2017 has been a bumper year for Stephen King. A blockbuster adaptation of The Dark Tower is due to hit cinemas this summer (though now slightly later), Andres Muschietti’s take on It is coming in September and J.J. Abrams is set to launch a Hulu series called Castle Rock that creates a ‘Stephen King universe.’ Now. you can add another to the pile with Throttle, which has just been optioned by Emilie Gladstone and his A Bigger Board Productions.
Co-authored with his son Joe Hill, the story, inspired by Richard Matheson’s Duel, is about a motorcycle gang called ‘The Tribe’ racing through the desert after a meth deal goes wrong. The gang, desperate for a way to get their money back, find themselves pursued by a demonic killer truck that will stop at nothing to murder them all. Apparently, there’s room in all this for a touching father/son story,...
Co-authored with his son Joe Hill, the story, inspired by Richard Matheson’s Duel, is about a motorcycle gang called ‘The Tribe’ racing through the desert after a meth deal goes wrong. The gang, desperate for a way to get their money back, find themselves pursued by a demonic killer truck that will stop at nothing to murder them all. Apparently, there’s room in all this for a touching father/son story,...
- 3/31/2017
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
This next year is a big year for Stephen King. I feel like it's the '80s again. We have an It remake on its way, as well as a Netflix series revolving around a King novel connected universe, a Dark Tower film, and now it's just been announced that the novella Throttle, which was written by King and his son Joe Hill, is being developed as a feature film. Hill also has a good resume of books to film, one of his more recent being the film Horns starring Daniel Radcliffe.
Throttle is about a biker gang riding across Nevada being chased by a faceless trucker after a deal goes bad. The main part of the story follows the relationship between a father and son.
The writer of the screenplay will be John Scott III who wrote the 2015 film Maggie, which was about Arnold Schwarzenegger taking care of his zombie daughter.
Throttle is about a biker gang riding across Nevada being chased by a faceless trucker after a deal goes bad. The main part of the story follows the relationship between a father and son.
The writer of the screenplay will be John Scott III who wrote the 2015 film Maggie, which was about Arnold Schwarzenegger taking care of his zombie daughter.
- 3/31/2017
- by Bryam Dayley
- GeekTyrant
Father and son writers Stephen King and Joe Hill are having their collaborative novella Throttle made into a feature film! We're just now getting reports that producer Emile Gladstone and his A Bigger Boat Productions have optioned the story and set John Scott III, the writer of the 2015 Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie movie Maggie, to pen the screenplay. Throttle takes its inspiration from the classic... Read More...
- 3/30/2017
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Throttle, the book by father-son combo Stephen King and Joe Hill, has been optioned for a movie with A Bigger Boat Productions producer Emile Gladstone setting John Scott III (Maggie) to write the screenplay, according to THR. The story supposedly… Continue Reading →
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- 3/30/2017
- by Jonathan Barkan
- DreadCentral.com
Throttle, the novella by Stephen King and his son, novelist Joe Hill, is getting the big-screen treatment.
Producer Emile Gladstone and his A Bigger Boat Productions have optioned the story and set John Scott III, the writer of the 2015 Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie movie Maggie, to pen the screenplay.
Taking its inspiration from the classic Richard Matheson short story Duel, Throttle tells of a motorcycle gang riding across a stark Nevada desert, after a deal gone bad, who become pursued by a faceless trucker hell-bent on revenge. The main thrust of the story is the relationship between a father and...
Producer Emile Gladstone and his A Bigger Boat Productions have optioned the story and set John Scott III, the writer of the 2015 Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie movie Maggie, to pen the screenplay.
Taking its inspiration from the classic Richard Matheson short story Duel, Throttle tells of a motorcycle gang riding across a stark Nevada desert, after a deal gone bad, who become pursued by a faceless trucker hell-bent on revenge. The main thrust of the story is the relationship between a father and...
- 3/30/2017
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 15th anniversary celebration of the Whistler Film Festival wrapped Sunday night, living up to its title as ‘Canada’s coolest film fest’ by hosting more premieres, filmmakers, industry executives, and celebrities than ever before, including unique experiences from films, music and parties to high adrenaline races.
The Whistler Film Festival’s Pandora Audience Award went to British-American romantic drama "Carol," directed by Todd Haynes from the screenplay by Phyllis Nagy (Variety 10 Screenwriters to Watch class of 2014) starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, which received its Canadian premiere at Whistler. The Wff Audience Award runner-ups were "The Legend of Barney Thomson," character-actor Robert Carlyle's first theatrical feature and directorial debut, which received its North American premiere at the festival, followed by Ricardo Trogi’s mid-life crisis dramedy, Quebec film "Le Mirage," the highest grossing and most popular Canadian film of the year so far. The Wff Audience Award is a non-cash prize presented to the highest-rated film as voted by the audience.
Paul Gratton, Director of Programming had this to say about this year’s event: "We were very fortunate to open this year's fest with the Canadian premiere of "Carol," a film we are convinced will be a major contender in this year's awards season race. The festival took off from there, with many sold out screenings, packed and newsworthy industry sessions, and over 450 guests who made a point of trekking out to beautiful Whistler to support their films and talk business with the high-level movers and shakers also in attendance. 2015 represented another step forward towards making Wff the coolest festival in the world. Can't wait 'til next year.”
Total attendance for this year’s fest was 13,233 attendees (a 18% increase over 11,273 in 2014) . This included 7,740 film-screening attendees and 3,533 special event attendees (Signature Series, Music Café, ShortWork Showcase, R-Rated Party, Awards Brunch, L’Oreal Men Expert Bobsleigh Race and Celebrity Challenge Ski Race), in addition to 2,530 Summit attendees. Several of the feature films were at or near capacity, including: "Born to be Blue," "Chasing Bansky," "Forsaken," "How to Plan and Orgy in a Small Town," "Legend,""Legend of Barney Thomson," "Numb," "The Lady in the Van," "the Steps," and "Trumbo."
