Sentences with phrase «black list scripts»

Over 270 Black List scripts have been produced into films grossing over $ 23 billion in worldwide box office.

Worth Noting: Among the scribes we have Phil Johnston — whose Black List script for Cedar Rapids landed him the job.

The Current War will see Alfonso Gomez - Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) directing from Michael Mitnick's 2011 Black List script, which explores the feud between Edison and Westinghouse as the two battled over the best way to power the United States.

Penned by Wentworth Miller — under the name Ted Foulke — the Black List script is described as a fantastical, fairy tale - like family drama that follows the story of an eccentric teen, India (Wasikowska), whose enigmatic and estranged uncle (Goode) returns to the family after the death of the girl's father.

Rumored to be more commercial than «Elephant,» the drama that won Van Sant the Palme d'Or and Best Director award at Cannes in 2003, «The Sea of Trees» — which boasts a Black List script by «Buried» scribe Chris Sparling — centers on a suicidal American (McConaughey), who travels to the «suicide forest» at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan with the intention to kill himself.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story star Felicity Jones has signed on to portray Supreme Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the biopic On the Basis of Sex, which is being directed by Mimi Leder from Daniel Stiepleman's Black List script.

Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots and Rosemarie DeWitt star in Sweet Virginia from IFC Films, with filmmaker Jamie M. Dagg directing from a Black List script.

Based on the Black List script by Brooks McLaren, How It Ends revolves around a mysterious apocalyptic event that turns the roads into mayhem, and a young father -LSB-...]

Well, Jesse Andrews (author of novel and Black Listed script «Me and Earl and the Dying Girl») has signed on to write the screenplay.

Her Black List script about an alien invasion during a baby shower caught the eye of Anne Hathaway, who quickly attached herself to star in it.

When Disney snatched up the Black List script «Saving Mr. Banks» back in February, not only was it one of the hottest buys of the year so far, there was added oomph by the fact the studio was already looking to cast Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep for the lead roles.

Either way, we're sure Espinosa won't be short of suitors and, coupled with a Black List script, we're keen to see where this project goes from here.

Starrbury broke through with his Black Listed script «Watch Roger Do His Thing,» about a retired hitman, but is becoming a hot property around town, not least because of his Sundance flick.

Why it might not: Honestly, despite a Black List script, Bryan Sipe is an X factor and Wild didn't dazzle Oscar voters in the same way that Dallas Buyers Club did.

- A second plot summary via Coming Soon: Based on the 2007 Black List script by Bryan Sipe, «Demolition» is the story of Davis Mitchell (Jake Gyllenhaal), a successful investment banker, who rallies to rebuild his life after a family crisis — with the help of a struggling young mother and her unusual son.

Variety is reporting that Academy Award nominee Emma Stone is set to take the lead role in Letters From Rosemary, based on the Black List script.

Her 2012 Black List script The Keeping Room, to be directed by Daniel Barber (Harry Brown), will begin production in the spring.

The film, based on the Black List script Huntsville by Anthony Ragnone, will be released day - and - date in theaters in March.

They are currently in pre-production on Everly, a thriller starring Kate Hudson with Joe Lynch directing from a Black List script by Yale Hannon which Sierra / Affinity virtually sold out on at EFM in Berlin last month.

Jeff Wadlow (Kick - Ass 2) will direct the action - comedy from a Black List script by Jeff Morris (Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever).

In news coming out of the Berlin Film Market, Deadline is reporting that Milla Jovovich is set to headline the sci - fi action thriller Hummingbird, which is being directed by Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerstrom from a Black List script by John McClain.

Marc Meyers's MY FRIEND DAHMER is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of Jeffrey Dahmer in high school, based on Derf Backderf's critically acclaimed 2012 graphic novel of the same name and Meyers's own 2014 Black List script.

Find out more about Amy Adams» next project, as well as Paul Dano's directorial debut, and the latest Black List script to get picked up.

Written by Rachel Long and Brian Pittman, who previously wrote the Black List script The Civilian, the plot involves a cataclysmic event that erases humanity's memories.

