Something called Cryptozoologists is getting a rewrite for the folks at New Line Cinema. While they're at it, I'd recommend changing that title, too.
Deadline is reporting that Jason Oremland and Greg Erb (The Return of King Doug) have been tasked with reworking an original script by David Gilcreast. The movie is being touted as in the vein of Men In Black meets Ghostbusters, and the story is as follows: "When frequent sightings of storied mythological creatures start occurring around San Francisco, a skeptic professor and his estranged cryptozoologist brother must band together to save the city. Flynn most recently produced Journey 2: The Mysterious Island for New Line, a film that is closing in on the $300 million gross mark worldwide. Cyptozoologists also has franchise aspirations."
So there ya have it. Men in Black meets Ghostbusters? Wasn't that how Dreamworks sold Evolution? And we all remember how that turned out.
Deadline is reporting that Jason Oremland and Greg Erb (The Return of King Doug) have been tasked with reworking an original script by David Gilcreast. The movie is being touted as in the vein of Men In Black meets Ghostbusters, and the story is as follows: "When frequent sightings of storied mythological creatures start occurring around San Francisco, a skeptic professor and his estranged cryptozoologist brother must band together to save the city. Flynn most recently produced Journey 2: The Mysterious Island for New Line, a film that is closing in on the $300 million gross mark worldwide. Cyptozoologists also has franchise aspirations."
So there ya have it. Men in Black meets Ghostbusters? Wasn't that how Dreamworks sold Evolution? And we all remember how that turned out.
- 3/15/2012
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
According to Deadline, the writing duo behind Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, Jason Oremland and Greg Erb, have been hired to rewrite Cryptozoologists. Beau Flynn of FlynnPictureCo will be producing the project with Tripp Vinson for New Line.
Although there hasn’t been much information on the project as of now, it has been described as “Men In Black meets Ghostbusters.” Written originally by David Gilcreast, “when frequent sightings of storied mythological creatures start occurring around San Francisco, a skeptic professor and his estranged cryptozoologist brother must band together to save the city.” Cryptozoology is most literally translated to the study of hidden animals, for those who were wondering.
Flynn most recently produced Journey 2: The Mysterious Island also for New Line, which has grossed over $200 million in its run as of now. The duo just adapted their graphic novel The Return of King Doug for DreamWorks, with Ben Stiller already attached.
Although there hasn’t been much information on the project as of now, it has been described as “Men In Black meets Ghostbusters.” Written originally by David Gilcreast, “when frequent sightings of storied mythological creatures start occurring around San Francisco, a skeptic professor and his estranged cryptozoologist brother must band together to save the city.” Cryptozoology is most literally translated to the study of hidden animals, for those who were wondering.
Flynn most recently produced Journey 2: The Mysterious Island also for New Line, which has grossed over $200 million in its run as of now. The duo just adapted their graphic novel The Return of King Doug for DreamWorks, with Ben Stiller already attached.
- 3/15/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Greg Erb and Jason Oremland have been hired to rewrite Cryptozoologists for New Line, with Beau Flynn of FlynnPictureCo producing along with Tripp Vinson. Originally written by David Gilcreast, the film is in the vein of Men In Black meets Ghostbusters. "When frequent sightings of storied mythological creatures start occurring around San Francisco, a skeptic professor and his estranged cryptozoologist brother must band together to save the city." Flynn most recently produced Journey 2: The Mysterious Island for New Line, a film that is closing in on the $300 million gross mark worldwide. Cyptozoologists also has franchise aspirations. The scribes most recently adapted their graphic novel "The Return Of King Doug" for DreamWorks, with Ben Stiller attached and they were writers on the Oscar-nominated The Princess And The Frog for Disney.
- 3/15/2012
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Greg Erb and Jason Oremland have been hired to rewrite Cryptozoologists for New Line, with Beau Flynn of FlynnPictureCo producing along with Tripp Vinson. Originally written by David Gilcreast, the film is in the vein of Men In Black meets Ghostbusters. When frequent sightings of storied mythological creatures start occurring around San Francisco, a skeptic professor and his estranged cryptozoologist brother must band together to save the city. Flynn most recently produced Journey 2: The Mysterious Island for New Line, a film that is closing in on the $300 million gross mark worldwide. Cyptozoologists also has franchise aspirations. The scribes most recently adapted their graphic novel The Return Of King Doug for DreamWorks, with Ben Stiller attached and they were writers on the Oscar-nominated The Princess And The Frog for Disney. The scribes are repped by UTA, The Gotham Group and Smgsb.
- 3/15/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
The Broken Lizard guys, the comedy troupe behind the movies Super Troopers, Beerfest and the upcoming The Slammin' Salmon, have never exactly been on the cutting edge of comedy, but they've never resorted to straight-up knockoffs before either. I'd like to give director Jay Chandrasekhar the benefit of the doubt as he goes forward with his new film Shotgun Wedding, but it really doesn't sound like anything more than a Hangover knockoff. Here's the premise: a guy who swore he would never get married gathers his friends together for a weekend wedding trip. Sure, it's slightly altered from the basic Hangover premise, but it's impossible not to draw a connection between a hit comedy and another movie that might want to ride its coattails. According to Variety Chandrasekhar co-wrote the script with David Gilcreast, a guy with no other credits to his name. Does that mean that Chandraesekhar is diverting...
- 9/17/2009
- cinemablend.com
Jay Chandrasekhar, of Broken Lizard, has made a decent name for himself as a cult comedy director. After he had the hilarious Super Troopers under his belt (we'll just ignore Club Dread out of courtesy), he made the jump to a more mainstream comedy in the 2005 bland and uninspired Dukes of Hazzard. Luckily he followed it up with another worthy cult comedy in Beerfest. As of late, Chandrasekhar has spent a lot of time as a gun for hire directing episodes for Universal television series like "Psych" and "Chuck." Variety now reports his return to features directing Shotgun Wedding, comedy he co-wrote with David Gilcreast. The low budget comedy follows the traveling antics of a bachelor when he asks his friends to join him on a weekend trip for his wedding (uh oh, sounds like The Hangover). Aside from the story details, I'm sure we can expect that Chandrasekhar ...
- 9/16/2009
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
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