Paramount Developing Post-Apocalyptic Road Movie with Shawn Levy (Exclusive)

3:13 PM PDT 6/15/2012 by Borys Kit

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The studio picks up 'Monster Problems' from Brian Duffield, the writer of Black List script "Jane Got a Gun," with Levy and his 21 Laps producing.

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Paramount is in negotiations to pick up Monster Problems, a spec script by Brian Duffield for Shawn Levy and his 21 Laps banner to produce.

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Details are being kept under lock and key, but the project has been described as a post-apocalyptic road movie in the vein of Mad Max and Zombieland with a John Hughes-esque love story at its center.

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Billy Rosenberg and Dan Cohen will oversee the project at 21 Laps.

Sources peg the deal as in the low-against-mid six figures.

Duffield, repped by Gersh and Circle of Confusion, is behind the Black List script Jane Got a Gun that has attracted Natalie Portman as star and producer and Lynne Ramsey directing. His romantic comedy Your Bridemaid’s a Bitch, set up at Skydance, recently saw Eli Craig board as director.

Levy, the director of Night at the Museum and Date Night, is a eyeing a July start for his next movie, Fox comedy The Internship, which will reteam Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. 21 Laps is producing the coming-of-age indie The Spectacular Now and the Fox 2000 Christmas comedy Alone for the Holidays.

Paramount had no comment.

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