Alcon picks up 'Cryptozoo'Graphic novel by Jerry Carr and Allan GrossAug 15, 2008, 08:36 PM ET
Alcon Entertainment has picked up the rights to "Cryptozoo Crew," a
graphic novel by Jerry Carr and Allan Gross, tapping screenwriter
Joe Gazzam to adapt it into a big screen feature.
Alcon's Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson will produce with Lloyd Phillips and Circle of Confusion's production arm. "Cryptozoo" follows a member of a secret organization charged with protecting the identity of strange and rare animals classified as Cryptids who teams with a beautiful doctor in a quest to protect a one-of-a-kind species from falling into the wrong hands. Alcon development executive Jesse Israel brought the project to the Warner Bros.-based shingle and will oversee it with senior vp development Steven Wegner. Gazzam, repped by ICM and Circle of Confusion, wrote the initial draft for "Scared Straight," which Nu Image/Millennium Films is making with Nicolas Cage and John Carpenter. He also worked on the "21 Jump Street" feature. Carr and Gross also are repped by Circle of Confusion. Alcon picks up 'Cryptozoo'Graphic novel by Jerry Carr and Allan GrossAug 15, 2008, 08:36 PM ET
Alcon Entertainment has picked up the rights to "Cryptozoo Crew," a graphic novel by Jerry Carr and Allan Gross, tapping screenwriter Joe Gazzam to adapt it into a big screen feature.
Alcon's Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson will produce with Lloyd Phillips and Circle of Confusion's production arm. "Cryptozoo" follows a member of a secret organization charged with protecting the identity of strange and rare animals classified as Cryptids who teams with a beautiful doctor in a quest to protect a one-of-a-kind species from falling into the wrong hands. Alcon development executive Jesse Israel brought the project to the Warner Bros.-based shingle and will oversee it with senior vp development Steven Wegner. Gazzam, repped by ICM and Circle of Confusion, wrote the initial draft for "Scared Straight," which Nu Image/Millennium Films is making with Nicolas Cage and John Carpenter. He also worked on the "21 Jump Street" feature. Carr and Gross also are repped by Circle of Confusion.
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