Movie Studio Draft - Winter Schedule

The Incumbent
Status: Pending
Genre: Political/Thriller
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Starring:
Val Kilmer.......................Jack Flynn
Co-Starring:
John Mahoney................Robert Fitzpatrick
Chris Cooper..................President Clay Hutchins
Poppy Montgomery........F.B.I. Agent Samantha Stevens
Taye Diggs.....................F.B.I. Director Drinker
Steve Zahn....................Steve Havlicek

Summary:
As he lies in the hospital, the day after being caught in the crossfire of a presidential assassination attempt, journalist Jack Flynn (Kilmer) has some serious questions. Why, just twelve days before the election, did the incumbent presidnet (Cooper) want to play golf with Jack, a man he'd never met, and offer him the job of press secretary in his new administration? Who was the gunman on the sixteenth green, eliminated by the Secret Service? And who is the mysterious phone caller who has just warned Jack that 'nothing is as it seems'? With time running out, Jack realises he's in the middle of a vast conspiracy, and may not live long enough to find out who's behind it.
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Shooting Season(s): Spring, summer
Release: Winter



Inundate
Status: Pending
Genre: Drama/Period
Directed by: Paul Weitz
Starring:
Tina Majorino...............Carol Stone
Jeanne Tripplehorn......Rachel Stone
Ashley Judd.................Judy Barden
Gene Hackman............Carl Weddle
Co-Starring:
Guy Pierce...................Andrew Barden
Shia LaBeouf...............Jack Barden
Steve Zahn.................Steven Stone

Summary:
The year is 1629. Seven individuals sail the Atlantic for the new world. Once safely arriving, they begin their new lives as hired colonists. Months pass and supplies begin to dwindle. The two husbands Barden and Stone (Pierce and Zahn) set sail for England with the promise of bringing back more supplies and more colonists. Barden's son (LaBeouf) accompanies them, leaving his girlfriend (Majorino), her mother (Tripplehorn), and his mother (Judd) alone with the omnious old man, Weddle (Hackman), that traveled across the Atlantic with the two families.

With all of the men gone, Weddle takes the role of governor. Weddle forces hard labor on the women, and after weeks under his control, the women challenge Weddle with severe consequences.

Two seasons pass, and the men return with their new companions knowing little of what is about to greet them home.
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Shooting Season(s): Late winter, spring, summer
Release: Winter
(Soundtrack featuring music by David Gray and Beck)

Hysteria
Status: Pending
Genre: Period/Drama
Directed by: N/A
Starring:
Scarlett Johansson.............
Catherine Zeta Jones.........
Co-Starring:
Michael Vartan....................
Michael Douglas..................

Summary to be announced after the properties draft.
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Shooting Season(s): Winter, Spring
Release: Winter

A poll would have still been in question, though. What will we do in regards to the fall releases?

My fall/winter releases were combined in the last section.

Should I repost them here?

Foreign Exchange (Comedy, US-British, PG-13, 98 Min.)
Directed by-McG
Starring-Breckin Meyer.....Curt Henry aka Tha Bongmaster
David Wenham.....Christian Winthrop
Supporting: Patton Oswalt.....Himself
Hal Sparks.....Barry O'Hara, the McDonald's manager
Aisha Tyler.....Gina Burton aka BOOTY CAAAAALLLLL!
Plot-A California stoner shows his uptight British cousin around Los Angeles...and manage to get into some crazy situations involving an accidental food fight at McDonald's, a dance-off and several run-ins with a famous sitcom star. It's like "Dude Where's My Car" and "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle", only smarter.
Shooting: Fall
Release: Winter

Beauty & The Beast: A Glam Rock Fairy Tale (Musical, US-British, PG-13, 102 min.)
Directed by:Todd Haynes
Starring: Rachel McAdams.....Beauty
Will Kemp.....Beast/Jamie Shimmer
Supporting: Jack Black.....Dillon, the rival for Beauty's affections
Shuler Hensley.....Beauty's Dad
Sophia Myles.....Hope, Beauty's sister
Liv Tyler.....Prudence, Beauty's other sister
Cameo: Cate Blanchett.....The Lady in Black
Plot: A throwback to the '70s glam rock horror movies ("Rocky Horror", "Phantom of the Paradise", "Old Dracula"), this retelling is set in '70s London. We begin where Jamie Shimmer, a popular glam rocker with a bad habit of using women, crosses paths with a mysterious woman, and finds he's turned into a werewolf. He goes into hiding, causing the media to turn it into a sensation where the missing singer is.
In a small suburb, one of Jamie's fans, Beauty, is wondering what happened to her favorite star while dealing with unwanted advances from Dillon, a local boy, and the death of her mother. Her dad gets lost while coming back from a business trip and wanders into the seemingly abandoned mansion of Jamie, who is now acting more like an animal. He says that he must have one of his daughters come to live with him or else he'll tear into him. Scared out of his mind, dad is let go and asks Beauty to go to live with this freak.
As she gets there, she is unaware that the beast is Jamie, and tames him in the process. Until Dillon finds out where she is and sets out to kill the beast....
That's the basic story, and they do break out into songs by Elton John, Queen, ELO, David Bowie, T. Rex, ABBA and Supergrass. SFX makeup for the Beast by Greg Cannom.
Shooting: Summer/Fall
Release: Valentine's Day