Designed to facilitate international alliances and financial partnerships, Wff’s industry Summit program presented 30 interactive sessions that addressed a range of issues affecting the film, television, and digital media industry. Overall Summit attendance was at 86% capacity with 2,530 attendees (a 13% increase over 2,231 in 2014) including 855 delegates (on par with 2014). The Whistler Summit directly connects to Wff’s slate of project development programs designed to provide creative and business immersion experiences for 42 Canadian artists including its Feature Project Lab, Praxis Screenwriters Lab, Aboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship, and Music Café. Wff also collaborates with several industry organizations by hosting specific third party initiatives at the Whistler Summit including the Women in the Director’s Chair Industry Immersion, Women in Film & Television Film Market Preparation Mentorship, and the Mppia Short Film Award Pitch with the Motion Picture Production Industry Association and Creative BC. In addition to the
204 scheduled meetings (a 10% increase over 186 in 2014) that took place during the Summit, there was again a notable increase in unscheduled meetings that took place outside of scheduled blocks proving the festival remains an important place for the industry to meet and do business. Industry guests came from Canada, USA, UK, India, and China to participate, and included some of the top talent and executives in the business.
Film met music when Morning Show, one of the ten-featured BC artists from Wff’s Music Café, performed the live score for "He Hated Pigeons." Wff’s Music Café, which expanded to include two showcases over two days and featured five music supervisors, was well received with several deals in the works and over 526 guests in attendance.
Toronto’s first-time feature director Jamie M. Dagg’s "River" dominated Whistler prize-giving, winning for best Canadian feature, Best Director and Best Screenplay in the Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature presented by the Directors Guild of Canada – British Columbia. The jury also awarded French-Canadian actor Paul Savoie with Best Performance in a Borsos Film for his performance in "The Diary of an Old Man," as well as provided honorable mention for Rossif Sutherland’s work in "River" and Laura Abramsen’s roles in "Basic human Needs" and "The Sabbatical." Lastly, Best Cinematography in a Borsos Film, presented by I.A.T.S.E. Local 669, went to cinematographer Dylan Macleod for "He Hated Pigeons," directed by Ingrid Veninger. The Borsos Jury was comprised of three accomplished film industry artists that included the highly versatile director and screenwriter and WFF15 Alumni Carl Bessai ("Rehearsal), beloved actor and director Marc-André Grondin , and award-winning producer extraordinaire, Kim McCraw.
Other Whistler award winners included "Last Harvest" by first-time female director Hui (Jane) Wang that won the World Documentary Award presented by Tribute.ca with honorable mention for Brian D. Johnson’s "Al Purdy Was Here." The Best Mountain Culture Film presented by Whistler Blackcomb went to Anthony Bonello’s "Eclipse." The Canadian ShortWork Award went to "Withheld" directed by Johnathan Sousa, with an honorable mention to Amanda Strong and Bracken Hanuse Corlett’s Mia’. The International ShortWork Award was awarded to "Dissonance" by Germany filmmaker Till Nowak, with Langara College’s Canadian ShortWork Award for Best Screenplay given to Jem Garrard’s "The World Who Came to Dinner." Emily Carr University of Art and Design’s Lawrence Lam won the ShortWork Student Award presented by Capilano University Film Centre for "The Blue Jet," and Maja Aro won the Mppia Short Film Award for "Hoods" presented by Mppia and Creative BC, which consists of a $15,000 cash award plus up to $100,000 in services. The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (Awfj) Eda Awards gave Best Female-Directed Narrative Feature to Valerie Weiss’ "A Light Beneath Their Feet," Best Female-Directed Documentary to Hui (Jane) Wang’s "Last Harvest," with a special mention for Brian D. Johnson’s "Al Purdy Was Here." In addition, Céline Devaux’s "Sunday Lunch" took home the Best Female-Directed Short Award.
Receiving Wff’s Trailblazer Award and Tribute presented by Pandora, British-born Canadian actor, film producer, and film director Kiefer Sutherland discussed his extensive acting career spanning film, stage and television, with CTV Film Critic Jim Gordon , followed by the Western Canadian Premiere of his latest film, "Forsaken." Scottish-born Robert Carlyle , one of the most recognizable actors today, graced the Festival’s red carpet at this year’s Spotlight event as Wff’s Maverick Award honoree and sat down with Jim Gordon to discuss his bold choices that have led to the creation of some of the most dynamic, memorable, and beloved characters of our time before the North American Premiere of his directorial debut, "The Legend the Barny Thomson." One of Canada's hardest working and most accomplished character actors, Bruce Greenwood was the recipient of Wff’s Career Achievement Award, at the World Premiere of his latest film "Rehearsal," directed by admired Wff Alumni Carl Bessai.
The Whistler Film Festival proudly hosted the Variety 10 Screenwriters to Watch for the fourth consecutive year hosted by Variety Vice President and Executive Editor, Steven Gaydos . This year’s slate of screenwriters in attendance included Bryan Sipe ("Demolition"), John Scott III ("Maggie"), Meg LeFauve ("Inside Out"), Mike Le ("Patient Zero"), and Emma Donoghue ("Room"), who also delivered a Master Class for the Wff Praxis Screenwriters Lab participants.
To top it all off, Lauren Lee Smith ("How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town"), Jakob Davies ("The Birdwatcher"), Taylor Russell and Rustin Gresiuk ("Suspension") were recognized as Wff’s Rising Stars sponsored by Ubcp/Actra at this year’s Keynote Filmmaker Luncheon presented by Pacific Northwest Pictures, and all had films premiering at the fest.
