Scribe Sheldon Turner’s pitch “Overtime” has sold in overtime — with Warner Bros. edging out Fox and New Line in a two-day marathon of bidding. Pitch sold for $350,000 against $600,000.
Set in the world of pro football, dramatic pitch centers on an aging quarterback who finds himself competing for a starting position against the resentful son he deserted in a long-extinguished romance. While the father tries to get to know his son, the son is intent on exacting revenge on the man whose absence caused him and his mother so much grief.
Pitch reunites duo of Ashton Kutcher and Shawn Levy, the star and director of Fox’s comedy “Just Married,” who are now attached to topline and helm the gridiron drama, respectively.
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Tapestry Films is negotiating to produce the pic. If a deal is reached with the producers, Tapestry partners Peter Abrams, Robert Levy and Andrew Panay will be producing along with Kutcher’s producing partner, Jason Goldberg. Helmer Levy and Kutcher are also negotiating to exec produce the pic.
Levy has quickly gained prominence after the success of U’s “Big Fat Liar” last year, recently signing on to direct Steve Martin in Fox’s remake of “Cheaper by the Dozen.”
Turner has adapted Eugene Izzi novel “The Booster” for Intermedia Films with John McTiernan directing, and he has also recently signed on to adapt Alice Blanchard novel “The Breathtaker” for Warner Bros.-based John Wells Prods. He is also at work on the buddy action comedy “Hammerhead.”
Levy and Kutcher are repped by Endeavor, as is Turner, who is managed by Benderspink. Levy is also managed by the Firm.
