A FUTILE A STUPID GESTURE Logline: The tragic story of Doug Kenney, co-founder and editor of the National Lampoon magazine and a major force in 1970s comedy, who tragically died at a young age. Production Company(s): Principato-Young Entertainment, Darko Entertainment, Abominable Pictures Producer(s): Peter Principato, Jonathan Stern Writer(s): Michael Colton, John Aboud Director(s): David Wain Cast: Will Forte, Domhnall Gleeson, Joel McHale, John Gemberling, Thomas Lennon Details: Based on the book “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” written by Josh Karp and published by Chicago Review Press in 2006. SSN Insight: Gleeson was recently seen in Ex Machina, The Revenant, Brooklyn and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
SPEEDY (Animated) Logline: A heist caper centered on the origin of Speedy Gonzales, “The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico”. Studio/Distributor(s): Warner Bros. Production Company(s): Rivers Edge Films, 3pas Studios Producer(s): Dylan Sellers, Ben Odell Writer(s): Hank Nelken Voice Cast: Eugenio Derbez Details: Based on the Looney Tunes cartoon. Animators Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt introduced him in his first animated short of his own as in 1955, which went on to win the Academy Award for best short subject. SSN Insight: Eugenio Derbez was last seen in Miracles from Heaven, in theaters now. Next up is Geostorm and Aztec Warrior.
UNTITLED ARCTIC EXPEDITION PROJECT Logline: After a night of drinking in 1968, a group of guys in Minnesota set of to ride snowmobiles to the North Pole Studio/Distributor(s): Columbia Pictures Production Company(s): Temple Hill Entertainment Producer(s): Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen Cast: Will Ferrell Details: Based on the article “Ice Pack: An Insurance Salesman and a Doctor Walk Into a Bar, and End Up at the North Pole” written by Guy Lawson and published in The New York Times Magazine on March 17, 2016. SSN Insight: Lawson also wrote the Rolling Stone story “Arms and the Dudes,” which was turned into the Todd Phillips-directed film War Dogs, due out later this year.
Untitled Motherhood Project Logline: Storyline is under wraps, but revolves around motherhood. Writer(s): Diablo Cody Director(s): Jason Reitman Cast: Charlize Theron SSN Insight: Theron last teamed with Reitman on the film Young Adult.