Screenwriting News (June 17-June 23, 2013)

Dennis L. Baxter writing untitled George Jones biopic for 28 Entertainment.

Douglas Carter Beane adapting musical comedy play “Lysistrata Jones” for Peck Entertainment with Andy Fickman directing.

Douglas Cook and David Weisberg sell action spec script “Criminal” to Millennium Films.

Adam Cooper and Bill Collage adapting Pulitzer Prize winning book “Devil in the Grove” for Lionsgate.

Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton sell supernatural action pitch “Outliers” to 20th Century Fox.

Paul Feig writing action comedy “Susan Cooper” for 20th Century Fox with Feig directing.

Sonny Lee and Patrick Walsh sell comedy pitch “Holly DiMarco’s iPhone” to Universal.

Ken Levine writing reboot of “Logan’s Run” for Warner Bros.

Jeremy Lott writing supernatural thriller “The Falling” for Warner Bros.

Justin Malen writing comedy sequel “Bad Teacher 2” for Columbia Pictures.

Jack Paglen writing “Prometheus 2” for 20th Century Fox.

Hernany Perla sells thriller spec script “Revelation” to Lotus Entertainment.

Eyal Podell and Jonathan Stewart adapting novel “Juliet” for Montecito Pictures.

Rob Yescomb sells action thriller spec script “Outside the Wire” to 42 in a co-production with Odd Fellows Entertainment.