Over 400 guests attended the fest with other notable talent in attendance with films premiering at the fest including: actor Rossif Sutherland ("River"), director Jon Cassar ("Forsaken"), actor Callum Keith Rennie ("Born to Be Blue"), director/writer Sandy Wilson ("My American Cousin), actors Aleks Paunovic, Stefanie von Pfetten, Marie Avgeropoulos and Colin Cunningham ("Numb"), actors Chelah Horsdal and Alex Zahara ("Patterson's Wager"), actor Sage Brocklebank ("Suspension"), actors Gabrielle Rose and Camille Sullivan ("The Birdwatcher"), actor Rebecca Dalton ("The Colossal Failure of the Modern Relationship"), actor Paul Savoie ("The Diary of an Old Man"), director and founder of the Toronto Film Critics Association Brian D. Johnson ("Al Purdy Was Here"), director and co-founder of World Elephant Day Patricia Sims and co-director Michael Clark ("When Elephants Were Young"), "The Steps" director Andrew Currie and actor Steven McCarthy , and award-winning directors Philippe Lesage ("The Demons") and Ricardo Trogi ("The Miracle"). Veteran director Bruce McDonald attended as a mentor of the Wff Praxis Screenwriters Lab, as well as Canadian actress, writer, filmmaker, comedian, and social activist Mary Walsh , who participated in the Women In The Director’s Chair program and got a standing ovation as Wff’s Keynote Speaker at the Filmmaker Luncheon.
The Whistler Film Festival’s Pandora Audience Award went to British-American romantic drama "Carol," directed by Todd Haynes from the screenplay by Phyllis Nagy (Variety 10 Screenwriters to Watch class of 2014) starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, which received its Canadian premiere at Whistler. The Wff Audience Award runner-ups were "The Legend of Barney Thomson," character-actor Robert Carlyle's first theatrical feature and directorial debut, which received its North American premiere at the festival, followed by Ricardo Trogi’s mid-life crisis dramedy, Quebec film "Le Mirage," the highest grossing and most popular Canadian film of the year so far. The Wff Audience Award is a non-cash prize presented to the highest-rated film as voted by the audience.
Paul Gratton, Director of Programming had this to say about this year’s event: "We were very fortunate to open this year's fest with the Canadian premiere of "Carol," a film we are convinced will be a major contender in this year's awards season race. The festival took off from there, with many sold out screenings, packed and newsworthy industry sessions, and over 450 guests who made a point of trekking out to beautiful Whistler to support their films and talk business with the high-level movers and shakers also in attendance. 2015 represented another step forward towards making Wff the coolest festival in the world. Can't wait 'til next year.”
Total attendance for this year’s fest was 13,233 attendees (a 18% increase over 11,273 in 2014) . This included 7,740 film-screening attendees and 3,533 special event attendees (Signature Series, Music Café, ShortWork Showcase, R-Rated Party, Awards Brunch, L’Oreal Men Expert Bobsleigh Race and Celebrity Challenge Ski Race), in addition to 2,530 Summit attendees. Several of the feature films were at or near capacity, including: "Born to be Blue," "Chasing Bansky," "Forsaken," "How to Plan and Orgy in a Small Town," "Legend,""Legend of Barney Thomson," "Numb," "The Lady in the Van," "the Steps," and "Trumbo."
Designed to facilitate international alliances and financial partnerships, Wff’s industry Summit program presented 30 interactive sessions that addressed a range of issues affecting the film, television, and digital media industry. Overall Summit attendance was at 86% capacity with 2,530 attendees (a 13% increase over 2,231 in 2014) including 855 delegates (on par with 2014). The Whistler Summit directly connects to Wff’s slate of project development programs designed to provide creative and business immersion experiences for 42 Canadian artists including its Feature Project Lab, Praxis Screenwriters Lab, Aboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship, and Music Café. Wff also collaborates with several industry organizations by hosting specific third party initiatives at the Whistler Summit including the Women in the Director’s Chair Industry Immersion, Women in Film & Television Film Market Preparation Mentorship, and the Mppia Short Film Award Pitch with the Motion Picture Production Industry Association and Creative BC. In addition to the
204 scheduled meetings (a 10% increase over 186 in 2014) that took place during the Summit, there was again a notable increase in unscheduled meetings that took place outside of scheduled blocks proving the festival remains an important place for the industry to meet and do business. Industry guests came from Canada, USA, UK, India, and China to participate, and included some of the top talent and executives in the business.
Film met music when Morning Show, one of the ten-featured BC artists from Wff’s Music Café, performed the live score for "He Hated Pigeons." Wff’s Music Café, which expanded to include two showcases over two days and featured five music supervisors, was well received with several deals in the works and over 526 guests in attendance.
Toronto’s first-time feature director Jamie M. Dagg’s "River" dominated Whistler prize-giving, winning for best Canadian feature, Best Director and Best Screenplay in the Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature presented by the Directors Guild of Canada – British Columbia. The jury also awarded French-Canadian actor Paul Savoie with Best Performance in a Borsos Film for his performance in "The Diary of an Old Man," as well as provided honorable mention for Rossif Sutherland’s work in "River" and Laura Abramsen’s roles in "Basic human Needs" and "The Sabbatical." Lastly, Best Cinematography in a Borsos Film, presented by I.A.T.S.E. Local 669, went to cinematographer Dylan Macleod for "He Hated Pigeons," directed by Ingrid Veninger. The Borsos Jury was comprised of three accomplished film industry artists that included the highly versatile director and screenwriter and WFF15 Alumni Carl Bessai ("Rehearsal), beloved actor and director Marc-André Grondin , and award-winning producer extraordinaire, Kim McCraw.
