NC-17 For Teens?
From variety.com
An NC-17 that?s not an Nc-17? How, exactly does that work? J.H Wyman?s Frequency Films is funding 10 million dollars from Phillippe Rousselet?s Les Films to produce a new kind of teen ?Thriller? called NC-17. The film is written by newbie scribe Wyman and will be produced by Reid Shane(former CBS/ Par TV exec VP), Wyman, and Rousselet. They are set to begin filming this year. What?s more, Frequency Films is partnering up with Shane to produce future films and TV projects. Well, considering that NC-17 is being made for teens, I highly doubt this horror film will even receive a sold R rating.
According to variety.com, on the TV front, Frequency and 20th Century Fox TV are developing the hourlong script Maps of the Underworld for Fox Broadcasting. Project is being geared for the net's early development slate of projects for the second half of the 2007-08 season.
As for Shane, he and Wyman first connected during the production of the Wyman-created skein "Keen Eddie," which Par produced. They later collaborated on the Wyman-penned Fox pilot "13 Graves," which was produced last year.
Wyman said he and Shane share similar creative visions, while Shane also brings extensive hands-on knowledge of both TV and film productions. In addition to his decade on the Par lot, he's done stints in production for both Roger Corman and Kushner Locke.
On the film side, Wyman said he's been quietly writing a number of spec projects. First out of the gate is NC-17, which revolves around four 17-year-old students who come together to mastermind a crime.
Over at Fox Broadcasting, "Maps" focuses on a female undercover cop in San Francisco who's determined to bring down a noted crime family, in the process exacting revenge on the people who've tried to kill her family.
Wyman, who calls the potential pilot "a soap with guns," said he expects to turn in a draft of the script to 20th this week. "It's really fun, but the concepts are relevant," he said.
Maps stems from Wyman's deal to write a pair of premium scripts for 20th. If greenlit, it would be his third project for Fox Broadcasting.
Wyman and Frequency are repped by CAA.
