"The Amazing Spider-Man" writer Vanderbilt will pen "Red Riding," Columbia's adaptation of the popular British telefilms. Ridley Scott is directing and producing via his Scott Free banner along with Steve Zaillian.
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesIn one of the biggest spec sales in quite a while, Sony has made a $3 million deal to acquire White House Down, an action spec from James Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt is a marquee scribe, with credits including Zodiac, several Spider-Man movies (including the upcoming franchise reboot) and Total Recall. He also just booked a rewrite gig on MGM’s Robocop remake. Still, the $3 million tag surprised many observers, especially considering there is no stars attached.
Vanderbilt also is attached to produce White House along with Bradley Fischer and Laeta Kalogridis, his partners at production shingle Mythology. Vanderbilt is repped by WME and McKuin Frankel.
White House Down is described as being tonally and thematically like Die Hard and Air Force One.
Faris best exemplifies the spirit and nerve of comedy cinema today,” said CinemaCon managing director Mitch Neuhauser. Faris, who stars in the upcoming movie The Dictator, snagged the Comedy Star of the Year honor.
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