Exclusive: The Yogi Bear director and Total Recall VFX Special Achievement Oscar winner has boarded Cops and Robots, based on the script by Matteson Perry.
The project tells the story of old school cop Ian Williams, who is partnered with James Johnson, the world’s first android police officer. The two must learn to work together to prevent being replaced by newer models – Ian by younger cops and James by Deborah Walker, a 2.0 version superior to him in every way.
Eric Brevig’s career in the VFX arena as a supervisor, second unit director, and director has spanned over 25 titles including such movies as The Maze Runner, Men in Black, and The Day After Tomorrow, while earning VFX Oscar noms on 1991’s Hook and 2002’s Pearl Harbor. He has also directed or supervised photography for theme park attractions for the Wanda Movie Theme Park in Wuhan, China, and for Disney...
The project tells the story of old school cop Ian Williams, who is partnered with James Johnson, the world’s first android police officer. The two must learn to work together to prevent being replaced by newer models – Ian by younger cops and James by Deborah Walker, a 2.0 version superior to him in every way.
Eric Brevig’s career in the VFX arena as a supervisor, second unit director, and director has spanned over 25 titles including such movies as The Maze Runner, Men in Black, and The Day After Tomorrow, while earning VFX Oscar noms on 1991’s Hook and 2002’s Pearl Harbor. He has also directed or supervised photography for theme park attractions for the Wanda Movie Theme Park in Wuhan, China, and for Disney...
- 8/27/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Juliet
Eyal Podell and Jonathon Stewart have been hired to pen an adaptation of Anne Fortier's novel "Juliet" for Montecito and Paramount Pictures. James Mangold was previously slated to direct.
The story follows a young woman who learns that the legend of Romeo & Juliet is actually real, and she is Juliet's direct descendant. Cathy Konrad will produce.
Revelation
Lotus Entertainment has scored the film rights to Hernany Perla's high concept thriller spec script "Revelation".
Plot details are being kept under wraps. David Alpert, Stephen Emery and Anil Kurian will produce.
Cops and Robots
Bcdf Pictures has acquired Matteson Perry's action comedy spec script "Cops and Robots".
The story follows an odd couple police duo – one a veteran cop, the other the world’s first android officer – who must learn to work together to avoid being replaced by newer models.
Source: Deadline...
Eyal Podell and Jonathon Stewart have been hired to pen an adaptation of Anne Fortier's novel "Juliet" for Montecito and Paramount Pictures. James Mangold was previously slated to direct.
The story follows a young woman who learns that the legend of Romeo & Juliet is actually real, and she is Juliet's direct descendant. Cathy Konrad will produce.
Revelation
Lotus Entertainment has scored the film rights to Hernany Perla's high concept thriller spec script "Revelation".
Plot details are being kept under wraps. David Alpert, Stephen Emery and Anil Kurian will produce.
Cops and Robots
Bcdf Pictures has acquired Matteson Perry's action comedy spec script "Cops and Robots".
The story follows an odd couple police duo – one a veteran cop, the other the world’s first android officer – who must learn to work together to avoid being replaced by newer models.
Source: Deadline...
- 6/19/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Looking at Seann William Scott's American Pie character Steve Stifler, it's not exactly easy to picture him playing a guidance counsellor at a high school, but on the other hand, maybe that makes him a perfect pick for such a role in a comedy. Scott will star in Myriad Pictures' high school comedy Guidance. He joins Leslie Bibb in the film. Per Variety, Guidance is being directed by Ira Rosensweig from a script penned by Matteson Perry. The writer/director team have worked together on a couple of shorts (Running Buddies and Graveyard Shift). Scott has been cast to play a down-on-his-luck guidance counselor who takes a liking to a student that reminds him of himself and makes the choice to alter transcripts in order to help him. Leslie Bibb is on board to play a new teacher who has caught Scott's eye. Bibb and Scott share a recent credit,...
- 5/17/2013
- cinemablend.com
Seann William Scott will star in the comedy "Guidance" for Myriad Pictures and Depth of Field, the companies announced Wednesday. Myriad has acquired worldwide distribution rights, and will be selling the film in Cannes this week. It's a reunion for Myriad and Scott, who starred in Myriad's hockey comedy "Goon" last year. "Guidance" will be produced by Depth of Field's Chris and Paul Weitz and Andrew Miano (the team behind the "American Pie" franchise) and Tom Butterfield of Culmination Productions. Written by Matteson Perry ("Cops & Robots") and directed by Ira Rosensweig ("Think...
- 5/15/2013
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Myriad Pictures and Depth of Field, in association with Culmination Productions, announced today that Seann William Scott ( Role Models , American Reunion ) will star in the comedy Guidance . Written by Matteson Perry ( Cops & Robots ) and directed by Ira Rosensweig ( Think Tank ), the film tells the story of a down-on-his-luck high school counselor who begins to alter transcripts to help a student that reminds him of himself. Guidance will also star Leslie Bibb, as the new teacher who is the object of Scott.s affection, and who ultimately inspires him to become the best version of himself. Myriad has acquired worldwide distribution rights, and will be selling the film at this week.s Cannes Marche du Film. In the film, Scott plays a disillusioned guidance counselor who...
- 5/15/2013
- Comingsoon.net
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