Mandate Barks For Steve Carell Comedy 'Dogs of Babel'

Los Angeles (February 22, 2011) ? Steve Carell is attached to star in Mandate Pictures? DOGS OF BABEL. Writer Jamie Linden (Ten Year, Dear John, We Are Marshall) adapted the best-selling novel for the big screen. David Heyman of Heyday Films, Corey May and Dooma Wendschuh of sekretagent Productions, and Steve Carell of Carousel Productions will produce. Mandate president Nathan Kahane will executive produce. Vance DeGeneres and Charlie Hartsock who work with Carell at Carousel will co-produce. New president of Heyday Films Jeffrey Clifford will be running the project for Heyday and Nicole Brown will oversee the project on behalf of Mandate. Plans are to engage a director right away. Lionsgate International is handling international sales on this title. Carolyn Parkhurst?s novel, The Dogs of Babel, is a tragic yet beautiful story of love and loss. The story follows Paul Iverson, a linguistics professor, who returns home one day to find his wife dead in their backyard. Police rule her death an accident, but Paul is not quite sure. The only witness to her death is their dog Lorelei. In Paul's grief-stricken search for answers, he endeavors to teach Lorelei to talk in the hopes that he can uncover what happened the day his wife died. Kahane shares, ?DOGS OF BABEL is a passion project for the producers and our company. We have really taken our time to find the ... Read More »

Source: http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/mandate-barks-for-steve-carell-comedy-dogs-of-babel/

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