Screenwriting News (October 6-October 12, 2014)
Arash Amel adapting novel “Made in Sweden” for DreamWorks.
Steve Conrad untitled thriller at New Regency with Gore Verbinski attached to direct.
James DeMonaco writing-directing The Purge 3 for Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions.
Katie Dippold and Paul Feig writing Ghostbusters 3 for Columbia Pictures.
Michael Feldman and Billy Crystal writing fantasy adventure “Which Witch?” for The Jim Henson Company.
Dan Frey and Russell Sommer sell action drama pitch “Eternal” to Paramount Pictures in a preemptive deal.
Cory Goodman and Jeremy Lott sell action adventure pitch “Hood” to Sony Pictures for seven figures.
Seth Grahame-Smith writing the Lego Batman spinoff for Warner Bros.
Baltasar Kormákur and Olafur Egill Egilsson set up action adventure “Vikingr” at Universal Pictures, Kormákur to direct.
Jesse Kornbluth adapting his drama comedy novel “Married Sex” for Chockstone Pictures.
Natalie Krinsky adapting YA novel “I’ll Give You the Sun” for Warner Bros.
E. Nicholas Mariani adapting drama memoir “Not Without Hope” for Relativity Media.
Gary W. Moore and James Riordan adapting Moore’s novel “The Final Service” for Night Fox Entertainment.
Michelle Morgan and DJ Richardson writing romantic comedy “Is He The One” for MGM, Kerry Washington attached to star.
R. Scott Shields writing the untitled Oscar Schmidt biopic for Rafinha Bastos Productions.
James C. Strouse drama comedy “People Places Things” at Beachside, Strouse to direct.
Larry Stuckey writing “Santa is Real” for New Regency and Walden Media.
Pearry Teo writing “The Curse of Sleeping Beauty” for Bleiberg Entertainment, India Eisley attached to star.
Jonathan Tropper rewriting drama romance “Goodbye for Now” for Lionsgate.
Evan Turner sells action comedy spec script “Partners” to New Line Cinema.
Peter Warren writing comedy horror “Thrill Ride” for Twentieth Century Fox, Andrew Jay Cohen & Brendan O’Brien to direct.
Fred Wolf and David Spade writing the sequel Joe Dirt 2 for the Crackle website.