Screenwriting News (August 15-August 21, 2016)

This week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Jeff Buhler writing “Blood” for Bold Films.

Etan Cohen writing-directing “Holmes and Watson” for Sony Pictures Entertainment with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly attached to star.

Cameron Fay writing feature adaptation of TV series “COPS” for Boies/Schiller Film Group.

Dan Fogelman sells spec script “Life Itself” to FilmNation Entertainment.

Lauren Iungerich sets up comedy pitch “My Daughter’s Quinceañera” at Universal Pictures.

Christopher Keyser writing remake of “Witness for the Prosecution” for Twentieth Century Fox.

Mark McDevitt sets up 2015 Black List script “Ida Tarbell” at Amazon Studios.

Shea Mirzai and Evan Mirzai set up 2012 Black List script “Doppelgangers” at Paperclip Ltd.

Nicole Perlman and Alex Hirsch writing “Pokemon” for Universal Pictures.

Luke Scott writing-directing “The Hunger” for Twentieth Century Fox.

Laura Solon sells action comedy pitch “Bodyguards” to Universal Pictures.

Anna Waterhouse and Joe Shrapnel period drama adaptation “The Aftermath” lands at Fox Searchlight Pictures with Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgard to star.