Overbrook attending 'Ghost Graduation'

[Ale]

Will Smith's company setting up remake of Spanish laffer at Fox

Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment is materializing on "Ghost Graduation," setting up a remake of the Spanish comedy at Fox.

Overbrook, operated by Smith, James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz closed its producing deal Friday. The banner is looking to hire a writer to pen the adaptation, but there's no plan for Smith to star.

With elements of "Ghost," "The Breakfast Club" and "The Sixth Sense," story centers on a teacher with paranormal abilities who helps a group of ghosts confined to the high school where they died years earlier in a fire. The Spanish pic, "Promocion Fantasma," was directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and released earlier this year. Gary Glushon is overseeing for Overbrook.

Shingle is also producing sci-fier "1000 A.E." for Sony with M. Night Shyamalan directing and Smith and son Jaden starring. Studio's set a June 7, 2013 release date.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118053568?refCatId=13

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OMG.. this movie is SO bad! I'm glad he's not starring.

[Ale]

Fox books screenwriter for 'Ghost Graduation'

Iain Morris to pen the script for Overbrook Entertainment

Fox's remake of "Ghost Graduation" is headed toward materializing with Iain Morris ("The Inbetweeners") on board to pen the script for producer Overbrook Entertainment.

Overbrook, operated by Will Smith, James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz, set up the project last year but there's no plan for Smith to star.

With elements of "Ghost," "The Breakfast Club" and "The Sixth Sense," story centers on a teacher with paranormal abilities who helps a group of ghosts confined to the high school where they died years earlier in a fire. The Spanish pic, "Promocion Fantasma," was directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and released last year.

Gary Glushon is overseeing for Overbrook.

Morris and Damon Beesly created and wrote the Brit coming of age sitcom "The Inbetweeners," which ran for three seasons and was adapted by the duo into 2011's "The Inbetweeners Movie," which grossed $88 million in the U.K. He's on board to direct an adaptation of the movie. Morris is attached to direct a U.S. version of the movie for Paramount.

Morris is represented by CAA and managed by Aaron Kaplan at Kapital. Lawyers are Jamie Mandelbaum and Kim Jaime at Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austen Mandelbaum Morris & Klein.

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Edited February 8, 2013 by Ale