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Disney Grabs Sullivan's SCIENCE FAIR
By: Jarrod SarafinDate: Monday, June 16, 2008
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Disney has acquired screenwriter John Sullivan's fantasy family adventure spec Science Fair, says HR. The story went for $275,000 against $575,000 and the overall story echoes of Night at the Museum, according to the trade. His idea for the story came with his manager Jake Wagner last year during a late-night Hollywood brainstorming/drinking session. Energy Entertainment is partnering with Broken Road Prods.' Todd Garner and Sean Robins, who helped develop the script.
"I grew up on stuff like 'Explorers' and 'Goonies' and 'Weird Science,' " said Sullivan, whose mother teaches sixth grade. "I really wanted to explore something that was more family-friendly and something that I would actually like to go see myself if I was 12-16. There's a lot of wish fulfillment in that. Movies like this are just fun to write."
Plot Concept: The centers on a science fair where all of the kids' projects -- think papier-mache volcanos and fungus -- come to life.
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