By Dave McNary February 26, 2007 Nick Movies has decided to believe in “Unicorn,” buying Joe Aucoin’s comedy fantasy spec and setting it up with producer John Jacobs at his Smart Entertainment shingle. Story centers on a workaholic single father in Manhattan, who has to deal with his 5-year-old daughter’s desire for a unicorn of …
By Kimberly Nordy, Nellie Andreeva February 13, 2007 USA Network has picked up the drama pilot “Burn Notice” to series. Meanwhile, TBS has handed out a series order to the comedy pilot “The Bill Engvall Show.” “Burn,” from Fox TV Studios, centers on Michael Weston (Jeffrey Donovan), a blacklisted Special Ops agent who uses his …
By Tatiana Siegel February 12, 2007 MTV Films has acquired Jacob Forman’s spec thriller “Handsome Devil” for Kevin Misher to produce. The screenplay, which sparked a bidding war involving Fox Atomic, New Line Cinema and Universal Pictures, sold Thursday night for mid-six figures. Paramount Pictures will distribute the film. Plot details are being kept under …
By Dave McNary, Pamela McClintock February 11, 2007 MTV Films has purchased Jacob Forman spec script “Handsome Devil” for mid-six figures following a bidding war for the rights and set it up with Kevin Misher. Teen thriller is set at a Manhattan prep school. Swanna MacNair at Misher Films brought the project to MTV Films’ …