The news will hit the press this week, but as ever I wanted loyal blog-readers to hear it first here. We’re announcing a new string to our movie-bow, here at slingshot (god that’s an awful mix of weapon metaphors).

Building on what we’ve learnt about developing great scripts for low budget movies, we are launching, with some top-draw, super-deluxe, heap impressive partners (Salt, Ingenious and Optimum and with the continued support of Skillset) a new development strand – SECOND PICTURE SYNDROME – a process for making a slate of mid budget ($10-25m) commercial, genre pictures designed to cross over into the US and internationally.
More information, including who can apply and how, here.

From my hero, 10 things about writing movies, courtesy of Danny Stack, Courtesy of 4Talent Magazine, Courtesy of Joss, click here or on the T.

Happy New Year true believers. As my first blogoffering to you of 2009, a dual treat:

- first this fabulous photo of the TORMENTED girls posing as the DEATHPROOF girls – from TOTAL FILM’s starts of tomorrow from movies of yesterday feature. Given that DEATPROOF is only 2 years old, this may be excessively post modern, but since it includes April Pearson in a cheerleaders outfit, I’m going to assume people won’t complain too much.

- for those who want some boy action, the big news is that the TORMENTED website is now live. Click here to be taken to it and behold a wonderful Pettyfer-Hopper duet,