Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

Master Mind

08/28/08 - Robert Downey Jr. and Tina Fey are in negotiations to voice characters in DreamWorks Animation's Master Mind, a computer-animated spoof of the superhero genre. The film is being produced by Ben Stiller's Red Hour Films. Master Mind centers on a villain who loses his will to live after accidentally killing his archrival. The script was written by newcomers Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons. DreamWorks Animation veterans Cameron Hood and Kyle Jefferson are set to direct.

05/07/08 - THQ Inc. and DreamWorks Animation announced that they have entered into a licensing agreement to develop video games based on the studio's 2010 fall animated feature film with the working title of MasterMind, a satirical send-up of the superhero genre about a super villain who must find a new motivation after accidentally killing his archrival, Uberman; the movie is due in theaters on Nov. 5, 2010.

12/31/06 - DreamWorks Animation has acquired Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons' superhero script Master Mind, with Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld producing.  The film is a satirical take on the superhero genre centering on a supervillain who loses his joie de vivre after accidentally killing his archrival, Uberman, in the opening scene of the movie.

AlienAlmanac.com    2008