce through their Katzsmith banner.Logline: In the vein of “DIE HARD.”





Spy GuysWriter: Adam SztykielReps: UTA (Allan Haldeman, Charlie Ferraro, Tim Phillips) and Kaplan/Perrone (Aaron Kaplan, Sean Perrone)Buyer: New LineGenre: Action comedyAttachments: Jorma Taccone (“MacGruber”) will direct; John Rickard will produce through his Rickard Pictures.Logline: While attending a friend’s wedding in Europe, a CIA operative is framed and becomes an enemy of the state. Now on his own, he’s forced to reveal his true identity to and enlist the help of his Average Joe buddies to clear his name.

Status UpdateWriters: Randi Barnes & Sascha RothchildReps: WME (Sarah Self), Paradigm (Ida Ziniti) and Apostle (George Heller)Buyer: ParamountGenre: ComedyAttachments: Fake Empire's Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will produce.Logline: High school comedy centering on social media, particularly Facebook.

Stuff of LegendWriters: Shawn ChristensenReps: Verve (Bryan Besser) and Caliber Media (Dallas Sonnier)Buyer: DisneyGenre: Fantasy adventureAttachments: Commercial and music video director Pete Candeland to helm. Mandeville Films’ Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman will produce with David Manpearl. FilmEngine’s Jake Wagner will executive produce.Notes: Based on the graphic novel by Mike Raicht & Brian Smith and illustrated by Paul Wilson III. Will be a live action/CGI hybrid.Logline: Toy Story meets The Chronicles of Narnia. Set in 1944, centers on a boy who is abducted by the Bogeyman and dragged into a realm called “The Dark.” The boy’s puppy rallies his toys to follow his master in a rescue mission. Once in the closet, each toy becomes menacingly large and agile, and engages in a war with the Bogeyman’s forces, comprised of the other toys stored in the closet, a mix of medieval knights, cowboys and toy soldiers.

Temple of HeavenWriters: Chad St. JohnReps: CAA (Spencer Baumgarten & Billy Hawkins)Buyer: Warner Bros.Genre: Action adventureAttachments: Jason Reed and Michael Andreen will produce.Logline: Under wraps, but said to be based on aspects of Chinese mythology.

Terra IncognitaWriter: Nicole Perlman (“Guardians of the Galaxy”)Reps: CAA (Chris Till) and Management 360 (Jill McElroy)Buyer: DisneyGenre: Action adventureAttachments: Justin Springer (“TRON: Legacy”) will produce.Logline: Under wraps.





The Canucks Fan Who Drove 1,000 Miles for a Game, Partied with the Owner, Drank with Beautiful Women, Nearly Died, and Got Comped for Game 5Writers: Peter Hoare & Chris LilliReps: Kailey Marsh Management (Kailey Marsh)Buyers: State Street and BroBible/Five All in the Fifth EntertainmentGenre: ComedyNotes: Based on the 2011 Deadspin article.Logline: Centers around the true story of four best friends from Vancouver who travel to San Jose to watch their beloved Canucks play in the NHL Western Conference Finals. What ensues during that 24-hour period becomes fodder for one of the greatest bar stories ever told.

The GauntletWriter: Dana Fox (pitch)Reps: WME (Cliff Roberts, Cori Wellins) and Anonymous Content (Joy Gorman)Buyer: UniversalGenre: Romantic comedyAttachments: Scott Stuber will produce through his Bluegrass Films.Notes: Kristen Lowe to oversee for Universal. Based on an idea by Stuber and Fox. Fox will not be writing the script.Logline: Centers on a woman fresh off a relationship with a liar and an all-around bad person. When she meets a new guy who is actually a good catch, he must endure the overprotective nature of her friends and family.

The Great UnknownWriter: Michael StarrburyReps: CAA (Bill Zotti & Dan Rabinow) and Caliber (Julian Rosenberg & Dallas Sonnier)Buyer: New LineGenre: Action comedyAttachments: Jorma Taccone (“MACGRUBER”) to direct. Mark Gordon Company’s Mark Gordon and Jennifer Todd will produce.Notes: Based on the comic by Duncan Rouleau. Drew Simon will oversee for Mark Gordon.Logline: Centers on a slacker with delusions of grandeur who believes his so-called great ideas are popping up elsewhere. After failing to convince his friends and family that his mind is being pilfered, he goes on a quest to solve the mystery behind the idea thefts.

