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Wyatt Oleff, Kevin Pollak and Janeane Garofalo will star in Mark Rosman’s “In My Life.”

As the film’s title suggests, the comedy/drama is inspired by the music of the Beatles. It follows Evan, a 16-year-old John Lennon wannabe, who is thrilled when the Beatles move in next door to his Beverly Hills home before playing the Hollywood Bowl in 1965. He is desperate to meet his rock idol, while Lennon wants to meet Elvis before the rest of the Beatles do that night. To make it happen, they spend a day together that will forever change their lives. The movie and the places it remembers have a personal connection for Rosman.

“One day in 1965, I found the Beatles were right next door to my house, and this became the launching point for a movie about my youth, my love of music, the 60’s and a very close call...

Monday, Nov. 23 HanWay Films Closes Sales on ‘Peggy Jo’

HanWay Films has closed multiple international sales for Phillip Noyce’s “Peggy Jo,” with Lily James attached to star as Peggy Jo Tallas, who robbed Texas banks in the early 1990s while posing as a man.

A deal with Universal Pictures Content Group includes Benelux, German speaking Europe, Italy, Portugal, Scandinavia, and the UK. HanWay Films has also closed deals with DeAPlaneta (Spain), Tohokushinsha (Japan), Noori Pictures (South Korea), Shaw (Singapore), Odeon (Greece) and Front Row (Middle East). “Peggy Jo” is being adapted for the screen by “Appaloosa” writer Robert Knott and will be shot in the United States.

“Peggy Jo” is produced by Simon Brooks through his Canyon Creek Films. UTA Independent Film Group is handling the U.S. sale. James’ recent credits include “Rebecca,” “Yesterday,” “Baby Driver” and “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.”

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HanWay Films has closed a string of international pre-sales on Phillip Noyce’s true-crime love story Peggy Jo, which is set to star Lily James.

Universal Pictures Content Group has picked up the movie for Benelux, German speaking Europe, Italy, Portugal, Scandinavia, Turkey, UK, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, Czech & Slovak Republics, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Cis, Baltics, Israel, West Indies, South Africa, Hong Kong, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, South East Asia Pay TV, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Latin America.

Deals have also closed with DeAPlaneta (Spain), Tohokushinsha (Japan), Noori Pictures (South Korea), Shaw (Singapore), Odeon (Greece) and Front Row (Middle East).

James will play Peggy Jo – a bank robber who committed her heists while dressed as a man – in the film from Salt director Noyce. Loosely based on the true story of the real-life Peggy Jo, the pic is being pitched as ‘Bonnie but without the Clyde’ and has been adapted...

Love, Rosie producer acquires film rights to Ya novel about a 1,200 mile horse race.

Lauren St John’s novel The Glory is set to be adapted for the big screen by Canyon Creek Films.

Simon Brooks, producer of Love, Rosie and White Noise, has acquired the film rights to the novel from Rebecca Watson at Valerie Hoskins Associates on behalf of Catherine Clarke at Felicity Bryan Associates.

Brooks, whose Canyon Creek Films has offices in London and La, will produce alongside Joan Singleton (Because of Winn Dixie), who introduced him to the project.

Brooks said: “I loved The Glory. It’s a fantastic adventure story about an epic, 1,200 mile horse race across the American West.’

The novel was published in the UK on March 5 by Orion Children’s Books and has been described as “National Velvet for modern teenagers”. Top children’s reviewer Amanda Craig said The Glory was a ‘born winner.’

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Alcon Entertainment acquired the film rights to comedic fantasy-adventure book series “Darkmouth” on Tuesday, the production company’s co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove announced.

The books, penned by Irish author Shane Hegarty, focus on Earth’s last remaining town, which is constantly under attack by monsters (called “Legends”). HarperCollins Children’s Books is set to publish the series.

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Finn, the 12-year-old protagonist, is son of the last remaining Legend Hunter. The story centers around him as he follows in his father’s footsteps and prepares for an epic battle,...

Alcon Entertainment has acquired film rights to Shane Hegarty's fantasy-adventure novel series Darkmouth, Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove announced Tuesday.

Hegarty, who was the arts editor of The Irish Times, got a six-figure advance for the series in 2013 from HarperCollins Children's Books, which will publish the first novel in the series, Darkmouth #1: The Legends Begin, in the U.S. in April and in the U.K., Ireland and Australia at the end of January. The novel follows a 12-year-old boy who must battle man-eating monsters called Legends, who invade his Dickensian Irish town.

Simon Brooks (Love, Rosie) of ...

Alcon Entertainment has acquired film rights to Shane Hegarty's fantasy-adventure novel series Darkmouth, Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove announced Tuesday.

Hegarty, who was the arts editor of The Irish Times, got a six-figure advance for the series in 2013 from HarperCollins Children's Books, which will publish the first novel in the series, Darkmouth #1: The Legends Begin, in the U.S. in April and in the U.K., Ireland and Australia at the end of January. The novel follows a 12-year-old boy who must battle man-eating monsters called Legends, who invade his Dickensian Irish town.

Simon Brooks (Love, Rosie) of ...

