Studios and Production Companies set their pre-strike priorities

[Galactus]

By EdwardHavens
September 13th, 2007

You may or may not have heard that there is a distinct possibility that the Writers Guild, the Directors Guild AND the Screen Actors Guild will all be striking next spring, if negotiations with the Producers Guild do not get settled between now and then. With the chance that they might go months without any new productions, everyone in Hollywood is making sure their pet projects are getting set up before the hurricane hits.



A list starting circulating around the talent agencies two weeks ago, listing the 300 projects in active development which have become pre-strike priorities for the major studios and a number of top production companies. This list does not mean all of these projects will be completed before the strike date or that they will come together in time. A few titles have already started shooting, some others have set production start dates, and a couple will likely end up on somebody's Best Films Never Made list a few years down the road.

You'll also notice certain directors have their names attached to two or more projects, while a number of them have no director attached. Hell, even Hollywood pariah David O. Russell is getting a bump thanks to the strike threat. Just that these are the films these companies are putting their muscle behind, hoping to keep their distribution pipeline open and flowing in case of a work stoppage.

As of August 29, 2007, there are the main priorities for Hollywood, in case of emergency:

2929 Entertainment
BURNING PLAIN - Dir: Guillermo Arriaga
VILLAIN - Dir: Martin Campbell

BALDWIN
ATLAS SHRUGGED - Dir: Vadim Perelman
INDISCRETION - Dir: Tony Goldwyn
LUNA - Dir: Deepa Mehta

BEACON
CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HITMAN - Dir: Kip Williams

DISNEY
ADVENTURELAND - Dir: Greg Mottola
ALICE - Dir: None attached
AMERICAN DOG (animated) - Dir: Chris Sanders
BEDTIME STORIES - Dir: Adam Shankman
BOY SOLDIER - Dir: Oliver Higschbiegel
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Dir: Robert Zemeckis
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC - Dir: PJ Hogan
DOUBT - Dir: John Patrick Shanley
ESCAPE FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN - Dir: Andy Fickman
G-FORCE (animated) - Dir: Hoyt Yeatman
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 - Dir: Kenny Ortega
JUNGLE CRUISE - Dir: None attached
LIBERTY - Dir: None attached
PRINCE OF PERSIA - Dir: None attached
PRINCESS AND THE FROG (animated) - Dir: Ron Clements and John Musker
THE PROPOSAL - Dir: Robert Luketic
SCHOOLED - Dir: Walt Becker
SNOW - Dir: Francis Lawrence

DIMENSION
CELL - Dir: Eli Roth
COMEBACK - Dir: Fred Durst
PORKY'S - Dir: None attached
SUPERHEROES - Dir: Craig Mazin
WEDDING RINGER (PREVIOUSLY GOLDEN TUX) - Dir: Lavender and Garelick
YOUTH IN REVOLT - Dir: None attached

DREAMWORKS
CAMP CREEPY TIME - Dir: None attached
DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS - Dir: Jay Roach
EAGLE EYE - Dir: DJ Caruso
GHOST TOWN - Dir: David Koepp
HOTEL FOR DOGS - Dir: Thor Freudenthal
I LOVE YOU MAN - Dir: John Hamburg
THE RIVALS - Dir: John Madden
SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE - Dir: None attached
SIEGE OF FULTON AVE - Dir: None attached
THE SOLOIST (PREVIOUSLY IMAGINING BEETHOVEN) - Dir: Joe Wright
THOUSAND WORDS - Dir: None attached
TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 - Dir: Steven Spielberg
WEDNESDAY - Dir: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
WILL - Dir: None attached

FOCUS
THE SERIOUS MAN - Dir: Joel and Ethan Coen
CURVEBALL - Dir: None attached but looking to Josh Marston
LITTLE GAME - Dir: Ang Lee
NICK AND NORAH - Dir: Peter Sollett
MEMORY OF A KILLER - Dir: None attached
PIANO TUNER - Dir: Werner Herzog
SIN NOMBRE - Dir: Cary ***unaga

