The brand new the new sony, Moritz pursue Uziel actioner

The brand new the new sony offers an action-comedy at Neal H. Moritz' Original Films, getting upset up an untitled pitch from "DrainInch scribe Oren Uziel. Plot particulars they're under systems aside from being known to as "Die Hard" meets "Home Alone." Ori Marmur will oversee the job for Original while Lauren Abrahams will oversee for your studio. Moritz can be a producer on Sony's approaching "21 Jump Street," New Line's "Jack the big Killer" and Universal's "R.I.P.D." It's the second project that Uziel provides in the new the new sony following his spec obtain the alien-invasion comedy "Drain,Inch setup with Matt Tolmach. Uziel can also be writing New Line's reboot of "Mortal Kombat" with Kevin Tancharoen following a duo labored with on web series "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth" and composed the variation of Cat Patrick's "Forgotten," setup with Josh Schwartz' Fake Empire for Vital with Hailee Steinfeld attached. Uziel is repped by WME and Circle of Confusion. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com