The LesbianWriter: Sacha Baron Cohen (story)Reps: WME (Adam Venit, Jeff Gorin, Nick Stevens, Sharon Jackson)Buyer: ParamountGenre: ComedyAttachments: Cohen will star and produce through his Four by Two Films.Notes: Cohen won’t write the script; Paramount is already out to writers to take over.Logline: Inspired by Cecil Chao, the Hong Kong billionaire who offered $65 million to any man who succeeded in marrying his lesbian daughter. Chao’s offer made international headlines following reports that his daughter had a French church bless her relationship with her longtime girlfriend.





The Other F WordWriters: Jason Segel & Drew PearceReps: WME (Sharon Jackson, Greg Hodes, Melissa Myers, Philip D’Amecourt) and Abrams Entertainment (Stacy Abrams)Buyer: FoxGenre: DramaAttachments: Segel and Pearce will executive produce. Notes: Based on the documentary of the same name.Logline: Explores the world of aging punk rock musicians as they transition into fatherhood and try to maintain the contrast between their anti-authoritarian lifestyle with the responsibilities of being a dad.

The RisingWriter: Soo HughReps: WME (David Karp) and Circle of Confusion (Britton Rizzio)Buyer: ParamountGenre: ThrillerAttachments: Platinum Dunes’ Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will produce.Logline: Under wraps

The SignalWriter: Brad IngelsbyReps: WME (Mike Esola) and Energy Entertainment (Brooklyn Weaver)Buyer: Indian PaintbrushGenre: Sci-FiAttachments: Steven Rales and Mark Roybal will produce for Indian Paintbrush.Logline: Under wraps, said to be a contained family adventure with a sci-fi element.

The VaticanWriter: Dave CohenReps: ICM (Emile Gladstone) and Generate (Jeremy Platt)Buyer: Warner Bros.Genre: ThrillerAttachments: William Brent Bell (“The Devil Inside”) to direct. Vertigo’s Roy Lee to produce with Lawrence Grey and John Powers Middleton.Logline: Found footage conspiracy-driven thriller.

Theory of EverythingWriter: Daniel Casey (“Hitman 2”)Reps: WME (Mike Esola) and Circle of Confusion (Noah Rosen)Buyer: FoxGenre: Sci-fi action thrillerAttachments: Dan Jinks will produce through his eponymous company. Top Cow’s Marc Silvestri and Matt Hawkins will executive produce. Nick Nantell, who contributed to the story, will co-produce.Notes: Based on the Top Cow one-shot from its 2011 “pilot season.” Mike Ireland will oversee for Fox.Logline: Follows a disgraced scientist as he seeks to rescue his wife -- a woman previously assumed dead -- from a parallel dimension.





Untitled Allison Burnett ThrillerWriter: Allison BurnettReps: Gersh (Bob Hohman, Devra Lieb, Bayard Maybank) and Industry Entertainment (Jess Rosenthal)Buyer: New LineGenre: ThrillerLogline: A noir thriller with sensuality and intrigue, in the tradition of Body Heat.

Untitled Basketball Wives PitchWriter: Elizabeth HunterReps: WME (Charles King) and Anonymous Content (Elana Barry, Joy Gorman)Buyer: Fox SearchlightGenre: DramaAttachments: Shaunie O'Neal will produce with Our Stories Films' Tracey Edmonds. Glendon Palmer and Phil Robinson will executive produce.Notes: Loosely based on the life of VH1’s Basketball Wives star O’Neal.Logline: Centers around a young woman who follows her boyfriend to Miami after he gets drafted into the NBA. Thrust into the world of professional sports, she meets and learns from the sisterhood of players' wives and learns from their trials and tribulations.

Untitled Bermuda Triangle ProjectWriters: Alfred Gough & Miles MillarReps: CAA (Matt Rosen)Buyer: UniversalGenre: Sci-FiAttachments: Scott Stuber will produce through his Bluegrass Films banner (fka Stuber Pictures).Logline: Under wraps, but centers on the disappearances at the Bermuda Triangle.

Untitled Brian Miller/Ryan Murphy ProjectWriters: Ryan Murphy & Brian MillerReps: CAA (Rowena Arguelles, Billy Hawkins, Matt Rosen) and 3 ArtsBuyer: ColumbiaGenre: Horror sci-fiAttachments: John Palermo to produce through his eponymous shingle with Murphy.

Untitled Chris McCoy Romantic ComedyWriter: Chris McCoyReps: WME (Jeff Gorin, Sharon Jackson, Simon Faber) and The Gotham Group (Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Shawn Simon)Buyer: DisneyGenre: Romantic comedyAttachments: Mandeville Films’ Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman will produce.Logline: Under wraps, but said to involve iconic fairy tales.





