Screenwriting News (May 7-May 13, 2018)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Ari Folman writing-directing “The Horse Boy” for Gaumont, Full House, and Beluga Tree.

Stephen King and Craig R. Baxley adapting “The Gingerbread Girl” for Brainstorm Media.

Paul Laudiero and Ben Baker 2017 Black List script “Escape From the North Pole” acquired by Filmula.

Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon scripted sequel “Bill & Ted Face the Music” set with Orion Pictures.

Hakeem Oluseyi adapting his memoir “The Stars in My Soul” for Working Title Films.

Salvador Paskowitz writing “Aurora” for CJ Entertainment.

Bill Prady adapting 1959 movie “The Cow” for WestEnd Films and Apparatus.

Micah Ranum’s 2010 Nicholl script “The Silencing” with Anova Pictures and XYZ Films.

Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt writing “Solara” for Extraordinary Entertainment.

Josh Singer writing “Bernstein” for Paramount Pictures with Bradley Cooper to star and direct.

Evan Spiliotopoulos writing “Snake Eyes” for Paramount Pictures.

Abraham Taylor, Alex Nibley, and Sterlin Harjo writing “Bright Path: The Jim Thorpe Story” for Escape Artists and Box of Daylight Productions.