Exclusive: Former Permut Presentations production executive Steve Longi has launched Longitude Entertainment, which intends to purchase screenplays, books, true-life stories, and original film, TV, and Internet properties. The plan is to develop the material and attach talent before seeking financing. The company has also joined with Joe Lawless’ GoingLong Productions to acquire its first property: rights to the story of filmmaker Raul Julia-Levy and the making of his recent documentary Revelations Of The Mayans: 2012 And Beyond, which they want to turn into a comedy (working title: Secrets Of The Mayans: Exposed!) inspired by the wild true events surrounding the making of the doc. Julia was granted access to Mayan tombs by the governments of Mexico and Guatemala and promised the film would prove that the Mayans had contact with aliens. The production commenced only to be halted amid allegations of fraud, theft of footage, double-dealing and lawsuits. Longi is...
- 8/14/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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