Josh Hutchersonâs Directorial Debut Coming in February
Josh Hutchersonâs directorial debut Ape and the rest of âThe Big Scriptâ film incubator are headed for release in February, according to two writers on the project.
CondĂ© Nastâs The Scene will be the online home for Ape, as well as Djochoua Belovarskiâs LYRA, Brad Martocelloâs Boy in a Backpack, Jamie Mayerâs Crowbar Smile, and Scott Simonsenâs Honor Council.
The news emerged after Ape writer Jon Johnstone and writer-director Mayer both confirmed the information online. Mayer, whose first young adult novel is also scheduled for release next month, made the announcement on her new website:
Jon Avnet and Rodrigo Garciaâs Indigenous Media and Hutchersonâs Turkeyfoot Productions co-produced the films from features submitted to Hollywoodâs script database The Black List.
IM and Turkeyfoot hope the shorts will spark interest in a feature-length version of one or more of the films. One major clue that Hutchersonâs film may, in fact, be getting feature treatment later this year comes from Johnstoneâs Linkedin profile, where he says producers are âeyeing a summer or fall 2017 production start.â
