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With the impending strike from the Writers Guild, Directors Guild and the Screen Actors Guild, studio’s are rushing to greenlight projects left, right and centre before next summer. Coming Soon have somehow got hold of a memo which has been branded around major talent agencies in Hollywood showing us just exactly what projects studio’s want to see completed before the strike begins.

All these movies we can consider to be fast-tracked for release and studio’s want them all done as quickly as possible. Some interesting tidbits have come out of the list…

As far as I can tell (and I have read the list three times) I can see no word on JURASSIC PARK IV, THE HOBITT, THE TERMINATOR 4 or SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL.

Looks like none of those projects will be happening anytime soon as studio’s would like us to believe. Onto to those movies that are happening…

The adaptation of the T.V. series Land of the Lost looks now to be in the hands of Brad Silberling and not Robert Rodriguez as we previously thought. Siberling’s last movie was the kids fantasy flick Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and it looks as if the director will be sticking in that genre for his next movie.

Steven Spielberg is listed as directing The Trial of the Chicago 7 for Dreamworks. The movie is about the seven Chicago Men who were charged with inciting the infamous riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The script comes from Aaron Sorkin and for whatever reason, the project seems to have been fast tracked above Interstellar and his Abraham Lincoln biopic which was to star Liam Neeson.

David Fincher is attached to Torso, a movie adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name which follows the story of real life federal agent Elliot Ness (who has played by Kevin Costner in The Untouchables) after he closes down the Al Capone case in Chicago. Similar to the “Zodiac” killings, the movie will follow the “Torso” killings.

CAMERON CROWE HAS A MOVIE ON THE LIST. HE IS NOT DEAD YET. WOOHOO!

Guy Ritchie is said to be attached to the remake of The Dirty Dozen. If that’s the director who gave us Snatch and not the one we have been stuck with for the last seven years then this could be one helluva project and like I said earlier, Tarantino and his Inglorious Bastards wants to wary of this project. Especially if Ritchie does end up being at the helm because as many have pointed out… Ritchie takes lots from Tarantino… and with Quentin kind of remaking The Dirty Dozen with his war picture we could essentially end up with two films virtually exactly the same.

Robert Redford will be directing a movie titled Against All Enemies at Sony replacing Paul Haggis. The movie follows a counterterrorism adviser to the past three presidents, who charges that the Bush administration prioritized Iraq above threats from al Qaeda before and after the September 11, 2001 attacks

Wolfgang Petersen has a movie titled Alien Uprising on the list. Could that just be the new name for this Orson Scott Card adaptation Ender’s Game? Petersen also has his newly announced movie The Grays on the list over at Sony.

Edgar Wright’s next project looks to be Scott Pilgrim which has something to do with a guy beating off his new girlfriend’s seven ex-boyfriends.

Fresh from being booted off from Warner Brothers The Invasion, Olivier Hirschbiegel will be helming Disney’s Boy Soldier. I couldn’t find any details on that one.

Interestingly, George Miller is only in brackets for Justice League movie.

Some suprising movies on the list which look to be completed by next summer…

Cell – Eli Roth

Tulia – John Singleton (as it looked like the movie was scrapped after Halle Berry’s pregnancy)

Thor – Matthew Vaughn

George Miller is strangely only in brackets for Justice League movie.

DIRECTORS STILL NEEDED FOR…

Jungle Cruise – A movie from the writers of Smallville based on the Walt Disney ride of the same name which was one of the opening 22 attractions back in 1955.

Prince of Persia – Walt Disney’s next big adventure epic which they hope will become the new Pirates of the Caribbean-like franchise for them. Based on the best selling video games which play similar to the classic Sinbad movies, the film is hoped to be the big summer tentpole of 2009, with Michael Bay’s name heavily rumored for the director’s chair in the past.

Porky’s – A remake of the 1982 comedy movie from the late Bob Clark which was set in 1954 Florida where a group of schoolers attempted to lose their virginity which led them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.

Gulliver’s Travels – Apparently a new adaptation of the classic Jonathan Swift 18th century novel is in the works over at 20th Century Fox. I hadn’t heard this before, so as far as I am aware this is a new announcement.

