H'W'D Update
Lest you think all the action is happening on the Cote d'Azur, here are a few of the latest projects from the cattle herd in la LA land:
- Guillermo Del Toro has been hired to adapt and direct “The Witches” by Warner Bros. Based on Roald Dahl’s book, the fantasy film is about an orphaned young boy who is sent to live with his grandmother, who is a mistress of magical arts. Alfonso Cuaron is producing the project.
- John Malkovich has signed on to star in “Disgrace” for Wild Strawberries Films. The drama based on a J.M. Coetzee novel and adapted for the screen by Anna Maria Monticelli is about the tribulations an exiled poetry professor faces with his lover in the upheaval of post-Apartheid South Africa. Steve Jacobs is directing the film. The project is being produced by Monticelli and Emile Sherman, with Julio DePietro and Wouter Barendrecht executive producing.
- Abel Ferrara has set up his project “The Last Crew” at Virtual Films and Wild Bunch. The drama will revolve around the criminal underworld of 1970s New York. Michael Pitt is starring. Fernando Sulichin, Chris Hanley, Jordan Gertner and Vincent Maraval are producing, while Jean Cazes is executive producing.
For more visit Script_Radar.
And, The Screenwriting Life has a helpful breakdown of April script sales by genre.
- Guillermo Del Toro has been hired to adapt and direct “The Witches” by Warner Bros. Based on Roald Dahl’s book, the fantasy film is about an orphaned young boy who is sent to live with his grandmother, who is a mistress of magical arts. Alfonso Cuaron is producing the project.
- John Malkovich has signed on to star in “Disgrace” for Wild Strawberries Films. The drama based on a J.M. Coetzee novel and adapted for the screen by Anna Maria Monticelli is about the tribulations an exiled poetry professor faces with his lover in the upheaval of post-Apartheid South Africa. Steve Jacobs is directing the film. The project is being produced by Monticelli and Emile Sherman, with Julio DePietro and Wouter Barendrecht executive producing.
- Abel Ferrara has set up his project “The Last Crew” at Virtual Films and Wild Bunch. The drama will revolve around the criminal underworld of 1970s New York. Michael Pitt is starring. Fernando Sulichin, Chris Hanley, Jordan Gertner and Vincent Maraval are producing, while Jean Cazes is executive producing.
For more visit Script_Radar.
And, The Screenwriting Life has a helpful breakdown of April script sales by genre.
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