Untitled Chris Paciello ProjectWriter: Adam MazerReps: ICM (John Burnham) and Inphenate (Glenn Rigberg)Buyer: New LineGenre: DramaAttachments: Atlas Entertainment’s Chuck Roven, William Green and Richard Suckle will produce and Andy Horwitz will co-produce.Notes: Richard Brener and Walter Hamada to oversee for New Line.Logline: Based on the life of Miami nightclub owner Chris Paciello, aka the “King of Miami.” Paciello turned South Beach into one of the 1990’s hottest party destinations before serving time for his role in a robbery-turned-murder. He reportedly had mafia ties and was linked romantically to Madonna and Sofia Vergara.

Untitled Cohen/Johnston James Bond SpoofWriters: Sacha Baron Cohen & Phil JohnstonReps: CAA (Gregory McKnight, John Garvey), WME (Adam Venit, Jeff Gorin) and Management 360 (Eryn Brown)Buyer: ParamountGenre: ComedyAttachments: Reports say Sacha Baron Cohen is likely to star in and produce through his Four by Two Films.Logline: A James Bond-like spy is forced to go on the run with his long-lost brother, a moronic soccer hooligan.

Untitled Connolly & Newton ProjectWriters: Derek Connolly (“Safety Not Guaranteed”)Reps: Verve (Adam Weinstein)Buyer: Disney/PixarGenre: ComedyAttachments: Teddy Newton (Pixar’s “Day & Night” short) is attached to direct.Logline: Under wraps.

Untitled Country & Western Love StoryWriter: Brandon CampReps: UTA (David Kramer, Matt Rice)Buyer: New LineGenre: Musical dramaAttachments: Offspring’s Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot will produce, Matt Smith will executive produce.Logline: Nicholas Sparks-style love story in the vein of “ROCK OF AGES,” but with country & western music.

Untitled Don Quixote ProjectWriters: Steve Pink & Jeff MorrisReps: UTA (Josh Hornstock, Ramses Ishak, Michael Sheresky), Mosaic (Langley Perer) and Caliber (Adam Marshall)Buyer: DisneyGenre: Action adventureAttachments: Infinitum Nihil’s Johnny Depp and Christi Dembrowski will produce.Logline: A modern re-imagining of Don Quixote.





Untitled Dracula PitchWriter: Jason KellerReps: CAA (Scott Greenberg) and Management 360 (Guymon Casady)Buyer: Columbia PicturesGenre: Period horrorAttachments: Roth Films’ Joe Roth and Palak Patel will produce.Notes: Reportedly sold for high six against seven figures.Logline: Period version of Dracula’s origin story.

Untitled Drumm ProjectWriter: John DrummReps: The Safran Company (Tom Drumm)Buyer: Davis EntertainmentGenre: ThrillerAttachments: John Davis will produce.Logline: Under wraps.

Untitled Faxon/Rash ComedyWriters: Nat Faxon & Jim RashReps: CAA (Jay Baker, Brian Kend, Brett Loncar) and Principato-Young (Brian Dobbins, Paul Young)Buyer: Indian PaintbrushGenre: Action comedyAttachments: Kristen Wiig attached to star. Steven Rales and Mark Roybal will produce for Indian Paintbrush along with Kevin Walsh. Faxon and Rash will executive produce.Notes: Peter McPartlin will oversee for Indian Paintbrush.Logline: Under wraps.

Untitled Geoff LaTulippe Ensemble ComedyWriter: Geoff LaTulippe (“Going The Distance”)Reps: WME (Sarah Self) and Mosaic (Michael Lasker)Buyer: ParamountGenre: ComedyAttachments: LaTulippe is attached to direct. Marti Noxon and Dawn Olmstead will produce.

Untitled Harnick/Cion Romantic ComedyWriters: Annie Harnick & Nick CionReps: ICM (Bryan Diperstein, Esther Newberg, Josie Freedman, Todd Hoffman)Buyer: Sidney Kimmel EntertainmentGenre: Romantic ComedyNotes: Harnick and Cion are currently students at Harvard and Princeton, respectively.Logline: TBA.

Untitled Max Landis Space AdventureWriter: Max LandisReps: WME (Dannay Gabai, David Karp) and Circle of Confusion (Britton Rizzio)Genre: Sci-fi adventureBuyer: DisneyAttachments: Andrew Panay’s Panay Films to produce.Logline: Centers on a brother and sister as they undertake an epic adventure.