FOX
A-TEAM - Dir: None attached
COOL SCHOOL - Dir: None attached
DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL - Dir: Scott Derrikson
FANTASTIC VOYAGE - Dir: Roland Emmerich
GULLIVERS TRAVELS - Dir: None attached
MAGNETO - Dir: David Goyer
ME TIME - Dir: None attached
RUNAWAY TRAIN - Dir: Martin Campbell
SELLING TIME - Dir: None attached
STREET FIGHTER - Dir: Andrezej Bartkowiak
THEY CAME FROM UPSTAIRS - Dir: John Schultz
TOOTH FAIRY - Dir: None attached
TROUBLE MAN (PREVIOUSLY WICHITA) - Dir: Tom Dey
USED GUYS - Dir: Jay Roach
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS - Dir: Tom Vaughn
WOLVERINE - Dir: Gavin Hood

FOX ATOMIC
BRAD CUTTER RUINED MY LIFE - Dir: Ari Sandel
CAPTAIN AWESOME - Dir: None attached
DON’T SEND HELP - Dir: None attached
I LOVE YOU BETH COOPER - Dir: None attached
PLAYBOYS - Dir: Trevor Moore/Zack Creggors
SPACE INVADER - Dir: Andrew Currie
SMASH AND GRAB - Dir: None attached but looking to John Moore

FOX SEARCHLIGHT
500 DAYS OF SUMMER - Dir: Marc Webb
KIDNAP - Dir: Nate Gwaltney
NOTORIOUS - Dir: George Tillman
RABBIT HOLE - Dir: None attached but looking to Sam Raimi
SECRET LIFE OF BEES - Dir: Gina Prince Bythewood
TOGETHER - Dir: Miguel Arteta
WAY BACK - Dir: None attached

FOX 2000
AFTERLIFE - Dir: None attached
ANOTHER BULL**** NIGHT IN SUCK CITY - Dir: Paul Weitz
BACHELOR BOYS - Dir: None attached
BOYS NEXT DOOR - Dir: None attached
CONTACT ZERO - Dir: None attached
DALLAS - Dir: Betty Thomas
LIFE OF PI - Dir: Jean Pierre Jeunet
LUCKY STRIKE - Dir: Tony Scott
MARLEY AND ME - Dir: David Frankel
MONTE CARLO (PREVIOUSLY HEADHUNTERS) - Dir: Tom Bezucha
RAMONA - Dir: Liz Allen
SHADOW DIVERS - Dir: None attached
TOWNHOUSE - Dir: John Carney
WOLF BROTHER - Dir: Catherine Hardwicke

GOLD CIRCLE
ARCANUM - Dir: Randall Wallace
CHILLED IN MIAMI - Dir: Jonas Elmer
FLYPAPER - Dir: None attached
HONEYMOON’S OVER - Dir: None attached

HBO FILMS
CONNIE & RUTH - Dir: Jane Anderson
RECOUNT - Dir: Jay Roach

INTERMEDIA
KILLER’S GAME - Dir: Simon Crane

LAKESHORE
GAME - Dir: Neveldine & Taylor
LINCOLN LAWYER - Dir: None attached

LIONSGATE
5 KILLERS - Dir: Mark Helfrich
ADDICTED - Dir: Peter Medak
ATLAS SHRUGGED - Dir: Vadim Perelman
BACHELOR #2 - Dir: Howard Deutch
CHURCHBOY - Dir: Sonu Gonera
MEANone attachedLLS - Dir: John Whitesell
PARTY BOYS - Dir: Pate Bros.
PUNISHER II - Dir: Lexi Alexander
SHRINK - Dir: Kevin Donovan
THE SPIRIT - Dir: Frank Miller
TULIA - Dir: John Singleton

MANDATE
CURVE - Dir: Charles Stone
DOGS OF BABEL - Dir: None attached
WHIP IT - Dir: Drew Barrymore