Other Whistler award winners included "Last Harvest" by first-time female director Hui (Jane) Wang that won the World Documentary Award presented by Tribute.ca with honorable mention for Brian D. Johnson’s "Al Purdy Was Here." The Best Mountain Culture Film presented by Whistler Blackcomb went to Anthony Bonello’s "Eclipse." The Canadian ShortWork Award went to "Withheld" directed by Johnathan Sousa, with an honorable mention to Amanda Strong and Bracken Hanuse Corlett’s Mia’. The International ShortWork Award was awarded to "Dissonance" by Germany filmmaker Till Nowak, with Langara College’s Canadian ShortWork Award for Best Screenplay given to Jem Garrard’s "The World Who Came to Dinner." Emily Carr University of Art and Design’s Lawrence Lam won the ShortWork Student Award presented by Capilano University Film Centre for "The Blue Jet," and Maja Aro won the Mppia Short Film Award for "Hoods" presented by Mppia and Creative BC, which consists of a $15,000 cash award plus up to $100,000 in services. The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (Awfj) Eda Awards gave Best Female-Directed Narrative Feature to Valerie Weiss’ "A Light Beneath Their Feet," Best Female-Directed Documentary to Hui (Jane) Wang’s "Last Harvest," with a special mention for Brian D. Johnson’s "Al Purdy Was Here." In addition, Céline Devaux’s "Sunday Lunch" took home the Best Female-Directed Short Award.
Receiving Wff’s Trailblazer Award and Tribute presented by Pandora, British-born Canadian actor, film producer, and film director Kiefer Sutherland discussed his extensive acting career spanning film, stage and television, with CTV Film Critic Jim Gordon , followed by the Western Canadian Premiere of his latest film, "Forsaken." Scottish-born Robert Carlyle , one of the most recognizable actors today, graced the Festival’s red carpet at this year’s Spotlight event as Wff’s Maverick Award honoree and sat down with Jim Gordon to discuss his bold choices that have led to the creation of some of the most dynamic, memorable, and beloved characters of our time before the North American Premiere of his directorial debut, "The Legend the Barny Thomson." One of Canada's hardest working and most accomplished character actors, Bruce Greenwood was the recipient of Wff’s Career Achievement Award, at the World Premiere of his latest film "Rehearsal," directed by admired Wff Alumni Carl Bessai.
The Whistler Film Festival proudly hosted the Variety 10 Screenwriters to Watch for the fourth consecutive year hosted by Variety Vice President and Executive Editor, Steven Gaydos . This year’s slate of screenwriters in attendance included Bryan Sipe ("Demolition"), John Scott III ("Maggie"), Meg LeFauve ("Inside Out"), Mike Le ("Patient Zero"), and Emma Donoghue ("Room"), who also delivered a Master Class for the Wff Praxis Screenwriters Lab participants.
To top it all off, Lauren Lee Smith ("How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town"), Jakob Davies ("The Birdwatcher"), Taylor Russell and Rustin Gresiuk ("Suspension") were recognized as Wff’s Rising Stars sponsored by Ubcp/Actra at this year’s Keynote Filmmaker Luncheon presented by Pacific Northwest Pictures, and all had films premiering at the fest.
Over 400 guests attended the fest with other notable talent in attendance with films premiering at the fest including: actor Rossif Sutherland ("River"), director Jon Cassar ("Forsaken"), actor Callum Keith Rennie ("Born to Be Blue"), director/writer Sandy Wilson ("My American Cousin), actors Aleks Paunovic, Stefanie von Pfetten, Marie Avgeropoulos and Colin Cunningham ("Numb"), actors Chelah Horsdal and Alex Zahara ("Patterson's Wager"), actor Sage Brocklebank ("Suspension"), actors Gabrielle Rose and Camille Sullivan ("The Birdwatcher"), actor Rebecca Dalton ("The Colossal Failure of the Modern Relationship"), actor Paul Savoie ("The Diary of an Old Man"), director and founder of the Toronto Film Critics Association Brian D. Johnson ("Al Purdy Was Here"), director and co-founder of World Elephant Day Patricia Sims and co-director Michael Clark ("When Elephants Were Young"), "The Steps" director Andrew Currie and actor Steven McCarthy , and award-winning directors Philippe Lesage ("The Demons") and Ricardo Trogi ("The Miracle"). Veteran director Bruce McDonald attended as a mentor of the Wff Praxis Screenwriters Lab, as well as Canadian actress, writer, filmmaker, comedian, and social activist Mary Walsh , who participated in the Women In The Director’s Chair program and got a standing ovation as Wff’s Keynote Speaker at the Filmmaker Luncheon.
- 12/9/2015
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
Not too long ago we heard that Arnold Schwarzenegger would be starring in a zombie film called Maggie. The gestating Black Listed script from John Scott III revolves around the titular teenage girl who lives a seemingly normal life in middle America until she becomes infected after a zombie bites her. There’s a catch though, the turn from human to undead takes six months, meaning that her family has plenty of time to deal with Maggie’s transformation.
The film is said to focus not so much on the zombie elements of the story but more on the effect that Maggie being bitten has on her family, specifically her father, who will be played by Schwarzenegger.
Today, actress Abigail Breslin has signed on to play the lead role, which was initially offered to Chloe Grace Moretz. The Henry Hobson-directed film will head into production this Fall but aside from Breslin and Schwarzenegger,...
The film is said to focus not so much on the zombie elements of the story but more on the effect that Maggie being bitten has on her family, specifically her father, who will be played by Schwarzenegger.