Phantom (Musical, US-Australian, PG-13, 127 min.)
Directed by-Frank Oz
Starring-Hugh Jackman.....Erik
Samantha Mathis.....Christine
Supporting: Silvia Colloca.....Carlotta
Camui Gackt.....Phillippe, the normal love interest
David Bowie.....Cholet
Jason Flemyng.....Carriere
Plot: The OTHER musical based on "The Phantom of the Opera". Costume designs by Gabriella Pescucci.
Shooting:Summer/Fall
Release: Winter (Specifically Christmas...Oscar Bait)



Dead Until Dark (Romantic Horror, US, PG-13, 94 min.)
Directed by-Stephen Sommers (Yes, he can do films like this without a big budget...see "Catch Me If You Can" [Not the Leo DiCaprio version])
Starring-Anna Faris.....Sookie Stackhouse, a barmaid who's also psychic. Dates Bill.
Viggo Mortensen.....Bill Compton, a Vampyr that's been around since the Civil War. Dates Sookie.
Supporting-Hal Sparks.....Sam, the owner/manager of the bar Sookie and Arlene work at. He likes Sookie and has a secret of his own.
Kevin J. O'Connor.....Renee, Arlene's ex-husband who has been trying to reconcile with his wife.
Ron Orbach.....Mr. Rathray, a low-life redneck who's known to attack Vampyrs and drain them.
Susan Egan.....Arlene, Sookie's co-worker and Renee's ex-wife. Also a mom to three kids.
Cameo-Richard Roxburgh.....Eric, Nordic Vampyr and Bill's superior.
Plot: Louisiana Barmaid Sookie Stackhouse lives in a world where Vampyrs co-exist with humans. But she's actually not a normal human-she can read minds, and it's been more of a curse than a blessing. She meets Bill, a Vampyr that has been around the Civil War and is actually a very nice guy, despite the other Vamps that hang around his house. A recent rash of murders of "Fang Bangers" (People who sleep around with Vamps) breaks out, and it looks like Sookie is unfortunately next.
Shooting:Summer/Fall
Release:Winter

I think that would be best, but why not ask us to designate one or two films from our lists for that season to be voted on?

I second that. It sounds very fair and logical.

Detekka-Tive Bozo Pictures Winter Slate:

My Oscar-bait flick:

The Secret History
Richard Papen (Elijah Wood) has transferred from California to the chilly Hampden College in Vermont. There he falls in with a passionate group of students devoted to ancient Greek studies, taught by the aloof, but dynamic Professor Morrow (Ian Holm). Led by the manipulative student, Henry (Ryan Gosling), Richard becomes increasingly drawn into their world, especially after meeting the oddly alluring Camilla (Anna Paquin). A celebration of ancient Greek rites in the woods one night goes horribly wrong and soon Richard is wondering what kind of brotherhood he has entered into. When the obnoxious Bunny (Jason Biggs) threatens to expose the group, they have to resort to drastic measures. Opens Christmas Day.
Based on Donna Tartt's novel
Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan


My Independent Spirit Awards-bait flick:

Toss Up
Benjiman (Topher Grace) is a carefree and sarcastic teammate on a College Bowl trivia team that's heading into the championship competition in Orlando, Florida. Upon arriving at the hotel, he meets Holly (Zooey Deschanel), a member of the opposing team. Benjiman makes it his mission to woo Holly into a tryst and constantly ducks out of team meetings, irritating his aggressive team captain, Jacqueline (Busy Phillips). Holly has issues of her own: her team captain, Phillip (Nick Stahl) is her ex-boyfriend who just dumped her weeks earlier. Romance and hilarity blooms amidst the tournament, which is hosted by gameshow veteran, Chad Markely (Mark Hamill). Opens Dec. 2.
Written and Directed by Kevin Smith

Is jackinabox2 still in the draft? I'm looking to use Chris Cooper in one of my projects.

Also, can a director film two movies during the entire draft? I don't remember what the rule on this was.

Well... I'm using John Mahoney in one of my winter pictures. It's a small role, so I don't think anyone will cry wolf.