MIRAMAX
HERO - Dir: Julian Farino
THE RESURRECTIONISTS - Dir: John Madden

NEW LINE
20,000 LEAGUES - Dir: None attached
$40,000 MAN - Dir: None attached
APPALOOSA - Dir: Ed Harris
CONRAIL - Dir: Ericson Core
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK - Dir: Len Wiseman
FOUR CHRISTMASES - Dir: Seth Gordon
GEARS OF WAR - Dir: None attached
GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST - Dir: Mark Waters
HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU - Dir: Ken Kwapis
HONEYMOON WITH HARRY - Dir: None attached
KILLING ON CARNIVAL ROW - Dir: Neil Jordan
KING OF KONG - Dir: Seth Gordon
MILD THINGS - Dir: Frank Coraci
MY SISTER'S KEEPER - Dir: Nick Cassavetes
PAPER WINGS - Dir: None attached
SEX & THE CITY - Dir: Michael King
SNITCH - Dir: Carl Franklin
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE - Dir: Robert Schwentke

NEW REGENCY
BIG MOMMA'S 3 - Dir: None attached
BRIDE WARS - Dir: None attached
CAGE - Dir: None attached
CAPRICORN ONE - Dir: None attached
DALLAS - Dir: None attached but looking to Betty Thomas
MONTE CARLO (PREVIOUSLY HEADHUNTERS) - Dir: Tom Bezucha
VOLTRON - Dir: None attached

OVERTURE
105 DEGREES - Dir: Jon AMiel
HUMBOLT PARK - Dir: None attached
RIGHTEOUS KILL - Dir: Jon Avnet
LAST CHANCE HARVEY - Dir: Joel Hopkins

PARAMOUNT
ANGUS, THONGS - Dir: Gurinder Chadha
CHEF - Dir: None attached
THE FIGHTER - Dir: Darren Aronofsky
GI JOE - Dir: None attached
I WANT TO _____ YOUR SISTER - Dir: None attached
LOVE GURU - Dir: Marco Schnabel
MEN MAKING MUSIC - Dir: Clay Tarver
NOWHERE LAND - Dir: Karey Kirkpatrick
PSYCHO FUNKY CHIMP - Dir: Ruben Fleischer
STAR TREK - Dir: JJ Abrams
THOR - Dir: Matthew Vaughn
TORSO - Dir: David Fincher
UNTITLED CAMERON CROWE - Dir: Cameron Crowe
YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY - Dir: Julian Farino
WINTER OF FRANKIE MACHINE - Dir: None attached
WORLD WAR Z - Dir: None attached

PARAMOUNT VANTAGE
AMERICAN STORAGE - Dir: Andrew Cohen
CAGED - Dir: Chris Kentis
DON READY (PREVIOUSLY CLAY HUJKO LIKES CARS) - Dir: Neal Brennan
DEFIANCE - Dir: Ed Zwick
DIRT - Dir: None attached

ROGUE
BELCOO EXPERIMENT - Dir: James Gunn
BFF - Dir: None attached
CASTLEVANIA - Dir: Sylvain White
DYNOMITE - Dir: Paul Feig
FIGHTIN' - Dir: Dito Montiel
LABOR DAY MASON - Dir: Will Gluck
LOST SQUAD - Dir: Leger & Mather
NEAR DARK - Dir: Sam Bayer

SCREEN GEMS
ARMORED - Dir: Nimrod Antal
BONE DEEP - Dir: John Luessenhop
THE BURIAL - Dir: None attached
THE CROSSING - Dir: None attached
INSANITARIUM - Dir: Jeff Buhler
LODGER D: David Ondaatje
KINGDOM COME - Dir: None attached
PHENOM - Dir: None attached
UNTITLED MARDI GRAS PROJECT - Dir: Phil Dornfeld

