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Marc Gottlieb has been tapped to rewrite Incinerator for The Boies/Schiller Film Group. Originally written by Jay Eden, the story tracks a terminally ill architect with a troubled past who is recruited by a group of would-be thieves who plan to steal $70 million from a federal facility that burns retired currency. Gottlieb’s script Masterwork is in development with producer Paul Schiff and director Jon Amiel attached. His feature script Cruiser has Brad Luff and John Pogue on board to produce and Claudio Faeh directing. Boies/Schiller recently wrapped production on Jane Got a Gun, starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton and Ewan McGregor and will

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Red Hill Entertainment, a group led by former University of Alabama football star Jay Barker and Alabama businessmen Christopher E. Norris and John Brooks Klingenbeck, have formed an alliance with Hollywood Studios International. Red Hill's initial commitment will be to co-finance and produce four films that include Masterwork, the Jon Amiel-directed film that's being produced by Paul Schiff, and the Jorge Olguin-directed The Elementals. Hsi's management company, Artist International, reps Olguin, and Hsi's production credits include The Kids Are All Right and Love, Scotch and Death, a film that'll star Dexter's Michael C. Hall and Vera Farmiga. In a statement, Barker said the alliance will enable Red Hill "to build our brand as an entertainment company focused on financing motion pictures, management of writers, directors, actors and professional athletes, and Hollywood and college sports-related radio programming. We believe our access to capital can assist Hsi's management division through acquisitions,...