From hollywoodreporter.com:
Disney has acquired the rights to a romantic-comedy pitch from scribe Gren Wells.
The Kentucky-set “Southern Comfort” focuses on themes of life, friendship and family.
John Strauss “The Santa Clause 2 & 3″, who collaborated on the concept with Wells, will produce under his Frontier Pictures shingle. Louanne Brickhouse is shepherding the project for Disney.
Wells also is penning a pilot for Showtime/Fox 21 Studios, which is based on Allan MacDonells novel “Prisoner of X.” MacDonell is serving as co-writer, and Little Engine will produce.
