The Akhanaten Adventure
Type of Material:	Book - Feature
Genre:	Children
Writer:	Kerr, Philip
Buyer:	DreamWorks
Purchase Price:	Seven-figures
Date Logged:	10-01-2003
Logline:	Story of Manhattan rich twins whose new wisdom teeth hold secret powers understood only by their eccentric Uncle Nimrod. He explains to them that the adolescents are actually genies. Their powers are put to the test in Egypt, where they must fight against an evil genie.
Additional Information:	Book was written by British thriller writer Philip Kerr. Steven Spielberg might write or direct.

Kingdom of Heaven (aka The Crusades)
Type of Material:	Screenplay Assignment
Genre:	Action
Writer:	Monahan, William
Buyer:	Twentieth Century Fox
Producer:	Scott, Ridley
Date Logged:	10-01-2003
Logline:	Story about the crusades, a time in history when Christians were directed by the Church to forcefully spread their faith across Europe and into Jerusalem.
Additional Information:	Ridley Scott hopes to direct this pic in 2003. His production entity, Scott Free will produce for Fox.
Comments:	UPDATE: January production start for this $100 mil. plus film in Morocco. Screenwriter came aboard on assignment on 3/04/02.

The Blessed Virgins
Type of Material:	Pitch
Genre:	Drama / Comedy
Writer:	Kelly, Sarah
Buyer:	Maverick Films
Producer:	Rothman, Rachel
Writer's Attorney:	Emmanuel, Craig
Date Logged:	09-29-2003
Additional Information:	Rachel Rothman, who has a first-look deal with Maverick will produce. Kelly will direct "Virgins" from her own script. Mark Morgan and Guy Oseary will executive produce

The Honeymooners
Type of Material:	Rewrite Assignment
Genre:	Comedy
Writer:	Rhymer, Don
Buyer:	Paramount   Deep River Prods.
Producer:	Friendly, David   Turtletaub, Marc   Durk, Julie   Rhone, Eric
Date Logged:	09-29-2003
Agency:	UTA
Logline:	Modern retelling of the classic TV show, concentrating on the actual honeymoon.
Additional Information:	Deep River Prods. to produce for Paramount. Rights were purchased from CBS.
Comments:	UPDATE: Don Rhymer has come aboard to rewrite the Barry Blaustein/ David Sheffield script with the intention on bringing the budget down. Project was originally set up on 3/28/02. Danny Jacobson wrote the original script, and Saladin Patterson ("The Fighting Temptations") did a rewrite. Hal Ross will executive produce. John Schultz will direct. Cedric the Entertainer and Mike Epps will star as Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton respectively.

Non-Human Animal
Type of Material:	Pitch
Genre:	Family
Writer:	Bird, Chris
Buyer:	DreamWorks SKG   Vanguard Films
Producer:	Williams, John
Date Logged:	09-29-2003
Agency:	Original Artists
Logline:	A personal injury lawyer is charmed by a sweet-talking activist into becoming a reluctant hero of the animal rights movement during a landmark legal challenge.
Additional Information:	Vanguard Films which has a first-look deal at DreamWorks will produce this live action flick for the studio. Vanguard paid for it out of its discretionary fund.

Valet Daze
Type of Material:	Pitch
Genre:	Comedy
Writer:	Kelly, Sarah
Buyer:	Maverick Films
Producer:	Kelly, Sarah   Oseary, Guy   Morgan, Mark
Writer's Attorney:	Emmanuel, Craig
Date Logged:	09-29-2003
Additional Information:	Sarah Kelly is writing the project and and will direct. Rachel Rothman, who has a first-look deal with Maverick, will produce along with Maverick president Mark Morgan and Guy Oseary.

Escape From Libby Prison
Type of Material:	Book - Feature
Genre:	Drama
Writer:	Wolpert, Jay
Author:	Gindlesperger, James
Buyer:	Warner Bros.
Purchase Price:	Mid-six figures / high -six
Producer:	Sellers, Dylan
Date Logged:	09-26-2003
Agency:	Writers & Artists
Logline:	Set in 1864 at the Confederate Army's notorious lockup in Richmond Virginia, the book tells the true story of the escape of 109 Union soldiers from the dreaded institution.
Additional Information:	UPDATE: Set up as a book sale on 5/21/1998. Today it was announced that Jay Wolpert has been hired to rewrite for mid-high six figures. Script, originated by Scott Abbott ("Queen of the Damned"), has since been rewritten by scribe John Orloff and Charlie Mitchell.

Married In The Morning
Type of Material:	Pitch
Genre:	Romantic comedy
Writer:	Elfont, Harry   Kaplan, Deborah
Buyer:	Columbia Pics.   Original Films
Purchase Price:	$975k / $3 mil.
Producer:	Moritz, Neal
Date Logged:	09-26-2003
Logline:	Story is about an ambitious small-town newscaster who dreams of being the next Katie Couric. She gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when she's picked to host a morning-show segment about a young couple on their way to the altar, but things get complicated when she falls for the groom

Spy Hunter
Type of Material:	Cast Addition
Genre:	Action
Writer:	Brandt, Michael   Haas, Derek
Buyer:	Universal
Producer:	Askarieh, Adrian   Gordon, Charles
Writer's Attorney:	Kaller, Adam
Manager:	Deane, Andrew
Date Logged:	09-26-2003
Agency:	William Morris
Logline:	Story is about an ex-fighter pilot who has become an intelligence agent. Using a fully armed G-6155 Interceptor vehicle, which has morphing capabilities, he hunts dangerous spies and assassins, who engage him in their own sophisticated vehicles.
Additional Information:	Producers got the film rights for this video game from Midway, before setting up the project with Universal. Dwayne Johnson "The Rock" will star.
Comments:	UPDATE: The Rock has come aboard to star. On 3/28/03 Universal hired Michael Brandt and Derek Haas ( upcoming "2 Fast 2 Furious") to script. Video game was first set up on 7/22/02. Writers are managed by Immortal Ent. Neal Moritz and Marty Adelstein are expected to come aboard in some producing capacity.

Strange Son
Type of Material:	Book - Unpublished
Genre:	True Story
Author:	Iverson, Portia
Buyer:	Revolution Studios
Producer:	Roberts, Julia   Goldsmith-Thomas, Elaine   Schindler, Deborah   Sherak, Tom
Date Logged:	09-26-2003
Logline:	Story of two mothers -- one who lives in a mansion in Los Angeles, the other in a one bedroom flat without running water in Bangalore, India -- who unite in a tireless search to find help for their severely autistic sons. Together they make breakthrough discoveries which help their sons.
Additional Information:	Julia Roberts will produce through her Red Om Films and possibly star. Riverhead Books will publish the book next year.

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