Madonna and Guy Oseary's Maverick Films has acquired Sean Jacques' spec script Darkhorse and an untitled music-driven romantic thriller pitch from Shintaro Shimosawa. Darkhorse, picked up for low-six figures, is the story of a tough wheelman who is blackmailed into a new world of organized street racing. Oseary and Maverick's Daniel Rosenfeld are producing Darkhorse with Paul Kewley of Accelerator Films. Maverick production topper Mark Morgan will executive produce. Meanwhile, the untitled thriller -- described as being in the vein of The Bodyguard -- centers on an MTV pop star being stalked by a crazed fan. Maverick's Oseary, Morgan and Brent Emery will produce along with Rick Joseph of Creative Production Group. The Darkhorse deal was negotiated by Larry Shire and Robert Strent of Grubman, Indursky & Schindler on behalf of Maverick Films. The Paul Kohner Agency and attorney Carlos Goodman of Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Goodman negotiated on behalf of Jacques, with Eric Feig of Feig-Morris negotiating on behalf of Kewley. Shimosawa is repped by Julie Bloom at Sager Management. Larry Shire and Robert Strent of Grubman, Indursky & Schindler negotiated that deal on behalf of Maverick.
- 10/2/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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