SPYGLASS
ANTHONY ZIMMER - Dir: Lasse Hallstrom
IRONBOW - Dir: Derin Seale

SONY
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES - Dir: Robert Redford
ALIEN UPRISING - Dir: Wolfgang Peterson
ANGELS AND DEMONS - Dir: Ron Howard
BASTER - Dir: Speck & Gordon
BIG MAN ON CAMPUS - Dir: None attached
BOND 22 - Dir: Marc Forster
BROTHERS - Dir: Jim Sheridan
EDWIN A. SALT - Dir: Terry George
FANTASY ISLAND - Dir: None attached
THE GRAYS - Dir: Wolfgang Peterson
I DREAM OF JEANNIE - Dir: None attached
JULIE JULIA - Dir: Nora Ephron
MONSTER HUNTER - Dir: David Dobkin
SAMMY'S HILL - Dir: David O. Russell
SEVEN POUNDS - Dir: Gabriele Muccino
STEP-BROTHERS - Dir: Adam Mckay
THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS - Dir: Steve Zaillian
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 - Dir: Tony Scott
TOKYO SUCKERPUNCH - Dir: None attached
YEAR ONE - Dir: Harold Ramis
VOYEUR - Dir: None attached

SONY CLASSICS
DANCING WITH SHIVA - Dir: Jonathan Demme

SUMMIT
DJINN - Dir: Nicholas Refn
NEED - Dir: Ryan Murphy
PARENTAL GUIDANCE - Dir: None attached
RAT BASTARD - Dir: Gary Winick
SEX DRIVE - Dir: Sean Anders

UNITED ARTISTS
THE BIRDCAGE 2 - Dir: None attached
PINKVILLE - Dir: Oliver Stone

UNIVERSAL
ABSENT HEARTS - Dir: Jim Whitaker
BARBARELLA - Dir: Robert Rodriguez
BIG BROTHERS - Dir: David Wain
THE CHANGELING - Dir: Clint Eastwood
CIRQUE DU FREAK - Dir: Paul Weitz
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON - Dir: Breck Eisner
DARK FIELDS - Dir: None attached
DRACULA YEAR ZERO - Dir: Alex Proyas
FAST & FURIOUS 4 - Dir: Justin Lin
HURRICAINE SEASON - Dir: Billy Ray
I, THALUS (PREVIOUSLY OLYMPIAD) - Dir: Pete Segal
LAND OF THE LOST - Dir: Brad Silberling
THE LOS ANGELES RIOTS - Dir: Spike Lee
LA SCORTA - Dir: Asger Yeth
MAN AND WIFE - Dir: Gabriele Muccino
MY NAME IS JODY WILLIAMS - Dir: Audrey Wells
NOTTINGHAM - Dir: Ridley Scott
ONE NATION UNDER BOB - Dir: Tom Shadyac
PHARM GIRL - Dir: None attached
PLAYBOY - Dir: Brett Ratner
REPOSSESSION MAMBO - Dir: Miguel Sapochnik
RIPD - Dir: David Dobkin
SANDS OF TIME - Dir: None attached
SCOTT PILGRIM - Dir: Edgar Wright
STATE OF PLAY - Dir: Kevin McDonald
SOURCE CODE - Dir: None attached
TRAVELING - Dir: Brandon Camp
TRUMP HEIST - Dir: Brett Ratner
UNDOMESTIC GODDESS - Dir: None attached
UNTITLED CHARLES RANDOLPH PROJECT - Dir: None attached
UNTITLED JON FAVREAU PROJECT - Dir: Jon Favreau
WOLFMAN - Dir: Mark Romanek

WALDEN
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA - THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER - Dir: Michael Apted
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA - THE SILVER CHAIR - Dir: None attached
CITY OF THE BEASTS - Dir: None attached
TORTOISE AND THE HIPPO - Dir: John Dykstra
RELATIVITY - Dir: None attached