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Untitled Michael Mitnick Musical ComedyWriter: Michael MitnickReps: WME (Simon Faber) and Fourth Floor (Jeff Silver)Buyer: UniversalGenre: Musical comedyAttachments: The Mark Gordon Company’s Mark Gordon and Jennifer Todd will produce.Notes: Sara Scott and Maradith Frenkel will oversee for Universal.Logline: Under wraps.

Untitled Oren Uziel Action ComedyWriter: Oren Uziel (“The Kitchen Sink”)Reps: WME (Sharon Jackson) and Circle of Confusion (Britton Rizzio)Buyer: ColumbiaGenre: Action comedyAttachments: Neal Moritz’s Original Film to produce.Notes: Lauren Abrahams will oversee for Columbia.Logline: DIE HARD meets HOME ALONE.

Untitled Overbrook/Stokes Action ThrillerWriter: Jonathan StokesReps: UTA (Michael Sheresky, Ramses Ishak, Scott Carr, Geoff Morely) and Energy Entertainment (Brooklyn Weaver)Buyer: OverbrookGenre: Action thrillerLogline: Under wraps.

Untitled Pally/Ozeri ComedyWriters: Adam Pally & Gil Ozeri Reps: CAA (Dianne McGunigle, Susie Fox), 3 Arts (Greg Walter, Josh Lieberman) and Mosaic (Molly Mandel)Buyer: DisneyGenre: ComedyAttachments: Gary Sanchez’s Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Chris Henchy and Kevin Messick will produce.Notes: Kristin Burr will oversee for Disney.Logline: Under wraps.

Untitled Rebel Wilson ComedyWriter: Rebel WilsonReps: WME (Jessica Kovacevic, Lisa Harrison, Sarah Self, Sharon Jackson, Stephanie Ritz) and 3 Arts (David Becky)Buyer: UniversalGenre: ComedyAttachments: Wilson will star and produce.Logline: TBA.

Untitled Robinson Supernatural Teen Thriller ProjectWriter: Angela RobinsonReps: ICM (Nicole Clemens) and Larry Kennar Entertainment (Larry Kennar)Buyer: ParamountGenre: Supernatural thrillerAttachments: Robinson will produce with Grady Twins Productions’ Dawn Olmstead and Marti Noxon.



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Untitled Rodney Rothman Mob ComedyWriter: Rodney RothmanReps: UTA (Julien Thuan)Buyer: Warner Bros.Genre: ComedyAttachments: Max Winkler to direct, Jake Johnson to star.Logline: Under wraps.

Untitled Rodney Rothman Police ProjectWriter: Rodney RothmanReps: UTA (Dan Erlij, Julien Thuan, Matt Rice) and 3 Arts (David Miner)Buyer: ParamountGenre: ComedyAttachments: Kevin Hart and Seth Rogen will star. Hart and Rothman will produce through their Hartbeat Productions and Viking Funeral banners, respectively, along with Rogen and Evan Goldberg through their Point Grey Pictures.Logline: The first interracial police pairing in law enforcement history.

Untitled Salvador Dali ProjectWriter: Paige CameronGenre: DramaBuyer: Imagine EntertainmentAttachments: Imagine’s Brian Grazer will produce and Anna Culp will executive produce with Cameron.Logline: Centers on Salvador Dali’s influences on art, cinema, and fashion as well as his tumultuous marriage to his equally vivid wife, Gala.

Untitled Sci-fi Dinosaur ProjectWriter: John Clisham & Mike BaymanReps: UTA (Geoff Morley)Buyer: Warner Bros.Genre: Sci-fi actionAttachments: Bayman will produce along with Break Media, which originally developed the project as a large scale web series.Logline: A rapidly evolving species of dinosaur attacks modern Los Angeles.

Untitled Scott Rosenberg Action ComedyWriters: Scott RosenbergReps: WME (Adriana Alberghetti, Ari Greenburg)Buyer: DisneyGenre: Action comedyAttachments: John Jacobs’ Smart Entertainment will produce.Notes: Sold for seven figures.Logline: Under wraps.

Untitled Secret Service ComedyWriters: Aaron Buchsbaum & Teddy Riley ("El Tigre")Reps: Paradigm (Andy Patman, Mark Ross, Ida Ziniti) and Mosaic (Michael Lasker)Buyer: Parkes/MacDonaldGenre: Action comedyAttachments: Parkes/MacDonald’s Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald will produce and Marc Restighini will executive produce.Logline: Under wraps.





