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Son of the Dragon

Release: TBD
Director(s): TBD

PROJECT TYPE: Scripted Drama Series

CREATED BY: Steven Jon Whritner

PILOT & SERIES BIBLE BY: Steven Jon Whritner

SHOWRUNNER ATTACHED: TBD

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ATTACHED: Steven Jon Whritner

PRODUCERS ATTACHED: Cathy Konrad; Diane Nabatoff

LOGLINE: The definitive, untold story of the historical Vlad III Dracula, prince of Wallachia, lays the foundation for an epic reimagining of literature’s classic horror tale by exploring the formative years of this enigmatic 15th century warlord.


The Chin

Release: TBD
Director(s): TBD

 

PROJECT TYPE: Feature Film
 
GENRE: True Crime Biopic
 
SCREENPLAY BY: Danny Falcone & Steven Jon Whritner
 
PRODUCER: Steven Jon Whritner
 
LOGLINE: The dramatic rise and fall of Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, one of the most powerful Costa Nostra bosses of all time. A man who outfoxed law enforcement for more than thirty years while running the largest, most influential mafia family in the entire country. His is the greatest true mob story never told.

It Came From Grand Central Station

Release: TBD
Director(s): Mark Lambert Bristol

PROJECT TYPE: Feature Film

GENRE: Family-friendly Creature Feature

SCREENPLAY BY: Steven Jon Whritner

PRODUCER: Steven Jon Whritner and Michael Husband

LOGLINE: A boy with a love of scary movies receives a mail order box containing an ancient talisman that gives life to all the magical objects in his room.


Alex In Aqualand

Release: TBD
Director(s): TBD

PROJECT TYPE: Feature Film

GENRE: Comedic Coming-of-Age Drama

SCREENPLAY BY: Steven Jon Whritner

PRODUCER: Steven Jon Whritner

LOGLINE: In desperate need of money to help his struggling family, college-bound Alex Fisk takes a summer job at a dysfunctional aquarium and is suddenly thrust down the proverbial rabbit hole into a world of exotic sea creatures and unforgettable events. (An Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting semi-finalist).


License to Steal

Release: TBD
Director(s): TBD

PROJECT TYPE: Scripted Drama Series

CREATED BY: Steven Jon Whritner

PILOT & SERIES BIBLE BY: Steven Jon Whritner

SHOWRUNNER ATTACHED: Jonathan Prince

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ATTACHED: Steven Jon Whritner

PRODUCER ATTACHED: Diane Nabatoff

LOGLINE: A hard-bitten clan of repossession agents pushes the boundaries of the law while plying their perilous trade in rural Texas.


Bronx Zoo

Release: TBD
Director(s): TBD

PROJECT TYPE: Feature Film

GENRE: Family-friendly Drama

SCREENPLAY BY: Steven Jon Whritner

PRODUCER: Steven Jon Whritner

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jeff G. Waxman

LOGLINE: Life in the urban jungle takes on new meaning when TJ, a troubled yet talented teen, meets Wallace, a mysterious security guard at New York's Bronx Zoo. Together, they stumble upon a plot to kidnap the zoo’s prized white tiger cub by a billion-dollar smuggling ring (A Final Draft’s Big Break Screenwriting Contest “Top 10” Winner)


Nocturnal

Release: TBD
Director(s): TBD

PROJECT TYPE: Feature Film

GENRE: Horror / Romance

SCREENPLAY BY: Steven Jon Whritner

PRODUCERS ATTACHED: Steven Jon Whritner; Jeff G. Waxman

LOGLINE: A struggling New Orleans artist falls hard for a beautiful and mysterious woman who’s actually an insatiable night demon who feeds on human flesh.

 


Jordan Freeman

Release: TBD
Director(s): TBD

PROJECT TYPE: Feature Film

GENRE: Historical Revolutionary War Drama

SCREENPLAY BY: Steven Jon Whritner (based on the novel "Jordan Freeman Was My Friend" by Richard White)

PRODUCER: Steven Jon Whritner

LOGLINE: The true story of young Will Latham and his enduring friendship with freed slave Jordan Freeman. Over a single summer in 1781, the unlikely pair faces the burning of New London, CT and the brutal massacre of the American militia at Fort Griswold.


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