Selling Time – The 20th Century Fox movie which Spike Lee tried to sign Tom Cruise up for last year before Cruise decided to shoot Lions of Lambs for his own United Artists company is now said to be in need of a director. The movie is about a man who is given the unique opportunity to relive the worst day of his life, in exchange for seven years off his own life expectancy.

20,00 Leagues – Another movie I didn’t know was in production. This is likely to yet another take on the Jules Verne classic novel which is being setup at New Line Cinema.

Gears of War – We believe Len Wiseman will be directing New Line’s big budget adaptation of the best selling Xbox 360 game once he has completed the Escape from New York remake although his name has strangely being left off this list.

Voltron – New Regency’s (a sub department of 20th Century Fox) answer to Paramount’s Transformers is in need of a director.

Winter of Frankie Machine – Paramount’s movie about a mob hitman who gave up the game for a quiet life as the proprietor of a bait shop only to find he has been setup by a Mafiasco was set to be directed by Martin Scorsese, which would see him re-team with his former muse Robert De Niro… but plans seem to have changed. A new director is need. Is De Niro still on board then?

World War Z -Paramount’s adaptation of Max Brook’s apocalyptic novel which Brad Pitt at one time was eying to star in, is still without a director.

Clash of the Titans – Will Sam Raimi do it? Who knows, but with the strike looming it surely won’t be long until we find out.
Sherlock Holmes – Warner Brothers bought the rights to Sherlock Holmes back in March and they quickly hired Neil Marshall, the director of The Descent to helm. The new movie is set to be a re-imaging of the character, although Marshall’s name is no longer listed.

FULL LIST FROM COMING SOON (did I miss anything interesting from my run-down???)…

THE LIST (D = Director):

2929
BURNING PLAIN D: Guillermo Arriaga
VILLAIN D: Martin Campbell

BALDWIN
ATLAS SHRUGGED D: Vadim Perelman
INDISCRETION D: Tony Goldwyn
LUNA D: Deepa Mehta

BEACON
CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HITMAN D: Kip Williams

DISNEY
ADVENTURELAND D: Greg Mottola
ALICE D: tba
AMERICAN DOG (animated) D: Chris Sanders
BEDTIME STORIES D: Adam Shankman
BOY SOLDIER D: Oliver Higschbiegel
A CHRISTMAS CAROL D: Robert Zemeckis
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC D: PJ Hogan
DOUBT D: John Patrick Shanley
ESCAPE FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN D: Andy Fickman
G-FORCE (animated) D: Hoyt Yeatman
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 D: Kenny Ortega
JUNGLE CRUISE D: tba
LIBERTY D: tba
PRINCE OF PERSIA D: tba
PRINCESS AND THE FROG (animated) D: Ron Clements & John Musker
PROPOSAL, THE D: Robert Luketic
SCHOOLED D: Walt Becker
SNOW D: Francis Lawrence

DIMENSION
CELL D: Eli Roth
COMEBACK D: Fred Durst
PORKY’S D: tba
SUPERHEROES D: Craig Mazin
WEDDING RINGER FKA GOLDEN TUX D: Lavender and Garelick
YOUTH IN REVOLT D: tba

DREAMWORKS
CAMP CREEPY TIME D: tba
DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS D: Jay Roach
EAGLE EYE D: DJ Caruso
GHOST TOWN D: David Koepp
HOTEL FOR DOGS D: Thor Freudenthal
I LOVE YOU MAN D: John Hamburg
RIVALS, THE D: John Madden
SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE D: tba
SIEGE OF FULTON AVE D: tba
SOLOIST, THE aka IMAGINING BEETHOVEN D: Joe Wright
THOUSAND WORDS D: tba
TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 D: Steven Spielberg
WEDNESDAY D: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
WILL D: tba

FOCUS
SERIOUS MAN, THE D: Coen Bros
CURVEBALL D: (Josh Marston)
LITTLE GAME D: Ang Lee
NICK AND NORAH D: Peter Sollett
MEMORY OF A KILLER D: tba
PIANO TUNER D: Werner Herzog
SIN NOMBRE D: Cary Fukunaga

