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‘Jon Shestack is producing a feature that will focus on a break-in that may or may not have occurred at the house of Dick, whose work inspired 'Blade Runner' and 'Total Recall.'‘
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/philip-k-dick-biopic-movie-only-apparently-real-1235173108/
‘Science fiction author Philip K. Dick, whose work inspired the films Blade Runner and Total Recall, is getting the Oppenheimer-Monroe treatment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The biopic, titled Only Apparently Real, is in its early stages and is being produced by Air Force One's Jon Shestack and written by "lawyer-turned-scribe" Michael Richter. The film will focus on the author's bizarre life, and in particular, a break-in that may or may not have happened where all of Dick's manuscripts were — or were not — stolen.’
https://collider.com/philip-k-dick-biopic-jon-shestack-michael-richter/
‘Legendary has tapped Independent Spirt Award nominee Atsuko Hirayanag to direct an adaptation of The Last Adventures of Constance Verity starring Awkwafina. The film is based on the fantasy adventure novel written by A. Lee Martinez. Golden Globe award winner Awkwafina will star in the film based on a spec script by John Raffo. Jon Shestack will produce.’
Miramax has optioned Free Radicals, a short story by Nobel Prize-winning author Alice Munro, which revolves around the harrowing encounter between a young killer on the run and an ailing widow.
The story will be adapted by writer-director Xia Magnus and producer Alyssa Polk, with Magnus also attached to direct. Polk and Magnus previously teamed up for 2020’s atmospheric horror-thriller Sanzaru, which played at the Slamdance and Fantasia Film Festivals. Sanzaru, a horror thriller, follows a fragile home health aide who begins to question her own sanity as dementia engulfs her employer.
Free Radicals will be produced by Jon Shestack, who brought the package to Miramax.
https://deadline.com/2021/02/miramax-options-short-story-from-nobel-prize-winning-author-alice-munro-xia-magnus-to-direct-1234690510/
‘Taken filmmaker Pierre Morel has been set to direct action-thriller The Blacksmith, screenwriter Ben Ripley’s (Source Code) adaptation of the graphic novel by Malik Evans and Richard Sparkman.
Jon Shestack (Air Force One) will produce with Jason Netter (Wanted), and Jeremy Stein, with AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford executive producing. Samantha Shear and Bob Sobhani will also executive produce. AGC will finance and co-pre U.S. rights with UTA.’
"MajorJazz, a development and finance company with ties to Wall Street and Silicon Valley has acquired The Black Room, a paranormal horror spec about marriage, deceit, and the constant intrusion of the past into the present written by Grady Hendrix and Nicholas Rucka. The inspiration for the script came from Hendrix’s experience in New York City taking incident reports at parapsychology research organization in New York City. Rucka is an editor currently working on This Is Us....."
deadline.com/2018/06/the-black-room-majorjazz-paranormal-horror-movie-1202413409/
"Netflix has acquired John Scalzi’s modern sci-fi classic Old Man’s War to develop as an original film. The novel is the first in a bestselling six-book series and is considered to be one of the best of the genre over the past two decades, nominated for a Hugo Award. Jon Shestack Productions and Madhouse Entertainment will produce...."