Make no mistake: maple syrup is serious business in Canada, where it’s a precious commodity and treated with the respect usually reserved for oil elsewhere. Now someone thinks a comedy could be made from a real-life heist of the stuff – several someones, in fact, with Sony nabbing the rights to the story for Jason Segel to star and Seth Gordon to direct. Inspired by real events chronicled by reporter Anne Sutherland in the Montreal Gazette, Family Guy writer Chris Sheridan is cooking up the story of how more than $20 million worth of the sticky stuff was nicked from Quebec’s Federation of Maple Syrup Providers in 2012. At least 20 arrests have been made in conjunction with the case (the Mounties do, after all, always get their man). Like we said: syrup is serious business, even if it doesn't quite carry the obvious weight of, say, Argo...Gordon, who recently dropped...
- 9/24/2013
- EmpireOnline
Sony has ordered some syrup to go with its sausage.
After greenlighting fellow food-related comedy "Sausage Party," the studio announced that it has also signed up Jason Segel to star in a movie based on a real-life Canadian maple syrup heist.
The as-yet-untitled project, directed by Seth Gordon ("Identity Thief," "Horrible Bosses"), will tell the story of a ring of thieves who stole more than $20 million worth of maple syrup from Quebec's Federation of Maple Syrup Producers in 2012. More than 20 people have been arrested in connection with the crime.
The script, to be penned by "Family Guy" scribe Chris Sheridan, will draw from the reporting of Montreal Gazette writer Anne Sutherland. It's being billed as a "comedy with dramatic overtones," though the stranger than fiction sticky situation strikes us as more seriously funny than just plain serious.
It's unclear who Segel will be playing, but as long as it involves...
After greenlighting fellow food-related comedy "Sausage Party," the studio announced that it has also signed up Jason Segel to star in a movie based on a real-life Canadian maple syrup heist.
The as-yet-untitled project, directed by Seth Gordon ("Identity Thief," "Horrible Bosses"), will tell the story of a ring of thieves who stole more than $20 million worth of maple syrup from Quebec's Federation of Maple Syrup Producers in 2012. More than 20 people have been arrested in connection with the crime.
The script, to be penned by "Family Guy" scribe Chris Sheridan, will draw from the reporting of Montreal Gazette writer Anne Sutherland. It's being billed as a "comedy with dramatic overtones," though the stranger than fiction sticky situation strikes us as more seriously funny than just plain serious.
It's unclear who Segel will be playing, but as long as it involves...
- 9/24/2013
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Just days after the final suspect has been arrested in connection with one of the most massive maple syrup heists in Canada’s history, Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to a pitch that will turn the whole story into a comedy starring Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Muppets star Jason Segel. Let’s back up and look a little bit closer at the story that’s inspiring this tale though, because despite what Hollywood might think, syrup thievery is no laughing matter. Especially to Canadians. Anne Sutherland of the “Montreal Gazette” was the first journalist to break the story that, between the dates of August 1, 2011 and July 20, 2012, a gang of sticky-fingered syrup thieves had siphoned off the contents of 16,000 45 gallon barrels of maple syrup that were being stored in a warehouse located in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, which is about 95 kilometers southwest of Quebec City. In total, the thieves were said to be knee-deep in $20 million worth of sticky...
- 9/24/2013
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Exclusive: Sony Pictures has just acquired what’s described to me as a Canadian maple syrup heist comedy pitch. Jason Segel is attached to star, and Identity Thief helmer Seth Gordon will direct. Family Guy vet Chris Sheridan is writing the script. Barry Josephson is producing with Gordon and Segel. The comedy with dramatic overtones is inspired by real events reported in the Montreal Gazette by journalist Anne Sutherland. Over $20 million worth of maple syrup was stolen in 2012 from Quebec’s Federation of Maple Syrup Producers and to date, over 20 individuals have been arrested in conjunction with the heist as prosecutors try to make the charges stick. Sony seems to be fattening up in the culinary genre after making the Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs films and today announcing the Seth Rogen/Evan Goldberg animated film Sausage Party, that topped by Canadian maple syrup. Wait, is Sausage Party a...
- 9/24/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.