Today, actress Abigail Breslin has signed on to play the lead role, which was initially offered to Chloe Grace Moretz. The Henry Hobson-directed film will head into production this Fall but aside from Breslin and Schwarzenegger,...
- 7/24/2013
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Abigail Breslin will join Arnold Schwarzenegger in Henry Hobson's zombie film "Maggie".
John Scott III penned the Black List script about a father whose daughter is infected by a walking-dead virus that has spread across the country.
Schwarzenegger, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matt Baer, Trevor Kaufman, Colin Bates and Joey Tufaro are producing. Shooting kicks off this Fall.
Source: THR...
John Scott III penned the Black List script about a father whose daughter is infected by a walking-dead virus that has spread across the country.
Schwarzenegger, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matt Baer, Trevor Kaufman, Colin Bates and Joey Tufaro are producing. Shooting kicks off this Fall.
Source: THR...
- 7/24/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Arnold Schwarzenegger has scored leading role in Henry Hobson's zombie feature "Maggie".
The story begins as a 'walking dead' virus spreads across the country. A family on a farm must help their eldest daughter come to terms with her infection as she slowly turns into a flesh-eating zombie.
Chloe Grace Moretz was previously linked for a role in the project, but has had to depart due to scheduling conflicts.
Schwarzenegger is also planning to serve as a producer on the film which boasts a script by John Scott III that made the 2011 Black List.
Source: Variety...
The story begins as a 'walking dead' virus spreads across the country. A family on a farm must help their eldest daughter come to terms with her infection as she slowly turns into a flesh-eating zombie.
Chloe Grace Moretz was previously linked for a role in the project, but has had to depart due to scheduling conflicts.
Schwarzenegger is also planning to serve as a producer on the film which boasts a script by John Scott III that made the 2011 Black List.
Source: Variety...
- 6/22/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Lionsgate is in negotiations to acquire a proposed feature adaptation of Francesco Calabrese's horror short "Lovely Monster" reports Variety.
The story follows a young woman battling a rare and lethal illness that turns her into a monster. Calabrese ("Death By Sexy") helms from a script by John Scott III.
Alli Shearmur will produce. You can watch the original horror short below:...
The story follows a young woman battling a rare and lethal illness that turns her into a monster. Calabrese ("Death By Sexy") helms from a script by John Scott III.
Alli Shearmur will produce. You can watch the original horror short below:...
- 9/7/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
From the start, let this much be said: Thank god Lovely Monster isn’t a book aimed at 13-year-olds.
With that much established and just as much out of the way, Variety reports that Lionsgate have made plans to snatch up the short film from director Francesco Calabrese, who is also expected to helm its feature adaptation; John Scott III is in line to handle the screenplay. Taking both the title and studio into account, you can probably figure out what genre this falls into.
As it were, Calabrese‘s original work followed “a young woman battling a rare and lethal illness that turns her into a monster” — an interesting idea which only lasted for around five minutes. While the method he and Scott III would employ to expand Lovely Monster isn’t abundantly clear, watching the original still makes it obvious that things only got started with the short...
With that much established and just as much out of the way, Variety reports that Lionsgate have made plans to snatch up the short film from director Francesco Calabrese, who is also expected to helm its feature adaptation; John Scott III is in line to handle the screenplay. Taking both the title and studio into account, you can probably figure out what genre this falls into.
As it were, Calabrese‘s original work followed “a young woman battling a rare and lethal illness that turns her into a monster” — an interesting idea which only lasted for around five minutes. While the method he and Scott III would employ to expand Lovely Monster isn’t abundantly clear, watching the original still makes it obvious that things only got started with the short...
- 9/6/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Update: Chloe G. Moretz (Dark Shadows) is in negotiations to play the title character in Maggie. It's about the love between a father (Paddy Considine) and a daughter when the girl is bitten by a zombie during a zombie apocolypse. Interestingly, this role will complete the cool monster trifecta for Moretz. She's already played a zombie and a vampire.
Source: Variety
April 1, 2011 -- A teen zombie movie is in the works with a script said to be so good, six bidders were in a frenzy to buy it. Maggie is about a 16-year old girl who is bitten by a zombie. The infection takes six months to transform her from living girl to undead creature. The film shows how her transformation affects her and her friends and family. It's said to be in the vein of Paranormal Activity.
There's a big lesson to be learned by aspiring screenwriters. Here's what...
Source: Variety
April 1, 2011 -- A teen zombie movie is in the works with a script said to be so good, six bidders were in a frenzy to buy it. Maggie is about a 16-year old girl who is bitten by a zombie. The infection takes six months to transform her from living girl to undead creature. The film shows how her transformation affects her and her friends and family. It's said to be in the vein of Paranormal Activity.
There's a big lesson to be learned by aspiring screenwriters. Here's what...
- 5/11/2012
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
Ugh. Zombies. While they've not quite overtaken vampires as far as omnipresence in multiplexes go, the last decade has seen a proliferation of pictures featuring the undead, from "28 Days Later" to "Rec," and it shows no signs of letting up, with "The Walking Dead" proving a giant hit on cable, and both Jonathan Levine's zombie romance "Warm Bodies" and megabudget Brad Pitt vehicle "World War Z" due in 2013. Are we doomed to see the same old re-animated tropes over and over again until someone eats our brains? Or will someone be able to come up with a new take on the genre?
Well, Chloe Moretz and Paddy Considine certainly hope it's the latter, as the two actors are circling a project in the genre that looks like it might be able to bring a fresh spin: namely, "Maggie," a script from writer John Scott III that made the Black List a few years back.
Well, Chloe Moretz and Paddy Considine certainly hope it's the latter, as the two actors are circling a project in the genre that looks like it might be able to bring a fresh spin: namely, "Maggie," a script from writer John Scott III that made the Black List a few years back.