FOX
A-TEAM D: tba
COOL SCHOOL D: tba
DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL D: Scott Derrikson
FANTASTIC VOYAGE D: Roland Emmerich
GULLIVERS TRAVELS D: tba
MAGNETO D: David Goyer
ME TIME D: tba
RUNAWAY TRAIN D: Martin Campbell
SELLING TIME D: tba
STREET FIGHTER D: Andrezej Bartkowiak
THEY CAME FROM UPSTAIRS D: John Schultz
TOOTH FAIRY D: tba
TROUBLE MAN FKA WICHITA D: Tom Dey
USED GUYS D: Jay Roach
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS D: Tom Vaughn
WOLVERINE D: Gavin Hood

FOX ATOMIC
BRAD CUTTER RUINED MY LIFE D: Ari Sandel
CAPTAIN AWESOME D: tba
DON’T SEND HELP D: tba
I LOVE YOU BETH COOPER D: tba
PLAYBOYS D: Trevor Moore/Zack Creggors
SPACE INVADER D: Andrew Currie
SMASH AND GRAB D: (John Moore)

FOX SEARCHLIGHT
500 DAYS OF SUMMER D: Marc Webb
KIDNAP D: Nate Gwaltney
NOTORIOUS D: George Tillman
RABBIT HOLE D: (Sam Raimi)
SECRET LIFE OF BEES D: Gina Prince Bythewood
TOGETHER D: Miguel Arteta
WAY BACK D: tba

FOX 2000
AFTERLIFE D: tba
ANOTHER BULLSH*T NIGHT IN SUCK CITY D: Paul Weitz
BACHELOR BOYS D: tba
BOYS NEXT DOOR D: tba
CONTACT ZERO D: tba
DALLAS D: Betty Thomas
LIFE OF PI D: Jean Pierre Jeunet
LUCKY STRIKE D: Tony Scott
MARLEY AND ME D: David Frankel
MONTE CARLO FKA HEADHUNTERS D: Tom Bezucha
RAMONA D: Liz Allen
SHADOW DIVERS D: tba
TOWNHOUSE D: John Carney
WOLF BROTHER D: Catherine Hardwicke

GOLD CIRCLE
ARCANUM D: Randall Wallace
CHILLED IN MIAMI D: Jonas Elmer
FLYPAPER D: tbd
HONEYMOON’S OVER D: tbd

HBO FILMS
CONNIE & RUTH D: Jane Anderson
RECOUNT D: Jay Roach

INTERMEDIA
KILLER’S GAME D: Simon Crane

LAKESHORE
GAME D: Neveldine & Taylor
LINCOLN LAWYER D: tba

LIONSGATE
5 KILLERS D: Mark Helfrich
ADDICTED D: Peter Medak
ATLAS SHRUGGED D: Vadim Perelman
BACHELOR #2 D: Howard Deutch
CHURCHBOY D: Sonu Gonera
MEATBALLS D: John Whitesell
PARTY BOYS D: Pate Bros.
PUNISHER II D: Lexi Alexander
SHRINK D: Kevin Donovan
SPIRIT, THE D: Frank Miller
TULIA D: John Singleton

MANDATE
CURVE D: Charles Stone
DOGS OF BABEL D: tba
WHIP IT D: Drew Barrymore

MIRAMAX
HERO D: Julian Farino
RESURRECTIONISTS, THE (BA) D: John Madden

NEW LINE
20,000 LEAGUES D: tba
$40,000 MAN D: tba
APPALOOSA D: Ed Harris
CONRAIL D: Ericson Core
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK D: Len Wiseman
FOUR CHRISTMASES D: Seth Gordon
GEARS OF WAR D: tba
GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST D: Mark Waters
HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU D: Ken Kwapis
HONEYMOON WITH HARRY D: tbd
KILLING ON CARNIVAL ROW D: Neil Jordan
KING OF KONG D: Seth Gordon
MILD THINGS D: Frank Coraci
MY SISTER’S KEEPER D: Nick Cassavetes
PAPER WINGS D: tba
SEX & THE CITY D: Michael King
SNITCH D: Carl Franklin
TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE D: Robert Schwentke

