Going to try a new "regular" feature here (and by regular I mean probably irregular) wherein I feature one or two new scripts or pitches that have sold recently. I won't add a great deal of commentary; it doesn't seem fair to be either too snarky or too excited without having seen the screenplay, but if something strikes me in particular I'll chime in.
From Script Magazine (in the print version):
Warner Bros. has tapped Alex Holmes to rewrite and direct
The Interpretation of Murder, an adaptation of the Jed Rubenfeld novel. Paula Weinstein will produce the film. The story follows a Sigmund Freud protege who discovers a trail of sadistic murders in turn of the century New York. Chris Kyle wrote the first draft of the screenplay. The novel was published in 2007 by Picador. The deal is the first studio project for Holmes, who co-wrote, directed and exec produced
House of Saddam, an in-depth look at the ruthless reign of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, which aired on HBO.
Comments: It would've been more interesting if it were about Freud himself serving as detective! No, I kid. What this also made me wonder about is, whatever happened to The Alienist? Wasn't that novel, also a turn of the century murder mystery, a hot property some years ago?
From SoYouWannaSellaScript:
Tribes of October: Story is set in a future in which New York has
become surrounded by an endless desert plagued by heat storms, and the
city's technology is such that nothing made after 1960 works any more.
In this environment, a detective goes after a Mafia don who is going
after the remnants of the NYPD. The detective is simultaneously
searching for the love of his life. Writers are Nick Vellelonga, Paul Sloan. Philippe Martinez attached to direct. Ray Stevenson, Jaime King, Stephen Moyer, Robert Duvall, and James Caan attached to star.
Comments: Intriguing mix of influences and ideas. Curious to see what becomes of this.
More soon.
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