WARNER BROTHERS
1906 - Dir: Brad Bird
ALTERED CARBON - Dir: James McTeigue
ARRANGED - Dir: Gary Winick
CARPE DEMON - Dir: None attached
CLASH OF THE TITANS - Dir: None attached
THE DIRTY DOZEN - Dir: Guy Ritchie
FARRAGUT NORTH - Dir: None attached
GUARDIANS OF GA'HOOLE - Dir: None attached
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE - Dir: David Yates
HEART SHAPED BOX - Dir: Neil Jordan
HIMELFARB - Dir: Miguel Arteta
THE INCREDIBLE MR LIMPET - Dir: Chris Columbus
JUSTICE LEAGUE - Dir: None attached, but looking to George Miller
LOSERS - Dir:
MEN - Dir: Todd Phillips
MORTDECAI - Dir: None attached
NIGHTCRAWLERS - Dir: McG
PENETRATION - Dir: Ridley Scott
SHANTARAM - Dir: Mira Nair
SHERLOCK HOLMES - Dir: None attached
SPOOKS APPRENTICE - Dir: Tim Burton
THE TOWN - Dir: Adrian Lyne
YES MAN - Dir: Peyton Reed

WARNER INDEPENDENT
DISASSOCIATE - Dir: Zach Helm
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH - Dir: Jonathan Jakubowitz
MAN WITHOUT A GUN - Dir: Pete Travis
MESSAGE FROM THE KING - Dir: None attached
RUM DIARY - Dir: Bruce Robinson
WHITE JAZZ - Dir: Joe Carnahan

THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
BERNARD THE GENIE - Dir: Richard Curtis
FLETCH WON - Dir: Steve Pink
I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT - Dir: David Frankel
GOING DOWN (PREVIOUSLY MUSKRAT LOVE) - Dir: Andy Fickman
NINE - Dir: Rob Marshall
THE READER - Dir: Stephen Daldry
SEVENTH SAMURAI - Dir: None attached, but looking to Justin Chadwick or Wayne Kramer
SHANGHAI - Dir: Mikael Hafstrom
TULIP FEVER - Dir: Peter Chelsom
ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO - Dir: Kevin Smith

WORKING TITLE
BAD NEWS INC. - Dir: None attached
BURN AFTER READING - Dir: Coen Bros
EVEREST - Dir: None attached
FOOD FIGHT - Dir: Steve Brill
IMPERIAL LIFE - Dir: Paul Greengrass
LOST FOR WORDS - Dir: Suzanne Bier
THE RIP - Dir: Roger Michell
ROCK THE BOAT - Dir: Richard Curtis
YOUNG AT HEART - Dir: None attached

Even if half of these do happen, it will be at least Late Fall 2008 before we see the first of these titles. And, hopefully, they won't suck like a number of films made during the last pre-strike threat

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

It's odd to see people rushing to start projects,wouldn't some just be stopped anyway?

PARAMOUNT

I WANT TO _____ YOUR SISTER

 

[Tempest19]

Actually, 'I want to fck your sister' seems like it might be good. Heard about it a long time ago and depending on how they take it, it could be a GREAT older brother comedy that LOTS of older brothers could relate to.

The premise:

"The high-concept comedy revolves around a brother who will go to any lengths to protect his sister from guys just like him.

-------------------------

MOVIES I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT SOUND INTERESTING/COOL:

DISNEY
ADVENTURELAND - Dir: Greg Mottola
BEDTIME STORIES - Dir: Adam Shankman
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Dir: Robert Zemeckis

DREAMWORKS
DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS - Dir: Jay Roach
GHOST TOWN - Dir: David Koepp
TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 - Dir: Steven Spielberg

FOX
GULLIVERS TRAVELS - Dir: None attached
USED GUYS - Dir: Jay Roach

FOX ATOMIC
CAPTAIN AWESOME - Dir: None attached- come on, the title alone sounds cool.
SPACE INVADER - Dir: Andrew Currie

NEW LINE
20,000 LEAGUES - Dir: None attached
KING OF KONG - Dir: Seth Gordon Is this a King Kong sequel???