The Film Arcade and Paramount Home Media Distribution have acquired Contantin Film’s romantic comedy Love, Rosie. Film Arcade will distribute the film theatrically in the U.S. with Paramount Home Media handling all other platforms domestically. Release dates are tentatively scheduled for early 2015. Based on P.S. I Love You author Cecelia Ahern’s bestseller Where Rainbows End, Love, Rosie stars Lilly Collins and Sam Claflin as a pair of star-crossed lovers. The two have been best friends since they were 5, but are their own worst enemies when it comes to love, life and making the right choices. One awkward turn at 18, one missed opportunity, and life sends them hurtling in different directions. Pic begs the question, will they find their way back to one another or will it be too late?

Christian Ditter directs and Constantin Film’s Robert Kulzer and Canyon Creek Films’ Simon Brooks are producing. Constantin...

The distributor has acquired Us rights to Sean Mullin’s romance starring Martin Starr, Paul Wesley and newcomer Dina Shihabi. Separately, The Film Arcade and Paramount Home Media Distribution have taken Love, Rosie and Level 33 has acquired Copenhagen.

Amira & Sam (pictured) premiered recently at the Seattle International Film festival and takes place in New York and charts the romance between an Army veteran and the niece of his Iraqi translator.

The film marks the feature directorial debut of West Point graduate and Army veteran Mullin of Five By Eight Productions.

Terry Leonard of Strongman and Erich Lochner and Matt Miller of Vanishing Angle produced Amira & Sam. Executive producers are James Ponsoldt, Meg Montagnino-Jarrett and Peter Sobiloff from Hole in One Productions.

Drafthouse plans an early 2015 limited theatrical and digital launch after negotiating the deal with Preferred Content, UTA Independent Film Group and Gray Krauss Stratford Des Rochers.

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Sam Claflin ("Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire") and Lily Collins ("Mirror Mirror," "Abduction") are set to team for the Christian Ditter-directed rom-com "Love, Rosie" at Constantin Film.

The story follows Rosie Dunne (Collins), whose plans to attend university in the U.S. with her best friend (Claflin) go awry when she discovers she is pregnant after a night out with the most popular boy in school.

Over twelve years the friends' connection remains despite the changes in their lives. The story is based on the novel "Where Rainbows End" by author Cecelia Ahern ("P.S. I Love You").

Juliette Towhidi ("Calendar Girls") adapted the script, and Robert Kulzer and Simon Brooks are set to produce. Shooting kicks off in May.

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For the fourth consecutive year Hollywood has selected its Black List, a compilation of the top unproduced screenplays for 2009. Over 300 film professionals were asked to submit the titles of up to ten of their favorite screenplays. The only condition for the picks were that the projects would not be released in theaters this year. That means some of the Black List honorees may be in the process of being turned into movies but by far the majority remain thoughts on digital ink, a blueprint for grand dramatic ideas, high-reaching adventure and controversial ideas waiting to be burned to light.

For a screenplay to have made it onto the Black List it must have received at least five votes for it. Some scripts have five votes while the top-rated screenplay received 47 votes. That doesn't mean that the script with the most votes is the best screenplay of the year; it means...

Producer Simon Brooks has started working on a movie based on Dog of The Millennium winner Endal, reports Empire. Brooks acquired the rights to the canine's story after watching a documentary about the pedigree Labrador's life with Gulf War veteran Allen Parton. Endal's achievements include saving Parton's life when he was hit by a car. The dog managed to to put him in a recovery position, cover him in blanket and fetch help. Calendar Girls writer Juliette (more)...

London -- Indie producer Simon Brooks has optioned the movie rights to "Endal," the true story of a pedigree Labrador who cared for a disabled Gulf War veteran, saving his marriage, and, on one occasion, his life.

Brooks has optioned the book about "the most decorated dog in the world" and has hired writer Juliette Towhidi ("Calendar Girls") to pen a screenplay from the life story of Royal Navy chief petty officer Allen Parton.

Parton suffered crippling head injuries during the Gulf War and got Endal from the Canine Partners charity to assist with everyday chores, from picking items off a supermarket shelf to operating an Atm.

Based on Sandra and Allen Partons' co-authored book, "Endal: How One Extraordinary Dog Brought a Family Back from the Brink," the story has been the subject of a TV documentary which Brooks watched before optioning rights to Parton's life story.

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There are heartwarming tales and then there's Endal, a pedigree Labrador who virtually single-pawedly cared for a disabled Gulf War veteran, saving his marriage, and, on one occasion, his life.It's the stuff movies are made of, and thanks to producer Simon Brooks (White Noise), it's now the stuff a movie will be made of. Brooks acquired the rights to the story after watching a TV documentary about Chief Petty Officer Allen Parton who, after suffering head injuries in combat, was assigned a charity-trained pup Endal to help with his day-to-day chores.Endal's resourcefulness went much further though: when Parton was hit by a car, the canine put him into the recovery position, covered him in a blanket and went for help. He could also use a cash machine, fetch items from supermarket shelves and load and empty a washing machine. Oh, and Endal himself had a lifelong disability...