Jeff Pope, who was nominated for an Oscar for co-writing The Weinstein Co.’s drama Philomena, has been tapped by the production company to write its maritime survival In the Heart of the Sea. Rachael Horovitz, Jason Blum and Harvey Weinstein are producing the project, which adapts a January 2014 piece by Paul Tough that appeared in The New York Times Magazine. Speck told the story of 45-year-old lobster fisherman John Aldridge, who at 3:30 a.m. one morning slipped off his boat and fell into the Atlantic. The boat, on autopilot, kept on chugging, and his partner,
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- 11/13/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One of the nicest sights that viewers at home could see from the celebrity minglings at last weekend’s Golden Globes was watching old friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck chatting together. Now, the Oscar-winning screenwriters and longtime friends may be returning to the big screen as co-stars – that is, if Harvey Weinstein has his way.
The Weinstein Company recently bought the film rights to a recent New York Times Magazine cover story titled A Speck in the Sea, by Paul Tough. The article tells the incredible true story of two lobster fishermen, John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski. Aldridge fell into the ocean in the middle of the night without a vest, while Sosinski woke up hours later to find his lifelong friend awash at sea. The frantic life-and-death situation eventually required the Coast Guard and other rescue operations to bring Aldridge to safety.
This powerful true story has the...
The Weinstein Company recently bought the film rights to a recent New York Times Magazine cover story titled A Speck in the Sea, by Paul Tough. The article tells the incredible true story of two lobster fishermen, John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski. Aldridge fell into the ocean in the middle of the night without a vest, while Sosinski woke up hours later to find his lifelong friend awash at sea. The frantic life-and-death situation eventually required the Coast Guard and other rescue operations to bring Aldridge to safety.
This powerful true story has the...
- 1/15/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
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"20th Century Fox is in talks to preemptively pick up the screen rights to 'A Million Little Pieces' author James Frey's young-adult novel 'Endgame'. The book's plot is described as 'Hunger Games-like'..." (full details)
"Miami Heat player Ray Allen recently told Espn that he's been talking with Spike Lee about a potential sequel to Lee's 1998 film 'He Got Game'. Denzel Washington and Rosario Dawson starred in the story of a convict father (Washington) trying to convince his son (Allen) to enroll in college..." (full details)
"BoulderLight Pictures have hired T.J. Cimfel and David White ('Blood List') to pen 'Weep,' a Hispanic audience-targeted modern horror...
- 1/13/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Weinstein Company has acquired the film rights to “A Speck in the Sea,” a recent cover story in the New York Times magazine about the rescue of lobster fisherman John Aldridge. Oscar nominee Rachael Horovitz and top horror producer Jason Blum will produce the adaptation alongside Harvey Weinstein. Paul Tough wrote the article about Aldridge, who fell into the Atlantic Ocean this summer without a life vest. Longtime friend Anthony Sosinski, his partner on the boat, realized Aldridge was gone when he woke up, and alerted the coast guard and fishing community. “Paul’s piece in the Times magazine last weekend was one.
- 1/10/2014
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
The Weinstein Co. has picked up the screen rights to "A Speck in the Sea," a maritime survival account by Paul Tough that appeared in The New York Times Magazine earlier this month. Rachael Horovitz, one of the producers of Moneyball, will produce the adaptation with Jason Blum -- the producer best known for his successful low-budget horror movies -- as well as Harvey Weinstein. "Speck, " which was published Jan. 2, told the story of 45-year-old lobster fisherman John Aldridge, who at 3:30 a.m. one morning slipped off his boat and fell into the Atlantic.
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- 1/10/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A lobsterman who fell overboard and spent 12 hours floating in the Atlantic ocean credited his rubber boots for saving his life. John Aldridge, a fisherman for 19 years, was not wearing a life jacket when he fell into the ocean and used the boots for floatation until he was found Wednesday afternoon, more than 40 miles from his boat. "These boots saved my life," Aldridge told Newsday. "I put one under each arm and I said, 'I'm going to live. I can do this.' " The ordeal began while he was on watch duty aboard the Anna Mary, a 44-ft. lobster boat out of Montauk,...
- 7/25/2013
- by The Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
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- IFTN
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