New Line has acquired an untitled pitch from Atlas Entertainment and is developing a script based on the life of famed Miami nightclub owner Chris Paciello. Emmy-winning scribe Adam Mazer is penning the original screenplay for producers Charles Roven, William Green and Richard Suckle for Atlas. The company's Andy Horwitz will co-produce. Known as the "King of Miami" in the 1990's, the charismatic Paciello turned South Beach into one of the hottest party destinations in the world before serving time in 2000 for his role in a Long Island robbery-turned-murder. Paciello, who reportedly had Mafia ties in New York, was rumored to date the likes of Madonna and Sofia Vergara during his heyday as owner of Miami hot spot Liquid. Roven, founder of Atlas Entertainment, ... Continue reading →

IFC Films has acquired all North American rights to Ben Wheatley's dark comedy "Sightseers," starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram.The deal was announced Wednesday at Cannes, prior to the film's premiere in the Directors Fortnight section."Sightseers is a StudioCanal, Film4 and BFI Presentation of a Big Talk Pictures production in association with Rook Films. Producers are Nira Park, Claire Jones and Andy Starke; exec producers are Matthew Justice, Jenny Borgars, Danny Perkins, Katherine Butler and Edgar Wright.Lowe and Oram penned the script with additional material by Amy Jump.Story centers on a caravan holiday trip across the UK countryside, only to the find the ideal fading due to litterbugs, noisy teenagers, pre-booked caravan sites and meddling relatives.Wheatley's first feature was "Down Terrace." IFC released Wheatley's second ... Continue reading →