SMOKIN' ACES by Joe Carnahan. Action, Comedy
The disappearance of a semi-famous Las Vegas magician. [Script]
Buyer(s): Studio: Universal. Production Company: Working Title. Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner. Notes: Joe Carnahan will also direct.

ON THE ROAD by Russell Banks , Jack Kerouac. Drama [Script]
Buyer(s): Production Company: Myriad Pictures , American Zoetrope. Producers: Kirk D'Amico, Philip Von Alvensleben. Notes: Russel Banks is a novelist; this adaptation of the Kerouac novel will be his first screenplay. Joel Schumacher will direct.

CAMP COSTRA NOSTRA by William Stroum. Family
A group of mobsters set up a Mafia summer camp for orphans in order to bring new blood into the family business. [Script]
Buyer(s): Production Company: Travolta Family Films.


TROUBLE IN TOYLAND by Richard Nathanson. Comedy, Family
Five 12-year old kids are accidentally locked in a toy store overnight and must defend the store from theives using toys and gadgets off the shelves. [Spec]
Buyer(s): Studio: Columbia. Production Company: Richochet Entertainment.
Producers: Ricky Strauss Price: Mid-six figures

CONFIDENCE by Ron Bass. Thriller
Two con-men are coerced into working for the CIA. [Script]
Buyer(s): Studio: New Line. Notes: Ron Bass will script from a pitch that Toby Emmerich and Adam Gibgot sold in 1996.

SHORTY by Dallas Jackson. Comedy
A 12-year old boy and a midget alien stranded in the L.A. 'hood enter an MTV rap contest. [Script]
Buyer(s): Studio: Universal. Producers: Marc Platt, Master P. Stars: Lil' Romeo

GODSPEED by Ryne Douglas Pearson. Action, Sci-Fi
Outer space action. [Pitch]
Buyer(s): Production Company: Lightstorm Entertainment. Producers: James Cameron, Rae Sanchini, Jon Landeau. Price: Mid-six figures

JADE by Brian Pulido. Supernatural
A Shanghai crime family member is a vampire. [Comic Book]
Buyer(s): Production Company: Valhalla Motion Pictures. Producers: Gale Anne Hurd. Notes: Based on the comic book by Brian Pulido.

STRANGERS by David Seltzer. Drama, Thriller
Two strangers conceive a plan to trade murders. [Novel]
Buyer(s): Studio: Warner Bros. Producers: Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson. Notes: David Seltzer will adapt the novel by Patricia Highsmith.

MASKED & ANONYMOUS by Rene Fontaine , Sergy Petrov. Drama
Wandering troubadour finds his destiny. [Script]
Buyer(s): Production Company: Intermedia. Stars: Bob Dylan. Notes: Larry Charles will direct. Bob Dylan will star and contribute songs.

ALLEGIANCE by Patrick Lee Action. Thriller
Spy leads a double life. [Spec]
Buyer(s): Production Company: Radar Pictures
Producers: David Permut, Steve Longi, LeMel Humes, Ted Field, Scott Kroopf. Price: Mid-six figures
Notes: Based on a story by Lee and Bill Petrowich.

BLACK CHAPTER by Danny McBride , Len Wiseman. Supernatural, Thriller
Supernatural action story. [Pitch]
Buyer(s): Studio: Disney. Price: Mid-against high-six figures

THE SIGMA PROTOCOL by Robert Ludlum Thriller
A man discovers a lethal international conspiracy while in the process of avenging his brother's murder. [Novel]
Buyer(s): Studio: Universal. Producers: Paul L. Sandberg. Notes: Based on the book by Robert Ludlum. Antoine Fuqua will direct.

DEEP CORE by John Sweet. Horror, Thriller
Research submarine encounters a deadly predator beneath the polar ice caps. [Pitch]
Buyer(s): Studio: Columbia. Production Company: Roundtable Productions
Producers: Gina Matthews, Grant Scharbo. Price: Mid-against high-six figures
Notes: John Sweet will script from an idea he developed with Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo.