Updated above with images and new summaries!

The Originals

Directed by Ridley Scott

Starring
Ewan McGregor as Captain David Stirling, a Scottish Laird whose ancestors forfeited their land in the Jacobite Rebellion, and founder of the SAS
Liam Neeson as Lieutenant Paddy Mayne, former Ireland international rugby player
Eric Bana as Lieutenant Jock Lewes, Australian formerly of the Welsh Guards and a master improviser and scrounger


Supporting
Jack Davenport as Lieutenant Lewis Barnes, Long Range Desert Group
Jonny Lee Miller as Sergeant 'Gentleman' Jim Almonds, SAS
Ben Kingsley as Deputy Commander Middle East, General Ritchie
Simon Pegg as Private Eddie H'inchcliffe, SAS
Ioan Gruffudd as Corporal Rhys Thomas, SAS
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Samuel Bonsu, Long Range Desert Group
Gary Oldman as Field Marshal Irwin Rommel

Arriving in North Africa, Captain Stirling conceives of an idea that will forever change the way wars are fought and give birth to one of the world's most feared military units, the SAS. With his idea for a behind-enemy-lines special operations unit, he decides that parachuting is the way forward, and with his friend Jock Lewes decides to try this out. However, disaster strikes when the Stirling's parachute is caught on the plane's tail and he is hospitalised for two months.
Stirling uses this time to formalise his plans for a new unit before sneaking out on crutches into the office of General Ritchie who decides to give his plan a shot, with a new offensive planned. The new unit was called L Detatchment, Special Air Service Brigade and comprised 66 men.
Their first mission was a disaster. Parachuting behind enemy lines in poor conditions, only 22 of his men returned. With the unit threatened with being disbanded, Stirling decides that after his recent experiences, perhaps parachuting is not the way forward and decides to lead his men on a long march for one mission to prove his unit's worth.
The next morning, an Allied airbase twenty miles away wakes to find their planes, fuel and ammo supplies covered in graffiti saying such things as "BOOM!" and "EXPLODED". General Ritchie realises that Stirling's unit may prove effective after all and the SAS embark on a series of daring over-land raids, assisted by the Long Range Desert Group.
With the arrival of American Jeeps, they were able to increase their raids and destroyed dozens of aircraft and incurred the wrath of Hitler himself when he ordered all SAS troops captured to be executed. Unfortunately, in one raid, Stirling is captured by the one German General to disobey Hitler's order, Field Marshal Irwin Rommel. Stirling spent the rest of the war in Colditz, but the SAS remained.

Soul Edge

Director: Ang Lee

Action Director: Yuen Woo Ping

Visual Effects: WETA Workshop


Starring
Hiroyuki Sanada as Heishiro Mitsurugi
The Rock as Rock
Kelly Hu as Taki
Zhang Ziyi as Seung Mina
Chen Chang as Hwang
Gabriel Byrne as Cervantes

Supporting
Milla Jovovich as Sophitia
Ioan Gruffudd as Siegfried
Chow Yun Fat as Han Myong
Andy Lau as Li Long


Legendary swordsman, Heishiro Mitsurugi has finally met a foe he cannot match. The Gun. Hearing rumours of a mystical sword, he sets out on a quest to restore his honour. With her homeland in peril, Seung Mina sets out in search of the 'Patriot Sword' against her father Han Myong's wishes. Her older brother Hwang is sent to bring her home.
Rock grew up as an orphan in the wild, and when he in turn finds a shipwrecked child, he decides to raise him as his own. However, the child Bongoo is kidnapped and taken as a slave by the vicious pirate Cervantes and Rock must set out in pursuit. He is not the only one hunting Cervantes. Taki, ana assassin and demon slayer has been dispatched to find and kill Cervantes and destroy the demonic blade he carries.

So what's going to happen now?

Let's all not have this thing sizzle out, please.

Indeed. We at least should have some kind of awards poll or something.

What do you guys think of the promo images I threw together? Did that help visualize anything?

Again, what's next? Come on people....

I'm up for an Awards ceremony of sorts.

Same here.

I third that.

Good to see that people are still around. So if were going to do awards, how are we setting about it?

I think it would be hard to; considering only about 4-5 people have responded to this thread.

Well, the whole thread has sort of died off. I wonder where Proyas is...he's usually the one who got kickstarted.

No kidding. Haven't seen him around on the forums in the past couple of weeks.

I'm still here. Just waiting to see what happens next. My Oscar campaign team is getting anxious.

I'm the Paramount Pictures of Oscar Campaigns.

"You saw our movies, that's fucking awesome. Awards? Nah, that's ok. Someone actually saw one of our fucking movies, wait until I get home and tell the wife."