March 5, 2010 - 6:02 pm
By Borys Kit and Jay A. Fernandez
He passed away last year, but John Hughes may still extend his film legacy.
On the eve of a potential tribute at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, the writer-director has an unproduced screenplay, “Grisbys Go Broke,” floating around the industry ether. Word crept onto the web Friday that Paramount, which has a long history with Hughes, was picking up the script with hopes of turning it into a family comedy with Joe Roth (“Alice in Wonderland”) producing.
On the contrary, the studio has told us that it isn’t currently negotiating to purchase the screenplay, which follows a wealthy Chicago family that loses everything and is forced to move to the sticks. But Paramount certainly has no problem with digging back into Hughes material.
