Fox Buys Pinocchio Prequel For Shawn Levy

EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Fox has acquired the spec script The Three Misfortunes of Geppetto for Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps. Levy is attached to direct the script by Michael Vukadinovich. It’s a prequel to the story of Pinocchio, in which Geppetto endures a life of misfortune, war and adventure, all to be with Julia Moon, his true love. The sweep is reminiscent of Big Fish or The Princess Bride and it creates a fresh way into the Pinocchio story at a time when revisionist fairy tales are dominating the movie landscape. Warner Bros last year set up a live action Pinocchio film that has the interest of Tim Burton. 21 Laps execs Dan Cohen and Billy Rosenberg brought in the script. The spec went out last night and the mid against high six figure deal just closed. It gives Fox another project with Levy, who most recently directed Real Steel, which opened as last weekend’s top grossing film for DreamWorks. Levy’s now producing the Akiva Schaffer-directed Neighborhood Watch with Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill, and he’s expected to next direct the Max Landis-scripted Frankenstein for Fox. Levy’s 21 Laps TV division just debuted the Tim Allen sitcom Last Man Standing to big ratings Tuesday night. The deal is the first big spec sold by Vukadinovich, who wrote the indie comedy Pete & Goat, which has ... Read More »

Source: http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/fox-buys-pinocchio-prequel-for-shawn-levy/

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