Universal Pictures options Black List script Bismarck (Deadline).

Damien Chazelle wrote the short after Reitman and Blum essentially dared him to create a short film from his Black List script.

Starrbury broke through with his Black Listed script «Watch Roger Do His Thing,» about a retired hitman, and after that, penned a Comedy Central pilot called «Black Jack,» which starred Ving Rhames, and was directed by David Gordon Green, and yet somehow failed to get picked up (we'd give our left arm to see that one...), while a half - hour comedy for ABC produced by Peter Tolan («Rescue Me «-RRB- also failed to progress.

The company was drawn to the story in part because it came from a Black List script, and due to its lead Zoey Deutch.

Imperative Entertainment will produce «Atlantic Wall,» a Black List script that they developed with writer Zach Dean (who also wrote «Deadfall,» a 2012 thriller with Eric Bana).

The ripped - from - the - headlines Black List script, written by Steven Rogers, seeks to exonerate her trespasses, and in the process, cultivates a soaring sympathetic sting.

The Current War will see Alfonso Gomez - Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) directing from Michael Mitnick's 2011 Black List script, -LSB-...]

In other news: Focus Features has snapped up the Black List script «Times Square» for Justin Lin to add to his Ridley Scott-esque pile of things he's attached to direct.

Bill Skarsgard (It) and Maika Monroe (It Follows) have signed on for leads roles in the upcoming dark comedy thriller Villains, which is being directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen (The Stakelander) from their 2016 Black List script.

Based on the acclaimed memoir by Kenneth Feinberg, the Black List script is penned by Max Borenstein.

Sean Sorensen acquired the rights to Kenneth Feinberg's acclaimed memoir and developed the Black List script with screenwriter Max Borenstein.

Not exact matches

In 2011, the script appeared on Los Angeles» illustrious BLACK LIST.

The film, from a Black List - ed script by Aaron Guzikowski (Contraband), features an impressive cast led by Hugh Jackman, Melissa Leo, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Paul Dano, Maria Bello, and Terrence Howard.

The duo have two other buzzing projects in development: a comedy entitled Comic Con (one of two scripts by these guys on the 2009 Black List) and a remake of Brewster's Millions.

The script appeared on the Black List - an annual poll of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood

The Black List is, according to the organization, «an online community where movie makers find scripts to make and writers to write them and screenwriters find moviemakers to make their scripts and employ them.

Michael Mitnick wrote the script, which was voted to the 2011 Black List of Hollywood's best unproduced screenplays.

It is a bold move, as The Black List goes from championing well written scripts to becoming an active cog in getting them turned into feature films.

Needell's first script, The Water Man, made the 2015 Black List.

Now, we've finally moved one step closer to watching Natasha Romanoff kick ass on a solo basis, with Variety reporting that Black List screenwriter Jac Schaeffer has been tapped to provide a script for a Black Widow standalone film.

The script for «On the Basis of Sex,» by Daniel Stiepleman, landed on 2014's Black List, a subjective but much - watched ranking of the year's best unproduced screenplays.

He wrote the script after graduating from college and it made The Black List (a list of the best unproduced screenplays of the year) back in 2013, but years went by before he found funding for the fList (a list of the best unproduced screenplays of the year) back in 2013, but years went by before he found funding for the flist of the best unproduced screenplays of the year) back in 2013, but years went by before he found funding for the film.

The fact that he chose to do a sprawling, serio - comic crime epic, based on a 2010 Black List - ed script that reunites much of his «Silver Linings» cast with a few of his favorites from «The Fighter» is awesome indeed.

Before any of those, Spaihts» script showed up The Black List of popular unproduced screenplays back in 2007.

Mike Makowsky wrote the script, which made the 2016 Black List.

The script, by Brian Duffield, appeared on the 2011 Black List, and a film was set in motion in 2012 with Natalie Portman, Michael Fassbender and acclaimed «We Need to Talk About Kevin» director Lynne Ramsay attached to star and direct, respectively.