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Summit Buys ‘Spinback’ Spec; Scott Speer To Helm Mystery Set In Electronic Dance Music World

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday February 11, 2013 @ 10:43am PSTTags: John Swetnam, Scott Speer, Spinback
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate/Summit has won an auction for Spinback, a John Swetnam spec script action thriller set in the world of electronic dance music. Scott Speer (Step Up Revolution) is attached to direct, with Todd Garner producing through his Broken Road Productions banner, with Sean Robins and Jeremy Stein.

Garner hatched the idea, which, boiled down is: soldier returns from Afghanistan. When his brother, a prominent DJ on the EDM circuit, is murdered, he must infiltrate that world in order to figure out the killer. The project aspires to have a fast-paced niche subculture vibe reminiscent of The Fast And The Furious and XXX. READ MORE »

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Scribe John Swetnam In ‘Step Up 5′ Deal

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday January 11, 2013 @ 11:59am PSTTags: Big Deals Film, John Swetnam, Scott Speer, Summit Entertainment
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Get ready for another installment of Step Up, the under the radar franchise that continues to do strong business, particularly overseas. Summit Entertainment has just set John Swetnam to write the script for a film that has … Read More »

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