The Black List Update: Picks 10 to 6 of 2008

Among the screenplays with less than 6 votes in 2008 we have titles such as Sherlock Holmes, The Debt, Julia Leigh’s Sleeping Beauty, William Monahan’s London Boulevard and easily my favorite of the bunch is Bert Royal’s Easy A. Here are picks 10 to 6 with two finished films having switched their official titles.

10. Our Brand is Crisis (Votes: 22)
Writer: Peter Straughan
Status: Unknown

Apart from George Clooney announcing that he’d like to direct and act in the film — he loves his political-themed films, but since then there hasn’t been in terms of updates for this project which is “based on the eponymous documentary. James Carville and a team of U.S. political consultants travel to South America to help Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada (aka ‘Goni’) become President of Bolivia.” Smoke House are producing.

9. I’m With Cancer (Votes: 24)
Writer: Will Reiser
Status: Completed

Now going by the horrible title of Live With It, filming was completed this year and will be ready for a release via Summit Ent sometime next year. The pic has a great cast with Joseph Gordon-Levitt who plays a 25-year-old who learns he has a rare form of terminal cancer. His family and friends – from girl-crazy best buddy Kyle (Seth Rogen), to insecure girlfriend Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard) and overbearing but loving mom (Angelica Huston) – attempt to help him through this process in the best way they know how…which is reflected in some of the most hilarious and bizarre ways ever. It’s about two men dealing with “friendship, love, and survival – in no particular order.” Reiser has since signed onto write the doc-to feature film version of Young@Heart.

8. Broken City (Votes: 29)
Writer: Brian Tucker
Status: In Development

Just last month there was movement on the project as actor Mark Wahlberg mentioned the project among his next. Allen Hughes will direct the pic – but this might not be for anytime soon. A New York private investigator gets sucked into a shady mayoral election.” Mandate. Mr. Mudd producing. Tucker has most recently been signed for penning the remake for Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance.

7. Winter’s Discontent (Votes: 34)
Writer: Paul Fruchbom
Status: In Development

Back in 2009 Larry Charles attached himself to th project, but no movement has been made since on this Sony/Atlas Ent. project or in Fruchborn’s writing career. “When Herb Winter’s wife of fifty years dies, the faithful but sexually frustrated widower moves into a retirement community to start living the swinging single life.” 

6. Fuckbuddies (Votes: 39)
Writer: Liz Meriwether
Status: To be released January 21st, 2011.

Of course they had to change the title not once, but twice to finally settle on No Strings Attached (what do you expect this is a studio film folks. The Ivan Reitman comedy is actually coming out this coming January with Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher paired and an interesting ensemble cast with Greta Gerwig and Jake Johnson. This centers on the question of whether two long-term friends can have a purely sexual relationship without falling in love. Elwes will play a physician who works with Portman’s character and develops a flirtatious relationship. Other studio projects penned by Meriwether include Maynard & Jennica and Honey Pot.