PARAMOUNT
THE FIGHTER - Dir: Darren Aronofsky
PSYCHO FUNKY CHIMP - Dir: Ruben Fleischer WTF? LMAOL! The title is funny.
WORLD WAR Z - Dir: None attached

SONY
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES - Dir: Robert Redford
ALIEN UPRISING - Dir: Wolfgang Peterson
FANTASY ISLAND - Dir: None attached
THE GRAYS - Dir: Wolfgang Peterson
I DREAM OF JEANNIE - Dir: None attached- OH NO, PLEASE GOD NOT BEWITCHED 2!
MONSTER HUNTER - Dir: David Dobkin
STEP-BROTHERS - Dir: Adam Mckay
YEAR ONE - Dir: Harold Ramis
VOYEUR - Dir: None attached

UNIVERSAL
THE CHANGELING - Dir: Clint Eastwood Has Clint Eastwood gone sci-fi???
CIRQUE DU FREAK - Dir: Paul Weitz
DRACULA YEAR ZERO - Dir: Alex Proyas
FAST & FURIOUS 4 - Dir: Justin Lin
THE LOS ANGELES RIOTS - Dir: Spike Lee
PLAYBOY - Dir: Brett Ratner
TRUMP HEIST - Dir: Brett Ratner Stealing from Donald Trump? Lol. t:

WALDEN
CITY OF THE BEASTS - Dir: None attached
TORTOISE AND THE HIPPO - Dir: John Dykstra

WARNER BROTHERS
1906 - Dir: Brad Bird
THE INCREDIBLE MR LIMPET - Dir: Chris Columbus Didn't know this film was still in the works! Great director too.
SHERLOCK HOLMES - Dir: None attached

THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
FLETCH WON - Dir: Steve Pink Didn't know that this was still in production... hoping for Jason Lee casting announcement!

 

[primemover]

NEW LINE
20,000 LEAGUES - Dir: None attached
KING OF KONG - Dir: Seth Gordon Is this a King Kong sequel???

It's the movie version of The King of Kong, the recent documentary about Donkey Kong and video game records/competitions.

 

[Darkly Dexter]

what the hell they want? they are f***** rich already.

 

[Speedball]

I'm so confused about all this strike stuff.
What are they striking against?

 

[Mr. Socko]

I'm so confused about all this strike stuff.
What are they striking against?

This is what I want to know.


People who make millions are going on strike...for what again...

 

[Lighthouse]

This is what I want to know.


People who make millions are going on strike...for what again...

Usually its for the benefit of low payed actors. People who do commercials, bit parts, and Law & Order.

 

[Argyle of Sock]

Look at all those movies.

The sad thing is, only a few of them look interesting.

 

[Tempest19]

Well, all we see are the titles... can't tell that much from titles.

 

[Darth Elektra]

Good read.

 

[TheVileOne]

So uh, what's this Disney G-Force movie? What happened to Gatchaman? And Kevin Munroe is no longer directing?

 

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38244



Updated Pre-Strike Priority List!
Source: skamanfu
October 10, 2007


In September, ComingSoon.net posted a list of projects the studios were making a priority before the possible Writers Guild, Directors Guild and Screen Actors Guild strikes. We've now received an updated list which you can view below. The list includes the projected start of production for each film. If no date is listed, it is hopeful to go pre-strike:

COLUMBIA
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES Feb
ANGELS AND DEMONS 18-Feb
BOND 22 7-Jan-08
BROTHERS 27-Nov
JULIE AND JULIA March
NICK AND NORAH's 22-Oct
SEVEN POUNDS Late Feb
STEP BROTHERS
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 19-Feb
YEAR ONE 14-Jan

DIMENSION FILMS
COMEBACK 7-Nov

DISNEY
BEDTIME STORIES 28-Jan
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC 15-Jan
ESCAPE FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN March 08
HANNA MONTANA
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3
PROPOSAL
WHEN IN ROME MAYBE

DREAMWORKS
1000 WORDS March
EAGLE EYE November
GHOST TOWN Nov
HOTEL FOR DOGS 29-Oct
LOVELY BONES November
THE SOLOIST Jan
WEDNESDAY 28-Jan

