D'Works, Bay book passage to 'Island' pic
'Island' hopping
Feb 2, 2004
DreamWorks has put up the sails to acquire "The Island" from scribe Caspian Treadwell-Owen for mid-six against seven figures with Michael Bay attached to direct. The sci-fi thriller is being described as a cross between "The Fugitive" and "The Matrix." Specifics of the plot are being closely guarded. At the studio, production topper Michael De Luca and production executive Adam Goodman brought the script in and will oversee its development. The "Beyond Borders" scribe Treadwell-Owen is repped by CAA. Bay is repped by WMA and Robert Offer at Offer, Weber & Dern. He last directed "Bad Boys II" starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence for Columbia Pictures. He signed with WMA in October, the week after "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," which he produced through his Platinum Dunes along with Mike Fleiss, opened at No. 1. DreamWorks next releases the Montecito Picture Co. comedy "Eurotrip." Penned by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer, the film stars Michelle Trachtenberg, Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts and Travis Wester.
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