- 5/10/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
We’re back with the latest installment of our Indie Spotlight. Today’s feature includes zombie 5k’s, a treasure chest of horrors, Scott Ian’s new horror show, and the beginning of an interview Steph Howard conducted with Dr. Peter Cummings about his zombie medical novel.
Zombie Dawn Theater List: Interested in checking out Zombie Dawn? A list of upcoming theatrical screenings has been announced: “In 2006 a mysterious incident at a remote mining facility unleashes a zombie horde with an appetite for human flesh. It decimates large portions of the cities and countryside. The only course of action is to rapidly enclose the infected areas and seal them off from the rest of the remaining, living population. Now, 15 years later the tattered remains of the government and the mining corporation responsible where the initial event took place commit themselves to finding out what may have happened at the mining complex.
Zombie Dawn Theater List: Interested in checking out Zombie Dawn? A list of upcoming theatrical screenings has been announced: “In 2006 a mysterious incident at a remote mining facility unleashes a zombie horde with an appetite for human flesh. It decimates large portions of the cities and countryside. The only course of action is to rapidly enclose the infected areas and seal them off from the rest of the remaining, living population. Now, 15 years later the tattered remains of the government and the mining corporation responsible where the initial event took place commit themselves to finding out what may have happened at the mining complex.
- 4/22/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Idw’s upcoming Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who crossover has a title: Assimilation and features the crew of the Enterprise and the Doctor, Amy and Rory battling both the Borg and the Cybermen.
Warner Bros has given A Better Life and Journey to the End of Night screenwriter Eric Eason the chance to take a whack at Ready Player One, which is based on the novel by Ernie Cline. The author himself has already written the screenplay –he wrote the cult film Fanboys- , but apparently the WB felt that Eason could polish the screenplay by giving it his unique perspective and experience with character driven stories would be the best fit for this concept driven film. Ready Player One has been described as The Matrix meets Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and follows the story of Wade Watts, a teen from the year 2044 who escapes his bleak...
Warner Bros has given A Better Life and Journey to the End of Night screenwriter Eric Eason the chance to take a whack at Ready Player One, which is based on the novel by Ernie Cline. The author himself has already written the screenplay –he wrote the cult film Fanboys- , but apparently the WB felt that Eason could polish the screenplay by giving it his unique perspective and experience with character driven stories would be the best fit for this concept driven film. Ready Player One has been described as The Matrix meets Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and follows the story of Wade Watts, a teen from the year 2044 who escapes his bleak...
- 2/14/2012
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
Warner Bros. is getting into the “Otherland” business, the series of sci-fi novels by author Tad Williams. The studio has tapped screenwriter John Scott III to adapt the first film and Dan Lin to produce. Published between 1996 and 2001, there are four entries in the book series, including “City of Golden Shadow,” “River of Blue Fire,” “Mountain of Black Glass” and “Sea of Silver Light.” Story for the adaptation is set 100 years in the future and follows a group of unexpected heroes who must escape an assassin and make their way through epic digital worlds to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to destroy humanity. Besides “Otherland”, Scott is also pounding away at Isaac Asivmov’s “Caves of Steel” for Fox. Like most writers who get work in Hollywood, Scott had one of his scripts show up on the Black List, the list of supposedly the “best” unproduced screenplays that everyone talks about.
- 1/20/2012
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
Sherlock Holmes producer Dan Lin just can't stay away from fantasy worlds. Only yesterday we brought an update on his attempt to bring Jeff Smith’s graphic series Bone to the screen and now he’s part of the team getting Tad Williams’ sci-fi novel set Otherland adapted.The story is set 100 years in the future and finds a group of unlikely heroes trying to evade an assassin while they venture through huge digital worlds. En route, they must uncover a conspiracy that threatens nothing less than the destruction of humanity.Williams’ books hit Us bookshelves between 1996 and 2001, with the plot spread across City Of Golden Shadow, River Of Blue Fire, Mountain Of Black Glass and Sea Of Silver Light.With Warners executives hoping to turn them into a Pile Of Green Money, Lin has hired John Scott III – whose zombie script Maggie opened plenty of doors after it landed...
- 1/19/2012
- EmpireOnline
Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. has found another book series to take under their wing, the lucky winner this time around being Otherland. The Tad Williams-written sci-fi series is comprised of four books — City of Golden Shadow, River of Blue Fire, Mountain of Black Glass, and Sea of Silver Light — which John Scott III will adapt for producer Dan Lin.
Variety describes the story, set “100 years in the future,” as following “a group of unexpected heroes who must escape an assassin and make their way through epic digital worlds to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to destroy humanity.” Seanne Winslow Wehrenfennig will produce alongside Lin for Lin Pictures; no directors, stars, or even release timelines have been given out at the moment, and we’ll probably have to wait for things to advance a little more before those come in.
The basic idea behind it sounds very reminiscent...
Variety describes the story, set “100 years in the future,” as following “a group of unexpected heroes who must escape an assassin and make their way through epic digital worlds to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to destroy humanity.” Seanne Winslow Wehrenfennig will produce alongside Lin for Lin Pictures; no directors, stars, or even release timelines have been given out at the moment, and we’ll probably have to wait for things to advance a little more before those come in.
The basic idea behind it sounds very reminiscent...
- 1/19/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Tad Williams' Otherland coming via Warner Bros. and Dan Lin Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired feature rights to the science fiction book series, which John Scott III will adapt, reports Variety. There have been four books published by Daw-Penguin USA between 1996-2001 from "City of Golden Shadow," "River of Blue Fire," "Mountain of Black Glass" and "Sea of Silver Light." The story used in the adaptation takes place 100 years in the future, and tells of a bunch of unexpected heroes who fight to escape and assassin and make their way through digital worlds, and stop a conspiracy that could end humanity. Lin produced Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, as well as the upcoming Ruben Fleischer pic Gangster Squad, starring Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin and Sean Penn and Chris Miller and Phil Lord's Lego flick called Lego...
