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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 13, 2015 16:25:06 GMT -6
deadline.com/2015/01/erin-cressida-wilson-girl-on-the-train-marc-platt-dreamworks-1201349086/Erin Cressida Wilson Boards ‘Girl On The Train’ For Marc Platt & Dreamworks Erin Cressida Wilson (Secretary) is adapting Paula Hawkins’ hot-button novel Girl On The Train for DreamWorks and Marc Platt. Wilson, who most recently co-wrote Men, Women And Children with Jason Reitman, is close to delivering her first draft. The novel, pre-emptively acquired by Dreamworks and Platt in March, is getting a lot of buzz as one of 2015’s most eagerly anticipated titles. The Hitchcockian thriller, the latest in a recent line of complex female protagonists, is about a young woman who becomes entangled in a murder investigation because of what she witnesses on her daily commute. Marc Platt is producing through his company Marc Platt Productions. He is in post on Steven Spielberg’s untitled Cold War thriller starring Tom Hanks. Girl On The Train is Paula Jenkins’ debut novel. She previously worked as a journalist, including the deputy personal finance editor of The Times in London. She is repped by RWSG Agency, Lizzy Kremer and Georgina Ruffhead at David Higham Associates. Wilson is represented by CAA and Julie Bloom of Art/Work Entertainment. Her attorneys are Joe Dapello and Nancy Rose of Schreck Rose.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 22, 2015 15:23:11 GMT -6
deadline.com/2015/05/tate-taylor-the-girl-on-the-train-dreamworks-marc-platt-the-help-1201431289/Tate Taylor To Direct ‘The Girl On The Train’ For Dreamworks, Marc Platt Tate Taylor (The Help) is returning to DreamWorks to direct the NY Times bestselling novel, The Girl On The Train. Deadline exclusively revealed the news earlier this year that Erin Cressida Wilson (Secretary) was adapting Paula Hawkins’ thriller. Mark Platt and DreamWorks moved early to acquire the buzzy novel in 2014, prior to its publication. Marc Platt will produce the film, while Jared LeBoff of Marc Platt Productions will serve as executive producer. The Hitchcockian thriller, the latest in a recent line of complex female protagonists, is about a young woman who becomes entangled in a murder investigation because of what she witnesses on her daily commute. Rachel, who is devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds. “With The Help, Tate deftly adapted a beloved novel into a compelling film that stayed true to its origin while pleasing fans and moviegoers alike,” said Holly Bario, President of Production at DreamWorks Studios. “We are excited to have Tate back at DreamWorks and thrilled that he’s joining us on this journey as we bring another bestseller to theaters.” The Girl On The Train is the fastest selling adult novel in history with over two million copies sold in the United States alone since it was published in January by Riverhead Books. It landed in the top spot on the New York Times bestsellers list its first week and has remained there for the past 17 weeks straight.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 24, 2015 21:11:24 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/the-help-director-tate-taylor-boards-girl-on-the-train-1201502918/‘The Help’ Director Tate Taylor Boards ‘Girl on the Train’ Tate Taylor, who directed DreamWorks’ “The Help,” will direct the studio’s adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ novel “The Girl on the Train.” DreamWorks acquired movie rights to Hawkins’ debut novel last year prior to publication and set Erin Cressida Wilson to adapt for the screen. Marc Platt will produce the film, while Jared LeBoff of Marc Platt Prods. will serve as executive producer. The book centers on a woman devastated by her recent divorce who spends her commute fantasizing about a seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day. One morning, she sees something shocking there and becomes entangled in a mystery. “With ‘The Help,’ Tate deftly adapted a beloved novel into a compelling film that stayed true to its origin while pleasing fans and moviegoers alike,” said Holly Bario, DreamWorks’ president of production. “We are excited to have Tate back at DreamWorks and thrilled that he’s joining us on this journey as we bring another bestseller to theaters.” “The Girl on the Train” has sold over 2 million copies in the U.S. alone since it was published in January by Riverhead Books, and has been on the New York Times Best Seller list for the past 17 weeks. Taylor directed “The Help” and the James Brown biopic “Get on Up.”
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jun 5, 2015 13:24:08 GMT -6
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emily-blunt-talks-star-girl-800048Emily Blunt in Talks to Star in 'The Girl on the Train' for DreamWorks Emily Blunt is in talks to star in DreamWorks' adaptation of Paula Hawkins' runaway best-seller The Girl on the Train. The London-set film, which will be directed by Tate Taylor, offers three meaty roles for actresses. Blunt, who is British, would play the story's primary narrator, a jobless alcoholic who, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily train ride fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that she passes. But after coming home one night covered in blood and unable to remember much from a black-out drinking episode, she begins to realize that she may have witnessed or been involved in a crime. Marc Platt is producing the film, which will be executive produced by Jared LeBoff. DreamWorks acquired the rights to the fiercely contested novel in 2014, prior to the book's publication. The Girl on the Train went on to top the New York Times best-seller list for a dozen weeks. Two million copies of the book have been sold, according to DreamWorks. Erin Cressida Wilson (Secretary, Chloe) is adapting the screenplay. The book has drawn comparisons to Gone Girl, given that it is a thriller told from the perspective of an unreliable narrator. Blunt received rave reviews in Cannes for her star turn in Denis Villeneuve's Sicario, which will be released by Lionsgate on Sept. 18. She also nabbed a supporting actress Golden Globe earlier this year for the Rob Marshall musical Into the Woods. She is repped by CAA, The Artists Partnership in the U.K. and attorney David Weber.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Aug 18, 2015 18:58:17 GMT -6
deadline.com/2015/08/rebecca-ferguson-the-girl-on-the-train-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-1201500894/‘Mission: Impossible’s Rebecca Ferguson Catches ‘The Girl On The Train’ Hot off playing the female lead in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Rebecca Ferguson is negotiating to star in The Girl On The Train, the Tate Taylor-directed adaptation of the Paula Hawkins novel. Ferguson will play the role of Anna. There are three main female roles in the thriller, and the first was landed by Emily Blunt, who plays a recent divorcee who narrates the tale and spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day. One morning, she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds. Ferguson turned in a real “who’s that?” performance as the shadowy covert agent opposite Tom Cruise in Rogue Nation, and my is her phone ringing. She was on a very short list — with 007 Spectre star Lea Seydoux and Mad Max: Fury Road‘s Abbey Lee — to test for the female lead opposite Channing Tatum in Fox’s X-Men spinoff Gambit. Ferguson has taken herself out of the running on that film to instead take this plum role in a film that has been likened to Gone Girl for its thriller elements and that it is an adaptation of a publishing phenomenon. Erin Cressida Wilson wrote the script and Marc Platt is producing the film, with Jared LeBoff and Celia Costas the exec producers. Ferguson most recently wrapped the Stephen Frears-directed Florence Foster Jenkins, opposite Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant. She is represented by ICM Partners, Charles Collier at Tavistock-Wood and Laura Munsterhjelm at Actors in Scandinavia.
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