NEW REGENCY
BIG MOMMA’S 3 D: tba
BRIDE WARS D: tba
CAGE D: tba
CAPRICORN ONE D: tba
DALLAS D: (Betty Thomas)
MONTE CARLO aka HEADHUNTERS D: Tom Bezucha
VOLTRON D: tbd

OVERTURE
105 DEGREES D: Jon AMiel
HUMBOLT PARK D: tba
RIGHTEOUS KILL D: Jon Avnet
LAST CHANCE HARVEY D: Joel Hopkins

PARAMOUNT
ANGUS, THONGS D: Gurinder Chadha
CHEF D: tba
FIGHTER, THE D: Darren Aronofsky
GI JOE D: tba
I WANT TO _____ YOUR SISTER D: tba
LOVE GURU D: Marco Schnabel
MEN MAKING MUSIC D: Clay Tarver
NOWHERE LAND D: Karey Kirkpatrick
PSYCHO FUNKY CHIMP D: Ruben Fleischer
STAR TREK D: JJ Abrams
THOR D: Matthew Vaughn
TORSO D: David Fincher
UNTITLED CAMERON CROWE D: Cameron Crowe
YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY D: Julian Farino
WINTER OF FRANKIE MACHINE D: tba
WORLD WAR Z D: tba

PARAMOUNT VANTAGE
AMERICAN STORAGE D: Andrew Cohen
CAGED D: Chris Kentis
DON READY FKA CLAY HUJKO LIKES CARS D: Neal Brennan
DEFIANCE D: Ed Zwick
DIRT D: tba

ROGUE
BELCOO EXPERIMENT D: James Gunn
BFF D: tba
CASTLEVANIA D: Sylvain White
DYNOMITE D: Paul Feig
FIGHTIN’ D: Dito Montiel
LABOR DAY MASON D: Will Gluck
LOST SQUAD D: Leger & Mather
NEAR DARK D: Sam Bayer

SCREEN GEMS
ARMORED D: Nimrod Antal
BONE DEEP D: John Luessenhop
BURIAL, THE D: tba
CROSSING, THE D: tba
INSANITARIUM D: Jeff Buhler
LODGER D:David Ondaatje
KINGDOM COME D: tba
PHENOM D: tba
UNT MARDI GRAS D: Phil Dornfeld

SPYGLASS
ANTHONY ZIMMER D: Lasse Hallstrom
IRONBOW D: Derin Seale

SONY
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES D: Robert Redford
ALIEN UPRISING D: Wolfgang Peterson
ANGELS AND DEMONS D: Ron Howard
BASTER D: Speck & Gordon
BIG MAN ON CAMPUS D: tba
BOND 22 D: Marc Forster
BROTHERS D: Jim Sheridan
EDWIN A. SALT D: Terry George
FANTASY ISLAND D; tba
GRAYS, THE D: Wolfgang Peterson
I DREAM OF JEANNIE D: tba
JULIE JULIA D: Nora Ephron
MONSTER HUNTER D: David Dobkin
SAMMY’S HILL D: David O. Russell
SEVEN POUNDS D: Gabriele Muccino
STEP-BROTHERS D: Adam Mckay
THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS D: Steve Zaillian
TAKING OF PELHAM 123 D: Tony Scott
TOKYO SUCKERPUNCH D: tba
YEAR ONE D: Harold Ramis
VOYEUR D: tba

SONY CLASSICS
DANCING WITH SHIVA D: Jonathan Demme

SUMMIT
DJINN D: Nicholas Refn
NEED D: Ryan Murphy
PARENTAL GUIDANCE D: tba
RAT BASTARD D: Gary Winick
SEX DRIVE D: Sean Anders