- 1/19/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Since 2009 "The Blood List" (an offshoot of "The Black List") has shone the spotlight on horror scripts that were seeking a home. The 2011 list in now out, and as always we have it for you right here to chew on!
The Blood List is the top 13 most-liked screenplays in the horror, thriller, sci fi, fantasy, or dark comedy/drama genres. 75 industry insiders vote for their top three choices.
To make it on the list, a screenplay had to receive at least 3 votes and come out within the last calendar year (October 2010 to October 2011).
Maggie by John Scott III
Logline: After a zombie infects a 16-year-old girl, she has six weeks before she transforms.
Genre: Horror/Sci Fi
Status: Pierre Ange financing. Henry Hobson attached to direct. Casting.
Bethlehem by Larry Brenner
Logline: In a post-apocalyptic world overrun by flesh-eating zombies, a benevolent vampire teams up with a group of humans to survive.
The Blood List is the top 13 most-liked screenplays in the horror, thriller, sci fi, fantasy, or dark comedy/drama genres. 75 industry insiders vote for their top three choices.
To make it on the list, a screenplay had to receive at least 3 votes and come out within the last calendar year (October 2010 to October 2011).
Maggie by John Scott III
Logline: After a zombie infects a 16-year-old girl, she has six weeks before she transforms.
Genre: Horror/Sci Fi
Status: Pierre Ange financing. Henry Hobson attached to direct. Casting.
Bethlehem by Larry Brenner
Logline: In a post-apocalyptic world overrun by flesh-eating zombies, a benevolent vampire teams up with a group of humans to survive.
- 11/1/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Since the creation of The Black List in 2006, there's been a push for Hollywood insiders to collect and publish their own compiled lists of unproduced screenplays that they feel deserve more attention. The Black List is the best known of these, released every December, but today another list of recommended unproduced screenplays was released: The Blood List, a collection of horror, sci-fi and fantasy scripts that are deemed worthy by those toiling in the showbiz industry.
This is the third year that The Blood List has been assembled. Created by Kailey Marsh, the Blood List process goes like this: votes are collected from 100 industry insiders as to what the best unproduced screenplays were between Halloween last year and Halloween this year. The one that gets the most votes goes to the top Blood List. Results are then released to the Internet on October 31.
As Coming Attractions did with the 2009 Black List and 2010 Black List,...
This is the third year that The Blood List has been assembled. Created by Kailey Marsh, the Blood List process goes like this: votes are collected from 100 industry insiders as to what the best unproduced screenplays were between Halloween last year and Halloween this year. The one that gets the most votes goes to the top Blood List. Results are then released to the Internet on October 31.
As Coming Attractions did with the 2009 Black List and 2010 Black List,...
- 10/31/2011
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Every year, a "Black List" is published, compiling a breakdown of the best unproduced scripts circulating through Hollywood. The horror offshoot of this is called the "Blood List," which took hold in 2009. The 2011 list has been revealed and while I thought this list was comprised of scripts that were seeking a home, reading this over, it appears some might actually be produced in the near future or are being produced. So, why are they eligible for this list? Beats me. Maybe you can fill me in. As you'll see below, some familiar names pop up like Paul Solet and Victor Salva. And it appears writers can't kick the "zombie" craze. Still, some interesting stories to look forward to, if they ever come to fruition. Maggie by John Scott III...
- 10/31/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Henry Hobson is the chosen director of the upcoming adaptation of the classic 1954 Isaac Asimov novel, "Caves of Steel."
"Caves of Steel" is a murder mystery set a thousand years in the future on an overpopulated earth, where robots are regarded with fear and suspicion. Police detective Elijah Bailey is forced to work with the humaniform (he looks like a person) robot Daneel Olivaw to solve the murder of a rich "Spacer," a human who has migrated to another planet, where everything is beautiful and hundreds of robots provide humans with every need and do all the work while the people lay around in mansions and get massages and drink mimosas.
Asimov was a master of the detective story, and his "Caves of Steel" series lays out the possibility of two possible sequels to the film: "The Naked Sun," which is set on another robot-and-human planet and involves a gorgeous woman and a murdered,...
"Caves of Steel" is a murder mystery set a thousand years in the future on an overpopulated earth, where robots are regarded with fear and suspicion. Police detective Elijah Bailey is forced to work with the humaniform (he looks like a person) robot Daneel Olivaw to solve the murder of a rich "Spacer," a human who has migrated to another planet, where everything is beautiful and hundreds of robots provide humans with every need and do all the work while the people lay around in mansions and get massages and drink mimosas.
Asimov was a master of the detective story, and his "Caves of Steel" series lays out the possibility of two possible sequels to the film: "The Naked Sun," which is set on another robot-and-human planet and involves a gorgeous woman and a murdered,...
- 10/13/2011
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
It's been a couple of years since we first learned that Roland Emmerich would direct a 3D movie adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation, one of the most acclaimed science-fiction works of all time. While that project still seems to be progressing somewhat slowly (last we heard, the script was still in development and a greenlight would heavily depend on the budget), another Isaac Asimov story is gearing up for a live action feature film of its own. According to Deadline, 20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to the 1954 novel The Caves of Steel, and they have set Henry Hobson to direct. Fox previously turned Asimov's I, Robot into a Will Smith blockbuster, and as it turns out, The Caves of Steel is about robots as well. While The Caves of Steel is the first in Asimov's so-called "Robot series", it is not directly tied to the I, Robot short stories.
