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2012 Sundance Predictions: Nate Meyer’s See Girl Run
Nate Meyer's 2007 debut Pretty in the Face appeared at the SXSW so the big question is with a name cast, bigger indie budget and some great producing help with See Girl Run find a spot? Quite possibly. Worth noting: fellow North Carolina folk David Gordon Green and Lisa Muskat are executive producers on the project.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Michael Mohan’s Save the Date
Following in the footsteps of a Drake Doremus of going from ultra low budget indie to low budget indie, Michael Mohan parlayed his 2010 feature One Too Many Movies with a 2011 filler and Sundance accepted short Ex Sex with what we hope will be a Sundance preem for his latest, Save the Date. With a cast that includes Alison Brie, Lizzy Caplan, Martin Starr, Geoffrey Arend and Mark Webber, this would be a perfect item for the Premieres category - let the pre-fest bidding begin.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Coley Sohn’s Sassy Pants
We could have a festival loaded with these kinds of examples...here is one more case of a Sundance accepted short Boutonniere (2009) that got turned into a feature length film. Entitled Sassy Pants, with a backdrop of the prom and the pain associated with it, if programmed Coley Sohn's coming-of-ager comedy will most certainly grab a Premieres category slot and be a prime candidate for Queer Lounge Award and in the same token would be a platform for actress Ashley Rickards to shine.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Colin Trevorrow’s Safety Not Guaranteed
An ad that was popularized by Jay Leno's hedlines segment might just be the winning ticket that Sundance is looking for in its Premieres category. What Safety Not Guaranteed has going for it is a filmmaker making his first fiction feature debut in Colin Trevorrow, lensing from Benjamin Kasulke who unloaded plenty of items in Park City last year and it has a cast comprised of Kristen Bell, Aubrey Plaza, Jake M. Johnson, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Sundance regulars Mark Duplass and Lynn Shelton.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Chadd Harbold’s Revenge for Jolly!
Chadd Harbold got his first taste for the Sundance experience with the 2009 short film, Asshole and now via Brian Petsos' screenplay (he also produces and toplines the pic) will make his feature debut. Revenge for Jolly! has a huge ensemble cast working for it including Oscar Isaac, Elijah Wood, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig and Adam Brody, this could be a high premium acquisitions comedy that would normally grab a Premieres category showing.