FOX
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 8-Mar
DRAGON BALL Z FALL 08
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 12/3/2007
WOLVERINE 7-Nov

FOX 2000
MAGNETO 1-Jan

FOX ATOMIC
TICKET TO RIDE Nov. 8, 07
12 ROUNDS Feb

FOCUS
BFF March
HARVEY MILK 14-Jan

HBO
GREY GARDENS 22-Oct

MIRAMAX
DOUBT 1-Dec
ADVENTURELAND Oct

MGM
THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR 2 Feb

NEW LINE
17- 3-Dec
FOR SALE Jan/ Feb
FOUR CHRISTMASES 5-Dec
GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST 19-Feb
MY SISTERS KEEPER 3-Mar

PARAMOUNT
GI JOE 8-Feb
DON READY LIKES CARS 3-Dec
HOBSON'S CHOICE
MORNING GLORY March
STAR TREK 07 November
UNTITLED WAYANS BROTHERS

UNIVERSAL
BARBARELLA
BIG BROTHERS
CIRQUE DU FREAK Jan or Feb
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON FEB
FAST AND FURIOUS 4 4-Feb-08
LAND OF THE LOST End of Feb
THE CHANGELING Oct. 15, 07
TRAVELING Jan or Feb
WOLFMAN 28-Jan

UNITED ARTISTS
PINKVILLE 3-Dec

WARNER BROTHERS
JUSTICE LEAGUE 11-Feb
SHANTARAM 10-Jan
HEART SHAPED BOX Jan
WHITE JAZZ 14-Jan
YES MAN 22-Oct

WEINSTEIN
NINE 1-Mar
COMEBACK 7-Nov
SOUL MEN
SHANGHAI Feb

WORKING TITLE
GREEN ZONE Feb
STATE OF PLAY Mid Nov
LOST FOR WORDS 8-Mar
THE BOAT THAT ROCKED March

2929 Entertainment
BURNING PLANE 5-Nov

LAKESHORE
THE GAME 5-Nov

INDIES
A SINGLE MAN end Jan 2008
Amelia Earhart March
CHILLED IN MIAMI 7-Jan
Dreams of a Dying Heart Jan
HUMAN CONTRACT 5-Nov
LAST BATTLE DREAMER 18-Nov
LOVE RANCH Jan
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS March
OLD FASHION ORGY Jan
ON THE ROAD Feb
PERSONAL EFFECTS 12-Nov
REC Nov. 12, 07
SEX DRIVE Nov. 12
THE LAST FULL MEASURE 20-Nov
THE LAUNDRY WARRIOR
The Open Road Nov. 12, 07
THE RANI Jan
THE ROAD 11-Feb
THE WRESTLER 7-Jan
TREE OF LIFE March
WHIP IT March/April

 

[AhabTheArab]

atlas shrugged is being made? cool.

 

[Galactus]

Pre-Strike Production Shortlist
By Garth Franklin
Wednesday October 31st 2007 7:42am
With the potential writer's strike less than a day away, studios have prepared more than four dozen projects that are ready to go no matter how long the strike goes on.

Variety has penned a great article explaining which titles are ready to be filming before March. Some high profile titles (eg. "Nottingham," "Transformers 2," "Prince of Persia," "Shantaram") don't seem to have made the cut and will have to wait until any potential strike is concluded. Amongst those that made the pre-strike cut, here's the short list:

Paramount Pictures (incl. Dreamworks): Star Trek, GI Joe, Morning Glory, Shutter Island, The Lovely Bones, Hotel for Dogs, Eagle Eye, The Soloist, A Thousand Words, Wednesday

20th Century Fox (incl. Regency, Fox Atomic): Wolverine, The Day the Earth Stood Still, They Came From Upstairs, Max Payne, Trouble Man, Bride Wars, Marley and Me, Monte Carlo, Brad Cutter Ruined My Life Again, Ticket to Ride, Jennifer's Body