- 9/26/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Unlike Philip K. Dick, who has adaptations on his resume like Blade Runner, Total Recall, and Minority Report, Isaac Asimov hasn't had the greatest luck when it comes to adaptations of his work. Despite being one of the greatest science-fiction writers of all time and a brilliant mind, the most notable film versions of his writings are Alex Proyas' I, Robot and Nicholas Kazan's Bicentennial Man, neither of which are exactly great movies. Perhaps The Caves of Steel will finally break the trend. Deadline reports that 20th Century Fox is now developing a live-action film based on the book and has hired Henry Hobson to direct. The script will be written by John Scott 3. The story is set 1,000 years in the future and revolves around a murder mystery in a world with serious a overpopulation problem and where robots are banned from Earth. The man found dead is...
- 9/23/2011
- cinemablend.com
Twentieth Century Fox plans to adapt the Isaac Asimov’s science fiction mystery novel “The Caves of Steel” on to the big screen. The studio has hired director Henry Hobson to helm the project. It will be Hobson’s directorial debut. His previous work mainly involved designing main and end titles for several films including “The Help,” “Bad Teacher,” “The Hangover Part II,” and “Sherlock Holmes.” John A. Scott III is brought to the project as the adaptive screenwriter. Here is the overview of the novel: In the future you will walk down the crowded streets of New York City not knowing if the bodies brushing past you are humans or androids. With tensions already mounting between humans and robots, the murder of a Spacer must be handled in a politically-correct fashion so Detective Elijah Baley is assigned a robot partner. “The Caves of Steel” is the first novel in...
- 9/23/2011
- LRMonline.com
Hollywood’s history of adapting Isaac Asimov‘s work hasn’t been terribly stellar, with the two most recent, prolific films being Bicentennial Man and I, Robot. Hollywood still wants to use the influential writer’s work, though, with Roland Emmerich adapting his Foundation trilogy of novels for an epic production. Next in line is The Caves of Steel, which, according to Deadline, will be turned into a feature by 20th Century Fox and director Henry Hobson. Nasa employee John Scott is adapting the novel, but it would appear that this is still in the early stages of development.
Set 1,000 years in the future on a robot-fearing Earth, it’s centered on the murder of a “Spacer Ambassador lobbying to loosen Earth’s anti-robot restrictions.” Working alongside “a human-looking robot,” detective Elijah Baley has to figure out who committed the crime. Even though it was published before this film’s release,...
Set 1,000 years in the future on a robot-fearing Earth, it’s centered on the murder of a “Spacer Ambassador lobbying to loosen Earth’s anti-robot restrictions.” Working alongside “a human-looking robot,” detective Elijah Baley has to figure out who committed the crime. Even though it was published before this film’s release,...
- 9/23/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
[1] It was reported a few weeks back that Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov was set to produce John Scott 3's teen zombie spec script Maggie, with title sequence designer Henry Hobson directing. Apparently, that's not quite the case. Bekmambetov never actually closed the deal, and Maggie is now back on the market. Several bidders were interested when the spec was originally auctioned off, and multiple parties are said to be circling the project already, so it's likely that a new producer will be picking up Maggie shorty. With its $5 million budget and trendy zombie subject, it's got to be looking pretty good to potential producers. Maggie isn't exactly your typical zombie film, though. The story revolves around a 16-year-old girl from middle America who becomes infected by a zombie. In this universe, however, it takes six weeks for a zombie victim to fully transform. The movie deals with Maggie's relationship...
- 4/12/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
A teen zombie movie is in the works with a script said to be so good, six bidders were in a frenzy to buy it. Maggie is about a 16-year old girl who is bitten by a zombie. The infection takes six months to transform her from living girl to undead creature. The film shows how her transformation affects her and her friends and family. It's said to be in the vein of Paranormal Activity.
There's a big lesson to be learned by aspiring screenwriters. Here's what type of script sells: a unique and dirt cheap spin on a trendy (or studios might say "tested") genre. Maggie is said to have a creative twist on the zombie movie format that could be made for the low low price of $4-8 million. Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov was the winning bidder and will produce Maggie with special effects guru Henry Hobson directing.
There's a big lesson to be learned by aspiring screenwriters. Here's what type of script sells: a unique and dirt cheap spin on a trendy (or studios might say "tested") genre. Maggie is said to have a creative twist on the zombie movie format that could be made for the low low price of $4-8 million. Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov was the winning bidder and will produce Maggie with special effects guru Henry Hobson directing.
- 4/1/2011
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
"Wanted" director Timur Bekmambetov has picked up rights to John Scott III's zombie-themed spec script "Maggie" reports Deadline.
Maggie is a 16-year old girl from a middle American town who becomes infected by a zombie. Unlike the movies, it takes six months for Maggie to turn and the film documents the transformation as she stays with her family.
Visual effects wizard Henry Hobson will direct the modestly-budgeted feature which Bekmambetov will produce.
Maggie is a 16-year old girl from a middle American town who becomes infected by a zombie. Unlike the movies, it takes six months for Maggie to turn and the film documents the transformation as she stays with her family.
Visual effects wizard Henry Hobson will direct the modestly-budgeted feature which Bekmambetov will produce.
- 4/1/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
As you might expect, romance on Fringe can be a very odd thing. In this peculiar sci-fi world, when you can’t get a hunky guy out of your head because you dig his cheese so much, you really can’t get him out of your head, because he is literally in your head. This was the perplexing plight of FBI agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) in season 1; after the death of her FBI agent boyfriend/fiancé John Scott (Mark Valley of The Human Target), Olivia realized that her dearly departed’s consciousness had somehow lodged inside her brain. (Or something like that.
- 11/11/2010
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW.com - PopWatch
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