A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS by Daniel Handler. Family
The evil Count Olaf has designs on the considerable inheritance of the Baudelaire orphans. [Novel]
Buyer(s): Studio: Nickelodeon. Producers: Scott Rudin. Notes: Based on the books by Lemony Snicket, whose real name is Daniel Handler. Handler also writes novels for adults.

THE NATURE OF EVIL by Richard B. Matheson , Richard C. Matheson , Keith Davidson , Gemil Everett , Rob Cohen Action, Adventure, Horror
'The Omen' meets 'Indiana Jones'. [Script]
Buyer(s): Studio: Universal. Production Company: Montecito Picture Company. Producers: Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, Katherine Knowlton. Notes: Rob Cohen will direct this project based on a script with Richard B. and Richard C. Matheson, combined with a script by Keith Davidson that was rewritten by Rob Cohen and Gemil Everett.

ALL FOR NOTHIN' by Jeff Young. Crime, Drama
True story: telecommunicatons pioneer Walter L. Shaw and his son Walter T. Shaw, who earned fame as a notorious thief. [Script]
Buyer(s): Studio: Emmett/Furla Films, Newman/Tooley Films. Stars: Ben Kingsley

SWEET SCIENCE by Gary Goldman , Stan Seidel , Rick Angres Drama, Indie
Determined female boxing manager drafts an unnamed female boxer to make a name for them both. [Script]
Buyer(s): Production Company: Leading Pictures. Producers: Anthony Esposito, Meg Liberman, Cami Patton, Stars: Mariah Carey

THE NAPOLEON OF CRIME by Jeb Stuart , Terry George , Billy Ray. Drama
19th century bank robber Adam Worth moves on to London with his partner, and falls into a love triangle with an Irish barmaid. [Book], [Rewrite]
Buyer(s): Studio: Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Notes: Billy Ray will rewrite the script by Jeb Stuart and Terry George.

TAKE ME HOME by Duane Adler. Drama, Romance
A stressed-out East Coast fashion designer returns to her hometown in Wyoming and falls in love with a country music-loving cowpoke. [Pitch]
Buyer(s): Studio: Revolution Studios. Executives: Todd Garner. Production Company: Firm Films. Producers: Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson

METAMORPHOSIS by Billy Ray. Drama
Chiropractor John Sarkin. [Magazine Article]
Buyer(s): Studio: Paramount. Production Company: C/W Productions. Notes: Based on a GQ magazine article. Tom Cruise could star.

THE DUD AVOCADO by Elaine Dundy , Aleksandra Crapanzano. Comedy, Drama
An American girl's adventures in 1950s Paris. [Novel]
Buyer(s): Production Company: ChickFlicks, Bacon and Eggs Productions
Producers: Leslie Tobin Bacon, Sara Risher. Notes: Aleksandra Crapanzano will adapt Elaine Dundy's 1958 novel.

A FALLEN ANGEL by Fred Chiaventone. Drama, Mystery
The trial of Beatrice Cenci, accused of murdering her nobleman father in 16th century Italy. [Spec]
Buyer(s): Production Company: First Carrier Pictures. Producers: Steven Jay Rubin

THE NEW FOON by Chris Ord , Matt Corman. Comedy
Siegfriend and Roy-type magician goes into rehab and is replaced by a hapless look-alike. [Spec]
Buyer(s): Studio: Paramount. Executives: Brian Witten. Production Company: De Line Pictures. Producers: Donald De Line, Laurence Mark, Jack Black. Price: High-six against low-seven figures. Stars: Jack Black

TRY SEVENTEEN by Charles Kephart. Comedy, Romantic Comedy
Young man goes to college and learns more about life and love from the eccentric residents of his apartment building that he does at school. [Script]
Buyer(s): Production Company: Millennium Films, Emmett/Furla Films
Producers: Avi Lerner, Brad Jenkel, Boaz Davidson, John Thompson, George Furla, Randy Emmett, Mike Elliott, Michele Weisler, Holly Wiersma