Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment announced today that it has acquired Steve Altiere’s sci-fi fantasy spec script “Countdown” and will set a production date shortly. Devlin will direct the film and produce alongside his Electric Entertainment team of Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan.
The story centers on a boy fascinated by space travel who recruits his friends and an eccentric NASA engineer to hatch an unbelievable plan to try and save his dying father.
“I was immediately captured by Steve’s script when I read it, and knew that this was something we as a company could get very excited about. I look forward to turning this into a thrilling adventure for all audiences,” said Devlin.
Altiere, who currently serves as story editor on the feature “We, Dragons” at DreamWorks Animation, previously served as story editor on “Dinotrux” for Netflix. A writer of numerous animated films and other family content, his previous credits include “Max 2,” “Cats & Dogs,” “Woody Woodpecker” and “The Munsters.”
Devlin will next direct and is in pre-production on the feature “Bad Samaritan,” a thriller shooting this winter, starring David Tennant and Robert Sheehan, which he will produce with Electric’s Roskin and Olschan. The company is currently in post-production on its third season of “The Librarians” for TNT.
In addition to their production and international divisions, Electric Entertainment’s newly created domestic distribution division will release the Tribeca Film Festival title “The Book of Love” starring Jason Sudeikis, Jessica Biel and Maisie Williams in early 2017. The company most recently released the horror comedy “Fear, Inc.” staring Lucas Neff and Caitlin Stasey.
