Hot Sheet June/July 2011

News

Joe Ballarini ‘99
will write a feature adaptation of Paul Watson‘s action-comedy The Robot.

Jon Chu ‘03
is directing the action sequel G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes.

Ericson Core
will direct the indie action crime caper Youngtown Boys.

Joshua Donen ‘79
will executive produce the new Starz series Noir, a live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime series.

David Goyer ‘88
will write Da Vinci‘s Demons, a new series for Starz that will focus on the early life of Leonardo da Vinci.

Brian Grazer
will produce the feature film Colossus, a remake of the 1970 sci-fi pic Colossus: The Forbin Project.

Eric Kripke ‘96
wrote and will direct Haunted, a Warner Bros feature about a haunted house told from the ghost‘s point of view.

Michael Kristoff ‘08
co-wrote and will direct the indie feature Live at the Foxes Den.

Shawn Levy ‘94
will produce a feature adaptation of Rebecca Serle‘s debut novel Rosaline.

Doug Liman
will write, direct and produce the sci-fi feature Luna. David Ellison‘s Skydance Pictures will co-finance the project.

Alex Litvak ‘95
will write the action feature Five Against the Bullet for Sony.

Charles Matthau ‘86
Has written feature adaption of Elmore Leonard‘s crime novel Freaky Deaky.

Don Murphy ‘88
Has contracted with Cartoon Network to develop a live-action feature based on the 1990‘s cartoon series Captain Planet.

Eric Nazarian ‘99
will write and produce the feature thriller Blood Brothers, based on a pitch that Nazarian sold to Chernin Entertainment.

Ian Shorr ‘08
wrote a futuristic re-telling of Alexander Dumas‘ The Count of Monte Cristo which was purchased by Warner Bros.

Chris Terrio ‘02
will write a feature adaptation of the true hostage-rescue story Argo, based on Wired magazine‘s 2007 article, "How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran." Grant Heslow will produce the project.

Films

Bernie
Liz Glotzer ‘85, Producer

Captain America: The First Avenger
Kevin Feige ‘95, Producer;
Robert Dalva ‘67, Editor;
Jeffrey Ford ‘91, Editor;
Stephen H. Flick ‘78, Sound Designer

Cars 2
Ben Queen ‘96, Screenwriter

Cowboys & Aliens
Brian Grazer, Producer;
Ron Howard, Producer

Friends With Benefits
Liz Glotzer ‘85, Producer;
Tia Nolan ‘91, Editor

Monte Carlo
Jeffrey Ford ‘91, Editor

Mother's Day
Joseph White ‘04, Cinematographer

Mr. Popper's Penguins
Bruce Green, Editor;
D.M. Hemphill, Re-recording Mixer

Zookeeper
Walt Becker ‘95, Producer

TV Shows

Falling Skies
Robert Rodat ‘83, Executive Producer/Writer

Love in the Wild
Tom Shelly ‘87, Executive Producer

The Nine Lives of Chloe King
John Ziffren ‘78, Executive Producer;
David Crabtree ‘06, Editor

Switched at Birth
John Ziffren ‘78, Executive Producer

Too Big to Fail
Peter Gould ‘90, Writer