Deceit News

Universal Gets Brandt and Haas Worked on "Deceit"

August 02, 2006 05:08:32

In its effort to bring up "Deceit" to the surface, Universal Pictures has assigned screenwriter duo Michael Brandt and Derek Haas to pen the film's script with Lorenzo Di Bonaventura to produce, so Variety has revealed.

Brandt and Haas previously have teamed up together in building the story of "2 Fast 2 Furious" (2003) also for Universal. Their next writing collaborations include "Wanted (2006)", "The Courier", "3:10 to Yuma", and "Countdown" among others.

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Deceit Is in Universal Hand

February 22, 2006 02:02:29

Universal Pictures has acquired the screen rights to James Siegel's upcoming novel "Deceit". The studio, moreover, has tapped Lorenzo di Bonaventura to produce.

The story of "Deceit," which is of drama genre, involves a cover-up in which the facts of a nefarious deed are given to the one person -- a journalist and notorious liar -- who is least likely to be believed.

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