Screenwriting News (July 30-August 5, 2018)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

John Brancato sells adventure drama. pitch “The Last Neanderthal” to AGBO.

David Mickey Evans and Austin Reynolds writing Untitled The Sandlot Prequel Twentieth Century Fox.

Chris Hazzard and Michael Fontana writing remake of 1987 movie “Blind Date” for Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Selwyn Sefyu Hinds writing “Prince of Cats” for Legendary Pictures.

Ian Mackenzie Jeffers writing “Alcatraz” for Hollywood Gang Productions and Thunder Road Pictures.

Marc Klein sells supernatural romance pitch “The In Between” to Paramount Players.

Matthew Newton writing-directing “Eve” for Voltage Pictures with Jessica Chastain to star.

Jared Stern writing “Super Pets” for Warner Brothers Animation.

Charlie Wachtel and David Rabinowitz writing “Thacher Island” for Fox 2000.

Jeff Wadlow, Christopher Roach, and Jillian Jacobs writing film remake of “Fantasy Island” for Sony Pictures Entertainment with Wadlow to direct.

Richard Wenk writing “Kraven the Hunter” for Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese writing Untitled McDonald’s Monopoly Game Project for Twentieth Century Fox.

Erin Cressida Wilson writing remake of 1993 movie “Indecent Proposal” for Paramount Players.