News

Todd Black will produce Black List script Pierre Pierre, set to star Russell Brand at the helm of director Larry Charles.

Gary Fleder '93 will direct the action-thriller Homefront, from a script by Sylvester Stallone, for Millenium Films.

Devon Franklin has been named Senior VP of production at Columbia Pictures.

Russel Friend '95 and Garrett Lerner '95 will write the pilot for an ensemble drama murder mystery set aboard a naval aircraft carrier for Fox TV.

Luke Greenfield '94 has signed an exclusive network directing deal with ABC.

Aaron Kaplan will executive produce the pilot episode of drama HR for Lifetime.

Ken Kwapis will direct the fantasy film Alive and Well for Vendome Pictures.

Joe Nussbaum '96 will write and direct Cupid, produced by and starring Russell Brand as the mythological matchmaker, for Warner Bros.

Sid Quashie '97 and Dr. Dre have written and will executive produce an hourlong drama for FX about the interaction between crime and the music industry in Los Angeles.

Josh Schwartz '98 will produce an adaptation of Endless Love for Universal.

Chris Terrio '02 has written The Ends of the Earth for the Weinstein Co., a biopic about oil tycoon Ernest Marland's love affair with his adopted daughter. Todd Black and Lance Johnson '02 will produce.

Robert Zemeckis '73 has signed a deal with Fox Television Studios to develop projects for cable networks.

TV Shows

The Week the Women Went
Tony Croll '98, Co-Executive Producer
Jon Kroll '89, Executive Producer

Films in Release

The Bourne Legacy
Robert Elswit ‘75, Editor

The Campaign
Jay Roach ’86, Producer/Director
Jon Poll ’81, Editor

Celeste & Jesse Forever
Lee Toland Krieger, Director

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Elliot Tyson, Re-recording Mixer

Hope Springs
Todd Black, Producer

The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Jim Whitaker, Producer

Sparkle
Terilyn A. Shropshire ’85, Editor

Speak
Paul Galichia ’98, Producer/Director/Camera

Total Recall
Stephen Hunter Flick ’78, Sound Designer
Neal Moritz ’85, Producer

The Watch
D.M. Hemphill, Re-recording Mixer
Shawn Levy ’94, Producer