Universal Pictures: The Boat That Rocked, State of Play, Land of the Lost, Repossession Mambo, Death Race, The Wolf Man, Duplicity, The Fast and the Furious 4 and Paul Greengrass' untitled Green Zone project

Sony Pictures: Bond 22, Angels and Demons, The Taking of Pelham 123, Seven Pounds, Year One, Edwin A. Salt

Warner Bros. Pictures: Justice League, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, Yes Man, Hangover, Observe and Report, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, The Jetsons

Walt Disney Pictures: Shopaholic, Bedtime Stories, Witch Mountain, High School Musical 3, Hannah Montana, The Proposal, Christmas Carol

New Line Cinema: Four Christmases, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Seventeen, My Sister's Keeper

Other (Focus, Weinstein, etc): Bruno, This Side of the Truth, The Box, Shorts, A Serious Man, Vanished, Curveball, Zach and Miri, Shanghai, Nine, Comeback

 

[Hunter Rider]

Pre-Strike Production Shortlist
By Garth Franklin
Wednesday October 31st 2007 7:42am
With the potential writer's strike less than a day away, studios have prepared more than four dozen projects that are ready to go no matter how long the strike goes on.

Variety has penned a great article explaining which titles are ready to be filming before March. Some high profile titles (eg. "Nottingham," "Transformers 2," "Prince of Persia," "Shantaram") don't seem to have made the cut and will have to wait until any potential strike is concluded.

 

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.latinoreview.com/news/wga-to-strike-on-monday-3224

WGA To Strike On Monday

Date: November 2, 2007

By: Kellvin Chavez
Source: Variety

The Writers Guild of America is closing in on strike as early as Monday with prospects for a last-minute deal evaporating.

In an energetic meeting of 3,000 guild members Thursday night, the WGA's negotiating committee announced its strike recommendation, generating an impressively enthusiastic response.

Final decision on striking could come as early as today via meetings of the WGA West board and the WGA East Council - though leaders were mum as to how soon a strike will start.

WGA leaders told attendees at the meeting that they should go to work today and wait for a call or email from strike captains.

It's a foregone conclusion that the WGA panels will OK a strike and the consensus is that they'll probably select Monday as the starting day.

There's still a long-shot chance of re-launching the negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers over the weekend. But that scenario's uncertain, given the predictably vitriolic rhetoric that's dominated in recent days.

Hopes for a settlement cratered Wednesday night -- a few hours before the WGA contract expired -- amid bitter recriminations from both sides. The meltdown occurred when companies demanded that the WGA drop its demand to increase homevid residuals, prompting guild negotiators to leave without any indication when -- or even if -- they'd return.

WGA negotiators were particularly perturbed over the insistence by companies that they won't grant an increase in DVD residuals.

Nick Counter, president of the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, said the companies believe they can make a deal by moving on other issues but insisted that increasing the DVD formula is a nonstarter.

"Due to overriding business reasons, no further progress can be made because of the WGA's continuing efforts to substantially increase the DVD formula," he said. "We are ready to meet at any time and remain committed to reaching a fair and reasonable deal that keeps the industry working, but the DVD issue is a roadblock to these negotiations."

 

[Jennifer Walters]

God damn it. This is all so ******ed.

 

[cookiva]

God damn it. This is all so ******ed.

QFT Bill.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Does the strike include those who write Indy Films?

 

[Figs]

Can someone answer this for me? The people going on strike are the writers, complaining that they screwed up and didn't ask for more money in 1988(last time they went on strike). If a lot of those films have already been written and are ready to film why are the holding off?? If I were the studios, I would have been saying "Thanks for what will most likely be the last script you'll ever right!" then gotten the picture filming shortly after.

Doesn't make sense for a lot of those films that have finished scripts to them.

 

[DOG LIPS]

They were talking about the strike on the radio here. Said late-night talk shows would also be hit hard by this. Good to see many good flicks still cooking for next year, despite the strike.

 

[antsman41]

This strike won't affect "Shadow of the Bat" (Batman 3) at all in the future will it...? It still will be about 3 years after July 18th 2008 right?