Untitled Shannon/Swift Horror PitchWriters: Damian Shannon & Mark SwiftReps: Magnet Management (Bob Sobhani, Jennie Frisbie, Zach Tann)Buyer: ParamountGenre: HorrorAttachments: Shannon & Swift will direct. Mary Parent will produce through her Disruption Entertainment.Notes: Cale Boyter will oversee for Disruption.

Untitled Southern Action ProjectWriter: Dutch SouthernReps: Gersh (Eric Garfinkel) and Energy Entertainment (Brooklyn Weaver, Angelina Chen)Buyer: 1984 Defense ContractorsGenre: ActionAttachments: 1984‘s Adi Shankar will produce.Logline: An all-female take on “The Expendables.”

Untitled Threesome ComedyWriter: Leah RachelReps: WME (Erin Junkin, Hanley Baxter, Rich Cook) and Anonymous Content (Adam Kossack, Adam Shulman)Buyer: UniversalGenre: ComedyAttachments: Gary Sanchez’s Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Kevin Messick, and Chris Henchy will produce.Logline: TBA.

Untitled Zak Penn Sci-Fi ProjectWriter: Zak PennReps: CAA (Joe Cohen, Robert Bookman) and Anonymous Content (Adam Kossack, Adam Shulman)Buyer: UniversalGenre: Sci-fi actionAttachments: Penn will direct. Chris Morgan will produce through his Chris Morgan Productions.Logline: Under wraps, but said to be in the vein of “Chronicle.”

Untitled Zetumer Spy ThrillerWriter: Josh ZetumerReps: UTA (Jason Burns) and Management 360 (Guymon Casady, Darin Friedman)Buyer: Warner Bros.Genre: ThrillerAttachments: Rubin Fleischer will produce with Captivate’s Jeffrey Weiner and Ben Smith and Management 360’s Casady and Friedman.

Warren LichWriter: Francisco LoriteReps: ICM (Robert Lazar) and Energy Entertainment (Brooklyn Weaver)Buyer: Square One EntertainmentGenre: ThrillerAttachments: Shaun Rana to direct. David Gerson will produce.Logline: In a dystopian future, the government hires a private investigator named Warren Lich to hunt down and kill a terrorist leader. During his investigation, Lich discovers he can't separate his friends from his enemies.





WitherWriter: Stephanie KoffReps: New Wave (Josh Adler, Mike Goldberg)!Buyer: Prospect ParkGenre: Sci-fi thrillerAttachments: Aly and AJ Michalka are attached to produce and star.Notes: Based on the first novel in the “Chemical Garden” trilogy by Lauren DeStefano.Logline: In the future, scientists have succeeded in engineering a perfect generation of humans, free of illness and disorders...but with a lifespan of just 25 years.

WooglesWriters: Nick Antosca & Ned Vizzini and Max Landis (story)Reps: WME (Blake Fronstin, Danny Gabai, David Karp, Jay Mandel) and Circle of Confusion (Britton Rizzio, Gregory Shephard)Buyer: Bazelevs ProductionGenre: Family adventureAttachments: Max Landis to produce with Bazelevs' Timur Bekmambetov.Logline: Edgy family adventure.





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The RisingThe SignalThe VaticanTheory of EverythingUntitled Allison Burnett ThrillerUntitled Basketball Wives PitchUntitled Bermuda Triangle ProjectUntitled Brian Miller/Ryan Murphy ProjectUntitled Chris McCoy Romantic ComedyUntitled Chris Paciello ProjectUntitled Cohen/Johnston James Bond SpoofUntitled Connolly & Newton ProjectUntitled Country Western Love StoryUntitled Don Quixote ProjectUntitled Dracula PitchUntitled Drumm ProjectUntitled Faxon/Rash ComedyUntitled Geoff LaTulippe Ensemble ComedyUntitled Harnick/Cion Romantic ComedyUntitled Max Landis Space AdventureUntitled Michael Mitnick Musical ComedyUntitled Oren Uziel Action ComedyUntitled Overbrook/Stokes Action ThrillerUntitled Pally/Ozeri ComedyUntitled Rebel Wilson ComedyUntitled Robinson Supernatural Teen ThrillerUntitled Rothman Mob Comedy ProjectUntitled Rothman Police ProjectUntitled Salvador Dali ProjectUntitled Sci-fi Dinosaur PitchUntitled Scott Rosenberg Action ComedyUntitled Secret Service ComedyUntitled Shannon/Swift Horror PitchUntitled Southern Action ProjectUntitled Threesome ComedyUntitled Zak Penn Sci-Fi ProjectUntitled Zetumer Spy ThrillerWarren LichWitherWoogles





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