The duo has sold a Catch Me If You Can-type
drama to Fox, The Hollywood Reporter has
learned.
The untitled Lovett & Elliot drama follows a brilliant, young political "hactivist" who is coerced into working for the government following his arrest.
Creators Lovett and Elliot -- two of the three credited screenwriters on 2009's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra -- will pen the script and executive produce the drama for 20th Century Fox Television. Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements are also on board to exec produce via their 21 Laps/Adelstein banner.
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The untitled Lovett & Elliot drama follows a brilliant, young political "hactivist" who is coerced into working for the government following his arrest.
Creators Lovett and Elliot -- two of the three credited screenwriters on 2009's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra -- will pen the script and executive produce the drama for 20th Century Fox Television. Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements are also on board to exec produce via their 21 Laps/Adelstein banner.
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Recruit-the-criminal procedurals seem to be trending this past year.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun trope though so I get it.... The trick is the find where they're different and which ones can actually stand out.
ReplyDeleteWell their writing credits aren't too comforting.... here's hoping they're the types that do better on TV than in features....
ReplyDeleteThe writers of G.I Joe, such high pedigree right there. And I've seen this idea a million times (Breakout Kings, White Collar, etc) so the premise doesn't exactly excite me.
ReplyDeleteA lot of it is in the dynamic between the criminal and the handler, I think. There's a lot of things that have to go right for it to work, the writing, the actors and their chemistry.
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right, on both account.s All the stars need to align to make gimmick work successfuly *cough*WhiteCollar*cough* and yes what these guys have done so far.... nothing to write home about. But still I get why the project went through. It's hard to deliver, but it it's an easy pitch to sell.
ReplyDeleteRecruit-the-criminal procedurals seem to be trending this past year.
ReplyDelete*nods*
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun trope though so I get it.... The trick is to find where they're different, and which ones can actually stand out.
Well their writing credits aren't too comforting.... here's hoping they're the types that do better on TV than in features....
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