It's Monday, which means Hollywood is back at work, and a trio of new projects have come onto the table with some solid names attached, so let's take a look.
Over at Fox, the studio has snapped up the spec script "Ascension" as a project for Matthew Vaughn to produce and direct. Penned by Shannon Triplett, a visual effects coordinator who also nabbed a producer credit on "Godzilla," this is a sci-fi tentpole about a scientist who goes into hero mode when Earth loses gravity. An interesting concept but one that will sit on the shelf for the moment as Vaughn is making the spy thriller "I Am Pilgrim" next.
A project that has been kicking around for years, "L.A. Riots" now has John Ridley (writer behind "12 Years A Slave" and "American Crime," director of "All Is By My Side") attached to helm the movie. Previously attached to Spike Lee and Justin Lin, Ridley will now get to direct his own script, penned many...