UNITED ARTISTS
BIRDCAGE 2 D: tba
PINKVILLE D: Oliver Stone

UNIVERSAL
ABSENT HEARTS D: Jim Whitaker
BARBARELLA D: Robert Rodriguez
BIG BROTHERS D: David Wain
CHANGELING, THE D: Clint Eastwood
CIRQUE DU FREAK D: Paul Weitz
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON D: Breck Eisner
DARK FIELDS D: tba
DRACULA YEAR ZERO D: Alex Proyas
FAST & FURIOUS 4 D: Justin Lin
HURRICAINE SEASON D: Billy Ray
I, THALUS AKA OLYMPIAD D: Pete Segal
LAND OF THE LOST D: Brad Silberling
LA RIOTS D: Spike Lee
LA SCORTA D: Asger Yeth
MAN AND WIFE D: Gabriele Muccino
MY NAME IS JODY WILLIAMS D: Audrey Wells
NOTTINGHAM D: Ridley Scott
ONE NATION UNDER BOB D: Tom Shadyac
PHARM GIRL D: tba
PLAYBOY D: Brett Ratner
REPOSSESSION MAMBO D: Miguel Sapochnik
RIPD D: David Dobkin
SANDS OF TIME D: tba
SCOTT PILGRIM D: Edgar Wright
STATE OF PLAY D: Kevin McDonald
SOURCE CODE D: tba
TRAVELING D: Brandon Camp
TRUMP HEIST D: Brett Ratner
UNDOMESTIC GODDESS D: tba
UNT CHARLES RANDOLPH D: tba
UNT JON FAVREAU D: Jon Favreau
WOLFMAN D: Mark Romanek

WALDEN
NARNIA 3 – DAWNTREADER D: Michael Apted
NARNIA 4 – SILVER CHAIR D: tba
CITY OF THE BEASTS D: tba
TORTOISE AND THE HIPPO D: John Dykstra
RELATIVITY D: tba

WARNER BROS.
1906 D: Brad Bird
ALTERED CARBON D: James McTeigue
ARRANGED D: Gary Winick
CARPE DEMON D: tba
CLASH OF THE TITANS D: tba
DIRTY DOZEN D: Guy Ritchie
FARRAGUT NORTH D: tba
GUARDIANS OF GA’HOOLE D: tba
HARRY POTTER 6 D: David Yates
HEART SHAPED BOX D: Neil JOrdan
HIMELFARB D: Miguel Arteta
INCREDIBLE MR LIMPET D: Chris Columbus
JUSTICE LEAGUE D: (George Miller)
LOSERS D:
MEN D: Todd Phillips
MORTDECAI D: tbd
NIGHTCRAWLERS D: McG
PENETRATION D: Ridley Scott
SHANTARAM D: Mira Nair
SHERLOCK HOLMES D: tbd
SPOOKS APPRENTICE D: Tim Burton
THE TOWN D: Adrian Lyne
YES MAN D: Peyton Reed

WARNER INDEPENDENT
DISASSOCIATE D: Zach Helm
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH D: Jonathan Jakubowitz
MAN WITHOUT A GUN D: Pete Travis
MESSAGE FROM THE KING D: tba
RUM DIARY D: Bruce Robinson
WHITE JAZZ D: Joe Carnahan

WEINSTEIN CO.
BERNARD THE GENIE D: Richard Curtis
FLETCH WON D: Steve Pink
I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT D: David Frankel
GOING DOWN FKA MUSKRAT LOVE D: (Andy Fickman)
NINE D: Rob Marshall
READER, THE D: Stephen Daldry
SEVENTH SAMURAI D: (Justin Chadwick, Wayne Kramer?)
SHANGHAI D: Mikael Hafstrom
TULIP FEVER D: Peter Chelsom
ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO D: Kevin Smith

WORKING TITLE
BAD NEWS INC. D: tba
BURN AFTER READING D: Coen Bros
EVEREST D: tba
FOOD FIGHT D: Steve Brill
IMPERIAL LIFE D: Paul Greengrass
LOST FOR WORDS D: Suzanne Bier
RIP, THE D: Roger Michell
ROCK THE BOAT D: Richard Curtis
YOUNG AT HEART D: tba

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