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A character-driven drama from Neal Moritz’s Original Film has been bought by CBS. The untitled project, penned by actor-turned-writer Grant Thompson, centers on an FBI agent from Nebraska who single-handedly prevents a major domestic terrorist attack while on a family vacation and instantly becomes an American hero. He then takes on a new job leading a DC task force. Steve Maeda (Lie To Me), Neil Moritz and Vivian Cannon executive produce, with Thompson co-executive producing. Sony TV, where Original Film is based, is producing.
Original Film also recently sold a comedy to Fox, Patients Required, which is being written by Chris Cox. The company is behind Showtime’s The Big C and upcoming NBC comedy Save Me. Thompson, repped by Paradigm and Madhouse Entertainment, recently wrote the Disney sports film McFarland, to be directed by Niki Caro, which is now casting and has had Kevin Costner circling it. Additionally, Thompson has the features Bad Dog at Participant and an untitled WW2 story for Mark Johnson and Mayhem Entertainment.
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congrats Grant. SUPER nice dude. also, a heluva hooper…..
I thought Meada just signed a deal with ABC?
Grant is as talented as he is handsome. A lot. VERY well deserved!!!!!!
This is laughable, unnecessary spin. If anyone ever looked to Neal (aka Neil) Moritz for “character-driven” anything, I’d understand his impulse to try to sell something that way. But he’s just not that kind of producer, and never will be. He doesn’t have that particular skill set.
And applying the term “character-driven” to a story about “…an FBI agent from Nebraska who single-handedly prevents a major domestic terrorist attack while on a family vacation and instantly becomes an American hero…then takes on a new job leading a DC task force…” just made me queasy. Does the film focus on the difficulties of uprooting one’s family to a new city? Is that what it’s about? Is it about how alienating it can be to marry someone who’s been thrust into the public eye? Is it about how “heroes” are used politically and then tossed aside. I doubt it.
My guess is he moves to DC only to discover his superiors are subjectively manipulating intelligence to either go after people who don’t deserve it, or to allow an attack to happen to further politcal objectives, blah blah blah, chase scene explosion showdown. I’m sure the “character-driven” part is that his childen become endangered, or he has a drinking problem. One of those two.
Come on people. Something isn’t “character-driven” just because it has characters in it. Has anyone read the script? Am I totally off base here?
Its a TV show genius. Make sure you read the article before going on a rant about it.
Cliche logline.
I hope CBS doesn’t pick this up.